Creating The Game Podcast

Shawn Skinner a master coach and people developer. He shares his life lessons on self love, being happy, and promotes vulnerability and acceptance in order to grow into our best selves. Shawn dropped in December 20th, 2017.

Ep 1 with Shawn Skinner

Bobby Hall, a mastermind in sales, a seasoned entrepreneur, and one of the top financial professionals in the country. Bobby talks about his mindset that allowed him to overcome serious childhood adverse circumstances and become a millionaire in his early 30s.

Ep 2 with Bobby Hall

Nick Miller is a high performing Computer Science student at The Ohio State University. He stops in the studio with Justyn to talk about what qualities exist in good friends as well as how to sculpt more meaningful relationships.

Ep 3 with Nick Miller

Laith is a true practitioner and embodiment of Creating The Game. Laith shares his underdog story and his proven system that has allowed him to succeed in the face of adversity throughout his whole life.

Ep 4 - with Laith Khalaf

Marc Rice is a young entrepreneur in the making with a successful east coast lifestyle brand called "Atlantica Apparel Company". His childhood experiences and aspirations to influence the world have developed him into a hustler. 

Check out his personal Instagram: @Marcrice8 
His business Instagram: @atlanticaapparel
And check out Atlantica Apparel's Website:  www.atlanticaapparel.com

Ep 5 with Marc Rice CEO of Atlantica Apparel Co.

Natalie Bell is a registered nurse who has served for both oncology  patients and in the neonatal Intensive Care Units. She is currently working to become a family nurse practitioner. Additionally, Natalie is a health and wellness enthusiast as well. Listen to Natalie and Justyn's insights on the importance of self-development and their journeys into this space.

Check Natalie out on instagram: @nataliebell9 

Thanks for your investment into yourself and your life, 
"Creating The Game" Team

Ep 6 with Natalie Bell

Nicki Meyer-Dennis is the CEO of AccelWELL; a company that works with employers to advocate for wellness in the workplace. Nicki comes from a athletic background where she played college volleyball and her father is a well known college football coach. Justyn and Nicki weigh in on the importance of her family, a proactive approach and perspective  to mental health and different ways to view purpose and values.


Check Nicki out on social media: 
Insta: @Nicki_Meyer_Dennis 
Twitter: @Nicki_07

Ep 7 with Nicki Meyer Dennis

Alex Poinar is a MMA fighter with a pro-debut coming in the beginning of Summer 2018. He is a combat sport veteran with experience and success in Ju-Jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing, Kickboxing, Shotokan Karate and a business owner of ATP - A successful athletic apparel company. 

Alex has awesome insights on visualization techniques, setting goals, having a relentless work ethic, and many other awesome thought processes in his approach to life. 

Check out Alex on instagram: apoinar_atpmma

Ep 8 with Alex Poinar

Jay Clouse is a local entrepreneur and influencer in the Columbus community. He runs a business callled "Unreal Collective" which is an accelerator for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creatives to take their craft to the next level. 

Jay can be found at jayclouse.com or on instagram/twitter @jayclouse 

If you find this episode to be helpful, please rate our podcast on iTunes or share the podcast with those people you love most. Go out and create your game.

Ep 9 with Jay Clouse

Wes Smith is a recent grad of The Ohio State University and will be an analyst at Barclays investment bank on Wall Street. 

Wes's circumstance he was brought up in provided him a significant amount of struggle to finance his education. He started a lawn care company at the age of 14 and grew it into one of the most successful companies in his area. He has started a scholarship program to help the kids behind him in his community attend great colleges. Additionally, he started an investment banking development program at Ohio State to prepare Freshman and Sophomores prepare themselves for the investment banking track through college.

His mindset is what makes him different. Check it out in Episode 10 of Creating the Game.

Ep 10 with Wes Smith

Episode 11 is with Paul Delany, a partner and the Chief People Officer at AMEND Consulting. Listen to Paul's insights on his approach to making the most of his life and finding a way to connect with everyone around him. 

SHOW NOTES:

Book Mentioned: Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris

1:30 Introduction
4:30 Growing up in a different country 
12:00 Recognizing what is going for you 
17:30 Overcoming victim mentality 
20:00 Empowering yourself to overcome the default
26:00 Developing Agility
35:00 The world's currency is connection
39:00 The long game
42:00 Unique culture at AMEND
48:00 What's Paul working on?

Ep 11 with Paul Delaney - "The Greatest Time To Be Alive"

This is an episode recorded on Justyn's 22nd birthday. 

Justyn shares some of the truths that have allowed him to "level-up" in his life and also the importance of developing self-awareness in order to live a more proactive and anticipatory life. He shares some of his lessons he learned from close deaths that have occurred in his life. This podcast episode is attributed to Lucas Marcelli & Jayden Bostic. 

Books Referenced: 
Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

Other Recommended Resources: 
Tony Robbins Gratitude Meditation (on youtube)
Connor McGregor documentary (Netflix)

Ep 12 - Justyn's Take on Truths And Self-Awareness

Cathy Hanlin is the founder of Empowered Minds and also serves as a success and results coach. In this episode, Justyn and Cathy discuss their experience at the world famous Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within seminar. This episode sheds light on many areas; particularly why waking up to see what your life could be and that changing the world starts with changing ourselves first. Justyn and Cathy even weigh-in on what it would take to achieve world peace. 

Check Out Empowered Minds!
https://empoweredminds.mykajabi.com/
https://www.facebook.com/justownyou/

Episode Timeline:
2:00 “The Fire Walk” 
6:45 Cathy’s toughest adversity 
10:00 Empowered Minds and a struggling generation
12:50: Why its important to be the person first and start with ourselves in order to change the world
16:00 Living life in gratitude 
20:30 What beliefs construct your reality 
26:00 Asking “What do I really want?” 
29:00 Letting go of the desire to control others 
33:00 Understanding Failure 
38:00 Things that Cathy is working on 
41:00 Caring what others think of us and asking better questions 
49:00 Is world Peace attainable?

Thanks so much for your listen. The Creating the Game team appreciates it very much!

Ep 13 "Wake Up! It Starts With You First" with Cathy Hanlin

In a single word, Mr. Michael Giuliano can be best summarized as a modern day Impresario.

He is a serial entrepreneur most recently leaving his mark in Silicon Valley in the highly competitive electric vehicle space.
Michael is perhaps one of the most sought after marquis speakers today on leadership and team concept by the highest ranked athletic programs as well as in the Fortune 500’s elite.

Most importantly, he is an authentic person filled with the ability to donate generous amounts of time and effort to his true passion of making people become their best, exceeding their own personal limits.

Ep 14 "The BLUEPR!NT" With Michael Giuliano

In Ep 15, Justyn sits down with Jesse Leng, who truly embodies what it means to Create the Game. Justyn and Jesse discuss the combat mentality, integrity and self-awareness, and some of Jesse's business and life philosophies. This episode is filled with insight, particularly in the area of developing self-awareness. 

Jesse Leng is the CEO of Rudis, a company currently on a massive come up. Rudis is a lifestyle brand that is the most authentic expression of wrestling. 

Jesse is deeply committed to the sport of wrestling with many notable experiences; two of which are wrestling at The Ohio State University in College, and building out & coaching at one of the best high school wrestling dynasties in the country (St. Paris Graham High School). His next evolution in the sport is his pursuit at Rudis. Additionally in this discussion, Jesse talks about some of his mentality he grew during his experience in the Marine Corp.

Notes: 
4:00 Building yourself into someone capable of leading 
7:00 Self-awareness 
9:00 Go into battle focusing on your strengths 
13:00 Redefining strategy, catering to individual needs, and performance 
15:40 Business at a cellular level 
21:00 Being a voracious consumer of knowledge and influence, while balancing a world-view
25:30 The difference between a technician and an entrepreneur
27:20 How do you influence
31:00 Why justification is the enemy of integrity 
35:00 "Life or Death" mentality in business 
36:30 Becoming supremely confident in yourself
40:30 What is Jesse working through 
42:30 It's not a balance, it's a blender

Ep 15 with Jesse Leng "RUDIS - A Way of Life"

"What makes you come alive?" That question is at core of everything Grant Mosher does. Grant built his career as a Certified Financial Planner for millionaires...only to realize that so many of his clients had sold the most exciting years of their lives to an employer, and were now too old or too tired to fully enjoy the benefits of their hard work. In early 2018, he had a choice: Continue taking Door #1 - stay on cruise control, grind away at his 8-5, and build a lucrative career as a partner of an established financial planning firm... Or Door #2 - wake the f*ck up, quit his day job, start his own business, travel the country, and live a life that made him come alive. Spoiler alert: he took Door #2, and he wants to help you do the same.

Follow Grant on Social Media @GrantMosher
Check Out Launchpad Planning: https://launchpadplanning.com/

Show Notes: 
5:00 Grant's realization he was not serving in the capacity that he desired
7:00 Falling victim to the script 
12:00 How to make the jump 
23:00 The importance of striking an emotional cord for financial and life action 
23:45 Importance of thinking about death 
28:00 Social media's and other's influence on our self worth 
33:00 Losing sight of who you are and the importance of self-healing 
36:00 Embracing the truth hosed within mental struggles and shattering old belief systems 
37:40 The grind to overcome insecurity and rebuilding the material we put into our minds 
40:00 How strong people should act
42:00 If you don't have your mental health right, your life is on the verge of shambles constantly
44:00 Positive tribalism and building a tribe
46:45 The importance of alone time in self-development

Content Referenced: 
"Ego is the Enemy" - Ryan Holiday

Ep 16 with Grant Mosher "Door Number Two"

Mark Dickerhoof is a senior ISE major and eminence scholar at The Ohio State University, cofounder of Best Food Forward at OSU, and management consultant at McKinsey and Company. Justyn and Mark discuss their trip to the wilderness to rejuvenate, level up, and realign with their missions. 

They talk about nihilism v optimism, the meaning of the human experience being created inside ourselves, the importance of elegance over efficiency, and areas of their life they are looking to improve on.

Ep 17 with Mark Dickerhoof "Elegance v Efficiency"

Episode 18 "Finding Your Why" features Paul Epstein. Paul worked for over a decade in the professional sports industry. He served in numerous different roles, one of which was a top sales executive with the San Fransisco 49ers organization.

This was all fantastic until he found his why and it was compelling enough for him to change the entire trajectory of his career path. He is now a leadership consultant and the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the BW Leadership Institute. BWLI builds people-centric cultures to deliver intentional, business outcomes.

We discuss many different topics, from healthy organizational culture, to a growth mindset, to the importance of having a coach in your life. Paul does a phenomenal job highlighting the most important lesson of the podcast, which is to find your "why."

Don't hesitate to connect with Paul on LinkedIn and reach out sharing your appreciation for this episode. https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-epstein-6a42738/

Ep 18 With Paul Epstein "Finding Your Why"

Episode 19 of Creating the Game features John Sirpilla. I had the privilege to grow up around John and always looked up to him as someone living life at the highest level. He is the founder of Encourage LLC, which is a private equity company with a diverse portfolio from health care to interior design to retail and event spaces to spirit brands and fashion wear. He is a member on numerous boards and a professional speaker to businesses, communities, and universities about managing thoughts, leading yourself to productive choices, and framing each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-development and growth. Most importantly, John is a proud father and husband and grounded in his faith. This episode was awesome for me because I got to share John’s impact on my life during the loss of my youngest brother in 2008. We discuss the importance of spirituality, bringing great people into your life, happiness, and how your thoughts create your reality. Johnny is the definition of what it means to create the game.

Ep 19 with John Sirpilla "Family, Faith, & Business"

When I met Nick Lippert a few years back I instantly knew that he was a different breed. He told me about his desire to enter the military after an undergraduate experience at Ohio State in the Navy ROTC program. It was his goal to maximize his potential as a Navy officer and live his life making the biggest impact that he could. He currently is a Midshipman First Class and about to commission as an Ensign in the Navy. We talk about the truths in his life that has allowed him to create a life that he is proud of and put him in a position to actualize the dreams. Our discussion entails the importance of suffering, preparation, humility v arrogance, the importance of team in triumph, failure and never quitting, and the importance of loving life. My respect for this man’s commitment to greatness and living a life for others is incredibly high. Strap in this episode is loaded. Here is episode 20, with Nick Lippert.

1) Our greatest fears lie within anticipation 
2) Humility is strength and arrogance is weakness 
3) Triumph is a team sport
4) Its okay to fail, but waiting is not

Ep 20 "The Five Truths" with Nick Lippert

The intention of the Creating the Game Podcast is crystal clear. My goal is to inspire you along your awakening journey and provide you with conversations and resources that help you create the life of your dreams and support you in finding more connection with yourself and the more beautiful world around you. Thank you for taking the time to listen and do the inner work. I hope you leave each conversation with a closer orientation to YOUR truth.