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Many of us start off with a plan or conception of what our life and career will look like, but often times we end up in a completely different place than we ever could have dreamed? This is a podcast where we sit down with celebrities, athletes, and entrepreneurs to hear how they handled life's unexpected events. I am your host Andrew East, engineer turned professional athlete turned entrepreneur and I can’t wait to share these stories with you to help inspire you to reach your dreams.

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113 Davey Blackburn | Trust Through Loss

Sep 27 2024 59 mins

Redirected is back with an awesome conversation featuring Davey Blackburn, the author of 'Nothing is Wasted' and the founder of Nothing is Wasted Ministries. Davey hosts the 'Nothing is Wasted Podcast,' which has over 300 episodes and more than 3 million downloads. You can purchase the book here ▶ https://www.nothingiswasted.com/book If you haven’t yet, please rate Redirected

112 Doug Bopst | Felony to Fitness to Free

Jun 22 2023 60 mins

In this episode, Doug Bopst shares his story of overcoming addiction and turning his life around through fitness. Doug is an award-winning personal trainer, author, speaker and podcast host. Those credentials and accolades are a result of his own transformation. He is a former felon and drug addict, sentenced to months in jail due to being found guilty of “possession with intent

111 Todd Anderson | Optimize You Health

Apr 28 2023 48 mins

This week, I got to talk with Todd Anderson, the Founder of Dream Recovery. Dream recovery produces performance silk sleep masks & pillowcases. We talk about everything from health, wellness, and recovery. Hope you enjoy it! You can learn more here ▶ https://dreamrecovery.io/ If you haven’t yet, please rate Redirected and subscribe to hear more. And if you have someone yo

110 Thinking Differently about Health with Lisa Odenweller

Oct 28 2022 51 mins

This week, I got to talk with Lisa Odenweller, the Founder and CEO of Kroma Wellness. Kroma Wellness is a functional health and superfood company. Kroma was founded to help you form healthier habits, and has gained investors such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Amy Schumer. We talk about how Lisa overcame the obstacles in her journey as an entrepreneur, teaching wellness to your kids, and

109 John Christ wants to Delete That

Oct 14 2022 76 mins

This week, we talk with comedian John Crist. His highest-viewed YouTube sketches include "Every parent at Disney", "Millennial International: Sponsor a Millennial Today", and "If golf and soccer switched announcers". He is also known for his work creating comedy sketch videos for BuzzFeed and is releasing his newest book, Delete That: (and Other Failed Attempts to Look Good Online)

108 Serial Entrepreneur Jameson Rader

Sep 27 2022 32 mins

This week, we are continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series with Jameson Rader. He is a Software Engineer and Entrepreneur that left his graduate studies at UCLA to start CUE with a $3 million investment from the owners of the Texas Rangers. The company's data-over-audio technology can coordinate an arena full of smartphones to create synchronized fan engagement experiences. More t

107 What is CreatorDao? With Founder Michael Ma

Sep 20 2022 51 mins

Today I sit down with Michael Ma, the founder of CreatorDAO., a Santa Monica-based company that invests in creators by providing capital, technology, and operational support. Featured on Forbes 30 under 30, Ma shares his story and expertise in entrepreneurship and leadership, while explaining all about what CreatorDAO is and the impact it will have on creators. Connect with Mich

106 The 12 hour walk with Colin O'Brady

Sep 19 2022 1 mins

This week, I sat down with professional athlete, motivational speaker, and adventure Colin O’Brady. Colin is a 10-time world record-breaking explorer and has done it all after overcoming a devastating accident. Colin suffered a tragic accident and was severely burned in a fire. With the encouragement of his mother, Colin completed his first triathlon a mere 18 months after his a

105 Carolina Recchi | Connecting Education

Jun 21 2021 31 mins

This week, we are continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series with Caroline Recchi. She is the co-founder of EdSights which she founded with her sister Claudia. University recruitment and retention directors may be the client, but EdSight's customers are college students, especially those at risk of dropping out. It's a chatbot that checks in with students on issues such as engageme

104 Ammar Bandukwala | Coder.com

Jun 15 2021 42 mins

This week on ReDirected, I got to chat with a co-founder of Coder, Ammar Bandukwala. Coder’s three co-founders — Bandukwala, Kyle Carberry, and John Andrew Entwistle — first met online while in high school. The three were soon collaborating to build and monetize Minecraft plugins and servers, eventually moving on to a series of other projects, some successful, some not. Frust