Terry Shulman is a therapist, social worker and attorney. He created the first 12 step group for shoplifting addiction which proliferated throughout the country. He has appeared on Oprah, Dateline, 60 minutes among many other media outlets. Pawel Gwizdala has a degree in bio-engineering and formerly worked in aerospace at Boeing. Together, they created UNSTEAL.ORG, an anonymous website people can give back items they've stolen.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

0 - Intro

1:12 -­ Terry's background

5:12 -­ First major transition and how you handled it

8:07 -­ Pawel's background

11:11 -­ Clean slate and the feelings that follow

13:23 -­ A new bottom

15:38 -­ Grand vision for your current endeavor

18:27 -­ Biggest career high?

22:45 ­- Peeling the onion layers to discover your truest path

24:25 ­- When to keep pushing for something and when to find new way

27:30 ­- Being prepared for your big break

28:08 -­ Biggest career low?

35:04 ­- A block that was there 5 years ago no longer there today, Pawel?

38:27 -­ A block that was there 5 years ago no longer there today, Terry?

39:56 -­ Misplaced motives of success

41:17 -­ Favorite quote?

Shaun Livingston was the 4th overall draft pick in the NBA in 2004. He was one of the few and last players to go straight from high school to the NBA, he suffered a debilitating knee injury in 2007 that’s almost unwatchable, he battled back through rehabilitation and was traded + cut from several NBA teams before ultimately finding his way onto the Golden State Warriors where he would play an integral part in them winning an NBA championship in 2015.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

0 - Intro

0:44 - Early life / adversity?

2:38 - When did you know you wanted to play basketball professionally?

4:01 - What NBA player did you most look up to?

4:36 - Perks of growing up in the midwest?

5:48 - Most memorable high school game?

6:51 - Biggest test in life prior to your near career ending knee injury?

8:51 - Making it through transition / adversity gracefully

10:31 - What did it feel like to win an NBA championship given all you went through?

12:37 - Mistakes come with being alive - don’t beat yourself up

15:15 - Early mentors?

15:56 - Any significance to your jersey #?

17:15 - What do you enjoy spending time on outside of basketball?

18:37 - Current favorite rap artist?

20:07 - What have you learned in playing with Steph Curry?

20:58 - Why being humble is important

22:25 - Besides winning another NBA championship what else would you like to accomplish?

23:23 - Advice you would give to your 18 year old self?

23:45 - What is your favorite quote and why?

24:21 - Why we need to be thankful for perseverance & adversity

Evan Kleiman works on team building and efficiency for Ticketmaster & Live Nation. He has an international business degree from the University Oregon, is currently working on a degree in psychology, has traveled the world, and is a true purveyor of the gamut / dynamics of human behavior.

Episode Highlights //

0 - Intro

0:22 -­ An important metaphor for the podcast!

1:45 ­- Guest's background >3:58 ­ A life shifting question..

6:17 ­- Movie theatre vs. meditation = no difference

9:25 -­ Impact of community on personal transition

13:15 -­ Being stuck has perks

15:00 ­- A deeper perspective on ALL jobs

21:35 ­- Huge piece of wisdom for your future endeavors

24:46 ­- Advice to get to know yourself and your team

28:12 ­- When to keep pushing for something vs. when to let go?

Alegra Torel works on skid row and is attaining a PhD + Masters degree in social work from USC, is on the board of multiple non-profits, modeled for Vogue, went to Harvard, worked for multiple Royal Saudi families curating art, ran Abercrombie & Fitch efforts in the Middle East.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

0 - Intro

0:41 - An intriguing upbringing

2:10 - Alligator hunting tips

3:57 - June-Teenth + the movie Coming To America

5:43 - A life highlight moment

7:03 - Gifts from MLK’s family and Maya Angelou

10:23 - School applications that didn’t pan out

16:58 - Leaving Harvard / Moving to NYC on a whim

20:14 - Modeling career recap

24:53 - A twist on “your comfort zone”

27:00 - Leading the charge for Abercrombie + Fitch in The Middle East

32:11 - The best chocolate on earth…

33:04 - Passing on a dream job due to lack of father’s support

38:02 - Moving to LA / engagement not working out

42:09 - New life perspective + going back to school for PhD+Masters

45:46 - Biggest blessing in disguise?

46:57 - Favorite quote?

Joshua Fisher worked for Interscope Records under the head of marketing, he spearheaded Bone Thugs N Harmony's final major label studio album, spent time as part of Frank Ocean's management team, and went on to create his own management company called Mac Media, he currently represents artists, producers, and graphic designers.

