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Jack Nicklaus said, “The game of golf is 90% mental.” Imagine Golf is the #1 app for your mental game. These short, snackable lessons are helping thousands of golfers think better, play better, score lower, and have more fun doing it.
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Join the founders of MGM Coaching, Carl Montante III and Evan Giokas, as they discuss business, life, people, conation, and more. A relationship that started in 2017 by a random golf pairing has led to business and friendship. We'd love for you to join us and learn how you can maximize your life, both professionally and personally. We'll be serious, and we'll slack off, but we promise to make whatever we talk about interesting. We've started families and businesses in our 20's and we're on a ...
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #12: Culture that Wins with MGM Coaching Workplace Culture needs more investment. We aren't recommending investing more money. We're recommending investing more time and effort. You simply must invest time and effort into building your workplace culture because, without it, you're working …
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #11: Your Vision for 2026 with Connor Cox Connor is different than most guests we have had on The MGM Show. That is because he is still a Senior in high school. Connor is a student with us at The College Confidence Coach, and he is on easy street for the rest of his senior year. Why? Becau…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #10: Bringing Joy Back to Work with Sara Cowan Sara Cowan began as a client of The College Confidence Coach. A loving mother who enrolled her daughter for college guidance with our other company. Through the first couple of meetings, she started to show interest in what the company did. No…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #9: Creating Meaningful Relationships with RJ Gicewicz RJ grew up an athlete in an athletic family. In high school, he made the bold decision to commit fully to hockey. That leap paid off in a big way: elite competition, representing Team USA, getting drafted to the Junior League, and comp…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #8: Financial Wisdom for the New Year with Mike Lorigo Mike Lorigo has been in Real Estate his entire career, and for the past 15 years, he has owned his own company, Pillar Real Estate. Financially, Mike has lost money and made money, but throughout it all, he kept a clear head so he coul…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #7: Starting a Business with Mike Gilbert Mike (Gibby) Gilbert spent 29 years in the Sports Industry. Starting in football, then finishing in hockey. A little over 6 years ago, he started his own consulting business because he can help people and companies connect the dots. Gibby knew what…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #6: Building Stronger Teams with Sara Eckert Sara Eckert is the Director of Quality at Keller Technology Corporation, a 100+ year old company, based right here in Buffalo, NY. Sara has been a client of MGM's for the last 5 months or so, and her ability to learn, inspire, and build a team h…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #5: Turning Setbacks into Strength with Brandon Henderson Brandon Henderson has been a corporate man with the Hershey Company for the past 11 years. He's climbed the ladder, faced challenges, addressed setbacks, and has made it out the other side. Tune in to hear how this Southern Man valu…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #4: Career Advice for 2026 with Caitlin Higgins Caitlin Higgins has been an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District for the last 6+ years. This past month, she totally made the leap into Private Practice and is now Litigation Counsel with Instacart. Tune in to hear how sh…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #3: Networking that Works with Jack Perry Jack Perry is a 22-year-old, recent college graduate, working at Lawley Retirement Advisors in Buffalo, NY. We sat down for a great episode to discuss why being friendly can lead to so many strong connections that can help, both ways, down the road…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #2: Personal Growth & Peak Performance with Zach Mog Zach Mog is a dedicated father, a recently promoted manager at CoStrategix, loves to plan a good golf trip, and always finds time to watch the Cleveland Browns lose. Tune in as we talk about how he balances it all and performs at his bes…
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The 12 Days of Podcasting Presented by MGM Coaching Episode #1: The Gift of Leadership with Kate Todd Hubbell Kate Todd Hubbell is a ball of joy and a spark of energy, and we couldn't think of a better guest to have on first, to kickstart The 12 Days of Podcasting. Kate is a leader in every aspect of the word. Whether it is community leadership, fa…
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🎙️ Episode #46 - Finding Passions and Doing Hard Things with Jake Montante Episode Highlight: Our guest, Jake Montante, is Carl's younger brother. This has been an episode a long time in the making, and it certainly did not disappoint. Tune in to hear more about: - Doing hard things - Staying disciplined - Delaying Gratification - Taking care of yo…
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🎙️ Episode #45 – How Random Networking Sparked a Friendship with Sports Anchor Chris Pinson Episode Highlight: This episode is the perfect example of how one random online interaction can turn into friendships, opportunities, and unforgettable stories. Carl and Evan sit down with KOLR-10 weekend sports anchor Chris Pinson to unpack his unconvention…
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🎙️ Episode #44 - Newly Appointed CEO: Charlie Hunt Episode Highlight: Charlie Hunt was recently named CEO of HUNT Real Estate. A Real Estate Brokerage based in Buffalo, NY, that was started by Charlie's great grandfather back in 1911. Now, heading into its 115th year of business, Charlie joins us to talk about how he got to where he is! 🔥 Connect w…
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🎙️ Episode #43 - From Blue Collar to White Collar w/ Kurt Felgemacher Episode Highlight: Kurt Felgemacher was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, before heading to West Virginia University to play D1 Tennis. After returning to Buffalo, moving to Chicago, and ultimately returning to Buffalo, he started what is now Flegemacher Masonry and put away the br…
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🎙️ Episode #42 - Eliminate Silos in the Workplace 📚 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Working hard on your personal self Eliminating Silos in the Workplace Leveraging your people without losing Quality Golf Fall Macker - Beavers vs. Peacocks [Beavers won!] "Talent is only as good as leadership." 🔥 Connect with MGM Coaching MGM Website: https://www…
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🎙️ Episode #41 - College Application Season & MGM Workplace Culture We are back after a month-long hiatus! Tune in for College Application Season updates and what MGM thinks is going on in workplace cultures! 🔥 Connect with MGM Coaching MGM Website: https://www.mgmcoach.com/ MGM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mgmcoaching_/ MGM LinkedIn: https…
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🎙️ Episode #40 - Becoming The Best Version of Yourself with David DiFiore Episode Highlight: David DiFiore and I first met while attending Xavier University over 10 years ago. About 10 weeks ago, he sent me a linkedin message to catch up. We got on a zoom (David is in Detroit while I'm in Buffalo), and a few months later, David flew in to town to r…
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🎙️ Episode #39 - How Careers Can Take Time to Find w/ Andrew Edbauer Episode Highlight: Andrew is a beauty. His career path has been a twisty road, but he's happy with where he currently is. Tune in to heat 📚 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: CCB Golf Club Championships (Andrew finished 4th, CJ finished 8th) D1 Swimming (Participating in and Coach…
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🎙️ Episode #38 - College Bound w/ Noah Benderson, Ayan Sharma, and AJ Rittling Episode Highlight: Today is a very special episode for The MGM Show. Our 3 guests today, AJ, Ayan, and Noah, just recently graduated from high school after working with us at The College Confidence Coach. They are now college bound and talking through the process with yo…
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🎙️ Episode 37 - College Applications Class of 2026 & Giokas Children! Episode Highlight: College Applications for the Class of 2026 are now OPEN! This comes with a lot of excitement, but probably more stress. Come listen to how The College Confidence Coach helps out our students! 📚 What You’ll Learn/Hear in This Episode: Evan's 3 oldest kids join t…
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🎙️ Episode #36 - Digging Into Specifics w/ Blake Zaccagnino Blake is an attorney at Shaw & Shaw in Buffalo, NY. Tune in to take a listen to Blake discuss: Working with specifics in the law Working with different generations Blake: https://www.instagram.com/blake_zaccagnino/ 🔥 Connect with MGM Coaching MGM Website: https://www.mgmcoach.com/ MGM Inst…
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🎙️ Episode 35 - Taking Advantage of Opportunities w/ Luke Marchiori Episode Highlight: Luke Marchiori is one of our best friends. Tune in and listen to his story about being the VP at Energy Mark and helping companies, large commercial companies, manage their spend on energy usage. Luke discusses how he is fortunate that his father started EnergyMa…
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🎙️ Episode #34 - Why Curiosity is Necessary in Sales [and Business] w/ Jackson Marnalse Episode Highlight: Jackson is Evan's childhood best friend, so today was a great conversation. We discussed: Sales Curiosity Relationship Building 🔥 Connect with MGM Coaching MGM Website: https://www.mgmcoach.com/ MGM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mgmcoac…
