Hosted by Rocky Garza · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 94 episodes
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Welcome to Real with Rocky, a podcast about being honest, being real, and just being human.Hosted by Rocky Garza, a trusted speaker, coach, and consultant with over a decade of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, this show explores conversations we’re often afraid to have about identity, confidence, purpose, growth, and vulnerability. Through honest stories and practical insights, Rocky helps you reconnect with who you are so you can lead, work, and live with clarity and and conviction. Learn more at www.rockygarza.com
Rocky Garza hosts Real with Rocky, a education show with 94 episodes published.
In this episode, Rocky sits down with creative director Hance Taplin for a candid look at the ambition and personal values that fuel his brand, By Way of Dallas. Taplin shares the vulnerable reality of walking away from
In this episode, Rocky sits down with restaurateur and creative Olivia Constance for a deeply honest conversation about what it looks like to keep going: through divorce, through a pandemic, through building three restau
There is a quiet voice inside of you that represents your intuition and consciousness, and you have spent so long ignoring it that you have forgotten what it sounds like. You often decline its invitation to return to pea
In this episode, Rocky sits down with artist and museum professional Lucia Simek for a reflective conversation about creativity, identity, and the courage to choose oneself. Together they unpack the tension of leaving a
Most of us don't need more advice; we need clarity. We build inner walls to survive, believing that being the strong one who never needs help is what success looks like. We outwork and outlast everything until we stand a
In this episode, Rocky sits down with creative director and photographer Rambo Elliott for a deeply honest conversation about identity, permission, and what it actually takes to stop performing your way into belonging. R
The pressure to perform your way through being alive is real. And most of us have been doing it for so long, we don't even notice anymore. We optimize. We refine. We show up steady. We process the grief privately. We hid
In this episode, Rocky sits down with entrepreneur and creative Hance for a deeply honest conversation about identity, belonging, and the stories we carry about ourselves. Together they unpack the tension between wanting
There are two voices most of us have heard our whole lives. One says: Be content. Be grateful. Accept who you are and stop reaching for more. The antidote to hustle culture is stillness. Just be happy with what you have.
In this episode, Rocky sits down with entrepreneur and community builder Jonathan Morris for a reflective conversation about creativity, identity, and what it really means to build something that matters. Together they u
Rocky couldn't put down one idea: the good life isn't built at the edges. Not in hustle culture. Not in performative living. Not in the political certainty we cling to because the middle feels unsafe. The world rewards t
In this episode, Rocky sits down with entrepreneur and creative leader Robert Milam for a thoughtful conversation about purpose, work, family, and what it really means to live a human life. Together they explore the tens
Rocky couldn't stop thinking about a line, "We love deeply and show it poorly. And we called that fatherhood." In this In-Between episode, Rocky explores the gap between what many dads believe they're doing and what fath
On this week's episode, I welcome guest Alex Cohen. We talk through the truth of being a "Yes Girl" and why that strength can also be a weakness that has the potential to open the door for growth... if you approach it th
No polish. No pretending. Just real stories and real people showing up. This is Real with Rocky. See you next week.
In this episode, Rocky sits down with entrepreneur and designer Matt Marciante for a raw conversation about ambition, pride, and the hidden costs of doing everything alone. They unpack the underdog identity, why survival
In this candid conversation, Rocky and Temi unpack the unseen emotional weight many fathers and creatives carry but rarely name out loud. From dad guilt to under-belief to the pressure to be everything for everyone, Temi
Short Summary: In this conversation, Rocky and clothing designer Crespatrick de los Reyes explore the tension between creativity, obedience, and the pressure to “make it” on someone else’s timeline. This episode digs int
Helen Morrison on Leading with Love and Legacy When you step into a fifth-generation business, change takes courage—and heart. In this episode, newly appointed Frownies President and CEO Helen Morrison joins Rocky to tal
What if being the hero is what’s burning you out—and being human is what sets you free? Rocky and event planner Hunter Orcutt unpack the tension of business, marriage, and motherhood, and why “best” is a trap while “true
Jonathan Morris
Professor of History and author of ‘Coffee: A Global History’ · REIT Academy
1 appearance on this show
Alex Cohen
Chief Marketing and Accessibility Officer · Accessible Pharmacy, Inc.
1 appearance on this show
Tony Sousa
Vice President of Marketing Relations · RPM Living
1 appearance on this show
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