Stay ConnectedZach Grossfeld sits down with the people who fascinate him, from comedians and athletes to scientists and musicians. Zach explores the defining moments of their work, the challenges they’ve overcome, what drives them, and what they’re still trying to figure out.
Also the home of ‘The Breakdown with Zach’ series.
The Zach Show 2.0 (Early access, AMAs, bonus episodes, and more): https://thezachshow.supercast.com/
Produced by Auxoro Studios.
This time we sat down with Borgore, a producer, songwriter, and rapper who hails from Israel. I loved this conversation with Borgore because he says whatever is on his mind, and he’ll tell you straight up how he feels. I had a blast with this one. On this episode, we talk about extreme sports, how Borgore got into Dubstep, serving in the Israeli army, and more. Without further ado here is our wide-ranging conversation with Borgore.
The Art Of Gore (Spotify): https://spoti.fi/2qW2BlF
The Art Of Gore (Apple): https://apple.co/325Bfq7
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2qICNtb
The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: Petty by Borgore
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @borgore
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This time, we sat down with Bren Orton (@bren.orton), a professional kayaker, one of the founders of SEND, a group of kayakers who chase the biggest waterfalls, hardest rapids, and capture it all on camera, and one hell of a human being. I am amped, electrified to be bringing you this conversation. I got to know Bren back when I was working for another publication, The Frynge so it was great to catch up again. In this episode, Bren shares how he would do anything to get into the kayak, getting malaria 8 times, bombing down waterfalls, some of the fuck-ups that have let to even greater successes, and more. Without further ado, please enjoy this wide-ranging, exhilarating conversation with Bren Orton.
SEND: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbr9u51I90ILf0hxTeXmSA
Knives to a Gunfight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSdp1TLqPo
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2qICNtb
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole, Young Thug
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @bren.orton
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The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
The Rise of Superman: https://amzn.to/2MPWNTv
Creative Quest: https://amzn.to/2MMNG64
What defines success in business and relationships? Making a shit ton of money? Investing in the right company? Providing value? Writing 1000 words a day for a week? Having the most meaningful interactions you can on a day to day basis?
Sahil Lavingia, the guest on this week’s episode, has defined success differently at different stages in his life. As a teenager into his early 20s, Sahil lived in Silicon Valley, the home of cutting edge startup culture. He was the second employee at Pinterest and then left to start his own company called Gumroad, an online platform that enables creators to sell products directly to consumers. In 2011, At 18 years old Sahil raised 8 million dollars for Gumroad and declared his mission to build his first billion-dollar company. Things did not go as planned. In 2015, Sahil laid off 75% of the company, was no longer venture-funded, but today Gumroad is strong as ever. What happened? To quote Sahil’s blog post, Reflecting On My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company, he writes,
“For years, my only metric of success was building a billion-dollar company. Now, I realize that was a terrible goal. It’s completely arbitrary and doesn’t accurately reflect impact. I’m not making an excuse or pretending that I didn’t fail. I’m not pretending that failure feels good. Everyone knows that the failure rate in startups — especially venture-funded ones — is super high, but it still sucks when you don’t reach your goals. I failed, but I also succeeded at many other things. We’re simply focused on building the best product we can for our customers. On top of all that, I’m happy creating value beyond our revenue-generating product.”
In this podcast, Sahil shares what triggered this change in the mentality of how he views success, moving from Silicon Valley to Provo Utah, the most conservative and religious city in America over 100,000 people, painting with retired moms, the DNC debate format and more. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging conversation with Sahil Lavingia.
Follow Sahil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shl
Follow Sahil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slavingia/
Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/
Medium Post by Sahil: https://bit.ly/2p1GauG
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb
The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole, Young Thug
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @shl
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This time, we sat down with SHY Martin (@shy.martin), a bada** singer-songwriter who has collabed with people like Bebe Rexha, Kygo, and The Chainsmokers. She broke onto the scene as the featured artist and songwriter on Mike Perry’s The Ocean, which has nearly 600 million streams on Spotify alone, and her songwriting catalog has generated almost 3 billion streams. In this episode, we talk about SHY Martin’s songwriting process, going to school in Sweden, dealing with anxiety, and more. She is a beautiful soul and I'm grateful to be able to bring this podcast to you. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging conversation with SHY Martin.
SHY Martin (Spotify): https://spoti.fi/32jxiPw
SHY Martin (Apple): https://apple.co/2VKS9ck
Keep You Mine by NOTD, SHY Martin: https://bit.ly/2ORia83
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb
The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: Forget to Forget by SHY Martin
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @PlayersTribune
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This time, we sat down with Jason Khalipa, a CrossFit champion, the founder of NCFIt Collective, a husband, and a father. Really had fun with this one, this guy’s the real deal. In this episode, Jason discusses the process behind winning the 2008 CrossFit Games, his background in BMX, and the AMRAP mentality.
Jason Khalipa Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkhalipa/
NCFit: https://nc.fit/start
Jason Khalipa Podcast (AMRAP): https://apple.co/2oucLsR
Jason Khalipa Podcast (Business): https://apple.co/30WZsi0
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb
The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @PlayersTribune
Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**
This time, we sat down with Gavin Chops (@gavinchops), a man of many hats. Gavin drums on tour with Chelsea Cutler, owns the artist management group Bear and Owl, is part of the group Obvious Yellow, and DJs around NYC. In this conversation, Gavin discusses tripping on mushrooms at Joshua, his practice of loving-kindness meditation, drumming on tour with Chelsea Cutler, and more.
Gavin Chops main site: https://www.gavinchops.me/about
Gavin Chops Inta: https://www.instagram.com/gavinchops/?hl=en
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb
The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @GavinChops
Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**
This time we sat down with Jordan Beau, a highly successful Youtuber with over 1.2 million subscribers. On this episode, we spoke about Jordan’s background in extreme sports, creating a career out of making content, the mental health effects of social media, what separates the good from the great vlogs, and more. I really enjoyed this talk with Jordan, and as a podcaster, I highly respect anyone who is willing to put themselves out there as a content creator - basically baring your soul to hundreds, thousands, and in Jordan’s case millions of people. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging conversation with Jordan Beau:
Jordan's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXynv9W69AZvyv5mnhfOMNQ
Jordan's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jordanbeau/
Jordan's Clothing Line: https://fanjoy.co/collections/jordan-beau
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb
The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @JordanBeau
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Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/
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This time we sat down with Ed Latimore, a man of many hats. Ed has a B.A. in Physics, is an author, speaker, former heavyweight boxer, and an army veteran.
In this episode, Ed discusses learning to create a network and de-escalate conflict in the hood, the defining characteristics of a great online entrepreneur, how love is a choice and not just a feeling, his decision to stop drinking, and more. Without further ado, here is our wide-ranging, insightful conversation with Ed Latimore.
Ed Latimore's Main Site: https://edlatimore.com/
Follow Ed Latimore: https://twitter.com/EdLatimore
The Aux (Podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb
The Aux (Newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: MetCon Photos
Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**
In this episode, we talk about Marshal’s introduction to Intermittent fasting, the physical/mental benefits of IF, how Marshal’s father’s diagnosis of ALS inspired him to build a life for himself around fitness, the victim mentality, and more. Without further ado, here is our exhilarating conversation with Marshal Mackenzie:
Everfit: https://marshalmckenzie.com/
Follow Marshal: https://twitter.com/TheForeverFit
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2m0GBUb
The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: The London by Travis Scott, J.Cole
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @ForeverFit
Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/
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This time, we sat down with producer Justin Caruso who has toured the world with top acts like The Chainsmokers and Tiesto. Justin recently released his latest single ‘Good Parts’ which is an absolute jam. The acoustic version is live now as well so go slap that link wherever you listen to music.
Justin also performed at Moonrise festival earlier last month and will be supporting Loud Luxury on their “Nights Like This” tour in October and November in LA, Chicago, Philly, and Boston.
In this episode, Justin discusses playing Jäger pong with Tiësto, studying music business at USC, developing an original sound, Fortnite, and more. Without further ado, here is our exhilarating conversation with Justin Caruso.
Good Parts by Justin Caruso (feat. Maedi): https://spoti.fi/2mgGZye
Loud Luxury Tour: https://bit.ly/2mhyCT3
The Aux (podcast): https://apple.co/2ZgP3kd
The Aux (newsletter): https://www.auxoro.com/theaux
**Intro/Outro Music: Produced by David Grossfeld
Intro song: Good Parts by Justin Caruso (feat. Maedi)
Mixed and Mastered by Dbsound on Fiverr
Sound Design: Matt Grossfeld
Episode Art: @justincarusomusic
Auxoro main site: https://www.auxoro.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag**
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