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Kate Volman is the CEO of Floyd Consulting.
Kate is the author of, "Do What You Love - A Guide to Living Your Creative Life Without Leaving Your Job."
Kate and her team are dedicated to helping individuals and organizations become the-best-version-of-themselves by providing training, coaching, and consulting services, including Floyd’s cornerstone Dream Manager Program based on Matthew Kelly’s bestselling book.
Kate is a sought after speaker and has worked with brands such as GoDaddy, Entrepreneur.com, & StartUpNation.com.
Kate and I discuss why everyone is an artist, the benefits of finding a creative outlet and how to find the time and the courage we need to live our creative best life.
Connect with Kate Volman:
Website: Kate VolmanBook: Do What You LoveLinkedIn: Kate VolmanIG: Kate Volman
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Guy Kawasaki is a Silicon Valley icon, renowned entrepreneur, and the chief evangelist of Canva. Guy is the creator of the “Remarkable People” podcast.
Working alongside the legendary Steve Jobs, Guy was the Chief Evangelist of Apple and one of Apple’s original employees and played a pivotal role in the marketing of the Macintosh computer. He also served as a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Guy is the author of Wise Guy, The Art of the Start 2.0, The Art of Social Media, Enchantment, and eleven other books.
Guy has a BA from Stanford University, an MBA from UCLA, and an honorary doctorate from Babson College.
Guy and I discuss his latest book "Think Remarkable", how surfing conditions play a role when he schedules meetings, how to develop a growth mindset, the books that changed the way he looked at the world and why Steve Jobs did not want Guy to get an advanced copy of the legendary “Think Different” commercial that launched the Macintosh computer
Connect with Guy Kawasaki:
Website: Guy Kawasaki Podcast: Remarkable People PodcastBook: Think Remarkable Course: How to Be Remarkable
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Ryron Gracie is head instructor at Gracie University in Torrance, California.
Ryron is the eldest grandson of Grand Master Helio Gracie, the creator of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and the eldest son of Rorion Gracie, the creator of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).
Ryron and I discuss how to thrive in adversity, how to create a survival mindset and the evolution that led Ryron and his brother Rener to create Gracie Combatives 2.0.
Ryron also tells a story he never told before about his time living with his grandfather, GM Helio Gracie on his ranch in Brazil and his time training at a local academy.
Connect with Ryron Gracie:
IG:  Ryron Gracie
Twitter:  Ryron Gracie
Website:  www.GracieUniversity.com
Website: Gracie Combatives 2.0
Podcast: Built Not Born (#63)- Ryron Gracie: Mindset, Will Power & The Present Moment
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Best Selling author Donald Robertson returns to Built Not Born to talk about his latest book, "Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor".
Donald is a Cognitive Behavior Therapist and best selling author of "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor:The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius." & the graphic novel "Verissimus".
Donald and I discuss his creative process, his thoughts on why Marcus does NOT mention Seneca in The Meditations, why Stoicism has grown in popularity and why anger is bad fuel.
Connect with Donald Robertson:
Website: Donald RobertsonBook: Marcus Aurelius, The Roman Emperor Book: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Book: Verissimus: A Graphic Novel IG: ...

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Stephanie LaFlora is serial entrepreneur, storyteller, marketer, and creator.
Stephanie the founder of Crownhunt and is on a quest to help under-resourced entrepreneurs thrive. 
Stephanie has closed over $4 Million in funding for small businesses.
Stephanie is on a mission to help increase funding for under-resourced entrepreneurs, improve their brand, and reach their authentic audience.
Stephanie and I discuss what it's like to leave a successful corporate career to start a small business as a minority female, during a global pandemic, while pregnant.
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LinkedIn:  Stephanie LaFlora Instagram:  Stephanie LaFlora Website:  Crownhunt
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Andrew Roberts has authored some of the most epic biographies of our time like 'Napoleon the Great', 'Churchill: Walking with Destiny', & 'George III: The Last King of America.'
Andrew has written or edited twenty books, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages, and appears regularly on radio and television around the world.
Based in London, he is an accomplished public speaker. Andrew has spoke at Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, Princeton and Stanford Universities, and at The British Academy, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sandhurst, Shrivenham and the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Andrew has been called, ‘One of the greatest biographers in the English language...’ by The Daily Telegraph and "...an uncommonly gifted writer.” by The Washington Post
He is the Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a Visiting Professor at the War Studies Department at King’s College, London, and the Lehrman Institute Lecturer at the New-York Historical Society.
Andrew is also a member of the House of Lords.
In his latest book. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine- he and General David Petraeus, former commander of the US-led coalition in both Iraq and Afghanistan & former Director of the CIA, explain how warfare has changed since World War II, how statesmen and generals have adapted to various new weapon systems, theories and strategies in the fighting of wars. They also reflect on how the Russian / Ukraine war will impact the future of war.
Conflict has been called a "landmark book to global military history".
Andrew and I discuss the BIG IDEAS and the lessons of strategic leadership he writes about the last 7 decades of Conflict.
We also discuss what he thought of the Ridley Scott's Napoleon movie, the most influential book he ever read and what historical figure he would want to spend the day with.
Connect with Andrew Roberts:
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