{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 8 - Pete Maina","description":"Do what you love and get paid for it.&amp;nbsp; For Episode 8 I reached out to a man who has monetized his passions in a sector that is notoriously difficult to monetize.&amp;nbsp; Pete Maina is living his dream.&amp;nbsp; Pete is a larger than life personality and gets paid to fish and to talk about fishing.&amp;nbsp; He has owned publications and worked on networks such as NBC, FOX, and OLN.&amp;nbsp; Pete is one of the highest profile media anglers.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; In this episode we discuss how he transitioned from a young guide to a compensated angler.&amp;nbsp; We dive deep into the prescription for getting paid for what you love to do - how he decided he was worth it, and what factors were in play for Pete to ask for money for his services.&amp;nbsp; Pete is also a freedom minded person and so we talk about the impacts of the hast 2 years, including his outlook on things like Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and Bitcoin.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Always Be Choking","author_url":"http:\/\/bechoking.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23140043\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/127872686"}