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1146: NEUROSCIENCE & leadership skills to unlock the extraordinary inside YOU w/ Joanne Merrick

In this episode, Joanne Merrick shares how she’s reshaping leadership development by combining neuroscience with practical management strategies. Joanne, founder of The Leadership Recipe and author of Game On: Is Management Y...

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June 13, 2025

1146: NEUROSCIENCE & leadership skills to unlock the extraordinary inside YOU w/ Joanne Merrick

In this episode, Joanne Merrick shares how she’s reshaping leadership development by combining neuroscience with practical management strategies. Joanne, founder of The Leadership Recipe and author of Game On: Is Management Y...
June 12, 2025

1145: How many AI agents can you put to work for your business? w/ Mark Brennan

In this episode, Mark Brennan shares his incredible journey from working at Salesforce to founding Kynoch Labs, where he's pioneering the use of autonomous AI agents for business growth. Mark dives deep into the current state...
June 11, 2025

1144: Going from from START-up to SCALE-up & navigating the critical phases of growth w/ Kristi Broom

In this episode, Kristi Broom shares her deep expertise in helping businesses navigate the tricky transition from startup to scale-up. With over 25 years of experience in strategic innovation and operational excellence, Krist...
June 10, 2025

1143: Changing the way HR navigates government compliance with TECHNOLOGY (& entrepreneurial innovation!) w/ Janice Kephart

In this episode, Brian sits down with Janice Kephart, a national security and identity expert who has spent over two decades shaping identity policy and biometric solutions. Janice served as border counsel to the 9/11 Commiss...
June 9, 2025

1142: Navigating and leading the way with AI guardrails at the enterprise level w/ Shaun Ayrton

In this episode, Brian interviews Shaun Ayrton, the CEO and founder of Galini, a Y Combinator and General Catalyst-backed startup helping enterprises deploy AI responsibly. Shaun shares his journey from working at McKinsey, w...
June 8, 2025

1141: THIS relationship-based strategy can get you customers & clients with NO UPFRONT COSTS w/ Jessica Robinson

Affiliate marketing isn’t dead—it’s just misunderstood. In this episode, Jessica Robinson, founder of Affiliate Marketing Partners and former Global Head of Affiliates at PayPal, reveals why affiliate marketing is one of the ...

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June 13, 2025

AI-Powered and Founder-Funded: How Yogesh Nagarkar Built UNpkl His Way

Yogesh Nagarkar turned late-night tinkering into UNpkl—a hardware-software cybersecurity startup making network control as simple as typing a sentence. What began as a side project matured into a live Amazon-listed product, prompting Yogesh to…

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June 11, 2025

The Power of Clarity: What Tyler Hinsley Wishes Every Entrepreneur Kn…

For Tyler Hinsley, entrepreneurship wasn’t just about building a business—it was about creating space for vision, alignment, and human connection. As the founder of Hinsley Consulting, Tyler blends emotionally intelligent marketing with …

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June 9, 2025

How Adam Melenkivitz Turned Product Feedback Into a Secret Weapon for…

From a family legacy of self-starters to a hard-won lesson in sustainable scaling, Adam Melenkivitz's journey to entrepreneurship was forged through experience and refined by intentionality. His company, TestSquared, connects Amazon sellers with rea…

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