Episodes

This one feels personal. Because when I look back at the moments that changed my life, they all have one thing in common: people. A conversation. A person. A connection. That's why I started Quick Before You Forget. And that's why this...

Last July, my family and I were standing in the Badlands when I asked a stranger to take our picture. That stranger was Henry Manuel. At the time, he was riding a motorcycle around the world. We talked for a few minutes, exchanged information, and...

The most powerful force in leadership, and in life, isn't strategy, intelligence, authority, or reps. It's human connection. In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, I sit down with my friend Anne Chow, transformational leader, former CEO of...

What happens when life disrupts everything you thought you wanted? In this powerful conversation, leadership expert, former Army officer, professor, and bestselling author Patrick Leddin, PhD, shares what it really means to turn disruption into...

In weakness there is purpose and in purpose there is strength. In this deeply moving and highly conversational episode of Quick Before You Forget, I am joined by singer-songwriter Tony Memmel, a keynote speaker and musician born with one hand who...

What happens when a near-fatal crash forces you to confront how little time is truly guaranteed? In this deeply emotional episode of Quick Before You Forget, Ty sits down with marketing strategist and community builder Brant Johnson for a...

I started this Quick Before You Forget journey after getting laid off in January 2026 from what I believed and hoped was my dream job. There was no master plan, aside from intentionally embracing the chaos of building the roc...

This episode of Quick Before You Forget is one of the most honest, raw, and empowering conversations about motherhood, identity, and doing hard things you can find on the internet. In a conversation years in the making, I sit...

This episode of Quick Before You is literally years in the making. Receipts and all, this is a wild ride you're not going to want to skip. In this deeply honest conversation on Quick Before You Forget, I sit down with New York Times bestselling...

Welcome to Coach Doc and Ty's circle of trust. Things get real in this second conversation with Dr. Antonio Harrison on Quick Before You Forget and it's meant to meet you exactly where you are. In this deeply honest episode o...

Today we’re talking about money. Budgeting. Saving. Investing. Debt. Mindset. But not in the “cut your Starbucks treat and buy a house” kind of way. We’re talking about it in a way that actually feels achievable, empowering, and grounded in real...

You don’t feel lost because you’re broken. You feel lost because you’ve stopped looking up. In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, host Ty Schmidt sits down at Lazy Pickle Studios in LA with actor, storyteller, and abundant and inspiring human...

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything “right” but still feel exhausted, anxious, or unfulfilled, this episode will change the way you see your life. In this powerful and deeply human conversation on Quick Before Yo...

Most leaders think leadership is about being the strongest person in the room. Mick Hunt learned the hard way that it’s not. After watching his company drop from 400 employees to less than 200 in 90 days, Mick was forced to confront a brutal...

He walked away from the dream people spend their whole lives chasing. And it led him straight to the life he was actually meant to live. In this deeply emotional and wildly honest episode of Quick Before You Forget, host Ty S...

In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, host Ty Schmidt engages in a meaningful conversation with Ruchi Shah, industrial-organizational psychologist and author of We, Humans, for a deeply grounding conversation about what...

When life changes in an instant, who are you without the identity you built? In this episode of Quick Before You Forget , host Ty Schmidt learns from Jeff Griffin, Paralympic medalist, speaker, and resilience expert, about re...

What do you do when rejection is constant and life still requires you to keep going? In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, Ty Schmidt welcomes actor Brent Bailey (yes — Kris K / Target Santa but also so many more amazing roles) to talk about...

When you’re burned out, feeling lost, or wondering how to remember who you are, this episode feels like a hug wrapped in laughter and human realness. Actor and creator DJ Pieper joins Quick Before You Forget host Ty Schmidt f...

Dr. Antonio Harrison, known to many simply as "Coach Doc," has an honest, vulnerable, and transparent conversation with host Ty Schmidt about what to do when you feel burned out, lost, afraid, or stuck. Together, they unpack ...

Slowing Down to Notice What's Real In this trailer episode, the show host Ty expresses gratitude for the audience's time and reflects on the fast pace of life. The show aims to help listeners slow down and notice important moments. Ty invites...