Chasing The Insights

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Dr. Neja Zupan.

Dr. Neja talks to us about From Hustle to Flow: Activating Your Multidimensional Intelligence for Business Success.

Dr. Neja Zupan is a Mentor in Multidimensional Leadership & Radiant Vitality. She is the Founder of the Mastering Energy Academy | Energy Recalibration Expert | International Speaker

Dr. Neja Zupan — Mentor in Multidimensional Leadership & Radiant Vitality, Specialist in Multidimensional Intelligence Activation™, and Founder of the Mastering Energy Academy — and living proof that full-spectrum success is not only possible, but inevitable when you align with your true frequency.

Years ago, I was given a 5% chance of survival after being diagnosed with aggressive, hormone-sensitive cancer. All the women in my lineage before me had passed from cancer. I carry the BRCA gene. But I chose a different path — no chemotherapy, no radiation, no pharmaceuticals. I went to the root cause: energy frequency.

What followed was not just a healing journey — it was a complete reconstruction of my life force, my identity, and my purpose. I dismantled layers of inherited trauma, survival coding, and subtle energetic distortion. I rebuilt myself — cell by cell, frequency by frequency.

Today, I am not only cancer-free — I am radiantly alive, sovereign, and leading high-achieving professionals around the world through the same profound depth of transformation. From a lower-working-class upbringing, I became the only one in my extended family to build an international business — created not through force, but through frequency.

This is not something I teach from theory. It's something I embody. And it's why high-performing leaders trust me with their deepest recalibrations.

You can connect with Dr. Neja here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.neja.zupan.institute/ Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/dr.neja.zupan.institute/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnejazupan/ eBook: https://www.nejazupan.com/the-7-steps-e-book/

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Melissa Fors Shackelford.

Melissa talks to us about The Power of Purpose Driven Branding.

Melissa Fors Shackelford is a marketing strategist and advisor who helps entrepreneurs clarify their purpose, strengthen their brand, and communicate with confidence. With more than twenty years of leadership experience, she brings a steady, practical approach that helps founders navigate growth, change, and the turning points that define a business.

Melissa built her career inside respected healthcare and human services organizations, where she led national brand transformations and shaped go to market strategies for complex, mission driven businesses. These roles taught her how to translate vision into action and how to guide teams through high stakes moments with clarity and focus. Entrepreneurs value this experience because it helps them move from scattered ideas to direction that feels intentional and achievable.

Through her consulting practice, Shackelford Strategies, Melissa partners with founders who want to build brands rooted in authenticity and purpose. Her work includes brand positioning, messaging architecture, customer engagement strategy, and leadership communication. She is known for helping entrepreneurs uncover the deeper meaning behind their work; once that purpose becomes clear, decision making becomes easier, culture grows stronger, and messaging gains momentum. Clients often describe her guidance as calm, honest, and refreshingly direct, with support that meets them exactly where they are.

Melissa is also a keynote speaker who creates a welcoming and energizing experience for audiences. She speaks on purpose driven leadership, brand authenticity, inclusive communication, and the human side of marketing. Her talks blend real stories with insights that leaders can apply immediately; people walk away feeling grounded, inspired, and ready to take action.

Her book Harnessing Purpose reflects the principles that guide her work. Entrepreneurs often use it as a practical companion while defining or refining their brand, reconnecting with their motivation, or leading teams through growth.

Melissa holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of St. Thomas and a BA from the University of Minnesota. She is committed to helping founders build businesses that reflect clarity, integrity, and purpose; businesses that resonate with the people they serve and create meaningful, lasting impact.

You can connect with Melissa here:

https://melissaforsshackelford.com/ https://harnessingpurpose.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfors/ https://www.youtube.com/@MelissaForsShackelford

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Whitney Bonds.

Whitney talks to us about How to Build Sustainable Income Streams with Affiliate Marketing.

Whitney Bonds is a YouTuber with over 190K subscribers who is known for empowering her audience to build sustainable online businesses from home.

Bonds shares step-by-step guides, tips, and resources to help her audience succeed in affiliate marketing, build online businesses, and achieve financial freedom.

Bonds has created two 6-figure online businesses. Her transparent approach and relatable style have made her a trusted resource for those looking to transition to remote work or start a side hustle. Whitney's mission is to empower her followers to take control of their income and create a life they love.

Bonds has been featured in Parents, Business Insider, Forbes, and on industry podcasts.

You can connect with Whitney here:

YouTube Affilate Profits Bootcamp: https://business-expedited.kit.com/d635766f4e

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Shane Barker.

Shane talks to us about the hidden cost of negative reviews.

Shane Barker is a seasoned digital-marketing strategist, author, and speaker with over 20 years of experience helping brands scale, streamline, and succeed.

As a former lecturer at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies, high‑growth e‑commerce brands and top influencers, Shane brings a rare blend of hands‑on execution and big‑picture vision.

His mission: show entrepreneurs and founders how to stop chasing vanity metrics and instead build systems, partnerships and automation that drive real profit. He's co‑creator of the SaaS solution TraceFuse — built specifically for e‑commerce brands to protect their reputations and remove harmful reviews in compliance with platform TOS.

You can connect with Shane here:

Personal Website: https://shanebarker.com/ Business Website: https://tracefuse.ai/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanebarker Instagram: http://instagram.com/shanebarker

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Anya Cheng.

Anya talks to us about AI & the Future of Commerce.

Anya Cheng is the Founder and CEO of Taelor, a leading men's clothing subscription service that provides personal styling and curated rentals, powered by AI.

A Girls in Tech 40 Under 40 honoree, she previously led eCommerce and digital innovation teams at Meta, eBay, Target, and McDonald's.

Taelor's mission is to help people dress up to achieve their goals—whether it's for a job interview, date night, or big presentation—because looking good shouldn't be a barrier to success.

You can connect with Anya here:

Taelor Website: https://taelor.style Armoire Website: https://www.armoire.style

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Ephraim Ebstein.

Ephraim talks to us about How Al Is Changing the Game for Business Leaders.

Most tech experts speak in jargon. Ephraim Ebstein speaks your language. He's not just another cybersecurity guy­ he's a $30M entrepreneur who built two national companies from the ground up, and now helps business leaders turn tech headaches into growth engines.

Ephraim brings real-world stories, clear explanations, and tactical advice that's perfect for business-minded audiences.

From stopping multi­ million-dollar data breaches to deploying Al employees that actually replace headcount (and boost revenue), he breaks down complex systems in a way listeners can use-today.

Whether your audience wants to scale smart, understand Al, or just stop wasting money on broken IT strategies, Ephraim delivers insight, clarity, and undeniable value.

You can connect with Ephraim here:

Website: https://fitsolutions.biz/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraim-ebstein-5a2a1a10/

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Orly Zeewy.

Orly talks to us about Making fuzzy clear- how to stand out in a 5-second world.

Orly Zeewy is an author, speaker, educator, and a facilitator of lightbulb moments. Her superpower? She makes fuzzy clear. She works with startup founders and business owners to clarify and communicate their zone of genius so they can attract more of their ideal customers and scale fast.

In addition to her consulting work, Orly is a popular speaker and has been a guest on more than thirty podcasts. Most recently, she was interviewed on 12minconvos, the Business Emergency Room Podcast and the Gildre Spotlight.

She has lectured at Wharton and taught in The Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University, Jefferson University, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Orly has been featured in Medium and her articles have been published in national publications such as The Marketing Journal, Smart Hustle and Lioness Magazine. Her book: Ready, Launch, Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups was published by Routledge in May 2021 and was the #1 new business book release on Amazon in April 2021. Her second book, Why NOT Me? The Female Guide for Entrepreneurship will be published in 2026.

You can connect with Orly here:

My book: https://zeewybrands.com/books/ The Clarity Hour Q+A: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_PFctwRZRN6MK24ttI28rg 90-minute Brand Clarity Breakthrough: https://zeewybrands.com/brand-clarity-breakthrough/

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Eric D. Stone.

Eric talks to us about 5 key factors to employee engagement.

Eric D. Stone's passion for business led him to an influential twenty-six-year career at the iconic rental car company Enterprise Holdings, where he quickly became one of the most decorated Regional Vice Presidents in the company's history.

His ability to connect and motivate employees from all different generations and demographics allowed his teams to sustain top-level results and a culture of pride. Eric attributes much of this success to his ability to create, ignite, and sustain a high-performance culture—one that enabled him to lead his teams through challenges like 9/11, the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Great Resignation—along with an extraordinary ability to adapt to the unexpected and help others do the same.

Eric is the author of the award-winning book Jumpstart Your Workplace Culture and an international speaker on leadership, employee engagement, and creating high-performance organizations. He retired from Enterprise in 2018 and founded Clear Path Ventures, which specializes in guiding young professionals and businesses as they navigate their path to success.

You can connect with Eric here:

Website: https://clearpathventures.com

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Justin Buonomo.

Justin talks to us about Practical Mindsets for Business Finance.

Jake "The Wizard" Tlapek built and sold The Wizard Marketing, a marketing agency, growing it on the back of a 100,000-follower TikTok audience of small business owners.

The pattern he kept seeing: the businesses that broke out fixed their message, not their channels. One landscaping client went from $2M to $10M in three years on messaging alone. Same spend, same channels.

That became Eight Dominoes: A Messaging Framework That Compounds Into Awesome Clients. He now writes, teaches, consults and runs the Eight Dominoes community.

You can connect with Justin here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justin_buonomo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@justinbuonomo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justin.buonomo/

Freebie: https://journeytofinancialfreedom.co/freeguide Book A Call: https://calendly.com/coachaaronlenihan/journey-to-financial-freedom-aaron

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Jonathan Mast.

Jonathan talks to us about How to Master AI without Overwhelm.

Jonathan Mast, founder of White Beard Strategies, empowers businesses and entrepreneurs to harness AI for real growth.

With an audience of nearly 600,000 (450k+ in his Facebook group, 100k+ email subscribers), he's a trusted guide making AI practical and approachable.

His mission: help teams save time, increase profits, and deliver more value. Through his engaging speaking style, Jonathan shows how AI amplifies human skill and creativity rather than replacing it.

You can connect with Jonathan here:

Website: https://jonathanmast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanjmast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanmast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanjmast