An entrepreneur's personal brand has only become more relevant in 2019. In this episode of The Power of Bold, Adam discusses personal branding with Leah Gervais. Leah is the founder of Urban 20 Something, the host of the Your Biggest Vision podcast, and your host's fiance. Topics discussed include: 02:50 - Leah's latest work with Urban 20 Something…

As we are in the thick of the final exhilarating season of Game of Thrones, we are delighted to share our discussion with Bruce Craven. Regardless of your interest in the series, Game of Thrones offers a wealth of insights on leadership—from Daenerys Targaryen's quest to "break the wheel" to Sansa Stark's evolution to a leader in Winterfell. Bruce …

Alan Manly is an Australian entrepreneur who founded Group Colleges Australia, a private educational institution based in Sydney. Alan is also the author of The Unlikely Entrepreneur, a story of how Alan, armed with a ninth-grade education, embarked on his entrepreneurial journey. Alan spoke with Adam about his trials and tribulations as an entrepr…

Marc Trestman has dedicated his life to football. Starting as a quarterback for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, Marc has traveled across the football landscape. He has served as both assistant and head coaches at some of the most high-profile football franchises, like the Chicago Bears. As the head coach for the Montreal Alouettes and T…

Lyn Graft is a serial entrepreneur who has founded eight companies. One constant in his career, however, is his passion for entrepreneurs' stories. Lyn has filmed over 500 entrepreneurs for television and video, including Michael Dell, Drew Houston, and Tony Robbins. Recently, he released a book titled Start with Story: The Entrepreneur's Guide to …

We are all looking to become more persuasive and influential in our lives. But did you know that there's a way that we can leverage human nature to accomplish these goals? In episode 41 of The Power of Bold, Adam takes a break from guest interviews and shares his favorite insights from Robert Cialdini's classic book Influence: The Psychology of Per…

We all want to be more courageous in our professional and personal lives. But how do we actually go about it? To answer this question, we're excited to share our interview with Ryan Berman. Ryan is a serial entrepreneur, having started several companies like Courage Brands and Sock Problems. He is also the author of a new book titled Return on Cour…

Fei Wu is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and the founder of Feisworld LLC. She created Feisworld to help small businesses and individuals tell better stories, find new customers, and create new revenue streams. Fei shared her story and how listeners can begin creating products and launching them into the marketplace, whether those products are podcast…

The Art of War is a classic book on military strategy. But did you know that you can apply the lessons from this classic text to start or scale a business? That's the thesis of Becky Sheetz, my guest for this episode. Becky is the co-founder of Sun Tzu Strategies and is the author of The Art of War for Small Business. The episode begins with Becky …

Our guest for this episode is Steve Glaveski, an Australian entrepreneur who has founded several growing ventures, including Collective Campus, Lemonade Stand, and the Future Squared podcast. He is also the author of a new book titled Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters. Whether you are actively thinking of m…

Adam wraps up an excellent 2018 by providing a year-end recap of the podcast. As part of this recap, Adam shares excerpts of conversations with some of his most memorable guests from the last year. This episode is divided into two: the first half is focused on his guests' views on mindset and the second half is focused on his guests' views on certa…

Nick Morgan is one of America's most renowned and respected communications experts. He has spent his professional life studying storytelling, body language, and how humans communicate with each other. He is the founder of Public Words, a communications consulting company, and has written several books on communication. His most recent book centers …

Adam Kreek isn't afraid to push his limits. He is a decorated, world-class rower who won Olympic gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is an adventurer who teamed up with three friends to try completing the first ever row from Africa to North America. Now, he is a management consultant and executive coach who helps clients solve challenges in their…

Kevin Eastman's professional life has focused on coaching and interacting with some of the best basketball players in the world. From being an assistant coach for the NBA's Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers to becoming VP of Basketball Operations for the Clippers, he has had plenty of opportunities to study how the greats act, behave and thin…

Ryder Carroll is a digital product designer in New York City who created the Bullet Journal, a global phenomenon that helps users "track the past, organize the present, and plan for the future." Ryder stopped by to discuss the Bullet Journal, how he created it, and how it can improve our lives, as he outlines in his new book called The Bullet Journ…

In episode thirty-one of the podcast, we take a detour and discuss the art of cold emailing. Adam Pascarella shares his own insights and experiences to show how cold emailing can help you get in touch with individuals outside of your social network. The episode begins with Adam speaking about the power of cold email in his entrepreneurial career (0…

