In this episode of Permission to Shine, I sit down with Tracy Tutor, powerhouse real estate broker, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star, and one of the most confident negotiators in the game. 

We dive deep into:

🔥 The LA fires and how they’re reshaping the insurance market

Tracy doesn’t hold back, sharing the mindset shifts that took her from agent to industry titan. 

Whether you're in real estate, sales, or just want to level up your confidence, this episode is for you.

Thanks for listening!

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Wan Kim is the owner and CEO of Smoothie King, overseeing 1,202 stores and $850M annually. 

Originally an immigrant from South Korea, Wan and I discuss: 

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GPS, the INTERNET, Siri, Night Vision, Autonomous Vehicles -- they all started in DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency). It's the powerful government agency you've never heard of.

Taryn Rose works for DARPA. She's a former orthopedic surgeon and successful founder of a $40M shoe company.

We talk about:

-Why DARPA was started to defend us against German attacks

-The genetic make up of successful entrepreneurs

-Appearing on Oprah and what it did for her business

-Taryn's first amputation

-What DARPA looks for in a partnership

-Developing synthetic blood to solve our blood crisis

Plus, we have a lot of fun and I know you will too while listening.

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Hey it’s Andrew, welcome to episode #51. We’ve got a very special entrepreneur today so thanks for joining me.

Daina Trout is Co-Founder and former CEO of Health-Ade Kombucha. She went on to sell the company after growing it to 65,000 stores and nearly $200M in annual revenue. 

She is raw, open, and honest like you wouldn’t expect a CEO to be. It’s one of my biggest takeaways from our convo — ALWAYS BE YOU! 

Daina started the company alongside her husband and best friend. 

Originally starting at the Los Angeles farmers market they experienced rapid growth. 

Daina opens up about the biggest challenges she faced, the pro’s and con’s of starting a company with loved ones, and whether or not she’d do it again. 

She’s now onto her next endeavors, this time in the creative space and she shares her big plans.

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Hi It’s Andrew, welcome to episode #50. 

We’ve got a special guest today and I know you’re going to love it. 

Eric Byrnes spent 11 electric years in the MLB. He’s in the UCLA baseball hall of fame. 

Following his professional athlete career, he dove into endurance sports and has completed a triathlon across America, the Western States 100, several Ironman races, and more. 

He’s a media personality including roles as an ESPN analyst and founder of the No Filter Network, a media sports hub. 

He holds a Guinness World Recorded for golfing 420 holes in 24 hours. 

He’s author of books Let Them Play, The Daily Hustle, and F*It list. 

Having experienced ADHD he’s passionate about getting kids active and it’s why he started the Let Them Play foundation. 

Thanks for listening. If you enjoy the convo, please share it with a loved one. 

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I went on an 8 country tour this year (Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Nepal, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan). 
When I was in Thailand, I was brought face to face with the severity of the civil war in Myanmar. 
There are between 2-3 million people displaced as a result. Many of them, fled to Thailand where I was fortunate to meet them. 
One day as I was exploring the island, I had an incredibly kind waiter. He was 19. 
He opened up about losing many of his friends, having to leave his family, and how he's working hard to build a future his country has stripped away. 
I so badly wanted to share his story with you all, so we sat down and recorded the next day. 
Please enjoy this important conversation with the man from Myanmar. 
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Andres Levin is a Grammy-winning musician and the co-owner of Tribe Caribe, an eclectic hotel located in central Havana, Cuba.

We sat down to discuss his musical journey—from learning at home to working with John Legend, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon Batiste, Tina Turner, Childish Gambino, and more. He's been nominated for a Grammy 19 times and has won once.

Andres and his business partner Chris Cornell opened Tribe Caribe, a premier hotel for creatives, travelers, and locals alike. It hosts a bustling café with the best espresso in Havana, a rooftop overlooking the city, a recording studio, and 11 suites that are restored with Cuban antiques and art. It was featured in Travel + Leisure as a "Dream Destination for Art Lovers."

We also discuss the reality of living in Cuba—a country that has gone through a lot but remains open to visitors from the U.S.

We recorded this in Havana, and I can't recommend traveling to Cuba enough. The people are smart, fun, and resilient.

Thank you for listening.
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Join me as I sit down with Dan Ni, the founder and CEO of TLDR (too long didn't read). TLDR is a tech newsletter with over 5M active subscribers producing $10+ million in annual revenue. He's built it with an extremely lean team, 20 employees strong. 
He previously founded and sold Scraper API, which allowed him to bootstrap TLDR and maintain 100% ownership. 
We discuss: 
-the future of media 
-his journey from Yale to culinary school
-why he spent 6 years living at home in his 20's after working at Jane Street 
-the importance of doing vs. thinking 
-his next chapter as a father 
-growing up in the midwest
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Jonny Imerman is the Co-Founder of Imerman Angels, a global network of 15,000 cancer survivors.

After battling testicular cancer in his 20s, Jonny felt compelled to create a platform where individuals battling cancer can connect 1:1 with a mentor who has faced the same diagnosis.

Additionally, he co-founded CLOZTALK (pronounced "Clothes Talk"), where they are building brand awareness for over 500 nonprofits.

In this episode, we discuss:

Please enjoy this insightful conversation with Jonny Imerman. I know you’ll love it!

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The average person spends 2.5 hours a day feeling bad for themselves. Whether it's at work or in their personal life, we ruminate on stories that we tell ourselves.

The problem?

Oftentimes these stories aren't even true. A complete waste of time!

Cy Wakeman gives us tangible advice on how to eliminate our ego when it goes unchecked and remove this 2.5-hour daily burden.

Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, NY Times Bestselling Author, Hall of Fame Speaker, and recipient of the #1 Global Leadership Guru award for three years running.

Deemed "the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace and the worldplace."

Cy works with organizations globally to ditch the drama, hardwire accountability in their teams, and turn excuses into results.

As the founder of Reality-Based Leadership, she inspires audiences to modernize their approach to leading their teams, enabling them to succeed despite the challenging circumstances they face.

Her thought-provoking insights capture the hearts and minds of attendees of all backgrounds, helping them realize that success and happiness in their careers is their natural state—once the drama is gone.

Please enjoy this conversation and be sure to let us know what you think. Thanks for listening!

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