The One Away Show

Rasheid Scarlett is the owner of Great Dwellings, a short-term rental property management company that helps property owners maximize their short-term (i.e., Airbnb, VRBO) vacation rentals. Great Dwellings helps busy vacation rental owners through expert marketing, optimized pricing, guest screening, handling key drops, cleaning, guest transportation, maintenance, and more. Rasheid is also the CEO...

David's story was so inspiring to listen to. The way he was able to take lessons from his youth and use them to create a better life for himself is remarkable. His willingness to ask for help is a lesson to all entrepreneurs. Asking for help opened up many doors for David, and led him down the path to growing his company through an appearance on Shark Tank. It was such a privilege to talk to David...

Driven by an urgency to create a better future for his generation and future generations, David founded DetraPel with one simple mission: protect what you love. This mission is derived from his passions for entrepreneurship and creating world-changing initiatives that contribute to a thriving society and planet. David believes that through innovation and a commitment to reduce environmental impact...

Debi's willingness to be vulnerable and share her career path is admirable. In today's episode, we discussed the importance of discovering what makes you come alive early in your career. Debi shared her experience of pursuing a new position that didn't feel entirely right but had a massive allure. As discussed in our conversation, Debi learned the importance of following what's stimulating and ful...

Debi Kleiman is an award-winning marketer, teacher, startup advisor, mentor, and angel investor, with over fifteen years of experience working with and coaching startups of all kinds. She is managing partner of The Upside Angels, investing in early stage startups and providing strategic advisory services and coaching for founders. Prior to this, she spent 5 years as the Executive Director of the A...

Julia's immense drive, hustle, and vision are contagious. Her path to success is one that's filled with grit and determination. Immigrating to a new country is difficult no matter who you are, but at 15, Julia faced even more obstacles coming to the United States. In the face of these difficulties, not only did she adapt to the culture, learn the language, and build a life quickly, but she did it...

Julia is a co-founder and managing director at JJ Studio, helping startups of all sizes launch new products and markets, scale their operations, and acquire new users through world-class marketing & sales. JJ Studio provides end-to-end project management and consulting to series A & B startups that are looking to grow their user base, launch new markets/ verticals, or streamline their operations....

David is a true visionary. I admire his vision for building social impact brands and his ability to piece together his aspirations under one roof. He imparted a ton of wisdom during this episode, including the power of mentorship and storytelling. David's story would not be complete without his mentor, Liz, who looked out for him, helped extend his comfort zone and picked him up when he fell. Thro...

Dave Simnick is the CEO and co-founder of SoapBox Soaps, a company that works to empower customers to change the world through everyday, quality purchases. SoapBox products are currently shelved in tens of thousands of stores across the United States and beyond. As an Eagle Scout, Dave's dream was to found for-profit companies with a social mission at their core. Since then, he has worked as eithe...

I loved talking to Michelle. Her ability to show up completely, full of emotion and honesty, is refreshing. One thing that particularly struck me about her story is her upbringing. Michelle grew up in a family that, on the outside, was comfortable. The reality, though, was that it was all a facade. It's interesting how many people grow up in a similar circumstance. What's most impressive about her...

Michelle is a Managing Director and Financial Advisor, a role in which she uses her passion for financial literacy, married with the science of wealth management and the art of financial therapy. Michelle's childhood informed her career path: Growing up "yacht poor," she was surrounded by the trappings of wealth but knew her family wasn't far from catastrophe. Michelle questioned her financial sto...

I'm so grateful to have Marie on The One Away Podcast. In our conversation, she was incredibly vulnerable about the hardships of her husband's deployment. It was a joy to hear her insights on how his deployment affected her and shaped her career. For anyone interested in learning about how to create new opportunities for others, Marie's episode is worth a listen. Read the show notes here: https://...

Marie Roker-Jones is a social impact startup founder with over ten years of experience in leading inclusion and belonging strategies. She's had an eclectic work history thanks to her husband's multiple military deployments. The common thread throughout Marie's career is working toward social good. She's helped tech companies and startups with their diversity hiring goals through Veteran and milita...

