The Create Your Own Life Show

Kyle Gray was working as a Study Abroad advisor at the University of Utah. It was a decent job, but he had a dream I wanted to fulfill. He had heard about people building personal brands and small businesses online. These businesses let them travel the world and work at the same time, and it was something he wanted for himself. After spending 2 years as an advisor he knew how the university worked, and he wanted to learn about starting a business. So he took on a few student jobs and too on an interdisciplinary degree that offered flexible course options and the ability to customize it. He used his knowledge as an advisor of the resources available to students to invite speakers to the university to build his network. He also did much of the early research and skill building for his business by leveraging the title of “Student” and calling up businesses mentioning he was a student doing research and wanted to learn more about them. He came across the Foundry in his final year, and was connected with a group o

James Kyson was voted by TV Guide as "Hollywood's 25 Hottest", he recently finished filming NCIS:LA (CBS), the new HBO show Animals, the new sitcom School of Rock (Nickelodeon), and recurring on the FX drama Justified. He also recently finished Hawaii Five-O on CBS, and a 4-year run on NBC's Heroes as 'Ando'. James will be in two feature films released later this year: Another Time (Romantic Comedy), and The Livingston Gardener (Thriller). He also recently wrapped the feature Take Off (fka Banana Season), where he had to train as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter for six weeks. A native of NYC, James graduated from Bronx H.S. of Science, then went on to study communications & broadcasting at Boston University, & New England Institute of the Arts. After a stint in a hip-hop group in college, and trying out improv comedy, James moved to LA on a one-way ticket & a single suitcase, where he began his training in music, dance, and acting. His first ever Television audition landed him on CBS's J.A.G. Other T

Justin Christianson was looking for a way to be free, it was journey that eventually led him to making money online. He learned processes from the ground up, beginning in network marketing recruiting, leading to affiliate marketing and eventually info products. He became a student of the science of why offers convert, and why they don't. It was from this experience that he founded Conversion Fanatics. Justin is the best selling author of Conversion Fanatic: How to double your customers, sales and profits with A/B testing and is a 13 year veteran of digital marketing having worked on hundreds of profitable campaigns. A self proclaimed numbers junky with a firm belief that the numbers don’t lie, has a knack for finding holes in marketing campaigns and offering simple solutions to quickly plug them, effectively improving the results. An avid student of marketing and business, he firmly believes that you must continue to improve daily in order to stay ahead and succeed.  

Dennis Mangan had hit bottom, his body was failing him, he was recently informed that he has chronic fatigue syndrome. He visited doctor after doctor, but did not receive that problem solving that he had hoped to find. However Dennis had a leg up on everyone else, he had an extensive background in the sciences. After prolonged research, he discovered a link between Chronic fatigue in distance runners like himself: Iron.  After realizing the issue with his body, Dennis realized that "Dumping Iron," from his diet would be the way to fix his body. After doing so, Dennis saw rapid changes in his heath, and at age 60, is the pinnacle of fitness. He took what he learned, and authored his latest book: "Dumping Iron," after he found that not only was there a link between Iron and chronic fatigue but a whole host of issues as well. Dennis wanted to share his new found health and fitness with the world and therefore, he created Rogue Health and Fitness. He educates others on natural means of rehabbing their bodies, and

Caleb Maddix is 14 years old. He is the Author of best selling, “Keys to Success for Kids,” founder of Kids 4 Success and Kids with a Mission. Caleb is a sought after Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, as well as Co-Host of Maddix Motivations and Host of “Keys to Success for Kids.” Caleb has been seen with such entrepreneurs as Grant Cardone, Brendon Burchard and Gary Vaynerchuck. He has been a guest on Cardone's "Power Players," and frequent guest on all things Cardone. In his first year in business, Caleb has cleared $75,000 and has a goal of being a millionaire by 16 and billionaire by 30. Caleb proves that age has no effect on success, but rather the drive to make it happen. Caleb lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with his dad, Matt Maddix. Caleb is on a Mission to motivate and educate kids across the world as well as end childhood obesity.   Caleb's Favorite Quote:"The Gun that kills most people is the Gunna."   Caleb's Favorite Book:The Success Principles(TM) - 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Get from Wh

