Stubbornly Young

Send us Fan Mail I've always wondered if it's possible for me to transfer my head FULL of wisdom to, well, optimally, my sons - and if not them, to ANYONE!  Thinking back, as a much younger man did I absorb wisdom from others?  Ed McCarthy, author of Life Letters (Book 1 - 2 and 3 to follow) describes the lack of wisdom transfer as a sad loss of the most valuable resource.  After a near...

Send us Fan Mail At first I didn't want to do this interview because for I’ve got a strong impression of AARP - that it's for for VERY OLD PEOPLE, and associated closely with the same audience as those pictured in ads for the "I've fallen and I can't get up," alert device.  I understand that will probably be me at some point, but not now.  The Stubbornly Young are any...

Send us Fan Mail I met Jeff Power at a songwriters' event in Denver.   He was accompanied by 3 other songwriters who were performing their music together - they were good, and watching Jeff, by far the oldest of the bunch, was inspiring!  You know from past episodes of Stubbornly Young that I'm contemplating what my life will be like when I step aside from a full-time career.  I want to...

Send us Fan Mail Listeners may know that for over 5 years I've been hosting ProCO360, a podcast featuring world-class Colorado entrepreneurs.  Recently I interviewed three such entrepreneurs in front of a live audience as part of a Denver Ventures conference.   Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic , was one of those interviewed and even as I was engaged in our conversation, I thou...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Stubbornly Young we’re going to focus on the surprises inside the phenomenon of pickleball.  Of course, you know pickleball is EVERYWHERE, and my guess is that at least HALF of you (LIKE ME) play pickleball either casually – or like an addiction .  Let’s learn more about what’s going on in this world of reportedly more than 14 MILLION players!  I’m fascinated wi...

Send us Fan Mail As I contemplate what I want to do when I am no longer a full-time executive, I'm wrestling .  I'm thinking a lot about how I'll want to balance "purpose," recreation, hobbies, learning... and just sitting somewhere in the shade with a nice view having a mircrobrew - sometimes alone, mostly with family, friends and my dog.   This episode with the authors o...

Send us Fan Mail For those with little and moderate (me) understanding of artificial intelligence, this episode is loaded with ways to understand the basics of AI and a brilliant suggestion for an easy and effective way get started using AI with any of the available tools out there (ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini, etc.).  Since I recorded this episode and followed Chris Ferris’s sug...

Send us Fan Mail Rule # 7 of Stubbornly Young is "Learn New Things."  Why?  Because learning new things gives us an overall sense of freshness and excitement - except maybe dancing - the jury's still out on that one for me.   Brian Reynolds is the co-founder of The Bridge Teachers .  I know, BRIDGE?   Isn't that the game for "old people," not for the Stubbornly Young?...

Send us Fan Mail I met Mark Shaiken when he was referred to me by a mutual friend who thought he might be a good fit for my podcast. Thank you Cristin Crampton Day! I was intrigued by Mark’s transition from a bankruptcy attorney to author. I wondered just how good of a writer he might be so I replied to Mark asking for a couple of his SIX books to sample. I read with amazement his samples of his t...

Send us Fan Mail In the past, I’ve explored Stubbornly Young topics with people who are like us - approaching or at middle age, and beyond. Since my objective with this podcast is to remain relevant to the YOUNGER people in my life, it seemed appropriate to bring one of those voices onto the podcast with me – I thought of Danielle Wallace. I’ve gotten to know Danielle in the context of work. She’s...

Send us Fan Mail I’m so excited about this episode with Gwendolyn Bounds, author of a book that caught my attention called NOT TOO LATE – THE POWER OF PUSHING LIMITS AT ANY AGE .  Wendy had a life changing transformation when she became passionately involved in obstacle course racing starting in her late 40s.  Like many of US, Wendy had a successful career before she started this new chapter... as...

Send us Fan Mail "People regret most what they don't try, not what they tried and failed." Joe Huff, co-author, The Experiential Billionaire So, you aren't a financial millionaire.  I learned to appreciate that that's less important than being an experiential billionaire!  Chris Schembra - the "Gratitude Guru," mentioned the book "The Experiential Billionair...

