Podcasts by Gap to Great
Gap to Great is about people who’ve jumped off the track of stability — sometimes multiple times — before they’ve landed at their current destination. In each episode, Andrea Wien talks to guests about the obstacles and pivotal moments in their lives that can help inspire listeners to take their own risks and journey down a road less traveled.
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Turning the One Man Variety Show Into a Modern Day Career from 2016-07-21T11:26:41
“Do it. If you’re thinking about it and you’ve probably taken some steps, then just jump in and do it. The first step is the hardest one but once you start, the momentum of starting is so powerf...
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Road Schooling, Medical Tourism and Nomadic Family Life from 2016-07-15T05:55:30
"I don't think the goal for us is to live an easy life.”
A few years ago, Paul...
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Chasing Adventure, The Barbecue Trail and Growing Up In The South with Author Rien Fertel from 2016-07-07T07:33:30
"There's a responsibility any historian has to history: you have to get it right.” Listen
How Far Would You Go To Make Your Dreams Come True? from 2016-07-01T14:28:31
Abria Mattina and Dan Fachin live in Ottawa, Ontario, and for the last year, they’ve taken some great strides to make their dreams come true. After realizing that the schedule around their corpo...
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Changing the World, Bridge Years and Global Citizens with Abby Falik from 2016-06-24T20:26:13
From Finance to Food Entrepreneur with Zesty Z’s Alexander Harik from 2016-06-24T15:48:01
Alexander Harik left the corporate finance world to become a food entrepreneur. His product, Zesty Z, a zaa’tar spread and condiment is just starting to make traction in the NYC market. (And it’...
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Balancing Business, Baby and Burning Out with Millennial Type’s Declan Wilson from 2016-06-02T06:51:55
Declan Wilson started his writing career in college when he and his now-wife launched a cooking blog for students. Though the cooking blog fizzled out, his love for writing didn’t, and he’s spen...
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Public Speaking Tips and Common Mistakes with Julia Wojnar from 2016-05-26T19:39:25
Ben Huh on Common Founder Mistakes, Stepping Down as Cheezburger CEO and Traveling the World from 2016-05-12T03:13:04
Ben Huh is an entrepreneur and world traveler. He calls himself an Internet Content Connoisseur and from 2007 - 2015, he was CEO of The Cheezburger Network, which includes the popular blogs I Ca...
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Using Rebel Mentality To Start A Successful Business With Gesche Haas from 2016-04-21T08:35:46
Gesche Haas learned quickly how to form new friendships. She was born in Africa, attended high school in Bei...
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Chris Guillebeau on Starting a Business, Motivation and Finding Your Path from 2016-03-31T05:15:26
Chris Guillebeau became an entrepreneur because - in his own words - “He wasn't good at anything.” After traveling to every country in the world before the age of 35, publishing a number of insp...
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From Orphan To Australia’s #1 Small Business Author With Andrew Griffiths from 2016-03-01T04:22:19
Conquering Limiting Beliefs and Overwhelm In Your Career with Harper Spero from 2016-02-28T08:21:23
SHORT: Solo Travel And Starting Over In A New Country from 2016-02-17T06:44:25
Emily Chen was born in China and moved with her family to Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 3. After college, she transitioned to the fast pace of New York City, working in the health sector and la...
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Writing Tips and Honing Your Natural Talents with Author Lurlene McDaniel from 2016-02-09T04:14:40
"The world may not be perfect and you may not be perfect, but just wait a minute and it'll change."
Lurlene McDaniel is an acclaimed author, who's written over 50 novels dealing with term...
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Actioning Your Great Ideas With Gary Bertwistle from 2016-02-02T04:41:25
"Don't die wondering.”
At 33, having spent most of his working life in broadcasting, Gary Bertwistle evaluated his time and realized that his ideal life no longer had anyth...
From Barcelona to Buenos Aires, A Rotary Scholar Finds Her Way from 2016-01-27T14:34:23
A Modern Day Poet’s Love Affair With The World from 2016-01-18T09:07:03
The Love Goddess On Cooking With Love, Loving Your Work, and Loving Yourself from 2016-01-11T06:20:17
"I never touch my food or my knife if I’m not in the right space to create food with love.”
From Small Town to Supreme Court Gay Rights Activist with Victor Pisapia from 2015-12-27T23:48:49
“We were living the 80s lifestyle that you read about a lot, but we were doing it. We were totally doing it.”
Born in the 1950s, Victor Pisapia is an international chef who’s own...
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From Model to Meditation Master, Light Watkins from 2015-12-11T07:51:39
Light Watkins is a former model and yoga teacher who’s spent the last 10 years teaching Transcendental Meditation to busy professionals--myself included--around the world. He’s also the author o...
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What Happens When Two Professionals Quit Work and Travel the Globe in Search of Happiness from 2015-12-07T10:28:16
How To Identify Your Passion, and Career Advice With Jill Ozovek from 2015-11-30T07:58:24
“I did not used to go with the flow. That is new Jill.” [15:01]
If you're wondering how the hell to find your passion or the courage to take the leap into a new career, give this one a li...
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Travel Adventures on the Gap Time Trail with Aaron Miller from 2015-11-24T00:17:34
Aaron Miller is an Australian in his mid-20s who decided to leave his steady sales job and head out on the road less traveled. I caught up with him in Cambodia at the beginning of his trip to ta...
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Launching Lean and Fitness Philosophy with the Founder of GreenBlender, Jenna Tanenbaum from 2015-11-16T03:57:37
If you're thinking about someday starting a company, or are concerned about jumping ship from your current spot in life, this one is for you.
Jenna Tanenbaum co-founded GreenBlender, a sm...
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The most impressive young person I've ever met, Inam Sakinah from 2015-11-09T05:17:47
"Social media cannot be an excuse for taking real action. It also can’t be an excuse to submit to social norms where we create these ideas of what it means to be beautiful, or a woman, or what i...
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The Impact of the Gap Year, Experiential Education and Unearthing Passion with Adam Haigler from 2015-11-02T00:30:59
Adam Haigler teaches biology and environmental science at a progressive public high school in North Carolina. He's also the founder of The Pioneer Project, a gap year program that combines susta...
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Liva Judic on Living Nine Lives, 9/11 and World Affairs from 2015-10-26T21:07:11
Liva Judic is the director at Merrybubbles, a mission-driven branding agency. In her past life, she's served as a diplomat to the president of Madagascar, the youngest correspondent at the Finan...
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Olive Persimmon on Sex, Writing Your Truth and Balancing Brand from 2015-10-20T02:31:44
Olive B. Persimmon is the author of Unintentionally Celibate, a book about...well, a book about not getting laid. She's also a stand-up comedian and spoken word artist who moved from Cleveland, ...
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Sashka Rothchild on Asking for Help, Hustling and Finding Stability from 2015-10-12T04:47:33
Sashka Rothchild is the founder of Standbuy, a business that crowd-funds for people going through cancer treatment. Sashka's story is one filled with twists and turns. Her story is sad, upliftin...
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Wills Hapworth on Gap Years, Entrepreneurship and Identifying Success from 2015-10-06T00:13:51
Wills Hapworth is the co-founder of the Thought Into Action Institute at Colgate University, an incubator for student entrepreneurs. He’s overseen 218 ventures, 356 entrepreneurs and nearly 15,0...
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