30 Business Failures, Unimaginable Loss & Finding Purpose | Jason Reid

What does it take to keep going when life changes in ways you never imagined?

In this powerful episode of The PIVOT Show, Cristina Dam welcomes serial entrepreneur, filmmaker, and philanthropist Jason Reid, whose remarkable journey spans decades of business success, repeated failures, profound personal tragedy, and an unexpected mission to change the conversation around youth mental health.

Jason shares how he arrived in California with just $50, went on to build companies employing thousands, and survived more than 30 failed business ventures. But his greatest challenge came when his 14-year-old son, Ryan, died by suicide.

A note Ryan left behind—“Tell My Story”—would ultimately inspire a movement dedicated to helping young people and families communicate more openly about mental health.

Together, Jason and Cristina explore grief, resilience, parenting, the pressures facing today's children, the transformative power of curiosity and creativity, and the opportunities and dangers of artificial intelligence.

Jason also shares an important reminder: You don't have to be great at something to find joy in doing it.

This is an honest, moving, and thought-provoking conversation about navigating life's hardest pivots, discovering unexpected purpose, and finding the courage to keep moving forward.

Learn more about Jason and his work:

Tell My Story: https://www.tellmystory.org/

TEDx Talks and Goalcast: https://www.tellmystory.org/jasons-tedx-talk

Films and educational resources: https://www.tellmystory.org/

The PIVOT Show with Cristina Dam — Where life changes direction.

https://thepivotshow.com/

Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and grief. In the U.S., call or text 988 for crisis support.

What happens when you grow up adjacent to one of the most famous families in the world—but still have to figure out who you are?

Navarone Garcia—musician, singer-songwriter, former frontman of Them Guns, and son of Priscilla Presley—joins Cristina Dam for an extraordinarily candid conversation about addiction, sobriety, family, identity, loss and reinvention.

Navarone opens up about his journey from experimenting with drugs as a teenager to an addiction that eventually consumed his daily life. He shares the shocking moment he discovered the substance he believed was heroin was actually fentanyl, the exhaustion of structuring his entire life around addiction, and what happened when he finally made the decision that no intervention or rehab could make for him: he wanted to stop.

His withdrawal would push him through 22 days without sleep—but on the other side was an entirely different life.

Navarone also shares the remarkable story of discovering a large Brazilian family he never knew he had, the painful breakdown of his relationship with his father, returning to Brazil sober, learning Portuguese so he could communicate with his relatives, and eventually building a life between the United States and Brazil.

He and Cristina also explore growing up around fame, his relationship with his mother Priscilla Presley, family loss, the end of his longtime band Them Guns, and his decision to step forward under his own name as solo artist Navarone Garcia.

His latest single, “If I Could I Would Scream,” marks the beginning of that new chapter.

This is a conversation about addiction—but even more, it's about identity.

About discovering who you are when everything you've used to define yourself begins to fall away.

And about the moment you realize no one else can make your PIVOT for you.

FOLLOW + LISTEN TO NAVARONE

Official Links — Music + Socials: https://linktr.ee/NavaroneGarcia

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/navarone-garcia/1717018463

Them Guns: https://themguns.bandcamp.com/

Navarone By Lorand: https://www.navaronebylorand.com/

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Where life changes direction.

Reba Merrill was fired, rejected by Hollywood, replaced by a 22-year-old—and still refused to quit.

In this powerful episode of The PIVOT Show, the Emmy Award-winning journalist shares how she rebuilt her life, created her own opportunities, interviewed nearly 1,000 celebrities, and turned rejection into reinvention.

Reba opens up about starting over as a single mother, being blackballed after refusing a powerful Hollywood executive, landing interviews with stars like Robert Redford and Paul Newman, battling self-doubt, and learning one of the biggest lessons of her life:

Don’t be afraid to ask for help. One phone call can change everything.

At 91, Reba’s message is simple: rejection is not the end. Sometimes it is the beginning of your next PIVOT.

🌐 Official Website, Books & Celebrity Interview Collection: https://rebamerrill.com/

📖 Making It: What I Got Away With in Hollywood 📖 Nearly Famous: Tales From the Hollywood Trenches Find Reba's books and more at RebaMerrill.com

🎙️ THE PIVOT SHOW with Cristina Dam Real stories. Powerful transformations. The moments that change the direction of our lives.

Where life changes direction.