Pressed for Presence

About Pressed for Presence

Conversations about finding your calling and building a life around pursuing it.

Publisher

Drew Korf

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

26 Feb 2025

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   I Lived The Instagram Reel. Here's What Actually Matters. | Tyler Dusty

   Tyler Dusty is a marketing entrepreneur and growth partner at GrowRev. In today's episode, we sit down with Tyler Dusty in Austin, TX, who dropped out of college after his sophomore year, had his first paid ads company acquired, and then spent nearly two years living out of a suitcase while he traveled and built GrowRev. We get into restarting from zero, building to sell, and why the highlight reel on social media is never as cool as it looks. Key Moments and Highlights: - Why a 68 million view TikTok that paid $0 taught him leverage - Canceling his football scholarship and skipping class to learn online business - The $250 video slots that taught him to choose clients carefully - Hitting rock bottom with a flooded apartment, a totaled car, and a suspended license in three months - The betrayal that hurt worse than any breakup - Pitching a prospect to acquire his company on the spot - Trading his company for equity and diving into GrowRev - Finding common ground with nine figure operators - What two years of luxury travel looks like behind the curtain - Why peace, not happiness, is what he values most now Tyler's perspective on the world is so interesting because he's seen both sides of the coin. He's partied in all of the places Instagram tells you to chase, has done high-level work with renowned companies, and has reflected deeply along his journey. His perspective is one that I hope other fellow entrepreneurs can learn something from, and I can't wait for y'all to hear this one. Thanks for listening. Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Tyler Dusty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.dusty/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@Tyler_dusty⁩  (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC5zuZwp-FQ6x9dk6IfR1_Gw) Your First Five (free community): https://www.skool.com/yourfirst5/aboutFollow GrowRevWebsite: https://growrev.com/ Follow Drew Korf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode: Tomorrowland Belgium 2026, Official Aftermovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5yQBhDnrvM "The Marshmallow Test," Igniter Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ Episode Chapters: 0:00 Two years, one suitcase, 25 countries 1:46 Why big nights out don't hit anymore 3:52 Middle class pressure and a football dream 6:45 A 68 million view TikTok that paid $ 09:20 One year of college, then the whiteboard 13:39 First clients and a $7,500 retainer 17:48 $250 video slots and picking the right clients 21:08 Dropping out, then everything crashed 25:17 Throwing away the acceptance letter 26:17 Lead Nest and the betrayal 32:30 Pitching his company for acquisition 34:27 Hard moments become the best stories 37:17 Belief, visualization, and Barry Sanders 40:39 Building for a lifestyle and giving for free 45:34 The one way ticket and an open mind 49:43 Imposter syndrome in bigger rooms 55:54 Behind the curtain: it's not that cool 1:00:19 The adult marshmallow test 1:04:33 Who you do it with matters most 1:07:44 Nearsighted vs. farsighted moments 1:11:04 Picking a partner to share life with 1:14:27 The delayed life fallacy 1:19:33 This too shall pass 1:22:08 Why peace is what he values now 1:24:44 Purpose, 75 summers, and building together 1:27:55 How to support Tyler

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Why Gyms Matter More Than Ever In The GLP-1 Era | Brian Wilkerson

   Brian Wilkerson is the founder of CrossFit Casual in Boise, ID. In today's episode, we sit down with Brian Wilkerson in Boise, Idaho. Brian is a 26 year old born-entrepreneur who went from selling paracord bracelets in 7th grade to building CrossFit Casual into a gym of 275+ members in just a couple of years. We talk about being shameless in business, why a gym might be the best third space we have left, and what comes after you hit the goal you set. Key Moments and Highlights: How selling bracelets in middle school prepared him for business The spring break Tesla ride that changed his whole career path Going from finance graduate to camp counselor, and setting his ego aside to do it Why nobody is thinking about you as much as you think Six months of brutal challenges before opening day of CrossFit Casual The importance of gyms as a third space in a lonelier, remote-first world GLP-1s, the quick fix, and why he still believes in the gym Hitting 275 members and asking what's next Brian is a killer operator and an even better dude. This conversation was incredibly inspiring for me, and I wish I would have been able to hear it when I was early on in my journey. Hope you dig it as much as I did. Thanks for listening.Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Brian Wilkerson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianwilk/ (https://www.instagram.com/brianwilk/) Follow CrossFit Casual Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossfit.casual/ (https://www.instagram.com/crossfit.casual/) Website: https://crossfitcasual.com (https://crossfitcasual.com) Follow Drew Korf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ (https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf (https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf) Follow The Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast (https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast) From the Episode: Rick Rubin, "How to Access Your Creativity," Huberman Lab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycOBZZeVeAc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycOBZZeVeAc) CrossFit, "F*ck The Quick Fix. CrossFit Is The Cure.": https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6nCWww7X1yQ (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6nCWww7X1yQ) Michael Smoak, Higher Up Wellness: https://www.instagram.com/higherupwellness/ (https://www.instagram.com/higherupwellness/) Episode Chapters: 0:00 The journal entry written two days before opening 2:33 Paracord bracelets and parents who just do things 6:23 Odd jobs, forklifts, and blue collar perspective 15:22 Leading a Dutch Bros crew in his early 20s 18:16 The Tesla ride that changed everything 22:01 Finance degree to summer camp counselor 26:34 A time to learn and a time to earn 28:49 Being cringe and why nobody is thinking about you 32:04 Flyers, a tripod, and the "we're not cool" brand 35:38 Coffee shop or CrossFit gym? 39:48 Taking the leap 41:40 Six months of code fixes and landlord battles 45:49 Is being naive a superpower? 48:41 Building it yourself versus buying a gym 50:40 Why a CrossFit gym is a country club 53:09 Gyms as a third space 56:54 The cheat code for building a social circle 1:02:26 Rick Rubin and bringing an idea into the world 1:03:40 GLP-1s and CrossFit's war on the quick fix 1:08:50 Is a fit body still a status symbol? 1:13:57 Convenience versus connection 1:16:07 House and HYROX, the workout rave 1:18:02 Did the flowers grow? 1:21:54 What comes after hitting the goal 1:25:14 What do I actually want? 1:28:15 How to support Brian

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   How Dating Apps Are Ruining Modern Relationships | Ivan James

   Ivan James is a relationship and embodiment coach. In today's episode, we sit down with Ivan James, a 16 year Air Force veteran and father who spent most of his life as the best performer in every room he walked into, until his marriage started falling apart and he couldn't win the room in his own house. We talk about performative love versus embodied love, why relationships are the clearest mirror we'll ever look into, and why real intimacy scares so many of us. By 16, Ivan had lived in ten states and three countries. At 33, he disappeared for a year: no social media, no friends, no TV, no drinking. He gets into trying to win over his own couples therapist, finding God in the Appalachian Mountains, and why choosing yourself might be the most loving thing you can do for your partner. Key Moments and Highlights:- Why dating apps and endless options make commitment feel optional - Relationships as the clearest mirror you'll ever look into - Why bad sex is almost always a symptom of missing intimacy- Performative love versus embodied love, & performative burnout - Becoming a master chameleon - Trying to win over his own couples therapist as his marriage fell apart - Disappearing for a year to find out who he was - Why every gift has a light side and a shadow side - The "one coin" mantra - "Workism," and whether we're asking our partners to be everything Ivan spent decades being the guy everyone thought had it figured out, and hearing him describe what it took to strip all of that away, and what it takes to not pick the masks back up, is something I think every single one of us needs to hear. Thanks for listening. Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Ivan James Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanheals/ Website: https://ivanheals.com/ Follow Drew KorfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The GardenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode:Derek Thompson, "Workism Is Making Americans Miserable," The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/Eli Finkel, "The All-or-Nothing Marriage," TEDxDunapart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtOwmeZFASE Episode Chapters:0:00 Why commitment feels so hard right now 1:26 Dating apps & endless options 5:08 Is avoiding commitment a way to stay safe? 6:29 Relationships as the most powerful mirror we have 8:03 Double down, eject, or settle 9:31 Why bad sex is a symptom, not the cause 12:56 Anxiety as a teacher 13:55 The signs you're in a bad relationship 17:01 Defining intimacy 19:10 Performative vs. embodied love 22:25 How to catch yourself performing 25:52 Acting "as if" 28:35 Filling a void of self love with social currency 30:39 The 2017 moment that stopped everything 32:52 Asking who he was at 33 34:10 Going cold turkey on social media, friends, alcohol, and TV 36:08 Why isolation needs a foundation 39:30 Finding God and getting baptized in the Appalachian Mountains 40:51 Every gift has a light side and a shadow side 43:04 Giving your past self grace 45:37 Trauma and the story we tell ourselves about it 50:16 When self development turns into "I'm not enough" 53:44 Awareness versus action 55:24 Is the coaching space part of the problem? 59:56 Reintegrating into the world after solitude 1:01:19 Eight months in Miami Beach 1:03:31 The "one coin" mantra 1:08:51 Calling in a partner who holds a clear mirror 1:11:50 The Mastery of Love and the social mask 1:14:32 Conflict as the thing that creates intimacy 1:16:04 Supporting your partner's journey without pressure 1:22:37 Why choosing yourself is the most loving thing you can do 1:23:36 Workism and the all or nothing relationship 1:27:30 What breakups reveal about what you're missing 1:29:34 The first questions to ask on the path to embodiment 1:34:38 How to support Ivan

Who has been a guest on Pressed for Presence

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Will Grundhauser
• Veronica O'Hara
• Summer Peterson
• Summer Jean
• Brady McLean

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

53,365

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

37 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

25

Social presence

94

YouTube

72

Engagement

32