Fearless Happyness Podcast

Unleash Your Inner Hero with Matthew Roda 

Matthew Roda, a devoted family man, serial entrepreneur, and public speaker, took his passion for writing and helping people into a career and life many could only dream of. 

However, life hasn't always been rainbows and sunshine for Matt. 

Like so many others, Matt started using marijuana in high school, which led him to hallucinogens and eventually selling drugs in college. 

Until his bad habits started to lead to serious consequences and left Matt looking for a future, he never wanted.  

Knowing he was meant for more, Matt decided to give up his addictions and started on a personal quest to discover what he really wanted out of life.  

Taking the time to dig deep and become honest with himself, Matt got to work and started building the life he truly wanted. 

In 2010, he took his experience in SEO success and started a digital marketing company with his brother, Adam, that would eventually become a full-service Internet Marketing Company helping businesses worldwide find online success. 

Now the fitness enthusiast and published author of "How to Take Down Goliath & Unleash Your Inner Hero," Matt has traded his addiction for substances into a habit to lead by example by becoming the best version of himself.   

He puts his family first while giving others the know-how and confidence to strive for personal excellence daily in all areas of their lives. 

Listen as Matt and I sit down to discuss his walk through the storms of addiction to finding his purpose in life and finding the courage and help to walk a life of FEARLESS HAPPYNESS! 

Dance Your Way to Healing with Courtney Ramm

Born and raised in the heart of New York City, Courtney Ramm has followed her passion for dancing to a career as a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher.  She's directed dance schools, performed, and taught worldwide, from Singapore to Thailand to Manhattan.

Dancing since the age of two, you could say that Courtney was born to dance.  At age 8, she studied at the renowned School of American Ballet and, soon after that, performed on New York's most significant stages.

By age 25, she had lived all over the world with a strong resume behind her.  Acting upon a strong inner calling, Courtney soon left the concrete jungle of Manhattan for the tropical jungle of Hawaii to start her own dance company.

With a strong determination to succeed and an endless to-do list, Courtney got to work on building a new picture-perfect life for herself but always felt that something was missing - the perfect husband.

Until one day, at a spiritual gathering, she would lock eyes with a man that would leave her feeling something was off, but she couldn't help the intensity of his stare.

Ignoring all the warning signs, Courtney dove into a relationship, not grasping the graveness and outright danger of her decision, but soon realizing that she was going down a dark path and making life-altering mistakes while doing it.

After exhausting every possible way to make things better and now the mother of two young children, Courtney knew that she had to find a way out, or she wouldn't make it.  

Once out, Courtney would find herself feeling completely worthless and pretty much at rock bottom.  

Seeking help from the outside world and returning to her love of dance, Courtney found a way to heal and rebuild a new life for herself and her children…realizing that she would make it.

In her memoir, Eris Rising, Courtney tells her story of breaking deep karmic patterns, grappling with the calling of destiny, and reconnecting with her inner warrior to show others that it is possible to move forward after life-altering mistakes and inspire them to recover the true "genius" within.

Now the founder and artistic director of Ramm Dance, a non-profit dance company that blends the love of dance with holistic healing, Courtney has changed long-held karma into a mission for helping others heal and rise from domestic violence.

Listen in as Courtney, and I discuss growing up in the dance world, her life-altering mistakes, and how she turned it all around to find your own path to FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

Cultivate Confidence with Brandon Thammavong

The owner of North Star Energy, Brandon Thammavong, helps men cultivate an unwavering confidence that exudes strength, power, and resilience through the power of spiritual and Buddhist practices.

With his deep belief in karma and unique talent for spotting opportunities where others see challenges, Brandon provides unparalleled insights and strategies to help individuals overcome personal and professional obstacles that will help them live a more fulfilling life, as he has found.

Like most people, growing up, Brandon faced his obstacles and challenges.  Struggling with drug abuse, alcoholism, and anger at a young age, Brandon was led down a destructive path.

That was until he found fitness.  Discovering a way to build the mind and body through strength and resilience, Brandon started to transform his own life into something extraordinary.  He discovered that he had more self-control and discipline and soon desired to help other men reshape their lives like he was doing.

Now Brandon has made it his mission to help ambitious men create loving relationships, build financial stability and optimize their physical health.  He has created a simple yet powerful framework that gives men the courage and confidence to fight battles without becoming too arrogant.

