Built Not Born

Cara Ooi, MD is a sleep physician and psychiatrist working in Toronto, Canada. Dr Ooi works with teens with insomnia, delivering a modified version of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

Dr Ooi shares amazing tips, strategies and concepts that will help you, your kids or significant other get a better night sleep.

We discuss how sleep disorders affect anxiety, depression and other physiological disorders.

No matter who you are, from CEO to Sunday school teacher, from an MMA fighter to a parent trying to help their teen find a better rhythm for a good night’s sleep this episode has something for you.

A good sleep is the first domino we need to have in line so we can be the best version of ourselves for us and those who rely on us most.

Connect with Cara Ooi, MD:

Website: DECODE Insomnia

IG: DECODE Insomnia

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Marcello Moghbel, a native of Houston, Texas, moved to Rome, Italy when he was 12 years old.

Marcello is a professional tour guide in Rome, Italy.

In this episode, Marcello takes us on a walk through the "Eternal City" of Rome. He walks us through Rome's amazing sights, gives us the perfect Roman Itinerary and tells us of some amazing spots that many tourists miss.

Connect with Marcello Moghbel (Tour Guide of Rome):

• Website: What A Life Tours
• Email: [email protected]
• IG: What A Life Tours

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Steve Carcarey is the former head baseball coach at Widener University where he lead the team to seven consecutive twenty win seasons, including the conference championship. Steve was also named "Conference Coach of the Year" and nominated into the Montgomery Country Coaches Hall of Fame in 2023.

Steve co-owns the Collegeville Italian Bakery with his wife Patrizia.

Connect with Steve Carcarey:

• Website: The Collegeville Italian Bakery
• Facebook: The Collegeville Italian Bakery
• Facebook: Steve Carcarey
• IG: The Collegeville Italian Bakery

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Paul Lizell is a real estate investor, entrepreneur and educator.

Since 2001, Paul has purchased property in 44 of 50 states. He is the founder of www.reoauctionacademy.com where he has taught hundreds of investors how to buy real estate from Online Auctions, Bank REO's and off the MLS.

Paul and I also talk Crypto currencies and the world of NFT''s.

Connect with Paul Lizell:

• YouTube: The Virtual Investor
• Website: www.REOActionAcademy.com
• LinkedIn: Paul Lizell
• Podcast: Flipping Out

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Jennifer Coleman, MSN, RNC is a labor & delivery postpartum NICU nurse, college professor and Certified Health Coach.

Jen and I discuss her past struggles battling self image and her self-described "unhealthy relationship with food."

Jen discusses how she turned her life around, her mission to live a healthy life and how she is helping hundreds of other people do the same.

Connect with Jennifer Coleman, MSN, RNC, & Certified Health Coach:

• Facebook: Jennifer Coleman, MSN, RNC
• Email: [email protected]
• #CoachedbyColeman

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Ernie Neve, CPA founded The Neve Group in 1995.

Ernie has over 20 years of experience as a practicing Certified Public Accountant, Business Consultant, Outsourced CFO, Forensic Accountant, and Business Valuator.

Ernie and I discuss the value of tax planning for the average family and why almost everyone could benefit from working with a CPA.

Connect with Ernie Neve & The Neve Group:

• Website: The Neve Group
• Twitter: The Neve Group
• LinkedIn: Ernie Neve, CPA

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Valerie Worthington, PhD is the author of Training Wheels: How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jump-Started My Search for a Fulfilling Life. Valerie is one of the female pioneers of BJJ in America.

Valerie is a faculty member in the department of Mind-Body Medicine in the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences at Saybrook University.

Connect with Valerie Worthington, PhD:

• Amazon: Training Wheels
• Facebook: Valerie Worthington
• IG Valerie Worthington

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Mark Ciccone is a Vietnam veteran, where he served a 12-month combat tour as an officer in the US Army Rangers and led infantry units through heavy jungle combat.

Mark shares remarkable stories of the Tet Offensive, walking point in the jungle and what it was like the day President Kennedy was assassinated.

Mark shares how he and a friend to started Surfer Supplies, the first surfing supply store on the East Coast and how he became the owner of the helicopter service for radio & TV stations in the 1990's.

Mark became the personal pilot for the then owner of the Philadelphia Eagles Leonard Toes and has flown the likes of President Gerald Ford, Phil Collins, Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland and Tina Turner. 

Mentioned In this Episode:

Facebook: Mark Ciccone

Mark's Army Unit in Vietnam: US Army 9th Division

TV Show: Dirty, Sexy, Money Trailer

Blog Post: Seth Godin on "Buzzer Management"

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Dez McDonald is is former MMA fighter, BJJ Black Belt, entrepreneur and podcaster.

Dez and I discuss his MMA fighting career, his transition to BJJ instructor, and why he created his own clothing brand "The Place of Peace".

Dez also shares what becoming a parent has taught him.

"When things change inside you, things change around you." - Dez McDonald

Connect with Dez McDonald:

• Website: The Place of Peace
• YouTube: The Place of Peace Podcast
• IG: The Place of Peace

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Satyam Kantamneni is the Founder and Chief Experience Officer of UXReactor, the fastest growing specialized experience design firm in the U.S. located in Silicon Valley, California. 

Satyam is the author of  “User Experience Design: A Practical Playbook to Fuel Business Growth.” He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and studied Design Thinking at Stanford University.

Satyam and I discuss what he learned growing up in a military family, the guiding principles he uses as the foundation of UXReactor and the life lessons learned working door to door sales in India.

Connect with Satyam Kantamneni:

• LinkedIn: Satyam Kantamneni
• Website: UX Reactor
• Book: User Experience Design

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