The Jimmy Rex Show

Jimmy Rex
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May 28, 2018 • 59min

#56 - Jason Sisneros - Former Drug Dealer Talks About His Transformation Into Top Business CEO

Jason Sisneros is a public speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His life has taken him around the world speaking on over 3000 stages, consulting with hundreds of business owners, and supporting charities across the globe.As a speaker, Jason takes very seriously a genuine responsibility to go out and be the spark, the inspiration that moves his audience the one millimeter, one inch, one step forward that they need to create momentum.Beyond the mistakes of his own choices, Jason was also given life circumstances nearly impossible to overcome. Things that he didn’t choose like an abusive adopted father and a gang-ridden upbringing created a life of fighting to get where he is now. So, the difference that he makes on stage is he allows people to confront or admit their own flaws as he stands as an example doing the same in front of millions of people.
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May 23, 2018 • 41min

#55 - Cody Broderick - Top Utah Tech CEO Teaches Us How To Build Your Life By Design

Guest Bio:Cody Broderick is the CEO of Utah Based tech company, InWhatLanguage and was named "Emerging Executive of the Year" by the Utah Technology Council. Cody is a natural-born leader and loves translation. As a leader in the industry for the last 10 years, Cody possesses an unparalleled understanding of quality translations and software development and has dedicated his life to bringing inwhatlanguage to new heights. Cody and his team offer a technology platform for translation services across industries that provide businesses with opportunities to reach their target audience in a variety of languages.Armed with a Master's Degree in Information Technology from the University of Utah, Cody and his great team recognized the need for cloud-based translation management software (TMS) in multi-national companies. The new TMS system called Unify allows organizations of any size to easily collaborate and work with linguists and translation departments worldwide and centralize all their multi-lingual content. Cody has coordinated a seamless integration of technology and human interaction into the technical world of culture and languages. Speaking of Cody's leadership, David Kasteler, VP of Marketing said "Cody is an excellent leader and business partner. We are all grateful to have him at the helm. Thanks to UTC for giving him some well-deserved recognition." Because of the great leadership team in what language is forging the way for new growth and development for years to come as they innovate and improve on existing translation methods and technologies. About inwhatlanguageAt inwhatlanguage you'll find a dedicated team with over 35 years of translation experience. Founders Cody Broderick, CEO, and David Kasteler let their passion for languages and different cultures guide them to create a translation technology company that understands the importance of both language and technology. Recently, inwhatlanguage has introduced the world to their translation management software (TMS), Unify, which allows organizations worldwide to organize their multilingual assets across any platform, with any file format, and in any language. inwhatlanguage is changing the way companies do business worldwide and giving them the tools they need to operate more effectively.
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May 21, 2018 • 56min

#54 - Jason Van Camp - Special Forces Green Beret Talks Intimately About Life on The Front Lines & Post-Military Success

Jason was born in Washington D.C. and raised across the Potomac River in Springfield, Virginia. In 1995, Jason was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point. While at West Point, Jason played Linebacker for the Army Black Knights football team, served a two-year LDS-Mormon mission to Russia, and, upon graduation, won the prestigious General Loeffke Award for Excellence in Foreign Languages.  After graduating from West Point, Jason volunteered to attend U.S. Army Ranger School in Fort Benning, GA where he earned his Ranger tab (2002). Jason then began a one year tour to Korea serving a few miles from the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea.  Immediately after serving in Korea, Jason was deployed with the 101st Airborne Division in the invasion of Iraq (2003). In 2006, Jason won the coveted Green Beret and began serving as a Detachment Commander with 10th Special Forces Group in Fort Carson, Colorado.  As a Detachment Commander, Jason led his team on close to 300 combat missions to kill/capture high value targets as well as created and commanded one of the largest Foreign Internal Defense Force in U.S. history, training nearly 4000 Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers in hand to hand combat, raid and patrolling techniques, unconventional warfare and personal security detail tactics as well as deploying these forces on the battlefield.  During his 14 years in the U.S. Army, Jason has won numerous awards, notably the Bronze Star with V device for Valor as well as two additional Bronze Stars during numerous combat rotations as a Special Forces Detachment Commander in the Middle East and Africa.  In 2013, Jason earned his MBA from Brigham Young University and it was there that he developed a passion for entrepreneurship. Jason believes in servant leadership, the art of determination, and the power of storytelling. This philosophy has served him well in his life and has made him an experienced speaker and proponent of Mission 6 Zero’s six-domains Total Warrior Intelligence model. Jason is passionate about his experiences and his stories resonate with any audience; students, athletes, businesspersons that want to be “passionate about passion.” Jason is married to his wife, Elizabeth, and enjoys traveling, the history of the Roman Empire, the study of religion, playing with his dogs, the art of Krav Maga, supporting DC professional sports teams, and helping veterans through the non-profit organization, Warrior Rising.
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May 16, 2018 • 1h 2min

#53 - Tom Dickson - "Will It Blend?!" Blendtec Founder & CEO Shares About His Genius Behind Viral Marketing, Innovation, & Blenders

Guest Bio:CEO and Founder of Utah based company, Blendtec Tom Dickson has found himself as one of the most known entrepreneurs in the country. Tom has taken his mastermind of innovation and marketing to grow not only his businesses into extreme heights but also his personal Brand. He has been featured on shows like Jay Leno's Tonight Show, The Today's Thanksgiving Special, and Martha Stewart. He is also well known for his hit marketing videos "Will It Blend" which has a total of over 25 Million Watched Viewers. Tom is the complete mastermind of "Will it Blend" and Inventor and founder of Blendtec and its line of blenders, mills, and mixers. Fabricated the first motion sickness patch (1971). Invented the first high-speed grain mill (1978). Specialties: Product innovation, speaking on Will it Blend, social media, and viral marketing.
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May 14, 2018 • 50min

#52 - James Lawrence - The Iron Cowboy & the Greatest Physical Achievement Ever Accomplished By Man

Prolific Ironman athlete and triathlete who goes by the nickname "The Iron Cowboy." He gained widespread renown during the summer of 2015 when he completed 50 Ironmans in all 50 US states in 50 consecutive days. He completed the challenge on July 25th,​ 2015 in Utah.​He began his athletic career during his teen years as a wrestler. His first long-distance​ race he competed in was the Salt Lake City Marathon at age 28.​He set the Guinness World Record for most 140.6-mile​ Ironman endurance competitions completed in a year at 30 in 2012. In 2015, he created his own Iron Cowboy brand of fitness consultation and personal training.He and his wife Sunny have five children together and currently reside in American Fork, Utah.
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May 9, 2018 • 33min

#51 - Angie Layton - Model & Former Miss Utah Discusses Life Adjustments & Becoming a Mother

Angie Layton is a young Mother who is very passionate and driven. She grew up in the small town of Manti just north of Salt Lake City. She currently is residing in St. George Utah, where she is running multiple businesses and taking care of her newborn baby boy.She is former Miss Utah and Miss Utah Teen USA and placed 3rd runner-up at both. She says that experience showed her the benefit of hard work and setting goals and was instrumental in helping her establish her current work ethic.In 2012, she was on the reality hit TV show, Survivor Philippines, season 25. She says it was the most exciting, horrifying, and most rewarding thing she's ever done and hopes to return for another season. She learned how precious the little things in life really are, and how grateful she is to have food, clean water, and shelter. The experience helped reinforce how grateful she is for her family.
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May 7, 2018 • 40min

#50 - Scott Warner - Serial Entrepreneur Shows the Formula for Business and Life Success