Listen in as Brandon and I discuss his struggles with drugs, alcohol, and anger, how he conquered the addiction by addressing the perspective behind addiction, and what led him to find his path to FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!  

Turning Heartache into Hope with Gary and Pam Roberts

Returning guests residing in Florida with their two beautiful daughters, Gary and Pam, were building by all standards a typical All-American life and loving every minute of it. 

That was until they discovered that their daughter, Lauren, had a hidden drug addiction.

Induced from a prescription of painkillers following a serious accident, their daughter, with a heart of gold, found herself with a serious opiate dependency and fighting demons that were hard to contain.

With her parents by her side, Lauren would seek treatment through various treatment centers but would find herself relapsing and addicted to something more serious.

Unafraid of challenges and relentlessly trying to save their daughter, Gary, and Pam became determined to find a natural solution to the drug epidemic plaguing our world.

Then in 2018, Pam and Gary received a call that would change their world forever.  Facing every parent's worse nightmare, Lauren was on life support and wasn't going to make it.  She later died from an overdose.

With their world turned upside and left with so many questions, as well as witnessing firsthand the gaps in current rehabilitation protocols, Gary and Pam knew that something needed to change, and they were going to have to do it.

Now on a mission to keep their promise to their daughter, Gary, and Pam have turned their loss into hope for changing a broken system.

Aiming to become leaders in innovative therapeutics, the founders of Promises Innovative Recovery are changing the narrative of addiction and PTSD trauma through plant-based medicine in hopes that one day we will see an end to loss through addiction.

Listen in as Pam, Jeff, and I sit down to discuss the trials they went through in hopes of saving their daughter, the pain of her passing, and how they have found new hope and direction to living a life of FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

Life on Your Terms with Tanya Russell

A successful multi-business owner and life coach, Tanya Russell is passionate about empowering others to live their best lives, just like she has done.

A single mother, who was once bankrupt and struggling to survive, Tanya leaned on her strong faith and desire for something more out of life to build the courage and drive to seek ways to create just that for herself and her children.

Through the lessons that she has learned from her wins and failures as a business owner, Tanya has written a book called "Life on Your Terms," a practical blueprint for others to develop the skills and implement them into actionable steps to feel fulfilled while creating a life that they truly desire. 

As a certified Robbins-Madanes Life Coach, Tanya spends her days coaching other women one-on-one or through group coaching programs to create the life and relationship of their dreams.  She helps them live by the same motto that she does…

"Don't live the same day every day and call it a life."

Listen in as Tanya, and I sit down to discuss the early struggles and hardships she endured, how she turned it all around her and her children, and what led her to find her path to FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

From Human to Immortal with Eric Rogers 

Founder of multiple 6 figure businesses and a leader in the personal branding and entrepreneurial realms, Eric Rogers, is one of the most significant transformation stories that this world has ever seen. 

Overcoming massive adversities and childhood trauma, Eric is a survivor of homelessness, drug abuse, incarceration, and multiple suicide attempts. 

Forced to rebuild his life from the ground up, Eric rebuilt what was once a very broken family unit, built multiple successful businesses, put on 95 pounds of lean muscle mass, and successfully transformed not only himself but over 400 Entrepreneurs and Leaders into the example that this world truly needs. 

Now the creator of The Immortal Man - a new coaching business that provides tactical and disruptive leadership techniques to empower individuals to make a profound impact on themselves and others while leaving an honorable legacy, creating a ripple effect of positive change in the world. 

Eric is on a mission to empower men to break free from mediocrity and step into relentless leadership by living The Immortal Man Lifestyle.  A lifestyle he lives daily. 

Listen in as Eric, and I discuss the childhood trauma and massive advertises he had to overcome to become an Immortal Man and find his own path to FEARLESS HAPPYNESS! 

From Humble Beginnings to High Rooftops with Silberia Garcia Duran

Founder and CEO of RedBottom Roofing, Silberia is one of 6 children who came from humble beginnings and faced great adversity in her life to become a leader in the roofing industry and succeed in the world of entrepreneurship.

Born and raised in Texas, at the age of 16, Silberia became a teenage mom.  On her own and facing great obstacles and stereotypes as a teenage mother, Silberia felt ashamed, scared, and wondering what to do next.  

Knowing she wanted a good life for herself and her new baby, Silberia would find a job in the banking industry and find herself with a promising career.  