Travis Dillard hasn't lived out of a car, begged for money or eaten garbage scraps, In fact, he was very blessed with a supportive family and a great education. That being said… It made it very easy to just let life pass hum by. After all, everything was “okay”. Right? Well, this road to mediocrity eventually led him to a dark place. He was skinny, yet fat in all the wrong places. You know, the type with frail looking legs but a soft, pudgy upper body. The guy who was too embarrassed to take his shirt off at the pool. Yep, that was him. Given the way he looked and felt about himself, he was lost, insecure and anxious about his future. Even worse, he was tired, out of shape, and lacked any real focus. The Turning PointA long story short, he made a drastic change to force himself in the right direction…he got in shape and started a business. Travis' MISSION: HE WANTS TO SEE OTHER ENTREPRENEURS FOLLOW WHAT WORKED FOR HIM.Was the change easy? No. Was it SIMPLE? Yes. After becoming obsessed with personal developme

Victor Salinas is a a true rags to riches story. He grew up in the countryside of Brazil, and moved to Sao Paulo as a youth. He always wanted to come to America and eventually achieved that dream. Came from a very poor family, manage to go to the US and lived in CA for 7 years, came back to Brazil in 2007 and then became the General Manager for a multinational IT company and responsible for over U$25M revenue in one year. Victor is a business consultant increasing companies revenue in over 300% in the current critical scenario of the brazilian economy using L. Ron Hubbard Management Technology. He is a former executive for an iconic brazilian IT company, in addition to being an international Speaker. Victor is a Sales specialist, because he truly understands communication and how to best service a customer. He went from making $20.000/year in 2010 to a 6 figure annual salary, all in the same year. He quit what most people thought was a secure job, to depend on true security, himself, to share his knowledge wi

About RyanRyan Hansen came from the Marine Corps to start his own CrossFit business. His interest in fitness progressed over the years to powerlifting and eventually ending up in CrossFit. He loves the team atmosphere and for him is something reminiscent of being in the Marines. Ryan has a need to help people, and from there it led his to want to own a Cross Fit box. He sees CrossFit as a way to truly help people in a way that will change their lives. He puts a lot of stress on his athletes supporting their bodies with whole food, because if the body is fueled properly, it shouldn't need a lot of the extra additives. He's also very intentional with the form and physical practices of his athletes.   Ryan's Favorite Quote:"Love your life or change it," John Norse, Attitude Nation   Ryan's Favorite Book:Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action   Links from Today's Show:Charles Poloquin on kettle bell training Cross Fit Warwick Ryan Hansen Cross Fit Games

Harry Campbell started the Rideshareguy.com started in 2014, he was a full time aerospace engineer and part-time Uber, Lyft and Sidecar driver.  He actually discovered rideshare as a passenger back in 2012 but it wasn’t until he moved from San Diego up to Orange County that he decided to give it a try as a driver. He started driving for Lyft and Uber in early 2014 because it sounded like a fun, flexible way to earn extra income.  Some people found it odd that he was driving in his spare time since he had a good career as an engineer but he had always been a huge fan of diversifying your income. It’s easy to get complacent working the same job day in and day out but when you’re working for someone else, you’re never really in control of your own destiny, no matter how safe you might feel.  And that’s what he liked so much about being a rideshare driver. You’ve probably heard the cliche radio ads that say “Be Your Own Boss” and “Set Your Own Hours” but the funny thing is that being a rideshare driver really is

Andrew O'Brien is the founder of the media company, Patefactus. He began his career as a public speaker in 2013. He had no clue about how to run a business or how to get on media. 3 short years later, he has become the most requested speaker in his field and has traveled all over the world speaking. He have made well over 6 figures, on his way to 7. This is all thanks to his media exposure. Without all of the media he received, he wouldn't be where he is today. Andrew has been featured on over 70 media stations around the world. Before being featured on so much media, he was only charging $2,000 per speaking engagement (that included travel and lodging in that fee.) Exactly one year later...  His fee increased to $5,000 plus travel and lodging.  The best part... he was not only charging more, but he was getting more clients.  Andrew did all of this without spending a dime on a PR firm or agency.  After so much media coverage, he started to learn more about the industry and came up with his own ways of getting

