On paper, our guest shouldn't have succeeded. He was born the mixed-race son of a drug-dealing pimp father and an orphaned, single mother on welfare. He was raised in the slums of Dayton, Ohio, suffered incredible abuse and racism, and had multiple stints in the juvenile justice system. He barely graduated high school and has no college degree.

But he persevered.  Starting by scrubbing toilets, he hustled and worked his way into better opportunities, eventually finding incredible success in the banking and mortgage industry. He was on top of the world.  Until the mortgage industry fell apart. He lost his job, and literally all of his money. He had to borrow from friends to make rent. He was nearly back to where he started: with nothing.  But this time, he had something he didn’t have before: the knowledge of what it takes to succeed. He used this setback, combined with what he learned, as the springboard to reach even bigger heights--eventually becoming President of two multimillion-dollar companies.  Currently, he is the President and CEO of Scribe Media and lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Megan, and their four children.  Meet JeVon "JT" McCormick.

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

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“Sparrow In The Razor Wire: Finding freedom from within while serving a life sentence” is Quan’s story of transformation inside a place many see as the end of the road. Quan shares the journey of redemption and discovery that led to his ultimate freedom.

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

www.garnercreative.com

@AuthorJoeGarner - Twitter

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Our guest is a well-known and respected psychologist.  In her work she explores the many sides of human psychology. From the psychology behind anxiety, dealing with grief, body confidence and attitudes in the workplace & everything in between.  She has published more than forty academic articles and is the author of numerous books including her most recent books Unfollow: Living Life on your terms.  Meet Dr. Linda Papadopoulos

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

Enjoy this encore episode featuring Jerry Schemmel, renowned sportscaster.  He spent a decade as the radio play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies, and prior to that, he served as play-by-play announcer for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. 

In this episode, Jerry is his harrowing yet amazing story of survival, which he’s chronicled in his book, “Chosen to Live.”

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

Our guest is a groundbreaking physician-scientist, and disease hunter.  But at the age 25 he went from being a beast-like college quarterback...to receiving his last rites while in medical school and nearly dying four more times battling an extremely rare disease. It would transform him  from a patient on the brink of death, whose illness stumped specialist after specialist, into one of the leading researchers in his field.  He’s now sharing lessons he learned about life, hope, and resilience in his national bestselling memoir, “chasing my cure: a doctor's race to turn hope into action,” which has been translated into five languages.  Rudy welcome Dr. David Fajgenbaum.

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

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If you’ve ever thought – "I can’t do that...I have no experience or background." Then you really need to pay attention.   Our guest became a legendary Women’s Gymnastics coach — with no background in gymnastics. She never tumbled, flipped, or played any type of organized sport. And yet she became Head Coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac-12 Champion UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team, she was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame, also named, Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record.

In her book, LIFE IS SHORT, DON’T WAIT TO DANCE, she shares personal stories, anecdotes and lessons learned throughout her storied 37-year career, stories about the Olympians and athletes with whom she’s worked, explains how her diagnosis with breast cancer actually turned into one of the best years of her life.  Rudy, meet Valorie Kondos Field, known affectionately as Miss Val.

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

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Joe Garner - LinkedIn

We have a truly special guest today.  He knows a lot about leadership.  He also knows adversity—but overcame it. As one of six children, raised in South Jamaica New York by a single mom who cleaned houses, he and his siblings didn’t always know if they would come home to an eviction notice on the front door or food on the table. When he was 15 years old, he and his brother were arrested for criminal trespassing. While they were in police custody, those officers beat him and his brother, repeatedly.  But instead of giving into anger, he turned his pain into purpose and decided to change the police department from within. After finishing his education, he served for 22 years as an officer in the New York City Transit Police and in the New York City Police Department (NYPD), retiring with the rank of Captain.  With a goal to continue being an agent of positive change, he went into politics and currently serves as Brooklyn Borough President - but his sites are set on becoming the next mayor of New York.  Meet Eric Adams.

www.EricAdams2021.com 

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

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RAY MANCINI, HALL OF FAME BOXER ORIGINALLY FROM YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, WHO WAS GIVEN THE NICKNAME “BOOM BOOM” BECAUSE OF HIS WHIRLWIND FIGHTING STYLE.  HIS FIRST WORLD TITLE ATTEMPT CAME AGAINST WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION, ALEXIS ARGUELLO. IT WAS CHOSEN BY MANY AS ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR BOUTS OF THE 1980S. SIX MONTHS LATER, HE CHALLENGED WBA LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION ARTURO FRIAS. AND TAKING THE BELT IN ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR FIRST ROUND VICTORIES IN HISTORY.  BUT WIAT TILL YOU HEAR WHAT HE’S BEEN DOING IN HIS POST-BOXING CAREER. 

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

@AuthorJoeGarner - Twitter

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Our guest is a retired Navy Reserve Captain and a Los Angeles-based 737 Captain for United airlines. You can say flying is in his DNA in that he was born into an Air Force family.  After graduating with honors from University of Kansas, he joined the U.S. Navy and flew as a Naval Flight Officer, and later transitioned to become a Naval Aviator (pilot).

He flew combat missions in Bosnia-Hercegovina and Afghanistan, the Far East, Middle East, and the Mediterranean Sea. He has numerous personal awards for his service, including the Bronze Star Medal, Strike Air Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.  But, surprisingly, it was becoming a pilot for United Airlines that proved to be a major hurdle.  Here to share his story of perseverance, is Captain Jim “Bluto” Allen

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

@AuthorJoeGarner - Twitter

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Joe Garner - LinkedIn

Steve Herz is one of the premier talent agents and career advisors.  Drawing on his years of experience representing major sports and celebrity clients, Steve has developed a philosophy which he’s put into a self-empowerment guide to help people achieve their fullest professional and personal potential.  You’re going to love the title, Don’t Take YES for an Answer.  In his book he explains why excessive positive feedback actually limits personal and professional growth, and then he teaches you how to embrace hard truths and critical feedback to escape mediocrity and break away from the pack.  Rudy, meet .

About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!"

About Joe Garner

When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here.

He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers.

@AuthorJoeGarner - Twitter

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Joe Garner - LinkedIn