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Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 121 - Becoming a Change Agent - Mike GandolfoThis week's episode is the quintessential study in excellence for real estate agents, but you don't have to be an agent to gain insights in how to conduct your own business or life of service.I've known Mike Gandolfo for nearly 20 years. In fact, he's the voice of Chiseled — my announcer and voices my commercial. He also made the cool new intro clip for this podcast.In any case, Mike has been on a journey to discover why real estate agents are held in such low regard. Just Google the expression "realtors are ..." and see what the...
2025-12-201h 07Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 62 - Never Quitting on Yourself - Michael SchiffMichael Schiff admits he could have been in thecriminal Hall of Fame by the time he was in 8th grade. Arrested six timesbefore age 16 on drug possession, shoplifting, destruction of property, andother charges, he ended up in a juvenile detention center followed by a rehabcenter followed by a state-run military school.It was there, in 11th grade, that Mike found hisfirst mentor, a football coach who taught him and his teammates their firstlessons in self-respect. "He was a father figure to me. He was afather figure to many other guys. He really taught me that relationship betweencoach and c...
2025-12-1746 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 63 - A Near Death Experience - Rob TaylorRobert Taylor Jr. will never forget 12/1/21 and not just because the date reads the same backward and forward. That's the night that Coach Taylor survived a massive cardiac event thanks to "everybody (doing) what they were supposed to do that night perfectly."Rob is a physical trainer who has worked with Olympians and NFL sports teams as well as youth and college athletes. You'd expect him to be tough.But when he woke up that December night to the feeling of a "singular 18-wheeler" hitting him in the chest and running down his right arm, he wasn't sure...
2025-12-0953 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 120 - 'Patriot Barbie' Lindsey Graham on Standing Up for FreedomDid you ever just do what you had to and then found yourself in the middle of a firestorm? That's what happened to Lindsey Graham, better known as "Patriot Barbie," six weeks into the COVID lockdown of 2020.A serial entrepreneur, Lindsey and her husband owned six brick-and-mortar service businesses. Think hair salons, tanning salons, and gyms. The power couple was a pinnacle of their community, at the peak of their careers, and even talking about retiring early.Then the pandemic hit. Everything shut down. "Two weeks to stop the spread" turned into an unforeseeable end. Lindsey a...
2025-12-0651 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 119 - What Matters Most - Mark VivianoThe call is coming from the inside ... no, not from inside the house, and no, it's not a scream. The call is the moment when you hear God talking to you. You can choose to ignore the voice, or you can jump in with both feet and follow the path less chosen.It takes some nerve, especially when you're at the top of your game, to muster the courage to walk away from it all, listen to the voice, and wait for the unknown to be revealed. But that's what Mark Viviano did when he left his highly...
2025-11-2244 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 64 - The Go-Giver Bob BurgIf you're a business professional who believes in the notionthat "givers gain," you're probably familiar with Bob Burg.Bob, an entrepreneur and leadership trainer, is known for his "Endless Referrals" sales training classes. He alsoco-authored the book TheGo-Giver with John David Mann. The Go-Giver has sold 1 million copies and has been translated into 30languages. It is listed by Inc.Magazine as No. 10 of the most motivational booksever written.Motivate is what Bob does. He teaches salesprofessionals and leaders how to communicate their value to acceleratetheir business growth. He is an "unapologetic" believer in the freemarket system an...
2025-11-1929 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep - 65 Living The Chiseled Life - Rob CommodariWell, this is going to be a little awkward. Dan Faulkner, Jr. should be sending you this message since he is my guest host this week and interviewed none other than ... me. 😉If you've been following my journey for a while, you probably know that I have dedicated my life to learning. My love for personal development began when I first read Og Mandino's classic, The Greatest Salesman in the World, while working as a penny stock broker in Boca Raton, Fl. After reading Salesman in one night, I went the next day to Barnes and Noble and bought a...
2025-11-1344 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 118 - The Art of Being - Patricia GagicPatricia Gagic is a world-renown artist, photographer, and author. Her work has appeared in the Vatican Museum Library, the Société National des Beaux Arts in Paris, and the Whitney Commons Gallery in Toronto, to name just a few, and she has won dozens of awards and recognition of the highest order.Her skills developed young. Patricia picked up her first pencil and started drawing Elizabethan ball gowns at age three."I would finish a drawing. I would take it to my mom and dad and say, 'Oh, look at this,' and they would just st...
2025-11-081h 14Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 66 - Building Intimacy With God, Your Partner, and Yourself - Stormy HillWhen we hear the word "intimacy," most of us thinkabout sex. But in reality, intimacy refers to honest connections with others,whether they be with a partner, child, friend, or even God.Dr. Stormy Hill, whom I met while working on my book chapter for NextLevel Your Life, takes a broad approach to enhancing intimacy.An occupational therapist, mental health and substance abuse specialist, andintimacy coach, Dr. Stormy dove into studies on intimacy while navigating thewaters of raising an autistic son."It was interesting, sort of a mom-world collision with aprofessional-world collision," she said.D...
2025-11-0547 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 67 - From Grief to Joy - Kelli CalabreseOne day business and health coach Kelli Calabrese thought she had the perfect life — a successful career, a beautiful home, a 25-year marriage, and two great kids. But the next day, her husband came home and told her the marriage was over. He walked out, filed for divorce, and soon after married someone else.It was a huge shock to Kelli, who had spent her marriage trying to be a great wife."It took me to my knees, it emptied me out," she said.After three years of doing a deep dive and peeling back the layers of...
2025-11-0142 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 68 - Living in Faith - Rob FoyThis episode of Chiseled is intense. If you're exploring your faith or are hard-core religious — whatever your religion — Rob Foy has some deep thoughts about having a "real" relationship with God.Rob is a long-time friend of mine and a real estate agent in central Maryland. He grew up in an Irish Catholic household, but his family stopped attending weekly services around the time he was nine.Flash forward 20+ years, and Rob and his brother found themselves one weekend abandoning a golf vacation in Myrtle Beach with a bunch of their buddies to check out rumors of Virgin Mary...
2025-10-2951 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 117- Laughing Your Way to Success and a Calling - Steve RizzoYou must be a pretty good comedian if your roommate is Drew Carey, your opening acts are Rosie O'Donnell, Chris Rock, and Sam Kinison, and you’re sharing the stage with Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld, and Ellen DeGeneres. That’s how big Steve Rizzo was in the comedy world. But his story is about much more than laughter. In eighth grade, a guidance counselor told him he’d never amount to much. In high school, he was voted “least likely to succeed.” Instead of accepting those labels, Steve used them as fuel. With support from his brother, he earned two college de...
2025-10-2558 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 69 - Turning Burnout into a Blessing - Brandy Wilson Edwards"I do not fit into a box. I'm certainly not a typical attorney."Brandy Wilson Edwards was experiencing hardcore burnout.Working as an attorney for many years, she wondered where her passion went. She loved speaking, writing, and helping people live better lives, all activities she did as an attorney. But it wasn't fueling her own sense of fulfillment.So Brandy took a "pause" to figure out what drove her happiness. She realized that she didn't have to choose between professional and personal goals. She could have it all — if she knew how to pursue it.
2025-10-1735 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 116 - Beating Stress, Self-Doubt, & Fear - Jim Poole - NuCalmGrowing up in New York, Jim Poole wrestled, played football, and earned two black belts in martial arts. The downside? A lifetime of head injuries. “I was hospitalized 14 times with concussions,” Jim recalls. “And I was probably knocked unconscious 20–30 times without going to the hospital.” Despite the damage, Jim graduated with honors from two universities and became a successful entrepreneur. Years later, while exploring his next startup, fate intervened. He met Dr. Blake Holloway, a neurologist and inventor who gave him life-changing news. “He said, ‘Jim, you have traumatic brain injury. When you turn 50, you won’t be able to tie your shoes.’...
2025-10-111h 07Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 70 - Why the Best are the Best - Kevin EastmanIf you know anything about me, you know I love words. I'm an avid reader, a public speaker, and a burgeoning author. Mybook, Better Than You Think, is a study of some of my favorite words and how they shape us and our relationships.I am not alone in this love of language, which is why I really enjoyed my interview with Kevin Eastman for this week's episode of Chiseled.Eastman is the former assistant coach of the 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics. He is also the former assistant coach and vice president of operations for the L.A. Cli...
2025-10-0945 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 59 - Overwhelming Odds -John O_LearyAs a 9-year-old, Missouri native John O'Leary wasnearly killed while playing with fire. Burned on 100 percent of his body with89 percent covered in third-degree burns, John was not expected to live thefirst night. But then something happened, call it a miracle. Through thepower of countless people all striving to keep John alive, not to mention thewell wishes from near and far, including President Ronald Reagan, Pope JohnPaul II, sports announcer Jack Buck, NHL star Gino Cavallini and the entire St.Louis Blues hockey team, John pulled through. But that's just John's origin story. John survived, but hefelt lost tr...
2025-10-0759 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 71 The Faithful Agent - Garrett MaroonReal estate agent Garrett Maroon has never made a cold call,hosted an open house, or bought a lead. He started in real estate in 2014 with just 40 people in his referral database and has since built a business on relationships and referrals only, doing very well selling 550 homes in under nine years.But about seven years after starting his career, Garrett felt that he was dancing around a subject he really wanted to discuss — his faith. So the Newport News, Virginia-based agent began talking about it with other realtors and even clients, and found that connecting his faith to hi...
2025-10-0238 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 115 - Faith, Fire, and the Chisel: A Conversation with Brian BuffiniI couldn’t be more honored to welcome today’s guest on Chiseled: Brian Buffini. For more than 20 years, Brian has been a coach to me, a role model, a guide in my faith journey — and an all-around good guy. He’s someone I deeply admire, and I’m humbled he agreed to join me on this episode. You’ve probably heard me mention Brian before: he’s the founder of Buffini & Company, the largest business coaching company in North America — not bad for an Irishman who came to America at 19 with nothing but determination. His journey hasn’t been easy. Just weeks a...
2025-09-2752 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 72 - Five guys on a podcastMany of you have been listening to Chiseled since I started podcasting in 2021. I love interviewing new people and hearing what they have to say. I hope you have found some useful insights from my guests on personal and professional growth.Most of all, I hope the podcast has entertained you.Turns out podcasting has brought me closer to an already strongband of brothers. In this week's Chiseled, I talk to four of my buddies in real estate who also have a taste for the mic and have launched their own shows.We're not making a l...
2025-09-201h 11Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 73 - Finding Happy - Chad KnellerWhen Chad Kneller was in his 20s, he “was all about sex, drugs, and rock and roll.” Laser-focused on being a singer in a rock band, Kneller figured life ends at age 27, just as it did for a host of famous musicians who burned hot and diedyoung.Through the lens of that existentialism, Chad drank too much, partied too hard, and ignored basic rules of society. Eventually, the warrants piled up and Chad found himself doing a coupletwo-week stints in jail. During one of those sojourns, he picked up a Bible and read it cover to cover. He then...
2025-09-1640 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 114 - Escaping Your Self-Imposed Prison - Fazeena HaniffFazeena Haniff was just seven years old when she witnessed her three-year-old cousin killed by a drunk driver. Visiting family in New York City for her birthday, she ended up attending a funeral instead of a celebration.The pain of the event was immediately suppressed in a family that tended to hide its emotions, so Fazeena never got to process the guilty feeling that she was to blame for the accident.That is, until nearly 30 years later when she found herself miserable in a failing marriage and re-traumatized by an incident while driving her own car.
2025-09-1338 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 74 - Time and Space - Scott SmithWill Heaven be boring? During a trip to the Grand Canyon a couple years ago, I looked out at the vastness of it all and thought, if this is Heaven, I can't wait.One step closer to the edge and I may have found it. But I'm not ready yet. I have a lot of life left in me, plus I really don't know what I'm going to do with myself when I get there.Apparently, I'm not the only one. Many years ago, D. Scott Smith's five-year-old son asked him a similar question. In fact, s...
2025-09-1248 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 75 - How to Break Through Walls - Ken WallsGrowing up in a "poor family" with "a lot of violence, drugs and alcohol in the house," Ken was a succesful entrepreneur from a young age, having started working at 8 years old. But by time he was 34, his success could not keep him from hitting rock bottom. "I had no business trying to run a business of any kind in the state of mind that I was in constantly, which was drunken at all times," he said. When he finally surrendered, through the "grace of God" and a lot of Alcholics Anonymous meetings, Ken knew it was time to pay...
2025-09-0847 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 76 - Epic LIfe - Justin BreenJustin Breen was an enterprising journalist in a Midwest media market when his bosses started slashing staff salaries in 2017. With a wife and two young children, Justin knew it was time to take his next step.It wasn't nearly as challenging for Justin as you'd think it might be. Tapping into his visionary mindset, Justin reached out to his 5,000-plus social media fanbase. Just six weeks later, he had started a public relations company from scratch."Someone either can get back into a plane after another one's been shot down without a parachute or they make an excuse...
2025-09-0439 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 77 - Life Happens in the Transitions - Amy SomervilleFor Amy Somerville, life happens in the transitions. Amy was in the real estate business for 18 years with RE/MAX — as a realtor, broker, team leader, franchise consultant, and coach. She readily admits that throughout it all, she was not a public speaker.But after nearly two decades in business, Amy needed to help her young family transition to the next stage of their lives. She chose to "take one for the team” and begin a very public-facing position running the professional development department. Within two years, she transitioned from senior vice president at RE/MAX to an independent cons...
2025-09-0133 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 113 - Finding Yourself to Overcome Addiction - Dr. Robb Kelly - Addiction ExpertMy guest this week, Dr. Robb Kelly, grew up in the projects of Manchester, England. Blessed with musical talent, he was performing on stage by the time he was 9 years old. The music career led him to college, and even to a job as a session musician at the famous Abbey Roads Studio in London, but it also led him to drink. While he was able to get his PhD in psychology at University of Oxford, his habit eventually landed him on the street, put out from his wife, children, and everyone he knew. "I definitely had...
