Every story is a real one.
From retired generals to pediatric surgeons to professional disc golfers. Our guests are people who have built lives worth talking about.
Howie Cohen
Relationships Are the Real Career Strategy: Howie Cohen on the Human Side of Work
Wes Averkamp
From Iraq and Afghanistan to the Desert Trails: One Soldier's Search for Peace After Service
Sarah Johnson
From Design and Tech to Something That Actually Matters: Sarah Johnson's Transformation
Phil Reiman
25 Years Inside the Pentagon. Now What?
Mike Lee
He Didn't Choose to Be Unemployed. But Once He Did, Everything Changed.
Katie Spector
Her Father Was a Gulf War Veteran Failed by the VA. She Made It Her Life's Work to Fix That.
Anne Gore
She Was on the Last Response in Sudan. Then USAID Was Dismantled.
Vanessa Okoro
Representation Has a Price: One Woman's Breaking Point
Pamela Davis
She Worked Two Jobs, Drove Everywhere, and Put Two Daughters Through Private School. Here's How.
Jason Briefel
10,000 Government Executives and No Real Leadership Pipeline. Jason Briefel on the Broken System.
Jen Tran
She Was in Her Mid-30s With No Support. She Did a UX Bootcamp Anyway. Here's the Truth.
Andrew Merchant
History, Patterns, and What 20-Year-Old You Would Think of Who You Are Now
Tim Salazar
His Immigrant Parents Wanted Security. He Chose Art. They Both Turned Out to Be Right.
Matt Kelly
A Decade of Enterprise Sales, 240 Pounds, and Whiskey at 3AM. Then He Stopped.
Reet German
She Sold Her House, Left Her Job, and Traveled 23 Countries With Her Family. This Is What She Found.
Vanny Whitchelo
She Started a Podcast for Her Culture. Then She Built the Organization to Match.
Danielle Luhmann
She Built a Therapy Practice While Her Own Life Was Falling Apart
Aaron Brooks
Aaron Brooks, Federal Bureau of Prisons Food Service Supervisor
Andy Alvarado
He Left a Corporate Career to Film Videos on His Phone. Now He Makes Six Figures.
David Mazzeo
From the Stage to the Classroom: Why He Gave Up the Mic
Nate Sexton
He Went Pro at Disc Golf Before Anyone Thought It Was Possible
Jordan Swanson
He Rebuilds Children's Faces. The Operating Room Is Just the Beginning.
Matthew "Jerry" Glavy
He Flew the President. Then He Commanded Cyber and Space. Now What?
Danielle Frank
She Broke Off Her Engagement, Left New York, and Wrote a Book About All of It.
Ann Dunkin
She Was the CIO for an Entire State Government. Here's What She Actually Had to Figure Out.
Gladdys Uribe
Her Parents Were Undocumented. She Became an Immigration Attorney.
John Sherman
The Honorable John Sherman: Why Kindness Is the Most Underrated Leadership Strategy
Anthony Dyer
20 Years in Combat: The Battle Nobody Warned Me About
Brett Cohen
He Booked Kim Kardashian From His Mom's Phone at 15. Then He Went Viral.
Alan Levy
He Founded Block Talk Radio Before Podcasting Was a Thing. 30 Years Later, He Was Right.
Aaron Dossey
The Scientist Who Bet His Career on Bugs. 14 Years Later, He Was Right.
Ringo Nishioka
90% of Managers Think They're in the Top 10%. The Math Doesn't Work.
Cheryl Dillon
The Moment She Stopped Running from Hard Things
Tré Wright
The Most Powerful Leadership Skill Nobody Is Teaching: How to Actually Receive Feedback
Vance Cooper
The Job vs The Work: What Every Leader Gets Wrong
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