10,000 NOs

By Matthew Del Negro

What's 10,000 NOs about?

Actor Matthew Del Negro (The Sopranos, The West Wing, Scandal) describes his career as being told "No" for a living. Here, he gets up close and personal with top-shelf folks from all walks of life about the 10,000 "No" s they've had to endure and struggles they've had to overcome on their journey to where they are today. Inspiring, raw, honest and funny, this podcast will help you see that the people you think have "got it made" put their pants on one leg at a time, just like you.

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Retaining Hope and Dignity ...

06.05.2020

Out of respect for current events and a desire to amplify black voices I'd love to highlight a past conversation I had with my friend and fellow actor Kevin Daniels. In February 2018 Kevin and I sat down to chat ...

10,000 NOs episodes:

06.05.2020 Retaining Hope and Dignity Against All Odds: Kevin Daniels Re-Release Out of respect for current events and a desire to amplify black voices I'd love to highlight a past conversation I had with my friend and fellow actor Kevin Daniels. In February 2018 Kevin and I sat down to chat ...
06.01.2020 Be Organized, It's Better Than Getting Organized Do you spend a ton of time searching for Triple A batteries and only realize you had a giant pack after you took a trip to the drug store to buy more? Wouldn't you rather know where everything is in ...
05.29.2020 Kenny Loggins: Danger Zone and the Vulnerability of Song Writing Kenny Loggins' career is embellished with many accolades, from Grammy's, Emmy's as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe. He has written hit songs for films like Footloose, Top Gun, and Caddyshack. Though ...
05.25.2020 How Can Music Affect Your Mood? Are you completely in your head? Constantly over-analyzing? If you're looking for a way to change your state or get in touch with your emotional core, music is one of the most direct roots to get your there. On the ...
05.22.2020 Anthony Meindl: Your Character Begins With You If you're an actor or entrepreneur, or anyone who is looking to embrace the chaos and uncertainty of these times we find ourselves in right now then today’s conversation is perfect for you. Anthony Meindl is an acting teacher, with ...
05.18.2020 Know Fear with Top Self Defense Expert, Tony Blauer Are you letting fear freeze you? Has COVID been causing you to envision the worst-case scenario about what will become of you? If you're stuck in the Fear Loop, you definitely need to hear about how to manage fear from ...
05.15.2020 Marie Forleo: Everything is Figureoutable Do you get down on yourself cause you can't focus or commit to one thing? Do you feel like you're failing when it comes to all the advice the gurus of society tell you you should be doing? Meet Marie ...
05.11.2020 Your Greatest Strength is Your Greatest Weakness Have you been putting yourself down for not measuring up to the people you admire? Think your competition has attributes you'll never acquire? If you're blaming yourself for you, you're wasting time and squandering valuable resources. The very thing that's ...
05.08.2020 You Are Not Your Addiction: Jay T Maryniak on Healing from Substance Abuse and Overcoming Type I Diabetes Jay T Maryniak took himself from rock-bottom, addicted to drugs and alcohol to being a leading voice in the fitness industry. He's a six-figure entrepreneur and owner of his own business JTM fit. Jay is an absolute beast, he's built ...
05.04.2020 Stop Worrying What Others Think Having great mentors and guides is great, and a necessary element to success. But if you were lucky enough to have great guidance as you grew up, make sure that the guidance that served you back then is still applicable ...
05.01.2020 Annabeth Gish on Unlocking Creativity and Overcoming Rejection Whether you’re an actor, musician, painter, or writer...if you’re an artist, there’s one thing we all have in common…a ton of creativity and a ton of rejection. You may know Annabeth Gish from Mystic Pizza, Wyatt Earp, or Showtime’s Brotherhood. ...
04.27.2020 Are You Worried You’ll Never Succeed? This is for You Often when we have big goals, like being an actor, owning a business, or turning a passion project into a full-time business we become focused on reaching the end goal. This can feel like a huge mountain we have to ...
04.24.2020 How to Become an Award-Winning Actor: Dan Bucatinksy on Success in Hollywood Emmy Award-winning actor Dan Bucatinsky walks listeners through his journey of being told “No” in Hollywood, how to feel successful as an actor, and creating his production company with Friends star Lisa Kudrow. Dan is known for his work on ...
04.20.2020 Take Action Now, Course-Correct Later None of us is guaranteed another day on this earth so it's time to wake up and take action on our dreams and stop worrying about doing it "right". Pull the trigger, let it rip, and then figure it out ...
04.15.2020 Adrianne Haslet, Boston Strong: Marathon Bombing Survivor Refuses to Give Up Dream Adrianne Haslet wasn't a runner on April 15, 2013 when a terrorist bomb detonated at the Boston Marathon. Almost dying and losing a leg because she just happened to be near the finish line "wondering what all the cheering was ...
04.13.2020 The Power of Connecting, Monday Morsels In this surreal time of suspension, one of the best things you can do is reach out to loved ones, and sometimes strangers. You never know where a "yes" will take you. In fact, one of Matt's new connections will ...
