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349: From Gas Station Grill To Multi-City Restaurant Chain - How Derrick Hayes Built The Big Dave's Cheesesteaks Empire 0

Apr 26, 2023

In this conversation from 2022, Big Dave's Cheesesteaks founder Derrick Hayes opens up about his journey from West Philadelphia to Atlanta - and the hustle, passion, and dedication to his dream that laid the foundation for his brand's success. He openly shares many of the challenges he faced in the early days and the POSITIVE MINDSET that served as fuel through it all. Derrick gives Dream Drivers the game plan for how to succeed in our current times and why believing in yourself has to be at the top of the TO DO list.

DERRICK'S KEYS TO SUCCESS:
1. Self Belief
2. Building the right team for scale
3. Accountant

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348: A Daughter's Love, A Daughter's Dream w/ Jane Biondi Munna 0

Apr 18, 2023

How can a father's love shape a daughter's dream and her ability to bring it to fruition in her own life? We chat with Jane Biondi Munna, co-author of Let’s Be Frank: A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father, The Media Mogul You’ve Never Heard Of. Though her father was an extremely successful media executive, Jane shares her own #dreamdriving journey and how she navigated figuring out when it was okay to put one dream in park in order to put another into drive. She also shares how her father's untimely diagnosis with cancer and eventual death led her to publishing her first book -his memoir - and all the lessons she learned along the way.

More about Jane here:

Jane Biondi Munna is a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase. She has served for over a decade there in roles across finance, strategy, marketing, and communications, including as the executive communications partner to the co-president and COO of the firm.

Her career has spanned finance, media, and sports. Jane can talk corporate “inside baseball,” and she can also talk “baseball baseball.” Her twenty years of experience began with investment banking and included a few years in marketing and special events for the Los Angeles Dodgers where she booked celebrities to throw out the ceremonial first pitch or sing the national anthem and coordinated pregame and in-game entertainment for corporate sponsorship partners.

She is the co-author of “Let’s Be Frank: A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father, The Media Mogul You’ve Never Heard of,” chosen as a Publishers Weekly Booklife, Editor's Pick.

She earned an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA from Princeton.

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347: Feeling Stuck? Pat Flynn + Matt Garland Share Their Top GROWTH + INNOVATION Tips 0

Apr 10, 2023

At some point along the #dreamdriving journey, you're going to want to GROW. But how? The duo behind the growth of the massively successful Smart Passive Income - Pat Flynn & Matt Gartland - share their top tips and strategies that can help you take your dreams out of PARK and into DRIVE. Plus, they share their own #dreamdriving challenges and how they overcame obstacles along the path to success.

Meet The Guests:

Pat Flynn - Founder, Creator, and Head of Growth
Pat is the man who started it all. He is a family man who also happens to be the creator of SPI as well as a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, industry influencer, and startup advisor. Oh, and he’s the world’s biggest Back to the Future fan.

Matt Gartland - Partner, CEO, and Head of Innovation
Matt is a servant leader whose greatest joy comes from empowering other leaders, teams, and organizations to achieve their potential through sustainable growth. Above all, he’s a father and husband who will never relinquish his Pittsburgh roots.

Some of the topics we discuss include:

How Pat and Matt met
The formula to GROWTH + INNOVATION
Navigating and embracing failure
Why you should chase RESULTS and delegate faster than you think
How to get out of plateau stage
Support and humility
Growth + Innovation

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346: How To Find Your Magic + The Secret Sauce To Your Success w/ Vivian Kaye 0

Apr 3, 2023

The secret to success may not be as hard as you think. In fact, you probably already have the recipe. Listen in as entrepreneur, business expert, and media personality Vivian Kaye shares her #dreamdriving journey and the ONE thing you need to be aware of in order to put your dreams in drive.

Vivian shares how - as the founder of KinkyCurlyYaki (acquired), a premium textured hair extension brand for Black women - she was able to bootstrap the business to over $6 million in revenue as an immigrant, college dropout and single mom.Through her magnetic energy, Vivian shares empowering words of wisdom, uplifting moments and educates us about the REAL aspects of the #dreamdriving life.

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