Enter the Lionheart

The defining day of Blake's life was the day his mom gave him a letter from his father on a family vacation together in Hawaii.   Earlier that day, tragedy struck when he and his father were swimming and his father drowned. Hours later, he was reading his fathers' words in a beautifully crafted letter which he was planning to give his son on the trip; Blake went on to use this letter as his North...

Serial entrepreneur Edwin Carrion has been hustling since he was fourteen years old. After serving in the Marines, he started working in real estate development. He worked hard, scaled and grew his business so he could finally afford to purchase a Lamborghini, a dream he's had ever since he was 15 years old. He felt like he was on top of the world…until the 2009 real estate housing crash wiped him...

Rocco Jarman shares some of his backstory and what led him to life of striving for answers. We are focusing on how to live a great life and how to minimizing regret; the fascinating concepts of actualized potential and grieving the loss of the opportunities of youth, which is something that I have been thinking a lot about. Rocco's new project is helping people find their mojo in life. In Rocco's...

I am always fascinated by people that live unconventional lives and show us what is possible. Mikkel Thorup grew up feeling disenfranchised in Canada and left as a young teenager and never looked back. He began working in menial jobs to save money to travel, but eventually with his dedication to self-growth and learning, he set up Expat Money™, a consulting firm started focusing on helping high-ne...

I have been very interested in the science of Happiness for many years. I even edited a friends book called "Finding your way to Happy". It was such a pleasure talking with an incredibly unique and wonderful human, Monique Rhodes, about finding happiness. Monique has spent the last 25 years studying the mind and its relationship to happiness and suffering. Today she teaches students and corporatio...

What an honor it was to spend some time talking to one of the most inspiring and fearless men I know! Former Recon Marine, Mark Turner, also a 3rd Degree Jiujitsu Blackbelt, and owner of the BJJ Lab Academy in Naperville is someone unique and capable enough to go to Ukraine on a rescue mission in 18 hours notice at the beginning of the Russian invasion!   Mark is now recruiting more former US Spec...

Brad are I are both coming to a close with our competitive jiujitsu careers, and one of my biggest questions is what NEW pursuit is going to fill that void. I am also moving the family to Indiana and rehabbing a house on 8 acres so it will be a massive change of lifestyle. We are both curious if we will be able to be happy with no athletic goals to chase.  It's been such a big part of both of our...

It was such a pleasure to talk to Linda Perry, an attorney turned Master Life Coach and the lead business instructor for the Levin Life Coach Academy. Linda has spent the last decade and a half reprogramming her own brain and now she wants to teach other business owners and professionals how to do the same so they can live a life that feels fulfilling, meaningful and happy. We talk about the commo...

William Branum was a Navy SEAL sniper, and Sniper Instructor. After 9-11 William was deployed multiple times to both Iraq and Afghanistan and served for 26 years before his retirement. William went through profound depression after he retired in 2018. He turned to prescription drugs and alcohol, until he found CBD which fired up a new purpose, leading him to start his company Naked Warrior Recover...

I had a really nice conversation with Bella Volen, a professional academic artist who lives a unique life of abundance. Her success is fueled by her amazing work ethic combined with her many curiosities, passions, and interests. Bella loves to talk about her views on living your best life, the keys to success, rites of passage, and why hard work is more important than talent. Bella is also an art...

It was a great time talking MMA and Real Estate with "Raging" Al Iaquinta.  I've been a huge fan of Al throughout his UFC career, always admiring his team and his blue collar attitude to MMA.  But what has really impressed me, is how smoothly he transitioned from UFC fighter to Professional Real Estate Broker and Investor, at the same time of staying heavily involved in MMA training alongside UFC...

Don Hyan Kiolbassa is a former world champion martial artist in Wushu Kung Fu and the featured actor in the Mortal Combat video games. Don is also a practicing Attorney, CPA, and Business Strategist and just published "The Tao of the Side Hustle: A Buddhist Martial Arts Approach to Your New Business." Don reached rock bottom when he graduated law school with more than $200,000 in student debt afte...

Daniel is productivity coach, keynote speaker and author. His latest book is called, "Raising Tech Healthy Humans: How to Reset your Children's Tech Habits and Give them a Great Start to Life." He lives in Tasmania, Australia with his wife and three children.  Daniel and I have a great conversation focusing on raising thriving children amid the perils of technology, and some great solutions for pa...

