Purpose Rockstar: Daily Career Stories including Grammar Girl and Gretchen Rubin

By Derrick Duplessy, Mignon Fogarty, Gretchen Rubin

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Purpose Rockstar tells inspirational stories of people who have found purpose in their careers, 5 days a week. We interview guests from every type of job. Bring out your inner rockstar and be inspired to create the career you have always wanted. Purpose Rockstar is hosted by Derrick Duplessy and a production of Duplessy Foundation.

Episode Date
Special Announcement: Purpose Rockstar is coming back!
Jul 17, 2017
215- David Brown- Part 1- How To Be A Succesful Businessman
Jul 04, 2016
217- Alexandra Marquez- From A Love Of Fashion To A Successful Business
Jul 01, 2016
214- Maggie Mabery- Changing Middle Schooler's Lives Through A Passion Of Science
Jun 27, 2016
213- Kelly Peletz- Can Ride-shares be Women Only?
Jun 21, 2016
211-Sarah Worley- How Being A Mediator Shaped Her
Jun 19, 2016
210- Harry Campbell- Using Uber To Fuel His Passion For Blogging
Jun 18, 2016
209- Margaret Butler- Olympian Runner Changes African Girl's Lives
Jun 17, 2016
212- Baylee Greenberg- Could A Text Message Prevent Suicide?
Jun 13, 2016
207: Building a museum without walls - Sam Aquillano
Apr 22, 2016
206: Lindsay Lucas - Starving Artist to Working Musician
Apr 22, 2016
205: Meera Vijayann, Exposing Sexual Violence in India
Feb 25, 2016
204: Lianne Wade, Wilde Agency - Journey of a Consumer Insight Marketer
Feb 11, 2016
203: Lynn Aaronson - Managing the Ice Bucket Challenge and Career Challenges
Feb 04, 2016
202: Katherine Keller - Building a business after divorce
Feb 02, 2016
201: Conor Williams, How to change the US education system
Feb 01, 2016
Special Episode: How to become a Purpose Rockstar this year
Jan 28, 2016
200: Isaiah Pickens, Understanding Teen Psychology
Dec 15, 2015
199: Andrea Funk, Too Cool Shirt Quilts - T-Shirts into lasting memories
Oct 20, 2015
198: Maria Kussmaul - Succeeding as a Woman in Finance and Investment Banking
Aug 18, 2015
197: Renee Fry - Entrepreneurship Helped Me Overcome My Battle with Brain Tumor
Aug 17, 2015
196: Paula Berg - Making it in the PR & Digital Marketing World
Aug 14, 2015
194: Mario Jannatpour, Honest Real Estate Agent
Aug 13, 2015
193: Blaz Jemc - A Kickstarter for Local Tourist Businesses
Aug 11, 2015
192: Jen Gurecki - Radically Changing Lives and Elevating the Status of Women
Aug 10, 2015
191: Hope Nicholson - How To Get Thousands of Backers for Your Kickstarter
Aug 07, 2015
190: Ashley Rankin - How I Raised $25K in 30 Days
Aug 05, 2015
189: Smita Kapoor - Learning to Love Myself After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
Aug 04, 2015
188: Ja-Nae Duane - Choosing to Live Your Own Life
Aug 03, 2015
187: Liz Maxwell - Optimism Helped Me Live My Life
Jul 30, 2015
186: Lisa Fetterman - Revolutionizing the Way We Cook at Home
Jul 29, 2015
185: Emily Kund - Storytelling Through Data Visualization
Jul 28, 2015
184: Sarah Parsons - Improving Japanese & British Communications
Jul 27, 2015
183: Marjorie Agosin - Writing to Gain A Sense of Identity
Jul 24, 2015
182: Abby Speicher - Starting A Drone Pilot School from the Ground Up
Jul 23, 2015
181: Fred Engh - Paving The Way For Youth Sports
Jul 22, 2015
180: Tony Stubbleline - Building 10,000 Communities and 700 Coaches Ready To Help
Jul 21, 2015
179: Diane Hessan - Why You Don't Need To Be A Genius In The Startup World
Jul 20, 2015
178: Carol Stewart - Empowering Women In The Workplace
Jul 17, 2015
177: Amy Quigley - Cultivating a Digital Marketing Community in Boston
Jul 16, 2015
176: Ashley Milne-Tyte - Why Women Should Just Ask For It
Jul 15, 2015
175: Deborah Gordon - Full Time Mom Running Two Hospitals Labs
Jul 14, 2015