04.10.2020 Teen Wolf & Chicago Fire's Melissa Ponzio, Unbreakable Spirit Revisited At a time when resilience and survival instinct is at a premium, we revisit the indomitable spirit of Actress Melissa Ponzio. Her track record as an athlete and an actor is a needed reminder that just because the current situation ...
04.06.2020 Virtual Applause Matters, Monday Morsels Monday Morsels are the short-form companion to our Friday Interviews of 10,000 "No"s... brief riffs on topics and themes covered throughout the show to give you food for thought to chew on throughout your week. Listen for free by subscribing ...
04.03.2020 Why Breakdowns Create Breakthroughs In the wake of chaos, Matt discusses why many of his, and others' biggest breakthroughs have come on the heels of, or because of perceived breakdowns. When the walls come crumbling down, the ego is put on hold, allowing us ...
03.27.2020 Henry Winkler, Your Disability Does Not Define You Henry Winkler is a legend that doesn't need much of an introduction. It's likely you first knew him as "The Fonze" on Happy Days... or maybe you're a big fan of his current Emmy-Award Winning portrayal of Acting Teacher Gene ...
03.20.2020 Bringing Unknown Voices to Hollywood, Imagine Impact Co-Founder, Tyler Mitchell Tyler Mitchell, alongside Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, is one of the forces behind the industry-upending Imagine Impact program. Together, they have begun to successfully democratize access to the entertainment industry by changing the way studios, producers, directors and representatives ...
03.17.2020 How to Stay Positive and Productive Throughout COVID19 Quarantine As a concerned Dad, Husband, Human and Artist who happens to have a podcast about resilience, I felt the need to use this platform to encourage others to remain hopeful in a time of uncertainty, look for the silver-linings, look ...
03.13.2020 What Legacy Will You Leave Behind? Tribute to Late Screenwriter/Doc Filmmaker and Past Guest, Drago Sumonja Amidst the current state of panic from the Corona Virus, I was told that past guest, Drago Sumonja had died of cancer. In the Fall of 2017 as his critically-acclaimed "Lucky", starring Harry Dean Stanton, was hitting the theaters. Years ...
03.06.2020 Actor Jere Shea, Don't Call it a Comeback Jere Shea is a Tony Nominated actor who worked like a bandit right out of NYU's Acting Program. But when he realized touring on stage throughout the country was going to prevent him from raising his kids in the manner ...
02.28.2020 F the Critic in Your Head We are all subject to the voice in our own head who is saying "no" to us all the time. It's time to acknowledge him or her, examine the poison they're putting in our bloodstream every day, and then make ...
02.21.2020 Stay in the Moment Looking back and taking stock is important for learning from your past. Visualizing a crystal clear goal in the future keeps you on track. But staying in the moment trumps everything when it comes to acting, parenting, sports, business or ...
02.14.2020 Help Me Find Love, Zander Fryer & Maddy Applin Former 10,000 "No"s guest Zander Fryer met his fiance, Maddy Applin from across the world after being pushed to post a Facebook Live in his Business Group in 2017 entitled "Help Me Find Love". He was in San Diego and ...
02.07.2020 Sam Apuzzo, NCAA Women's Lacrosse Elite Attacker, Teewaraton Award recipient: Stay Humble & Play Outside Your Comfort Zone Sam Apuzzo is one of the most decorated athletes in Boston College history. During her career with the Eagles, Apuzzo helped lead the team to three consecutive national championship appearances and two back-to-back undefeated regular seasons during her junior and ...
01.31.2020 Just Get Started Before Your Expectations Crush You On the verge of a big job and the heels of finishing the writing phase of his upcoming book, Matt warns about the dangers of expectations and how they can squeeze the life out of you if you're not careful. ...
01.24.2020 Disruptive Innovator, Miki Agrawal, Founder of Tushy, Thinx & Wild Miki Agrawal was named "Fast Company's Most Creative People, "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum and Inc's "Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs". She is the co-founder Tushy, Thinx and Wild Restaurants... which are valued at a combined $150Million dollars. ...
01.17.2020 Trauma Surgeon, Navy SEAL, Gymnastics Champion, Breakdancer, Dr. Christopher J. Burns, MD, FACS Dr. Christopher J. Burns is a trauma surgeon in Boston and a member of Harvard Medical School’s faculty. Before that, he was a US Navy SEAL. But the reason he is on 10,000 “No”s is that before that he was ...
01.10.2020 Amanda Clayton, The Long, Long Road to City on a Hill Amanda Clayton has hit her stride, with her latest portrayal of Cathy Ryan, the tough-as-nails wife of an armed car robber, on Showtime's City on a Hill. But long before she was dazzling millions in their living rooms, she was ...
01.03.2020 Transform Your Body & Life with Jay Ferruggia REPOST As we continue our holiday hiatus, we give you another one of last year's transformational New Year's interviews, this time with top strength coach and transformation specialist, Jay Ferruggia. If you are in the midst of beginning your New Year's ...
12.27.2019 Transform Your New Year With Charlie "Rocket" REPOST As we continue our holiday hiatus, we give you last year's New Year's day interview again because it is so inspirational in terms of Transformation. It applies as much as we kick off 2020 as it did at the start ...
12.20.2019 REPOST Recent Interview with Matt on Intentional Performers Matt was a guest on Brian Levenson's podcast, Intentional Performers on October 9, 2019. Due to the holiday hiatus, and with the generosity of Brian, we are reposting it here on 10,000 "No"s. Here is the description from Brian's feed... ...
12.13.2019 Holiday Hiatus & Plans for 2020 As 2019 draws to a close and Matt writes furiously on his book to make a deadline, we preview some of our upcoming guests, including Henry Winkler, former Navy SEAL Chris Burns turned trauma surgeon Chris Burns and Sam Apuzzo ...
12.06.2019 From Foster Child to Olympic Hopeful, Steven Benedict As a professional track and field athlete and Olympic Trials Qualifier, Steven Benedict has run in some of the world's most prestigious events. In addition to the Adidas Classic Diamond League and US Nationals, he spent two years running for ...
11.29.2019 Why Gratitude and Thanksgiving Require Forgiveness For this episode, released on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Matt riffs on thoughts from a recent work trip to Hawaii where he saw some movies he loved, some that disappointed and experienced a Catholic Mass that surprised him. ...
11.22.2019 Actress Sarah Shahi, That Which Does Not Kill You Will Make You Stronger Sarah Shahi is beautiful. But despite having graced the covers of countless magazines, it would be wrong to call that her defining quality. To sit down with her is to discover that she has humor, strength and grit that exceeds ...
11.15.2019 Emmy Award-Winning TV Journalist, Jane Hanson (New York Live): How to Listen & Remain Calm While the Bombs Drop Around You Jane Hanson has interviewed VIPs from Bishop Desmond Tutu to Presidents to Rock Stars, Pop Stars who turned out not speak English (you'll hear that funny story)... you name 'em, she's probably interviewed them. And she's collected nine Emmy Awards ...
11.08.2019 Showtime's City on a Hill Creator, Chuck MacLean: How to Make it in Hollywood Even if You're a "Sh*tbum from Quincy" At 33 years old, Chuck MacLean has worked with some of the biggest talents in Hollywood like Brad Pitt and Antoine Fuqua. Currently, he collaborates with major players Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Tom Fontana, Jennifer Todd and Kevin Bacon with ...
11.01.2019 Reinvent Yourself with Speaker & Entrepreneur, Carrie Wilkerson Carrie Wilkerson went from twice her current size, weighing 266lbs and feeling lethargic, to being what I describe as "tiny" and an absolute ball of fire when it comes to energy. Learn how she created the life of her dreams, ...
10.25.2019 How to Be Successful in Life and Your Career Most people want to do big things or start new hobbies. But when they go to pursue them, they generally underestimate all of the resistance surrounding the pursuit and eventually lose their steam. In this episode, Matt talks about how ...
10.18.2019 Organic Krush Co-Founder and Concerned Mom, Michelle Walrath, Creating Community to Combat a Corrupt Industry & Keep Our Children Eating Healthy Michelle Walrath is an entrepreneur and restaurateur who has also Executive Produced several critically-acclaimed Documentary Films, including Tapped, Fed Up, The Devil You Know and Under the Gun through her Atlas Films. But behind every endeavor she's tackled as an ...
10.11.2019 Psychotherapist & PTSD Specialist, former NHL Hopeful Mike Boyle, Even Tough Guys Get the Blues Mike Boyle is not your typical psychotherapist. He's not your typical guy either, but he kinda used to be. A standout hockey player with aspirations to play in the NHL, Mike became critically depressed as a college athlete after suffering ...
10.04.2019 Relationships & How They Led to An Epic East Coast Excursion & a Book Deal In this shorter solo episode, Matt riffs on relationships, which sometimes start as work-related and then become friendships... and other times start as friendships and then become work-related... and how they had a huge impact on his past week's trip ...
09.27.2019 Australia's Top 10 Female Entrepreneur, Sue Hollis: You Are Not Your Business Card Sue Hollis has every reason to be arrogant and obnoxious: she was a powerhouse corporate warrior for both British Airways and Qantas before realizing she wanted to make a bigger impact with her work. That's when she stepped down and ...
09.20.2019 Chase that Dream, Scratch that Itch & Be Grateful for All that Comes Your Way Launching a podcast was unchartered territory. So was deciding to be an Actor. But both have led to new, surprising experiences, relationships and opportunities that were nowhere in sight at the start. In this short, solo episode Matt discusses the ...
09.13.2019 Former Navy SEAL Jason Redman, How to Overcome Life Ambushes and Find Redemption After Any Fall Jason "Jay" Redman is a retired naval officer and US Navy SEAL. He also wrote the book The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader and his second book, Overcome: Crush Adversity With the Leadership Techniques of ...
09.06.2019 ABC Scandal's Jeff Perry, on Acting, Love for the Work and the Origins of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company Many of you likely know Actor Jeff Perry as the strategically conniving, power-hungry, Cyrus Beane opposite Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn on Shonda Rhimes' smash it, Scandal or as Meredith Grey's father on Rhime's other smash hit, Grey's Anatomy. What ...

