Hard Knocks is the podcast that digs past the quick tips to uncover the untold stories behind real wisdom, so our guests can become mentors to our listeners.https://staging.hardknocks.com/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/rob-corrao/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/rob-corrao/Hello 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 amazing pilots for Angel Flight and tons of other amazing different ways that he donates his time. But one of the key things you should make sure that you listen to is really interesting wisdom never heard anywhere else. Such as, it's not that the 'grass is greener on the other side', but that you aren't spending time watering your own grass. Check this one out.Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/jack-hojnar/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/jack-hojnar/In 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 acquired.Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/justin-gray/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/justin-gray/This time we're talking to Justin Gray, a man who by almost every single factor you could say has lived the American dream.Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/david-avrin/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/david-avrin/Meet 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 experiences.Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/brant-dolan/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/brant-dolan/To help prevent the same mistakes we keep seeing with Sales Contests from happening, we worked with Brant to run through them all and make this masterclass video.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/cate-north/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/cate-north/Our close friend Cate has lived with cancer for three decades. In this new episode she shares her remarkable journey and the wisdom gained - from the power of asking for help to being grateful enough to kiss the floor each morning.⁠Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/perry-marshall/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/perry-marshall/Here'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 need to be willing to challenge authority and how to find "the bottom of the swamp"Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/alexandra-watkins/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/alexandra-watkins/Alexandra Watkins is a professional Namer and the woman responsible for naming The Wendy's Baconator. We talk about why people need to stop taking themselves so seriously, prison penpals, a boat mutiny, and moreWed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/chris-sullivan/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/chris-sullivan/How did donating his “angry kidney” make him a happier person? In this episode, Chris Sullivan shares his kidney donor journey and the life lessons he’s gained, like learning not to sweat the small stuff.Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/dennis-yu/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/dennis-yu/Dennis shares his journey of creating 1 million jobs in Pakistan, and discusses the transformative power of mentorship and how to make a real impact by teaching others. Did I mention he's read over 4,500 books?Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/marty-odonnell/https://staging.hardknocks.com/episode/marty-odonnell/Discover the untold story of Marty O’Donnell, the composer behind Halo, as he shares his journey from jingle writing, becoming a hidden mascot in the game Riven, and why you should Never Be Afraid.Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT