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Everybody longs for meaningful work. Beyond the immediate financial concerns, the question of work is really a question about what we value, what we will sacrifice for, and what we believe in. Join Jon Dengler of The Well as asks workers from various vocations about the deeper drives and motivations that compel them to sacrifice and push forward in their endeavors. Though diverse in experience, there seems to be a common hunger or need in all of us to build, to produce, to create, and contri ...
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Nick is a globally respected culture first community and economic strategist. He is a 4x entrepreneur (3 exits), venture capital investor, real estate developer, and ecosystem builder. His work in startup ecosystems has been recognized by organizations like Google, Brookings, Milken Institute, and Bloomberg. He has been interviewed for Bloomberg We…
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From youth hostels to the university and now large community centers, Mark Gesner has a long track record of fostering community engagement and working with others to make positive social and economic impact. This conversation explores his core values, his love for social enterprise, his thoughts on leadership, and some of the foundational lessons …
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While many of you know that I work with an organization called WellBuilt Cities you might not know that I have been working with other city builders from around the nation with Hugh Halter and Taylor McCall. Hugh and Taylor have written a book called Brave Cities which is due to be released in just a few months. In the book they explore lots of que…
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This is such a fun conversation! Eitan is a passionate marketing and tech innovator. He's a serial entrepreneur with several lifetimes worth of stories! He is a deep thinker with a real gift for simply stating the profound. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcast…
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Nathan Bond, artist and educator, settled in NYC after graduating from The Rhode Island School of Design. Nathan accepted a teaching post at Parsons School of Design where he was a professor for over 16 years. During his tenure, Nathan passionately guided students in Drawing, Illustration Concepts, Advanced Painting and Senior Thesis. Nathan’s work…
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Ashley is amazing. Her story and her work have so much to offer. She has continued to evolve as new opportunities have presented themselves and her journey has taken her through the worlds of social media marketing, consulting, social entrepreneurship, and now tech. This episode is packed with wisdom and beauty. I hope you enjoy this conversation a…
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The audio is hard to hear with some of the audience questions but most of it seemed decent enough. I was happy to find this old archive! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/support…
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Sandye is a master transformational coach for organizational leaders and women entrepreneurs. Her mission is to help people fully actualize their gifts and talents to manifest their greatest impact without sacrificing their experience of personal fulfillment. Jon and Sandye's conversation meandered among some of the deepest questions from the start…
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Chico Lopez is a famour breeder of and advocate for the American Pit Bull Terrier. He has given his life to breeding the best of the best to preserve the original Pit DNA. His love and passion for his work is beautiful and listening to him talk about these dogs highlights so many of the virtues that this very show was designed to explore in human b…
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Dirk is the Director for the Center of Entrepreneurship and the University of South Florida's Muma College of Business. He is passionate about connecting students with both theorists and practitioners as they build their own solutions. This discussion offers a really great look into the ways that universities are building environments incubation an…
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Mauro Costa is the founder and CEO of Bulkitrade, a B2B international trade marketplace focused on connecting emerging brands with international retailers. This is an incredible conversation with Mauro and he shares about the many moves that have led him to where he is today. -enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…
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Mark E. Leib is, among other things, a playwright that has been producing plays that have been on stages throughout the nation since the 1980. Leib's plays and adaptations have been produced at the Players Theatre in Greenwich Village (Art People), the Manhattan Punch Line (Terry by Terry), the American Repertory Theatre (Terry by Terry and adaptat…
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I was so excited to have David Dennis (the 2nd most listened to episode) back to siduss his new book, Gameness. Gameness | Land on Your Feet, Not on Your Feelings What's gameness? We often hear the cryptic question, “Got game?” But gameness isn’t just about sports . . . it’s about life. It’s a person’s ability to live beyond the inevitable problems…
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After minting his Jolly Roger, Will prompted this conversation to cover some basic questions that he felt would have made it easier for him to understand and feel comfortable getting started. Here are some helpful links: Wallet set up instructions Down the Rabbit Hole Series Mint Jolly Rogers at www.wellbuilt.city/jollyroger --- Send in a voice mes…
