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His Mom told him he needs to spread his wings and live on his own at the age of 18. He was denied at the Air Force, he made pizzas at Costco, then found himself making a healthy living doing videography for events, but it didn't equate to happiness, he felt he had more in him. He met two guys who today are his business partners, they created the vintage 1970's motorcycle but for E-bikes (Super73), in the process, he lost everything he worked so hard for - but in the end, it was worth it.

This is the true American story with a lot of perseverance, hard work and dedication. I hope it inspires you.

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In 1975 "Uncle" Ted Ngoy fled Cambodia as a refugee and settled in Southern California where a local priest sponsored him and his family. Ted supported his family while working 3 jobs, 24hours a day. One of his jobs was working at a gas station, while pumping gas he smelled the scent of a dessert, one that reminded him of a similar dessert back home, this one was a donut, he bought one for $.10¢.

He knew this dessert was going to set up his future for himself and his family so he went to his local Winchell's and learned how to run the business there - They then let him manage one in Orange County - he then ended up owning nearly 70 donut shops of his own in Southern and Northern California. Things then took a turn for the worse as he was introduced to Las Vegas.

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2020 was a wild year to say the least, I for one have learned so much, thanks to the 28 episodes I was able to produce thanks to those who agreed to come onto my podcast and share their own wisdom with US! I am forever thankful to those who cut out their time to come on and those who cut out their time to listen!

The fun has just begun, see you in 2021!

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Anytime Tigran Grigoryan would walk into a sporting good store as a kid he knew he had an obsession with sports and fitness. He was working through life as a banker and realtor, he wanted more, he wanted to chase his passion. With the most current state, uncertainty and future of local gyms, Tigran has created a niche -- his very own at home workout program which includes body weight training, bands, towel workouts and your very own nutrition guide.

Tigfit100 is a 100 day workout program, you can order here: https://tigfit100.com/ and use the promo code: Pod2021 to get 10% off.

We made sure to end 2020 on a fun and positive note.

Please share this episode with a friend or two.

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In the early 2000's Emile was enrolled in the Military as a British Marine Commander - soon thereafter by luck he ran into a mutual friend who introduced him to film-making, he then traded his AK for a $900 camera on Ebay and documented two war films with Armenia and Azerbaijan soon to be his third.

We spoke about his experience in the battlegrounds in Armenia, the emotional stories while meeting the families of fallen soldiers, some of his own personal stories, his favorite Armenian dish and more.

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or two.

Enjoy!

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L.A. County has closed outdoor seating due to "Covid spikes" with no true evidence. Alexandra and her team at Geragos and Geragos has sued LA county for being unconstitutional among other things.

She gives us the latest details.

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I had to change things up from all the down-and-out episodes I have done over the last couple of months - so I called on a few close buddies who I see at least twice a year as we catch up on life during dinner outings to bail me out. Enjoy being a fly on the wall on today's current topics:

Politics

Covid

Armenia

Marriage

Kids

Gambling

Sports Gambling

How to win in Roulette

BLM Movement

Getting escorted out of Dodger Stadium

And so many other topics that we most likely offended some.

ENJOY!

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Professional Magician Tony Clark sent his audition tape 3 times to get on the show "Penn and Teller Fool Us" with no luck of getting on, it was a piece his mentor "Slydini" would. So he kept working, perfecting and adding to this specific piece. After his 4th attempt, he finally was invited to the show - he had one shot to fool them, he did! He talks about that roller coaster of an experience and why it was emotional for him. This episode was done on Instagram Live, Tony was nice enough to do a handful of incredible magic tricks for us - head over to my IG page if you're up for some entertainment:

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In less than 30 minutes Garen Kazanc breaks down the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This update was taken place on November 16th, 2020.

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Will Morales was in his early 20's when he was in a bad car accident while his buddy was behind the wheel drunk. Will broke his back, the doctors told him his body would never be the same. He then learned about Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) - he didn't just pick up up as a hobby, he became obsessed with it, so much that he's now done it for 362 straight days and counting.

Will is obsessed with eating right, being happy, continuing to learn from people or by reading up on good habits - this was one of my favorite conversations, I hope you enjoy it.

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