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How do you find your own voice when you are standing in the middle of rock and roll royalty?

In this episode of Mork Unfiltered, I meet the talented Chloe Trujillo. She is a singer, painter, and designer who has built a massive career on her own terms.

Chloe is also the wife of Robert Trujillo, the legendary bassist for Metallica. But while she is part of one of the world’s biggest rock families, her own story is what truly shines.

Chloe grew up in Paris, torn between a father who wanted her to have a "safe" career in math and a grandfather who was a free-spirited opera singer.

She shares the terrifying story of the day she nearly lost her life in an attack by a serial killer—and how that moment forced her to stop living like a "zombie."

We dive into how she protects her own identity, how she raised two musical children (Tye and Lullah) while Robert was on tour, and how she uses art to heal from the past.

If you’ve ever felt like you were living for someone else’s expectations, Chloe’s journey will show you how to break free and find your own light.

🕒 Chapters:
0:00 – Intro: Balancing family, fame, and a career in art.
7:15 – Chills and vibrations: Early lessons from an opera singer.
12:40 – Why being good at math actually helps you be a better artist.
17:30 – The life-changing moment: Surviving a nightmare in Paris.
24:10 – The "Zombie" trap: Why we stop caring about life.
33:20 – How to turn your passion into a real business.
38:45 – Dealing with anxiety: Simple ways to feel grounded.
46:12 – The truth about success: Why joy is better than status.
53:40 – Standing strong: Life as the wife of Metallica's Robert Trujillo.
1:00:15 – The Lightning Round: Teleportation and meeting Da Vinci.

#ChloeTrujillo #RobertTrujillo #Metallica #Resilience #Success #MentalHealth #FollowYourHeart #SurvivalStory #ArtAndScience #Inspiration #MorUnfiltered

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick

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👉 Download Mork’s Guide to an Epic 2026: https://gamma.app/docs/Morks-Guide-for-an-Epic-2026-hemh311wz29r1jg

👉 Download Mork’s Guide to Resilience: https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

🌟 Hire Patrick to speak about Purpose, Resilience, and Leadership: https://patrickmork.com/speaking

What happens to our identity when the jobs we were trained for no longer exist?

In this episode of Mork Unfiltered, I’m joined by my former Google colleague and a true visionary in the world of learning, Jaime Casap. Jaime spent 14 years as Google’s Chief Educational Evangelist, where he was the driving force behind bringing Google for Education and Chromebooks to millions of students worldwide.

But Jaime’s story doesn't start in a Silicon Valley boardroom. He grew up in the "old school" Hell’s Kitchen of the 70s—a place where survival was a skill and education was the only "silver bullet" out of the ghetto.

We dive into a raw, unfiltered conversation about why the current industrial model of schooling is failing our children and why, in the age of AI, a four-year degree is a declining value proposition.

Jaime shares his radical new framework for the future: shifting the focus from "Higher Education" to "Higher Learning." We discuss the "Human Skills" that machines can't touch, why we need to stop asking kids what they want to be, and how to identify your child's "superpowers" simply by paying attention.

Whether you’re a parent, an educator, or a professional feeling the walls of the AI era closing in, this episode is a roadmap for finding your purpose and "leveling up" at any age.

In this episode, we explore:

0:00 – The Panic Factor: Why we work out of paranoia instead of passion.
3:15 – From Hell’s Kitchen to Google: Education as the ultimate lever for transformation.
7:45 – The Industrial Trap: Why schools are still designed for a world that’s gone.
11:20 – The AI-Proof Toolkit: Mastering the "Human Skills" of storytelling and critical thinking.
17:30 – The University Subscription: Why learning should be a lifelong partnership, not a one-time transaction.
23:45 – Parenting for Purpose: How to spot your child’s gifts without "helicoptering."
34:10 – AI Nirvana vs. Dystopia: Will technology free us to do what we love?
44:20 – Life After Google: Facing setbacks, finding meditation, and redefining success.
51:00 – The Age Construct: Why it’s never too late to start playing the piano—or starting a company.
1:00:30 – The Lightning Round: Einstein, time travel, and why setbacks have your fingerprints on them.

