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Ben: https://www.instagram.com/benpatjohn/

SLCKR: https://www.instagram.com/slckrusa/ 

The Rig: https://slckr.us/products/the-rig 

Co-Host to The Girl Interrupted Podcast

Her fitness Instagram 

Her personal Instagram 

Her Youtube channel 

 "A far cry from the crop-top gym F45er’s peddling 50kg weights and jarring their joints with every jump, Gina is a passionate advocate for low-impact movement in creating healthy bodies and minds, no matter what age.

Once a professional dancer for Latin and ballroom of over two decades, Gina left the industry when she lost her fire for it. She didn’t feel that it was making enough of a difference in her own - and other people’s - lives.

Over the next few years, she gained more than a university degree.

Gina was 25 kilograms heavier and feeling as lost as when she’d left the dancing world. But, as chance would have it, from teaching a wedding couple ballroom and Latin for their big day - the sparks were ignited again.

Gina, slowly, got back into her fitness, losing the weight she had put on. After experiencing her own success incorporating the dances of her prior life with low-impact aerobics movements, she decided to offer the same to others in the hope it might help them, too. In 2014, the brand SMILE was born!

As it happened, women across the globe were exasperated by the jarring, high-impact routines popularised by fitness bloggers, and elated to find something that delivered the same sweat factor - safely. SMILE took off, and Gina and the team found themselves dancing in living rooms all over the world. As SMILE grew, and more people joined the revolution, Gina realized that workouts alone weren’t enough.

Her audience needed access to a tribe of others like them with who they could share the journey with. They wanted nutrition help, mindset tips, and a stronger sense of community. So, with the new mission to take fitness beyond just the sweat, SMILE was rebranded to Up to the BEat Fitness in 2018!" 

Having Jeff on was a blast! I've been watching his Youtube videos on interview prep, applying to FAANG companies, and revamping my Linkedin for over a year now. Outside of Youtube, Jeff is a founder of his own practice interview and negotiation consulting company, practiceinterviews.com. Prior to becoming a founder, Jeff was a recruiter at Google. 

Here is a little bit more on what Jeff does: 

• Coaching for Individuals (Interviews and Negotiation) - Visit practiceinterviews.com to learn more!

• Practice Interviews / Negotiation Strategy - 1:1 Video Session to help you crush your job interview / get what you deserve. Visit practiceinterviews.com to learn more!

• YouTuber - Weekly Videos Every Tuesday covering interview tips, commonly asked questions, types

of interview questions, role specific interviews, general job advice, resume, job search, and networking

advice, LinkedIn tips, negotiation, and tips for Recruiters. Visit youtube.com/jeffhsipe to check out my

videos. 

• YouTuber - New Videos Every Tuesday on YouTube / New Lives Every Wednesday at 10am PT on YouTube and LinkedIn

Socials: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffhsipe/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-7SAP1mhEQF1NlubjSzqQ

practiceinterviews.com 

After sharing that I reached out to one person every day for 100 days, a friend mentioned she was on a podcast where the host was interviewing 1K people. I was immediately interested! 

Brian Walker is the host to the podcast Dreams Not Memes and is the artist behind A Day Without Love. His podcast is in the process of recording 1K interviews from people around the world and their stories about navigating the struggles associated with finding their own vision.

Keep an eye out for his next creative venture, a documentary, where he was able to travel to towns and cities to collect content. Hear more about it in the episode! 

Connect with Brian: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/FMfcgxwLscxQXdFQtjHxdQzQwZBDgjnC 

Connect with Michael Kaplen:

Website: www.brainlaw.com

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkaplen/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/brainlaw

Twitter Handle: brainlaw

Michael V. Kaplen is a senior partner in the New York personal injury law firm, De Caro & Kaplen, LLP. His practice focuses on personal injury and medical malpractice with an emphasis on representing individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury and/or other catastrophic injuries. Michael has been selected as a New York Super Lawyer for the last 14 years and named as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in New York State by the American Association of Trial Lawyers. Michael has been selected as a Best Lawyer, New York and De Caro & Kaplen has been designated a Best Law Firm by US News & World Report. Michael is also a Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School where he teaches the only course in the nation devoted to traumatic brain injury law. He also chairs the New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council.

Michael was invited by President Obama to be a participant in the 2014 White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit and serves as a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Concussion Work Group. His views and opinions are often sought by well-known news sources including, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Gannet News Services, the New York Daily News, the National Law Journal, the New York Post, the Huffington Post, ABC News, CBS News, ESPN, Fox Broadcasting, and NBC News.

Nate is a talented photographer based in the Philly area. After graduating from Penn State in May, he went on a cross-country road trip that changed his perspective on life and the environment we live in. He currently works as a sustainability engineer and is an active artist in the Frnds Studios community. Check out his work below!  

frnds.studios: https://www.instagram.com/frnds.studios/ 

Photography: https://www.instagram.com/frnds.studios/

Personal:  https://www.instagram.com/natehaile.jpeg/ 

From Renée's website: 

Renee Rosen is the bestselling author of historical fiction. Her novels include Park Avenue Summer,Windy City Blues, White Collar Girl, What the Lady Wants and Dollface as well as the young adult novel, Every Crooked Pot. Her new novel, The Social Graces, a story about Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Vanderbilt vying for control of New York society during the Gilded Age, will be out April 20, 2021 from Penguin Random House/Berkley).

Renee is a native of Akron, Ohio and a graduate of The American University in Washington DC.  She now lives in Chicago where she is at work on a new novel.

Park Avenue Summer: https://www.amazon.com/Park-Avenue-Summer-Ren%C3%A9e-Rosen/dp/1101991143 

Leona is a citizen of the world, and our friendship is an example of that. Leona and I met when we were 13 in Italy, met up later in life when we were in high school in Germany, and again in college in Paris. She is a great friend, a fabulous writer, and a true lover of life.

Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15015.Conversations_with_God

Camino de Santiago: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15015.Conversations_with_God 

Leaving Earth by Leona: https://leonacaanen.com/2020/05/31/leaving-earth/

Her Personal Instagram: @leonacaanen

Her Writing Instagram: @leona.francoise

GYL Instagram: @globalyoungleaders

Camino de Santiago: http://santiago-compostela.net/ 

Personal Blog: https://leonacaanen.com

Personal Medium: https://medium.com/@leonacaanen

Professional Website: https://leona-francoise.com

GYL Website: http://www.global-youngleaders.com 

In this episode, Rachel talks about the history of New Years', her thoughts on January 1st, what she has done in 2020, her biggest takeaway, her resolutions for 2021, and a new adventure she is starting in the world of careers. 

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