Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks: Where TRUE wisdom meets mentorship. Our mission? Providing a platform for guests to be the mentors you've always wanted. In a world of short-form content and quick tips, we dive deeper. We don't just offer feel-good advice you might misapply. We deliver TRUE wisdom – the kind mentors provide. It's not just about the lesson, but the story behind it. The journey, the struggles, and the transformations that shaped our guests. Tune in as we uncover wisdom akin to a modern Ecclesiastes, offering insights that go beyond surface-level advice to truly impact your life.

  1. Cate North: Fighting Cancer and Embracing Life's Challenges

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    Cate North: Fighting Cancer and Embracing Life's Challenges

    Our newest episode out now on all platforms 🎙️⁠ Our close friend Cate has lived with cancer for three decades. In this new episode she shares her remarkable journey and the wisdom gained - from the power of asking for help to being grateful enough to kiss the floor each morning.⁠ Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Or don't have time to for a 2+ hour podcast? Join our newsletter Nuggets of Wisdom. Powerful bite-sized insights and a heads-up whenever a new episode drops! https://hardknocks.beehiiv.com/subscribe ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 📖 Key points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:39 What was Lotus 00:12:29 Why she didn’t want to work for IBM 00:20:25 Start at LAC 00:27:00 Make sure you have a plan 00:43:25 Her Cancer Story 00:56:43 Advice for Other Patients 01:09:40 Lessons Learned 01:31:23 Cate’s Hard Knocks 01:34:28 Outro ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👥 Credits: Our Guest: Cate North Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox Editors: Maggie Fox ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 🚀 Links for this Episode: Cate’s Cancer Blog: https://stage4living.com/ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

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    Perry Marshall: Getting to the bottom of the swamp and Defeating Cancer

    Here's our conversation with Perry Marshall, a trailblazer marketing guru now leading the most revolutionary cancer research out there (stage 0 detection). We talk about the need to be willing to challenge authority, how to find "the bottom of the swamp", the hard (and rewarding) experiences of being an adoptive father, faith, and of course the research his team is doing right now. "Your #1 job is to find out what your God given formula is" Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Or don't have time to for a 2+ hour podcast? Join our newsletter Nuggets of Wisdom. Powerful bite-sized insights and a heads-up whenever a new episode drops! https://hardknocks.beehiiv.com/subscribe ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 📖 Key points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:17 First seminar, 170 MacBooks 00:21:03 His Dad. Challenging Authority 00:26:10 The Itch 00:44:12 Find the bottom of the swamp 00:50:53 Communications theory 00:56:49 The creative process 01:03:28 Evolution 2.0. Fundamental principles 01:23:03 Adopting a child from China 01:42:36 Cancer research 01:54:56 The Science publishing circle jerk 02:07:46 The Facts and future of Cancer 02:19:10 Find your God given formula ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👥 Credits: Our Guest: Perry Marshall Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox Editors: Maggie Fox ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 🚀 Links for this Episode: Perry's website: https://www.perrymarshall.com/ Perry's Cancer Team: https://reversingcancer.org/ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

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    Alexandra Watkins: From Match.com date to naming The Baconator

    Here's our conversation with Alexandra Watkins, a professional Namer. She's the woman who gave The Wendy's Baconator its name amongst many other well known brands. We talk about how she got her start (a Match.com date), why people need to stop taking themselves so seriously, prison penpals and a boat mutiny, and why we all need to have more fun and make people smile. Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Or don't have time to for a 2+ hour podcast? Join our newsletter Nuggets of Wisdom. Powerful bite-sized insights and a heads-up whenever a new episode drops! https://hardknocks.beehiiv.com/subscribe ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 📖 Key points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:09 Match.com date to professional namer 00:15:39 Why be a namer? 00:21:45 Working at 7/11 00:30:18 Find who is doing what you want to do 00:37:20 Eating JIF during a boat mutiny 00:52:48 Her Mom 00:59:08 Prison penpals 01:10:00 Break the rules. Make people smile 01:21:43 Baconator and her naming process 01:34:26 Advice on writing a book 01:45:20 Elon Musk's baby. Don't take yourself so seriously 01:54:33 Love your name award ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👥 Credits: Our Guest: Alexandra Watkins Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox Editors: Maggie Fox ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

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    Dennis Yu: Mentorship and Sharing Your Gifts With the World

    Time for another episode of Hard Knocks! This time we have Dennis Yu, one of the most hard working, analytical, knows how to have fun, and well read people I know. Here's some sneak peeks of things we chat about: 1. His tenacity in going from being bullied as a child for not speaking English well, to reading 8+ hours a day and representing California in the National Spelling Bee. He's also now read over 4500 books 2. The importance of mentorship and how to TRULY teach others by example. Something we've lost in this day and age 3. His goal of creating 1 million jobs in Pakistan by 2027 4. The importance of sharing your gifts with the world 5. How to find a good coach. Spoiler: Make sure you're coachable Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Don't have time for long videos? Join our list where we keep you up to date and send you compressed versions of pieces of advice our guests share! https://hardknocks.beehiiv.com/subscribe ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 📖 Key points in the episode: Coming Soon!! ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 👥 Credits: Our Guest: Dennis Yu Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox Editors: Maggie Fox ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

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Hard Knocks: Where TRUE wisdom meets mentorship. Our mission? Providing a platform for guests to be the mentors you've always wanted. In a world of short-form content and quick tips, we dive deeper. We don't just offer feel-good advice you might misapply. We deliver TRUE wisdom – the kind mentors provide. It's not just about the lesson, but the story behind it. The journey, the struggles, and the transformations that shaped our guests. Tune in as we uncover wisdom akin to a modern Ecclesiastes, offering insights that go beyond surface-level advice to truly impact your life.