Founder Episodes

How Leah Nappe Helps Women Start Over Stronger | 1,566Leah Nappe helps women rebuild their lives after the end of a relationship, not by returning to who they were, but by discovering who they are becoming.As the founder of In Charge In Change LLC and author of From Home to Heart, Leah works with single, divorced, and widowed women who are navigating one of life's most disorienting transitions. Her approach goes beyond healing heartbreak, helping women regulate their nervous systems, reconnect with their identity, and create a future that feels meaningful, hopeful, and fully their own.Her work is deeply personal. Inspired by both her own experiences with loss and her journey supporting her mother through divorce, Leah understands that relationship endings are about far more than losing a partner. They often involve rebuilding confidence, purpose, and a sense of self.Today, she empowers women to move beyond survival and step into a new chapter with greater resilience, e…

Donald Sandel on Shifting Your Mind to Lead Better | 1,563Don Sandel operates at the intersection of leadership, mindset, and measurable human performance.With academic roots from Western Michigan University and advanced study spanning institutions such as Yale, UPenn, and UC Berkeley, his work reflects a deep commitment to understanding how people think, lead, and perform at their best. Over the past twenty five years, he has worked inside major organizations, shaping leadership development initiatives that influence not just individuals, but entire cultures.As the founder of GoPositiv, Don focuses on a critical shift that many overlook. Performance does not begin with strategy. It begins with mindset. His work challenges leaders to rethink how they approach pressure, change, and growth by building a more intentional, positive internal framework.He has led development efforts for global companies including Astellas Pharma, Allscripts, and United Airlines, and has part…

Sandy Ciaramitaro on Raising a Generation to Kindness and Purpose | 1,562Sandy Ciaramitaro believes the values that shape a child's future are planted long before adulthood.An educator, author, and founder of The Good Eggs Foundation, Sandy has devoted her career to helping young people develop the character, compassion, and sense of purpose that create meaningful lives. With a background teaching morality, ethics, and social justice, she understands that academic success alone is not enough. Children also need to learn empathy, kindness, service, and respect for others.That mission inspired The Good Eggs series, a collection of stories designed to help children embrace virtues, celebrate diversity, and discover the joy of making a positive difference in the lives of others. More than books, they are invitations for families, educators, and communities to raise the next generation with character at the center.Through The Good Eggs Foundation, Sandy extends that mission…

Ramiro Moreno on Cleaner Air Healthier Living | 1,559Ramiro Moreno has spent nearly three decades solving a problem most people do not realize they are living with every day.As the founder and president of DWD2 Clean Air, Ramiro has built his career around improving the quality of the air people breathe by addressing contamination where it actually begins, inside the HVAC and air conditioning systems that power homes, vehicles, and commercial buildings.Long before indoor air quality became a mainstream concern, Ramiro recognized a critical gap in the industry. While many solutions focused on treating symptoms at the surface, the root causes, mold, bacteria, and accumulated contamination within evaporator systems, often remained untouched. Determined to change that, he introduced non-invasive evaporator cleaning technology to the United States, creating a more effective approach that challenged conventional industry practices.Today, his work continues to help organizati…

Christopher McKeithen on Avoiding Costly Cyber Breaches | 1,542Christopher McKeithen learned in combat that the most dangerous threats are often the ones you never see coming.After serving in the U.S. Army, including a combat deployment to Iraq, he carried a simple lesson into the cybersecurity world: the difference between a manageable problem and a catastrophic failure often comes down to identifying vulnerabilities before an adversary does.That philosophy became the foundation of Aegis Cyber Defense.As founder and CEO, Christopher built Aegis to help organizations uncover the security exposures hiding in plain sight. His platform provides security and IT leaders with a clear understanding of their attack surface, prioritizing real world threats based on active exploitation data rather than overwhelming teams with endless alerts and noise.Built as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Aegis Cyber Defense specializes in helping lean security teams and r…

How Christopher Bylone Builds Real Workplace Belonging | 1,531Christopher Bylone is on a mission to prove that belonging is more than a workplace initiative. It is a human need.As the founder of Innovation Unbiased and host of the podcast I Know I Belong When..., Christopher brings together data, storytelling, and lived experience to spark meaningful conversations about identity, inclusion, and human connection. His work challenges organizations and individuals alike to move beyond performative efforts and build cultures where people genuinely feel seen, valued, and empowered.A cancer survivor, advocate, and corporate leader, Christopher has spent years shaping belonging strategies for global organizations, leading multimillion dollar initiatives, strengthening employee communities, and helping transform workplace culture from the inside out.But his commitment to belonging did not begin in the boardroom. It began with a belief that everyone deserves a place where they …

How Victoria Volk Helps You Live Again After Loss | 1.523Victoria Volk helps people move from surviving to truly living again.Founder of The Unleashed Heart, LLC. Grief recovery specialist. Author. Coach. Energy practitioner. End-of-life doula.Her work is rooted in one core truth: grief is not something to “get over.” It is something to move through with support, awareness, and tools that honor the full human experience.Through evidence-based grief programs, life-path coaching, distance healing, and her podcast Grieving Voices, Victoria creates space for people navigating loss to reconnect with meaning, stability, and inner strength. Her approach blends structure with intuition, science with holistic practice, and guidance with deep compassion.She supports those who feel stuck in survival mode to gently rebuild a sense of direction, identity, and possibility.Because healing does not mean forgetting.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Enjoying the show? Support the conve…

Janus Valeo on Breaking Patterns Before They Break You | 1516Janus Valeo studies the roots before the ruin.Author. Songwriter. Founder of Break the Pattern, NOW!His work explores the hidden architecture of human behavior, early childhood conditioning, intergenerational trauma, identity, and the patterns that quietly shape lives long before consequences appear. Through writing, music, and difficult conversations, he challenges surface-level narratives and pushes toward something deeper: prevention, accountability, and transformation.No performance. No empty motivation.Just clarity about where cycles begin and what it takes to break them.Strong roots create safer lives.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Enjoying the show? Support the conversation!👉 Today’s guest: www.breakthepatternnow.org🎬 Need standout video, podcast, or branding content?🌐 www.positivetalkproductions.com📡 Listen on BLEAV:https://bleav.com/shows/positive-talk-radio/🍎 Apple Podcasts:https://p…

Larry Robertson on The Power of Authentic Leadership | 1,506Larry Robertson has spent a lifetime studying what makes people truly worth listening to, following, and trusting. From the battlefields of military leadership to boardrooms across the world, his work has always centered on one enduring belief: leadership is not about power or titles, but about clarity, humanity, and the courage to make a real difference. As founder of Robertson Burns, Larry has advised global executives, transformed leadership cultures, and helped organizations generate billions in new business by teaching leaders how to communicate with authenticity, inspire trust, and lead with purpose.His journey is anything but ordinary. From working cattle stations in Australia and traveling through Asia to serving as a British Army captain and advisor at the highest levels of international leadership, Larry’s life has placed him in rooms where decisions shape nations and futures. Yet through every chapter, his …

Chris McManus on Building a Business from the Ground Up | 1,504Chris McManus built GC Landscaping Inc. from the ground up with grit, loyalty, and a vision bigger than landscaping. What started as mowing lawns at 19 years old has grown into a trusted hometown company transforming backyards into places where families gather, memories are made, and life happens outdoors. Born and raised in Morganton, North Carolina, Chris leads with the same values he was raised on: hard work, honesty, creativity, and treating people right. From custom pools and outdoor kitchens to patios and full property transformations, GC Landscaping is known for bringing big ideas to life with craftsmanship, heart, and a team that takes pride in every single project.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love!👉 Check out today’s guest: www.gclandscapinginc.com🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier …

1,486 | Heather Simco on Becoming a Sober Boss Babe Heather Simco is a luxury life and business transformation coach, founder of Complete Concierge Solutions, and creator of the Sober Boss Babe movement, a platform for high-achieving women ready to break free from burnout, alcohol dependence, and self-sabotaging patterns.With over 20 years of experience across entrepreneurship, elite athletic training, and personal development, Heather brings a disciplined, performance driven approach to transformation. Her background includes building and scaling businesses, training high level athletes in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and earning the title of Mrs. New York, all of which shaped her understanding of high performance and identity change.Now more than a decade sober, Heather teaches sobriety as a full life recalibration, not just abstinence. Her work helps women rebuild identity, regulate energy, strengthen boundaries, and create sustainable success without relying on b…

1,485 | How Kady McKenna Is Changing the World at 17Kady McKenna is a student leader, nonprofit founder, author, and speaker whose work focuses on environmental action, digital equity, and youth empowerment.A 17 year-old honors and AP student at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, she has participated in global leadership programs including Miss Porter’s School’s Change Maker’s Institute and Georgetown University’s American Politics Academy, and has spoken at VOGUE Headquarters in New York as a class ambassador for VOGUE Summer School.She is the founder of eTreasure, a youth-led nonprofit dedicated to electronics recycling and closing the digital divide, which has earned international recognition and multiple environmental and service awards. Her work includes a TEDx talk, a published children’s book, and advocacy efforts highlighted by organizations such as Cartoon Network and the Aeras Foundation.Alongside her advocacy, Kady is a national-level baton twirlin…

