What if success isn’t measured by how much money you accumulate… but by how fully you experience your life?

In this episode of Chasing Joy, we sit down with Hillary Gordon, Director of Marketing for Southern California’s independent radio station 88.5 The SoCal Sound. Hillary has spent years building a career in the creative and unpredictable world of radio and music media, a path that often rewards curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to take risks.

Rather than following a conventional roadmap toward stability and financial security, Hillary has consistently chosen opportunities that offered creativity, connection, and meaningful experiences. Her approach reflects a different philosophy of success… one centered on living a life rich in stories rather than possessions.

Throughout the conversation, we explore what it means to pursue a creative career, why passion and curiosity often matter more than certainty, and how stepping outside the safe path can open doors to unexpected growth. Hillary shares insights from her journey through the radio industry, along with the lessons she has learned about risk, creativity, and building a life aligned with your values.

This episode also reflects on a powerful idea that guides Hillary’s outlook on life. Instead of striving to leave the world with the largest bank account possible, she hopes to leave it having fully spent her time on experiences that mattered.

If you have ever questioned the traditional definition of success, or wondered whether there is a more meaningful way to build a life and career, this conversation offers thoughtful perspective and encouragement to keep chasing curiosity, creativity, and joy.

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What does success actually look like?

In this episode of Chasing Joy, Bryan, Spencer, and Wayne sit down with entrepreneur and mentor Jeff Brady to explore the difference between financial success and a life built with intention.

Jeff’s story starts in an unlikely place… a clueless college graduate cold-calling for commission sales. Through goal-setting, mentorship, and relentless persistence, he eventually built a successful company, raised a thriving family, and discovered a deeper calling… helping young professionals design meaningful lives before they get stuck in the wrong career.

Along the way, Jeff shares lessons on work ethic, networking, and the surprising power of simply asking people for guidance. Today, he mentors young adults using a pay-it-forward philosophy that has helped dozens land their dream jobs and build lives aligned with their values.

This conversation explores:

• The difference between money and meaning

• Why most young professionals don’t know what they don’t know

• The lost art of networking and mentorship

• How goal-setting can shape an entire life

• Why designing your life early matters more than chasing success later

If you’ve ever wondered how to build a career, raise a family, and still pursue joy… this episode is a powerful reminder that success isn’t something you stumble into.

It’s something you design.

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In Episode 34, the Chasing Joy crew sits down with licensed marriage and family therapist and Marine Corps veteran George Meier for a raw and honest conversation about healing, identity, and self-forgiveness.

George opens up about serving in Fallujah, working with veterans and first responders, and the hidden weight of being both therapist and patient. He shares candidly about PTSD, imposter syndrome, taking stress leave when he felt himself slipping, and the constant internal voice of “you’re not enough.”

The conversation explores what it means to outgrow former versions of yourself… how suffering shapes growth… why commonality may be the antidote to division… and how mindfulness, curiosity, and even skipping down a hallway can help regulate overwhelming emotion.

This episode is about breaking cycles, becoming the parent you needed, and learning to extend compassion to yourself... even when it’s easier to give it to everyone else.

Honest. Vulnerable. Human.

Chasing after that Joy.

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