Finding Purpose

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Robidio Palencia to talk about discipline, entrepreneurship, creativity, community, and the journey of building a life from the ground up. This conversation explores immigration, resilience, financial responsibility, faith, family, and what it takes to turn a passion into something bigger than yourself.

Born in Guatemala and arriving in the United States at just eight years old, Robidio's story is one of perseverance and determination. Raised by hardworking immigrant parents alongside four siblings, he learned early that success would require sacrifice, consistency, and an unwavering belief in himself.

From working long hours as a child and saving toward his dream of homeownership, to becoming the youngest service advisor hired at Mercedes-Benz and eventually purchasing his first home at twenty-five, Robidio has spent his life building momentum through discipline and hard work.

Alongside his professional career, he has built a thriving presence in the music industry as a DJ, entrepreneur, and founder of Tropique Entertainment. What started as small gatherings in his backyard evolved into sold-out events in New York City, performances at premier venues, and a growing community centered around music, culture, and connection.

Throughout this conversation, Robidio shares lessons on resilience, faith, family, competition, entrepreneurship, and why purpose is often found through the commitments we make to the people we love.

Robidio Palencia is an entrepreneur, DJ, event producer, and founder of Tropique Entertainment.

A graduate of UConn and a top-performing service advisor at Mercedes-Benz, Robidio has spent more than a decade building both a successful professional career and a rapidly growing presence in the music industry.

Through Tropique Entertainment, he creates experiences that bring together music lovers, creatives, and communities across Connecticut and New York. His events have sold out major venues and helped establish a loyal following built on authenticity, consistency, and community support.

His story is a reflection of hard work, sacrifice, faith, and the belief that success is built one step at a time.

• Growing up as an immigrant and adapting to life in the United States
• Learning resilience through family and adversity
• The importance of work ethic and discipline
• Buying a first home at twenty-five years old
• Financial literacy and building a strong foundation
• Entrepreneurship and creating opportunities from scratch
• Building Tropique Entertainment from the ground up
• Turning a passion for music into a thriving business
• Why community is the foundation of long-term success
• Faith, setbacks, and trusting the process
• Learning from failure and overcoming rejection
• The power of consistency and delayed gratification
• Creating momentum through small daily actions
• Balancing career, business, family, and personal goals
• Finding purpose through service, family, and creativity

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/robidiopalencia/

Tropique Entertainment https://www.instagram.com/tropique.us/

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Adam works privately as a Recovery and Purpose Development Coach, helping individuals break old patterns, build resilience, and realign their lives with who they truly are—not just who they've been conditioned to be.

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Claude Silver—the world's first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX, bestselling author of Be Yourself at Work, and one of the leading voices in emotional intelligence and heart-centered leadership.

Known for helping scale VaynerX from roughly 400 employees to more than 2,000 across 11 countries, Claude has built a career centered around a powerful belief: humanity and high performance are not opposites—they belong together.

But Claude's path to leadership was anything but traditional.

From struggling with dyslexia as a child and battling deep self-doubt, to leaving college, completing a 93-day Outward Bound wilderness leadership program, launching an outdoor adventure company after 9/11, and eventually helping redefine workplace culture alongside Gary Vaynerchuk—Claude's story is one of resilience, reinvention, vulnerability, and service.

Throughout the conversation, Claude opens up about self-worth, optimism, emotional intelligence, parenting, leadership, purpose, and the importance of changing the internal narrative we tell ourselves every single day.

This episode is about learning to lead yourself before you lead others—and understanding that the most powerful cultures are built through trust, safety, empathy, and human connection.

• Growing up between New York City and Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Being diagnosed with dyslexia and how it impacted her self-worth
• Why emotional intelligence became her greatest strength
• Struggling with confidence, identity, and belonging as a young adult
• Leaving college and feeling lost early in life
• Completing a 93-day Outward Bound wilderness leadership program
• The life-changing lesson of "changing the song in your head"
• How internal narratives shape our lives and self-perception
• Limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome, and emotional resilience
• The importance of optimism and believing in new beginnings
• Why vulnerability is an act of courage
• Emotional intelligence in leadership and workplace culture
• Building psychological safety within teams
• The difference between managing people and truly leading them
• How to create trust, resilience, and belonging inside organizations
• Why the best leaders lead through empathy and consistency
• Working alongside Gary Vaynerchuk and helping shape VaynerX culture
• The role AI will play in the future of work and leadership
• Motherhood, patience, and what parenting taught Claude about herself
• Why joyful service is at the center of purpose

Claude Silver is the Chief Heart Officer of VaynerX, where she leads the company's people and culture initiatives across a global organization of more than 2,000 employees.