Adam speaks with Brandon Webb, a former Navy SEAL, entrepreneur, and author of Mastering Fear. The conversation begins with Brandon sharing his early adventures and fears, including his early fear of sharks (02:29 - 10:07). Brandon then speaks about his experience at Navy SEAL BUD/S training and how he overcame the challenges within, arguably, the …

In the twenty-ninth episode of the podcast, Adam speaks with Tim Alison, the founder and CEO of Screw The Naysayers Productions. Throughout their discussion, Adam and Tim speak about entrepreneurship and those naysayers who try to deter and distract you from achieving your goals. The conversation begins with Tim sharing his entrepreneurial origin s…

Adam interviews Daron K. Roberts, a graduate of Harvard Law School who decided to forego a traditional career in private practice to become an NFL coach. The interview begins with Daron speaking about his interest in politics and debate at a young age (02:14 - 05:54) and how he was able to become student body president at the University of Texas (0…

Adam speaks with Dr. Murray Nossel, a storytelling expert, co-founder of Narativ, and author of Powered By Storytelling: Excavate, Craft, and Present Stories to Transform Business Communication. The interview begins with Murray sharing his origin story, how he became obsessed with storytelling, and why listening is so critical for effective storyte…

Adam interviews Allen Gannett, founder and CEO of TrackMaven and author of The Creative Curve. The interview begins with Allen speaking about his own experience with creativity as a child (02:04 - 05:19) and the fallacy of waiting for a creative idea to strike (05:20 - 09:29). Allen then addresses individuals who think that they can never become cr…

Adam speaks with Laura Vanderkam, a time management and productivity expert and author of Off The Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. The interview beings with Laura discussing her initial interest in time management (01:58 - 04:16) and what many people get wrong about time management (04:17 - 05:41). Laura then speaks about her experime…

Adam Pascarella discusses endurance with Alex Hutchinson, a journalist for The New Yorker and Runner's World and author of Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. The interview begins with Alex describing his initial interest in running (01:42 - 04:18) and how running allowed him to learn several important things …

Adam speaks with Jeff Haden, one of Inc.com's most popular columnists and author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up To Win. The conversation begins with Jeff sharing how he left his stable career in the manufacturing industry to become a ghostwriter (02:25 - 11:54). He shares how he picked up the skills to begin his…

Adam Pascarella discusses relationship building with Ryan Paugh, the co-founder and COO of The Community Company and co-author of Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships That Matter. The interview begins with Ryan discussing how he became an entrepreneur (02:07 - 08:10) and how he approaches networking and relation…

In this 21st episode of the podcast, Adam discusses the necessary steps to build a thriving podcast. The episode begins by Adam offering a special gift for listeners of the podcast—his top 20 insights from our first 20 episodes (00:00 - 02:34). He then begins the heart of the episode by sharing why you should start a podcast and the specific benefi…

Adam Pascarella interviews Annie Duke, a legendary professional poker player who recently released a book titled Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts. The episode begins with Annie discussing how she first became interested in decision making (03:12 – 05:49) and how she discovered its importance at the poker …

Adam Pascarella interviews Chris Voss, the former lead international kidnapping negotiator at the FBI and author of the bestselling book Never Split The Difference. The episode begins with Voss explaining how he joined the FBI and became the agency’s lead international kidnapping negotiator (02:07 – 08:10). Adam and Chris then discuss the importanc…

In episode eighteen, Adam Pascarella interviews Manoj Vasudevan, the 2017 Toastmasters International World Champion of Public Speaking. The episode begins with Adam asking Manoj about how he first became interested in public speaking (2:42 – 6:30) and his overarching mental approach to public speaking (6:31 – 15:30). Then, Manoj speaks about how he…

In episode seventeen of the podcast, Adam Pascarella reviews Keith Ferrazzi’s classic book Never Eat Alone. Adam begins the episode by giving his general impressions of the book (02:08 – 06:39) and some background on Keith Ferrazzi (06:40 – 09:03). Then, Adam offers his top five insights from the book. He first discusses the importance of not keepi…

Adam speaks with G. Richard Shell, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Adam and Professor Shell start by discussing Professor Shell’s path to the Wharton School (02:15 – 15:44), including his internal thoughts as he was going through his “Odyssey Years” (15:45 – 23:05). Professor Shell then speaks about whether (and to w…

