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Most companies say they care about engagement, but keep running the same broken playbook. Jordana Cole reveals how she’s using AI coaching to tackle burnout, stagnant surveys, and “check-the-box” training at the root.
In this episode, Gary and Jordana Cole discuss:
Key Takeaways:
"We need a sense of autonomy. We need a sense of belonging and we need a sense of competence." — Jordana Cole
About Jordana Cole: As a recognized Leadership Coach, Consultant, Workshop Facilitator, and Learning and Development Strategist, Jordana Cole is renowned for empowering leaders to transform behaviors that unlock team potential and drive business results. With a background leading teams and L&D strategy within non-profit, higher education, financial services, e-commerce, and tech industries, she excels at bridging the gap between HR and business units, drawing upon advanced education in the psychology of well-being.
Over the past 10 years, she has led internal, enterprise global L&D programs across industries and organizational sizes—from start-ups to Fortune 500s—tailoring methods to diverse leader and client needs. Her expertise spans strategic design and delivery, client relationship management, coaching, and workshop facilitation, where she is known for “making magic” with limited resources and building scalable, sustainable approaches from scratch.
Tech-savvy and adaptable, Jordana is proficient in various learning management systems, virtual learning tools, and online application systems, ensuring seamless delivery of coaching and development programs in both in-person and virtual environments.
With a passion for cultivating leadership excellence and fostering environments where leadership skills and results flourish, she is committed to partnering with individuals and organizations that want to spark behavioral change and unlock more of their potential.
Connect with Jordana Cole:
Website: https://ignitedbyjordana.com/ | https://www.shiftwell.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordana-cole-mapp-pcc-a8445a8/
TEDx Talk: “What to Do When You Don’t Know What’s Next” — coming soon.
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://archematch.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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Your nonprofit can raise more money without chasing more donors—simply by changing your story. In this episode, you’ll learn how radically clear messaging, strategic partnerships, and collective impact can transform the way you fund your mission.
In this episode, Gary and Aaron Coe discuss:
Key Takeaways:
"A philanthropic cause wins when they're able to develop a community of people around the cause who are dedicated to helping eradicate whatever problem they're trying to solve." — Aaron Coe
About Aaron Coe: Aaron B. Coe, Ph.D., is a visionary leader, strategist, and CEO of Future City Now, a consultancy dedicated to empowering mission-driven organizations with strategies that transform potential into significant impact. Aaron specializes in clarifying vision, crafting compelling campaigns, and cultivating immersive experiences that inspire meaningful action.
With a proven track record of guiding nonprofit organizations, faith-based ministries, and educational institutions toward breakthrough results, Aaron’s leadership centers around one core belief: organizations don't face fundraising challenges; they face storytelling challenges. Leveraging his expertise in narrative-driven fundraising, Aaron has helped clients collectively raise millions in revenue, amplify their missions, and achieve sustainable growth.
His innovative approach is rooted in decades of experience in leadership roles across nonprofit, educational, and faith sectors. Aaron’s background includes significant involvement with major campaigns and strategic projects, such as the Museum of the Bible’s Generations Membership Campaign, Passion Conferences’ global initiatives, and illumiNations' Twelve Verse Challenge, among others.
A sought-after speaker, author, and consultant, Aaron holds a Ph.D. In Applied Theology and regularly lectures on strategic leadership, fundraising, and organizational sustainability. His thoughtful insights and practical methodologies have positioned him as a trusted advisor for CEOs, Chief Development Officers, and Chief Marketing Officers seeking transformative results.
Aaron's passion extends beyond professional excellence; he is deeply committed to nurturing next-generation leaders, advocating for thoughtful stewardship of resources, and championing ambitious dreams that shape communities worldwide.
Connect with Aaron Coe:
Website: https://www.futurecitynow.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-coe-51b64010b/
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://archematch.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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What if everything you think you know about risk, real estate, and raising capital is backwards? In this episode, a three-time REIT founder who went from $15,000 to $10 billion in assets breaks down business models, AI, private markets, and how to think about risk like a real operator, not a textbook.
In this episode, Gary and Chris Volk discuss:
Key Takeaways:
"My whole thing in my career has been to convince people that they're better off having a landlord than a banker." — Chris Volk
About Chris Volk: Christopher (Chris) Volk is a veteran real estate finance entrepreneur, investor, and three‑time public company CEO who has helped reshape how operating companies use real estate capital. Over several decades in the REIT world, he has taken three companies public, including one he helped grow from just $15,000 of his own money into a platform with more than $10 billion in assets, ultimately attracting Berkshire Hathaway as its largest shareholder. Known as a “business model junkie,” Chris pioneered using net lease REITs as a form of “shadow banking,” financing mission‑critical real estate for operating companies so they can deploy their own capital into higher‑return opportunities.
Today, as Chairman of Ten (Tenant) Corporation and a member of multiple boards, he writes and speaks extensively on valuation, capital formation, risk as “margin for error,” and why many businesses are better off with a landlord than a banker.
Connect with Chris Volk:
Website: www.christopherhvolk.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chrisvolk2278
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://archematch.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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A shy, introverted engineer who couldn’t stand public speaking now leads a global “Love, Not Fear” alliance and a portfolio of impact-driven companies. In this episode, you’ll hear how re-framing every decision through love instead of fear transformed his life, leadership, and the way he builds businesses and relationships.
In this episode, Gary and David Henzel discuss:
Key Takeaways:
"Every decision in life, you either make it from a place of love or a place of fear." — David Henzel
About David Henzel: David Henzel is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Love Not Fear, an alliance devoted to helping people and organizations make decisions from a place of love instead of fear. Starting his career as a shy, introverted engineer who bounced through 14 schools and struggled with authority, he stumbled into entrepreneurship and went on to build and exit multiple successful companies in e‑commerce, SaaS, and services.
A life‑changing chapter began when his wife was diagnosed—twice—with breast cancer. That wake‑up call pushed him to rethink what success meant, sell his existing business, and focus on work that creates real impact. Along the way, he discovered that applying business tools—clear roles, responsibilities, vision, mission, and core values—to family life dramatically reduced conflict and increased alignment at home.
Today, David runs a portfolio of conscious companies, including a BPO firm (LTVplus), a marketing agency (Shortlist), a recruiting company (LNF People), a coaching and cohort platform (UpCoach), and a retreat center in Bodrum, Turkey—where he now lives. Across all of them, his mission is consistent: build self‑managed, values‑driven organizations where people act like intrapreneurs, grow personally and professionally, and where money is the side effect of truly providing value.
Connect with David Henzel:
Website: https://lovenotfear.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhenzel/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhenzel/
Register new Love Not Fear account: https://app.lovenotfear.com/register?vi=70435a1d-453a-45cd-b022-4aa800dbc47d
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://archematch.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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Most founders think the problem is their team or the market, Kevin Mays says it’s their own thinking. In this episode, he reveals how “founder syndrome,” outdated mental software, and comfort zones quietly cap your business and your life.
In this episode, Gary and Kevin Mays discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“Most of us think we're operating out of a place of free will, and the reality is, there are deeply ingrained patterns that are driving us more than we know.” — Kevin Mays
About Kevin Mays: Dr. Kevin Mays is a leadership coach, speaker, author, and strategist dedicated to helping leaders grow with cohesion, clarity, and purpose. With years of experience guiding executives and teams, Dr. Mays blends research-based insight with practical application to create meaningful, lasting change.
Grab a copy of The Vision Mastery Playbook for FREE: https://vision.maysleadership.com/
Pre-Order the book Lead Yourself First: https://leadyourselffirst.maysleadership.com/
Connect with Kevin Mays:
Website: https://maysleadership.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kevin-mays/
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://archematch.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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Is your leadership built for a sprint or for a rock-tumbler world that never slows down? In this episode, Tony Loyd breaks down how to endure as a leader when your health, marriage, and career all get stress-tested at once.
In this episode, Gary and Tony Loyd discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“If you take the mindset of an endurance athlete and you put together that with your leadership experience, you end up with endurance leadership.” — Tony Loyd
About Tony Loyd: Tony Loyd is a former Fortune 500 executive, endurance athlete, and lung cancer survivor who helps executive teams build what he calls Endurance Leadership—resilience that’s backed by science and forged through real-world experience. His unconventional career began in nuclear health physics and evolved into learning and development, human performance improvement, and senior leadership roles at companies like John Deere, Medtronic, and Buffalo Wild Wings. At John Deere, he helped launch John Deere University, an intrapreneurial venture that transformed a traditional cost center into a value-generating learning platform.
After taking early retirement, Tony turned his focus to social entrepreneurship, launching the Social Entrepreneur podcast and authoring the Amazon #1 bestselling book Crazy Good Advice: 10 Lessons Learned from 150 Leading Social Entrepreneurs. A divorce and a lung cancer diagnosis—followed by surgery that removed 25% of his lungs—became a defining pivot point. He adopted the personal motto, “Life is short, play big, love hard,” and set out to pour his remaining time and energy into helping leaders endure and thrive in what he describes as a “rock tumbler” world.
Today, through Culture Shift Advisors and the emerging Culture Shift Institute, Tony delivers keynotes, workshops, and executive coaching grounded in his Endurance Leadership framework, which integrates neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and habit formation. He’s training leaders to get “100% out of 75%” by staying calm under pressure, clarifying purpose, navigating change, and sustaining performance over the long haul—without relying on hype or quick fixes.
Connect with Tony Loyd:
Website: https://tonyloyd.com | https://cultureshift.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyloyd
Facebook: https://facebook.com/tony.loyd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyloyd
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@anthonyloyd
Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/37585002
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tonyloyd
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtonyloyd
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://archematch.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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What if your real superpower isn’t your resume, but the way you connect people? Composer‑turned‑super‑connector David Homan reveals how he turned a life in music into a global network that runs on trust, empathy, and radical intentionality.
In this episode, Gary and David Homan discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“Everyone was in an ecosystem. By dominating it, they were limiting themselves.” — David Homan
About David Homan: David Homan is the founder and CEO of Orchestrated Connecting, a global community built on the power of authentic relationships. He also leads Orchestrated Opportunities, hosts the Orchestrated podcast, composes classical music, and somehow still finds time to be a dad from middle-class roots to some of the most private circles in the world.
Connect with David Homan:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrhoman/
Website: https://www.instagram.com/the_connection_orchestrator/
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://archematch.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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In this episode, Gary and Doug Brown discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“Our presentation of value has no value to the other person unless they perceive it as value to them.” — Doug Brown
About Doug Brown: Doug C. Brown is a revenue growth strategist and founder of CEO Sales Strategies, where he helps companies and entrepreneurs systematically win their ideal right-fit clients. A lifelong entrepreneur, he began selling in his father’s industrial machinery business as a child, learning early the power of leverage and margins.
After 12 years in the U.S. Army, Doug built and scaled multiple businesses and has been involved in 37 ventures over his career. His success in sales led him to work with marketing legend Jay Conrad Levinson and business strategist Chet Holmes, eventually becoming President of Sales and Training for the Chet Holmes organization.
When Tony Robbins partnered with Chet Holmes, Doug led training and sales for their joint venture, helping thousands of entrepreneurs and significantly boosting company revenues. Today, he focuses on helping CEOs, founders, and advisors grow high-revenue, relationship-driven businesses through better client selection, systems, and mindset.
