What happens when the thing that defined you is taken away? When the path you were on disappears, and you're forced to discover who you are without it? Joel Burgess was known to everyone around him as a force of nature. A semi-pro rugby player who powered through life with sheer brute force and will. A big man with a big presence. The last one to leave the pitch or the pub after the match. Then a devastating injury at the peak of his career didn't just end his rugby dreams—it shat...
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What happens when the thing that defined you is taken away? When the path you were on disappears, and you're forced to discover who you are without it? Joel Burgess was known to everyone around him as a force of nature. A semi-pro rugby player who powered through life with sheer brute force and will. A big man with a big presence. The last one to leave the pitch or the pub after the match. Then a devastating injury at the peak of his career didn't just end his rugby dreams—it shat...
John Bartleson: From Hip-Hop History to Market Rhythms
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
1 hour 31 minutes
3 months ago
John Bartleson: From Hip-Hop History to Market Rhythms
What happens when you build your career at the intersection of culture and technology — then walk away to start over? John Bartleson’s journey from MTV and Roc-A-Fella Records to Wall Street and New York’s DJ scene is a story of reinvention, risk, and staying true to yourself. John Bartleson stumbled into an internship at MTV during its cultural peak, bringing early knowledge of the internet to an industry that barely knew it existed. That insight launched him into a career at the crossroads...
The Steeper Path with Lenn Pryor
What happens when the thing that defined you is taken away? When the path you were on disappears, and you're forced to discover who you are without it? Joel Burgess was known to everyone around him as a force of nature. A semi-pro rugby player who powered through life with sheer brute force and will. A big man with a big presence. The last one to leave the pitch or the pub after the match. Then a devastating injury at the peak of his career didn't just end his rugby dreams—it shat...
