Hard Knocks
by Hard Knocks
Latest episode
Rob Corrao: Is The Grass Really Greener on the Other Side?
Rob Corrao: Is The Grass Really Greener on the Other Side?
About this podcast
Hard Knocks: Where TRUE wisdom meets mentorship. Our mission? Providing a platform for guests to be the mentors you've always wanted.
In a world of short-form content and quick tips, we dive deeper. We don't just offer feel-good advice you might misapply. We deliver TRUE wisdom – the kind mentors provide. It's not just about the lesson, but the story behind it. The journey, the struggles, and the transformations that shaped our guests.
Tune in as we uncover wisdom akin to a modern Ecclesiastes, offering insights that go beyond surface-level advice to truly impact your life.
Episodes
- Rob Corrao: Is The Grass Really Greener on the Other Side? · 1 h 48 minHello and welcome back once again to Hard Knocks! This time we're speaking with Rob Corrao, a man who is not just a business owner, a business founder, but he is also one of the…
- Justin Gray: What Matters to You and The Marketing Cheat Code · 1 h 57 minThis time we're talking to Justin Gray, a man who by almost every single factor you could say has lived the American dream. Starting with blue collared work for his dad, to…
- Jack Hojnar: It's Not Too Late to Start Over, Just Start Right Now · 2 h 41 minIn this raw episode, we sit down with Jack Hojnar, a wildly successful entrepreneur and longtime friend of John, who rode the dot-com boom, launched companies, and saw them…
- David Avrin: From A Cappella to the World Stage · 1 h 47 minMeet David Avrin—a former a capella singer with “The Diners” who traded harmonies for a global stage, speaking in 28 countries to teach companies how to create brilliant customer…
- Cate North: Fighting Cancer and Embracing Life's Challenges · 1 h 36 minOur newest episode out now on all platforms 🎙️ Our close friend Cate has lived with cancer for three decades. In this new episode she shares her remarkable journey and the…
- Perry Marshall: Getting to the bottom of the swamp and Defeating Cancer · 2 h 22 minHere's our conversation with Perry Marshall, a trailblazer marketing guru now leading the most revolutionary cancer research out there (stage 0 detection). We talk about the…
- Alexandra Watkins: From Match.com date to naming The Baconator · 2 h 1 minHere's our conversation with Alexandra Watkins, a professional Namer. She's the woman who gave The Wendy's Baconator its name amongst many other well known brands. We talk about…
- Dennis Yu: Mentorship and Sharing Your Gifts With the World · 1 h 39 minTime for another episode of Hard Knocks! This time we have Dennis Yu, one of the most hard working, analytical, knows how to have fun, and well read people I know. Here's some…
- Marty O’Donnell the Ytram: Always Take the Risk. Never Stop Weaseling · 2 h 15 minMost of us know Marty for the creation of the music behind Halo, but there's so much more to his story that never gets told... 1. His history being a jingle writer 2. How his…
- Chris Sullivan: Donating an “Angry” Kidney To Slow Down and Speed Up · 1 h 45 minEver wonder what happens when you mix a restless spirit, a donated kidney, and a dash of mountain man dreams? Find out in our latest Hard Knocks episode featuring the…
- You’re Designing Your Website WRONG and How To Be a Secret Weapon · 49 minAnother episode of Hard Knocks, this time with some harder hitting topics we might get some disagreeing opinions on! Tune in to learn about: 1. How your website is not, and…
- Networking Wisdom You’ll Never Find in a Book · 53 minWe're back again! This time talking about some wisdom John and David have learned over the years as it comes to networking. Looking for a quick summary? Sure why not: 1. The…
- The THREE Most Important Questions in Sales and Marketing · 1 h 22 min · Episode 6So how do you sell and market a product or service through its entire lifecycle? From the inception of an idea, to selling it for the first time, and then making sure it…
- The Two Most Important Questions in Business and Life · 1 h 4 minWelcome back everyone! John and David are back once again to share more Hard Knocks they've learned along the way... so you can save yourself those cuts and bruises. This time…
- Why You Must Own All the Assets of Your Business · 1 h 18 minJoin us this time as David and John talk about the importance of OWNING your assets and the dangers of not learning about KEY and RELATED parts of your job…
- David Rants About the Death of Curiosity, And we talk about Partner Programs · 1 h 22 minWe get a deep in the weeds running through why many businesses NEED a channel partner program and what they're missing out on, and then hear David rant for quite a while on why…
- Not Visiting Customers, and Why You Need a Sales Process · 1 h 17 minWelcome to another episode of Hard Knocks. This time John and David tell stories of business failures stemming from not visiting customers and having not defined sales process…
- Tradeshow Follow-Up Plans, and Why You Need To Know LTV · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 1In this episode of Hard Knocks, David and John discuss how critical it is to have a follow-up plan when you go to a trade show, in addition to why you NEED to know the LTV of…
