217 Rachel and Dave Hollis - Rise to Your Dreams

Rachel Hollis is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a top business podcaster, the founder and CEO of the Hollis Company, a company that exists to help people build better lives, and one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the world. As a bestselling author and wildly successful lifestyle influencer, she has built a global social media fanbase in the millions.

Dave Hollis is the COO of the Hollis Company. He is husband to Rachel and father to Jackson, Sawyer, Ford, and Noah. Together with his wife, Dave hosts the podcast Rise Together, a top health podcast on iTunes. Dave was previously president of distribution for the Walt Disney Studios until he left to apply his experiences to the expansion of the Hollis Company.

Rachel and Dave live with their family in Austin, Texas, where he drives a 1969 Ford Bronco named Incredible Hulk and has a mini schnauzer named Jeffrey.

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Also on the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

216 Max Lucado - Engaging the World With Hope

Max Lucado says he “writes books for people who don’t read books.’ Even so, his best-selling books have sold over 100 million copies across 54 languages worldwide. Perhaps Lucado is converting non-readers with his poetic storytelling and homespun humor. Perhaps readers can sense that his encouraging words flow from the heart of a pastor.

Every trade book Max Lucado has written during the last 30 years began as a sermon series for his home church Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Max presses every word of his sermons through this sieve: Why would this matter on Monday morning? How can I relate the promises of God to every person, wherever they are, regardless of the burdens they carry?

Since his first book On the Anvil was published in 1985, Max Lucado has been sharing the promises of God in sermons, books, articles and media interviews. His writing is also featured in videos, devotionals, songs, plush toys, greeting cards, booklets, Bible studies, and Bible commentaries. 130 million of these products have been sold around the globe. His books regularly appear on national bestseller lists including the New York Times.

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This month, we're also offering a take-home workbook you can use to guide your discernment for the work you can do as a force for good in this world.

Also on the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

215 John Cotton Richmond - Dreaming for Justice

About John Cotton Richmond

John Cotton Richmond serves as the United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and leads the Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. In October 2018, the Senate unanimously confirmed him and President Trump appointed him to lead the United States’ global engagement to combat human trafficking and support the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts across the U.S. government.

Ambassador Richmond comes to the highest position in the federal government dedicated to combating human trafficking, after a distinguished career in the global battle for freedom. He co-founded the Human Trafficking Institute that exists to decimate modern slavery at its source by empowering police and prosecutors to use victim-centered and trauma-informed methods to hold traffickers accountable and ensure survivors are treated with respect and care.

Prior to the Institute, Ambassador Richmond served, for more than ten years, as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit where he was named one of the “Federal Prosecutors of the Year” by the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation. He investigated and prosecuted numerous victim-centered labor and sex trafficking cases throughout the United States. He also prosecuted cross burnings, police misconduct, and neo-Nazi hate crimes cases. Ambassador Richmond regularly served as an expert to the United Nations Working Group on Trafficking in Persons. He also lived in India for three years pioneering International Justice Mission’s anti-slavery work.

Ambassador Richmond’s work to combat human trafficking has earned numerous honors, including: receiving the David Allred Award for Exceptional Contributions to Civil Rights, twice earning the Department of Homeland Security’s Outstanding Investigative Accomplishments in a Human Trafficking Award, as well as twice receiving the Department of Justice’s Special Commendation Award.

Ambassador Richmond has trained judges, prosecutors, federal agents, law enforcement officers, and non-governmental organizations on effective, proactive human trafficking investigative and prosecutorial strategies. He also taught Human Trafficking Law, Policy, and Litigation at Pepperdine School of Law and Vanderbilt Law School. In 2018, while at the Human Trafficking Institute, he co-authored the first Federal Human Trafficking Report that collected and analyzed all the active federal human trafficking cases in the United States. Ambassador Richmond earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Mary Washington and his Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law.

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This month, we're also offering a take-home workbook you can use to guide your discernment for the work you can do as a force for good in this world.

Also on the episode:
Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King
Engineer: Jackson Carpenter
Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

214 Bob Goff - Dreaming Big for the World

There’s never been a time where we’re more mindful of the connections we share globally. Way more than infecting each other with viruses through a pandemic; everything we do is interwoven, between our economies, policies, health practices, and values. Like the quarantined Italians serenading each other across the piazzas, we’re all learning how to look out for each other’s shared interests and get more involved in each other’s welfare.

The pressing question then becomes: how do we be thoughtful and wise about the role we might play in redeeming the world?

Bob’s done relief work overseas for decades. He’s learned a lot about himself, about crossing cultures, and doing work that lasts. Listen in this week as we kick off a series of conversations with global leaders about Dreaming Big for the World.

