The Zach Show

This time we sat down with Connor Tumbaga, who sells sneakers to celebrity clients across the globe. He is the concierge for anyone who desires the first class, limited sneaker experience. He has sold sneakers to music artists like Da Baby, Trippie Redd, and he works with many influencers on Youtube, and in the video game industry as well. Connor’s deals are in the big boy bank ranges, but it didn’t start that way. He hustled his a** off starting as a freshman in high school, waiting in lines for the most popular releases, building up an impressive contact list, and the most important part, delivering on the sale. He now has a network of people that work for him, but the hustle hasn’t stopped.

In this episode, Connor shares how he built a successful sales business from the ground up as a teenager in high school, how he has built a network with top clients around the world, how to navigate the hype of the limited sneaker industry, and more. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging conversation with Connor Tumbaga.

Follow Connor Tumbaga: https://bit.ly/36OLq5W

The Aux Podcast: https://apple.co/2pIpF7r

The Aux Newsletter: https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole, Young Thug

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @connortumbaga

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

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This time we sat down with Borgore, a producer, songwriter, and rapper who hails from Israel. I loved this conversation with Borgore because he says whatever is on his mind, and he’ll tell you straight up how he feels. I had a blast with this one. On this episode, we talk about extreme sports, how Borgore got into Dubstep, serving in the Israeli army, and more. Without further ado here is our wide-ranging conversation with Borgore.

The Art Of Gore (Spotify): https://spoti.fi/2qW2BlF

The Art Of Gore (Apple): https://apple.co/325Bfq7

The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2qICNtb

The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: Petty by Borgore

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @borgore

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag

This time, we sat down with Bren Orton (@bren.orton), a professional kayaker, one of the founders of SEND, a group of kayakers who chase the biggest waterfalls, hardest rapids, and capture it all on camera, and one hell of a human being. I am amped, electrified to be bringing you this conversation. I got to know Bren back when I was working for another publication, The Frynge so it was great to catch up again. In this episode, Bren shares how he would do anything to get into the kayak, getting malaria 8 times, bombing down waterfalls, some of the fuck-ups that have let to even greater successes, and more. Without further ado, please enjoy this wide-ranging, exhilarating conversation with Bren Orton.

SEND: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbr9u51I90ILf0hxTeXmSA

Knives to a Gunfight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSdp1TLqPo

The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2qICNtb

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole, Young Thug

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @bren.orton

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag

The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

The Rise of Superman: https://amzn.to/2MPWNTv

Creative Quest: https://amzn.to/2MMNG64

What defines success in business and relationships? Making a shit ton of money? Investing in the right company? Providing value? Writing 1000 words a day for a week? Having the most meaningful interactions you can on a day to day basis?

Sahil Lavingia, the guest on this week’s episode, has defined success differently at different stages in his life. As a teenager into his early 20s, Sahil lived in Silicon Valley, the home of cutting edge startup culture. He was the second employee at Pinterest and then left to start his own company called Gumroad, an online platform that enables creators to sell products directly to consumers. In 2011, At 18 years old Sahil raised 8 million dollars for Gumroad and declared his mission to build his first billion-dollar company. Things did not go as planned. In 2015, Sahil laid off 75% of the company, was no longer venture-funded, but today Gumroad is strong as ever. What happened? To quote Sahil’s blog post, Reflecting On My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company, he writes,

“For years, my only metric of success was building a billion-dollar company. Now, I realize that was a terrible goal. It’s completely arbitrary and doesn’t accurately reflect impact. I’m not making an excuse or pretending that I didn’t fail. I’m not pretending that failure feels good. Everyone knows that the failure rate in startups — especially venture-funded ones — is super high, but it still sucks when you don’t reach your goals. I failed, but I also succeeded at many other things. We’re simply focused on building the best product we can for our customers. On top of all that, I’m happy creating value beyond our revenue-generating product.”

In this podcast, Sahil shares what triggered this change in the mentality of how he views success, moving from Silicon Valley to Provo Utah, the most conservative and religious city in America over 100,000 people, painting with retired moms, the DNC debate format and more. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging conversation with Sahil Lavingia.