1,475 | Kenny Stoddart on Leading When Decisions Really MatterKenny Stoddart works with leaders who operate where decisions carry weight and mistakes have real consequences.As the founder of IronMind Advisors, his focus is not on adding more strategies or frameworks. It is on strengthening the one factor that determines how those strategies are used, the state of the mind under pressure.After years alongside executives and high-level performers, Kenny identified the true failure point. It is not a lack of ability. It is the erosion of clarity. Under pressure, thinking tightens, judgment slips, and reaction replaces intention. Over time, those small breakdowns compound into major outcomes.The IronMind Mentality was designed to address that at its core. It trains leaders to think clearly, filter noise, and execute with control in real time, even as complexity and pressure increase.His work is quiet, exact, and results-driven. Leaders seek him out not for motivation, …

1,466 | How Hailima Yates Helps You Break Limiting BeliefsHailima Yates is an author, mindset coach, and the CEO and founder of Luv Mrk, dedicated to helping individuals reshape the way they think, respond, and live.Born in Wichita, Kansas and raised in Denver, Colorado, her journey has been shaped by personal growth, real world challenges, and the perspective gained through both national and international experiences. These moments became the foundation for the work she leads today.For more than 20 years, Hailima has developed and led programs that help people understand how past experiences shape current thoughts, behaviors, and decisions. Her approach goes beyond awareness. She equips individuals with practical, sustainable tools to transform limiting beliefs, break self defeating patterns, and build a mindset rooted in clarity and intention.Through her work, she empowers people to create healthier habits, make aligned choices, and design lives driven by purpose. He…

1,461 | Maggie McCane on Sustainable Success Without BurnoutMaggie McCane, LCSW, is a trauma therapist and founder of Rehoboth Therapy and Wellness, where she works with high performing men and leaders navigating pressure, stress, and identity driven patterns.Her work goes beyond surface level coping. Maggie helps clients understand what is happening beneath their performance, how stress, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation shape behavior, decision making, and identity over time.Using a blend of EMDR therapy, nervous system science, and practical regulation tools, she supports clients in building stability, clarity, and sustainable success without burnout. Her approach is grounded, direct, and results focused, helping leaders operate at a high level without sacrificing their well being.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love!👉 Check out today’s guest: www.rehobothtucson.com🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check…

1,460 | How Scott Doggett Helps Leaders Build Better TeamsScott Doggett is the Founder and Chief Servant Leader of the National Academy of Leadership Development and author of Priceless! See People Differently. Lead People Better.With nearly 30 years of leadership experience, Scott has seen firsthand how small, everyday interactions quietly shape culture, performance, and the way people see themselves. That insight now drives his work, helping leaders shift from managing tasks to truly valuing people.His message is simple but powerful. When people feel seen, supported, and understood, everything changes. Engagement rises. Trust deepens. Performance follows.Today, Scott is leading a growing movement to rehumanize the workplace, challenging leaders to rethink how they show up and reminding organizations that their greatest asset is not strategy or systems, it is people.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love!👉 Check out today’s guest: www.national…

1,455 | Kenny Stoddart on How Elite Leaders Think Under PressureKenny Stoddart works with leaders who cannot afford to get it wrong.As the founder of IronMind Advisors, his focus is not on teaching more strategy, tactics, or frameworks. It is on strengthening the one thing every decision depends on, the quality of the mind making it.Across years of working with senior operators, executives, and high performers, Kenny saw the same hidden issue. Even the most capable leaders drift under sustained pressure. Not because they lack skill, but because their thinking becomes compromised. Subtle hesitation. Emotional noise. Loss of precision. And over time, that compounds.The IronMind Mentality was built to correct that at its source. Not by adding more, but by stripping away what interferes with clear thinking, steady judgment, and controlled execution.His work is quiet, direct, and exacting. Leaders come to him to sharpen their edge, stabilize their thinking, and operate …

1,449 | Shashana Kaplan on Turning $1 Into Real ImpactShashana Kaplan is the founder of PIFster.org and a passionate advocate for what she calls “Neighborhood Heroes,” everyday organizations making a real difference in their communities.After a 40 year career as an Emmy nominated makeup artist working on major productions like Dancing with the Stars, she made a bold shift from the spotlight to service. Drawing on her experience behind the scenes of high profile environments, Shashana now focuses on elevating local charities that often go unseen.She successfully navigated a major transition into the tech space to build PIFster, a platform designed to make giving simple and accessible. With just one dollar, anyone can become a philanthropist, supporting causes they believe in through collective micro giving.Her mission is clear. Empower communities, amplify impact, and prove that small actions, when multiplied, can create meaningful change.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 L…

1,435 | Kenny Stoddart Shares the IronMind Mentality ExplainedKenny Stoddart is the founder of IronMind Advisors and the architect behind the IronMind Mentality, a high performance framework built for leaders operating in pressure, complexity, and uncertainty.After decades working alongside top performers across business, sport, and leadership, Kenny distilled the core principles of psychological strength into a single, adaptive system. One that develops mental resilience, sharpens strategic clarity, and drives consistent execution when it matters most.Through private advisory, executive coaching, and high level consulting, he works with decision makers who cannot afford hesitation. Leaders responsible for outcomes, teams, and direction. His approach blends neuroscience with real world application, equipping clients to stay composed under pressure, focused through fatigue, and decisive in high stakes moments.Kenny’s philosophy is clear. Mental fitness is not optional. …

1,434 | Kurt Bush on Leading Authentically Without Self DoubtKurt Bush is a certified Internal Family Systems practitioner, trauma-informed coach, and co-founder of Brimstone Coaching Group. With a background in corporate leadership, pastoral ministry, and coaching, he helps leaders move beyond self-doubt, step into authenticity, and lead with confidence.Having navigated his own experience with imposter syndrome, Kurt brings both empathy and practical insight to his work. Through Brimstone’s E + R = T approach, Encounter plus Reflection equals Transformation, he guides individuals and teams from exhaustion and frustration toward clarity, resilience, and wholeness.Kurt is also the co-author of Live Fully. Lead Authentically. , where he explores the connection between self-awareness, leadership, and meaningful impact.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love!👉 Check out today’s guest: www.brimstonecoachinggroup.com/🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio,…

1,432 | Dylan Bost on Building a Business Without BurnoutDylan Bost is the founder of Sunny HQ and author of *The 7 Mirrors*, a framework for building a business and life rooted in alignment rather than urgency. With 30 years of experience in design, architecture, and entrepreneurship, Dylan’s path includes a full professional collapse that led him to rebuild from the inside out.Today, he helps founders simplify their systems, reclaim their time, and lead with clarity. His work connects business strategy with personal growth, guiding leaders to respond instead of react, design with intention, and build companies that support their lives rather than consume them.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love!👉 Check out today’s guest: https://dylanclaytonbost.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, coache…

1,427 | Anna Sosnina on Purposeful Change and GrowthAnna Sosnina is an ICF certified coach, speaker, and founder of EssorVie Coaching, where she helps individuals gain clarity, direction, and confidence in life, business, and career decisions.A two time immigrant born in Uzbekistan, Anna has navigated multiple reinventions, from software development to product leadership to entrepreneurship. Her journey gives her a deep understanding of transition, growth, and purposeful change.She is the creator of the EssorVie™ Method, a structured approach built on clarity, alignment, strategy, action, and results. Through her work, Anna empowers clients to take ownership of their path and create meaningful outcomes with courage and self trust.Outside of coaching, she enjoys skiing, hiking, cooking, photography, and spending time with her deaf dog, Snow.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love!👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.instagram.com/essorvie🎬 Ne…

1,423 | How Trish Steele Empowers Women to Lead with PurposeTrish Steele is the founder of The Women of Steele, a faith centered membership movement created alongside her daughters to support women in leadership, identity, and long term impact.Through leadership circles, mentorship, and curated retreat experiences, she guides women who are committed to living with purpose, strengthening their identity, and building generational influence.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love!👉 Check out today’s guest: https://trishsteele.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 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiring conversations Monday to Friday!#PositiveTalkRadio #Inspiration #Podcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━…

1,413 | Samantha Mazola Shares Her Journey From Trauma to LeadershipSamantha Mazola is the founder of Transformation and a powerful voice for high-functioning survivors ready to move beyond survival mode. After overcoming childhood trauma, poverty, and addiction, she now helps others regulate their nervous systems, rebuild their identity, and reclaim leadership of their lives.Her work blends health, wellness, mindset, and lived experience to guide people through real transformation from the inside out. Samantha has built a thriving community of more than 10,000 email subscribers and a growing social audience where she shares practical tools for healing, discipline, and personal growth.Through podcast conversations and speaking engagements, Samantha brings raw honesty, real-life perspective, and actionable insight on trauma, resilience, and how people can rebuild their lives with clarity and purpose.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love!👉 Check out…