The Ryan Pyle Podcast

Fashion and lifestyle photographer Mike Colón on 20 years shooting for luxury brands and celebrity weddings around the world.

Mike Colón is a lifestyle and fashion photographer and his fast-paced career has spanned more than 20 years and has taken him all over the world. Clients include discerning brands such as Louis Vuitton, Galia Lahav, Rivini, Berta, Grace Ormonde & Ines Di Santo. Colón and his team of expert photographers have photographed many celebrity weddings including legendary guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, best-selling music artist of all time Usher, and influential songwriter/DJ/record producer Timbaland to name a few.

To learn more about Mike: https://www.mikecolon.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Mike Colón
2:38 Off the couch and into a jiu-jitsu tournament
5:09 Tough guys in the bracket
7:43 US champion and the worlds
10:18 Why leave a comfortable life?
12:53 Bored of studying
15:26 What do architects actually do?
17:57 His first camera, a Canon EOS-1
20:33 Ryan's Shanghai from 2001 to 2015
23:08 A first group of friends in China
25:39 Wanting to see the world
28:13 Photography as art
30:49 Reporting from China at that time
33:20 Photographing for The New York Times
35:57 Deciding to go out on his own
38:28 Not wanting that career
41:01 Plenty of work but no business
43:38 Too broke for a hotel
46:08 Starting a business takes guts
48:39 Law school, business school or something else
51:16 Climbing friends and El Cap
53:52 An American in Russia
56:26 When travel strains a relationship
59:04 Living cheaply
1:01:35 Not waiting until 60
1:04:09 Filming where others don't
1:06:39 Why he really got into the business
1:09:09 Images he didn't recognise
1:11:42 A garage with 60 cars
1:14:18 This is going to take months
1:16:48 Where the money goes in TV
1:19:24 Hiding your carry-on in Dubai
1:21:58 Small planes and motorcycles
1:24:34 A speedboat coming at them
1:27:05 Day one on location
1:29:40 A $10 million wedding
1:32:11 Building a business around what he loves
1:34:44 Mud and an overheating bike
1:37:16 Holding the door all day
1:39:50 Luxury cars in Shanghai
1:42:21 Visiting the book factory
1:44:53 A whole office asleep
1:47:27 Intense but worth it?
1:50:03 Frozen in shock
1:52:34 A friend who turned it all around
1:55:05 Rodeo Drive doesn't interest him
1:57:40 Southern California sunshine
2:00:14 When the work dried up
2:02:47 Who will push you next?
2:05:17 Two or three careers at once
2:07:47 Buying now and paying later
2:10:19 Getting around anywhere
2:12:53 Real-world experience over film school
2:15:27 Practising new things before a tournament
2:18:04 Talking at the shoulder
2:20:39 Becoming friends with a client
2:23:11 Where to find him
2:25:48 A star who never had an agent
2:28:20 More time for the cool work

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Laurie Singer returns to talk about her epic expedition on the Camino de Santiago.

This is my second podcast with Laurie. If you want to learn about her incredible career and her cycling trip across the US please tune into podcast episode #42. Today Laurie and I discussed her epic expedition on the Camino de Santiago.

Laurie has been a practicing Behavioral Specialist since 1995 and in private practice since 2004. She is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and earned post-graduate certification in Applied Behavioral Analysis from Kaplan University. Beyond that she loves adventure travel and has cycled across the US and Cuba and has more trips planned.

