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In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Joey speaks with Scorpio Lamonte, speaker, mentor, founder of Hope Elevation, and creator of The Hope Protocol. Scorpio shares his journey from a quiet, introverted child who once hid his own name to a man now helping others reclaim identity, purpose, and conviction.

The conversation explores why hope is not simply a feeling, but a decision that can be practiced. Scorpio explains how men can lose themselves while trying to serve everyone else, why “chronic mediocrity” often comes from fear and social conditioning, and how small commitments build long-term self-trust.

They also discuss entrepreneurship, faith, personal style, health, family, AI, and the importance of celebrating milestones. Scorpio’s message is clear: purpose is not found by drifting. It is rebuilt through awareness, identity, action, and legacy.

Top 3 Highlights

✅ Hope is not passive — it is a decision to stay open.

✅ Chronic mediocrity is often learned through small compromises.

✅ Small daily commitments create real self-trust over time.

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Discipline. How does it play a role in your life? How does it drive your decisions? Do you have too much or too little? Every profession, hobby, or passion requires a level of discipline. I have used it in weight loss (+130 lbs.), family death, and found a +25 year business. Am I an expert? Absolutely not! Please join me, as I speak to interesting people and find out how discipline affects their career, life, goals, and decisions. Join me as I talk to interesting people in: #Health, #Fitness & #Wellness: #Business, #Technology & #Science: #Art & #Culture: Website: joeypinz.com All social media @TheJoeyPinz Do you wish to Sponsor? Get the prospectus here: www.joeypinz.com/sponsor

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🧬 What if the future of healing isn't surgery, injections, or pharmaceuticals—but simply sending the right signal to the body?

In this fascinating episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Joey sits down with Dr. Tommy Rhee, Navy Aircrew veteran, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Chiropractor, TEDx speaker, and founder of RheeGen®, to explore the rapidly evolving world of regenerative medicine. 

Dr. Rhee shares his journey from a rebellious teenager and military serviceman to working with elite athletes, Olympians, and professional sports organizations. He explains why he believes medicine is shifting from force-based treatments toward biological signaling, and how cell-free regenerative therapies may dramatically change recovery, longevity, and performance in the years ahead. 

The conversation dives into stem cells, topical regenerative therapies, athlete recovery, military discipline, entrepreneurship, and the importance of questioning conventional wisdom. Dr. Rhee also discusses why he believes the future of regenerative medicine may be more affordable, more accessible, and less invasive than most people realize. 

🔥 Top 3 Highlights

✅ How the Navy transformed a troubled young man into a focused leader

✅ What working with NFL players, Olympians, and elite athletes taught him about recovery

✅ Why regenerative medicine may move beyond injections and toward biological signaling

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https://rheegen.com/

https://www.facebook.com/PhysicalChiropractic/

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https://www.amazon.com/Future-Regenerative-Medicine-Unlocking-Potential-ebook/dp/B0DV5S4VV2

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🎙️ In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Joey sits down with Susan Nemeth, CFO, entrepreneur, AI co-founder, and one of the most experienced voices in the MSP ecosystem.

Susan's career has taken her from Calgary, Canada to London, Eastern Europe, and ultimately New Zealand. Along the way she worked through the post-Soviet privatization era, helped grow one of New Zealand's largest MSPs from 125 employees to 275 employees before a successful sale, and co-founded Aportio, an AI-powered SaaS company helping MSPs improve operations, service delivery, and sales effectiveness. 

The conversation explores leadership, business transformation, AI reality versus hype, MSP acquisitions, customer experience, and why curiosity may be one of the most important business traits a leader can develop.

Susan shares practical lessons from decades of experience as a CFO, operator, enterprise buyer, MSP executive, and technology founder. Her perspective offers valuable insights for MSP owners, entrepreneurs, technology leaders, and anyone interested in building sustainable growth.

🔥 Top 3 Highlights

✅ Growing an MSP from 125 to 275 employees before a successful exit

✅ Why AI is being overhyped in some areas and underestimated in others

✅ The leadership principles that create stronger teams, happier customers, and better financial outcomes

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Sarah Armstrong joins Joey Pinz to discuss the discipline behind balancing career, parenting, health, and personal growth. A former Georgetown Division I volleyball player, Sarah shares how athletics shaped her leadership, teamwork, and operating style. She also explains why working parents need systems, boundaries, decompression zones, and self-care routines to avoid simply “surviving” daily life.

Sarah also discusses her books, The Art of the Juggling Act and The Mom’s Guide to a Good Divorce, including her belief that a “good divorce” is possible when parents put children first. She shares practical advice on saying no without over-explaining, protecting family time, building support systems, and designing a life based on personal criteria for happiness.

🔹 3 Quick Takeaways

• Protect your boundaries.

• Prioritize self-care without guilt.

• Create systems that reduce stress and increase presence.

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🎙️ In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Joey Pinz sits down with entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and Chlōq founder Alison Keutgen for a conversation that moves from motorcycles and gymnastics to entrepreneurship, personal growth, and the challenge of staying authentic in a world full of expectations.

Alison shares how childhood athletics shaped her work ethic, why motorcycle track riding feels like active meditation, and the lessons she learned from years leading product development and innovation initiatives across multiple industries. She explains why so many products fail, how great innovators validate ideas before building them, and why sales and marketing are just as important as the product itself.

The conversation then shifts to the inspiration behind Chlōq, her fragrance company focused on helping women move beyond the “impossible game” of constantly trying to meet conflicting expectations. Alison discusses confidence, self-worth, emotional resilience, and how scent can create powerful connections to memory and meaning.

This episode is packed with practical insights for entrepreneurs, innovators, leaders, and anyone seeking to build a more authentic life.

🔥 Top 3 Highlights

✅ How gymnastics and motorcycles developed focus and resilience

✅ Why product validation matters more than great ideas

✅ The “Impossible Game” many women face and how authenticity breaks the cycle

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https://chloq.com/

https://www.facebook.com/people/Chl%C5%8Dq/61557650456483/

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Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest: @chloqofficial

Facebook: Chloq

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-keutgen/

Site:  https://www.innovarips.com/

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🚀 What happens when quantum computers become powerful enough to break today's encryption?

In Episode #906 of the Joey Pinz Conversations Podcast, Joey Pinz sits down with technology leader Rajesh Patil to explore the rapidly evolving worlds of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cybersecurity, encryption, and innovation.

Raj shares his journey from managing an ice cream factory in India as a child to becoming a technology executive focused on helping organizations prepare for the coming era of quantum computing. The conversation dives into how AI is transforming productivity, why quantum computing could reshape entire industries, and what businesses must do today to protect themselves from future cyber threats.

Beyond technology, Raj discusses leadership, risk-taking, decision-making, entrepreneurship, golf, motivation, and balancing data with intuition.

If you're curious about the future of technology, cybersecurity, AI, quantum innovation, and how emerging technologies will impact business and society, this episode delivers practical insights and thought-provoking perspectives.

🔥 Top 3 Highlights

🔐 Understanding "Q-Day" and why encryption may eventually need to change

🧠 How AI enhances human capabilities while creating new challenges

🚀 Why quantum computing may become as transformative as the internet itself

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Discipline. How does it play a role in your life? How does it drive your decisions? Do you have too much or too little? Every profession, hobby, or passion requires a level of discipline. I have used it in weight loss (+130 lbs.), family death, and found a +25 year business. Am I an expert? Absolutely not! Please join me, as I speak to interesting people and find out how discipline affects their career, life, goals, and decisions. Join me as I talk to interesting people in: #Health, #Fitness & #Wellness: #Business, #Technology & #Science: #Art & #Culture: Website: joeypinz.com All social media @TheJoeyPinz Do you wish to Sponsor? Get the prospectus here: www.joeypinz.com/sponsor

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🌍 What can growing up in West Africa teach you about leadership, business, relationships, and success?

In Episode #905 of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Joey sits down with Rob Bruce, MSP industry veteran, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Skytide, to discuss a remarkable journey from childhood in Nigeria and Ghana to building and merging successful technology companies.

Rob shares lessons learned from his diplomat father, early experiences witnessing poverty, discovering technology through programming and video games, and eventually building a thriving MSP business. He also opens up about peer groups, leadership, mergers, succession planning, family priorities, and why trust is often more important than strategy.

This conversation is packed with insights for MSP owners, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and anyone navigating growth, leadership, and life transitions.

🔥 Top 3 Highlights

✅ Growing up in Africa and how it shaped Rob's worldview

✅ Building, scaling, and successfully merging an MSP

✅ Why trust, peer groups, and relationships drive long-term success

Whether you're building a business, planning an exit strategy, or simply looking for perspective on leadership and life, this episode delivers practical wisdom and thoughtful reflection.

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🐸 What can frogs, running streaks, AI, and the MSP industry teach us about personal growth and success?

In this engaging episode of the Joey Pinz Podcast, Joey sits down with Jessica C. Davis, industry analyst at Omdia and former journalist, for a conversation that ranges from backyard frog photography to the future of AI and managed services.

Jessica shares how a simple commitment to fitness evolved into an incredible 1,285-day running streak, revealing how consistency, resilience, and self-awareness helped her overcome challenges and create lasting positive habits. The discussion also explores the MSP ecosystem, cybersecurity concerns, AI's growing impact on business operations, and why community remains one of the industry's greatest strengths.

Along the way, Jessica offers thoughtful insights on motivation, joy, family, and how success isn't measured by titles or achievements—but by the positive impact we have on others.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, technology professional, MSP leader, or someone looking for inspiration to stay consistent in your goals, this episode delivers practical wisdom and refreshing perspective.

🔥 Top 3 Highlights

✅ Jessica's remarkable 1,285-day running streak and what fueled it

✅ How AI is reshaping cybersecurity, staffing, and MSP growth

✅ Why measuring success through joy can change your outlook on life

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Hosted by Joey Pinz, this Discipline Conversations Podcast offers insights and inspiration.

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Discipline. How does it play a role in your life? How does it drive your decisions? Do you have too much or too little? Every profession, hobby, or passion requires a level of discipline. I have used it in weight loss (+130 lbs.), family death, and found a +25 year business. Am I an expert? Absolutely not! Please join me, as I speak to interesting people and find out how discipline affects their career, life, goals, and decisions. Join me as I talk to interesting people in: #Health, #Fitness & #Wellness: #Business, #Technology & #Science: #Art & #Culture: Website: joeypinz.com All social media @TheJoeyPinz Do you wish to Sponsor? Get the prospectus here: www.joeypinz.com/sponsor

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🚀 What does it take to build a successful technology company over 25 years, navigate mergers, develop future leaders, and remain committed to your people through every challenge?

In this episode of Joey Pinz Conversations, Joey sits down with MSP industry veteran Brian O'Shaughnessy to discuss entrepreneurship, leadership, succession planning, company culture, and the lessons learned from building a managed services business from the ground up.

Brian shares the emotional story of launching his company in 1999 with a young family, little money, and plenty of uncertainty. He reflects on the importance of peer groups, leadership development, communication, consistency, and why taking care of employees mattered more than maximizing an exit.

The conversation also explores golf, childhood passions, military appreciation, technology's evolution, EOS, mergers and acquisitions, and what truly motivates Brian after decades in business.

💡 If you're an MSP owner, entrepreneur, business leader, or someone building a long-term legacy, this episode offers practical wisdom earned through experience.

🔑 Top 3 Highlights

✅ Building a successful MSP through uncertainty and adversity

✅ Why leadership is about developing people before they're ready

✅ The role consistency plays in turning goals into results

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Hosted by Joey Pinz, this Discipline Conversations Podcast offers insights and inspiration.

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Discipline. How does it play a role in your life? How does it drive your decisions? Do you have too much or too little? Every profession, hobby, or passion requires a level of discipline. I have used it in weight loss (+130 lbs.), family death, and found a +25 year business. Am I an expert? Absolutely not! Please join me, as I speak to interesting people and find out how discipline affects their career, life, goals, and decisions. Join me as I talk to interesting people in: #Health, #Fitness & #Wellness: #Business, #Technology & #Science: #Art & #Culture: Website: joeypinz.com All social media @TheJoeyPinz Do you wish to Sponsor? Get the prospectus here: www.joeypinz.com/sponsor

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🎙️ In this thought-provoking episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Joey Pinz sits down with Ryan Walsh, Chief Strategy Officer at Pax8, to explore leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and the human qualities that technology cannot replace.

Ryan shares his journey from growing up in a competitive sports family and attending Columbine High School to becoming a key leader behind one of the most influential companies in the MSP and cloud technology ecosystem. Along the way, he discusses lessons learned from Deloitte, MXLogic, McAfee, and the founding years of Pax8.

The conversation dives deep into disruptive innovation, the impact of Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma, the future of AI, and why trust remains the most valuable currency in business. Ryan also reflects on leadership, purpose, delayed gratification, family influence, and the role that sports played in shaping his mindset.

For business leaders, MSPs, entrepreneurs, and anyone navigating rapid technological change, this episode offers valuable insights on balancing human judgment with AI-powered capabilities while staying focused on long-term growth and meaningful work. 

🔥 Top 3 Highlights

✅ Why disruptive technologies consistently outperform established incumbents

✅ The human skills AI cannot replace: judgment, instinct, trust, and relationships

✅ How purpose-driven leadership fuels long-term success and resilience

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Discipline. How does it play a role in your life? How does it drive your decisions? Do you have too much or too little? Every profession, hobby, or passion requires a level of discipline. I have used it in weight loss (+130 lbs.), family death, and found a +25 year business. Am I an expert? Absolutely not! Please join me, as I speak to interesting people and find out how discipline affects their career, life, goals, and decisions. Join me as I talk to interesting people in: #Health, #Fitness & #Wellness: #Business, #Technology & #Science: #Art & #Culture: Website: joeypinz.com All social media @TheJoeyPinz Do you wish to Sponsor? Get the prospectus here: www.joeypinz.com/sponsor

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