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Jim O’Brien is the co-owner of Cleobella, an artisan clothing line for women, a former pro surfer, serial entrepreneur, creator of the Hab Hats podcast group, global traveler, and cold plunging enthusiast. We discuss how to design your life and how to fund it. Jim describes some surf adventures, tells us how he met Angela O'Brien, the love of his life and partner at Cleobella, and then goes into his passion for cold plunging and pushing himself to his limits at this stage of life.
Category: Wealth & Fitness
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EPISODE LINKS:
Cleobella: https://cleobella.com/
Renu Therapy Cold Plunge Tanks: https://www.renutherapy.com/
DOJO by Leo Vieira, Jiu Jitsu & Martial Arts Seal Beach: https://www.dojosealbeach.com/
Signs and Services: https://www.signsandservicesco.com/
Ice Barrel: https://icebarrel.com/
Plunge Cole Tubs: https://plunge.com/
PODCAST INFO:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nick-standlea-podcast/id1700331903
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YqBBneFsKtQ6Y0ArP5CXJ
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SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Support on Patreon: (coming soon)
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickstandlea/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-standlea-43732573/
- Medium: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/nick-standlea-of-test-prep-gurus-how-to-take-your-company-from-good-to-great-491ef2c53fb9
TEST PREP GURUS:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testprepgurus/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/testprepgurus/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TestPrepGurusNewportBeach
Hank Wise holds the world record for the fastest male swim from Catalina to the Mainland (20 miles!), is a national champion Stanford swimmer, the reigning King of the Catalina Channel, and the owner of Rocket Fish swimming. During this episode, we dive deep into open ocean swimming, learn what it’s like to be followed by sharks in the middle of the night miles from shore, discuss coaching, parenting, flow, eudaimonia, and process vs. achievement. It's the legendary character that is Hank Wise, so he sings some songs too. The good vibes run deep and wide in this one!
Category: Fitness & Learning
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Test Prep Gurus: https://www.prepgurus.com/
EPISODE LINKS:
Rocket Fish: https://www.teamunify.com/team/casf/page/home
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dolphin_boy
Eudaimonia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaimonia
Flow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
Mihaly (Mike) Csikszentmihalyi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi
Catalina Swim Federation: https://swimcatalina.org/
PODCAST INFO:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nick-standlea-podcast/id1700331903
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YqBBneFsKtQ6Y0ArP5CXJ
RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/nickshow/feed.xml
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Support on Patreon: (coming soon)
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickstandlea/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-standlea-43732573/
- Medium: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/nick-standlea-of-test-prep-gurus-how-to-take-your-company-from-good-to-great-491ef2c53fb9
TEST PREP GURUS:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testprepgurus/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/testprepgurus/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TestPrepGurusNewportBeach
Jodi Okun is the founder of College Financial Aid Advisors. She has successfully helped thousands of families navigate the financial aid process.
Category: Wealth & Learning
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Test Prep Gurus: https://www.prepgurus.com/
EPISODE LINKS:
College Financial Aid Advisors: https://collegefinancialaidadvisors.com
Jodi Okun Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodiokun
Jodi Okun Twitter: https://twitter.com/CollegeCashChat
Occidental College: https://www.oxy.edu/
Pitzer College: https://www.pitzer.edu/
PODCAST INFO:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nick-standlea-podcast/id1700331903
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YqBBneFsKtQ6Y0ArP5CXJ
RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/nickshow/feed.xml
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/testprepgurus
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickstandlea
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-standlea-43732573/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/testprepgurus/
- Medium: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/nick-standlea-of-test-prep-gurus-how-to-take-your-company-from-good-to-great-491ef2c53fb9
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TestPrepGurusNewportBeach
Deren Finks is the former Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Harvey Mudd College (one of the five Claremont Colleges) and a college consultant. He breaks down how to write better college essays, mistakes kids make when they apply to college, tips on applying to public vs private colleges, how to help your counselor write a recommendation letter, the secret importance of ACT and SAT scores in a "test-optional" landscape, and describes some of the best college applications he's ever seen during his forty years of experience in college admissions, consulting to elite colleges, and helping students craft their college applications to get into their dream universities.
Category: Learning & Wealth
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Test Prep Gurus: https://www.prepgurus.com/
EPISODE LINKS:
Harvey Mudd College: https://www.hmc.edu/
PODCAST INFO:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nick-standlea-podcast/id1700331903
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YqBBneFsKtQ6Y0ArP5CXJ
RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/nickshow/feed.xml
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Support on Patreon: (coming soon)
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/testprepgurus
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickstandlea
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-standlea-43732573/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/testprepgurus/
Medium: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/nick-standlea-of-test-prep-gurus-how-to-take-your-company-from-good-to-great-491ef2c53fb9
From the publisher's feed
The Nick Standlea Show is where we take one big future question—AI, learning, creativity, work, meaning—and chase it until the lightbulb goes off.
Nick brings on researchers, operators, and top thinkers for long-form conversations that stay human, get specific, and actually land on something useful—not just hot takes.
If you want clarity on what’s changing and how to adapt without losing yourself, you’re in the right place.
Video episodes available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNickStandleaShow
You can follow Nick and the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickstandlea/
Website: https://nickstandlea.com
Ask questions. Don’t accept the status quo. Be curious.

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