To learn more about Laurie: https://lauriesingerbehavioral.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back Laurie Singer
2:31 A friend who plans everything
5:02 Trouble three days before the end
7:34 Separate beds
10:06 Time for the average 65-year-old
12:42 Early check-ins along the way
15:17 A pilgrim's blessing
17:55 An 18-mile day
20:29 A dinner that ended in tears
23:06 Fellow pilgrims and their stories
25:39 The pilgrim passport and two stamps a day
28:11 Villages used to pilgrims
30:45 Plain food
33:21 Mapping the coffee stops
35:58 Sending your duffel bag ahead
38:29 Talking about sore feet
40:59 Ryan's documentaries and the rain
43:29 Bleeding on a windy dirt road
46:06 Breaking stereotypes
48:36 Pilgrims of all ages
51:10 A rooftop tour, then the hospital
53:43 Compeed plasters
56:19 Gaiters
58:49 Ten hours a day in the sun
1:01:24 The connections she made
1:03:57 When others dropped out
1:06:30 A generous fellow walker
1:09:02 Ryan's walk across Switzerland
1:11:32 Pedal-assisted e-bikes on the trail
1:14:03 Hiking with her grandson
1:16:40 Ryan's long bike rides
1:19:11 Make sure you have the time
1:21:42 Would she do it again?
1:24:17 Montreux and Lake Geneva
1:26:49 Her first big overland trek
1:29:20 Ryan and the silverback gorilla
1:31:57 Safety worries
1:34:27 What to avoid
1:37:05 Quiet on the trail, chatty at camp
1:39:37 Finding a great guide
1:42:10 Summit day
1:44:41 A new pack
1:47:12 Being Zen about altitude
1:49:48 The size of the Himalaya
1:52:25 Crampons and ice axes
1:54:57 The Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea
1:57:28 Trekking through Mustang
1:59:58 Day hikes up Langley
2:02:34 A walk booked for December
2:05:08 Whitney Portal Road
2:07:45 Staying right behind the guide

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Dr. Betty Kovacs, author of Merchants of Light and The Miracle of Death, on consciousness, myth and what lies beyond life.

Betty Kovacs first earned her doctorate at University of California, Irvine, in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language. She served many years as Chair and Program Chair on the Board of Directors of the Jung Society of Claremont in California and sits on the Academic Advisory Board of Forever Family Foundation. Dr. Kovacs is author of Merchants of Light: The Consciousness That Is Changing the World, winner of the Nautilus Silver Book Award and The Scientific & Medical Network 2019 Book Prize. She has also written The Miracle of Death: There Is Nothing But Life.

To learn more about Betty: https://kamlak.com/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Betty Kovacs
2:30 An idyllic childhood working the land
5:07 Parking the phone
7:40 Sent out to play
10:15 A profound difference
12:47 Pearl Harbor and the war economy
15:17 Choosing a church
17:53 A businessman father
20:31 Students among refugees
23:04 The fiction that the brain is superior
25:40 Her husband's escape from Hungary
28:11 The one person she could talk to
30:46 Ryan filming in Bodh Gaya
33:21 You must become the Christ
35:55 Why he had to die
38:29 A destructive story we gave our children
41:05 We couldn't build a pyramid today
43:37 People sensed something
46:11 Until I left
48:46 Experiences of presence after death
51:17 Guided through grief
53:56 Left brain, right brain and the heart
56:27 The organ of the soul
59:01 Shaman mystic traditions and the feminine
1:01:38 Traditions pushed underground
1:04:12 Mediums and sensitives
1:06:46 Generations of left-brain dominance
1:09:21 Ecstasy and the quantum field
1:11:58 Political theory and power
1:14:29 We don't have to be like this
1:17:06 Finding gifts in suffering
1:19:39 A powerful consciousness
1:22:17 Kept on ice
1:24:48 Happy to be alive
1:27:18 Severed science
1:29:54 Her first book
1:32:24 Bringing her husband home from Hungary
1:34:55 We've waited for you
1:37:29 You silly woman
1:40:00 At one with nature and Extreme Treks
1:42:34 No elders in our culture
1:45:07 Sixteen years writing Merchants of Light
1:47:42 A university teacher's experiences
1:50:20 Dear friends
1:52:55 Sharing experiences
1:55:26 Young people who are interested
1:58:01 Who owns the media
2:00:36 What we have lost
2:03:09 Enthralled by different ideas
2:05:46 Not fearing death
2:08:16 Scholars rediscovering lost cultures
2:10:47 Her website and webinars
2:13:17 Nothing there to know

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Actress Marta Kristen on being left in an orphanage in Norway, adoption to America, and playing Judy Robinson on Lost in Space.

