Gratitude Through Hard Times
247 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsChris Schembra is a philosopher, question asker, and facilitator. He's a columnist at Rolling Stone magazine, USA Today calls him their "Gratitude Guru" and he's spent the last 6 years traveling around the world helping people connect in meaningful ways. As the offshoot of his #1 Wallstreet Journal Bestselling book, Gratitude Through Hard Times, he uses this podcast to blend ancient stoic philosophy and modern day science to teach how the principles of gratitude can be used to help people get through their hard times. By finding the positive benefits from negative situations, and giving gratitude to them, listeners can develop the resilience and optimism needed to get through further trying times. Having used these principles to spark over 500,000 relationships through his workshops and his experiences, this podcast now aims to educate listeners across the world.
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Justin Kamine - All in the Family
April 17, 2019 14:40 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBKamine founded KDC Ag to serve as a food and agricultural-focused arm of his family’s investment shop, Kamine Development Corporation. His goal? Create and invest in profitable infrastructure that will reduce food waste in the U.S. KDC Ag’s proprietary technology can convert 160 tons of unwanted fresh food into animal feed and organic fertilizers. Some of the biggest names across investing and agriculture are on board: Howard W. Buffett and former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman are a...
Thomas Sparico - Shutting Down Fear
April 11, 2019 18:39 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBThomas Sparico is a career entrepreneur, inventor and and executive having built, led and advised several companies across a number of industries. His career has been driven by a passion for innovation and a desire to engineer the success of concepts and companies. He is the Founder of the Brand New Matter companies (Brand New Matter, Inc. and BNM Ventures). Brand New Matter provides strategic advisory and capital to early stage companies. Mr. Sparico began his career at the intellectual p...
Rob Emrich - Confidence vs Humility
April 10, 2019 18:25 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBRob Emrich is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Gimbal Inc. Gimbal Inc. is a marketing technology that unites the physical and digital worlds. The company counts over 10,000 end customers, from global giants like Ford, Citibank, Walgreens to small neighborhood businesses. Gimbal has received over $90 million in investment from institutions like Qualcomm, AEG, Zebra Technologies, and SK Group. The company was recognized for its remarkable growth #66 on the Inc 500 and #34 on the Deloitte...
Dan Morris - Coming to America
April 10, 2019 16:40 - 7 minutes - 6.83 MBDan’s passion for closing deals and building businesses has led to growing teams on three continents, #61 on the INC500 as VP Sales at Brafton, and taken several companies from zero to multi-million dollar revenue. Dan currently leads Mindracer’s sales consulting practice, providing the go-to-market strategy for SaaS, Consulting and Agency businesses. Clients include SPARK Neuro, Bodhala, New Haircut, and Salience. Mindracer has helped clients win business with enterprise brands such as Stat...
Peter Hurley - Embrace Your Identity
April 09, 2019 20:23 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBPeter Hurley is the premier headshot photographer in New York City. He teaches his technique at his Headshot Intensive Workshops and online at Headshot Crew—his educational website dedicated to cultivating the largest network of portrait photographers in the world. He is the author of the book The Headshot: Secrets to creating Amazing Headshot Portraits and has released several critically acclaimed tutorials with Fstoppers, Creative Live, and Kelby One.
Radek Barnert - The Value Of Believing In Yourself
April 09, 2019 18:44 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBRadek started as an analyst, became a sales person and then worked for 8 years as a portfolio manager. Radek has unique first-hand knowledge of how things work in the industry. Radek’s direct experience with the pain of Corporate Access both on the sell side and buy side as well as a desire to fix a problem that affected him directly for so many years is what spurred the idea behind WeConvene.
Marlon Litz Rosenzweig - Success = Effort^2
April 09, 2019 17:25 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBWorkGenius is a digital workforce solution connecting companies with freelancers. Founded in 2012 by Marlon Litz-Rosenzweig and Daniel Barke as "Mylittlejob", the company has expanded internationally. With offices in Hamburg, Germany, and New York City, WorkGenius works with over 300,000 freelancers and more than 5,000 companies worldwide. In November 2018, WorkGenius officially announced its Series A funding of 8.5 million Euros. WorkGenius plans to use this funding to continue its rapid e...
