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Seeking the Extraordinary

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Seeking the Extraordinary™ is on a mission to identify, understand, and explore the undiscovered world of the extraordinary. Our conversations with our guests revealed how their accomplishments, adversities, ideas, and innovations led to extraordinary outcomes. We hope their stories inspire the extraordinary in all of us. In January of 2025, The Colony Group rebranded to Focus Partners Wealth. Learn more about us at wealth.focuspartners.com

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Inclusion and Independence: Jim Langevin 24.03.2021 52:44

At the young age of 16, Jim Langevin was working with the Warwick, Rhode Island Police Department in the Boy Scout Explorer program. A gun accidentally went off and a bullet struck our guest, leaving him paralyzed. But something happened after that. The outpouring of support from his community inspired him to change the world by becoming a public servant. He attended Rhode Island college and earne...

Broadcasting to the World: Cynthia Hudson 08.03.2021 1:07:46

Cynthia Hudson saw through the very fabric of broadcasting and journalism, as well as the causes of democracy, inclusion and human compassion, not just in the United States, but internationally as well. She's won eight Emmy awards; been named one of People en Espanol's most powerful women; and been recognized by fortune magazine as one of the 50 most powerful Latinas running a leading global compa...

The Bonds of Basketball With Nikki McCray 24.02.2021 41:12

After an exemplary college basketball career at the University of Tennessee in which she was an All-American twice and let her team to four NCAA tournament appearances, Nikki McCray was an American basketball league MVP and champion. She played eight seasons in the WNBA and was a three time WNBA All-Star. She won two Olympic gold medals and a world cup gold medal. She coached basketball as an assi...

Why Ty Law Is Still Betting On Himself 12.02.2021 59:28

Mike's guest is Ty Law, the founder of the highly popular Launch trampoline parks, a serial entrepreneur. He's now an equity owner of V1 vodka, but you may know him better for his 15 years in the NFL. He won three super bowls. As part of the New England Patriots he was selected for five pro bowls and was a pro bowl MVP. His 53 career interceptions are among the best in NFL history, making him one...

Delivering Smiles: Jim McCann of 1-800-FLOWERS 27.01.2021 49:28

After graduating from college with a degree in psychology, Jim McCann became a bartender, a social worker, the owner of several flower shops in New York city and ultimately the founder of something much larger and much more impactful, what we now know as 1-800-FLOWERS. In 1995, he launched 1-800-flowers.com , becoming one of the early leaders in e-commerce. When the rest of us were still trying to...

Boomer Esiason: The Ex-QB who is Changing the World 07.01.2021 43:00

Boomer Esiason is the founder of one of the most impactful nonprofit organizations in the world (https://www.esiason.org/). He's changing the world as it turns. Esiason has made a difference in the lives of thousands and in doing so has made a difference in the lives of millions of others. He also happens to be a national TV and radio celebrity, the 1988 NFL MVP, a Super Bowl quarterback, a four t...