Patty Diaz is a Venezuelan Pro Beach Tennis player currently ranked #1 in the world in doubles format. Beach tennis is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, and Patty is leading a movement to make the sport even more popular. She is constantly traveling the world leading beach tennis clinics and playing tournaments. She’s won over 40 tournaments in her career. 

In this episode we talked about 

• How do winners think? 
• How taking action made her the best player in the world
• The revolution of Beach Tennis.
• Gender disparity in sports.
• How can women and girls get ahead in sports.
• The inaction of athletes on social causes. 

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Nigel Fisher is a former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations with over 30 years of experience leading some of the most important missions of the UN in Syria, Yemen, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Haiti and others.

The outline:

• Negotiating with a taliban
• Rwandan Genocide
• War in the Middle East
• Building a community from zero
• Is UN Security Council still relevant?
• The problem with the pursue for power
• The nature of humankind and our 'animal' side
• The fascinating contradiction of the United States
• How to remain optimistic during a the worst possible time

My favourite quote: If you are not an optimist, why are you here?

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Danny Miranda is a writer, podcaster and most importantly: an optimist. He hosts The Danny Miranda Podcast, which only after 4 months, is already ranked in the Top1% in the world, with over 20k downloads, amazing guests and great conversations.

The outline:

• The Danny Miranda Podcast
• Finding Your Passion
• Patience Is Key
• Smart Goal-Setting
• Talking To Strangers
• Competing Against Yourself
• The Danger Of Caring What Others Think
• Using Others To Be More Accountable
• Connor McGregor's Winning Mindset
• How To Develop A 10-year Vision
• When Gary Vee Called Danny's Mother
• Trying New things!

You can find Danny on Twitter as @HeyDannyMiranda or his website www.Dannymiranda.com. 

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Gabo and I spoke about the unique key traits everyone needs in their path towards success. We also discussed his role at @lappsurgery & @c1do12, two socially innovative projects that promise to disrupt the medicine industry all across the world. Gabo spoke about the concerning increase of suicides within the medicine world and how he is using comedy through social media, to make thousands of colleagues laugh and make their job a little bit easier.

The outline:

• Growing up in Venezuela
• Using medicine to solve problems
• Remote Learning for health practitioners
• Identifying when Ego is on your way
• Choosing your business partner
• Mental health among health practitioners
• His social media influence on the medicine industry
• How to stay true to yourself

Gabo is a general surgeon, entrepreneur and great friend. He graduated from Medicine in the Universidad Central de Venezuela and has played for the Venezuelan National Team of Doctors internationally. He is an absolute beast!

Find Gabo's projects: @lappsurgery on Instagram & @c1do12 on Twitter.

His Twitter: @Gaboescvi. Instagram: @Gaboesc

Phili Tsoukias is a Senior Underwriter for one of the largest banks in the world. In this episode he shared how he successfully managed to get through the 2008 financial crisis, the oil price drop and get to a dream job.

Outline:

• From Venezuela to USA
• Finding his passion in finance
• His journey through the financial crisis + oil crisis
• How his lay-off got him to the largest bank in the USA
• How fear can help you succeed
• How to know when to switch your job
• How to invest better in the stock market
• The good and bad of Bitcoin

Mike and I talked about the life lessons learned in his soccer career, how he excels while working 100 hours a week and the importance of staying out of your comfort zone. 

Outline:

• Soccer Lessons growing up
• Dealing with abuse from fans
• The role of parents in the development of players
• How to mix your passion with business
• How to excel while working 100 hour weeks
• Stress + Rest = Success
• The importance of self-confidence
• Leaving your comfort zone
• The Janus Effect

Mike is a Canadian ex-pro soccer player, entrepreneur and professional soccer coach. He coaches for the Whitecaps U23 team and serves as Technical Director for NVFC, one of the biggest youth soccer clubs in Vancouver. 

He was also a co-founder of Urban Soccer Centre and Vancouver Futsal Association, two organizations known for pioneering soccer technology and organized Futsal in British Columbia.  

John Umunna and I discussed the lessons of being an immigrant, how to lead so people follow you and how to succeed when all the odds are against you.

About John: made in Nigeria, shipped to Canada. John Umunna is a Christian, an entrepreneurial educator and a social scientist. He is a graduate of Accounting and Management and has spent the last 8 years working within Post Secondary Institutions leading, mentoring, and learning from students all around the world. John is an analytical problem solver who enjoys uncomfortable and truthful conversations. 

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