Chasing The Insights

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Janylène Turcotte.

Janylène talks to us about entrepreneurs exiting and search for identities.

Janylène Turcotte spent 25 years as a senior HR executive, the last stretch at Deloitte. She served as an integrator on several deals — inside the due diligence, close to the moment a business changes hands — guiding people and organizations through transition and transformation.

Then her own role ended — not on her terms. She walked out of that meeting feeling like she'd left a coat at the door. Over the emptying weeks that followed, she realized how much of who she thought she was had been the coat. The title. The brand. The identity she'd worn without noticing. She knows first-hand the particular silence of a calendar that suddenly clears.

That's the terrain she now walks with founders who are exiting their business.

Because when an entrepreneur sells the company they built, they're surrounded by people — finance, tax, lawyers, advisors — and every one of them has a stake in the outcome. Nobody in that room is there simply for them. Nobody's only job is to help them digest what it means to hand over the thing that's carried their identity for years — or to answer the question that lands the morning after the deal closes: who am I now, and what was all of this for?

Today Janylène is the founder of Hypnocoach, a clinical hypnotherapist and ICF-certified coach (ACC) with more than 1,500 sessions behind her. Trained in Rapid Transformational Therapy under Marisa Peer, she works underneath the strategy — with the beliefs and the meaning no spreadsheet in the process ever touches. Her method, Peel Back, Rewire, Rise, is built for exactly this: the identity shift a successful exit sets off, and the reinvention that has to follow it.

She's practical, not mystical. Warm, and direct. She earned a merit scholarship at HEC on her academic results and cut her teeth selling encyclopedias door to door — rigour and hustle in equal measure, and little patience for fluffy personal-development promises.

For the founder walking toward the exit, she's the one person in the process with no skin in the game, whose only job is to be there for them.

You can connect with Janylène here:

30 minutes free call: https://link.hypnocoach.ca/widget/bookings/janylene-turcotte-personal-calendar-yqnwtklhsshegli Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janylene/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janylene.turcotte.2025 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hypnocoach_janylene_aka_jt/

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Dr. Theresa Pantanella.

Dr. Theresa talks to us about Marketing Misdiagnosis: Why Treating Symptoms Is Killing Your Business (And the Systemic Cure).

Dr. Theresa Pantanella is Your Doctor of Marketing. She spent 24 years in healthcare as a doctoral-level occupational therapist, building a seven-clinic outpatient business in South Florida on a single service and scaling it into high six figures through pure operational systemization.

Today, she applies that exact same diagnostic rigor to business growth. Where most marketers treat surface-level symptoms, Theresa diagnoses the hidden operational breakdowns in a business's marketing and builds the AI-powered systems that permanently fix them. Her frameworks have generated over $13 million in revenue for clients ranging from doctoral experts to seven-figure enterprises.

She is the co-host of the No BS AI Summit, former president of NAWBO Fort Lauderdale, and her absolute best strategic breakthroughs still arrive mid-ocean swim, fueled by far too much coffee.

You can connect with Dr. Theresa here:

Website: https://nobsaisummit.com/vince

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Aaron Hendon.

Aaron talks to us about how mindfulness and meditation are undervalued as the easiest path to performance, success, and happiness.

Aaron Hendon is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and real estate veteran turned mindfulness provocateur who has made it his mission to help people stop outsourcing their sanity to the market, their inbox, or their own over-caffeinated anxiety.

As the creator of The Mindful CEO and author of How to Live a Grateful Life in a Fckd Up World, Aaron blends 13 years of real estate experience with four decades of meditation and ontological leadership training to teach people how to sell more, lead better, and live saner—not through hacks or hustle porn, but through awareness, agency, and actual practice.

After moving to Seattle and building a top-producing real estate business—where his team consistently sold homes for 3–5% more than average and 27% faster—Aaron discovered a truth most sales pros conveniently ignore: productivity doesn't come from grinding harder; it comes from learning how not to fall apart. He spent years studying with mindfulness teachers, training hundreds of agents, and leading transformational courses before developing a practical, no-BS methodology that helps high-performing professionals operate with more clarity and less chaos.

Today, Aaron teaches leaders and sales organizations how to trade burnout for presence, and how to build businesses that don't require sacrificing their nervous systems. His clients describe him as equal parts Zen monk, Jewish dad, and high-performance coach—someone who can quote Alan Watts, call out your self-sabotage, and still get your deal closed by Friday.

Through his programs—including From Hustle to Flow: Sell More by Stressing Less and the Mindful CEO Mastermind—Aaron provides real-world tools grounded in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and contemplative practice. His work has helped agents 2–3x their production, dramatically reduce stress, and reconnect with the purpose that got them into business in the first place.

When he's not teaching, Aaron is writing, running mindfulness cohorts, leading gratitude trainings, and helping teams experience the kind of grounded presence that makes better decisions, better leaders, and—yes—better lives. His philosophy is simple: the world may be a mess, but your mind doesn't have to be.

