{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F6dbd8353-3c3e-47e4-a448-c601a1ad0251","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 029: Camouflage, Big Gay Ice Cream, and Coming Out\u2026Oh MY! \u2013 Chris Brogan","description":"What happens when the guy named one of the Must Follow Marketing Minds of 2014 shows up on the air of the coming out lounge? Dot\u2019s get connected, and the homogenized way of being in the world get\u2019s thrown out the door.\u00a0 Enter a big diva in his own right, without the swelled ego to show for it, Chris Brogan!\r\nAuthor, speaker, and quirky entrepreneur, Chris explores how people use their desire to belong to build thriving businesses and lives. Highly sought after as a professional speaker, this New York Times bestselling author of eight books and counting, was once a nerdy nerd when it wasn\u2019t cool to be a nerdy nerd. Consider that the start of his own coming out to be authentically who he is and always will be.\r\nThrough all his fame, Chris stays grounded, knowing he\u2019s gotten where he has because he was weird and let his weirdness shine through. Kind of ironic to see the power of being who you are \u2013 WEIRD \u2013 lands\u00a0 you in front of corporate audiences the likes of\u00a0 Disney, Coke, Google, GM, Microsoft, Coldwell Banker, Titleist, Scotts, Humana Health, Cisco, Sony USA, and many more. And let\u2019s not forget to mix in that he\u2019s rubbed elbows with Dr. Phil Show, Richard Branson, and Tony Robbins.\r\nYep, that guy joins us this week on the Coming Out Lounge, because his momma taught him to share \u2013 his perspective on life on planet earth \u2013 in and out of the closets we all have in common.\r\nIn addition to being\u00a0 globe-trotting, super nerd, Chris lives in northern Massachusetts, with his better half is Jacqueline Carly. Between the two of them, Chris has two great kids and Jacq has one. He has a loving and fun pair of parents, as well, who\u2019ve come out, embraced and accepted that their nerdy nerd son is now one of the coolest, hippest, humans making the planet a better place.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* Nerdy nerds possess coming out super powers\r\n* Discover what happens with the drama we self create\r\n* Find out the 3 most common responses to any coming out story\u2026even if you\u2019re not LGBTQ\r\n* Tweetable: Once it feels that it is no big deal, then that\u2019s when it get better\r\n* Not being afraid to fail leads to outcomes you never thought possible\r\n\r\nConnect With Chris\r\nWebsite\r\nPodcast\r\nSpeaking\r\nCourses\r\nBooks\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-029-camouflage-big-gay-ice-cream-and-coming-out-oh-my-chris-brogan%2F&title=Episode%20029%3A%20%20Camouflage%2C%20Big%20Gay%20Ice%20Cream%2C%20and%20Coming%20Out%E2%80%A6Oh%20MY%21%20%E2%80%93%20Chris%20Brogan" data-a2a-url="https://rickclemons.com/episode-029-camouflage-big-gay-ice-cream-and-coming-out-oh-my-chris-brogan/" data-a2a-title="Episode 029: Camouflage, Big Gay Ice Cream,","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}