Stephen Trevor - Fencing His Way Out
April 09, 2019 15:52 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBStephen is a Partner of Cornell Capital. He has over 25 years of private investing experience across a broad array of sectors. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Stephen worked as a Portfolio Manager at Avenue Capital, focused on public and private equity investing. Previously, he served as a member of the Management Committee and Global Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s Merchant Banking Division and Private Equity Group. Stephen began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he worked in the Investment...
Hoyt David Morgan - Business Man vs Business Person
April 04, 2019 21:01 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBHoyt David Morgan, Co-Founder & President of Nito: A successful entrepreneur and business leader with multiple positive exits to his credit. While experience and skills are broad, special focus has been in the Internet and entertainment verticals, and on strategy, finance, marketing and operations skills. Hoyt has a proven track record growing businesses, acquiring customers and increasing revenues/profits. One example: as the first marketing employee and VP Marketing at College Loan Corpora...
Jesse Horwitz - The 3 Good Listeners
April 04, 2019 19:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBBorn and raised in NY, Horwitz studied of economics and finance at Columbia University. Horwitz joined the investment team for Columbia University’s endowment in 2013 and then spent a year at Harvard Law School, where he secured an internship with Bridgewater Associates and met his future business partner, Benjamin Cogan. Together Horwitz and Cogan founded Hubble, a direct-to-consumer, subscription contact lens company, where Horwitz focuses his efforts on fundraising, business development a...
Michael Beber - Writing His Own Rules In The Woods
April 04, 2019 15:40 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBMichael Beber is the President and CEO of Exiger. A seasoned business leader with decades of experience in the C-Suite of leading multinational corporations, Michael co-founded Exiger with Executive Chairman Michael Cherkasky and serves on its Board of Directors. Prior to co-founding Exiger, Michael served as President and CEO of Altegrity Risk International (ARI), a leading compliance due diligence firm and as the Executive Vice President, Strategic and Business Development for ARI’s paren...
Dennis Mortensen - My First Investor, My Wife
April 04, 2019 14:49 - 24 minutes - 22 MBDennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who’s successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He speaks frequently to anyone who’ll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building’s doorman, about an optimistic f...
Phillip Rosen - The Importance Of The Challenging Peers
April 04, 2019 14:33 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBMr. Phillip Rosen, also known as Phill, is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Even Financial, Inc. Mr. Rosen served as President and Chief Technology Officer of Even Financial, Inc. Mr. Rosen served as technical Co-Founder and Vice President of Engineering at Orchard Platform. He helps as an advisor to early stage tech startups. He has been working in startups in NYC for a decade.
Adam Connors - NetWorkWise
April 04, 2019 14:16 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBAdam Connors is a sought-after speaker, social architect and super-connector who has transformed lives and accelerated careers. He’s the Founder and CEO of NetWorkWise, a business platform that expedites outcomes for people through training in the art and science of personal and professional networking. Prior to NWW, Adam was Managing Director of Simia Capital, a litigation funding company and wholly owned subsidiary of Asta Funding, Inc. Previously, Adam was Managing Director of GWG MCA Ca...
Jason Guss - A New Style Of Learning
March 23, 2019 23:15 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBJason Guss - A New Style Of Learning by Chris Schembra
Tom Pachys - Not a Self Made Man
March 21, 2019 12:37 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBTom Pachys, COO and Co-Founder of the popular content creator, Playbuzz, is not what you would call a self-made man. Ask him that 20 years ago and he might have said otherwise. In this episode, Tom gives credit and thanks to his Mother for shaping him in to the man he has become. We talk about the past, present, and future; and the wisdom that nobody truly has done it all themselves. We break down traditions and rituals as they have passed down from Israel through to the way Tom raises...
John Herzog
March 06, 2019 14:06 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBA Northwest native, John came to appreciate the Pacific Northwest’s maritime environment, history and natural resources at an early age. At GeoEngineers, he has three interconnected roles. First, he is a technical expert in shoreline and waterfront cleanup and redevelopment. Second, as a Principal, he leads environmental teams and has a leadership role in the broader company. And finally, he manages staff and sets business development strategy for the Puget Sound Business Unit as the busines...
Ryan Simonetti - Consequence vs. Sacrifice
February 26, 2019 22:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBAs Co-Founder and CEO of Convene, Ryan Simonetti has been recognized for his transformative achievements on Real Estate Forum’s 50 Under 40 list and Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30,” a list of America’s Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs. He was also named “Top Entrepreneur” by Crain’s New York, and was a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year® New York Awards. With Ryan at the helm, Convene has been named one of America’s 100 Most Promising Companies by Forbes and a Best Workplac...
Nile Lundgren - Keep Stacking Cans - Episode 27
November 17, 2018 20:33 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBWith nearly a decade of New York City real estate experience, Nile has closed over $65 million in career sales. Since joining Compass, he's closed north of $28 million in transactions and recently became the exclusive broker for Williamsburg's hottest New Development - The Lewis Steel Building. Prior to Compass, Nile was the President of a boutique residential real estate firm where led the company of over 20 agents and closed 250+ deals. Nile's approach to real estate is tech-forward and ...
Debi Lynes - Freudian Slipcovers - Episode 26
November 17, 2018 20:16 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBDebi Lynes, mother of three and grandmother to eight, began her career as a teacher of children with special needs. Through serendipity, her physician father offered her the opportunity to “institutionalize” the cardiac rehab unit of the hospital where he worked. Debi’s love of interior design was born and she decided to make to official by taking some classes and moonlighting with a friend to create unique children’s rooms. Lynes found fulfillment with her interior decorating for many year...
Zoe Plotsky - The New Friday - Episode 25
November 17, 2018 20:07 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBZoe Plotsky - The New Friday - Episode 25 by Chris Schembra
Tricia Brouk - The Big Talk - Episode 24
November 17, 2018 20:01 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MBTricia Brouk’s passion for storytelling has shaped her worked in film, television, and theater for over twenty-five years. Her work has been featured on Black Box for ABC, The Affair for Showtime, and Rescue Me on FOX, as well as in Lasse Hallstrom’s The Hoax with Richard Gere. She received a Golden Thumb award from Roger Ebert for her choreography on John Turturro’s feature film Romance and Cigarettes, where she worked closely with James Gandolfini, Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Eddie Izza...
Swish - The Counter Puncher - Episode 23
November 17, 2018 19:47 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBSwish (Manu) Goswami is a 21-year-old serial entrepreneur, three-time TEDx speaker (signed with Speakers’ Spotlight and The AAT Project), LinkedIn Youth Editor (70K+ followers), and UN Youth Ambassador. After successfully building Technotronics and working at JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital (started by NBA player Trevor Booker), Swish is now the founder and CEO of Trufan, a tech-driven media company building technology to help influencers, brands and agencies discover and reward their top fans...
Corey Blake - Vulnerability is Sexy - Episode 22
November 17, 2018 19:33 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBCorey has been storytelling for two decades since he graduated from Millikin University with a BFA in theatre in 1996. His epiphany moment in storytelling came after he played the lead in a show at Millikin called “Jeffrey.” Three months after the show closed, Corey was called by a theatre 90 minutes away who was putting on the same show, but whose lead had fallen ill. Corey was asked to drive down immediately, block out the play that afternoon with their actors, and put on the show that eve...
Michael Roderick - Access to Anyone - Episode 21
November 17, 2018 19:17 - 9 minutes - 8.32 MBWhen Michael went from high school teacher to Broadway producer in under two years people started to ask him how he managed it. Michael began his career as a high school English teacher before producing Off Broadway and then on Broadway. This combination of experience in the arts and entrepreneurship led to Michael starting an arts incubator program to teach more artists about building and growing their own businesses (PLAE). Eventually, he decided to develop a workshop on networking which ...
Dorie Clark - Entrepreneurial You - Episode 20
November 17, 2018 19:01 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBDorie Clark is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review. Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Fortune, and Inc. magazine, she is the author of Entrepreneurial You (Harvard Business Review Press,), Reinventing You, and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine and one of the Top 10 Business Books of the Year by Forbes. It was also a Washington Post bestseller. Her books...
Jonathan Gass - Episode 19
November 17, 2018 18:49 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBJonathan Gass - Episode 19 by Chris Schembra
Fariza Abidova - Cross Border Innovation
November 06, 2018 22:16 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBFariza Abidova is a serial entrepreneur, passionate about promoting global business collaboration to advance technological innovation. In 2010 she established SOPHYS Corporation, a global human resource development company. Fariza currently provides global business solutions and seminars to the top 3 companies in Japan’s manufacturing, automotive, engineering, healthcare, IT and financial industries. In 2016, Fariza launched her second start-up, Trusted Corporation, an online B2B communit...
Chris Winfield - The Unfair Advantage
September 27, 2018 18:25 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBChris Winfield – Editor at large at Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global, columnist for TIME, Business Insider and INC. and a show host for Entrepreneur – knows this: looking out for yourself will only get you so far. But building relationships will get you further… His writings have also appeared in Business Insider, TIME, Buffer and other top-tier publications. Chris has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NBC’s Today Show, USA Today, ABC News, Fast Company, Fox Extra,...
Erica Keswin - Bring Your Human To Work
September 24, 2018 21:14 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBErica Keswin is a workplace strategist who has worked for the past twenty years with some of the most iconic brands in the world as a consultant, speaker, writer and professional dotconnector. Her forthcoming book, Bring Your Human to Work: Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Design a Workplace That is Good for People, Great for Business and Just Might Change the World, will be published by McGraw-Hill in the fall of 2018. Check here for book tour dates. In the meantime, Erica’s work and insights can be s...
Steven Miller - Serendipitous Connections
September 18, 2018 20:39 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBSteven Miller is a marketer, art consumer, and partnership director, but above all, he is a believer in the power of making the right connections. Over the last decade, he has created partnerships and opportunities that have launched new brands, designed award-winning licensed products, and created million in revenue by seeing connections that others miss. From being a case manager for adult schizophrenics to leading North American and UK partnerships for today's #1 networking app, Shapr, St...
Ray DeForest - Defining Authenticity
August 15, 2018 19:24 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB“Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway." - Mother Teresa Do you reveal and present your true self to the world? How can increased personal vulnerability result in greater professional successes? When considering gender roles, do you occasionally idealize a bygone era? Join host Chris Schembra in this week's episode of his podcast series, 7:47 Conversations, as he welcomes performer and entertainment producer, activist, community leader, and forme...
Afdel Aziz - Good is the new cool
July 10, 2018 22:40 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBAfdel Aziz - Good is the new cool by Chris Schembra
Darrah Brustein - Debunking Status Quo
July 10, 2018 22:04 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBDarrah Brustein is an author and two-time founder with a payment processing company spanning 38 states and a networking events company which serves 30,000+ people. She contributes to Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global on networking, entrepreneurship and creating a life of your own design, and has been featured in over 300 press outlets including Time, CNN, Inc, Huffington Post, Fox, and Mashable (all built on the back of her network). She's on a mission to help others who are disenchant...
Kati Venturato - Finding the creative within
July 05, 2018 20:31 - 47 minutes - 43 MBKati Venturato has been on a lifelong introspective journey of self-discovery - to truly “know thyself” - that at times has been with purposeful intent and at other times has been quite accidental. Through varied life experiences in parallel pursuits, whether via her non-linear career in technology, or via her personal accomplishments in the fighting, dancing, theater and story-telling arts, Kati has challenged herself to not only self-discover and assimilate, but to play with various mediu...
Eric Termuende - Rethink Work
June 28, 2018 20:24 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBEric Termuende is on a mission to change the way we talk about work and get fulfillment from it. A bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur, Eric is co-founder of NoW Innovations, and Lead Content Strategist for True Calling Canada., Eric has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Thrive Global, the Huffington Post and many others. In 2015, Eric was recognized as a Top 100 Emerging Innovators under 35 globally by American Express. Eric sat as Community Integration Chair for Global Shapers Calga...
Jenny Blake - Pivot
June 20, 2018 21:14 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBJenny Blake is an author, career and business strategist and international speaker who helps people move beyond burnout to build sustainable, dynamic careers they love. She is the author of PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One (Portfolio/Penguin Random House, September 2016), and Life After College (Running Press, 2011). Born and raised in Silicon Valley, after two years at a technology start-up followed by five years at Google in Training and Career Development in Silicon Val...
