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Unexpected things happen all the time. Maybe you get laid off. Maybe your partner breaks up with you. Maybe you have to pack up and move away from everyone you know. How you choose to view them changes everything though. In our second podcast out of Portland, we talked with Sean Ogle, founder of Location Rebel about the unexpected. Sean couldn't have been more perfect for this conversation. In 200...

We're all hungry ambitious people, chasing after something. Sometimes that 'something' can be ambiguous for a lot of us. How many times have you heard someone say they are 'chasing the dream', but they don't really know what their dream is? As we progress through our lives and careers, there is this nebulous concept of 'making it'. You're in the midst of your chase, but just how do you know when y...

In Season 2 of Discover Your Inner Awesome we take the show on an epic 6 week road trip starting in Chicago, through the Northwest U.S., down the west coast, head east to New Orleans, and make our way back up to Chicago. Our Seattle stop included a conversation with Steve Kane, creator of @StrictlyGoodEnergy, and product marketer at Microsoft. We talked about knowing when to go full speed ahead ve...

In Season 2 of Discover Your Inner Awesome we take the show on an epic 6 week road trip starting in Chicago, through the Northwest U.S., down the west coast, head east to New Orleans, and make our way back up to Chicago. Our Denver stop included sitting down with Adam Griffin, founder of the fitness company Bodeefit, author of The Guy At The Bar, and Under30Experiences community member. We talked...

“How do you learn to trust yourself?”Do you make decisions with your brain, or your gut? This week, we sit down with Carla Blumenthal, founder of Tea+Purpose, and explore the highs and lows of learning how to trust yourself. From listening to your body, to recording your thoughts and emotions, we go deep into the inner minds that enable us to live a life true to ourselves. Carla Blumenthal http://...

“How do you know when to stop?”What happens when former business partners air their grievances? In this episode we sit down with Heidi Gosen, a designer who co-founded a boutique design agency in 2011 named Smart Owl Creative, with two friends, including Idea Lemon Co-Founder Martin McGovern. Together, we explore the question, "How do you know when to stop?", breaking down the twists and turns of...

“How do you balance relationships with your side hustle?”This week, we sit down with Landis Wiedner, co-founder of Nindis Social Media, on a rooftop in beautiful downtown Chicago, to discuss relationships and entrepreneurship and how find a balance between the two. Why is this a great topic for Landis? Well, because in a former life she went by the name Chloe Cline, a relationship and dating blogg...

“What is this whole creative thing anyway?”This week, it is Part 2 of the conversation where we caught up with our good friend Liz Flores on a rooftop in downtown Chicago, eating some pizza and chatting about how creativity is viewed and used in our lives. We met Liz through Under30Experiences, whose founder, Matt Wilson, joined us for Episode 1 of this podcast. And her work has been showcased on...

“What does your brand say about you?”Recently, we were on stage at Techweek Chicago talking with Liz Presson, founder of Pursuit, about the things that people think about you based on your brand, and how you can influence those ideas. It was an amazing chat, bookended with some great audience interaction, and we had an absolute blast! Liz Pressonhttp://pursuitof.com/speaking/all-events/http://work...

“What is this whole creative thing anyway?”This week, we caught up with our good friend Liz Flores on a rooftop in downtown Chicago, chatting over pizza about how creativity is viewed and used in our lives. We met Liz through Under30Experiences, whose founder, Matt Wilson, joined us for Episode 1 of this podcast. Liz is an artist whose work has been showcased on ABC, and even Michigan Ave with The...

PART 2: “How do you put yourself out there?”When putting yourself out there, sometimes things don't work out. In our case, the computer crashed and we lost half of the previous interview with Lisa Russell. Thankfully, she is amazing, so we are back to bring the conversation to a close and pull out those final insights from the mind of an amazing entrepreneur. Lisa Russell, as we know from before,...

“How do you put yourself out there?”This week, we sit down with Lisa Russell, founder of Pitch Training Camp which helps you make a pitch that connects and converts. She shares stories of her career leaps and recent move from Chicago to California, putting herself out there all over again. Enjoy! Lisa Russellhttps://twitter.com/lisaarussellPitch Training Camphttp://www.pitchtrainingcamp.com/https:...

“What qualifies you to do this?”This week, we sit down with Chelsea Castner, who is reporting from the Gen Y frontline! She is also the founder of Just Ask Y, a strategic consulting company focused on helping brands better communicate and connect with members of Generation Y. We dive deep into the voice in our head that doubts our qualifications as we seek to prove ourselves in our careers. Enjoy!...

“What makes a great leader?”This week, we sit down with Raj’s DePaul Entrepreneurship professor, Dr. Patrick Murphy, who wrote the book, Mutiny and It’s Bounty, which explores leadership lessons from the age of discovery. Enjoy! Dr. Patrick Murphy@profpjmAdditional topics include:+ Focusing on the day to day and finding a job that doesn’t feel like work+ People who are fake/phoney due to a lack of...

“Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?!” - Rush Hour“How do you become a better listener?”Susie is a Marketing Consultant at Covalent Marketing as well as an avid improv comedian. She also went to college with Raj and I, and her honest take on listening is like music to our ears. Enjoy! Susie Alvarez@susiealvarez1Additional topics include:+ Key & Peele’s take on not list...

“I get knocked downBut I get up againYou're never gonna keep me downI get knocked downBut I get up againYou're never gonna keep me down”- ChumbawambaMistakes. We all make them. Some mistakes crush us, while others launch new opportunities So, this week on Discover Your Inner Awesome, we ask the question: “How do you grow from your mistakes?”Don D joins us this week to explore how a mistake with hi...

Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! Looking back on your life from your rockin’ rocking chair, will you be happy with the choices that you made? This week on Discover Your Inner Awesome, we ask the question: “What Will You Regret When You Look Back?”Ben Austin joins us this week and shares how habits helped him escape years of regret and inaction. He has taken his love of habits to the next level...

Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! Sometimes, you hear a famous quote that makes you feel like you were let in on one of the big secrets of life, the universe and everything. Your brain holds onto it and says, this must be the mindset that drives celebrities like Kanye West to jump up on stage and embarrass a young Taylor Swift. An insight that gives the owner the ability to enter any situation...

Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! It is no secret that fear holds us back. As Jack Canfield eloquently said, “Everything You Want Is On The Other Side of Fear.” But, imagine one morning you woke up free of fear. How would it change your day? How would it change your life? This week on Discover Your Inner Awesome, we ask the question: “If You Weren’t Scared, What Would You Do?”We sit down with t...

Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! Welcome to Discover Your Inner Awesome, where we take on life's important questions to help multi-passionate people better understand who they are and how they present themselves to the world around them. For our inaugural episode, we tackle a question from Jason Nazar’s article on Forbes entitled, 35 Questions that will Change Your Life. Our question...“Why Ar...