Are You Awesome Today?

Stephen's guest this week is Ann Marie Stewart. Ann Marie is the author of two award winning novels, a public speaker, an actress, a musical theater director, a voice coach, and a Grammy Award winner. Obviously, she is not retired and never plans to. She has a passion for helping us see the benefit of making our life count.

Stephen's guest this week is Dr. Paulette Evans. Dr. Paulette has a passion for providing people with the tools they need to get out of their own way to be their most effective selves. She uses a methodology that walks clients through pinpointing their current issues, calculating the cost associated with their lack of efficiency, implementing solutions that address the issues, and sustaining their new processes to ensure they maintain new levels of productivity.

David Watson is Stephen's guest this week. David is an author, entrepreneur and storyteller. He was raised by his grandparents in North Texas, and the loss of his grandfather early in his life set off a long stretch of years defined by movement, risk and consequence. Those years cost him time, relationships and freedom.

Today David works in business, speaks about accountability and reentry, and puts time into the people and causes that helped him rebuild. He writes and speaks from the belief that a person is not finished at the worst thing they have done, and that the only direction available to any of us is the one still ahead.

Stephen's guest this week is Mark Blacknell. Mark is a meditation guide best known for the Stare at the Wall practice, a simple and direct approach to stillness designed for real people living real lives. He is a Marine veteran, former Teamster, and working-class kid originally from Philly who hit rock bottom and found his way back through simplicity, discipline, and showing up for five quiet minutes at a time.

This week, Cameron Tope joins Stephen in a discussion on Leadership. Cam has learned that success isn't about working harder. It's about becoming a better leader, building systems, embracing continuous learning, and surrounding yourself with great people. Listen in as Cam shares lessons on overcoming setbacks, making better decisions, leading with intention, building a business that creates freedom instead of stress, and why personal growth is the greatest investment anyone can make.

Stephen's guest this week is Bobby Kelly. As a coach, speaker, and author, Bobby is leading a new movement of reinvention for high performers, business leaders, and midlife pivoters who are ready to write their "next chapter" with clarity and confidence. His book, The Next Chapter Starts Now, and companion workbook distill ten proven steps to break free of the "messy middle," build micro-wins, and design a life that is truly yours—without the fluff, overwhelm, or lone-wolf grind.

Brownell Landrum joins Stephen this week and leaves Stephen completely fascinated. Brownell is a Storyteller, TEDx Speaker, Explorer, and Change Catalyst with a passion for peaceful, positive, and purposeful progress in the world. In this episode, she shares her passion for the Science behind Wishful Thinking. Listen in for the opportunity of looking at wishing in a new and positive and powerful way.

This week, Dr. Pat Boulogne joins Stephen in a discussion on Identifying Gaps. We find ourselves being pulled in many directions that spread our time thin, not taking care of what is really important for us and those that matter whether physically, mentally, socially, spiritually, or financially. When not kept in check, we end up sick, in crisis, or worse. Listen in as Dr. Pat helps us discover where we may have gaps and how we can fill those gaps.

This week, Stephen is joined by April Martini and Anne Candido. April and Anne are the authors of The Power of Your Personal Brand: A Playbook for Struggling Middle Managers Who Want to Do Big Things, and co-founders of ForthRight People, a leadership performance company focused on building high-performing leaders from the inside out. They believe a leader's Personal Brand is their greatest competitive advantage - and when understood and activated intentionally, it becomes a powerful driver of influence, credibility, and impact in pursuit of a leader's "Big Thing."

Together, they challenge the idea that Personal Brand is something you manufacture. Instead, they teach leaders how to uncover what's already there - and use it to guide decisions, shape presence, and accelerate growth for themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

This week, Barry Moline joins Stephen for a fun discussion on Ethical Persuasion. Barry is a former CEO and leadership speaker focused on ethical leadership, teamwork, influence, and real-world leadership challenges. Listen in as Barry shares his passion for broadening people's knowledge in leadership, teamwork, and influence to accelerate their leadership journey.