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Matt Miller — Creating Passive Income Old School Style with Vending Machines

“The Internet still has a voodoo quality to me, even after all this time,” laughs today’s PYP MVP Matt Miller. Old school through and through, Matt loves the physicality of peeling a sticker off its backing and then sticking it on something, like the cover of his laptop. Matt is the first guest to make…

Rob Dial — “Walmart Pasta Saved My Life”

Kick Off! Rob Dial started his career in sales at 19, and in just two short years, he was promoted to run a franchise with the company. Rob would grow that franchise into a multi-million dollar business, breaking almost every record for a new office in the company’s 60 year history by the time he…

Karen Lopez McWilliams Shares the Secret of Winning Big in Life

Kick Off! Karen Lopez McWilliams was born and raised in Glendale, Arizona and started working at age 14 in downtown Los Angeles when she helped her parents open their first McDonald’s restaurant. As a swing manager, she learned the ins and outs of the business and formed her strong work ethic. Through her business ventures…

Tanner Gers Inspires Us to Play the Game of Life in High Gear

Kick Off! Tanner Gers, an all-American kid growing up, is a man who’s been forced to reinvent himself over and over again throughout his life. However, the biggest reinvention he had was waking up in the hospital blind, and then learning how to thrive. He has since heavily influenced the world as the host of…

Paul Maskill Scores Big with Franchising

Kick Off! Go inside the world of franchising with today’s PYP MVP, Paul Maskill. Sitting in a cubicle for 12 hours a day while building someone else’s business was not Paul’s idea of a living the dream. So, he quit! In 2011 he invested in his first TGA franchise, combining his business experience with passion…

Kris Miller Went from Homeless to a Healthy & Happy Life

Kick Off! Kris Miller is a woman on a mission: she wants to live in a world where people celebrate their lives when they retire, not scrimp and worry if their money is going to last. She’s advised over 6,000 families over the last 25 years and has never lost a single penny of their…

Jane Leslie Shares How Follow Your Dream into the End Zone

Kick Off! New York pianist and composer Jane Leslie has been honored with several ASCAP Awards for her original music. She holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Juilliard School and a Doctoral degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Blending elements from classical and popular music, Jane Leslie has created her own signature ‘crossover’…

Jeany Park Demystifies Using Video to Grow Your Business & Brand

Kick Off! Jeany Park is the CEO and co-Founder of Compass Rose Video. She specializes in video marketing for the savvy entrepreneur and business owner, helping them to leverage the most important, hot new tool in content marketing: video. Previously, Jeany had a 15 year career as an actress, and now gets to combine her…

Kelley McElreath on Surviving Survival

Kick Off! Have you survived a tragedy in your life? Kelley McElreath, The Survivor Coach, has suffered the loss of two children, drug and alcohol addiction, the loss of both parents, breast cancer, infidelity, divorce and an attempted suicide, to name a few. She says that when a person endures such things in their lives,…

Dan Kimble Is A Leader Worth Following

Kick Off! Dan Kimble is the CEO of Resonance Executive Coaching. He is a thought leader, executive coach, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and a twenty+ year veteran of Silicon Valley. He dabbles in many things such as winning motorcycle road-races, improv theater, screenwriting, singing, and his latest addiction: playing guitar. Dan is the creator of The…

Elizabeth Case Shows How to Score Big on Social Media

Kick Off! Five years ago in 2011, Elizabeth Case “drank the kool-aid” of entrepreneurship and started Yellow Dog Consulting, a marketing and sales consulting firm focused on the small business owner. Yellow Dog Consulting is designed to help growing businesses set up the foundation and building blocks of their marketing and sales efforts. She brings…

Rob Barisoff Is the King of Consistency

Kick Off! Rob Barisoff is co-founder of Bidsy.com and the host of Bidsy’s Small Business Society podcast. Rob’s journey through personal adversity fuels his fearless approach to seizing every opportunity, both personally and professionally. He lives in Saskatchewan, Canada, plays drums in a couple of bands and is dedicated to healthy living through fitness and…

Dr. Cynthia Boccara Takes Us from Posture to Presence to Power

Kick Off! Dr. Cynthia Boccara graduated Magna Cum Laude from Los Angles College of Chiropractic. She has been in practice for over 25 years helping patients from infants to octogenarians lead happier, healthier lives. Dr. Cynthia also had the honor of being selected as the Chiropractor for the All Women’s America’s Cup team as they…

Claudio Toyama Aims for Mastery & Strives for Excellence

Kick Off! Claudio Toyama is an International Leadership Consultant specializing in building sustainable peak performance cultures. An entrepreneur for more than 10 years, Claudio spearheaded the launch of successful consulting companies in the UK and US. He has delivered projects in 113 countries, has travelled to over 40 of them and has lived in 5…

Giovanna Rossi Moves the Chains for Living a More Fulfilled Life

Kick Off! Giovanna Rossi is the President and Owner of Collective Action Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to working with public and private sector agencies and groups to improve the health and lives of women and families through project management, strategic planning, policy development, social marketing, and training. Giovanna holds a Master of Science…

Dr. Carol Parker Walsh Sports Winning Wardrobes & Scores Touchdowns of Hope

Kick Off! Dr. Carol Parker Walsh is an award-winning and sought-after speaker, trainer, certified image professional, and #1 best selling author specializing in developing strategies for individuals to hold a positive personal and professional self-image. She’s one of 20 licensed Fashion Feng Shui® practitioners, holds a JD in employment law and has a PhD in…

56: The Best of Team PYP 2015

What a Year It’s Been! Thanks so much for tuning in to this special end of the year episode of the PYP Podcast. Like everyone else at this time of year, I’m sitting here thinking to myself, Wow! Where did 2015 go? It’s been such a great year here at PYP. 23 guests graced us…

55: Discover Your Core Motive and 10X Your Life — with Dr. Taylor Hartman

Kick Off! Dr. Taylor Hartman, author of The Color Code, and a very successful clinical therapist with two PhD’s after his name, will tell you that his greatest achievement in life is not those PhD’s. His greatest achievement is helping “the one” – the individual learning to see themselves clearly for the first time, and…

54: How to Beat Fatigue Like a Champion — with Dr. Carri Drzyzga

Kick Off! Dr. Carri Drzyzga (Driz’ ga) is known internationally as ‘The Functional Medicine Doc’ – the go-to expert on finding the root causes of health problems so you can feel normal again. She is a chiropractor and naturopathic doctor, host of the popular podcast “The Functional Medicine Radio Show”, and author of the hit…

53: Either Evolve or Evaporate — with Nick Onken

Kick Off! Nick Onken is a photographer, podcast host, and creative entrepreneur. A former graphic designer hailing from the soggy city of Seattle, he now resides in the concrete jungle of New York. Nick has photographed personalities such as Justin Bieber, Usher, and Jessica Alba as well as print campaigns for brands such as Nike,…

50: Secrets to Making Better Decisions and Living by Design — with Stu McLaren

Kick Off! Stu McLaren coaches and consults New York Times best-selling authors, top rated speakers, experts and niche celebrities on how to grow their influence, income and impact on the web. As the former founder of the world’s #1 membership platform for WordPress, WishList Member, he gained a unique insight into the nuances that worked…

46: Playing at Your Highest and Best — with Dr. Jayne Gardner

Kick Off! Dr. Jayne Gardner has a passion for coaching others using the latest discoveries in neuroscience and quantum physics to reprogram their brains in order to lead a more fulfilling life. Dr. Gardner holds a doctorate and a master’s degree in psychology and counseling and has served as a faculty member at Texas Christian…