Podcast appearances and mentions of darren prince

From overdose to agent of legends—Darren Prince doesn't just represent stars like Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, and Charlie Sheen... he protects them, fights for them, and walks with them through hell and back. In this deeply personal interview, Darren opens up about surviving addiction, rebuilding his life, and becoming one of the most respected agents in the business. You'll hear how he built a billion-dollar roster, stayed sober for over 16 years, and why real relationships—not fame or money—are the key to everything.   Darren's links https://www.instagram.com/agent_dp/?hl=en https://officialdarrenprince.com

Darren Prince: The Bottom is The Beginning | The Hopeaholics PodcastDive into an unforgettable episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast featuring Darren Prince, a legendary sports and celebrity agent who has represented icons like Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Pamela Anderson, and the late Muhammad Ali, and the international best-selling author of Aiming High. In this powerful conversation, Darren lays bare his grueling battle with opioid addiction, revealing the raw, heart-wrenching moments that defined his path to 16 years of sobriety, including his desperate plea to God for freedom from the hell of addiction and the soul-shattering realization that his glamorous, high-flying life masked a profound inner emptiness. From his teenage introduction to liquid Demerol at sleepaway camp, which sparked a decades-long struggle, to orchestrating the historic Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier reconciliation and founding the Aiming High Foundation to support addiction recovery, Darren's journey is a masterclass in resilience and redemption. His story resonates with high-functioning addicts, teens grappling with self-esteem, and anyone seeking hope amidst despair, showcasing how vulnerability and service can transform lives.#thehopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover  #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #RecoveryIsPossible #Hope #wedorecover Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record', exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsBuy Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.comVisit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Timestamps:00:04:43 - Soul Broken by Truth00:05:45 - Uncle's Harsh Wake-Up Call00:07:00 - Surrender to God on Knees00:07:59 - Ego Crushed in Meeting00:09:55 - Life Beyond Wildest Dreams00:10:42 - High Bottom Humbling00:13:18 - Gift of Desperation00:16:35 - Paying It Forward Revelation00:18:22 - Liquid Demerol's Superman Effect00:19:26 - Chasing Pills with Lies00:23:27 - FBI Investigation Fallout00:31:28 - External Validation's Emptiness00:33:34 - Finding Self-Love After Loss

In today's episode, Darren Prince shares his journey from building one of the most respected sports and entertainment agencies to overcoming addiction and helping others do the same. As an agent to icons like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, he has spent decades navigating the world of high-profile personalities while maintaining authenticity and trust. We discuss the power of asking, the balance between networking and becoming a “favor,” and how self-worth plays a role in opportunities. Darren also opens up about his experience with recovery, the lessons he's learned, and his commitment to helping others through his Aiming High Foundation.

Welcome to Inside the Inspired, the podcast helping you rewrite the story you tell yourself to build unshakable confidence, forge your character, and step into the world with purpose. In this episode, Jonathan Cohen sits down with Darren Prince, celebrity sports agent, bestselling author, and recovery advocate. Darren shares his incredible journey from battling addiction while representing legendary figures like Magic Johnson and Hulk Hogan to finding purpose through helping others. Key Takeaways - True Mental Toughness: Darren highlights how vulnerability, self-love, and resilience define true strength. - Purpose from Pain: Turning personal struggles into a mission to inspire and help others. - Lessons from Legends: Insights from working with iconic figures on mindset and navigating pivotal moments. 00:00 Introduction 06:10 Redefining mental toughness beyond physicality. 09:29 Influence of figures like Goggins and "mental aid stations". 17:57 Principles for navigating conflict and building client relationships. 25:24 Empowering others through mission-driven leadership. 30:11 Darren's plans to support athletes' wellbeing. 34:52 Insights on common traits of elite performers. 38:05 Advice on being of service to others. Connect with Darren Prince: - Instagram: @agent_dp - Website: officialdarrenprince.com - Foundation: aiminghighfoundation.org Support the Podcast: If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review. Your support helps us bring more impactful stories to light. Stay inspired!

Darren Prince - There Is A Power Greater Than Yourself | Divij's Den Ep119 #DivijsDen #Growth #God #Christianity #Entrepreneurship #GodIsGood #Hollywood #Entrepreneur #GodIsGreat

In this deeply moving episode, we sit down with Darren Prince, renowned sports and celebrity agent, and a global advocate for addiction recovery, who shares a raw and inspiring story of resilience. Darren built a successful career representing some of the world's most iconic figures, like Magic Johnson, Muhammed Ali, Hulk Hogan, and Dennis Rodman. But despite working at the top of his industry, he struggled with a profound sense of emptiness, constantly seeking approval and battling imposter syndrome. Together, Darren and Chris open up about their vulnerable journeys, sharing personal stories from their childhoods, their battles with addiction, and how they each turned to drugs to cope with insecurities and feelings of inadequacy. Darren reveals the pressures and challenges of working in a world of fame, where self-worth often depends on external validation. He talks about his journey to recovery, finding self-love, and the turning points that led him to true fulfillment beyond professional success. Through candid moments and personal insights, this episode sheds light on the power of vulnerability, the importance of self-acceptance, and the strength it takes to overcome deep-seated fears. Join us for a conversation that's as inspiring as it is real, offering valuable life lessons for anyone who's struggled with self-worth, approval, or addiction.

Darren Prince, the Executive Director of Economic Development for Washington County, joins Stacy Young on today's episode of The Housing Advocate. Darren discusses the relationship between economic development and housing and how his organization is factoring housing into their plans going forward. Their conversation also touches on housing affordability and how that factors into Darren's goals and economic development as a whole. Follow SUHBA on Social Media! Website YouTube Twitter Facebook The Housing Advocate is brought to you by the Southern Utah Home Builders Association (SUHBA). It is hosted by Stacy Young and produced by EKR.

During this second season of the podcast we're highlighting 3 spiritual rhythms reflected in the life of Christ: Cave, Table, and Road. In this first episode Tim connects with Novo Leaders Bill Randall & Darren Prince, to explore both the history, as well of the current application of these essential spiritual rhythms. Check out this Novo blog to read more about Cave, Table, and Road. About Our Guests: Darren Prince is Novo's Senior Vice President. He currently lives and serves in Whitechapel London. Darren loves to read, he's an encouragement to everyone he meets, and he often finds friends in the most unlikely of places. Bill Randall is the Director of Novo's Gospel Movement Teams. He and his wife Jill live nearby their kids in Boise, ID. Bill loves to equip everyday people with tools to see God at work in and through them. Bill also loves fishing.

Darren Prince, a sports and celebrity agent, shares his powerful story of overcoming addiction and finding redemption. He credits his father as his biggest inspiration and mentor. Darren started his first business at 14, selling baseball cards, and eventually sold it for a million dollars. However, his success was overshadowed by his addiction to drugs and alcohol. On July 2nd, 2008, he hit rock bottom and made the decision to get sober. Since then, he has dedicated his life to helping others struggling with addiction and has become a prominent advocate for recovery. Want More GLTV? ⁠Watch & Subscribe on YouTube!  Listen & Subscribe on Spotify Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ⁠Follow us on Instagram! ⁠Follow us on Facebook! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodlifeconversations/support

Episode #302 In this episode sports agent and author Darren Prince opens up about his journey from addiction to success, discussing the importance of interest in podcasts and the seriousness of addiction. Learn about his beginnings as a baseball card collector and how it shaped his career, as well as his pivotal moment of seeking help. Darren shares advice for aspiring agents and stresses the value of personal connections. Plus, find out about his favorite movies and his love for Raising Cane's chicken. Darren's Socials IG https://www.instagram.com/agent_dp/ FB https://www.facebook.com/officialdarrenprince/  X https://twitter.com/AgentD_P LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenprince1  Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Setting the Tone 02:15 Starting the Conversation with Darren Prince 07:31 From Baseball Cards to Business 11:10 Darren's Pivotal Moment and Commitment to Change 15:20 The FBI Scare and Lessons Learned 19:41 The Importance of Personal Relationships 22:35 Magic Johnson and Lifelong Friendships 25:03 Advice for Those Struggling with Addiction 28:40 Random Thoughts and Favorite Movies 35:11 Supporting Darren and Collaboration with Raising Cane's 39:22 How to Follow and Support Darren Prince Takeaways

Darren Prince holds a special place in my heart. Not only is he a powerhouse (you'll read more about that in a second) but he was also Legacy Launch Pad's first client—AKA the reason this company even exists. See, many years ago when Darren and I met, we both knew he needed to write a book. The thing is, he needed a publishing company. The short version of the story is that I built one for the sole purpose of launching his book. I had no idea it would turn into what it has today. And I owe it to him. To be clear, the dude was no slouch when he first came to me. A prominent sports agent who already represented people like Magic Johnson and Hulk Hogan, he'd had a powerful experience overcoming addiction and wanted to help others in that world. We did his book, Aiming High, with that in mind. His addiction story is beyond brutal, and it started with a need to escape, in part because of the teasing he got when he was little. (But don't worry about that; those teasers ended up working for him.) What Darren has turned his book into blows my mind. It will blow yours too if you listen to this one.For more info, go to www.failyourway.com.

Darren Prince was always destined for greatness. At only 14 years old, he had earned over $100,000 strategically selling baseball cards. It was clear then that he had an innate understanding of what it meant to be business savvy. This gift served him well when he went on to rep some of the biggest names in the sports and entertainment industry such as Magic Johnson, David Goggins, Charlie Sheen and the late Muhammad Ali.In today's episode, Darren reveals his experience being “on top of the world” but also the moment when it all came crashing down. He shares with us his journey battling and overcoming addiction and the epiphany he had that propelled him to change the path he was heading down. Tune in to hear about the highs and lows of an agent with high-profile clients and hear how service became an integral part of his life's purpose after recovery. IN THIS EPISODE:[00:50] Jamie introduces Darren Prince.[05:03] Darren begins talking about his early teen years, low self-esteem, and the beginning of his drug addiction.[07:46] Darren recounts how he started his first business that earned him over $100k at 14 years-old.[13:29] Darren describes the lifestyle he had during his 20s and his arrest at 21.[16:37] Darren speaks about his shift from the card selling business, the story of how he signed Muhammad Ali.  [18:20] Darren explains the legal troubles he went through and how it led to him signing Magic Johnson and starting his agency.[24:12] Darren describes the golden days of his agency, the continuation of his substance abuse, and his first major overdose.[29:01] Darren explains the turning point in his addiction journey and the moment of clarity that propelled him to seek help.[33:50] Darren talks about the mindset he holds to stay “in the solution”.[37:11] Darren speaks about how none of the hard things he's been through has been an excuse to relapse.KEY TAKEAWAYS:[11:59] Darren learns the significance of integrity and reputation at a young age. [33:56] Darren's belief that “if there's not a health crisis, you've got luxury problems in life”.[36:18] Darren stays grounded by getting out of his own head and by being a service to others.************Tune in to hear the full episode: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gratitudeology-podcast-with-jamie-hess/id1717429278Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1YohFusmjKlAzK6ntk8HEY?si=f06afbbf9baf41c2Or Text GRATITUDE to 33777 for the listen links texted directly to your phone!************Make sure to follow Jamie @NYCfitfam on Instagram for news & updates, and visit our companion Instagram account @gratitudeology for a sneak peek into the personal moments discussed on the show.************Thank you to Darren Prince for sharing your truth with us today. Follow Darren on Instagram @agent_dp.Check out more about Darren at: https://officialdarrenprince.com/************The Gratitudeology Podcast theme music is by HYLLS, performed by Nadia Ali @nadiaali ************Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Darren Prince is a celebrated entrepreneur, author, and advocate for addiction recovery, known for his transformative journey from the heights of success to the depths of addiction and back. With a client roster boasting names like Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, and Dennis Rodman, Darren rose to prominence as a sports and celebrity agent, orchestrating groundbreaking deals and cementing his reputation as a powerhouse in the industry. Yet, behind the glitz and glamour, Darren battled his own demons, struggling with addiction that threatened to consume him. His gripping memoir, "Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top," offers an intimate look into his harrowing journey toward redemption and sobriety. Today, Darren Prince serves as an inspiration to millions, using his platform to advocate for addiction recovery and empower others to overcome adversity. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Darren Prince: https://www.instagram.com/agent_dp/?hl=en https://www.princemarketinggroup.com › about-us Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:30 - The Opportunity for Rejuvenation and Self-reflection 00:08:53 - Impacting Generations with Addiction Recovery 00:13:26 - Owning Your Mistakes and Embarrassing Moments 00:22:08 - Relationship building as a superpower 00:26:40 - From Baseball Cards to Entrepreneurship 00:31:06 - Lessons Learned from Past Mistakes 00:35:38 - The FBI Investigation and Charges 00:39:49 - Life is about who you know 00:44:11 - Connection and Relationships in the Entertainment Business 00:48:32 - A Chance Encounter with Magic Johnson 00:53:01 - Learning from Past Mistakes 00:57:36 - Rock Bottom and Rebuilding 01:02:07 - The Ultimate Comeback Story 01:06:28 - The Keys to Recovery and Spiritual Transformation 01:11:05 - Interactive Podcasting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The shift from side hustle to entrepreneur, ghostwriter to author is in many ways, a shift from self-imposed obscurity to visibility and standing in our own worth. Many of us are conditioned to promote others, be in the background, obligate and accommodate to a point where we end up not taking up the space we deserve.    When we become the face of something, we're vulnerable to everything, and that's a scary step to take. Letting ourselves become visible is the act of self-realization that brings forth our true genius. It's easier said than done, but it is worth it.    This week we explored the “how to” of stepping in with Kristen McGuiness, co-founder, Vice President, and Editor-at-Large of Row House, a disruptive publishing imprint at the intersection of wellness + social justice. How did Kristen go from ghostwriter in the background to stand in her own individual power? How is she balancing creativity with motherhood and entrepreneurship?    In this episode, the founder of Storyboxing and bestselling author of 51/50, talks about her journey and how she was able to stand in what she's good at.    I do believe that children are a great source of self-realization. I wanted them to see who I really am, I didn't want them to grow up with a version of me that wasn't my greatest potential. -Kristen McGuiness   Three Things You'll Learn In This Episode    -Children are a great source of self-realization How did motherhood push Kristen to start standing in her own individual power?   -Rejection, revision, next step What is a kind and creative way to deal with obstacles?    -Detach from approval How do we stop seeking validation from others and build our value so we can really rely on the attitude towards ourselves?    Guest Bio Kristen McGuiness is the founder of Storyboxing, which provides content, coaching and courses for people looking to write the good fight. In addition, she is a co-founder, Vice President, and Editor-at-Large of Row House, a disruptive publishing imprint at the intersection of wellness + social justice, founded by best-selling author Rebekah Borucki. Kristen is also the bestselling author of 51/50: The Magical Adventures of a Single Life, which was optioned by Original Films/CBS Cable with Alison Brie attached to star. She has over twenty years' experience in book development, writing, and editorial, working with such authors as Dr. Phil McGraw, Dr. Stephen Covey, Chris Matthews, Leon Logothetis, Joe Gorga, Darren Prince, Rebekah Borucki, and more. She began her career working in publicity for St. Martin's Press before joining the editorial departments of Simon & Schuster, Free Press, and Judith Regan at Harper Collins. Since then, Kristen has also worked in non-profit fundraising as a strategic grants and marketing director, helping to raise millions for local and international non-profits. Kristen has appeared on the “TODAY Show,” in USA Today, and in Marie Claire, and has written for numerous publications, including Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Psychology Today, Salon and The Fix. Kristen is currently finishing her debut novel Live Through This and has written and co-written multiple film and TV projects (and one very weird play).  For more information, go to https://www.risewriters.com/rise-retreat-ojai, https://www.kristenmcguiness.com/, https://www.getairpizza.com/ and sorting the two files.   

This week's guest is Darren Prince. Darren is an International best-selling author of his memoir Aiming High, is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction/mental health and recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Jerry West, Dominique Wilkins, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Chevy Chase, Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra, and many others. PMG is one of the world's most respected boutique sports and entertainment agencies with over $500M in deals negotiated in its 25-plus years in the industry. With over 14 years of sobriety, it's now Darren's mission to help others avoid and break free from addiction and mental health struggles. In this episode, Darren candidly shares his journey and story of how he overcame his struggle with addiction. Ashish and Darren delve into the impact of focus, discipline, and energy management on life's trajectory, emphasizing the importance of maintaining balance. The conversation navigates through the dynamics of relationships and the influence of social media, Darren's experiences with 12-step meetings and insights gained from organizational experiences. He also advises anyone dealing with similar mental struggles as he did. Tune in to hear his journey and valuable lessons.Highlights: 00:00 - Ashish Introduces Darren01:16 – Darren opens up about his life as an entrepreneur and the mental health challenges he faced.6:47 – Reflecting on losing the joy of life and becoming consumed by the pursuit of money and success.11:20 – Ashish delves into Darren's advice for individuals struggling with similar mental health issues.16:50 – Exploring the impact of lack, distraction, and discipline on staying focused and on track in life.21:11 – Ashish and Darren discuss the crucial role of energy in one's life.22:16 – Ashish probes Darren on the key factors contributing to his success in life.25:21 – Delving into the dynamics of relationships and the influence of social media on them.28:49 – Ashish explores Darren's experiences with 12-step meetings.30:24 – A conversation on the nuances of judgment in life.33:33 – Darren shares his fears in response to Ashish's inquiry.34:43 – Learning from organizational experiences, including strategies, teams, and leadership.38:24 – Darren's valuable lessons learned from Magic Johnson.39:56- Ashish asks Darren what it means to have a rich lifeConnect with Darren Prince here:  You can connect with Darren through his Website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Links:  Sign up to the mailing list to receive special access and content here: https://therichequationpodcast.com/ Check out previous episodes of The Rich Equation Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rich-equation/id1585002788Let's Connect! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashishnathu/ Website: https://therichequationpodcast.com/  

In a world often consumed by material success and external achievements, Darren Prince's remarkable journey serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of inner growth, resilience, and making a positive impact on others. From his early days as a young entrepreneur to representing some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, Darren's story is one of triumph over adversity.  Let's delve into his inspiring journey. Darren Prince's path to success was not without its challenges. Behind the glitz and glamor of the sports agent world, he battled his own demons, struggling with drug addiction that led him down a dangerous path. However, a near-fatal overdose became a turning point in his life. It was a wake-up call that made him realize the need for change and embark on a journey of recovery. Throughout his recovery journey, Darren Prince discovered the power of seeking support. He surrounded himself with a strong support system, including mentors, therapists, and fellow recovering addicts. This support was instrumental in his healing process. You can also search “The Jeff Fenster Show” on all your favorite platforms to listen into more of our past episodes with other phenomenal entrepreneurs and success stories that we've had the pleasure of having on!

In a world often consumed by material success and external achievements, Darren Prince's remarkable journey serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of inner growth, resilience, and making a positive impact on others. From his early days as a young entrepreneur to representing some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, Darren's story is one of triumph over adversity.  Let's delve into his inspiring journey. Darren Prince's path to success was not without its challenges. Behind the glitz and glamor of the sports agent world, he battled his own demons, struggling with drug addiction that led him down a dangerous path. However, a near-fatal overdose became a turning point in his life. It was a wake-up call that made him realize the need for change and embark on a journey of recovery. Throughout his recovery journey, Darren Prince discovered the power of seeking support. He surrounded himself with a strong support system, including mentors, therapists, and fellow recovering addicts. This support was instrumental in his healing process. You can also search “The Jeff Fenster Show” on all your favorite platforms to listen into more of our past episodes with other phenomenal entrepreneurs and success stories that we've had the pleasure of having on!

Show Notes:  01:27 - Eric welcomes Darren to The Excellence Project. 03:25 - Darren details his first very successful business - buying, selling and trading baseball cards. 13:04 - What Darren's dad noticed about him that completely changed his life. 17:05 - Successful people have 3 things in common. 17:37 - Darren explains why he sold his wildly successful baseball card business. 20:21 -  Eric asks Darren what the most reckless thing he did with a million dollars at age 19 was. 21:08 - How Darren started working with Muhammad Ali. 25:23 - His life-changing introduction to Magic Johnson.  28:37 - Darren details the mistake that almost cost him his business and reputation. 31:31 - The moment he decided to become an agent. 34:54 - Darren shares his advice on how to build a network. 38:39 - Darren recounts how he became an addict. 45:04 - Eric asks Darren why some people can take opioids without getting addicted. 49:00 - Darren pulls back the curtain on when he hit bottom and joined Alcoholics Anonymous.  01:00:36 - Eric asks Darren how he was able to let go of the shame of addiction and repair his self-worth. 01:03:10 - Darren explains why he would be OK if he lost everything tomorrow.   Resources From This Podcast:  Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Is-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday-audiobook/dp/B01GSIZ9EY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28ZUU2SJLEGME&keywords=ego+is+the+enemy&qid=1701953740&sprefix=ego+is+the+enemy%2Caps%2C457&sr=8-1 Aiming High by Darren Prince https://www.amazon.com/Aiming-High-Prominent-Sports-Celebrity/dp/B07KMM64SB/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2OJG2TPJ7KQKU&keywords=aiming+high&qid=1701953767&s=audible&sprefix=aiming+high%2Caudible%2C201&sr=1-2   Questions or Comments?  Do you have questions you would like me to answer in future podcasts or comments on the show you'd like to share?  Email me at podcast@networkmarketingpro.com

On today's episode of Digital Social Hour, Darren Prince talks about what it was like working with celebrities such as Magic Johnson, Dennis Rodman and Hulk Hogan and also talks about overcoming drug addiction. BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: Jenna@DigitalSocialHour.com APPLY TO BE ON THE POD: https://forms.gle/qXvENTeurx7Xn8Ci9 SPONSORS: Opus Pro: https://www.opus.pro/?via=DSH HelloFresh: https://www.hellofresh.com/50dsh Deposyt Payment Processing: https://www.deposyt.com/seankelly LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of Digital Social Hour, Darren Prince talks about what it was like working with celebrities such as Magic Johnson, Dennis Rodman and Hulk Hogan and also talks about overcoming drug addiction. BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: Jenna@DigitalSocialHour.com APPLY TO BE ON THE POD: https://forms.gle/qXvENTeurx7Xn8Ci9 SPONSORS: Opus Pro: https://www.opus.pro/?via=DSH HelloFresh: https://www.hellofresh.com/50dsh Deposyt Payment Processing: https://www.deposyt.com/seankelly LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On episode 25 of the 435 podcast, Robert Macfarlane and Darren Prince discuss the importance of hard work, the need for regulation and sound ordinances, the hydro plant being tested on the Shivwits reservation, and the need to invest in the community. They consider the potential of personal vehicles, the cultural thread of water conservation, and the idea of personal air transportation. They also talk about the potential for St. George to become a self-sustaining city.Find Vote STG here:https://votestg.com/Find Wealth 435 here:https://www.wealth435.com/Find Blue Form Media here:https://www.blueformmedia.com/

Darren Prince, International Best Selling author of his memoir Aiming High, is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction/mental health recovery.

I was thrilled to get the opportunity to speak with Kristen McGuiness, 2x author and founder of both Rise Books and Ascent Publishing, in the latest episode of the Write the Damn Book Already podcast.Kristen shares the incredibly relatable rollercoaster of emotions and experiences that come with navigating the book publishing realm as well as the process of finding the right fit for your manuscript, whether it's a big-name, boutique publisher, or hybrid publisher.  ABOUT KRISTENKristen McGuiness is the founder of Storyboxing, which provides content, coaching and courses for people looking to write the good fight. In addition, she is a co-founder, Vice President, and Editor-at-Large of Row House, a disruptive publishing imprint at the intersection of wellness + social justice, founded by best-selling author Rebekah Borucki.Kristen is also the bestselling author of 51/50: The Magical Adventures of a Single Life, which was optioned by Original Films/CBS Cable with Alison Brie attached to star. She has over twenty years' experience in book development, writing, and editorial, working with such authors as Dr. Phil McGraw, Dr. Stephen Covey, Chris Matthews, Leon Logothetis, Joe Gorga, Darren Prince, Rebekah Borucki, and more.She began her career working in publicity for St. Martin's Press before joining the editorial departments of Simon & Schuster, Free Press, and Judith Regan at Harper Collins. Since then, Kristen has also worked in non-profit fundraising as a strategic grants and marketing director, helping to raise millions for local and international non-profits.Kristen has appeared on the “TODAY Show,” in USA Today, and in Marie Claire, and has written for numerous publications, including Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Psychology Today, Salon and The Fix. Kristen is currently finishing her debut novel, Live Through This, and has written and co-written multiple film and TV projects (and one very weird play).  CONNECT WITH KRISTENWebsite: kristenmcguiness.comKristen's Instagram: instagram.com/kristenmcguinessRise Books: www.risebooks.comRise Writers: risewriters.comAscend Publishing: risebooks.com/ascend-publishingKristen's first book: 51/50: The Magical Adventures of a Single LifeKristen's newest book: Live Through This LET'S WORK TOGETHER ON YOUR BOOK!To see all the ways we can work together to get your book written, published, and launched, visit Thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!To see all the ways we can work together to get your book written, published, and launched, visit publishaprofitablebook.com/work-with-elizabeth

In this episode Ray speaks with Faith Over Fear Live 2023 speaker, sports & celebrity agent, as well as owner of the Prince Marketing Group & the Aiming High Foundation Darren Prince about his journey to finding unshakable faith and what he will be bringing up at Faith Over Fear.   faithoverfearlive.com Sept. 7-9, Orlando, FL   Ray Higdon, is a bestselling author of several books, renowned inspirational speaker, earner of multiple seven figures in a multi-million dollar home based business and founder of the Higdon Group, a Fortune 5000 company, where he's helped clients generate over 500,000 new customers through his proven coaching programs (https://rayhigdoncoaching.com).   Partner with Ray: ★ Take the 1K RankUp Challenge: https://rankmakers.com ★ Apply for Coaching: https://higdongroup.com/coaching ★ Invite to Speak: https://higdongroup.com/speaking ★ Order his Books: https://rankmakershop.com/collections/books-journals/book   Connect with Ray: ★ Podcast: https://higdongroup.com/podcast ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rayhigdonpage ★ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayhigdon ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rayhigdon ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayhigdon   Thank you for watching and be sure to subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/@HigdonGroup We believe in you! - Ray Higdon   ======================== More About Ray: Ray's, Home Business Profits, has had over 10 million downloads with approximately 160k downloads every month (https://higdongroup.com/podcast). The Higdon Group hosts annual events with as many as 2,000 people live and nearly 7,000 registered online for their Rank Maker community (https://rankmakers.com). As a top keynote speaker, Ray has shared the stage with world renowned thought leaders, including Tony Robbins, Les Brown, Brendon Burchard, Robert Kiyosaki, Bob Proctor, Gary Vaynerchuk, Grant Cardone, Magic Johnson and many more (https://higdongroup.com/speaking). Ray resides in Naples, FL with his wife Jessica, a prominent realtor, and he has four children. As a follower of Jesus Christ, Ray incorporates faith based principles into all of his decisions, life challenges and business successes. They have raised over $1,000,000 to support families in need, the battle against human trafficking and advancing alternatives to traditional health care. Learn more about Ray Higdon: https://www.rayhigdon.com

Today's Guest, Darren Prince, an International Best-Selling author of his memoir Aiming High, a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction/mental health recovery. Longtime agent of Magic Johnson, Muhammad Ali, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Rick Flair, Jerry West, Pamela Anderson, Larry Bird, David Goggins, Dennis Rodman, and many more. In this conversation, we discussed Darren's journey into addiction and entrepreneurship starting at 14 years old, hitting rock bottom at the top of the industry, and lessons learned throughout his career. Find Darren Here: https://www.instagram.com/agent_dp/ Buy Darren's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Aiming-High-Prominent-Sports-Celebrity/dp/1732500800/ref=sr_1_1?crid=F79LTYFXMOM9&keywords=darren+prince&qid=1691843624&sprefix=darren+princ%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1 My Links

“Do you realize that any of this doesn't matter or mean anything if you don't mean anything to yourself? The disease of addiction doesn't discriminate whether you're from Park Ave or a park bench, or whether you've been to Yale or jail.”In this episode, we hope to inspire people all around the world who may be struggling with addiction, or have had a similar situation in the past, to realize their significance and self-worth, and to break free from the things that are enslaving them or preventing them from becoming the best version of themselves.To help me do that is a guest who so generously spent his time with me to share his rollercoaster of a journey. Allow the powerful honesty of this interview to help make you see things in a totally different perspective not just for people who struggle with addiction, but for anyone out there who might still be doubting that they are meant for great and beautiful things that life has to offer…ABOUT OUR GUESTDarren Prince, Best Selling author of his memoir Aiming High, is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction/mental health and recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Dominique Wilkins, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra, and many others as well as having worked with the late Smokin' Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali and Evel Knievel. Darren / PMG has also worked with Mike Tyson, Shaquille O'Neal, Oscar De La Hoya, Tom Brady, Pamela Anderson, Keith Urban and more. His insights have been featured in WSJ, NYT, USA Today, CNN, “On Purpose” podcast with Jay Shetty, Extra TV, Dr. OZ and many other top media outlets. Darren has experienced what life is like in the celebrity world but also seen the dark reality of addiction through his own personal struggle. With over 14 years of sobriety, it's now his mission to help others avoid or break free from addiction and mental health struggles. Prince started his 501(c)3 Aiming High Foundation where 100% of the proceeds provide treatments. He specializes in helping high functioning addicts and at-risk executives to identify and avoid the pitfalls of addiction and working with teens on self-esteem and self-worth. He also is a consultant to Banyan Treatment Center which has 15 locations spread across the United States. You can learn more about Darren and his work here:https://officialdarrenprince.com/ABOUT OUR HOSTKen Eslick is an Entrepreneur, Author, Podcaster, Tony Robbins Trainer, Life Coach, Husband of 35+ Years, and Grandfather. Ken currently spends his time as the President & Founder of The Leaders Lab where he and his team focus on Senior Leadership Acquisition. They get founders the next level C-Suite Leaders they need to go from being an Inc. Magazine 5000 fastest growing company to $100,000,000 + in revenue.  You can learn more about Ken and his team at theleaderslab.coListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/ken-eslick/

Darren Prince is the author of Aiming High which is the astonishing story of him being a sports and celebrity agent, who battled addiction while representing some of the most iconic figures in the world. After a drug overdose, many demoralizing nights, and mornings where he couldn't get out of bed without a prescription in hand, Darren hit rock bottom at the top–and in the process discovered the true meaning of success. Darren celebrated 15 years sober just before recording this episode. This is Darren's story on the sober motivation podcast. -------------- Follow Darren Prince on IG: https://www.instagram.com/agent_dp/ Aiming High Foundation: https://aiminghighfoundation.org/ Follower Sober Motivation on IG: https://www.instagram.com/sobermotivation/ More info on SoberLink: www.soberlink.com/recover Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sobermotivation

What happens when you blend the dynamics of business, the power of relationships, and the journey of recovery? You get a multifaceted and inspiring narrative, brought to you by Darren Prince, the CEO of Prince Marketing Group and the author of Aiming High. From the heart of New Jersey to the realm of high-profile celebrity clients including Magic Johnson and Tom Brady, Darren unfolds the story of his life, underlining the significance of nurturing relationships, not just in business, but in all aspects of life.Being successful doesn't mean you're immune to struggles. Darren's journey wasn't always filled with victories. The moment his life flipped upside down was July 2nd, 2008, when he confronted his addiction head-on. His recovery process is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, demonstrating the power of accountability, humility, and self-love in transforming one's relationship with substances. He encourages us to examine the underlying issues driving addiction and to understand why substances can often become a coping mechanism.Apart from his work and recovery journey, Darren's story is also colored by his commitment to philanthropy and gratitude. He shares how giving back not only enriched his life but also had a profound impact on those around him. We can all take a page from Darren's book when he stresses the importance of doing something nice for someone every day. Gratitude, he affirms, is not just about receiving, but also about giving. Join us as we take a deep dive into Darren's journey, full of valuable life lessons, incredible stories, and an unwavering spirit of resilience.How to reach Darren Prince:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agent_dp/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialdarrenprincePhilanthropy: https://aiminghighfoundation.org/Business: https://www.princemarketinggroup.com/ To Reach Jordan:Email: Jordan@Edwards.Consulting Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ejFXH1_BjdnxG4J8u93Zw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.edwards.7503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanfedwards/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanedwards5/ Hope you find value in this. If so please provide a 5-star and drop a review.Complimentary Edwards Consulting Session: https://calendly.com/jordan-555/intro-call

On this episode, Mark interviews Darren on his negotiating skills. They get deep about developing relationships with clients and potential clients. They talk about addiction and the road to recovery. Don't miss this episode!

What is the life of a celebrity agent like? Somebody who has rubbed shoulders and worked with Chevy Chase, Muhammad Ali, Carmen Electra, Magic Johnson... the list is endless. Darren Prince is that somebody, CEO and President of Prince Marketing Group, a celebrity agent who's been crushing for a good few decades now. He's also the author of ‘Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top'.Life hasn't always been rosy for Darren, and in this heart-to-heart with the Man in Red Rudy Mawer, Darren is sharing on his struggles with addiction and how hollow his success felt at times when he was addicted to opioids. From white light moments and facing one's demons, to what it takes to be successful in all aspects of your life, Darren and Rudy will have you hanging on their every word as they share the secrets of their entrepreneurial success, as well as Darren's message of hope and recovery. (on addiction) "Ask for help. No one's going to judge you." ~ Darren Prince The first 1000 to click here and send the promo code from the podcast can claim one of my courses for FREE! - https://m.me/rudymawerlife In This Episode:Darren Prince shares on working with some of the world's best superstarsHaving a 'white light' moment - turning your back on addictionThe value of balance and surrounding yourself with likeminded people Why it's not always all about the business - having conversations that will ultimately lead to businessHow to appreciate creativity and treat talent rightWhat are the common denominators amongst the most influential people on the planet?How do you achieve success in all aspects of your life? Connect with Darren Prince: Website - https://officialdarrenprince.com/Instagram - Darren Prince (@agent_dp) • Instagram photos and videosPrince Marketing Group - Prince Marketing GroupDarren's Book - Amazon.com: Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top (Audible Audio Edition): Darren Prince, Kristen McGuinessConnect with Rudy Mawer:LinkedIn -...

Today's Guest, Darren Prince, an International Best-Selling author of his memoir Aiming High, a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction/mental health recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Chevy Chase, Charlie Sheen, Carmen Electra, and many others.. As a leading authority in this space, his insights have been featured in WSJ, NYT, USA Today, CNN, Fox and Friends, Chris Cuomo, Tucker Carlson, the “On Purpose” podcast with Jay Shetty, Extra TV, Dr. OZ and many other top media outlets. He's has experienced what life is like in the celebrity world but also seen the dark reality of addiction through his own personal struggle with opiates. With over 14 years of sobriety, it's now his mission to help others avoid and break free from addiction and mental health struggles. He had a God awakening on July 2, 2008, and believes in a spiritual higher power and that anyone can turn their bottom into a new beginning. He's just as committed to earning his right today, as he was when he was playing day in and day out. This episode is dedicated to bringing you into the heart and mind. To explore a different more connecting side to what makes being a more pure human being so great. Fun and fame aside there are points in this conversation that dive deeper into the path of enlightenment, and lean into accountability, selflessness, spirituality, love for oneself, and collaboration. He's at the center of his life and well balanced in though bringing the word of his renewal in life straight to the hearts and spirits of the ones who are ready and willing to receive.    In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)   -       The adversities of life and how to overcome…   -       How to capture the moment   -       The nature of the conversations he and hulk regularly have       3 of Darren's Best Quotes!   “If I could do it, anybody could”   “It's just not being complacent”   “We should always want more as human beings”     BUY DARREN'S BOOK      Connect with Darren Prince Below:         ➡️  https://www.facebook.com/officialdarrenprince     ➡️ https://officialdarrenprince.com/work-with-darren/     ➡️ https://twitter.com/agentd_p     ➡️ https://officialdarrenprince.com/     ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/agent_dp/       Connect with Manny Vargas below:     http://alwaysonthegrow.com https://instagram.com/thisismannyvargas https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas     Watch the FULL Video Interview on YouTube Here: https://youtu.be/It2tFN1oNjk

We are thrilled to have a conversation with Darren Prince, a writer and an advocate for addiction recovery,` who came close to losing his life to opioids. In his book "Aiming High," he shares his personal journey of struggling with addiction while serving as a representative for some of the world-renowned celebrities. He now uses his experience to inspire and support others who are fighting addiction, showing them that having an addiction doesn't have to be the end of their story.   Guest: Darren Prince Follow us on Instagram: @BanyanTreatmentCenters Like us on Facebook: @BanyanTreatmentCenters Subscribe to Youtube: @BanyanTreatmentCenters Visit our Website: www.banyancenters.com   #opioidepiemic #opioids #overdose #drugabuse #addiction #recovery

Creating long term relationships is key to growing a successful business.In this episode,  Adam Torres and Darren Prince, Founder of Prince Marketing Group and Author of Aiming High, explore Darren's new book, Mission Matters: World's Leading Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Top Tips To Success (Business Leaders Vol. 7, Edition 8).Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be a guest on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/More FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia

Darren Prince has THE A-list of clients like no other, and he talks about many of them in this special episode of LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD. From baseball card trading in high school to representing the biggest names in sport and Hollywood, Darren built a $100 million dollar agency by the time he was only 38 years old, while high on opiates 24/7 since he was 23.  Yet, he still wasn't happy. After several overdoses and becoming suicidal, he hit bottom at the peak of his career, and life of lies, before he saw the light...literally. Listen in to this stunning story of exaggeration, desperation, now inspiration from a man who now believes his super powers are gratitude and empathy. Then, if you feel you need his help, or someone you know needs him, he invites anyone struggling to reach out and touch him via:instagram: agent_dpphone:  888-6-DARRENfoundation: https://aiminghighfoundation.org/corporate: https://pmgglobal.llc/best seller: Aiming HighTo learn more, visit:https://dsetrading.com/Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/ken-goldberg/

Darren Prince, International Best Selling author of his memoir Aiming High, is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction/mental health recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Jerry West, Dominique Wilkins, Chevy Chase, Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra, and many others as well as having worked with the late Smokin' Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali and Evel Knievel. As a leading authority in this space, Prince's insights have been featured in WSJ, NYT, USA Today, CNN, Fox and Friends, Chris Cuomo, Tucker Carlson, “On Purpose” podcast with Jay Shetty, Extra TV, Dr. OZ and many other top media outlets. Darren has experienced what life is like in the celebrity world but also seen the dark reality of addiction through his own personal struggle with opiates. With over 14 years of sobriety, it's now Darren's mission to help others avoid and break free from addiction and mental health struggles. He had a God awakening on July 2, 2008, and believes in a spiritual higher power and that anyone can turn their bottom into a new beginning. Connect with Darren here: https://officialdarrenprince.com/ Summary Introduction to today's episode. 0:42 How did you end up with addictions? 1:36 The turning point in his life. 6:39 It's better now than it was then. 12:24 Where's the drugs when the drugs wear off? 16:32 The miracle of calling out to god. 21:03 The power of choice. 25:09 Finding your purpose in life. 29:05 The importance of taking care of your health. 35:44 Getting a call from the White House. 39:01 Darren's message 45:22 Intro Guy 0:00 Your journey has been an interesting one up to hear you've questioned so much more than those around you. You've even questioned yourself as to how you could have grown into these thoughts. Am I crazy? When did I begin to think differently? Why do people in general appear so limited in this thought process? Rest assured, you are not alone. The world is slowly waking up to what you already know inside yet can't quite verbalize. Welcome to the spiritual dough podcast, the show that answers the question you never even knew to ask. But you the answers to questions about you this world the people in it most importantly, how do I proceed now moving forward? We don't even have all the answers but we sure do love living in the Question Time for another decade of spiritual dub with your host Brandon Handley. Let's get right into today's episode. Brandon Handley 0:42 One Hey there Spiritual Dope I'm on here today with Darren prince. He is an international best selling author of his best of his memoir. Aiming High is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for Addiction and Mental Health Recovery. There was agency Prints marketing group who represents icons Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Jerry, West, Dominique Wilkins, Chevy Chase, all these guys are greats. Right? And, you know, I didn't meet him getting autographs or anything like that. Darren, I met recently at an event with Brandon Novak and Novak house. And I think that's somebody that you're fairly close with, through addiction and recovery. So I said, You know what, I don't want to miss this opportunity to chat with somebody and share your story about all that you're doing. It's so great out there in the space. So Darren, Thanks for Thanks for coming on today. Darren Prince 1:36 Thanks for having me. Brandon Handley 1:38 Yeah. Yeah. So, I mean, let's let's just kind of dive right into it. You know, you You're, you're well known you've done. You've worked with all these greats. But you've started like, with an addiction at a pretty young age, right? You started with an addiction at a pretty young age, and it caused a lot of havoc in your life. And now you've kind of translated that and transmute it into something good let's start at the beginning man like how did you end up with with some addictions Darren Prince 2:09 I you know, I grew up you would have thought just a normal childhood which I'd say for the most part i i had great loving mother and father and sister but I was always verbally to use for things so called Special Ed and small classrooms and back then, which probably more add whatever I was interested in, I gravitated to them most of the stuff I didn't. And I think just that did a number of my psyche and my self confidence, my self esteem. So at 14 When I was in sleepaway camp, and I had terrible stomach pains one night, the nurse gave me the scream liquid and having no idea what it was for the pain I took it and walking back to the bunk within a minute I felt like Superman like all those feelings of inadequacies and low self worth and self esteem. I knew I felt just as good as everybody else just as popular just as smart and went to bed then I think nothing of it. But I did all the activities that camp that next day, and I remember just lying in the bunk bed next night obsessing on that feeling and I wanted more of and I did that for a couple of weeks until mom and dad came up with visitation day and found that I was taking liquid Demerol. Yeah, I don't know what is Demerol and emeralds in OBS general problem most likely something that gives you a hospital like more but heavier opiate and back then the opiate epidemic wasn't anywhere near but you know, it was today. And you know, I had a way about me to assist innocent kid that was just in a lot of pain. And you know, she was probably just trying to come a relief every night or I was getting his bed stomach cramps and just, you know, played it to the hill just like I did when I had my wisdom teeth removed a few months later and my mom gave me these white pills that were called extra sent by cannons and that same feeling came back and you know, when I saw the bottle had two pills left I put on the crocodile tears fry it and said I've got to go back to the dentist have a bad infection. I know it's something's wrong and you know, panicked as a loving mother took me back and gave her another dozen bills, whatever it was. Brandon Handley 4:15 Yeah, it's crazy. It's crazy to us and it's such a young age. Right. And those are like those are some that was your thing, right? Like kind of like Demerol and opiates and Darren Prince 4:27 cocaine, ecstasy, you name it. Sure. And I he became an age and opiates were the ones that taught me up and it took me straight to the bottom. Brandon Handley 4:37 Sure, sure. Let's let's walk our way into the agents. Phase two. Right. So here you are. Age 14, you're kind of you're already like, you know, a script chaser. Right. But you've also got some cool things going on. You may mention that you're you were in like these quote unquote special ed classes. You know, you need a little bit extra attention to get through teaching you how to chip on your shoulder. But that actually led you on to something kind of cool. Right? Talk a little bit about that. Darren Prince 5:06 Yeah. So I started a mail order baseball card company long before the internet boom, and became nationally recognized, doing trade shows all over the country. First person, I think in the state of New Jersey, I have a cell phone, it was called Bell Atlantic, it was in a big leather carrying case with a battery pack, the phone cost me about $3,500. That's how tough we were to get about $3 a minute to use the phone. And the dumb idiot that wasn't going to go anywhere in between class was going into his locker room dealing with stockbrokers and a bunch of guys from ESPN. Were buying from me some of the big commentators that were big collectors and I would just broker deals of it. I had an incredible network database of dealers around the country, I was advertising because trade shows I would go to the best convention to get the best location. So I was spending 1000s a week on advertising myself, I became a very well known figure in the baseball card hobby and the boom of the 80s. So for any collectors that are listening now, it actually started in the 80s, which is why there's an industry there is today and by Tom, I'm 16 years old man, I'm probably making a quarter of $1,300,000 Ask us globally mean anything to me, you know, I came home from school. And it was about, you know, the hustle of laying out my ads for the next week and filling orders and hiring. You know, some of the so called friends that were were calling me, idiot and dumb. They were now calling me boss at 16 and 17 years old. And you know, and then from there, eventually I sold that company in 19. I dropped out of college, my freshman year of Bridgeport and went full steam ahead into the memorabilia business. So it's booking autograph signings from Muhammad Ali magic chevy chase to Frazier. Pamela Anderson. And by the time I was 24, built, built that business had some legal issues. And it was kind of at this turning point in my life where first time I ever had some financial difficulties and magics dip on my side and said, Hey, I know about making mistakes he had he was coming up with his HIV announcement, the anniversary of that was November 7 on Monday. And what do you want to do now? And because of my dad giving me the inspiration of explaining that to you know, like, not what you know, we work with the most iconic people in the world. You know, go speak to magic, you supported you and first client for my agency. Brandon Handley 7:33 That's pretty that's pretty awesome. I love that. Well, give me a moment here. Like how did we translate from, you know, in first of all, like, I'll just in my mind, I'm thinking like, mail order catalog. I thought you were just I thought you were just going in and setting up setting up the tables doing the shows you were. Darren Prince 7:51 Yeah, but we had a big Yeah, I have people taking orders. We're going on clothing and buy the stuff on the weekend, sell it during the week and knew exactly what I needed to find on a weekend to follow orders, mark it up and make a profit and get it out next week. Brandon Handley 8:05 That's awesome. And you were making what you're making? This is a what is the 80s? Is that right? Like mid 86. So I mean, I'm just gonna I told my son right now he's 10. And he's already feels like he's done with school. And I told him like, you know, when he makes his first million, feel free to drop out, right? Like, you know, go ahead. So, so you go from you go from this card business bit, and it's working out really well for you, you sell it how do you make the translation over into, you know, signatures like what? Darren Prince 8:34 What happened, and it's funny because one of my agents here Matilda was telling her the story older I think the sexiness and the coolness of being around like some of the biggest stars that were doing these autograph signings at conventions, it drew me to it. And, you know, again, that insecurity brokenness, like no cards are cool and making money but the cards, and I kind of just more or less went into the autograph signing thing, because I was like, wow, I've an opportunity to book my first autograph signing with Muhammad Ali, the most recognized human being on Earth. And, you know, for somebody with low self esteem and you know, was always high and to be around that environment. It was just unbelievable. And then I just think my appetite grew. From there it was same sort of thing. Well, autograph signings are kind of cool and hanging out with them but I won't be this autograph fucker for shinies I want to do big things. I want to do endorsements commercials, you know, when that's how that evolved. Brandon Handley 9:28 You wanted to level up and this whole time you know, you're you're you're popping pills, right? You're you're doing whatever. Darren Prince 9:35 You're on the autograph signing era, which the company was called prints of cards. That was the same name as the the big card company. You always partying whatever it was you name it, I did it. But when I became an agent, I learned real fast with magic when a morality clauses when the lawyers put together an agreement I was like, Alright, I gotta play this straight. Sciatica had anxiety and hey, like any good drug out If you junkie, I played it to the hell, you know how easy it was to get any script that I needed when I'd get them on the phone with Joe Frazier or bring him a Magic Johnson signed jersey or go like this guy's got it all together and a lot of pain, go get an MRI, go get an x ray, let's see how we can fix you. Let's do medication management. And for the first five, six years, man of my ancient life, you know, it worked really did. I became a rock star with networking. But I also say like this, like what was once living to us turned out to using to live. Yeah, and I just don't know when it turned. And I do remember that night I lost my superpower. So I remember when the oxycottons didn't work at an example, Joe Frazier in Dallas, Texas, and probably for a good six or seven years. I was trying to chase that high after that. Yeah. Brandon Handley 10:52 And you talk a little bit about this insecurity and brokenness, right. Like where do you feel like that stemmed from a little bit that was encouraging. Darren Prince 11:00 Like, I can't blame my mom and dad for it. And my mom and I came from a family with a lot of love. You know, my dad had tough love bugs. That was my biggest supporter. My mom gave me way too much. I think some people could understand that because that cause anxiety, it'll leave the house and I'll be around them all the time. And you know, those two were on there's too much and she was she overwhelming. With love were a kind of, you know, like I said, causing excess amount of anxiety with the over coddling knowing that I was special ed and need special attention. And I think it just can be very uncomfortable and how to deal with life. If I was in, you know, attached to her at home with her and my dad, and we get homesick a lot if I'd sleep over at friend's houses or birthday parties or weekend getaways. I remember it just a horrible feeling in my stomach just not being comfortable being away from mom and dad. And you know, you take all that into the real world with the verbal teasing and you don't speak up about those words a dumb an idiot I think using the word that begins with our from mentally challenged, I heard all these things. And when you absorb that, and those developmental years, guess what, you start believing it especially now put it out. And I didn't have the courage to speak up. Brandon Handley 12:14 Yeah, and the 80s You know, I grew up in a suit. Like they weren't kind. They were not. They like yeah, now I think so it's, you know, gratefully for my children a lot. It's better, right as different than than what it was then. But there was there was very few teachers really stopping that from happening to right. Oh, hell, it could be the teachers. Darren Prince 12:37 Back then, like I had a teacher. I won't mention her name, which she's not even alive anymore. US history. 60 kids in the class. I remember like yesterday, and you know, it's a level of psychological trauma, nothing that you know, it's something I've been healed from but you remember it. And she bought the first 90% of the class their test. And I'm in the bath with for six kids. My friend John Angelo gave squirrel joy. I'll never forget my crew, Carmen. And we called ourselves the our only group. People can figure out what word I mean. joking around about it. But again, I'm actually taking this in Stoke, right? Handed everybody else their tests. She's shouts in front of the entire class, I'll get to you guys in the back row with your test in a minute. Let me just take care of everybody else first. And even the tone was speaking to us in a way that we're less than we're not as smart or not as good. And you remember that? Yeah. Here we are. 40 something hours later, and I'll never forget it. Brandon Handley 13:43 For sure. So when you're when you're, you know, drugging when your pill pop and when you're drinking. You're trying to forget that piece of who you are. Darren Prince 13:54 I'm trying to forget that piece of who you are. But I'm also there's a great revelation on Jay Shetty. He's a dear friend of mine. I was at his place on Sunday that I made it to the top. But I'm looking backwards at all the people that said I wasn't going to make it. Usually when you get to the top or somebody to fake top there's a lot of smoke and mirrors still it I didn't feel worthy of being at the top of the industry around the biggest stars in the world. And so my thing was always look backwards. Look at me look at the dumb ugly one to one no doubt that I'm Swanee one that wasn't going to make it look, I mean, I look at it, you know, and it was that way when I was 16. I remember when I would just go to bed at night laughing because my dad was like, you're making more money than most of your friends fathers that are that are lawyers that have real crown like the bed like, you know, celebrating this and Brandon Handley 14:53 what kid wouldn't right at that age for sure. That makes sense. Darren Prince 14:57 And that was all that deep rooted. insecurity that that verbal teasing and just that feeling of less than and, you know, my mom thought it was funny sometimes when she would hear me on the phone like buy and sell this person backwards and forwards and she thought it was hilarious, but it came from a deep place of insecurity and resentment. And I was like, How funny is that this guy is going to go to college mom for the next four years paying off loans for the next 10 years when he gets out, and already have more millions put away and she'd be like, I'm so proud. It wasn't like a corrective thing. I was just, you know, so I think all of that though, when I looked back, it was just such a deep level of brokenness and inadequacy that I just always had approved. And then now here I am at the top of the industry with magic and you know, Ali and Frazier and you know, Pam, Pamela Anderson and Chevy Chase and smokin Joe Frazier. So it's a recipe for disaster, man, you know, and the luck started coming. And I started developing and working out and the girls start comping left and right. I'm just frickin doing whatever the heck I gotta frickin do to uphold this image that my entire class is like, holy shit. Darren prince made it bigger than every single one of us is this world famous agent that's on the sideline of the Superbowl and, you know, backstage passes and walk in the red carpet at the MTV VMAs and all these big award shows, and I just ate it all up. I thought that's what what my calling was meant to be. And, you know, I need I needed a lot of driving force. I needed the expensive sports cars to be driving an Acura NSX, souped up at 21 years old that cost me $200,000 First person to buy a house and you know, the jewelry and the diamond Rolex is and now I look now and this is me. I could go on buy a new Rolex tomorrow. It's not what makes me happy. Brandon Handley 17:00 Sure. For sure. Sure. Well, let's get there. Right, like so where where's the drugs wear off? Right? You realize you'd lost your superpowers on one night, right? You go to pop the oxys and they're not doing what you need them to be doing? What happens then you panic. I mean, what where's it all got panicked. Darren Prince 17:21 I went down to this corporate event in the conference room this ballroom and I couldn't figure out for the life of me what was going on. And the next day the same thing happened and I'm in Florida by myself two days later, and I found a different way to ingest it. That gave me a little bit of a buds I started snorting my oxys my Percocet and my bike and it's, you know, I kind of mostly live that way. For another four or five years had an overdose and Las Vegas came back after that overdose finally in New Jersey, and called an addiction psychiatrist told me I was an opiate addict put me on Suboxone, but never go to a therapist and lie to him like I did because he didn't hit a nail. I was taking Xanax and Valium and mood stabilizers and antidepressants and anxiety. Every anxiety pill that I can get my hands on and snorting Ambien the frog went to bed at night and still drinking a couple of days a week and Mike Mike died awakening came on July 1 As you heard that I yeah, my Uncle Steve made the rest in peace in his own girlfriend Andrea. I was just sick and tired of being sick and tired at the jumping off point. My ego was too big. I'm too important to go to rehab I can't lock myself up for 30 days and she just came into my condo at the time I never met her and it was a godsend. She's like, I've never met you but are you okay? And I told her I told her everything I never had such an honest conversation but the human in my life and I just felt drawn to her. And she looked at me and said devalue an advocate below so manage by see that she could be related to you are powerless and said yes. And she because all this started looking at all the photos on the walls with all the celebrities and awards and different things that I've gotten because none of this means anything because you don't mean anything to yourself. Do you realize that the disease of addiction does not discriminate it doesn't matter for from Park Avenue or park bench or if you've gone to Yale or jail and that broke my soul. And here I am the so called Big Time super agent broke down and cried and she goes it's okay on each because I just celebrated five years sober last week. pulls out a five year coin at her pocket. And she goes Do you want to get sober he wanted to anything that takes us at anything she because you have to put this before everything in your life and occur what it is if you lose the business, you don't want to lose your life but you can do this and I can show you the SOP period so right and was beautiful life. And yeah, she put me on a 36 hour detox plan and that next night was seven o'clock on a Sunday night July 2 I came back from the gym I was living at the Caroline building. I was married man and I came back from the gym. It's my third workout at the gym clinic do everything I can to get the dopamine going and the endorphins and came up I called them I said I can't frickin do this. I'm going to call the doctor I gotta get whatever we got to get my ankle struck Yellin on the other end and said, It's the goddamn disease talking of time, kick the crap out of it. You've been doing this since you were 14 years old. He was in recovery as well. He was back in recovery. He struggled for years until he passed and I said I can't frickin do this because you have to get yourself to a damn meeting, put your hands up and tell these people who are sick and suffering you need help and I hung up the phone ran in the bathroom, I shut the door I'm going from medicine cab and looking for Klonopin or some other non narcotic anxiety meds, take the craving away and out came to Vikings. I don't want to pull bottles, which was just shocking because Simona and on my axe, we spent hours going through other medicine cabinets two days before mine 36 hours before when Andrea said you got to get them all out of the house. You know, I'm weaning them off Suboxone. And I thought it was the gap that that is exactly what I need a man that bloods that God moment in that split second just when I needed. And the miracle happened because I thought on my knees for the first time in my life. I never called up to God like this before. And I've never done it since I pray every single night to him now. And I said God, take the money, take the notoriety of the business, I don't care, I need a single day of freedom to feel like little Darren when I was a young kid again, I'll do whatever it takes. If you take me out of hell. I will spend one day at a time the rest of my life using my platform take another jet with the exact words that I said. And it was like a lightning bolt. Because their shoulder was literally felt like somebody had a blowtorch on it. And I heard in this year as a voice. Say I'd got you and you're ready. And I stood up. And this hand opens and I flushed the opiates left in the living room on to computer there's no Uber back then. And I searched 12 step meetings near me and I found a church. So little ways away in the upper 80s Because it was late at night on Sunday had had an 8pm meeting and jumped right in a taxi cab and I looked up on this gorgeous summer, July 2 2008. I said to myself, Oh my God, for the first time of my life, I wanted to stay sober. More than 100 Get Hired What the heck just happened and I walked into a church basement 150 to 200 addicts, alcoholics that were at once to a hopeless state of mind and later send anybody new coming back sick and suffering or struggling and Sam went right up. And I know, he lifted it. And I came playing in front of a roomful of strangers. And it just came out. I said, I'm sick, I'm suffering. I'm suicide. Amazing life. And I didn't know why I'm doing this myself. But I need you guys help. And, you know, in that moment, I had to get to desperation. And I was crying out to get the power of choice back in my life and these people but it doesn't spiritual brothers and sisters, right after I said that, which was so key, came over to me and started kind of talking to me intimately in a soft tone voice not to disrupt the meeting. And they said, You're in the right place. We've been where you've been. Keep coming. You know, if you aren't what we have, do what we do. Take the car out of yours, put it in her mouth. We will love you before you ever learn how to love yourself. And then the one that was just magical, they said, keep coming to AAA. And don't worry about if you get it, because if you keep showing up. It's gonna get you nice. And that was that I felt in that room during that hour man. A connection that I never felt in my life. Ever Brandon, it was just I've heard things like I do that. Oh my God, that's my oh my god. And it was like, it was like just to add a body experience where no therapist, no drug. I literally felt it was almost like the dark side of me clearing out of my body. Yeah, immersed and obsessed with me and nothing can be for my in person meetings. I did the 99 date. I eventually got my sponsor Steve Delaval who just celebrated 35 years. You know, and once I hit that, probably six month mark because, you know, you're doing pretty good. He goes, I just got to tell you. You want to keep this gift, right? I said yeah, he goes over doing stuff. We're gonna wrap up the steps probably by the end of the first year. I'm not rushing, you throw it because your drug addiction wants to rush, your substitute, Rush. But once we get there, you want to keep this gift that I'm giving you. You better be prepared to give it away. I'd others. And once I started doing that, after that one year more hope and recovery began to heal on the Cleon. Brandon Handley 25:09 I love this and like, I think that, you know, if I looked at this through, you know, part parts of this to just general spirituality, you that part where you, you flushed down the pills, right? You opened yourself up to receive, you know, the higher power, right? You let it come and through and through you, you surrendered, like, you're like I can't do like, I'm not doing this life anymore. And you recognize this like power of choice, I love that you bring up the power of choice, you realize that? Maybe you that had been taken away from you for a moment, were because of your addiction. Right? So being able to say like, I want that back in my life. Yeah. Tell me a little bit about your what? You know, for somebody that's not familiar with step work. Tell me Tell tell the group a little bit about it. Because I think that one part of it, and I'm not a stepper there. And so I just happen to be familiar with the space. And I've gone through the steps without doing the steps, right. So it's really cool to see, like, oh, wow, what I did is in alignment with this thing. So tell the audience a little bit about it. If they're not familiar, Darren Prince 26:30 you have the 12 steps. I actually emailed my girlfriend, Nicolette them a couple of weeks ago. She's young and like anyone at any age, really, but especially young is working on our own clearing and healing and stuff. And my whole point to her was everybody can use these every single day. Yeah, alcohol is only mentioned in the first step for a reason to reason over 212 Step organizations around the globe with an adapted from a built up even talked about created on June 10, in 1935. You know, it's about meeting a powerless, that life has become unmanageable, whatever error that might be. It's about kind of coming to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore you to sanity. It's about taking your own personal inventory. It's about making amends to the people that you've harmed along the way. But also in a way that you don't farm them or others, it's about continuously taking your personal inventory. And when you're wrong, promptly admitted, no matter what area of recovery, you might be in or healing. You have to be vigilant every single day. And then, you know, it's about maintaining that constant contact and whatever that area of recovery or healing that you've attained and achieved giving it somebody else. Yeah. That is the magic. That's what has given me the self esteem. Yeah, that adult due respect I love them to death their dear family friends at this point, magical Ric Flair. Charlie Sheen, Chevy Chase criminal electorate, that young, beautiful people, they never gave it to me. I got it from my spiritual brothers and sisters. And I get it every time I give this away to somebody because I have a God given gift. And I've kept my word. Anybody that works with me sees it. There's not a single day that goes by I still might not get to in person meetings as much as I used to. I'm doing that more I'm still doing zoom meetings, but there's not a single day that I'm not doing something connect with somebody in recovery. You know, I'm on the board of Banyan treatment centers I do whatever I can to scholarship people there. I've gotten people to oaks recover. I've gotten people to know facts house using funds that I've raised from my aiming high foundation, but the greatest thing in the world because I'm not just giving them an opportunity to get a new life I'm helping every single human in their life. The benefit of this person getting their life back. And it's the greatest feeling in the world. I could lose all the money tomorrow and lose the business tomorrow. We don't live in this beautiful place in Brentwood, but I found me found me and the heartbreaking part about all that I've ever lost like I said, it's everybody that's so near and dear to me that I do what I can to take care of and make their lives better financially. I might not have that but Darren Prince could have be all good. I mean, you're gonna speak and at the same Darren friends that was paying found his purpose. Right Brandon Handley 29:33 now. I love that and kind of what you're talking about. There's your, your scene like that image where, you know, one one match strikes and lights and other right. That's what you're doing is helping others to light themselves up and see kind of the truth of who they are the power, the connection that they've got. Darren Prince 29:53 But that when that just one gets finished. I've had so many that have been just mine Long when I see the lights come on in somebody's eyes. Yeah. Brandon Handley 30:08 I mean, that's, that's me. That's when you realize kind of what your purpose is right? Darren Prince 30:11 Obviously with my dear friend Jen Cohen last night just a huge podcast habits and hustle one of the top 10 Business podcasts in the world. There's Mark Cuban, I just know, helped her out. She got him and she said Gary Vee and Eric Thomas and she did a podcast that was out in the Middle East. These guys reached out to Scott Bo Hopkins, for me and her oddly, we had no idea I went to first she went the second I had the entire crew, including the whole, in tears multiple times to the interview, because he had something similar not to drugs in the alcohol, but he understood the brokenness, he understood the looking back, Spencer, the host, and she goes, You have no idea when I got there. I was like, why am I here? While they're talking about is Darren's don't like he had every single one of us in tears. Like, he took us to a different level of accountability and recognizing either flaws or what we've been through, because I think that's what God wants, wants me to do. You know, I'm not afraid to tell people at all mistakes I've made and continue to make, and my character flaws and my character defects because it's a free feeling. Yeah, liberation for 99% of this world. I think it's smoke and mirrors, and everybody's got something out there trying to cover up. You know, me my background Brandon Handley 31:33 right here. I'm trying to cover up my background right now. Darren Prince 31:39 I'm like, Man, I don't know if you put on a little bit of weight to try to buy, just to just to be able to have that for the first time of my life and this type of being made and said, I stomach. I'm not perfect, better quality mistakes lashed out. And this mouth can get me in trouble or texting or emailing. But I'm way better than I've ever been. I tell people try to say what you mean mean what you say don't say we try to scam people, instead of you being understood. I think in the heat of an argument for anybody listening, and you're about to open up your big fat mouth. Don't engage. And it's better to feel alright. And right. If you're 100%, right. The strength is keeping your mouth shut. Don't send that text don't send that email. Because in five or 10 minutes, whatever you're about to explode about forgotten like that. And that's how you build your spiritual relevancy built discipline that to yell at change of character defects to staying in alignment to manifest to your higher self. And I've gotten so good at that again, not perfect. Yeah. But filthy her will hurt me with my mom a handful of times. It's not easy. Sure. My girlfriend, I'll tell you but I am so much better than I've ever been. I'm aware of it. I'm vigilant. I have to weigh out. Take a deep breath. Which is why I'm looking forward to working with you. Be fun battered i Yeah, it could be Brett. Is this worth it was also in recovery. We say we're not doormats. Occasionally. My sponsor stabbed a laptop, my it things have to come out a certain way. Get out. But y'all know if you're right and wrong when you're in recovery. If you have that emotional hangover, there has been times I've had to put people in their place. I'll hang up the phone, go on with my day, not even think twice about it. Sure. Oh, my gosh, I know that it was something that had to be done. So people can understand the way I expect things to be done. Brandon Handley 33:43 For sure. Right. Yeah. I mean, I like that. Not being a doormat part, I think, um, could you help, maybe see, to be of service but not a servant. Right? Because I think a lot of us, especially when we find that we want to be of service, right and go out there. We contend to let ourselves be taken advantage of but again, become more of a servant than off service. Explain a little bit of that, that difference there. Darren Prince 34:11 I think there's a huge difference when I say you got to become selfish, to be selfless. And the truth is, again, we're all trying to better ourselves. We're trying to feel better about ourselves, not externally, internally. So if you allow yourself to not be of service, but be assertive, and you're still not in a place to live in your higher self, you're you're a yes person and you're being told what to do. You're not living the life that you want to live, you're not standing your ground and you know, living the purpose for life, and you have to speak up. You know, sometimes people say, Oh, I'm not motivated by fear. Now that fear is a great motivator. And if you're in a place where uncomfortable, speak up, because the more you express yourself, that's where the growth comes in. But if you allow help people to keep shitting on you and mistreating you, if it's your girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife, sister, co worker, what's not gonna do, you're gonna frickin go home and just feel like crap, that's gonna just blow out your self esteem. You know, if the situation's not right, or Hodgson, I'll sit down and talk about it, go to therapy, do whatever you got to do, don't turn a blind eye to it. If you're in a relationship, same thing, if there's a co worker, that that you're not getting along with that, that's just bringing out that bad energy every time you see them, to pull them aside and say something, you know, it's Life's too short. People don't realize at any age, that history teacher that I had, it can happen in your 30s, in your 40s, or 50s. And it's a lot harder to get rid of when you get older. You know, our lives get so busy and so crazy that if you if you take it in, and you don't do something about it, at our age is man, health issues, mental health issues, physical, emotional, spiritual, not worth it. Brandon Handley 36:05 You're all torn up, we're all torn up. This time you say you listen, so you wrote a book called aiming high, you put you put a lot of this information in there. And you've also taken that book and the AMI high notion and you've created a foundation out of that, you want to share a little bit about that, you know, again, kind of going from, you know, this, this center into St. You're, and you know, for those of you that don't know to step 12, is what we taught what you brought up right, Darren Prince 36:34 giving it a spiritual awakening as a result of the six steps. Yeah, we've tried to carry this message to other alcoholics and people that are sick and suffering to practice and all their principles all their affairs. Brandon Handley 36:45 Sure. And so you're doing this now, in part through your aiming high foundation, you will share a little bit about what that group does Darren Prince 36:55 for the foundation combat when I wrote my book in October of 2018, aiming high, which Anna David was my publisher, Chris McGinnis, my brilliant writer, I gotta give her all the glory, even though she gives it to me. She's the one that wrote the masterpiece, within a week and a half became an international bestseller in England, Canada, Australia, and the US. And, you know, we got like the Amazon award and all these great accolades that came from it. But number it was ego driven. I mean, I just knew this was God. You know, given my purpose, and my dad passed you earlier, I told him my in the hospital, I was blessed that he added me back for eight and a half years sober. And I said, if I'm going to touch the world, I'm like this experience of what I had to deal with the past 32 days. And of course, it was 32 days, the last step after we went into the hospital, and our algorithm was Magic Johnson shirts, a number from the Lakers, and so urban like one by Israel, and I thought that was beautiful. And I just looked at him and I was like, you know, I never felt so comfortable during the most uncomfortable time in my life. Like, above up there with Joe and Muhammad, grandma, grandpa, Uncle Joe uncle, and I see you're gonna look down as the daddy, I'm going to touch the world. Not only with this experience, but with this gift, because I need people to understand that you can get food the roughest times in life and not have to drink not after drug not after. And it just took my spirituality to a whole nother level, for sure. And to be able to hold his hand say goodbye. And just He's crazy. I call them GMCs my friend Bruce are that passed away was so near and dear to me, my spiritual brother, couple of years ago used to call them GMCs got managed coincidences. But then two weeks, I got a call that I was going to be honored at New Jersey's largest drug and alcohol rehab center. I invested a ton of money and time into being a professional speaker. I knew this was just going to be a big moment. Not just for me, but to really carry the message to the general public and try to help people and then I went so fantastic. literally the next day to rehab got a call because the extreme that on Facebook from Dr. Oz's executive producer that they want on Dr. Oz The next day was Charles Schwab area when city went on Dr. Oz talked about recovery with Darryl and do an incredible job themselves. And literally right after Dr. Oz I got a call from Roanoke. Perhaps it was Donald Trump's executive assistant forever I think she's still got them Donald Trump is a dear friend from Celebrity Apprentice from having Dennis Rodman on their brand new Roderick a bunch of clients. I did a bunch of work with them. I got to see a different side zone because it was a sweetheart loyal always do an ad to the rehab center gal is that and they want to me at the White House. Wow. Frickin things for him to sign this $8 billion opiate epidemic Bill, you know, to start talking to teens around the country and I'd say you know, this is unbelievable. And then my dad always wants me to write a book Brandon and I just I didn't Feel comfortable writing about the HMI. I always take a lot of my stories out there between me and my my loved ones that I foster my clients myself and I met Anna David on Instagram one day, a few months after that. And I guess she saw something about, you know, a hashtag recovery and the White House and opiate epidemic. And somehow we linked up and I saw her that December of 2017, which was probably about eight or nine months after my dad passed and talking or just checking in with you, because your story is unbelievable, because you know, I'm in recovery. I was like, I had no idea. Because I've been in recovery, I read a couple of best selling books, I think it's time you write one. Because I have the angle. I know you said your dad always wants to do right when she goes take people on a fly on the wall journey of what it's like to be the agents most iconic stars of all time, like you went deep into health care side. And we looked at each other with tears. I said, That's it. That's powerful. That's hot. And so anyway, when the book came out, and I did so many speaking engagements, and I noticed that there was opportunities, very limited. And that short window of people that actually had such a deep connection with there was high school kids Did someone come over to me put their hands up during the q&a, where I knew I had an opportunity right then and there to help. There was adult audience, Gallows corporations, where people were just, they had that moment of clarity. And I'm like, I need to start a foundation. And because if I can grab somebody, and their lights come on in that moment, and they can afford it, and I could say, I could help you, right? Go home, pack your bag of a car company get you, it's gonna take you treatment center tonight, to check your work to get the life you deserve. And that's how even high Foundation came about. Brandon Handley 41:52 That's awesome. That's awesome. So I mean, you you you've gone from, you know, this kind of this broken, scared person, even though you had massive success came crumbling all down. And now you know, you've rebuilt yourself. And I always always look at spirituality is you recognize the truth of who you are personally, right? Like, I mean, you see the core of who you are. And you're looking now to help others to find that in themselves through AAA and through your foundation through the work. Darren Prince 42:23 And my friend Jen and I were laughing last night, I would say I didn't, I didn't get sober writing, you hide and make money. I didn't do it to build my brand, which I think just by default, you know, business is better than ever. I am a consultant with Ben and I help people, you know, get a, you know, get in there when I can't afford it. i I'm part of a it's an incredible group now bridge therapeutics that has this revolutionary 100 time better suboxone that hits the system, and 10 seconds when suboxone when I was on, it took 15 minutes. And I'm a voice for them. And I know it's gonna, you know, get people off methadone. And like, all these blessings that I've been a part of, because, you know, I've had that I've had the foundation in my business. But, you know, like Jay Shetty, and I was talking about now I had no idea that a byproduct was just the agency life. God knew all along the values ready. You know, Hong Kong, and he says an expression, he came into testimony for the back of my book that was so powerful and said, you know, July 2 2008, brother us God for the blessing. And he said, you've come to me correct. Now it's time to make your blessing to others. Brandon Handley 43:43 Yeah. Love it, man. And it's like, just like you said, you know, I was looking at, you know, the universe provides before you need the things right. So the universe kind of Gates gave you this agency and this platform so that like, when you got to this space, now you're able to leverage that to do what it is that you're doing right now. Exactly. That's awesome. There. Now what's next for you, man? What do you you know, where are you headed? What's going on? Darren Prince 44:12 I'm low on the travel for the next three weeks. Thanks, God me, my girl, her mom and my mom. Both of our moms are flying out for Thanksgiving just laying low. We have so much great business stuff going on. But you know, for me the stuff that really gets me excited is recovery. Get back out there and speak and again and you know, write my next book, which should be next year, raising whatever money I came from our foundation like I said bridge therapeutics, you know, I just can't wait to get this thing out to all the treatment centers and people that are suffering and you know, Banyan would probably have another you know, gala coming up for Banyan next year fundraiser. I just that's the stuff that really gets me excited. I mean, I got my dog on a personal override and I still up on my life. It's football season. Hopefully my Los Angeles chargers can turn Turn it around their records, okay, but they stink, they're all banged up and injured. So I do what I can to get my own personal enjoyment of time to check out and you know, with my girl and her dog and, you know, work out five days a week, still taking care of myself and nice. That's it. But I think, you know, it all comes into alignment when I put this first and when I help people. Brandon Handley 45:22 Yeah, I love that too, you know, that this is first for you. And I think that that's very profound. And hopefully that's something that some others take away as well. Man, I appreciate you coming in here. Like I said, we kind of bumped into each other Novak's house. And I you know, wanted to have you on Bill to share this story with some other people. I appreciate you being on World Darren Prince 45:44 Cup on Saturday. What's that? We're gonna wake up on Saturday. Brandon Handley 45:49 That's right. 100% Yeah, man, I'm looking forward to it. I you know, I think it'd be even. That's exciting. That's exciting for me that you're interested and the work that that I've been doing over there has been just kind of so makes me feel good, right? Kind of like the way it's what you're talking about. You can go there and get some people to see and connect with themselves and put some type of gap in between this anxiety that are feeling right and let go everything around them and just being able to do that for a moment, especially as they're making this transition from off the street. Some of these guys. I mean, these Darren Prince 46:29 are fresh. Exactly. Brandon Handley 46:31 Give them that for a moment. Man. This last one was super powerful, very excited. But again, man looking forward to us this coming week and we can and this has been a lot of fun. Darren so thank you. Thanks for where's that some people to find out more about you? How can they contribute? How where can people go to Darren Prince 46:48 follow me on Instagram at agent underscore DEP. The Foundation website is aiming high foundation dot work. Got my own personal site Official Darren prince.com. And for people that are intrigued by the agent life and whatnot, the business side is print marketing group.com Awesome. Thanks, Dan. All right. You got it. Excellent. I Intro Guy 47:15 really hope you enjoyed this episode of the spiritual dough podcast. Stay connected with us directly through spiritual dove.co. You can also join the discussion on Facebook, spiritual dough, and Instagram and spiritual underscore Joe. If you would like to speak with us, send us an email Brandon at spiritual dove.co And as always, thank you for cultivating your mindset and creating a better reality. This includes the most thought provoking part of your day. Don't forget to like and subscribe to stay fully up to date. Until next time, be kind to yourself and trust your intuition. Transcribed by https://otter.ai

Agent Darren Prince at 14 years old built a multi-million dollar baseball card company. His clients with Prince Marketing Group include Magic Johnson, Smokin Joe Frazier, Dennis Rodman, Chevy Chase, and Pamela Anderson, Hulk Hogan, Charlie Sheen, Ric Flair, Roy Jones Jr, and the late Evel Knievel. @agent_dpTim Peara, MBA - is the President & Finance Director at Bridge Therapeutics. He has 30 years' experience in institutional investments and technology start-ups. Contributed to the growth and strategy of major players in finance (Wells Fargo, Prudential, Lehman) and industry (Koch, GE, Bechtel, United Technologies). 

Darren Prince is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction and recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons such as Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Charlie Sheen, Dennis Rodman, Chevy Chase, and the late Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali to name a few. Through his new cause, he has become a sought after speaker on addiction recovery and mental health. On today's episode, Darren shares about his freeing journey from addiction. Lance & Darren discuss how the substance abuse started, the effects it had on him and his family, the many hurdles along the way as he tried to break free from it, and the stories of the lives he touched and helped save. He talked about his take one spirituality and how his faith changed him as an individual.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:  01:25 The life of a young Darren growing up in New Jersey 07:18 How your work ethic could set you apart from others  18:39 Going from Addiction to Sobriety  20:30 The path of spirituality that leads to freedom 22:28 The benefits of using Psychedelics 

I've got Darren Prince on the show today! Darren is the longtime agent of Magic Johnson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Chevy Chase, and just a lot of people in different industries! He started a marketing agency when he was younger, and he happened to meet all these different people because of that! We talk about how marketing has changed so much in the past few years with the advent of brand deals for short term content, like TikTok and reels. His company does over 8 figures per year managing their clients! Connect with Darren!Instagram - @agent_dpWebsite - https://officialdarrenprince.com/Book - https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Matters-Leading-Entrepreneurs-Business/dp/B0B7QBJQ5B/ref=sr_1_fkmr3_2?crid=9LY8GE81GE32&keywords=mission+matters%3A+World%27s+leadin&qid=1664469677&sprefix=mission+matters+world%27s+leadin%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-2-fkmr3Join the Wealthy Way today and get access to my free course, planner, and discord community! https://wealthyway.com______________________________________________________Here's how my businesses can help you:Want to be coached by me on real estate investing? Apply at https://futureflipper.comYou can invest in my real estate deals! Go to https://pinedacapital.comNeed tax and accounting help? Contact my CPA Firm! https://TrueBooksCPA.com/Are you a woman in entrepreneurship? Join our women's mastermind! https://wealthywoman.io/Join my coaching program for real estate agents! https://wealthyagent.io/For a free consultation with my team go to https://RyanPineda.com______________________________________________________My other social media channels:Subscribe to my main channel "Ryan Pineda" https://www.youtube.com/c/ryanpinedaSubscribe to my real estate only channel "Future Flipper" https://www.youtube.com/c/futureflipper1Follow me on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ryanpinedahttps://www.tiktok.com/@ryanpinedahttps://www.twitter.com/ryanpineda______________________________________________________Darren talks about his career path making 8 figures as an agent for celebrities!Darren tells us about his struggle with addiction and how he dealt with healing himself. Darren and I discuss how others can implement changes to help people in their journey. Social media marketing, marketing industry, self-awareness, self-growth, addiction help, entrepreneur advice, entrepreneur life, spiritual journey, Magic Johnson, Charlie Sheen, Chevy Chase, Hulk Hogan, Logan Paul