2025-08-301h 05Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 78 - Overcoming Self-Sabotage - Craig MoodyAt a tender age, Craig Moody moved with hisfamily to a new town. His educator mother and a businessman father wanted the best for their son, but while going to stay with family friends during thetransition, Craig felt unwelcome and unliked. Later, at school, he was bullied and had trouble making friends despite his best efforts.Flash forward two decades and Craig was stillfeeling uprooted. With no job prospects and trouble making fraternal and romantic relationships, a nasty look from a clerk in a grocery store pushed Craig to the brink."I went home that night...
2025-08-2951 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 79 - A Conversation with God - Jamie KrakofskyChiseled Ep 79 A Conversation with God - Jamie KrakofskyYou would never know it talking to mild-mannered Jamie Krakofsky that he grew up a hard partier in Ft. Lauderdale. Immersed in drugs, alcohol, women, and gangviolence, he was thrown out of his dad's house at age 17. He tried living on his own but couldn't keep a job or an apartment.Exasperated, his mom challenged him to change his life. She put him on a plane to Bangor, Maine, with a bunch of...
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Real Estate Pros Show - Powered By Investor FuelBuilding Your Real Estate Network with Rob CommodariIn this episode of the Real Estate Throwers podcast, host Q Edmonds engages with Robert Commodari, a seasoned real estate professional with 25 years of experience. They discuss the importance of building relationships through consistent contact, care, and community engagement. Robert shares his strategies for maintaining a successful referral-based business, navigating market challenges, and the significance of authenticity in building connections. He emphasizes personal growth, the value of being genuine, and the need to focus on deepening relationships rather than casting a wide net. The conversation concludes with Robert offering encouraging insights for listeners on their personal and professional journeys.
2025-08-2227 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 80 -Turning Suffering into Strength - Dan ArmstrongLancaster, Pennsylvania-native Dan Armstrong was born with a cleft palate, a congenital abnormality during fetal development that leaves a hole in the roof of the mouth. While today this is frequently surgically fixed during infancy, Dan, 60, had a prosthesis put in his mouth to enable him to speak. As you can imagine, as a result of this condition, he was mercilessly bullied by neighborhood kids and classmates.While his parents always encouraged him to believe in himself, even featuring him as lead on a song recorded by his family's musical act, The Armstrong Family, Dan was angry — so an...
2025-08-2046 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 81 - The Mind, Body, and Spirit Approach to Health and Personal Success - Laura Di FrancoWhen COVID-19 hit, Laura Di Franco immediately had to shut down her physical therapy business. She took that opportunity to focus on another project she had beenworking on since 2015 — Brave Healing Productions, a publishing company for health practitioners who use holistic approaches to physical healing.It was a leap of faith that Laura didn't mind taking because she already had a highly developed sense of awareness a tool that she uses to help entrepreneurs in health-based practices achieve their professional goals of sharing their story, building their business, and changing their world."With awareness you have a c...
2025-08-1742 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 112 - The Rewards for Selflessness - Marvin PhillipMarvin Phillip grew up in Trinidad & Tobago, one of the most southerly islands in the Caribbean, where track and soccer are sports that every child plays.At age 12, Marvin couldn't qualify for his school teams. It was devastating to him. So, his mom got him into two clubs, each with a coach. Within one year — through coaching and hard work — he was able to become a junior champion on the track, and within two years, he was playing soccer on a national level."Sport was a big deal and so in my heart I felt like I could...
2025-08-1641 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 82 - Running Over Anorexia - Katie KiliszewskiKatie Kiliszewski spent nearly half of her life battling an eating disorder that threatened to take everything from her. At a young age, she began obsessing over her weight, counting calories, and running. She was only 14 when she was diagnosed with anorexia."I was so young when the eating disorder started, I didn't know what I was doing. It seemed like I was beinghealthy," she said. "I didn't know it then, but I know it now. I was in a lot of pain."In high school, Katie turned to alcohol to copewith the obsessive behavior. The...
2025-08-1035 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 83 - Playing in the League of Dreams - Mike BordickBaseball fans are in for a treat this week. I had the pleasure of interviewing Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Mike Bordick, who shared stories about his experiences playing in the Major League for 14 years, lessons he took from the game, and thoughts on the role of sports in young people's lives.As a true lover of baseball, I was in heaven talking to Mike, who is very down-to-earth and charitable. Having never been drafted, Mikesigned a minor league contract in 1986 before being called up to the Oakland Athletics in 1990. He signed with the O’s in 1996 where he played fo...
2025-08-0459 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 111 - Escaping a Mexican Cartel - Kenny BarnwellKenny Barnwell grew up on a dirt road in Villa Rica, Georgia. His parents were deaf. He was the fifth of five children, and at age 14, when his parents split up, he turned to drugs. It wasn't long before he ended up homeless with just a guitar on his back that had belonged to his brother.About two years later, with no prospects but a great work ethic, he was helping out a small businessman who ran a power washing company. One day, he took Kenny to the bookstore and offered to pay him $20 to read a book — Who M...
