Your Potential For Everything: Recent Episodes
Alex Sinatra
Maybe you don't have one true calling. Perhaps you are a renaissance woman or a jack of all trades like Maya Angelou or Aristotle. On Your Potential for Everything you will learn from multipotentialites about their unique abilities to jump across industries and be successful in seemingly disparate fields.
Your host, Alex, will guide you through various topics from working from home to entrepreneurship to networking. You will learn how to release Your Potential for Everything.
In this week's Your Potential for Everything, host Alex does a solo episode where she shares 5 tips to be a better negotiator. These tips will help you understand the negotiation and use leverage to your advantage all while having empathy and implementing listening skills.
Being a better negotiator is not about who can speak the loudest or manhandle the other side. It is about using your listening skills coupled with accumulated knowledge to best articulate your main objectives.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex does a solo episode all about the differences between responding and answering. Politicians are great at sounding like they answered a question when they only ever responded with fancy words, but never addressed the actual question.
On this episode you will learn how to combat this type of deflection while simultaneously using this tactic to your benefit. Once you get the hand of it you will easily be able to spot when someone is merely responding to you and how you should address that.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex does a solo episode and breaks down the importance of advocating for yourself. When you understand your value you are able to articulate that to others in a confident way.
Advocating for yourself is difficult, but it is imperative in order to get your value in the marketplace. When it is difficult to advocate or negotiate for yourself, imagine you are advocating for someone close to you. It makes the process much easier. Negotiating for yourself is a form of self care that gives you confidence and clarity on your own value and worth.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex does a solo episode and breaks down the prep work that must be done before you enter the negotiation room. You must understand the motivations of not only yourself or your client but also the motivations of the other party.
You must prepare your arguments, understand what the other party’s counterarguments could be as well as researching the background of all parties involved including professional and personal information. When you prepare for a negotiation like you are preparing for an in-depth job interview, then you will have the confidence necessary to shine during the negotiation.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex does a solo episode where she discusses the key to being a better negotiator. Oftentimes people think that a negotiation is arguing until you get your way, but that is not true. A negotiation is centered around finding the issues and problems that need to be solved and providing creative solutions for those problems.
Listening is the key to being a better negotiator. When you combine listening with empathy, you are on a whole other playing field. Being an empathetic listener will make you a better negotiator immediately.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Natalie Allport, a former Canadian national team snowboarder and lifelong entrepreneur. Natalie talks with Alex about how she became an entrepreneur after sports, how she has branded herself in sports, and the trials she faced as a woman in sports.
Natalie became a full-time entrepreneur in sport and started truly cultivating her brand after her snowboarding career ended. While she started her branding while she was still an athlete, it was hard to go full throttle because of her brutal practice schedule.
Being a female in the sports industry is not always easy and there is a lot of discrimination that women face both as an athlete and in the front office. Natalie has pushed her way through those barriers and loves to help others cultivate their personal brands.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, Alex shares the Top 10 Tips for Goal Setting and how to create the best goals for 2022. You want to achieve your 2022 goals, but that means strategizing and organizing your goals in the right way.
Also, check out my goal-setting course that contains helpful prompts, videos, and audio to teach you even more about goal setting and strategic planning. If you don’t want to waste time and money on doing the same thing you’ve always done and getting the same results you always have, then my course is for you.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Dr. Giselle Aerni is a sports medicine doctor & entrepreneur. Dr. Aerni has worked with professional athletes, high-school athletes, collegiate athletes, and everything in between. She discusses the importance of mental and physical health of athletes.
Too often athletes are not given the proper tools to take care of their mental health which causes harm during and after their athletic careers. It takes a village to provide mental and physical healthcare to athletes and Dr. Aerni talks about her team both on and off the court. This conversation also covers the specific needs of female athletes and how to help them succeed while taking into consideration their unique needs like maternity care.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Maddie Salamone a former student athlete who devotes her time to athlete advocacy. They discuss Maddie’s time as a member of the NCAA student athlete advisory committee, her advocacy for NCAA reform, and being a woman in sports. They also discuss the mental and physical welfare of athletes at NCAA schools and why it is important to break the culture of silence. Coaches and staff need to be held accountable for creating toxic environments for college athletes.
This is Part 2 of a 2 Part series with Maddie.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Lauren Gibbs, a 2018 Winter Olympic silver medalist in bobsledding. She also works at Parity which is an online marketplace that matches professional women athletes with social media marketing opportunities.
Research estimates that of the $66 billion global sports sponsorship market, only 0.4% goes to women. Lauren and Parity are looking to change that. Did you know that Olympic and Paralympic Team USA athletes are self-funded? That means they have to raise their own money either through sponsorships or another job in order to pay for their training expenses. Learn how you can make a difference.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Maddie Salamone a former student athlete who devotes her time to athlete advocacy. They discuss Maddie’s time as a member of the NCAA student athlete advisory committee, her advocacy for NCAA reform, and being a woman in sports. This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series with Maddie.
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*Note: Since this episode was recorded on Jan. 20, 2022, Alex is no longer Director of the Players' Association. She wishes the members of the Players' Association all the very best for the future.
In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Allie Olnowich a member of the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation. They discuss Allie’s slow burn success in ice hockey, her love of pickleball, and her desire to attend law school so she can advocate for professional athletes.
Allie’s hockey journey wasn’t typical, she didn’t thrill on the ice when she first started in college and didn’t get her first goal until her Sophomore season. She played with talented players who had a different skillset than her and learned that the only thing she could control was her effort and attitude. This served her well and she went on to play professional hockey as a practice squad player which she parlayed into a full-time roster spot.
Her talents don’t stop when she gets off the ice, Allie also has a goal to attend law school. She has applied and even been accepted to some schools. Not only does she want to be a good teammate on the ice, she wants to be able to step off the ice and advocate for her teammates through a legal capacity. When she isn’t practicing or studying, she bonds with her mother over a good game of pickleball.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Morgan Tuck, a former WNBA player, NCAA Women’s basketball standout, & current Director of Franchise Development for the Connecticut Sun. Morgan talks with Alex about playing in the WNBA, her transition to sports business as the Director of Franchise Development for the Connecticut Sun, and her University of Connecticut NCAA Women’s Basketball championships.
Morgan decided to pursue her career as a basketball player even though she didn’t have as much natural talent as others. She knew that if she worked hard, she would get a scholarship to play NCAA Women’s Basketball. Not only did she play at the University of Connecticut, but she won four consecutive NCAA championships. Then Morgan went to the WNBA and was drafted third overall in 2016. In 2020, she won a WNBA Championship with the Seattle Storm. Morgan decided it was time to go into sports business in 2021 and she was quickly offered the role of Director of Franchise Development for the Connecticut Sun. She accepted the role in May of 2021. This episode was recorded in 2021.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Theresa Knutson a member of the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation. When she isn’t in season she loves to travel and hike, but also does landscape construction. She is a multifaceted person and takes every experience as a time to reflect and learn.
COVID has been especially difficult as she has had to balance being a professional athlete and staying motivated when games are postponed. She has learned to adapt to the world around her while keeping her eyes on her goals. Her day is extremely structured and she likes to keep it that way. But sometimes she does stay up late sometimes to watch Netflix with her roommate.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Mallory Souliotis. a member of the Boston Pride 2021 NWHL Isobel Cup Champion. She is also a biomedical engineer who received her degree from Yale. Mallory talks with Alex about how she balances her biomedical engineering research while being a mom to two cats and being a professional ice hockey player in the Premier Hockey Federation, formerly the NWHL.
Mallory has both brains and brawn which allows her to be a true multipotentialite. She plays professional ice hockey for the Boston Pride of the PHF who recently won the Isobel Cup in 2021 and are currently 3rd in team standings in the league. On top of that, Mallory’s research as a scientist is changing the lives of humanity for the better. She recognizes she holds a unique position in the world and is a great role model for women and girls who want a career in science and technology.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Natalie Allport, a former former Canadian national team snowboarder and lifelong entrepreneur. Natalie talks with Alex about how Action Sports transition athletes well into entrepreneurship and how Mindset and Fear played into her snowboarding career.
Natalie started slopestyle snowboarding at the relatively ripe old age of 13 years old when most kids start to feel fear creep into their lives. Her foray into action sports was not uncommon considering she grew up in Canada with a family that loved to ski. She made the Canadian Junior National Slopestyle Snowboard team and her identity was wrapped up in the sport. Fear did play a factor in her eventual retirement, but she knew she wanted to do more than snowboard and had a constantly curious mind.
While she always had an entrepreneurial flare, she was not always able to cultivate it during her snowboarding career unless she had time off due to injury. She understood the importance of visualization and mindset in her sport and she carried over skills like adaptability and relationship building from sports to the business world.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Steve Fisher, a former professional snowboarder, multiple Winter X Games Champion, and current realtor in Colorado. Steve talks with Alex about his life as a professional snowboarder, the Olympics, and the X Games.
Steve qualified for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association nationals by age nine and at one point in his career he was ranked the #1 halfpipe rider in the United States. He won the Winter X Games in 2004 and 2007. The world of sport taught him a lot about resilience and adaptability and he carried that over into the business world.
They talk about how his mindset helped him through tough challenges and how stepping away from the half pipe for awhile reignited his love for the sport and helped him stay mentally healthy.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, Alex discusses how to break down your yearly goals into manageable chunks. You don’t have to use monthly or quarterly breakdowns, but you do need to break down your goals into short-term, medium, and long term goals. This might be based upon your 8 months of slow time in your work or life. Your timeframes don’t have to look like someone else’s, but they do need to be in short, medium, and long term chunks.
Your big goals have to be broken down into manageable chunks so you have a roadmap. You have to know what to do each day in order to stay on track toward achieving those big goals.
Check out my goal-setting course with helpful prompts, videos, and audio to teach you even more about goal setting and strategic planning.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, Alex discusses the habits of highly successful people, book recommendations for personal development, and some brainstorming tips for goal setting. Create goals that are centered around your personal and professional vision and mission. You should understand why you are crafting and creating your goals so they are more meaningful for you.
Your life will look different than those around you and thus your goals should be curated for your life and work. There are some habits that can help you jump start your productivity and achievement, but you don’t have to implement them all if it doesn’t make sense for your life. This process is about iteration and tweaking goals based around what you have learned about yourself and your life.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, Alex discusses how to organize and categorize your goals based around your own life and work. How to goal set is something people are told they should innately know how to do, but that isn’t the case.
The point of proactively planning your goals is to take the stress off yourself. It doesn’t take the pressure off, because some good solid pressure is necessary for growth. But if this is giving you feelings of anxiety and overwhelm then perhaps you need to cut back on a few goals for now. Store them away for when you reach the other goals that you prioritized as the most important.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, Alex shares her tips for setting goals and not waiting for the new year to get started. She discusses tiny habits and why it is important to start now when you have ambitious goals.
We are taught to create new habits and goals at the beginning of each new year. However, we can start on our goals whenever we want and the sooner the better. We don’t have to be tied to the standard 12 month calendar, but can create our schedules and timelines based on our own personal and work lives.
Big goals don’t get accomplished instantly. It takes tiny habits compounding over time to produce big results. Success isn’t a fan of instant gratification. You will always fall prey to the habits you create - both good and bad.
Learn how to strategically plan your goals so you are ahead of those around you when January 1st strikes. And remember, comparison is the thief of joy.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, Alex brings on Liseli Sitali, the Founder and Host of In Her Corner. Liseli talks with Alex about Sports Marketing, Sports Broadcasting & Allyship in Sports along with how she has paved the way for other women in sports to earn positions of power within the sports industry.
Liseli mainly works in the United Kingdom, but has experience in sport all over the world. She was born in Zambia and went to school in South Africa in the aftermath of apartheid. Her love for sport was a form of escapism for her because she finally saw women that looked like her being represented in sport. This was during the rise of the Williams sisters in the tennis world.
She decided that sports was her industry and she particularly got into the sports marketing world and representation of athletes. Her work in sports marketing led her to the world of sports broadcasting where she consistently fought for equity and opportunity for women in sports to be represented on major broadcasting platforms.
Through her work with In Her Corner, she also teaches and educates on allyship and how others can uplift and support women and minorities in the sports industry. She has been through the trenches and has earned each of her achievements and has the receipts to prove it. It is not about giving something more to women and minorities, it is about allowing them to have the same opportunities and access that others are afforded in the sports industry
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, Alex brings on Lizzie Seedhouse, the Senior Vice President, Strategy & Engagement of the United Soccer League. Lizzie talks with Alex about Professional Soccer, Digital Sports Media, & Sports Startups.
Lizzie came to the United States from England to play soccer in college and ended up working in professional soccer at the United Soccer League. Her background was in digital media and technology which she merged with her love for sport.
She did not always have a dream to work in professional soccer, but her digital media and startup experience got her foot in the door. She has never looked back and recognizes her path is a lot like the main character from the movie Bend It Like Beckham.
No matter your background or degree, there is always a place for you in the sports world. If you can see it, you can be it.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Alyssa Barbieri, a sports journalist and podcast host. She is the Regional Editor of the NFL Wire sites and Managing Editor of Bears Wire along with being a co-host of the podcast Buffone 55. Alyssa talks with Alex about being a female sports journalist, her coverage of the NFL, and her love/hate relationship with the Chicago Bears.
Alyssa vividly remembers her first ever sporting event and her love for sport ignited there. She grew up a Chicago Bears fan and even wrote up box scores and an entire Chicago Bears newsletter when she was younger. She is now covering the NFL and Chicago Bears full time for the NFL Wire sites. While the sports industry is gaining more females, it is still difficult to get a foothold in the industry and there is implicit bias everywhere.
This episode shows there is not one ‘correct’ path to take to get a job in the sports industry. Every person’s path is different and just because you don’t get there when others have, doesn’t mean you should lose hope. Don’t measure your progress with someone else’s because your journey might look different.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Greden Camacho founder of OfficialChiKa Gaming. OfficialChiKa talks with Alex about being a Puerto-Rican American woman in the esports and gaming industry.
The esports and gaming industry is filled with a lot of Caucasian males and OfficialChiKa decided to disrupt the space. She believes a love for gaming unites people. Her brand centers around respect, peace, and an enjoyable experience for all users that creates an active community that's empowered, diverse, and inclusive.
She actively works to push culture forward, break barriers, and bridge gaps between gaming and mainstream culture. Greden created "OfficialChiKa Gaming" to entertain, inform, and inspire others through the power of gaming. Through her platform, Greden exercises philanthropy initiatives, awareness and education of social causes, women empowerment, academia, and the importance of diversity, inclusion, and representation within Gaming and Esports. She is a role model and real world representation for young girls and marginalized groups in the industry.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Jenn Paonessa, sales manager at Open Sponsorship & a sports tech consultant. Jenn talks with Alex about being a woman in sport tech, strategic thinking and how to do it, and the recent NIL madness that has taken the NCAA by storm.
Jenn has worked in the sports industry for almost two decades and has been a multipotentialite and Renaissance woman. She has done everything from being a sale manager to creating her own sports tech consulting business. Recently she joined the team at Open Sponsorship to use strategic thinking to help NCAA college athletes be able to use NIL in their favor. This conversation centers around the concept of being an expert generalist and gleaning information from a variety of sources.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Morgan Tuck, a former WNBA player, NCAA Women’s basketball standout, & current Director of Franchise Development for the Connecticut Sun. Morgan talks with Alex about playing in the WNBA, her transition to sports business as the Director of Franchise Development for the Connecticut Sun, and her University of Connecticut NCAA Women’s Basketball championships.
Morgan decided to pursue her career as a basketball player even though she didn’t have as much natural talent as others. She knew that if she worked hard, she would get a scholarship to play NCAA Women’s Basketball. Not only did she play at the University of Connecticut, but she won four consecutive NCAA championships. Then Morgan went to the WNBA and was drafted third overall in 2016. In 2020, she won a WNBA Championship with the Seattle Storm. Morgan decided it was time to go into sports business in 2021 and she was quickly offered the role of Director of Franchise Development for the Connecticut Sun. She accepted the role in May of 2021 and the Connecticut Sun are currently in the 2021 WNBA playoffs.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Jahaan Blake, the CEO & Founder of The J Blake Group. Jahaan talks with Alex about how she became a career coach in sports business, how she helps high-achieving women in sport, and how strategic planning is used in her business.
Jahaan has 15 years of experience in sports front offices and decided to make a career out of being a sports business career coach specializing in helping high achieving women in the sports business get more out of their careers. Strategic planning is a big part of achieving your goals and Alex & Jahaan discuss the importance of having a strategic plan no matter your goal.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Mallory Souliotis, an NWHL Isobel Cup Champion and a biomedical engineer who received her degree from Yale. Mallory talks with Alex about how she balances her biomedical engineering research while being a mom to two cats and being a professional ice hockey player in the NWHL.
Mallory has both brains and brawn which allows her to be a true multipotentialite. She plays professional ice hockey for the Boston Pride of the NWHL who recently won the Isobel Cup in 2021. On top of that, Mallory’s research as a scientist is changing the lives of humanity for the better. She recognizes she holds a unique position in the world and is a great role model for women and girls who want a career in science and technology.
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Alicia Jessop an Associate Professor of Sport Law at Pepperdine and a sports contributor to the Athletic and Washington Post where she focuses on the intersection of sport, business media, and the law. Alicia talks with Alex about how she entered in sports, why she decided to focus on sports law, and her experience in sports journalism.
Alicia is a true multipotentialite and has a keen ability to speak and interact with a diverse group of people which makes her a perceptive journalist. She has focused her research as a professor both in and out of the sports industry, but her love of sports law shines through everything she does. Most recently, she was selected to be the faculty athletics representative at Pepperdine University where her sports law and sports journalism background will play a decisive role.
As the faculty athletics representative, Jessop will serve as a liaison between University leadership, faculty, Pepperdine University Athletics, and the NCAA to ensure the academic integrity of the University and its student-athletes while advocating for and promoting the well-being of student-athletes to ensure they can fully engage with their educational endeavors.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Emily Jaenson, the General Manager of the Reno Aces Baseball Club. Emily talks with Alex about how women are essential in the sports industry, her entry into Triple-A baseball, and female empowerment through community.
Upon accepting the General Manager role in 2018, Emily became the first female in Triple-A baseball to hold the General Manager role in nearly 20 years. She is a pioneer in the sports industry and a positive role model for women in sports.
Jaenson’s role is to lead day-to-day business operations for baseball including the event experience, community engagement, marketing and media, and contribute to the sponsorship team. Jill-of-all trades is the name of the game in addition to leading a team of professionals who deliver 72 baseball games annually.
Emily is on a mission to bring excellence and intention to her job every day so that she can shine the light for other women to pursue roles traditionally held by men in the sports industry. This is where the podcast, Leadership is Female, was born. The mission of the podcast is to interview female executives in sport so that she and her guests can lead the next generation of female leadership forward.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses Goal setting like a Pro and her Top 10 Tips. Want to begin goal setting like a pro, but don’t know how?
Too often people try goal setting, but get discouraged when they don’t reach their goal. However, people also fail to plan strategically or give themselves trackable metrics and step-by-step instructions on how to get there. Life doesn’t give you directions so you have to create them for yourself.
Goal setting like a Pro involves deep work and introspection. It isn’t pleasant, but it is worth it. Ruthless self evaluation is a key to goal setting like a Pro. Understanding yourself and where you have a tendency to go astray will help you craft steps to keep you on track. Analyzing your progress and measuring the successes and failures is crucial. Learn how to be a pro at goal setting on this episode of Your Potential for Everything.
Links:
Goal-Setting Course: https://bit.ly/3xCH1AE
Goal Setting Book: https://amzn.to/34QeETc
The Happiness Planner: https://thehappinessplanner.com/
Promo code for a special discount: ALEXSINATRA5
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses Mental Toughness, creating a strategic Morning Routine, & Willpower. Are you making too many frivolous decisions in your life?
Decision fatigue is a real thing and something you might be suffering from. However, you can fix this with some mental toughness exercises and mental conditioning. Did you know those who can delay gratification are, on average, more successful in life? Even if you aren’t someone who naturally has mental toughness, you can increase your willpower through mental conditioning.
One way to decrease decision fatigue is by crafting a strong morning routine and evening routine. Eliminating frivolous decisions helps you to increase your willpower and mental toughness. Learn how to increase your mental toughness and willpower so you can realize Your Potential for Everything.
Links:
Goal-Setting Course: https://bit.ly/3xCH1AE
Goal Setting Book: https://amzn.to/34QeETc
The Happiness Planner: https://thehappinessplanner.com/
Promo code for a special discount: ALEXSINATRA5
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses Productivity, Multitasking, Self Care. Do you feel like you are doing a lot, but really don’t see the intended results?
Sometimes you are multitasking and not actually being productive. Alex discusses Warren Buffet’s 2-List Strategy and how it can aid your productivity and goal achievement. Maybe you are not devoting enough time to each task and are falling prey to multitasking madness.
Ever heard of the story of two lumberjacks? Alex breaks this story down and explains the importance of self care in strategic planning, goal setting, and productivity. Implementing a self care strategy will ultimately aid you in being more productive, effective, and efficient.
Links:
Goal-Setting Course: https://bit.ly/3xCH1AE
Goal Setting Book: https://amzn.to/34QeETc
The Happiness Planner: https://thehappinessplanner.com/
Promo code for a special discount: ALEXSINATRA5
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses why it is important to set strategic goals that are daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly. She also discusses how to write out your strategic goals by using daily, weekly, and monthly time blocking. Strategic goals are all about creating trackable metrics to keep you on point.
You must also have a goal assessment plan where you analyze the past week and plan for the week to come. By doing a weekly goal assessment, you can see whether you are taking tangible and aggressive steps toward your strategic goals. Are you being productive or just busy? You will accomplish what you set out to do if you utilize time blocking along with setting strategic goals while also doing a weekly goal assessment.
Links:
Goal-Setting Course: https://bit.ly/3xCH1AE
Goal Setting Book: https://amzn.to/34QeETc
The Happiness Planner: https://thehappinessplanner.com/
Promo code for a special discount: ALEXSINATRA5
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses Goal Setting, Strategic Planning, & Why most New Year's Resolutions fail. Ever wonder why you fail at achieving your goals and why your New Year's resolutions fail?
It is probably a failure to strategically plan your goals in a step-by-step way toward the ultimate vision. Many people are never taught this process and it leads to feeling like a loser. Or you might be a person who is achieving your goals, but feel like you are making no progress.
Alex has been in both camps, but has studied and researched the most effective ways to help you with goal setting, strategic planning, and achieving your goals. This episode is Part 1 of an entire series centered on goal setting and strategic planning.
Links:
Goal-Setting Course: https://bit.ly/3xCH1AE
Goal-Setting Book: https://amzn.to/3coLtsN
The Year Compass: https://yearcompass.com/
The Happiness Planner: https://thehappinessplanner.com/
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Website: https://yourpotentialforeverything.libsyn.com/website
In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Angela Han the Founder of the Fit to Practice Society. They discuss Angela's side hustle life and how she took her passion for fitness and turned it into a side hustle. She has now turned her side hustle into a full-blown community. In this episode she discusses the entrepreneurship journey and how it can differ from a side hustle. While she still works full time as a lawyer, she sometimes makes more per month from her side hustle than her full-time job. We discuss the ins and outs of running a business and how to turn your hobby into a steady stream of income.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Matt Wolff, the Founder and CEO of Ticket Time Machine which is a commemorative ticket company. He worked on this concept while he had a full-time job and eventually ended up leaving his full-time position to solely pursue Ticket Time Machine.
Matt talks about being his own boss and how working for yourself and working for someone else is completely different. He discusses the tools he uses as an entrepreneur and how to spend money wisely. Matt also talks to host Alex about how building strong relationships with people is so important as an entrepreneur.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Matt Wolff, the Founder and CEO of Ticket Time Machine which is a commemorative ticket company. He worked on this concept while he had a full-time job and eventually ended up leaving his full-time position to solely pursue Ticket Time Machine.
In 2018, Matt started Ticket Time Machine after being at a Marlins game where Edinson Vólquez threw a no-hitter. The Marlins offered to print a ticket to replace his mobile one, but they wouldn’t customize it with the words “no-hitter.” That was the moment his company was born.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwolff3/
https://www.instagram.com/ticket_time_machine/
https://twitter.com/TicketTimeMachine
Website: yourpotentialforeverything.com
Side Hustles & Entrepreneurship book: yourpotentialforeverything.com/books
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Book a call: https://www.yourpotentialforeverything.com/booknow
In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Sandy Zinn is the CEO of Zinn Sports Group, LLC, which he formed in February 2020 after 15 years at Major League Baseball and 10 years with ESPN. He most recently had 200 employees across North America and ran a $1 million+ budget. Sandy talks with Alex about working at ESPN, building your own business in sports, and how to successfully work from home in the sports industry.
For him, it is all about balance and making sure you don’t get sucked too deeply into either work problems or family problems at any one time. When he is working then he is all in, but remembers to take breaks and go all into non-work relate responsibilities like taking his dog on a walk.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Emily Elizabeth the founder of Elite Skate Wear, a custom figure skating dress company, which is one of the leading brands in the skating community today. Emily talks to Alex about how she built her business organically and how she pinpointed her customers in a targeted way.
She discusses her brand and how it is not always fun to build a business. Entrepreneurship is hard and it takes a lot of work to grow your business and your brand. Emily shares about her journey and gives some great takeaways.
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Instagram: @emilyeduong & @whatfulfillsyoupod & @eliteskatewear
Podcast: What Fulfills You Podcast
Website: https://www.eliteskatewear.com/
Blog: https://emilyelizabeth.blog/
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Anthony Kung a rocket scientist turned professional actor. Anthony talks to Alex about losing everything and changing careers for a better life.
Anthony was born and raised in Hong Kong and received his education from a Chinese primary school, a British secondary school, then at the University of Southern California where he received a bachelor of science in Aerospace Engineering. He worked in the IT industry for 15 years in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. before getting laid off after a corporate merger. He knew he needed to change careers.
His decision in 2010 to change careers turned his life 180° and today he is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and is based in Los Angeles, California. He is an actor, writer, author, and director whose work can be seen on HBO's "The Leftovers", FX's "You're The Worst", and "Paper Tiger”.
His book, entitled Stop Calling Me Jackie!, is a reflection of his own drastic life transformation and career change and it gives readers a guideline on how to recreate and redefine their own lives, which may have been impacted by unemployment, or influenced by a desire for a career change.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyakung/
Book: http://amzn.to/3q0s9rQ
IMDB Page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4527731/
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Casey Drillette an entrepreneur building her business during the pandemic. Casey talks to Alex about building a business online and working a full-time job while building your own company.
She discusses why “done is better than perfect" and why you should never wait for the “perfect” time to start your entrepreneurship journey. Her business is currently gaining new clients and trending in an upward trajectory despite the pandemic. Learn about what Casey did to grow her business and the triumphs and difficulties she encountered along the way.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drillette/
Email: casey.Drillette@gmail.com
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Casey Drillette, digital nomad and side hustle queen. Casey talks to Alex about being a digital nomad, managing a side hustle and full-time job, along with picking the right side hustle for you.
She has been side hustling since she first moved to China around 2011. When she was in Asia, she was able to reinvent herself and try new jobs and experiences. That led her to being a host for a television show, teaching children English, modeling, and more.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Casey Drillette, the co-founder of Study Room Learning where she teaches primarily Mandarin-speaking students. Casey talks to Alex about Living Abroad, Working from Anywhere, and Working from Home boundaries.
After graduation Casey knew she wanted to make some changes and in the summer of 2011 and decided to start living abroad. Casey moved to Zhengzhou, China to teach for a year and continue to develop her Chinese language skills. One year quickly turned into 7 years and she started to hone her working from anywhere and living abroad life. Casey worked for numerous education companies, hosted a Chinese tv show, completed her MBA at Fudan University in Shanghai, and began competing in Muay Thai.
In 2017, Casey decided it was time for another change and she began working remotely as a Project Manager and made the move to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Casey also launched her own online education company abroad and is learning the ins and outs of the entrepreneur life. She also recently welcomed her first child.
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Episode notes: In this episode of Your Potential for Everything Alex speaks with her best friend and fellow work from homer, Casey.
You will learn:
-How Casey has worked from home while living on a different continent from her job
-Tips and Tricks Casey has honed for effectively working from home
-Common pitfalls to the work from home life
-Why working from home is a skill everyone needs to hone
-Morning routines
-Setting boundaries
In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses next steps for the Your Potential for Everything Community and being a Multipotentialite. Be sure to listen and subscribe to her podcast and subscribe to her YPFE newsletter for weekly insights & knowledge direct to your inbox.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Donna (BasicTaq) Walters, the founder of the CSU Esports Collective which works to bring esports to university campuses. Donna talks to Alex about Collegiate Esports, Community Building, & Higher Education.
Donna is a non-traditional student at California State University, Sacramento where her drive to gain community led her to found the CSU Esports Collective. She recently hosted the first of its kind, primarily student run event highlighting experts and entrepreneurs in the esports industry. The Esportspreneur Expo was a FREE public 5-day virtual event open to students, higher education professionals, and the general public to learn more about collegiate esports.
We discussed her background in community building and how that helped her with the event and in bringing collegiate esports to California campuses.
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Website: https://www2.calstate.edu/CSUEA/events/Pages/esports-conference.aspx?mc_cid=56d03e52b7&mc_eid=1b260f1c93
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Jess Davis, founder of GameHer, manager of Youth Basketball Operations at the Cleveland Cavaliers, & guru to Cavs Legion GC of the NBK 2K League. Jess talks to Alex about the Cleveland Cavaliers, Female Gamers, & Esports Player Development.
Jess started gaming at a young age and also playing traditional basketball throughout her life. She founded GameHer in 2013 to because she noticed she wasn’t coming across female gamers in Madden and NBA 2K. Jess wanted to connect females gamers with each other. Throughout her journey she has worked with the Cleveland Cavaliers at a variety of positions and when they added an NBA 2K team to their portfolio, she knew she could lend a hand.
While many people understand the importance of player development off the court for professional athletes in traditional sports, many people don’t understand that professional esports players need that as well. Jess works with Cavs Legion GC players on their player development off the court and understands the vital role it plays in the overall health and wellness of the gamers. Recently two female gamers were drafted in the 2021 NBA 2K League Draft and Jess discusses this step toward diversity, equity, and inclusion in the league.
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Website: https://www.gameher.com/
Twitter: @gameherr
Instagram: @gameher
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Brent “Lord Beezus” Aasgaard a professional esports player for Jazz Gaming of the NBA 2K League. Brent talks to Alex about NBA 2K, Being a Gamer, & the NBA Draft.
Brent was a gamer from a young age and never dreamed that going pro in NBA 2K would be in his future. He was drafted in the NBA 2K League Draft in 2019 as the #24 overall pick by the Indiana Pacers. He points out similarities between professional esports athletes and professional traditional sports athletes. Brent played traditional basketball for a long time before an injury sidelined him. He believes is real-life experience in basketball helps him as a gamer in the NBA 2K League.
He encourages everyone who is interested in esports to network in the industry and get familiar with the different career paths you can take. Being a professional gamer is great, but he points out there are jobs behind the scenes that are important and diverse as well. He also mentioned he was happy that women are getting drafted into the NBA 2K League because diversity is a great thing to have.
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Jazz Gaming: https://jazzgaming.nba.com/
Twitter: @LordBeezus_
Instagram: @beezythor
Twitch: @LordBeEzUs_
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Ellen Zavian, a sports attorney, GWU professor, and Editor-in-Chief for esportsandthelaw.com and mylegalbookie.com. Ellen talks to Alex about esports law, sports betting, breakdancing, and skateboarding.
Ellen discusses the trending topics in the esports law industry along with how sports betting plays into the industry. They also discuss how esports are similar to the world of skateboarding and breakdancing as there are those who consider themselves athletes or competitors and those who consider themselves artists and not athletes.
The esports industry has many similarities to the traditional sports world, but there are some more complex issues that stem from the nature of the industry. The intellectual property rights in the esports world are quite complex and the labor and employment aspects of the industry are also multifaceted. Ellen does a great job of breaking these aspects of the industry down.
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Esports & the Law: https://esportsandthelaw.com/
Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2020/01/15/esports-players-tax-man-cometh/
My Legal Bookie: https://mylegalbookie.com/
Twitter: @zavian
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Sean Collins, a staff writer for the the Dallas Morning News covering North Texas esports, with a focus on the Dallas Fuel and Dallas Empire. Sean talks to us about his experience and background in the esports industry and specifically about Twitch, Gaming, and Streaming.
Sean artfully breaks down why the esports and gaming industry is booming and why Generation Z and Alpha watch streamers. He articulately explains the commonalities between traditional sports fans and esports fans. We discuss Twitch and why it is booming and the difference between streaming and content creation versus the competitive esports industry.
This episode is great for newbies in the esports industry and seasoned veterans alike. We discuss what traditional sports can learn from the esports industry and how streaming can play a more prominent roll in fan engagement for traditional sports fans.
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Articles: https://www.dallasnews.com/author/sean-collins/
Twitter: @seanzcollins
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Arda Öcal, the voice of the NHL Gaming World Championships. Arda talks about his journey into the world of Gaming & Esports and his time at the WWE.
We discuss his unique entry into broadcasting through the WWE and how he got to use his love of Gaming & Esports at ESPN. Arda has been a “first” in many spaces and has used his background as the son of immigrant Muslim parents from Turkey as a way to show others that they belong in this space too.
In order to get into the world of broadcasting, he was required by the WWE to change his name and work with a dialect coach. Arda understands that his uniqueness is what makes him special and he doesn’t want to blend into the crowd. He is making waves in the Gaming & Esports industry and hopes to inspires others to do the same.
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Website: https://www.ardaocal.me/bio
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses her Top 10 Tips for Health & Wellness. These simple tips will help you live a more healthy and well life right away.
Not all foods are created equally and you have to be vigilant about what you put into your body. But don’t be fooled by food claiming to be healthy because they are low calorie. Calories are not the only thing you should be looking at when you decide what to put on your plate. Try adding in green leafy veggies and more berries along with adding more water to your life.
Do you feel tired, groggy, or exhausted? Maybe adding more sun to your life is the solution. Perhaps getting your circadian rhythm in check by having a a consistent wakeup and bed time is the key. There is no plan that is right for everybody so be sure to use a plan that works for you.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Dr. Denise Vidot, a Cannabis Epidemiologist and founder of CanaVee. Dr. Vidot talks about her health journey and what led her to researching Cannabis at the University of Miami and establishing an international research lab centered around researching Cannabis.
There are many misconceptions in the world of Cannabis and Dr. Vidot works to educate people through her research and help patients navigate the world of medicinal Cannabis use. We also discuss why Dr. Vidot decided to eat a plant based diet and the positive effects she has seen in her own life.
She also shares the positive effects the sun and nature as a whole can have on your health and wellness. Too often Dr. Vidot was faced with people telling her that Cannabis research was a waste of time, but she persevered and now runs an international lab that helps people of all stages of health and wellness use Cannabis to live healthier lives. She works with former professional athletes, HIV patients, and others with chronic and acute conditions to live a healthier life with the help of Cannabis.
Not all Cannabis is created equally and she discusses the human body’s natural endogenous cannabinoid system that helps to establish and maintain human health.
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Website: http://canavee.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.vidot/
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Research: http://herbalheartstudy.com/
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Lisa Anstead, the founder of Soul Travel Fitness. Lisa talks about her health journey and the ups and downs that led her to founding her own health and wellness brand.
We discuss traveling around the world, health and wellness setbacks, intuitive eating, when to detox, and mental health. Lisa’s health and wellness journey involved gut issues and hair loss before she started intuitively understanding her own body.