Marta Kristen was born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen in Oslo, Norway, to a Finnish mother and a German soldier who was killed towards the end of World War II in Europe. Marta was only two months old when she was left in an orphanage. In 1949, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Soderquist of Detroit, Michigan adopted her, and brought her to America; she was renamed Martha Soderquist. By 1959 her family moved to LA and Marta was discovered by Producer James B. Harris and then her career took off with acting roles in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Loretta Young Show, Beach Blanket Bingo and perhaps her most iconic role as Judy Robinson on Lost in Space.

To learn more about Marta: http://martakristen.com/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Marta Kristen
2:34 The sister who brought the family together
5:11 Sent as far away as possible
7:47 A difficult day in the orphanage
10:20 Tap dancing
12:56 The Lutheran school and learning English
15:32 Living other lives in books
18:10 Playing a former wing walker
20:42 Driving to California
23:13 Santa Monica High School theatre
25:51 Just do it
28:24 Finding a top Hollywood agent
31:01 Real-life experience in a monologue
33:38 Feeling abandoned early in life
36:14 Master of her own destiny
38:44 Wanting to be in the movies
41:17 Playing a psychic
43:47 Going out and being silly
46:22 Beach Blanket Bingo and Lorelei the mermaid
48:52 Choices her agents made
51:27 83 episodes of Lost in Space
53:59 Lost in Space and Star Trek
56:34 Having a child
59:05 Volumes of letters
1:01:36 What she was thinking
1:04:08 Acting, producing and directing
1:06:42 Advice for young actors
1:09:14 I want to be in show business
1:11:48 Understanding the character
1:14:21 Writing plays
1:16:52 Small theatre companies struggling
1:19:27 Fans finding your address
1:21:58 Lost in Space as a cure for anger
1:24:30 Caring for her husband
1:27:06 Come ready and hit your mark
1:29:36 Actors and special effects
1:32:12 Watching Hollywood change
1:34:46 How we treat the elderly
1:37:18 A favourite film, Beginners
1:39:53 Ryan's motorcycle trips around the world
1:42:29 Seeing the world at 18
1:44:59 You have to have a cat
1:47:34 Children separated from their parents
1:50:04 Inspiring future NASA engineers
1:52:35 Neighbours who no longer talk
1:55:05 Laughter and not living in your emotions
1:57:41 Zombies
2:00:11 Venturing somewhere new
2:02:44 Parenting and new friendships
2:05:15 A degree in political science and her book
2:07:51 Getting back to work

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Scholar Jim Marshall on 50,000 hours studying human development, a 40-year career, and the systems he invented, including Septemics.

Jim Marshall is a polymathic scholar and autodidact who has devoted over 50,000 hours to the study and practice of multiple dimensions of human development. Jim has successfully treated and / or trained hundreds of clients over a 40-year career and is the inventor of Septemics and several consciousness-expanding systems, including Multi-Dimensional Processing, Conflict Matrix Processing and the Tripartite Path to Human Development. His areas of expertise include psychology, philosophy, theology, parapsychology, science, engineering, mathematics, law, literature, history, metaphysics, military science, political science, physical culture, and music.

