Episodes

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July 15, 2026

Transforming Toxic Cultures Into High-Performing Teams | Kyle McDowell

Kyle McDowell is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, keynote speaker, and leadership coach dedicated to transforming corporate culture. With nearly three decades of experience leading tens of thousands of employees at Fortune 10 giants like UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, and Bank of America, he is a premier voice on workplace accountability and collaborative excellence. Frustrated by toxic corporate apathy, Kyle left the executive suite to launch his leadership development ...
Guest: Kyle McDowell
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July 14, 2026

Banish the Bacteria: How Peter Williams Engineered the End of Moldy Gear

Turning frustration into innovation is what Peter Williams does best. As an avid adventurer who grew tired of dealing with moldy hydration bladders, he created the DRYE Fan—a solution that cuts drying time by 95% and keeps gear mold-free, whether scaling mountains or cycling through city streets. With more than 20 years of experience collaborating with global brands and building successful companies, Peter leads the Designerds agency. There, he and his team have crafted standout work for major ...
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July 8, 2026

Addam Ledamyen- Storyteller Imagining a Better World

Addam Ledamyen is a multidisciplinary storyteller, writer, actor, and theatre-maker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Addam is the founder and Artistic Director of For Elenvia: Publications and Productions, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to developing and producing new literature and theatre that imagines a better world. Addam Ledamyen earned an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing from the California Institute of Integral Studies, serves as a teaching artist at the Walnut Cre...
205
July 7, 2026

Hidden Habits, Better Profits: Executive Coaching with Debbie Longo

Debbie Longo is an Executive Behavioral Coach, corporate consultant, and the founder of Life In Bloom NY. With over 20 years of experience in human resources and leadership development, Debbie helps high-performing professionals uncover the hidden behavioral patterns that impact their decision-making, company culture, and bottom line. As the host of The Behavioral Profit Show, she frequently explores the direct link between human psychology and business performance. She specializes in self-awar...
Guest: Debbie Longo
204
July 2, 2026

From Court to Cosmos: J. Leonard Costner’s Pivot from Pro Sports to Epic Fantasy

J. Leonard Costner is an American author, studio artist, and former athlete. Born in New Jersey and raised in Europe, the 6'6" creator initially followed his father’s footsteps into competitive basketball. However, after a career-ending injury requiring complete pelvic reconstruction, Costner pivoted from sports to the arts. During his recovery, a persistent dream inspired him to pick up a pen, launching a career in visual storytelling. Today, he is the creator of the epic mythology-driven fant...
203
July 1, 2026

Rafael Pinho: Stop Owning a Job, Start Building a Company

Rafael Pinho is a finance executive, CFA charterholder, and co-founder of TD Pine Advisors, where he serves as CFO and strategic advisor to founder-led businesses. On this episode, Rafael breaks down how entrepreneurs can think beyond revenue and start building true enterprise value. With a background spanning engineering and corporate finance, Rafael brings a systems-driven approach to business growth, focusing on cash flow, financial clarity, and operational structure. He explains why many bu...
202
June 30, 2026

Leading with Purpose: Art Serna on Building Stronger Communities

Art Serna Jr. is a nonprofit leader, community advocate, and strategist with more than 20 years of experience serving children, families, and underserved communities. He has held leadership roles across education, public service, and mission-driven organizations, including Teach For America, AmeriCorps initiatives, and family services programs in Texas and Oklahoma. Most recently, he stepped into the leadership role as Executive Director at SpineHope, where he leads global efforts to expand he...
195
June 11, 2026

Tradition Meets Innovation: Turning Cultural Identity into Market Success with Marcel Dios Herrera

Marcel Dios Herrera is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kulli Purple, Inc., a disruptive beverage brand built around a sacred, Peruvian purple corn recipe passed down from his grandmother. A proud Peruvian, Marcel has masterfully turned a deeply personal family heritage into a modern, ambitious venture that challenges copycat products in the CPG space. Before entering the beverage industry, Marcel spent over 15 years as an entertainment executive, screenwriter, and producer. His background in spotting ...
194
June 9, 2026

