Prologue Profiles

"Follow one course until success." John has a podcast. But it's not just any podcast. John is the creator and host of Entrepreneur on Fire which since its launch in September 2012 has put out a new episode every day - including weekends - and now with its multiple streams of income including e-business he's built on top of his show is bringing in six figures a month in revenue.  What? I know. In this Skype interview you'll hear John discuss his path to podcasting domination, the importance of self-belief, and that if you think success is in your future, it will be.

"You want to make something and see if anybody else out there gets it." After college Andrew had no plan for his career and became an IT consultant. But he had dreams of making something he was proud of.  Andrew is now the co-founder, along with partner Johan Lam, of 3Sixteen, a high end denim and clothing brand that sources its own fabrics from the Kuroki Mill in Japan and which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Andrew and Johan are also the co-owners, along with Kiya Babzani of the New York and LA outposts of Self Edge, a premium menswear boutique. In this interview conducted at Self Edge New York in the Lower East Side, you'll hear Andrew discuss his path to creating a custom fit career, the importance of strong support and that to get what you want in life, you gotta just go for it.

"It's not a competition, we can all be successful." - Franchesca Ramsey After college Franchesca started creating videos on YouTube. Five years later in January 2012 she uploaded a video that changed the trajectory of her career when she added to the Shit Girls Say meme with her own contribution, Shit White Girls Say...to Black Girls. Millions of views later Franchesca, known to many as Chescaleigh, is now a full-time video blogger. You'll hear a YouTube celebrity discuss her journey from 0 to 10 million views, the importance of following what you love, and that with all you have going for you already, what's there really to be afraid of?

"You are your own greatest deceiver." Vinny is a magician. I could stop right there, but he's also a theatre creator and this past spring put on a 25 show run of latest show Charlatan, at Ars Nova in New York City. You'll hear Vinny discuss his path to making the most out of magic, the power of visualizing success, and the biggest trick to pull is the one on yourself.

"When your life is in your hands you just look at things differently." After college Loren's next move was to figure out what her next move was when unexpectedly she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.  During her recovery Loren immersed herself in her passions of health and nutrition and is now the founder of Sweet Loren's an all natural baking company, available in Whole Foods and Fresh Direct. You'll hear Loren discuss her path from dealing with illness to spreading wellness the magic that happens when you align yourself with what you love and that when that voice inside you is trying to tell you something, go head and listen.

"Basically my plan was I just keep going until I really have no money and I'm really living on the street and have to go do something else." Since high school Frequency has wanted to work in music. Twelve years later he is now the the producer of Eminem's  #1 hit single 'The Monster' featuring Rihanna. In this interview conducted in his studio in Greenpoint Brooklyn, you'll hear Frequency discuss his path from DJ'ing school dances to topping the Billboard charts, the essential element of keeping in touch and that the best way to get what you want is to keep going.

"Being prepared is never when you start." - Milo Pierwola Milo is a professional adventurer. Let that sink in for a sec. Through his company, EXP Adventures, Milo's hired to create custom travel adventure experiences. He's most recently traveled to the Yukon Territory and the North Pole. Oh and before all this he worked as an attorney. You'll hear Milo discuss how the heck he made this happen for himself, the importance of not backing down from a challenge, and that failure is just another step towards success.

“You know that feeling of uncertainty? When I feel that, that means I’m doing the right thing.” - Randy Class Randy is a full-time student, he’s also a musician. This Wednesday Randy drops his first EP as a solo artist, called Metanoia, produced by his good friend and classmate Jerry Almonte and available for streaming and download on SoundCloud. You’ll hear Randy discuss his path to making music his main focus, the importance of selective forgetfulness and that to go for what you want you gotta go all in.

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Mathilde, a second year med student, at the Tuileries Garden in Paris(!)

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Bouchra, who just moved to America from Morocco!, on the F Train.

"The biggest decisions I made in life I've made on these feelings, like 'well I have to, I have to go for it, I have to do these things' and that's what surgery was." - Dr. Shailvi Gupta Since she was little Shailvi knew she wanted to be a doctor. What she didn't know was that she would end up wanting to be a surgeon. Shailvi is now a surgery resident at Highland General Hospital in Oakland and has recently taken time off to get her Master's in Public Health at Johns Hopkins and later this year will be traveling to Nepal and in Africa as part of her desire to work in surgery on a global level. Whoa. You'll hear Shailvi discuss her unexpected path of becoming a surgeon, the motivational force of being valuable to others, and that to do what you love, you have to do what you love.

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Sean, a student at Stella Charles Guttman, on the F Train.

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Josh, founder of Peace Loves Pops, at the Grove Street Farmers Market.

"You have to give your all. Always." - Margot Since she was 4 years old Margot knew she wanted to be a violinist when she grew up. Margot is now a professional musician, performing full-time as one half of the DJ-violin duo, The Dolls, alongside DJ Mia Moretti, and is set to release her debut solo project this summer. You'll hear Margot discuss how she made her way in the music world, the opportunities that come from being open and that the best way to move forward is to do the best you can do:

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Sam, a brand designer, at the Grove Street Starbucks.

"Back then I saw that this is where I wanted to be - and it's where I went - and now I'm there." - Becca Feld During and after college Becca had no idea what she wanted to do for her career. After working four years at a non-profit she still didn't know what she wanted to do. That all changed when in May 2013, Becca discovered the tech concept, User Experience Design (UX) and fell in love. Literally four months later, Becca landed a full-time job in UX as she now works as a Digital Optimization Analyst at the Soho-based agency, Maxymiser. You'll hear Becca discuss her journey from career frustration to no hesitation, the power of networking, and that maybe the most important meetings you can have are the ones with yourself.

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Hannah, a Columbia University grad student, at Shari's birthday party. (Hannah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannahJanal)

"I just want to be valuable." - Paul Jarvis After college Paul (@pjrvs) worked up the ranks at a web design agency and hit a wall - he wanted out.  Based in Vancouver Island Canada, Paul now works on his own terms with his own web design business and on top of that makes the time to write and self publish books based on what he loves which happen to sell thousands of copies. At the time of our interview a few months ago Paul had released his 3rd book, Everything I Know about the entrepreneurial life. This June he'll be releasing his latest book, The Good Creative where he shares "the 18 habits of the world's most respected artists." On this Skype interview you'll hear Paul discuss his path to creating a business he loves - which involved creating one he hated - the power of saying no, and that what lies outside your comfort zone is what you want:

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Andy, the co-founder of Korilla BBQ, at the DUMBO lot. (More info: https://twitter.com/KorillaBBQ)

"Stop waiting for someone else to give you opportunities." - Shamikah Martinez After college Shamikah (@smart_inez) worked as a video producer but through improv got the performance bug and hasn't looked back. After creating viral videos with her YouTube comedy group Candy Slice Shamikah teamed up with friend of the show Molly Austin to create the comedy duo, Emotistyle. Shamikah's continued to expand her creative palette and has written her own one act play which she's debuting this month at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City and is co-creating a short film with her boyfriend and business partner, Adam Donald (MAD Pictures). You'll hear Shamikah discuss her path of creative exploration, the power of joint ventures, and that it's less about whether someone will reject you than about how you react when they do: