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In this episode, Stephen Hallman interviews Steve Petrotto, Director of Brand Experience at Horizon Hobby—the world’s largest RC (radio-controlled) product developer and distributor, covering airplanes, cars, boats, and more.

Steve shares his journey into the RC hobby, starting from high school at a Hobby Town store. He highlights Horizon Hobby’s mission to make RC more accessible through user-friendly innovations like stabilization systems.

Steve Petrotto Bio: Steve Petrotto has spent 13 years at Horizon Hobby, transforming the RC industry with innovative projects and products. As the Director of Brand Experience, Steve has launched over 100 products, including the Spektrum Smart ecosystem, and led Horizon’s signature events worldwide. With over a decade of experience in product management and marketing strategy, he’s not only a driving force in the industry but also a dedicated enthusiast. He is the 2024 Scale National Champion and a former runner-up at the Drone World Championships in wing racing. Steve also runs a YouTube channel, @StevesRC, and a BBQ channel, @SmokingMeatsBBQ. His goal is to make the RC hobby accessible and enjoyable for all, leading Horizon’s efforts to shape brand experience across events, retail, and more.

Key Discussion Points:

• Therapeutic & Educational Benefits: Steve explains how RC offers relaxation, learning, and hands-on skills development.
• Competitive Aspects: From RC racing to flying disciplines, the hobby caters to newcomers and competitive enthusiasts alike.
• Getting Started Recommendations: Steve suggests the Hobby Zone Aeroscout as a great beginner plane for learning takeoff, flight, and landing.
• STEM Education & Community Involvement: Horizon Hobby supports STEM through partnerships and its non-profit, Hobbies for Good.
• Upcoming Events: Look forward to events like Horizon’s RC Fest and Joe Nall, showcasing RC community and competition.

Tune in for a deep dive into the RC hobby, Horizon Hobby's impact, and the ways you can get involved—whether you’re into casual or competitive flying!
www.horizonhobby.com

https://linkedin.com/in/spetrotto/

www.youtube.com/stevesrc

www.youtube.com/smokingmeatsbbq

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Life can throw so many difficult things our way, but my guest today is Jay Tiegs and he is here to tell you that you need to "Do Hard Thing." Jay is a high performance leadership coach with over 25 years of service in the United States Army. Jay has led hundreds of men and women and has deep level of understanding when it comes to leadership and motivating others to reach their potential. Jay believes taking on difficult challenges in life with
persistence and commitment enables people to find great success in life.
His shift in perspective enabled him to find success in military service as a combat engineer, recruiter, commissioned officer, tactics instructor, and who successfully commanded two units specializing in leadership development of our nation's next generation of emerging military leaders.
On today's show we cover topics like, taking a stand, consistency, confidence and competence, decision making, after action reviews, and why everyone needs a coach. Enjoy this powerful episode.
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Is your marriage exactly how you always dreamed it to be? If not, do you know the steps to level up your marriage. My guest today is Seth Studley cohost of the Anatomy of Us Podcast. Seth provides an authentic, humble, and courageous perspective when It comes to thriving in marriage. Seth and I cover topics such as, growth mindset vs. fixed mindset, intentionality, shared vision in marriage, family of origin, leading in marriage, vulnerability, and embracing uncomfortable conversation in order to avoid future conflicts.

Seth and Melanie Studley help couples create the marriage they have always wanted by giving them the tools they need. No fluff, no garbage, and no BS! For the last 15 years as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Seth has been dedicated to helping men heal from their past, lean into their strengths, and build a life and legacy they can be proud of, but after the most tumultuous year of their own marriage, Seth and Melanie decided to lay it all out there and publicize their healing process on Anatomy of Us podcast as an inspiration to others and create practical tools to help those who might be going through similar hard times in their marriages. This led them to become High-Performance Marriage Coaches together, and now also lead separate Men's and Women's groups.
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Have you ever considered taking a sabbatical or even retiring early? This may be one of the furthest things from your mind but actually may be exactly what you need. If you think taking a break is not an option because you have followed a traditional path of going to college then starting a career then this is the episode for you. After being married for only 5 years Nik and Allie were inspired and then made the decision to rent their home, quit their jobs, and go on a 6-month sabbatical to see the world and have an adventure. Well, there is a lot more to it than just having an adventure but as you will find out Nik and Allie are passionate about travel and passionate about taking advantage of every moment together. They have started a travel consulting business called away together and even have a YouTube channel where you can follow them around the world. After many months of preparation, Nik and Allie left on their sabbatical in the fall of 2021 and will not return to their home in the United States until the spring of 2022. They joined me on a call from the other side of the globe and I am so glad they took the time to share with the world their story. I trust you will be inspired by this incredible couple.
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Asking yourself the question, why do I hunt is a question nearly every hunter has asked themself whether they are doubting their skill or if they are taking a much deep look at their ethos. Ethics seems to be a huge question every hunting needs to wrestle with as they mature in the pursuit of game.
My guest today is Robbie Kroger of Blood Origins. Robbie is helping hunters ask deeper and meaningful questions about the ethics of hunting through blood origins. Whether the motivations for hunting are rooted in food provision, the challenge, or even giving back through conservations efforts to save the vast number of habitats every hunting should be examining what it means to be a hunter. Robbie is on a mission to help educate anyone willing to listen to hear a perspective about the values of the hundreds of thousands of hunters worldwide.
Robbie and I discuss the truth about hunting, how to tell your children what it means to be a hunter, Participation vs. Observation, weapon lethality, hunting and social media, the responsibility is taking an animal's life, and the genesis of Blood Origins.
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