The Allmighty Podcast Series: Recent Episodes
Alexander Lewis
Conversations focused on personal experiences that inspire a lifestyle of growth, no matter where in the journey we may be.
Hello and welcome back to The Allmighty Podcast Series with Alexander Lewis.
This conversation is with Mandeep Singh. A Santa Clara native, fellow Santa Clara alumnus, and at the time of this conversation a training officer a part of the ROTC program at Santa Clara University. As part of his active service he is now headed to his current placement a part of the cybersecurity branch in Fort Gordon, Georgia. In addition to this, he is also the founder of Puritas Health. A startup building telehealth solutions for the future of connected digital healthcare where they most recently raised a seed round and was involved in the Bronco Venture Accelerator program at Santa Clara University.
Some of the main talking points we converse on are his decision to join the ROTC program in college, life skills he has learned through his experience, his startup journey, his struggle with imposter syndrome, the valuable impact of mentorship in his life, and next steps on his way towards personal success. You can find all of the timestamps of the various topics we touch on below.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:20 ROTC Training Drills
7:00 Mandeep’s Decision to join ROTC
13:37 Experience being raised in and going to school at SCU
16:00 ROTC Placement
22:48 Life Skills from ROTC
25:49 Mandeep’s Day in the Life
28:49 Fighting with Personal Doubts
33:13 Decision on Reserves vs Active Duty
36:10 Intro to Puritas Health
45:03 Fighting with Imposter Syndrome
47:40 A Message from Alex
48:54 Mandeep’s Self-Development through ROTC & Puritas Health
57:20 Setting Discipline
1:06:19 Mandeep’s Role Models
1:09:14 Next Chapter at Georgia
1:10:42 Defining Personal Success
1:12:06 Venture Capital Talk
1:16:17 Santa Clara University’s Bronco Venture Accelerator
1:21:33 The Allmighty Question
1:29:53 Outro
If you are interested in connecting with Mandeep, you can reach him on LinkedIn
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In this show, Alex has conversations with ambitious individuals about their continual journey toward personal success. These conversations hope to inspire you to realize that it's not about having everything figured out, it's about striving to be the best version of yourself everyday and embracing your lifestyle of growth through the journey.
Welcome back to The Allmighty Podcast Series with Alexander Lewis. Today's conversation is with entrepreneur and shoe-reseller, Zach Yoon. Zach is an undergraduate student at Santa Clara University born and raised in Seattle, WA and in his free time he runs his sneaker re-selling business, Zach’s Market. In this conversation, we talk about his life being born and raised in Seattle, some of his favorite spots there, the journey of Zach’s Market and the shoe reselling culture, along with some life lessons learned along the way.
Zach's Market - Instagram
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Today’s conversation is with August Rosedale. He is an inventor and entrepreneur from San Francisco, CA and after various business endeavors throughout his life, he has found his passion and success with his recent venture Mirage Gallery. Mirage Gallery is a gallery of digitally generated A.I. art that August founded at the end of 2020. This includes art from A.I. generated artists, evolving art via NFTs and the blockchain, and other projects where the incredible technology and innovation of A.I. generated art is showcased. And if you have no idea what any of this means, I have a feeling your questions will be answered in this conversation. We talk about how August built the foundation for Mirage Gallery, the 27 hour roadblock along the way, his life as an entrepreneur growing up in San Francisco, luck vs skill, taxes in crypto and much more.
Mirage Gallery - Website | OpenSea | Twitter
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This conversation is with JD Worcester. JD is a recent graduate from Santa Clara University currently pursuing his various passions of Web3, A.I., and Impact and Social Investing. We converse about his transition from baseball to entrepreneurship, web3 and we speculate its benefits for the future, two staples of JD’s daily routine he can’t live without, and the importance of finding like-minded individuals on your journey toward personal success.
You can connect with JD via: Instagram | Website
JD's go-to resources:
- Any of Naval Ravikant's work
- Gaby.eth's web3 reading list
- Zero to One by Peter Thiel - JD recommends the chapter about the "Paypal Mafia"
- Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore - for those interested in marketing
- Secrets of Sand Hill Road by Scott Kupor - for those interested in venture capital
- Finematics Youtube channel
- Bankless podcast - for those interested in crypto and DeFi
And if you enjoyed this episode, have any feedback, or just want to reach out, you can reach me via my Twitter.
In this episode, I had a conversation with Arjun Chimni, founder of KozyDAO and the KozyKoalasNFT project. We talk about Arjun’s web3 journey, his transition to working in web3 full time being a consultant and with his projects, fighting off imposter syndrome, and taking risks while young. — If you are interested in learning more about KozyKoalasNFT and KozyDAO, you can check out their website https://www.kozykoalas.art/ and Twitter @KozyKoalasNFT — If you enjoyed this episode or just want to connect, shoot me a DM on Instagram @allexanderlewis I would love to hear from you!
For this episode of The Allmighty Podcast Series, I had the pleasure of talking with Patrick Hamilton. He is a recent high school graduate currently in the armed forces and pursuing his MMA career with his mind set on becoming a UFC champion. In this conversation we talk about his life’s path in joining the marine corps, training in MMA, and mastering his own destiny with his mindset. ─ You can follow Patrick's MMA career on his Instagram @dequaevis ─ You can also check out his MMA debut on YouTube titled "WCE 5 Patrick Hamilton vs Dexter Rivera" from this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi0E-tZaWcQ ─ Spoiler alert, he's 1-0. If you enjoyed the podcast I would love to hear what you thought. Feel free to follow me on Instagram @allexanderlewis and on Twitter @allexandrlewis and shoot me a DM!
In this conversation, I had the opportunity to chat with a long time, great friend, Rohit. We talk about getting into the world of entrepreneurship, handling self-imposed expectations, and go over the learning experiences from his two projects, HoopDynasty and Throne.
If you enjoyed the podcast or just want to chat, you can find me on Instagram @allexanderlewis and on Twitter at @allexandrlewis. I would love to hear from you!
In this conversation, I talk to Ben and Charlie about their sports management business, GroundZero Sports Group. A business they started this year right after NIL rules went into effect where college athletes are now able to monetize off of their name, image, and likeness. We talk about their motivations for starting GroundZero, keeping something going, long-term visions, and taking a leap of faith.
In this conversation, I talk to Brian about his fitness journey and all the highs and lows that occurred as he lost 100 pounds in the span of two years. He reflects on the learning moments through this journey, finding his balance, focusing on what's important in his life, and learning how to love himself.