Blake Collazzo is a PR operations and culture lead, community connector, and longtime collaborator on Jim’s book, brand, and podcast.

Jim and Blake trace the genesis of their collaboration and their first intro via Joanne Martino, unpack a wild personal-assistant story that ended at a Ramada, talk vitality vs. stagnation, and get candid about coming out, “inviting in,” and showing up for the LGBTQ+ community.

They also cover a practical mindset that can do wonders for your day to day experience..

Episode Highlights:

0:00 - Welcome and introduction to Blake

2:32 - From book launch to brand and podcast

6:10 - Vitality over stagnation and lessons from Jim’s dad

8:32 - The 1% assistant story and the Ramada pivot

14:17 - The 2015 epiphany and 2016 move to LA

18:23 - Coming out at 19 and “inviting in”

27:40 - Representation, safe spaces, authentic leadership

28:11 - Control the controllable, leave space for the possible

CONNECT WITH JIM FIELDING

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfielding/

Website: https://www.hijimfielding.com/

CONNECT WITH BLAKE COLLAZO

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakecollazo/