The DreamNation Podcast With Casanova Brooks

Laura Gassner Otting, or LGO for short, or the ‘Wonderwoman’ for those whose life has been touched by her, is our today’s guest. She really is a true Wonderwoman as she is now helping other people break through their barriers and become limitless, just as how she’s blazed her path. She is someone that I know you, our dear tribe, would resonate with. Laura’s vision is to help other people realize t...

DN130 with Sherry Peel Jackson- Keep, Protect and Grow Your Income   When she was younger, she calls herself the Statue of Liberty. Why? Because she was always after justice. When she saw injustices, she stands up for it, and see to it that it gets resolved. Isn’t that a marvelous quality? It is! And we are happy that she’s come to our podcast to help us control our destiny today and to rise up if...

Brian Bogert, our podcast guest for today, shares his painful accident back when he was a 7-year old kid. But it is this early experience of physical pain that molded his core values today. So after a shopping trip, he and his brother and mother were going back to their parked car when a truck was running 40 miles an hour across the parking lot, right at them. The car ran over the little Brian, to...

DN128 with Alec Torelli- How to Level Up in Life and Business? Learn from THE Poker Master     We have an interesting guest today, but he’ll definitely be sharing something we all want to learn about. That is about the importance of mindset training, and how to level up in life and in business. Alec Torelli is a world-renowned poker player and is definitely one of the best. In the rest years, he h...

If you are in an entrepreneurial journey of any stage right now, you are listening to one of the must-listen to podcasts for your growth. Because today, we are chatting with the business development expert- Mo Bunnell of the Bunnell Idea Group, who’ve helped many of the biggest companies in the world achieve the exponential growth they are aiming for.   Mo is actually an actuarian, who was used to...

DN126 with Jack Canfield – Maximize Your Potential   “I have everything I need to do anything I want!” That’s what you’ll say after hearing Jack Canfield – our today’s special guest - narrate his life’s story, his guiding principles that made him a world-renowned writer and transformation speaker, as well as successful in life. You might have read one of the books he wrote like Chicken Soup for th...

“I’m not strong enough. I’m not smart enough. I just don’t have enough… compared to-” Do you keep hearing this voice inside your head? Especially now with 2020 being a crazy year, life is risky. At some point people set goals and plans yet tend to compare themselves against others, hence diving into their own rabbit-holes. And they need super-heroes to save them from the trap. Fret not, in this ep...

DN124 with Genesis Dorsey- How to Monetize Your Genius     Did you ever tried pursuing something you thought you love but ended up in entrepreneurship? Our podcast guest Genesis Dorsey felt just like that when she needed to step up for their family business, a role she thought was too boring for her before. But after trying her hand on it, she could not stop. She left medicine, a path she was once...

Steve Sims, is known today as the founder and CEO of the luxury concierge service Bluefish. Wondered what they do? Well, they cater the richest of the rich and they make their dreams come true. Isn’t that amazing? Steve is the epitome of getting amazing things done. Well, his early life isn’t as amazing as what his accomplishments are today, which makes him very relatable.   He grew up in East Lon...

One of the best skills we can have to take our business, our career, and just our life in general is to meet like-minded people, to connect with them and make a lasting, up-building relationship. No man is an island. We all know that quote really well and that just means that people are inter-connected and learning the art of connecting with people, cultivating meaningful relationships will set yo...

Dreams really do come true! That’s what you’ll say after hearing the story of our today’s guest. You can overcome anything and you’ll achieve anything you’ll put your mind and work into. You’ll understand you are amazing and that you are capable. Let’s talk about Siri’s experiences a little bit, which I know will already take us on another level of inspiration.   At an early age, Siri developed se...

Do you feel like the many, who feels like you haven’t found your voice? Our podcast guest for today, Simon T Bailey, felt just like that when he was younger. His parents did everything they can to support him, but he was failing all the classes and sports he went into. He even was suicidal at one point, and felt so bad about his situation. His turning point was when he’s 15 years old and his Engli...

