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Reframing Perspectives with Payal Beri, PhD
Power of Play: How Creativity & Fun Increases Productivity with Gary Ware
Play might seem childish, but it can also be the secret to overcoming burnout and fostering growth in the workplace and beyond. In this episode, Dr. Payal Beri sits down with Gary Ware, founder of Breakthrough Play, TEDx speaker, and the self-proclaimed "King of Play." Gary shares his powerful journey from burnout to breakthrough, revealing how rediscovering play through improv helped him heal, reconnect with joy, and build resilience.In this episode:00:00 Introduction and First Impressions01:06 The Power of Play: Gary's Journey03:33 Understanding Burnout and Rediscovering Play
2025-03-19
53 min
Culture Conversations
Unleashing the Power of Play to Combat Burnout with Gary Ware
Episode Summary: In this episode of Culture Conversations, Craig Forman sits down with Gary Ware, a dynamic consultant and workshop facilitator who uses purposeful play to help organizations combat burnout and build resilience. Gary shares his unique approach to fostering creativity and connection within teams by integrating play into the workplace. The discussion delves into the current challenges facing organizations in 2024, including burnout and the complexities of remote work. Gary and Craig explore how leaders can redefine play to drive high performance, and the importance of human responsibility in setting boundaries and protecting well-being in a demanding...
2024-08-22
41 min
She Is A Leader - The Podcast
The Path to Business Success is Playful with Gary Ware
Welcome to another episode of Boss Your Business Mindset! Join us today as we explore how incorporating play into your work could revolutionize your productivity and happiness!In this episode, we'll dive into how our guest Gary Ware turned a crisis into an opportunity, the methodologies he uses to integrate play into serious business settings, and practical exercises you can implement today. You'll walk away with new insights into improving your work-life balance, increasing creativity, and making your daily grind more enjoyable.Meet Our GuestGary Ware, founder of Breakthrough Play and a...
2024-08-06
28 min
Be Freaking Awesome Podcast
EP 107 Fun February: Embracing the Power of Play in the Workplace with Gary Ware
Send us a textIn this episode, Gary Ware discusses the importance of play in various aspects of life, including work, learning, and relationships. He emphasizes the need to see the world as a playground of possibilities rather than a proving ground. Gary also highlights the impact of play on memory and learning, explaining that play can significantly reduce the number of repetitions needed to create a synapse in the brain. He shares how he incorporates playful methods in training and bonding activities, and encourages adults to prioritize rest and give themselves permission to play. Gary concludes...
2024-02-20
51 min
Curious Monica
S3 E1: Master Play with Gary Ware
Meet Gary Ware, the creative force behind Breakthrough Play and author of 'Playful Rebellion' based in sunny San Diego. Gary's passion for infusing play into the workplace stems from a diverse background in music, education, and web design. Fueled by the realization that his dream job wasn't on the market, Gary took the innovative route and created his own path. Join us for an engaging episode as Gary shares his journey from a dreamer to an influencer, reshaping how we perceive play in professional spaces. Discover how this maverick challenges the status quo, empowering leaders and corporations to revolutionize...
2024-02-06
35 min
DesuckifyWork®
Episode 10: Discover your play personality with Gary Ware
Hi everyone, Episode 10 of the DesuckifyWork™ Podcast is now live.(Please note, the video feed in this episode freezes up for about 30 seconds at the 1:06:30 mark. The audio works just fine so we kept the show going.)Today, I’m speaking with Gary Ware, a strategic play consultant and the founder of Breakthrough Play. I gotta say, I have a lot of fun with the work I do, but it’s hard not get a bit envious of what Gary is bringing into the world. Getting paid to play sounds like a pretty good gi...
2023-11-07
1h 14
The Unburdened Leader
EP 83: Cultivating a Practice of True Play with Gary Ware
Do you have a relationship with play?Do you integrate time to play into your life around work and rest?Or does play feel elusive or like a luxury?If it does, you’re not alone.So many of us are weary and weighed down, trying to stay afloat while keeping up with life, work, and being engaged citizens. And we live in a culture that continues to prioritize work and productivity over play and rest....
2023-07-21
1h 07
The Fuel Your Fire Podcast with Alicia Wood
Learn To Fail
How afraid of failure are you? Does it shine through in perfectionism? In not attempting certain things? In not going for your dreams because it may not work out?In this episode I’m chatting with Gary Ware, who is the founder of Breakthrough Play, a corporate facilitator, keynote speaker & certified coach all about Failure! He shares his philosophy on failure, and ways that you can take action and get in the habit of failing more often. The more you “fail” the more the fear of failure disappears. Gary is super dynamic and a real t...
2022-12-22
31 min
Impact Makers
How to Make Work Suck Less By Making It Fun with Jeff Harry
Especially with the pandemic, the great resignation, quiet quitting, and all the dramatic shifts the whole world is currently experiencing, a lot of companies are struggling internally. Left unattended and this could lead to a toxic culture. Obviously, hard conversations have to be made because you can’t just ignore those issues happening collectively. And one of the ways to address this among many other issues is to ensure a happy, safe, and fun culture – and make work suck less. In today’s conversation, Jeff Harry talks about how he takes positive p...
2022-10-20
1h 03
Trailblazing In Color
Playful Rebellion with Gary Ware
Today’s guest, Gary Ware, is trailblazing a path to influence people and organizations to infuse more play in order to evoke more creativity, innovation, and joy, and he gives us the necessary tools and frameworks to do so. Gary was my level 2 improv teacher back in 2018 and the time spent doing something fun just for myself was life changing.Play isn’t something just for kids. As adults, it’s easy to dismiss the idea of play as a waste of time, or something that needed to be earned by productivity. Why do we lose our playfu...
2022-10-17
43 min
Your Story Medicine
The Playful Rebellion: Joy as Resistance with Gary Ware
In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Gary Ware, Founder of Breakthrough Play, a corporate facilitator, keynote speaker, certified coach, and self-proclaimed Creative Catalyst. Gary has over 14 years of experience in the corporate world holding various leadership positions. Being a multifaceted individual, Gary also comes with nearly a decade of experience as a performer in improv theatre. After experiencing burnout in his pursuit for success and happiness, he realized that what was missing was play. Committing to a life of play is what led Gary to discover his passion for facilitating. Gary uses the power of applied...
2022-07-19
52 min
Writing Black Joy
Bringing play into the writing process with Gary Ware
This week I am joined by Gary Ware. Gary is many things as you will hear shortly - a self proclaimed creative catalyst, and corporate facilitator. He is also a master at play and that is something we dive into as we talk about his upcoming book which is all about play. Gary and I talked about his writing process and how he completed his “play-book'' as someone who has dyslexia and ADHD and how he brought play into the process. He also talked about seeing the world as a proving ground vs as...
2022-03-07
57 min
Best Speech
S2 E14 Gary Ware
Mike and Gary talk about the innovative idea of bringing play into our work lives. They talk about how someone who is very high energy, like Gary, transitioned to online presentations, and how Gary wins over the skeptic in the room. Finally, Mike almost gets Gary kicked out of the Magicians' Alliance by asking him to explain a magic trick.Gary Ware is a Play Consultant for Breakthrough Play, where he helps professionals and companies incorporate play into the workplace to improve creativity and strategic thinking. He's on social media @garyware.Host Mike Pacchione is...
2022-01-20
54 min
Diner Talks With James
When is the Last Time You Played as an Adult? with Gary Ware
My man, Gary Ware, stepped into the diner and brought a bunch of truth and his expertise in play to the booth. Before we dove into all that we compared notes on how we both eat our pancakes. Then we discussed our mutual love, improv comedy. I asked Gary how Gary got into improv (turns out it was completely on accident!) and what improv taught him about himself. We then chatted about getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and where the shame creeps in. Gary made a huge shift going from a full-time marketing job to selling everything to...
2021-07-08
1h 14
Neuroinclusion
#30-GARY WARE-"PLAY SAVES LIVES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND BUSINESSES"
Gary Ware is quite simply one of my favorite people on the planet. To know him is to love him.In this episode, Gary and I talk about how PLAY unexpectedly saved both of our lives. You have probably heard that the opposite of play is depression and perfection. Yes, And...We go quickly and deeply into conversation about our painful and pivotal catalyst moments that lead us to a place where we value PLAY and pleasure. Gary is masterful at encouraging companies/schools to use play to improve productivity, collaboration, and engagement. We discuss ho...
2021-04-23
48 min
Social Responsibility at Work
The Power of Play with Gary Ware and Jeff Harry
Purposeful play at work is an underrated indicator of productivity, team belonging and team morale, so why are we not talking more about it? Join me and guests Gary Ware and Jeff Harry explore play as the “special sauce” for psychologically safe teams and innovative companies. Jeff and Gary share their perspective of play from the lens of positive psychology and what organizations and leaders can do to create the right environment to enable spaces where flow and play can happen. Here is what you will learn in this episode: The role of purposeful play in creating psychologically safe workplaces. Laug...
2021-04-05
25 min
Mine the Gap
28. Gary Ware: Believing is Seeing
Gary Ware is a corporate facilitator, keynote speaker, certified coach and self-proclaimed “creative catalyst.” After experiencing burnout in his pursuit for success and happiness, he realized that what was missing was play. Gary uses the power of applied improvisation and other playful methods to assist people in unlocking creativity, confidence and better communication. We talk about the danger of burnout in your 20s and how you can rebuild your play muscle, which also rewires your brain. To help us understand how we play best, Gary talks us through the play personalities and challenges us to experiment in our play. Lastl...
2021-01-26
1h 15
SnackWalls
E57 Gary Ware: Peeling Back The Layers
Today we sit down Gary Ware, a corporate facilitator and keynote speaker who uses the power of play to transform lives! He has been recommended by previous guests and for good reason, so sit down, listen up, and enjoy.Gary acknowledges that finding diverse talent requires extra effort. Companies that struggle to find diverse candidates need to peel back the layers on their recruitment efforts to find the problem. Are they looking for talent in schools that promote diversity? Perhaps your company needs to support efforts in the local community to help young people...
2020-10-30
21 min
The Cale Marker Podcast
CMP E65: Gary Ware, PlayfulAF, Breakthrough Play
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2020-06-24
1h 15
Playdaite With Alison LeBrun & Guests
#49 Breakthrough Play with Gary Ware
Gary Ware is a Play Strategist & Creativity Catalyst, and founder of Breakthrough Play. He is a sought-after Corporate Facilitator and Keynote Speaker with nearly a decade of experience as a performer in improv theatre. He assists teams with unlocking creativity, confidence, and sparks collaboration with experiential methods proven to drive peak performance. Gary spent over a decade in the corporate world and originally pursued improv to master public speaking. He quickly discovered that combining improv and play could be a powerful solution to achieve various business challenges. Naturally, he created workshops for his team and other executives in his network to...
2020-04-09
1h 16
The Social Ninjas
Playful & Less Anxiety Ft. TEDx Speaker Gary Ware
This week, we brought on TEDx Speaker, Gary Ware, to share with us how play can improve your mental health, reduce anxiety, and reduce depression. Gary is a Play Expert and makes a living helping people access their playful side and live better. Save 10% on all WeightedByDesign Weighted Blankets with coupon code NINJA10 at www.WeightedByDesign.com Mentioned Links: Gary's TEDx Talk Where to Find Gary: www.breakthroughplay.com @Garyware on Instagram @breathroughplay on Instagram @breakthroughplay on Facebook ...
2020-03-09
1h 15
Next Level Confident
18. How to Reduce Stress & Begin Living a Playful Life with Gary Ware
Gary Ware is a Strategic Play Consultant. Yes. You read that correctly. He helps companies & professionals level up their skills & become the best versions of themselves through fun & entertainment. Connect with Gary on IG: @Garyware Click here for your Free PLAY PDF Topics included: “The opposite of play isn’t work. It’s depression.” Why should you live a playful life? How do you stay curious? What brings you joy? Are you experiencing burnout? What is your intention in any given moment? What are some forms of play we can do as ad...
2020-01-24
59 min
The BS We Feed Ourselves — Gut/Brain healing for overachievers
Top Execs are Using “PLAY” to Win at Life (Here’s How)
Summary: Gary Ware, a TEDx Talk Speaker, and Play Consultant works with top executives and Fortune 500 companies, like Google. He runs workshops about how incorporating “play” into your day can help you be more productive. He has a 99.9% success rate and has a lot to say about how PLAY helped him and how it can help you overcome burnout, improve your mindset, business, and relationships. What We Learn: 03:46 How to play with your kids without panicking about getting back to work 05:49 What is a play consultant? 14:26 The improv class that ch...
2020-01-23
1h 13
Encourage Somebody!
37 - Breakthrough Play with Gary Ware
Gary is such a rad dude putting good energy in the world. I feel lucky to have had this conversation about breaking habits through play, ways we can support one another when hurting & we even get to a few life lessons from parenting. To learn more about Gary or to follow along with his journey, go here...Breakthrough Play: http://www.breakthroughplay.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garyware/ Awesome Stuff Mentioned in this PodcastThinking Putty: https://puttyworld.com/Songpods: http://songpods.com/
2018-10-01
00 min
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BTC 057 : How To Be Happy Anytime You Want
Have you ever wished that you could have happier days more often than crappy ones? Well tune in and I will give you my proven recipe that will help you turn that frown upside down!
2015-06-02
14 min
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BTC 056 : The Power of Decision with Mari Hamill
Today we chat with best selling author Mari Hamill. Mari and I talk about the inspiration and creative process she used to write her book Werewolf Nights. We also discuss how better decision making leads to success.
2015-05-18
36 min
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BTC 055 : Live a Life Worth Living with Eric Zimmer
Today we chat with podcaster Eric Zimmer from popular show The One You Feed. Eric and I give you pointers on how to live a better life through mindset, psychology, and specific habits.
2015-05-11
50 min
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BTC 054 : Elixir Of Life Summit Preview Part 4
This is final episode from our series previewing our The Elixir of Life Virtual Summit. Today we learn what it takes to be an Enlightened Super Achiever from Corey Poirier
2015-04-27
12 min
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BTC 053 : Elixir Of Life Summit Preview Part 3
This is part 3 of our 4 part series previewing our upcoming Elixir of Life Virtual Summit. Today we talk about having the right mindset, and we hear from Kathryn and Julian of BrilliantLivingHQ.com on the power of affirmations.
2015-04-23
12 min
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BTC 052 : Elixir Of Life Summit Preview Part 2
This is part 2 of our 4 part series previewing our upcoming Elixir of Life Virtual Summit. Today we talk about careers, and we here from Gregory Berg of the Life on Purpose Podcast.
2015-04-15
13 min
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BTC 051 : Elixir Of Life Summit Preview Part 1
This is the first of a four part series where I give you a preview of my upcoming virtual summit The Elixir of Life. If you want to sign up to get insights and training from the worlds top movers and shakers go to http://www.elixiroflifesummit.com/ or text ELIXIR to 33444
2015-04-11
21 min
The BRAND New You Show - A Personal Branding podcast
Gary Ware - Proprietor at Breakthrough Cocktail
Gary Ware | Personal Branding | Social Media Show Notes: http://www.ryanrhoten.com/garyware Today on the BRAND New You show we welcome Gary Ware the proprietor at breakthrough cocktail. At Breakthrough Cocktail, Gary and his team help young professionals groom their quality of life by offering insanely practical advice in the areas of happiness, professional development, productivity, and even personal finance. Through their unique one-of-a-kind coaching programs, Breakthrough Cocktail helps its clients find passion, excel at a job they’ll love, and live an epic life! By day...
2015-04-02
40 min
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BTC 050 : Why Success Doesn’t Equate to Happiness w/ Eric Karpinski
Listen in to learn from happiness expert Eric Karpinski. Eric believes that success doesn't always bring us happiness, but happiness will bring success. Eric shares with us practical tips that will help you get more out of your life.
2015-03-23
58 min
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BTC 049 : The Power of Making Real Human Connections with Seth Perler
Today we hear from Seth Perler and how he took a leap of faith to follow his passion to work with struggling students.
2015-03-16
55 min
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BTC 048 : A Conversation In Landing A Dream Job w/ Andy Zitzmann
Today on the show Andy Zitzmann (AZ), a peak performance coach, business consultant, and speaker gives us some practical tips that will help you build rapport, leap frog the competitor, and land the job of your dreams even with limit experience.
2015-03-09
1h 07
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BTC 047 : Uncovering Your What & Becoming Significant with Steve Olsher
Today on the show we have NY Times best selling author Steve Olsher. Steve will reveal his framework to help you find your gift and become significant.
2015-03-02
46 min
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BTC 046 : Increase Your Happiness w/ Brain a Makeover - Phyllis Ginsberg
Today we hear from Phyllis Ginsberg, M.A., MFT. Phyllis gives us tools from her new book Brain Makeover to help us live a more positive, abundant life
2015-02-23
27 min
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BTC 045 : Creating a Career That Aligns with Your Passions w/ Dr Nick
Today we have Dr Nick Berry, Pharm D on the show, and he shares with us how we was able to combine his passions to create the career of his dreams. He also shares with us how essential oils can cure common ailments.
2015-02-16
34 min
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BTC 044 : Finding the shifts that lead to the greatest growth with Brian Lee
Click through to hear Brian's story of how he had two major shifts in his career that have lead him from an “ordinary” career path to building a successful and growing PR business in Madison, Wisconsin.
2015-02-11
28 min
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BTC 043 : Leveraging Industry Organizations to Land Your Dream Job w/ Tiffany Ryan
Today Tiffany Ryan shares how she used her networking skills along with her experience in industry organizations to help her dream job.
2015-02-02
37 min
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BTC 042 : Creating The Career of Your Dreams with Ginger Reichl
Today Ginger Reichl shares how each part of her career set her up to be successful with her agency Pinstripe Marketing. Not all areas were glamorous but Ginger continued to go above and beyond and quickly rose to the challenge.
2015-01-26
25 min
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BTC 041 : A Look Into Changing Careers with Chris Cerrone
Today we hear the story of Chris Cerrone and how he was able to forge his own career path to land job after job and eventually creating a successful podcast. He was able to do all of this without having a college degree.
2015-01-19
54 min
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BTC 040 : Framework To Launching a Successful Passion Project With AJ Amyx
Hear from the Creator’s Mentor Aj Amyx. Aj has a proven framework to help you create and launch a successful passion project.
2015-01-12
55 min
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BTC 039 : Using Improv to Level Up Your Career with Lisa Cummings
Get career advice from Personal Development Expert Lisa Cummings. Lisa tells us how improv training has helped her in all areas of her life.
2015-01-05
43 min
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BTC 038 : 7 Realizations from 2014 That Will Make Your 2015 a Success
Today I reveal 7 things that I learned in 2014 that will allow you to make 2015 the Best Year Ever!
2015-01-01
31 min
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BTC 037 : From Zero to Fabulous with Personal Stylist Vanessa Valiente
Tune in to hear Vanessa's amazing story of growing and pivoting until she found what she really loved and gained traction as a personal stylist.
2014-12-29
22 min
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BTC 036 : Homebrewing & The Creative Process w/ Jhed Flores
Today we talk with Breakthrough Cocktail graduate Jhed Flores. Jhed tells us about his side project called Hop Steady Brew where he combines his love for 90's music and beer to create awesome unique flavors.
2014-12-22
22 min
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BTC 035 : Tips on Radical Goal Setting
Looking for help nailing down your 2015 goals? Click through to get tips used by successful entrepreneur and pro athletes to set & crush LARGE goals
2014-12-17
29 min
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BTC 034 : A Conversation with Jodi Womack on Better Connecting w/ Your Network
In this interview we’re going to really dive in and talk about specific tips and strategies Jodi has used to better connect and build a relationships with amazing people.
2014-12-15
41 min
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BTC 026 : You Should Fail More!
Are you not progressing as fast as you would like? I bet it's because you are not failing enough. Today on the show I talk about how you should fail more, and how it will help you propel forward.
2014-12-12
22 min
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BTC 033 : Networking Tips & Tricks
If you are a skilled networker your odd increase dramatically. Today on the show I give you a few tips to help you stand out be noticed. I also share the biggest mistake that most people make when networking.
2014-12-10
13 min
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BTC 025 : A Conversation About Career Transition with Scott Barlow
Learn how to get clarity to get the career you are passionate about with Scott Barlow from Happen to Your Career.
2014-12-10
46 min
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BTC 004 : Overcoming Fear with Danny Maher
Danny Maher is a Captain of the US Marine Corps. He will be officially retired on the 30th of August 2014. Before joining the Police Force next summer, he plans to travel for the next one year while writing full-time and to climb three of the highest mountains in the world. But, before all that he: Overcame his bad shoulders and bad asthma to join the Marine Corps Became the youngest President of his fraternity Was bullied and often and was an outsider during high school
2014-12-09
33 min
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BTC 032 : The Secret to Finding Your Passion with Corey Poirier
Today on the show we have Corey Poirier. Corey talks with us about finding passion in life and the impacts it can have on your entire life.
2014-12-08
51 min
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BTC 024 : When You Should Say No
It feels good to be the person who saves the day, right? I know from personal experience, when people come to you when they need something fixed it definitely feels good to be the superhero that sweeps in and saves the day! However, doing this too often will start to have negative effects. Today, I will cover when it is ok to say no to someone. Also, I will share with you my framework on how to properly say no to someone.
2014-12-05
14 min
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BTC 023 : The Secret to Living an Epic Life With Benny Hsu
Benny Hsu is the founder of GetBusyLivingBlog, a personal development blog geared to give you the framework to living an epic life. Today on the show he shares how he was able to create popular iPhone app without even knowing to code.
2014-12-03
46 min
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BTC 031 : Quitting Your Day Job to Run Your Side Business Full-time with Brandon Eley
Today on the show Brandon shares his story of how he got the courage to quit his day job as a digital marketer to run 2BigFeet.com full time and spend more time with his family.
2014-12-01
41 min
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BTC 030 : Gratitude & Giving Thanks Will Make You Happier
Today on the show I talk about the benefits of gratitude and how it can help transform your life.
2014-11-26
17 min
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BTC 029 : Being Present & Living In The Moment with Cornflower
Today on the show we chat with beatboxing and lyrical wizard Cornflower. Cornflower drops some slick beats and shares his story of how by day he is a digital strategist and by night he uses his superpower of music to inspire others.
2014-11-24
56 min
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BTC 028 : Living A Life on Your Terms
Today I give you a simple framework that will help you live a conscious life that you are in control of.
2014-11-19
22 min
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BTC 027 : A Conversation About Finding YOUR Career with Grant Baldwin
Learn from my guest Grant Baldwin on how to find an AWESOME career and what to do to get started.
2014-11-17
36 min
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BTC 022 : How To Create Your Own Luck
Do you wonder why some people are so lucky? They seem to have a horseshoe up where the sun don't shine. Well I'm here to tell you that it's possible to create your own luck and I show you how.
2014-10-29
08 min
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BTC 021 : A Conversation on Pursuing Your Passion with Travis Weger
Today Travis Weger, the Visual Information Specialist for the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran's Hospital takes us on a journey on how he went from sleeping on a friend's couch to pursuing his passion in the world of visual story telling.
2014-10-27
1h 10
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BTC 020 : The Power of Saying Yes!
Today on the show I challenge you to say yes more, and I discuss the many benefits that you will experience when you do so.
2014-10-22
15 min
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BTC 019 : Deconstructing The Secret to Charisma with Ben Altman
Today on the show we have Ben Altman from Charisma on Command. Ben knows the secret to becoming more charismatic and will unlock it for you here today!
2014-10-20
42 min
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BTC 018 : The Secret To Finding Your Dream Job Starts With Clarity
Learn how to find your dream job by first getting clarity. Gary will give you his 6 step technique that will guide you on your path.
2014-10-15
17 min
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BTC 017 : Growing your Business with Rick Day
Today we are going to learn practical tips from Rick Day about growing your business by sticking to your goals and learning from your failures.
2014-10-13
29 min
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BTC 001 : Welcome to the Breakthrough Cocktail Podcast
Welcome to the first episode of the Breakthrough Cocktail Podcast! In this episode I tell you a little bit about me, and the reasoning behind starting this podcast. I hope you are as excited as I am, as we have worked hard to find incredibly awesome people that you will resonate with, so strap in cause you are in for the ride of your life!
2014-10-09
10 min
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BTC 002 : Hacking Agency Life With Stephanie Garcia
Stephanie Garcia is a good friend of mine and a coworker at i.d.e.a. In this episode, we are going to talk about how she made the transition from degree Psychology to become a Social Media Marketing Expert. I invited her because at one glance you will not really expect that: She rocks in agency as a Strategic Leader, leaping from Psychology to Social Media She teaches Social Media and everything you need to know about agency life through her blog and upcoming Podcast She does Sky Diving, Rock Climbing, Krav Maga, and even Muay Thai (Ridiculously Awesome!)
2014-10-09
32 min
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BTC 003 : The Power of Improv with Josh Nicols
Josh and I first met at Camp Improv Utopia. He is the owner of The Spectacles Improv Engine, and he is the co-host of the Self Indulgent podcast show. Today on the show we are going to dive in to learn how improv has helped josh in so many areas of his life.
2014-10-09
38 min
garyware
BTC 016 : When Was The Last Time You Had Idea Sex?
This episode, we will close out our topic on becoming an IDEA MACHINE. This all stems from James Altucher's book, Choose Yourself. In this episode I cover the provocative topic of IDEA SEX! You will learn how you can create better, bigger ideas through collaboration.
2014-10-08
10 min
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BTC 015 : A Conversation On Overcoming Adversity with Zerbin Singleton
Today we talk with Zerbin Singleton, Captain of the US Marine Corps. Zerbin has had a rough upbringing and had to overcome a lot to be the man he is today. He recalls his journey on the show today, and gives the BTC listeners tips on how to keep going when you don't think you have much to live for.
2014-10-06
27 min
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BTC 014 : Tips on Improving Your Creativity
In today's episode Gary gives you a simple technique that if performed every day will improve your creativity and give you the ability to generate game changing ideas.
2014-10-01
20 min
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BTC 013 : The Secret to Getting the Life you Deserve with Kathryn and Julian
Kathryn Bryant recently launched her book entitled "Changeability" that was based from the realizations of changes in her personal life. Both of them are the founders of the website, Brilliant Living HQ which they offer downloadable mind-tool products that help people get better. Today on the show we talk about how to change your mindset to live an AWESOME life.
2014-09-29
45 min
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BTC 012 : From Zero to Branding Expert with Jenna Soard
Learn how mentoring and one book changed Jenna's life. Allowing her to go from just an Illustrator to a Branding expert and getting the job of her dreams.
2014-09-26
40 min
garyware
BTC 011 : How to Start Your Day Happier & More Productive
Today on the show gary gives you a recipe that will help you start your day happier and more productive, and you can do it in only 15 minutes
2014-09-24
15 min
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BTC 010 : Secrets to Becoming a World Class Videographer with Ricky Gonzalez
Ricky Gonzalez is a young professional who is a graduate of the Berklee School of Music in Boston. Today Ricky recalls how his life changed because he took a generic media internship. This was the catalyst that gave him he opportunity to go on tour with OK Go while he was still finishing college, to shooting a documentary in Africa.
2014-09-22
43 min
garyware
BTC 009 : How to be more Compassion IT with Sara Schairer
Sara runs a non-profit company called Compassion It that helps people about compassion which is now a global, social event reminding people to create compassionate actions and attitudes daily. Today on the show she will give us some easy to follow tips that will help us be more compassionate.
2014-09-19
28 min
garyware
BTC 008 : Learn the Secrets of Millionaires With Jaime Tardy
Today on the show we interview Jaime Tardy from The Eventual Millionaire. Jamie shares with us the strategies and the secrets she learned from the 150+ Millionaires she interviewed.
2014-09-17
45 min
garyware
BTC 007 : Making Your Best Better with Jason Womack
Jason Womack is CEO of the Womack Company, Executive Coach, Productivity Expert, and author of the book; Your Best Just Got Better: Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Make More. He is a California boy through and through. The inspiration for his book came from the conversations he would have with people while traveling about how life was hard, it got harder, and then it got better.
2014-09-16
38 min
garyware
BTC 006 : From Pro Wrestling to Comic Books w/ Scott Lost
Today on the show we interview Scott Lost. Scott is a pro wrestler turn comic book artist. Scott takes us through how he was able to successfully launch his comic book series The 2nd Shift on Kickstarter. The Second Shift is unlike any other hero themed comic books. The story is about young super heroes who are normal people with typical jobs. All four are living in a one bedroom apartment with an '88 Toyota van to fight crime. But before all that hype, Scott Lost went to LA to train for UPW, where John Cena came from. He worked...
2014-09-16
41 min
garyware
BTC 005: Being a Jetsetter & Trendsetter with Nihan Görkem
Born and raised in Turkey, Nihan already has her sights on coming to the US since she was a teenager. Her dream came true after she and her Mom went for a tour in the US while studying Economics in Istanbul. Five days after they got home from the tour, she immediately went back to the States and went to San Diego for good.
2014-09-15
36 min