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Kyle Whalum: The Most Introspective Bass-Playing Marathoner You Will Ever Meet

Team Peri Step Out of Line - October 27, 2022 15:12 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Bass guitar player for Kelly Clarkson & Katy Perry is so much more than just being a rockstar. Kyle Whalum explores the limits of pain and the art of suffering in his “hobby,” ultra-marathon running. His core strength is a product of him learning how to be comfortable existing outside of the line...

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Marcia Kilgore: Always Flexing Those Entrepreneurial Muscles

Team Peri Step Out of Line - October 13, 2022 17:55 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Marcia Kilgore is a serial entrepreneur who has debunked mainstream beauty distribution and sales markup with her new venture, Beauty Pie. Founder of the Bliss Spa, FitFlop footwear, among others, Kilgore always ‘stepped out of line’ by seeking out friends and mentors who challenged her rather t...

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Ep 89: Always Flexing Those Entrepreneurial Muscles

Team Peri Step Out of Line - October 13, 2022 17:55 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Marcia Kilgore is a serial entrepreneur who has debunked mainstream beauty distribution and sales markup with her new venture, Beauty Pie. Founder of the Bliss Spa, FitFlop footwear, among others, Kilgore always ‘stepped out of line’ by seeking out friends and mentors who challenged her rather t...

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Ep 88: Randall Has An Eye For Talent

Team Peri Step Out of Line - September 29, 2022 18:45 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
You might remember Josh Randall from his epic wrestling, Hulk Hogan, and Macho Man proposal that received 29.6M views on TikTok.  Everyone deserves to have their moment and to share their voice with the world. Josh has made himself an invaluable facilitator so people can create that moment. As ...

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Josh Randall: Randall Has An Eye For Talent

Team Peri Step Out of Line - September 29, 2022 18:45 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
You might remember Josh Randall from his epic wrestling, Hulk Hogan, and Macho Man proposal that received 29.6M views on TikTok.  Everyone deserves to have their moment and to share their voice with the world. Josh has made himself an invaluable facilitator so people can create that moment. As ...

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Joie Ross

Keeping Pace - September 29, 2022 12:59 - 53 minutes
Joie Started as a runner in third grade with Girls On The Run. She continued to in in high school and did track and cross country. It has been quite the journey from considering herself an 800m runner to now a marathoner. Joie is getting ready to go after a PR at the upcoming Chicago Marathon. En...

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Ep 87: Pushing The Limits For 9/11 Victims

Team Peri Step Out of Line - September 11, 2022 16:18 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On one of the most darkest days in modern American times, we can take solace knowing that Paul (Paulie) Veneto has made it his mission to make sure that the very first responders on 9/11, the airline personnel who were on the flights that went down, are remembered and recognized for their service...

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Paul Veneto: Pushing The Limits For 9/11 Victims

Team Peri Step Out of Line - September 11, 2022 16:18 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On one of the most darkest days in modern American times, we can take solace knowing that Paul (Paulie) Veneto has made it his mission to make sure that the very first responders on 9/11, the airline personnel who were on the flights that went down, are remembered and recognized for their service...

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Moe Hachem: Connecting One Sole of Shoes At A Time

Team Peri Step Out of Line - August 31, 2022 16:12 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Sneakers that make an impact through social change is what Moe Hachem’s life’s work is all about. By upcycling and recycling sneakers, Sneaker Impact can promote the concept of their sustainability. Through recycling gently used running sneakers, the social enterprise is able to take action and p...

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Ep 86: Connecting One Sole of Shoes At A Time

Team Peri Step Out of Line - August 31, 2022 16:12 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Sneakers that make an impact through social change is what Moe Hachem’s life’s work is all about. By upcycling and recycling sneakers, Sneaker Impact can promote the concept of their sustainability. Through recycling gently used running sneakers, the social enterprise is able to take action and p...

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Kim Mughal

Keeping Pace - August 26, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes
It was fun to hear Kim’s journey from running just to get out the house to attempting to qualify for 2024 Boston Marathon at the Chicago Marathon in October. She’s fun to run with and was just as much fun to talk to about running, food, and life. Enjoy the conversation. Enjoy the conversation!

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Ep 85: A Flare For Socks, A Heart For Charity

Team Peri Step Out of Line - August 17, 2022 21:44 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Like father like son, Mark & John are two entrepreneurs who when they saw a need, created their own happiness. Upon graduating high school, no job or program peaked any of John’s interests. After a few failed business attempts with his dad, most notably a food truck (newsflash, neither of them ca...

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John & Mark Cronin: A Flare For Socks, A Heart For Charity

Team Peri Step Out of Line - August 17, 2022 21:44 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Like father like son, Mark & John are two entrepreneurs who when they saw a need, created their own happiness. Upon graduating high school, no job or program peaked any of John’s interests. After a few failed business attempts with his dad, most notably a food truck (newsflash, neither of them ca...

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Tyrand Williams

Keeping Pace - August 15, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes
Tyrandis one of my fleet feet teammates and an often suggested guest. Tyrand talks about his journey to being a runner, his quest to learn the 500 best albums of all time on his guitar, and IG page that is largely dedicated to memes. Enjoy the conversation!

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Francesco Clark: You Can Only Be Served With What You Can Deal With

Team Peri Step Out of Line - August 04, 2022 17:10 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
It’s hard to step into Superman‘s boots but Francesco Clark follows in his footsteps. In 2002, Francesco was working in the fashion industry at the esteemed magazine, Harper’s Bazaar. After a devastating pool accident at the age of 24 that resulted in a spinal cord injury, Francesco went into a d...

