Dreamers Podcast – Joe Pardo

I had the opportunity to connect with the owner of the Dreamers Podcast, Joe Pardo when my friend Eddie McCoy posted to Facebook a podcast interview he did with Joe.  I instantly loved the podcast.  I connected with Joe and told him how much I loved his podcast and we go to talking.  He learned that I was a runner and asked me to be on his show as well!  I will share my link to that podcast when it becomes available.  But what I wanted to do was interview Joe himself. Joe is very active with fundraising for Give Kids the World and he has created a CD called Adventurtorium which is an UP Inspired Adventure.  You can listen to it from his site or purchase a CD where some of the funds are donated to Give Kids The World.  Learn more about Joe, the man behind the questions from the Dreamers Podcast.  I love what he is doing with his show and inspiring me to live my dream and to not let my fears or doubts get in my way.

What is your pet peeve? That’s pretty tough for me to answer. I’d have to say at the top of my list are noises, clicks, creaking, scratching, tapping, high pitched squeals and rattling. A good example of this is random rattling inside my car. Another good example would be nail clipping.

I love music and sound, but I like to hear it clean and crisp. I find it very annoying when there is a noise coming from one of my speakers. Haha, my wife could tell you how many times I have stopped movies to try and remove a noise being made from a speaker vibration for one reason or another.

When did you begin running? Through most of school, I was not very active. I would spend most of my time on computers playing video games, so it wasn’t till after high school that I really made a push to get healthier. Though I never ran consistently, I took the interest seriously in 2010. 

How did you start running? Running for me was a cheap, quick and, most importantly to me, efficient way to lose weight. So I got started just running around my block and up to a stop sign that I knew netted me 1.8 miles back and forth to my house.

That was until I got involved with the Disney running community and joined the All Ears Running Team at the end of 2011. By that point I was already running pretty seriously because I had signed up for my first ever race, the 2012 Princess Half Marathon. As it turns out, I probably over trained for that half marathon, and could’ve probably run a full at the time.

Over training turned out to be a bit of a mental block because I became pretty lax after the Princess. By the time the next race for me came up, 2013 Marathon Weekend Half Marathon, I did very little in the way of training, which caused me to do much worse.

Do you have running goals or dreams? I have a lot of hobbies and goals to go with them. Including:

Podcasting (www.HowToDream.co) DJing (www.Adventurtorium.com) College Mentoring Roller Hockey As well as running.

So with running, I try to keep my goals loose. Getting out to go for a run is a small victory, but ever year I try to run at least one half marathon. I do have plans to run a Goofy Challenge, but had to put them on ice due to timing issues in 2014.

What is your favorite Disney race? Marathon Weekend’s Half Marathon because of the size and scope of the race. I get to see so many friends while down there, and it’s more like a reunion than a race.

Which Disney races have you done? 2012 Princess Half Marathon 2013 Marathon Weekend Half Marathon 2013 Wine and Dine Half Marathon 2014 Everest 5k Challenge 

How did you start the podcast? While on a plane heading to the 2014 Everest 5k Challenge, a good friend of mine told me about a podcast called Entrepreneur on Fire. That’s when I got inspired to interview people who live their dreams, because I know quite a few.

Before we got to the rental car, in Orlando, Florida, I had already registered the domain name, Facebook Page and Twitter handle. By the end of the weekend I had people that were excited to be a part of this new venture, and over 100 people in my list of people I knew I could get to be on the show.

My friend, Al Kessel, offered to do my opening and closing bumpers for the show, and help me out with getting the podcast started. You can check him out, and his voice-acting career on Episode 1 of Dreamers Podcast.

I bought a Blue Yeti mic, and I got started by booking guests to record with, and haven’t stopped since!

What is your dream? I want to build a community based on the idea: Society starts with you. I want to help people reach higher, and push harder to obtain their dreams.

I have some book ideas that I plan on fleshing out in the near future.

I’d like to continue running, and being active through life. Getting myself back on track with a routine running regiment is definitely in the plan.

I would also like to eventually have kids with my loving and supportive wife, Melissa.

These are great answers Joe and I hope you are living your dream!  Your podcast has helped me to work towards my dreams and I would love to report back to you later in the year and after I complete the Dopey challenge to let you know how well I did with working towards my dreams and to see what life has provided me in the next 6 months!  I also look forward to guest blogging on your site and sharing what I have learned from the guests on your show!  Keep up the good work Joe!