Leap of Fate
Leap of Fate

Leap of Fate

Randy Silver

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Leap of Fate is engaging weekly interviews on challenges and successes in today's culture and society. I want to inspire you by hearing people share their highs and lows with everyday situations. There are going to be laughs, intellectual conversations, and tough subjects approached head-on. Please subscribe and check out my Youtube channel with corresponding videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrmJ8rY4ivAKnN3zG0W-1_A . my website is leapoffatepod.com

Recent Episodes

100. I Quit my Job to Chase my Childhood Dream of Sports Broadcasting
MAY 8, 2023
100. I Quit my Job to Chase my Childhood Dream of Sports Broadcasting

Welcome to the 100th podcast episode of Leap of Fate! Such an achievement! You know we had to do it big for the 100th pod and do we have a big one for you! Only took 9 months of waiting...

At 30 years old, transparently feeling unfulfilled in my career as it wasn’t my passion, I made a tough but right decision to Quit My Job to Chase My Childhood Dream of Sports Broadcasting. I decided to leave  Oyster HR and go back to school to pursue sportscasting at  Full Sail University's Dan Patrick's School of Sportscasting.

In this podcast, one of my best friends,  AfterSkool 's Mark Wooding and I dive into the decision to uproot my life and move from San Diego, CA to Orlando, FL.  If you want to watch the podcast on my YouTube channel, click this link.

Topics:

00:00 Intro

1:30  @AfterSkool and  @BeforeSkool overview

5:00 Meaning and accomplishment of the 100th pod being released! 

9:15 What is  Full Sail University and the Sports Broadcasting program?

14:10 The decision to quit my job and chase my childhood dream 

23:00 The power of sports in today's society

31:00 Being comfortable with the unknown that comes with a major life change 

40:45 Ending Thoughts

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42 MIN
99. LinkedIn Personal Branding
JUL 17, 2022
99. LinkedIn Personal Branding
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38 MIN
98. Former NFL and D1 College Football Coach Evan Burk PART 2
JUL 10, 2022
98. Former NFL and D1 College Football Coach Evan Burk PART 2

We are back for Part 2 with NFL and D1 College Football Coach Evan Burk this week on Lap of Fate Pod 98. Part 1 was the first part of Evan's Career with SMU and The Miami Dolphins. In part 2, we dive into his time coaching at UCLA and his post-coaching life of being a speaker, podcaster, and author!

Part 1: https://youtu.be/E2XECj9vClo (highly recommend watching first!)

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and having no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th-grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU. Positions he coached were quarterbacks, running backs, defensive backs, special teams, and more!

After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

Coach Burk enlightens Leap of Fate Pod this week with lessons learned and amazing stories from his career.  For any sports fans, this is the perfect podcast for you!

Links:
Evan's website: https://www.coachevanburk.com/
Evan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ebombndhc/featured
Evan's podcast: "The Highest Level"
 https://www.coachevanburk.com/podcast
Evan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/coachevanburk/
Sean's book- Finding Intangibles: How to Uncover the Hidden Traits that Drive Elite Performers and Championship Teams : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SJ2N7BJ?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BK3C7Z1EN59PWPHFQJDT&tag=kpembed-20&linkCode=kpe
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00:00 Intro and review of Evan Burk
2:45 Coaching Football at UCLA
11:40 Evaluating Talent as a Football Coach
23:00 Transitioning away from Coaching to Speaking and Writing a Book
30:00 Using Football Learnings and Coaching Techniques to Enable Business World
55:00 Final Thoughts and Recap

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97. Former NFL and D1 College Football Coach Evan Burk PART 1
JUN 26, 2022
97. Former NFL and D1 College Football Coach Evan Burk PART 1

This week on Lap of Fate Pod 97, we bring on former NFL and D1 College Football Coach Evan Burk. Coach Burk is also a speaker, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th-grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU. Positions he coached were quarterbacks, running backs, defensive backs, special teams, and more!

After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

Coach Burk enlightens Leap of Fate Pod this week with lessons learned and amazing stories from his career.  For any sports fans, this is the perfect podcast for you!

PS- We had such a great time talking we are recording a part 2 to finish the podcast. Been on the lookout
 for it next week :) 

Links:
Evan's website: https://www.coachevanburk.com/
Evan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ebombndhc/featured
Evan's podcast: "The Highest Level"
 https://www.coachevanburk.com/podcast
Evan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/coachevanburk/
Sean's book- Finding Intangibles: How to Uncover the Hidden Traits that Drive Elite Performers and Championship Teams : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SJ2N7BJ?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BK3C7Z1EN59PWPHFQJDT&tag=kpembed-20&linkCode=kpe
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00:00 Intro and overview of Evan Burk
3:45 Evan starting with his upbringing and starting to coach
7:30 How Evan obtained his first D1 College Football program job from writing a letter!
13:20 Video Assistant, master's degree, and Coaching at SMU
27:35 How moved from D1 College Football program SMU to Miami Dolphins
31:25 Miami Dolphins What it was like working as a video coordinator and then NFL Special Teams Coach
39:15 What it was like being in an NFL locker room daily, working with world-class athletes, and the mental health toll of the job
49:15 Recap, final thoughts, ending into Part 2 next week!

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96. 2022 Mid Year Stock Market Recap and Future Predictions
JUN 19, 2022
96. 2022 Mid Year Stock Market Recap and Future Predictions

In Leap of Fate Pod 96, I bring on James Woodall, CEO, and Founder of Woodall Wealth Management. We dive into everything Stocks and the Bear Market of 2022. Our 2022 Stock Market Mid-Year Recap and Future Predictions include:

1. Inflation, Interest Rates, and Bear Market
2. Global Macro and Micro Issues
3. Supply Chain Issues
4. Cryptocurrency Correlation
5. Historical Stockmarket trends and review to analyze what the rest of 2022 and beyond has in store

Context:
The Stock Market in 2022 is off to a terrible start, with the S&P 500 down bouncing between above and below 20% (bear market), officially in a Bear Market now (June 2022). Investors in Big Tech are growing more concerned about the economic growth outlook and are pulling back from risky parts of the market that are sensitive to inflation and rising interest rates. This is a recipe for a troubled macroeconomic environment. While stock market volatility is normal in the short term, a market weakness so far in 2022 has investors worried about further downward movement.

For anyone interested in economics and your personal finances, this is the right podcast for you. Thanks to James for coming on and educating Leap of Fate! Stay safe and protect yourself!


Links:
Woodall Wealth Management
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00:00 Intro and overview of Today's pod on Stock Market 2022
02:20 Overview of 2022 Stock Market
04:45 Interest Rates are rising, what does that mean for me?
5:35 Inflation in today's market? how, why, cause
8:10 How global macro issues (Russia, Ukraine conflict) affect us here in the USA
10:10 Crypto Market vs Stock Market
12:50 Woodwall Wealth Management advice to clients
17:50 Advice for retail investors who are new to the market in the past couple of years
19:30 Outlook for the rest of 2022 and beyond
27:40 Recap and Ending

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29 MIN