A pioneer in emotional intelligence and human-centered leadership, Claude has become widely recognized for her work helping organizations prioritize empathy, trust, belonging, accountability, and psychological safety in the workplace.

Before joining VaynerX, Claude built a diverse career spanning digital strategy, leadership, entrepreneurship, outdoor education, and global agency work in both the United States and London.

She is also the bestselling author of Be Yourself at Work, a book focused on authentic leadership, emotional resilience, and creating healthier workplace cultures rooted in humanity and self-awareness.

Through her speaking, writing, leadership, and mentorship, Claude continues to inspire individuals and organizations around the world to lead with more courage, compassion, and heart.

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/claudesilver/

Website https://www.claudesilver.com/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilver/

Book Be Yourself at Work by Claude Silver

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Adam works privately as a Recovery and Purpose Development Coach, helping individuals break old patterns, build resilience, and realign their lives with who they truly are—not just who they've been conditioned to be.

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Kelly Towart—content creator, former licensed therapist, foster and adoptive mother, and advocate for intentional family-centered living—for a deeply honest conversation about motherhood, identity, faith, anxiety, adoption, and learning to slow down enough to hear what truly matters.

Known for her authentic approach to motherhood, family life, and storytelling online, Kelly has built a platform rooted in vulnerability, connection, and purpose. But long before social media partnerships and content creation, Kelly spent years working as a therapist—helping others navigate anxiety, identity, relationships, and emotional healing. Eventually, becoming a mother shifted everything.

After experiencing difficult pregnancies and emotional burnout from balancing therapy with motherhood, Kelly made the difficult decision to walk away from counseling and fully embrace a new season of life centered around raising her children with intentionality and presence. What began as a creative outlet through fashion and blogging unexpectedly evolved into a thriving digital platform and career.

The conversation also explores Kelly and her husband's foster and adoption journey, including the heartbreak of reunification, opening their home again after loss, and eventually adopting their son Quinn after he was safely surrendered as an infant. Through it all, Kelly shares a powerful perspective on brokenness, redemption, faith, and the belief that purpose is often revealed through love, sacrifice, and service to others.

This episode is about slowing down, trusting God, embracing the unexpected, and understanding that some of the most meaningful versions of life are the ones we never originally planned for.

• Growing up in Pennsylvania and eventually moving to Connecticut
• Living with ADHD and how Kelly's mother normalized self-advocacy early on
• Anxiety, control, and learning to regulate anxious thought patterns
• The role faith played in overcoming anxiety and finding peace
• What purpose means through the lens of faith and service
• Why purpose evolves throughout different seasons of life
• Kelly's difficult pregnancies and becoming a mother
• Balancing therapy, burnout, and motherhood
• Leaving her career as a licensed therapist to prioritize family
• How fashion blogging unexpectedly became a career in content creation
• Building an authentic online platform rooted in family and connection
• The reality behind influencer partnerships and brand collaborations
• The emotional reality of foster parenting and reunification
• Opening their home again after heartbreak and loss
• Adopting their son Quinn after he was safely surrendered
• Raising adopted children with honesty, intentionality, and openness
• Supporting children through anxiety and emotional regulation
• Nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and parenting tools
• Introducing faith to children through relationship instead of pressure
• Why slowing down is essential for finding purpose
• Learning to live intentionally instead of reactively

Kelly Towart is a Connecticut-based content creator, former licensed therapist, foster and adoptive mother, and advocate for intentional family-centered living.

Through her platform, Kelly shares authentic glimpses into motherhood, parenting, adoption, travel, lifestyle, and everyday family life—creating content that resonates because of its honesty, warmth, and vulnerability.

Before transitioning into content creation full time, Kelly worked professionally as a therapist, an experience that continues to shape how she approaches parenting, emotional wellness, and relationships today.

Alongside her husband Justin and their three children, Kelly uses her story and platform to encourage deeper connection, intentional living, and embracing the beauty that can exist within imperfect stories.

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kellytowart/

This episode was produced by Claudio, Justin, and the team at Cayivisions.

