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  • 279. Dr. Kary Oberbrunner | You Are An IP Company
    Dec 11 2025

    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Kary Oberbrunner, author of more than a dozen books including You Are An IP Company


    Kary is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and inventor. As CEO of Igniting Souls and Instant IP, he helps authors, entrepreneurs, and influencers publish, protect, and promote their intellectual property and turn it into 18 streams of income. Once a young man who battled stuttering, depression, and self-injury, today he’s a transformational leader whose work has been featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, CBS, Fox News, Yahoo, and more.


    In this episode, you’ll learn why your ideas are more vulnerable than ever in the age of AI, how to turn your books, frameworks, and signature phrases into real IP assets, and the simple “smartphone to smart contract in 60 seconds” process Kary created so you never get locked out of your own ideas again.


    We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Kary Oberbrunner.


    To Learn More about Kary and buy his books visit:

    The Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JSJJY0/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=ba37f22b-9108-4b93-9c12-78004ed96bdb&ccs_id=23351f2a-a3c4-45eb-9c5d-2e4495e0430d

    Website/Socials: https://ignitingsouls.com/apply/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/karyoberbrunner

    https://www.youtube.com/user/KaryOberbrunner

    https://www.facebook.com/karyoberbrunnerauthor/

    https://www.instagram.com/kary.oberbrunner/


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  • 278. Aaron Hartman MD | Uncurable: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds
    Dec 4 2025

    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Dr. Aaron Hartman, author of Uncurable: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds


    Aaron Hartman MD is a triple board-certified physician in Family Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and Anti-Aging/Regenerative/Metabolic Medicine. He’s the founder of Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine, a clinical researcher, a former Air Force Major, and a doctor whose entire approach to medicine was transformed after adopting his daughter, Anna — a moment that pushed him to challenge the limits of conventional healthcare and pursue root-cause medicine with uncommon intensity.


    In this episode, you’ll learn why the medical system’s blind spots can send patients down the wrong path, how Dr. Hartman rebuilt his entire medical worldview to help “uncurable” patients heal, and what it actually looks like to take ownership of your health in a world built for speed, prescriptions, and procedures — not curiosity.


    We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Dr. Aaron Hartman.


    To Learn More about Aaron and buy his book visit:

    The Book: https://a.co/d/dLUOgZf

    Website/Socials: https://aaronhartmanmd.com/

    https://richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/aaronhartmanmd/


    Chapters:

    0:00 Intro

    1:32 A life-changing encounter

    7:37 Blindspots Dr.Hartman became aware of in medical care

    11:46 The silo effect and the threats of narrowing down too much

    15:18 The role of family doctors in health

    16:52 The responsibility of choosing (or not) vaccines

    21:40 Incentives for doctors in this system and the effects of this

    25:06 Dr. Hartman’s take on bioidentical hormones

    28:26 Cholesterol’s role in likelihood of diseases

    34:17 Cardiovascular diseases branch from autoimmune problems

    37:21 The root of health problems in the modern western world

    42:55 Finding a doctor that cares







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  • 277. Travis Thomas | Confidence is Overrated
    Nov 20 2025

    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Travis Thomas, author of Confidence is Overrated: Why Courage is the Antidote & Feelings Make Cowards of Us All.


    Travis is a leadership and mindset coach, keynote speaker, and founder of Live Yes, And. He’s coached elite performers from Fortune 100 executives to pro and collegiate athletes, served on the coaching staff for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team through the 2022 World Cup, and previously led mindset work at the famed IMG Academy—all while bringing the transformative principles of improvisation to high-performance cultures.


    In this episode, you’ll learn why confidence is a feeling but courage is a commitment, how to shift attention from feelings to behaviors so results improve, and a simple coaching equation—Validation + Encouragement = Progress—that helps you or your team run at the storm like a buffalo and grow through discomfort.


    We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Travis Thomas.


    To Learn More about Travis and buy his book visit:

    The Book: https://a.co/d/7gYJMho

    Website/Socials: https://www.liveyesand.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/liveyesand/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisthomas-30daysofyes/

    https://x.com/LiveYesAnd


    0:00 Intro

    1:38 A book dedicated to the child version of himself

    4:58 The analogy of buffaloes running into a storm

    8:43 Validation + Empowerment = Progress

    14:15 To be brave is to do the uncomfortable thing

    16:28 Feelings don’t predict outcomes. Behaviors do.

    18:38 Being courageous in sales

    22:45 Getting closer to the “YES”

    27:03 Belief is based on substance, consistency & commitment

    29:38 “The bigger the tree, the bigger the shadow”

    31:48 What are you excited about? what are you fulfilled by?

    37:03 It is about being comfortable in the discomfort

    38:20 Surrendering into the discomfort zone

    42:11 Where connect with Travis, his book and his work


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    45 m
  • 276. Laurie Maddalena | The Elevated Leader
    Nov 13 2025

    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Laurie Maddalena, author of The Elevated Leader: Boost Your Confidence and Transform Your Team by Mastering Coaching, Accountability, and Difficult Conversations.To Learn More about Laurie and buy her book visit:

    The Book: https://a.co/d/aB7yJ6rWebsite/Socials: https://www.lauriemaddalena.com/https://www.instagram.com/lauriemaddalena/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriemaddalena/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriemaddalena/



    Laurie is a keynote speaker, certified executive coach, and leadership development consultant who’s on a mission to upgrade workplace cultures and rid the world of bad management practices. She’s the founder and CEO of Envision Excellence, a leadership development firm, she’s also a member of the National Speakers Association, and a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)—a designation earned by fewer than 17% of speakers worldwide. Drawing on years as a VP of Organizational Development and HR and more than a decade of coaching leaders, she helps managers move beyond outdated “command and control” tactics to modern, human-centered leadership.


    In this episode, you’ll learn why great individual contributors don’t automatically make great leaders—and what to do about it, how to shift from fixing problems to facilitating performance through coaching and curiosity, and the three core actions of elevated leadership: creating clarity, caretaking the culture, and facilitating results. We’ll also dig into the six leadership saboteurs, practical feedback frameworks that build self-awareness and emotional intelligence, and how to delegate without “drive-by” dumping.


    We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Laurie Maddalena.



    0:00 Intro

    2:02 Becoming indispensable at work

    5:07 Not everyone is meant to be a leader

    8:25 Moving from fixing to facilitating performance

    10:57 Focus on the right role & the “saboteurs”

    15:30 The more self aware you are, the better leader you become

    17:57 Specific questions to become more self aware

    22:02 The “What is working and what isn’t?” framework

    24:50 Putting leadership structures in place

    26:13 Jack Canfield’s principles for life

    28:32 Creating a better leadership/work culture

    32:34 How to get started and where to get the book


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    35 m
  • 275. Chelsea Clarke | Glow Up Yourself
    Nov 6 2025

    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Chelsea Clarke, author of Glow Up Yourself: The reinvention playbook for rebellious women building wealth, habits and confidence in life and business


    To Learn More about Chelsea and buy her book visit:

    The Book: ⁠https://a.co/d/aB7yJ6r

    Website/Socials: ⁠https://glowupyourself.com/⁠⁠https://herpaperroute.com/

    https://chelseaclarke.co/

    https://www.instagram.com/chelseaclarke.co


    Chelsea is a digital investor and the founder of HerPaperRoute and Niche Investor, where she empowers creators to build, monetize, and exit profitable online businesses. She’s helped put over $5M into creators’ pockets through digital business sales, and her newsletter reaches 100,000+ subscribers with practical insights from the creator economy.


    In this episode, you’ll learn how to enter the creator economy the right way (choose a lane, build an ecosystem, sell something real), why detachment beats desperation when doing deals (including the half-million sale that fell through and what it taught her), and the Pinterest-first traffic strategy she’s using now that traditional SEO has shifted—plus a mindset reframe on being “indecisive” vs “indifferent.”


    We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Chelsea Clarke.


    Chapters:

    0:00 Intro

    1:36 Chelsea’s story unexpectedly having a big deal canceled

    5:03 Separating emotions & business deals

    6:28 Transitioning into a self-improvement focused path

    10:03 How Chelsea is serving a younger version of herself

    12:46 The meaning of glowing up yourself

    16:52 The value of the creator economy (and how to get started)

    22:07 A simple definition of being an entrepreneur

    24:47 The present & future of the creator economy

    28:16 Being indecisive vs indifferent (a big perspective shift)

    31:02 “Just start the first step anyway”

    32:56 Where to connect with Chelsea, her work & her book


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    35 m
  • 274. Tim Christophersen | Generation Restoration: How to Fix Our Relationship Crisis with Mother Nature.
    Oct 30 2025

    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Tim Christophersen, author of Generation Restoration: How to Fix Our Relationship Crisis with Mother Nature.


    Tim is the VP of Climate Action at Salesforce and formerly Head of Nature for Climate at the United Nations Environment Programme, where he helped launch the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. A forester by training, he’s spent over two decades leading global efforts to restore ecosystems, stabilize the climate, and bring nature-based solutions into the mainstream of business and policy.


    In this episode, you’ll learn how to rebuild a real relationship with nature—beyond extraction and transactions, the practical win-wins of restoration (from putting carbon back into soils to agroforestry that revives livelihoods), and why ecological literacy—asking where your food and water come from and spending more time outside—sparks the kind of nonpartisan action the world needs. We’ll also explore ecopreneurship and how AI can scale restoration across communities and supply chains.


