Hero World

Matteo Scaletti
  • 5.0 (7)
  • Personal Journals
  • Updated Weekly

Most people are waiting for permission to become who they actually are. This is Hero World. A podcast about the moments that change you — the falls, the pivots, the conversations you don't forget. Real people. Real transformations. No experts, no formulas. I'm Matteo. I've lived on three continents, made every mistake worth making, and I'm still in the middle of the journey. That's the point. Find everything at: https://linktr.ee/theheroworld_?utm_source=linktree_profile_sharesid=e98dfe78-3e88-4332-924d-4f1b31f9d805

  1. 17h ago

    An Alligator Had a Python's Head Down Its Throat │ Alison │ Hero World

    Alison spent almost two decades moving through corporate assignments across the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Venezuela, becoming the first woman general manager in her entire industry there. Then, alone at a park in the Everglades on her bike, she watched an alligator surface with a Burmese python's head still down its throat — and the video she filmed on her phone went viral. Alison and I talk about the five-year relationship that ended over the phone and sent her on a solo trip to Botswana with nothing but a backpack of books, the small plane where a pilot handed her the wheel mid-flight, and the fear of snakes she had to dismantle piece by piece before she could become the wildlife photographer she is today. This is the Belly of the Whale — the stage of the Hero's Journey where an old identity has to dissolve completely before a new one has anywhere to stand. Topics: corporate reinvention, solo travel, wildlife photography, executive coaching, fear and courage, the Hero's Journey. Follow Alyson here: alisonjoslyn / everythingeverglades For more of Hero World click link in Bio!

  2. Sep 30

    She Deleted Facebook to Hide She Was a Cheerleader │ Christina │ Hero World

    Christina rode her bike to elementary school in Parkland, Florida, made the Miami Dolphins cheerleading squad on her 18th birthday, and later became a federal-court attorney who once won a $2 million case by reciting a procedural rule from memory. What she didn't expect was that her two lives — the dancer and the lawyer — would refuse to sit quietly next to each other. Christina opens up about deleting her own Facebook in law school to hide that she'd been an NFL cheerleader, the bar exam panic attack that nearly sent her running out of the room, and a coworker who once asked, point blank, "Is she even serious?" This is the Road of Trials — the stage of the Hero's Journey where the world keeps testing you before it lets you become the Master of Two Worlds instead of forcing you to pick one. Topics: NFL cheerleading, labor law, the bar exam, identity and perception, building a solo law practice, the Hero's Journey. Find us: theheroworld.com · Instagram @heroworldpodcast · YouTube: Hero World

  3. Sep 29

    I Slept In My Car And Washed Dishes In Palm Beach │ Matteo │ Hero World

    Before I hosted a podcast, I worked night shifts at a hostel front desk in Florence, washed dishes at a restaurant in Australia, and slept in my own car in Palm Beach. Ten of the stories I wrote during those years — some born out of pure boredom — are now a book. In this solo episode, I break down the real, lived origin of every story in my debut collection: the Florence night shift that produced "Lucid Dream," the homelessness in Palm Beach behind "The Lighthouse," the podcast about hypothermia that became "Iceman," and the insecure manager who tried to sabotage me and unknowingly gave the book its title. This is Return with the Elixir — the stage of the Hero's Journey where everything you survived finally becomes something you can hand to someone else. Topics: creative writing, short stories, Florence, Australia, boredom and creativity, the Hero's Journey. For more of Hero World click link in Bio!

  4. Sep 23

    Chris Clark — Ego, Identity & Rebuilding From Rock Bottom | Hero World

    Chris Clark built his name behind the decks in Miami's underground house scene — from a broke intern at Revolution 935 to headlining sets at Club Space. But this conversation isn't about the music. It's about what happens when the ego runs the show, and what's left once it finally breaks. Chris opens up about losing himself at eighteen, being thrown in the fire with no mentor, and building two record labels — both of which collapsed under the weight of ego before he understood his real why. We talk imposter syndrome in the DJ booth, the mask that comes off the second the stage lights do, and Funue, the Chinese energy practice that helped him meet who he actually is underneath the persona. This is a Hero's Journey conversation in the truest sense: rock bottom, a mentor who appears exactly when needed, and the slow work of rebuilding an identity that isn't built to impress anyone. Topics: ego, identity, imposter syndrome, Miami house music, Wynwood, Club Space, mentorship, rebuilding after failure, the Hero's Journey. Follow Chris: @chrisclarkofficial Find us: theheroworld.com · Instagram @heroworldpodcast · YouTube: Hero World

  5. Sep 16

    He Didn't Feel Fully Venezuelan Until He Left Venezuela │ Andres │ Hero World

    He left Caracas at 19 for the coldest city in Canada, thinking he'd never be able to make films back home. Andres talks about the mentor who proved him wrong, the farmer who swears there's a ten-meter alligator in his lake, and the friend whose worst tragedy became his most beautiful album. A conversation about leaving, returning, and what it takes to keep believing in your own stories. For the Free Hero's Journey Field Guide - link in Bio. Find us: theheroworld.com · Instagram @heroworldpodcast · YouTube: Hero World

  6. Sep 9

    He Built a Therapy Model Out of Quantum Physics │ Darren │ Hero World

    My therapist finally sat down as my guest. Darren has been in my life longer than almost anyone on this show — the man who taught me tools I still use today. In this episode: growing up surfing Long Island, 27 years in mental health and addiction counseling, being in the water on the morning of 9/11 while his brother worked above the impact zone in the North Tower, what grief if you don't let it out, and Quantum Recovery — his own framework for turning uncertainty into possibility. A full-circle conversation between a therapist and the client who became the storyteller. Find us: theheroworld.com · Instagram @heroworldpodcast · YouTube: Hero World

  7. Sep 2

    He Made a Deal With God Under Kamikaze Fire │ Hal │ Hero World

    He's 101 years old, and he remembers everything. Hal grew up in Brooklyn during the Great Depression, became a Navy officer at 19, served aboard a battleship at Normandy and Okinawa, and built a medical career in Miami from nothing. In this conversation: the deal he made with God under kamikaze fire, the Prohibition loophole that fed his family, and what a hundred and one years has taught him about staying grateful. A rare, full conversation with someone who has lived through nearly all of the twentieth century and is still here to tell it. . For the Free Hero's Journey Field Guide - link in Bio.

  8. Aug 26

    From Homeless & Suicidal to TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People | Desmond Meade | Hero World

    In August 2005, Desmond Meade stood in front of railroad tracks waiting for a train. He was homeless. Addicted to drugs. No ID. No one who would come to his funeral. He had asked a pastor to pray for him the night before — and she told him to make an appointment. He walked out saying even God had turned his back on him. The train never came. What happened in the next few hours — the question he asked himself after crossing those tracks, the connection he made to Rosa Parks' funeral on television, the walk two blocks to a drug treatment center — became the foundation of one of the most significant civil rights stories of our time. Desmond Meade is a former convicted felon who became the architect of Amendment Four — the 2018 Florida ballot initiative that restored voting rights to 1.4 million people with prior felony convictions. TIME Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The MacArthur Foundation awarded him a Genius Grant. His organization was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the same committee that nominated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In this conversation, Desmond takes us through the full arc: the Virgin Islands, the military, the court martial, the three years of confinement, the death of his mother, the railroad tracks, the drug treatment program, Rosa Parks, the homeless advocacy movement, and the 2018 landslide that changed Florida forever. He closes with this: "We are the heroes we have been waiting for. Tap into it." Follow Desmond: @desmondmeade44Website: https://desmondmeade.com Prefer to watch? Full episode on Youtube — link in bio.

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Most people are waiting for permission to become who they actually are. This is Hero World. A podcast about the moments that change you — the falls, the pivots, the conversations you don't forget. Real people. Real transformations. No experts, no formulas. I'm Matteo. I've lived on three continents, made every mistake worth making, and I'm still in the middle of the journey. That's the point. Find everything at: https://linktr.ee/theheroworld_?utm_source=linktree_profile_sharesid=e98dfe78-3e88-4332-924d-4f1b31f9d805

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  • Creator
    Matteo Scaletti
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Matteo Scaletti
  • Show Website
    Hero World