Darren Prince:From Addiction to Representing Legends Like Magic Johnson & Muhammad Ali |Sean Callagy

Unblinded with Sean Callagy

In this powerful episode of 'Unblinded,' host Sean Callagy reconnects with celebrity agent and philanthropist Darren Prince, who shares his journey through

Key takeaways

• Sustainable giving is not charity—it's an identity rooted in generosity that multiplies over time.

Main topics

• Resilience after profound loss
• Sustainable giving and net giving philosophy

Notable quotes

"What came out of that ocean wasn't just two guys. It was a masterclass in net giving."

"The greatest legacy isn't fame. It's that nobody complained when the flags came down."

Conclusion

This episode is a testament to the power of service, personal growth, and unwavering generosity as tools

Transcript preview

Speaker 3 (0:00) The man who lost his mom, his dog, his engagement, and his best friend in one year showed up to surf the Atlantic with a blind unicorn founder. What came out of that ocean wasn't just two guys. It was a masterclass in net giving, sustainable giving, Dolly Parton. And why the greatest legacy isn't fame, it's that nobody complained when the flags came down. Darren Prince and Sean Kalaji, unblinded. Watch it. Why Speaker 2 (0:28) did magic help you? He told me magical words. I'm going to give you two years. You're a good dude. Life is how successful I can make you and everybody else around me because you're going to do the same. Do Speaker 1 (0:38) you think it would have been worse to fight Tyson for three rounds or that ocean? Speaker 2 (0:41) I mean, I got a pretty bad cut on my knee. I got a bruise on this knee, a swollen right toe. This Speaker 1 (0:47) is the man. freeze frame it he's up on that surfboard did you not do it we Speaker 2 (0:52) got we got up there wasn't the long and all Speaker 1 (0:54) of a sudden we're chatting i'm like hey we have this idea about a sustainable giving i Speaker 2 (0:59) think this all came about talking about dolly barton every single person in the world came together and if that's not legacy i don't know what is Speaker 1 (1:14) Welcome to the Sean Callaghan Unblinded Podcast, where we serve you in seeing what you may not be seeing about exponentially rising your money, your time, your magic. We are here with the one and only Darren Prince. Who is this guy? Why in the Sean Callaghan Unblinded Podcast for the second time? I don't know. Celebrity whisperer? This is the dude. He reunited, reunited Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Do you know how crazy that is? what type of yes-causing mastery that took, and he did it when he was high. He was the man that Hulk Hogan looked to for advice, guidance, speaker, agency. God rest Hulk Hogan's soul, a dear friend of Darren's. He once worked with the amazing Pamela Anderson for a long period of time. I mean, the dude works now with Magic Johnson, David Goggins, extraordinary human beings of all sorts and kinds. Charlie Sheen, he brought Ralph Macchio to this podcast before. He is a celebrity whisperer, and whatever celebrities I say, there's a whole longer list. But much more importantly, he's from Jersey originally. He's not a Hollywood guy. Yeah, they took him from us, but the guy also is a philanthropist. His book, Aiming High, international bestseller, was all about his journey through addiction, 18 years of sobriety. That's what this man has. And his story continues with contribution and philanthropy through his Aiming High Foundation. We've got a gala coming up, lots to talk about. But first, Darren Prince, welcome, welcome. And what are you doing in the great state of New Jersey? Yes, part two. You're in the great state of New Jersey. Why are you here? Speaker 2 (2:49) Well, I came to see you. I came to see my sister and a couple of friends. And it's just been an incredible weekend with you. Speaker 1 (2:55) Awesome. Well, I thank you for that. And so what I want to show you right now. is what Darren and I were doing a few minutes ago, because I think this is like, we're just in like total like chill vibe. That's our ocean out there. That's my backyard, by the way. We're coming from Long Beach Island, New Jersey, the heart and soul of my life, my family. And Darren and I, a few minutes ago, we're about to do this. So that's Darren and I getting ready to hit the surf. And I surfed a couple waves. And then it was Darren's turn to go with a blind guy. If you don't know, I am actually blind. I'm making eye contact with Darren and the camera. But yes, this crazy man, crazier than anything ever did with substances way back in the day, is going into the rough, violent Atlantic Ocean with a blind man. And here, as you can see it. A couple punches from Apollo Creed meets Mike Tyson. He's also done a lot of great things with Mr. Mike Tyson. Darren's getting bumped and battered, but you know what? Darren kept getting up. So Darren, what was the surfing like? What was that piece of the puzzle? We have so much to talk about today. Stay with us because we're going to talk about how you get to meet somebody like Darren, how you create amazing things in the world, and how you rise your identity because he started with super humble beginnings. It's a crazy story. We're going to highlight it very quickly, talk about where he is and where we're going from here with sustainable giving, philanthropy. taking this podcast to the moon, integrously, incredible contribution. But Darren, surfing, ocean, what's up? Speaker 2 (4:19) The surfing was amazing. I mean, we tried three rounds, I think it was. We Speaker 1 (4:25) did. Speaker 2 (4:25) At least 10 to 12 attempts. Speaker 1 (4:27) Do you think it would have been worse to fight Tyson for three rounds or that ocean? Speaker 2 (4:31) I mean, I got a pretty bad cut on my knee. I got a bruise on this knee, a swollen right toe. I'm a little battered, but I mean, if the waves weren't so strong, probably would have gone another. you know, round or dip. Speaker 1 (4:42) Yeah. And here's Darren Prince. He's standing up. Look at this. This is the man. Freeze frame it. He's up on that surfboard. Did you not do it? Speaker 2 (4:50) We got up there. It wasn't the longest time, but eventually we got up. And I think if we can maybe give it a shot in the morning, I'll have better luck. Speaker 1 (4:59) So, Mr. David Goggins, if you watch this, you may run ultra marathons. You're an amazing human being. But this brother battles that imagination. He's like a Navy SEAL out there. A Navy SEAL in training. So with everybody out there, we're super grateful. And I want you to bring present for a second. What is it for you in the world that brings you here today? Are you just looking to escape for a minute? Like, all right, let's check something out here. Or is there something that's more that you're seeking? Is it more financial abundance? Maybe it's more scaling, leverage, duplication, time freedom. You're burning the midnight oil, putting the time in. Or maybe it's more magic and impact you want to create. What's it for you? Just bring that present, quick visual of it. For Darren and myself, we're on the magic journey. And we'll talk about that in a second. The impact, the philanthropy. But what is it for you that brings you here? Because I'd love you to turn your listening on. Dial in at that level for this conversation and the more you're seeking. We're going to talk about us a little bit, but we're irrelevant. You're the star of this whole thing. Your outcomes, your needs, that's what this is all about. So thank you. So Darren, you've been through a lot. In the past year, since last we spoke, you've lost your mom. Speaker 2 (6:12) You've Speaker 1 (6:13) lost your beloved, amazing dog. And you just had a transition in your life from an amazing, extraordinary woman, as you say, all the time. And please, brother, what's it been like for you? Because people out there, they got challenges too. What's going on? Speaker 2 (6:30) And Hulk passing on July 24th. Speaker 1 (6:33) And people's celebrity name drop. I know for a fact, because I've had the privilege of speaking to a number of these incredible humans, including somebody like Magic Johnson, these aren't names Darren drops. He doesn't just make a little bit of money with them and do a service. These are people that are near and dear to his heart, and he's near and dear to theirs. And so I've met a lot of folks who name drop this man, and I've had the privilege of being inside that circle. These people love him, and he loves them. So please, the loss of Hulk Hogan as well. Forgive me for not mentioning that. Please. So, you Speaker 2 (7:06) know, I feel that I feel in life as somebody that's a healer and that's always working on elevating myself each day to get closer to God and be more of service. And, you know, healing is an ongoing journey for all of us. And, you know, I could have chose to, you know, focus on. you know the the bad of losing my mom and hulk and my beloved rodney my dog from his 14 years and you know the heartache of a broken engagement with nutza but because of the personal development work i've done you got introduced to one of the key four members of my mount rushmore personal development launch last night what's Speaker 1 (7:45) up launch Speaker 2 (7:46) um You know, I do a lot of breath work, a lot of meditating, grounding. I've got my 12-step recovery spiritual meetings right at the top as my aiming high foundation and serving others that are in need of substance abuse, everyday people as well as veterans that we fly in. I just think that my buddy Brian, he spoke to Marty this morning, another good friend for that frequency work. I just think this world sometimes we just get wrapped up from the neck up in what's going on in life. And I think we all have these tools to change our perspective and perception and look at every situation different in a more positive light of what we had and not what we're losing or what we have and not what we're not getting. Speaker 1 (8:31) Amen. Now, for anybody that you're a red alert or spidey senses are tingling, mine tingle too. I am always super concerned about authenticity and integrity. We're not talking about Darren, but when I start hearing, mindset work, breath work, frequency, imagery, visualization, shaman, I start to go like freak out, not because I don't believe in the power of our mindset, the power of our neural connections, the possibility of creating these visions that come to reality. I do believe in that, but