174: Jen Goldbeck - What Your "Likes" Can Reveal About You
Jul 13, 2015
173: Brian Miller - Turning Your Mistakes into Stepping Stones
Jul 10, 2015
172: Brian Morgan - Changing Lives Through Football
Jul 09, 2015
171: Manish Chandra - Creating a Fashion Empire For Women All Over the World
Jul 08, 2015
170: Mike Valenzuela - Touching People's Hearts Through Music
Jul 07, 2015
168: Brendan Hufford - Starting My Own Business in the Fourth Grade
Jul 06, 2015
169: Oded Dumah - Humanitarian Builds 9000+ Homes in South Africa
Jul 06, 2015
167: Jane Kohuth - Writing Childrens' Book in the Midst of Adversity
Jul 02, 2015
166: Tamara Curl-Green - Turning a Hobby Into a Dream Job
Jul 01, 2015
165: James Dawkins - Video Production and Entertainment for the Masses
Jun 30, 2015
164: Karen Chaston - Giving A Voice To Women
Jun 30, 2015
163: Ellory Wells - Achieve Your Goals with Mastermind Group
Jun 30, 2015
162: Mary Liz Kehler, Building Social Enterprises
Jun 26, 2015
161: Connie Chow - Fixing Science Gender Gap
Jun 24, 2015
160: Ali Fuller, Level Ground MMA How MMA saved my life and 100 others too
Jun 15, 2015
159: Bill Massaquoi, Surviving civil war and ebola to Rebuild Africa
May 26, 2015
158: Overcoming struggles with weight and business with Merrymaker Sisters
Apr 28, 2015
157: Jasmine Cuffee, Chicana Poet Drops Out and Surges Forward
Apr 14, 2015
156: Bob Halperin on why forums and masterminds work
Apr 09, 2015
155: Poet Dan Gallant, Reviving a dormant brand - Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Feb 17, 2015
154: College Dropout Kanye would love - Danny Strack, Poet
Feb 16, 2015
153: Joseph Carrabis, Reading Virtual Minds
Feb 04, 2015
152: Tatyana Brown, Poet and Educator - From $17.83 left to success
Feb 03, 2015
151: Career lessons from first openly gay college president Chuck Middleton
Dec 29, 2014
150: Denise Bransford, Roosevelt University - Volunteer to VP
Nov 05, 2014
149: Camille Preston, Leadership Coach - Limo to Love
Oct 30, 2014
148: Melissa Tyler, Tummy Toys - Silver, Stomach, and Incubators
Oct 29, 2014
147: Cheryl Brown, Quilter Chic - How to Qulit Online
Oct 28, 2014
146: Henry Johnson - Friend of Creators
Oct 27, 2014
145: Sarah Sladek, Generations Expert - Make Boomers and Millennials Work Together
Oct 21, 2014
144: Susan Murphy Warren - COO, Seeding Labs -
Oct 20, 2014
143: Keith Griffis, IfSimply.com - How to make business like a rockstar
Oct 17, 2014
142: Mike Messier, Film Director - Wrestling with Sanity
Oct 16, 2014
141: Angel Mendoza, Aztec Artist - Mexican and Native American Culture Icon
Oct 15, 2014
140: Charu Sharma, Entrepreneur - Conservative Upbringing Dynamic Life
Oct 14, 2014
139: Betsy Carson, Vegan TV Producer - Vegan TV Queen
Oct 13, 2014
138: Joyce Walker, Pro Basketball Player - Fame to Drugs to Redemption
Oct 10, 2014
Special Episode: Why doing everything yourself is not good - Single Point of Failure
Oct 09, 2014
Special R.O.C.K. series CK - Create a Career Vision, Know What You Want
Oct 08, 2014
137: Tess O'Brien, Clean Power Perks - Cool to be Clean
Oct 02, 2014
136: Bonnie Burgett, Sourced Capital - Crowd Funding Real Estate
Oct 01, 2014
135: Jin Ho Kim, Cool Human - Stress Making You Sick
Sep 30, 2014
134: Valerie Groth, Life Coach - Build People Build Schools
Sep 29, 2014
Special ROCK Series - O is for what you have to offer
Sep 27, 2014
Special ROCK Series - R is for Recognize personality drives profession
Sep 26, 2014
Special Episode: Getting Help - Mentors and Interns
Sep 25, 2014
Special Episode: Career Break is not Career Suicide
Sep 24, 2014
Special Episode: What to do in your career
Sep 23, 2014
Bonus Update - Amazon Gift Card Contest, Music, New Sponsor
Sep 22, 2014
133: Kacy Karlen, Founder, Height of Style - 6'4 Fashionista
Sep 19, 2014
132: Taylor White, International Real Estate Investor - Rum, Cigars, Property around the world
Sep 18, 2014
131: Jonny Nastor, Entrepreneur - Canadian Punk Rock Business Star
Sep 17, 2014
130: Monica RW, Host, Independent Underground - Passionate Independent
Sep 16, 2014
129: Ani Alexander, Author + Writing Coach - Native English Writer from Armenia
Sep 15, 2014
128: Angela Gibson, Intuitive Counselor - More than Spiritual Woo Woo
Sep 11, 2014
127: Sheeri Cabral, Mozilla MySQL Community Manager
Sep 10, 2014
126: Sherry Penney, College President - A Leadership Pioneer
Sep 09, 2014
125: Latoya Burton, Interior Deisgner, Twelve-22 - On a Walkabout through life
Sep 08, 2014
124: Scott Herman - MTV Real World to Youtube fitness star
Sep 05, 2014
123: Adam Teeter, co-founder, Vine Pair - Wine and Passion on a Friday afternoon
Sep 04, 2014
122: Keith Chow, Founder, Nerds of Color - Revealing Secret Identities
Sep 03, 2014
121: Madeline Puckette, Founder, Wine Folly - Approachable Graphic Wine
Sep 02, 2014
120: Virginia Kuhn, Professor, Cinematic Arts, USC - New Film Frontier
Sep 01, 2014
119: Claire Cook, Author, Must Love Dogs - Must Love Reinvention
Aug 29, 2014
118: Alex Weaver, Managing Editor, BostInno - A young Don Draper
Aug 28, 2014
117: Cheryl McNeil, Teacher - Dedicated to the Job
Aug 27, 2014
116: Marsha Wright, Strategic Alliance Expert - Greetings from Thailand
Aug 26, 2014
115: Alex Avina, History Professor, Florida State University - From Soccer Player to University Professor
Aug 25, 2014
114: Chad Watkins, Sommelier at UncommonGrape - France lover turned wine lover
Aug 22, 2014
113: Dante Bartolomeo, Connecticut State Senator - Accidental Politician
Aug 21, 2014
112: Kalyan Raman, Marketing and Neuroscience Professor, Northwestern University - 2 PhDs
Aug 20, 2014
111: Meg Syvlia, Artful Publications - Marketing E-books and making the leap!
Aug 19, 2014
110: Hannah Engelson, Film Director - Why Jonah Stands Up from Muscular Dystrophy
Aug 18, 2014
Bonus - Laura Ettinger Asks Provocative Questions
Aug 16, 2014
109: Eric Tivers, ADHD Expert - ADHD Rewired Superstar
Aug 15, 2014
108: Irem Eren, Marketing Director Ayza - Turkey Science Wine Chocolate
Aug 14, 2014
107: Bill Vitek, Philosophy Professor, Clarkson University - Rockin Environmental Ethics
Aug 13, 2014
106: Michael Willis, Surfing Legend - Speaking to a Sea God
Aug 12, 2014
105: Laura Ettinger, History Professor, Clarkson University - Reluctant Pioneer
Aug 11, 2014
104: Banks White, Chef de Cuisine at Minton - Cooking up Harlem Renaissance
Aug 08, 2014
103: Kelly Urbanik, Wine Maker Macari Vineyards - The chemistry of wine making
Aug 07, 2014
102: Kyra Davis, Author - From single mom to best selling author
Aug 06, 2014
101: Kristy Bromberg, Author - Soccer mom Driven to sexy stories
Aug 05, 2014
100: Highlights from the first 100 episodes
Aug 04, 2014
99: Scott Barton, Chef and Food Historian - The Food Griot
Aug 01, 2014
98: Donna Christensen, Congresswoman US Representative for Virgin Islands - Doctor turned Congressperson
Jul 31, 2014
97: Emily Goodstein, Birth Photographer or Birthographer - Shooting Babies
Jul 30, 2014
96: Kristina Kaiser, Pastor and Filmmaker - Cinematic Preacher
Jul 29, 2014
95: Afua Richardson, Comic Book Artist and Singer - Jane of all trades
Jul 28, 2014
94: Ryan Ferrier, Comic Book Writer and Letterer - How to succeed as a comic book writer
Jul 25, 2014
93: Isra Garcia, Marketer and Extreme Athlete - Social Media into Human Media
Jul 24, 2014
92: David Keevil, Psychologist and Artist - ADHD is a super power
Jul 23, 2014
91: Ashley Woods, Comic Book Artist - Inspired by Capcom and Anime
Jul 22, 2014
90: Robert Wicks, Author, Psychologist - How to overcome trauma
Jul 21, 2014