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Adam works privately as a Recovery and Purpose Development Coach, helping individuals break old patterns, build resilience, and realign their lives with who they truly are—not just who they've been conditioned to be.

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Giovanny Ramirez—transformational coach, speaker, strategist, and founder of the Center for Human and Soul Enhancement—for a deeply reflective conversation on spirituality, identity, emotional healing, and what it truly means to align your life with purpose.

Before stepping into the world of coaching and transformation, Giovanny built a successful career in finance and business leadership, rising quickly through the corporate world at a young age. But in the midst of outward success, everything eventually collapsed.

After losing his career, relationship, health, and nearly his life following a violent assault, Giovanny found himself in a place of complete hopelessness—so disconnected from himself that he describes life losing its color entirely.

What followed was not just recovery, but awakening.

Through spirituality, emotional work, meditation, and a commitment to understanding the deeper meaning behind human experience, Giovanny began rebuilding his life from the inside out. Today, his work is centered on helping people reconnect with themselves, break through limiting beliefs, and understand that purpose is not something you chase—it's something you align with.

This conversation explores emotional regulation, soul growth, identity, AI and the future of purpose, spirituality versus religion, self-worth, healing, and why joy may be one of the most important things we can pursue in this lifetime.

This is a conversation about remembering who you truly are beneath the noise.

• Giovanny's early success in finance and business leadership
• Losing his career, relationship, health, and identity during the financial collapse
• Surviving a violent assault and reaching emotional rock bottom
• The moment he contemplated ending his life and what changed everything
• Why shutting down emotions disconnects us from life itself
• Emotional regulation and learning to feel again
• The relationship between fear, jealousy, and personal growth
• "Lifegasms" and intentionally pursuing joy-filled experiences
• Why your environment and tribe shape your energy
• Spirituality versus religion and finding your own connection to God
• Meditation, soul work, and near-death-like spiritual experiences
• The concept that "the journey is for the soul"
• AI, identity loss, and the future of human purpose
• Why many people confuse their careers with who they are
• Self-worth, self-belief, and remembering your value
• The importance of taking action and "betting on yourself"
• Letting go of the stories and weights holding you back
• The vision behind the Center for Human and Soul Enhancement
• Why purpose often finds you before you fully understand it

Giovanny Ramirez is a transformational coach, speaker, strategist, and founder of the Center for Human and Soul Enhancement.

With more than 15 years of experience across finance, business operations, career development, and AI strategy, Giovanny blends analytical precision with deep emotional and spiritual insight to help individuals reconnect with themselves and create aligned, purpose-driven lives.

He currently serves as an Assistant Vice President of Closings while also leading AI initiatives at an alternative investment firm. In addition, he hosts the Breakthrough Lab Podcast, where he creates space for conversations centered around growth, identity, healing, and transformation.

Through coaching, speaking, and community building, Giovanny's mission is to help people remember who they truly are—and step fully into the next version of themselves.

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theworldofgio/

Website https://www.giovannyramirez.com/

This episode was produced by Claudio, Justin, and the team at Cayivisions.

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Adam works privately as a Recovery and Purpose Development Coach, helping individuals break old patterns, build resilience, and realign their lives with who they truly are—not just who they've been conditioned to be.

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Eddie Huezo to talk about faith, purpose, leadership, community, and how service to others can transform your life. This conversation explores identity, resilience, entrepreneurship, emotional healing, and what it means to lead with humility in a world that often rewards ego.

Eddie Huezo is a husband, father, financial professional, speaker, and founder of Worship & Network — a growing community focused on bringing entrepreneurs, creatives, leaders, and faith-driven individuals together through intentional connection and shared purpose.

Raised in the Bronx by a young single mother from El Salvador, Eddie opens up about growing up without a father figure, navigating adversity, and learning how faith helped him rebuild his identity and discover a deeper purpose rooted in service. Throughout the conversation, Eddie shares powerful lessons on surrender, leadership, emotional growth, and why community can change the direction of your life.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Finding purpose through faith and service
• Growing up in the Bronx in an immigrant household
• Overcoming adversity and identity struggles
• The importance of mentorship and community
• Leadership humility and emotional intelligence
• Entrepreneurship loneliness and self-belief
• Letting go of control and trusting God's plan
• Building Worship & Network and creating meaningful connection

00:00 Introduction 02:18 Growing Up in the Bronx and Early Identity 09:42 Life Without a Father Figure 17:05 Faith Adversity and Emotional Growth 26:11 Entrepreneurship and Feeling Lost 34:27 Why Community Changes Everything 42:15 Leadership Humility and Service 51:44 Building Worship & Network 59:28 Letting Go of Control and Trusting God 01:07:10 Finding Purpose Through Serving Others

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Worship & Network https://www.instagram.com/worshipandnetwork/

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In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Justin Sanchez—actor, creative, and one of the executive producers behind the podcast—for a conversation about taking risks early, trusting your path, and learning that purpose often finds you before you fully understand it.

Raised in White Plains, New York and the Town of Greenburgh, Justin grew up in a close-knit community shaped by resilience, family, and the example of a single mother who never gave up. Watching his mother raise four children while overcoming her own challenges taught him what discipline, sacrifice, and perseverance truly look like. Her belief in him would ultimately help shape the boldest decision of his life.

At a pivotal moment, Justin made the decision to leave traditional school behind and pursue acting full time—taking a leap of faith that led him to land a lead role in the Apple TV+ series Ghostwriter. What looked like overnight success was actually years of auditions, rejection, persistence, and trusting that the work would eventually pay off.

This conversation dives into family, fatherhood, identity, rejection, discipline, sacrifice, and what it means to keep going even when the path doesn't look traditional.

It's a reminder that sometimes the biggest risk is not betting on yourself.

• Growing up in White Plains and the Town of Greenburgh
• Being raised by a single mother and how it shaped his mindset
• His father's journey, absence, and rebuilding their relationship
• The lessons Justin learned from watching both of his parents overcome adversity
• Why community and family played such a major role in his development
• Discovering acting through youth programs and local theater
• Landing the lead role in Apple TV+'s Ghostwriter
• Years of auditions, rejection, and staying committed to the craft
• Why success often looks like patience before it looks like results
• Leaving traditional school and transitioning to online education
• Missing out on "normal" teenage experiences to chase a bigger vision
• Learning to trust nontraditional paths
• Behind the scenes of filming in Canada and working on a major production
• Falling in love with storytelling both in front of and behind the camera
• Working with Claudio and becoming part of Cayivisions
• Why purpose sometimes finds you before you're ready for it
• Taking calculated risks and betting on yourself early

Justin Sanchez is an actor, creative producer, and storyteller from White Plains, New York.

At a young age, Justin made the decision to pursue acting professionally, eventually landing a lead role in the Apple TV+ series Ghostwriter, a breakthrough opportunity that validated years of auditions, discipline, and persistence.

Beyond acting, Justin has developed a passion for storytelling behind the camera as well, working closely with Claudio and the team at Cayivisions while helping produce the Finding Purpose Podcast and other creative projects.

His journey reflects resilience, faith, and the belief that purpose often reveals itself when you're willing to take the leap.

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/justinsanchezofficial/

This episode was produced by Claudio and the team at Cayivisions.

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Adam works privately as a Recovery and Purpose Development Coach, helping individuals break old patterns, build resilience, and realign their lives with their true identity and purpose.

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Linda Cicero, founder of Life in Color, certified fitness professional, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, hormonal health educator, and creative whose work helps women redefine health on their own terms.

With over 20 years of experience in wellness, Linda's journey goes far beyond food and fitness. Her story is rooted in healing perfectionism, overcoming disordered eating, rebuilding her relationship with her body, and learning how to trust herself again. What changed everything wasn't another diet or fitness routine—it was dance. What began as a quiet inner whisper to walk into a Fred Astaire dance studio became the portal that reconnected her to herself and ultimately changed the direction of her life.

Through that experience, Linda realized purpose wasn't something tied to achievement, money, or checking boxes. It was something deeper—something rooted in joy, self-trust, and learning how to listen to what she calls "the whispers."

This conversation explores perfectionism, shame, body image, social media, spirituality, and the courage it takes to stop living by someone else's definition of health and start defining your own.

This is a conversation about freedom, self-acceptance, and remembering that your purpose may already be inside you—you just have to listen.

