The Blueprint by Smoking Gun Creative Agency

He placed 7th on American Idol. Now he's "Takomo Tim" - the face of marketing at Takomo Golf, a direct-to-consumer golf club brand from Finland.We cover growing up one of ten kids in Duncanville, Texas, the Idol tour and years in LA, and how a cold email launched his new career in golf. Then Brandon gets his golf tech fix: hollow body vs cavity back irons, cast vs forged, wedge grooves, shaft fitting, everything else in between.Tim Urban on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timurbangolf Takomo Golf: https://takomogolf.com/Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/https://www.nosmokenofire.com–Intro/outro music courtesy of Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)-Chapters:00:00:00 Welcome to The Blueprint, Tim Urban00:13:44 Overcoming Stage Fright00:24:00 Life on American Idol00:35:28 Becoming Takomo Tim00:44:20 Why Golf Handicaps Should Travel00:51:55 Cavity Back vs Muscle Back01:05:00 Cast vs Forged and Grooves01:17:02 Shafts and Club Fitting Explained01:25:10 Why Takomo Clubs Cost Less01:29:36 Takomo Drivers and Fairway Woods01:38:06 Making Golf More Affordable01:46:21 Takomo Lumo Putters Explained

Chris Harris was sleeping under bridges at 12 and eating out of dumpsters by choice - because the streets felt safer than the foster homes. Years later, he was dubbed "The Warrior Maker."Chris spent 25 years training elite special forces. He's a keynote speaker, 14-time author, and creator of a close quarters combat system built from 6 martial arts styles he trained in across 6 different foster homes growing up in Dayton, Ohio.In this episode, Chris walks through growing up as the son of a troubled mother to becoming the man he is today. We get into the three sparks that changed his life, how he created Roku Jutsu and went from turning wrenches at American Airlines to winning military contracts in the Middle East. Plus, we touch on the pivot in his 40s into keynote speaking, writing The Book of Mindset, and teaching the concept of "relative superiority.”More from Chris: https://thewarriormaker.com/-Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/ https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/Listen to the full uncut versions of all our episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2FYwcQ6bj5IfrvRUP2m7ANhttps://www.nosmokenofire.com-Intro/outro music courtesy of Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)-Chapters: 00:00:00 Welcome to The Blueprint00:03:09 Growing Up With a Heroin Dealer Mom00:12:35 Why He Chose the Streets Over Foster Homes00:17:18 How Martial Arts Changed Everything00:24:59 Three Sparks That Shaped His Life00:32:14 Enlisting in the Air Force00:39:30 Creating Roku Jutsu and Going Private00:44:39 How to Win a Military Contract in the Middle East00:51:06 Knowing When to Walk Away00:54:50 Attitude vs. Mindset vs. Relative Superiority01:04:38 Maslow's Hierarchy and Self-Actualization01:13:16 Metacognition: Thinking About What You're Thinking01:21:17 Writing 14 Books and Keynote Speaking01:26:53 Running an Orphanage in Central America01:32:51 How to Actually Change Your Past01:36:21 The Book of Mindset

Mark Jermaine Clayton grew up ducking family chaos in Oklahoma City - he ended up an All-American and a first-round NFL Draft pick. This is a pro athlete's post-career story that's less about what he lost and more about what he built next.When we straight up asked him before the pod, Mark Clayton described himself to us as a “former baller turned entrepreneur” - he was a wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams, a two-time First-Team All-American at Oklahoma, and a first-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. After football, he spent the next decade designing and developing LIVV Audio - a performance over-ear headphone brand built from the ground up for athletes, starting with a sketch he made while trying to run on an underwater treadmill with the Rams.In this episode, Mark walks through growing up in a volatile household in Oklahoma City and using sports as his way out, his recruiting process as a "little bitty guy", what it was actually like to be drafted and play for the Ravens organization, the injuries that shortened his NFL career, and how a frustrating headphone experience turned into a business idea - LIVV Audio.LIVV Audio: livvaudio.com–Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/Listen to the full uncut versions of all our episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2FYwcQ6bj5IfrvRUP2m7ANhttps://www.nosmokenofire.com–Intro/outro music courtesy of Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)

Scott Graham has been on our show 3 times - you’d think that would mean something, but the truth is he won’t stop showing up at our door.Scott Graham is the founder of Pinpoint Merch - a DFW-based custom merchandise company he has been running for 19 years, with clients like Montana Knife Co, Black Rifle Coffee, Ghost Energy, the Grand Ole Opry and more. In between our off topic excursions, we cover how Pinpoint landed the Grand Ole Opry account despite missing the show, Scott's take on AI tools in the merch and design industry, and why he throws out the "always be closing" sales advice he was given early in his career.Check out Pinpoint Merch at https://pinpointmerch.com/–Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/https://www.nosmokenofire.com–Intro/outro music courtesy of Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)

He lost his wife, lived on the street, and went to jail. A few years later, Rick Hopper was on a path that would take him to ABC’s Shark Tank and became a millionaire.Rick Hopper is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and author based in DFW - best known as the creator of ReadeREST, the magnetic eyeglass holder that became Lori Greiner's very first deal on Shark Tank. His new book, The Bridge from Idea to Money, distills everything he's learned going from zero to millions - twice.In this episode, Rick walks us through his drug addiction, launching his first company where he turned strips of plastic into $5 million a year in sales, and the ReadeREST origin story - including how he wore a bent paperclip for a year before anyone told him it was a real product.https://www.rickhopper.com/ –Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/Listen to the full uncut versions of all our episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2FYwcQ6bj5IfrvRUP2m7ANhttps://www.nosmokenofire.com–Intro/outro music courtesy of Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)–Chapters:00:00 Welcome to the Blueprint, Rick Hopper00:04:17 Rick Hopper’s Origin Story00:09:29 Dos and Dids - I Can Do Anything00:14:26 Seasons of Life00:20:13 Addiction00:33:52 Kicking Addiction00:42:41 The Big Pivot00:49:17 The Path from Home Depot to Serial Entrepreneur00:56:25 Rick Hopper becomes an Inventor01:07:12 I’ve Got an Idea, but How Does it Become a Business?01:13:37 I Hear a Million Dollar Idea Every Day01:20:18 Partnerships 101 from Rick Hopper01:25:39 The Invention of ReadeREST01:30:57 What’s It Like Going on Shark Tank?01:40:14 Buying and Selling Companies01:46:15 What’s Next for Rick Hopper?