Follow Sahil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shl

Follow Sahil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slavingia/

Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/

Medium Post by Sahil: https://bit.ly/2p1GauG

The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb

The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole, Young Thug

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @shl

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag

This time, we sat down with SHY Martin (@shy.martin), a bada** singer-songwriter who has collabed with people like Bebe Rexha, Kygo, and The Chainsmokers. She broke onto the scene as the featured artist and songwriter on Mike Perry’s The Ocean, which has nearly 600 million streams on Spotify alone, and her songwriting catalog has generated almost 3 billion streams. In this episode, we talk about SHY Martin’s songwriting process, going to school in Sweden, dealing with anxiety, and more. She is a beautiful soul and I'm grateful to be able to bring this podcast to you. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging conversation with SHY Martin.

SHY Martin (Spotify): https://spoti.fi/32jxiPw

SHY Martin (Apple): https://apple.co/2VKS9ck

Keep You Mine by NOTD, SHY Martin: https://bit.ly/2ORia83

The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb

The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: Forget to Forget by SHY Martin

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @PlayersTribune

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag

This time, we sat down with Jason Khalipa, a CrossFit champion, the founder of NCFIt Collective, a husband, and a father. Really had fun with this one, this guy’s the real deal. In this episode, Jason discusses the process behind winning the 2008 CrossFit Games, his background in BMX, and the AMRAP mentality. 

Jason Khalipa Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkhalipa/

NCFit: https://nc.fit/start

Jason Khalipa Podcast (AMRAP): https://apple.co/2oucLsR

Jason Khalipa Podcast (Business): https://apple.co/30WZsi0

The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb

The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @PlayersTribune

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**

This time, we sat down with Gavin Chops (@gavinchops), a man of many hats. Gavin drums on tour with Chelsea Cutler, owns the artist management group Bear and Owl, is part of the group Obvious Yellow, and DJs around NYC. In this conversation, Gavin discusses tripping on mushrooms at Joshua, his practice of loving-kindness meditation, drumming on tour with Chelsea Cutler, and more. 

Gavin Chops main site: https://www.gavinchops.me/about

Gavin Chops Inta: https://www.instagram.com/gavinchops/?hl=en

The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb

The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @GavinChops

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**

This time we sat down with Jordan Beau, a highly successful Youtuber with over 1.2 million subscribers. On this episode, we spoke about Jordan’s background in extreme sports, creating a career out of making content, the mental health effects of social media, what separates the good from the great vlogs, and more. I really enjoyed this talk with Jordan, and as a podcaster, I highly respect anyone who is willing to put themselves out there as a content creator - basically baring your soul to hundreds, thousands, and in Jordan’s case millions of people. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging conversation with Jordan Beau:

Jordan's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXynv9W69AZvyv5mnhfOMNQ

Jordan's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jordanbeau/

Jordan's Clothing Line: https://fanjoy.co/collections/jordan-beau

The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb

The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @JordanBeau

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**

This time we sat down with Ed Latimore, a man of many hats. Ed has a B.A. in Physics, is an author, speaker, former heavyweight boxer, and an army veteran.

In this episode, Ed discusses learning to create a network and de-escalate conflict in the hood, the defining characteristics of a great online entrepreneur, how love is a choice and not just a feeling, his decision to stop drinking, and more. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging, insightful conversation with Ed Latimore.

Ed Latimore's Main Site: https://edlatimore.com/

Follow Ed Latimore: https://twitter.com/EdLatimore

The Aux (Podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb

The Aux (Newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: MetCon Photos

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**

In this episode, we talk about Marshal’s introduction to Intermittent fasting, the physical/mental benefits of IF, how Marshal’s father’s diagnosis of ALS inspired him to build a life for himself around fitness, the victim mentality, and more. Without further ado, here is our exhilarating conversation with Marshal Mackenzie:

Everfit: https://marshalmckenzie.com/

Follow Marshal: https://twitter.com/TheForeverFit

The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb

The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux

**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld

Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole

Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr

Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld

Episode Art: @ForeverFit

Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**