Wes Azzaidani, the creator of comic book series “Tales of Khayr”, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Wes discusses his inspiration stemming from reading the classics, specifically the readings of the historical figure Radu, the Muslim brother of Vlad the Impaler. He also gets into his early career in corporate America and what finally made him take the leap and go all in on the comic book series.

Wes’s Website: https://talesofkhayr.com/

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Ally Carda, Professional Softball Player, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Ally has been a member of the USA women’s national softball team since 2015. She shares her story of growth she has gone through during her career, from being burnt out towards the end of her college career to falling back in love with the game and going to play in Japan. While she is still playing professionally, Ally has started consulting/coaching players on the mental side of the game when she is not playing herself.

Ally’s Instagram: @acarda3

Ally’s Website: https://allycarda.com/

Ally’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Allycarda3

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Victoria Gallagher, a Certified Master Hypnotist, NLP Trainer, Transformation Meditation Teacher and Law of Attraction Expert, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Victoria discusses her transition from the financial sector to becoming a hypnotist. She is also a published author, public speaker, podcast host, and has her own hypnosis app, Believe: Hypnosis to Manifest. The discussion gets into the practice of manifestation and how everyone can start to use this in their lives.

Victoria’s Instagram: @victoriamgallagher

Victoria’s website: https://victoriamgallagher.com/

Victoria’s Podcast: The Power of Your Mind

Victoria’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07H7SFG3T/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=82260036-0b71-4039-9f91-8c89a74b0007

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Neil Rogers, author of Bar Tips: Everything I Needed to Know in Sales, I Learned Behind the Bar and co-founder of Positive Activity, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Neil discusses his career in sales and how the idea for his book and company came about.

Neil’s Instagram: @neilrogerspositiveactivity

Positive Activity Instagram: @positiveactivitytm

Positive Activity Website: https://www.positiveactivity.net/

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Randall Thompson, Creator and Co-Founder of Dugout Mugs, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Randall discusses how and when he originally came up with the idea of the Dugout Mug. He also gets into the struggles he faced throughout the process of building a business as a young entrepreneur.

Randall’s Instagram: @randallbthompson

Randall’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-thompson-rt-03466a6b/

Dugout Mug’s Instagram: @dugoutmugs

Dugout Mug’s Website: www.dugoutmugs.com

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Lance Brozdowski, player development analyst for Marquee Sports Network, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Lance discusses his transition from being an accountant at a big 4 firm to going to journalism school and eventually getting into sports broadcasting.

Lance’s Instagram: @lancebroz

Lance’s X: @LanceBroz

Lance’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lancebroz

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Ollie Joseph, singer and songwriter, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Ollie was born in Tokyo, Japan and was exposed to many genres of music as a child. He released his first single to all streaming platforms back in 2016. He discusses the journey of becoming a musician and his upcoming music tour, Better Late Than Never, in February 2025.

Ollie’s music can be found on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you stream your music.

Ollie’s Instagram: @byolliejoseph

Ollie’s Tik Tok: @byolliejoseph

Ollie’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OllieJoseph

Tickets to the Better Late Than Never Tour: https://byolliejoseph.com/shows

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Ben Parten, author and assistant professor at Georgia Southern University, joins the conversation with Adam Moreau and Grant Banko. Ben talks about his book, Somewhere Towards Freedom, which comes out in January 2025. He gets into the details of how he fell in love with history and writing growing up and the whole process to finish a book.

Ben’s publisher is Simon & Schuster, where you can find out more about his book. Their instagram is @simonandschuster.

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