Entrepreneurial OOMPH! is evolving.

This podcast is now intentionally focused on one powerful mission:

Autonomy. Leadership. Profitable Growth.

In this next chapter, you’ll hear real conversations about:
• Career pivots into entrepreneurship
• Building profitable service businesses
• Scaling small businesses sustainably
• Leadership mindset and ownership
• Consistency that compounds into success

This is not hype. Not hustle culture. Not fluff.

It’s real business stories, real strategy, and real momentum.

If you are a business owner, executive, sales leader, or aspiring entrepreneur ready to take ownership of your results — this is your space.

🎧 Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@EntrepreneurialOOMPH/podcasts

🎧 Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2U62KV2JaciJm47ECPga5W?si=6d0ad51a89a04

📅 Book your 15-Minute Touch of OOMPH:
https://calendly.com/debrapearlman/touch-of-oomph

What does it really take to walk away from a high-level corporate role and build a business on your own terms?

In this episode, Debra Pearlman sits down with Matt Nizzi, former Target senior director turned founder of Lowcountry Remediation, to unpack his intentional pivot from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How early leadership training accelerates long-term success
• Why values alignment matters more than speed or scale
• How to grow a business without sacrificing family or sanity
• What “slow, steady growth” looks like in real life
• How to think about exits before you ever need one

Matt shares how managing a $600M market prepared him for entrepreneurship, why he chose the restoration industry, and how he’s building a recession-resistant business with purpose.

If you’re navigating a career pivot, building a business, or redefining success on your terms, this conversation will give you clarity and confidence.

What if healing didn’t live in silos?

In this powerful episode, Amy Land—fitness trainer, nonprofit founder, and recovery advocate—shares how Purple Place is changing women’s lives by integrating fitness, nutrition, and mental health into one accessible, affordable model.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why trauma and addiction are deeply connected
• How movement and nutrition support emotional healing
• What Internal Family Systems (IFS) teaches about our “parts.
• Why caretakers and teachers need care too
• How community accelerates recovery and resilience

Amy opens up about her own sobriety journey, her daughter’s recovery, and why middle-class families often can’t access the help they desperately need. From metabolic psychiatry to group-based healing, this conversation challenges the way we think about wellness.

If you’re a business owner, leader, or woman feeling stretched thin, this episode will inspire you to rethink support, healing, and possibility.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EntrepreneurialOOMPH/podcasts
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2U62KV2JaciJm47ECPga5W?si=6d0ad51a89a04
Book a 15-minute Touch of OOMPH: https://calendly.com/debrapearlman/touch-of-oomph

Strong businesses don’t win by accident—they win because leadership drives culture, and culture drives results.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why leadership happens through everyday conversations
• How culture actually creates sustainable profitability
• What “walk-around leadership” really looks like
• Why behavior matters more than words
• How to spot leaders who are—or aren’t—teachable

Debra Pearlman sits down with leadership veteran Steve Woods, former Chief Human Resources Officer and international business leader, to unpack what most companies get wrong about culture, accountability, and performance.

Drawing from decades at organizations like American Express, Whirlpool, and Crayola, Steve shares practical insights for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and executives who want real results—not just good intentions. 

If you’re tired of choosing between “being nice” and “hitting the numbers,” this conversation reframes the entire debate. You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of how great leaders create environments where people—and profits—thrive.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EntrepreneurialOOMPH/podcasts
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2U62KV2JaciJm47ECPga5W?si=6d0ad51a89a04
Book a 15-minute Touch of OOMPH: https://calendly.com/debrapearlman/touch-of-oomph

What if leadership wasn’t about revenue, scale, or titles—but about responsibility, presence, and purpose?

In this episode, Debra Perlman sits down with Peggy, Messianic Rabbi and spiritual leader, for a deep, human conversation about leadership that transcends traditional business models.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why leadership always starts with inner work
• How presence builds trust and influence
• The real cost of avoidance, pride, and distraction
• What faith, forgiveness, and accountability have to do with results
• Why purpose-driven leadership changes everything

This conversation weaves together entrepreneurship, spirituality, and lived experience—reminding us that every leader is, at their core, a steward of people.

If you lead a team, a family, a community, or a business, this episode will challenge how you think about success—and invite you to lead with more intention, humility, and OOMPH!

🎧 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EntrepreneurialOOMPH/podcasts
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2U62KV2JaciJm47ECPga5W?si=6d0ad51a89a04
📅 Book a 15-minute Touch of OOMPH: https://calendly.com/debrapearlman/touch-of-oomph

Kyle Hudson reveals how trades and home service owners can scale their business without burning out.

Key takeaways:
• Systems create freedom
• Delegation increases value
• Coaching sharpens decisions
• Time management drives growth

Listen now and build a business that works for you.
🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EntrepreneurialOOMPH/podcasts
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2U62KV2JaciJm47ECPga5W?si=6d0ad51a89a04

Sales leader Denise Horan joins Debra Pearlman for an honest conversation about selling with integrity, building platforms, and why relationships still matter.

Key takeaways:
• Trust drives results
• Platforms create freedom
• Women thrive through collaboration
• Networking fuels opportunity

Listen now and book a Touch of OOMPH!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EntrepreneurialOOMPH/podcasts
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2U62KV2JaciJm47ECPga5W?si=6d0ad51a89a04
Calendly: https://calendly.com/debrapearlman/touch-of-oomph

What if your biggest leadership breakthroughs came from your hardest life lessons?

In this episode, Debra Pearlman sits down with retired professional speaker and former baseball executive Skip Weisman to unpack a powerful journey of reinvention, communication mastery, and intentional decision-making. From running minor league baseball teams to speaking on national stages, Skip shares the moments that shaped his two distinct careers.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why communication failures destroy trust at work
- How life decisions shape leadership credibility
- What Toastmasters really teaches professional speakers
- How to find your signature message
- Why awareness beats talent every time

This conversation is honest, reflective, and packed with wisdom for leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone considering a career pivot. If you’re navigating change, refining your message, or leading people, this episode delivers clarity and confidence.

🎧 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EntrepreneurialOOMPH/podcasts
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2U62KV2JaciJm47ECPga5W?si=6d0ad51a89a04
📅 Book a 15-min Touch of OOMPH: https://calendly.com/debrapearlman/touch-of-oomph

Debra Perlman interviews L’Oreal Keaton of Keaton Cottages Vacations about going from intense nonprofit leadership to entrepreneurship—and building more freedom and family time along the way.

Key takeaways:
- Solve problems people actually have
- Keep goals simple: “make it pay for itself.” 
- Build margin for the unexpected
- Stay grounded, open to advice, and have faith

What happens when a first-grade teacher swaps the classroom for entrepreneurship—and builds a business that runs on creativity, systems, and heart? In this episode, Debra sits down with her niece, Lisa Koppelman, CEO of Party Time Events in Morganville, NJ, to talk about calculated risk, constant evolution, and real-life work/life balance. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to take a calculated leap (not a reckless one)
- How to evolve your offer as life seasons change
- How “we’re a team” reduces mom overload at home
- How Lisa designs parties with flow, purpose, and joy
- Why “don’t wait until it’s perfect” creates momentum