Leap of Fate

Leap of Fate

Leap of Fate is engaging weekly interviews on challenges and successes in today's culture and society. I want to inspire you by hearing people share their highs and lows with everyday situations. There are going to be laughs, intellectual conversations, and tough subjects approached head-on. Please subscribe and check out my Youtube channel with corresponding videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrmJ8rY4ivAKnN3zG0W-1_A . my website is leapoffatepod.com

Episodes

May 8, 2023 42 mins

Welcome to the 100th podcast episode of Leap of Fate! Such an achievement! You know we had to do it big for the 100th pod and do we have a big one for you! Only took 9 months of waiting...

At 30 years old, transparently feeling unfulfilled in my career as it wasn’t my passion, I made a tough but right decision to Quit My Job to Chase My Childhood Dream of Sports Broadcasting. I decided to leave  Oyster HR and go back to school to pu...

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In Leap of Fate Pod 99, we go over LinkedIn Personal Branding with Dr. Angela Mulrooney! LinkedIn isn't just a website to place your resume. It can be a valuable source of growing your brand and creating networking and sales opportunities.

This is why it's important to ensure you are following the right practices to get the best out of your LinkedIn Personal Brand! With Angela, we go over:

1. How to set ...

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We are back for Part 2 with NFL and D1 College Football Coach Evan Burk this week on Lap of Fate Pod 98. Part 1 was the first part of Evan's Career with SMU and The Miami Dolphins. In part 2, we dive into his time coaching at UCLA and his post-coaching life of being a speaker, podcaster, and author!

Part 1: https://youtu.be/E2XECj9vClo (highly recommend watching first!)

Evan Burk is not your typical football ...

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This week on Lap of Fate Pod 97, we bring on former NFL and D1 College Football Coach Evan Burk. Coach Burk is also a speaker, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coachin...

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In Leap of Fate Pod 96, I bring on James Woodall, CEO, and Founder of Woodall Wealth Management. We dive into everything Stocks and the Bear Market of 2022. Our 2022 Stock Market Mid-Year Recap and Future Predictions include:

1. Inflation, Interest Rates, and Bear Market
2. Global Macro and Micro Issues
3. Supply Chain Issues
4. Cryptocurrency Correlation
5. Historical Stockmarket trends and review to analy...

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June 12, 2022 44 mins

Have you wondered how to start an AirBNB business? To start an Airbnb business does not call for you to be a real estate expert. It can take time to find a property and turn it into a guest-ready vacation rental. However, the rewarding experience will make all the required groundwork completely worth it.

To help with this, on Leap of Fate Pod 95,  @John Bianchi , "The AirBnB Data Guy" comes on to share all the i...

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What is DEI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to creating and maintaining a successful workplace; one founded on the principle that all people can thrive personally and professionally.  It’s important to fully understand each component, both individually and how they work together.

Diversity is the presence of differences that may include race, gender, religion, sexual orientatio...

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Have you ever wondered why word meanings change over time? Or why do people say words differently based on where they live? This is called Linguistic Evolution and we dive into this on Leap of Fate pod 93 with Valerie Fridland, who has a Ph.D. in Linguistics and teaches at the University of Nevada Reno.

Linguistics is the scientific study of language.  Linguists (experts in linguistics) work on specific languages, but thei...

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In Leap of Fate Pod 92, Charles Vogl, an award-winning author of the Nautilus Silver Book Award in the Business and Leadership Category, comes on to speak about how we can build a strong community in our local community and as a global community. His first book, "The Art of Community" is used around the world to help organizations build a stronger internal and external community.

Charles and I have a vibrant and ...

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The Future Of Work Has Arrived. Now What? I just returned from Las Vegas for HR Transform 2022. It was the first conference I worked since the pandemic started. I represented my company Oyster working our booth speaking on how Oyster can help companies hire international employees!

It was such a fun and amazing experience to be back at a conference and also meet my coworkers for the first time since we are a 100% remote co...

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Competing in an Ironman triathlon is one of the more grueling physical experiences that a person can choose to put themselves through. Swimming 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers), Biking 112 miles (180.2 kilometers), and Running 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) test the limits of human endurance. Leap of Fate Pod 90's guest, Bryce Hegemier, one of my good friends here in San Diego, recently completed his first Ironman Triathlon, Ironman T...

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March 6, 2022 41 mins

Content creators do NOT make enough money... That's the problem TrueFanz Founder Tim Branyan worked to solve and shares with us in Leap of Fate Pod 89. With his multi-million dollar technology company TrueFanz, Tim has worked very successfully to help to turn this around!

“TrueFanz” just surpassed 200,000+ global subscribers in over 43 countries in just 2 years of being live! The platform empowers a wide variety of co...

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If you say to someone, "You have a mountain to climb", you mean that it will be difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve. One of my best friends, Nate Redman, took this metaphorically and literally by recently climbing Mount Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemisphere at ~ 23,000 ft (6,961 meters) in Argentina!

In Leap of Fate Pod 88, Nate takes us through the totality of...

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Making the commitment to exercise regularly is a terrific start to getting fit. However, without sound nutritional guidance, achieving your goals may be impossible. Tough workouts demand the right kind of fuel — and that fuel comes from the foods and beverages you consume. In Leap of Fate Pod 87, we dive all into Fitness 101: Proper Nutrition and Exercise with Health and Wellness Coach Kory Cook, who also happens to be one of my be...

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February 13, 2022 42 mins

Adulting can be hard. There are so many "real world" lessons that we learn the hard way that is never taught in school. That's why for Leap of Fate Pod 86, Adulting 101: The Struggle is Real, we dive into how you can overcome these challenges with the right mindset, goal setting, and perseverance!

Our guest Justin Peters runs his own YouTube Channel and Podcast on this exact subject "The Struggle is Rea...

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February 6, 2022 31 mins

Are you an Entrepreneur or an Intrapreneur? How do you know? What does each mean? In this week's Leap of Fate Pod 85, we dive all into the differences and commonality between an Entrepreneur vs Intrapreneur?

While an entrepreneur aims to increase their individual wealth and ownership by creating a new business, intrapreneurs are rewarded to leverage existing resources and networks within a company to launch transform...

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January 30, 2022 21 mins

In this week's Leap of Fate Pod 84, we talk about showing gratitude in your daily life. I share 4 stories that happened in my life this week where I shared gratitude to people around me.  The 4 situations:

1. My team at work
2. My dad
3. Dentist Office (2 different situations)
4. Uber driver

By me expressing my gratitude to these people, they all relayed the appreciation I showed made their day! T...

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There’s a lot of uncertainty that comes with a new job. You’ll encounter new people, a new environment, and a new set of responsibilities.  This is in addition to all your current responsibilities and commitments outside of your work life. To help you prepare and set yourself up for success, Leap of Fate Pod 83 put together questions for you to get answers to and a 30-60-90 plan to guide you through receiving a job offer to the end...

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How many of you have had a great manager you loved and worked hard for? How many of you had a manager you loathed resulting in you wanting to leave your job? I've had both and it really takes a major effect on your work and personal life. That is why a great people leader can truly make or break your career and the organization as a whole.

To help prepare YOU to be a great leader, we dive into Leadership Skills: How ...

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Looking for interview tips from senior hiring managers sharing real-world examples and answers? In Leap of Fate Pod 81, we go over How to Ace Your Job Interview: Tips and Examples.

Leap of Fate's guest Mark Herschberg has been teaching at MIT for 20 years in addition to building multiple startup companies as a CTO. Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. I, Randy...

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