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This was a great conversation to kick of 2023! I had the opportunity to join Mark Gesner the President of Community Engagement & Communications at St Leo at his office on campus where he was hosting Isaac McCoy, who among many other things is Dean of Stillman College School of Business. Since Mark assured me that he would be willing to do another e…
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We've discussed doing this for a long time and Ben and I finally got around to recording an episode where he steps in to interview me as a way to add my own story to the cannon of episodes on The Work Ethic Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spot…
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Dr. Kelly Page is a social design ethnographer, social and digital innovator, and learning entrepreneur committed to developing truly social cultures, people, and organizations with emerging and social technology. Kelly has a Ph.D. in the Psychology of Web (Hypermedia) Knowledge and an obsession with learning innovation, evaluation, and social stor…
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Andrea is a Director, Producer, Creative Director, & an activist She started her career with a degree in psychology and worked as a substance abuse counselor in New York and Chicago in several treatment centers, methadone clinics, and public health departments before heading into advertising and media. She is now an independent director and produce…
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Rafael is a husband, father, and visionary. He is the Chief Impact Officer at The Norstar Group and as his daughter as his 3 year old daughter would put it Daddy be's nice for work." Rafael is a kindred spirit that has found himself in an enviable role at the intersection of web3, venture capital, community impact, building a better future for all.…
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Greg is the founder and CEO at OneWork, where they are working to connect talent with meaningful careers. Jon was really excited to sit down with Greg after reading the following on their website: "We believe work is an unrivaled vehicle for opportunity and fulfillment. Work has the power to touch lives, drive innovation, enable change, and inspire…
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Jim Schaefer is the owner and operator of Quality Title in Indianapolis. In this conversation we discuss the impending impact of blockchain, funning a family business, kindness and happiness as a measure of success, and action as an antidote to despair. Jim's energy is contagious and his outlook on life and work is inspiring. -enjoy https://www.tik…
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This episode stands apart from the other but it is definitely a story of hustle. An old friend has been selling cannabis forever. His tenacity and commitment to build a business regardless of it's legal standing has recently led to he and his partner being highlighted by the New York Times! They have build up a substantial business that has done re…
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Danielle is an Applied Behavioral Scientist. Her background is in human development - human growth and evolution over time, what humans need to thrive, social sciences, with a heavy focus on psychology and what drives behavior, including the often overlooked things like socioeconomic status, geography, and politics. She applied those principles to …
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Adam Davidson is an adjunct faculty member in the Judy Genshaft Honors College at the University of South Florida (USF). He teaches courses on knowledge and ethics, popular music, and walking! His walking course is called Citizen Walkers and the course perfectly embodies the very heart of the Be Pedestrian column. Here is the course description tha…
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Liz Peralta is Co-founder + Vice President of Impact with Feed Forward. She is also a fellow Sorcerer Scholarship recipient with the VeeFriends community. Liz has deep roots within the food and community development scene. She previously served as the Executive Director of the National Supermarket Association (NSA), where she served to protect the …
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Sakari is Chef & Founder of Noble Promise and Co-Founder of Noble Promise Studios! He is also a fellow Sorcerer Scholarship recipient with the VeeFriends community. Sakari has spent over a decade working in some of the world's best restaurants, he's a 2016 SUNY Delhi graduate that competed on The Food Network's “Chopped”, and was even awarded a Mic…
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Lilly is the Founder of HYPHENOVA (HYP). She has two decades of experience across public, private, and startup ecosystems and is a committed leader in expanding opportunities for underestimated and underrepresented communities. She is an alum and prior lead of Startup Leadership Program as well as the Founder of Propel Program, an incubator for und…
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William Cook is co-founder with lemonGRAFT a digital marketplace for buying local, homegrown food. They are empowering growers and shoppers to connect in their own neighborhood, making the most fresh, ethical, and nutritious foods on the market readily accessible. This conversation is a fascinating tale of how an architect turned to food systems to…
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Adam Mangana is the Executive Director of Optima Classical Academy VR school and is also the cohost of Ready Teacher One, a podcast about the furute of technology and education. He is absolutely brilliant and a joy to go deep with. Please enjoy this conversation with my brother Adam. Optima Classical Academy VR School is now accepting applications …
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This is such an engaging conversation with AJ Keller, Co-Founder and CEO at Neurosity. Neurosity is reimagining brain-computer interfaces and neuro-powered applications. I was so interested in the overlap of tech, entrepreneurship, and neuroscience in this conversation that I was tempted to just selfishly geek out with AJ the whole time. He did a r…
