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From his home in St. Paul, MN Bob Stromberg travels continually performing his very unique blend of original story, standup and shtick. His work has left lasting impressions on Fortune 500 companies, raised multimillions for non-profits, garnered literary and theater awards and broken box office records in the US and Europe. The London Times said “ He’s a genuinely funny man”. The Chicago Sun Times called him, “... a mesmerizing physical comedian.” Most impressively, Bob has joined a very small group of elite artists who have stayed prolific and profitably busy for over forty years. How’s he done it? By “Mastering the Craft of Creativity”. In his online class, Bob shares three profound, transforming disciplines that lead to creating a rich, personal reservoir of original ideas.Website: www.bobstromberg.com/jumbleFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrombergCreativity/Podcast: http://bobstromberg.com/blog-4/

Hannah Payne is the founder and designer behind Luba, a high-end ready-to-wear line where every sale goes back to support women through her charity, the LOVE Foundation. In her junior year of college, Hannah secretly "studied abroad" in Florence - little did her parents know, she was taking drawing and sewing classes to further her passion into a tangible business. While doing research for a school project, Hannah was disturbed to find out that there were more animal shelters than women’s shelters in the US. She was even more shocked to learn that shelters turned down 30 women and their children everyday, due to lack of space. Hannah decided that she wanted to create a business where she can not only pursue her love for fashion, but also give back and empower women.About Luba:Luba is a ready-to-wear women’s label that offers high end, quality made garments. It is instantly recognizable through its intricate detailing, unique fabrics, and classic silhouettes creating a utopia of style for the everyday woman. L

Today we celebrate Columbus day. Columbus day and Columbus himself have become increasingly controversial over the last few years. Weather you love or loath Columbus, there are important lessons we can learn from him. In today's episode I share on the importance of Pilgrimages and Purposeful Journeys. I also leave you with 10 reasons why Pilgrimages might be the perfect thing to spark your next big idea or chase that long lost dream.10 Tips to a Perfect Pilgrimage Be OpenBe BraveInteractGo somewhere newRenew, refresh, and energizeMove past routineEncounter something spiritual through places, people, and situationsStep out in FaithChange your lifeServe Others

Christos Shepherd is the Co-Founder of Campfire and an Ex-Airline Boss. Fresh out of undergrad, Christos started - and later sold - Air Thalassa, a Greek airline. He went on to help governments and entrepreneurs in Africa to start airlines of their own. During a stint at JetBlue, he launched award-winning products like Mint - America's first-ever lie-flat experience.Born in Jamaica but given a Greek name, raised in London but now living in New York, married to a Nigerian and learning Chinese (very slowly), Christos' story spans the world. He fronted his own TV show in China, wrote for The Economist, and last yer got an MBA from Stanford.  These days, Christos is co-founder of Campfire, a revolutionary audio app that pays users to ask great questions to their favorite experts, celebrities, and podcasters. Besides eliciting and sharing intimate audio stories, users can donate their earnings to their favorite charities. On Campfire, social media does social good. You (and your favorite charities) get paid to ans

Michael Gebben spent 7 years building a video company that was the envy of everyone in his field, GebbsTV. One day he woke up to the realization that he’d built a cage of his own making and given up so much of his life in the name of something that didn’t really mean a whole lot. So he hit reset, and over the last three years, rebuilt his life and his career around what matters and even launched a new inspirational YouTube Channel. He has profoundly changed is metrics for success.Michael’s current company, Jumpstarters, helps creative entrepreneurs to get over the same hurdles that he was able to conquer, allowing him to work with individuals such as Tim Ferris, Tony Robbins, and Richard Branson. Michael is a big believer in Massive Imperfect Action rather than getting stuck in the minutia and never moving forward.Topics in this episode: Finding Identity, Entrepreneurship, Finding and Focusing on what Matters, Building a business built on relationships, The power of being a specialist, Finding your sweet spot

EDDIE YOON is the founder of EDDIEWOULDGROW, a think tank and advisory firm on growth strategy. Prior to that he was a partner at The Cambridge Group where he worked for 18 years, a strategy consulting firm founded in 1975 that specializes in helping CEOs and senior leadership teams within Fortune 1000 corporations drive growth by understanding how to unlock new sources of consumer demand. In the last 5 years, he has helped double numerous businesses including cable media company, food brand, beverage company, pet food brand, consumer robotics, standby generators-from several hundred million to close to a billion dollars.Eddie is the author of the acclaimed book, Superconsumers: A Simple, Speedy and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth (Harvard Business School Press, 2016). He is also the author of over 40 articles, including Make Your Best Customers Even Better (Harvard Business Review magazine, March 2014) and Why It Pays to Be a Category Creator (Harvard Business Review magazine, March 2013). Eddie has been

