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The RebelRebel Podcast

De: Michael Dean Dargie
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The RebelRebel Podcast is a regular dive into the hearts and minds of creative rebels and entrepreneurs who are making the world a better and more interesting place—it's a love letter to everyone who thinks audaciously and acts courageously in service to their passion and purpose—ikigai. 2023 CANADIAN PODCAST AWARDS NOMINATION Outstanding Business Series 2021 CANADIAN PODCAST AWARDS NOMINATION Outstanding Business Series 2020 CANADIAN PODCAST AWARDS NOMINATION Outstanding Business Series 2019 CANADIAN PODCAST AWARDS NOMINATIONS Best Host | Outstanding Business Podcast | Outstanding Title Theme | Outstanding Original Music Hosted by Michael Dean Dargie | MichaelDargie.com Produced by Make More Creative | MakeMoreCreative.comAll rights reserved, MD and A Inc. 'Make More Creative' Economía Gestión y Liderazgo Liderazgo
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  • Bold Moves Only with Dr. Apollo Emeka

    Bold Moves Only with Dr. Apollo Emeka
    Oct 9 2025
    “So many people are waiting for permission. A decision is the permission.” In this episode, Dr. Apollo Emeka joins the conversation from Panama City, Panama, where he and his family relocated after wildfires forced them from their home in California. What began as an evacuation turned into a bold life decision—one that exemplifies the very work Apollo now does with leaders and entrepreneurs: helping them make decisions so bold that the path forward becomes obvious. This episode is sponsored by my new book BRANDJITSU, helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In This Episode Apollo shares his framework for understanding choices, distinguishing between inherited, default, and big decisions. From leaving school in fourth grade to joining the U.S. military at seventeen, his life has been shaped by pivotal moments where courage, clarity, and conviction mattered more than circumstance. His story winds through service as a Green Beret, intelligence analyst in the FBI, entrepreneur, and now decision strategist and coach. He reflects on how his parents’ defiant love—marrying across racial lines when it was still illegal in many states—set the stage for his own willingness to challenge norms. Losing his mother as a teenager forced him into independence, while deployments in Iraq revealed the cost of poor decisions and deepened his commitment to developing better frameworks for making them. The conversation explores how bold decisions create clarity, why “waiting to see how it plays out” is rarely the answer, and how courage transforms fear into thoughtful action. Alongside stories of family life in Panama, skateparks with his kids, and date nights with his wife, Apollo underscores the importance of deciding with heart, not just with feasibility. Whether moving across continents, leaving stable careers, or reframing personal values, Apollo shows that life-changing clarity comes not from more information, but from the courage to choose. Quoteable Quotes “When you decide with heart, it lights you up even if you fail.” — Apollo Emeka “So many people are waiting for permission. A decision is the permission.” — Apollo Emeka “Sometimes you just have to let shit go and make space for what’s next.” — Michael Dargie “Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you’re thinking.” — Apollo Emeka Episode Highlights Born into Boldness | Apollo’s parents’ interracial marriage set the tone for defying convention. Fourth Grade Dropout | How being allowed to choose school sparked his decision-making journey. Military Intelligence | Training taught him to structure decisions in high-stakes contexts. Big Life Shifts | From physiotherapist to soldier, Green Beret, FBI analyst, and entrepreneur. Fires and Panama | Wildfires in California led his family to relocate across continents in 30 days. Decide With Heart | Why “can, could, should” aren’t strong enough drivers. Raising Rebels | Skateparks, BMX, and resourcing kids in Panama’s expat community. Courage Over Fear | How fear can be a catalyst for action. Lessons from the FBI | Understanding biases and critical thinking as tools for better choices. Rebel Advice | Define success in your own terms and crave it like air. LINKS FROM EPISODE Website (https://www.apollostrategy.com/about-us) Apollo on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolloemeka) Apollo on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/apolloemeka) Get Your Copy of Michael's Book: "BrandJitsu™: Move Your Brand From 'Meh' To Memorable" Indigo | Barnes & Noble | MichaelDargie.com
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    50 m
  • From Sea Kings to Stout with Rob Truscott

    From Sea Kings to Stout with Rob Truscott
    Oct 9 2025
    “You don’t know what you don’t know—until you travel.”

    Today’s guest is Rob Truscott—retired Canadian Forces navigator, brewer, and motorcycle enthusiast. From flying in Sea Kings and responding to Swissair 111 to surviving cancer and brewing in Nova Scotia, he’s living proof that memento mori is less about dying—and more about living.

    This episode is sponsored by my new book BRANDJITSU, helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world.

    In This Episode

    In this episode, Michael Dargie welcomes Rob Truscott—retired military navigator, brewer at Great Roads Brewing, motorcycle tour lead, and veterans’ advocate. Rob shares how growing up off-grid in BC set him on a path to the Canadian Armed Forces, where he logged nearly 3,000 hours on Sea Kings, taught mission planning, and supported major operations—including the response to Swissair Flight 111 off Peggy’s Cove.

    Rob speaks openly about his bladder cancer diagnosis, the whirlwind of surgeries and treatments, and how memento mori (“remember you will die”)—and its counterpart, memento vivere (“remember to live”)—reshaped everything. Today he brews beer, rides long distances, and helps fellow veterans with marketing and awareness.

    From navigating by starlight to crafting a double-chocolate oatmeal stout, Rob’s story is a masterclass in resilience, planning under pressure, and choosing joy—now, not later.

    Quoteable Quotes

    “Build the plan, execute the plan, expect the plan to go off the rails, make a new plan.”

    “Motorcycling is about the journey, not the destination.”

    “Your time is limited—so go for it.”

    “You don’t know what you don’t know—until you travel.”

    “What can you control? Start there.”

    Episode Highlights

    Off-Grid Beginnings | Growing up in BC with hippie parents, trading horses for bikes, and planning an exit strategy.

    Too Tall to Fly | Turned away from being a pilot, Rob became a navigator—learning celestial navigation by starlight.

    Sea King Life | Nearly 3,000 hours in the air, operations around the world, and teaching future mission commanders.

    Swissair 111 | A night seared into memory, flying search patterns off Peggy’s Cove with a handheld spotlight.

    Cancer Shock | A diagnosis that flipped everything upside down—five surgeries, treatments, and a medical release.

    Memento Mori | Living with mortality in view, and embracing memento vivere—to live your best life now.

    Brewing Beginnings | From buckets in the barracks to becoming head brewer at Great Roads Brewing.

    Drinkability First | Reds, ambers, stouts, and a double-chocolate oatmeal stout—beer designed to enjoy more than one.

    Motorcycle Therapy | Why riding clears the cobwebs, and why branch plans matter on the Cabot Trail.

    Travel Perspective | Rome, Korea, Japan—why you don’t know what you don’t know until you’ve been there.

    Simple Rebel Advice | “Start now. Define your own path. Your time is limited—so go for it.”

    LINKS FROM EPISODE

    Rob on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dead_nought)

    Rob on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Noughtdead)

    Rob on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-truscott-99510818/)

    Get Your Copy of Michael's Book:
    "BrandJitsu™: Move Your Brand From 'Meh' To Memorable"
    Indigo | Barnes & Noble | MichaelDargie.com
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    55 m
  • Ignite Your Neurons with Utkarsh Narang

    Ignite Your Neurons with Utkarsh Narang
    Oct 9 2025
    “I’m someone who’s building life one day at a time—and loving it.” In this episode, coach, facilitator, TEDx speaker, and podcast host Utkarsh Narang checks in from Melbourne—“in the future,” as he jokes—and lays out a life stitched together by courage, curiosity, and conscious impact. This episode is sponsored by my new book BRANDJITSU, helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In This Episode Raised in a family of doctors, he followed a straight path into physiotherapy, running three clinics in Delhi. But a restless question kept tugging: what’s my larger impact? That question pulled him into a start-up tied to Columbia Business School, where “I’ll figure it out” turned a three-month experiment into eight years of filmmaking, production, and later sales and operations. Then came another leap. In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, Utkarsh quit a stable corporate role to become a coach—despite understandable pushback from family. Those pivots, he says, weren’t acts of recklessness; they were experiments run in partnership with fear. Understand the fear, test it with small actions, then move. Utkarsh shares the values that anchor his days—freedom, growth, love, discipline—and why he recently replaced excellence with presence after a powerful retreat. He talks parenting two boys, starting the Ignite Neurons podcast to spark deeper conversations, and committing to an 800-plus-day meditation streak as a practice of simply “being.” Travel, too, shapes his worldview: Melbourne’s four seasons in a day, the energy of New York, and a romantic fascination with Paris. There’s lighter fare—kangaroos, garage spiders named Spidey, and table tennis battles in the backyard—but the thread is consistent: define success on your terms, keep learning, and cultivate the courage to choose your own road—even when you can’t see it to the end. His long-game ambition? Support a billion lives to create more clarity, courage, and conscious impact—one day at a time. Quoteable Quotes “I’m someone who’s building life one day at a time—and loving it.” — Utkarsh Narang “If you can see your path till the end, you’re walking someone else’s path.” — Utkarsh Narang “Courage to express love, to leave what’s not serving you, to try—courage is the point.” — Utkarsh Narang “Sometimes you just have to let shit go to make space for what’s next.” — Michael Dargie “Fear can be a guide if you run small experiments instead of freezing.” — Utkarsh Narang “What’s the most rebellious thing you’ve done?” — Michael Dargie Episode Highlights Melbourne Check-In | “I’m in the future” and yes, the lotto joke. Many Hats, One Line | Coach, facilitator, speaker, author—“building life one day at a time.” Doctor’s Son → Physio | Three clinics in Delhi and a fitness centre. Bigger Impact Itch | From local care to wondering about global reach. The Three-Month Bet | A start-up gig linked to Columbia Business School turns into eight years. Filmmaking to Ops & Sales | Stacking skills across creative and commercial lanes. Pandemic Pivot | Quitting a stable job in 2020 to coach—family shock included. Values Upgrade | Swapping excellence for presence after deep inner work. Coaching Focus | Clients across Australia, the US, and India—especially in tech. Define “Rebel” | Freedom to choose your days; a path you can’t fully see. Face Fear Thoughtfully | Identify the real trigger, then test with small actions. Meditation Streak | 800+ consecutive days; “not about success—just being.” Travel & Empathy | Melbourne’s weather, NYC’s energy, and a Paris daydream. Backyard Life | Kangaroos in the Grampians, a respectful détente with “Spidey.” Sport & Play | Table tennis with his kids; tennis fandom lives on. Rebels-in-Waiting | Know your why, keep learning, define success for yourself. The Big Goal | Touch a billion lives with clarity, courage, and conscious impact. LINKS FROM EPISODE Utkarsh Narang Website (http://www.utkarshnarang.com/) Utkarsh on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/utkarsh-narang/) Utkarsh Narang TedTalk (https://youtu.be/5aj0btxnBLo) Utkarsh on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ignitedneurons?igsh=MTB4aGJyMTdsdmMwdw==) Get Your Copy of Michael's Book: "BrandJitsu™: Move Your Brand From 'Meh' To Memorable" Indigo | Barnes & Noble | MichaelDargie.com
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    33 m
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