89: Sherrie Hines, Public Defender - Lawyer Karate Teacher and Advocate
Jul 17, 2014
88: Connie Allen, Professional Blackjack Dealer - Through a Dealer's Eyes
Jul 16, 2014
87: Mark McKenna, Comic Book Artist - He's Done Everything
Jul 15, 2014
86: Thomas Yeates, Comic Book Illustrator - Zorro's Price Valiant Swamp Thing
Jul 14, 2014
85: Lyndsey Hrabik, Managing Editor and Social Media Strategist, NonprofitHub
Jul 11, 2014
84: Robert Hilsenroth, Executive Director American Association of Zoo Veterinarians - Zoo Vet Champion
Jul 10, 2014
83: Gina Kinzley, Lead Elephant Keeper at Oakland Zoo - Make Way for Elephants
Jul 09, 2014
82: Zorina Galis, Chief Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch, NIH
Jul 08, 2014
81: Benjamin Mee, Zoo Director Dartmoor - We Bought A Zoo
Jul 07, 2014
80: Matt Hawkins, CEO Topcow Productions - A science guy turned comic guy
Jul 04, 2014
79: Jamar Nicholas, Comic Artist and Educator - The Unicorn
Jul 03, 2014
78: Tim Kight CEO Focus 3 - How a Leader is Made
Jul 02, 2014
77: Phil LaDuke, Safety Writer, Author, and Consultant
Jul 01, 2014
76: Marla Felcher, Philanthropy Connection - From Journalist to Advocate
Jun 30, 2014
75: Mehran Khaghani, Comedian - Look Ma No Hands!
Jun 27, 2014
74: Krysta Youngs, Singer and Song Writer - Ryan Tedder with a Vagina
Jun 24, 2014
73: Orlando Baxter, Comedian and Teacher - Positive Pushups
Jun 24, 2014
72: Greg Tung, Scare Yourself Every Day
Jun 20, 2014
71: Graham Wright, Opus Affair - Chemistry PhD to Artistic Tribe Leader
Jun 19, 2014
70: Bill Bentley, Productive Self - How to recover from a crash
Jun 18, 2014
69: Karen Hinds, CEO of Workplace Success - A Phenomenal Woman
Jun 17, 2014
68: Barbara Beach, Radioactive Broadcasting - A Renaissance Woman
Jun 16, 2014
67: Ann Handley, Founder, Marketing Profs - How Journalist became a Content Marketing Expert
Jun 13, 2014
66: Dave Jackson, School of Podcasting - Advice from an OG Podcaster
Jun 12, 2014
65: Sean O'Keefe, Event Planner - From Celebrity Chef to Star Event Planner
Jun 11, 2014
64: Paul Roetzer, Founder PR2020 - Real Life Jerry Maguire
Jun 10, 2014
63: Quiana Agbai, Blogger, Harlem Love Birds - How to Build a Successful New Blog
Jun 09, 2014
62: Zev Robinson, Documentary Filmmaker - Shows us where wine comes from
May 30, 2014
61: Nicolas Warren, Perfect Fuel Chocolate - How to make chocolate healthy
May 30, 2014
60: Dahled Jeffries, Slam Poet - How to Succeed as a Poet
May 26, 2014
59: Rick Younger, Actor and Comedian - He Tells All
May 24, 2014
58: Elizabeth Henderson, Peacework CSA farm - The Future of Sustainable Organic Farming
May 23, 2014
57: Doria Robinson, Urban farmer at Urban Tilth
May 21, 2014
56: Raheem Jarbo aka Mega Ran teacher turned video game rapper
May 09, 2014
55: Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed Podcast - overcome addiction towards success
May 08, 2014
54: Miles Masci, Perfect Fuel Chocolate - Ginseng, Australia, and Athletes
May 07, 2014
53: Guillaume Veillette, Translator and Editor, NintendoWorldReport
May 06, 2014
52: Greg Lesky, Lead Designer, Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition
May 05, 2014
51: Susan Arendt Managing Editor Joystiq - Woman in Video Games
May 02, 2014
50: Gareth Jones, Blue Collar Gastronomist In Search of Taste
Apr 25, 2014
49: Beppe Salerno, Biking all over the world for Cyclismo Classico tours
Apr 25, 2014
48: Gary Namie on workplace bullying and the Incognito Martin case
Apr 23, 2014
47: Miranda Reiter - World traveler turned financial planner
Apr 22, 2014
46: Elatia Harris - Farm to table food is cool again
Apr 17, 2014
45: Jonell Galloway - Rambling Epicure: food writer and adventurer
Apr 17, 2014
44: Jim Gates explains string theory and super symmetry - and it makes sense!
