Career Episodes

1,384 | Elizabeth De Sevo on Choosing Moments That Shape Your Life Elizabeth De Sevo is a New Jersey native turned Madrileña who lives between the United States and Spain. An author, speaker, and global producer, she has managed the careers of Olympic figure skaters and produced live sporting events and international tours across the USA, Europe, and Asia, including Champions On Ice and Fantasy on Ice. Her work took on deeper meaning after the sudden loss of her mother, a moment that reshaped how she understands life itself. From that experience, Elizabeth realized that life is not measured in years, but in moments, and that we always have a choice in how we live them. This insight became the foundation of her signature concept, MOMents. Elizabeth is the author of Choose Your MOMents: How the Sudden Loss of My Mother Taught Me How to Live, an inspirational guide available on Amazon in 15 countries. Through her MOMents Method, she helps individuals and organizations cultivate …

1,375 | Tania Anderson Reveals What Travel Taught Her About Humanity Tania Anderson is a former Pan American World Airways flight attendant, international traveler, and author of On Butterflies’ Wings, a memoir that captures her extraordinary life across seven countries and seventy-nine destinations. After earning dual degrees in Political Science and International Studies from American University in Washington, DC, Tania began her aviation career with Pan Am, which launched her into a lifetime of global exploration. She later flew VIP charters, press corps, military personnel, refugees, and medical teams, earning the U.S. Air Force Civilian Desert Shield and Desert Storm Medal for Outstanding Achievement during the First Gulf War. A passionate advocate for human rights, Tania also spent years lobbying on Capitol Hill for those without a voice. In 2000, she joined the Screen Actors Guild and appeared in films by Steven Spielberg, the Coen Brothers, and Oliver Stone, as well a…

1,373 | Kathy Eastwood Reveals the E3 Leadership Code for Sustainable Results Kathy Eastwood is the CEO and creator of the human-first E3 Leadership Code, a leadership strategist, and executive advisor with more than thirty years of experience as an operator across Ernst & Young, Hewlett-Packard, high-growth startups, and private equity-backed companies. Her upcoming book, The E3 Leadership Code: A Human Approach to High Performance, offers real-world insights and actionable strategies to help executives achieve consistent performance, measurable ROI, and thriving cultures without burning people out. Through her work, Kathy reveals why trust must be built, not hired, and how leadership behavior shapes whether purpose turns into predictable results. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.eequalswhy.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmed…

1,363 | Lindsay Friedman Shares a Smarter Way to Prepare for Caregiving Lindsay Friedman began her career as a nursing assistant, working across long-term care settings. That professional path became deeply personal when she became her grandmother’s primary caregiver, an experience that transformed her understanding of what families truly face. After a serious accident, Lindsay spent several years as a care recipient, gaining firsthand insight into both sides of the caregiving journey. Later, as a cross-generational caregiver supporting her parents and caring for her chronically ill daughter, she learned to approach every challenge with empathy, resilience, and perspective. An experienced entrepreneur and the author of Plan Today, Protect Tomorrow, Lindsay founded CareBloom, a caregiving support tool, and LTCareNav, an AI-powered long-term care planning platform that provides families with free care plans, concierge support, and connections to trusted care resources. Throu…

1,361 | Maria Cristini Shares How to Move From Vision to Action Maria Cristini is an executive coach, facilitator, and author of Two Feet In: Finding Clarity, Purpose, and Passion in Your Life and Career. For more than 25 years, she has helped leaders, creatives, and change-makers move from imagining the future to actively living it. Maria’s work is rooted in joy, values, and her signature philosophy of “living with two feet in” – embracing uncertainty and transformation with courage, clarity, and purpose. Through her coaching programs and book, she provides practical frameworks that guide people to align who they are with what they do, so they can create meaningful impact in their work and lives. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://mariacristini.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price t…

1,360 | Dr. Melanie Gray on Building Workplace Cultures Where People Thrive Dr. Melanie Gray is a trauma-informed leadership coach, speaker, and founder of Dr. Melanie Gray Solutions, where she helps organizations transform workplace culture, prevent burnout, and build environments where both people and performance thrive. Early in her healthcare career, Melanie faced the realities of burnout firsthand — long hours, constant pressure, and the quiet erosion of confidence that comes from always giving but rarely receiving support. She saw dedicated professionals around her struggling too, feeling unseen, undervalued, and emotionally exhausted. Determined to find a better way, she immersed herself in trauma-informed care, leadership development, and workplace wellness. What began as personal healing evolved into a mission: helping leaders and teams move from burnout to breakthrough. Through her coaching, workshops, and organizational trainings, Dr. Gray equips professionals t…

