The Create Your Own Life Show

About This Episode: After 12 seasons playing Major League Baseball, Brett Myers retired to his Florida hometown to be with his family. He won the World Series in 2008 with the Phillies in addition to spending time with the Astros and the White Sox. What baseball fans didn't realize, is for years Myers had been playing guitar and writing songs in the off-season. From the time he was a young boy, Myers always had a love for country, classic and hard rock. However, with his rigorous baseball schedule, he never had a chance to pursue songwriting in a serious manner. One day while playing golf, he shared some ideas with his musician friend and producer Damien Starkey (Puddle of Mudd, Burn Season), who was blown away by his clever concepts. The two began collaborating and crafting songs in Starkey's studio. Before long, it was undeniable that they had a great chemistry and the songs to prove it. Since then, Brett has collaborated with several heavy hitters in the industry including Colt Ford, The LACS and Bottl

About This Episode: Michael G Dash, the founder and CEO of Parallel HR, Investor, Speaker, and Author. Michael is a Seasoned Entrepreneur who has been through the trenches and has experienced the crazy roller coaster ride of entrepreneurship from making millions, losing millions, and battling with addictions in the process.   His message will help entrepreneurs who are currently working to build their own empire and 7 figure business.   Find out more about Michael at:  Michael's First Appearance on the Show Chasing the High Book https://www.michaelgdash.com/   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/623   Sponsors: Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: As a high school freshman, weighing a mere 108 pounds at 5’8”, Steve Weatherford decided that if he was going to be the shortest guy on the team – he would make himself the strongest. He lived in the weight room all four years of high school and graduated at 6’3” and 225 pounds. That’s where his amazing story begins. Steve is best known as the punter of the New York Giants of the National Football League, with whom he won a Super Bowl in 2013. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Illinois. He also played for the New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets. Steve is a dedicated husband, involved father, an all-around family man, avid health and fitness role model, a nationally recognized philanthropist, and a Super Bowl winning Punter. Steve is was also recognized by Muscle & Fitness as the fittest man in the NFL. He and his wife, Laura, have three children, Ace, Carney, and A

About This Episode: Dan Greenwald is a teacher, a mentor, and founder of Thirty Ten Zero, a productivity tool designed to tap your core purpose. He also facilitates Story Watch, workshops that give you the power to control the stories that cause you to act. ThirtyTenZero is the full-circle culmination of his experiences across industries. Dan works with companies and hungry people challenging the traditional concepts of how people learn, consume information and hit their desired target. ThirtyTenZero is a strategic planning tool that uncovers what you really want and designs a metric-driven guide propelling you to get it.   Find out more about Dan at:  https://www.thirtytenzero.com/ Dan on LinkedIn   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/621   Sponsors: Man Amongst Men Podcast: there's another podcast I think you should listen to. It's called Man Amongst Men and the hosts tackle problems that men never talk about but secretly struggle with like sex, purpose, and success. After you're done with

About This Episode: This week I was very excited to get a chance to meet my favorite professional athlete. It was a very cool experience, but I had higher aspirations. My hope was that I would get to interview this person, but it didn't work out this time. Yes, I told a lot of people how excited I was for the interview, but instead, I learned a valuable lesson: Disappointment will happen. It's how you respond and handling yourself with grace when it does happen that will show yourself and others who you really are.   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/620   Sponsors: Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: For today’s guest, Growing up in a family of auctioneers, creating fun, memorable and lucrative events is in his blood. Bobby D. Ehlert has acquired the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) designation from the National Auctioneer Association, one of only 200 in the United States. Co-Founder of Inspire Hearts, CEO and Event strategist Some of his current awards: 2015 World Automobile Auctioneer Champion 2015/2016 International Auctioneer Championship Finalist   Find out more about Bobby at:  https://calltoauction.com/ https://inspireheartsfundraising.com/   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/619   Sponsors: Command Your Brand Media: Be featured as a guest on top-rated podcasts, just like this one, for massive attention for your brand. www.commandyourbrand.media  Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: Isaac Morehouse is the CEO of Crash, the career launch platform, and the founder of Praxis, a startup apprenticeship program. Isaac is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom. When he’s not with his wife and kids or building his company, he can be found smoking cigars, playing guitars, reading, writing, getting angry watching sports teams from his home state of Michigan, or enjoying the beach.   Find out more about Isaac at:  https://isaacmorehouse.com https://discoverpraxis.com/ https://crash.co/   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/618   Sponsors: Man Amongst Men Podcast: there's another podcast I think you should listen to. It's called Man Amongst Men and the hosts tackle problems that men never talk about but secretly struggle with like sex, purpose, and success. After you're done with today's episode, search for and listen to Man Amongst Men on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.  Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousan

About This Episode: I hired someone new this last month, in a position that I had been very hesitant to fill: director of sales. I previously just did not want to let it go, but to go next level its what I really needed to do; it turned out that it was the right decision. I realized that I was actually the barrier to the next level of growth.   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/617   Sponsors: Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: Mark Divine left behind the corporate world to pursue his vision to become an elite Navy SEAL officer. At 26 he graduated as honor-man (#1 ranked trainee) of his SEAL BUD/s class number 170. Mark served for nine years total on Active Duty and eleven as a Reserve SEAL, retiring as Commander in 2011. In 2006 he launched US Tactical, a government contracting business where he gained contracts with Naval Special Warfare Group ONE for training support and with the Navy Recruiting Command for a nationwide mentoring program for SEAL trainees. This latter program was credited with increasing the quality of Navy SEAL candidates and reducing the attrition rate at BUD/s by up to 5% and was the inspiration for SEALFIT. Mark is an accomplished martial artist with black belts in Seido and Goju Ryu Karate, a military hand to hand combat certification in SCARS and senior ranking in Saito Nijutsu. He is teacher trained in Ashtanga Yoga, and created the innovative Unbeatable Warrior Yoga program taught

About This Episode: Sammy is an attention-to-detail aficionado who brings a blend of grit and imagination to the zillions of tasks that confront every startup. She has always thrived in operations, working as a production assistant in LA and managing operations in the fashion industry. Sammy wears many hats at Fitspot, doing everything from sketching app screens to managing the customer experience. Sammy has a B.F.A. from the University of Miami and hails from Australia.   Find out more about Sammy at:  https://fitspotwellness.com/ Sammy on LinkedIn Authority Magazine on Sammy   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/615   Sponsors:Podcoin: Get paid to listen to podcasts and this podcast! Get 300 free podcoins using our promo code "create" head over to  https://www.podcoin.com/ Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: I by no means consider myself a digital nomad, we have an office and a great staff, but I believe that traveling increases your worldview and is incredible for personal development.  I've learned a few things: Look on Groupon or Living Social (They're the same company now, pick one) Get an airline miles credit card; Capital One Venture Card is pretty good from what I've heard Check out Travel Zoo; only sign up for their top 20 email list otherwise you'll get spammed Book closer to travel to get better rates Use sites like Orbitz for last-minute deals, but do your first search in an incognito window because they'll cookie you and the price will go up Download Google maps for the cities you're going to on WiFi; they'll work on airplane mode (including the GPS, which is EPIC). Use public transportation (Trains ROCK), many cities sell a 48 hour or 7-day pass for unlimited public transportation Avoid taxis, they can be expensive or untrustworthy, use Uber where available.  Eat off the beat

About This Episode: Today’s guest is a Commanding and fearless NFL powerhouse, Shawne Merriman never met a quarterback he couldn’t sack, totalling up 45.5 sacks. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in the league’s history, this former first-round draft pick and three-time pro-Bowler and All-Pro linebacker is known as “Lights Out” to the world, a nickname originating from his unmatched power on the field and ability to ignite his teammates while intimidating the opposition. Expanding his brand off the field with his innovative and thriving “Lights Out” (LightsOutbrand.com) athletic apparel collection, Merriman designed the line for both men and women, “Lights Out” is intended and designed to motivate the consumer toward maximum performance. Merriman founded the “Lights On Foundation” in an effort to help children and families in need, and he hosts the annual “Lights On” Bowling event to raise money for the cause.   Find out more about Shawne at:  Shawne on Facebookhttps://www.lightsoutbra

About This Episode: John Wellborn is an entrepreneur, mentor and visionary. He is the founder of Live Well 30A, what started as a property management company and has now grown to encompass many other spheres of business, including becoming a lifestyle clothing line.  Live Well 30A is the leader in vacation rental equipment and concierge services on 30A. Our core services include bike and beach chair rentals, beach fires, golf cart rentals. We can also arrange chef service, transportation, babysitting and more.   Find out more about John at:  John on LinkedInhttps://livewell30a.com/   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/612   Sponsors:Podcoin: Get paid to listen to podcasts and this podcast! Get 300 free podcoins using our promo code "create" head over to  https://www.podcoin.com/ Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: Greetings from Kyiv, Ukraine! Adventure in life is what you create it to be! I'm traveling for Freedom Business Summit this week and I had a pretty cool realization about life and how we approach it. In this Freestyle Friday episode, we look at how we can approach life with a new viewpoint, making it more fun and really creating life. Would love to hear from you podcast@jeremyryanslate.com    See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/611   Sponsors:Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: Jeff Hoffman is a successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, published author, film producer, and a producer of a Grammy-winning jazz album in 2015. He has been the founder of multiple startups, has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known companies, including Priceline.com. uBid.com, ColorJar, and more. Jeff serves on the boards of companies in the US, Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia, supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses in more than 150 countries. He also serves on the boards of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, Unreasonable Group, and Global 1000. He supports the White House, the US State Department, the United Nations, and foreign governments on economic growth initiatives and entrepreneurship. Jeff is a frequent keynote speaker, having been invited to speak in over 50 countries, on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship,

About This Episode: With Roots in both Miami and Peru, Elias Davis brings a unique perspective to the world of venture capital. With an extensive background in the medical field, as well as time spent as a product manager at Google, Elias is able to help companies with a very unique skillset. He is currently an associate for BNSG Capital, an early stage, industry agnostic, Venture Capital firm.   Find out more about Elias at:  http://bnsgcapital.com/ Elias on Facebook Elias on Linkedin Elias on Instagram   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/609   Sponsors:Podcoin: Get paid to listen to podcasts and this podcast! Get 300 free podcoins using our promo code "create" head over to  https://www.podcoin.com/ Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: We're back to our regular show format, as you, the listener have spoken and did not like my changes; without you all there is no show, so I'm here to give you what's needed and wanted. In this short episode, we look at the idea of fear actually being an indicator of the direction that you should go. If it scares you, then it generally means you will have to grow in order to become that person.   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/608   Sponsors:Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Extreme Ownership," by Jocko Willink head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book 

About This Episode: After developing an affinity for design while in the costume department in high school, Rebecca Minkoff moved to New York City at only 18 years old to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer. In 2005, Rebecca designed her first handbag, which she soon dubbed the “Morning After Bag,” a.k.a. the “M.A.B.” This iconic bag ignited Rebecca’s career as a handbag designer and inspired her edgy, feminine creations in the years to come.  After four years of designing statement-making handbags and accessories with her trademark leathers, studs and hardware, Rebecca returned to her roots of apparel design and introduced her first ready-to-wear collection in 2009. The brand has four domestic retail stores, eight international locations, and is distributed in over 900 stores worldwide. In 2011, Rebecca won industry recognition when she was awarded the Breakthrough Designer Award from the Accessories Council.  In September of 2018, she established the Female Founder Collective, a network of busin

About This Episode: Our guest this week was Julian Guthrie, a journalist, and author based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She spent twenty years at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she won numerous awards, including the Best of the West Award and the Society of Professional Journalists' Public Service Award. Her feature writing and enterprise reporting were nominated multiple times for the Pulitzer Prize. Her new book, Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime, will be released April 30, 2019, by Currency, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Alpha Girls is the unforgettable story of four women who came to California to try to make it in a world stacked against them. Through grit and ingenuity, the women became stars in cutthroat, high-stakes, male-dominated Silicon Valley and helped build some of the most important companies of our day. They were written out of history — until now. We learned: Approach learning without bias Passion will guide

About This Episode: Julian Guthrie is a journalist and author based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She spent twenty years at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she won numerous awards, including the Best of the West Award and the Society of Professional Journalists' Public Service Award. Her feature writing and enterprise reporting were nominated multiple times for the Pulitzer Prize. Her new book, Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime, will be released April 30, 2019 by Currency, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Alpha Girls is the unforgettable story of four women who came to California to try to make it in a world stacked against them. Through grit and ingenuity, the women became stars in cutthroat, high-stakes, male dominated Silicon Valley and helped build some of the most important companies of our day. They were written out of history — until now. Alpha Girls is Ms. Guthrie’s fourth nonfiction book. In all her work, she is drawn to