

Elevating Beyond with Mark Minard
Mark Minard
Millions of downloads and counting, Elevating Beyond, is all about sharing the unbelievable story behind the story of what it takes to overcome adversity, and achieve insurmountable levels of significant success in all areas of life!
Entrepreneur, Founder, and Active CEO of Dreamshine Since 2007, #1 Best Selling Author, World-Wide Speaker, Mark Minard, Hosts a New Style of Podcast with a 2 word mission statement: CHANGE LIVES.
Elevating Beyond is about sharing the real life story behind the story of overcoming adversity, to achieve massive levels of significant success!
Our guests include a variety of massively significantly successful people such as: Eric Thomas, "etthehiphoppreacher," The World's #1 Motivational Speaker, Michael Levine (one of Hollywood's most prominent P.R. figures, representing a record-setting 58 Academy Award winners, 34 Grammy Award winners, and 41 New York Times best-sellers,) Former NFL Linebacker, and Current Leadership Expert, Dr Jason Carthen, Breaking Bad's Walter White Jr, Rj Mitte, NY Times Best Selling Author, Dan Miller, Billion Dollar Deal Maker & Best Selling Author, Dan Waldschmitdt, X-Con to famous actor, Dave Vescio, Social Media Guru, Best Selling Author, Tim Fargo, The First and Only Blind Person To Summit Mt Everest, Erik Weihenmayer, Owner of 4Bidden Knowledge TV, Billy Carson and so many more people who are changing lives!
Elevating Beyond is all about The Story Behind The Story
Connect with Host Mark Minard, learn about our upcoming live events,
mastermind, Check out our upcoming live events, and share your story behind the story for a chance to be a featured guest on Elevating Beyond http://markminard.net
Who is this Mark Minard Guy!? Mark Minard He is the CEO, Owner & Founder of Dreamshine, which proudly serves individuals with developmental dissabilities since 2007. He's a world-wide speaker, Leadership Strategist, #1 best selling author of, The Story of YOU, Transforming Adversity Into Adventure, Taking You Dreams To The Next Level & Beyond; as well as; 16 Reasons Why Your Bussiness Sucks, How To Be Freakin Awesome at Every Level of Your Bussiness, Leadership, Profits, & Build Your Own Personal Dream Team!
Hitting 4 million downloads and counting, Mark is the Host of the world famous Elevating Beyond Podcast, He's a husband and Father of 5 (so please don't come to him with the excuse that you don't have enough time to be awesome.) Mark's just an ordinary dude, with an extraordinary faith, believing all things are possible.
Entrepreneur, Founder, and Active CEO of Dreamshine Since 2007, #1 Best Selling Author, World-Wide Speaker, Mark Minard, Hosts a New Style of Podcast with a 2 word mission statement: CHANGE LIVES.
Elevating Beyond is about sharing the real life story behind the story of overcoming adversity, to achieve massive levels of significant success!
Our guests include a variety of massively significantly successful people such as: Eric Thomas, "etthehiphoppreacher," The World's #1 Motivational Speaker, Michael Levine (one of Hollywood's most prominent P.R. figures, representing a record-setting 58 Academy Award winners, 34 Grammy Award winners, and 41 New York Times best-sellers,) Former NFL Linebacker, and Current Leadership Expert, Dr Jason Carthen, Breaking Bad's Walter White Jr, Rj Mitte, NY Times Best Selling Author, Dan Miller, Billion Dollar Deal Maker & Best Selling Author, Dan Waldschmitdt, X-Con to famous actor, Dave Vescio, Social Media Guru, Best Selling Author, Tim Fargo, The First and Only Blind Person To Summit Mt Everest, Erik Weihenmayer, Owner of 4Bidden Knowledge TV, Billy Carson and so many more people who are changing lives!
Elevating Beyond is all about The Story Behind The Story
Connect with Host Mark Minard, learn about our upcoming live events,
mastermind, Check out our upcoming live events, and share your story behind the story for a chance to be a featured guest on Elevating Beyond http://markminard.net
Who is this Mark Minard Guy!? Mark Minard He is the CEO, Owner & Founder of Dreamshine, which proudly serves individuals with developmental dissabilities since 2007. He's a world-wide speaker, Leadership Strategist, #1 best selling author of, The Story of YOU, Transforming Adversity Into Adventure, Taking You Dreams To The Next Level & Beyond; as well as; 16 Reasons Why Your Bussiness Sucks, How To Be Freakin Awesome at Every Level of Your Bussiness, Leadership, Profits, & Build Your Own Personal Dream Team!
Hitting 4 million downloads and counting, Mark is the Host of the world famous Elevating Beyond Podcast, He's a husband and Father of 5 (so please don't come to him with the excuse that you don't have enough time to be awesome.) Mark's just an ordinary dude, with an extraordinary faith, believing all things are possible.
Episodes
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Aug 4, 2015 • 1h 14min
Living Your Dreams One Breath At A Time w/Bruce Van Horn
In this episode of Elevating Beyond, special guest Bruce Van Horn paints a story of massive pain and suffering, all while simultaneously finding grace and gratitude. As he laid in his hospital bed after surgery for stage 4 prostate cancer, losing 70% of his blood, and unable to take pain medication, he explains how breathing one simple breathe became his life-saving miracle. Bruce's new book, "Worry No More" is an Amazon international best seller, filled with life changing advice and real life lessons, guaranteed to make you look at life through clearer lenses. "You don't need to become better, you were born perfect." - Bruce Van Horn

