Leah is a mountaineer who survived a catastrophic fall on Mount Hood with little physical injury but has needed to take a profound journey of emotional and mental healing. We delve into her path from running to mountaineering, her harrowing fall and rescue, and her gradual path to overcoming the trauma.

I sat down with the incredibly versatile Meloney Moore, who has had successful jobs in the fashion, spirits, and beauty industry and is now sharing her secrets of success at Savannah College of Art and Design. She leads the relatively new DeSole School of Business Innovation there and is helping shape the future of the beauty business and creative marketing in general. https://www.scad.edu/academics/academic-schools/de-sole-school-business-innovation

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Heartfelt wisdom from my guest Antony Barton, a market insights leader with a long career at tech titans like Intel and Meta. We discuss a wide range of topics including his new small business consulting firm https://www.pmfinsights.com/ , what its like working for a founder-led company vs a mature MNC, how influencing peers is the most important business skill, and his favorite thing he has done while raising his family.

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Jeff Gurtman is the COO of a market research company and his experience teaches us that happiness is about finding your own path. In this wide-ranging episode we talk about how it is important to surround our kids with good influences, but also how sometimes you need to ignore the pressures of your friends to find what really works for you. We also talk about how AI might impact market research, how his antiquing hobby became both a social escape and quality time with his wife, his learnings from hosting a travel TV show, and the place of college education in the past/present/future.

Grab a snack, and get ready for another fantastic episode of Everyday Insights! Today, we're hanging out with the man, the myth, the legend: Nat Comisar. Nat's worn a lot of hats—restaurant mogul, music enthusiast, sober hero, and a total boss in real estate. We're going to deep-dive into his wild ride running Cincinnati's Maisonette, how he's jammed out with life with music as his soundtrack, his epic sobriety journey of 26 years (and counting!), and his unexpected plot twist into real estate. Trust us, you're not going to want to miss this!

*Key Takeaways*

🎵 A Life Tuned to Music: Nat's life has been a nonstop jam session, with music as his trusty companion. Learn how the power of music got him through the tough times in work and life.

🍾 Knocking out the Bottle: Nat's knockout punch to alcoholism is straight-up Rocky-level inspiring. For 26 years, he's been rocking the sober life and we're here for all the gritty details.

🏠 From Aprons to Open Houses: If you think you've seen it all, wait till you hear about Nat's career switchup! Spoiler Alert: He's crushing it in the real estate game. Buckle up and let's get into it!

*Links*

Soul Criminal https://youtube.com/@soulcriminal1053 https://www.facebook.com/soulcriminal/ Soul. Funk. Blues. Roots. Rock. Reggae. Out of Cincinnati, OH.

Maisonette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maisonette A renowned restaurant in Cincinnati where Nat Comisar honed his culinary and business skills.

Cornell's Touchtones: https://www.thetouchtones.com/ A music group that Nat Comisar helped start, blending his love for music with his ability to bring people together.

Cayuga's Waiters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayuga%27s_Waiters A musical group that Nat was part of, emphasizing the bond between music and camaraderie.

*Chapters*

00:00 Introduction

05:25 Music has been foundational to Nat's life

09:10 Helping start Cornell's Touchtones

09:30 ADD, hyperfocus, and self-medicating with alcohol

12:17 Relating Grades and Extracurricular Activities

13:15 The fraternal bond of music

15:36 Getting pulled over with the Cayuga's Waiters

18:09 Mixing Music and the restaurant business

22:46 Prepping the Star Spangled Banner for Stadiums

25:02 Changing the way we learn and arranging a cappella music

28:00 Leveraging your special skills to leave a mark

30:06 Ignoring haters and finding confidence in yourself

34:32 Dealing with Alcoholism

39:13 Dealing with major relationship and business problems

43:02 When your bankruptcy is front-page news

44:38 Reinventing yourself at 50

46:19 Service work ethic brings real estate success

49:17 What is success in the restaurant business

54:00 Working for yourself in real estate

55:18 What do you miss when working so hard

58:05 Waiter reunion

58:45 Struggle finding partnerships that are well matched

01:02:43 Can you find a balance between work and family?

01:05:58 Defining success for yourself and your kids

01:10:19 Each kid following their dream

01:11:56 Will AI impact the real estate business

01:14:09 The best servers trick to make huge tips

Other things I've made:

F is for Fan https://amzn.to/3mF6o3R - an activity and learning book for kids who love ceiling fans, windmills, and all spinning objects

Ship It https://store.steampowered.com/app/511700/ - Fast-paced block stacking VR fun in a playful factory setting. Pack a box with colorful shapes, then ship it to earn your wage.

https://Everyday-Insights.com - learn more about the podcast and join the community

https://ThinkOnLabs.com - my house for game development, market insights, marketing strategy, and other creative endeavors

Join your host, Ian McClellan, as we dive into the captivating world of Glenn Østen Anderson, an Emmy-nominated documentarian and a dedicated professor of media and communication studies at Catholic University. Glenn takes us through his journey from high school athletics to an esteemed documentarian, highlighting the highs, lows, and all the lessons in between.

In this episode, we delve into an inspiring conversation with Jeff Chen, a product manager at Google who works on the groundbreaking next-gen 3D video chat solution - Project Starline. We explore Jeff's extraordinary life journey - from raising himself and his family at 16, to his successful career in tech, and his ultimate goal of being a great father above all else. Discover the life lessons and insights Jeff has gained throughout his incredible journey and how they've shaped him into the person he is today.

Everyday Insights is a video podcast where we discover life lessons from the stories of our friends. Veteran researcher Ian McClellan leads a series of interviews that delve into the common struggles we all face in life…dealing with change, defining personal success, handling loss, the stages of our career, raising our kids, etc. Watch each episode to see and hear a friendly long-form conversation that teaches you a new bit of wisdom you can use in your daily life.

Join me and Brad Barrett, host of the ChooseFI Podcast, https://www.choosefi.com/ as he shares his captivating story of leaving accounting behind to champion the financial independence movement! 🎯 Uncover the secrets to building a booming podcast empire 🎧, and discover how he coaches kids to mastery in swimming, volleyball, and other sports! 🏊‍♀️ Plus, find out how Brad cherishes family time by playing board games and creating lasting memories. 🎲