Infinite Peaks: Recent Episodes
Chris Lotane
Infinite Peaks is a podcast hosted by Chris Lotane that highlights individuals that have fought through life's valleys to reach multiple peaks over the course of their lives. On each episode you will be left feeling inspired by our guests as they explain how they have battled through relatable obstacles to achieve greatness. Our hope is to have our listeners be inspired to keep pushing through their own struggles and reach their next peak in life.
On this episode, we interview Chef Andres Zuluaga. Andres is a former collegiate football player that began his culinary journey in an effort to clean up his life. He has worked under Michelin-star chefs in Washington D.C., been featured in various culinary magazines for his latin-inspired cuisine, he has started a family, and has recently taken his talents back to his hometown of Melbourne, Florida in hopes of building his own restaurant empire. Don't worry if you aren't familiar with the Michelin star system as it is explained in this episode in terms those of us that prefer eating to cooking can easily wrap our heads around. We hope you enjoy Andres' story as much as we have!
On this episode, we interview Rick Fleming, or as I've always known him, Coach Rick. Outside of my parents, Coach Rick probably had the most influence on me during my youth, both athletically and as a person. In his mid-twenties, he decided to leave a professional baseball contract on the table to begin a career in education in Miami, where he and his family lost everything in Hurricane Andrew. It turns out leaving baseball to lead students and educators might have been the right decision as he has been named a finalist for Florida Principal of the Year for his development of a top program at West Shore Jr./Sr. High, which is the 4th ranked school in Florida and the 57th in the entire United States. Coach Rick is an incredible person with a lifetime of success that he shares so much of in this interview. Enjoy the episode!
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On this episode, we interview Marques Burgman. Marques learned what adversity was at a young age, having guns pulled on him as young as six years old. He went to the University of Florida where he ran track and won two national championships. After college, Marques did whatever he could to succeed, including briefly selling weed to cover his rent. From there, Marques read books, sought out mentorships, and took critical and intentional steps to find success. We hope you enjoy this episode of Infinite Peaks!
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On this episode, Brenden Clarke discusses his many peaks, as well as his darkest valleys. Brenden has found success in the fashion industry where he started multiple clothing companies, he has taught English abroad, played poker professionally, and is currently the head of photo and video at Gap Inc., despite having taught himself photography only a few years prior. Even with the numerous peaks, Brenden has still had to fight through valleys along the way. Brenden has always had anxiety, but was also diagnosed with intrusive thoughts. This caused terrible thoughts to enter his mind and tell him to act on it, even though he would rather take his life than ever do some of the thoughts he had. Brenden found ways to overcome this and become one of the best photographers in the running world. He shares his entire story in this long episode, but it's worth the full listen. Enjoy!
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Alexi Pappas is the most well known person that we have had on our show thus far. She is an Olympian, film director, actor, and best selling author. Alexi has also dealt with extreme lows. Her mom committed suicide when she was just five years old, and she has also dealt with depression and suicidal thoughts as an adult. She was kicked off her track team for her final two years of high school and was one of the worst runners at the start of her collegiate career. Obviously, she overcame all of this to become the rockstar we know today. On this episode, Alexi talks about her mom's suicide, overcoming depression, her Olympic journey, her book and movies, and a few of her future projects that we could see soon. Alexi is a beautiful soul that I am proud to have as a friend. I am so grateful that she trusted me and found the time to come record a podcast before our episodes even began releasing.
On this episode, we feature Meghan Wolfgram. Meghan is a an incredible entrepreneur that started her company, Swift Paws, right after graduating college a decade ago. In this episode she explains all of the ups and downs along the way, which are highlighted by a recent Shark Tank appearance. She explains the process behind the scenes and answers every question you would ever want to know about the experience. We are so excited to see what Meghan does with Swift Paws in the future, but tune-in to the episode to get caught up on her story thus far!
Dante Frisiello shares the story of his musical development over the years. Dante was a successful practicing attorney after graduating from the University of Florida and Georgetown University, but after three years, he hated his career. As soon as Dante proved he could make enough money to live off of, he took the leap and began pursuing a career in the music industry. About to take off for a European Tour as a guitar tech with the Steve Vai Band, Dante is thriving just months after leaving the legal field. He is still producing his own music and hoping his next major tour is as a guitarist himself.
On this episode, we hear Molly Winsten's story. Molly has overcome being diagnosed on the autism spectrum and dealing with dietary restrictions to excel as a both a chef and athlete. She has been featured on multiple cooking shows, helped build a wholesale food company from the ground up, and she even won a championship as a professional woman's tackle football player. Molly is everything that Infinite Peaks represents and we are thrilled to have her featured on our first episode!
Welcome to Infinite Peaks! On each episode we will have interviews with incredible individuals that have battled through life's valleys to hit numerous peaks over the course of their life. Our aim is to leave listeners feeling inspired to get through their own valleys and pursue their next peak. Beginning May 22, 2022, full episodes will air every Sunday. Please consider showing support by following the podcast and our social media channels.
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