Born without a choice

What can more than 25 years on Broadway teach us about building great teams?

In this episode, Teri Pruitt, a veteran theatrical professional and founder of Open the Aperture, takes us behind the curtain to explore the powerful lessons theatre can teach us about leadership, communication, teamwork, adaptability, and trust.

Teri began working professionally in theatre in 1992 and has spent more than 25 years on Broadway. Her experience taught her that the magic audiences see onstage is the result of hundreds of people communicating, adapting, trusting one another, and working toward the same goal.

We talk about why strong teams aren’t built around individual stars, how leaders can create environments where people perform at their best, and why the theatrical principle that “the show must go on” has surprising applications in business and leadership.

If you’re interested in leadership, teamwork, workplace culture, communication, or simply want to hear what happens behind the Broadway curtain, this conversation offers a fresh perspective.

Teri Pruitt — Contact Details

• 🌐 Open the Aperture: teripruitt.world⁠ 
• 💼 Role: Broadway Professional & Theatrical Consultant
• 🎭 Company: Open the Aperture — theatrical solutions for business problems.
• 📩 Contact: Her website provides direct contact and booking options.

What if creativity could help you navigate some of life’s biggest transitions?

In this episode, Susan Hensley, transformational coach, speaker, and author of Art for Your Sanity, shares how art journaling helped her rediscover creativity, playfulness, and joy during a demanding period of her life.

With a background in HR, leadership, coaching, and journalism, Susan brings a unique perspective to the challenges that come with change, uncertainty, and major life transitions. We explore how reconnecting with creativity can help quiet the inner critic, process emotions, tap into your inner wisdom, and see possibilities from a fresh perspective.

Susan also explains why art journaling isn’t about being a great artist—it’s about giving yourself permission to experiment, play, reflect, and reconnect with the authentic parts of yourself that can get buried beneath the demands of adulthood.

Susan Hensley — Contact Details

• 🌐 Website: susan-hensley.com⁠ 
• 📖 Book: Art for Your Sanity: How Art Journaling Can Help You Manage Chaos and Unleash Joy
• 🎨 Free gift: Susan offers a free art-journaling quick-starter guide on her website.
• 📸 Instagram: @susanhensleyartjournal
• 💼 LinkedIn: Susan Hensley
• 📩 Media contact: Angela Bell — [email protected]; (770) 310-1453.

What if chronic pain is not just about where it hurts—but about how the body is moving as a whole?

In this episode, Frank Titus, founder of Titus Motion Therapy, shares more than three decades of experience helping people understand the relationship between movement, posture, muscular balance, and pain.

Frank explains why he believes many approaches focus on managing symptoms rather than identifying the underlying movement patterns that may contribute to discomfort. We discuss posture, gait, muscular imbalances, corrective movement, personal responsibility, and the importance of understanding your own body.

Frank also shares the journey that led him to develop Titus Motion Therapy after studying exercise physiology and working with the Egoscue Method. His experience includes working with people from everyday clients to high-level athletes, as well as serving in the U.S. Army.

This conversation is ultimately about more than pain. It’s about movement, self-awareness, resilience, and learning to take an active role in your physical well-being.

Frank Titus — Contact Details

• 🌐 Titus Motion Therapy: titusmotiontherapy.com⁠
• 📞 Call or text: (310) 753-2011
• 📍 Los Angeles: 2001 S Barrington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025
• 🌎 Virtual sessions: Available worldwide, according to Titus Motion Therapy.

What happens when surviving is no longer enough—and you begin searching for a deeper way to heal, grow, and reclaim your life?

In this thought-provoking conversation, Justin L. Shaw, former stand-up comedian, Dr. of Divinity, author, and creator of the Sourcery 101 system, shares his unconventional journey through trauma, addiction, emotional struggles, spiritual awakening, and transformation.

Justin explores the idea of becoming a “Sourcerer”—not through magic or spells, but by reconnecting with what he describes as Source energy and using that connection as a foundation for healing and personal growth.

We talk about trauma, identity, spiritual awakening, self-worth, addiction, consciousness, and the process of moving from simply surviving to intentionally creating a different life.

