Vincent Pugliese was an award-winning sports photographer. But he was also broke. How this gregarious dad of three figured out how to pay off all his debt, start numerous companies, and stop trading time for money -- and how you can too.

If you're itching to help, to make a difference in the world, but you're not sure how, this episode is for you. Sarah Davison-Tracy has built a life of service, helping people in developing countries to thrive. To create a purposeful life, bring together your destiny/superpower, your tribe, and your offering to the world. Her simple instructions for making this happen.

Author and Colorado State Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet speaks honestly and with vulnerability about the grief that short-circuited her life -- and her creativity -- when she lost her unborn son four years ago. Her book about that time, "Peanut's Legacy," releases this week.

Tameka Montgomery was one of the SBA's top executives in the Obama administration. Her job, as President Obama's hand-picked leader of the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, ended on Inauguration Day 2017. It was a very public -- and classic -- One More Shot story: How would she reinvent her career after her job ended? This episode is for you if you've ever lost a job; if you're not sure what to do next; if you want to become an entrepreneur yourself or you're already on that path.

Two decades ago, Denise Soler Cox had an idea to make a film about people like her -- the 16 million people in the U.S. who have at least one parent from a Spanish-speaking country. But she kept living a "someday, one-day" life. Until she didn't any more. In this rollicking conversation, Denise describes how she finally decided to pursue her dream; the havoc it caused; how she had to confront being a beginner all over again; and how she knows it's all been worth it.

William Loopesko had a great-paying job, a house in trendy Denver, and a girlfriend: the perfect Facebook life. But he hated going to work. One day, hiking with his dog, Clovis, he got an idea for a new company. His new purpose changed everything. He gave it all up to found PuppTech (PuppTech.com) -- and he says this reinvention has made him happier than he's ever been. We talk about William's transformation from engineer to CEO and entrepreneur, and what it takes to live a good life with meaning and joy.

ebbie Scheer is a successful Denver humorist with a penchant for telling the truth about her life, no matter how raw. Edgy but warm, she catches audiences off guard and then they fall in love with her. On this third episode of One More Shot, she tells the story of how she used the worst moment of her life to reinvent herself and become the courageous comedian she is today-- and how we can find courage in our darkest moments, too.

Grace Estripeaut had resigned herself to a humdrum corporate life. She never dreamed she could make her passion--meditation--the basis of a new career. A chance occurrence catapulted her into a new life as CEO of Boost Your Zen, a company that brings meditation into the corporate world. Today, large organizations are clamoring for Grace's particular take on mindfulness. How she did it.

School counselor Kari Knutson can talk to anyone. For years, her colleagues have begged her tell stories from her life around the school lunch table. In this episode, recorded live in front of an audience, Kari shares how, after eight years of mulling it over, she gathered her courage to bring her stories to one of Denver's biggest stages as a one-woman show.

This bonus episode explains the One More Shot podcast and gives you a taste of several amazing guests who have overcome the obstacles we all face to reinvent their careers, their creative work, and their lives.