In Loving Memory of Phil Taylor
RIP Philly Phil – You will always be missed and will never be forgotten
40: Catching Sharks with Rey Ybarra
/in PodcastsRey Ybarra is the author of “Conversations with Shark Tank Winners” and has interviewed many of the most successful entrepreneurs from the hit TV show Sharktank. Many of the stories that he has captured include stories of overcoming adversity and Rey’s story includes that as well. Rey was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis a number of years ago and suffers from severe chronic pain on most days. However, that pain did not stop him from pursuing his goal to write this book. In this episode:
- The importance of storytelling
- Beginning an idea with the back of a business card
- Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
- Rey’s favorite sharktank stories
- Working out, lobster rolls, and sub-zero ice cream
- Helping veterans through Sharks & Stripes
You can follow Rey on Instagram @ry_media and email him at info@sharktankeffect.com
You can sign up for Rey’s free success strategy video series here: https://mediapreneurmadness.lpages.co/free-success-strategies-video-series/
39: Sleeping Giant with Tommy Green
/in PodcastsTommy Green is the lead singer of the band Sleeping Giant. He is a rock star who pours his heart into his music. A lot of that passion comes from the pain he experienced growing up. Tommy had to overcome an abusive father which led to many mistakes and immoral decisions as a teenager and young adult. However, Tommy was freed from all of that once he experienced grace. In this episode:
- Growing up in a household with divorce parents
- Feeling like a burden to his father and being viewed as an extra child support payment
- How his father’s neglect shaped his decision making in high school and after graduation
- Overcoming the guilt of contributing to infidelity
- Forming the band Sleeping Giant and taking on a new platform
- Finding God throughout seasons of life and abandoning a sinful life
- How hardcore rock music helped Tommy become the person he is today
You can learn more about Tommy and his non-profit organization “I Run Against Traffic” at www.irunagainsttraffic.com and can find his music on any streaming platform that you use.
38: Cure Blindness with Dr. Geoff Tabin
/in PodcastsDr. Geoff Tabin is a professor at Stanford University and is on a mission to eradicate unnecessary blindness from all corners of the globe. This Doctor of Ophthalmology co-founded the Cure Blindness Project which began in the Himalayan region and has restored vision to over 625,000 people worldwide. Dr. Tabin is also the fourth person in the world to summit the tallest peak on all seven continents. In this episode:
- Getting through Yale (undergrad), Oxford (master’s), and Harvard (doctorate) all in one piece
- Using grant money as a graduate student to climb the most difficult side of Mount Everest
- The journey to climb the tallest peak on all seven continents
- How a passion for climbing fueled a newfound passion for medicine and healthcare in third world countries
- Partnering with Dr. Sanduk Ruit in 1995 with one mission – eliminate all blindness in the Himalayan Region
- How blindness decreases life expectancy by 33%
- What is a cataract?
- Reverse engineering a process to create biomedical sustainability with limited resources
- Dropping the price of a cataract surgery from $200 to $25
- Juggling many responsibilities by handling them one step at a time
- Creating local economic models for all members of the socioeconomic classes
- Curing the world from blindness
You can find more information on Dr. Tabin and Dr. Ruit at www.cureblindness.org. You can purchase Dr. Tabin’s book “Blind Corners” on Amazon and you can read about this project in “Second Suns” by David Oliver Relin.
37: Restoration After Divorce with Kyle Oxford
/in PodcastsKyle Oxford experienced the pain of divorce especially after he tried multiple times to keep it together. The pain of infidelity can be unbearable. Kyle turned to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain in self-destructive behavior. However, through the help of a buddy and a new female companion, he put those activities behind and regained self-confidence in himself and love once more. In this episode:
- Dreams for marriage
- Discovering a spouse’s infidelity: How do you respond?
- Fighting for love when it seems pointless
- Coping mechanisms of heartbreak – the good and the bad
- Overcoming drugs and alcohol
- The power of brotherhood
- Relearning how to love again and trust another woman
- Remarried and living life to the fullest with a family
Kyle can be reached at kyleLoxford@gmail.com