Perseverance, podcasting, and sports on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson and special guest Ian DeMarse! DeMarse is a debt collector, avid Wisconsin sports fan, and co-host of the Touchdown Tuesdays, Brew Sports Podcast. DeMarse is originally from Escanaba, Michigan and currently lives and works in the Milwaukee area. In today's episode, DeMarse provides his gameday insights from playing linebacker at Wisconsin Lutheran College to recap the latest NFL Divisional Championship games and the Green Bay Packers’ performance this season. In addition, DeMarse shares how Brew Sports started and how he balances his busy schedule to fit in sports podcasting, participating in four fantasy sports leagues, playing sports, and staying up to date on the latest sports. Also, Kelly finally shares the story behind meeting founder Will Tarashuk of the Ambiguous Network and the Daily Grind officially joining their podcast network!

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Trust, listen and learn how to be in tune with yourself and what your next steps are in life on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson and special guest Erin Magennis! Magennis is a neuroscientist, mindset coach, Wisconsin 25 Under 25, HATCH Top100 NextGen, and founder of CalmLet, a smart bracelet biofeedback device paired with a community based app that helps people manage stress and anxiety in the moment. Magennis is originally born in Connecticut and currently lives and works in the Milwaukee area. In today's episode, Magennis shares her journey of becoming an entrepreneur by overcoming health challenges and channeling her passion for holistic health, neuroscience, and nutrition. In addition, Magennis explains how she became involved in the tech space and the importance of surrounding yourself with different people and different perspectives. Also, Kelly reveals exciting news...the Daily Grind is joining the Ambiguous Network! Check out our next episode as Kelly shares the story behind the Daily Grind and where you can find more content on other network favorites such as You Mad Bro, which covers all the news stories people can't stop talking about, the Sam Bussell Podcast, which covers movies and entertainment and GDP, which interviews goal driven professionals with a goal driven process.

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If you believe in yourself, and you are halfway there on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson and special guest Kristie Jorfald! Jorfald is a celebrity and personal wardrobe stylist who is dedicated to helping women and men invest in themselves and live their best lives through investing in themselves and their body, lifestyle, and self-care. Jorfald is originally from Lake Forest, IL, and currently lives and works in the Chicago area. In today's episode, Jorfald shares her inspiration behind becoming an entrepreneur, best advice for future stylists and young individuals starting their own business, and her personal tips on finding work life balance. In addition, Jorfald walks us through a styling and shopping day with a client and how she has helped her clients build their confidence through wardrobe styling. History in the making as Jorfald is our first personal stylist on the Daily Grind! For all the entrepreneurs listening into today’s episode, Jorfald recommends The Brand Called You: Make Your Business Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace by Peter Montoya and Tim Vandehey to add to your reading list!

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If you want something you’ve never have, you have to do something that you’ve never done with #kellyfast on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson, your one and only host sharing her 'daily grind.' In today's episode, Johnson shares her Mississippi Gulf Coast marathon experience and persevering through mid-race sickness, her memorable New Years Eve in Las Vegas and thrilling New Years Day attending the Rose Bowl, the Granddaddy of them all: University of Wisconsin-Madison vs. University of Oregon, and the latest on the MKE Run Fit Fest presented by the Johnson Foundation - Milwaukee's Only Running & Fitness Festival!

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The more you talk about what you are doing, the more help you will get to grow on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson and special guest Rachel Cash! Cash is a privacy attorney, project manager in data privacy, and owner of TWO businesses: Rachel Anne Linens, a home textile business and Elroi, a mobile data privacy & security application. Cash is originally from Southfield, MI, currently lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and works in the Chicago area. In today's episode, Cash shares her journey of becoming an entrepreneur, best practices for staying organized, finding balance, building teams, and the importance of having a mentor. In addition, Cash explains why our data has become a commodity in today’s society and how the data and privacy industry is shifting. History in the making as Cash is our first project manager on the Daily Grind!

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Be nice to yourself and be proud of who you are and what you have accomplished thus far on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson and special guest Tyler Banh! Banh is an instructional designer, former public educator teaching high school mathematics, on the board of directors for nonprofit UVSA Midwest and fellow University of Wisconsin-Madison alum! Banh is first-generation Vietnamese American, originally from Janesville, WI and currently lives and works in the Chicago area. In today's episode, we talk about Banh's transition from education to the business sector, his community involvement and mentoring, and staying connected with his network. In addition, Banh shares best practices in prioritizing your time, bettering yourself utilizing resources such as LinkedIn Learning, and learning more about emotional intelligence through business experts Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves (Authors of Emotional Intelligence 2.0).

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Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson and special guest Taylor Morrison! Morrison is a health and wellness founder, self-care facilitator, and brand and culture builder. She also hosts her own podcast Be School, where she shares her own journey of learning, unlearning, and growth in the hopes that her audience can do the same. Morrison currently lives and works in the Chicago area.  In today's episode, we talk about Morrison's motivation behind starting her daily podcast to providing brand experience consultancy and now leading her own business, Inner Workout, a mat-based self-care practice for your whole being. In addition, Morrison shares best practices in work and life balance and her podcast favorites including: How I Built This, Masters of Scale, Girlboss Radio, and Second Life and one of her favorite books you should read: Secrets of Six Figure Women. 

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Consistency is the key to success with #kellyfast on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson, your one and only host sharing her 'daily grind' at the start of December. In today's episode, Johnson shares national holidays of the month, an inspiring and action-packed December could-do list from The Simple Things, the upcoming College Football Bowl schedule, two motivational sports and business reads, easy steps to support your favorite charities including the Kelly Johnson Foundation while you shop for holiday gifts online, and a reason to share your smile everyday!

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Exclusive Turkey Day episode with #kellyfast on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson, your one and only host sharing her 'daily grind' at the end of November. In today's episode, Johnson reflects on her holiday(s) spent in Wisconsin including Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the success of the 2nd annual Turkey Trot presented by the Kelly Johnson Foundation,  being a tour guide for her parents' day trip to Chicago, her exciting weekend plans and upcoming marathon travels, and why you should never sell yourself short in life.

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Don't be lazy (all the time) and optimize your schedule on the Daily Grind, your new weekly motivational podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson and special guest Anurag Choudhary! Choudhary has been a software engineer at Microsoft for over 3 years and flies into Chicago every weekend pursuing his MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has served as CTO at the Irrelevant Project, a nonprofit fighting gender stereotypes formation in adolescents, and is a passionate instrumentalist and songwriter. Choudhary is originally from India and currently lives and works in the Seattle area.  In today's episode, we talk about Choudhary's 'daily grind' from traveling to and from his masters program while finding time for his community involvement and passion for music, how to have a positive mindset in overcoming busy schedules, engineering industry trends, and differences between laid-back Seattle and happy-holidays Chicago.

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