1,346 | Hyacinth Morrison on Human Centered Leadership That Transforms Culture Hyacinth Morrison is a global HR executive, leadership coach, and founder of SDA People Partners—a purpose-driven consulting firm championing Human-Centered Leadership. With over 20 years of C-suite and senior leadership experience across industries including manufacturing, banking, education, and consumer goods, Hyacinth partners with CEOs and executive teams to transform how organizations lead, grow, and care for their people. She believes that when a leader’s mindset shifts—from control to clarity, from fear to trust—entire organizations change. Her work integrates strategic excellence with empathy, guiding leaders to build cultures where people feel valued, empowered, and connected to purpose. Known for her calm, courageous presence, Hyacinth helps leaders navigate complexity with humanity and intention—proving that strong leadership and human leadership are not opposites, but partners. ━━━…

1,335 | Lin Yuan-Su on Creating Ease, Alignment, and Joy in Business Lin Yuan-Su is a Mindset Trainer and Strategist who helps high-achieving, heart-centered entrepreneurs create meaningful success with ease, alignment, and joy—starting from within. A former registered dietitian who left a successful yet unfulfilling career, Lin rebuilt her life through mindset mastery, inner awareness, and energetic alignment. Her journey taught her a powerful truth: 80% of success comes from how we think, not how hard we work. Through her Enlightened Success Institute, Lin guides entrepreneurs to release limiting beliefs, embody their potential, and build soul-led lives and businesses that feel as good on the inside as they look on the outside. Her mission is to help leaders rise in purpose, peace, and prosperity—proving that true success begins in the mind. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.EnlightenedSuccess.com 🎬 Ne…

1,334 | William Bruce Cameron Reveals How People First Culture Drives Growth William Bruce Cameron is an educator, advertising executive, entrepreneur, and C-Suite DOC with over 30 years of experience across multiple industries. His mission is simple—to help people, teams, and leaders show up as their best selves through a People First approach that drives both human and business growth. With a presentation style built around the principles of Inspire, Educate, and Motivate, William creates dynamic experiences that empower audiences to learn, embrace change, and lead with compassion. His philosophy is rooted in one truth: people want to be seen, acknowledged, and treated with care. Through his work, William has helped organizations strengthen their culture, elevate performance, and build their bottom line—starting from the front line up. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.wbrucecameronconsulting.com 🎬 Need s…

1,333 | Chris Orcutt on Why Authentic Writing Always Wins Chris Orcutt is an award-winning novelist and professional writer with more than thirty years of experience and over a dozen meticulously crafted books to his name. Born in Maine and based in New York’s Hudson Valley, he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in philosophy before launching his career as a journalist and educator. His acclaimed works—including the Dakota Stevens Mystery Series and One Hundred Miles from Manhattan—have earned praise from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews for their sharp prose, wit, and humanity. For more than a decade, Orcutt devoted himself to his magnum opus, Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome—a nine-book saga capturing the raw, hilarious, and deeply human essence of 1980s American adolescence. Writing on typewriters, blasting ’80s anthems, and fueled by endless coffee, he built what critics have called a “literary time machine.” Dubbed “Lord of the ’80s” and “The American …

1,323 | Jimmy Madison on Jazz, GRAMMYs, and a Life Well Played Jimmy Madison is an American jazz drummer whose extraordinary career spans more than six decades. A child prodigy from Cincinnati, he began performing professionally at just 12 years old—long before he could legally enter the clubs where he played. Throughout his career, Jimmy has performed and recorded with some of the greatest names in jazz, funk, and popular music, including Quincy Jones, Lionel Hampton, James Brown, Chet Baker, Tony Bennett, Nina Simone, Stan Getz, and The Duke Ellington Orchestra. His work has also graced stages with renowned ensembles such as The Boston Symphony, The Royal Philharmonic, and The Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 2019, Jimmy earned a GRAMMY Award for his collaboration with Joyce DiDonato. Proudly calling himself a “sideman,” he continues to be celebrated for his precision, creativity, and deep musical soul. Beyond music, Jimmy is an avid adventurer, having spent years mountainee…

1,309 | Linda Lysakowski Shares 40 Years of Fundraising and Leadership Wisdom Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, MTS-FT, CNC, CNE, CDE is one of just over one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the prestigious Advanced Certified Fund-Raising Executive designation. With more than forty years of experience in nonprofit development, she has guided countless organizations through successful capital campaigns, trained over 100,000 professionals across the U.S. and abroad, and helped shape the future of modern philanthropy. A prolific author, Linda has written or contributed to more than three dozen books on fundraising, nonprofit leadership, and faith-based service, including The Development Plan, Capital Campaigns in the Digital Age, and The Pastor’s Guide to Stewardship and Philanthropy. Her publications have become trusted resources for leaders across the nonprofit world. Linda’s distinguished career has earned her numerous honors, including the Outstanding Fundraising Executive awa…