To learn more about Jim: https://septemics.com/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Jim Marshall
5:00 The area of greatest mystery
10:02 An eclectic path
15:07 Decades of using it
20:16 Asking questions so people find the answer
25:24 The same reaction every time
30:36 Specialists versus holistic education
35:42 Classifying people from their writing
40:50 A student of military science
45:58 Six months of listening to a client
51:01 When change is more complicated
56:08 Feedback from colleagues and students
1:01:18 A $7 million deal and The Honeymooners
1:06:23 Showing someone where they have gone down
1:11:26 Everybody has goals
1:16:26 Neglecting another scale
1:21:32 Underlying problems in scholarship
1:26:43 Study it like a textbook
1:31:56 Knowing their motivation
1:37:10 Relationship deal-breakers
1:42:17 Making the same mistake again
1:47:21 Half of humanity wants to improve
1:52:29 Recognition in his lifetime
1:57:37 Each scale is a lens
2:02:42 Easy to use
2:07:49 Science and religion
2:13:03 Clocks on a jet and time dilation
2:18:15 The history of Christianity
2:23:21 No pat responses
2:28:28 Where to watch more
2:33:33 What engineers do
2:38:42 Specialists with blinders on
2:43:50 College days
2:49:05 Conversations with Catholic priests
2:54:08 The scientific method at the core
2:59:17 Weekly science shows at school

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Entrepreneur Adeline Cook on combining her love of tennis and business in her clothing brand ILMDP and her Beverly Hills tennis boutique.

Adeline Cook is an entrepreneur and also absolutely loves tennis and has been able to combine her two passions to great the clothing brand ILMDP (I Love My Doubles Partner) and the tennis boutique "Love Love Tennis" in Beverly Hills. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation.

To learn more about Adeline: https://www.lovelovetennis.com/pages/adelines-story

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Adeline Cook
2:30 The thrill of playing with and against people
5:00 Travelling in Iran
7:34 Living as a global citizen
10:08 Choosing where to live
12:42 Not sitting in a car two hours a day
15:18 The Van Patten family and poker
17:51 Discipline, gut and intuition
20:21 Favourite tournaments and Wimbledon
22:55 More organisation for amateur tennis
25:27 A tournament at Newport Beach Tennis Club
27:57 Young designers in tennis fashion
30:29 Learning by doing
33:04 Compression and fit
35:40 Coining court to cocktails
38:11 Her book about doubles partners
40:43 Something no one else can buy
43:19 Three years from fabric to court
45:57 The Beverly Hills tennis community
48:30 Four years of research and development
51:03 Bold, bright, shiny clothes
53:35 A business built on personal service
56:06 Hosting tournaments around the world
58:44 Curating memorable experiences
1:01:19 An infinity tennis court above Beverly Hills
1:03:56 Playing at a country club when you travel
1:06:32 Tennis as a social scene
1:09:09 Movies and Netflix
1:11:39 A ruthlessly difficult mental sport
1:14:13 Public courts in Beverly Hills
1:16:45 Famous faces around LA
1:19:18 TV worth watching
1:21:53 Learning anything online
1:24:28 Programmes that include the outfits
1:26:59 Travel with a local
1:29:36 Being loved the way you are
1:32:07 Advanced tennis
1:34:38 Keto and carbohydrates
1:37:09 How to get in touch
1:39:40 One a day, never at night

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Entertainment executive Johnny McMahon on 25 years in TV and digital, the World Poker Tour, and running World Chase Tag.

Johnny McMahon is an Entertainment Executive with over twenty-five years of experience in Digital and Television production, distribution, and development. Currently he is the General Manager and Chief Content Officer of the World Chase Tag, and previously played a role in building the World Poker Tour library to a multi-million-dollar FAST channel business. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation.

To learn more about Johnny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnymcmahon

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Johnny McMahon
2:32 Growing up with National Geographic
5:10 Life lessons growing up in LA
7:45 His father's career in television
10:15 Watching Carson at The Tonight Show
12:50 Settling into the business young
15:22 Someone can open the door, but you have to work
17:57 University of San Francisco
20:30 Reporting from the streets of San Francisco
23:05 The stress of making TV
25:37 Don't externalise the stress
28:10 Why he prefers the sports business
30:41 Believing in your choices
33:15 Anyone can make a show now
35:49 From radio to TV
38:22 The TV Guide era
40:52 Digital production for Endemol USA
43:25 Nine years at the World Poker Tour
45:58 Running the operation
48:33 Just make it work
51:04 Selling TV at MIPCOM
53:39 Formula 1 and free streaming channels
56:14 Evergreen content
58:46 Investigative stories in China
1:01:20 Ryan's move from China to Dubai
1:03:57 Planning to film across Africa
1:06:28 Watching the world close from Ethiopia
1:09:06 Covid travel rules country by country
1:11:40 A story worth a script
1:14:17 Ryan's business model on hold
1:16:47 World Chase Tag explained
1:19:22 The knockout championship format
1:21:55 Room to grow
1:24:29 Athletes with stories
1:27:07 Frustrations along the way
1:29:42 A game-changing world championship
1:32:12 Trying something new
1:34:48 Growing the sport and the television
1:37:18 Let the tangents go

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Dr. Jeanne Retief on 15 years in international criminal and humanitarian law, living with anxiety, and founding FIGGI.

After obtaining a PhD in international criminal and humanitarian law, and consulting in that space for 15 years Dr. Jeanne decided to pivot and look inwards. Enduring a lifelong struggle with anxiety, she was also diagnosed with panic disorder and these symptoms were wreaking havoc on her life. Facing a health and soul crisis, Dr. Jeanne decided to integrate her human rights background into a new venture named FIGGI which allowed her to seek serenity and still experience the adrenaline rush of creating something new. And FIGGI represents the journey of seeking and finding value in inner peace and serenity.

To learn more about Jeanne and FIGGI: https://www.figgilife.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Dr. Jeanne Retief
2:36 Palm trees and greenery in LA
5:11 A brutal sport with no protection
7:43 Power cuts in South Africa
10:17 Her first memory
12:47 Growing up through a difficult adolescence
15:21 Realising not every family is this way
17:51 Not knowing what to do with the emotions
20:25 Letting go of needing to know why
23:00 Running away from the story
25:33 Using her own trauma to help others
28:05 Helping others without brushing your own issues aside
30:38 A family history of mental illness
33:12 What you admit to a partner
35:44 Learning to trust in a relationship
38:18 It takes a lot of energy to be angry
40:51 Human rights work and Covid funding
43:26 From election observer to a new identity
46:01 Help with their daughter
48:33 Skincare, a podcast and talking about her diagnosis
51:06 Not feeling alone
53:40 Learning to navigate triggers in therapy
56:12 Are we all faking our mental health?
58:46 Anxiety gets less attention
1:01:20 Listening to people as therapy
1:03:51 Recognising you are not okay
1:06:22 It's okay not to be okay
1:08:54 Opening up as best you can
1:11:28 Not broken, just wired this way
1:14:00 Her husband's new approach
1:16:32 Peace and security
1:19:08 Going back to South Africa
1:21:42 A big decision about family
1:24:19 Toxic work environments
1:26:54 Protecting her daughter
1:29:26 Not raising her daughter in South Africa
1:31:56 A beautiful country, but not home
1:34:29 Life in the United States
1:37:00 What she can no longer do
1:39:30 Managing triggers while running a business
1:42:06 Taking anxiety out of situations
1:44:42 The worst-case scenario trick
1:47:18 Twenty nos and then a yes
1:49:50 Dealing with the storm inside
1:52:24 Friends who never really knew her
1:54:54 Her grandfather and the school tuck shop
1:57:30 Building a community for people with anxiety
2:00:07 Finding a creative outlet
2:02:44 Giving anxiety a seat at the table
2:05:22 Why talking to a third party helps
2:07:57 Moments of pure kindness

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Ayurvedic doctor Nidhi Pandya on growing up in India, reinterpreting Ayurveda for today, and her Cosmic Alignment Method.