2025-08-021h 19Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 84 - The Hustle and Heart Coach - Erin HarriganWhen you hear someone say Jesus was a hustler, you probably think that person doesn't like Jesus. But what if the disconnect isn't the name but the definition of a "hustler"?Erin Harrigan says that's the mistake most people make. The word "hustle" doesn't mean someone who's deceptive, aggressive, or pushy. To hustle actual means to do something with intention."First of all, Jesus is never in a hurry," she said. "He was here to see his mission through."About 10 years ago, Erin decided to emulate the Jesus hustle. She left her corporate job...
2025-07-2943 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 85 Getting a Financial Education - Randy WilsonRandy Wilson spent most of his life wondering what he was going to do with himself. An average student who wanted to play pro basketball but lacked the height, he debated entering the military before going to a hometown university and eventually dropping out. In his early 30s and pleased to be a chain retail store manager who could afford to raise his family, his life was upended when the company filed for bankruptcy and his store was shut down.Plagued by self-doubt and unequipped with the education or family support he needed, Randy started searching for some answers...
2025-07-2746 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 86 Breaking Free of the Imposter Syndrome - Patrick LewisPatrick Lewis started working at Superior Rigging and Erecting Company, his dad's place of employment, at the tender age of 10. By the time he was 16, he knew he wanted to own the company. By age 27, in 2001, Patrick and his partners bought it. You would think someone with that kind of focus and drive would be strutting his stuff, but Patrick, while appearing confident on the outside, was plagued by insecurity.Patrick was suffering an identity crisis. His need for approval prevented him from having meaningful connections because, he said, he worried that people would find out he's not t...
2025-07-2441 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 87 - The Best Tool for Success: Self-Esteem - Janell SchmittlingReal estate agents — and anyone who may be struggling with self-esteem — are really going to enjoy this week's guest on Chiseled.For years, Janell Schmittling seemingly had the tools to become a successful real estate agent — but she lacked the biggest one — self-esteem. Why? Perhaps due to a lack of support from her brokerage, a lot of spinning wheels without getting results, and a husband who was suffering from alcoholism, which she blamed on herself."I was really struggling," she said.Dealing with her husband's addiction, trying to raise young children, and not closing enough de...
2025-07-2041 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 110 - From Musician to Mindset Mentor - Jake BallentineJake Ballentine is a success coach who’s helped over 1,000 people break through the invisible barriers holding them back from their goals. But before he could guide others, Jake had to overcome his own.In his early years, Jake left college to pursue a career in music — and by most accounts, he did well. But after years on the road, he realized the message he was passionate about sharing wasn’t reaching the right audience.“My purpose for performing music was to use it as a tool to communicate a positive message,” Jake said. “But in reality, I was getting...
2025-07-1945 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 88 - The Pleasure of Having Cancer - John McCormackMany people who are treated for cancer follow a routine — home, treatment, work, home. Rinse and repeat. That was the case for Florida Atlantic University (FAU) baseball coach John McCormack when he was getting treatment for a neuroendocrine tumor — until one day when he could not get a ride home.John lost weight, had no energy, and was unable to drive a car during his cancer treatment. He was feeling useless, unengaged, and completely dependent on others. His wife, also an FAU employee, had been unable to pick him up that Friday in January when practice had been cut sho...
2025-07-0946 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 89 - Acts of Kindness - Paul HunterThe doctor who let Paul Hunter know he had back of throat and neck cancer did not have much of a bedside manner. According to Paul, he came in and said, "I'm sorry to have to tell you this. You have cancer and your life is changed forever." Then he handed him a reference for an oncologist and sent him out the door.Paul could have let that curt diagnosis impact his reaction. But after he and his wife drove a bit, pulled over to pray, and then went home to be with their kids, they knew they were...
2025-07-0841 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 109 - Mastering the Art of Memory - Ron WhiteRon White is a two-time USA Memory champion. He has memorized the first seven chapters of the book of Proverbs, the U.S. Constitution, and the names of every service member fallen in Afghanistan, where he served as a naval intelligence specialist.Ron has appeared all over the world displaying his feats of memory, including on National Geographic's "Brain Games," Fox TV's "Superhuman," and History Channel's "Superhumans." He shares his skills at workshops for corporations like Microsoft, General Motors, and Century 21, among others.His purpose is not to perform parlor tricks. Though Ron's abilities will delight...
2025-07-0543 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChieseld Ep 90 Sorrow & Joy in the Midst of Grief - Bob ArnoldThe worst thing imaginable happened to Bob Arnold and his wife Jeanne in 2002. They were getting ready for bed and a coroner calls. Their 23-year-old daughter Marcie was found dead in her apartment nearly 500 miles away.Marcie, a vibrant young woman who was just getting established in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., was talking with a friend on the phone when the conversation went silent. She had suffered QT prolongation, sudden death from cardiac arrest, a rare occurrence that afflicts people with arrythmia, or irregular heartbeat.It is a tragedy that no parent should have to...