When Lisa traveled from Thailand back to mainland China, she had to do a state-mandated 15-day quarantine in a hotel of China’s choosing. Lisa decided to take a social media detox and focus on intuitive eating and her overall health and wellness specifically her mental health. She shares her own strategies and easy to implement tactics to have more health and wellness in your life.
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Website: https://www.soultravelfitness.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul_travel_fitness/
Work with Lisa: https://www.soultravelfitness.com/coaching-training
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Ariella Coleman, the founder of The Wellness Esquire. They talk Concussions, Circadian Rhythm, & What is Box Breathing.
After several serious concussions that affected her circadian rhythm, she knew she needed to make a change. Her doctor suggested various health and wellness tools including breath work like box breathing, along with meditation and mindfulness.
Ariella also implemented digital sunsets and uses light to get her circadian rhythm in check. She shares openly about her health and wellness struggles and what is in her toolkit. If you have ever wanted to implement new health and wellness tools into your self care practice, then learn about Ariella’s journey overcoming concussions, getting her circadian rhythm in check, and implementing box breathing.
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Website: https://www.thewellnessesquire.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewellnessesquire/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariellacoleman/
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Bree Vculek, a scientist by day and a law student by night. Bree talks about how she balances her competing obligations and how she prioritizes her Sleep Health, creates more Headspace, & finds Emotional Health.
They discuss how Bree puts an emphasis on sleep health and gives herself grace when she doesn’t hit the targets she sets for herself - which is a form of emotional health. She discusses how going virtual for law school helped her think in new and innovative ways and how she helped bring Headspace to her classmates.
They also discuss how emotional health is so important and how understanding to be emotionally agile can serve you well no matter your stage of life. Bree discuss her three pillars of wellness which include movement, meditation, and mindful eating. She refreshingly discusses what she adds to her plate to stay healthy with her nutrition.
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Beth Hutson, the founder of The Elevated Elixir and Elevated Content Co. They discuss the importance of Gut Health, how to craft Mocktails & the need for more Self Care for high-achievers.
Beth never had a problem with alcohol, but when she decided to embark on an alcohol-free lifestyle, the whole world opened up for her. She discovered the need for more delicious mocktails and set out to start a brand centered around custom, crafted mocktails.
As a high-achiever and long-time entrepreneur, she recognized her self care was falling by the wayside. She was not getting enough sleep or prioritizing her health and wellness. When her doctor diagnosed her with a thyroid issue, she knew it was time to take charge and she hired a nutritionist who prioritized a health and wellness eating plan that promoted gut health. Armed with her mocktails, a steady does of self care, and a new found love of gut health, Beth was ready to continue dominating in her field and paving the way for other entrepreneurs.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethhutson/
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In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex discusses the Top 10 Tips on How to Write a Book. Her companion book to this episode is entitled Your Potential for Everything: A Guide to Becoming a Self-Published Author.
Do you want to write a book but don’t know how to start? Alex shares her Top 10 Tips on How to Write a Book. She talks about her own self-publishing journey and how her first book hit #1 on the Amazon Hot New Releases in Kindle Short Reads list.
Do you have writer’s block? Do you want to write a book, but don’t know where to start? Do you need prompts for writing? Alex has top tips for you.
Whether you are new to writing or want to up your game, the Top 10 Tips on How to Write a Book in this episode will give you some great insight on how to write the book you have always dreamed of writing. Her latest book is available now where she shares even more in-depth insight on How to Write a Book. The guests in this series range from traditionally published and award-winning author Lisa Napoli to self-published and #1 Amazon Best Seller Radiance Harris of Radiance IP Law.
Her book includes templates, writing prompts, and getting to your “why” for writing.
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Hank Sinatra is a renaissance man and has held many titles in his life including biker, actor, cowboy, Vietnam Veteran, father, husband, and now he is an author. He went to university on the East Coast before leaving to serve his country in the Vietnam War. When he returned to the United States he held a variety of jobs, and had crazy experiences including riding in a biker gang, cowboying in Montana, and living with Native Americans on their land.
He decided to go back to university in his 50s and graduate before his young daughter. He accomplished that goal and received a degree in English with a creative writing concentration, further adding to his 'Renaissance Man' status. He loved expressing himself both as an actor and as a writer, but had never written a full-length novel. Hank began writing about his Italian and Sicilian heritage and "The Bone-Handled Stiletto" was born. It's a novel of fiction, but has historical elements which add context for the time period, along with information on how organized crime gained a foothold in the US. It follows two Sicilian families who have the same patriarch. The patriarch fathered two sons, one inside his marriage and one outside his marriage. The two boys grow up in the streets of Little Italy in Newark, New Jersey and experience Organized Crime both from the inside and the outside. One half-brother is a cop and one is a gangster, but they are unaware of their relation. Some have said this book reads like a series or movie on Netflix about the ins and outs of organized crime during the era when the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) was passed. It is full of suspense, intrigue, and of course the Organized Crime syndicates living on the East Coast.
Hank is currently finishing his second novel and is looking for both a literary agent and publishing house to take his second novel to the masses.
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Lisa Napoli has lived in Los Angeles since 2004, where there’s hardly been a dull moment.
In over three decades as a journalist, she’s covered presidential campaigns, a hostage standoff, an outdoor hacker convention and the culture of technology, all at a wide variety of news outlets (some which no longer exist) including the New York Times, CyberTimes, MSNBC, and the public radio show Marketplace. For five years, she also covered arts and culture at KCRW.
Her first book, Radio Shangri-La, is about the impact of media culture on the mysterious Kingdom of Bhutan, where she was invited to help start a radio station at the dawn of democratic rule. Her second book is titled Ray & Joan, about the late philanthropist Joan Kroc and her husband, the irascible founding chairman of the McDonald’s corporation.
Lisa’s latest book, Up All Night, has just been released. She’s at work on a new one about another slice of American media history, the creation of NPR through the lens of the four “founding mothers” of the network.
A graduate of Hampshire College, Lisa led an award-winning volunteer cooking group at the Downtown Women’s Center on Skid Row in Los Angeles for over five years. She’s also the founding board president of the Bhutan Media Service, an all-volunteer news outlet created by Bhutanese refugees in the diaspora.
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Website: http://lisanapoli.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisanapoli/
Email: lisa@lisanapoli.com
Jamie Jackson Spannhake is an author, an attorney, and a wellness guru. After pursuing an acting career in her early 20s, Jamie decided to change her life dramatically and attend law school. She graduated magna cum laude and received a job offer from a large law firm in Manhattan. She went in full force and it was great … for about six months, but realized the values in the Big Law firm were not hers.
She continued to pursue the law, but realized she hadn’t determined her values and what was important to her before she started. That was when she started thinking about writing a book – to help other lawyers avoid the mistakes she had made.
Her book, The Lawyer, the Lion, & the Laundry, outlines what she learned and practiced on her journey to enjoy life. She became certified as a health coach in 2006 and researched, read books and articles, attended workshops, and talked to people about what worked for them. She tried different tools and techniques over 10 years, experimenting in her own life.
With what she has learned and practiced, she is able to enjoy her life in spite of her numerous responsibilities and activities. She has a wonderful and happy ten-year-old daughter along with two dogs, two cats, a law practice, a freelance writing career, and is partially responsible for her aging parents. Even with these responsibilities, she still has time to regularly practice yoga and meditation, play tennis, and run each week.