This month, we're also offering a take-home workbook you can use to guide your discernment for the work you can do as a force for good in this world.

Also on the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

213 Miles Adcox - Dreaming in the time of Coronavirus

Entrepreneur, speaker, and host, Miles Adcox. He is the Owner and CEO of Onsite, an internationally acclaimed emotional health retreat center that delivers life changing personal growth workshops, inspiring content, leadership retreats, and emotional health intensives. He is the owner of Onsite Music Publishing and Milestones at Onsite. He also serves as the spokesperson of The Onsite Foundation and the International Society for Experiential Professionals (ISEP). Miles has created and managed multiple mental health programs, personal growth workshops, and speaks nationally on emotional wellness. He and Onsite have been featured on 20/20, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Dr Phil Show, and many more. Miles works with, consults, and serves on the board of several non profits. He also consults major brands on organizational health and emotional wellness. He is a communication, personal growth, and mental health consultant to the entertainment industry.

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Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

 Also on the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

212 Lisa Bevere - Big Ambitions for Your Family

Lisa Bevere’s authentic and passionate teachings weave profound biblical truths with practical application. A New York Times best-selling author, her books are in the hands of millions worldwide. Lisa and her husband John are the founders of Messenger International.

Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

Also on the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

211 Bethany Hamilton - Unstoppable Dreams

Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration to millions through her story of determination, faith, and hope. At the age of 13, Bethany lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark, which seemed to end her career as a rising surf star. One month after the attack, Bethany returned to the water and within two years had won her first national title. In 2007, she realized her dream of surfing professionally and since then, her story has been told in a New York Times best selling autobiography and in the 2011 film, Soul Surfer. Bethany is involved in numerous charitable efforts, including her own foundation, Friends of Bethany, which reaches out to amputees and youth, encouraging and offering hope to overcome through Jesus Christ. Using her platform as a professional athlete to promote living a fit and healthy lifestyle, she authored the book Body and Soul in 2014. Bethany’s latest project, Unstoppable, a surf documentary which showcases her as one of the best women surfers in the world, released theatrically in the USA on July 12, 2019, accompanied by a photo book and a children’s book. Passionate about helping young women be unstoppable in life and faith, Bethany has launched a new website and online course for sharing content and facilitating connection. Her greatest joy is being a wife and mother, and she continues to touch and inspire lives globally as a professional surfer and motivational speaker.

BethanyHamilton.com 

Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

Also on the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

210 A Message of Hope

When our lives and routines get disrupted, big feelings arise. Then you add in the threat to our financial stability and health...even bigger reactions. Maybe you find yourself overcome with fear and anxiety. Or maybe you're disengaging and shutting down emotionally. Either way- you're human!

What does it look like to engage this unusual time with wisdom and grace?

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209 Kayla Stoecklein - Dreaming Again After Loss

Being humans guarantees multiple experiences of pain and loss. Some losses are more significant than others, and can not only throw you for a loop, but turn all your dreams and ambitions upside down. 

My friend Kayla Stoeklein understands unspeakable grief. Her life was flipped upside-down by the sudden loss of her husband, Andrew. In the wake of his death Kayla has bravely and vulnerably shared her deepest pain with the world. Her pain has become her purpose as she continues to encourage others who are struggling while pointing them to God along the way.

What have you lost? What do you need to do to grieve, mourn, and move forward?

Listen in as Bob talks with Kayla Stoeklein this week on the Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & Friends. 

- Bob Goff

P.S. Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

208 Bob at San Quentin - Dreaming for a Renewed Life

For the past year Bob and friends have been regularly visiting the inmates at San Quentin State Prison just north of San Francisco. Although the context is for Bob to teach a modified Dream Big workshop, the inmates have been the real teachers. They are living examples of grace, redemption, respect, and the courage to dream again.

Maybe you find yourself stuck in the circumstances of your life. Listen in to this thoughtful conversation between Bob Goff and Kevin (aka ‘Special Kay’), Vincent, and Brandon and be inspired by the courage of the inmates to dream for a new life. 

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Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

Also on the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

207 Bianca Olthoff -- Dreaming Big for Quality Relationships

Bianca Juarez Olthoff is best-selling author of Play with Fire and How to Have Your Life Not Suck. She is a passionate Jesus-loving, bible-teaching, book-writing MexiRican who loves to help people navigate life, connect in community, and live significantly. Bianca is passionate about inspiring the next generation to discover life and purpose in Jesus.

As founder and President of In The Name of Love, she is committed to the incarcerated and equipping inmates to discover freedom despite their surroundings. Through conferences and resources, she travels to host gatherings for both men and women. 

Knowing the power of words and how to wield them wisely, Bianca travels over 40 times a year both domestically and internationally to speak at conferences, churches, and colleges.

Order her latest book: How to Have Your Life Not Suck

Follow her @BiancaOlthoff

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Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

On the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

206 Beth Moore -- Dreaming Big for a Fruitful Life

Author and speaker Beth Moore is a dynamic teacher whose conferences take her across the globe. Beth founded Living Proof Ministries in 1994 with the purpose of encouraging women to know and love Jesus through the study of Scripture. She has written numerous bestselling books and Bible studies, including So Long, Insecurity, Breaking Free, Believing God, Entrusted, and The Quest, which have been read by women of all ages, races, and denominations. Another recent addition includes her first work of fiction, The Undoing of Saint Silvanus.

Beth recently celebrated twenty years of Living Proof Live conferences. She can be seen teaching Bible studies on the television program Living Proof with Beth Moore, aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network.

She and her husband of forty years reside in Houston, Texas. She is a dedicated wife, the mother of two adult daughters, and the grandmother of three delightful grandchildren.

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Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

 On the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

205 Propaganda -- Dreaming Big For Your Community

Are you someone who deeply cares about the world today?

There are different ideas about what it means to be a good neighbor. For some, it means simply taking care of yourself, taking care of your own lawn, making sure you’re a responsible citizen and get along well with others. For others, it means taking a more proactive stance to engage with your community and the world around you. That path can be messy, to say the least, and certainly unpredictable.

This week on the Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & Friends we invite Jason Petty, also known as Propaganda. He's someone who doesn't just think deeply, but he also lives deeply out of his conviction to make a mark in this world. Propaganda is a poet, political activist, husband, father, academic & emcee.

 With LA flowing through his veins & armed with a bold message, Propaganda has assembled a body of work that challenges and guides. Propaganda’s ideas stem from where he sits at the intersection. He sees how cultures cross and inspire one another, and can see the oneness of us all. Propaganda will cause you to nod your head, but more importantly he will stretch your mind & heart. 

 Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

On the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

204 Behind the Scenes with Bob

Are you someone who wants to engage the world, inspire others and build a platform? 

Only a few years ago, Bob was a practicing attorney managing a law practice. Now, he runs an international non-profit, he’s a bestselling author and a renowned speaker. How did he get there? What steps did he take to pursue his big ambitions to bring justice to developing countries and inspire everyday people to be a part of justice, too? This week Scott interviews Bob and walks him through step by step what he did to start speaking and writing books.

Discovering what your big ambitions are is the first important step. After that, you need to figure out how to get there. This month we’re offering a free chapter and video from our digital library in the Dream Big Taking Off course about getting creative. Click the link above to download the workbook and watch the video to get some clarity on what your next steps might be.

On the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

203 Kirsten Powers -- Deepening an Inner Life for Bigger Impact

Kirsten Powers is a USA Today columnist and CNN senior political analyst where she regularly appears on Anderson Cooper 360, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon and The Lead with Jake Tapper. The Washington Post called her “bright-eyed, sharp-tongued, [and] gamely combative” and “a ferocious advocate for her points of view.” 

Prior to USA Today, Kirsten was a columnist for the Daily Beast, American Prospect Online and the New York Post. The Columbia Journalism Review praised her as “an outspoken liberal journalist” in a sea of opposition at Fox News, where she previously served as a political analyst.

Before her career in journalism, Kirsten was a political appointee in the Clinton Administration and worked in New York Democratic politics. She was also Vice President for International Communications at America Online, Inc. where she oversaw the public launches of AOL businesses in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Hong Kong and Australia.

This month, in honor of the new year and the new decade, we have a free PDF workbook for you to download. It’s a user-friendly guide to defining your core values and fundamental beliefs- the essential building blocks to discovering which dreams you should invest in this year.

On the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

202 Dr. Henry Cloud -- Dreaming Big for Healthy Relationships

Dr. Cloud is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and his books have sold nearly 20 million copies. His leadership book, Integrity, was dubbed by the New York Times as “the best book in the bunch.” In 2011, Necessary Endings was called “the most important book you read all year.” His book “Boundaries For Leaders” was named by CEO Reads in the top five leadership books of its year. Dr. Cloud’s work has been featured and reviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Publisher’s Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. Success Magazine named Dr. Cloud in the top 25 most influential leaders in personal growth and development, alongside Oprah, Brene Brown, Seth Godin, and others. He is a frequent contributor to CNN, Fox News Channel, and other national media outlets.
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In his leadership consulting practice, Dr. Cloud works with CEOs, Fortune 500 companies and smaller private businesses alike. He has an extensive executive coaching background, and experience as leadership consultant, devoting the majority of his time working with CEOs, leadership teams and executives to improve performance, leadership skills, and culture. He also has a specialty in high net worth family offices. 
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His experience includes three decades as a consultant, and as an entrepreneur, he started and grew a successful chain of treatment centers in over 40 cities across the western United States. His experience running a business of this magnitude lends credibility to his expertise on leadership matters in the companies with which he works.


As a speaker, Dr. Cloud has shared the stage with many business and global leaders and experts, such as Tony Blair, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, Desmond Tutu, President George Bush, Marcus Buckingham, Magic Johnson, Peyton Manning, and many others. 

Dr. Cloud is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, with a B.S. in psychology. He completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Biola University and his clinical internship at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. His philanthropic interests lie in homelessness in the inner city, as well as missions in the developing world. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Tori, and their two daughters, Olivia and Lucy. He enjoys golf, scuba diving, boating, and fishing.
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B.S. Psychology, Southern Methodist University
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Clinical Psychology, Biola University

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This month, in honor of the new year and the new decade, we have a free PDF workbook for you to download. It’s a user-friendly guide to defining your core values and fundamental beliefs- the essential building blocks to discovering which dreams you should invest in this year.

On the episode:

Producers: Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer: Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host: Scott Schimmel

Season 2 is Live

What would look different in your life a year from now if you decided to take your ambitions seriously and commit to them?

Season 2 of the Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & Friends is now live, with more friends, deep conversations, and practical tools to guide you to discover, declare, and chase your big ambitions!

This month, in honor of the new year and the new decade, we have a free PDF workbook for you to download. It’s a user-friendly guide to defining your core values and fundamental beliefs- the essential building blocks to discovering which dreams you should invest in this year.

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On the episode:

Producers : Tatave Abeshyan and Haley King

Engineer : Jackson Carpenter

Producer & Co-host : Scott Schimmel

031 Final Episode of Season 1

It's true- we're landing the plane on Season 1 of the Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & Friends. Over one million of you downloaded episodes during our first season, and we couldn't be more thankful! We've had such a profound journey of talking with and learning from some dear friends. It's been such an honor to learn from them, and from each of you as you've engaged with us!

What was your favorite episode from Season 1?

We did something special for this final episode. We posted an Instagram story to hear from you the questions that were left unanswered from all of the episodes, and Bob responded to a few. Questions like:

• "How do I know what my big dream even is?"

• "What do I do when my family doesn't understand my big dream?"

• "How do you know if what you're chasing or pursuing is right?"

• "How do you share a sense of ambition when you're on a different track with someone?"

030 Ed Eason -- Show Up For Your Dreams

Ed Eason is a Nashville based speaker and musician who has a passion for seeing everyone live their dreams and reach their potential. Having made it to the top of his field, he has seen the joy that comes with success and desires for others to experience that same trill.

He tours with artists who have sold more than 30 million records collectively. He regularly performs in front of more than a million people per tour all around the world. As a guitarist for artists like Carrie Underwood and others, Ed has performed on most major TV and award shows, including the Grammy's, Saturday Night Live, American Idol, The Voice, The Tonight Show with Letterman, Leno, Jimmy Fallon and countless more. As well, Ed has performed alongside music icons like Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac.

Just like Ed's music, his speaking is passionate, inspiring, and delivered flawlessly. It is truly a one of a kind talent, with a one of a kind heart. He speaks to corporate audiences, churches, non-profits, colleges, and student groups.

This month we also have a free resource giveaway you can easily download to create a final checklist to land the plane of your big ambitions..

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Also on the episode:

Producer : Haley King

Engineer : Jackson Carpenter

Co-host : Scott Schimmel

029 Danielle Strickland -- Getting It Done

Danielle Strickland is currently based in Toronto, Canada. Her aggressive compassion has served people firsthand in countries all over the world. From establishing Justice Departments for The Salvation Army to launching Global anti-trafficking initiatives, to creating new movements to mobilize people towards transformational living. Danielle trains, advocates, and inspires people to live differently.

Danielle is the author of 5 books with her most recent being The Ultimate Exodus: Finding Freedom From What Enslaves You and The Zombie Gospel: The Walking Dead and What it means to be Human. She is host of DJStrickland Podcast, Co-founder of Infinitum, Amplify Peace, Brave Global and Women Speakers Collective. Danielle is a mom of 3, wife to @stephencourt and has been affectionately called the "ambassador of fun".

This month we also have a free resource giveaway you can easily download to create a final checklist to land the plane of your big ambitions..

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Also on the episode:

Producer : Haley King

Engineer : Jackson Carpenter

Co-host : Scott Schimmel