For the next 10 years, Silberia would work her way up in the finance industry and finally build a stable life for her and her daughter when the crash of 2008 happened, and she would find herself jobless again in 2009.

She would move on to finding love a few years later, get married, and have two more children.  Unfortunately, several years later, Silberia found herself in a crumbling marriage, walking through heartbreak and divorce in her 30s.

Homeless with 3 children and fighting to survive, Silberia was wondering what to do next when an offer was presented to her in the roofing industry that would change the whole course of her life.

Now the owner of her own roofing company, Silberia spends her days climbing rooftops and delivering an exceptional, first-class experience to her clients while leading the way for other women to rise and thrive.

Listen in as Silberia and I discuss her incredible journey from teenage mother to overcoming profound obstacles and challenges so she could become a leader for her children and other women facing adversity and what helped her find her own way to FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

Create an Indomitable Mind with Jonathan "Doc Jon" Mossey

Also known as "Doc Jon," Dr. Jonathan Mossey is a licensed clinical psychologist and mindset guru who helps individuals build confidence and gives them tools to bounce back from any setback in life.

Drawing on his own life and personal growth experiences, Doc Jon empowers clients to take control of their lives by creating skills for building mental toughness, grit, and discipline with his 6 Pillars of Confidence. As a result, he has helped thousands of individuals become free of the self-imposed limits that have held them back for years. In his book "F*ck Someday," the Amazon best-selling author addresses the psychological aspects that typically hold many individuals back from becoming the best versions of who they were meant to be and ultimately provides a blueprint for overcoming such obstacles.

Listen in as Doc Jon, and I discuss his struggles with an impact mindset, the challenges he has overcome to find the best version of himself, what led him to help others do the same, and how he found his path to FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

From Darkness to Healing with Sandy Phillips Kirkham

Survivor, advocate, and author of "Let Me Prey Upon You," Sandy Phillips Kirkham, works with survivors all around the world conducting victim support conferences and is a guest presenter/speaker at major events on clergy abuse, including the Hope & Healing Conference, sharing her perspective from the non-Catholic point of view. 

Her story is one of overcoming significant trauma to find hope and healing.  

At 16, Sandy suffered the ultimate betrayal when her charismatic youth pastor slowly and methodically turned a sacred relationship into one of abuse: sexual, emotional, and physical.

The abuse would continue for the next five years until he was discovered and moved to another church.

Left feeling broken, betrayed, and shattered, Sandy will go on to find herself the one being blamed and forced from the church she loved. But, unfortunately, she would also later discover that she was not his first or last victim.

Despite having a successful and happy life as a wife, mother, and friend for 27 years, Sandy concealed her abuse until a trigger forced her to face the truth and overcome the trauma she went through as a young girl.

Now the wife, mother, and grandmother continue to use her voice to help other clergy abuse victims be heard and heal from their trauma. She currently serves on the board of the Council Against Child Abuse. In addition, she has spoken before the Ohio Senate and a Maryland court and appeared on a local television show in Boston.

Listen in as Sandy and I discuss the abuse she went through, the aftermath of such trauma, and how she overcame it all to heal and find a life of FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!

Own it with Justin Roethlingshoefer 

As a performance coach, bestselling author, and serial entrepreneur, Justin has been working with elite athletes, including Super Bowl Champions and Olympians, as well as 8, 9, and 10-figure executives from Fortune 500 companies for the last 20+ years. 

From a young age, Justin has always been self-motivated to improve, developing the discipline and work ethic necessary to excel. 

After completing his MS in Sports Performance and Human Biology, Justin pursued postgraduate work in functional medicine. 

He went on to work as a Performance Director in the NHL & NCAA and founded a private camp for professional hockey players, focusing on healing them from the inside out. 

Now the co-founder of Own It Coaching system, Justin focuses on taking complex scientific topics and making them into practical, applicable action steps for his clients to reach peak performance and human optimization and create their own personalized blueprint. 

Justin centers his performance-enhancing programs on a holistically integrated approach to health and performance. 

His philosophy is that performance is realized when health is optimized, and we cannot separate physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. 

Listen in as Justin, and I discuss his foundation for fitness, his mission to help others discover their potential and gift to be World Class performers, and how he put it all together to live a life of FEARLESS HAPPYNESS!