Own Your Success

Lance W Essihos is the host of the University of Adversity Podcast. He created this podcast to help people learn from stories of adversity, which has ranked Top 50 on iTunes Worldwide and the Top #5 in Entrepreneur Magazine's 20 Podcasts That Will Help You Grow in 2020 List.

As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. He battled an addiction to drugs and alcohol for over a decade, lost his brother to suicide, and lost his father to cancer.

As a promise to himself, Lance made a goal to create a new life for himself by leaving an impact on as many people as possible. His goal was to leave the world in a better place than he found it

https://lanceessihos.com/

In the early hours of Christmas Eve 2007, Royal Marines Commando Mark Ormrod was out on a routine foot patrol in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan when he stepped on and triggered an Improvised Explosive Device. Thanks to the swift action of the men around him and the intervention of the Medical Emergency Response Team he was airlifted via helicopter to an emergency field hospital in a desperate attempt to try and save his life. An innovative and dangerous procedure carried out onboard a Chinook helicopter en route to the hospital did save his life. He woke up three days later in the UK in Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham: Both legs amputated above the knee and his right arm amputated above the elbow. He was the UK's first triple amputee to survive the Afghanistan conflict.

During his recovery the doctors told him that he'd never walk again and that he should prepare himself for the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Now it would have been understandable for Mark to bitterly withdraw in a state of anger and depression and to resign himself to live life on the sidelines. It would have been easy for him to cash in his disability pension and whittle away the days, forever regretting the decision to join the Marines and to deploy to Afghanistan, but he didn't. To the contrary he used his set back as a springboard for growth and reinvention.

Today, Mark Ormrod is an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker, a peak performance coach, and the author of the award winning auto-biography Man Down. He is a source of daily inspiration for the thousands of people who follow him on Social Media. He has three children, a beautiful wife and an insatiable lust for life. He is a relentless charitable fund-raiser and a daredevil who has performed stunts that many able bodied athletes would find daunting. He has not used a wheel chair since June 9th 2009 and he jokes about the fact that children call him Iron-Man because of his high-tech prosthetics legs. As well as a peak performance coach he is a mentor and a role model to other amputees and an ambassador for the Royal Marines Association. His sense of humour is only equalled by his sense of wonder, love for learning and love for life.

Mark Ormrod turned his personal tragedy into an on going story of personal success and he is now committed to helping others who may have suffered setbacks or feel they are not yet achieving their maximum potential to take charge of their lives, unleash their personal power and live a life with#NoLimits

https://www.markormrod.com/

Jim Runge is an award winning tour manager of some of the Worlds greatest musical artists including the Black Keys ,Lil Dicky. Major Lazer, Imagine Dragons ,Lucinda Williams,The Replacements ,Chase Rice and a long list of others .Jim 30+years of entertainment industry experience has brought him to nearly every major venue and festival in the US . His career has taken him from promoting punk bands in the early 80's to managing large-scale tours.

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In a world where people live life filled with fear and excuses, Jeremy McGhee has found a way to inspire others to "unlock their minds" and live.

Jeremy was a fun-loving, sporty thrill seeker; tough and fearless, the exact traits that would serve him so well when he would have to embrace a new life or die with his old one.

His younger brother, addicted to drugs and out of control, was slowly killing himself and Jeremy begged for his own life to be taken in the hopes that his little brother's might be spared. He wished for something big and catastrophic to happen to him, essentially signing his own death sentence as a last resort.

That day soon arrived. Mangled from being hit by a car while riding his motorcycle, he was paralyzed and losing blood fast. He would later recount that the street where he laid, felt so warm, almost inviting him to close his eyes and sleep awhile. It was as if death was seducing him, but Jeremy's resilience kicked in and he decided to fight for his life.

He lost the use of his legs that day, but Jeremy's accident and his own personal struggles in embracing his new life slowly gave way to helping his brother find a new inner strength he had long since forgotten.

He is no longer just a sporty thrill seeker, but a bright, inspiring author and speaker. Jeremy is a truly gifted individual who has literally taken his life to new heights. After climbing a treacherous major backcountry peak, he turned around to ski the steep pitch in his "sit-ski." Every moment was caught on film and released as a feature length documentary in 2013. From the painstaking 1000+ pull-ups to reach the top, to the tears of joy and exhaustion, those moments capture the true essence of the man Jeremy has become: A born leader and go-getter with solid resolve.

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Appearing on the TEDx stage, speaking at schools and motivating professional sports teams, are just a few of the ways he is dedicating his life to helping others. By simply living his dream, Jeremy McGhee will probably never fully realize his impact on others.

Tony Whatley is a business mentor, speaker, best-selling author, and podcast host. He is best known as Co-Founder of LS1Tech, an online automotive community which grew into the largest of its kind, with over 300,000 registered members. This business sold for millions in only five years after starting. Amazingly; it was just his part-time business!

Tony once led a successful corporate career with over 27 years experience in oil/gas, managing $100MM+ international EPIC projects. He has built and scaled project management departments, and consulted within Fortune 100 corporations on systems, processes, and leadership. Tony also has extensive experience in procurement and contract laws, as well as contract negotiation. In 2015, Tony decided to focus on building businesses full-time, and left behind a multiple six-figure salary range to do what he loves.

https://365driven.com/

Emeka Nnaka was playing for a semi-pro football team and tackled an opponent during a game in Arkansas. The opponent rose to his feet. Nnaka was unable to move and, when carried from the field to an ambulance, was unable even to give any kind of hand signal to others that he was OK.

Nnaka underwent a nine-hour neck surgery and spent 10 days in intensive care before returning to Tulsa. Partially paralyzed, he knew his life was forever changed.

Now he inspires you and others .

http://emekannaka.com/

At the Age 15, Tre Lowe was given an overdose of a drug following a routine appendectomy operation. The drug paralyzed him . He regained movement he was left with years of ever-increasing debilitating conditions, including severe tinnitus.

Despite this, He achieved a childhood dream in the year 2000, music success as one half of the award-winning band: Architechs. Notable for the platinum-selling hit: Body Groove.

Along with His brother Ashley, He remixed for Usher, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Beenie Man, Brandy & Monica. Performing for the British Royal Family along the way.

His ever-decreasing health came to a head in 2008 when a DJ gig left him deaf. He was faced with a decision: give up or level up, choosing the later He overcame years of torment. He recovered His hearing, and discovered answers to not only his health but, the belief in , the very nature of success itself.

He became a dedicated tinnitus wellness campaigner – reaching an audience of over 100 million people across TV & radio.

He founded Alpha Clique Coaching & Consultancy. To empower others to achieve success, despite circumstances.

I rekindled my love for music in 2020 following the tragic death His brother Ashley. Music to uplift, support and empower others in memory of him.

https://www.trelowe.com/

Vinnie Potestivo is an American casting director and television producer. He is a graduate of Wagner College and has worked as a casting director for TV, Film, Commercials, Voice Overs, and Print prior to accepting a full-time position at MTV in 1998.

He is currently the President of Vinnie Potestivo Entertainment, Inc (VPE) which began as a full-service talent and casting agency dedicated to finding talent solutions for all media platforms including broadcast, digital and print. At the helm of MTV's East Coast Talent & Series Development Department, he was responsible for launching some of today's biggest names including: Mandy Moore, Nick Cannon, Benji & Joel Madden (Good Charlotte), Vanessa Minnillo and Ashlee Simpson. He is also the Creating Producer of 8th & Ocean,Man & Wife, Aly & AJ: A Sister Act, Me & Mr. Jones, Foxy and I Won't Love You to Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom.

In 2006 he co-created Man & Wife with Fatman Scoop, which was developed for television and aired on MTV in 2008. While at MTV, he worked closely with the MTV News & Doc, Original Series Development and Celebrity Music & Talent Departments to deliver talent-driven-programming for various MTVN platforms.

https://vpetalent.com/

Shoebox Moses is a 20 year veteran to the world of entertainment. A world-touring DJ, Guitarist, Emcee, and Singer-Songwriter ShoeBox Moses is most known for his work as the headline entertainment for elite entrepreneurial conferences and festivals that host the most powerful world changers. He is one of the few Dj's to play on Neckar Island home of Sir Richard Branson. Shoebox Moses has been the Dj for Afest hosted by MindValley for 6 years and highlights those events as some of the most profound and impactful events on the planet. Performing in the U.S. and internationally Shoebox Moses has created electric atmospheres with audiences as world-famous venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheater and the Rolling Stones #1 ranked night club Beta. In the electronic and EDM space Shoebox Moses has performed with Kaskade, and headlined festivals with Skrillex, Empire of the Sun, Above and Beyond, Kid Cudi, Major Lazer, Snoop Dog, and Avicii. Shoebox Moses spends a portion of the year as an acoustic singer-songwriter and professional Emcee, based out of Denver Colorado. A serial entrepreneur Shoebox Moses is also the founder of an online education platform for up and coming producers and Dj's www.GlobalDjNow.com, with the focus is becoming evolved entertainers with a global mission to spread positivity and love through music and arts.

https://www.shoeboxmoses.com/

Darren Monroe has a 30 year marketing history working for such iconic music and film companies as Universal, DreamWorks, Motown, Verve, Interscope, DefJam, MCA, iHeart Media. And through UMG (UMVD) in Chicago I was the former marketer for artist like Eminenm, Jay Z, Nelly Furtado, The Roots, Mary J Blidge, Limp Bizkit and 200 of the biggest artists in rap, rock, pop, soul and jazz.

He also marketed over 6 billion dollars in films including the Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Star Trek, Fast and Furious and Shrek series as well as Academy Award winning Erin Brockovich. In 2005 I launched my online business from a FEMA paid for hotel while running from hurricane Katrina. And since then I have sold products, programs and services across 100 plus countries.

https://darrenmonroe.com/