Justin also introduces his book, Sourcery 101: 13 Rungs to a Higher Elevation of Consciousness, and explains how his framework was inspired in part by the principles of the 12-step recovery model while taking a broader approach to what he calls “soul sickness.”

This is a conversation about questioning the beliefs that keep us stuck, looking beyond the surface of our struggles, and finding the courage to reclaim our power.

Guest / Contact Details

Justin L. Shaw

📖 Book: Sourcery 101: 13 Rungs to a Higher Elevation of Consciousness

🛒 Book on Amazon: Sourcery 101 on Amazon⁠

Justin’s message: Wake up, reconnect with your truth, and discover the “Sourcerer” within you.

What if learning to manage anxiety could help you create a calmer, more fulfilling life?

In this conversation, Elke Scholz, registered psychotherapist, expressive art consultant and educator, internationally certified EMDR therapist, author, and keynote speaker, shares practical insights for understanding and managing anxiety.

With more than 35 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, trauma, emotional challenges, and life transitions, Elke brings both professional expertise and personal experience to the conversation. She openly shares her own journey with anxiety and the strategies that have helped her build a life filled with greater calm, energy, and vitality.

We explore practical ways to reduce anxiety, build confidence, manage fear and worry, and reconnect with the things that bring meaning and joy to life. Elke also discusses her books Loving Your Life and Anxiety Warrior, along with creative tools that can help people move toward greater emotional freedom.

If you’ve ever struggled with anxiety, sleepless nights, overwhelming thoughts, or simply feeling like life has become too stressful, this episode offers practical ideas you can begin exploring right away.

Elke Scholz — Contact Details

• 🌐 Website: Loving Your Life Book⁠
• 📚 Books: Loving Your Life and Anxiety Warrior Volumes 1 & 2
• 🎁 Free Gift: Proven calming techniques designed to help lower anxiety in just a few minutes.

What if the greatest risk in life isn’t failure—but reaching the end of it with too many unlived dreams?

In this inspiring conversation, Joy-Yafit Pascal, transformational speaker, Design Thinking coach, women’s empowerment facilitator, and dance improvisation instructor, shares the experiences that led her to rethink what it truly means to live a fulfilling life.

After building a successful international career in marketing and innovation, Joy-Yafit discovered that external success doesn’t always translate into inner fulfillment. Today, she helps people step off autopilot, reconnect with themselves, embrace uncertainty, and make courageous choices that lead to a more meaningful life.

We explore purpose, creativity, women’s empowerment, Design Thinking, courage, uncertainty, personal transformation, and the importance of actually living the life you want.

Joy-Yafit’s message is simple but powerful: Life is short, and the greatest risk isn’t failing—it’s never truly living.

Joy-Yafit’s Contact Details

• Facebook: Joy-Yafit Pascal on Facebook⁠
• Instagram: Joy-Yafit Pascal on Instagram⁠
• Website: Coming soon, according to the guest information provided.

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your strategy, your circumstances, or your effort—but the hidden programming running beneath the surface?

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Joseph Drolshagen, known as Joey, reveals how subconscious conditioning can influence the habits, decisions, and behaviors that shape both our personal and professional lives.

With more than 28 years of experience in Corporate America, including leadership up to VP of Sales, a doctorate in psychology focused on mindset and subconscious programming, and more than three decades studying rapid growth and behavioral transformation, Dr. Joseph brings a unique perspective to personal and business success.

We explore the knowing-doing gap, self-sabotaging behaviors, habit formation, mindset alignment, and why simply knowing what to do doesn’t always translate into taking action.

Dr. Joseph also introduces his Subconscious Mindset Training™ (SMT Method™) and explains how changing the conditioning behind our limitations can create rapid growth—not just in business, but across every area of life.

If you’ve ever wondered why you know what you should do but still struggle to consistently do it, this conversation may help you understand what’s really happening beneath the surface.

Sponsor / Contact Details

Dr. Joseph Drolshagen
🌐 SMT Method™: https://smtmethod.com

Listeners can use the website to learn more about Dr. Joseph’s work and schedule a brief 15-minute conversation to discuss the principles covered in the episode and explore tools for creating greater results.

