Reclaim and Advance

John Meese starting a coworking space on the cusp of 2020 – and his year only got more challenging from there. Tune in to hear his story of becoming a first generation college grad, rebuilding after 2020, and advice that will change the way you perceive 'waiting'.

01:10 – Meet John: Author and Educator

06:43 – John's Humble Beginnings

10:09 – Entrepreneurial Journey

14:11 – How Family Challenges Impact Career Decisions

20:47 – Opening a Coworking Space In 2020

24:20 – Rebuilding and Growth

30:33 – Final Thoughts and Resources

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Learn more from our guest: 
Visit his website: https://www.sellyoursmarts.co/

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Today Terry is joined by Jeff Scult, founder of clothing company One Golden Thread. Together they explore personal transformation, why focusing on solutions is key for moving forward, sustainable fashion, and how to reclaim a life of purpose and authenticity.

1:00 – Meet Jeff Scult: Founder of One Golden Thread

4:00 – The Birth of One Golden Thread

6:33 – The Journey of Professional Discovery

9:40 – Creating the Perfect T-Shirt

12:55 – Unlocking Creativity and Freedom

20:48 – Sustainable Fashion and Focusing on Solutions

25:37 – How Jeff Found His Mission Statement

30:00 – What Chapter is Jeff In? 

32:45 – Closing Wisdom

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Learn more from our guest: 

Visit his website: https://www.jeffscult.com/ 

Connect with him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffscult/

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Jourdan Hathaway serves as Chief Marketin Officer at General Assembly – but nothing has been handed to her along the way. In today’s interview, Jourdan shares her journey from extreme poverty to becoming CMO, and discusses the power of vulnerability and frameworks to create change. 

01:39 – Meet Jordan Hathaway: CMO of General Assembly

03:39 – Professional Journey: From Ad Agency to CMO

09:46 – The Power of Frameworks for Leveling Up

13:54 – Starting In Extreme Poverty

18:12 – Catalysts for Change: Personal and Professional

22:56 – Consoling Others 

24:44 – Vision for the Future

26:29 – The Power of Journaling

30:40 – Jourdan’s Journey to Doing a Pull-Up

33:50 – Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Drive

Learn more from our guest: 

Visit her website: https://jourdanhathaway.me/ 

Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jourdan-hathaway/  

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Today Terry is joined by Sanyika Street, founder and CEO of The All-In Man, to discuss his incredible journey from being financially and emotionally broke to becoming a sought-after coach for high-achieving men. 

01:33 – Meet Sanyika

04:13 – Breaking the Masculinity Box

05:58 – The Rock Bottom Sandwich

09:52 – Journey to Integrity 

19:57 – The Power of Feedback and Healing

22:12 – The Importance of Mentorship

26:35 – Practicing Patience and Strategic Thinking

31:36 – Final Thoughts and Personal Philosophy

Learn more from our guest: 
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinceo/

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Nathan Barry is the founder and CEO of Kit (formerly ConvertKit). The platform now serves 600,000+ creators, including Tim Ferriss, Pat Flynn, and Terry himself. But that kind of growth doesn’t come without a cost. 

Today we will dive into the steep physical and mental cost that Nathan faced from tying his identity to productivity – and how he handled the fallout when he could no longer be productive. 

1:18  – Meet Nathan Berry: Founder and CEO of Kit

3:25 – The journey of building ConvertKit

7:27 – The creator economy and Kit's mission

13:02 – The importance of company culture

17:40 – Learning to say no

19:50 – Kit creator documentaries 

23:18 – Nathan’s journey to success

27:08 – The impact of overworking and health issues

30:39 – Struggling with depression and seeking help

36:57 – The importance of asking for help

43:00 – Leadership and realizing dreams

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Without your work, who are you? Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco says that most people place their identity in what they do – when instead your identity should be who you are at your core, guided by your mission and core values. In today’s interview, Mike shares his journey to living in line with his identity. 

1:35 – Meet C-Roc

4:08 – Core values

7:28 – Why most haven’t documented their core values

15:45 – Role of faith

17:09 – C-Roc’s challenge

21:23 – Converting life events to rocket fuel

23:26 – Letting go of past events

27:50 – Parting shot

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Learn more from our guest: 

Visit his website: https://mikecroc.com/

Tune in to his podcast: https://what-are-you-made-of.captivate.fm/listen 

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Jo Franco is a speaker, writer, Netflix host, and polyglot. Today, she’s sharing the story of growing up in the US as an undocumented immigrant, creating a booming travel channel on YouTube, and how getting shot in the back created the inflection point she needed to start stepping into a new phase of life. 

1:30 – Meet Jo

4:35 – Miserable success

15:22 – No fast forward button

18:24 – Getting shot

25:40 – The power of journaling for processing emotions

31:12 – The year life imploded

37:17 – Second lease on life

47:17 – Parting shots

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Learn more from our guest: 

Visit her website: https://joclub.world 

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jo_franco/ 

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Mo Bunnell is an author, podcast host, and founder of the Bunnell Idea Group, which has trained 25,000 people at over 500 companies for scaling the right way. Today, he shares the story of what he calls, “the dumbest thing I ever did that almost destroyed my family” – and the story of recovery. 

1:46 – Meet Mo

4:42 – How Mo started his business

8:44 – Mo’s challenge

19:21 – Why we don’t take the clear next right step

23:07 – The power of improving one thing

24:36 – Give to grow

28:27 – Looking to the future

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Learn more from our guest: 

Take the free Give To Grow course: https://bunnellideagroup.com/givetogrowmaterials/ 

Read his book, Give To Grow: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Grow-Invest-Relationships-Business-ebook/dp/B0CTTJ5FYY  

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Jake Thompson describes his early life as an entrepreneur as “superficial and crappy”, busy building sandcastles of external success markers. After facing enormous debts and the worry that comes along with them, he learned to live the motto of his business, Compete Every Day. Today, Jake shares his story of leveraging his business to the brink – and the slow climb back up to the top. 

1:41 – Meet Jake

3:48 – Journey to entrepreneurship

14:40 – Clawing out of a debt hole

25:43 – Combatting hyper independence 

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Learn more from our guest: 

Follow Jake on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakethompsonspeaks/ 

Follow Compete Every Day on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/competeeveryday 

Visit his website: https://www.competeeveryday.com/ 

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As the founder of restaurant chain Slutty Vegan, Pinky Cole Hayes wears a lot of hats – and she wears them well. Today, she joins us to talk about growing from failure, making an impact on your surroundings, and how to identify what is meant for you in life. 

1:40 – Meet Pinky

2:20 – The importance of discernment

7:08 – What to expect at Slutty Vegan

8:34 – Growing from failure

12:20 – Struggles with getting sued and navigating public life

15:00 – New work with REVOLT

18:26 – Group economics 

20:28 – The Pinky Cole Hayes Effect™

22:25 – Legacy left for a daughter

24:08 – A question no one asks

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Learn more from our guest: 

Visit her website: https://www.iampinkycole.com/

Check out Pinky Gives Back: https://pinkygivesback.com/ 

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinkycole/?hl=en 

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