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Episode 114 features Naturopathic Medical Doctor Dr. Erin Ellis and we speak with her about how getting and beating cancer sparked her drive to become a Naturopathic Medical Doctor and help others think differently about their health and wellness choices. Connect with Dr. Ellis Online: Website: www.drerinellis.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drerinellis/ Instagram: https://www.instagram....

Episode 113 features Heather Monahan, a best-selling author, keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, Founder of Boss In Heels, and is the host of the Creating Confidence Podcast. Find Heather Online: Website:   www.heathermonahan.com LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/theheathermonahan Twitter:   www.twitter.com/_heathermonahan Instagram:   http://instagram.com/heathermonahan...

Episode 112 features Rene Rodriguez, Keynote Speaker, CEO of Volentum, and Founder of AMPLIFII. A captivating, high-energy speaker, Rene is in high demand for annual events, conventions, and keynote speeches. He has shared the stage with the likes of Tony Robbins, George W. Bush, Magic Johnson, Ken Blanchard, and Jeffery Gitomer to name a few.  About Rene: New Video Series: Lighthouse Series:...

Episode 111 welcomes in the Co-Founder & Partner of Boundless Labs, Chase Dimond. I got connected to Chase through one of their clients, CrossNet, after Co-Founder Chris Meade joined us on Episode 90 of the Just Get Started Podcast. I loved Chase's knowledge around email marketing and how businesses can be more effective with it amongst other great topics we cover. Here is a link to Chase's re...

Episode 110 features Jeff Gothelf, a Coach, Speaker, Author, and Consultant and his new book, Forever Employable: How to Stop Looking for Work and Let Your Next Job Find You, is out now! Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Employable-Stop-Looking-Work-ebook/dp/B086S5SJXM Link to the article he recommends from Josh Seiden called "How To Write" Find Jeff Online: Website: https://jeffgothelf.co...

Episode 109 features the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Next Gen HQ, Dylan Gambardella. I was grateful to meet Dylan last year as I attended their Next Gen Summit in NYC and I love what him and the team at Next Gen HQ are doing to help create momentum for young entrepreneurs on their path to achieving their mission in life. Find Dylan Online: Website - dylangambardella.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedi...

In this months One Mic Session, I shared some of the insights gained from my challenge of blogging every day for the entire month of May. This was a unique and interesting challenge for me and I hope some of the key takeaways help you get started on whatever journey you are going on. If you'd like to read the full article please head here -> https://brianondrako.com/all/blogging-every-day-in-ma...

Episode 108 features a young, sharp entrepreneur named Matty Shaefer who is the Co-Founder of Vade, a company making parking more convenient by making real-time parking availability data accessible to every city and driver. Find Matty Online: Website: www.matty.carrd.co Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattyschaefer/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mstechyt/ Instagram: https://www.instagra...

Episode 107 features Ashley Olafsen, Founder of Visionaria Consulting, which supports small businesses through consulting services. I met Ashley through the Next Gen HQ community and was inspired by her story to start M.O.V.E. when she was 16 and then continue on with her entrepreneurship journey in starting Visionaria Consulting. Here is a link to the book she recommends that she always goes back...

Episode 106 features Sara Miltenberger, Founder of Restore Media & Strategy and the Creator and Host of the Make Climate Cool Again Podcast. I met Sara while standing in line at the NextGen Summit in June of 2019 and it's been cool to get to know her and her passion around the environment and sustainability and her mission to change the world for the better. Connect with Sara online: Website:...

Episode 105 Features Mick Carbo, Founder & Head Coach of Carbo Coaching. Mick has a very unique story from starting to grow his first business when he was just out of high school, getting married and having kids in his late teens, and selling marijuana in his mid-20s and ultimately getting arrested. I really enjoyed this vulnerable conversation with Mick and I hope you do too. Find Mick Online...

April is Month 4 of my Dozen Months of Discovery and this month I decided to write a book. Originally, when I planned out my 12-months I had April slated as a month where I was going to learn the Ukelele. Solid choice and it was going to allow me to be that “beginner learner” again like I experienced in March learning Spanish. However, as I spoke with a friend and editor of a book I had been think...

Episode 104 of the Just Get Started Podcast welcomes Dr. Denise Gosnell, Chief Data Officer at DataStax. I truly enjoyed this interview and hope everyone gets some great takeaways and it helps open up their mind to data and how impactful it is on the world. Here is the link to Kaggle, https://www.kaggle.com/ , which is a website she discusses more about in the episode. Congrats to Denise on publis...

Episode 103 Features Brendon Elliott, Executive Director of the Little Linksters Association for Jr. Golf Development 501c3, and Director of Instruction for the Little Linksters Golf Academy. Find Brendon Online: Website: https://littlelinksters.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendonelliott/ Twitter: @belliottgolf @littlelinksters @loveofthelinks Instagram: @littlelinksters @loveofthel...

Episode 102 features Tony Banta, the Managing Partner of Venture Greatly and Host of the Client Whisperer Podcast. Find Tony Online: Website: https://clientwhisperer.show Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tonybanta LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybanta/ About Tony: Tony Banta is a systems engineer, innovation consultant, and host of the Client Whisperer Show. Beginning his career as a s...

Episode 101 Features Chase Damiano, a business advisor, consultant, and executive coach dedicated to helping founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs get out of the weeds. I had a wonderful interview with Chase where we navigated through some of his early career in a startup environment and then spent a good amount of time speaking about accountability, habits, routines, and things that Founders sho...

I am in month 3 of my Dozen Months of Discovery and for this month I decided to learn Spanish! I've always wanted to learn a language (Well, I tried once but failed Italian in High School). I thought this was an incredible opportunity to see what I could learn in 30 days. I grade myself at a B+ after all is said and done. There were a lot of challenges going on in the world as we all know so I had...

Episode 100 features, Sara Ondrako, Canine Behavior Consultant and the Founder & Executive Director of the American Pit Bull Foundation. Sara also happens to be my sister-in-law and having had the chance to get a first hand look of the great things she has done to grow her foundation I was pleased to welcome her to the Podcast to share her journey. About Sara   I'm a Canine Behavior Consu...

Episode 99 features Robbie Kellman Baxter, Founder and President of Peninsula Strategies, strategy consulting firm focused on helping companies leverage subscription pricing, digital community and freemium to build deeper relationships with customers. Her new book, The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave, releases in March,...

Episode 98 features Sean Kelly, Founder and CEO of online jersey apparel company Jersey Champs and he shares his tremendous and vulnerable story of starting the company in college at the age of 19. In four years, Sean has taken this company to tremendous heights both through increased revenues and having many celebrities and athletes wearing his jerseys throughout the last few years. Find Sean Onl...

Episode 97 features Rebecca Habbershaw, Founder & CEO of Learning Lab 360, a company bringing the best educational VR experiences to students. Rebecca is local to me in the Raleigh, North Carolina area and I love her passion for helping kids improve their learning through using technology to create unique learning experiences. Find Rebecca Online: Website: http://learninglab360.com Facebook: h...

Episode 96 features Sean Vigue, Founder of Sean Vigue Fitness and one of the most watched Online Yoga and Pilates Instructors in the world with over 900 videos varying in length and speciality around Yoga, Pilates, etc. I found one of Sean's video on YouTube ( link here ) and watched it every day for my stretching challenge of 1-hour of stretching a day for the month of February. It was engaging,...

This new One Mic Session is a recap of Month 2 of my Dozen Months of Discovery in 2020 where I chose to complete 1-Hour of Stretching every single day in the month of February. Almost every day, I used a video online from Sean Vigue Fitness ( link to video ) which is about 40 minutes long and then I added 20 minutes of my own stretching exercises and mobility work to round out the hour. Here are a...

Episode 95 features Anthony Sarandrea, an 8-Figure Brand Builder who works closely with many different verticals to help drive better customer and lead generation. Find Anthony Online: Website: anthonysarandrea.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthonylawrence32 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonysarandrea About Anthony: Anthony is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and philanthropist...

Episode 94 features Michela Ricci, Founder, and Owner of the Early Bird Phx, a mobile coffee and specialty beverage shop that you can find all around the greater Phoenix area. Find Michela Online: Website: earlybirdphx.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/earlybirdphx Instagram:  @earlybirdphx   @michelaricci Twitter: https://twitter.com/EarlyBirdPHX About Michela Michela Ricci has been cal...