2025-07-0343 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 91 - Never Failing - Lindsey HansonWhen a cruel prank during a drunken rager turned into a stop in the local hospital psych ward, then-20-year-old Lindsey Hanson knew something had to change. Released to her parents' custody, she returned home and decided to start right then."I looked (my mom) in the eye, and said 'I need help,'" Lindsey said. "I was ready."Rather than go to a program, Lindsey stayed home to detox in her parents' care, a decision that she said enabled her to start over."I went through four weeks of detoxing, which was absolutely horrid, but on...
2025-06-2938 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 92 - Advocating for Yourself and Others - Alice TangThey say dynamite comes in small packages, and Alice Tang, all five feet of her, is full of spark. An immigrant from China, she arrived in the United States 30 years ago with her husband, who had been hired by a U.S. tech company. But with no work visa or her own, Alice started to languish."I was truly struggling as a stay-at-home wife with no status to work here," said the self-described extrovert. "I didn't feel good about myself. My behavior wasn't good, and it impacted my relationship, my marriage."Alice, ever the problem-solver, asked her husband i...
2025-06-2730 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 93 - A Journey of Faith and Survival - Eberhard SamlowskiEberhard Samlowski, a devout Christian and retired surgeon, knew before the doctors told him in 2022 that he had esophageal cancer. They suggested a three-part treatment — chemotherapy, radiation, and a risky surgery. Eberhard knew the odds were not good. He also had a trip scheduled to Saudi Arabia, a pilgrimage he had been waiting 30 years to take. He was headed to the concealed potential site that many locals and several archeological and biblical scholars believe is Mt. Sinai.The doctors told Eberhard that it was unwise for him to make the trek, and that he had a limited chance of...
2025-06-2542 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 108 - How to Win in Spiritual Warfare - Chris CahillChris Cahill was drinking with colleagues one evening while traveling on a business trip when he had an epiphany. His hands prevented him from taking a glass of scotch that was offered to him, as they had many times before. So, he returned to his hotel room, where he spent the night reading a copy of Gideon's Bible, obsessing over a pastor delivering a sermon on YouTube, and meeting Jesus in the bathroom mirror. The next morning, he quit his job and took an immediate flight home to Florida.It's a good thing he did, too, because even...
2025-06-211h 01Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 94 - Being at Peace during a Near Death Experience - Steven CericolaSteven Cericola was a bit of a wild child. One of six siblings, he was labeled by classmates as the "guy most likely to be dead at 25." But even in his heady youth, he was athletic. He started swimming in the ocean at age 10. He was a competitive distance swimmer in high school.Eventually, Steve got serious about his life, attending Johns Hopkins University part-time to earn a degree in mechanical engineering, and settling down with his wife Robyn.So, it was quite ironic that he would have a near-death experience while swimming during a family...
2025-06-1836 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 95 - Rising Up after a Fall - Greg ChaplainI have a question for all the business owners out there: Is your 2025 business plan ready? It's nearly Christmas. You should be done with your list and checked it twice.Wherever you are in your plan, I want to give you and anyone else who is ready to wrap up 2024 a Christmas gift: a true story about faith and the cascade of abundance that comes with it.For Chiseled listeners in my Buffini and Company coaching group, you may already know this week's guest, Greg Chaplain.Raised Catholic in Massachusetts, Greg's family always had...
2025-06-1548 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 96 -Being Great at Doing What You Love - Jeffrey GitomerThe "King of Sales," Jeffrey Gitomer, is the author of 17 bestselling books on sales and personal development, including How to Make Sales Forever and The Little Red Book of Selling. He is an icon in the personal growth and development industry so when he said he would cut out some of his time to record a podcast with me, I was all in.Having written 16 e-books and thousands of columns, blog posts, and articles in addition to his bestsellers, Jeffrey has produced a ton of content over the decades. His materials can help anyone become a better salesperson. ...
2025-06-1132 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 97 - Education is Freedom - Jim KeyesJim Keyes has an outstanding resume. A former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster, former head of planning at Citgo, a pilot, a sculptor, and a published author, Keyes learned from a challenging childhood that curiosity is the key not merely to get through life, but to grab the reins and run with it.Jim's start wasn't easy. One of six kids, he grew up in a three-room shack with no running water in Grafton, Mass. Overwhelmed by it all, his mother walked out on the family when he was a child, and according to Jim, the family faced crisis...
2025-06-0851 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 107 - From Career to Calling - Dale YoungDale Young seemingly made all the right moves in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. He got an advanced education, started working for a defense contractor, and moved to Australia where he was making money and enjoying all the perks. Then one day, during a discussion about taxes with colleagues, he realized he was working at a job, not a career, and he most certainly was not following a calling. So, he mustered up some courage and organized a plan to change his life.But nothing came quickly. He moved back to the United States i...