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Facebook & Instagram: @LawyerLionLaundry
Twitter: @IdealYear
LinkedIn: @jamiespannhake
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Website: www.JamieSpannhake.com
The Lawyer, the Lion, & the Laundry: https://www.jamiespannhake.com/collections/two-thoughts
Radiance W. Harris, Esq. wrote her book, Trademark Like A Boss: The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Protecting Your Brand, to help entrepreneurs and business owners trademark their names, logos, and/or slogans without paying thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees. In the book, you’ll learn how to:
- Choose a solid brand name
- Conduct a thorough trademark search
- File your trademark application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- Handle office actions and oppositions
- Maintain your registered trademark for years to come
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Work from Home Episode: https://apple.co/3mEAyzP
Trademark Like a Boss: https://www.radianceiplaw.com/book
Website: https://www.radianceiplaw.com/
Instagram: @radianceharrisesq
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series that centers around Side Hustles and Entrepreneurship with guest Anjie V. Anjie knew she wanted to take her mentoring business full-time so she saved up money at her Big Law job so she could make the jump with a financial cushion in case things didn’t work out. Her attorney colleagues thought she was a little crazy to leave the financial security of her job to pursue a mentoring business, but Anjie was undeterred. She shares her journey with me and how she turned from a trademark attorney to a full-blown entrepreneur.
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Website: www.leguplegal.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjievichayanonda/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anjiev_leguplegal/
Casey is a new mother, and knew that once her child was born she was not going to have as much time to devote to her side hustle. Because of that, she decided to scale the business and hire employees to help with the increased work load. The full episode launches Tuesday, December 1.
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This is Part 2 of a 2-part series which centers around Side Hustles and Entrepreneurship with guest Emily Elizabeth. Emily was an elite-level competitive figure skater for over twelve years, which is what prompted her to start her first business, Elite Skate Wear, a custom figure skating dress company, which is one of the leading brands in the skating community today.
Angela Han’s first episode on the podcast was in Series 3 where she discussed her side hustle life and how she took her passion for fitness and tuned it into a side hustle. She has now turned her side hustle into a full-blown community. In this episode she discusses the entrepreneurship journey and how it can differ from a side hustle. While she still works full time as a lawyer, she sometimes makes more per month from her side hustle than her full-time job. We discuss the ins and outs of running a business and how to take your passion to a money-making endeavor
Matt Wolff, CEO of Ticket Time Machine, from Marlboro NJ, tells Alex S how his side-gig became his full-time business. And he describes the pros and cons of working for Number One - yourself.
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series that centers around Side Hustles and Entrepreneurship. Anjie is a first-generation Asian-American attorney turned entrepreneur who is changing the legal industry through mentorship. She has been fortunate to have some wonderful and amazing mentors throughout her legal career, she realized that many others have not been so fortunate. She launched a company focused on connecting prelaw students with attorney mentors and teaching them how to build their first professional relationships. She practiced law full-time until she realized that she wanted to build the mentoring program full-time. She saved up money while practicing to prepare to leave law and dive into her new chapter.
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Website: www.leguplegal.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjievichayanonda/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anjiev_leguplegal/
Anjie is a first-generation Asian-American attorney turned entrepreneur who is changing the legal industry through mentorship. She launched a company focused on connecting prelaw students with attorney mentors and teaching them how to build their first professional relationships. She saved up money while practicing to prepare to leave law and dive into her new chapter.
Hanging out in Shanghai for a year as a teacher? Make a TV movie, write content for a WeChat site, How Casey Drillette spend her time and boosted her income with side hustles.
Emily Elizabeth Duong is a 23-year old small town girl, born and raised in Pennsylvania, but currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to college, she was an elite-level competitive figure skater for over twelve years, which is what prompted her to start her first business, Elite Skate Wear, a custom figure skating dress company, which is one of the leading brands in the skating community today. Since graduating from Chapman University in May 2019, she embraces her knack for emotionally connecting with people and communities through her work in sales at her corporate job, along with her podcast, lifestyle blog, and business.
In this episode she gives tips and tricks on how to manage a side hustle and a full-time job, how to pick a side hustle that is right for you, and her general philosophy on life and business.
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Instagram: @emilyeduong & @whatfulfillsyoupod
Podcast: What Fulfills You Podcast
Website: https://www.eliteskatewear.com/
Blog: https://emilyelizabeth.blog/
Emily Elizabeth Duong is a 23-year old small town girl, born and raised in Pennsylvania, but currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to college, she was an elite-level competitive figure skater for over twelve years, which is what prompted her to start her first business, Elite Skate Wear, a custom figure skating dress company, which is one of the leading brands in the skating community today. Since graduating from Chapman University in May 2019, she embraces her knack for emotionally connecting with people and communities through her work in sales at her corporate job, along with her podcast, lifestyle blog, and business.
In this episode she gives tips and tricks on how to manage a side hustle and a full-time job, how to pick a side hustle that is right for you, and her general philosophy on life and business.
Angela Han is a healthcare lawyer and a health coach for lawyers' physical, mental, and professional health. Through her Fit to Practice Society fitness membership she coaches them on their professional health through her Side Hustle Accelerator program, for those who want to create more impact beyond their day job. She is also host of the Fit to Practice podcast, where she interviews lawyers about their health journey as legal professionals.
She started her journey to be a personal trainer on the side while pursuing her career in the law and the Fit to Practice Society was born. She currently works full-time as a lawyer and side hustles in the fitness industry.
Lawyer Angela Han had just passed the bar exam, but her quest for a healthy lifestyle propelled her into a side-gig which continues to expand her horizons, and her network.
Matt Wolff, CEO of Ticket Time Machine, from Marlboro NJ, tells Alex S what his mother advised him to do, and how a side-hustle turned into an enterprise.
Laura currently resides in Copenhagen, Denmark and is an attorney. She discusses how European working life differs from American working life. People and relationships are very important to her and she enjoys finding ways to connect with others. She is calm, highly adaptable, and easy-going.
She is a mother to a 4 year old girl and an 8 month old boy. She returned to work in July of 2020, but didn’t go into the office. She has an official home office in her living room (previously, her office was in her son's room before he arrived). She works from home every day and plans to do so for the rest of the year. Her company has allowed her to work from home until June 2021.
She has unique working hours due to calls with the West Coast of the US, but working from home is a brilliant solution for that. She is still working out some of the kinks, but feels she is able to live a more full life with work from home.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurajeffordsgreenberg/
Games Law Council: https://www.gameslawcouncil.com/
Laura currently resides in Copenhagen, Denmark and is an attorney. She discusses how European working life differs from American working life. People and relationships are very important to her and she enjoys finding ways to connect with others. She is calm, highly adaptable, and easy-going.
She is a mother to a 4 year old girl and an 8 month old boy. She returned to work in July of 2020, but didn’t go into the office. She has an official home office in her living room (previously, her office was in her son's room before he arrived). She works from home every day and plans to do so for the rest of the year. Her company has allowed her to work from home until June 2021.
She has unique working hours due to calls with the West Coast of the US, but working from home is a brilliant solution for that. She is still working out some of the kinks, but feels she is able to live a more full life with work from home.