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🎙️ Episode #33 - How One Decision Changed Sean Mattrey's Life... Episode Highlight: Imagine thinking you would go your whole life opening bowling alleys, only to then buy/sell real estate as a career...well, that's what Sean did. Sean's journey has been nothing short of inspiring. Sean is the perfect example of not only talking the talk, but also w…
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🎙️ Episode #32 - Take a Chance On Me w/ Adam Harris Episode Highlight: Adam is a 33-year-old VP of an Investment Banking company in Buffalo, NY, who grew up in British Columbia wanting to be a goalie in the NHL...big change, right? Tune in to listen to Adam discuss life skills, communications, getting a few things to go his way, and much, much more…
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🎙️ Episode 31 - Commercial Brokerage with John Ticco! Episode Highlight: Have you ever thought about getting into Real Estate Brokerage? Are you in High School or College and have no idea what you're going to do for your career? John didn't know what we was going to do in College, either! 📚 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why relationships matte…
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🎙️ Episode #30 - Graduation Season is Upon Us - What To Do Now? Episode Highlight: It's no secret that at MGM Coaching, we're all about relationship building and networking. As students graduating now (high school or college), you MUST develop these relationships now. Tune in to hear more! 📚 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: What you can do now as…
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🎙️ Episode #29 - Sisterhood, Career Tracks, and Relationships with Carli and Lexi Weber Episode Highlight: Have you ever thought that Accounting or Account Management would be boring careers? NOLONGER! Lexi and Carli are so passionate about what they do, and that passion shines through this conversation! Tune in to hear more about the sister relati…
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🎙️ Episode 28 - How a Single Introduction Led to Caddying at The Masters w/ AJ Ferenczy Episode Highlight: Have you ever stopped and thought about what you've been able to do thanks to simple introductions? I think people often fail to recognize that almost everything they do/have done is because of other people. Let's listen to how this worked out…
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🎙️ Episode #27 - Raising Awareness for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention with The Mind Over Foundation Episode Highlight: Max Montante and Nick Ennis, along with 3 other buddies, have started a 501 (c) 3 foundation called The Mind Over Foundation, with the purpose of ending the stigma around talking about hard things. In order to do this, they h…
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🎙️ Episode 26 - The Wives of MGM Coaching Episode Highlight: Join us today as Kelly and Nicole, Carl and Evan's wives, join the show to start dishing. We discuss Conative Profiles and Relationships, and how understanding your partner's instincts plays a big role in keeping a strong relationship in the household! 📚 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:…
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🎙️ Episode #25 - From Aerospace Engineering to Financial Planning with Jesse Cramer Episode Highlight: Imagine going to school for Mechanical Engineering, getting into Aerospace Engineering, then making a career change to Financial Planning. That's what we have for you today! 📚 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: How Jesse started his podcast (Perso…
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🎙️ Episode #24 - Intentionality and Internal Self-Validation with Nick Ennis Episode Highlight: Nick is a 26-year-old adrenaline junie, corporate VP, and non-profit co-founder. Yes, he does all of that. How? He has found his Conative Sync, is completely Internally Self-Validated, and is motivated beyond belief. Take a listen to hear more! 📚 What Yo…
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🎙️ Episode #23 - Think of The Life You Want. Then Build It. Episode Highlight: Have you ever truly thought about what you're motivated by? Is it Money? Is it Relationships? Is it something else? Tune in today and think about it for yourself. 📚 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: We're all motivated differently. What are the 4 M's? Not everyone needs…
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Take a listen today as we dive into a live Conative interpretation with our good friend, Joe Piehler, co-founder of Positive Approach Press in Buffalo, NY. Come listen why his instinctive strengths are so necessary to leading his team, being a great father and husband, and the reason he needs to always be working with his hands... As always, like, …
