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- Apr 25, 20251h 48m
Rob Corrao: Is The Grass Really Greener on the Other Side?
Hello and welcome back once again to Hard Knocks! This time we're speaking with Rob Corrao, a man who is not just a business owner, a business founder, but he is also one of the amazing pilots for Angel Flight and tons of other amazing different ways that he donates his time. But one of the key things you should make sure that you listen to is really interesting wisdom never heard anywhere else. Such as, it's not that the 'grass is greener on the other side', but that you aren't spending time watering your own grass. Check this one out.
- Apr 12, 20251h 57m
Justin Gray: What Matters to You and The Marketing Cheat Code
This time we're talking to Justin Gray, a man who by almost every single factor you could say has lived the American dream. Starting with blue collared work for his dad, to building and selling multiple companies. But we spend time discussing the pieces of wisdom that have driven all of his success and what he's learned from all of his failures. From a near death experience of a bullet missing him by two inches, to him almost accidentally becoming a father. The wisdom that drove everything? “What is your mission and what actually matters to you?”
- Apr 12, 20252h 41m
Jack Hojnar: It's Not Too Late to Start Over, Just Start Right Now
In this raw episode, we sit down with Jack Hojnar, a wildly successful entrepreneur and longtime friend of John, who rode the dot-com boom, launched companies, and saw them acquired. But true to Hard Knocks style, we dive deep into his struggles—divorce, attempted suicide—and the profound wisdom he gained along the way. From his mantra ‘choose your hard’ to lessons on effectiveness over being right, this episode isn’t for the faint of heart, but it’s truly beautiful.
- Mar 8, 20251h 47m
David Avrin: From A Cappella to the World Stage
Meet David Avrin—a former a capella singer with “The Diners” who traded harmonies for a global stage, speaking in 28 countries to teach companies how to create brilliant customer experiences. From his roots as the second of six kids with a rocket scientist dad who photographed Mars, to building a life with his wife, three kids, and two cats. David’s journey is packed with hard knocks and challenges us to “live your dash” between the dates on your tombstone.
- Jan 4, 20251h 36m
Cate North: Fighting Cancer and Embracing Life's Challenges
Our newest episode out now on all platforms 🎙️ Our close friend Cate has lived with cancer for three decades. In this new episode she shares her remarkable journey and the wisdom gained - from the power of asking for help to being grateful enough to kiss the floor each morning. Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Or don't have time to for a 2+ hour podcast? Join our newsletter Nuggets of Wisdom. Powerful bite-sized insights and a heads-up whenever a new episode drops! https://hardknocks.beehiiv.com/subscribe ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 📖 Key points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:39 What was Lotus 00:12:29 Why she didn’t want to work for IBM 00:20:25 Start at LAC 00:27:00 Make sure you have a plan 00:43:25 Her Cancer Story 00:56:43 Advice for Other Patients 01:09:40 Lessons Learned 01:31:23 Cate’s Hard Knocks 01:34:28 Outro ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👥 Credits: Our Guest: Cate North Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox Editors: Maggie Fox ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 🚀 Links for this Episode: Cate’s Cancer Blog: https://stage4living.com/ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
- Nov 15, 20242h 22m
Perry Marshall: Getting to the bottom of the swamp and Defeating Cancer
Here's our conversation with Perry Marshall, a trailblazer marketing guru now leading the most revolutionary cancer research out there (stage 0 detection). We talk about the need to be willing to challenge authority, how to find "the bottom of the swamp", the hard (and rewarding) experiences of being an adoptive father, faith, and of course the research his team is doing right now. "Your #1 job is to find out what your God given formula is" Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Or don't have time to for a 2+ hour podcast? Join our newsletter Nuggets of Wisdom. Powerful bite-sized insights and a heads-up whenever a new episode drops! https://hardknocks.beehiiv.com/subscribe ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 📖 Key points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:17 First seminar, 170 MacBooks 00:21:03 His Dad. Challenging Authority 00:26:10 The Itch 00:44:12 Find the bottom of the swamp 00:50:53 Communications theory 00:56:49 The creative process 01:03:28 Evolution 2.0. Fundamental principles 01:23:03 Adopting a child from China 01:42:36 Cancer research 01:54:56 The Science publishing circle jerk 02:07:46 The Facts and future of Cancer 02:19:10 Find your God given formula ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👥 Credits: Our Guest: Perry Marshall Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox Editors: Maggie Fox ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 🚀 Links for this Episode: Perry's website: https://www.perrymarshall.com/ Perry's Cancer Team: https://reversingcancer.org/ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
- Nov 7, 20242h 1m
Alexandra Watkins: From Match.com date to naming The Baconator
Here's our conversation with Alexandra Watkins, a professional Namer. She's the woman who gave The Wendy's Baconator its name amongst many other well known brands. We talk about how she got her start (a Match.com date), why people need to stop taking themselves so seriously, prison penpals and a boat mutiny, and why we all need to have more fun and make people smile. Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Or don't have time to for a 2+ hour podcast? Join our newsletter Nuggets of Wisdom. Powerful bite-sized insights and a heads-up whenever a new episode drops! https://hardknocks.beehiiv.com/subscribe ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 📖 Key points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:09 Match.com date to professional namer 00:15:39 Why be a namer? 00:21:45 Working at 7/11 00:30:18 Find who is doing what you want to do 00:37:20 Eating JIF during a boat mutiny 00:52:48 Her Mom 00:59:08 Prison penpals 01:10:00 Break the rules. Make people smile 01:21:43 Baconator and her naming process 01:34:26 Advice on writing a book 01:45:20 Elon Musk's baby. Don't take yourself so seriously 01:54:33 Love your name award ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👥 Credits: Our Guest: Alexandra Watkins Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox Editors: Maggie Fox ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
- Sep 16, 20241h 39m
Dennis Yu: Mentorship and Sharing Your Gifts With the World
Time for another episode of Hard Knocks! This time we have Dennis Yu, one of the most hard working, analytical, knows how to have fun, and well read people I know. Here's some sneak peeks of things we chat about: 1. His tenacity in going from being bullied as a child for not speaking English well, to reading 8+ hours a day and representing California in the National Spelling Bee. He's also now read over 4500 books 2. The importance of mentorship and how to TRULY teach others by example. Something we've lost in this day and age 3. His goal of creating 1 million jobs in Pakistan by 2027 4. The importance of sharing your gifts with the world 5. How to find a good coach. Spoiler: Make sure you're coachable Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Don't have time for long videos? Join our list where we keep you up to date and send you compressed versions of pieces of advice our guests share! https://hardknocks.beehiiv.com/subscribe ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 📖 Key points in the episode: Coming Soon!! ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👥 Credits: Our Guest: Dennis Yu Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox Editors: Maggie Fox ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
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