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The Greatness Machine

TGM Classic | Marko Gargenta | Being a Life Maximizer: Pushing Boundaries in Life and Work

The Greatness Machine

Darius Mirshahzadeh

Education, Entrepreneurship, Business

5.0 • 135 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

How can you balance work and play while achieving unparalleled success? What are the keys to maximizing every moment of your life? Balancing work and play while achieving unparalleled success is a delicate yet achievable feat, as demonstrated by Marko Gargenta's journey. Best known for his innovative ventures, he embodies the art of integrating work and play seamlessly into his life, highlighting several key strategies that anyone can adopt to maintain equilibrium and excel in both professional and personal realms. Marko stresses the importance of setting clear priorities and boundaries. By defining what matters most in both work and personal life, individuals can allocate their time and energy effectively. For Marko, this means dedicating time to work tasks, utilizing technology and optimizing workflows to maximize output. In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius is joined by Marko as they delve into his remarkable journey—from immigrating from Serbia to Canada during the Yugoslav Wars, his transitions between tech and hospitality industries, to founding PlusPlus. Marko shares his inspirations for entering tech, including the creation of Marakana for tech training, and his pivotal decision to join Twitter. He discusses crafting a personal vision and actively pursuing it, advocating for living an epic life through joyous experiences.  Topics include: Marko recalls immigrating from Serbia to Canada during the Yugoslav Wars Marko talks about his professional journey and founding PlusPlus What inspired Marko to transition to the tech industry Transitioning from tech to hospitality and back Creating Marakana as a sandbox for tech training and consulting Marko reveals his inspiration for joining Twitter  Creating a vision for your life and actively working towards making it a reality Embracing the concept of living an epic life and seeking out experiences that bring you joy  And other topics… Connect with Marko: Website: https://plusplus.co/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markogargenta/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/markog  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hear that?

0:01.2

It's your big McDonald's hunger calling, because the big arch is back, and this time is here to stay with juicy beef, cheddar cheese, and that big arch sauce. Hungry? You are now. Order delivery on the McDonald's app. Serve from 11am. Up from 11am. Up charge is and fees apply to delivery orders. Subjects availability, price and participation may vary. Love gang. Welcome to the greatness machine. I'm your host, Darius from Shaz Day. I'm so pumped to have you here with me.

0:24.4

And listen. and fees applied to delivery orders. Subjects availability, price and participation may vary. Love gang, welcome to the greatness machine.

0:21.7

I'm your host Darius from Shazday.

0:23.0

I'm so pumped to have you here with me. And listen, the greatness machine were about two things. Number one, people were living their passions. And number two, those who are creating greatness in the world and doing both of these things despite the odds against them. Each episode, we're going to feature interviews with game changers, business leaders, telling us their origin stories.

0:40.2

What made them tick?

0:41.3

What got them to where they are now. Why? So it can help you step into your greatness within your life, your business, and your career. Occasionally, you might hear a few solo episodes from myself, as I say, as I leverage my 20 years of entrepreneurship as a CEO and founder to help you grow and level up in your journey to scale your life and your business. So, come be a fly on the wall, enjoy the conversation, and I'm stoked to have you hear with me. Guys, welcome today's episode of The Greatness for you. I'm your host, Darius Meshazza and Boyd we with special guests? My man, my brother from another mother, Marco, the main man, Gargenta is in the house. What's up, brother? How's it going? Good to see you. Oh, man, I'm so fucking pumped that you're here right now. This is like, most people don't know this, but, so you're going to learn that I have know Marco for a long time and um and so i i i was like man

1:30.8

i know i've asked him be on the show a bunch of times it just hasn't happened and then and then

1:35.5

i've i've i'm really busy right now and i'm like fuck dude i i'm like short i don't have like

1:42.2

normally have three or four months of shows, like recorded.

1:44.6

And I'm like, dude, I'm going to go to all my, my homies who should have already done the show and get him to do the show now. So I'm like, this is going to go out quick, Marco. Normally I record these things and they go out like three months later. You're just going to go out like three weeks. So, dude, I'm so pumped to have you there.

1:59.7

Oh, man, you're such a stud.

2:00.9

Thank you for coming on my show today, man.

2:02.4

This is going to be a lot of fun.

2:03.7

Of course.

2:04.3

And sorry. week. So, dude, I'm so pumped to have you there. Oh, man, you're such a stud. Thank you for coming

2:01.5

on my show today, man. This is going to be a lot of fun. Of course. And sorry for such a delay. I think you were, I think you asked me in, you know, in the very beginning when you just started the show, to be on it. And, and for some reason or another, it just never happened. So I was thinking I was probably one of the last

2:18.1

of your, like, you know, long-time friends that haven't done a show yet. So I am.

2:23.8

The numbers have dwindled. And Marco's one of my more interesting friends, which is kind

2:28.8

of funny that he hasn't been on. But here we are, man. So, okay, I'm going to give the audience

2:33.6

a little bit of background. So I met Marco 2007. All right? Is that when you joined forum? Something like that, yeah. So we've been in the same CEO forum for 17 years. And dude, like one of Marco, I'm going to have him talk about the show, but he does epic shit. Like one of his like mantras in life is do epic shit. So I've gotten to like not only do a ton of epic shit with this guy, but actually watch him do epic shit. So he's just one of these people that like is a life maximizer. Just just really it's a it's a joy to both watch and be involved in some of the epic shit you do. But we've been in the same

3:08.4

CEO forum now since 2007. It's not 224 for people that can't do math. That's 17 years.

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