The Motivation Show

How Does a 21-Year-Old Become One of America's Top American Ninja Warrior Competitors? At just 21 years old, Colton Skuster has already competed in four seasons of American Ninja Warrior, earning a reputation as one of the competition's most exciting and determined athletes. In this inspiring episode of The Motivation Show, host Eli Marcus sits down with Colton to explore the training, mindset, di...

How do you go from inheriting $10 million in family debt to building a $3.2 billion investment firm? In this inspiring episode of The Motivation Show, host Eli Marcus sits down with Silver Kung, author of Silver Linings: Finding Wealth, Wisdom, and Redemption on the Hardest Road of All, to explore one of the most remarkable entrepreneurial journeys you'll ever hear. After overcoming a difficult ch...

#football #NFL #KansasCityChiefs 🏈 How do you overcome rejection and perform under the pressure of 80,000 people watching? Nick Lowery played 18 NFL seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming the franchise's all-time leading scorer with 1,466 points. A 3-time Pro Bowler, 2-time First-Team All-Pro, and former NFL all-time leader in field goals and kicking accuracy, Nick's success ext...

𝐖. 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧 is an American author, columnist, screenwriter & humorist. He is most famous for his novel 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, which spent 52 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The 2010 book is the basis for the movie version starring 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐢𝐝, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐝 and others and was released in theaters in 2017. A Dog's Purpose was followed by a sequel called 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲, which was also adapt...

𝐍𝐎𝐀𝐇 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐋𝐄𝐘 plays a scintillating role as “𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧” in Producer Ryan Murphy’s "𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘", a TV Series about the life of JFK Jr. & his wife Carolyn Bessette. Michael Bergin dated Carolyn Bessette in the 1990’s and also worked for Calvin Klein as did Carolyn. Co-stars include 𝐍𝐚𝐨𝐦𝐢 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐬 who plays Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 (Meryl Streep's daughter) who plays Caroline Kenned...

The California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) story is about more than pizza. It’s about resilience, adaptability, and two friends/former federal prosecutors who turned a crazy idea (barbecue chicken on pizza) into an American success story. In the new book, The California Pizza Kitchen Story , CPK co-founder Rick Rosenfield details how he and his co-founder, Larry Flax, created an international franchise wi...

𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐢 was married to arguably the most famous person in the world at the time in the late 1960’s. If you need a hint of who she married, he floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Yes indeed... 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐢 He was, in my humble opinion, the greatest athlete in the world in his sport of all-time. In fact, he was never shy about proclaiming that he was the Greatest…and he certainly bac...

𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐖𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘 is a record-breaking baseball legend who earned 4 World Series rings! One of those rings was with the 1986 NY Mets, one of the most talked about World Championship teams in baseball history. He is one of the greatest hitters in the 65 year legacy of the NY Mets with a home-run record that stood for 37 years. His success on the baseball field came hand-in-hand with well documented...

-𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐞 is a financial expert and co-owner of a leading financial firm. He has helped thousands of individuals build their health & wealth. He is a speaker sharing messages from his unusual and interesting life journey that are part motivational & part entertaining. He is the author of a new book called 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢...

The 𝐎𝐉 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧 trial was known as 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 for the murders of 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧 and 𝐑𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧. Though OJ was found innocent of the charges by a jury, there is a whole lotta people who are convinced he was guilty. Just before the murders and after the divorce, Nicole Brown Simpson was dating 𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐙𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 & OJ was none too happy about that. In a brand new book cal...

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐬 is an extraordinary musical artist whose unique blend of talent, charisma, & generosity has made him an institution both in jazz circles & in the world of entertainment at large. He has earned a gold record for the hit single "𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝," & a Grammy nod. He was 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬’𝐬 sidekick on ”𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰.” He also later hosted his own Emmy award-winning talk show, “𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚...

Brian Hyland is known as the voice of Summer Love, & is a pioneer of Rock N Roll.  He sang one of my favorite songs, in fact it’s probably one of almost everyone’s favorite songs & one of the great classics of all time as it is on every karaoke song sheet…Sealed With a Kiss, which has probably been sung billions of times in karaoke. His journey through music is nothing short of legendary. At the r...

Jason Chapin is the son of Harry Chapin, one of the greatest recording artists of the 1970’s with two of the biggest and most memorable hits of all time: Taxi and 1974’s monumental hit Cat's in the Cradle.  Harry Chapin tragically died in 1981 in an auto accident in Long Island, NY. On the 50th anniversary of Cat's in the Cradle's hitting the charts as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of D...

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 is the author of 3 New York Times bestselling baseball biographies: 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐱: A Lefty’s Legacy; 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐲: Mickey Mantle & The End of America’s Childhood; AND…𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚: Babe Ruth & The World He Created. Her current book is "𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐈 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐖𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐱 𝐈𝐭” which is now the talk of baseball. In this interview (spicy language...listene...

𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐢 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐮𝐞 is an award winning & has one of the most recognizable last names in the world thanks to being the widow of 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐮𝐞, the chicken magnate. She has written hundreds of articles for the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents, Psychology Today & her own newsletter chronicling her experiences of her trips to 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 and the horrors she witnessed. As a war correspondent, she has v...

𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠e𝐫 is the author of the instant & phenomenal NY Times Best Sellers 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐞, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭 & 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐠𝐞. Dr. Greger is the founder of 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬.𝐨𝐫𝐠, a science-based nonprofit charity committed to bringing the medical literature to you, breaking down the latest in evidence-based nutrition research, & presenting the results in ways that a...

Kerry Siggins overcame tremendous challenges, including a cocaine addiction, and yet despite that setback, succeeded in business all the way to being a finalist for Colorado’s CEO of the year.   She is the author of the book: The Ownership Mindset: A Handbook for Transforming Your Life & Leadership.   We discuss: -How was it like growing up -What kind of addiction did you have and how and when did...

Jimmy Morris hails all the way from Down Under.  Yes indeed, the land of Crocodile Dundee, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth and the Wolverine himself Hugh Jackman….Australia.   He is a firefighter who is featured in the Australian Firefighters 2026 Calendar.  In this episode we discuss: -How he came from a normal household, had a great child hood...and then how things got a bit messy...

𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 is the sister of one of the most famous, beloved and storied runners of all time whose life was tragically cut short in the 1970’s as he was preparing for the 1976 Olympics. She has been the guardian of his iconic legacy ever since. In the early 1970’s, her brother 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 was one of America’s greatest long distance runners. From 1973 to 1975, he set American records at...

𝐄𝐳𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 was the first-ever winner of "𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬" aired on Hallmark+ which was Hallmark’s first-ever reality competition show. His prize was to land a co-starring role in the 2024 Hallmark Christmas movie titled 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬. He is a fitness professional, model, & former US Navy Rescue swimmer. Ezra's future is bright and he is on the cusp of future film mega-stardom. He is not...

𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 is an accomplished actor, singer, writer, director, composer, producer, business woman. She is known to fans the world over for her scintillating role for 8 years as 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 in the iconic television series 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐬. Afton was the sultry songstress, singing all the songs that our guest wrote. She also appeared in the “Dallas" series revival on TNT, reprising her role. She starred...

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐨𝐫𝐧 & 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐳 are the authors of a fascinating book called 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆. In a world that is louder than ever, the book invites us to rethink our definition of silence—not just as the absence of noise, but as a presence that can bring us energy, clarity, & deeper connection. It’s not just the noise in our ears, but the noise on our screens and in our h...

𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐧 "𝐙𝐮𝐳𝐮" 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 starred in 16 movies with legendary screen giants including one of the most beloved movies of all time, "𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞,” Frank Capra’s heartwarming 1946 drama about the trials and triumphs of a family man named George Bailey, played by 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭 and co-starring Donna Reed. Her iconic role as their daughter is one of the most memorable roles in cinema history. The...

𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐡𝐧 is a bestselling author with over 2 million books & courses sold, a leading behavorial change expert, a columnist for Oprah.com & Psychology Today & a social media thought leader with 1.5 million fans worldwide including Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Tim Ferris, Jon Stewart, Arianna Huffington & a lot more. She’s known for pioneering self-help for people who wouldn’t be caught dead...

𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 is a Professor of Psychology at Amherst College who speaks regularly for public & corporate audiences on topics such as the science of happiness, the power of emotional intelligence, the art of aging well, & the psychology of courage & inaction. She’s an author of several books including: 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, & 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲. Her goal i...