In the dozens and dozens of podcasts we've done so far, my conversations have never made a guest cry. Until Erin. Erin showed up for this episode so authentically. She opens up about the trigger moment in her life: her breast cancer diagnosis. Following this life-changing news, Erin completely altered the way she showed up at work, at home, for her husband, and for her kids. We all encounter these...

Erin Grau is the Co-Founder and COO of Charter, an online media company that is working to transform the workplace and catalyze a new era of dynamic organizations where all workers thrive. Charter does this by bridging research to practice—giving people the tactical playbook for what work can and should be. Erin has a long and impressive work history. Prior to Charter, Erin served as the VP of Cul...

When I was a kid, my ethics-minded step-grandfather routinely sat me down and walked me through the ethics of famous companies. Talking with Rob gave me a sense of nostalgia for those times when I was young, as well as a newfound perspective on corporate ethics. It's remarkable to learn from someone who works within the highest level at groundbreaking companies like Airbnb and eBay. Rob's unique b...

Rob Chesnut is a phenomenal leader. Before guiding companies in their ethics, he worked in the U.S. Justice Department for 14 years. When he began to feel that his work putting criminals away––mainly young people––was too negative, he took a leap of faith and sent an email that would change his career trajectory. Rob Chesnut is the former Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb. He previously led eBay's No...

I learned so much during my discussion with Shane. As an ambitious business person, I often struggle with forcing specific outcomes and failing to realize that some things aren't meant to be. Shane is great at following his natural path with intuition and trust. He lets events unfold as they will, surrendering to the process of life and letting what may come, come. Despite his ambition, Shane is s...

Shane Metcalf is the co-founder and CCO of 15Five, a human-centered performance management platform that creates effective managers, highly engaged employees, and top-performing organizations. Shane and his co-founders started 15Five to help companies bring out the best in their people. Prior to his role as CCO, Shane worked as the Director of Customer Success, and later as the Vice President of C...

Lamine's success is particularly inspiring to me because he immigrated to the United States alone. When he came here, the cards were stacked against him and his back was against the wall. Nonetheless, he managed to create opportunities for himself and carve the path that he wanted. I'm thrilled for listeners to hear Lamine's story and hear about his perseverance first-hand. Follow Bryan Wish on Li...

Lamine Zarrad is the SVP, Financial Services, at ZenBusiness, a public benefits corporation that provides end-to-end digital tools for very small businesses in the service sector, including many "solopreneurs." He began his entrepreneurial journey after immigrating to the United States, after which he went on to serve in the U.S. Marines. He subsequently built an expertise around banking regulatio...

John Hall is a speaker, author, influencer, and leader. He wrote the best-selling book Top of Mind and has received numerous accolades including the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Best Emerging Company and one of the Business Journals' Top 100 Visionaries. Some of John's speaking topics include content marketing, media and content trends, thought leadership, PR, personal branding, leadershi...

I met Pat through our mutual friend Don, and we hit it off instantly. Pat can be a role model to all in a professional and interpersonal sense. Professionally, he is an incredibly talented investor and writer. He synthesizes information and articulates his thoughts with a lot of care and precision. Better yet, he's the kind of person that others want to be around. Many thanks to Pat for coming on...

Patrick J. McGinnis is a venture capitalist, writer, and speaker who invests in leading companies in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. He is the creator and host of the hit podcast FOMO Sapiens, which is distributed by Harvard Business Review and has achieved over 2 million downloads. Patrick coined the term "FOMO" short for "Fear of Missing Out", which was added to the Oxford En...

Karla's work has been invaluable to me for the last few years. It was truly an honor to speak with her candidly about her past, present and future. As a result of her childhood and young adult life, she possesses a certain type of self awareness that's incredibly rare. Because of this, she was able to speak candidly about how she learned to let herself be loved. As we discuss in this episode, lett...