Episode Live With - “You are the power of yourown future. Tomorrow is going to be better than today and I know that in my heart because I am going to make it that way. “

This episode is with Joesph Gagnon. Joesph is an ultra-marathon and iron man athlete who has a discipline and consistency that is elite level. In 2017, Joe ran Six Marathons across Six Continents on Six Consecutive days. He has competed in competitions such as the Tahoe 200 and was a Vice President at IBM. His combination of skillsets makes this conversation truly eye opening.

**Topics covered in the episode -

• How to create a life of your dreams
  - How to have Personal breakthroughs
• Why Joe chooses to run Ultramarathons and Ironmans
• How can one Conquer there fear
• The power of displine and consistency
• The power of creating goals and follow through
• Why white-collar success wont bring deeper fullfillment
  Joes Bio-** Joe Gagnon is a rare mix of entrepreneur, innovator and transformation executive who has held the role of CEO, COO, partner, and President. He is the founder of THPL, The High Performance Life, and is an avid blogger and serious endurance athlete Joe is currently CEO of Performance Tea where his mission is to help people achieve their potential. He leads a team united in a passion for uncovering the leading edges of performance, recovery and community, naturally and conveniently. Performance tea creates all natural products for better energy, better focus, better recovery, and better sleep. Joe was previously CEO of Sparkcentral a company focused on providing digital messaging solutions for customer service.

Prior Joe was President of Penn Foster one of the largest online schools in the country. He served as president of e-Dialog, a leading SaaS multi-channel digital marketing organization owned by eBay that served clients focused on driving engagement and loyalty with consumers Prior to e-Dialog Joe was CEO of Exit41. He joined Exit41, from IBM where he was VP, Global Leader of IBM’s Retail Industry business where he led overall strategy, direction, and business operations. He joined IBM in 2001 when the company acquired strategy consulting firm Mainspring, where Joe served as COO. Before Mainspring, Joe was a consulting partner at Ernst & Young where he spent ten years implementing new and emerging technologies. Earlier in his career, Joe led the store systems group at Mercantile Stores, an apparel retailer.

Joe also provides his expertise in growth strategies to emerging companies as an advisory board member. A speaker at numerous industry conferences, Joe has also been featured in broadcast media outlets including The History Channel’s Modern Marvels, CNBC’s On the Money, and FOX News Live. Joe has been widely quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and Inc. Magazine

A firm believer in the parallel challenges of leading a company and pushing physical fitness limitations, Joe is also an accomplished endurance athlete. He has completed six Ironman Triathlons and over 70 marathon distance races. He recently published his book Living the High Performance Life. **Joe Gagnon's Website and Linkedin-

Linkedin-*https://www.linkedin.com/in/joegagnon/* Website -*http://www.thehighperformancelife.net* Tea company -**https://www.performancetea.com

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