The Up and Comers Show

For the past ten years, Brigit has been facilitating personal and professional development for women alongside her practice as a painter. As the founder of WE, Brigit believes the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. She has a passion for developing Relational Mindfulness to help people have thriving relationships. For full show notes visit: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/brigit

We live in an age of information and a culture consumed by hyper connectedness. Due to this, we can often forget to take time to just sit with ourselves.

Thane talks the three step process of becoming self aware. Taking a look at the past can help us see the root of why we do what we do and help us to have a fresh outlook on the future.

For the full show notes, theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/selfawareness

Allison Trowbridge is the founder and CEO of Copper Book Clubs, a book club platform and community based company. She published her book, "Twenty-Two" in 2017 with HarperCollins / Thomas Nelson while completing an MBA at the University of Oxford. Allison became obsessed with publishing after witnessing a handful of books ignite the global anti-slavery movement, where she worked for nearly ten years leading marketing, fundraising, and international campaigns—at The Freedom Fund, Not For Sale, and as a partner at an impact investment fund, Just Business. For the full show notes, theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/allie

In this episode Thane and Adam dive deep into what it really means to have a balanced life. In today's society being a workaholic has become the new normal, but it doesn't have to be.

They dissect how to truly rest and what we often forget when it comes to doing it the right way.

For the full show notes, theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/rest

Brian Larrabee leads Good City Mentors and is considered a leader in building strategic community partnerships for social good. In 2014, after meeting students from a continuation high school in south Los Angeles, he brought in 35 inspiring friends and began what is now Good City Mentors. Today, Good City Mentors has over 300 mentors, and has seen graduation rates triple since their inception. Good City Mentors was awarded as one of LA's top emerging nonprofits for 2018 and is recognized as a leader in high school based mentoring. Brian attended Southern New Hampshire University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was the Business Student of the Year. He was the school's first ever NCAA Academic All-American and signed a professional basketball contract to play in Porto, Portugal. Brian resides in Mar Vista, CA with his wife and baby boy, Camden. In this episode, we dive into the power of mentorship, the importance of relationships, how to improve relational capacity, the importance of failure and experiences, the hero's journey, and much more. For the full show notes, theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/brian

"The point is, we will always be at some place on the spectrum and the goal will always be to find out what side of the fence we're on and try to move towards the middle more."

In this episode, Thane dives deep into what it means to always be in process & on a spectrum.

Time Markers: 0:30 - Announcements 4:00 - Mental Model of Self Awareness 5:30 - What It Means to Be "In Process" 6:32 - funky glitch 6:41 - funky glitch again 6:55 - funky glitch yet again 7:30 - We Are All On A Spectrum 10:00 - The Lateral & Linear Versions Of Life 12:00 - Questions to Ponder

Paul Tellefsen is a connector, cultural architect and story-listener. He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, but currently resides in San Diego, California.

Known digitally as technopaul, Paul grew up in the arts with his first passion being music. Now with his degree in emerging media and communication, he has been in the creative industry full time for 7 years working in various positions and projects like Instagram Is, a documentary, Socality, a creative community, and Able Creative House, a creative agency.

His mission is to create a culture of healthy and meaningful connection. He does that by teaching the value of disconnection and solitude and by creating environments that foster relationship.

For the full show notes, visit: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/paul

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Time Markers:

1:30 - YouTube Channel Announcement 6:00 - What Never Fails to Make Paul Smile 6:30 - Paul's Dream Girl 11:00 - Deep Rooted Love For Music 16:30 - Words to Describe Paul 17:30 - Paul's Origin Story 24:30 - Moving to San Diego 29:00 - How Living Alone Has Changed Paul 32:00 - How to Enjoy Life 38:00 - To Know Or Not to Know Your Enneagram 44:00 - Paul's Creative Process 49:00 - The Story Behind Technopaul 51:00 - Exploring All Things Creative 55:30 - The Early Days Of Instagram 59:00 - Instagram Is Documentary 107:30 - How Social Media Has Changed 1:11:00 - Influencers Are Under Pressure 1:15:00 - Purpose + Generosity = Purposity USA 1:19:30 - Redeeming Social Media 1:22:30 - Interconnectedness in Life 1:31:30 - What Is Socality 1:37:30 - Kid Paul's Dream Jobs 1:40:30 - Creating Able Creative House 1:56:00 - Word of the Year 1:58:30 - Paul's Ted Talk Topics 159:00 - Daily Self Talk 2:00:00 - Books that Make An Impact 2:02:00 - Guilty Pleasures 2:03:00 - Cornerstone Habits 2:04:30 - Morning Text Reminder

In this episode, Thane and Adam talk through ways to help overcome the barrage of information overload through technology and media. This includes Adam's new big idea and why he's returning to the glory days of paper and typewriters. Tune in to learn more about Adam's new endeavor and be sure to subscribe! For the full show notes, visit theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/notes Time-Markers 1:30 - 5-Star Review 4:00 - Housekeeping! 5:00 - Adam's Announcement 12:30 - World's Best Pencil 15:00 - Notes Circular

BC Serna has spent the last 10 years traveling the world sharing stories of good and highlighting non profit organizations through film and social media. He's also worked closely with high school organizations teaching students how to become heart led leaders in their communities. He spent 5 years as a younglife leader in Denver Colorado.

In this interview, BC shares about the experiences of 10 years spent traveling the world along with the tradeoffs that come with it. He dives into why it's so important to move from passion to purpose, and why life is centered around authentic relationships and community. He gives perspective on storytelling and film, as well as the unique ways his personality influences his decisions and the life he has lived.

For the full show notes, visit: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/bc

Time-Markers:

5:30 - Memories / Dancing 9:30 - Playing Basketball 13:00 - Playfulness / Being Childlike 21:30 - Running From vs. To (Fear vs. Vision) 25:00 - 10 Years of Travel 32:00 - Powerful Cultural Experiences 34:00 - Lasting Impact from Past 10 Years 36:00 - Transition from Global to Local Ministry 40:30 - Impact of Local / Inner-City Work 42:00 - Downsides / Tradeoffs of Travel 43:30 - Creating Community 47:00 - Championing / Believing in Others 50:30 - Film / Shooting Video 54:30 - What Makes BC Come Alive 57:30 - Marrying Dreams vs. Reality 1:01:00 - Storytelling 1:06:30 - From Passion to Purpose 1:10:00 - Unique Challenges Today 1:14:00 - Most Common Self-Talk 1:15:30 - Biggest Need In The World 1:19:30 - Lowest / Darkest Season in BC's Life 1:26:00 - Advice He Would Give to 20 year old Self / 40 year old Self 1:28:30 - Class BC Would Teach 1:29:00 - When BC Is Most Himself 1:29:30 - Belief BC Wishes Every Else Believed To Be True 1:30:00 - BC's Guilty Pleasure 1:30:30 - Cornerstone Habits 1:31:30 - Books with Biggest Impact 1:32:30 - Morning Text Reminder

Tyler Joel Wilson grew up in Santa Barbara, California as the oldest of four siblings. At a young age, Tyler was diagnosed with dyslexia, leading his family to travel around California and Hawaii to best support his development. Being born into an entrepreneurial family, Tyler began his first business at the age of five, selling his Grandpa's oranges on the street corner, making up to $100 a day. As a high schooler, at age 15, Tyler began his first real business - Turtle's Frozen Drinks, renting out margarita blenders for private parties throughout the Santa Barbara area. Through his athletic accomplishments in both water polo and swimming, Tyler was accepted to the University of Southern California.After finding a way to enroll in USC's Business School, Tyler left USC four years later with no degree, but having a business education that would allow him to push forward his professional goals. In 2008, at 22 years old, Tyler co-founded and opened Wurstküche in downtown Los Angeles with his cousin, Joseph Pitruzzelli. Selling exotic gourmet sausages paired with Belgium and German beers, Wurstküchequickly established itself as one of the top restaurant destinations in the city. Tyler and Joseph opened a second location in Venice, CA in 2011. Now, Tyler regularly speaks on entrepreneurship across the country, including on the USC campus to both undergrad and graduate students. He also mentors high school students interested in business. Tyler currently resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife and their four children. For the full show notes, visit: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/tyler Time-Markers: 5:30 - Dumpster Pool Party 7:30 - The Art of Correct Cutting 12:30 - What Tyler Loves About Sausages 17:30 - The First Ten Years of Business 23:30 - Operational Efficiencies 34:30 - Dealing With Turnover 42:00 - Generational Differences 50:00 - The Lows / Hardest Moments 55:00 - Healthy Ignorance 57:30 - The Denver Expansion / Failure 1:09:00 - Pioneering a Market Niche 1:13:30 - The Challenges of Dyslexia 1:24:00 - Creative Solutions to Education 1:34:00 - Improving the Education System 1:37:00 - Reading Other People 1:40:30 - Role of Faith in Tyler's Life 1:44:00 - Family, Balance, and Parenting 1:54:30 - Most Common Self-Talk 1:57:30 - Cornerstone Habits 1:59:30 - TED Talk Tyler Would Give 2:01:00 - Belief Tyler Wishes Everyone Else Believed 2:02:30 - Books Tyler Gifts Most 2:05:30 - Morning Text Reminder