Ivan Zhang is a former Portfolio Manager and a Crypto entrepreneur. He recently launched PennyWorks with his co-founder last year, with the goal of giving people more agency over their money. Ivan has the goal of sharing his knowledge to educate through the paradigm shift we are living through; we are transitioning from a world where all wealth is controlled by third parties to one where individua...

Lawrence is joined by his friend Nate Palmer, a fitness and nutrition expert, a coach, author, devoted husband and father, and the host of the Low Carb Hustle Podcast. Nate believes that being in optimal health gives a massive advantage in business, focus, and relationships. "Think about all the time you wasted trying to hack your way to certain things. The boring stuff (the grind, the repetition)...

Mike Cavaggioni is originally from Long Island, NY, and is currently living in Oahu, HawaiiI. He enlisted in the Navy in 2002, eventually commissioning as a Naval Officer. In conjunction with his Navy career, Mike is a licensed REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® and a Finance Coach. With his military retirement approaching, his focus shifted to financial independence and entrepreneurship. Mike is the founder of A...

Dustin Baker is the president and founder of BioProtein Technology, which is the first of its kind, a non synthetic alternative to prescription HGH treatment. Dustin has years of experience working intimately with some of the world's most elite professional athletes, trusted physicians, and even international private security/military personnel. Dustin's passion remains the same, to help individua...

Vitaliy Katsenelson was born in Murmansk, USSR, and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1991. After joining an Investing firm IMA in 1997, Vitaliy became CEO in 2012.  Vitaliy has already published two books on value investing, and Forbes Magazine have called him "The New Benjamin Graham." Vitaliy recently published Soul in the Game , a book of inspiring stories and hard-won lessons...

Nate Sherk is a former Muay Thai and MMA fighter, jiujitsu blackbelt, firearms instructor, strength and conditioning coach, father of 2, and all around a Renaissance Man. I had a great time chatting to my long time MMA teammate and friend about his recent body transformation, competing at a black belt level, moving back to California, the rise in crime in Chicago, his love for firearms, politics,...

Gary Roberts is the Founder of Pure Body Zen, a plant based CBD medicine designed to help change the industry. He's also a CBD Advocate for First Responders, host of the "Good Dudes Grow Podcast" and has been a Firefighter for 18 years. His journey into the truth about cannabis products started after his own enlightening experience after the tragic loss of his daughter and father from opioid overd...

Dai Manuel is a keynote speaker, blogger, freelance writer, podcaster, and Crossfit athlete.  He proudly embodies being a "super dad" and a husband who never stops "dating his wife." At the lowest point in his life, after a late night drinking his woes away, Dai's wife asked him: "Are you personifying the kind of man you want your daughters to marry?" Her words struck him to the core, and created...

Jay Valko is a 3rd Degree Jiujitsu Black Belt. Jay is the owner of a thriving Jiujitsu gym, Valko Jiujitsu, located in Downtown Chicago. He is my jiujitsu instructor, a husband and father of two boys, and someone who is very passionate about ideas, especially those related to finance and personal freedom. Jay Valko hosts today's episode, focusing on financial strategies for wealth creation. The sp...

Jay Valko is a 3 rd Degree Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Jay is the owner of a thriving Jiu Jitsu gym, "Valko Jiu Jitsu", Located in Downtown Chicago. Jay is also a husband and father of two boys, and someone who is very passionate about ideas, particularly personal financial freedom. Recommended Read: Dave Ramsey: The Total Money Makeover. "The Power of Compounding is the Rule of 72. For example, if you...

Dylan Roos was surrounded by greatness at an early age. His Dad, Paul Roos, was the coach of the Sydney Swans (a professional Australian rules football club) and Dylan was surrounded by hardworking, motivated, and successful men. His mum is a meditation teacher with a PhD in parapsychic sciences. Dylan's environments helped him create a healthy balance of exercising both practical life knowledge a...

Kenny DeGiglio is a passionate advocate for the revolutionary technology of Bitcoin. Kenny and I discuss his journey towards Bitcoin, how he got started working with Pomp as director of education at the Pomp Crypto Academy, and why he is so damn passionate about Crypto.  Kenny has a wealth of knowledge and often goes back to thinking from First Principles to explain about these revolutionary conce...