I sit down with Rachel Alena - voiceover talent, talent agent and voice acting coach to discuss her path from singing and stage acting to becoming a voiceover talent and coach. I connected with Rachel after searching for a voice coach in an effort to improve my voice for podcasting, improv acting and public speaking, and she is officially my voice coach. I have since learned how skillful a professional voice actor is, how unbelievable hard the job is - especially around tone, emotion, character, timing. Be sure to listen at the end when Rachel reads a script normally and then reads it dark and edgy. The nuance in her voice is amazing.

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In this conversation with JK, we cover the seismic shift in marketing that happened on June 24, 2009. This is when consumers - private individuals - started marketing and making more noise and content than brands. We cover sales / marketing alignment, Ideal Customer Profiles, contextual marketing, how company culture affects marketing, Tyler Sparks and his speedreading, and how sales and marketing are some of the least trusted people, but at least the 2 of us are not bad guys.

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On Saturday, May 2, Quinn Brett and Joshua Stevens will be taking part in the Red Bull Wings For Life global event - but with a twist. For 24 hours straight, starting at 9am MDT, Joshua will be running and Quinn will be handcycling around Lake Estes here in Colorado.

Dr. Kendra Ryan is serving as their team support captain.

Quinn was paralyzed in a climbing accident in 2017, and Joshua suffered spinal cord injuries from combat.

We talk about their mission for this event, their recovery from both injuries and substance abuse, people that have stayed and left their new lives, just being sad today, and the very difficult task of looking forward and accepting.

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I met Katrina via LinkedIn, and was fascinated with her expertise in both sales and marketing - concepts and roles that can be so close and yet so far. We talk about LeadPilots her LinkedIn automation tool, realizing early in her career that half of her marketing didn't work - and fixing it, her first big step towards becoming an extrovert, and serving as a peacemaker.

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I sit down with longtime friend Rolf Kramer, Director of Business Development from Techtonic. We talk about lessons learned during competitive mogul skiing, his Udemy course "The Art of Being Found", being a mentor, being a fat pig with a small mouth, and the lesson learned from his mom about how big can you make your funeral.

Take a look at Rolf's course on Udemy - the lessons transformed my LinkedIn and professional profile.

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I sit down with longtime friend Piep Van Heuven, policy director for Bicycle Colorado. We talk about the mission of the organization, Denver Streets Partnership, the Green Wave in Denver, Idaho Stops, Vulnerable User Law, bike advocacy and how it's not anti-car, and the work to make streets safer for everyone - while balancing different interests. And of course, chocolate.

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Longtime friend Deahna takes me through the story of her son Grant, being born needing open heart surgery, surviving that, and tragically dying from a feeding tube accident at 11 days old. We talk about his death, and becoming a patient safety advocate, taking a Griefcation, and how she forgave the nurse that killed him.

Deahna also walks me through using medical malpractice not for financial compensation, but to direct positive procedural change to save lives - and experiencing the results and impact of her work firsthand.

We are releasing this episode on April 8, Grant's birthday.

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Mike Cohen has ridden his bike across the USA twice. Once, after beating cancer, and again after receiving a heart transplant. The second time, the journey and the ride finished meeting his donor's family.

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10 minutes or so on perspective, inspiration, what you can control, and decisions.

I wanted to share a story of extreme isolation, survival and inspiration from Earnest Shackleton. In January 1915, his ship and 27 men were stuck in the ice near Antarctica. What they did to not only survive - and thrive is amazing.

Next is Learned Optimism, by Martin Seligman. I've talked about this many times, but control, or even the illusion of control over your situation has incredible mental and physical benefits.

Lastly in Deep Survival, Lawrence Gonzales talks about survivors staying in the moment, and making the next most critical decision they face.

Details on these books and movies at thewarmfront.com/podcast, and please reach out with your ideas on these topics at [email protected].

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I was introduced to Owen by my friend Eric Hill in January, and over the course of sharing a cup of coffee, I realized that his experience, wisdom, advice and philosophy was like talking with some of my favorite authors. We talk about being former engineers, being equally unfair as a leader, giving permission and accepting consequences for delegation, employing your talents while being aware of the lag time in your obligations, and presenting your value to a potential employer.

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