1,290 | The Monetized Mindset: Bart Merrell’s Guide to Profiting From Anything Bart Merrell has never had a “real job”—and he believes you don’t need one either. Growing up in the small farming town of Animas, New Mexico, he started his first business at fifteen: a mobile DJ company built from a used Sanyo stereo and a whole lot of determination. What began as a weekend hobby turned into a thriving business that funded his college education and sparked a lifelong passion for entrepreneurship. After earning a degree in accounting (a subject he admits he didn’t love), Bart faced rejection from his dream of becoming an FBI agent due to a vision issue. Instead of giving up, he built his own path—turning obstacles into opportunities and setbacks into success stories. Today, Bart is known for his “monetized mindset,” helping others transform life’s lemons into profitable lemonade. His mission is simple: prove that you don’t need permission or a perfect plan to build the life you…

1,256 | Ben Stein Reveals How to Build a Fulfilling Career Ben Stein is an executive and career coach who helps mid‑ to senior‑level professionals break free from autopilot and build purposeful, fulfilling work lives. After a remarkable shift from a VP role in New York - where he felt outward success but inner emptiness - Ben committed to coaching, completing intensive training in NLP, mindset work, and RIM facilitation. Over the past few years, he’s guided hundreds of clients to gain clarity, leave unfulfilling roles, start new businesses, and land better jobs at companies like Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, and Visa, all while improving their balance, pay, and impact. When he isn’t coaching, Ben is a devoted husband and father, an avid tennis player, and a world traveler. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.purposeup.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at h…

Abby Beale CCH RSHom(NA) believes homeopathy is the coolest medicine on the planet! She became interested in homeopathy over 25 years ago when her nine-month old son had repeated ear infections with no relief after many antibiotics. One trip to a homeopath and the infections were resolved. This amazingly curious event got Abby interested in learning more, so she began reading and studying homeopathy. She became a nationally certified classical homeopath in 2013. In the past six years, Abby has been working on creating a new beginner book to help people learn how to use homeopathy at home for acute ailments. She had the pleasure of working with over 35 volunteer contributors consisting of professional homeopaths, student homeopaths and experienced home prescribers. She is happy to report that Homeopathy Primer: Getting Started with Homeopathy is now published and available for sale at http://www.HomeopathyPrimer.com. Always an entrepreneur and sole-proprietor, Abby started her o…

1,238 | Meghan Walsh Shares How to Lead with Purpose and Power Meghan Walsh is an empowered leadership coach, purpose-driven leader, and educator with over 18 years of experience in marketing, communications, and leadership development. She built a marketing department from the ground up for a Fortune 500 company and has led high-performing teams across diverse industries, driving business growth through data-driven strategies and engagement initiatives. Meghan is the author of Rare Birds: Dare to Break from the Flock and Find Your Purpose, where she shares her insights on breaking free from limitations and living in alignment and fulfillment. Beyond the corporate world, Meghan is dedicated to personal transformation and empowerment. A certified positive psychology practitioner, she also draws from her studies in druidism, shamanism, and energy healing to help individuals cultivate confidence, authenticity, and purpose. By blending strategic thinking with intuitive guidance,…

1,224 | Attorney Tad Nelson on Fighting for Justice with Heart Tad Nelson is not your average attorney; he’s the compassionate force you want in your corner during life's most challenging moments. With over 33 years of experience in criminal and family law, Tad has built a reputation as the go-to lawyer for those seeking unwavering support and expert legal guidance. His practice, based in Galveston County and the Clear Lake area, is renowned for handling high-stakes cases that require not only legal acumen but genuine empathy. Specializing in high-asset divorces, intricate child custody battles, and complex criminal cases—including DWI and sex offenses—Tad combines his board certification and advanced knowledge in forensic toxicology to deliver unmatched results. His motto, "No stone goes unturned," underscores his commitment to ensuring that every client gets more than they deserve, whether they need a fierce courtroom advocate or someone to hold their hand through turbulent ti…

1,210 | Susan M. Barber Shares How to Step Into Visibility and Influence Susan M. Barber is a leading visibility coach who helps quiet, high-achieving corporate leaders step into the spotlight and become visible, valued, and influential in their careers. With over 25 years of experience in leadership roles at Kraft Heinz, spanning Sales, Supply Chain, Foodservice, and IT, Susan has a deep understanding of the challenges corporate leaders face. She’s also the author of The Visibility Factor and the upcoming Your Journey to Visibility Workbook, both of which offer powerful tools for leaders looking to take charge of their careers and confidently pursue new opportunities. As the host of The Visibility Factor podcast, Susan is passionate about empowering professionals to grow their influence and unlock their full potential. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.susanmbarber.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scr…

1,201 | How Christine Sadry Dedicated Her Life to Service at the United Nations Christine Sadry was born in Krasne, Poland, and was adopted in 1964 by a Polish American couple who lived in the United States. After graduating from West Catholic girls high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Christine worked at the United States, Social Security Administration from 1973 to 1979. She started her 31-year career with the United Nations in June 1979. Christine was a single mother to her daughter and the wife of the United Nations diplomat after dedicating most of her life to Service, she now resides inNaples FL. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://christinesadry.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Dro…

1,195 | How Deidre Gestrin Helps Professionals Conquer Burnout and Reignite Purpose For over 4 years, Deidre Gestrin has made it her mission to help hundreds of high achieving professionals conquer burnout, reignite their passion, and renew their purpose. Her master’s degree in counseling psychology, plus 14 years specializing in stress and trauma treatment, have given her the knowledge and expertise to help others alleviate chronic stress and recover from burnout. Deidre maintains a strong conviction that everyone has the ability to create the life they desire. Throughout her career in the behavioral health field, she has been privileged to hold executive leadership positions, which yielded opportunities emphasizing the importance of life work balance. She gained expertise and knowledge on how to support and to effectively move companies forward in their vision and mission, while supporting employee needs and wellness. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some l…

1,188 | How Rich Kozak Helps Entrepreneurs Create Impact-Driven Brands Rich Kozak is The Voice of Impact Driven Branding. After decades of shaping and launching global brands, he founded RichBrands to serve heart-centered entrepreneurs and professionals who are ready to elevate their unique gifts and make lasting impacts with clarity, longevity, and divine purpose. At RichBrands, Rich personally guides individuals through the 7 Steps of Impact Driven Branding, helping them define and grow brands that are aligned with who they truly are and the difference they are meant to make. With 47 years of deep branding expertise and a reputation for straight talk you can trust, Rich is known as the most connecting, deeply listening, and caring branding expert you will ever meet. Beyond guiding brands, Rich also mentors clients in creating, writing, and publishing books that amplify their message and move their brand forward. His wisdom is simple yet transformative: Clarity for the impac…

1,175 | Ed Hajim Reveals How to Turn Adversity Into Opportunity Ed Hajim is a seasoned Wall Street executive, philanthropist, and author whose life story is a testament to resilience and reinvention. Kidnapped by his father at age three and raised in foster homes and orphanages, Ed overcame extraordinary adversity to build a five-decade career in finance, holding leadership roles at firms like Lehman Brothers, Furman Selz, and ING. He is now chairman of HighVista Strategies and a dedicated supporter of education and opportunity through the Hajim Family Foundation. Ed shares his remarkable journey in his memoir On the Road Less Traveled and his inspirational fable The Island of the Four Ps, offering readers a blueprint for discovering purpose, values, and direction. His message is clear: adversity doesn’t define you—your response to it does. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.edhajim.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos,…

1,168 | Neena Perez Reveals How to Turn Purpose Into Power Neena Perez is a Transformational Life and Business Coach, Chef, Speaker, and host of the podcast Straight Talk No Sugar Added. With over 20 years of experience leading women—whether in high-pressure kitchens or life-changing coaching programs—Neena has a gift for turning purpose into power. Her journey from executive chef to empowering coach is fueled by her personal story of resilience—overcoming teen pregnancy, abuse, and poverty—and rising into her calling to help other women do the same. Through her signature Wisdom to Wealth system and Purpose By Design™ framework, Neena teaches purpose-driven women how to use their God-given wisdom, skills, and life experiences to build aligned, impactful coaching businesses that don’t just make money—but make a difference. Whether she’s leading a team in the kitchen or mentoring a woman into her next level, Neena brings clarity, confidence, and straight talk with a whole lot o…

Jim Tracy is the “Curator of Culture” who grew up in rural South Dakota as the 6th of 8 children. He was a welder working in remote locations when he fell head over heels in love and attended University with his new wife Sarah. Together they have built a family, successful business exits and worked through 45 years of change and growth. They are the parents of 5 kids and grandparents to 16! Jim spent over 3 decades in senior management including 23 as CEO of Legacy Telecommunications, Inc. Jim is a type rated jet pilot who was inducted into the Wireless History Foundation’s Wireless Hall of Fame Class of 2021. He spent time in private firms, family enterprises and private equity owned ventures. Today he is a high demand keynote speaker, author, and award winning podcaster who helps executive teams execute through strategy, coaching, board membership and advisory services. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://thejimtracy.co…