The Shark Effect

Bryn is a fireball of energy and excitement! She has a voice & therefore she speaks! She helps people energize, entertain, and empower audiences of all ages. Her passion is inspiring young people in particular to dream again. She is known for her energy and ability to connect with people quickly. She seeks to transform as many people as possible so that they may go out and do the same. She started with herself and has been working her way out like a stone in the water. Making ripples and waves to change the world in some small way!

What you will learn:

• How to develop confidence
• How to take calculated risks that will help your development
• Confidence vs. Cockiness
• Biggest thing athletes do to overcome failure
• How to avoid the "mistake response"
• How to avoid self-sabotage

Connect w/Bryn:

• IG
• FB
• Website
• LinkedIn

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• Facebook
• website

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In this episode I tell a story about my time in New Orleans and how they built houses on a soft surface. You have to have a strong foundation that can withstand the storms, both literally and figuratively. These are 5 key principles that can help you have success in any environment, both personally and professionally. Have a listen.

What you will learn:

• How to make sound decisions that are not just based off of emotions
• What to look for when developing any type of relationship
• Growth and the need for it in any environment
• How actions are so much more powerful then words
• Understanding the culture of your platform can cause you less heartache & pain

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• LinkedIn
• IG
• Facebook
• website

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“One of only five members on the Denver Broncos Thunderstorm Skydive Team, Kenyon Salo is seen each week flying into Broncos Stadium at 60+mph, ending with a soft tip-toe landing on the ten yard line. With over 6000 skydives under his belt and travels that have taken him all around the world, he’s determined to live life to the fullest and help others do the same.

Through his passions for adventure, storytelling, and connecting with people, he found a simple process to guide others on a path to what most of us crave – living a more fulfilled life. In this session, you’ll receive actionable steps that will help you, both personally and professionally, to achieve anything you desire.

What you will learn:

• How to live a Bucket list life
• How sharing your story is so positive
• Living a more fulfilled life by helping others
• How to create connection when storytelling
• Bad decisions & how to avoid them
• How to unpack & debrief setbacks
• Compartmentalize for high performance

Connect w/Kenyon:

• IG
• FB
• Website
• Speaker Training

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• LinkedIn
• IG
• Facebook
• website

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Uriah Hall gained fame when he became a fan favorite on the Ultimate Fighter (2013). Since then he has developed his skills to become ranked #9 of middleweight fighters in the world (UFC). He was bullied as a youth when moving from Jamaica to NYC and because of the amount of angst and feeling of self worth, he was a very depressed kid growing up in a new environment and culture. His love of martial arts and a chance encounter when walking to see his therapist ignited something in Uriah. He has a huge heart and a deep thinker who shares his stories with young students who are struggling with fitting in and being bullied.

What you will learn:

• Why it's important to put yourself first
• How to show yourself love
• How to prepare yourself for challenges
• Changing to a growth mindset
• How to invest your time
• The importance of owning who you are
• Learn how to structure your life for success

Connect w/Uriah:

• IG
• Twitter

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• IG
• Facebook
• website

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Astor Chambers is widely recognized as an accomplished marketer and speaker with over 20+ years experience in the sports and entertainment fields and has a proficient understanding of the mindset of today’s consumer, trendsetters and influencers. Mr. Chambers was most recently the Sr. Director for STATEMENT at Adidas where he was responsible for overseeing the Music collaborations for the brand globally while working closely with the likes of Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Jonah Hill, Yara Shahidi, Kerwin Frost, NINJA and Pusha T to name a few.

Prior to working at Adidas Mr. Chambers has held multiple leadership roles at NIKE as Global Merchandising Director for Energy, Project Lead/Director of the World Basketball Festival, Category Business Director for Jordan, Footwear Director of Sportswear and Entertainment Marketing Manager. In addition to the above roles Mr. Chambers also launched the lifestyle brand Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream footwear with Pharrell Williams and NIGO.

His journey has taken him on many roads and before coming to Adidas he left NIKE to manage his daughter who sings/acts and had an opportunity at the age of 10 years old to be on Broadway in the Andrew Lloyd Webber production “School of Rock” The Musical.

An innovator, energy giver, connector and motivator who has been driven by always looking to exceed the expectations of what defines success.

What you will learn:

• Why your brand is so important
• Aligning your passion with your purpose
• How using relationships can help open doors
• How to create your M.V.P. (Mission/Vision/Positioning)
• How to create significance for yourself
• How making the expectation gam smaller can empower others
• Understanding repetition is reputation
• How to avoid wrecking your brand

Connect with Astor:

• IG
• LinkedIn

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• LinkedIn
• IG
• Facebook
• website

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My guest this week is Chris Tuff, a New York Times best selling author (The Millennial Whisperer). He shares about his 64 failed job interviews, understanding his zone of passion & his new book.

Chris published his first book on February 12th 2019 called “The Millennial Whisperer” (USA Today National Bestseller #2 business book) which covers how to lead what he calls “one the most misunderstood generations of all time”- Millennials.

