211. Mark Ballas: Dancing with the Stars, Broadway, Musician, and more?! BTS of his insanely successful creative career, knowing when to pursue the next venture, and always being intentional
Trading Secrets
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5 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2024
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Mark is well known for his time on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars as a pro from 2007 to 2022. Mark has set and broken numerous records and established himself as one of the top dancers and choreographers in Dancing with the Stars history, having tallied three titles in seasons 6, 8, and 31 and four runner-up finishes in seasons 14, 19, 22, 25. Outside of his time on the show, he has gathered numerous acting accolades and also formed a pop rock musical duo with his wife BC, called Alexander Jean.
Mark dives into the thought process behind being all in regardless of what he is doing, why he came back to DWTS after a five year hiatus, as a competitor when he knew he was done competing, being hands on with the costume department on DWTS, the stresses of competing and judging, how he got prepared to step into the judges seat, and how he plans for his future. Mark also reveals growing up in a creative, supportive environment, doing a yearly mood board with his wife, staying in the present the first year of his son’s life, goals for 2025, behind the scenes of Broadway, growing up with Derek, managing the need to be constantly busy, and navigating the hardest moments. What’s been his biggest financial moment? What major movie was he an extra on? What are some of his memories with Len?
Mark reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss!
Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: John Gurney
Guest: Mark Ballas
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Trading Secrets. I'm your host, Jason Tardick, and welcome to the pre-market trading segment where I'll tell you a little bit about what you can expect today. |
| 0:21.4 | A quick little market update or financial tip, which would be a little bit different today. |
| 0:25.4 | And then an update for my personal life. |
| 0:27.6 | First and foremost, I'm going to tell you this intro is going to be quick because this episode is a little longer, but every single word that the one and only, the 20 season legend of dancing with the Stars and guest judge this past year, |
| 0:41.2 | Mark Ballas has to say is worth it. I don't care who you are or what you do in life. |
| 0:47.2 | There is going to be something out of this episode that you will take and you will think about |
| 0:51.8 | long, hard, and intentionally for at least a week or even |
| 0:56.9 | longer. Mark is just a true artist that has unbelievable discipline and meticulous energy |
| 1:06.6 | that is such a craft. And you're going to learn so much about the success he's had and how he's gotten there. |
| 1:15.2 | Now, we tell stories about, you know, he talks a little bit about his wife who wrote a massive |
| 1:19.3 | song for Beyonce. |
| 1:20.8 | We talk about Len Goodman. |
| 1:22.2 | We talk about his family ties to Dancing with the Stars. |
| 1:25.6 | We talk about Dancing with the Stars. |
| 1:26.8 | We talk about behind the scenes as a judge on Dancing with the stars. We talk about dancing with the stars. We talk about behind the scenes as a judge on dancing with the stars. We talk about the finances of Broadway |
| 1:33.4 | in Dancing with the Stars. I mean, we cover A to Z. And if you don't know who Mark Ballas is, |
| 1:39.0 | somehow, some way you're living under a rock, I can promise you after this episode. You'll never |
| 1:43.9 | forget him. |
| 1:45.0 | It's rare that we have Trading Secrets episodes where I say, I'm going to take away something from |
| 1:50.6 | this episode, incorporate it into my life in perpetuity. It's rare that I say that. |
| 1:58.6 | This episode, there's probably three or four things. |
| 2:01.4 | I'll be taking away and implementing into my life in perpetuity. |
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