From Caving In To Crushing It

This episode: From Ashes to Assets: How One Man Turned Tragedy Into Financial Freedom and Purpose.    Here’s what you’ll learn about: Jason Nightingale's Introduction and Life Philosophy (0:13) Host Drew Deraney introduces Jason Nightingale and thanks Kim DiGiacomo for the introduction. Drew discusses the linear nature of life and how external circumstances can disrupt it. He categorizes men into...

This episode: Bigger Problems, Bigger Purpose: How Josh Tapp Learned to Lead Through Service.   Here’s what you’ll learn about: Introduction and Purpose of the Show (0:00) Host Drew Deraney thanks Todd Aaron for introducing him to Guest Josh Tapp and explains the purpose of the show. Drew discusses the concept of life being linear and how external circumstances can derail this path. He introduces...

This episode: Beyond the Bullet: Edith Nwosu’s Mindset for Reclaiming Life and Purpose.   Here’s what you’ll learn about: Introduction and Purpose of the Meeting (0:13) Host Drew Deraney welcomes Edith and thanks Melissa Van Oss for the introduction. Drew discusses the linear nature of life and introduces the concept of three types of people: those with blind spots, those who blame others, and tho...

This episode:  The Power of Radical Self-Awareness: A Father’s Mission to Revolutionize Autism Care.   Here’s what you’ll learn about: Introduction and Purpose of the Show (0:00) Host Drew Deraney thanks Karen Shaw and Priscilla Ledo for introducing Richard Schreiber to him. Drew explains the purpose of the show, focusing on the concept of life being non-linear and the importance of self-awareness...

This episode:  The Power of Mind Shifting: Mitch Weisburgh’s Blueprint for Growth and Resilience.   Here’s what you’ll learn about: Introduction and Initial Greetings (0:03) Host Drew Deraney pleasure in seeing Guest Mitch Weisburgh and thanks him for joining the show. Drew humorously mentions Steve Ramona and thanks him for the introduction to his guest. The Three Types of Men (1:32) Drew discuss...

This episode:  From Boardroom to Purpose: Mitch Levinson’s Journey of Entrepreneurship, Adversity, and Advocacy for Special Needs Families.   Here’s what you’ll learn about: Introduction and Purpose of the Podcast (0:15) Host Drew Deraney thanks Adam Citron for introducing Mitch Levinson and discusses the concept of a linear life path. Drew explains three types of men on a circuitous life path: th...

This episode:  From Trauma to Triumph: Lafaya Mitchell on Breaking Cycles, Raising Neurodiverse Kids, and The Lafayette Way.   Here’s what you’ll learn about: Introduction and Purpose of the Meeting (0:13) Host Drew Deraney expresses happiness about speaking to his Guest Lafaya Mitchell and mentions the purpose of the meeting, one of which is to discuss her new book. Drew thanks Anke Herrmann for...

Here’s what you’ll learn about: Introduction and Purpose of the Meeting (0:15) Host Drew Deraney greets Alex Abraham and expresses pleasure in seeing him. Alex thanks Drew for having him and expresses excitement about the conversation. Drew mentions James Bracken, who introduced them, and discusses the concept of a linear life path. He introduces the idea of three types of men: one with blind spot...

Here’s what you’ll learn about: Introduction and Purpose of the Show (0:08) Host Drew Deraney thanks Barry Cohen for introducing Aimee to him and sets the stage for a discussion about life lessons and personal growth. Drew discusses the concept of linear life paths and how extreme circumstances can derail them, introducing the idea of three types of women: those with blind spots, those who see adv...

This episode: I was still carrying this grudge towards this coach. This is stupid. He's not affecting my life. He doesn't even care. Which is like when they say it's like swallowing poison and hoping it will help hurt the other person. I went to a college in Ohio that didn’t have football and then I switched colleges with my girlfriend. Ironically, we broke up before I started school in Colorado....

This episode: I learned that at a very young age that I was very passionate about emotional health, especially with kids. You characterize yourself as an unhappy child, or you think that was the case because you were told you were, and I also I think I was not the person I am now. I mean, I think I am the opposite. I was not comfortable in social situations. I didn't feel confident. That definitel...

