Paul Manganaro is a entrepreneur and Brown Belt in Jiu-jitsu under Gustavo Dantas. Maganaro also hosts the podcast The Road to Black.
Make The Difference Podcast
by Brandan Millan
Brandan Millan Co-Owner of Reef Builders LLC (Arizona based custom home builder) explores the common traits, habits, and leadership qualities that successful people have from the playing field to the business world and more, as he should know, taking a 2 person construction company to a multi-million dollar company in less than 5 years. As the son of a Filipino immigrant with strong blue collar roots and coming from humble beginnings, Millan pulled his mattress from a one bedroom apartment closet every night to sleep on for the better part of his childhood. Millan's journey through life created a diverse background as a software engineer, military veteran, construction owner, technical dive instructor, automotive refinisher/car builder, public safety company officer, multi-sport athlete, master's graduate, and more. Millan often jokes that he doesn't know what he is going to be when he grows up. With his diverse background, dynamic guests from all backgrounds will be introduced to sh
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Sergio "Canudo" Zimmerman is a black belt, and 2x world Gi, 1x No Gi , 11x European, and 2x Brazilian Champion.
Matt Gillette is a BJJ blackbelt and owner of Gillette Jiu-jitsu. Mike Smith is a returning guest and BJJ Blue Belt and former Div 1 wrestler. This one is all about the deadly art of pajama fighting.
Chris Sleigher is a Dad, Fire Captain, fire instructor, and someone who is committed to helping people get better. We discuss with Chris his journey and how we see the movement of the American Fire Service to get better at taking care of our communities.
Alex Sandoval is an Army Veteran, former Secret Service Agent during the Clinton years, Police Officer, Pajama Wrestling Black Belt, and my Coach. He's one of my favorite human beings.
Nobel Daniel is a US Army Airborne Veteran, Pajama Wrestling purple belt, and Pakistani-born American. He's faced adversity along the way and has always come out on top.
Dave Sanchez spent 40 plus years with the phoenix fire department and most of it as a captain at one of the busiest stations in the PFD. To call him a legend would not do him justice.
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Roy Lewis and Tim Gammage Jr. are returning guests from Episode 19 where we discussed the racial issues post the George Floyd tragedy. In this episode, we discuss the state of our current racial environment one year later. We have an honest conversation about the changes if any. Strap yourself in f…
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We welcome back Fire Chief Terry Garrison to discuss organizational leadership and the serious challenges Fire Chiefs face today. Terry has a unique perspective having led large and small departments through critical operational and administrative challenges.
Jeff Barnett is a medically retired public safety and recently promoted brown belt. Jake Bennett is a firefighter/paramedic and was recently promoted to purple belt. We talk about some tough stuff and the deadly art of pajama wrestling, let's go!
Adam Caiazzo is a 50-year-old family man. His challenges and success have been a journey worth sharing. From an East Coast childhood as an athlete to a member of the Army's 82 nd
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