Books:

Reprogramming Your Subconscious Mind – The SMT Method™ for RAPID GROWTH

• Break The Attachment Pattern Keeping Your Business Small
• Life’s Lessons
• Align – Manifest – Transform

What happens when you stop living from pressure, expectations, and other people’s definitions of success—and finally choose yourself?

In this powerful conversation, Carine Colemonts, executive coach, trusted advisor, author of Your Life Is NOW, and creator of the Clarity Compass Method, shares the lessons she has learned from more than 14,000 one-on-one coaching sessions and decades of helping leaders navigate high-stakes decisions.

Carine explains why the problem we bring to the table is often not the real problem, how hidden blind spots can influence major life decisions, and why clarity begins with understanding who we are before deciding what we should do.

She also opens up about her own journey of reinvention, including divorce, a serious workplace accident, leaving a successful coaching organization, selling her home, and ultimately spending 18 months in Costa Rica rebuilding her life on her own terms.

This conversation explores clarity, courage, identity, reinvention, leadership, self-awareness, and the power of choosing yourself—especially when certainty isn’t available.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this really the right move, or am I simply choosing what’s familiar?” this episode is for you.

Guest Contact Details

Carine Colemonts
🌐 Coach Carine AI: https://app.coachvox.ai/share/Carine
📖 Book: Your Life Is NOW
💡 Clarity Compass Method
🎙️ Coaching & Leadership: Carine works with executives, founders, senior leaders, and high-achieving professionals.

Can a simple story change a family… or even a nation?

In this inspiring episode of Born Without a Choice, Victory welcomes Dr. Samuel Lee Bowman—author, psychologist, entrepreneur, entertainer, and the beloved creator of Granpa Cratchet.

For more than four decades, Dr. Bowman has entertained millions of children across America while teaching timeless values through storytelling, humor, and imagination. In this conversation, he shares why passing down stories is one of the most powerful ways to preserve faith, character, and family values in a rapidly changing world.

From building a successful home-based business to navigating grief, blended families, entrepreneurship, and raising grandchildren, Dr. Bowman offers practical wisdom, heartfelt encouragement, and unforgettable stories that remind us why our experiences matter—and why the next generation needs to hear them.

If you’ve ever wondered how to leave a meaningful legacy, this episode is for you.

Connect with Dr. Samuel Lee Bowman

🌐 Website:
http://samuelleebowman.com

🎁 Free Gifts for Listeners:
http://samuelleebowman.com/podcastgift

Visit the special podcast page to receive:

A free sneak peek of Reviving America: Fifty Stories From the Fifties

Exclusive video readings by Dr. Bowman

• A free membership to Granpa’s Clubhouse for children, featuring fun, educational activities in a safe online environment.

What if financial freedom wasn’t just about money—but about having the freedom to choose the life you truly want?

In this inspiring episode of Born Without a Choice, Victory sits down with Tim Kelly—former Navy Chief, bestselling author, high-performance coach, and real estate investor—to explore the mindset, discipline, and courage required to create lasting freedom.

After serving 15 years in the U.S. Navy, Tim achieved financial independence through real estate investing and made the bold decision to leave military service four years before his pension. Today, he has been involved in nearly 2,000 income-producing real estate units, serves on the Board of Directors of Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI), and helps ambitious professionals build wealth while reaching their highest potential.

In this conversation, Tim shares practical lessons on financial freedom, leadership, high performance, mindset, overcoming fear, and why clarity—not motivation—is often the missing piece between where you are and where you want to be.

If you’re ready to stop settling and start designing a life with purpose, this episode is for you.

Connect with Tim Kelly

🌐 Website:
https://www.franchisecoach.net/houston/

📅 Book a Free 30-Minute Clarity Call:
https://calendly.com/call-with-tim-kelly/30min

Whether you’re looking to build wealth, invest in real estate, improve your performance, or gain clarity on your next move, Tim offers a complimentary conversation to help you take the next step.