People You Should Know

Baya Voce teaches Aaron how to build connection through creating daily rituals, talks about her journey of learning how to constructively handle criticism, and shares how she is using meditation to get over life's challenges. Learn more from Baya at http://www.bayavoce.com Instagram: @Baya_Voce Twitter: @Baya_Voce

Adam Miles, founder of Bridges to America, shares how he got involved in helping to reunite refugee families, and what kinds of challenges those families face. And... soccer! Adam tells Aaron how bringing communities together with refugees through playing soccer can open up important conversations.    Learn more at http://bridgestoamerica.org

Allison Lew, a Business Development Coordinator for the Provo Mayor's office, tells Aaron about her organization: Braid Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs. She's working on helping women start their own endeavors and create a vibrant community, and shares with Aaron what challenges women entrepreneurs are going to conquer in the future. 

Dr. Paul Jenkins tells Aaron his keys for staying positive: stop negative comparisons, and use your imagination for good! Dr. Paul and Aaron walk through how to make life an adventure, and Dr. Paul shares how having a family propelled him into finding his purpose in life.

Author Treion Muller describes the changing landscape of learning in the digital age, why failure is really growing, his childhood in South Africa, voting in the first election after the Apartheid, and his drive to write books about family. Contact Treion: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/treionmuller/ Amazon Author Page - amazon.com/author/treion Twitter Handle - @learningexplosn

Lisa Chandler, a world-ranked wheelchair fencer, shares with Aaron her path to a fencing career, how fencing opportunities could be created, and her positive approach to challenges.

Aaron chats with Malissa Richardson, a recent college graduate who has made a name for herself by working with the anti-pornography movement. Malissa discusses how she went from beginning her career as an activist during the Miss Utah competition to her work with Fight the New Drug, and, most recently, how a petition and hashtag she started led to a major change in Snapchat's policies.

Aaron interviews DAVID LESUE, founder of StatelyType. Together they talk about the evolution of David's unique business and all of the hurdles along the way: finding inspiration, accepting failure as a part of growth, leaving excuses behind in order to take that leap of faith, and being grateful every day.

Aaron interviews Davis Smith, founder and CEO of Cotopaxi Outdoor Gear. Davis is an adventurer who believes that businesses can make the world a better place. In this episode, hear David talk about his childhood in South America, the struggles of starting a business, how businesses could help the world, his crazy adventure kayaking from Cuba to Florida... and what a "Questival" is! More information on Cotopaxi: https://www.cotopaxi.com