Living Your Passion

I have known today's guest, Tim Hayden (or THE Tim Hayden, #45) for years.

And I love the dude. We speak the same language on many many MANY life issues.

Tim is my go-to guy when it comes to finding the best restaurant in any city. Literally any city. From my recollection, he is 7/7 on recommending kick ass restaurants.

Tim and I first met - first had a beer, that is - in Chicago several years ago. The rest, as they say, is history.

Tim's passion: Getting uncomfortable.

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Tim's passion for getting uncomfortable?

According to Twitter, Tim is the ... co-Author of The Mobile Commerce Revolution (QUE, 2014). Empowering progress in the age of mobility, Husband, Dad, Son & Friend to more humans than robots. Follow [the] Tim on Twitter.

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Today's guest (#44) is Casie Shimansky.Casie as in "kay-cee" or "KC."

As it turns out, Casie and I connected first through #Bufferchat (read the summary here).

Casie is passionate, funny, witty, and has an interesting story to tell!

Casie's passion: Living Out Loud

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Casie's passion for living out loud?

According to Twitter, Casie is all about ... Storytelling through Social | Jersey Born | Florida Livin' | Theme Park Roamin' | Yanks Fan | #StBaldricks Photographer & Team Captain | #StepUp | #LiveOutLoud." Follow Casie on Twitter.

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I met Greg Hemmings (guest #43) through a a Facebook Group I'm part of ... Marketers with Beards (I've since shaved my facial hair, but have not been kicked out of the group yet!).

Greg posted an amazing video to the group of an awesomely-bearded gentlemen named Matt White (who turned out to be a Living Your Passion guest - listen/read here).

Greg is a story teller ... a story SHARER, if you will. His medium: Film.

And quite logically, Greg's passion: Connecting People Through Killer Stories

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Greg's passion for connecting people through killer stories?

According to Twitter, Greg is a "television producer from Canada that produces a very strange and wonderful set of adventures." Follow Greg on Twitter.

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Katy Widrick (guest #42) and I first exchanged emails on December 19, 2010 (and I have the original email!).

We had just met each other in person in Tampa, Florida after Jason Keath's kick ass event, Social Fresh (check out Jason's new podcast, Social Toolkit). 

A lot has changed since then. We both are parents. I've had a few jobs. And Katy is now really, truly living her passion.

Katy's passion: Active Living.

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Katy's passion for active living?

Emmy-nominated producer @GROWINGBOLDER | blogger @HuffPost | #Fitfluential | #ZeroLimits | wife @nighthops | mama @BugChild | AFAA-certified | PiYo Strength. Follow Katy on Twitter.

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I was introduced to today's guest (#41), Matt White, through a video.

But this was not just any video. It was a video about Matt ... and his facial hair. The more I chatted with Matt, the more I full understood - and appreciated - his ... obsession ... with facial hair.

Matt's passion (of course!): facial hair and mens grooming.

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Matt's passion for facial hair and mens grooming?

Matt is the founder and creator of Sussex Beard Oil, a company who sells beard oil, beard soap, (t-shirts!), and other facial hair related products. Follow Matt and his beard on Twitter.

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Finally, if you know someone who bleeds passion (or maybe it’s you), please email me at djwaldow at gmail dot com. Oh, and if you have a connection to LeBron James and/or Coach Jim Harbaugh (two guys who bleed passion), please let me know. #DeadSerious

Thanks to a terrible (yet effective) email introduction from my buddy, Tim Hayden, I was able to bring Cierra Savatgy-King (guest #40) on today's show.

It took a "quarter-life crisis" to realize what Cierra's passion was, yet it was actually something she had been thinking about since she was a little girl.

Cierra's passion: creating extremely unique experiences that make people happy.

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Cierra's passion for creating extremely unique experiences that make people happy?

@PigtailMedia founder-Social media for hospitality. Pop/soul singer. Lives on Airbnb & Home Away. Fan of exploring & handstands. Co-founder, @ResetRetreat. Learn more about Cierra on Twitter.

