Short Story Long

Denyelle Bruno was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and received her Masters of Organizational Design from the University of San Francisco.  Denyelle talks about her retail leadership that was shaped from her years of experience at brands like Macy's, Peet's Coffee and Tea, Apple and Drybar.  Her expertise in growth and scaling in retail is why she is now President and CEO of the fast-casual brand Tender Greens.  Denyelle is always looking for something to challenge her and the new role as CEO is her next step for continued success.






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Today on 10 MINUTE MONDAYS we bring back Kevion Stirdivant to discuss how to catch a vibe and how to create a good morning routine.
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“Freeway” Rick Ross grew up in South Central, thought his dreams of becoming a tennis player would take him out of his neighborhood but colleges passed on him because he was illiterate.  He was introduced to crack cocaine and became one of the most notorious drug traffickers in America. While in person he taught himself to read, figured out a loophole in his case and was able to get out of his life sentence.  Rick turned his life into public speaking, writing books becoming an author & creating businesses to succeed.

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REPOST: I have my first guest with a company valued over a billion dollars, Tom Bilyeu of Quest Nutrition and Impact Theory.  Tom admits that he was going down a losing path while working at a tech company for 8 1/2 years.  Focused on ending metabolic disease, Tom and his two partners founded Quest Nutrition. Tom talks about scaling, brain chemistry and what his main goal in life is.  There is a lot of knowledge and information that can be obtained from listening to this episode and Tom also gives his book recommends that can be found on his website below.
https://impacttheory.com/reading-list/
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Robert Greene, who is a NY Times Best Seller for his books The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery, sat down with me to discuss his most recent book called The Laws of Human Nature.  We all fall into patterns that cause us to continue to have the same results and Robert breaks down what those are.  He explains those patterns, the power that your attitude can change your life.  We talk about life purpose, what can happen if you chase falls purposes and how you can focus on being unique and not falling into a group.

Go checkout his website and books below:
http://powerseductionandwar.com
@RobertGreeneOfficial

You can also attend his live talk with Ryan Holiday on Feb. 11th in Santa Monica
https://livetalksla.org/events/robert-greene/

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Daniel Kasidi was born in Kenya and moved to the US with his family as a young boy. He had to learn English and adjust to the new lifestyle.  He started skateboarding, became sponsored, started working as a sales rep for Axion and enrolled at FIDM.  Working for companies like Levi and Reebok, Daniel took his experience and used his creativity start his successful brand, Rastaclat.  "Seek the Positive" is not only the company message but also how he lives his life.  Daniel wants to inspire others to create, bring positivity and impact the the world.  Hear more about Daniel and his company in today's episode as well as through his social media below.
@Daniel.kasidi
@rastaclat

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Matt Barnes is a former professional basketball player who played 14 years in the NBA who has now seamlessly transitioned into a successful businessman.  Matt talks about his rough up bringing in Northern California where he learned to be tough, have thick skin & deal with experiences that shaped him into the man he is today.  High school basketball to draft night & stories throughout his career. We discuss what the youth needs to do to realize their leverage with social media and how to navigate through life.  We talk about the businesses that he's involved in and how mistakes are only mistakes if you continue to make them.

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Jason Khalipa grew up in San Jose, California, worked at a gym while going to school & hopefully getting an office job.  Jason realized he was on the wrong path as his passion, knowledge and drive revolved around fitness.  He's the winner of the 2008 CrossFit games, he's opened up his own gyms & training business that works with corporate companies to help implement fitness & boost company moral.  In 2016, he received the heartbreaking news that his daughter was diagnosed with leukemia.  Jason talks about how he and his family used AMRAP to remain positive.  In 2018, his daughter had her final treatment and Jason remains a strong advocate in helping other families who are dealing with pediatric cancer.
Find out more about Jason, his podcast AMRAP Mentality, his new book "As Many Reps as Possible" in this episode of Short Story Long.
@jasonkhalipa
As Many Reps as Possible

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As a young chef Matty was successful, had a show on Viceland, and was known as the party guy until a heart attack at 29. He's an extremely funny/awesome dude who does a great job at telling his story. Listen as Matty talks about "zombie lines", culinary school, his TV shows, being a restaurateur and places he oversees, the new cookbook coming out & his mission in life as the new Matty.
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Matty Matheson: A Cookbook

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Moe Shalizi grew up a hustler & always looked for the next way to get some cash.  He went to college for finance but ultimately chose music over everything.  His interest in music developed into creating shows at local bars, working with Borgore to managing the biggest artists in the world.  Not only does he have a list of successful artists under him but is also responsible for conceptualizing and creating the character & artist known as MARSHMELLO.
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