In this episode, Steve reflects on the journey in creating the Trust The Grind podcast. Some topics that are covered in this episode: 

• The success you have is up to you
• To get people to open up, you have to be open up yourself
• Connecting with like-minded people is essential for any type of growth
• Be natural and work off what the guest gives you
• Have a script, but don't follow it
• People are normal, no matter what success they accomplished
• Always bet on yourself

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Hosted by Steve Ecker

Josh is the co-owner of Electric Anvil Tattoo shop in Crown Heights Brooklyn, New York. Josh specializes in large-scale traditional Japanese and American traditional tattoos. 

Josh didn’t start out his career as a tattoo artist. He become a tattoo artist when he was 30. We dive into what led him to pursue this craft, what's it like to open a tattoo shop in NYC, and why travel has been a huge inspiration for his art. 

Before we dive into Josh’s story of opening the Electric Anvil Tattoo shop if you found some value in this episode share this ep with a friend.

Enjoy this interview with Josh Egnew

Connect with Josh Egnew
https://www.instagram.com/joshegnew/

Learn More about Electric Anvil Tattoo
http://www.electricanviltattoo.com/josh-egnew/

Trust The Grind Plugs

Count Your Blessings Notepad is a quick easy way to practice daily gratitude. The notepad is designed to make you appreciate the small things in life, write down what you would like to manifest into the universe, and reflect on what awesome things happened that day.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/count-your-blessing-notepad

Plan Dope Sh*t is a 50-day planner that focuses on owning the day through planning, writing, and reflection. This sh*t has no dates on the pages, allowing you to begin writing at any point in the year.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/plan-dope-sh-t-planner

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Hosted by Steve Ecker
Produced by Chris Harris

In this episode, we interview Anna Whipple & Josh Rottman. Josh and Anna are a power couple who created Animal House Visuals to capture love stories around the world. Josh and Anna shoot both photo and video side by side to capture beautiful moments of love.

Before we dive into Josh and Anna’s story if you found some value in this episode share this ep with a friend and subscribe and rate our show. Enjoy this interview with Anna Whipple & Josh Rottman.

Learn More about Animal House Visuals
https://www.animalhousevisuals.com/
https://www.instagram.com/animalhousevisuals/

Trust The Grind Plugs

Count Your Blessings Notepad is a quick easy way to practice daily gratitude. The notepad is designed to make you appreciate the small things in life, write down what you would like to manifest into the universe, and reflect on what awesome things happened that day.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/count-your-blessing-notepad

Plan Dope Sh*t is a 50-day planner that focuses on owning the day through planning, writing, and reflection. This sh*t has no dates on the pages, allowing you to begin writing at any point in the year.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/plan-dope-sh-t-planner

Get 15% off your next order using promo code "PODCAST" at checkout. Learn more at https://trustthegrind.co/discount/PODCAST
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Hosted by Steve Ecker
Produced by Chris Harris

Shawn Gold is the CEO of Pilgrim Soul. Pilgrim Soul is a mission-driven company focused on optimizing human creative performance to gain a competitive edge in business and life. Pilgrim Soul released the Creative Thinking Journal which is designed to be done while you are high. 

In this episode, we dive into why Shawn is drawn to the creative process, why he believes cannabis is a great tool for channeling creativity, and how he designed the Creative Thinking Journal 

If you found some value in this episode, share this with a friend. You never know how this could impact your friend.

Learn more about Pilgrim Soul
https://www.pilgrimsoul.com/
https://www.instagram.com/pilgrim_soul_creative/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pilgrim-soul/
https://www.facebook.com/PilgrimSoulCreative/
https://twitter.com/creativitycanna

Connect with Shawn Gold
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawngold/
https://www.instagram.com/shawngold/?hl=en  

Trust The Grind Plugs

Count Your Blessings Notepad is a quick easy way to practice daily gratitude. The notepad is designed to make you appreciate the small things in life, write down what you would like to manifest into the universe, and reflect on what awesome things happened that day.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/count-your-blessing-notepad

Plan Dope Sh*t is a 50-day planner that focuses on owning the day through planning, writing, and reflection. This sh*t has no dates on the pages, allowing you to begin writing at any point in the year.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/plan-dope-sh-t-planner

Get 15% off your next order using promo code "PODCAST" at checkout. Learn more at https://trustthegrind.co/discount/PODCAST
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Hosted by Steve Ecker
Produced by Chris Harris

Scott Maynor is the Vice President of Sales for Blender bombs which is the company our good friend and past guest Helen Hall created.  Scott was a full-time working lawyer with plans to open up his own practice until he got involved with Blender Bombs. We’ll dive into what made him take the leap to help Blender Bombs grow.  

In this episode, we get to hear Scotts perspective on Blender Bombs growth, what lead him to leave his law career, and how to handle moments of anxiety and self-doubt.

If you found some value in this episode, share this with a friend. You never know how this could impact your friend.