    Now get ready to learn and enjoy this incredible conversation with Tim Christophersen.


    To Learn More about Tim and buy his book visit:

    The Book: https://a.co/d/b3cRZEq

    Website/Socials: https://timchristophersen.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-christophersen-a4876228/

    https://x.com/TimChristo


    0:00 Intro

    1:39 We need to rebuild our relationship with nature

    5:09 Influencing a stable climate

    9:09 Win-win relationships in nature

    11:56 Generational amnesia & allowance of environmental deterioration

    15:00 Awareness of where your food comes from

    22:18 Steering the wheel of our ecological future

    24:52 Where to connect with Tim, his book and his work

    25:58 A metaphor that will change your perspective

    28:04 Ecopreneurship

    32:36 Scaling restoration projects through AI

    34:46 Jane Goodall’s influence on Tim’s book

    38:32 The comeback of beavers from (almost) going extinct

    41:27 2 actions to rebuild your relationship with nature

    46:07 Opening your eyes to your connection to nature


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    49 m
  • 273. Bob Wheatley | Single-Minded: Finding Purpose & Strength in Your Season of Singleness
    Oct 23 2025

    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Bob Wheatley, Author of, Single-Minded: Finding Purpose & Strength in Your Season of Singleness


    Bob is a USA Today bestselling author, keynote speaker, and former professional athlete. His work has been featured on Way-FM, Focus on the Family, Christian Nation, and various other international outlets. Bob also works as a Personal Brand Strategist with Brand Builders Group, which is one of the world’s top Personal Brand Strategy firms. Brand Builders Group advises some of the top personal brands in existence today, including people like John Maxwell, Ed Mylett, Jenna Kutcher, Lewis Howes, Amy Porterfield, Eric Thomas, and Nick Hutchison.


    In this episode, you’ll learn why “marketing is slow but sales is fast” when it comes to book launches, the Book-In-Lieu-of-Fee strategy that turns a single keynote into hundreds of book sales, and the clarity-first framework Brand Builders uses to help authors and speakers identify who they serve, what problem they solve, and how to monetize their message.


    We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Bob Wheatley.


    To Learn More about Bob and buy his book visit:

    The Book: https://a.co/d/21OudO5app.helloaudio.fm/feed/20df5db5-0ccb-44e2-8fff-1bb4ac70c5bc/signup

    https://wealthyandwellknown.com/audiobook-rpp/?affiliate_code=173810

    https://freebrandcall.com/bookthinkers/


    Website/Socials:https://bobwheatley.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/bob_wheatley

    https://www.facebook.com/wheatleybooks/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-wheatley/

    https://youtube.com/@bob_wheatley


    0:00 Intro

    1:43 Intro to Bob & Brand Builders Group

    4:31 “I will quit my job tomorrow if you let me work for you”

    7:17 Culture & community value in a business

    13:50 Why there should be a sales-mind behind a book launch

    20:54 How to grow your mission as a business

    24:43 Saving the best for first (not for last)

    27:14 Starting your journey with Brand Builders

    28:43 Advantages of a season of being single

    33:49 The bestseller launch plan


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    44 m
  • 272. Robert Glazer | The Compass Within
    Oct 21 2025

    In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Robert Glazer, author of The Compass Within.


    Robert is a #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestselling author of seven books, including Elevate, Friday Forward, and Elevate Your Team. He’s the founder and chairman of Acceleration Partners, a global leader in partnership marketing, and the creator of Friday Forward, a weekly newsletter read by over 200,000 leaders in 100+ countries.


    He’s A TEDx speaker, top-rated CEO, and host of the Elevate Podcast—a top 1% global show with more than 3 million downloads—Robert has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Today Show, Forbes, Fast Company, and Inc. Magazine. He’s known for helping individuals and organizations clarify their values, elevate performance, and build cultures that actually live their principles.


    In this episode, you’ll learn how to uncover and articulate your personal core values using six deceptively simple questions, why alignment across the “big three” decisions—partner, community, and work—determines your daily energy and long-term success, and how to turn values into real decision-making tools (not wall art) with a validator test and practical rituals.


    We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Robert Glazer.


    To Learn More about Robert and buy his book visit:

    The Book: https://a.co/d/5zzxDxI

    Website/Socials: https://robertglazer.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/glazer/

    https://www.instagram.com/robertglazer_


    Chapters:

    0:00 Intro

    1:56 Figuring out what your core values are

    7:43 Why company values & reality most times don’t match

    10:33 Fiction narrative as a more effective way of communication

    12:30 Companies always have values & priorities

    16:37 The big 3 in life & alignment to core values

    21:37 Picking a life partner based on values

    28:08 Work, business and values alignment

    31:56 6 questions to find out your core values

    34:39 Using AI to work through your core values

    35:58 Where to connect with Robert, his work and book


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    38 m