Back in the 1960s, mechanical engineer Bernard Roth met many engineers in the Silicon Valley, who worked for big companies such as Hewlett-Packard, and had dreams of starting their own companies. People just talked about it, and nothing happened. This observation inspired Roth to start teaching a class at Stanford in which each student had to choose a project having to do with their own life—writi...

DN118 with Julian Treasure- Learn the Skill Of Listening and Speaking   DreamNation’s guest for today is a a sound and communication expert. Ever dreamed of being a public speaker? Julian Treasure is the man to listen to! His business is all about advising businesses on how to use sound in their physical spaces and communication. As a man, he is more to that. His passion is for the world to sound...

DN117 with Akshay Nanavati- Embrace Fear, Pursue a Worthy Struggle     Our amazing podcast guest today is a master at facing fear. Does that mean he does not feel fear anymore? Not necessarily! He feels fear but he has such a good relationship with fear and struggle that he seeks it and uses it to reach the next step. Instead of pursuing ‘happiness’, he says: pursue a worthy struggle. What do we m...

DN116 with Raj Jana- From a Six-Figure Job to Finding Happy Life in Entrepreneurship     Raj lived a life his parents are proud of. He went the traditional path of doing well in school and in sports, taking up an engineering course that he knew will yield him a high-paying income job. He knew his parents will be happy and proud of him. He felt achievement, however, he did not felt fulfilled.   He...

DN115 with Talaat and Tai McNeely- How to Tackle and Beat Debt as a Couple   What do you think will happen if two different people of different financial upbringing and goals get married? Would that spell trouble? Well, that was the beginning of the marriage life of our guests for today, Talaat and Tai McNeely. Talaat grew up in South side Chicago with great upbringing. Although he was given what...

What Henry always remembers when asked about his early life, is the story how his parents tried to conceive him. They waited and tried for 16 years before finally having him. At two years old, he almost died after he lost all the salt in his body and he just laid in his crib, unconscious. Even in his early life, he has the ‘never-give-up’ mentality, which he sure was able to use as he grow up. He...

In this episode, veteran author and storyteller Jeff Goins shares his view on finding your "calling", fatherhood, the actual effect of surrounding yourself with positivity and how to handle the most powerful voice in your life: Your own. "The point of a story is not to recount what happened. The point of a story is to communicate the meaning that that story has to you, to your audience...

Rylee Meek had the opportunity to experience both the high and lows, financially, as a child. That made him convinced, at a young age, that he’s going to do great things and will work hard to earn a lot. At age 15, he landed his first job, worked for a day, and never came back. That was technically his first and last “job”. After receiving his paycheck, he knew his time is worth way beyond the min...

A lot of entrepreneurs went from being an employee, before figuring out what they really wanted to do. Who, in the beginning was following the ‘norm’, the program that was taught to us in school and by the society. That was exactly what our guest for today, Jason Van Orden, went through before becoming a huge entrepreneur and who is now teaching other how to transition from being an employer to su...

There is an interesting statement Jason Swenk mentioned in today’s episode, and it made me think about it all day long. He said, “Today is the best time in the history of the world to start a digital agency.” That is a powerful statement. Jason supported this statement with equally strong reason why he feels that way, and that is exactly what we will uncover in today’s episode!   You see, Jason Sw...

At an early age, Tim lost his dad. His mom needed to raise him and his siblings with a work in a donut shop. They were living in a not the best neighborhood but they all grew up to be successful adults. Tim was a big leader in the area of inspiration. Life was difficult financially. Being strong-willed as ever, Tim vowed to his mother that time will come, she will no longer have to worry about mon...

Our guest for today would be one of the best persons to go to when it comes to financial inspirations. He is huge when it comes to determining what really works today when it comes to dealing with money. He knows the difference between old rules vs new rules of money and why we should not feel its taboo to talk about money. How did he came up with such knowledge and mindset? Well, he was not alway...

DN106 with Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche- Why Betting on Yourself is Less Risky Than Betting on Someone Else   Today’s guest is so especial that we’ve talked for almost an hour and a half about different aspects that will help us see our great potential as an entrepreneur and as a better person in general. Tiffany is such a wonderful soul who believes in servant leadership. No wonder why she is...