Follow along on her journey:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurajeffordsgreenberg/
Games Law Council: https://www.gameslawcouncil.com/
Radiance Harris is an experience-seeker, an action-taker, a minimalist, an old soul, and a God girl. She also balances many roles in her life as a wife, mom, trademark attorney, and entrepreneur, just to name a few. She owns a trademark law firm, Radiance IP Law, where she helps businesses protect, monetize, and grow profitable brands with trademarks. When she's not working, she enjoys baking with her son, riding her Peloton bike, eating out at new restaurants, and binge-watching television shows.
On this episode, Alex talks with Radiance about how to work from home with children and pets. Radiance shares technology that helps her work from home more efficiently and how her life as an entrepreneur led her to the work from home life. She explains that everyone has a different work from home style and it is important to figure out how you work best.
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Instagram: @radianceharrisesq
LinkedIn: Radiance Harris
Facebook: @RadianceIPLaw
Website: https://www.radianceiplaw.com/radianceharris
Radiance Harris wonders why she spent so much time in endless meetings when she worked in "big law". When she started her own business, she realized she could work on a schedule which brought out the best in her, for her clients. Radiance was a fan of "working from home" before Covid-19, an explains how it can work for law firms and their clients everywhere.
On this episode we discuss Working From Home and how to do it effectively. We speak with Sandy Zinn who has been working from home since 2012/2013, but working from anywhere since the early 2000s when he was covering the Olympics and Golf for ESPN. For him, it is all about balance and making sure you don’t get sucked too deeply into either work problems or family problems at any one time. When he is working then he is all in, but remembers to take breaks and go all into non-work relate responsibilities like taking his dog on a walk.
Sarah Francois is a third-year student at Brooklyn Law School. During her time at Brooklyn Law School, she has served as a member of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law and the Black Law Students Association. Prior to law school, she obtained an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and a B.A. in English. She was a part of the founding teams of both the NYU poetry slam team and the University of Denver poetry slam team. In her very rare spare time, she streams on Twitch.tv while playing Hearthstone.
She is a self-proclaimed introvert and finds networking frustrating at times. On various occasions she has been told she is not doing enough to network, but she feels she is doing all she can to get in front of the people she can who will give her genuine understanding of the working world she wishes to pursue. We discuss her frustrations, triumphs, and her unique ability to be genuine in all interactions in her life.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoissarah/
Law School student Sarah Francois tells Alex about her misgivings about social media, and how she deals with them.
In this episode, Michael Lark talks about his journey to learn how to network. He is a fellow introvert and didn’t find networking easy to do at first. However, he points out that everything requires practice and he started putting himself out there and engaging in conversations he might not have otherwise joined. He now has a huge network and get most of his professional photography gigs through word of mouth. He also discusses how to build your personal brand.
Michael is currently a full-time operations analyst and IT administrator for a Fire Department. Born and raised in Dallas, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Business and Information Systems and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. In addition to his job with the Fire Department, Michael is also a professional sports photographer and owner of Dallas Sports Fanatic, LLC, and Dallas Dance Fanatic.
In 2013, Michael began building his personal brand on social media (Twitter/Instagram) as a go-to for news, rumors, insights, and commentary on the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Cowboys, as well as other professional sports, teams, and players. MavsFanatic.com brought Michael on as a staff writer and social media coordinator in May 2014, partnering with Ryan Wilson as co-owner of the site.
In the summer of 2017, Mavs Fanatic transformed into Dallas Sports Fanatic, a credentialed media organization covering all Dallas-area college and professional sports. That year, Michael also started his own freelance photography company, Michael Lark Photography, specializing in sports and entertainment photography, digital media, and video production.
Michael has shot several charity events, conducted hundreds of private photoshoots, having shot several NBA and NFL players, Dallas Mavericks Dancers, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, as well as private portrait shoots, live events, weddings, and many more.
As a freelance sports photographer, Michael has covered the 2017 Byron Nelson, 2017 Colonial Invitational, 2018 Cotton Bowl, 2018 MLB All-Star Game, and 2018 NFL Draft. He’s shot freelance for the Big 12 Conference, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Seattle Sounders, Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas, Dallas Mavericks, Allen Americans Ice Angels, and Texas Rangers.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themichaellark/
https://www.instagram.com/themichaellarkphotography/
Website: https://www.dallassportsfanatic.com/
Michael Lark, a "serial networker" , gives Alex S. his tips and tricks for expanding networks, getting to know people, striking conversations, and flourishing. EPISODE 3 is available Tuesday, August 25, at 6 a.m.
In this episode, your host, Alex, speaks with John Davidson about networking and how to connect with people on their level. They discuss what not to do when connecting with people and it involves not asking for that selfie if you can help it. If you find yourself in a role where networking is vital to your career, but you just don’t know how to do it, then this is the episode for you.
John Davidson has led an extremely diverse life from being a professional skateboarder to doing a TEDx talk and now as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Esports Trade Association. He has traversed all different industries and has learned how each group of people networks slightly differently. For him, networking is all about relationship building and serving others before selling them on something. John says you have to be genuine with people and that’s how you build a long term, mutual relationship with them.
He is an active speaker on gaming and youth marketing, is formerly the Head of Partnerships at Game Stop and currently leads Esports for PRG, the world’s leading event technology company. Ever the multipotentialite, John is also an advisor for Stadia Ventures and Dallas Influencers in Sports and Entertainment. Through a diverse career in skateboarding, video production, marketing and business development, John has a unique perspective and understanding of sub-cultures and consumer behavior.
Stay up-to-date on all of John’s happenings by following his journey.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-davidson-42953846/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/j0hndavids0n?lang=en
Esports Trade Association Conference: https://bit.ly/2CpVLuo
John Davidson says genuine "authenticity" is the key to successful networking. Listen to Alex's full interview Tuesday, August 18, 2020, here - or on your favorite podcast platform.
Jill Haber is a self-proclaimed People Connector and has gained valuable networking throughout her career. She knew she was a networker from an early age and utilized this ability to her advantage. She has over 15 years’ experience developing and executing comprehensive integrated marketing programs for some of the world's top brands including Toyota, Amstel Light, and Hershey’s.
Recently, Jill had a LinkedIn post about being laid off during COVID-19 go viral, with over 350,000 views. As a result of the post, Jill was inundated with well wishes and LinkedIn connection requests. She chose to use her new LinkedIn “influencer” status to help others who were laid off or furloughed as a result of the pandemic by highlighting one unemployed person each day to her network. Post views are typically over 2,000 and have gone as high as 5,000 views.
Through her new networking endeavor, a reporter from Bloomberg news reached out to Jill to be featured in an article about the extra $600/week for those who are receiving unemployment benefits that ended on July 31st. With so many people like Jill relying on the extra $600/week to help pay the bills, she received comments and direct messages from unemployed people from all over the country. In addition to the article, Bloomberg also featured Jill in a digital short video on the same topic.
Jill’s goal is to use her new found “LinkedIn fame” to continue to support the countless wonderful people who are struggling to find work in this economy. She is also a spin instructor and accomplished triathlete, outside of work you can find Jill in the gym, on a hiking trail or navigating the ocean on her paddle board.
Contact Jill on Linkedin to be featured or to connect at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrhaber/
In this episode, Jill discusses how she realized at a young age that she loved to connect people. She gives you tips and tricks on how to be a better networker even if you are an introvert. The discussion heads into some funny twists when Jill discusses how she had to pivot during a job assignment and figure out how to get cars, held at the border in Mexico, out of customs and into the USA. You will learn about the ins and outs of networking from Jill’s perspective which is down to earth and centered.