Connect with Doug Brown:
Website: https://ceosalesstrategies.com/ | https://vibitno.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dougcbrown123/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougbrown123/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougcbrown_/
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://betterpathtraining.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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In this episode, Gary and Morag Barrett discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“If you're not willing to do something different yourself, then nothing will change.” — Morag Barrett
About Morag Barrett: Morag Barrett is the CEO of SkyeTeam, a global leadership development and executive coaching firm dedicated to helping leaders and teams thrive through stronger relationships and meaningful connections. With a career that began in banking and evolved through senior roles in executive development for global telecoms, she brings a rare blend of commercial savvy and human-centered insight to her work.
She has coached more than 20,000 leaders worldwide, from high-growth founders to Fortune 500 executives, and specializes in working with highly technical, engineering, and technology leaders who need to elevate their people and leadership skills. Morag is a sought-after keynote speaker on human connection and workplace relationships, known for her practical, no-nonsense approach to “taking the junior high out of the workplace.”
Morag is the author of You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work and How to Show Up as One and the newly updated second edition of Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships. Through her books, keynotes, and coaching, she equips leaders to build trust, break down silos, create allyship at work, and navigate change with clarity and confidence—proving that business success is powered by relationships, and success in life is fueled by connection.
Connect with Morag Barrett:
Website: https://skyeteam.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moragbarrett/
Blog: https://skyeteam.com/blog/
Listeners are invited to complete their complimentary Ally Mindset Profile: https://www.skyeteam.cloud/youmewe
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://betterpathtraining.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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In this episode, Gary and Patrick Thean discuss:
Key Takeaways:
"Execution is the main reason why most companies fail, not because they don't have strategy, not because they don't know what to do, but they can't deliver on their commitments." — Patrick Thean
About Patrick Thean: Patrick is an award-winning entrepreneur, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and a leading expert on strategy execution. He is the creator of the Think Plan Do® process and co-founder of Rhythm Systems®, where he coaches CEOs and executive teams on leadership, strategic planning, and accountability. His methods have helped thousands of leaders dramatically improve execution and, in many cases, significantly increase company valuations.
Previously, he founded and led Metasys, Inc., which ranked 151st on the Inc. 500 and earned him Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award (North Carolina). His tools and frameworks have been taught in the EO/MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Programme and at Cornell University. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Cornell and has been happily married for over thirty years, actively supporting his wife and two daughters as they pursue their dreams.
Connect with Patrick Thean:
Website: https://www.rhythmsystems.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickthean/
To get in touch with Gary:
Website: https://betterpathtraining.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/
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If the Public Only Knew is a podcast that takes you beyond the headlines and surface-level success stories to uncover the real journeys behind today’s most influential CEOs, founders, and…
Each episode features in-depth conversations with trailblazers who candidly share their origin stories—the ideas that sparked their ventures, the challenges they faced early on, and the pivotal moments that defined their paths. Gary’s thoughtful and direct interview style invites guests to open up about the false starts, missteps, and tough decisions they’ve made along the way. Listeners get an unfiltered look at what it really takes to build a business, from navigating uncertainty to staying true to a vision even when the odds feel stacked against you.
Through these conversations, Gary uncovers the lessons learned and insights gained from years of experience in the trenches. The stories go beyond glossy success narratives, instead highlighting the resilience, adaptability, and creativity required to overcome obstacles and build lasting impact. Whether it’s a founder sharing the humbling moment they almost gave up, a CEO explaining how they rallied their team after a major setback, or a leader revealing the personal values that drive their decisions, each episode is designed to inspire and educate.
If the Public Only Knew is more than a business podcast; it’s a platform for authentic storytelling. The show offers listeners the opportunity to learn directly from people who have been through the highs and lows of building something meaningful. Entrepreneurs, aspiring leaders, and anyone interested in the human side of business will find actionable takeaways, fresh perspectives, and the reassurance that failure is often part of the process.
Join Gary Sinderbrand each week as he digs into the untold stories behind success and explores the real journeys of those shaping industries and communities. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s truly like to start, grow, and lead a business, If the Public Only Knew will give you the insights you need—and the inspiration to keep going.