This episode: Yeah, and quite honestly, for your listeners, if you are experiencing a bully boss, it's not you. It's them. Get the experience, hold your head up high and then leave and be successful. And that's what I did. He was someone that I knew from a prior PR firm and He then started his own agency. And so I reached out he hired me on the spot and I started a few days later and I stayed for...

This episode: And the truth is, as I was that angry, scared little boy, was a kid, and with the money, the power, the status, I literally turned to the Wall Street lifestyle. I'm not kidding. I lived there for almost three years and it almost cost me my firm, my career, my friendships, my marriage, and if I kept myself there it would have cost me my life. What I hadn't dealt with is I grew up arou...

This episode: I lived in California, and I had a booming business. I was in the fitness industry, and I employed several other trainers, and I loved what I did. And that all changed in the blink of an eye when I was coming home from work, and I was on the Harley cruising down Ventura Boulevard and this SUV shot out a parking lot and T boned me and I was thrown 30 feet and by the time I finished sl...

This episode: Before my career change, I was in HR for 22 years, and I was very competent, I knew what I was doing every single day. I didn't have to worry about ‘do I know what I'm doing in my mind? Am I an imposter in this role?’ I'd never had that thought ever! I was very competent, certified and everything in that role and I was really confident and then you know, everything changed when I cha...

This episode: One thing that I think I always find worth mentioning that I actually grew up in East Germany, behind the wall. It has shaped the way I see the world because when you grow up in a tiny country with no way out, you know there is something beyond those little borders. All I could see was the opportunity. The reason I find that's so relevant to how I live my life was because at that tim...

This episode: Every entrepreneur and really every person in life, knows life is never a straight line from point A to point B. It's always something new gets thrown into our path, a challenge, some obstacle, that we have to overcome. Scott had his own business and kept going back to working for others and part of him still had the bug of hey, I really want to be my own boss, run my own business. F...

This episode: When I was 7 years old, my family emigrated from a remote farming village in Kashmir, Pakistan to Manchester, UK.  it was a brand-new, almost alien, culture for me. It was the first kind of moment where I became self-aware in terms of coming to a new country, learning a new language, making new friends from nothing, and not actually being able to speak the language. For several years...

This episode: Have you ever realized that you are the problem? Chris had an awakening. He was the common theme to everything and in that moment, he realized he had to change because things weren’t working. He took 100% responsibility for his life. Trusting is what unlocks the blessings. _________________________ To learn more about Chris , go to LinkedIn at chris.felton@wealthwave.com or you can f...

Mark imparts wisdom that he’s learned so something can shift or change in your life. He talks about doing what you love, and the money will come. Learning about keynote conversations was fascinating. _________________________ To learn more about Mark , go to LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjcarter/ or you can find Mark’s book, "Idea Climbing: How to Build a Support System For Your Next Bi...

This episode:   Mike and I discuss what it’s like when life throws you a curve ball and you were looking for that fastball. Somewhere along the line Mike fell out of focus and got broad in his business and tried to do a number of things and got lost in the shuffle. He then began to hate what he was doing. While teaching his kids the value of an education, he was reminded about his lack of educatio...

This episode:   I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s, stereotypical rural upbringing, distant emotionally repressed father, a good man, but he didn’t have any emotional intelligence at all. Quiet, dutiful mother, just very traditional. It was a general of “boys don’t cry.” My dad taught me that men never show their emotions on his sleeve. The problem was I was a very sensitive kid and couldn’t release t...

This episode: Basically, I was that girl who did not want to be front and center of anybody's attention and made it a point to just stay away from everybody. So much so that the first guy who came along and said he loved me, I believed him. Well, that turned into a nightmare. About four years of verbal and mental abuse on top of being bullied and being abused all through school, I’m surprised I’m...

In 2019 was when I feel like I hit my financial and business entrepreneurial, a rock bottom, so to speak. So almost exactly four years ago. I had plenty of self-limiting belief systems in my head that I could not be a successful businesswoman. Run a practice and be a successful mom at the same time. We were just talking about this before we jumped on right it was this idea that there was this work...

This episode: I don’t remember a time when I didn’t want to die. What was sad was that my parents, the people who I looked up to, who I saw how much they were working, they had nine kids to take care of. My mom was also in a wheelchair. And so my dad was constantly like, juggling everything. My mom was trying to keep sane with losing her ability to walk. And I just saw how much they were trying to...