Apr 15, 2014
43: Joseph Francisco - How to overcome low expectations
Apr 14, 2014
42: How coding can change the world
Apr 11, 2014
41: Lisa Cron talks the Science of Story
Apr 10, 2014
40: Scott McCabe making funny videos a business
Apr 09, 2014
39: Doug Ammar - Lawyer doing social justice right
Apr 08, 2014
38: Stephane Boudon - Future of Green Tech and Sacrificing Everything
Apr 07, 2014
37: Beth Buelow Introverted Entrepreneur is not Quiet
Apr 01, 2014
36: Charles McFall is a Success Freak that gets raw
Mar 27, 2014
35: Bob Hannum molding bodies with Pilates and molding sculpture
Mar 27, 2014
34: Jay Forte overcomes identity crisis and death to find his Greatness Zone
Mar 25, 2014
33: Bob Jenkins aka BobtheTeacher on his journey and Virtual Assistants
Mar 21, 2014
32: C.C. Chapman is marketing with new rules
Mar 20, 2014
31: Sara Seager is finding life on other planets
Mar 18, 2014
30: Chris O'Leary from studying classics to entrepreneur
Mar 17, 2014
29: David France Revolution of Hope with string instruments
Mar 14, 2014
28: Chris Tkach leaves IT for Idle Hands Craft Ales
Mar 13, 2014
27: Melissa Wilson anti-bullying advocate shares her story
Mar 12, 2014
26: Rob Walch Podcasts saved his life, career, and sanity
Mar 11, 2014
25: Rick Muhr 31 marathons $65M raised 1,000s of lives changed
Mar 10, 2014
24: Matt Johnson coach and entrepreneur Runner Academy
Mar 07, 2014
23: Erica Wheeler is finding a sense of place in music
Mar 06, 2014
22: Fran Seegull is disrupting traditional philanthropy system with impact investing
Mar 05, 2014
21: Ernest DuBose US Army vet lawyer defending families in NYC
Mar 04, 2014
20: Marci Alboher is the original slasher looking for an Encore
Mar 03, 2014
19: Cara Bradley yoga teacher to stars and athletes
Feb 28, 2014
18: Mike Gemm lives a life For Impact
Feb 27, 2014
17: Dave Schmelzer renegade atheist turned pastor looking for meaning
Feb 26, 2014
16: Jeri Dansky finds happiness in personal organizing
Feb 25, 2014
15: Linda Mornell 45 year old psych nurse turned social entrepreneur
Feb 24, 2014
14: Mignon Fogarty is Grammar Girl
Feb 21, 2014
13: Ali Smith is mindful of a holistic life foundation
Feb 20, 2014
12: Meika Hollender is starting a condom revolution for women
Feb 19, 2014
11: Kenn Blanchard is a Black Man with a Gun
Feb 18, 2014
10: Peter Sims found his true north by making little bets
Feb 17, 2014
9: Amethyst Wyldfyre is truly a wild one
Feb 15, 2014
8: Sherry Carver is coaching blended families through divorce
Feb 14, 2014
7: Mike Mataluni is a Kick Ass Dad
Feb 13, 2014
6: Kylie Ofiu overcomes domestic abuse, homelessness and her finances
Feb 11, 2014
5: Gretchen Rubin before and after being happier at home
Feb 10, 2014
4: Bob Sutton has rules for a**holes and scales up excellence
Feb 07, 2014
3: Jesse Kornbluth, the Head Butler at your service
Feb 04, 2014
2: Lian Dolan chaos chronicles chatting with her 4 Satellite Sisters every week
Jan 31, 2014
1: Derrick Duplessy Purpose Rockstar #1
Jan 31, 2014