2025-06-0744 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 98 - Next Leveling Your Life - Kyle WilsonIn this week's episode of Chiseled, I welcome Kyle Wilson to share his story. But he does much more than that. Kyle is one of the people helping to chisel me, and once you hear him, you are going to want him to do the same for you.A self-made entrepreneur who effectively made personal growth guru Jim Rohn into a household name, Kyle is the creator of his very own Inner Circle. If you know me, you know how important this impactful, loving, and growing group of people is to my life. Several are co-authors with me of the...
2025-06-0450 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 99 - Reach One_ Teach One_ & Grow One! - Donald & Ethel RuckerPastors Don and Ethel Rucker both heard the voice of God when they first laid eyes on each other. Meeting in a church — she was there because church was always her "safe haven" and he was there because he wanted to "appease" his sister — the word reached them as a whisper in their hearts acknowledging they had met their life partner.It wasn't long afterward that they married. But even though they were destined for each other, they admit the first three years of marriage were lousy."I had no positive role models on how to subm...
2025-06-0451 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 100 - The Sound of Freedom - Paul HutchinsonIt's our 100th episode of Chiseled and I'm so excited to have Paul Hutchinson join me for this milestone. You may have heard of Paul, the executive producer and inspiration for the movie, The Sound of Freedom. Paul was living the high life building a multi-billion dollar company, Bridge Investment Group. He had a house with 10 bathrooms, seven fireplaces, three kitchens, and a closet larger than most people's apartments. A basketball court and a full-on DJ booth with light structures and a stage were set up in his basement.He was also on his way to his...
2025-06-011h 19Chiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 101 - Invest in Yourself First -Carol FoderickIt's funny. When I reflected on my conversation with Carol Foderick, this week's guest on Chiseled, I was amused that she is known as "the hardest working woman in real estate," yet she prioritizes her life outside the office.And then it made sense to me. Working hard at a career is one thing, but creating work-life balance is a whole other level of effort. As you will learn this week, Carol is the epitome of discovering the balance between leadership and friendship, mothering and managing, and reflection and action. Carol started out in real estate wo...
2025-05-2947 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 102 - Cannonball Moments - Eric ClaytonEric A. Clayton is a born storyteller. Writing fiction as a child, his grandmother would edit Eric's fantastical stories about elves and dragons, teaching him the skills of imaginary world-building.It is no wonder, then, that as an adult, Eric loves borrowing from the colorful St. Ignatius, who helped Eric find his spirituality as a writer, first for Catholic Relief Services and now as the deputy director of communications at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, here in Baltimore.As Eric explains in this week's podcast, St. Ignatius of Loyola was a soldier and minor nobl...
2025-05-2742 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 103 - The Not So Secret Agent - Danny HicksI have been in real estate a long time, but Danny Hicks taught me something new this week. Many of us in the real estate industry know the trifecta of the deal — location, price, and condition. For most homebuyers, you usually have to sacrifice one criterion to get into a home. But as Danny explains this week, you can actually get all three, when you can change the location of a home. His perspective on how to make that happen is not only creative but also demonstrates the acumen of a true businessman.Danny isn't just a businessman, howe...
2025-05-2643 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 104 - Tough Times Never Last_ Tough People Do! - Blane StewartBlane Stewart was a latchkey kid, who turned his freedom into a hustle, often with severe consequences. Raised in his early years on a 100-acre farm, he was devastated by his parents' divorce, his dad's raging alcoholism, and his mom moving him and his two siblings into a two-bedroom apartment in a low-income area of the city.With his mom forced to work three jobs, Blane was left with little supervision, and he ran with it. By age 16, he owned a townhome and multiple cars, none earned by ordinary industry."I was doing bad things and...
2025-05-2549 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 106 - The Secret War Within - Brett SnodgrassEvery story is unique, but sometimes I have to chuckle at our similarities. Take Brett Snodgrass. His story sounds familiar to Brad Noll — a guest I had on way back in the early days of Chiseled, on episode 19. Brett and Brad both grew up in Indiana. They both were sons of high school basketball coaches who were loving and highly demanding. They both played basketball in college and now work in real estate. They are both men of deep faith who prioritize their children.In fact, the two know each other, but their stories lead down very d...
2025-05-2448 minChiseled - We're all a work in progress - with Rob CommodariChiseled Ep 105 Spirit, Mind, Body, Results - Chicken Soup for the Soul co-author - Mark Victor HansenMark Victor Hansen is the world's No. 1 author, having sold 500 million copies of a little book series he co-wrote, called Chicken Soup for the Soul. I'm thrilled to say that he is also this week's guest on Chiseled.As a keynote speaker, author, publisher, and philanthropist, Mark is the guy whose face appears next to the words "determination" and "energy" in the dictionary. He started out being mentored in grad school by architect and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller, but after having gone bankrupt trying to sell geodesic domes in the 1970s, he asked God what he was meant to...