Adam has a fascinating conversation with Greg Harden, coach to many renowned University of Michigan athletes like Tom Brady, Jalen Rose, Desmond Howard, and Michael Phelps. Topics discussed include Greg’s childhood (04:01 – 08:39), his first experiences at Michigan and life after leaving college (08:40 – 12:21) and his return to Michigan, where he …

Adam interviews Dylan Owen, a renowned rap artist based in New York City. The interview begins with Dylan speaking about his childhood and how a love of rhyming transitioned into rap battles in school (01:57 – 09:43). He then discusses the genesis of A Living Inverse, his first rap EP (09:44 – 13:44), and how he initially promoted his new music (13…

Adam interviews Coss Marte, a former drug kingpin who founded ConBody, a fitness company based in New York City. Coss begins the interview by describing his early life in the Lower East Side and how he started dealing drugs (01:36 – 12:27). After speaking about life as a drug kingpin (12:28 – 15:55), he describes how he was caught by the FBI (15:56…

In the twelfth episode of the podcast, Adam reviews The Imagineering Way, a book by the Walt Disney Company Imagineers which explains the Imagineers’ creative processes and how all of us can become more creative. Adam begins the episode by explaining his interest in the Walt Disney Company, introducing the Walt Disney Imagineers, and delivering his…

Adam interviews Leah Gervais, the founder of Urban20Something, a website focused on helping Millennials escape quarter-life traps. The interview begins with Leah speaking about her childhood in Durango, Colorado (01:17 – 05:21) and her experiences at New York University, including her initial interest in law school (05:22 – 10:20). Leah and Adam th…

In the tenth episode, Adam reviews Dale Carnegie’s classic self-help book How to Win Friends and Influence People. Adam begins the episode by explaining how he first discovered Dale Carnegie and his general impressions of the book (02:13 – 06:54). He then discusses why it’s so critical to constantly practice the principles that Carnegie describes i…

Adam reviews How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert. We begin the episode by describing how Adam discovered Scott Adams and his initial thoughts on the book (02:22 – 06:04). Adam then proceeds to speak about his top five insights from the book. First, we review Scott Adams’s preferences for systems…

In the eighth episode of the podcast, Adam interviews Tess Vigeland, former anchor of NPR’s renowned show Marketplace and author of Leap: Leaving A Job With No Plan B To Find The Career And Life You Really Want. The interview beings with Vigeland discussing her current whereabouts since she left NPR and her early career (02:09 – 09:44), including a…

Adam begins the seventh episode by speaking about an experiment he has launched—a news startup called Suspend The Rules (02:02 – 03:55). He then introduces Contagious, a marketing book by Jonah Berger, who is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (03:56 – 07:23). Adam analyzes Berger’s six “STEPPS” to make a product, s…

In this episode, Adam discusses how to develop startup ideas. The episode begins with Adam speaking about his initial interest in startups and the ever-present debate about whether startup ideas actually matter (02:05 – 05:15). He then discusses Paul Graham’s renowned essay “How To Get Startup Ideas” (05:16 – 10:31) and his personal additions to th…

Adam interviews Devin Martin, a renowned life coach in New York City. The interview begins with Devin speaking about his childhood (01:48 – 5:04), why he decided to drop out of college (5:05 – 9:02), and his various jobs after college, including his side hustles (9:03 – 15:00). He then speaks about why he decided to escape New York City to live alo…

Episode four of the podcast begins with Adam giving a quick recap of the first three episodes (00:29 – 02:19). He then spends the entirety of this episode reviewing Navy SEALS: Buds Class 234, a documentary on Navy SEAL training. After offering basic facts about Navy SEALs, their training, and some of the more interesting scenes from the documentar…

In episode three of the podcast, Adam recaps episodes one and two (00:00 – 04:07). The remainder of the episode is spent reviewing Felix Dennis’s book How to Get Rich. Adam introduces the book and speaks about Felix Dennis himself (04:08 – 08:10). He then explores the book’s lessons on building wealth, fighting fear, and the importance of execution…

In episode two of the podcast, Adam recaps the first episode (00:00 – 02:21). He then speaks about the importance of networking and discusses whether networking events are worth your time (02:22 – 12:19). After analyzing the pros and cons, Adam shares some actionable insights if you do choose to attend a networking event (12:20 – 21:20). For show n…

Welcome to The Power of Bold! Episode one of the podcast starts off with the goal of this podcast and why it was created (00:00 – 04:23). We then segue into further information about our host, Adam Pascarella (04:24 – 06:33). Adam then breaks down strategies to get out of a slump or a rut. Specifically, we first analyze the problem and the fact tha…