Remix Your Purpose: Jade Simmons Shares How to be Unfreakable This Year
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Jon Gordon Podcast, I sit down with the powerful and courageous Jade Simmons. Jade is a classically trained pianist who has transformed her musical career into an awe-inspiring journey of speaking and performing. Our conversation delves deeply into the empowering nature of understanding one's true purpose.
We also discuss her transition from classical concerts to innovative "keynote concert adventures," where she blends music, storytelling, and motivational speaking. Whether it's through a powerful piano piece or a signature end-performance rap, Jade makes a profound impact.
Our chat moves into practical advice for the listeners as Jade and I unpack the concept that one's potential is like a seed, holding everything needed for growth. We talk about the importance of curiosity, flexible planning, and unwavering commitment that transcends the fear of rejection. Jade's insights on how to rebound quickly from challenges and not take negativity personally are both enlightening and motivating.
This episode is a rich blend of inspiration, practical advice, and profound insights that will encourage you to live out your purpose with confidence and resilience.
Tune in, be inspired, and discover the audacity to believe in your worth, challenge norms, and make a significant impact in your world.
About Jade,
Nicknamed “Classical Music’s #1 Maverick” and named one of the Best Keynote Speakers, Jade Simmons is a creator of transformational adventures that span Rachmaninoff all the way to rap and include virtuoso storytelling, uncommon insights, and boundless inspiration.
Jade is the best-selling author of Purpose the Remix: A Mind-Blowing Re-understanding of Purpose and How it Works and Audacious Prayers for World Changers: Live and Pray Out Loud. As a female entrepreneur, and acclaimed creator of life-altering main stage experiences, Jade Simmons is a born storyteller and a purpose whisperer to the world’s superlative brands.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the John Gordon podcast where we share John's interviews with guests as well as key strategies and lessons from his keynotes, coaching, and more. |
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| 0:25.5 | That's J-O-N-Gordoncertified.com. |
| 0:28.5 | Now let's jump in to today's episode. |
| 0:31.5 | This is John Gordon with the John Gordon podcast. |
| 0:34.6 | And today, my guest is Jade Simmons. |
| 0:36.9 | Jade, how are you? I'm good. Thank you for having |
| 0:39.3 | me, John. So great to have you. I see a piano in your background and you are a trained pianist |
| 0:47.0 | classically. Talk about that. Yeah, that's my entire upbringing. My original childhood dream was to be a |
| 0:53.7 | classical concert pianist. And so I went to |
| 0:56.2 | all the great schools at Northwestern University, has a killer music program, came here to Houston |
| 1:01.2 | to go to Rice's Shepard School of Music, to get my master's in piano performance. And I spent the |
| 1:06.5 | early part of my career doing what I wanted to do. So playing with orchestra, recitals. I played at the |
| 1:12.9 | White House, the U.S. Supreme Court. And Bach, you know, Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, |
| 1:19.4 | those are my guys. And then over the years, I started to get a little more adventurous, a little more |
| 1:24.5 | audacious in my concert program. And I started blending multiple |
| 1:28.7 | genres. So today, my concerts go from Beethoven all the way to rap with world-class |
| 1:35.0 | storytelling and audience interactivity in between. Is that how you moved into speaking? Because I |
| 1:41.7 | know you do a ton of speaking to corporate audiences. You rock the stage, |
| 1:46.1 | not just musically, but also with your words and your story. So how did that happen? In a nutshell, |
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