Noah St. John is a keynote speaker and best-selling author who’s famous for inventing Afformations and helping busy people achieve financial freedom. His sought-after advice is known as the “secret sauce” in personal and business growth. According to Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: “Noah St. John’s work is about discovering within ourselves what we should have known all along – we are truly powerful beings with unlimited potential.” Noah’s dynamic and down-to-earth speaking style always gets high marks from audiences. As the leading authority on how to eliminate limiting beliefs, Noah delivers live programs and online courses that have been called “the only training that FIXES every other training!” He also appears frequently in the news worldwide, including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, The Hallmark Channel, National Public Radio, Parade, Woman’s Day, Los Angeles Business Journal, The Washington Post, Chicago Sun-Times, Selling Power, Forbes.com, and The Huffington Post.   Noah's Favo

Elliott Hulse is a name synonymous with success, and YouTube. He created content for almost 4 years, before really making it big on YouTube. Long before he was an internet personality, he was the owner of Strength Camp Gym. His only purpose in creating video content, was to promote and sell memberships to his gym. On a dare from a friend, Elliott turned ads on his YouTube channel, and created an income of $10,000 in his first month. From there, he pushed down the gas, and went from making a video when he felt like, to one everyday. Elliott structured his videos in question and answer format, and made it his mission to answer questions in the most creative way he could find; a true artist. More than being just a YouTube video creator, Elliott is a true student of philosophy; putting what he reads into action. He then forwards that information to his viewers, creating true inspiration in a metaphorical verse. Elliott is also the author of the Best-Seller, "The King," about helping others channel their inner kin

Brad Lomenick has had an interesting journey, and many seasons in his life. Brad spent the early part of his 20's as a cowboy. He transitioned to consulting businesses, and by a twist of fate, met leadership author, John Maxwell. Brad was part of a movement of young, go getters, inspired by John, and from there went on to start Catalyst. Brad is one of the forefront speakers on leadership, and the author of H3 Leadership: Stay Hungry, Stay Humble, Always Hustle. Brad views leadership as a stool, which can never stand without developing each leadership trait necessary to really excel. He believes that identity and what season a person is currently in, are two forces that function separately; a person's self definition should not be tied to what they are doing. H3 Leadership is the future, and Brad is at the forefront of helping you leaders truly excel.   Brad's Favorite Quote:"Stay Hungry, Stay Humble, Always Hustle."   Brad's Favorite Books:The BibleThe 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and Peopl

Omar loves rooting for the underdog and telling it like it is. He is the business brains behind the operation with over 14 years of business building experience. An educator & university manager for 13 years. Omar attended Wharton business school and dropped out in frustration to build The $100 MBA. They're on a mission to revolutionize business education forever. Omar is the curriculum developer, content creator & head instructor at The $100 MBA. He also loves 80's music & high-fives. The $100 MBA Show is an iTunes Best of 2014 podcast where you simply get better at business with our daily 10-minute business lessons for the real world. These no fluff, 10-minute episodes are packed with only the business building training you want. Lessons, concepts, examples and insights right out of our $100 MBA training and community. Fast Company named The $100 MBA Show as one of the 8 business podcasts that shouldn't be missed.   Omar's Favorite Quote:"Whether you believe it or not, you are right." —Henry For

Taylor is an entrepreneur and author of The End of Jobs . Inc.com rated The End of Jobs one of the Top Three ‘Start Your Own Business’ Books of 2015 and a Top 25 Business Book of 2015. WSJ Bestselling Author and Entrepreneur James Altucher said of it: “Entrepreneurship is not a choice you can make at your leisure. You have to jump on the train or lose your chance. Now is the time and Taylor’s book describes exactly how to do it.” Taylor believes that the economy is changing rapidly, but when the future looks back on the 20th century, it will be an anomaly. Entrepreneurship is becoming more attainable and almost a better choice than getting a job. Its in interesting viewpoint; you build a resume so that you can beg for a job. Rather, you can truly create something for yourself, and in this new economy, we will see the true return of the craftsman economy. A former Brazilian Super Bowl champion, Taylor has lived in Argentina, Brazil, Vietnam and Thailand.   Taylor's Favorite Quote:The Iron Prescription: "Whenev

Hung Pham seemed to have it all, he graduated college in 2004, but a bad break up set him back. He thought this girl was the one, but after 2 years realized that things were not as he thought. To deal with the pain he turned to gambling, which turned into gambling addiction. Saturdays started at 8 AM  and ended at midnight, he gambled on everything, and it lasted over 8 years. The money was just one part of it, the toughest part of that dealing with himself, he was too proud, never needed help; he developed thoughts of suicide. He was in a thriving career in high tech, no one knew. Hung handled his problem but was in 50k worth of debt. It was too much to save his way out, and he had to get creative. Started online digital marketing, for dentists, took a lot courses online would sell services to implement learning how to do it, moved back home, paid off 50k in 3 years! Hung attended a lot of events, met Patrick King, who got him into writing. He was doing events to teach lean startup to entrepreneurs, and from

Patrick Valtin has been a business consultant for over 27 years. He has found time and again that finding the right people is the biggest struggle of the business owner. Mr. Valtin has an extensive experience in the fields of Management consulting, training & coaching, and this on an international basis. His specialties as a consultant extend from recruitment to sales and sales management, leadership, organization and corporate strategy. Mr. Valtin has traveled in more than 30 countries over the last 20 years and has trained more than 85,000 people in the areas of recruitment, sales, marketing, Human Resources Development, organization and leadership.Patrick Valtin was an International Business consultant for the Belgian Government between 1986 and 1988. Looking for an effective way to help small business owners, he then started U-MAN Belgium in 1988. The company soon became a leader in its field and remains today the biggest training company for small businesses in the country. In the last 27 years Patri

Luis Congdon has seen quite a bit in the last two years. He had a job that was not quite rite for him but, he wasn't happy. Things got better for him before they got worse. Luis ended up being homeless, living in his car and eventually ended up living on his friend's couch. It was at his lowest point, that Luis had the moment in his life, but came out better from it. Luis' discovered podcasting and really found his passion. He made the trek for interviews to a local college where he could use the internet to have interviews. Luis's podcast grew quickly, and he discovered that he really found his passion. From there, he decided to for the Podcaster's secret weapon and Thriving Launch community, to share his passion with this world. Luis's Favorite Quote:"The words that we speak become that the house that we live in."-Hafiz Luis' Favorite Book:Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationships at Midlife and Beyond Links From Today's Show:thrivinglaunch.comPodcaster's Secret Weaponjeremyryanslate

Cal Newport is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a writer who focuses on contrarian, evidence-based advice for building a successful and fulfilling life in school and after graduation. His most recent book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, argues that “follow your passion” is bad advice. Since its publication, it has been selected for several best business books of the year lists, including those by Inc. Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and 800-CEO-Read. Newport’s New York Times op-ed on the book became the paper’s most e-mailed article for over a week. Newport is also the author of three books of unconventional advice for students: How to Be a High School Superstar, How to Become a Straight-A Student, and How to Win at College. The How To student series has sold over 125,000 copies sinc

Dr Dave White is your life coach. On the court, he's a Lead NCAA Men’s Basketball Referee. He controls the game. He makes big calls under pressure. He manages alpha coaches and competitive players. He's get it done. He helps others, like you, to get the control, make the calls, manage the pressure, and seize the winning results they want. It's his honor to inspire the inspired. He champions champions. The great Notre Dame Football Coach, Lou Holtz, said, “You have to have talent to win, but you can lose with talent, and that's where coaching can make the difference.” He trusts you’ve got the talent. Are you ready for the personal and professional advantage that comes from being strengthened, bolstered, and resourced by a seasoned expert? As every great athlete has his coach, every workplace warrior would do well to have his too. The facts are clear. Boxers throw more knockouts with an advocate in their corner. Powerlifters bench more weight with a spotter by their side. Fighter pilots win more battles with a