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When Life Labels You a Failure… Build Anyway | The Eric Lopez Journey

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/fan_mail/new] Eric Lopez shares his journey from growing up in small-town Illinois with an absent father to being raised by his mother, stepfather, and influential older brother, including a turbulent period living with his dad in California that led to drugs, quitting other sports for bowling, and eventually college bowling. After graduating from the University of Illinois, he was kicked out of MBA school and earned a felony after being arrested with marijuana, which pushed him into entrepreneurship when traditional jobs were unavailable. He built a logistics book of business, worked from home, and later sold it for $1.4 million due to rising fraud in trucking. He then pivoted into AI Agency USA, focusing on inbound/outbound AI voice systems for businesses, while also pursuing fulfillment through a baseball-focused podcast, The Pen, and emphasizing family, resilience, and legacy. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/support] www.abovebeyondpodcast.com Please LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE.

From Small Town Dreams to Big City Success | Dallas Sloan's Transformative Journey

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/fan_mail/new] In this episode, Dallas Sloan shares her journey from growing up on acreage in southern Alberta to moving to Arizona at just 23 years old to pursue her dream of building a multi-modality beauty business. She opens up about launching Colair Beauty Lounge & Medspa in 2017, growing from hair and spa services into cosmetic injectables, and building a team culture rooted in character, care, accountability, and integrity. Dallas also reflects on leadership, divorce, navigating COVID, protecting her peace, and creating a business that supports community, family, travel, and quality of life. This conversation is about courage, resilience, reinvention, and building something meaningful — both in business and in life. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/support] www.abovebeyondpodcast.com Please LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE.

From Life's Setbacks to Stronger Connections | Brian Riley's Story

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/fan_mail/new] Recorded remotely from Brian Riley’s garage pub hangout, this episode follows Brian’s path from growing up in Enfield, Connecticut and playing football and baseball to a life shaped by “saying yes,” including a chance retail interview that launched a 20-year career with Structure/Express, where he met his wife Cheryl and focused on developing teams. Brian contrasts today’s club “super team” sports with neighborhood development, explains why time and relationships matter more than money, and shares how COVID pushed him into business development and restoration. He discusses prioritizing trust over selling, rejecting referral-fee kickbacks in trades, helping customers avoid unnecessary insurance claims, and Built Different Restoration’s emphasis on accessibility, ownership, and doing the right thing. Brian defines legacy as being a good person and a great dad, advocates kindness, community, and travel, and describes his dream of owning a community pub. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/support] www.abovebeyondpodcast.com Please LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE.

From Comfort to Calling: Navy Veteran Elisha Kameyama on Faith, Family, and Building Red Crane Digital

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/fan_mail/new] Elisha Kameyama, CEO and co-founder of Red Crane Digital in Phoenix, shares how embracing discomfort fuels growth, then traces his journey from growing up in California and Colorado as a pastor’s kid through joining the Navy two weeks after high school, serving eight years with deployments tied to 9/11-era operations and later humanitarian work in South America. He explains how a separation from his wife led him back to faith, inspired by the film “Fireproof,” ultimately restoring their marriage after months of intentional courtship, and why he left the military to prioritize family. Elijah discusses therapy, self-development, CrossFit and completing around 20 Spartan races in 2024, leading men’s ministry during a church plant and COVID, and pivoting from a failed wholesale real estate attempt into launching a video marketing agency that helps service businesses and events with social media, ads, and content systems, now beginning to scale with a first full-time hire Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/support] www.abovebeyondpodcast.com Please LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE.

Transforming Struggles into Strength | Tank Giles' Journey

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/fan_mail/new] Tank Giles, a Daytona Beach native, shares how sports helped him navigate a challenging childhood, including family violence that led to being taken from his parents twice and periods living with a football coach and later with his sister. He explains earning the nickname “Tank,” excelling in football, missing a Division I opportunity due to credits, taking a gap year, then moving to Arizona in 2012 to play at Mesa Community College, where an ankle injury ended his playing career and led to a dark period. Tank describes finding purpose coaching at Athletes in Training, eventually becoming owner after serving as YMCA sports director and returning during COVID, and outlines AIT’s recess and after-school multi-sport programs across 73 schools. He also discusses Humble Savage club basketball, Humble Cares nonprofit support for kids in need, leadership challenges, and his mission to teach hard work, discipline, respect, and character. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2500436/support] www.abovebeyondpodcast.com Please LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE.