Dan has gone from Network Engineer -> CISO -> CEO and Founder with some wild stories to go with it.  In this episode, we go over: Rocketansky’s pre-seed fundraising. Journey from Network Engineer to CISO to Founder. Dan’s hobby of building a Caterham car from scratch! Dan Frye has had his eyes on cyber security since the early 2000s. So, it was no surprise when he started a company based on securing people working outside the office. No, the real surprise came when COVID hit!  When he’s not running a company, he’s running marathons and building cars out of a box… yeah, he really did that. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to "How Crash Bandicoot Hacked the Original Play Station" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxXGuVL21o Song Links Dan shared after the show - Synthwave - https://www.youtube.com/user/ThePrimeThanatos Another synth artist, NewRetroWave - https://youtu.be/Uczh-imyxwc Ambient Worlds - https://www.youtube.com/c/AmbientWorlds Postmodern Jukebox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZoyCSffM7I, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6RD6mjiIZE Maxence Cyrin's cover of Pixies’ Where is My Mind - https://youtu.be/90Fpjwctqlw.

Thinker, teacher, doer. My man Joe does it all. Self-proclaimed "business swiss army knife" Joe Templin has a really remarkable skill set.  He's the founder of Exakty and The Intro Machine, Board Member of The Autism Society, and author of Every Day Excellence. Oh yeah, and he runs ULTRAmarathons.  It was so much fun talking to Joe, I learned a lot about what it takes to be excellent and I hope you do too!

My good people. Take a look at this bio. Laura DiBenedetto: Started Vision Advertising at 19. Awarded Fortune 40 under 40 at 23. Retired by 37. Then, became a best-selling author and Life Mastery Coach.  2020 TEDx Speaker. Currently has THREE businesses running. Happy as a ray of sunshine. Now, aren't you curious how one person has managed to live so many lifetimes?? I know I was, so I asked Laura to share her secrets! Tune in to find out how she did it, and more. ================= Find Laura's book here: thesixhabits.com  Link to TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_dibenedetto_the_six_habits_of_the_happiest_people

Maaan, Chris Wilson is cool as a cucumber. He's an elite performance coach who's studied stress's effects on the human body. As CEO and Founder of Stress Sciences, he's coached professional athletes, military special forces, and top-level execs on how to manage stress. Basically, you've got to be the best to work with Chris.  There are some incredibly insightful takes on stress management and actionable tips for how you can improve your relationship with stress. Had a great time on this one! Subscribe to The Playhard Podcast for more sweet stories about entrepreneurs.

WAIT! Before you listen, grab a pen and paper because Kyle Vamvouris drops some TRUTH behind early-stage company growth. Or, you know... maybe you want to take notes on my Country vs Rap music opinions. I'll allow it. Kyle is CEO and Founder of Vouris - a company that builds high-performing B2B sales teams. Vouris has worked with dozens of startups leading to $70M+ in funding raised.  In this episode, you'll hear: - Kyle's start from college dropout and stand-up comedian to growing early-stage startup sales teams. - Why getting money is easy (and the math behind any results-oriented goal). - Reasons why burnout doesn't concern Kyle (and how you can learn from his mindset). - The Strategy and Luck game Kyle plays alongside 35 million people in the world. - Us fanboy Kanye. Want to hear more?? Oh yeah. We got more. Check out The Playhard Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Anchor.fm (more platforms on the way).  Shoot me a message if you have suggestions for the show, I am Mr Feedback. Email: armand@playhardpodcast.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armand-uno/ Twitter: @UnoTheAlchemist

In this episode, you will hear about Mavis' life-altering trip to the hospital that led to the birth of MCH Fashion, the awesome ways her company gives back to the community, and some wild travel stories: from narrowly escaping a volcano eruption while backpacking to cycling 100+miles in a day.  Mavis Herrera is the Founder of MCH Fashion, a sustainable fashion company that repurposes plastic into high-end designer bags. Each bag is hand woven and colored naturally by indigenous Mexican artisans.  Find her stuff here: https://www.mavisbyherrera.com/

Zeke is the CEO and Founder of Society Merch, an eCommerce company that does merchandise for Athletes, Influencers, Celebrities, and more. In his free time, Zeke lives a very healthy lifestyle, works out, catches rays, loves to read, and is currently working on rebranding Meditation. Listen to hear more how he does it...