Choose Your Perspective

Ken Laputka

Matt Anderson

What we go over?

• Discovering Purpose: From Forestry to Child Welfare Advocacy
• Unpacking the System's Transactional Nature
• Navigating Harm: Self-Awareness in Entrenched Systems
•  Imagination Factory: Creating the Future, Not Fixing the Past
• From Crisis of Conscience to Co-Founding a New Vision
• Building Hope: Imagination Factory's Programs for Change
• Unpacking Privilege: The System's Failure to Connect Families
• Designing for Unshakable Goodness
• Choosing Forgiveness: Listening, Trusting, and Taking Action

• From Ski Bum to Stakeholder Whispering Author
• How Journalism Shaped Bill's Data Perspective
• Learning to Delegate and Trust as a Leader
• Empathy and Storytelling in Complex Sales Cycles
• Guiding Stakeholders to Their Own Solutions
• The Unique Value of Human Connection in an AI World
• The Dance of Questions for Lasting Customer Relationships
• Connecting Data Security to Business Value at Salesforce

• Choosing Success: Overcoming Personal Struggles and Shifting Mindset
• How Positive Affirmations and Gratitude Changed Everything
• Why Societal Timelines Don't Define Your Success

• From MBA Project to Award-Winning Footwear Brand
• Redefining Success: It's a Journey, Not a Destination
• Everything Works Out: A Message of Hope and Resilience

Casey Stubbs: How Choosing Your Perspective Can Help You Reach Financial Freedom

It was an amazing time having Brandon Pertzborn on the podcast. Brandon is best known for being the drummer of The Offspring and previously touring with, Marilyn Manson , Limp Bizkit, and Black Flag. His journey is extraordinary, Brandon, embodies the Choose Your Perspective movement because he shows how powerful it is to not only find your purpose, but live your purpose.

What did we discuss?

• Choosing a "Non-Traditional" Career

• Embracing Uncertainty and Focusing on What's Controllable
• How Authenticity Led to Playing with The Offspring

• Embracing the Unexpected During High-Stakes Performances
• Setbacks as Blessings in the Music Industry

• The Communal Energy of Live Music Performance
• Mental and Physical Readiness for a Musician's Life
• Navigating the Constant Uncertainty of Life on Tour
• Universal Lessons: When Work Feels Like Purpose

What did we discuss?

• From Academia to Podcasting: Michael's Unexpected Journey
• Discovering Flow: The Profound Connection to Podcasting
• Sobriety, Fatherhood, and a Career-Changing Opportunity
• Shifting from Lack to Gratitude Through Sobriety
• Cultivating Gratitude with Community and a Higher Power
• Exploring Celebrity Lives for Deeper Empathy and Hope
• Understanding Internal Battles and Choosing Kindness
• Finding Conscious Contact Through Nature, Coincidence, and Self
• Embracing 'Yet' and Reflecting for Deeper Gratitude
• Viktor Frankl's Wisdom and Michael's Podcast Work

What did we discuss?

• Discovering Life's Core Questions and Purpose
• Separating Perception from Meaning: The Eye of the Storm
• How Our Brain Automatically Creates Meaning for Survival
• Cultivating Presence: Eating the Meal, Not the Menu
• Developing Presence: From Balance to Charismatic Leadership
• Practical Steps to Enhance Presence Through Your Senses
• Harnessing ADHD: Finding Your Natural Flow State
• Customizing Education and Therapy for Neurodiverse Minds
• Creating Your Existence Through Consistent Words and Actions
• The Three Pillars of High-Performing Teams: All for One
• Overcoming Ego for Collective Team Achievement and Thriving

What we spoke about

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• How 'Failed Job Attempts' Led to Starting a Business
• Making Bold Career Choices by Listening to Your Body

• Focusing on Effort and Finding Purpose in Life's Journey
• Navigating Change and Turbulence with Brianna's Book Framework

• Why We Struggle to Actualize Positive Thinking and How to Overcome It
• Why Being Your True Self Prevents Burnout and Builds Connection
• Training Your Mind to See Beauty in Tragedy and Track Perspective Shifts
• How Impulsive Action and Personal Story Shaped the Podcast's Mission

Brianna Sylver is a nationally recognized innovation strategist who helps Fortune 1,000

organizations and city governments unlock growth, align teams, and lead through

complexity. She is the founder and president of Sylver Consulting, a global research

and strategy firm that blends the disciplines of Market Research (MR), User

Experience/Design (UX), and Business Strategy to drive transformative change.

Brianna is the author of Leading Through Free Fall: How Innovators Turn Turbulence

into Trust, a practical guide for leaders navigating uncertainty, change, and team

dynamics in high-stakes environments.

Brianna’s insights have been spotlighted by Forbes, Business Week, Fast Company,

PDMA, QRCA, and HSM Management (Brazil). Known for her clarity and candor,

Brianna delivers tools—not just talk—that help audiences take action.

She holds a BFA in communication design from the University at Buffalo and a MDes

from Institute of Design at Illinois Tech.

Connect with Brianna on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/briannasylver

I recently recorded one of my favorite and most inspirational episodes yet on the Choose Your Perspective Podcast with my guest Nicole Salzano ☀️

Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rE9XKkPSlLDKZamTiqFzg?si=EPyA0GHjSRixEGhQgxuA4A

Nicole is a true inspiration. A successful collegiate swimmer Nicole what was — she suffered a massive stroke during her last career swim meet. Doctors told her she might never walk, talk, or use her right arm again because “33% of her brain [was] dead.”

Despite the prognosis, she embarked on a rigorous recovery journey, drawing on her athletic mindset and perseverance. Nicole now works as a motivational speaker, swim coach, and advocate for stroke and aphasia awareness.  Her storytelling focuses on resilience, reframing setbacks, embracing the “power of yet,” and showing that even life-altering events can be the start of a new chapter. 

What did we discuss on the podcast?

-The Sudden Stroke That Changed Nicole's Life

-From Athletic Recovery to Profound Daily Gratitude

-Shifting Careers to Find True Personal Fulfillment

-Divine Intervention and Choosing a New Path

-Embracing "The Power of Yet" for Personal Growth

-Practicing Mindfulness and Celebrating Every Small Victory

-Understanding Neuroplasticity and Brain Reorganization

-An Athlete's Mindset Fuels Brain Recovery and Growth