Enter the Lionheart

Jenn Dieas has had very unique arc to her life as she went from a homeless teen to a CEO. And through her struggles for success as an entrepreneur, she realized her true gift was in mentoring, coaching and inspiring others. Jenn exemplifies the phrase, "How you do one thing is how you do everything." For her the lines of her business life and her personal life blend together and that is exactly th...

After battling with a rare form of cancer, Richie McPeak, Cancer Amputee Warrior, is living life to the fullest while inspiring others towards their dreams. Today, my co-host Jon Dimetros and I, got to talk with a truly unique warrior.   Richie has lived a beautiful life, but one marked by tragedy.   Not once has Richie ever wavered in his reaction to hardship; he refuses to be a victim and he con...

Brian DeMint is a lifelong entrepreneur, father of 4, Jiujitsu Blackbelt and author of the fantastic "Bitcoin Evangelism: Planting Seeds For The Decentralized World".  His life as an entrepreneur began at 22 when he started a small business with his wife, Alyssa. They have grown that into a chain of locations, a parent company that invests in small businesses, digital assets, and DeFi.   Brian has...

It was a real honor to talk to Dean Karnazes, the man who brought ultra marathons to the mainstream with his 2004 Best Selling Book "Ultramarathon Man".   Since then, Dean has become a beloved spokesman for the running community and was named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World." For the last 30 years, Dean has pushed his body and mind to find the limits of the...

Lawrence is joined by his friend Brian Russ. Brian is uniquely positioned to talk about complicated issues like both the recent Silicon Bank debacle, as well as Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX scam that affected so many investors in the crypto market; he works for a major bank so is very knowledgeable about traditional finance.   He was also an early investor in Bitcoin for over a decade. Brian neve...

Christian Reynoso has always been the "Man in the Arena"; he spent over two decades in combat sports; was a multiple time amateur MMA champion, and later professional MMA fighter, all while having a career as a Derivatives Options Trader.   Recently, after a long and arduous 19 year journey, full of great highs as well as soul crushing injuries and surgeries, Christian received his jiujitsu black...

Brad and I discuss my week of treatment at the BioAccelerator clinic in Medellin, Columbia. I had a total of 270 Million Umbilical Cord Stem Cells over 4 days: 2X Intravenous Stem Cells Treatments 2X Stem Cell Injections into Knees (1 in each knee) 2X Stem Cell Injections into Knees (1 in each knee) 3X Intradiscal Stem Cell Injections in C5-C6, C6-C7, L4-L5 & the Facets in my Neck and Back 2X Hype...

It was a pleasure to talk to Collin Hughes, a man that had been a professional Bull Rider, a Pilot and an Actor. He talks about his world collapsing after the suicide of his fifteen year old granddaughter. How do you stop a stealthy predator that no one sees coming? This predator does not distinguish between young or old, rich or poor, strong or weak, or by the color of one's skin.  This predator...

Deirdre is on a mission to enhance what people understand about their brains, by helping them tap into the tools and information emerging from work being done by brain scientists.  Pulling together an unusual range of experiences, including a degree in art and design, a career in PR, two decades entrepreneurship, and a fascination with what makes people tick that is fed by study of applied neurosc...

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...