Connect with Scott Maynor
https://www.instagram.com/gsmaynor/

Learn more about Blender Bombs
https://blenderbombs.com/

Trust The Grind Plugs

Count Your Blessings Notepad is a quick easy way to practice daily gratitude. The notepad is designed to make you appreciate the small things in life, write down what you would like to manifest into the universe, and reflect on what awesome things happened that day.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/count-your-blessing-notepad

Plan Dope Sh*t is a 50-day planner that focuses on owning the day through planning, writing, and reflection. This sh*t has no dates on the pages, allowing you to begin writing at any point in the year.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/plan-dope-sh-t-planner

Get 15% off your next order using promo code "PODCAST" at checkout. Learn more at https://trustthegrind.co/discount/PODCAST
https://www.ko-fi.com/trustthegrindco

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Hosted by Steve Ecker
Produced by Chris Harris

In this episode, we interview the Art Start team. Art Start, a non-profit organization based in NYC. Art Start hosts various workshops empowering our youth through art. 

Art Start uses the creative process to nurture the voices, hearts, and minds of historically marginalized youth, offering a space for them to imagine, believe, and represent their creative vision for their lives and communities.

Art Start has been Trust The Grind’s give back cause and we really resonate with the mission they are on. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to create. Really enjoyed talking to Mariama Noguera-Devers, Cathia Ochoa, and Jessiye Davis.

Learn more about Art Start
https://www.art-start.org/
https://www.instagram.com/artstartorg/

Trust The Grind Plugs

Count Your Blessings Notepad is a quick easy way to practice daily gratitude. The notepad is designed to make you appreciate the small things in life, write down what you would like to manifest into the universe, and reflect on what awesome things happened that day.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/count-your-blessing-notepad

Plan Dope Sh*t is a 50-day planner that focuses on owning the day through planning, writing, and reflection. This sh*t has no dates on the pages, allowing you to begin writing at any point in the year.

Shop Now: https://trustthegrind.co/products/plan-dope-sh-t-planner

Get 15% off your next order using promo code "PODCAST" at checkout. Learn more at https://trustthegrind.co/discount/PODCAST
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Hosted by Alec Martucci and Steve Ecker
Produced by Chris Harris

https://www.instagram.com/artstartorg/

In this episode, we sit down with Scott Listfield. Scott Listfield is an incredible painter. Scott Listfield is a painter known for painting a solo astronaut in various landscapes cluttered with pop culture icons, corporate logos, and science fiction references. Scott has painted over 500 of these astronaut paintings and his progression over the 19 years doing this is spectacular.

Connect with Scott Listfield
https://www.instagram.com/scottlistfield/

Check out Scott's Astronaut Paintings
https://www.astronautdinosaur.com/

Support Trust The Grind
Check out our new website see our new products added to our store. Get 15% off your next order using promo code "PODCAST" at checkout. Learn more at https://trustthegrind.co/discount/PODCAST
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Hosted by Alec Martucci and Steve Ecker 
Produced by Chris Harris

In this episode, we sit down with Raul Shah. Raul is an extremely hard-working guy on a quest to become the first Indian Major league baseball player. In this episode we talk about Raul's baseball journey training schedule, his mindset to keep pushing himself to achieve his dream of playing in the big leagues, and how he deals with haters telling him he can’t play pro. This episode is full of gems.

Connect with Raul Shah
https://www.instagram.com/docshah14/

Support Trust The Grind
Check out our new website see our new products added to our store. Get 15% off your next order using promo code "PODCAST" at checkout. Learn more at https://trustthegrind.co/discount/PODCAST
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Hosted by Alec Martucci and Steve Ecker 
Produced by Chris Harris

Christie Vazquez is the founder and owner of Brightside Boutique based in Baltimore.

In this episode, we hear why Christie created Brightside Boutique, how she scaled the business to five physical locations, and we talk about all the sacrifices and obstacles along the way.

Check out Brightside Boutique
https://www.shopbrightside.com/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKRN_aoBDoa/

Connect with Christie Vazquez
https://www.instagram.com/christie__vazquez/

Support Trust The Grind
Check out our new website see our new products added to our store. Get 15% off your next order using promo code "PODCAST" at checkout. Learn more at https://trustthegrind.co/discount/PODCAST
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Hosted by Alec Martucci and Steve Ecker 
Produced by Chris Harris

Case Kenny is the podcast host of "New Mindset Who Dis?". The podcast offers practical thoughts on self-improvement, mindfulness, and how to live your best life. Twice a week Case offers actionable self-awareness tips to help you minimize regret in your life. Case is also the author of 'Single is Your Superpower' and is the creator of the '60 Day New Mindset Journal'. 

In this episode, we talk about how New Mindset Who Dis became a top-rated podcast on Apple, what lead him to create journals, and his mindfulness music mediations.

Check out New Mindset Who Dis?
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-mindset-who-dis/id1383599078
https://newmindsetwhodis.com/

Connect with Case Kenny
https://www.instagram.com/case.kenny/
https://www.instagram.com/newmindset_podcast/

Support Trust The Grind
Check out our new website see our new products added to our store. Get 15% off your next order using promo code "PODCAST" at checkout. Learn more at https://trustthegrind.co/discount/PODCAST
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Hosted by Alec Martucci and Steve Ecker 
Produced by Chris Harris