I also believe because it's a very subjective area. that there are so many people that are really not integrous, and even those that are meaning well are very unmasterful. So when Darren starts talking about that stuff and we hadn't kind of made that step forward, I know it's real with him because I know that not only does he get his mindset squared away, and I'm blind to be called there, self-mastery, but his influence mastery is at the highest level in the world. with the most complex and challenging humans who have people coming at them from every single conceivable direction and his process mastery is extraordinary as well because he's also thinking about like which yeses do i cause darren's not out there talking to everybody he's incredibly loving and remarkably intentional and boundary filled so when darren starts talking about this stuff you know i'm like curious like what does all that mean to him And we've done a lot of beautiful things together. Whenever I go out to California, Darren and I get together and we have a meal. We had breakfast with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse with my daughter Selena on our last trip out to California. He's become a real friend. And I use the word friend very cautiously. I had a Speaker 2 (10:19) wonderful time at my friend and now your friend Jay Shetty's house. Thank you. Went Speaker 1 (10:24) to Jay Shetty and had the podcast. And I thank you for that, brother, as well. And Darren came to our event, brought all these incredible speakers last October. It was nine speakers. It was just a breakthrough event. So it's helped us get this podcast to number one on Apple Business Podcast. So, but... Speaker 2 (10:41) And I got to interrupt. Please. Dinner with Sugar Ray Leonard. Yes. Completely unexpected. This Speaker 1 (10:46) son of a B, like mother effer, right? Brings Sugar Ray Leonard to dinner, a hero of mine. I'm out of my mind. I'm sitting next to Sugar Ray Leonard. Pepper Corn's restaurant in Woodcliffe Lake, New Jersey, this like tiny little cool bar grill restaurant and like Sugar Ray's like bumping into me and like bumping into me like we're like 12-year-old kids having fun. I have tears coming down my face thanking him for it. That's what this man's all about. But we've never stayed over in the same place together. So when I heard about the breakup and my heart goes out to you and Nutse, right? The transition out of an engagement, whatever language that you would use. And Newt's an incredible star and a hyper talented person and so is Darren. I was like, brother, not in a way of like, let's go roar like dudes and put women down and say why Darren's so right or anything because it's not like that for him. I said, I love you. Come to Long Beach Island anytime you want to. And very few people take you up on it. And Darren did. He's like… I can't come this weekend, but I'm up for next weekend. I'm like, yes. Speaker 2 (11:52) Like Speaker 1 (11:52) he's actually going to come. And so Darren came down and I don't know, we're like two dudes down here by ourself. And like, what are we going to do? Right. Go out and like, you know, drink and drug. Oh, we don't do those things. So we decided to go out and have dinner. And he's like, you know, I got this great mindset work that I do. I'm like, yeah, I hear you talk about it a lot. Like, tell me. He's like, well, this guy's like a shaman. I'm like, oh, Speaker 3 (12:14) shaman. Speaker 1 (12:18) Okay. I'm like, oh, tell me more, brother. I love you. And I'm definitely not going to be rude or disrespect. He's like, let me call him. I'm like, oh my God, he's going to call a shaman. I'm going to like, this is the stuff I make fun of. Not all the work, but of how much like wackiness is in these spaces. I'm like, okay. And the guy's like, blessings, brother. I am Lange. And I'm always like exaggerating. my god and then like three hours later i felt like i had a new amazing friend in launch and launch took me through one of his sessions i've done a lot of work my entire life of like if you i've never done plant medicine i've never done a drug but i've done incredibly diverse mindset work all the way back to my peak performance baseball career in high school it took me from not starting varsity as a sophomore in high school to 100 offers from division one schools and by the end of my junior year So I believe in imagery, visualization, the power of mindset, but I also believe it's got to be connected to how to. I just talked to this guy and like this son of a B again, just like with Sugar Ray Leonard, I'm here to serve him and he delivers an amazing human to my life, an amazing experience and always in full transparency. What did I work on? I worked on my pleasing. You know, I like to make people happy. I like to say yes to people. And maybe, just maybe, I was pleasing Darren a little bit in saying yes to getting this life coach shaman dude on the phone. And it was like, okay, like I did it, but I worked on that pattern. And it was a remarkable outcome. So I want to thank you, brother. And if you wouldn't mind sharing, I know some of this may sound like a step out there, especially for the lawyers that are here, accountants that are here, financial service providers that are here, some of