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2021 was an incredible year and I had the privilege of sitting down for 12 interviews that captured so many amazing experiences and stories from the year. This episode has a brief clip from each and every interview from 2021. It is both a time capsule for future review as well as an introduction to each and every guest from the year. I hope it help…
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Max the Miata is a comic character created by independent artist David Hu (@max.the.miata). Max is David’s first-ever self-created fictional character. David brings to the world of Max a decade of graphic design experience, a deep enthusiasm for car culture, and his lifelong love for American comics, Japanese anime and manga, toys, and cartoons. Al…
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I had the opportunity to join the crew at the Sustainable Living show on WMNF on 11/29. I wanted to share the episode with everybody tuned in here as well. You can learn more about WMNF here: https://www.wmnf.org If you would like to listen to other episodes of the Sustainable Living show you can find them here: https://feeds.feedburner.com/sustain…
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Praba is a neuroscientist that is working in IP with Moffitt Cancer Center after years of work as a researcher. This move was made out of his determination to see solutions actually hit the market and be made available to those who need them. He is also a Recommended Children's Book Author with the National Science Teaching Association. Praba has b…
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This is an audio reading of the brilliant essay "Why Work?" by Dorothy Sayers. This has been such a meaningful essay to me and my own understanding of work and our relationship with it. The essay was written during the 2nd world war and offers such a powerful challenge to the concept of work in light of the changes made in our country during the wa…
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Jeeyoon was such a joy to sit down with. She is an award winning concert pianist and host of the Journey Through Classical Piano Podcast. She recently added 'author' to her list of titles as she just published "Whenever You're Ready" which is an incredible book about the many lessons learned from a lifetime of developing her craft as a pianist. It …
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Jay Hein serves as President at Sagamore Institute and is also the Managing Director of Commonwealth Impact Investing where he is continuing the work of a life long vocation. From the grassroots initiatives to the White House where he worked as Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States, Jay has spent his life building bridges between w…
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I'm so excited to share this conversation with Taylor Kendal, Chief Program Officer with the Learning Economy Foundation and Adjunct Professor at University of Colorado Denver. http://taykendesign.com/ https://www.learningeconomy.io/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/messageSupport this podcast: https…
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I am so excited to share this episode of my conversation with Jaime! She is a new friend that I connected with while sharing groceries at a local community garden. She was there with a bunch of kids as part of their education with her Service Learning Micro-School. In this episode we dig into her relationship with work, her faith, the origins of th…
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This was such an enjoyable conversation with Walter. Walter Balser is the founder and the Open Partnership Education Network (OPEN) learnopen.org and the co-founder of RadSchools.org, both of which are platforms designed to help reimagine learning for the world ahead of us. He is also a college professor and an author who has been working to articu…
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This is an episode of Jason Sowell's Boldly Going Podcast (Jason was the guest on Ep 34 here) that Jon was on about a year ago. "An encouraging episode with Jon Dengler, Executive Director of The Well Incorporated and Host of The Work Ethic Podcast. Get some insight on his philosophy of shared work, how he defines freedom, and the wealth of the poo…
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Finally found time to sit down with #Cycl🌀maniacs Disco Mike, the Bike Guru, the Man about Town. This brother does Uber eats on a fixed gear bike and is hustling to build Tampa's bike culture by basically becoming a bike evangelist to proclaim all of the good news about bikes. Good for the environment, your physical health, mental health, community…
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I am so glad that I had the opportunity to meet with Katy Rey, host of the Not a Great Whisperer Podcast. Her story is incredible and her openness with it is admirable. From felony charges, to infertility, and other major life changes that followed revelations made by those close to her, Katy seems well acquainted with the experience of disorientat…
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Go to hell is the title of a talk that I gave at watermark Church back in 2016. I was just reminded of it and wanted to share it with you here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/support…
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Shannon is Associate Managing Director and the Wellness Coordinator at The Moore Agency, Founder of BadAss Fitness, Regional VP with Arbonne, an 8 on the enneagram, and she has also adopted two sons and 4 rescue dogs. This was my first conversation with Shannon as we were put in contact by Melanie Hicks (of Ep. 44) who went on and on about Shannon'…
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