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Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah AshongDevelop Your Skills and Own Your Expertise | Paris Shardey, Riley Holland, Robert Commodari, Sara Troy, Veronica Thompson | Ep 574"Trust your gut, trust your feeling, trust your Why." - Sara TroyJoin Niiamah (@niiamahashong) for an inspiring roundtable discussion with Paris Shardey, Riley Holland, Robert Commodari, Sara Troy, and Veronica Thompson. Discover how they've embraced their unique gifts, overcome self-doubt, and found success by following their passions.Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference...
2024-11-1447 min
The Iron Deep PodcastFULFILLED LIVING | How to Live a Fulfilled Life through Awareness | Rob CommodariWe all want to live a fulfilled life. Many of us Entrepreneurs become business creators and owners to achieve fulfilled living. But somehow, in the midst of all of the busyness of business, we become distracted, stressed and worn out. Even in the midst of all of our accomplishments and success.So how do we live a fulfilled life as Entrepreneurs? Real Estate success and acclaimed author, Rob Commodari, shares how he went from being an empty yet successful business owner to a fulfilled and successful business owner.Rob's...
2024-10-0135 min
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Breakthrough WallsEpisode 520 - Interview With Rob Commodari!Amazing interview with Rob Commodari!
Robert Commodari comes from a family of seven siblings growing up in Northeast Baltimore City. He started working at eleven and paid his way through private high school and college. In 1990 he read his first inspirational book and over the last 31 years, he has read over one thousand books. Rob is a passionate speaker, a #1 bestselling author of Better Than You Think, a co-author of the #1 bestseller Next Level Your Life, and host of the podcast Chiseled. He’s spoken to thousands of people over the years, inspiring them to develop awareness to live a mo...
2023-09-2752 min
Breakthrough WallsEpisode 520 - Interview With Rob Commodari!Amazing interview with Rob Commodari! Robert Commodari comes from a family of seven siblings growing up in Northeast Baltimore City. He started working at eleven and paid his way through private high school and college. In 1990 he read his first inspirational book and over the last 31 years, he has read over one thousand books. Rob is a passionate speaker, a #1 bestselling author of Better Than You Think, a co-author of the #1 bestseller Next Level Your Life, and host of the podcast Chiseled. He’s spoken to thousands of people over the years, inspiring them to develop awareness to live a mo...
2023-09-2752 min
A Quest for Well-BeingSelf-Confidence Is A Skill — Self-Esteem Is A Feeling — "Failure is an indirect step toward success." Valeria Teles interviews Robert Commodari — the author of "Better Than you Think." Rob comes from a family of 7 siblings growing up in a 2 bedroom 1 bath 745 sqft house in Northeast Baltimore City. He is the son of an Italian immigrant and a red haired German. Money was hard to come by while growing up. Rob started working at age 11 delivering newspapers and paid his own tuition through high school and college. Rob is a passionate guy and one who has learned the value of being transparent. He has r...
2021-04-0737 min
Smart Homebuying Podcast: Formally knows as The First Time Home Buyer PodcastHow To Know If You Finally Found Your Dream Home, with Robert Commodari - The First Time Home Buyer Podcast - Episode 94Robert Commodari is a real estate agent based in Baltimore, Maryland that has over 20 years of experience and that has sold over 1600 homes. He finds great joy in helping first time home buyers purchase their home. Get In Touch If you’d like to get in touch with our guest today, click on the link below and I will send you a warm introduction: https://lauramoreno.com/podcast-guest-warm-introduction/ Awesome Resources For First-Time Home Buyers If you’d like to access other great resources for first-time home buyers just click on the link...
2021-01-0122 min
Real Estate Rockstars Podcast900: How to Close Real Estate Deals During Lockdown with Robert CommodariThe impact of coronavirus on the economy has been swift and severe. For many real estate agents, getting deals done during lockdown seems like an impossibility; it’s not. Today’s guest, Robert Commodari, closed eight deals just last week, and he’s staying busier than ever to keep new contracts coming in. On this podcast, Rob shares what he’s doing to line up deals, how his outreach efforts have changed since shelter-in-place orders hit, and why mental perseverance is more important now than ever.Get Instant Access to Hundreds of Free Real Estate ToolsVisit h...
2020-04-1632 min
No Limits SellingRobert Commodari, Founder of The Commodari GroupThe owner and founder of The Commodari Group Rob has been in business for 15 plus years. Over that time frame, Rob and his team have helped approximately 1300 families fulfill their dream of either buying or selling a home. He specializes in building relationships that last beyond the sale or purchase of your home. Rob takes a personal approach to conduct business as he applies a passionate and sincere interest in helping his clients achieve their goals.
Podcast Highlights:
If it's worth doing, don't hold back give it your all
Tenacity is an essential element of success
Be willing to fail its...
2018-09-1118 min