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The Edge Of Excellence Podcast

The Edge Of Excellence Podcast

著者： Matthew Stewart
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The Edge Of Excellence Podcast is about exploring how young aspiring leaders can create a personal impact today, tomorrow, and create their dream future now. The goal is to deconstruct and synthesize successful archetypes and proven principles from high-profile entrepreneurs, systems, and resources that work, successful peers, mentors, and creators. Learn more: https://www.collegeworks.com/Copyright 2021-2024+ CollegeWorks マネジメント マネジメント・リーダーシップ リーダーシップ 出世 就職活動 経済学
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  • 200: Nicole McMackin and Lisa Bhathal Merage - The Rise of the Female CEO

    200: Nicole McMackin and Lisa Bhathal Merage - The Rise of the Female CEO
    2026/07/28
    What if you really can have it all, just not all at once?For the milestone 200th episode and the season 7 finale, Matt Stewart brings on two of the sharpest leaders he knows, Nicole McMackin and Lisa Bhathal Merage, for a raw, funny, and honest look at what it really takes to rise to the top as a woman in business.Nicole runs a technology staffing company, which she took over at 29. Lisa built a global swimwear brand with her brother, sold it to private equity, and now co-owns a portfolio of professional sports teams. Together, they get into fear versus positive thinking, the myth of being ready, why they never saw a glass ceiling, and how to have it all without trying to do it all at once.If you are waiting to feel qualified before you make your move, this conversation will change how you think about that. Listen now.Timestamped Highlights00:01:37 - Can men and women really be friends? The question that reframes the whole episode00:09:02 - The one habit behind Lisa’s success, and it started with her parents00:14:13 - Nicole’s success habit, plus the word she now says to almost everything00:17:44 - The pivotal yes that changed Nicole’s life at 2900:19:19 - Why nobody is ever ready, and why that should not stop you00:23:09 - The night 26,000 fans convinced Lisa to bet on women’s sports00:25:16 - "I didn’t know there was a glass ceiling" and what that belief unlocked00:34:23 - The prioritization secret behind having it all without doing it all00:45:24 - The barrier question flipped: why the opportunity now belongs to women00:52:43 - What organizations get wrong about showing people a path up00:55:00 - The two books these CEOs credit for how they leadMentioned ResourcesThe Infinite Game by Simon SinekThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerRevitate (real estate and sports investment platform)Portland Thorns FC (NWSL)Portland Fire (WNBA)University of Pennsylvania (Social Impact Strategy certificate)YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization)Karina LeBlancMegan RapinoeAbout The GuestsNicole McMackin is President and CEO of Irvine Technology Corporation, an award-winning IT solutions and staffing firm based in Southern California. She took over the company as a young executive and grew it into a nationally recognized, women-owned business. A passionate advocate for women in technology, she teaches Women in Leadership programs and mentors the next generation of female leaders. Curious by nature and candid about her own fears, Nicole is known for pushing through discomfort, saying yes to the right opportunities, and helping others find a real path to the top.🔗 LinkedIn | WebsiteLisa Bhathal Merage is Managing Partner and Chief Impact Officer of Revitate, a Newport Beach investment platform focused on real estate, sports, and consumer brands. She and her brother worked their way up in the family business to become co-CEOs of women’s swimwear company RAJ Swim, took it global, and sold it to private equity in what is regarded as the largest buyout in the swimwear industry. Today, she serves as Governor of the Portland Thorns (NWSL) and the Portland Fire (WNBA), helping shape the future of women’s professional sports. A USC Marshall graduate with a Certificate in Social Impact Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania, Lisa leads with fearless positivity and a deep belief in creating lasting community impact.🔗 LinkedIn | WebsiteImportant LinksGrow, do great work, and lead the way: National Services Group (NSG)Join our Student Professional Program: Internship ApplicationConnect with Matt on LinkedInWatch full interviews on YouTubeThe Edge of Excellence is an original podcast hosted by Matthew Stewart. Brought to you by College Works. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.
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    59 分
  • 199 - Cameron Herold - How To Grow a $2M Company Into $106M

