695: Calvin Harris Jr is a CPA & Runner [podcast]

October 22, 2025·34 min·3 clips

John Garrett interviews Calvin Harris, a CPA and CEO who runs marathons, revealing how his hobby shapes his leadership.

Calvin starts with running, literally. John Garrett introduces him as a CPA and NYCPA CEO with a life outside work that includes long miles, New York streets, and people waiting at the finish. The conversation has an easy rhythm, moving from the show's idea of having an and into Calvin's running life in New York. Calvin talks about the city with real affection, the kind that fits a place that can be hard to explain and still feel like it is pulling for you. John notes the resilience he has seen there, where closed subways and barricades become problems to solve, not reasons to stop. Calvin's first half marathon story has the strange timing of May 2020, when the Brooklyn half was canceled and he made his own course anyway. He started at the Brooklyn Bridge, ran toward Coney Island, and turned a canceled race into a personal COVID-era run through the city. The run mattered because it was the first time he had gone that far, and because friends showed up. A friend from the Peloton studio joined near the end, and Stephanie was there too, giving the story its finish-line lift. Then the episode turns to family. Calvin's first marathon carries a different kind of weight because his fiance, sister, niece, and nephew were there to see it. The running stories are not treated like fitness stats. They are about support, grit, and the way a side passion can make a work identity feel less boxed in. By the close, John thanks Calvin for living and sharing his and, then points listeners toward pictures, links, the survey, and the bigger message: who you are is more than what you do.

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A running story that ties New York grit to life beyond the job title.

Calvin Harris treats running less like a hobby than a way of making sense of identity, work, and the city around him. The episode works best when it stays close to New York, especially in the way he talks about a place that keeps moving even when plans do not.

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A CPA runner with New York grit and a story that keeps moving.

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