Celebrity and Sports agent Darren Prince, who represented stars such as Magic Johnson, Dennis Rodman, and Muhammad Ali, shares his recovery journey and how he became an advocate and speaker on addiction recovery and mental health. He opens up about being successful not in terms of wealth or fame, but through his internal healing and being of service to others.   On this episode, Darren talks to Matt about:   Launching a multi-million dollar baseball card business as a teen His spiral into opiate addiction and hiding it from his clients His “white light moment” where he found God and devoted his life to service Writing his inspirational book and getting recognized for inspiring others Being vocal about his sobriety and acting as a role model to others seeking recovery Starting the Aiming High foundation to provide scholarships for treatment How money and fame won't bring happiness if you lose sight of your mental health His advice to addicts who want help And More   Darren's memoir, Aiming High, is available HERE.  For more information about Darren's Aiming High Foundation, click HERE. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, MusiCares operates a Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Program that recognizes those issues unique to music professionals at any stage of their career, offering eligible individuals financial assistance and resources for psychotherapy, coaching, and psychiatric expenses, inpatient and outpatient treatment, detox and sober living costs. About Darren Prince ​Darren Prince is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction and recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons such as Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Charlie Sheen, Dennis Rodman, Chevy Chase, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra and the late Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali to name a few. Through his new cause, he has become a sought after speaker on addiction recovery and mental health. He specializes in helping high functioning addicts and at-risk executives to identity and avoid the pitfalls of addiction and working with teens of self-esteem and self-worth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darren Prince, International Best Selling author of his memoir Aiming High, is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction/mental health recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Jerry West, Dominique Wilkins, Chevy Chase, Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra, and many others as well as having worked with the late Smokin' Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali and Evel Knievel. As a leading authority in this space, Prince's insights have been featured in WSJ, NYT, USA Today, CNN, Fox and Friends, Chris Cuomo, Tucker Carlson, “On Purpose” podcast with Jay Shetty, Extra TV, Dr. OZ, and many other top media outlets. Darren has experienced what life is like in the celebrity world but also seen the dark reality of addiction through his own personal struggle with opiates. With over 14 years of sobriety, it's now Darren's mission to help others avoid and break free from addiction and mental health struggles. Darren's Upcoming Event - Date: October 7th, 2022 Trump National Doral Resort - Crystal Ballroom Get Tickets Now: https://aiminghighfoundation.org | Event Proceeds Benefit the Aiming High Foundation Prince Marketing Group: https://www.princemarketinggroup.com Darren Prince: https://officialdarrenprince.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/agent_dp ➔Please check out our Sponsors ➔Testosterone levels falling. Use MSCS to get 25%% off your at-home test and find out: https://trylgc.com/mscsmedia Thank you to LetsGetChecked. ➔Fiji: https://Fijiwater.com $5 off free shipping Unleash ➔Monster Energy: https://www.monsterenergy.com/us/mscs ➔Aura: See if any of your passwords have been compromised. Try 14 days for free: https://aura.com/MSCS Thank you to Aura ➔ Stay Connected With MSCS MEDIA on Spotify Exclusive: Watch all Mscs Media Video Podcasts UNCENSORED and UNCUT. : ► https://spoti.fi/3zathAe (If this is your first time watching a video podcast on Spotify when you hit play a setting pop-up box will pop up for 3 seconds ignore it, tap below the settings pop-up to watch the episode, you will only have to do this once) ► All Links to MSCS MEDIA:https://allmylinks.com/mscsmedia

At the hight of his career Darren was suffering. In this interview we went down a few rabbit holes but none bigger than overcoming addiction and being honest with yourself. Darren is a great leader and mentor and has appeared on many talk shows, podcasts and interviews around the world while talking about his time as a rockstar agent. www.officialdarrenprince.com IG: @agent_dp www.princemarketinggroup.com

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Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top, takes the reader on a journey of Darren's life as an agent to an addict and through recovery. In this episode,  Adam Torres and Darren Prince, Founder of Prince Marketing Group and author of Aiming High, explore Aiming High and the upcoming book Darren will release with Mission Matters which focuses on the importance of personal relationships to exceed your business goals.Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.ainstagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/Mortgage Connects, an MGIC PodcastInsights and tips from top mortgage industry pros!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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Darren Prince, International Best Selling author of his memoir “Aiming High” is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction and recovery. The book is an unbelievable read, anyone can relate to it. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons such as Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Jerry West, Oscar Delahoya, Roy Jones Jr, Chevy Chase, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra, and many others as well as the late Smokin' Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali and Evel Knievel to name a few. As a leading authority in this space, his insights have been featured in WSJ, NYT, USA Today, CNN, Fox and Friends, Chris Cuomo, Tucker Carlson and Dr. OZ. From selling his first business at 19 to building a multimillion-dollar sports and entertainment marketing agency, Darren has experience what life is like in the celebrity world. Unfortunately, he also saw the dark reality of addiction through his own personal struggle. With close to 13 years of sobriety, it's now Darren's mission to help others avoid and break free from addiction. Through his new cause, he has become a highly sought-after speaker on addiction recovery and mental health. Prince started his own 501C3 Aiming High Foundation where 100% of the proceeds provide treatment for this suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues. Aiming High is a must-read, everyone knows someone with an issue. Here's Darren Prince every celebrity in the world knows him, got burried in addiction, but found his way out. If he can, anyone can, and what a man of his background to take the time to focus on helping others. I can't say enough. Get Aiming High! Amazon Best Seller: https://amzn.to/3ukpcX9 Website: Helping young adults and professionals avoid the pitfalls of addiction. https://officialdarrenprince.com Prince Marketing Group: https://www.princemarketinggroup.com IG: agent_dp David Meltzer Season 2, Episode 2 Darren Prince: https://www.davidmeltzer.tv/office-hours-season-2/season:1/videos/episode-02-full-segment Are your testosterone levels falling? Use MSCS to get 30% off your at-home test and find out: https://trylgc.com/MSCS Thank you to LetsGetChecked for sponsoring this video. https://Fijiwater.com/mscs $5 off free shipping ►NOTE! SPOTIFY EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3x5H5Lc If this is your first time watching a video podcast on Spotify when you choose the video you want settings pop up will show on the lower left, tap settings and turn data saver on and off, then tap the thumbnail or picture in the lower left and video will play. This only needs to be done once on mobile. ► Follow me on Spotify, take a screenshot of a 5-star rating, and email it to tommy@mscsmedia.com 1 winner a month will be picked to receive the prize for that month. Prizes for each month will be announced on the 1st of the month only on Spotify.

Welcome to Episode #456 with Darren Prince, CEO of Prince Marketing Group and International Best Selling Author of "Aiming High".   During this episode, we talk about addiction, mental health, recovery and paving the way for success and delivering results that matter. Here are some highlights: In any issues, including mental health, the best way is to address it than try to cover it up. Once we found our purpose, the real gift is giving it away and sharing it to others and building a community that support and inspire each other Everyone has issues and challenges. No one is exempted. To be able to work through these challenges and excel is the way of life. If you are struggling, the first step is asking for help. There is no weakness in that rather it's full of bravery and strength.   Learn more about the contents discussed in this episode: Connect with Darren via Website, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube

Welcome to the trailer for Episode #456 with Darren Prince, CEO of Prince Marketing Group and International Best Selling Author of "Aiming High".   In this Wednesday's episode, Darren and I will be talking about addiction, mental health, recovery and paving the way for success and delivering results that matter. Here are some highlights: In any issues, including mental health, the best way is to address it than try to cover it up. Once we found our purpose, the real gift is giving it away and sharing it to others and building a community that support and inspire each other Everyone has issues and challenges. No one is exempted. To be able to work through these challenges and excel is the way of life. If you are struggling, the first step is asking for help. There is no weakness in that rather it's full of bravery and strength.   Join us on Wednesday for the full episode.

Darren Prince, International Best Selling author of his memoir “Aiming High” is a prominent sports and celebrity agent and global advocate for addiction and recovery. Through his agency, Prince Marketing Group, he represents icons such as Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Jerry West, Oscar Delahoya, Roy Jones Jr, Chevy Chase, Denise Richards, Carmen Electra and many others as well as the late Smokin' Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali and Evel Knievel to name a few. As a leading authority in this space, his insights have been featured in WSJ, NYT, USA Today, CNN, Fox and Friends, Chris Cuomo, Tucker Carlson and Dr. OZ. From selling his first business at 19 to building a multimillion-dollar sports and entertainment marketing agency, Darren has experience what life is like in the celebrity world. Unfortunately, he also saw the dark reality of addiction through his own personal struggle. With close to 13 years of sobriety, it's now Darren's mission to help others avoid and break free from addiction. He has his own God awakening on July 2, 2008 and believes any belief in a spiritual higher power that anyone can turn their bottom into a new beginning if they have the willingness.  Through his new cause, he has become a highly sought after speaker on addiction recovery and mental health. He specializes in helping high functioning addicts and at-risk executives to identity and avoid the pitfalls of addiction and working with teens of self esteem and self worth. Prince started his own 501C3 Aiming High Foundation where 100% of the proceeds provide treatment for this suffering with substance abuse and mental health issues. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Darren Prince is a sports and celebrity agent who, at the age of 14, founded a mail order company selling baseball cards and traveling around the country participating in trade shows. At the age of 20 he sold his company and became an industry leader in private autograph signings for sports and celebrity memorabilia with athletes and celebrities. A-List celebrities included Muhammad Ali, Hulk Hogan, Pele, Joe Montana, Carmen Electra and Jenny McCarthy. In 1995 Prince started a new venture with Prince Marketing Group (PMG), representing athletes and celebrities for marketing deals consisting of endorsements, licensing, TV, movie and book deals, autograph signings and appearances. His first client to sign with the firm was none other than Magic Johnson. Soon after Smokin' Joe Frazier, Dennis Rodman, Pamela Anderson and Chevy Chase followed. With PMG growing at an enormous pace, Prince added Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Mickey Rourke, Roy Jones Jr, Micky Ward and the late Evel Knievel as clients over the years. “The sports/entertainment industry is a small world and very competitive,” says Darren Prince, CEO of Prince Marketing Group. “Prince Marketing Group has prospered over the years by delivering out of the box thinking for clients and building relationships through the practice of good business and effective networking.” #Sportsagent #DarrenPrince #WhoKnewInTheMoment?