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A Jew and a Muslim do a 4h deep dive on religion…

And it wasn’t what you’d think. 

I just spent an incredible week learning to kiteboard in Egypt with some awesome entrepreneurs. 

One of my good friends, Hamza, was there.

After a few days of observing how he lives, I realized I didn’t actually know much about the Islamic faith.

All I knew was that he was a good dude and I respected how devoted he was to what matters most in his life.

So I decided I should educate myself.

I asked him, “Hey man, I’d love to understand more about being Muslim — is it cool if I ask you some questions?”

At first it felt uncomfortable. 

I’m Jewish, and there are infinite obvious reasons why avoiding this topic could’ve been easier.

Especially given current state of affairs. 

He looked at me with a huge smile: 
“Brotha, nothing would make me happier.”

What followed was about four straight hours of me asking every question I could think of.

Beliefs. Women’s rights. Heaven and Hell. Radical groups. Geopolitical tension. Other religions. Drugs. Nothing was off limits. 

Did I 100% agree with all of his beliefs? I didn’t. 

But I did deeply understand his view of the world, and why he was proud to share them. 

Every answer came from love. 

Old ideas dropped away. I left with my own perspective, shaped by real genuine conversation — not clickbait headlines.

Why share this now, during such a tense time?

Continued in comments 👇🏼
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Speaker Agent Life 🦾🚀🥂

When I first got into the speaking world about 5 years ago, the idea of traveling 60 times a year to speak on stages sounded like a good solution to my ego’s need for external validation.

As the years have gone by however, the mission and vision has expanded and my career as a professional speaker has taken a deliberate back seat to the empowerment of other speakers messages and stories.

People that I love with messages I deeply believe the world and market NEEDS to hear.

Listening to @wilfredburr while stuck at my soulless 9-5 job 5 years ago ignited a vision greater then myself worth pursuing - being on the road with those you love, doing meaningful work, and making money in the process.

Reflecting back on the past few years, we’ve been able to do just that. From sending @aaronjgolub out to his new favorite place in the world, to getting pulled over in the middle of Louisiana with @thestopdrinkingcoach, to putting one of my best friends and cousins @ianm1124 on stage to share his message and story, to hotel rooms in the middle of no where Arkansas with my homie @cosmiccowgirlatx, to road-tripping with my gals @the.business.savage and @daniellegertner, to Vegas and Florida stages with the legend and best friend @logansneed_ and a dozen more in between. The life of being a speaker agent has given me more fulfillment, joy, and impact than any stage I have been on ever has.

To all the speakers we represent @miiprofessionalspeaking I love and believe in your messages more then you know.

To all the clients and audiences we’ve been able to serve - thank you. For making our dreams come true and allowing us to serve. Without you we don’t exist.

And to everyone else who’s been following along these past few years know that we’re just getting fucking started.

2024: Bigger stages, bigger impact, bigger paychecks.

Code to scale: Trim the Fat. Keep the Circle Tight. And ALWAYS Scale up.

See ya at work.

P.S. No. I will not represent you.
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