Half the City
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAuthentic conversations with amazingly interesting people including celebrities, veterans, entrepreneurs, athletes, politicians, and more.
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15| On Hitting Rock Bottom and Rising Again, “No Where To Go But Up” Host Sean Dustin (part 2)
June 08, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBSean Dustin is the writer, producer, and host of the podcast "No Where To Go But Up". In part 2 of this 2-part interview, Sean shares his wild story that begins with his time in prison for cocaine and check fraud and ends with finding himself and his path, a new man. Show Notes Follow Sean on Instagram No Where To Go But Up Podcast Theme music by: Ruel Morales Audio Transcript Brian Schoenborn: [00:00:00] Hello. Hello everybody. A guest today. He had a time where ...
14| On Hitting Rock Bottom and Rising Again, “No Where To Go But Up” Host Sean Dustin (part 1)
June 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBSean Dustin is the writer, producer, and host of the podcast "No Where To Go But Up". In part 1 of this 2-part interview, Sean shares his wild story that begins with getting expelled from elementary school and ends with going to prison. Show Notes Follow Sean on Instagram No Where To Go But Up Podcast Theme music by: Ruel Morales Audio Transcript Brian Schoenborn: [00:00:00] Hello. Hello everybody. A guest today. He had a time where he hit rock bottom like many of us, a...
13| Travel and Safety in the Time of Coronavirus, LostXpat Host Bert Diggs
May 04, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBLostXpat Host Bert Diggs has been to over 50 countries. He dives deep into cultures, getting to know local customs, local cuisine, the people, and their drink. He is also the host of LostXpat, a YouTube channel dedicated to travel with tens of thousands of followers. Show Notes Follow Bert on Instagram LostXpat YouTube Channel Theme music by: Ruel Morales Audio Transcript Brian Schoenborn: Hello. Hello. Hey, everybody. Our guests today has been to over 50 countries. He’...
12| From Zero to One Billion: Bhavit Sheth, Co-Founder/COO of Sports Unicorn Dream11.com
April 20, 2020 16:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBBhavit Sheth is a co-founder and COO of one of the world’s newest unicorns, Dream11.com. This India-based tech startup, valued at over a billion dollars, has cornered the Indian market on fantasy sports, beginning with cricket’s Indian Premier League and has grown to include the NBA, NFL, EPL, La Liga, NHL, and many more to become India’s biggest fantasy sports platform. We're talking all of the plus the effect of COVID-19 on sports. Show Notes Follow Bhavit on LinkedIn Dream11.com Th...
11| On Growth, Leadership, and Business: Warrior Rising Chief of Staff Ken Vennera
March 30, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBKen Vennera is a man of many hats. Wharton educated, corporate lawyer, and mentor, he is also involved with Warrior Rising as Chief of Staff — a veteran nonprofit that helps veteran entrepreneurs get off the ground and positioned for success. Show Notes For more: LinkedIn | Warrior Rising | Operation Homefront | Vets2Industry Theme music by: Ruel Morales Audio Transcript Brian Schoenborn 0:01 Hello, hello. Hey everybody. Our guest today is a man of many hats. Wharton ...
10| On Embracing the Journey: Journalist and 6-time Beijing Boxing Champ Nick Bedard
March 24, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBNick Bedard embraces the journey. From using guerrilla journalism tactics to get his NBA credentials, to becoming a Chinese culture reporter and 6-time Beijing city boxing champion, to returning home and attempting a start-up, he shares his stories and lessons learned along the way. Show Notes Follow Nick on Instagram | LinkedIn Basketball Buddha Theme music by: Ruel Morales Audio Transcript Brian Schoenborn 0:01 Hello, hello. Hey everyone. Our guest today has embrac...
9| On Being Black, Gay, and Over the Top in America, Norman J. Liverpool IV
March 16, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBNorman J. Liverpool IV is an entrepreneur and speaker, with a passion for spreading awareness for the LGBTQ+ community and the issues that community faces. He's also the creator of a signature mentorship and coaching program designed for that same LGBTQ+ community called Over the Top Living. Prior to accomplishing so much not only for himself, but others as well, Norman left his home in Chicago and relocated to Las Vegas in 2007, that he began his journey to finding himself. By 2008, this ...
8| Superstar Recording Artist & Global Entrepreneur DJ Chozie Ma
January 27, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBDJ Chozie Ma is the top selling EDM artist in China and Taiwan. Chozie, an Australian by birth, has spent over 22 years in Beijing, building the EDM scene from scratch, beginning with clubs and albums, as well as partnering with the man behind the music at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, to VVIP travel experiences, interactive domes, and organic skincare line Greenerways Organic. Show Notes Greenerways Organic Follow Chozie on Instagram | Facebook | WeChat "One Night in Beijing" (feat. Peyt...
7| Navy Intelligence & Blackwater Operative / Hyperlocal AgTech Expert Richard Brion
January 13, 2020 16:00 - 2 hours - 171 MBRichard "Red" Brion is essentially an American ronin: a samurai without a master. Red has spent years in Navy intelligence, serving in Iraq, and years with Blackwater doing some crazy shit in Japan and Afghanistan. He's done quite a bit in Africa as well. And he's recently made the move over the last couple of years, taking his skills and experience from masterless warrior to hyperlocal, urban agriculture. As founder and CEO of Revolution Agriculture, Red is tackling the Global Food Secur...
6| Army Airborne Ranger / Angel Investor Dan Kanivas
January 06, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBDan Kanivas is a true Renaissance man. As an Army Airborne Ranger, he spent time as an artillery officer near the DMZ on the Korean peninsula and later worked closely with Iraqi officers during the Iraq War, where he trained a 130-soldier Iraqi Army unit while serving as a strategic advisor to senior Iraqi Army officers. He has since shifted his sights toward both public investing and angel investing with Triple Summit Advisors, all while prepping to summit Mount Rainier. Show Notes Tri...
5| Elite Performance and Learning Expert Dr. Joseph Trachtman
December 30, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBDr. Joseph Trachtman sits at the cross between optometry and experimental psychology. He has over 40 years’ experience in the area of elite performance through visual training, having worked with the likes of NASA, the US Olympic Shooting Team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New England Patriots, the Boston Bruins, and jet fighter pilots, as well as those with autism, PTSD, and TBI. As President of the Elite Performance and Learning Center, he has pioneered elite performance and has develope...
4| Marine One Corpsman to Design Expert, Chileen DuRaine-Duncan
December 23, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBChileen DuRaine-Duncan is a co-founder and partner of Broken Donkey Studios, a Veteran-owned boutique creative firm specializing in environmental graphics and signage. She helps organizations establish atmosphere built from their core values, and design great spaces based on what’s important; the foundation of a healthy culture. Clients include Netflix, Microsoft, and the Sacramento Kings. In her previous life, she was a Navy corpsman attached to Marine One — the helicopter unit responsibl...
3| Cybersecurity and DevOps Expert, Michael Fraser
December 09, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBMichael Fraser is currently Co-Founder/ CEO / Chief Architect at Refactr, Inc, a firm he co-founded in 2017. At Refactr, he is building a disruptive cloud software company that believes that all MSPs and MSSPs should be able to visually design, deploy and manage secure multi-cloud IT solutions they can share across their organization through cloud + security orchestration and automation. Starting his career in the United States Air Force in cybersecurity, Michael left after 9 years to start ...
2| From Cult Escapee to Culture Consultant, Daniella Young
December 02, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBDaniella Young has been studying intense, interesting, and sometimes horrifying cultures her entire life. She was actually third-generation raised in one of the worst modern-day religious cults, known as the Children of God. At the age of 15, she escaped this cult, got educated, moved her way into the army, where she became a captain in military intelligence. During her service, she deployed twice to Afghanistan, becoming one of the first women to conduct deliberate ground combat operations...
1| Green Beret Lt. Col. (Ret.) Chris Schmitt
November 25, 2019 00:00 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBChris Schmitt is essentially the real-life Col. Hannibal Smith from the A-team. A recently retired Lt. Col., he logged over 30 years of service in the Green Berets including commanding, planning, and executing special operations all over Europe, Asia, and North Africa. He hung his beret on getting ahead of Al-Qaeda and preventing the network from spreading. His weapon of choice? Kindness. Since retirement, he has shifted his focus toward leadership consulting with Fortune 100 companies throug...