By Sanger Smith and Shawn Smith
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Why do some businesses flourish while others struggle, even when everything looks perfect on paper?
In this episode, we sit down with Ray Kelly, Senior VP at Think2Perform, to share the decisions you can make TODAY to bring out the best in each person working in your business.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and
00:49 Is Georgia a Southern State?
03:08 Meet Ray Kelly: Leadership and Culture Expert
06:23 Walking Away from Corporate Success for Family Values
08:44 The Science of Better Decisions Through Values
13:26 Can You Know If a Decision Was Right?
18:18 Are Your Values Misaligned with Your Actions?
20:38 Why It’s Hard to Admit What You Truly Value
25:24 How “Permission to Lead” Drives Accountability
29:44 Why Changing Habits Feels Impossible—and How to Succeed
36:58 Turning Painful Change into Fun and Progress
39:22 “Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast”: Leadership in Action
57:51 Why Leaders Destroy Culture by Failing to Live It
01:01:01 Ray's Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
01:02:28 Key Takeaways
01:03:48 Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Ray Kelly joined Think2Perform in 2010 after a 21-year career as a financial services executive. He spent much of his career on the sales side of the business, compiling a track record of high-performing teams. Ray spent 13 years growing and building one of the most successful sales office groups for Ameriprise Financial in the history of the company. Ray’s offices were recognized annually for top sales growth, retention, client and employee satisfaction. His focus on creating a “Leaderful Culture” allowed his group to influence the national organization on major initiatives and created the opportunity for over a dozen of his leaders to be promoted to other positions across the company. Ray has a passion for helping people reach their potential and shaping cultures in which they live. He offers executive coaching/mentoring to leaders of all levels and conducts proven breakthrough leadership development training.
What if all those medical products we trust come with more risk than we think? And how much of that risk is buried in the fine print most of us never read? In this episode, we’re talking to Alexandra from @justtheinserts, who’s made it her mission to help people decode medical inserts, so we actually know what we’re putting in our bodies.
Alexandra digs deep into the pharmaceutical industry's claims, the power of informed consent, and why knowing the full story behind medical products is more important now than ever. Buckle up—this conversation will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about medicine.
KEY TOPICS
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
00:50 Carnivore, Veganism, and All the Diets In-Between
03:13 Introducing Alexandra and Just the Inserts
06:11 Father-Son Dynamics in the Workplace
08:35 Alexandra’s Journey to Creating @justtheinserts
10:54 Discovering Medical Inserts and Adverse Reactions
13:21 Explanation of Adverse Reactions and Manufacturer Inserts
15:40 Alexandra’s Daughter’s Health and the Vitamin K Injection
18:00 Risks of Vitamin K Injections and Understanding Its Ingredients
20:06 Potential Adverse Reactions: Vitamin K and Hep B
22:16 Pharmaceutical Liability and Industry Protections
24:36 Streamlining Research for Informed Consent
27:03 Building Critical Thinking Skills
29:29 Learning to Analyze Manufacturer Inserts
31:48 Informed Consent in Health Decisions
34:15 Presumptive Delivery Strategy in the Medical Industry
36:36 Vaccine Shedding
38:58 Shocking Discoveries: Adverse Reactions
41:20 Pushback from Pharmaceutical Reps and the Industry Culture
43:40 Responsibility and Bias in Health Decisions
45:54 Sanger’s Story: Navigating Multiple Prescriptions in Adolescence
48:19 Key Questions to Ask When Receiving a Diagnosis
50:38 Importance of Understanding Drug Families and Side Effects
52:57 Doctor-Patient Dynamics
57:26 Alexandra’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
01:01:24 Key Takeaways
01:03:04 Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want - https://www.amazon.com/Plateau-Jumping-What-Change-When-ebook/dp/B0CTXHP5HR
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What’s it like to be pulled from your home at just seven years old and set adrift on the open ocean? How do you survive ten years of brutal storms, danger, and isolation on a small yacht with your family?
In this episode, Suzanne Heywood shares the chaos of her childhood spent sailing around the world—constant physical and emotional storms, tight living spaces, and the fight to hold onto hope. She reveals how those raw, unpredictable years forged a resilience that she carried into her career, pushing boundaries and thriving in the corporate world.
KEY TOPICS
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and
00:50 When Sanger Lived on Ramen
03:13 Introducing Suzanne Heywood
04:21 Suzanne’s Family’s Decision to Sail Around the
06:37 Early Childhood Questions About the Voyage
09:00 Suzanne’s Father’s Motivation for the Voyage
11:25 Questionable Parental Decisions
13:41 Dangers and Limited Food on the Boat
16:04 Life at Sea: Loneliness, Limited Friendships, and
18:28 Food Shortages
20:46 Stuck on the Boat
23:10 A Manipulated “Vote” to Keep Sailing
32:55 Education as Suzanne’s Escape from the Boat
40:01 Limited Communication and Correspondence
47:08 Sacrifices Made to Pursue Education
49:33 Struggles of University Life and Financial Hardships
51:56 Suzanne’s Reflections on Parental Choices and
57:26 Suzanne Heywood’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
57:48 Key Takeaways
59:47 Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Suzanne Heywood’s story is anything but typical. At just seven years old, she was pulled from her home and set adrift on a small yacht with her family, facing ten years of brutal storms, danger, and isolation on the world’s most unforgiving oceans. It’s a tale of grit and survival that shaped her into the powerhouse she is today. Now a respected business leader, Suzanne is here to share her wild, unfiltered journey, captured in her memoir, Wavewalker.
With every election cycle, the noise grows louder—polls, predictions, and endless opinions from every direction. But how much of it is real, and how much is just noise? How can we think clearly and make decisions that serve us, our families, and our businesses?
In this episode, Sanger Smith sits down with Ken Coleman to break down the true impact of elections beyond the headlines. They discuss why polling can be misleading,
KEY TOPICS
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and
00:44 Election Impact on Markets
02:54 Ken Coleman
05:32 The Truth on “Internal Polls”
07:53 Election Impact on the Markets
10:19 Mudslinging by the Candidates
12:46 Trump’s Influence on Political Culture
15:14 Civil Discourse: Is It a Lost Cause?
17:30 How Political Figures Shape the Nation
19:49 Real Leadership Integrity
22:14 Vision Casting in Political Leadership
24:34 When Businesses and Politics Lose Integrity
26:59 Self-Preservation in Second-Gen Businesses
31:48 Integrity vs. Chaos: Why Stability Matters
34:13 Why Chaos Thrives in Politics (and How Businesses Can Avoid It)
36:38 What Businesses Can Learn from Blockbuster
38:53 How Reagan and Trump Shaped American Leadership
41:17 Rejecting Identity Politics
43:44 The Media is Dividing Americans
46:08 Free Speech vs. Temper Tantrums
48:25 How Americans Can Take a Stand
50:49 Returning to Our Values
53:17 The Key to Avoiding Civil Unrest
55:20 Identity Politics and Business
57:26 Ken Coleman’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
57:48 Key Takeaways
59:47 Message from the Producer
OUR FIRST EPISODE WITH KEN
Ep.141 I Deciding to Find Fulfillment: Purpose Isn’t Found in a Paycheck w/ Ken Coleman
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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How do you come back from a 1% chance of survival? How do you fight back when life gives you every reason to give up? John O’Leary didn’t simply survive a devastating childhood fire—he found a way to transform his battle into something far greater. In this episode, John shares the approach that helped him overcome incredible odds and how you can apply it to your own challenges in life.
This conversation isn’t only about survival; it’s about refusing to be a victim, pushing through the hardest moments, and redefining what’s possible. If you're ready to challenge the way you view adversity, you won’t want to miss this.
KEY TOPICS
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life andBusiness
00:44 The Most Meaningful Wedding Gift: Sanger’s Story
04:18 Introducing John O’Leary
08:45 John’s Life-Changing Moment: Playing with Fire
11:37 How John’s Family Survived Trauma
14:00 John’s Decision to Reject Victimhood
16:25 Stop Comparing Traumas
18:49 Overcoming Tragedy in Marriage
21:14 Putting God and Your Spouse First
26:05 John’s Mother’s Life-Altering Question
30:50 John’s Decision to Fight Against the Odds
33:17 Playing Piano Without Fingers
35:39 Working as a Farmhand
38:00 The Gift of Suffering
40:27 John’s Path to Living Vulnerably
42:51 How John Parents His Kids
45:09 Learning to Ski the Hard Way: Sanger’s Father-SonLesson
47:27 Sharing Your Personal Story
49:50 Saying Yes to Opportunities
52:13 On Fire: Feature Film of John’s Story
54:36 How Saying “Yes” Can Change Your Life
56:57 The World’s Greatest Salesman’s Advice
59:14 John’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
1:01:09 Key Takeaways
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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John O'Leary faced unimaginable challenges as a child after a devastating fire explosion left him with severe burns and a 1% chance of survival. Today, he inspires people who feel like they’re stuck going through the motions of life to confront their struggles and find strength in their stories, overcoming the temptation to continue coming up with excuses that hold them back. John is a two-time national bestselling author and host of the top-rated Live Inspired podcast.
Have you ever felt like your marketing message isn’t hitting home? Are you struggling to differentiate your business in a sea of competitors who all seem to say the same thing? What if the real issue isn’t your product, but how you’re communicating its value?
Guy Kawasaki has mastered the art of evangelizing great products—and in this episode, he’s sharing why most companies are getting it wrong. As the chief evangelist of Canva and a key player in the rise of Apple’s Macintosh, Guy knows what it takes to stand out. We dive deep into why businesses overlook the deeper purpose behind their products, how AI is transforming industries, and why failing to embrace innovation could leave you stuck in the past—just like Kodak. Get ready to rethink your marketing and discover the tricks to making your message resonate.
KEY TOPICS
How most businesses overlook the deeper purpose behind their product, leading to a weak marketing strategy.
The Opposite Test: How to identify if your marketing message sets you apart, or just blends in with competitors.
Why companies get stuck on old business models, like Kodak, and miss out on groundbreaking innovations.
How AI is reshaping industries—and why companies need to embrace it now or fall behind.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision Making in Life and
00:50 Price Gouging in a Hurricane
03:17 Guy Kawasaki: Chief Evangelist of Canva
04:09 From Law School to Silicon Valley
13:26 From Selling Jewelry to Macintosh
15:50 Evangelizing Your Business
18:09 The Opposite Test: A Simple Marketing Strategy
20:30 The “Think Different” Campaign
22:45 Steve Jobs’ Influence: Predicting What People
25:05 The Role of Luck in Venture Capital
29:47 Kodak’s Mistake: Failing to Adapt
32:05 Finding the True Essence of Your Business
36:48 You Can’t Predict Everything
43:42 Metaphors in Startups: Why Being “The Uber of X”
46:00 AI and Kawasaki GPT
52:40 Ways to Use Closed AI in Your Business
57:18 How AI Will Impact Jobs and the Workforce
59:45 Will Everything Become Automated?
1:02:03 A Fully AI McDonalds
1:04:13 Using Canva in Your Business
1:06:36 Guy’s Decision-Making Tip
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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What would happen if you suddenly disappeared from your business for a month? Could it run without you? What about your kids…could they be competent, contributing members of society if you weren’t hounding them? And when it comes to your goals…are you so caught up in the lines of your business plan that you’re losing vision?
Derrick Kinney, creator of the Good Money Framework, shares the highs and lows of leading his business and family from a place of influence, not control.
KEY TOPICS
Pretending you’re “dead for a day” to see how your business runs without you.
Why and how to take a sabbatical.
Recognizing the right time to sell your business.
Relinquishing control and harnessing influence as you lead your family and business.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:52 Vacation Boundaries
09:54 A Compelling 'Why'
11:45 Transitioning Your Business
28:48 Reflecting on Growth
32:10 Releasing Control
36:02 Finding Healthy Control
38:57 Sharing Failures
45:14 Faith in Business
54:44 Identifying Target Audience
55:59 Decision-Making Tip
57:03 Key Takeaways
58:40 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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Want to learn about the 10 Fatal Mistakes Financial Advisors Make and How to Avoid Them? Download your FREE PDF HERE.
Order your copy of the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling book Good Money Revolution HERE.
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For daily tips to help you make and save money, follow him on Instagram @DerrickTKinney
Good Money Podcast: Good Money with Derrick
Derrick Kinney is changing how you feel about money. He believes money is not bad and good people should have more of it. Derrick is the author of the Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY national bestseller, Good Money Revolution.
After applying these proven principles with thousands of clients, Derrick sold his multimillion-dollar financial advisory business to teach these success principles globally. As CEO of Success for Advisors, Derrick and his team teach independent financial advisors a 5-step marketing framework to build 7-figure businesses.
