Growing up in a musical and artistic household, Angela picked up her first guitar at the age of 9 and quickly immersed herself in many styles of music. At 13 Angela started studying under renowned Blues guitarist Little Jimmy Scott and started to hone her style as a musician.

In 2013, Angela founded the band Roses & Cigarettes with LA singer-songwriter Jenny Pagliaro. Roses & Cigarettes released a few albums - A self-titled debut in 2015, the “Acoustic Sessions” EP in 2018, followed by Echoes and Silence, in 2019. Then tragically in 2019 Jenny lost her battle with breast cancer and Angela found herself without her best friend, and without her band. She shares her experience, the struggles and the triumphs as she navigated the grieving process.

Angela also has a great perspective on how to structure your life so you can do the things you love, which for her is to create music and play the hell out of that guitar.

As the pandemic canceled live music across the country, she had to reinvent herself. Today Angela can be seen playing her favorite guitar riffs on her social media channels, as well as demoing guitars as host of “Petrilli Picks” on the “Norman’s Rare Guitars” YouTube Channel. Angela is the host of a weekly YouTube Livestream called, “Riff Rundown.” Where she teaches interactive guitar lessons of her favorite songs and riffs.

In 2020, Angela’s new project, Angela Petrilli & The Players, made its debut at the legendary Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA. Angela and the band are currently writing new music for an upcoming release, and they are opening for Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters in LA April 22. If you’re in the area check it out! Tell her you talked to us, maybe shell throw you a guitar pick or something.

Live music is back, and We're pumped for concert season. Here is Angela Petrilli

Buckle up, cuz we're going to space!

From the age of 4, Abigail Harrison knew she wanted to go to space. So much so that, at the age eleven, she sat down and wrote out a plan, not just for how to become an astronaut, but how to be the first astronaut to set foot on Mars.

At the age of 13, Abby began to put her plan in action when she started to speak publicly about her dreams of space exploration. By the 8th grade, she had created an award-winning State History Day Project titled Debate and Diplomacy: The History of the ISS. The project spanned both history and science and allowed her the opportunity to conduct interviews with NASA astronauts and industry space experts.

It was during this project that Abby created an online presence and became known as Astronaut Abby. Immediately she was embraced as a leader of her generation, the Mars generation. She found the power of social media allowed her to connect with people around the world who were both space professionals and enthusiasts.

At the age of 18, Abby founded The Mars Generation, a nonprofit organization supported by an advisory board of astronauts, engineers, scientists and hundreds of thousands of online supporters. The nonprofit has reached over 25 million people in its first two years of operation with its work to educate and excite kids and adults about space exploration and STEM education.

Abby graduated from college in 2019 with degrees in Biology and Russian, both setting her up for a career as an astronaut. Today Abby is a research scientist at Harvard Medical School and recently finished authoring her first book titled “Dream Big! How To Reach For Your Stars” where she gives advice and practical tips to help set you on the path towards finding, reaching and achieving your goals.

Learn more about Astronaut Abby and the Mars Generation:

https://www.astronautabby.com

The Mars Generation - https://www.themarsgeneration.org

Dream Big Book - https://www.themarsgeneration.org/dream-big-how-to-reach-for-your-stars/

Welcome back everyone! I am excited to share this interview with you. Today we are talking to my good friend Gina Eady. Gina is one of those people that lights up a room. Her inspiration and joy are contagious. But on top of all of that, she’s a certified badass.

In high school, Gina asked her parents to tear out their basement and build her a dance studio. They obliged and at 17 Gina was in business. She taught dance lessons in the basement of her parents’ house to pay for college. After graduation she opened her first location and now has 4 Jive Dance Studios in Utah.

Everything was going great, until it wasn’t. At one point, the world Gina knew fell apart around her. She separated from her husband, and with that, lost an entire community of friends. She found herself alone. For the next year she prayed for God to end it all, but this wasn’t going to be her life. Gina started to rediscover her power and take control.

She determined what is important to her and has dedicated her energy to aligning her actions and behaviors to the life that she wants. Her belief: “We are put here to have what we want, not get what we don’t want. So when I see something I want, I figure out how to get it.” Gina says.

Searching for inspiration, love, and joy, she discovered it. And as you’ll see in this episode, she exudes it. Enjoy this conversation with Gina Eady.

In this episode Gina shares her rapid-fire practice for getting unstuck when you feel down on yourself.

In third person tell yourself:

• I'm so proud of you
• I forgive you for
• I'm excited for you

Today’s guest is Bridger Pennington. Bridger is a fund manager, and the co-founder of the online education platform, Investment Fund Secrets.

While in college, Bridger decided to dedicate his time and energy to learning as much as he could about how investment funds work. After starting and managing multiple funds, Bridger took his knowledge and expertise and created an online course that helps other people start and manage their own funds.

Bridger’s philosophy is, if you want to change the world, you first have to change your own world, and Investment Fund Secrets has done just that for many people. Bridger’s goal is to make the once elitist and exclusive world of investment funds accessible to anyone who is willing to learn.

In this episode, we discuss how Bridger got his start, and how you can also use investment funds to change your world. Enjoy this conversation with Bridger Pennington.

https://home.investmentfundsecrets.com

https://www.fundlaunchsecrets.com/free-gift-accelerator-1?sl=kajabistore

https://www.facebook.com/bridger.pennington

https://www.instagram.com/bridger_pennington/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/investmentfundsecrets

Garrett Ashe is an American author and poet whose self-described goal is to make readers fall in love with the magic of imagination.

Garrett recently self-published his debut book of poetry titled, “Modern Day Magic”. In this book, Garrett takes readers on a dreamlike journey through the magic that hides just beneath the surface in Modern Day society. A fitting title as we learn in this episode.

In the Spring of 2020 Garrett found himself like many others, unemployed. Things got worse after a car accident left Garrett injured and unable to walk. Having no job, he had no insurance, or way to pay for medical bills. Ultimately, he was forced to move back in with his parents.

That doesn’t sound like magic at all, does it?

Turns out, when you are confined to a bed, the only thing you can do is reflect.

And so, he reflected, “Why did the universe put me here? I have two choices, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can devote the energy that I have to finding a way out.”

He always knew he wanted to write a book, now he was given the opportunity. While stuck in bed Garrett committed to creating 3 unique poems a day. But, having catalogue of poems doesn’t make you an author. He still needed illustrators, editors, and publishers.

This is where the magic happens. He found a community that cosigned his passion and supported his journey.

In this interview Garrett says, “If I didn’t have the standard life that I knew stripped away from me, I would have never written this book.”

Magic!

Lets get to it, with poet and author Garrett Ashe.

Garrett's keys to success:

• Passion - Identify your perfect “blue-sky” scenario
• Consistency - Create systems that will lead to your success
• Mindset - Find ways to keep progressing even when you are stuck or unmotivated

Buy the book -

https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Day-Magic-Garrett-Ashe/dp/1737757001/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=modern+day+magic&qid=1644601973&sr=8-2

Connect online

https://beacons.ai/garrettashe

Today we are talking about Mindset. Mindset is the lens through which you perceive the world. As the saying goes, when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

If you think about it, this can be liberating because it gives you control. If you don’t like a situation or circumstance, a simple mindset shift can completely transform the way your life unfolds. But how do we change our thoughts when they seem to happen automatically and be beyond our control?

David Taylor-Klaus is a mindset expert and coach helping leaders change the way they view success. His mission: To reintroduce successful business people to their families and the world outside the office. He does this by helping them get their mind right.

Prior to establishing DTK Coaching, David was CEO of an internet strategy and web development firm that he co-founded in 1995. As a strategist, he worked with C-level executives, senior management teams, and boards of directors to broaden their perspective and develop initiatives for business growth.

It was during this time, that David realized his success came from being reactive rather than proactive. He wasn’t participating consciously as a husband, father, business partner, or entrepreneur, and as David headed toward rock-bottom, he had a significant wake-up call that ultimately resulted in DTK Coaching.

During this interview David addresses the significance of the stories we tell ourselves and how those stories impact our actions and ultimately our results. “The lens through which we see the world colors and changes the way we experience things.”

How do we change our mindset to get the results we want?

Let’s find out with our good friend David Taylor-Klaus.

In this episode DTK tackles topics such as:

• You don’t have to wait to hit rock bottom before you choose to look at things and do things differently.
• Would you let others speak to you the way that you speak to yourself? Pay attention to your internal dialogue.
• Be it until you are it. Take on the identity of who you want to be, your behaviors will change, and your results will last.
• The significant difference between choosing and deciding.

Want more of DTK?

DTKquiz.com

dtkcoaching.com

www.facebook.com/DTKcoaching

What year 2021 was! We had a blast in our first year as podcasters, and we had opportunities to talk to some amazing people who are doing amazing things in the world.

In this episode, we talk about all the lessons we learned from our guests last year. From coming to grips with failures, to daily habits, to overcoming adversity at the highest levels, there are so many golden moments to choose from.

Enjoy these nuggets of wisdom that we pulled from our first 25 episodes!

Today’s guest is a former professional soccer player, the winner of season 3 Survivor Africa, and an entrepreneur.

Ethan Zohn played goalkeeper for the Highlanders F.C. as part of the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. Being a professional athlete in Africa came with many new experiences that would prove important in his post-soccer life.

Upon retiring, He was looking for his next adventure, so he applied for the hit reality TV show, Survivor. Ethan was selected to participate in season 3: Survivor Africa.

While recording the show in Kenya, Ethan won a challenge that earned him a day away from the competition. During his sightseeing, Ethan stumbled across a hospital that had dozens of kids hanging out in the parking lot. True to form, Ethan started an impromptu soccer game.

While playing with the kids, Ethan was confused. Why would here be so many children hanging out in the parking lot of a hospital? The answer would lead Ethan to his next purpose. Every child in the parking lot was there, because they were HIV or AIDS positive.

This would turn out to be the pinnacle moment for Ethan. He realized he needed to do something. Understanding the impact of soccer on local communities, Ethan leveraged his influence, took his $1million winnings, and founded the non-profit Grassroots Soccer. Today Grassroots Soccer promotes HIV and AIDS prevention education to Africa's youth, through soccer.

Ethan is an amazing human doing amazing things in the world. Enjoy the episode.

In this episode Ethan discusses

• Stop trying to find your purpose through what gives you joy and focus on what moves you emotionally. Even if it's negative emotion.
• How to leverage your platform to do something important.
• Immerse yourself into the cause before you start your non-profit. Make sure this is what you want to do with your time.
• How to use what you know and what you are good at to solve the problems that are important to you.

Support Grassroots Soccer: https://grassrootsoccer.org

Safe Roots Foundation: https://www.saferootsfoundation.org

Learn more about Ethan: https://www.ethanzohn.com

Mont Kush CBD: https://www.montkush.com

Crunch Bowl: https://www.ethanzohn.com/products/crunchbowl