I Am Refocused Radio

What if much of what we’ve been taught about leadership simply doesn’t work in the real world?In this conversation, Larry Coval, founder of ARCANE Leadership Concepts and author of Misled: Why (Almost) Everything We’ve Learned About Leadership Is Wrong and How to Fix It, challenges the leadership industry and the familiar advice that often sounds great in a conference room but falls apart when real people, pressure, performance, and results are on the line.Larry brings nearly four decades of leadership experience across organizations large and small. His philosophy is refreshingly straightforward: a leader’s job is to make their people successful. Leadership, he argues, isn’t about having the right personality, delivering inspirational speeches, or collecting management buzzwords. It’s a practical skill set that can be learned, sharpened, measured, and applied.We discuss why employee engagement continues to struggle, where traditional leadership development has gone wrong, what accountability really looks like, why some managers fail even when they mean well, and the lessons Larry learned while leading hundreds of employees and major revenue organizations.This is a conversation about stripping leadership back to what actually matters: people, execution, accountability, and results.Topics include: leadership, management, employee engagement, accountability, workplace culture, executive leadership, team performance, business growth, Misled, and the future of leadership.

https://arcaneleadership.com/

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What happens when you achieve the success you’ve been chasing, but something still feels missing? In this powerful conversation, Randy Lyman, physicist-turned-entrepreneur, author, speaker, and creator of The Third Element, explores why emotions may be one of the most overlooked forces shaping leadership, relationships, performance, and personal fulfillment. After building and exiting multiple eight-figure businesses, Randy discovered that strategy and hard work alone weren’t enough. Emotional mastery became the missing piece. Randy breaks down why burnout can begin emotionally before it becomes operational, how unresolved wounds can fuel overachievement, and why leaders who constantly suppress what they feel may unknowingly influence the culture around them. We also discuss vulnerability, trust, intuition, abundance, and why even highly successful people can reach the top and still feel disconnected from themselves. This conversation challenges the traditional idea that emotions get in the way of success. Randy makes the case that learning how to understand and work with them could be the very thing that unlocks the next level. Topics include: emotional mastery, leadership, burnout, overachievement, vulnerability, entrepreneurship, personal growth, fulfillment, mindset, and The Third Element.

https://randylyman.com/

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What happens when you stop measuring yourself by the world’s expectations and begin seeing yourself through the eyes of the One who created you?

On this inspiring episode of I Am Refocused Radio, Shemaiah Reed sits down with Dacey Triplett, author of Nobody Can Be You Better Than You, for a powerful conversation about identity, confidence, faith, and learning to embrace what makes you different.

Born with dwarfism, Dacey grew up navigating questions about why God made her different and what it truly means to feel comfortable in your own skin. Over time, her faith transformed the way she viewed herself, helping her discover that lasting confidence isn’t built on appearance, popularity, or circumstances. It comes from knowing who you are and Whose you are.

Dacey shares her personal journey, the heart behind her book, and encouragement for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and wished they could be someone else.This conversation is a reminder that your differences are not an accident, your identity has purpose, and nobody can be you better than you.

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What happens when the life you thought you were supposed to have no longer fits the person you’re becoming?On this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, Shemaiah Reed sits down with Sandra Lena Silverman, bestselling author, speaker, and host of The Party’s Over, for an honest conversation about aging, beauty, relationships, heartbreak, self-worth, and the courage to reinvent yourself.

Sandra has turned some of life’s most uncomfortable chapters into stories filled with humor, resilience, and hard-earned perspective. Through her books From Bullshit to Botox: A Rebel’s Guide to Self-Love and Eternal Youth and From Bullshit to Heartbreak, she challenges the pursuit of perfection while exploring what happens when appearances, relationships, and expectations collide with reality.

In this conversation, Sandra opens up about learning to embrace change, rebuilding confidence after difficult seasons, finding humor in the chaos, and discovering that starting over doesn’t have to mean starting from nothing.

It can mean starting again with wisdom, freedom, and a clearer understanding of who you are.

Learn more about Sandra Lena Silverman at SandraLenaSilverman.com.

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What happens when working harder is no longer enough to grow your business?
On this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, Shemaiah Reed sits down with entrepreneur, business growth strategist, and author Jim Fitzgerald for a conversation about breaking through business plateaus, becoming a stronger leader, and building systems that allow a company to grow without everything depending on the owner.
Jim brings more than three decades of entrepreneurial experience to the conversation. He built Taradel from a one-man operation into a national direct-mail and digital-marketing company serving more than 25,000 small-business customers and generating $30 million in revenue before its sale. He later founded Fitzgerald Growth Partners, helping business owners identify the real constraints holding their companies back and create structures designed for intentional, sustainable growth.
Jim is also the author of The Million Dollar Hurdle, a USA TODAY bestselling book that distills more than 35 years of business-building experience into a practical framework for moving beyond effort, chaos, and chance.
In this conversation, Jim and Shemaiah explore why growth problems are often structure problems rather than motivation problems, why leadership can be learned, how clarity reduces friction inside a company, and what entrepreneurs must change when the habits that helped them start a business are no longer enough to scale it.
This episode is for entrepreneurs, founders, leaders, and anyone trying to build something meaningful without becoming the bottleneck inside their own vision.
https://fitzgeraldgrowthpartners.com/


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What if better health begins with looking beyond the symptoms and understanding what the body is actually trying to tell us?On this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, Shemaiah Reed sits down with Dr. Joshua Levitt, naturopathic physician, educator, product formulator, and Co-Founder of UpWellness, for a practical conversation about integrative health, prevention, nutrition, and taking a more informed approach to personal wellness.Dr. Josh has spent more than two decades working with patients and brings together principles from both conventional and naturopathic medicine. In this conversation, he shares his perspective on addressing underlying causes, helping people better understand their bodies, separating useful health guidance from the noise, and why education can play such an important role in long-term wellness.We also explore the story behind UpWellness, the mission to make natural health education and physician-formulated wellness solutions more accessible, and what Dr. Josh has learned from years of working directly with patients.In this conversation:
• Why symptoms may only tell part of the story
• The role of nutrition and lifestyle in overall wellness
• Natural medicine and conventional medicine working together
• Prevention versus waiting for problems to develop
• How to become a better-informed health consumer
• The philosophy behind UpWellness
• What more than two decades of patient care has taught Dr. JoshLearn more about Dr. Josh Levitt and UpWellness:
https://upwellness.com/

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Fashion can make a statement, but Matthew Smith III is using it to make an impact.On this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, we sit down with Matthew Smith III, Founder and CEO of Fashion For Life San Antonio, to explore the vision behind a brand and nonprofit movement that brings together fashion, community, mentorship, and advocacy in support of survivors of domestic violence.Matthew shares the story behind Fashion For Life, the purpose driving its growth, and what it takes to build something that reaches beyond the runway. We also highlight the leadership behind the mission, including Matthew’s wife, Rachelle Smith, Chief Financial Officer, and Genesis Williamson, Chief Operations Officer, and the role their team plays in turning vision into meaningful community impact.We also look ahead to the 2026 Purple Reign: Evolution Fashion Show, happening Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM. The signature event will bring fashion, designers, community leaders, advocates, and supporters together for an evening centered on style, resilience, awareness, and the fight against domestic violence.This conversation is about more than clothing. It’s about purpose, leadership, legacy, community, and using your platform to help people reclaim their story.Learn more about Fashion For Life San Antonio and the upcoming Purple Reign event at FashionForLifeSA.com.

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What does it take to transform an unexpected career path into the leadership of a nationally recognized motorcycle-focused organization?
On this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, Shemaiah Reed sits down with Ari Levenbaum, co-owner and CEO of Law Tigers, the American Association of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers.
Ari’s journey didn’t begin in a corporate boardroom. He spent eight years in education, including teaching middle-school science, while initially working part-time with Law Tigers. That path eventually led him into marketing, leadership, ownership, and ultimately the CEO role, where he now helps oversee the organization’s operations, branding, marketing, public relations, and relationships throughout the motorcycle community.

We talk about leadership, entrepreneurship, building trust, growing a powerful brand, learning from career transitions, and understanding the community you serve from the inside out.
Ari is also an avid motorcycle rider, giving him a personal connection to the riders, dealerships, clubs, manufacturers, and organizations that Law Tigers works alongside.

This conversation goes beyond motorcycles and law. It’s about recognizing opportunity, evolving as a leader, building something people believe in, and staying connected to the people behind the brand.

Learn more about Ari Levenbaum and Law Tigers:
LawTigers.com

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Vietnam War veteran and author
After returning home, Greg faced PTSD, homelessness, racism, addiction, and years of anger before beginning a path toward sobriety, forgiveness, activism, and peace. He eventually became a longtime peace advocate, working with Vietnam Veterans Against the War and traveling internationally to support reconciliation and nonviolence.
In this powerful conversation, Greg reflects on the human cost of war, racism within the military, addiction and recovery, the weight of unresolved anger, and what it truly means to forgive. His story is not simply about surviving Vietnam. It is about transforming pain into purpose and becoming what he calls a Peace Warrior.

A conversation about war, trauma, redemption, forgiveness, and the possibility of finding peace after years of carrying the battle home.

https://thepeacewarrior.com/


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As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, are we losing the very qualities that make us human? Philosopher and consciousness researcher Dr. Shai Tubali joins I Am Refocused Radio to explore AI as humanity’s greatest mirror, the erosion of wisdom, presence, curiosity, moral discernment, and authentic connection, and how the Atlas of Human Capacities aims to help us reclaim what technology cannot replace.

Dr. Shai Tubali is a philosopher, consciousness researcher, author, and founder of The Essence of Humanity. He is a researcher at the UCL Institute of Education and a member of the UNESCO Chair in the Ethics of AI and Education.The author of more than twenty books translated into thirteen languages, Dr. Tubali explores human consciousness, personal transformation, philosophy, and the qualities that define our humanity.He is currently leading the development of the Atlas of Human Capacities, a cross-cultural research initiative focused on identifying the human abilities most at risk in the age of artificial intelligence, including wisdom, moral discernment, curiosity, presence, and authentic human connection.Through his work, Dr. Tubali examines how AI is reshaping the way people think about intelligence, identity, and human value, while encouraging society to intentionally strengthen the capacities that technology cannot simply replace.

https://shaitubali.com/essence-of-humanity/

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