Jul 29, 2015 • 44min
Preston Pollard Asks,"Who Am I ?"
In this episode of Elevating Beyond, professional skateboarder and youth motivational speaker, Preston Pollard challenges you to ask, "Who am I?" He was featured on Oprah's OWN TV and Oprah.com, focusing on the importance of stepping out of comfort zones. Mark and Dayne ignite a powerful conversation with Preston about what it took for him to reach such elevated levels, and his mission to help today's youth do the same. "Don't be a pigeon when you were born to be an eagle." - Preston Pollard

Jul 26, 2015 • 30min
From Employee To CEO Mindset
If you plant strawberries in sand and water them with oil, your strawberries will die. Your dreams work the same way - they must be properly taken care of, or they also will die. In this episode of Elevating Beyond, Mark and Dayne focus on the importance of effectively harvesting your long term vision. Learn to dominate the small, while simultaneously visualizing the huge. "Become a student again - create a CEO mindset." - Mark and Dayne

Jul 22, 2015 • 40min
Broken Back, Broken Dreams, Amazing Breakthrough.
As he laid in the hospital bed with a broken back, depressed, and feeling alone, Max Gray made a committed decision about his life -- this wouldn't define, nor would it stop him. Max's story is one of relentless perseverance, unwavering self belief, and renewed faith. Mark and Dayne dive into the story behind the story in this episode of Elevating Beyond. "Your circumstances don't define you, your vision of self does." - Max Gray

Jul 17, 2015 • 43min
Journey from Victim to Victor
Mark and Dayne kick off episode #50 with a 💥bang!💥 You have two choices: Victim or Victor. In this episode, we break down what it means to choose the victor mindset. In order to step past victim thinking, commit to looking at your life through your vision, rather than your sight. Your eyes will focus on the obstacles and odds against fulfilling your dreams. Conversely, your vision focuses on the inevitable finished product and your purpose attached to the result. "Last night, I fell into my old victim patterns for 10 seconds, but because I've been intentional about breaking those habits, I quickly returned to victor mindset." - Dayne

Jul 15, 2015 • 53min
Powerful Words With Dr. Burnout
Powerful words convey a powerful story. This is certainly the case with Dr. Clark Gaither, board-certified family physician and author of the new book, Powerful Words. In this episode, Mark and Dayne sit down with Dr. Gaither as he reveals his personal battle with alcoholism - taking his first drink at 5 years old - and the long and hard-fought road back to sobriety. After life continued to serve him knee-buckling challenges, Dr. Gaither found strength and a renewed purpose as he transformed his life and began to fearlessly reach out to help others with the power of his own personal and painful story. "You have powerful words inside of you, waiting to be shared. People will be helped by hearing them if you are honest, determined, and intentional about getting your voice heard." – Dr. Clark Gaither

Jul 10, 2015 • 39min
Become Your Dream
Chasing your dreams can be an awesome feeling, but how about the fear of making a wrong decision along the way? It is only when you make a choice and keep raising the bar, that milestones are met and the weight of paralyzation is shattered! Listen in as Mark & Dayne share stories of becoming their dreams for the Elevating Beyond Podcast live! "If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." – Colin Powell

Jul 8, 2015 • 49min
The Power of Stupid w/ Richie Norton
After the sudden death of his brother-in-law, followed by the death of his 10 week old son. Richie Norton revealed a new way of thinking that obliterates the notion of being fearful. "You can overcome your circumstances or you can let your circumstances overcome you." The tragic event not only shook the Norton family to its core, but gave them a new perspective on life. Turning the family tragedy into a family triumph, Richie founded Gavin's Law in honor of his son: "Live to start, start to live." Not only did Richie embrace the sudden changes, but he discovered "Life is too short not to start something stupid." Richie Norton is the bestselling author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid as well as the #1 Amazon download Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It. Richie has been featured in Forbes, Businessweek, Young Entrepreneur, Huffington Post and other national publications, both in print and online.

Jul 1, 2015 • 42min
Bankrupt, Broken, and Alive
Just 4 years ago he was bankrupt, a "failed entrepreneur", Phillip Carson, President of Carson Natural Health, LLC is a Pharmacist who thinks outside the box of traditional medicine. Sharing his story of faith, perseverance, and giving, you are sure to be on the edge of your seat. Committed to leading people to finding the root cause of their health problems and not just treating the symptoms. Phillip is passionate about encouraging and teaching people how to live more balanced, healthier and vibrant lives."Don't even think about quitting, look up, put your faith in God and trust"- Phillip Carson. This episode is more than just a journey, it represents having the courage to make it one more day through the pain, and becoming one day closer to your dreams.

Jun 24, 2015 • 44min
Don't Give Up On Me
Mark and Dayne challenge the concept of being authentic and forgiving ourselves, creating a positive stepping stone to move forward in life. Everyone has a story to tell and for most of us it includes more than a few failures. Enduring our stories about the rough patches not only encourages others to be courageous , but reminds us all to simply " Pray, get on your feet and start doing"-EB.


