What does unbreakable success look like? Just ask Aaron Keith Hawkins. Aaron has been serving in law enforcement since 1995 and is currently a Captain in New Jersey. Although most of us would consider his accomplishments to be more than enough, Aaron had a life altering experience that made him desire more. In 2009, he collapsed to the floor in fro…

Failure is often defined as a lack of success or falling short. However, most of us associate the word failure with a timeline; forever. And because of this misunderstanding we become afraid to try again. We assume our career, relationship, and futures are over. In the real world, failure is a dreaded word; however, failure leads to success. Most o…

What does it mean to compete every day? Jake Thompson comes on the show to talk about going after what you want, being better than yesterday, and building a competitor's mindset. He is the Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer of Compete Every Day where he inspires other's to focus on becoming the best versions of themselves. Jake is also the hos…

Want to learn how to improve your credit score? Are you interested in generating more cashflow? Or maybe you just want to get out of debt. If either of these apply to you, then don't worry you're not alone. Statistics suggest that as much as 70% of the population can't put together $1,000 in reserves. But don't worry, this episode with Matthew Pill…

Tired of the hangovers and regrets that result from having one too many? Do you want to know what is really behind your desire to drink? Are you interested in taking a break from alcohol? If so, then this interview with Rachel Hart is a must listen. Rachel coaches women (and men) who want to change their drinking habits so that they can live happie…

Figuring out how to pay off student loans fast can be a daunting task. I remember the feeling all too well. It was spring semester 2012, the final chapter of my undergraduate journey. A sense of tension took over my chest. The anxiety was overwhelming, often keeping me awake late into the night. Feelings of “What am I going to do next?”, “How am I …

After spending nearly six years as a successful chef, Mario Porreca found himself constantly tired, overweight, and needing a change. He decided to leave the kitchen and focus on regaining his health. In just six months, Mario shed 70 pounds. With everyone noticing his results and asking questions, Mario saw a prime opportunity in coaching people t…

Maggie Wilde is known as The Potentialist, where she specializes in uncovering her client’s untapped potential. As someone who battled her inner critic growing up, struggled with overeating, and overcome a stroke at age 40, Maggie fully understands what it takes to regain control of unhelpful habits, beliefs, behaviors and emotions that have been h…

As a personal trainer, wife, and mother, Amberly Lago was living the California dream until it turned into a nightmare in May 2010. As she rode her Harley down Ventura Boulevard, Amberly was hit by an SUV, throwing her thirty feet down a busy street and shattering her right leg. Despite an arduous recovery process, being a former professional dance…

In 2016, after numerous doctors visits, loads of tests, and an increase of symptoms, Omotola Thomas was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. As a wife, a mother, and a warrior she quickly decided that she wasn't going to let Parkinson's disease stand in her way. In order to make her mission bigger than herself, she created ParkinStand to inspire oth…

While preparing to deploy with the U.S. Army, Marcus suffered a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down. His life was turned upside down, and after dying twice on the operating table, he was told he would never be able to walk or use his hands again. As days quickly turned into months, he was forced into life changing soul s…

When I first stumbled upon Zachary's website, I had no idea what retroactive jealousy was. Shortly after reading his story, on how in his early years, he allowed his thoughts regarding his girlfriend's past relationships occupy his mind and eventually end their relationship, I realized he'd be a great fit for an interview. At some point in any seri…

At the early age of 4, David Dilks began his first career as a classical pianist and played competitively from age 5 until 13, even performing at Carnegie Hall in NYC and the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Although David found success early on with his musical talents, he never wanted to play the piano. He often felt loads of outside pressure to…

Former professional soccer player Jordan Angeli knows all too well what it’s like to be injured. Having torn her ACL three times (in the same knee), she still somehow found a way to return to the pro level. Now retired, Jordan has transitioned her leadership traits into a new purpose: helping others. She’s the founder of theACLclub, which focuses o…

Mary Claire Dilks is a licensed Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Rhode Island and board certified Chinese herbalist. As a teenager with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Dr. Dilks came to appreciate the power of alternative medicine. She understands how illness can hold us back from fulfilling our dreams and has made it her mission to help pe…

Tofe's story is an interesting one. After facing multiple set backs in 2014, Tofe was facing severe depression and resorting to self infliction, hard drugs and alcohol, and prescription medication as coping mechanisms for his pain. Somehow Tofe was able to find an escape route and turned to running as his new addiction. Now known as an endurance at…

Having grown up following the standard North American lifestyle of eating junk food, taking medications, stressing out over everything, and repressing her emotions, Samantha became sick. At 26, she was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer and told that she needed to start chemotherapy and radiation. Not wanting to accept that as her first option o…

A misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder and countless addictions pushed Cyndi's health to the limit in 2008. Overweight, overwhelmed, pre-diabetic, suicidally depressed, fearful, hopeless and discovering that she had 6 months to live before reaching liver failure, Cyndi decided it was time to take matters into her own hands. How? Through mindfulness, mo…

I came across Kyle's Instagram a few months ago and was blown away. From our first conversation, I knew Kyle was a perfect fit for the show. He's just an incredibly inspiring individual who is doing amazing things and impacting so many people's lives. Kyle was born with Erb's palsy, which resulted in nerve damage in his shoulder and paralysis of hi…

Welcome to the first episode of Laugh At Adversity with Gary Savoie, a podcast designed to help you overcome life's challenges and create growth in your life. In this episode, you'll learn about my story, the purpose of the podcast, and what to expect. Creating the Laugh At Adversity Podcast has been a dream of mine for a while and I'm so excited t…