Known for making complex financial and business topics easy to understand, Derrick has been interviewed on CNBC, FOX News, CNN, FOX Business, Yahoo Finance!, PBS, Wall Street Journal, among others. As host of the top-rated Good Money podcast, he inspires business owners and entrepreneurs to make more money to do more good. His guests include Matthew McConaughey, Mel Robbins, Ed Mylett, Jon Gordon, Daymond John, and Sharon McMahon.
Recently Derrick set a big goal to positively impact one-million teens by giving them money, business, and life skills that aren’t taught in schools. He founded a new online program, SimpleTeenSuccess.com, which is a proven plan for teens to become money and business-smart, build trust with adults, and stand out for the best opportunities.
Have you wondered if the education system is actually
Matt Beaudreau is on a mission to rebuild the way we raise young people into impactful adults. Through his educational program, Apogee Strong, he’s empowering young people to break free from the limits of the traditional school system and become true leaders—starting with responsibility, character, and action. In this episode, we explore why real education isn't taught in classrooms and how Matt's approach is redefining what it means to be “ready for the real world.”
KEY TOPICS
How to break free from the conformity of the education system to create effective leaders.
What we all need to unlearn from the broken school system we grew up in.
The value of questioning authority, and what that looks like when done effectively.
Why real-world experiences educate to a higher degree of success than a classroom ever will.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
03:15 Lessons from "Wasting" Time
08:45 Freedom Within Structure
12:30 Introducing Matt Beaudreau
17:50 From Public School to Revolution: Building New Education Systems
23:10 Education Failures: More Than Just Bad Grades
30:00 Meta Skills: The Missing Link in Education
35:45 Why Academia Isn't the Answer: Real Education Starts Here
42:00 Leadership by Example: Matt’s Approach to Raising Strong Men
48:30 How to Foster Responsibility in Students
54:15 The Role of Entrepreneurship in Education
1:00:00 The Power of Mentorship in Youth Programs
1:05:20 Empowering Students Through Choice and Consequence
1:10:45 The Future of Education: Matt’s Vision
1:16:30 Final Thoughts: How to Rebuild Education Systems That Work
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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Websites: https://apogeestrong.com // https://apogeepays.com
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Caught in a whirlwind of choices while trying to balance life and business? It’s easy to feel scattered when everything demands your attention. What if you could cut
In this episode, you’ll learn how to take control of your life and business through five powerful decisions. By honing in on what truly matters, you can streamline your priorities and make decisions that lead to genuine fulfillment.
What are the 5 Key Decisions for an aligned life and business?
1. Decide who you are.
2. Decide where you are.
3. Decide where you are going.
4. Decide how to get there.
5. Decide who matters.
Grab your copy of Amazon best-seller, A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Why Your Decisions Matter
04:05 These 5 Decisions Set Your PRIORITIES
05:02 Deciding WHO You Are
13:49 Deciding WHERE You Are
18:12 Decide Where You Are GOING
22:03 Decide HOW to Get There
23:56 Decide WHO Matters
30:15 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
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Do you ever wonder if people like you as much as you like them? Have you missed out on connections because you thought you didn’t leave a strong impression?
In this episode, we sit down with science writer David Robson to discuss how curiosity can improve your connections – both personally and professionally. If you’re ready to rethink how people view you and build your relationships, this episode is for you.
KEY TOPICS
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:44 I Didn’t Know This About the Ultra-Wealthy
4:06 David Robson
11:41 Checking Your Biases
14:38 Want to be more curious?
17:57 How Not to be a Boring Businessperson
21:08 Vulnerability in Relationships
24:03 Do people like me?
30:58 Moving Past Smalltalk
36:01 Giving and Receiving Compliments
54:01 Decision-Making Tip
57:20 Key Takeaways
58:36 Producer Closing
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
LEARN MORE: www.decidedlywealth.com
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David Robson is an award-winning science writer specializing in the extremes of the human brain, body and behavior.
After graduating with a degree in mathematics from Cambridge University, he worked as a features editor at New Scientist for five years, before moving to BBC Future, where he was a senior journalist for five years. His writing has also appeared in the Guardian, the Atlantic, Aeon, Men’s Health and many more outlets. In 2021, David received awards from the Association of British Science Writers and the UK Medical
David’s first book, The Intelligence Trap, was published in 2019, and received worldwide media attention. His second book The Expectation Effect was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and won the British Psychological Society Book Award. His third book, The Laws of Connection, was published in June of 2024.
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