• How dance became the portal that changed Linda's life
• Perfectionism, overachieving, and the "good girl" mentality
• Healing disordered eating and rebuilding trust with her body
• How body image struggles often begin much earlier than we realize
• The role of hypnotherapy in reconnecting with younger versions of ourselves
• Why perfectionism and shame often live in the same house
• Learning to challenge the stories we tell ourselves
• The power of asking: "Is it true?"
• Why assumptions create unnecessary suffering
• Social media, comparison, and detoxing your digital inputs
• How movement, whole foods, hydration, and protein create downstream healing
• Listening to your intuition and trusting your inner voice
• Spirituality, gratitude, and creating quiet moments with yourself
• Why purpose often begins with a whisper, not a plan
• How to define health on your own terms instead of society's
• Why we need to stop taking ourselves so seriously

Linda Cicero is the founder of Life in Color, a wellness and lifestyle brand centered around helping women break free from perfectionism, overwhelm, and self-doubt so they can create a healthier, more aligned life.

She is a certified fitness professional, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, hormonal health educator, and creative dancer who blends movement, mindset, and deep personal work to help clients reconnect with themselves.

Her philosophy is simple: wellness should feel freeing—not restrictive.

Through coaching, events, and community, Linda helps people uncover the stories keeping them stuck and empowers them to rewrite those narratives in alignment with who they truly are.

Website https://lifeincolor.online/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/linda_lifeincolor/

This episode was produced by Claudio and the team at Cayivisions.

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Adam works privately as a Recovery and Purpose Development Coach, helping individuals break old patterns, build resilience, and realign their lives with their true identity and purpose.

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Isis-Rae Goulbourne, a strategy leader and founder of City Events CT, for a powerful conversation on execution, leadership, and building systems that actually work in the real world.

With nearly two decades of experience, Isis has operated at the intersection of growth, visibility, and execution—helping organizations move beyond ideas and into sustainable, scalable impact. Her work spans marketing leadership, economic development, and building platforms that bring people, businesses, and communities together.

This conversation centers on a critical truth: ideas alone are not enough.

Isis breaks down what it really takes to translate vision into structure, align teams and partnerships, and create systems that hold under pressure. From navigating complexity to scaling initiatives across sectors, she shares the mindset and discipline required to build something that doesn't just gain momentum—but lasts.

This episode is for anyone who has a vision—but knows deep down that execution is where everything is won or lost.

• The difference between having an idea and actually executing it
• Why visibility without structure leads to burnout and inconsistency
• Translating vision into systems, operations, and real outcomes
• Building initiatives that can sustain and scale over time
• The importance of alignment across teams, partners, and stakeholders
• Leadership in complex, high-stakes environments
• How to navigate growth without losing clarity or direction
• The difference between momentum and durability in business
• Why execution is the true differentiator in any field
• Creating platforms that serve communities and drive real impact
• Decision-making under pressure and leading through uncertainty
• The role of trust, communication, and structure in leadership
• Why many ideas fail—and how to build ones that last
• Understanding that scale requires both discipline and adaptability
• How purpose evolves through action, not just intention

Isis-Rae Goulbourne is a strategy leader with nearly two decades of experience designing and leading complex initiatives at the intersection of growth, visibility, and execution.

She is the founder of City Events CT, where she has developed large-scale platforms that activate cities, strengthen local economies, and reimagine how people connect to where they live and work.

Known for bringing clarity to complexity, Isis specializes in aligning strategy, operations, and partnerships—helping organizations move from momentum to long-term sustainability.

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City Events CT https://www.instagram.com/cityeventsct/

This episode was produced by Claudio and the team at Cayivisions.

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Adam works privately as a Recovery and Purpose Development Coach, helping individuals break old patterns, build resilience, and realign their lives with their true identity and purpose.

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with husband-and-wife duo Val and Tatiana Meti, founders of Boost Bowls—a Connecticut-based smoothie and açaí brand built on consistency, hustle, and community.

What started as an unexpected opportunity quickly turned into a full-scale entrepreneurial journey. From opening two businesses at once with no clear roadmap to building a multi-location brand, Val and Tatiana share what it really takes to create something meaningful from the ground up.

Their story is rooted in resilience. As children of immigrants—Val arriving in the U.S. as a refugee from Kosovo and Tatiana immigrating from Brazil at a young age—they both grew up with a deep understanding of hard work, sacrifice, and the pursuit of a better life. Those early experiences shaped the mindset they carry into business today.

This conversation goes beyond entrepreneurship. It's about partnership, navigating marriage while building a business, embracing risk, and understanding that purpose isn't always something you plan—it's something you grow into.