Allen Gannett - The Creative Curve
June 11, 2018 16:31 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBYou don’t have to be born creative to become a creative genius and you don’t have to rely on an Aha moment to be creative. Rather, A scientific creative curve can be used to balance between making something that’s familiar, and making something that is novel. Learn how to use the creative curve to balance between something being too innovative, and ahead of it’s time; and over used and thought of as cliche. In there era where the internet has completely reshuffled the access that creative...
Scott Gerber - Building Community through Connections
May 04, 2018 23:03 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB“Real relationships take real time, and you cannot cheat real time." - Holly Peppe, Managing Director of Peppe Communications, Inc. How is networking different from connecting? What insights are attained from dissecting a failure? Why is responding with a thoughtful "No" to an invitation or request at times not only acceptable, but recommended? Join host Chris Schembra in this week's episode of his podcast series, 7:47 Conversations, as he welcomes Scott Gerber, co-author of the recently...
Bryan Terrell Clark - Walking in Gratitude
April 26, 2018 21:47 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB“For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." - Proverbs 23:7, King James Version What is your natural response when encountering negative thoughts? Do you exercise self-discipline and accountability in your aspirations for success? How can you incorporate personal affirmations into your daily routine? Join host Chris Schembra in this week's episode of his podcast series, 7:47 Conversations, as he welcomes performer, writer of song and script, and creative collaborator, Bryan Terrell C...
Sol Orwell - Finding Your Tribe
April 18, 2018 22:01 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB“While givers and takers may have equally large networks, givers are able to produce far more lasting value through their networks, and in ways that might not seem obvious." - Adam Grant, author of 'Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success' What is something you have done for someone lately with no expectation of anything in return? Do you tend to have a predictable reaction to a problematic situation, or do you tend to respond more pragmatically? How do you define vulnerabili...
Alex Banayan - The Third Door
April 11, 2018 19:29 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB“When you change what you believe is possible, you change what becomes possible." - Alex Banayan. When presented with the need to make a decision, do you often tend to choose the safest path? What is the difference between desperation and obsession when pursuing an objective? Have you articulated your dreams, goals, mission in life... and if so, thoughtfully considered your plan towards fulfilling them? Join host Chris Schembra in this week's episode of his podcast series, 7:47 Convers...
Kelle Jacob - 'Finding Joy in the Unexpected'
April 04, 2018 20:43 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.” - Steve Jobs How do you handle the need to pivot when your plans, whether big or small, don't quite play out as expected? Do you consider yourself an advocate for something or someone... and if so, is that someone yourself? Have you reflected on which per...
Ovie Mughelli - Goodness as Glue
March 28, 2018 20:45 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB“Driving compassion and empathy, isn't that just a better way to live life?” - Ahmen of the Troublemaker Movement, from 'Good is the New Cool' by Afdhel Aziz What do professional football, environmental sustainability, and comic superheroes have in common? If contemplating your own personal "second act," what factors should you consider to best manage expectations, both internal and external? How can you stand out by standing up? Join host Chris Schembra in this episode of his podcast se...
Spencer Gerrol - The Theory of Mind
March 19, 2018 18:35 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” - Aristotle Do our emotions factor into every decision we make? Is emotional trauma passed down through our genes? How does spirituality impact our understanding and acceptance of scientific findings? Join host Chris Schembra in this episode of his podcast series, 7:47 Conversations, as he welcomes Spencer Gerrol, Founder and CEO of SPARK Neuro, in a conversation to explore the neuroscience behin...
Justin Birenbaum - The Maternal
March 12, 2018 18:11 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” - Leo Tolstoy Who in your life do you give credit or thanks to for empowering your most human qualities? Is there a collective awakening of maternal energy in our society today? Does ego get in the way of developing universal wisdom? Join host Chris Schembra in the premiere episode of his podcast series, 7:47 Club, as he welcomes his first guest Justin Birenbaum, Associate of Global Partnerships at TED Confere...
Intro To "7:47 Conversations" Podcast
March 12, 2018 16:35 - 2 minutes - 2.57 MBWelcome to the 7:47 Club podcast. My name is Chris Schembra, your host, and I'm broadcasting live from beautiful New York City. I'm so happy you're here with us today, and I'm really excited for the launch of this podcast. In this heart-centered podcast, we're going to set the table and create the safe space for people to get vulnerable. I hope you'll learn how some of the brightest minds and the most conscious leaders on the planet are actually human, just like you and me. I mean, we're go...