When life shifts in ways we never expected, how do we find new strength?

In this episode of The Repivot Project, my friend Ed Hock shares his journey living with Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) — a rare muscle disease that redefines what it means to be strong, resilient, and adaptable.

We talk about early signs, unexpected lessons, navigating daily life, and why showing up — even when it’s hard — matters more than ever.

Whether you're facing your own pivot or supporting someone you love, Ed’s story offers honesty, hope, and hard-won wisdom.

Listen in. Share widely. And remember: every pivot holds the potential for growth.

The idea for better packaging first sparked when P3RD.EARTH Founder, Ariadne Dimoula, was a kid swimming in the Penobscot River and saw fast food litter everywhere. She went home and asked her mom, Claudia Lowd - a pulp and paper chemical engineer, if paper mills could make better packaging than the styrofoam forever trash. Fast-forward more than ten years to when Ariadne was in Mexico scuba diving with sea turtles and later drinking a coconut with a plastic straw on the beach, when it hit her again, harder. “We are feeding animals trash.” Just like everyone on her sea turtle trip, Ariadne was there to celebrate the beautiful marine life, but was harming it with her tropical vacation behaviors.

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Who doesn't like a night out? Except when that night out comes with having to buy a ticket that comes with additional fees that can add up to 20% more to the price of a ticket. Add to that the chance that when you are buying a ticket, you may be getting scammed. There has to be a better way that addresses ticket costs, security and creates a unique and fun user experience in the way of transforming tickets into NFTs. Enter Ticket Tree that is quickly growing its own fan base!

On November 11th, we will reflect upon Veterans' Day. Follow the story of a WWI canteen and the impact all veterans have made for themselves and for us.

Frank McElligott, owner of Eire Wear, knew that there had to be a different approach to Irish clothing, beyond the stereotypical St. Patty's Day hats and "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" shirts. His knowledge of Irish and Celtic symbolism had him thinking there had to be an audience who also wanted more authenticity as well. Turns out Frank was right and Eire Wear has a growing fan base of people from all walks of life. That's the key to entrepreneurship...taking a different look at something and then taking a big leap of faith!

www.eirewear.com

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George is a passionate advocate for financial education, helping individuals and families understand and manage money better. As a financial therapist and the founder of nBalance Financial, he focuses on money's emotional and psychological side. Think you don't have an emotional relationship with money? George's 20 years of experience will change your mind and possibly your future...for the better!

www.georgeblount.com

What if you could reframe your relationship to emotional discomfort by the repeated act of acceptance and re engagement in all that this life has to offer you? My guest, Mary Ventura, proposes that by unlearning the habit of resistance, unwanted emotions cease to serve as barriers to realizing the enriching and fulfilling life that we aspire to lead.

Mary is currently an interior architecture student at Endicott College and recently stood on a TED stage to talk about her journey. She's a dedicated advocate for personal reinvention, mental health awareness, and about building meaningful connections through the human experience.

He's caught the eye of Cardi B. and Missy Eliot. Art galleries up and down the East Coast show his work. In this episode, I talk with Kyle Wallack, a pioneer in refined graffiti. Its fair to say that Kyle didn’t start out as a graffiti artist, although he has always been a creative spirit.  However, a significant health crisis, dogged determination, a strong work ethic taught by his family and an abandoned easel showed him that even though we may be here temporarily, we all have it within ourselves to create something that lasts forever.