Salvador Sanchez and his friend Chris Ortiz made a big move from Austin Texas to Lexington Kentucky to open A Cup of Commonwealth - a premium coffee joint with a pay-it-forward mentality. Through core values and principles, the coffee shop has served as a staple for giving back to the community and creating an atmosphere that attracts all types of creatives.

The shop has a wall with hundreds of coffees that were purchased by strangers for anyone who may meet the criteria on the cup, whether this requires doing a Michael Jackson dance or being enrolled in one of the local University classes. They even allow local artists to display their work on the shop walls.

Every coffee shop should take some notes from Salvador and Chris.

Josh Earl goes hard, period. If he is interested in something, he will find an opportunity to create a business out of it. From hand-crafting $300 straight razors to capturing 167k email addresses on a viral online giveaway, Josh is setting an example for the idea of endless possibilities.

Venturing out from Journalism, Josh saw opportunity and took initiative to teach himself how to program. He then combined his talents and released several books, netting him over $30,000 on the side.

The best part? He has a full time job and a family that comes first.

Much Respect, Josh. 

If you hate meditation then I want you to put on your champion pants and listen to this episode. The first of several special episodes that I will be releasing in conjunction with my interviews, I wanted to reach out and let everyone know that it's definitely funky and completely okay to hop out of your comfort zone and do something different. Find out how I went from thinking meditation was for the wooks, to using it as a practice for stress relief, increased productivity, and overall mental wealth. Keep it heady babes and brews.

Steve Nixon is teaching the world his passion- Jazz Piano. From touring 17 countries as a musician to reaching over 120 countries with his online video lessons, Steve helps us explore the power of expanding a brand by experimenting with marketing and product creation.

He's shared shred sessions with names like Buddy Guy, Jaimoe Johanson, and BB King, and he has taught over 10,000 piano lessons. We even get into videotaping Godzilla and crazy tour stories of 'making it rain.' Steve is the man.

Daryk is hilarious, blunt, and not afraid to push the envelope. He will go to any extent to create, even if it requires a little dumpster diving session to find plywood to paint on. Anything can be a canvas.

Like most artists, Daryk is in the thick of sustaining a life as a creative, and he shares with us his visions, habits, highs, lows, and everything in between.

'Art is not a way to make a living... it's about a way to make your parents mad if you don't have the balls to be gay.'

Keep it funky Daryk.

Kerri Koczen and Danielle Roos are taking initiative and changing the world. Together they founded Yellow Rose Productions- a theatre and improv company focused solely on depicting real world problems to increase awareness with the audience and help the world recognize truth.

Their first production, 'Princess Cut', examines the reality of the slavery and sex trafficking of a young girl inside a Knoxville, TN sex ring. The true story hits the local audiences hard because it opens up an entirely new perspective on the types of activities that are happening in the community. Not only are Kerri and Danielle creating the productions, but they are running campaigns to spread the awareness. They even have open panel discussions after the productions where audience members can engage in detailed conversations with professionals, including FBI agents, who are working to fight these cases every day.

Truly one of the deepest and moving conversations I've ever had a chance to take part in, the respect I have for Kerri & Danielle is infinite. Listen now, take action- and help these two increase awareness by sharing their story and getting involved!

This will change your life. If you listen to any show on this podcast, listen to this one immediately.

Hal Elrod, his story, his books, his podcast, and his morning strategy have literally revolutionized tens of thousands of people's lives all over the world, including mine. Hal was pronounced dead for 6 minutes after getting hit head on by a drunk driver. After being told he might not ever walk again, and that he would suffer brain damage, Hal took his first step 9 days later and went on to run a 52-mile marathon. 

He is the most inspirationally powerful, insightful, motivational, and bluntly honest human I've ever encountered, and he has created a system that makes it unbelievably easy to tap into a life of expanded opportunity, unlimited happiness, reborn success, and profound changes in ANY and EVERY area of your life, all before 8 am.

From the bottom of my heart- thank you Hal.

Brian Lu aka 'DJ Bluz' made a slow transition from his full time job to following his true passion full time. Not only does he share with us the nitty gritty ups and downs of his journey, he spills his guts about his experience and the road to self-sustaining an income.  He has developed a new way of looking at opportunity- one that has led him to un-traditional gigs at places such as yoga studios, cardio workouts, gallery openings and more. 

Whether it be relaxing to a little Marvin Gaye to ease the mind, or recognizing that the future is built in the 'now', Brian is taking his gut feelings and hanging on for the ride of his life.  Play on, Brian.

We don't put much thought into the things that we consume every day, but if we start to put a little bit of thought into it, we can drastically change our experience with life. - Greg Bastin

Greg Bastin made a transition from high stakes poker to masterminding the creation of OpportuniTEAS, a series of premium, all natural super teas, to pursue his quest to make a difference through helping people perform better, feel better, think clearly, and sustain more energy. He focuses on optimal health and providing the most effective products through full consumer awareness.

Greg covers the importance of nutrition in everyday life and it's direct relation to productivity and success. He also touches on marketing strategies, product development, networking, the 80/20 rule, the value of failures, and converting passion to energy. Touche Greg.

Jacob Scesney lives with the intentions of crossing off bucket list items every day. At only 21 years old, he has toured all over the world and shared the stage names like Seth MacFarlane, Casey Abrams, Robben Ford, Christian Scott, Warren Hill, and Shadmehr Aghili, and he has also made appearances on the show Glee. A multi-instrumentalist, Jacob has a serious gift for music, especially the Saxophone. He will shred your face off.

From the Tom and Jerry show to Bebop legend Charlie Parker, Jacob covers all of his influences, his networking advice, and why being a positive person is the most important gateway to success. Scesney 4 President