University of Adversity

Today we sit down again with Jake Kauffman, a spiritual guide and life coach who has dedicated his life to helping men heal from their past traumas. In this powerful episode, Jake shares his personal journey of sexual abuse trauma and how he turned his pain into purpose by becoming a powerful coach. Jake's new book, Let Love In, is a powerful guide to help survivors of sexual abuse trauma heal and...

Welcome to today's episode, where we have a truly inspiring guest who has faced and conquered more challenges than most of us can imagine. Our guest is Justin "the big Pygmy" Wren, a mixed martial artist, humanitarian, and founder of the nonprofit organization, Fight for the Forgotten. During the episode, we delve deep into Justin's remarkable story, starting from his early years as a dominant hig...

📌 Grab a copy of Lance’s book, MASTERING ADVERSITY now available on Amazon. Click the link to buy the book: Mastering Adversity Amazon 🧠 Want to work with Lance 1-on-1? Book a call to apply below👇🏼 https://www.pickmybrain.world/profiles/lance-essihos Welcome to the University of Adversity podcast, hosted by Lance Essihos, where we explore the stories and journeys of successful individuals who...

📌 Grab a copy of Lance’s book, MASTERING ADVERSITY now available on Amazon. Click the link to buy the book: Mastering Adversity Amazon 🧠 Want to work with Lance 1-on-1? Book him here👇🏼 https://www.pickmybrain.world/profiles/lance-essihos Welcome to the University of Adversity Podcast, where we explore the challenges that have shaped the lives of successful individuals and uncover the hidden le...

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📌 Grab a copy of Lance’s book, MASTERING ADVERSITY now available on Amazon. Click the link to buy the book: Mastering Adversity Amazon 🧠 Want to work with Lance 1-on-1? Book a call to apply below👇🏼 https://www.pickmybrain.world/profiles/lance-essihos Welcome to the latest episode of the University of Adversity podcast. In this episode, host Lance welcomes the incredible Amy Edwards, a musician...

📌 Grab a copy of Lance’s book, MASTERING ADVERSITY now available on Amazon. Click the link to buy the book: Mastering Adversity Amazon 🧠 Schedule a PICK MY BRAIN with Lance Essihos: https://www.pickmybrain.world/profiles/lance-essihos Welcome back to University of Adversity. On today’s episode, Lance gets vulnerable and talks about his recent challenges around self-worth. Shifting your perspecti...

📌 Grab a copy of Lance’s book, MASTERING ADVERSITY now available on Amazon. Click the link to buy the book : Mastering Adversity Amazon Harris Goldberg is a screenwriter and a director who enjoyed a successful film-writing career including Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo; The Master Of Disguise and Without A Paddle . After something akin to a nervous breakdown, he took a major right turn in 2006, writ...

Dr. Karen Phillip is one of Australia’s leading Hypnotherapists. Dr. Karen works with clients worldwide including Industry Leaders, high-profile entrepreneurs and celebrities, assisting them to relax and reduce their anxiety levels plus managing and dealing with a variety of other issues. She is a published International author and writes for print media.  On today’s episode, Lance and Dr. Ka...

Welcome to episode 407 of the University of Adversity podcast, where host Lance Essihos shares his expert insights and personal journey on how to build self-confidence. In this solo episode, Lance discusses his experience leaving the bar industry to start his own podcast, and how he overcame imposter syndrome and insecurities to develop a strong sense of self-confidence. He shares proven strategie...

Steven Jaggers, the founder of Somatic Breathwork, is an Integrative Manual Therapist and Holistic Health Coach with many years of experience in a variety of clinical and cultural settings. He is the host of Mind-Body Mentor Podcast where he interviews masters in Health & Spirituality for modern life. Steven helps people from all over the world align their Minds & Bodies through potent mov...

Welcome back to the Universtiy of Adversity. Today we a solo episode with the man himself, Lance Essihos.  Lance comes on the show today to talk about the common struggle that we all face, comparison. Do you scroll through social media, wishing you had the life that you see others portray. We go through feelings of low self worth everytime we compare ourselves. The funny things is though, we...

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the University of Adversity. On today’s episode, we have Robert Breedlove. Robert is an expert on finance and money and the host of the top podcast, What Is Money. He is a freedom maximalist, and bitcoin philosopher that gives you plenty of food for thought. His breakdown of inflation, theft, and corrosion of big government is hard to ignore. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WI...

Happy holiday everybody! To end 2022, Lance does a solo episode sharing some of the valuable relational lessons he has learned through adversity and interacting with people. Often times, we let our emotions get the best of us. But what we need to realize is that life is a circle. What we do in the present moment will impact our future. Consider carefully before you burn bridges with people. WANT T...

Jake Kauffman is a High Performance Coach & Business Mentor to mission driven coaches & entrepreneurs. He is the Executive Producer and Founder of Transient Productions. Since 2018 he has coached hundreds of the top online coaches, consultants and entrepreneurs to overcome their subconscious self-sabotage while supporting them in growing their business revenue. Jake is also an author and s...

Today’s episode is special. We’re bringing back to your a blast from the past, remembering some of the most memorable guests that have come on University of Adversity. To celebrate reaching 400 episodes, Lance features his 20 most memorable guests. Listen to the episode to find out who they are! THE TOP 20 LINE UP:  00:31 Grant Cardone  03:27 Elena Cardone 07:26 Brad Lea 10:36 Dean Grazi...

Today’s episode is a solo celebratory episode for University of Adversity reaching its 400th episode since it started! Lance recounts his journey from the time he decided to start the podcast in 2018 and how far he’s come since then. He shares his plans of stepping into his own abilities and doing more solo episodes. Over the years, Lance interviewed some of the most inspirational and successful p...

Gigi Butler is an entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker and founder of Gigi’s Cupcakes. Gigi opened her first Gigi’s Cupcakes location just off Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee in 2008. Just a few short years later, Gigi’s Cupcakes was already generating an estimated $43 million in sales and had become a national phenomenon making it the largest cupcake franchise in the world. Gigi opened he...

Deidre Sirianni is an International Speaker, Master Coach, and Guide whose mission is to wake up as many people as possible to their higher purpose and true identity. She specializes in helping people break through trauma, fears, and unhealthy behavior patterns, transition, move into peak performance, and waking up to their higher gifts. She is a TEDx Speaker on Trauma and her book, “ Turn your Li...

Brent Pella is a stand-up comedian, digital content creator and current cast member on MTV's Wild 'N Out. Brent's comedy sketches, celebrity impressions and parody music videos have gained more than 300 million views online and have been featured on MTV, Funny or Die, BroBible, Worldstar HipHop and more. Brent is best known for his finely tuned topical comedy and political satire that takes aim at...

George Bryant, a New York Times best-selling author, and highly sought-after digital marketing expert has one goal - to help entrepreneurs ethically scale their business through his trademark Relationships Beat Algorithms™ model. He runs a Podcast show called ‘The mind of George’ which takes you inside the lives of some of the most respected and successful names in the digital world to reveal what...

Darren Prince is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction and recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons such as Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Charlie Sheen, Dennis Rodman, Chevy Chase, and the late Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali to name a few. Through his new cause, he has become a sought after speaker on addiction recovery and mental heal...

Kaylor Betts is a bold and honest voice in the mental health space, with a growing following and a hard-hitting, buzzworthy podcast The Mental Wealth Podcast. The Mental Wealth Podcast currently trends within the top 15 mental health podcasts in Canada and in the top 1.5% of most popular podcasts globally. Kaylor is a contrarian and holds no punches when speaking out against mainstream opinion.&nb...

Mark Groves is a Human Connection Specialist — which is basically just a fancy way of saying he is an emotional translator, writer, speaker and coach. Mark is the founder of Create the Love, Create the Love Cards and co-founder of Mine'd, the world's first emotional network. His purpose is to help individuals step into their most authentic, effective, loving selves by way of a little bit of tough...

The book launch of  “Mastering Adversity - Unlocking The Warrior Within And Turn Your Biggest Struggles Into Your Greatest Gifts” has been a huge success. It hit the Amazon Bestseller in several categories with the Podcast hitting Top Charts many times.  Today’s episode is about Lance expressing his deep gratitude and appreciation for all the love and support he received throughout this...