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Donny Osmond On Managing Fame And Success As A Child And Through Adulthood

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Donny Osmond has been a singer, actor, triple-threat television series host (talk show, game show, variety show), best-selling author (his autobiography entered the UK bestseller chart at #1), commercial spokesman, motivational speaker, and even a racecar driver. Throughout his illustrious career, Donny has earned 33 gold records; selling over 100 million albums becoming a worldwide music legend. He has made history by celebrating almost 6 decades in show business with the release of his 61st album, One Night Only: a live album accompanied by a DVD of his sold out UK tour in January, 2017. In 2009, Donny was crowned Dancing with the Stars champion for season nine (the show garnered 37 million viewers weekly). One of Donny’s most notable appearances was his starring role as Joseph in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which broke records during its six-year run with more than 2,000 performances in the US and Canada. The current Flamingo Las Vegas show with Marie, began back in September 2008 and was originally scheduled to run for six weeks. The audience response was so overwhelming that the Flamingo renamed their showroom, “The Donny & Marie Showroom.” The show is now headed into an unprecedented eleventh year! The Donny and Marie show has received many accolades during its run. They’ve been awarded “Best Show,” “Best Singer,” “Best Band,” and “Best Dancers” throughout the years according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Diamond Dallas Page from Being a Headliner in the Ring to Creating the Possible out of the Impossible

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Diamond Dallas Page has moved from a headliner in the ring to headlining documentaries like “Resurrection of Jake the Snake” and “Relentless” – movies like “Ready to Rumble,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” and “Gallowwalkers” – and action series like “Guardians of Justice.” You can call him pro wrestling icon, movie star, global entertainer, inspirational speaker, or worldwide fitness guru, but DDP will always be the man that creates possible out of impossible, every day.

Heather “Lucky” Penny Shares Stories as a Pioneering Fighter Pilot and Advocate for Women in Aviation

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Most widely recognized for her service on September 11, Heather “Lucky” Penney was part of the pioneering first wave of women who entered fighters directly from pilot training. Lucky was the first and only woman in the 121st Fighter Squadron during her time flying the F-16, conducting combat air patrols over Washington DC and deploying to combat twice. She was airborne the first night of initial combat for Operation Iraqi Freedom, tasked as a night-time SCUD Hunter in the western deserts of Iraq and also supporting Special Operations Forces. Lucky flew the F-16 for ten years before having to make the difficult decision to leave the fighter aviation as a single mother. Heather’s passion for aviation has never faded – she founded the first collegiate cross-country air race team, has flown her antique Taylorcraft BC-12 coast-to-coast, owned several vintage aircraft, co-piloted the B-17 Flying Fortress for the Collings Foundation, and raced jets at the Reno Air Races; she is type rated in the Gulfstream G-100 and Citation 560 series jets, and she holds CFII/MEI, and ATP ratings. Today Lucky owns and loves to fly her WWII Army Air Forces PT-13 Stearman, 1961 aerobatic Bucker Jungmann, and 1950 Cessna 170A. Heather is a passionate advocate for aviation, women in aviation, aviation history and museums, and the future of aviation. She has been inducted as an Air Force Eagle at Air University; serves is a Director of the Board for the Experimental Aircraft Association; and is on the Steering Committee for the Purdue University National Aviation Symposium.

Mark Victor Hansen on having success as an author and becoming the Ambassador Of Possibility

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Today with almost 500 million Chicken Soup for the Soul books sold, Mark Victor Hansen is glad he held fast to the principles of perseverance, excellence, and belief in one’s self that have allowed him to create extraordinary achievement in his life. As one of the world’s most respected thought leaders, he is known globally as the Ambassador of Possibility.

Sean Whalen shares his Core 4 program – giving us an insight into how to live to become the very best version of ourselves

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In this episode, Sean Whalen — whose social media posts have over 100-million views, clothing line “Lions Not Sheep” generates millions of dollars in monthly revenue, and whose coaching program “The Lions Den” has thousands of subscribers — shares his Core 4 program. Giving us an insight into how to live in every single moment to become the very best physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, financial, and family-focused versions of ourselves.    

About Sean Whalen:
He is also the author of the Amazon bestseller, How To Make Shit Happen, which has sold over 425,000 copies. He also coaches other male and female entrepreneurs on scaling their businesses AND their home lives. Whalen is also the founder and CEO of the clothing line, Lions Not Sheep.

Bill Schuffenhauer shares his childhood struggles and rise to become an Olympic medalist

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In this episode Bill Schuffenhauer (who is a four-time Olympian who won a Silver Medal in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in the four-man Bobsled competition) shares his struggle to survive as a teenager, living on the streets, mom addicted to drugs, and in prison, when a coach took him under his wing and changed his stars forever! You don’t want to miss this master class in resiliency!

About Bill Schuffenhauer:
Bill Schuffenhauer is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002.

Jill McCluskey on how the Lauren McCluskey Foundation raises awareness with solutions to keep our children safe

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In this episode Jill McCluskey (whose daughter Lauren was gunned down by her boyfriend in the parking lot outside her dorm room) shares Lauren’s incredible life as an award winning/record setting track star that was tragically cut short because of lackadaisical campus security policies – giving us suggestions on how to keep our children safe, advocating for the Lauren McCluskey Foundation that raises awareness with solutions!

About Jill McCluskey:
Jill J. McCluskey is Regents Professor and Director of the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University. McCluskey’s research focuses on product quality and reputation, sustainable labeling, consumer preferences for new technology, and representation of women in STEM. An award-winning researcher, she has published more than 125 journal articles and her research has been cited more than 7,000 times. Her research has been funded by private foundations, NSF, and USDA. An award-winning mentor, she has served as major professor to 42 Ph.D. graduates, many of whom are Professors at major research universities. She is an incoming Editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. She is past President and Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and Fellow of the Western Agricultural Economics Association. She is a member of the Board on Agricultural and Natural Resources (BANR) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Her research has been highlighted by various media outlets including the New York Times, National Public Radio, and Newsday. She received her Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics in 1998 from the University of California, Berkeley.

Daniels Summerhays on balancing golf, family, and community service

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In this episode Daniel Summerhays (PGA Tour Professional Golfer who is one of the most successful professional golfers ever to come out of Utah!) shares his life and climb to the top of his profession – giving us an inside glimpse of how to deal with the ups and downs on the PGA Tour while balancing family life and community service!

 

Eric Heiden on becoming not only an Olympic gold medalist but also a world class orthopedic surgeon

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In this episode Eric Heiden (who set 5 world records and won 5 U.S. Olympic Gold Medals in speed skating) shares his life and rise to the top of his sport – giving us an inside glimpse of how his discipline, focus, desire and practice regimen not only made him a world champion skater and bike racer, but it was the foundation for him becoming a world class orthopedic surgeon!

About Eric Heiden:
Eric Heiden is an American physician and a former long-track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games, single-handedly winning more gold medals than all nations except for the Soviet Union (10) and East Germany (9). He is the most successful Winter Olympian from a single edition of any Winter Olympics. He delivered the Athlete’s Oath at those same 1980 Games. His coach was Dianne Holum. Heiden is an icon in the speed skating community. His victories are significant, as few speed skaters (and athletes in general) have won competitions in both sprint and long-distance events. Heiden is the only athlete in the history of speed skating to have won all five events in a single Olympic tournament and the only one to have won a gold medal in all events. He is considered by some to be the best overall speed skater (short and long distances) in the sport’s history. Heiden ranked No. 46 in ESPN’s SportsCentury 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century in 1999, the only speed skater to make the list. In 2000, a Dutch newspaper called him the greatest skater ever.

Kevin Harrington shares his experience with Shark Tank and what makes a good ‘pitch’

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In this episode Kevin Harrington (who helped conceive and participate as one of the original Sharks on the blockbuster TV show Shark Tank) shares his life and stories from the countless companies he has invested in – giving us the insider info on what makes a great ‘pitch’ and how he has made millions on ideas that have translated into changing millions of lives for the better!

About Kevin Harrington:
Inventor of the Infomercial, Shark on Shark Tank, Fortune 100 Investor, Philanthropist, Author; Kevin has done it all. Kevin is one of the principal pioneers of the “As Seen On TV” Industry. As the owner of AsSeenOnTV Inc. and AsSeenOnTv.com, Kevin has launched over 1,000 products in over 100 countries in dozens of languages, creating over $6 billion in global sales. As media consumption transitioned to digital, in anticipation of the explosive potential, Kevin sold all of his AsSeenOnTV assets. He then transitioned to digital media and started investing in public and private companies. Kevin now sits on the board of directors for multiple companies and has created over $10 billion in value.