I am Driven Podcast

Christine McCarron has been involved in different levels of real estate for 20+ years as well as being a podcaster, entrepreneur, realtor, speaker, author, coach, home improvement contractor and real estate investor. While Christine obviously keeps very busy, she also, like most Drivens, feels like most people just don't get her and why she is the way that she is. She shares her unique experience of moving through her entrepreneurship journey as well as some of her experiences in real estate and passive income. You can find Chris online at chrismccarron.com

Jim Harshaw Jr is a former Division I All-American Collegiate Wrestler, then became the youngest DI College Wrestling coach at the time he was hired. He has now transitioned into performance coaching and speaking as a TEDx speaker. Jim speaks to his collegiate experience where he experienced repeated failure and how he changed his mindset in his final year of competition to reset his mind on the path to success. He now uses that similar framework he thrived in within collegiate athletics and applies it to his clients in whatever their walk of life is. You can find Jim online at his website jimharshawjr.com. He also has a TEDx talk named Why I Teach My Children to Fail, and a podcast by the name of Success Through Failure. You can also follow Jim on his social media profiles on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.

We have another Driven couple ladies and gents! Ethan & Stephanie Bull own and operate their business ProAssisting which pairs up remote executive assistants with entrepreneurs. They share their story and dynamic as a Driven couple, as well as how they vet their EAs and how they shaped the business model to be most successful. You can find both of them on LinkedIn and can also learn more about their business on their website at proassisting.com

Ruth Cohn struggled, like many drivens, finding a way to live life in her own skin. She found a purpose in activism then, following therapy of her own, in helping others through trauma therapy. She speaks with us on the podcast about the troubles she sees those with trauma have in not only therapy, but their relationships. You can find more about Ruth's work at her website https://ruthcohnmft.com/

Craig Weller is a former USN SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant Crewman) who, like many other Drivens, grew up going through school just bored out his mind while also getting perfect scores on tests. He decided to early enlist in the military where he struggled for years through the testing but developed a unique ability to observe himself from an outside perspective. You can find more about the work and coaching that Craig does online at buildingtheelite.com and on Instagram at buildingtheelite

Marianne Smith is an academic who works directly in studying paradoxes and has found life is full of them. In her fathers' work with Harvard MBA students, he shared that the biggest complaint they had from their students was arrogance. She shared what she's found with Drivens using arrogance as a mask and patterns she finds in those who are very Driven. Marianne is the coauthor of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems with Episode 88 guest, Wendy Smith. Their book is available on Amazon.

John Miles is the founder of the Passion Struck podcast and is another one of our former military Drivens. John spent a lot of his post-military career in the security and cybersecurity space, and his Driven tendencies has led him to be an innovator in these spaces. He then realized he wasn't living out his purpose as he felt called to, and began his entrepreneurship journey. Passion Struck is the name of John's podcast that you can find on all podcast platforms. You can find more about Passion Struck online at https://passionstruck.com

Justin Breen is yet another serial entrepreneur in the Driven community who sees Drivens as the cream that rises to the top and won't accept excuses. He also shares a story from his dad's diary from battles in World War II that he has turned to in times of doubt and his dad's stories have driven him even more to be great. Justins passion to bring together Driven people is reflected in not only his work, but also in how he values his own tribe to much that he wants to help provide that for others. You can find Justin at www.brepicllc.com

David McRaney is the author of How Minds Change and that concept is the basis of his conversation with Dr. Doug and Meg. From his upbringing to his journey through writing and how writing about how minds change in turn changes his mind many times. Human resistance to change, specifically change of opinion, is a tale as old as time and the conversation that exists in that space can teach you so much about not only yourself, but the other person. You can find David at davidmcraney.com and on socials @davidmcraney. His podcast is You Are Not So Smart and you can find that at youarenotsosmart.com. His latest book, How Minds Change is available on Amazon

Batja Mesquita is a social and cultural psychologist, as well as the author of Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions. She shares her perspective on understanding different cultures and how they interact in both positive and negative circumstances. You can find Batja at her website at www.batjamesquita.com and you can find her book on Amazon