Episode Highlights //

0 - Intro / background

4:39 -­ Beginnings at Interscope Records

8:54 -­ Bigger picture vs. taking things as they come

13:23 -­ Music industry now vs. then

15:01 -­ The impact of fear

18:40 -­ The worst time in the music business

24:40 -­ Key project in your music career

26:00 -­ Bone thugs-n-harmony video shoot goes awry

29:28 -­ Transition from Interscope into management

34:00 -­ First artist project in management ­ many ups & downs

41:06 -­ Next iteration of career

42:10 -­ Working with Frank Ocean

46:07 -­ Philosophy on working with new artists

48:00 ­- Timing is everything especially with art

48:43 -­ Advice to 18 year old self?

Sarah Demarco was one of the very first employees at Rostrum Records, worked at Blue Note Records, and is a jazz musician who's worked with Esperanza Spalding. She launched her very own high end women's bag and accessory line called LDR.

Episode Highlights //

0 - Intro

0:55 - The origins of guest's current endeavor

1:55 - Entrepreneur stumbling block?

4:52 - Were your parents supportive?

7:07 - Providence and the way life unfolds

8:59 - Early days at Rostrum Records

10:45 - Biggest frustration with the music business

13:00 - How do you move through fear during your transitions?

16:42 - Traits of best partnerships / teams

19:18 - Blessing in disguise?

22:40 - Craziest experience working in music?

27:06 - Favorite quote?

27:27 - Thoughts on EGO?

Arlington Forbes is host and creator of the successful podcast "2 BLACK GUYS WITH GOOD CREDIT," he immigrated to the U.S. with no money and 5 garbage bags of belongings, he's worked for CNN, BET, Inside Edition, and now runs a successful sneaker/art/high fashion clothing store with his wife in Malibu California called CANVAS.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

0 - Intro

1:03 - Growing up in Canada

5:02 - Realization of a more authentic path

9:22 - Research is 2nd nature when it¹s what you love

12:02 - Two very different groups of people

16:15 - The golden hip hop era + entrepreneurship

18:57 - Impressive early grind stories

24:50 - Huge career break (gotta take into your own hands)

29:45 - Where can you fill a void? = WINNING.

32:23 - A swing for the next level goes awry

35:09 - ABLFV. Always be looking for the void!

39:24 - Hip hop's pop culture explosion and capitalizing with new venture

44:33 - Leaving the corporate world for full time entrepreneurship + filling another void

47:43 - Favorite quote?

49:41 - Success stories have humble beginnings

51:52 - Belief in yourself pre-requisite to success

54:58 - Mega important point ‹ a key to evolving/stabilizing your hustle

Jonathan Barerra Ortiz is a multi-faceted modern day millennial hustler. Some of his hustles include, a border tour operation in Tijuana Mexico, video + commercial production company, selling sunglasses second hand, and photography.

Episode Highlights //

0 - Intro

2:39 - What do you look for in people you work with?

5:12 - Blessing in disguise?

7:46 - Relationships and hustling

10:40 - Slowing down vs. speeding up and the paradox of hustling

15:35 - Biggest career high + career low

18:41 - Favorite quote (en espanol)?

20:29 - Who are your heroes?

21:09 - Interesting fact about human nature and breaking through

21:43 - What does this world need more of?

Aaron Ableman is a highly acclaimed leader in message-based arts & entertainment. He’s been featured in the LA Times, CNN, NY Times and MTV. Mr. Ableman has worked with some of the most innovative artists and luminaries of our generation, including Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, among others and is a sought after entertainer around the globe.

Episode Highlights //

0 - Intro

2:21 - Background and when you knew you wanted to be an artist?

6:41 - Art is connection

11:50 - Process of getting to know yourself

19:03 - Being open to evolution, progression and obstacles

24:00 - Current endeavors?

27:37 - What do you hope your audience learns from your work?

31:09 - Humanitarianism, ego, and the media

36:30 - tell us about your top selling children’s book you recently wrote?

41:29 ­- Meditation's impact

44:44 ­- Serendipitous meeting + your mission

47:41 ­- What advice would you give to your 18 year old self?

Zach Puchtel graduated from Harvard, played professional basketball, created a unique team building exercise called “Divine Rhyme” and teaches it to people and corporations throughout the country, additionally he paints murals for a company called Beautify Earth.

Episode Highlights //

0 - Intro

1:18 - Beginnings of your hustling

3:18 - Working on your own vs. a team

7:43 - Analysis paralysis

10:21 - We are free to fail

13:03 - The inherent flaw of psychology and spinning it

21:53 - Transition wisdom

27:12 - Technology overwhelm?

31:04 - Career high?

33:41 - Advice for those hustling