Recess

By Rohan Hirani and Jacob Swiney

Jacob and Rohan bring together successful entrepreneurs, builders, startup founders, and creators who made decisions that went against the grain and didn’t let external judgments dictate their values.... more

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The podcast currently has 89 episodes available.

Recess episodes:

April 22, 2023 How to make the most out of your summer
Episode 58: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) share their future plans and how Jacob will be living in Austin TX this summer.
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45min
April 17, 2023 Building a real estate empire as a full-time firefighter (with Jason Rector)
Episode 57: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Jason Rector about building a real estate business, an insurance company, a construction business, and mining crypto - all while being a full-time firefighter. Jason owns 8-figures of equity in real estate and shares his wealth of knowledge on building and running businesses.
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44min
April 14, 2023 How to decide the best time to start something new
Episode 56: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss the last few weeks of podcasting and the key takeaways from them. Including when to start something new, how to get better at articulating your thoughts, what entrepreneurship actually is, and whether money is necessary to make an impact.
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42min
April 10, 2023 Redefining the future of business education (with Jeff Brown)
Episode 55: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) speak with Jeff Brown about the value of experiential learning, the importance of hearing opposing views, how to approach the rise in students using AI, and how he is building the Gies College of Business into a global top business school.
Jeff Brown is the Dean of the Gies College of Business and was awarded Dean of the Year in 2021 by Poets & Quants.

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47min
April 07, 2023 College dropout making a living with memes (with Jason Levin)
54: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) talk with Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin) about building a content business based on Twitter. Subscribe to his newsletter at cyberpatterns.xyz. to learn about content strategy and preorder his book (Memes Make Millions).

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40min
April 04, 2023 $300k in revenue from building the Uber for lawn care (with Aidan Murphy)
Episode 53: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) talk with Aidan Murphy (@adnmurphy) about Moe Mows lawn care, his tech-focused lawn care business generating 300k in ARR. He also shares his takeaways from creating a builder-focused community at UIUC. Finally, they debrief a retreat that Jacob, Rohan, Aidan, and Luke Clancy attended with UMich's entrepreneur community (@entrpowerhour).

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54min
April 02, 2023 How to build your own community (with Luke Clancy)
Episode 52: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) talk with Luke Clancy (@luke_Clancy1) about how and why you should build a community.
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44min
March 30, 2023 How to make hard decisions (with Larry Gies and David Fisher)
Episode 51: Rohan (⁠@rohanhirani_⁠) and Jacob (⁠@cjacobswiney⁠) speak with Larry Gies and David Fisher about their entrepreneurial journeys, how to live a purposeful life, and how to make decisions that go against the grain.
Larry Gies is the founder and CEO of Madison Industries. His mission is to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive while democratizing education. He has made the largest single donation in the University of Illinois' history and continues to actively give back to the institution through guest lectures, mentorship, and interactions with students enrolled in the college.

David Fisher currently serves as the CEO of Enova, a leading fintech company, and was formerly the CFO of Potbelly. Having participated in seven initial public offerings, with the first one at the age of 29, he brings significant experience to his roles. He holds the position of Vice Chairman and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Science and Industry. Additionally, he is a member of the Chicago Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization and was named in Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40.

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39min
March 27, 2023 Who are we and what is Recess?
Episode 50: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss the idea behind Recess. How it was a time in our lives where we could relax and do whatever we wanted to do. We want to bring that spirit to the podcast and share the reasons why we keep making podcasts.
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35min
March 24, 2023 How to become the most interesting person you know
Episode 49: Rohan (@rohanhirani_) and Jacob (@cjacobswiney) discuss Rohan's epiphany 100 days before graduation, escaping a vanilla life, how to create more stories, and why you should say "yes" more often.
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17min

FAQs about Recess:

How many episodes does Recess have?

The podcast currently has 89 episodes available.