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Ep 84: You Can Only Be Served With What You Can Deal With

Team Peri Step Out of Line - August 04, 2022 17:10 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
It’s hard to step into Superman‘s boots but Francesco Clark follows in his footsteps. In 2002, Francesco was working in the fashion industry at the esteemed magazine, Harper’s Bazaar. After a devastating pool accident at the age of 24 that resulted in a spinal cord injury, Francesco went into a d...

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Brenna Huckaby: Keeping It Together While Shredding Her Way To The Top

Team Peri Step Out of Line - July 21, 2022 16:32 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
It’s a tale of a Paralympian fighting to compete and successfully medaling in the 2022 Olympic Beijing Games. For Brenna Huckaby, a 3x Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and cancer survivor, the bronze medal won in 2022 is perhaps the most meaningful. Accordingly to Brenna, the medal repres...

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Ep 83: Keeping It Together While Shredding Her Way To The Top

Team Peri Step Out of Line - July 21, 2022 16:32 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
It’s a tale of a Paralympian fighting to compete and successfully medaling in the 2022 Olympic Beijing Games. For Brenna Huckaby, a 3x Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and cancer survivor, the bronze medal won in 2022 is perhaps the most meaningful. Accordingly to Brenna, the medal repres...

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Tamika Jones

Keeping Pace - July 15, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes
It was awesome getting to catch up with Tamika. I got to know a lot about her daily life and her running journey. We probably could have spent the whole trip talking about food. Enjoy getting to know Tamika Jones

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Samual Mikulak: Putting Mental Health On The Podium

Team Peri Step Out of Line - July 06, 2022 17:34 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
What was once a resentment of the impingement that Samual Mikulak’s career put on his mental health and self-worth has now become a source of introspective assessment of how grateful he is to have experienced all that he has professionally. In this mindset, Sam competed in his third and most like...

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Ep 82: Putting Mental Health On The Podium

Team Peri Step Out of Line - July 06, 2022 17:34 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
What was once a resentment of the impingement that Samual Mikulak’s career put on his mental health and self-worth has now become a source of introspective assessment of how grateful he is to have experienced all that he has professionally. In this mindset, Sam competed in his third and most like...

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Ep 81: What People Will Do For A $5 Gift Card

Team Peri Step Out of Line - June 29, 2022 13:25 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Rubin Ervin can get people to do anything for a five-dollar gift card. Rubin has a talent for ‘reading the room,’ and he is not afraid to use it. His warm-up career has taken him from Orlando to Chicago to Los Angeles to Israel, being the front-runner for The Kelly Clarkson Show, Family Feud, Mis...

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Rubin Ervin: What People Will Do For A $5 Gift Card

Team Peri Step Out of Line - June 29, 2022 13:25 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Rubin Ervin can get people to do anything for a five-dollar gift card. Rubin has a talent for ‘reading the room,’ and he is not afraid to use it. His warm-up career has taken him from Orlando to Chicago to Los Angeles to Israel, being the front-runner for The Kelly Clarkson Show, Family Feud, Mis...

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Nilay Gandhi

Keeping Pace - June 24, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour
Rogers Park native, Nilay Gandhi is my latest guest. Nilay and I met in Sacramento through a friend of ours. We hit it off right away and I could tell at some point I'd have him on the podcast. The conversations starts off with our love of the Chicago music scene and continues with talking about ...

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Maggie Wheeler: O-M-G: We're Friends With Maggie Wheeler

Team Peri Step Out of Line - June 15, 2022 21:37 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
The one where we did not have to curb our enthusiasm for Maggie Wheeler. She’s real, she’s here, and she’s spectacular. You’ll recognize Maggie as the genius behind Chandler Bing’s muse, Janice Litman-Goralnik (née Hosenstein). Maggie is a children’s book author, actress, voice-over artist, and ...

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Ep 80: O-M-G: We're Friends With Maggie Wheeler

Team Peri Step Out of Line - June 15, 2022 21:37 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
The one where we did not have to curb our enthusiasm for Maggie Wheeler. She’s real, she’s here, and she’s spectacular. You’ll recognize Maggie as the genius behind Chandler Bing’s muse, Janice Litman-Goralnik (née Hosenstein). Maggie is a children’s book author, actress, voice-over artist, and ...

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Ep 79: Breaking It Down With Jonathan Cohen

Team Peri Step Out of Line - June 08, 2022 16:15 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Ashamed by his early diagnosis in the second grade of having a learning disability, Jonathan Cohen knew that he processed things differently than his peers. His ability to think outside of the box and competitive spirit has led Jonathan to be the entrepreneur, filmmaker, mental health advocate, a...

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Jonathan Cohen: Breaking It Down With Jonathan Cohen

Team Peri Step Out of Line - June 08, 2022 16:15 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Ashamed by his early diagnosis in the second grade of having a learning disability, Jonathan Cohen knew that he processed things differently than his peers. His ability to think outside of the box and competitive spirit has led Jonathan to be the entrepreneur, filmmaker, mental health advocate, a...

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John Alcantara

Keeping Pace - June 06, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour
John is from New York but has live in Chicago for about two years. We had a kind conversation  that ranges from tough times he had during the pandemic to talking about his just do it attitude. He even manages to give the Chicago food scene a compliment. Enjoy getting to know John Alcantara.

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Kristina Rivera

Keeping Pace - May 10, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes
The Bay Area native is always up for a running adventure. I should’ve picked up on this when I learned she’d be running her 100K shortly after completing Boston in October. Kristina also just completed the Boston to Big Sur Challenge. We get into what keeps her going, future goals, and learn what...

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