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Finally, if you know someone who bleeds passion (or maybe it’s you), please email me at djwaldow at gmail dot com. Oh, and if you have a connection to LeBron James and/or Coach Jim Harbaugh (two guys who bleed passion), please let me know. #DeadSerious

I was introduced to today's guest (#39!), Amy Rueda, through my good friends Courtney and Bryan Kramer.

We were fortunate enough to record this episode live, in the Purematter office "studio." Thanks Courtney and Bryan for the space (and the coffee!).

Amy's passion: Being the voice of change for safe beauty.

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Amy's passion for being the voice of change for safe beauty?

Amy is the founder and creative director at Authentic Skin Remedies plant based skincare. Learn more about Amy on her About.me page.

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Finally, if you know someone who bleeds passion (or maybe it’s you), please email me at djwaldow at gmail dot com. Oh, and if you have a connection to LeBron James, please let me know. I think he’d be a great person to talk to about his passion for basketball. #DeadSerious

Today's guest, Hitha Paleupa (#38), is a Social Butterfly Guy email subscriber. It turns out one of my Waldow Weekly WhazzupDATES started a conversation that led to this recording.

Boom!

Hitha's passion: Helping everyone pack faster and live better

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Hitha's passion for helping everyone pack faster and live better?

According to Twitter, Hitha is ... an entrepreneur. writer. traveler. wife. mama-to-be. eagles fan. taco lover. always down for a dance party. Want to learn more about Hitha? Check out her About page.

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Finally, if you know someone who bleeds passion (or maybe it’s you), please email me at djwaldow at gmail dot com. Oh, and if you have a connection to LeBron James, please let me know. I think he’d be a great person to talk to about his passion for basketball. #DeadSerious

I've had the honor of knowing - and being friends with - today's guest (#37!) Ann Handley - for ... well ... a long time.

She's smart. She's funny (proof here). She does not take herself too seriously (see #AnnIsNotImpressed).

Oh, and she also happens to be one of the best writers I know ... and has a new best-selling book out, Everybody Writes (see my book review blog post / video).  Follow Ann online, read her book, talk with her on Skype (or in person!) and you'll quickly realize what her passion is. I'd ask you to guess, but it's in the title of this blog post (and below).

Ann's passion: Ridiculously good writing.

And while we certainly talked about Ann's passion, we joked around and had a ton of fun on this show. Also, that picture of Ann? The one in this post with her in the Santa gear? Yeah. Let's just say that was the toughest part of this post -- choosing the picture! So many good/funny ones to pick from.

One more thing (confession): I have to admit, I felt a boatload of pressure to ensure this blog post was a "ridiculously good" piece of writing devoid of grammatical errors. Triple Serious. #SSS.

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Ann's passion for ridiculously good writing?

According to the About page on AnnHandley.com ... Ann Handley is a veteran of creating and managing digital content to build relationships for organizations and individuals. Ann is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (September 2014, Wiley) and co-author of the best-selling book on content marketing, Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business (2011, Wiley). She is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs; a columnist for Entrepreneur magazine; a LinkedIn Influencer; a keynote speaker, mom, and writer.

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Finally, if you know someone who bleeds passion (or maybe it’s you), please email me at djwaldow at gmail dot com. Oh, and if you have a connection to LeBron James, please let me know. I think he’d be a great person to talk to about his passion for basketball. #DeadSerious

Some Living Your Passion guests I seek out; others somehow come to me!

The latter is the case for today's guest, Brad Kelly (#36). He came to me through this tweet from Tiffany Thorton!

Brad's passion: Helping others chase their dreams

In case you missed any of the previous episodes, you can catch them here by visiting the Living Your Passion landing page.

Are you ready to learn more about Brad's passion for dream chasing?

CEO, CMO, Sourcing Expert, #IAmLogistics, @ColorworldBooks Marketing Department, #BIBA and MOF Founder...oh, & I trade stocks & options.. Learn more about Brad on Twitter.

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Finally, if you know someone who bleeds passion (or maybe it’s you), please email me at djwaldow at gmail dot com. Oh, and if you have a connection to LeBron James, please let me know. I think he’d be a great person to talk to about his passion for basketball. #DeadSerious