I Published 100 Episodes At 18

Today I published the 100th episode of The Grateful Podcast.

Unironically, I’m grateful for this journey.

When I started this show, I was 16.

I had a cheap mic, was living in France, and wanted a way to share ideas that felt meaningful.

I’d wake up at 4:30am, sneak into the kitchen before my host family woke up, and record quietly.

After 14 episodes, I quit.

I chased another business.

That eventually failed too.

What I realized? The only way something truly fails is if you stop trying.

So I came back to the podcast—the thing I loved most.

And this year, I went all in.

Nine months later, here we are:

10,000 downloads.

1,600 YouTube subscribers.

And last week, I released an interview with one of my heroes, David Meltzer.

But here’s the truth: I still have a lot to learn.

This milestone gave me a chance to look back at the seven most powerful lessons from the first 100 episodes:

1. Gratitude rewires your brain for joy — David Lorimer | Ep. 33

2. Do the hard thing that actually moves you forward — Jonathan Goodman | Ep. 41

3. Your beliefs set the ceiling on your potential — Jason Smith | Ep. 53

4. Non-attachment lets you embrace all of life — Susan Piver | Ep. 65

5. Anxiety is a check engine light, not the problem itself — Trey Tucker | Ep. 91

6. Fame and money won’t fix emptiness — David Meltzer | Ep. 99

7. Gratitude and ambition can coexist beautifully — My own reflection | Ep. 100

I proved to myself I can show up.

Now it’s time to grow.

By this time next year, I may not have published as many episodes.

But the quality will be undeniable.

The Grateful Podcast will become the number one show in the world.

And this is just the beginning.

🎙 The Grateful Podcast

I host a podcast where I sit down with incredible thinkers, creators, and change-makers to explore how to live with more gratitude, purpose, and ambition.

• Monday → A solo episode where I share the raw lessons I’m learning in real-time.

• Wednesday & Saturday → Conversations with guests who are chasing meaningful lives and doing what they love.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

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If you’re chasing a dream and feel stuck, burnt out, or unsure of your next move—this is for you.

I work with two different client profiles:

1. I guide ambitious young people to help them find clarity, take action, and live with more gratitude along the way.

2. I help burnt out, established CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs ground in presence so can start optimizing for a life that feels good on the inside and doesn’t just look good from afar.

It’s not therapy. It’s not life coaching.

It’s a real conversation about who you want to become—grounded in purpose and built on action.

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Thank you for reading.

Keep showing up. Keep dreaming big.

I’ll see you next week.

With gratitude,

Jack