Guy Mezger was shot, stabbed three times, and run over on his motorcycle - all before turning pro as a fighter.Guy Mezger is a former King of Pancrase World Champion and Lion's Den team member - one of the most dominant MMA fighters of the 1990s. Today he's a holistic health practitioner and co-founder of Dynamis, a telehealth clinic built around preventative medicine, peptide therapy, and hormone balancing. Boomer Cornwell, Dynamis's health director, joins us on the podcast for the second time as well!We get into Guy's upbringing, blowing two full-ride wrestling scholarships, how professional fighting gave him the discipline that saved his life, beating Masakatsu Funaki for the King of Pancrase title, and how a shoulder surgery introduced him to BPC-157 peptide therapy - cutting a 10-month recovery to five months and changing his life's direction entirely.A world champion who figured out that healing people was always the real mission.Learn more about Dynamis at dynamisonline.com –Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/https://www.nosmokenofire.com–Intro/outro music courtesy of Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)–Chapters:00:00 Welcome to the Blueprint, Sandman and Boomer00:09:15 MMA and Athletic Beginnings00:19:45 Student Teaching and Standing Up for Others00:35:20 Professional Fighting00:46:16 King of Pancrase00:53:20 Moving On from Fighting01:02:50 Finding Guy’s Way into Medicine01:09:37 How Did Guy Meet Boomer?01:16:58 What Really is Dynamis?01:29:39 Education for Medical Patients01:39:57 Peptides 101 from Guy Mezger01:58:53 What’s Different about Dynamis?

At 21, Brayden Stewart is already signed to Warner Chappell in Nashville and playing rock and roll "greasier than a chicken bone on the floor of a Jiffy Lube." He’s one of those rare youngsters who talks about music the way someone twice his age wishes they could.If you follow the show, you know we love our East Texas southern rock boys! Brayden grew up in Scurry, Texas and was raised on his dad's metal records and his grandma's Fleetwood Mac, grinding through Metallica riffs before he found Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson. That became his sound: alt-country, Americana, southern rock and grunge all at once. In this episode, Brayden walks through building his band from a bedroom looping pedal at 16, the TikTok moment that flooded him with show offers from the biggest booking agencies in the world, a just-completed 8-show run through Europe with Blacktop Mojo and Gorilla Riot, writing songs in Nashville for Warner Chappell, and a deep well of music knowledge. Be sure to follow Brayden and watch out for Gypsy’s Corner, dropping May 8!https://thebraydenstewart.com/–Brayden Stewart’s socials:https://www.instagram.com/braydenstewart.tx/https://www.facebook.com/p/Brayden-Stewart-Music-100083476539366/https://www.tiktok.com/@officialbraydenstewart–Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/Listen to the full uncut versions of all our episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2FYwcQ6bj5IfrvRUP2m7ANhttps://www.nosmokenofire.com–Intro/outro music courtesy of Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)–Chapters:00:00:00 Welcome to The Blueprint, Brayden Stewart00:05:00 Growing Up on Metal and Grunge in East Texas00:16:48 Vocal Surgery and How Country Music Found Brayden Stewart00:28:48 Brayden’s Deep Music Knowledge00:39:05 Brayden’s Start in the Music Industry00:45:05 Brayden’s Rise in Popularity and Touring00:53:34 Staying Grounded as a Self-Critic01:01:53 Brayden Stewart's Songwriting Formula01:18:22 Everyone Needs Something of Their Own

Brolin Mawejje is a pro snowboarder from Uganda. Let that sink in! That’s just the tip of the iceberg, though - Brolin’s also a medical student and, as we cover in this episode, a survivor of some pretty extreme circumstances. Brolin’s life journey is a can’t-miss story spanning major historical events, passion, true self belief, and ultimate willingness to find one’s own purpose.Brolin Mawejje on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thabyron_ma/–Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/https://www.nosmokenofire.com--Intro/outro music by Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)

This week’s guest is George DiGianni - he describes himself as a consultant, keynote speaker and entrepreneur, but DFW listeners also may know him from the radio station The Ticket! George dives into his Goal Compression program for success, tells us about his theory on “strategic discomfort,” shares insights for leaders and business owners, and more!https://georgedigianni.com/–Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/Listen to the full uncut versions of all our episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2FYwcQ6bj5IfrvRUP2m7ANhttps://www.nosmokenofire.com--Intro/outro music by Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)

Our guests this week are Cody Cresswell and Brandon Callies - if you’ve been paying attention to the East Texas music scene, then you already know their names, but if this is your first time hearing about them, it won’t be the last! Cody and Brandon are on to talk about their music endeavors, teach our host Brandon what the heck a guitar is, and more - plus, for the first time ever, we’re kicking this episode off with a live music performance!Cody Cresswell: @codycresswellhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/2oLJEOactiMOSqSYHF6tMkBrandon Callies: @brandoncalliesbrandoncalliesband.com–Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.facebook.com/nosmokenofire/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosmokenofire/https://www.nosmokenofire.com--Intro/outro music by Pierre DeJournette (https://www.instagram.com/beatsbypd)