Carlos Inspire Show

You picked up your phone to check one thing, forty minutes ago. In Episode 2 of REWIRE, Carlos Siqueira explains why a dopamine detox doesn't work, and what does.

• Why your phone works like a slot machine (205 checks a day)
• The 47-second brain: what screens did to your attention
• Numbing isn't healing: the hardest season of Carlos's life
• The Reach Test: how much does your phone run your day?
• Why you can't detox from dopamine, and the Earn-It Rule
• The 3-step Focus Reset: Count, Distance, Earn

Mentioned: Dr. Gloria Mark (UC Irvine), Reviews.org. If you're struggling, call or text 988. SAMHSA: 1-800-662-4357.

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One book buys real meals for real people.
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🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
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⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

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It's 3 AM and you're replaying a conversation that hasn't happened yet. In the first episode of REWIRE, Carlos Siqueira shows how to stop overthinking by naming the three traps behind it, with the real stories that taught him each one.

• The Assumption Trap: the job he almost turned down over a guess, where he went on to make his first million
• The Comfort Trap: the Miami move Uncle Fred talked him into, and the wife he almost never met
• The Delay Trap: why his mother's decision to leave Brazil saved his life
• The 3-Trap Test: find out which trap is yours
• Overthinking in the AI era: asking AI 50 times isn't research
• The one question that ends overthinking in 60 seconds

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
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Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
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⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

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You're not broke because you're lazy. You're loyal to a script. In the finale of the "Who's Running Your Life?" trilogy, Carlos Siqueira (Carlos Inspire) goes after the most powerful manipulator in your life: the voice in your head that sounds exactly like you.

Starting from his own script, written on the streets of Brazil selling bread at 7, Carlos walks through what the research actually supports. That includes Wendy Wood's finding that about 43% of daily behavior is habitual, Brad Klontz's four money scripts, and the 2013 study in Science showing that financial scarcity measurably impaired farmers' reasoning. Then he lays out the 66-day rewrite protocol, built on reappraisal, if-then planning (Gollwitzer & Sheeran's meta-analysis of 94 studies), and University College London's habit-formation research.

In this episode:

• Why your money habits run on autopilot
• The four money scripts: avoidance, worship, status and vigilance
• How scarcity taxes your mind, and the loop that follows
• The three-sentence exercise that reveals your script
• The 66-day rewrite: name it, write the new line, install an if-then, and never miss two
• Why the real payoff is the script your kids inherit

Sources mentioned: Wood, Quinn & Kashy (2002). Klontz et al. (2011). Mani, Mullainathan, Shafir & Zhao, Science (2013). Gross, emotion regulation research. Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006). Lally et al., European Journal of Social Psychology (2009).

This episode is for education and inspiration. It is not financial, medical or psychological advice.

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
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LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossiqueira/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@carlosinspires
Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
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📧 [email protected]
→ https://www.carlosinspire.com/

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

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You've already been manipulated today. In Part 2 of the "Who's Running Your Life?" trilogy, Carlos Siqueira (Carlos Inspire) uses 20+ years on the selling side of the table, and over $1B in revenue helped generated for Fortune 50 companies, to expose the six persuasion levers pulled on you every day.

Every lever comes with the study behind it: Ellen Langer's 1978 "because" copy-machine experiment, Tversky and Kahneman's rigged wheel of fortune, Freedman and Fraser's foot-in-the-door yard signs, Worchel's cookie jars, the restaurant mint tipping study, and Cialdini's hotel towel experiment. Then Carlos shows why you can't rely on spotting liars (a 2006 meta-analysis put human accuracy at 54%) and gives you a three-move defense protocol.

In this episode:

• The difference between persuasion and manipulation
• The six levers: because, the anchor, the small yes, scarcity, the gift, and everybody else
• Why reading faces fails, and why reading levers works
• The defense protocol: name it, the 24-hour rule, and flipping the question
• The one test for anyone selling you anything

Sources mentioned: Langer, Blank & Chanowitz (1978). Tversky & Kahneman (1974). Freedman & Fraser (1966). Worchel, Lee & Adewole (1975). Strohmetz et al. (2002). Goldstein, Cialdini & Griskevicius (2008). Bond & DePaulo (2006). Lieberman et al. (2007).

Next week, the finale: "You Were Programmed to Stay Broke."

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carlosinspire
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@carlosinspire
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossiqueira/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@carlosinspires
Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
Speaking | Coaching | Sales Training
📧 [email protected]
→ https://www.carlosinspire.com/

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

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Somebody at your company is already doing your job, and it never sleeps. In Part 1 of the "Who's Running Your Life?" trilogy, Carlos Siqueira (Carlos Inspire) goes after the biggest fear in the workplace right now: AI.

This isn't another doom episode. Carlos walks through what the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 actually projects (92 million jobs displaced and 170 million created by 2030), and why 39% of core skills changing is the number that matters. Then he breaks down the Harvard Business School and BCG "jagged frontier" study, where AI made the best consultants dramatically better and made blind trusters measurably worse.

From selling bread on the streets of Brazil at 7 to helping generate over $1B in revenue for Fortune 50 companies, Carlos explains why three human skills get more valuable as AI spreads: accountability, reading the room, and orchestration.

In this episode:

• Why AI replaces people who stopped growing, not jobs
• The second half of the Harvard and BCG study nobody talks about
• The A-and-H task audit you can do in 2 minutes
• The 30-day plan: audit, automate one task, reinvest the time, show your work
• Why "later" is the most expensive word you'll ever say

Sources mentioned: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025. Dell'Acqua et al., "Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier," Harvard Business School working paper (2023). Microsoft and LinkedIn, 2024 Work Trend Index.

Next week, Part 2: the six persuasion tricks being used on you every day.

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carlosinspire
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@carlosinspire
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossiqueira/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@carlosinspires
Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
Speaking | Coaching | Sales Training
📧 [email protected]
→ https://www.carlosinspire.com/

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

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Real influence isn't loud. It's rooted.

In this episode, Carlos breaks down six techniques for commanding presence in any room — pulled from Hollywood acting coach Jean-Louis Rodrigue (Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie) and Robert Greene's work on power and seduction, then tested against Carlos's own 20+ years training sales teams and keynoting stages.

What you'll learn:

• Why rooting your body before you speak changes how a room reads you
• The pause that does more seducing than your words ever will
• Why "revealing" beats "selling" every time
• The 70/20/10 rule and how your body talks before you do
• Why collapse under pressure is a choice, not a reflex
• Robert Greene's "say less than necessary" — and why sound doesn't project, it reverberates

Where are your feet the next time you walk into the room that decides your future? Rooted, or performing?

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carlosinspire
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@carlosinspire
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossiqueira/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@carlosinspires
Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
Speaking | Coaching | Sales Training
📧 [email protected]
→ https://www.carlosinspire.com/

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

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Would you let an AI agent spend your money? Carlos examines three real incidents and asks where useful delegation needs firm limits.

The episode covers PocketOS and Railway's recovery, the public-wiki agent activity, and the RubyGems investigation. It also puts Dario Amodei's September 12, 2026 essay in context. Research findings, company acknowledgements, and unresolved questions are distinguished throughout.

Take one existing workflow and check: what can it access, what can it change, what requires approval, and what happens if something goes wrong?

Carlos mentions DisruptorsCode.com, the life-insurance and legacy-planning business discussed in the episode. For a conversation, email [email protected] to confirm state availability first. General education; not individualized financial, insurance, tax, or legal advice. Suitability and coverage depend on circumstances and policy terms. No protection against AI mistakes is represented.

Timestamps:

00:00 Would you give AI your credit card?

01:32 PocketOS: access beyond the task

03:17 The wiki agents and the human moderator

05:44 Host-business message

06:15 RubyGems: the goal and the method

07:39 Dario's proposal

08:51 Where I would draw the line

10:14 One workflow to examine this week

11:06 The responsibility stays with us

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carlosinspire
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@carlosinspire
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossiqueira/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@carlosinspires
Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
Speaking | Coaching | Sales Training
📧 [email protected]
→ https://www.carlosinspire.com/

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

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Ed Zitron just told Steven Bartlett that generative AI is "a con" — and he's got the numbers to back it up. Fifty-five billion in real industry revenue against four hundred billion in capex spend this year. Carlos doesn't pick a side. Instead, he breaks the debate down from inside enterprise tech sales, where he watches AI deals get scrutinized in real boardrooms every week, then pivots into the question that matters more than who's right about the bubble: is AI getting smarter while we get lazier? Question everything, trust no one — including whichever side of this argument you already picked.

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carlosinspire
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@carlosinspire
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossiqueira/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@carlosinspires
Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
Speaking | Coaching | Sales Training
📧 [email protected]
→ https://www.carlosinspire.com/

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The flagship episode. Carlos tells the full, unfiltered version of the story behind everything he builds: a seven-year-old boy selling bread on the streets of Brazil, a promise made at ten with a circle of friends who'd lost too many people to violence, crime, and corruption, the immigrant hustle that followed, the Fortune 100 boardrooms that still didn't fill the hole, the book he almost didn't finish writing, and the turn toward building with AI instead of alone.

This episode carries no sponsor read. If you want the rest of the story — including the chapter Carlos almost cut before print — it's in Work Like An Immigrant, linked below.

📖 Work Like An Immigrant

Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com

Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carlosinspire
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@carlosinspire
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossiqueira/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@carlosinspires
Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
Speaking | Coaching | Sales Training
📧 [email protected]
→ https://www.carlosinspire.com/

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no cost to you. This content is educational only and is not tax, legal, financial, or insurance advice. I'm a Wealth Strategist and licensed insurance professional, though not licensed in all 50 states — strategies and availability vary by state, so confirm licensing in yours by emailing [email protected] before taking action. Always consult your own CPA, attorney, or licensed advisor before making financial decisions. I'm sharing what's worked for me and the people I serve; results vary.

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By 23, Carlos had helped generate fifty million dollars in revenue and trained almost a hundred salespeople. Then his best friend in Brazil died by suicide — and Carlos, an immigrant alone in America, spiraled into drugs and drinking trying to numb it. He almost walked away from everything.

In this episode, Carlos gets more personal than he ever has on the show — grief, addiction, and the lie that success fixes what's underneath — before breaking down 17 brutal truths about sales: the six buying motives behind every purchase, the dopamine-vs-norepinephrine chemistry of every yes, NEPQ (Neuro-Emotional Persuasion Questions) and why asking beats pitching, why rapport doesn't close deals but trust does, and the truth AI can't touch — it can write your pitch, but it can't deliver it.

If you sell anything — enterprise deals, coaching, insurance, real estate, yourself — or if you're carrying more than you're showing right now, this episode is for you.

Note: this episode includes a discussion of suicide and substance use. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988 in the US) is free and available 24/7.

💰 What happens to your portfolio the next time the market drops 30%?
With the right strategy, the answer is: nothing changes. Tax-advantaged growth. Tax-free transfer to the people you love. Downside protected, by design — not by luck.
👉 DisruptorsCode.com
📩 [email protected] — confirm we're licensed to work with you in your state before booking

🎙️ Got a story worth telling? Or a brand that wants to grow while feeding people?
We're booking guests and episode sponsors — every sponsor dollar goes straight to hunger relief.
📩 [email protected] — Subject: Podcast Interview

❤️ This show runs on one rule: every episode should feed someone, not just entertain them.
One book buys real meals for real people.
📖 Work Like An Immigrant
Amazon → worklikeanimmigrant.com
Google Audio → https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECSu1r72M

📱 The best stuff never makes the episode. Get it first.
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carlosinspire
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@carlosinspire
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossiqueira/
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@carlosinspires
Website → https://www.carlosinspire.com/

🎯 Want Carlos in your room instead of your earbuds?
Speaking | Coaching | Sales Training
📧 [email protected]
→ https://www.carlosinspire.com/

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