Real Conversations

23 year old entrepreneur and ultra runner Jacob O'Connor shares his real conversations with successful entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and other high performers. To date I've interviewed 300+ incredible folks such as: The Co Founder of Netflix, Andy Frisella, Chris Pronger, Dan Fleyshman, Olympic / Pro athletes, CEOs, etc.

#175 Chop Wood & Carry Water: Find Meaning in the Mundanity

Find meaning in the mundanity. I highly recommend reading the book "Chop Wood, Carry Water". If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832⁠Jacob's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

10-21
08:55

#174 My Interview on Dr. Muma's Podcast (The President of Wichita State)

In this episode, Dr. Rick Muma, President of Wichita State University, interviews myself and my business partner, Jon Peterson. We share our personal story and how we came to open Another Broken Egg Cafe. If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832⁠Jacob's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnorFollow Wichita State on social!Instagram:   / wichitastateu  Facebook:   / wichita.state  X:   / wichitastate  LinkedIn:   / wichita-state-university  TikTok:   / wichitastateu  Ready to become a Shocker? Visit https://www.wichita.edu/admissions/

10-17
40:47

#173 Matt Magnuson: Ultramarathon Runner & Health + Wellness Entrepreneur

From being injured by a drunk driver to running ultramarathons and owning a Healthy & Wellness company, Matt has a fascinating and inspiring story.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832⁠Jacob's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnorMatt's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/injured.beast/

10-13
55:20

#172 Life Update / Q&A: 1 Year in Business, St. Louis, & Nashville (Ft. Jon Peterson)

It's hard to believe our restaurant, Another Broken Egg Cafe, has been open for a year now! If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

10-06
33:53

#171 Doug Sansone: Building a $10 Billion Family Empire

Doug Sansone is a Principal at Sansone Group. Sansone Group is a nationally recognized real estate firm started by his father, Anthony Sansone Sr. 67 years ago.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnorDoug's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougsansone/Sansone Group: https://sansonegroup.com/

09-29
50:31

#170 6 Things I've Learned From 6 Years of Podcasting

6 things I've learned from 6 years of interviewing high performers. If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

09-23
14:54

#169 Quinn Robertson: Debating 10 Principles to Live By

Quinn Robertson runs an angel investment group in Arkansas.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

09-15
44:22

#168 Rob Gerlach: 10 Traits of History's Greatest Entrepreneurs

Rob Gerlach is an intellectual property attorney and avid student of history's greatest entrepreneurs. If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

08-31
58:35

#167 Life Update / Q&A: Celebrating Small Wins, Anchor Thoughts, & The Future (Ft. Jon Peterson)

If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

08-27
34:59

#166 Paradigm Shift: Challenge Yourself

If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

08-20
06:47

#165 Devon Lévesque: Selling Promix, Summiting Mt. Everest, & Partnering with Jesse Itzler

Devon Lévesque is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and World Record holder. He's sold a few companies, summitted Mt. Everest, bear crawled a marathon, and much more. He is the Founder of Sweet Honey Farms, Promix, All Day Running Company, and and Rythm Health.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Devon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devonlevesque/Jacob's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtNksWC2r2Q

08-11
44:56

#164 Jordan DeCicco: CEO of Super Coffee, The $500M+ Bottled Coffee Brand

In this episode, Jacob reconnects with Jordan DeCicco-- the the Founder of the #3 bottled coffee brand in the US, Super Coffee. Jordan has been on Shark Tank, the company has raised $150M+ from investors like: Alex Rodriguez, Aaron Rodgers, Jennifer Lopez and removed more than 20,000,000 pounds of sugar from the American diet.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Shop Super Coffee: https://drinksupercoffee.com/Jordan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordan_decicco/Jacob's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtNksWC2r2Q

08-04
42:00

#163 Life Update / Q&A: Habits, Building, & Betting on Yourself (Ft. Jon Peterson)

If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

07-30
29:20

#162 Endure: Keep Going

Things are going to happen in life that attempt to throw you off your track. The important thing is to endure and keep going.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

07-24
04:52

#161 Dr. Clayton Dir: Wholistic Healing, Optimized Routines, & Recovery Protocols

Dr. Dir is a Doctor of Physical Therapy. We discuss wholistic healing, optimized routines, recovery protocols, and much more. If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnorClayton's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thedocdir/Clayton's Podcast: https://thedocdir.com/

07-14
54:47

#160 Life Update / Q&A: Mental Edge, Endurance, & Balancing Relationships (Ft. Jon Peterson)

If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

07-07
31:43

#159 Landon Huslig: Founder of Wichita Life

Landon Huslig is the founder of Wichita Life, Wichita's largest independent media company with tens of thousands of followers and subscribers. If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Wichita Life Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wichitalife/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

06-30
01:01:52

#158 Pearce Cucchissi: Former Army Ranger & Human Performance Coach

Pearce is a former 75th Army Ranger and Founder of Built to Evolve. He helps individuals and teams maximize performance and sustainability using actionable data paired with neuroscience, psychology, and physiology.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnorYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnorPearce's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pearce_c2/?hl=en

06-23
50:42

#157 RC Rewind: Sal Frisella - CEO of 1st Phorm (Phorm Energy Partnership with Anheuser Busch)

Sal Frisella is the CEO of 1st Phorm, a $1B+ supplement company based out of St. Louis. 1st Phorm just partnered with Anheuser-Busch, the world's largest beverage distributor, and Dana White to produce a new energy drink: Phorm Energy.1st Phorm was founded by Sal's brother, Andy Frisella, and Chris Klein. In this episode, we discuss how Sal went from being drafted by the Cardinals to breaking his leg in a home plate collision and eventually becoming the CEO of the best supplement company in the industry.If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps us out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnorYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnorSal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrfrisella/

06-16
55:02

#156 Life Update / Q&A: Recording In The Sauna (Ft. Jon Peterson)

Our first podcast from a heated sauna! If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend. It helps me out a lot.https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/real-conversations/id1594231832Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacoboconnor/Real Conversation's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real.conversations/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jacob-oconnor

06-10
27:09

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