Cory Camp is the founder of Forever Athlete LA, Host of The Athletic Mindset Podcast, and former Division I swimmer at the University of Delaware. In this episode, Cory joins Steve in a conversation about identity, mindset, determination, and transitions.

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Nick Goodin is an Executive Coach who works alongside high-performing leaders in the areas of storytelling, semantics, decision making, neuroscience, and human performance. After spending the first 10 years of his professional career developing community outreach to support the school system in Mexico, Nick later developed a passion for helping leaders excel in uncertainty. His work today is heavily invested in training leaders in the areas of listening, empathy, vulnerability, and more.

In this episode, Nick and Steve chat about vulnerability, why it's so important while simultaneously so hard to demonstrate, and how it can help lead us through fear and transform us into better leaders. There's also a HUGE TWIST in Nick's story towards the end of this episode as he provides a real-world example of vulnerability in action.

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In this episode, Slade Heathcott, former outfielder for the New York Yankees and current Co-Founder & Director of More Than Baseball, shares his story of overcoming childhood trauma and being living out of his truck in high school to later becoming the New York Yankees' 1st Round Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft. Likewise, Slade also chats about the challenges of the minor league baseball lifestyle, what it was like to play alongside Yankee Hall of Famers, Derek Jeter & Mariano Rivera, and a rather comical account of one of the larger bench-clearing brawls in minor league baseball, which kicks off the top of the episode.

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David Paul works at the intersection of research, data, and stories. Along with publishing the popular newsletter, Dispatches in Storytelling, and hosting two podcasts (Audible Insights and The David Paull Show), David leads two research companies, Dialsmith® and Lillian Labs®, which blend decades of experience with what David calls Behavioral Storytelling® to uncover what connects with audiences, the supporting "why's" behind the connection, and how to consequently drive those audiences to take action. 

In this episode, David and Steve chat about communication and influence tactics, David's RSPCT framework for helping others overcome fear, persuasion, and mindset.

Books referenced in this episode: The Wonder Switch by Harris III

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In this episode, we address an intrinsic kind of courage--that is-- the courage to like yourself. Using a combination of research, personal anecdotes & reflection, unique discoveries, and findings from other experts, Steve covers an array of topics that impact a person's ability to like themselves such as comparison, emotional isolation, overthinking, and self-hate, which makes this episode a reflective and insightful account of courage.

Books referenced in this episode:

• The Wonder Switch by Harris III
• When Your Twenties Are Darker Than You Expected by Paul C. Maxwell
• UNFU*K YOURSELF by Gary John Bishop
• Here is Real Magic by Nate Staniforth

• The Leader In You: How to Win Friends, Influence People & Succeed in a Changing World by Dale Carnegie

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Rachel Zimmerman Brachman is an Outreach Specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, inventor, scientist, engineer, educator, writer, knitter, and mom. Previous to work at the Jet Propulsion Lab, she worked with the Canadian Space Agency on the Candian side of the International Space Station and Education and Outreach for the Center for Neuromorphic Systems Engineering, a National Science Foundation-sponsored Engineering Research Center that developed biologically inspired robotics. What we discuss in this episode: Rachel's work on the Casini Space Mission to Saturn, why it's important to dare mighty things, the lessons we can learn from astronauts as it relates to surviving the pandemic, the power of giving yourself space to dream, and how learning new things can change the way you perceive the universe. 

Tony Sorrentino is the Chief Strategic Officer at Ox Creative, a Marketing and Advertising Agency based in Chicago, IL that uses world-class creativity to build a better world. In this episode, Tony and Steve chat about how to create a human and authentic brand/reputation, interacting with others on social media in honest and authentic ways, and how better people lead to better brands, which leads to a better world.

Steve chats with Jim Alling, the former President of Starbucks, COO of T-Mobile, and (most recently before retiring in early 2020), CEO of TOMS Shoes. He is a skilled communicator and an expert with over 35 years of experience in leadership, development, and teamwork. This is part two of a two-part conversation and in this episode, Jim chats with Steve about the gift of generosity, lessons learned from his time as CEO of TOMS Shoes, one of the scariest times of his life when his son was born prematurely, and next step advice for current job seekers.