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Episode #21: Building Confidence, Telling Stories, and Finding Success with Jamie Miller In this episode of The MGM Show, we are thrilled to welcome Jamie Miller. Jamie is currently serving his second year as President of the New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) and is also a highly respected Financial Advisor with UBS. Our conversation with Jam…
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Episode #20 – The Power of Networking, Growth, and Mentorship with David Colicchia We’re thrilled to bring you Episode #20 of The MGM Show! Hitting this milestone is something we’re incredibly grateful, excited, and honored to share with all of you—our loyal listeners who continue to support and grow with us on this journey. Your engagement and fee…
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Have you ever thought to yourself that you don't have enough time in the day? We'd argue you have plenty of time, just not enough energy. Learn why managing your time is almost less important than managing your energy. Shoutout Dan Sullivan and Strategic Coach - we LOVE Focus, Buffer, Free Time! Contact: https://www.mgmcoach.com/ [email protected]
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Buckle up for a good one today! In this episode, CJ sits down with Brian Donovan, the CEO of EBC HR & Payroll Solutions, to discuss the power of teamwork, relationships, and the impact of positive goodwill in business. We start with the story of how Brian and CJ first met, laying the foundation for their partnership. Then, we dive into how getting …
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Have you ever felt stuck in your career? Are you actually motivated to do your best day in and day out? Do you have a passion for something but feel like you can't make that a career? I encourage you to listen to this excellent episode with Greg! From getting pigeonholed into a career that he didn't love, to being in Strain all day long, to now lov…
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Buckle up, baby. This episode is a doozy. Come listen to our conversation with Paul Cumbo as we talk about: Intentionality Sacrificing the possible for the perfect Vision vs. Plans Finding your purpose Much, much more We also invite you to take a look at Paul's website, Camino's website, and other info pertaining to this episode! Cheers Paul Cumbo:…
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Seeing as this is more than likely the MGM Show's final episode before the new year, we invite you to take a listen as we discuss the importance of understanding those around you Conatively, especially your family, and how everyone is motivated by something different. It may be money, relationships, knowledge, or growth, but it's different for ever…
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Today's episode is one you won't want to miss. We have a very special guest: CJ's brother, Max Montante. As an introverted quick-start, Max has navigated his career and built his life by leaning into his Conative strengths and truly understanding what brings him joy. Max is a young entrepreneur, philanthropist, and photographer who understood his i…
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Entrepreneurship is scary, challenging, and often ends with failure. If you started a business by finding Conative Sync and Internal Self Validation, your success % will increase tenfold. Take a listen to today's episode to see why understanding your sync and what puts you into strain will be highly beneficial to your entrepreneurship journey! MGM …
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The Sunday Scaries is a real thing. That feeling on Sunday night when you think to yourself, "I don't want to go to work tomorrow." Have you ever stopped to think, "Why?" Find your ISV and watch The Sunday Scaries go away. We discuss this in CCC and we discuss this in MGM. Think about the life you want to live, then go build it. [email protected] w…
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Today, the MGM Show is discussing the Solutions portion of the College Confidence Coach Program. The biggest question answered: When should you start developing your College Application? If I had to guess, it's way earlier than you think! Reach out to us today, and let's chat! Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.mgmcoach.com…
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Welcome to the MGM Show Episode #10! Today, we are discussing The Strategies portion of our other business, THe College Confidence Coach. Last episode, we talked about Discovery, which is Part 1, so today is Strategies, which is Part 2! Finding your right fit school is obviously crucial to what we do at CCC, but the way we actually get to the appli…
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Attention High School Parents! As your seniors embark on their final year before college, the excitement is palpable—but so is the stress. At The College Confidence Coach, we understand that these next few months can be overwhelming for students and parents alike. With applications looming, high school seniors across the country are navigating one …
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