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10,000 NOs episodes:

Retaining Hope and Dignity Against All Odds: Kevin Daniels Re-Release

Be Organized, It's Better Than Getting Organized

Kenny Loggins: Danger Zone and the Vulnerability of Song Writing

How Can Music Affect Your Mood?

Anthony Meindl: Your Character Begins With You

Know Fear with Top Self Defense Expert, Tony Blauer

Marie Forleo: Everything is Figureoutable

Your Greatest Strength is Your Greatest Weakness

You Are Not Your Addiction: Jay T Maryniak on Healing from Substance Abuse and Overcoming Type I Diabetes

Stop Worrying What Others Think

Annabeth Gish on Unlocking Creativity and Overcoming Rejection

Are You Worried You’ll Never Succeed? This is for You

How to Become an Award-Winning Actor: Dan Bucatinksy on Success in Hollywood

Take Action Now, Course-Correct Later

Adrianne Haslet, Boston Strong: Marathon Bombing Survivor Refuses to Give Up Dream

The Power of Connecting, Monday Morsels

Teen Wolf & Chicago Fire's Melissa Ponzio, Unbreakable Spirit Revisited

Virtual Applause Matters, Monday Morsels

Why Breakdowns Create Breakthroughs

Henry Winkler, Your Disability Does Not Define You

Bringing Unknown Voices to Hollywood, Imagine Impact Co-Founder, Tyler Mitchell

How to Stay Positive and Productive Throughout COVID19 Quarantine

What Legacy Will You Leave Behind? Tribute to Late Screenwriter/Doc Filmmaker and Past Guest, Drago Sumonja

Actor Jere Shea, Don't Call it a Comeback

F the Critic in Your Head

Stay in the Moment

Help Me Find Love, Zander Fryer & Maddy Applin

Sam Apuzzo, NCAA Women's Lacrosse Elite Attacker, Teewaraton Award recipient: Stay Humble & Play Outside Your Comfort Zone

Just Get Started Before Your Expectations Crush You

Disruptive Innovator, Miki Agrawal, Founder of Tushy, Thinx & Wild

Trauma Surgeon, Navy SEAL, Gymnastics Champion, Breakdancer, Dr. Christopher J. Burns, MD, FACS

Amanda Clayton, The Long, Long Road to City on a Hill

Transform Your Body & Life with Jay Ferruggia REPOST

Transform Your New Year With Charlie "Rocket" REPOST

REPOST Recent Interview with Matt on Intentional Performers

Holiday Hiatus & Plans for 2020

From Foster Child to Olympic Hopeful, Steven Benedict

Why Gratitude and Thanksgiving Require Forgiveness

Actress Sarah Shahi, That Which Does Not Kill You Will Make You Stronger

Emmy Award-Winning TV Journalist, Jane Hanson (New York Live): How to Listen & Remain Calm While the Bombs Drop Around You

Showtime's City on a Hill Creator, Chuck MacLean: How to Make it in Hollywood Even if You're a "Sh*tbum from Quincy"

Reinvent Yourself with Speaker & Entrepreneur, Carrie Wilkerson

How to Be Successful in Life and Your Career

Organic Krush Co-Founder and Concerned Mom, Michelle Walrath, Creating Community to Combat a Corrupt Industry & Keep Our Children Eating Healthy

Psychotherapist & PTSD Specialist, former NHL Hopeful Mike Boyle, Even Tough Guys Get the Blues

Relationships & How They Led to An Epic East Coast Excursion & a Book Deal

Australia's Top 10 Female Entrepreneur, Sue Hollis: You Are Not Your Business Card

Chase that Dream, Scratch that Itch & Be Grateful for All that Comes Your Way

Former Navy SEAL Jason Redman, How to Overcome Life Ambushes and Find Redemption After Any Fall

ABC Scandal's Jeff Perry, on Acting, Love for the Work and the Origins of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company

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