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Cal Fussman grew up in New York, moved to Missouri for journalism, had his dream job & decided to give it all up.  For the next 10 years Cal traveled the world gaining skills & life experience to shape him into who he is today. Known for his "What I've Learned" column in Esquire Magazine he's interviewed people like Mikhail Gorbachev, Jeff Bezos, Richard, and Muhammad Ali.  He's a sports writer, author & journalist with incredible stories with life lessons to share.  @calfussman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mikey Taylor turned his passion for skateboarding into a successful career as a pro but always had the awareness to question the longevity and the what ifs for life after skating.  He's made smart investments and is now helping other professional athletes prepare to do the same. Mikey is having great success as an entrepreneur and is also starting a podcast of his own called Avni launching on June 6th.  Check out everything Mikey is doing here: @mikeytaylor & www.avniintelligence.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Banayan, the world's youngest VC came by and told his story about how he took his winnings from The Price is Right and used that to invest in his dream to write about the keys to success.  He made the Forbes 30 under 30 list and Microsoft wrote that he "cracked the code to success".  His book The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers comes out on June 5th. www.thirddoorbook.com @alexbanayan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is a very special episode, EPISODE 100 - The SuperPod!!! Thank you so much to all of the listeners for making this happen!  I wanted to bring together 3 of my favorite guests (Rob Dyrdek, Kevion Stirdivant & Tom Bilyeu) to talk about the keys to success, happiness & longevity.  This episode is definitely my favorite by far.  Thank you again and enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Mylett grew up an average kid who loved baseball and thought he'd go pro but that dream came to an end.  He's the head of World Financial Group, which is a multi-million dollar financial organization, host of the Ed Mylett Show podcast & is a peak performance expert who helps people perform at their highest level.  Find out how he became so successful and his mindset on "pedaling". Listen to his podcast here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ed-mylett-show/id1181233130?mt=2 Edmylett.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Huang who you may know from shows like Huang's World on Viceland, author of Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir & owner of BaoHaus NYC & LA has an incredible story.  His main goal has always been to make his ancestors proud & stay true to himself.  He's been a lawyer, a comic, restauranteur & a television producer while remaining authentic and staying true to himself. Listen in as he has plenty of gems to live your life by and the lessons he's learned along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Geiger went to college to become a school teacher, received his degree in Criminal Justice, moved to New Jersey to work with NFL Jets Cornerback Darrell Revis & ended up changing the sneaker game with his custom "Misplaced Checks" Air Force One.  John left Pittsburgh for an opportunity he couldn't pass up and worked his way to the top of the sneaker culture.  John cofounded the clothing brand "Diet Starts Monday" and continues to released limited shoes through John Geiger Co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tamara Dhia, born in Baghdad, Iraq, moved to the US when she was a young girl and had the dreams of becoming the host of TRL.  Not only did she achieve this dream but she's also gone on to create her own content reaching millions and became the editorial producer for Complex.  Tamara provides an amazing story as well as actionable advice that everyone can apply to their life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maurice Clarett grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, an All-American football player, Ohio State's best talent of all time but unfortunately a string of bad events led him to decisions that cost him his career and ending up in prison.  Now Maurice has created "The Red Zone" (program to help people deal w/ addiction as well as intervention programs through local schools.  This is an amazing story with an amazing man.. find out more at mauriceclarettonline.com and @mauriceclarett on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aubrey Marcus, the CEO/Founder of ONNIT, Author of Own the Day, Own Your Life & host of the Aubrey Marcus Podcast is the perfect example of someone who follows their passion and knows their mission in life.  He went out on a limb with the initial launch of Alpha BRAIN and has crushed it ever since.  Focusing on improving brain function, overcoming stress and living to your full potential.  Aubrey has a ton of information to help you improve your life and happiness. Onnit.com AubreyMarcus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Swinmurn is the creator/founder & former CEO of the largest shoe retailer in the United States, Zappos.com.  Nick worked in ticket sales in minor league baseball, an online car-buying service, started a student portal called 4students.com and also worked at SiliconGraphics all before creating Zappos.  Find out what it took to build, sell and create Zappos and the new businesses that he has now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Treu is an executive coach, author, public speaker & entrepreneur who specializes to help increase performance in your work space by diving into your life story & finding what may be holding you back.  Knowing your weaknesses and knowing why you may be underperforming is extremely valuable to yourself as well as the people around you.  Listen as Jason breaks down his lessons and how you can correct your behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Toll, hospitality expert and co-founder of H.Wood Group, shares his story of local LA promoter to creating a $35 million dollar nightclub and restaurant business.  Brian talks about his early days as a promoter, losing some of his early investors money and ultimately creating a successful company with venues across the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moe Shalizi grew up a hustler & always looked for the next way to get some cash.  He went to college for finance but ultimately chose music over everything.  His interest in music developed into creating shows at local bars, working with Borgore to managing the biggest artists in the world.  Not only does he have a list of successful artists under him but is also responsible for conceptualizing and creating the character & artist known as MARSHMELLO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sal, Adam, & Justin from Mind Pump Media stopped by the office in Los Angeles to clear the air about the common misconceptions in fitness.  Everything from the mindset people have on weight loss and where people go wrong to the demand in programs and how they became successful with theirs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Briney, host of the Congressional Dish podcast is a media journalist who takes the complicated legislation of bills being passed and breaks them down so the listener has a better understanding of whats going on within the government.  In 2008, while in Europe she noticed the difference in media coverage and perception of what was going on with an outside view of the Iraq War. In 2010, she decided it was time to start the Congressional Dish after noticing uncovered news in the Congressional Record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AJ is currently the founder of B2Linked which specializes in LinkedIn business to business advertising.  He's managed hundreds of accounts consisting of the world's top 10 account and has generated over $100 million in ad spend.  As a top performer at his previous job, AJ self taught himself how to become successful on the LinkedIn platform but was unfortunately fired from that company.  Find out how he turned his negative situation into becoming a successful entrepreneur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a young chef Matty was successful, had a show on Viceland, and was known as the party guy until a heart attack at 29. He's an extremely funny/awesome dude who does a great job at telling his story. Listen as Matty talks about "zombie lines", culinary school, his TV shows, being a restaurateur and places he oversees, the new cookbook coming out & his mission in life as the new Matty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cory Gregory and John Fosco, founders of Max Effort Muscle & hosts of Business & Biceps podcast, came by to discuss their stories that brought them together to start one of the biggest companies in fitness to date.  Cory co-founded Muscle Pharm where he met John who had the biggest sports agency in MMA. They both have some really great knowledge and advice to give on episode 85 of SSL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica Mandy is the host of theNewsWorthy podcast that provides daily news in a "fast, fair, and fun" way that is packed into a 10 minute or less show.  She's an award winning broadcast journalist and former TV reporter for CBS and KCAL9 who rose from small town stations to the biggest in Los Angeles and left to pursue what she's passionate about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices