JDS podcast

In this inspiring episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with LaurieAnn Campbell—entrepreneur, bestselling author, Master Certified Handwriting Analyst, branding expert, and host of the Bleep Midlife Bulimia podcast.

LaurieAnn’s life is a remarkable story of resilience and reinvention. From launching businesses at a young age and leading major organizations to losing everything and living in a barn without running water, she has continually rebuilt her life with courage and purpose. After overcoming a 30-year battle with bulimia, she now helps others find hope, healing, and freedom.

Together, Joshua and LaurieAnn discuss entrepreneurship, resilience, personal branding, eating disorder recovery, self-discovery, handwriting analysis, and why authenticity is the greatest competitive advantage.

Website: Visit I Am That Gal to learn more about LaurieAnn’s books, coaching, programs, and resources.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Recovering from bulimia after 30 years

* Rebuilding life after losing everything

* Entrepreneurship and resilience

* The power of authentic personal branding

* Lessons from failure and starting over

* Handwriting analysis and self-awareness

* Midlife transformation

* Building confidence through adversity

* Turning pain into purpose

* Living authentically

In this forward-thinking episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Danny Carpio — organizational architect, operator, entrepreneur, and author of The Unfirm: The New Unit of Scale Is You.

For more than a decade, Danny has helped build organizations that raised millions in capital and achieved nine-figure valuations. His work spans startups, venture capital, AI, organizational design, decentralized systems, and modern business operations.

But Danny believes we’re entering a new era.

An era where individuals and small teams can achieve enterprise-level outcomes without relying on traditional corporate structures.

In this conversation, we explore self-scale, artificial intelligence, high-agency thinking, organizational architecture, entrepreneurship, and how modern operators can thrive in a rapidly changing world.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Why traditional career models are breaking down

* The concept behind The Unfirm

* What self-scale really means

* How AI is changing work and business

* Building leverage without building a massive company

* High-agency thinking and execution

* Why multidisciplinary skills matter

* The future of entrepreneurship

* Designing a life around freedom and impact

* How individuals can compete with larger organizations

If you’ve ever wondered how to future-proof your career, business, or personal growth in the age of AI, this conversation is for you.

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You’ll find insights, tools, frameworks, and real-world examples showing how modern operators are building leverage, freedom, and self-scale in the age of AI.”

In this inspiring episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Clementine Moss — founding drummer of Zepparella, singer-songwriter, author, spiritual counselor, and lifelong meditator.

For decades, Clementine has lived in two seemingly different worlds: the intensity of rock-and-roll performance and the stillness of contemplative spiritual practice. Through her memoir, From Bonham to Buddha and Back: The Slow Enlightenment of the Hard Rock Drummer, she reveals how music, meditation, heartbreak, ego, creativity, and healing are all part of the same journey.

Drawing from over 30 years of Vipassana meditation, her work in spiritual counseling, and her career as a professional musician, Clementine offers profound insights into consciousness, self-discovery, creativity, and what it truly means to live with authenticity.

In this episode, we discuss:

* The connection between music and spirituality

* Lessons from life as a professional drummer

* Finding stillness in a noisy world

* Ego, competition, and personal growth

* Meditation and contemplative practice

* Creativity as a spiritual path

* Healing through music and self-awareness

* The stories behind From Bonham to Buddha and Back

* Love, loss, and transformation

* What enlightenment really means

This is a powerful conversation about art, consciousness, purpose, and the lifelong journey toward inner freedom.

In this deeply personal episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Jonathan Brandt — wellness advocate, certified health coach, nutrition practitioner, personal trainer, and host of the GoOutLiving Podcast.

Jonathan’s story is one of resilience, transformation, and purpose born through adversity. After both he and his wife were diagnosed with cancer within a short period of time, they committed to a shared philosophy: Go Out Living.

When conventional approaches didn’t fully address the lingering effects of treatment, Jonathan took a different path — educating himself in holistic nutrition, wellness, and fitness to rebuild his health from the inside out.

This conversation explores healing, grief, personal responsibility in health, alternative wellness approaches, and how pain can become purpose when shared with others.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Life after a cancer diagnosis

* Navigating treatment side effects and chronic health challenges

* The gap between conventional medicine and holistic healing

* Weight gain, gut health, and recovery journeys

* Building health education from lived experience

* Turning personal struggle into a mission

* The meaning behind “GoOutLiving”

* Grief, loss, and carrying forward a loved one’s legacy

* Community support in healing

* Why education is a powerful tool for recovery

This is a powerful conversation about survival, transformation, and choosing to live with intention even in the face of life-altering challenges.

In this powerful and deeply human episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Ronald Sosa — neuroinclusive leadership coach, speaker, author, and Executive Director of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference.

Ron shares his personal and professional journey navigating leadership while living as an ADHD, Autistic, and hard-of-hearing professional in environments that often reward masking, overadapting, and burnout over sustainability and self-trust.

Through his work with Syn-APT Neuroinclusive Leadership, Ron helps neurodivergent leaders better understand the invisible internal load they carry — including overthinking, self-criticism, masking, executive functioning struggles, emotional exhaustion, and identity pressure.

This conversation explores neurodiversity, leadership, workplace culture, burnout, self-awareness, belonging, emotional regulation, and how organizations can create more human-centered environments where people can thrive without constantly hiding who they are.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Neurodivergence and leadership

* ADHD, Autism, and workplace identity

* Masking, burnout, and overadapting

* The invisible internal load high achievers carry

* Executive functioning and self-trust

* Human-centered workplace culture

* Emotional exhaustion and belonging

* Leadership beyond productivity

* Self-awareness, vulnerability, and sustainability

* Creating environments where people can thrive authentically

This is a deeply reflective conversation about leadership, identity, burnout, emotional resilience, neurodiversity, and learning how to work and lead without abandoning yourself in the process.

🔗 Learn more about Ronald Sosa:

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In this insightful and empowering episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Jenny C. Cohen — board-certified Integrative Neurosomatic Practitioner, creator of the TRUST™ Method, bestselling author, speaker, and host of the globally ranked Dance to Heal podcast.

Jenny helps high-achieving women stop overriding themselves and reconnect with the wisdom already within them. Through her unique blend of neuroscience, embodiment, psychology, movement, and identity transformation, she teaches women how to build genuine self-trust and make aligned decisions without sacrificing themselves in the process.

Many successful women appear confident and accomplished on the outside while internally feeling disconnected, uncertain, exhausted, or trapped by expectations they’ve spent years adapting to.

In this conversation, Jenny explores why so many women confuse adaptation with identity, how people lose connection with themselves, and what it takes to return to authenticity, congruence, and embodied leadership.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Self-trust and embodied leadership

* Identity beyond performance and achievement

* Why high-achievers override themselves

* Adaptation versus authenticity

* Neuroscience and human behavior

* Emotional intelligence and decision-making

* Movement, healing, and embodiment

* Navigating life transitions with confidence

* Reconnecting with intuition and inner knowing

* Leading without abandoning yourself

This is a powerful conversation about self-awareness, identity, resilience, authenticity, and learning how to trust yourself again.

In this inspiring episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Anouk Brumfield — former Executive Vice President and Senior Partner at IBM, international bestselling author, speaker, mentor, and transformational coach.

After spending more than 30 years leading global teams, billion-dollar portfolios, and large-scale innovation initiatives, Anouk made a bold decision to leave corporate America and step into an entirely new chapter centered around purpose, impact, and personal transformation.

Drawing from her journey from humble beginnings to executive leadership, Anouk shares powerful lessons on resilience, reinvention, leadership, mindset, and the courage it takes to pursue a life aligned with who you truly are.

This conversation explores leadership, personal growth, navigating transitions, self-belief, purpose, success, and what it really means to say “yes” to yourself.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Reinvention after success

* Leadership lessons from IBM

* Navigating major life transitions

* Building confidence and self-trust

* The power of saying yes

* Mindset and personal growth

* Purpose-driven leadership

* Overcoming fear and self-doubt

* Success beyond titles and achievements

* Creating your next chapter intentionally

This is a powerful conversation for entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and anyone standing at a crossroads wondering what comes next.

🔗 Learn more about Anouk Brumfield:

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In this insightful episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Tetiana Kobzar, behavioral design expert, product strategist, and creator of the Comportance Framework.

With over 18 years of experience building products across healthcare, wellness, and education, Tetiana has helped startups, hospital innovation teams, and organizations create solutions that people don’t just download—but actually use.

This conversation explores behavioral science, gamification, product design, user engagement, habit formation, human-centered innovation, and why so many products fail to create lasting behavior change.

Tetiana shares practical insights from her Comportance Framework, a 7-step methodology that combines strategic thinking, goal setting, and behavioral science to help teams build products that truly serve people.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Behavioral design and human behavior

• Why people abandon products

• The psychology behind engagement

• Gamification beyond points and badges

• Human-centered innovation

• Building habits through design

• Healthcare and wellness technology

• Product strategy and user experience

• The Comportance Framework

• Creating products people actually want to use

This is a fascinating conversation for founders, product leaders, designers, innovators, and anyone interested in understanding what truly drives human behavior.

In this energetic and value-packed episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Kimberly Crowe, Speaker Profitability Expert, TEDx speaker, founder of Speakers Playhouse, and creator of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel.

Having spoken on more than 5,000 stages worldwide, Kimberly has mastered the art of turning speaking opportunities into business growth, client acquisition, partnerships, and revenue. She helps speakers, coaches, authors, podcasters, and entrepreneurs leverage visibility to grow their influence and income.

In this conversation, Kimberly shares practical strategies for landing speaking opportunities, building meaningful relationships, growing your authority, and transforming every stage appearance into a business opportunity.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How to get booked on more stages and podcasts

• Turning visibility into revenue

• Building authority through speaking

• Relationship-driven marketing

• The power of saying yes to opportunities

• Networking that actually works

• Podcast guesting as a growth strategy

• Entrepreneurial visibility

• Personal branding and influence

• Creating opportunities through public speaking

This is an inspiring conversation for entrepreneurs, coaches, speakers, authors, creators, and anyone looking to grow their business through visibility and authentic connection.

In this insightful episode of the JDS Podcast, host Joshua Agbontaen sits down with Marie Torossian — CPA, business strategist, speaker, coach, auditor, and founder of The Profit Lab.

Marie has spent years helping business owners understand their numbers, build stronger systems, increase profitability, and create businesses that are valuable, scalable, and sustainable.

As the creator of the VALUEATION-MT® methodology and one of only 30 certified 10X Elite Coaches in the world, Marie combines financial expertise with practical business strategy to help entrepreneurs grow with confidence.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Financial clarity and business growth

* Increasing business value

* Building systems for scalability

* Leadership and accountability

* Business strategy and profitability

* Common financial mistakes entrepreneurs make

* Creating sustainable growth

* Understanding business valuation

* Decision-making through data

* Building a business that lasts

Whether you’re a startup founder, entrepreneur, or business owner looking to scale, this conversation is packed with practical insights to help you grow smarter.