How Brent Bowers Built a 7-Figure Business Flipping Vacant Land

Brent Bowers is a former U.S. Army officer, real estate investor, and founder of Land Sharks, a company dedicated to teaching investors how to build wealth through vacant land investing. After serving in the military, Brent transitioned into real estate and developed a system for acquiring and selling land that generates both active and passive income. Through Land Sharks, he has helped aspiring and experienced investors learn how to identify opportunities, conduct due diligence, and create scal...
Guest: Brent Bowers
192
June 2, 2026

How to Heal Trauma, Build Self-Trust, and Transform Your Life with Bhavya Gaur

Bhavya Gaur is a trauma-informed Life Mastery Coach, author, speaker, and breathwork facilitator with more than two decades of experience guiding individuals through personal transformation, emotional healing, and holistic well-being. Her work integrates insights from neuroscience, psychology, somatic healing practices, mindfulness, and ancient wisdom traditions to help people break free from limiting beliefs, unresolved trauma, and self-sabotaging patterns. Passionate about empowering lasting ...
Guest: Bhavya Gaur
191
May 29, 2026

Healing Trauma via the Subconscious Mind with Maria Micha

Maria Micha is an accomplished psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and spiritual practitioner with nearly three decades of clinical international experience. Professionally trained in both the United Kingdom and the United States, her career spans work with individuals, couples, families, and organizations across the UK, USA, Greece, and Singapore. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University (USA) and advanced training in Systemic and Family Therapy as ...
Guest: Maria Micha
190
May 28, 2026

Saxophone Meets Hip-Hop: How B. Able is Rewriting Music Genres

Meet B. Able (born Breyton Croom), an LA-based saxophonist, rapper, singer, and actor who is completely reshaping how we think about hip-hop. He drops smooth, live saxophone solos right into heavy rap tracks, creating a sound that is totally his own. Growing up, doctors told him his autism and ADHD diagnoses would hold him back from living independently or going to college. Well, he proved them entirely wrong—not only did he master the sax, but he also walked away with a Master’s degree in Acc...
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May 27, 2026

Future of Work, Recruiting & Career Success with Zachary Kuhl

Zachary Kuhl is a talent strategist, career coach, and founder of Strategically Human, where he helps professionals navigate the evolving job market through research-driven career strategy and practical coaching. With more than a decade of experience spanning talent acquisition, recruiting, hospitality, startup environments, and corporate hiring, Zachary brings an insider perspective to career development and professional positioning. He is the author of Push: 6 Tips & Exercises To Push You Fur...
Guest: Zachary Kuhl
188
May 21, 2026

The Niche Navigator: Munira Zahabi on Visibility & Growth

Munira Zahabi, widely known as The Niche Navigator, is an author, consultant, and marketing strategist dedicated to helping entrepreneurs identify their ideal clients and elevate their brands through the power of podcasting. As the author of Invisible No More: Transform Guest Appearances into Marketing Gold for Coaches and Entrepreneurs, Munira teaches business owners how to turn podcast guest appearances into meaningful marketing opportunities that build authority, expand visibility, and attra...
187
May 20, 2026

David Solbach: From Jazz Musician to Novelist — Stories from a Remarkable Life

Today’s guest has lived several lives in one lifetime. David Solbach has been a jazz musician, carpenter, taxi driver, poet, memoirist, and novelist—and each chapter has fed the stories he tells. From growing up on the Kansas plains to navigating the cultural currents of San Francisco and later turning decades of experience into fiction and memoir, he brings a perspective shaped by music, history, reinvention, and human complexity. His books—including In the Shadow of the Plague, First There W...
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May 19, 2026

Jennifer White: From ICU Nurse to Medical Thriller Author

Jennifer White is a registered nurse, healthcare leader, and author with extensive experience in hospitals, trauma units, ICUs, administration, and long-term care. Holding a BScN and a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, she brings a unique perspective shaped by years on the front lines of healthcare. After undergoing life-altering brain surgery, Jennifer woke from a coma with memory loss and had to relearn how to walk, talk, and rebuild her life. Writing became part of her recovery j...
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May 14, 2026

From the court to the camera. Create fearless art with Quinn Vasbinder.