What does it take to make instruments like tubas, trumpets, french horns, euphoniums, and saxophones? Jonathan Hodgetts set out to innovation in the world of brass instruments all while making the cost more assessable to musicians. In his quest he has re-birthed old instruments and created new models. Wessex Tubas was established by experienced British tuba player, Jonathan Hodgetts, in 2010, with the aim of bringing the pleasure of brass music making to the masses.Discovering untapped potential in the affordability and efficiency of Chinese manufacturing, Jonathan began commissioning his own tubas for creation abroad.Starting small and with big ideas, after only a year, Wessex Tubas had grown enough for Jonathan to dedicate all of his time to the business and, in 2012, a distribution centre was opened in the USA; responding to increasing demand in the States.Initially using standard designs, Wessex Tubas soon started branching out; customising and designing their own instruments, whilst using professional ar

Have you ever had the dream to purchase or build your perfect car? Richard Schickman started The RSR Project and is living that dream.Richard's passion for classic cars started early in his life. In his teens he spent his days working on restoring all types of cars. Along the way he birthed a new passion for classic Porsche cars, specifically the coveted Porsche 911 RSR racing cars. Since his youth he has built a successful career in the real estate world. Along the way he decided to return to his earlier passion and build his dream Porsche RSR. As word got out about the amazing car he was building he was approached by a potential buyer. This led to others wanting one of these unique tribute cars. He kept questioning the possibility of making this into a business. He has now built several of the tribute cars and has orders for many more. His dream of building something special is becoming a reality. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsrproject/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rsrproject/Petrolicious Arti

Most of us never take the time to face our fears. Leonard Kim thinks we should start with our fears and use those to drive us to greatness. Ultimately fear should drive us. In part one of our episode we discuss Facing and using your fears to direct you, overcoming failure, Personal branding, Overcoming startup failure, Ice cream, Becoming the expert and thought leader, Why Shortcuts are killing you, Defining Success, and so much more.Leonard Kim’s TEDx Talk, Why You Should Let Your Fears Guide You, has been internationally recognized as one of the best TED Talks by Forbes and Inc. Magazine.Leonard is recognized by Forbes as a Top Marketing Influencer, Inc. Magazine as a Top Digital Marketer and Top Youth Marketer and by Entrepreneur as a Top Personal Branding Expert. Adweek recognized him as one of their Socially Strong Entrepreneurs Every VC Should Be Following. He went from being almost homeless to becoming a personal branding expert whose content has been read over 10 million times. He has amassed a social

Creating ideas and finding your dream can feel impossible to reach. Andy Beckerman shares his journey into finding his true identity and chasing his dreams, something that he didn't think could ever happen. In part one of our episode with Andy we discuss comedy, finding your identity, discovery your dreams, getting honest with yourself, dealing with the unexpected, the process of ideas and creativity, getting past your safety net, and so much more.Andy Beckerman has been writing and performing comedy in New York City since 2009. He recently co-created and executive produced a comedic pilot about race called INSIDE CAUCASIA for truTV and is currently serving as a consultant on Jessica Williams’ Comedy Central pilot. Previously, he has written for shows like THE PETE HOLMES SHOW (TBS) and CEDRIC'S BARBER BATTLE (The CW).Andy also produces and hosts the popular interview podcast BEGINNINGS about the creative origins of writers and performers. From 2011 to 2013, Beginnings was also taped monthly at UCB East, and

Purpose and Passion are somethings that some spend their entire life trying to find. Leland Jones shares his experience on how you can stop waisting your time and start living your life of destiny. Ultimately this can lead you to changing the world around you because a human with purpose is unstoppable. 18 year old Author Leland Jones is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, leadership instructor, owner of Multi-Motivation, and the CEO and Founder of T-Quotes, LLC. Jones founded his company, T-Quotes, LLC in 2016 with his trusted team of four friends that make up the executives of the company. In line with the founders’ philosophy of philanthropy, T-Quotes, LLC donates ten percent of all proceeds to various non-profit organizations and is an official corporate sponsor of the largest student run philanthropy in the United States, THON, based in Pennsylvania. Jones has experienced the entirety of his young life as part of a military family residing in nine different states and most recently in S

On today's episode we discuss Christianity and diversity with Dr. Eric Bryant. Often we focus on our differences and find ourselves divided. We've settled for tolerance instead of true embrace. Eric's book, Not Like Me: Learning to Love, Serve, and Influence Our Divided World, is celebrating it's 10th anniversary with a rerelease and update for the challenging times we are facing today.Dr. Eric Michael Bryant serves with Gateway Church in Austin as Lead Pastor for Gateway South and as part of the teaching team along with Senior Pastor John Burke. Known for their mottos: “no perfect people allowed” and “come as you are, but don’t stay that way.”From 1998-2010, Eric served as part of the leadership team with Erwin McManus at Mosaic in Los Angeles, a church known for its creativity and diversity. The four years prior to that he helped plant a church in Seattle, WA.Eric teaches a masters level Post-Christian Ministry Certificate and leads a cohort for a Doctorate of Ministry in Missional Effectiveness through Bet

Do you ever wonder how you can become a dreamer or chase your big idea? It can feel overwhelming to know how to get started or take the next step. Today I share 10 tips on how you can become a dreamer. Get alone and ask difficult questions.Write it down.Talk to friends and family about your dream.Find a mentor or coach.Try micro experiments.Talk to others in your dream field / industry.Push through failure and discouragement.Think and dream bigger.Adjust and enjoy the unexpected.Celebrate your victoriesBonus Tip: Dream in community - you need others.

Divya Parekh brings over 25 years of rich and varied experiences to her roles as a coach and a speaker. Her professional career includes positions as a university associate professor, scientist, biotechnology professional, and as a global business relationship and leadership coach. She merges her biopharmaceutical career with my extensive experience as a coach, author, consultant, and speaker. Her passion for coaching and the sincere desire to make a positive impact on people led her to develop effective evidence-based leadership and partnership programs.Due to her coaching and consulting work, she has become a veteran scientific and leadership presenter at bio-pharmaceutical and business conferences. She is blessed with an ability to connect with audiences across all industries and is very gratified with the reviews her appearances receive.Among her professional recognitions are having Women of Distinction Magazine, a magazine division of the National Association of Distinguished Professionals, featured her

PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in “O”, the Oprah Magazine.What started with an initial small batch of soap has expanded into a host of goat milk items such as goat milk soaps, cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more. It’s a team effort to keep the farm running, make and ship all the products, and welcome visitors to the farm. PJ’s husband, eight children (aged 9 to 19), and six full-time employees, all work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk.With over nineteen years of homeschooling children under her belt, as well as eight years of running a business, PJ enjoys talking to mothers and entrepreneurs across the world about living the best life they can live. She puts

Laura Meoli is a digital media content creator with 10 years experience. Her achievements include a NY Emmy Award, seven Telly Awards and multiple festival wins for her video projects, "Give a Little", "Women of Action", "Perspective", and the "Granville T. Woods Documentary". As founder of LoudaVision Productions, she helps her clients promote their business, product or service so they can build an online presence and reach a larger audience. LoudaVision Productions creates digital media including logos, graphics, video, audio and social media content. Her goal as a business owner is to deliver high-end results with a personal touch. She also hosts the LoudaVision Podcast to help creative people turn their passion into a career. An educator at heart, Laura currently leads film production & podcasting classes for all ages, and conducts 1-on-1 private tutoring. She also has a quick online course available teaching you how to create your own budget-friendly podcast.Topics covered in this episode: Creativity

On today's episode we chat with Dr. Anthony Metivier is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a systematic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary, dreams, names, music, poetry and much more in ways that are easy, elegant, effective and fun.Metivier writes books and creates training for a variety of people who need help with a number of different memory needs. What separates him from other authors on memory skills and development is that he doesn’t focus on long strings of digits or training for memory championships. He offers simple techniques for memorizing the information that will change your daily life: foreign language vocabulary, names and faces, material for tests and exams. There’s no hype in his training, just techniques that work.From hobbyists looking to memorize facts, poems or more to anyone wanting to master another language, Anthony loves to see memory techniques take root and flourish.Topics covered in this episode: Health and Memory, Mind / Memory Palaces, Forge

Christie Lindor a 15+year management consultant and blogger focused on people and organizational transformation.  Recently she publishing her first book, The MECE Muse: 100+ selected practices, unwritten rules, and habits of great consultants. She hosts a pop-up podcast show in preparation for her book launch called The MECE Muse Unplugged. Through sheer hard work as a first generation college graduate & first generation American, she has reinvented her brand several times while working for some of the top consulting firms in the world amongst many other accomplishments. Topics covered in this episode: Finding the right mentors, Choosing to be successful, Becoming a mentor, The Mece Principle, Creating a new mindset, Having difficult discussions, The importance of Empathy, and so much more.Website: http://christielindor.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/musemece LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiejb/Podcast: iTunes

Have you ever wondered if there is an easier way to do something? That was the birthplace of Acuity Scheduling. Gavin Zuchlinski was searching for a way to help his mom become more efficient with scheduling appointments for her customers. He didn't find the solution, so he built it. In 2006 Acuity Scheduling was born. Along the way they have become the industry leader for business scheduling. As the company grew, Gavin knew he had to leave the safety of his Cybersecurity job (a job he loved) for the unknown of growing Acuity Scheduling. They have now served over 50,000 businesses with making their scheduling needs efficient proving that it was worth the risk to create something amazing.Topics covered in this episode: A love for coffee, The world of coding, The complexity of scheduling, The value of time, The complexity of building simple, The importance of customer service, Building a distributed team, Making work fun, and so much more.Website: https://acuityscheduling.com/jumblethinkFacebook: https://www.fac

Sought after by the biggest names in business to monetize their message, mission or movement, business builder and marketing expert Dustin Mathews is THE mentor and coach to the stars. Dustin is the co-founder of Speaking Empire – the disruptive company in the leadership and education space, whose chief mission is advancing the human race by empowering leaders to communicate powerfully, unlock their fullest potential and ultimately step into their Greatness.Dustin is the author of many bestselling books and has shared the stage with athletes, business celebrities, and titans of business. His latest book (Co-Authored with Dan Kennedy) the NO B.S. Guide To Powerful Presentations: How To Sell ANYTHING With Webinars & Online Media, Speeches & Seminars (Entrepreneur Press) is set for release on June 13th.Known for creating marketplace frenzies that drive people to buy products en masse, Dustin’s companies and private clients have been featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and INC