Scott Warner is a serial entrepreneur. His portfolio of success covers everything from tech start-ups to restaurants, from online blogging to film. He has a visceral passion for building companies that are innovative, profitable, and viral. A go-getter who never settles for less than the best, Scott has an uncanny ability to build teams who share his same vision.As CEO of Gigg Inc, Scott's endeavors are directed by a desire to help companies better understand and utilize the social media landscape while improving focus on business intelligence.Scott has had a life-long love for music and the entertainment industry. Gigg Inc was originally created to help open doors for aspiring artists through the company’s social media platform. Over time, he realized the Gigg feature set offered valuable solutions to businesses. While Scott is focused on providing Gigg's platform to businesses, his passion for the arts remains in tact. Through Gigg’s talent discovery medium "CONTENDR", Scott continues to provide musicians a chance to be seen and heard on a global scale. Gigg was named a Top Ten Start-up at SXSW by ComplexTech in 2013.Scott is a partner in Hollow Horse, an entertainment production company, teaming up with award-winning songwriter/producer Patrick Leonard. Patrick has written & produced music for some of the biggest names in music: Madonna, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Jewel, and many others.For eleven years Scott helped to build Pinnacle Security, a leading home security provider in North America with annual sales of over $150 million. He quickly becoming a top sales rep and top manager, and was appointed Vice President. Scott and his organization generated over 75,000 accounts and more than $150 million in sales during his time at Pinnacle.Scott has also been an angel investor for twelve businesses—from restaurants to health care products to savvy tech. Scott has always had an interest in discovering and building startups with true potential.
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May 2, 2018 • 40min

#49 - Travis Prince - "Anything in Life Worth Doing is Worth Doing Well" & Many Life Lessons from one of Jimmy's Closest Friends

Travis Prince is one of the greatest entrepreneur, networker, and person that you could meet during your life. He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of the popular Coding School, Bottega Tech.Bottega Tech is quickly becoming known as the number one school for Coding in the country. With students excelling fast and gaining well-known jobs, people from all over the world are trying to get into Lehi's Bottega Tech.Listen as Travis and Jimmy go into deep detail​ about some amazing life lessons, business skill sets, and some personal stories that were shared between the two of them.
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Apr 30, 2018 • 39min

#48 - Ty Bennett - The Power of Storytelling & Many Other Lessons from Best Selling Author & Speaker

Ty is the founder of Leadership Inc., a speaking and training company with a mission to empower individuals and organizations to challenge their status quo, cultivate exceptional relationships, and compete in extraordinary ways.  He’s changing lives – one leader at a time.- At 21, Ty and his brother built a direct sales business to over $20 million in annual revenues.- He developed a system and organization that would help over 500 sales managers fine-tune their sales and leadership skills in over 37 countries.- He was featured as one of the Top 40 Under 40.- He was dubbed one of the 10 Coolest Entrepreneurs in Utah.- He’s the author of three best-selling books.- He has traversed the world speaking to tens of thousands of audience members transforming the lives, careers, and business practices of leaders from some of the most recognizable brands in the world such as Delta Airlines, Subway, Home Depot, Coca-Cola and RE/MAX.- Ty’s best-selling books –  Partnership is the New Leadership, The Power of Influence: Increase Your Income and Personal Impact and The Power of Storytelling: The Art of Influential Communication – are used in graduate courses at multiple universities including MIT, as today’s version of “How to Win Friends and Influence People.”- He’s one of the youngest speakers ever to receive the CSP Designation from the National Association of Speakers – less than 5% of the world’s speakers earn this honor.- He’s a husband and a father and he’s PASSIONATE about helping leaders cultivate the relevance and influence they need to challenge old ways and open new doors.
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Apr 25, 2018 • 25min

#47 - Fred Warner - BYU College Football Star Talks this Weeks NFL Draft & Life as a College Athlete

4 Star recruit out of San Deigo California, Fred Warner had a handful of universities to choose from including powerhouses like USC and other Pac 12 schools. Following his religion and a school that just felt right, he decided to attend BYU, where he became one of the greatest linebackers in school history. Fred found great success on the football field as he was a leader and a captain of​ the team for two of his four years playing. He is getting ready for this weeks NFL draft, as he has been seen on projection boards all the way up to a second round pick for some NFL teams.

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