What's up everybody? Welcome to the boardroom podcast network. This is out of office and this is our six podcast with my main man Gianni as always. Gianni, how are you today, sir?

Rich, I can't complain. Back in the East Coast was in the West Coast for the summer i think we're getting the hang of

this podcast thing we are we got a long way to go but i'm excited with the guests we've had i'm excited

with the conversations we've had not excited summer's over i'm not going to lie but uh this conversation

we're having today i think this is um this is a. And somebody that I find incredibly inspiring, incredibly motivating.

And, you know, I think you will really enjoy some of these stories.

And, you know, I know if I was able to listen to people like him when I was your age,

shit would have made me want to, like, jump through the walls.

You know what I mean?

Run through brick walls

exactly yeah he's that kind of guy so without further ado let me introduce to you guys the co-founder

of marquis jets bestselling author part owner of the alana hawks motivational speaker so much more father husband friend of mine and

I think two-time champion of my guts fantasy football league Jesse Itzler what's up my man

welcome to the podcast rich great to be here man thanks for having me man it's a pleasure to have you on. So, Gianni, so you understand, me and, me and Jesse

been friends for 20 years now. And as I've gotten older, I started realizing 20 years doesn't

even take you into your childhood, which is scary, right? You can tell someone you've known them

for 20 years, but they didn't know you as a kid. Right. It's crazy. Yeah. But we met through fantasy football.

And Jesse, I'll tell you, part of like the excitement around your life and the many things

that you did for quote unquote a living, really I always gravitated towards it.

It's part of what I believe makes up our business, being able to have our hands in so many different things and be inspired to do

so many different things, but still to put your all into it and manage it. Seems like that's

kind of been the overarching theme to your professional life in general. Did you have an interest as a kid

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