    199 - Cameron Herold - How To Grow a $2M Company Into $106M
    2026/07/21
    What if chasing perfection is the very thing that keeps you stuck?Matt Stewart reconnects with Cameron Herold, the former COO who scaled 1-800-GOT-JUNK from 2 million to 106 million in revenue, founded the COO Alliance, and now hosts the Second in Command podcast. Eighteen years after they first crossed paths, they trade stories from their shared roots in college house painting and dig into the mindset that built Cameron's career.You will hear why momentum beats perfection, how a summer painting job became a real-world MBA, the free publicity trick that gets a nobody into the newspaper, and how to find the handful of things you are truly good at and love. Cameron also opens up about the one sacrifice he still regrets and what shifted for him at 60.Listen now for candid, hard-won wisdom you will not hear anywhere else.Timestamped Highlights02:18 - The definition of excellence that made him flip the whole question on its head04:14 - Why good enough built a business that perfectionism never could06:11 - The $10,000 flyer that launched a lifetime of scaling companies08:42 - The real-world MBA hiding inside a summer painting job14:31 - The honest reason he walked away at 100 million17:46 - The free publicity trick that put a college kid in the newspaper21:12 - Why the right room changes everything for a young entrepreneur28:13 - How to find the three things you are good at and love37:21 - The one sacrifice from his 20s that he still regrets41:46 - What shifts at 60 once you have crossed off every goalAbout The GuestCameron Herold is a business growth expert, speaker, and author known as the COO Whisperer. As COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, he helped scale the company from 2 million to 106 million in revenue in about six years. He is the founder of the COO Alliance, the global network for the second in command, and the host of the Second in Command podcast. A bestselling author of several business books and a top rated international speaker who has presented on every continent, including Antarctica, Cameron got his start in the same college house painting world as Matt, then went on to build and advise companies around the globe.🔗 LinkedIn | Website | The Second in Command PodcastMentioned Resources1-800-GOT-JUNKCOO AllianceCollege Pro PaintersEntrepreneurs' Organization (EO)YPOVistageStrategic CoachGenius NetworkGuy KawasakiSolarCityBoyd Group (Gerber Collision)Nurse Next DoorDan MartellPowder MountainTEDImportant LinksGrow, do great work, and lead the way: National Services Group (NSG)Join our Student Professional Program: Internship ApplicationConnect with Matt on LinkedInWatch full interviews on YouTubeThe Edge of Excellence is an original podcast hosted by Matthew Stewart. Brought to you by College Works. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.
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    44 分
  • 198: Colin McGuire - How a “Hustle Portfolio” Ignited a National Brand

    198: Colin McGuire - How a “Hustle Portfolio” Ignited a National Brand
    2026/07/14
    What if the fastest way to build something big is to stop chasing fast money?Sean Phelps reconnects with Colin McGuire, a College Works alum he worked alongside in the Illinois division two decades ago. Colin went from a self-described, generally unemployable student with severe ADHD to running a growth marketing agency and launching Glimmr, a superfood haircare brand now scaling fast inside Target.They get into the messy 20-year road most people never see. The T-shirt hustles, the wooden toothbrushes, a viral prank gift site, the broke nights in Vegas, and the hundred-plus door-to-door sales pitches that later helped him walk into Target HQ and win. Colin breaks down why staying calm keeps you in the arena, how one skill compounds over a decade, and why patience beats hype.If you are waiting to feel ready or chasing the next shiny thing online, this conversation is your wake-up call. Listen now.Timestamped Highlights00:56 – The three-part definition of excellence that starts with a surprising word02:11 – The truth behind the overnight success nobody talks about05:06 – Why being generally unemployable turned out to be an advantage07:50 – The classroom moment that made door-to-door sales sound perfect21:12 – His first six-figure profit came from the most boring product imaginable30:09 – Broke in a 40-dollar Vegas motel, he meets the partner who changes everything36:55 – The real growth numbers, and where Glimmr goes nationwide next41:03 – No boardroom, no PowerPoint: the Target pitch that almost fell apart47:53 – The one skill he tells every young person to master firstAbout The GuestColin McGuire is the co-founder and CEO of Boomn, a full-service growth marketing agency he started in 2017, and the CEO and co-founder of Glimmr, a superfood hair care brand built around its 10-minute hair mask. A College Works Painting alum and Illinois State University graduate, Colin spent years building and selling a portfolio of scrappy ecommerce businesses before turning that hard-won experience into an agency and a fast-scaling consumer brand now expanding across Target and other major retailers.🔗 LinkedInMentioned ResourcesGlimmr (superfood hair care brand)Boomn (growth marketing agency)College Works PaintingIllinois State UniversitySpringdale VenturesTargetTJX Companies (Canada retail partner)TikTok ShopUdemy (GAAP accounting course)KickstarterFlippa (website marketplace)AmazonShopifyWooCommerceImportant LinksGrow, do great work, and lead the way: National Services Group (NSG)Join our Student Professional Program: Internship ApplicationConnect with Matt on LinkedInWatch full interviews on YouTubeThe Edge of Excellence is an original podcast hosted by Matthew Stewart. Brought to you by College Works. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.
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    51 分
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