Think Differently

Max Glick (Mr. Cheezypop) brings light and joy into the lives of 80,000+ fans of his YouTube Channel where he shares his love of Disney.  This episode is so lighthearted and inspiring as Max shares his story growing up in a family that frequented Disneyworld for vacation, his journey to move from New York to LA to pursue and achieve his dream of being an actor and how he started his YouTube p...

Galen Gifford, Founder of Big Truck is stuck in SPAIN!  He had taken his family from Truckee, California to Spain to build a "love bubble" around them as they escape the grind of American life and immersed themselves in intentional time together.  When the pandemic hit, Spain was the epicenter of the death toll and he, his wife and 2 young daughters were quarantined and unable to return to the U.S...

George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis on May 25. 2020 which has initiated a global push for justice, racial equality and simply put, change.  I sat down with my friend Dimitri Hepburn who has served as an inner city science teacher, non profit leader and advocated for underserved communities.  This episode is longer than usual episodes but is well worth the listen....

This week's episode is just HAPPY.  Rosie Quasarano is the co-founder of L ittleFoot Coffee a small batch coffee roaster based outside Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Her story is so unique, uplifting and human centered that it sounds more like a movie than a real story!  I hope you can take some time to listen, reflect and learn from Rosie's story on how she focused on PEOPLE to start and...

Caleb Gardner is the founder of 18 Coffees and former Lead Digital Strategist for President Barack Obama.  This episode is really unique as we explore the future of work, career risk, building communities failture and how Caleb thinks differently about risk. As always if you are digging the podcast, please follow on Spotify, subscribe on iTunes and leave a rating or review.  Thanks so mu...

Patrick Smith is the founder of C2 Creative Studio, a boutique agency that helps brands strategize their message and voice.  He and I have worked together on several projects and it's always a blast.  This episode explores his creative process, where he draws inspiration from. (stand up comedy and music). the idea that "creativity is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration" and one of my fav...

 I have been a Type 1 Diabetic for over 30 years and was recently excited to get connected with Lauren Bongiorno.  Lauren is a Diabetic Wellness coach but this episode is nothing about diabetes but instead it's about YOUR potential!  Lauren tells us the story of how after years of unhealthy relationships with herself and lack of self love she turned to yoga to slow down her mind. &n...

Scott Marvel is the founder of Give A Shi*t and the President of Daily Planet Productions.  Give a Shi*t is non-profit that has local artists create designs that Scott then hand screen prints on t-shirts to sell with all of the proceeds going to StreetWise (over $100k to date!).  Streetwise helps those who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness get back on their feet.  This ep...

Pat Barber is one of the original Crossfit games athletes, coaches and personalities who alongside his wife Taz, has made a life, love and business out of helping people build the best version of themselves.  Since stepping away from competition he and Taz have continued to build their life and business (Warmup and Workout) around helping others, travel and learning.  From taking their 3...

Roy Tuscany founded the High Fives Foundation in 2006 after a spinal cord injury stemming from a ski accident.  Based in Truckee, California High Fives focuses on preventing life-changing injuries and provides resources and hope if they happen.  Every year they help thousands for athletes get back to the mountain through programming, support a start of the art facility and above all, the...

Welcome to the first episode of the ThinK Differently podcast.  My first guest Jason Feifer s the current editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, host of three different podcasts; The Pessimists Archive, Problem Solvers, and Hush Money. He is a novelist, speaker and author who has written for some of the worlds largest publications including The Boston Globe, Men's Health, The Guardian and...