#MorkUnfiltered #JaimeCasap #FutureOfEducation #HumanSkills #AILearning #PurposeDriven #CareerTransition #EdTech #ParentingTips #GrowthMindset #GoogleEducation #LifeLongLearning

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick

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👉 Download Mork’s Guide to an Epic 2026: https://gamma.app/docs/Morks-Guide-for-an-Epic-2026-hemh311wz29r1jg

👉 Download Mork’s Guide to Resilience: https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

🌟 Hire Patrick to speak about Purpose, Resilience, and Leadership: https://patrickmork.com/speaking

"Silicon Valley is changing—and not everyone is going to like where it’s headed."

In this episode, I’m sitting down with a guy I’ve known for two decades, a man who has been behind the curtain for the birth of 22 unicorns: my good friend Vijay Chattha, founder of VSC Ventures.

We’re stripping away the "glossy PR" version of tech and diving straight into the messy middle. We talk about the brutal reality of the new 'Hunger Games' mentality in the Valley, why the "Bro Culture" is roaring back with a vengeance, and the cold, hard truth: in this world, you either make someone money or you save them money. Everything else is just noise.

Whether you're a founder trying to get your story straight, a professional over 40 wondering if AI is about to delete your career, or a parent trying to raise kids who aren't addicted to their screens—this conversation is for you. Vijay doesn't pull any punches, and neither do I.

Inside the Episode:
0:00 – The Brutal Truth: Your only value is making or saving money.
3:51 – The Cultural Whiplash: Why DEI is out and "Bro Culture" is back.
7:45 – The 996 Grind: Is the 12-hour, 6-day work week actually sustainable?
12:09 – The Jobless Recovery: The 3 career paths that are actually safe from AI.
18:24 – The Ageism Glitch: How to stay relevant when you’re "old" in tech.
22:57 – Why Founders Fail: Technical geniuses who can't tell a story.
35:16 – The Tile Playbook: How we manipulated the crowdfunding hype cycle.
42:13 – The "Dirty Jobs" Thesis: Why the future belongs to HVAC and automation.
47:12 – Anxious Kids: The "Take Your Kid to Work" antidote for screen addiction.
57:55 – The Myth of Passive Income: Real talk on crypto, real estate, and scams.
1:02:50 – Lightning Round: Singing, ancestors, and the definition of success.

#MorkUnfiltered #SiliconValley #Startups #VentureCapital #AI #FutureOfWork

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick

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👉 Download Mork’s Guide to an Epic 2026: https://gamma.app/docs/Morks-Guide-for-an-Epic-2026-hemh311wz29r1jg

👉 Download Mork’s Guide to Resilience: https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

🌟 Hire Patrick to speak about Purpose, Resilience, and Leadership: https://patrickmork.com/speaking

In today’s world, we are obsessed with more—more earnings, more shares, more revenue. But what if I told you the biggest risk your company faces isn’t a bad decision, but the decisions you never make?

I’m joined today by the incredible Mary Francia—a global strategist and board director who has seen it all at giants like Nokia and Philips. We’re pulling back the curtain on the 'messy middle' of corporate power. Why do smart boards go silent when things get tough? Why does 'playing it safe' lead to total collapse? And how can you, as a founder or leader, build an architecture of trust that actually drives innovation instead of killing it?

This isn't your typical dry talk about compliance. This is a deep dive into the human side of leadership, the politics of the boardroom, and how to find the courage to take the risks that will save your future.

Let’s get unfiltered.

