Bold Perceptions

Nick is currently locked down and unable to leave Bologna. Italy currently has the second most cases of the virus in world. All events have been cancelled, borders have been closed and the entire country is quarantined. He shares what is happening in Italy from his perspective as the Coronavirus spreads throughout the country and a possible foreshadow of what is to come in America.

Today Jake and George welcome Joey Hanel onto the podcast! Joey is a former division one basketball player at DePaul University. He is currently living in Tanzania helping at schools after traveling the globe. He began running marathons after basketball ended and is currently training for the Boston Marathon. Today we discuss marathon training, living and teaching in Africa, traveling, life after...

We are back with another Coronavirus update! Jake and George welcome on a new Bold Perceptions team member, Jack Seedorf. Jack lives in San Francisco where there has been a state of emergency put in place by the Governor of California. We discuss how it is impacting business, how are people reacting and where we think the virus will go. Make sure to wash your hands!

Nick is in northern Italy, which has the most cases of the Coronavirus in Europe. He shares his perspective versus what is displayed in the media. He talks about how it has impacted travel, food supply and everyday life. Tune in to hear first hand experience of the Coronavirus!

Today we welcome Stevie Ivette! With the northern part of Italy on lockdown, Nick is staying healthy and away from the Coronavirus. Stevie is an Italian Youtuber originally from Ecuador. We discuss youtube, creating, being vulnerable, finding acceptance internally rather than externally and more! Intro, Italian lifestyle and stepping outside of the norm. (0:00-7:48) Finding a niche on youtube, bra...

Today we welcome back Heem for his return to Bold Perceptions! For those that don’t know, Heem is a cohost and a part of the Bold Perceptions team. He is also a musician and salesman. We discuss finding balance, his new song, letting go and his returning to the podcast! Finding balance and restoring his faith. (0:00-8:16) Heem’s new song and how he keeps momentum to stay in a high place in life. (...

Welcome to another episode of Bold Perceptions! Today, Jake and George summarize a life changing book, The Gamma Mindset, written by Chris Walton, who has been on the podcast. The book goes in depth on the significance of the subconscious mind, the importance of updating your belief system in order to better manifest your desired reality and techniques on how to do it. With mind blowing study afte...

Today we welcome George Nusbaum! George has perfected the life of working the 9-5 while also being a free spirit in his off time. When he is away from being a successful salesman, George is in two rock bands, is a color commentator for the Prior Lake High School basketball team, where he became a viral star last month and coaches basketball among other things. Today we shares how he lives the life...

We welcome AudreyOffTheCuff today! Audrey is a licensed clinical social worker that hosts her own podcast. She owns two businesses, Simply Bee Wellness Center, which focuses on mental wellness counseling. She also created SheBe with a friend that centralizes around athletic training. We go in depth about producing vs. consuming, the Vagal Theory, starting businesses, creating a podcast and much mo...

We welcome on Blake Cashman once again! He has just completed his rookie year in the NFL as a linebacker for the New York Jets. Blake started 5 games this season as a 5th round draft pick out of the University of Minnesota. He shares his rookie year experiences, playing with & against some of the greats, dealing with the spotlight, being a bachelor in New York City and much more. We wish Blake a l...

Dear *****, Whenever I feel down or start worrying about little things, I think of what you are going through and snap out of it. You have made me realize how precious life is and inspired me to live my life to the fullest. To live BOLD! Love ya, Nick

Craig Nester joins us today! Craig has 25 years of experience as a successful business owner, building companies from scratch to over 400 employees, generating 25 million a year in revenue. He is a turnaround specialist for Fortune 500 companies, and also is high-performance marketing & sales coach for entrepreneurial businesses. We discuss replacing negative habits with positive ones by using the...

We welcome on Marcus Newsome, better known as DJ Nuski today, a Minneapolis based DJ who primarily residents every Friday night at Monarch Minneapolis, a popular night club in the Twin Cities. Marcus has been DJing for 3 years while also throwing parties and hosting his own events. We take a look at the scene in Minneapolis, what it takes to be a DJ, his back story, club life, and throwing & hosti...

Josh Parks is the 2019 MIAC Football Player of the Year. He is an All-American running back from the University of St. Thomas, a division III football power house located in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is an entrepreneur, founding his own clothing brand GhostFit, and his own barbershop. Josh shares his story of overcoming his own ego after leaving the University of Minnesota to finding success on and...

One of the biggest personalities that we’ve had on the podcast, Mike Morris, joins us today! Mike was an NFL player for 13 years and found a home in Minnesota with the Vikings for 9 of those years. After his playing career, he thrived in radio on Minnesota’s most popular radio station. Now he is a personal trainer, football coach, and mentor. Mike shares experiences from his playing days in the NF...

Nick Hanson is a Professional Baseball player in the Cincinnati Reds organization, a pitcher drafted in the third round of the MLB Draft, directly out of high school. Nick has dealt with a considerable amount of adversity in his short MLB career. He had one of the worst injuries a pitcher can have early in his first year, and has had three more since. He shares experiences in the minor leagues, de...

Mark Esch joins the Podcast today! Mark is a Minnesota state champion football coach. He has just released his debut book, Rise of the Warriors, a book about his experience growing up in a toxic football environment at Caledonia high school, its transformation into a powerhouse and lessons he has learned that have shaped him into the successful man that he is today. He goes into depth about those...

Eric Johnston joins the podcast. Eric is a personal empowerment coach that helps individuals with: dealing with depression, attachment trauma, and recovery using neuroscience to rewire the brain. He is currently working toward getting his masters in communication and has worked in behavioral health for 10 years, doing outreach, marketing, and business development for treatment centers. Eric joins...

Building the Bold Perceptions team, Jake makes his debut with Nick as they welcome on Ammar Ahmad onto the podcast. Ammar is a war refugee who moved to Denmark during the midst of the Iraq war. He has had a challenging life, overcoming obstacle after obstacle. He has his own podcast, DenmarkReal, which is about helping others become aware of their talents and finding themselves through stories and...

A childhood friend of Nick joins the podcast from his hometown in Prior Lake. Skyler Hackett is a future pilot and has traveled to 68 different countries. His goal is to travel to every country on the map. He shares different stories and experiences from traveling country to country, compares and contrast the differences between America and the rest of the world, how it has shaped his mindset, cre...

Live from the Rocky Mountains in Denver, Colorado, Nick welcomes Serg Mendoza on the podcast. Serg is a former college football player, who is now attending law school in pursuit of his Masters Degree. He discusses the importance of financial education, shares tips on managing money, deciding on finance as his future, his father migrating to America and working long days to become his own boss, an...

Joey Rosensteel is an entrepreneur who started his own insurance brokerage at the age of 23, while only having attended college for six months. Joey discusses the insurance industry and trusting himself to start his own company. He shares his story from his senior year of high school, where he had a child and his father went to prison and how he overcame those challenges using faith. Background on...

Chris Walton is an performance psychologist, entrepreneur, psychical trainer, and author of the book; The Gamma Mindset. He gives us an overview of The Gamma Mindset, a system that puts an individual in a peak state of consciousness, which everyone is capable of reaching. Chris discusses flow, aligning your subconscious with the universe, manifesting, power of the subconscious, and aligning your t...

Nick is back in America and welcomes his long-time friend Jake. Jake had a three year battle with addiction and opens up about it for the first time on the podcast. His longtime marijuana use morphed into full on indulgence with harder drugs, such as, Opiates and Xanax. Nick and Jake take a deep dive into the dark world of drug addiction. He illustrates his experiences, being a functional drug add...

Nick welcomes the multi-talented, Claus Elming, during his last day in Copenhagen before traveling back to the United States. Mr. Elming is a Danish TV Host and American football proprietor. Claus is comparable to John Madden in what he has done in growing American Football in Europe. He facilitated bringing American football to Denmark after falling in love with the game while living in the Unite...