Aaron lives on Vashon Island with his wife Kael, loves good bagels, and is committed to helping people experience genuine agency, one breath at a time.

You can connect with Aaron here:

Website: https://www.aaronhendon.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahendon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronhendon_themindfulceo/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronhendon/

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Hadley Nightingale.

Hadley talks to us about How I built and scaled a remote team across New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

Hadley Nightingale is the Director of New Zealand Property Buyers, founded in 2020. Through his leadership, the business has scaled rapidly in just five years!

Today, NZPB manages hundreds of properties and has helped hundreds of clients successfully secure investment properties across New Zealand, operating with a remote team across New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

New Zealand Property Buyers provides a fully integrated, end-to-end service for busy investors. From property acquisition and renovation and compliance project management through to ongoing property management, NZPB manages the entire process.

Their role is to oversee the negotiation, strategy, and execution, enabling clients to invest with confidence while avoiding costly mistakes!

You can connect with Hadley here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hadleynightingale/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hadleynightingale Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Newzealandpropertybuyer/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hadleyn/ Website: https://www.newzealandpropertybuyers.com/

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In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Kelly A. Norton.

Kelly talks to us about Why Administrative Professionals Are the Biggest Untapped Opportunity in AI.

Kelly A. Norton is an AI-enabled executive operations leader, international best-selling author of Silent Streets: A Visual Chronicle of the Las Vegas Shutdown, and founder of MonetizeU AI, a global learning community dedicated to helping Administrative Professionals harness the power of artificial intelligence to transform their careers.

With more than 15 years of experience supporting CEOs, boards, and executive leadership across Fortune 500 companies, startups, and high-growth organizations, Kelly has built a career on operational excellence, strategic execution, and creating systems that help leaders and organizations thrive. Having served as a C-Level Executive Assistant, Office Manager, and Chief of Staff, she understands firsthand the evolving demands of today's workplace and the critical role Administrative Professionals play in driving organizational success.

Recognizing that AI would fundamentally reshape the profession, Kelly founded MonetizeU AI to bridge the gap between emerging technology and real-world application. Her mission is simple: empower Administrative Professionals to work smarter, become more strategic, and future-proof their careers through practical AI education.

What makes Kelly's approach different is her focus on implementation over theory. Rather than simply teaching AI tools, she provides hands-on training, live workshops, operational workflows, prompt libraries, and automation strategies that professionals can immediately apply to their daily work. From Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT to Claude, Gemini, and workflow automation, Kelly helps her community confidently embrace AI while maintaining the human skills that make exceptional executive support invaluable.

The response has been extraordinary. MonetizeU AI has grown into a thriving international community of Administrative Professionals, Executive Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, and operations leaders committed to learning, growing, and leading the future of work together.

Kelly is passionate about changing the narrative around administrative careers. She believes today's Administrative Professionals are not "just support" but strategic business partners who, when equipped with AI and operational expertise, become indispensable to their organizations.

Whether she's teaching live classes, developing AI-powered workflows, speaking on podcasts, or mentoring professionals around the world, Kelly's goal remains the same: to help people embrace change with confidence, unlock their potential, and create careers that are not only future-ready but future-leading.

You can connect with Kelly here:

Website: https://www.kellyanorton.com MonetizeU AI Community: https://www.skool.com/monetizeuai MonetizeU AI: https://www.monetizeuai.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyanorton/

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Kurt Bush.

Kurt talks to us about why is burnout SO pervasive in leaders?

Kurt Bush is a certified Internal Family Systems Practitioner, trauma-informed coach, and co-founder of Brimstone Coaching Group.

With a background spanning corporate leadership, pastoral ministry, and coaching, Kurt helps leaders break free from self-doubt, embrace authenticity, and lead with confidence.

Through Brimstone's unique E + R = T approach (Encounter + Reflection = Transformation), Kurt equips individuals and teams to move from exhaustion and frustration to clarity and wholeness.

He is also the co-author of "Live Fully. Lead Authentically. The Surprising Link Between Self-Awareness and Your Impact."

You can connect with Kurt here:

Website: https://www.brimstonecoachinggroup.com/livefullyleadauthenticallyordernow

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Dr. Christian Komor.

Dr. Christian talks to us about staying motivated when outcomes are long-term and complex

Dr. Christian Komor is an Earth Systems Science advisor, clinical psychologist, author, educator, and candidate for Governor of Colorado. His career has been shaped by solving complex human and systemic challenges in environments where outcomes matter.

Dr. Komor has led a multidisciplinary clinical practice, managing budgets, building teams, and overseeing the design and construction of a major office complex. He also spent five years working inside the nation's largest and oldest walled maximum-security prison, where he gained first-hand insight into institutionalisation and the challenges of creating meaningful reform within entrenched systems.

His leadership experience also includes service with three Sheriff's Departments as a Search and Rescue officer, as well as serving as a Captain in the Civil Air Patrol. These roles gave him extensive experience in crisis response, operational leadership, and high-pressure decision-making.

Since 1982, Dr. Komor has authored 26 books and taught large groups of professionals in more than 100 cities. He brings a distinctive combination of clinical expertise, scientific thinking, institutional experience, and practical leadership to his work in public service.

You can connect with Dr. Christian here:

Website: https://www.k4gov.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skycarbonblueprint Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/komorforcolorado/

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Kenneth Kollasch.

Kenneth talks to us about The Small Business Flight Plan

Are you a small business owner going crazy in the "Mom N' Pop" stage of your business? Get ready to meet Kenneth Kollasch – a certified business coach.

He's a 3rd-generation entrepreneur, former franchise operator, author, and pastor that understands exactly how exhausting it is to run a business on pure instinct, caffeine, and chaos. But he doesn't believe you need to stay there...

In his 12-month program, The Small Business Flight Plan, Kenneth helps you double your business by installing 6 proven systems with 30+ frameworks, so you can finally enjoy the rewards you've always wanted as an entrepreneur – time, money, and freedom.

You can connect with Kenneth here:

Website: https://kennethcoaches.com Free Offer: https://kennethcoaches.com/free YouTube: https://youtube.com/@kenneth.coaches LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kennethkollasch Instagram: https://instagram.com/kenneth.coaches Facebook: https://facebook.com/kenneth.coaches

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to John Patterson.

John talks to us about the third intelligence.

John Patterson has spent his career studying a question most professionals never think to ask: What is actually happening in the layer beneath this conversation? The answer is Transactional Intelligence™ — TQ. TQ is skillfully navigating exchanges with others: the structured methodology for navigating the hidden layer beneath every conversation — the human exchanges that produce every outcome.

Before co-founding Influential U®, John spent more than two decades as a master trainer and regional director at a global personal development organization — designing curriculum for a $5B enterprise of 40,000 people, running a train-the-trainer program for sixteen years, and leading programs for tens of thousands of people across multiple countries. What he kept watching wasn't a skill problem or a mindset problem. It was a transactional one. Outcomes rose and fell not on the quality of people's thinking or intentions, but on something happening in their exchanges — something no one had named.

That question led him to Kirkland Tibbels and to the work that became TQ.

Since 2009, John has been the Co-Founder and CEO of Influential U® — the global education company that teaches Transactional Intelligence™ — and co-architect behind its full delivery infrastructure: the curriculum, learning management system, coaching architecture, and faculty certification program that brought TQ to practitioners in more than 20 countries. He is the practitioner voice of the methodology and co-author of HIGH TQ: Why It Matters More Than Expertise, Book 1 of the Transactional Intelligence™ series, written with Kirkland Tibbels (Published August 4, 2026).

For decades, the field has measured intelligence in two registers — IQ and EQ. HIGH TQ names the third. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach, calls it "a third intelligence — the ability to conduct human exchanges that produce ethical outcomes. Practical, teachable, and long overdue." Sanyin Siang, Thinkers50 Coaching Hall of Fame, locates the work precisely: "High TQ names that hidden layer between engagement and actualization — the transactional intelligence that determines whether your superpowers actually land." And Chester Elton, NYT bestselling author of The Carrot Principle, names what it feels like to encounter: "TQ gives you that language. Once you can see the structure underneath your exchanges, everything about how you lead changes. This book is the missing piece I didn't know I was looking for."

You can connect with John here:

Influential U: https://influentialu.global/ HIGH TQ book: https://tqbooks.com/

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to Dr. Tina R. Walker.

Tina talks to us about Releasing What You Can No Longer Carry

Dr. Tina R. Walker is first and foremost a follower of Christ. It is through His love and teachings that she has learned to love those who have not always shown her love or grace. Matthews 5:44 (KJV) says "But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." It has not always been easy to hold up this commandment, but this scripture has helped her during her release journey.

Tina's life, like many, includes a variety of personal and professional highs and lows. At times, she found herself in situations that felt paralyzing and heartbreaking. Giving up outwardly was not an option; however, something was slowing down internally. She was holding on to those events and living a life that was not authentic or complete. As she learned to release, life internally and externally became more promising.

Tina is an accomplished executive, having spent more than 30 years serving and supporting organizations in the Human Resources and Administration space. She has spoken on several platforms and has written publications as a subject matter expert in all areas of human resources, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and organizational excellence.

She has conducted training courses and led conversations across the United States around the same topics. Tina served as an adjunct professor for more than a decade, helping students learn and grow through their commitments toward bachelor's and master's degrees.

Tina is a mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, auntie, and trusted friend. She holds a doctorate in Organizational Leadership and lives to inspire others through her open and transparent storytelling of her personal and professional triumphs and failures.

You can connect with Dr. Tina here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trwhrpro Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtinarwalker Author's Website: https://DrTinaWalker.com