Chapters:

0:00 - The Greatest Risk: Decisions Never Made
4:15 - What is Corporate Governance (Really)?
8:50 - Building a Board: From Seed to IPO
14:10 - Why Boards Start Micromanaging
19:30 - The "Novella" Effect in Boardrooms
22:05 - The Tragic Cost of Inaction
26:40 - When Culture Becomes Defensive
32:15 - How to Educate Your Board
38:50 - Why Every Executive Needs a Board Seat
41:40 - The Signature Lightning Round

#Leadership #Entrepreneurship #CorporateGovernance #Innovation #StartupLife #BusinessStrategy #MorkUnfiltered #TechTrends

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick

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I Quit! Why This Successful VC Blew Up His Career to Find Purpose

Have you ever felt like you climbed the wrong mountain? That moment when you realize success on paper doesn't equal happiness?

Today on Mork Unfiltered, we dive into the raw, honest story of Sergio Massano—the Portuguese investor who walked away from the cushy world of venture capital to build an investment platform driven by values, not just profit.

Sergio, a former engineer and VC partner, wasn't just burnt out; he was searching for alignment. He opens up about how he redefined success, making two massive career pivots—including quitting a "lifetime job" at 25 to backpack across the Trans-Siberian Railway and, years later, leaving VC to found Altas, a platform focused on long-term stewardship.

This episode is essential listening for anyone navigating the "messy middle of success", especially those feeling the pressure to grow at all costs. Sergio offers a powerful, alternative vision for business and life that prioritizes integrity and community.

💡 Key Insights That Will Change How You Work & Live:

• The Uncomfortable Truth About Being Replaceable: Sergio shares the counterintuitive philosophy that you can only be truly indispensable if you are fully replaceable. Learn how this mindset frees you up for opportunity and builds resilient teams.
• The Problem with VC and the "Growth at All Costs" Lie: Understand why many European business owners would rather shut down their generational company and redistribute assets to employees than sell to private equity. Your business is not just a profit engine; it's a village.
• The Mid-Career Pivot Guide: Sergio reveals his ritual for revisiting his 10-year vision every year to ensure he never gets stuck climbing the wrong mountain.

🛠️ 3 Actionable Takeaways for Your Week:

1. Build Your "Safe Space" Village: When self-doubt hits, stop isolating. Immediately talk to your trusted family, friends, or coach—the problem is always bigger in your head than in reality.
2. Define Your Values: Gain clarity on your core values to make difficult life and business decisions easier, faster, and more aligned with your purpose. [Values Exercise] Find your core values using this tool: www.think2perform.com/values
3. Become Obsessed (The Founder’s Secret): The best founders aren't just smart; they are obsessed and can communicate that vision to build and retain incredible teams.

🌟 Hire Patrick to speak about Purpose, Resilience and the world of startups: https://patrickmork.com/speaking

Don't just climb the ladder the fastest; make

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick

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👉Download Morks Guide to Resilience: https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

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Welcome back to More Unfiltered, folks!

This episode is one every founder needs to stop and listen to. We're pulling back the curtain on the single most critical, yet most messed-up, part of building a successful company: Hiring and Recruiting.

I'm sitting down with the legendary Amy Vernetti, who has spent over 25 years at the intersection of talent and impact, building leadership teams for startups and giants alike. Amy worked directly with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and has incredible insights into how the Google founders approached building one of the world's most successful tech companies. She even shares how she ran searches and observed how seriously they took recruiting, using an app-based feedback system immediately after interviews.

Amy drops absolute bombs on what separates a good recruiter from a fraud, why curiosity is your secret weapon, and how the concept of pattern recognition comes from interviewing hundreds of executives (she's like an LLM that's been trained for decades!).

In This BOLD Conversation, We Cover:

-The Larry & Sergey Lesson: Why they took recruiting so seriously, took the time to conduct a proper interview , and put feedback in the app right after an interview.

-The Hard Truth About Ageism: What startups are missing when they rule out senior, experienced candidates (HINT: It's historical perspective and wisdom!).

-Diversity Beyond Quotas: The perfect "alchemy" of diverse teams and how a good leader gets the most out of their team to spur innovation.

-The Biggest Founder Mistake: Why viewing recruiting as an "aggravating thing" rather than the most important thing they will do is a path to failure.

-AI and the Future of Search: Amy's take on how AI is impacting the industry, and why somebody who knows how to use AI is going to take your job.

If you're treating recruiting as a checkbox, you're already way behind. This is a leadership discipline. Tune in, take notes, and tell us your biggest takeaway in the comments!

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick

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Are you chasing the wrong version of success?

In this raw, solo episode of Mork Unfiltered, recorded from Singapore, I unpack a powerful mindset shift that could change how you live your life.

After flying 24 hours to spend time with my 81-year-old father for the 25th anniversary of Insead's Singapore campus, I was reminded of the real stuff that makes life rich: experiences over stuff, connection over convenience, and meaning over metrics.

Whether you're feeling burned out, stuck in the rat race, disconnected from your parents or kids—or just wondering what the hell it's all for—this episode is a gut check.

🧠 3 Things You’ll Walk Away With:

1. Why experiences—not possessions—are the true currency of a meaningful life
   (and how to create more of them starting now, even if you’re not jet-setting across the world).
2. How to reconnect with aging parents before it’s too late
   (and why being present for them might also bring unexpected healing for you).
3. A new way to define success that actually sustains you
   (plus a simple tool to assess your life across 8 critical areas—from health to relationships to purpose).

🎯 Why Listen:

This isn’t some feel-good talk. It’s a wake-up call to check in with yourself:
Are you actually living, or just hoarding?
Are your relationships thriving—or surviving?
Is your definition of success yours, or someone else’s?

You’ll walk away with clarity, motivation, and a powerful tool and proven framework I use with coaching clients to identify where you're thriving, where you're struggling, and how to realign your life with what actually matters.

✅ If you’re ready to stop drifting and start designing a more connected, energized, and purpose-driven life—this one’s for you.

💡 Want to go deeper?
Download your free copy of Mork’s Guide to Resilience—a practical workbook to help you apply these lessons and start redefining success on your own terms. https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

As always, if this episode spoke to you, helped you and could help others, please subscribe, like, comment or share. This means the world to me and the team and helps the podcast grow and help others.

Until next time!

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick

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Ahmad “AL” Fares did not just build a company. He built a mission born out of necessity, pain and a belief that connectivity is the gateway to human possibility.

In this powerful conversation, AL sits down with Patrick and shares how growing up in the slums of Beirut during civil war, surviving with limited access to the internet and later traveling to more than 100 countries shaped his vision for Calitech, the one click programmable eSIM platform now powering global travel giants.

This episode is a wake up call for every founder in the messy middle. For every entrepreneur who doubts themselves. For every creator who is building something meaningful and fighting internal and external voices telling them to quit. AL shows how purpose becomes armor. How connection creates opportunity. How frustration can become the spark for global impact.

Inside the episode:

• How struggle in Beirut became the fuel that shaped his mission
• Why suffering through roaming pain worldwide led to a new category
• How to protect your mindset when family and friends doubt you
• Why co-founders are not just hires but marriages
• Why entrepreneurs need to embrace failure as data and fuel
• The future of connectivity across satellite, cellular and the cloud

Listen to this episode if you want to build something bigger than revenue. Bigger than a trend. Bigger than one market. This is for those who choose to build with purpose.

If this episode moved you or gave you a different lens on adversity and growth, I want to invite you to go deeper.

I wrote Step Back and Leap for people exactly like us. People building through chaos. People trying to find meaning inside uncertainty. People choosing purpose over comfort. You can get it here:
https://a.co/d/e4nd8RT

And if you want practical tools you can use today to strengthen your resilience, I created a short, tactical guide you can download immediately. It’s called The Mork Guide to Resilience and it is designed to help you build inner strength, recover faster, and lead from a grounded place:
https://aa5c-ea.systeme.io/resilience

Because sometimes the most powerful leaps forward start with stepping back, grounding yourself, and reconnecting to why you are here in the first place.

— Patrick