Nidhi Pandya is an Ayurvedic Doctor based in New York City and she is the innovative creator of the Cosmic Alignment Method. This groundbreaking approach, which merges ancient wisdom with modern science, represents the deep understanding of Ayurvedic principles. Raised in India, Nidhi was immersed in Vedic wisdom from birth, drawing inspiration from her grandfather, a respected Ayurvedic healer. Her journey led her to formal education in holistic health, culminating in her becoming an Ayurvedic Doctor. However, Nidhi soon realized the limitations of a strictly prescriptive approach to health. This insight spurred her to reinterpret Ayurveda through a transformative lens, making ancient knowledge accessible and relevant in today's world. Nidhi's passion lies in empowering women to become self-aware and live intuitively, achieving Mind-Body Balance. Her method, taught globally, focuses on realigning the mind and body, fostering radical transformation in the lives of her students.

To learn more about Nidhi: https://www.nidhi.me

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Nidhi Pandya
2:32 Ayurveda and zero fragmentation
5:05 Ryan's circumnavigation of India
7:38 Travel as one of the great educators
10:08 Raised in three traditions
12:41 Learning the scriptures in Fremont
15:13 Bridging tradition and modern life
17:48 Offline in nature and Ryan's nights in a tent
20:24 Leave the phone in the car and walk up a hill
22:57 Fresh food and the gut
25:29 Not being afraid of the unknown
28:02 Why people fear too much
30:37 Following the natural processes of life
33:12 Breakthroughs in her programme
35:45 Months spent working on her triggers
38:17 The state of flow
40:50 Coping with the stresses of LA life
43:22 Forgiving your parents
45:54 Saying yes to feeling
48:27 Consciousness after the pandemic
51:01 Growing up in a spiritual family
53:35 Telling a little boy he can't cry
56:05 Personal choices and knowing who you are
58:36 Inhale for doing, exhale for being
1:01:08 Breathing through the nose
1:03:41 Going into the world with tools
1:06:19 Memories of Mumbai
1:08:53 Families staying together
1:11:30 A safe space to just be

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Actor Jeremiah Caleb on growing up in Singapore and South Wales, musical theatre in New York, the Groundlings in LA, and starting a staffing business.

Jeremiah Caleb was born in Singapore and spent his early years in South Wales before traveling to the US for higher education. He then began his career in New York City, trained in Musical Theater at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy, and later at the Groundlings in Los Angeles, California where he found his footing. Caleb also showed some entrepreneurial savvy by opening his own staffing network.

To learn more about Jeremiah: www.jeremiahcaleb.com, www.calebstaffingnetwork.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Jeremiah Caleb
2:32 Growing up in a Singapore built on reclaimed land
5:04 Meeting a well-travelled American
7:36 Lambing season and the wilds of Wales and Scotland
10:08 Becoming a New Yorker
12:42 Shakespeare, Chaucer and his first musical
15:12 Musical theatre kids
17:42 A touring children's show in a bodysuit
20:14 Performing for the Red Hat Society
22:48 Saying goodbye in the lobby
25:20 The audition where nobody looked like him
27:58 Twenty years of a marriage in the industry
30:28 Bartending and waiting tables between jobs
32:58 India on screen and Slumdog Millionaire
35:33 Starting a nonprofit for children
38:08 Giving it eight weeks
40:44 Arriving in LA without a car
43:20 Short films, television and commercials
45:51 The Toyota Corolla
48:21 An old college friend in LA
50:51 Why commercials no longer pay the bills
53:27 The Soup Nazi
55:59 Becoming a business in the pandemic
58:31 Being the mentor he always wanted
1:01:04 Business partners and different visions
1:03:34 Starting over
1:06:08 The creative arts as a small business
1:08:47 Running the business without a salary
1:11:21 A great team, manager and agents
1:13:51 When opportunity meets preparation
1:16:27 Marriage and staying together
1:18:59 A model staffing division
1:21:36 Thinking he had nothing to say
1:24:13 Finding inclusive people in LA
1:26:48 A commercial everyone sees
1:29:25 His first camcorder
1:31:56 Thank you for coming by

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