Quinn Vasbinder is an actor, writer, model, and former competitive athlete known for his raw, visceral approach to character development and cinematic storytelling. After spending years dominating the basketball court, Quinn underwent a profound creative evolution, stepping away from athletics to conquer paralyzing stage fright and immerse himself in the world of independent film and theater. Infusing his work with raw emotional vulnerability, intense psychological depth, and a strict Stoic phi...
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May 13, 2026

Luxury Real Estate Strategies, High-Performance Mindset Tactics, with Bestselling Author Debbi DiMaggio.

Debbi DiMaggio is a luxury real estate powerhouse, bestselling author, and high-performance mindset coach based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With nearly 37 years of boots-on-the-ground experience and a track record of elite, high-volume sales, Debbi has mastered the shifting tides of the real estate market by treating relationships as assets and transactions as art. Recognized by the International Association of Top Professionals as the Top Innovative Real Estate Advisor of the Year, she is t...
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May 12, 2026

AI Workflows, and Operational Scaling Tactics for Entrepreneurs with Prince Singh

Prince Singh is a systems architect, entrepreneur, and the operational mastermind behind TruCreatives and Denali Canning. A former Division 1 decathlete turned software engineer, Pritinder spent years building enterprise infrastructure for corporate giants like Boeing and MediaMath before decoding how to bring that same high-level systemization to everyday entrepreneurs. Today, he helps founders, agency owners, and creators eliminate operational bottlenecks, integrate AI-driven workflows, and t...
Guest: Prince Singh
181
May 5, 2026

Blood Pressure Breakthroughs: Mark Young on Zona Plus & Cardiovascular Optimization

Send us Fan Mail Mark Young is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive at Zona Health, the company behind the Zona Plus device. After years of building and launching startups, he joined the team in 2016 with a clear mission: to bring the benefits of isometric exercise and cardiovascular health into everyday homes. Throughout his career in business and technology, a consistent theme has been his passion for education and delivering practical, science-backed solutions in an accessible way. With m...
Guest: Mark Young
180
April 30, 2026

Why Relying Solely on Doctors Can Keep You Unhealthy - Sandy Martin

Send us Fan Mail Sandy Martin is the author of Biological EDGE and a health optimization strategist focused on what most of the biohacking world overlooks: elimination before addition. After investing more than $97,000 into advanced protocols, supplements, and performance tracking—with limited results—Sandy discovered that hidden mold exposure in her home was undermining every gain. That turning point led to the development of a practical framework centered on removing the biological “blocker...
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April 29, 2026

Why Most E-Commerce Brands Fail to Master Their Numbers & Grow Fast- Cem Atik

Send us Fan Mail Cem Atik is the Founder of Harucon Ventures, where he scales companies from $1–5M to $25–50M in revenue by taking equity and fully operating their marketing—no retainers, no advisory layer, just direct structural involvement. He has worked with 70+ brands across e-commerce, SaaS, and local services, contributing to over €2B in cumulative revenue impact, and was named one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 PPC professionals in 2025 and 2026. Cem’s core belief is that most companies don’t fa...
Guest: Cem Atik
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April 28, 2026

From White Claw to Mocean Energy Drink: Tony Vieira on Building Billion-Dollar Beverages

Send us Fan Mail Tony Vieira is the Founder of Mocean and a 36-year veteran of the brewing industry, with a career spanning science, operations, and corporate strategy. He holds a Biology degree from St. Anselm College and an MBA in Corporate Strategy from Vanderbilt University. Tony began his career at Anheuser-Busch as part of its prestigious Brewmaster Training Program, where he worked as a research brewer. He later became a partner in a brewpub chain before leading quality and brewing ope...
Guest: Tony Vieira
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April 23, 2026

How to Reinvent Your Career at Any Stage of Life | Dr. David Petrovay

Send us Fan Mail Dr. David Petrovay is a career counselor, coach, and author with over 20 years of experience helping individuals navigate meaningful career and life transitions. His work spans schools, nonprofits, adult career centers, and private practice, where he supports people in discovering purpose, direction, and fulfillment in their professional lives. Before entering the field of career coaching, Dr. Petrovay spent 34 years working in various roles within schools for the blind acros...