Talking to Cool People w/ Jason Frazell

Send us Fan Mail Molly shares what had her make the transition from coaching soccer at a collegiate level to deciding to run her own successful business, how needing life saving surgery made her realize that therapy was a good thing and Jason and Molly go deep on the Myers-Briggs assessment. "Give yourself some grace, be patient with yourself and be patient with others." Recognized as a...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew and Jason get into the power of stories, Andrew shares his obsession with late night sessions on Wikipedia and they talk about what it's like to continue to grow their entrepreneurial endeavors in the midst of a pandemic. "Honest, personal, specific " Andrew is the founder of The Story Source, a New York City-based consultancy that provides storytelling and c...

Send us Fan Mail Nick educates Jason on surfing (that's not a thing in Minnesota), talk about successes and failures in the startup world and Jason outs himself on his go-to genre of music in his high school years. "Be consistently good. Your network and your reputation are everything." Ambitious and open minded entrepreneur, keen on helping and connecting creative people with integ...

Send us Fan Mail Kevin gets introduced to an amazing and time wasting website, goes deep on why he is so driven to create films that matter and Kevin and Jason spend some time digging in on each other's Myers Briggs personality types. "Be still." Kevin Satterfield is a documentarian based in Brooklyn, NY. Through his films, he aims to change the existing media landscape by centering...

Send us Fan Mail Jason and Warren talk about their favorite concert venues, Warren goes deep on his successes (he has had major ones) and a few not quite so successful endeavors as someone who launches products. Warren spends some time sharing what it is that drives him to support the innovation community and why writing his new book was so important for him to complete. "Look at the horizon...

Send us Fan Mail Marc kicks off the episode by talking about one of his true passions, home beer brewing. Jason and Marc spend way too much time geeking out on CliftonStrengths and other assessments and Marc shares his thoughts on why doubt is actually a very powerful thing in our lives and should be leaned into. Congrats to Marc on the release of his new book The Suprising Gift of Doubt , out now...

Send us Fan Mail Réamonn shares what the Hard Way Home means and it's a two month rowing journey from NYC to Ireland, which blows Jason's mind. Ray talks about the impact that the pandemic has had on his restaurant in Chelsea, NYC and Jason gives some coaching nuggets. "Get on with it." Réamonn Byrne is the driving force behind the Hard Way Home expedition, a journey to row a s...

Send us Fan Mail Jason gets some primo and free golfing tips from MerriLyn before she knows what's happening, MerriLyn shares the story of growing up Mormon and the imprint that has on her life now and she shares how what she does for other business owners can save not only their actual business but also their sanity. "Stop doing the things that make you stay up at night that you hate do...

Send us Fan Mail Matt shares his perspective on the power of admitting when you are wrong, what it was like working for the Mets, and Matt and Jason spend some significant time talking about their journeys in sales and what's next. "What you think you become, what you feel you attract. And what you imagine you create." Buddha Matt has been in sales for almost 10 years and top perfor...

Send us Fan Mail Joseph shares his tips on how to work more effectively with a major introvert like himself, shares his passion for what his company Uvaro does for those looking to break into technology sales and Jason and Joseph spend some time venting about non-authentic  "Write down what you want to do." Joseph is the CEO of Uvaro, a tech sales career accelerator. A graduate of the Un...

Send us Fan Mail Amy talks about her extremely rare health condition and the effect it had on her confidence growing up, what had it all change for her, and shares her wisdom on how to break into the voice-over field. In addition, Jason shows his ignorance when it comes to geographic and political boundaries in the UK and the EU. "Live and love passionately and without regret." Amy exper...

Send us Fan Mail A huge congratulations to my guest on the show today on the launch of her amazing book "The Hollywood Approach". Congratulations KP! Kristina talks about how her years working in Hollywood led her to living by the beach in the Caribbean and writing a book about how to use screenwriting as a model for living your best life. KP shares the harrowing trauma that was finally...

Send us Fan Mail On a very special edition of Talking to Cool People, Jason chats with not one, but two amazing guests at once! Christina and Mery share how they came up with their successful podcast Coachtaku , which combines two of their passions, coaching and Anime. Christina gives her perspective on how you can make six figures and still be a hot mess and Mery talks about her super power of be...

Send us Fan Mail Lee shares why corporate team building events are his worst nightmare, talks about how he got into development at Russell Brand's company and brands like Funny or Die and spends some time talking about his cooking skills have massively evolved during the pandemic. "Stay curious, stay informed, stay kind." Lee is a producer based in Los Angeles. In addition to workin...

Send us Fan Mail Taren threatens Jason with a spite podcast, share how her many years working in hospice care prepared her for her work in coaching and improv, and Taren gets Jason to go deep on what it's like to be a dad. "Relax and let it go." Taren is a PCC Level Executive Coach with her company, Big Time Coaching. She also specializes in improv, public speaking, grief, death and...

Send us Fan Mail David talks about his journey from Wall Street to running high performing sales teams, outlines what shifts you need to make as you move from an individual contributor to a leader of people and David and Jason spend some time on the ins and outs of parenting during a pandemic. "You don't have to show up to every fight you are invited to." David is a Sales Leader and...

Send us Fan Mail Mike and Jason kick off the interview by chatting about scotch, Mike goes deep on his journey on what led him to run two successful businesses in the cannabis and CBD industries and shares the deets about his own Podcast, Infused: A Cannabiz Talk Show . "Find something good to be happy about for this year and set your sights on having a great 2021." In 2017, Patterson co...

Send us Fan Mail Paul talks about his superpower of curiosity, shares some killer public speaking tips and Paul dishes on his love of music and how many instruments he can play. "You have a story, tell it like you mean it." Paul Geiger, the founder of Public Speaking Advantage, has spent the past decade as a NYC speech coach specializing in effective business communications. Paul has con...

Send us Fan Mail Lizbeth shares the genesis of the name of her company and Jason relates it to two of his favorite movies, she shares her morning routine which has changed her life and they talk about the power of courage in the face of any adversity. "Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is doing it anyways despite of the fear." Lizbeth is a co-founder and producer at Tiny Milksh...

Send us Fan Mail Tracy and Jason geek out about work style assessments, she shares her journey from a job on Wall Street to finding her purpose helping others create the career of their dreams and what it was that had her get emotional when she launched her book " Unstoppable ". "Do and try and don't live a life of regrets." Tracy is the founder of The Nth Degree® Career A...

Send us Fan Mail Abigal talks about what it took for her to get truly comfortable in her own skin, lets Jason know when she believes it's appropriate to pick someone up at the library and they both share the dichotomy of knowing it's all a long game and then being easily frustrated by not being the best immediately. "Keep your shit." Abigail Kirby Conklin is a writer and visual...

Send us Fan Mail Cheyanne and Jason geek out on Bruno Mars, Cheyanne shares her dream acting role and what its like to identify as an empath. "Stay sassy but classy." Cheyanne Marie is an accomplished singer, actor, songwriter, director and teacher in all things musical theatre! Chey Chey started singing at the early age of 2 and began her dancing and acting dreams at the age of 7 with d...

Send us Fan Mail Jena riffs with Jason about the comedy scene in New York City, what it's like to suddenly have a successful blog and online presence and how using humor as a mask is a coping mechanism for many people in life. "I'm sorry, I can't." Jena Kingsley by way of Carrie Bradshaw Jena Kingsley was born and raised in New York City. She attributes everything she know...

Send us Fan Mail Brant shares what he means by black sheep and what it's like to finally have his book come to fruition, gives the incredible story about being the hospital for a good part of a year to be with his son and discussed his journey from being a commercial collection agent, to having a successful career as a rock musician and how he finally ended up as one of the top ten motivation...

Send us Fan Mail Katie shares her journey from Capitol Hill to working at CNN and how she ended up running her own successful communications company, Jason and Katie geek out on podcasting as she announces her new show, and they chat about how Linkedin is filled with a lot of great content AND a lot of not so great content. "This too shall pass and enjoy every sandwich." Katie Fogarty ru...