• Growing up as children of immigrants and how it shaped their work ethic
• Meeting after high school and building a 20+ year relationship
• The realities of running a business as a married couple
• How Boost Bowls started accidentally from a cycling studio concept
• Opening two businesses at once with no money and no blueprint
• The early grind—working multiple jobs while building the brand
• Sacrifice, loneliness, and the unseen side of entrepreneurship
• Why "failure" is really just a pivot toward something better
• The importance of roles, communication, and trust in partnership
• Balancing family life while scaling a business
• Creating systems, processes, and leadership within a growing company
• The truth about entrepreneurship vs. social media perception
• Building a brand centered around community, not just product
• The mindset behind Risk x Hustle and sharing real stories
• Whether purpose is found or built through action

Val and Tatiana Meti are the founders of Boost Bowls, a fast-growing smoothie and açaí brand with multiple locations across Connecticut.

Val serves as the operational force behind the business, leading systems, team execution, and in-store experience, while Tatiana focuses on branding, marketing, and strategic growth.

Together, they've built a business rooted in clean ingredients, strong culture, and community-driven spaces—designed to be more than just a place to eat, but a place to connect.

In addition to Boost Bowls, they co-host the Risk x Hustle Podcast, where they share honest conversations around entrepreneurship, growth, and the realities of building something from the ground up.

Val Meti https://www.instagram.com/val.meti/

Tatiana Meti https://www.instagram.com/tati_meti/

Boost Bowls https://www.instagram.com/boostbowls/

Risk x Hustle Podcast https://www.instagram.com/riskxhustle/

This episode was produced by Claudio and the team at Cayivisions.

If you're looking to launch a podcast, create high-impact content, or elevate your brand through storytelling:

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Adam works privately as a Recovery and Purpose Development Coach, helping individuals break old patterns, build resilience, and realign their lives with their true identity and purpose.

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Trey Laird, CEO and founder of The Lighthouse Sober Living and Lighthouse Recovery Coaching 365, for a powerful conversation on transformation, recovery, and what it truly means to live a purpose-driven life.

Trey's journey is one of reinvention.

After spending over two decades on Wall Street as an equities trader, building a life that looked successful from the outside, Trey found himself battling addiction behind the scenes. What began with opiate pain medication eventually evolved into a daily cycle of substance use that impacted his family, relationships, and sense of self.

In 2008, Trey made the decision to seek treatment—marking the beginning of a recovery journey that would ultimately reshape his entire life.

What followed wasn't just sobriety—it was transformation.

Through community, honesty, and a commitment to growth, Trey not only rebuilt his life but discovered a deeper calling: helping others do the same. In 2016, he founded The Lighthouse, creating a space for men—and later women—to recover while still engaging in real life, work, family, and responsibility.

This conversation dives deep into the realities of addiction, the power of community, the evolution from consequence-driven to purpose-driven recovery, and how service becomes the foundation for lasting fulfillment.

• Trey's early life, family dynamics, and the role of community and friendships
• His 22-year career on Wall Street and the culture surrounding it
• The progression of addiction and how it quietly took hold
• Entering treatment in 2008 and the early days of recovery
• The power of honesty and transparency in the workplace
• How sharing his story created deeper connection and accountability
• The importance of community in sustaining recovery
• Why recovery is not one-size-fits-all and looks different for everyone
• The difference between consequence-driven and purpose-driven sobriety
• Building a life centered around service and helping others
• The role of fun and fulfillment in early recovery
• Developing a "board of directors" and surrounding yourself with the right people
• Navigating resentment, forgiveness, and self-awareness
• Spirituality vs. religion and the role of faith in recovery
• Emotional regulation and letting go of the need to control outcomes
• The power of vulnerability and living authentically
• How purpose often finds you—not the other way around

Trey Laird is the CEO and founder of The Lighthouse Sober Living and Lighthouse Recovery Coaching 365, organizations dedicated to helping individuals build sustainable, purpose-driven lives in recovery.

Before entering the recovery space, Trey spent 22 years on Wall Street as an equities trader, working at firms including Bankers Trust and Lazard.

Today, he lives in New Canaan, Connecticut with his wife and five children. He serves as a deacon at the New Canaan Congregational Church, is an avid marathoner and golfer, and sits on the advisory board of Recovery.com.

Trey travels nationally speaking on addiction, treatment, and recovery—advocating for what he calls "living recovery out loud."

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