Send us Fan Mail Rule 1 of Stubbornly Young is to Embrace and Appreciate the Changing World ( blog post ). I'm a fascinated listener of Rich DeMuro who hosts the " Rich on Tech " podcast and radio show. It's almost unbelievable to me that he can stay up on so much consumer tech innovation. He generously offered to come on Stubbornly Young to share his ideas about artificial int...

Send us Fan Mail Creating this episode was SO FUN.  My guest is Chris Schembra, a HUMAN CONNECTION & GRATITUDE SPEAKER - - and the Founder & Chief Question Asker at 7:47, a company that brings people together through orchestrated dinner events.  Chris has written two books – the Wall Street Journal Bestseller GRATITUDE THROUGH HARD TIMES, and his 2nd, GRATITUDE AND PASTA!  Chris is on a mi...

Send us Fan Mail Staying relevant is a theme of Stubbornly Young and for that reason let's talk about Quantum Computing.  I tried, I really tried to understand how quantum computing works before I interviewed Rob Hays, CEO of Atom Computing so that I could deliver on the title of this episode. I watched (and you'll hear me share this with Rob) three videos that each billed themselves as...

Send us Fan Mail Join Dave in this interesting episode as he sat down with Christian Gani, Partner of company called Outerkind, a visionary in the world of branding and marketing.  Christian's passion for pushing boundaries and embracing change is truly inspiring. In this episode, Christian shares his unique perspective on staying stubbornly young, how to remain relevant in a world that'...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 8 where Dave interviews Chase Garrett, Ex Red Bull marketing liaison and Motocross athlete, now Founder and CEO of Icon Source, with his platform riding the phenomenon that has taken the sporting world by storm and what this new avenue looks like for college athletes and professional sports men and women’s careers.  Chase shares in depth information that helps b...

Send us Fan Mail In this short but jam packed episode, Dave shares his reflection of a blog post he wrote called ‘I Have Been Ageist - Against Myself’, about why he started this podcast and more importantly reflecting on how previous guests such as Kari Cardinale ( Episode 6 ) and Vanessa Liu ( Episode 5 ) have shaped the notion of ageing. Dave is an avid listener of his own episodes and shares ho...

Send us Fan Mail This episode Dave speaks to Kari Cardinale, Senior Vice President Digital & Alumni Strategy at Modern Elder Academy.  They explore the evolving landscape of aging, inspired by the academy's founder, Chip Conley, and his journey as a "modern elder" at Airbnb. Kari delves into the academy's mission to support those in midlife, focusing on the importance of co...

Send us Fan Mail Dave discovered Vanessa when she was featured in an intriguing Wall Street Journal article by Lisa Bannon. The article sparked his interest about businesses engineered to serve the Stubbornly Young, and reigniting careers in your 60s and 70s.  Vanessa spoke to Dave about transitioning from the workplace to retirement. Flipping the script on the processes of valued workers retiring...

Send us Fan Mail I was fascinated by the data being collected around polarized attitudes and immediately thought this could be interesting for you, the Stubbornly Young audience. Stephen is an impressive guy. He consults for Harvard University, the Aspen Institute, and others, and has co-authored several reports that have been featured over a thousand times in media by presidential candidates on C...

Send us Fan Mail Kaitlin Borncamp is a professional nutrition and mindset coach and has the official title of the Wellbeing Champion at consulting firm EY. What intrigued Dave about Kaitlyn is that she says the elephant in the room when she’s talking to clients is always aging. Lots of podcasts talk about physical aging, that’s not what Kaitlyn and Dave will be talking about in this episode, howev...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 2 of the Stubbornly Young Podcast, takes you briefly through Dave's 9 rules for being stubbornly young. These guideposts will have you thinking of practical activities to keep your mind, body and spirit stubbornly young.  You can find Dave’s at length post and read more about these live and ever changing set of rules on his blog . You can also share your insights, tho...

Send us Fan Mail I had to catch a new wave... I asked myself, "What is happening in the world that can make me newly relevant with the core competencies, skills and life experiences I've earned over the last 60 years?" -Mark Schaefer, bestselling author & international speaker Dave's first guest has been an influence and support towards Dave's idea of releasing the Stu...