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Brian Biro

Brian Biro

Brian Biro, "America's #1 Breakthrough Speaker," is a motivational leadership speaker and author of 16 books including "Beyond Success" and "The ROI of Kindness."

Jul 3, 2026

2:23
Like, what's a breakthrough to you?
2:25
Well, a breakthrough is anyti- I mean, I've, I've been fascinated with the concept of breakthrough my whole life.
2:30
I've had three careers.
2:31
My first career, I was a US swimming coach, so I was trying to hel- help young athletes break through to their potential in their sport, but really in their life.
2:38
'Cause you don't coach swimming, you coach people.
2:40
And then in my corporate career, we were trying to build a breakthrough culture where people are constantly looking to rise, to move forward, to learn something every day.
2:48
And so breakthroughs are really about taking steps, right? And then for the last 36 years as a speaker, I've tried to make breakthroughs not only possible for people, but plannable, and that's really what breakthrough leadership is all about.

10 MINS LATER

13:19
Mm-hmm.
10:11
And
10:12
I always wanted a family.
10:13
I always wanted some balance in my life, some rhythm in my life.
10:17
So I'm probably the only guy you've ever had on your show who went to graduate school to get a life instead of a job.
10:22
And I did.
10:23
I went to UCLA, got my MBA.
10:26
But better than that, I met my wife, started my family.

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23:15
Yes.

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