The Divergent Path with Rollie Peterkin

Steven Kampmann holds a masters in Psychological Counseling and wrote a thesis on the topic of dreams, which has evolved into a lifelong passion. He teaches a course on dreams which revolves around the works of people like Carl Jung and Herman Hesse.

Steven began his film and TV career as a comedic actorand writer at the legendary Second City Theater appearing both in Chicago and Toronto. He co-starred as Kirk Devane on the successful Newhart show. He has appeared as an actor in eight movies including Club Paradise with Robin Williams, For The Boys with Bette Midler, and Analyze That! with Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal. Along with his close friend Harold Ramis, he co-wrote the hit comedy Back to School starring Rodney Dangerfield. And he co-wrote and co-directed the film Stealing Home starring Jodie Foster and Mark Harmon.

Read more about Steven here: https://www.rolliepeterkin.com/steven-kampmann

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Amy Currie is a video producer who specializes in culinary and lifestyle videos. She was a full-time video producer at Panna Cooking where she won a James Beard Award for her work. She has worked with the who's who of top chefs on their videos. And she eventually co-founded HotDish Productions.

Website: https://www.amydcurrie.com/

HotDish Productions: https://www.hotdishproductions.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amydcurrie/

Read more about Amy here: https://www.rolliepeterkin.com/amy-currie

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Alejandra Arias-Stella is the co-founder of the Llama Pack Project, an organization in the Urubamba Mountains of Peru which creates opportunities for indigenous populations to raise llamas and work tourism. They teach Andean villagers to breed and raise llamas to serve as pack animals on treks for tourists in the area. Because llamas are more suited to the Andres, they are more environmentally friendly than mules, which have been forced on the native people ever since the Spanish conquest.

Website: https://llamapackproject.com/

Donation: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/help-llama-farmers-in-peru-access-fair-work/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/llamapackproject/

Read more about Alejandra here: https://www.rolliepeterkin.com/llama-pack-project

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David Azzolina has taught folklore at the University of Pennsylvania since the mid 90s. He thinks about things a little differently than most and has a lot of novel thoughts on folklore.

Read more about David here: https://www.rolliepeterkin.com/david-azzolina

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Chris Gillette is an expert at handling, conserving, and caring for alligators. He helps rescue "nuisance gators" from people's properties in Florida and brings them to a rescue center. He is extremely passionate about animal welfare and conservation.

Chris is famous for the death-defying photos and videos he posts where he swims in the water with the gators and plays with them as any of us would a kitten. It's truly mind blowing.

Check out his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpzli-m3OlZ0jBmsoWPKYxQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatorboys_chris

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gatorboys_chris

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GilletteChris

Everglades Outpost: https://www.evergladesoutpost.org/

Everglades Holiday Park: https://www.evergladesholidaypark.com/

Read more about Chris here: https://www.rolliepeterkin.com/chris-gillette-gator

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Travis Bays is the founder of Bodhi Surf and Yoga--a retreat in Costa Rica. Travis combined his lifelong passion for surfing with his ideas tourism, sustainability, and local experiences. His camp, he is able to educate people about a variety of environmental issues. And the guest get to surf the beautiful beaches of Costa Rica.

Travis didn't always run a surf camp though. After graduation from college, he worked in banking, but eventually decided he was looking for more, and so he joined the Peace Corps. Lucky for Travis, he was sent to Costa Rica.

Website: https://www.bodhisurfyoga.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodhisurfyoga

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Matt Valenti was an old teammate and friend of mine. He was a two-time Division I NCAA wrestler. After college he was coaching at Penn while pursuing an Olympic Dream for 2012. Matt now works at the athletic department at UPenn.

Read more about Matt here: https://www.rolliepeterkin.com/matt-valenti

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Brace for some tears in this episode. Matthew Bocchi was just nine years old when he lost his father in the attacks on 9/11.

He's just come out with a new book titled Sway, which recounts his personal journey in coping with the trauma surrounding his father's death. As a teenager searching for answers, an older man took advantage of his vulnerability and sexually assaulted him. Matthew descended into the depths of a drug addiction to numb the pain.

Matt and I discuss trauma and healing and how he is able to maintain a positive outlook on life despite so many bad things happening.

Sway: https://amzn.to/3oaGp0f

Read more about Matthew here: https://www.rolliepeterkin.com/matthew-bocchi-sway

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Tom Ryan is one of the most accomplished coaches in the sport of wrestling today. As the coach at Ohio State University, he's created an absolute powerhouse. The things that he's been able to accomplish as a coach are truly astounding.

• 2015 NCAA team champions
• Five-times NCAA team runner-ups
• Seven top-3 NCAA team finishes
• 12 individual NCAA titles
• 22 Big Ten champions
• 53 All-Americans
• Two-time NCAA Head Coach of the Year
• Three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year
• Four-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber
• Three-time NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder

Tom talks about the immense impact that Dan wrestling for Gable had on his life and wrestling career. I asked Tom about the difficulties of shifting from wrestler to coach.

But the toughest test of his life came when he lost his son Teague at age five. An experience that brought him to his knees. Tom talks about how his life was changed by such a traumatic event.

Tom Ryan's new book Chosen Suffering is available and tells his story through his wrestling career to coping with the loss of his son.

Chosen Suffering book: https://amzn.to/3iXGocb

Read more about Tom Ryan here: https://rolliepeterkin.com/tom-ryan

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Nils Parker can't even count how many books he's ghostwritten. I asked him and he estimated between 15 and 20. His books have been NYT and WSJ bestsellers many times over. As an editor he has worked with authors like Ryan Holiday, Tucker Max, and James Altucher (and many more) on every aspect of their books.

Nils was originally supposed to be a lawyer. But after a semester of law school and a summer position, he decided that the courtroom was not his true calling. His whole life trajectory changed when he stumbled across a forum created by Tucker Max, who would go on to become a multiple-time NYT bestselling author. That meeting launched him down a path that would change the course of his life forever.

Read more about Nils here: https://rolliepeterkin.com/nils-parker

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