Chris was one of the first marketers to work directly with Facebook in 2005, and is now one of the foremost thought leaders in the digital space. Always on top of emerging trends, he oversees all content marketing and helps push to get our existing clients access to first-to-market ad products and offerings. He’s responsible for partnership development with technology and media companies like Twitter, Google, Facebook, and beyond.

Featured:

Front page of the Wall Street Journal

Fast Company

New York Times

Wired

ABC News

Bloomberg

Adweek

Adage

Business Insider

Digiday

Social Times

Social Fresh

Allfacebook

iMedia Connection

Specialties: Attracting, motivating and leading millennials. All things social media and emerging technology. Advisor to startups/Angel Investor.

What you will learn:

• What millennials really want out of a leader (inspirational, autonomy & transparency)
• "Protect this house" to drive culture
• How to turn your passions into currency
• Secrets to networking: race to the middle
• How to "Shawshank" your way to making connections
• How to not be a "askhole"
• Always have a Side Hustle
• Learning your metrics of success
• Reprogramming your thinking
• Turn your let's into...by when

Connect with Chris:

• IG
• FB
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Book

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• LinkedIn
• IG
• Facebook
• website

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Kristen Blake, founder of Kristen Blake Wellness, is an Integrative Nutritionist, certified Auto-Immune Protocol practitioner, and member of the International Natural Healers Association and American Holistic Health Association. Kristen has assembled a team of practitioners to work together at Kristen Blake Wellness to help her clients reach their health and wellness goals. Once a chronic illness sufferer herself, her passion and purpose today is to help busy, tired, overwhelmed moms get to the root cause of their symptoms so they can stop with the band aid solutions and truly take back their health to live their best and fullest lives possible.

What you will learn:

• Toxins in your makeup
• The Chicken foot soup phenomenon
• Anti-inflammatory hacks
• Want to live long and prosper? Hit the sauna!
• Testosterone is where it's at!
• How to make a "healthy smoothie"
• Sleep and how to improve it

Connect w/Kristen:

• Website
• Smoothie recipe (ebook)
• Safer Beauty guide (ebook)
• Youtube
• IG

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• LinkedIn
• IG
• Facebook
• website

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Ryan McNeil is a former NFL All-Pro Cornerback who played 11 years in the NFL. Currently, Ryan is the Founder and Managing Partner of OT Enterprises, Inc. a media, marketing and technology firm focused on the business and lifestyle of sports. His path to becoming a high performer led him to the University of Miami where he was a captain of the team that won 2 National championships. He later on became the 1st pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1992 draft. Ryan was a All-Pro during his illustrious 11-year career but what stands out the most about Ryan was his focus on his businesses when he was playing pro ball. The principles that gave him success on the field were the same off the field too.

What you will learn:

-To be the best you have to “play-up”

-the feeling of being wanted can propel you to another level 

-principles of the classroom and the field (study = success)

-being prepared can help speed up your learning curve

-martial arts and discipline

-begin w/the end in mind

-owning your path 

-using past experiences to track/define success 

-paying your dummy tax 

-carrying your own boxes

-leverage who you are

-finding a mentor was a key, open to learn new things, allow yourself to make mistakes

-good leaders align their words w/their actions, they are the standard

-leaders create other leaders

-S.W.A.T. analysis (structure for your life)

Connect w/ Ryan:

• LinkedIn
• Website
• FB

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• Facebook
• website

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In this episode I dive into a traumatic episode in my life (when I tore 3 ligaments in my knee). I ended up skipping a very important procedure because of the way I felt (overly confident) and I paid dearly.

Have a listen to what that mistake did for me..it was more mental than physical. I'm glad I was able to learn from that mistake and I hope you can learn a thing or two from that very same mistake that you can apply a core principle that I share in this episode.

What you will learn:

• How protocols can give you a shortcut to success
• How to develop discipline for your success
• How to turn your failures into super-powers
• 2nd chances is a key for personal development

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• IG
• Facebook
• website

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George Carroll a fun-loving, down-to-Earth, No B.S. family guy who is passionate about life. He was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado and had a dream to play pro-football. But in a freak accident, he shattered his leg and ankle during his senior season at The University of Northern Colorado, also shattering his dream...

Feeling depressed and suicidal, George discovered hope and inspiration in attending transformational trainings and events. Through is own personal metamorphosis, he was inspired to help others on their journey. Owner of GC Training and Events Corp., George now has nearly 15 years of coaching, speaking and training experience. 

What you will learn:

• Cleansing your mind of the social media junk to help you stay focus
• Seeking different paths by listening to your heart & your faith
• Transforming your life by first finding clarity for who you want to be
• Thinking about your limitations and how to overcome your fears
• How to shorten the learning curve of you reaching your dreams
• How to train your brain to look for "wins"
• Discovering your personal mission

Connect with George:

• linkedIn
• Facebook
• website
• Amazon Book

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• LinkedIn
• IG
• Facebook
• website

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