Today's guest, Toni Sicola (#47), is the sister-in-law of my good friend and former co-worker at Marketo ... Dayna Rothman!As it turns out, Toni's husband (Loren) messaged me on Facebook and suggested I chat with his wife - a person he felt wa

Matt Miller on Helping Families Diversify, Helping Schools Raise Money, and Inspring Children to Read

Feb 20th, 2015 27m 54s

I connected with Matt Miller (guest #46) thanks to a LinkedIn message he sent me at the end of 2014. He heard the episode I had published with John Lee Dumas on Inspiring Millions and asked to be on the show. Once Matt shared his story with me,

Tim Hayden on Getting Uncomfortable

Feb 6th, 2015 27m 26s

I have known today's guest, Tim Hayden (or THE Tim Hayden, #45) for years.And I love the dude. We speak the same language on many many MANY life issues.Tim is my go-to guy when it comes to finding the best restaurant in any city. Literally an

Casie Shimansky on Living Out Loud

Feb 3rd, 2015 25m 43s

Today's guest (#44) is Casie Shimansky.Casie as in "kay-cee" or "KC."As it turns out, Casie and I connected first through #Bufferchat (read the summary here).Casie is passionate, funny, witty, and has an interesting story to tell!Casie's pas

Greg Hemmings on Connecting People Through Killer Stories

Jan 30th, 2015 27m 49s

I met Greg Hemmings (guest #43) through a a Facebook Group I'm part of ... Marketers with Beards (I've since shaved my facial hair, but have not been kicked out of the group yet!).Greg posted an amazing video to the group of an awesomely-beard

Katy Widrick on Active Living

Jan 27th, 2015 35m 48s

Katy Widrick (guest #42) and I first exchanged emails on December 19, 2010 (and I have the original email!).We had just met each other in person in Tampa, Florida after Jason Keath's kick ass event, Social Fresh (check out Jason's new podcast,

Matt White on Facial Hair and Mens Grooming

Jan 23rd, 2015 26m 19s

I was introduced to today's guest (#41), Matt White, through a video.But this was not just any video. It was a video about Matt ... and his facial hair. The more I chatted with Matt, the more I full understood - and appreciated - his ... obses

Cierra Savatgy-King on Creating Extremely Unique Experiences That Make People Happy

Jan 16th, 2015 25m 43s

Thanks to a terrible (yet effective) email introduction from my buddy, Tim Hayden, I was able to bring Cierra Savatgy-King (guest #40) on today's show.It took a "quarter-life crisis" to realize what Cierra's passion was, yet it was actually so

Amy Rueda on Being The Voice of Change For Safe Beauty

Jan 9th, 2015 37m 35s

I was introduced to today's guest (#39!), Amy Rueda, through my good friends Courtney and Bryan Kramer.We were fortunate enough to record this episode live, in the Purematter office "studio." Thanks Courtney and Bryan for the space (and the co

Hitha Palepu on Helping Everyone Pack Faster and Live Better

Jan 6th, 2015 29m 15s

Today's guest, Hitha Paleupa (#38), is a Social Butterfly Guy email subscriber. It turns out one of my Waldow Weekly WhazzupDATES started a conversation that led to this recording.Boom!Hitha's passion: Helping everyone pack faster and live be

Ann Handley on Ridiculously Good Writing

Dec 23rd, 2014 39m 44s

I've had the honor of knowing - and being friends with - today's guest (#37!) Ann Handley - for ... well ... a long time.She's smart. She's funny (proof here). She does not take herself too seriously (see #AnnIsNotImpressed).Oh, and she also

Brad Kelly on Helping Others Chase Their Dreams

Dec 19th, 2014 27m 56s

Some Living Your Passion guests I seek out; others somehow come to me!The latter is the case for today's guest, Brad Kelly (#36). He came to me through this tweet from Tiffany Thorton!@MOFinancial knows this better than anyone “@buffer: Join

Aaron Walker on Helping Men Reach Their Full Potential And Find Their Identity

Dec 16th, 2014 29m 6s

Thanks to an email introduction from future Living Your Passion guest, Matt Miller, I was fortunate enough to chat with Aaron Walker, today's guest ... #35!Aaron reminds me a lot of me ... but WAY smarter and more seasoned. Ha!Aaron's passion

Joe Casabona on Making Things on The Web

Dec 12th, 2014 23m 46s

A few days after launching Living Your Passion, I received the following email: I'm currently listening to your first episode (I love Jeff's work!) and I'm really excited to add this to my shortlist of podcasts. It might be shameless self-prom

Pete Farmer on Giving Tools to Musicians to Express Themselves Musically

Dec 5th, 2014 29m 8s

I received the following email from the wife (Kate) of today's guest (#33), Pete Farmer.I just stumbled across your website and podcast and couldn't help but think of our little business, Farmer Foot Drums, and my husband Pete Farmer. We built

Marla Aufmuth on Photography

Dec 2nd, 2014 31m 22s

I met today's guest (#32), Marla Aufman, at my buddy Bryan Kramer's TED Talk in September. Marla was the event's photographer, of course.Marla's passion: PHOTOGRAPHYShe's photographed the King of Jordan and King (LeBron) James. Oh, and Kobe B

Jess Lively on Values-Based Intentions

Nov 21st, 2014 33m

Re: Guests, a friend/fellow podcaster that might be a good one (or at least checking out her podcast/blog for inspiration): http://jesslively.com/about/ She’s all about living with purpose and intention. Just moved to Austin too (jealous!)That

Shawn Sadowski on Helping Entrepreneurs Find Their Career Path

Nov 18th, 2014 32m 12s

Another guest (#30), another person from the state of Utah (#3).I was introduced to today's Shawn Sadowski, from another friend from Salt Lake City, Kathy Dalton.Shawn's passion is similar to past guest Garin Hess ... with a twist. Shawn is p

Paul Sokol on Keeping Youth Music Programs in Schools

Nov 14th, 2014 31m 46s

Today's guest - #29 - Paul Sokol, is one of those good guys. He's a self-proclaimed "Campaign Builder Mad Scientist at Infusionsoft.He enjoys a good beer ... and music. And when I say Paul enjoys music, that's a HUGE understatement.Paul's pas

Barbara Jackson on Bringing People Together (To Make Change Together)

Nov 11th, 2014 34m 37s

Another international guest? YOU KNOW IT!Today's guest - #28 - is Barbara Jackson who lives in ... SWEDEN!Barbara and I connected through Twitter thanks to a Dorie Clark tweet. Dorie introduced me to past guest (#3), Tim McDonald, who has int

Kelsey Humphreys on Unlocking Untapped Potential

Nov 7th, 2014 26m 56s

Today's guest (#27), Kelsey Humphrey's searched on iTunes for "cool podcasts."* The first result returned was this one, Living Your Passion.*As you'll hear during this episode, that's not EXACTLY what she searched for, but close. Ha!Kelsey is

DJ Waldow (me!) on Helping People Rediscover Their Passion

Nov 2nd, 2014 36m 40s

In today's "flip the mic" episode, past Living Y0ur Passion guest Ethan Beute, interviewed me! I guess that makes me guest #26. Ha!I actually "pre-released" this episode on Sunday, November 2nd -- the day before I announced my new business, my

Garin Hess on The Positive Benefits That Come From Entrepreneurship

Oct 31st, 2014 23m 53s

Garin Hess, (today's guest - #25) hails from the lovely state of Utah. As it turns out, Garin is the 3rd guest on Living Your Passion (Nate Bagley and Cara Heuser being the other two).Utah FTW!Garin and I connected when he sent me a "let's ta

Mitch Jackson on Helping People Become Remarkable Communicators

Oct 28th, 2014 28m 44s

When I asked Mitch Jackson (today's guest - #24) how he was doing, he said, "if I was any better it would be illegal."Boom.And that's how we began today's conversation.And yet ANOTHER Tim McDonald introduction. Not to take anything away from

Alina Mihai on Helping People Find Their POWER

Oct 24th, 2014 26m 28s

Today's episode (#23) features Alina Mihai.Born and raised in Romania, Alina has a background in psychology, education, language therapy/communication disorders, energy work, and spiritual development.Dang. Right?As you'll hear (and as I pro