{"id":2074,"date":"2022-09-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:14:38","slug":"the-big-questions-with-big-john-antonio-t-smith-ceo-and-philanthropist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/the-big-questions-with-big-john-antonio-t-smith-ceo-and-philanthropist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Questions with Big John &#8211; Antonio T. Smith, CEO and Philanthropist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2074\" class=\"elementor elementor-2074\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4271dd09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4271dd09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a40b71\" data-id=\"40a40b71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6056e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6056e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><br><em>The Big Questions with Big John <\/em>is an interview show where our own <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/server.ashoresystems.info\/~sportsgrumblings\/john-t-georgopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big John<\/a> <\/strong>gets the opportunity to have conversations with interesting people from all walks of life. <br><br>In this episode, Big John has a conversation with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Antonio-T.-Smith-Jr\/e\/B00M3MPVJ8?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antonio T. Smith Jr.<\/a><\/strong>, an internationally recognized trainer, speaker, and best-selling author in self-help and religious categories and the CEO of the ATS Jr. companies. 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