In this episode of the Life Engineering Podcast, I sit down with Yuval Selik, former CPG founder, CEO, host of the 7 Hats podcast and creator of the Seven Hats framework.

Yuval Selik revealed what happens when success breaks you and how to rebuild a life that won't. We unpack his Seven Hats framework, the 168-hour "bucket" model, and the hard-earned lessons from hitting rock bottom, losing almost everything, and choosing fulfillment over the golden hamster wheel of achievement.

We talk about:

• Why "constraint creates clarity" and how 2025 is forcing a new kind of resilience
• The 168-hour "bucket" model and how time choices quietly create (or destroy) your future
• The Seven Hats framework: soul, athlete, servant, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, seeker
• How chasing one area of life (like business) eventually undermines that very success
• The brutal moment he realized he was climbing the ladder on the wrong house
• Losing 80% of revenue at the start of 2020-and why this time he didn't break
• Why tough seasons are where your true foundation is revealed and rebuilt
• The difference between achievement and fulfillment (and why so many successful people are miserable)
• What it really means to design a "no-regret life" as a founder

This conversation is for any entrepreneur, executive, or high achiever who measures everything except their own well-being-and is ready to change that.

📌 About Yuval Selik

TEDx speaker, 10-time award-winning author of Me Power, and the Director of Student Wellness at Santa Fe Community College. She's also the founder of the Me × We Institute, where she helps people at crossroads lead with clarity - from the inside out.

- https://yuvalselik.com/

- 7 Hats Podcast: https://www.the7hats.com/

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In this powerful episode of the Life Engineering Podcast, Gabriela Embon sits down with Dr. LaNysha Adams, TEDx speaker, 10-time award-winning author of Me Power, Director of Student Wellness at Santa Fe Community College, and founder of the Me x We Institute.

Together, they unpack what true empowerment really is and what it is not.

Dr. LaNysha shares a courageous story of studying abroad in England and Mexico, navigating panic, uncertainty, and zero technology (no iPhone, no Wi-Fi!) and how that experience became a blueprint for engineering a life of no regrets.

From there, the conversation dives into her concept of "Me Power": not waiting for someone to "give you" power, but reclaiming the knowledge of self and acting from it. They challenge the common myths that empowerment means isolation, selfishness, or walking away from others-and explore how real empowerment is deeply connected to community, contribution, and "Me ➝ Multiple We".

You'll hear about:

• The true definition of Me Power: knowledge of self + principled action
• Three big misconceptions about power (finite, granted by others, and zero-sum)
• How to tell if your choices come from correction (fear, overcompensation) or alignment
• The "tree in the storm" metaphor: when to bend, when to root deeper
• Why empowerment doesn't mean "I don't need anyone"
• The five principles of Me Power in action:

1. Embrace your barriers
2. Focus on your strengths
3. Speak for your life
4. Choose your guides
5. Ritualize your reflection

• A beautiful reflection exercise using a single photo from a defining moment in your life
• How she helps students and adults at crossroads rewrite their narrative of "who I am"

📌 About Dr. LaNysha Adams

TEDx speaker, 10-time award-winning author of Me Power, and the Director of Student Wellness at Santa Fe Community College. She's also the founder of the Me × We Institute, where she helps people at crossroads lead with clarity - from the inside out.

• Learn more: https://bio.link/edling
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanysha/
• Instagram & Socials: @edlinguist

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering coach

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Email: [email protected]

Becoming a Power Couple – 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages Book: https://gabrielaembon.com/book/

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What if solving the world's biggest challenges - including climate change didn't have to feel heavy, paralyzing, or guilt-filled?

In this episode of The Life Engineering Podcast, Gabriela sits down with Josh Dorfman, entrepreneur, author, and media creator known for reframing sustainability through optimism and practical action. Together, they explore the link between agency, mindset, and opportunity - and how leaders, entrepreneurs, and families alike can shift from problem consciousness to solution consciousness.

Josh shares powerful insights from his journey building companies like Planted and Supercool and how focusing on solutions - not fear - unleashes creativity, collaboration, and limitless possibility.

In this conversation:

• Why fear-based activism lowers agency (and what to replace it with)
• The story of Josh's grandmother that reveals how "problem consumption" shapes our mindset
• How opportunity consciousness fuels innovation - in business, leadership, and life
• Lessons from ASML vs. Nikon: what happens when companies choose collaboration over protection
• How to sustain motivation and creativity in the face of global challenges
• The childlike quality adults must keep - imagination and play
• Practical ways anyone can make an impact (including where your money sleeps at night!)
• How to design a career and life that aligns with your deepest values

📌 About Josh Dorfman

Josh Dorfman is a climate tech entrepreneur, author, and media host whose work centers on making sustainability accessible, exciting, and impactful. Known as The Lazy Environmentalist, Josh has hosted shows on the Sundance Channel and SiriusXM and co-founded multiple companies, including Planted - recognized by Fast Company as one of the world's most innovative climate tech companies. His current venture, Supercool, spotlights climate solutions that make life better.

• Learn more: https://getsuper.cool/playbook/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorfmanjosh/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/getsupercool/

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering Coach

Website: https://gabrielaembon.com/

Email: [email protected]

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Are you managing life instead of living it? In this episode, Gabriela sits down with naturopathic doctor, mental-health counselor, and award-winning author Dr. Deborah Zucker to explore how to rebuild vitality from the inside out. From chronic fatigue in her 20s to guiding women’s circles today, Deborah shares a practical, compassionate roadmap for aligning your life with what truly fuels you.

In this episode:

• Vitality ≠ absence of illness: why alignment, meaning, and nervous-system safety matter
• Inner leadership: living like you matter (and repatterning self-care from “to-do” to devotion)
• Burnout types & red flags: what to notice when energy keeps leaking
• Nine Keys (highlights): honor your unique life, face & embrace shadows, strengthen self-awareness, align with your “yes,” prune what doesn’t bear fruit
• Operational to soulful practices: daily observation, nature walks, “morning meetings,” micro-rituals of care
• Community as medicine: why we don’t heal alone

📌 About Dr Zucker

Dr. Deborah Zucker is a naturopathic doctor, mental health counselor, award-winning author of The Vitality Map. She leads women’s circles and the 9-month Vital U program focused on inner leadership and sustainable wellbeing.

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deborahzucker/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VitalMedicine/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdeborahzucker/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/vital-medicine

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering coach

Website: https://gabrielaembon.com/

Email: [email protected]

Becoming a Power Couple – 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages Book: https://gabrielaembon.com/book/

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Part 2: The Parent Playbook to Raising Money-Smart Kids

Money talks don't just shape marriages - they shape the next generation.

In this episode of Life Engineering, I sit with senior wealth advisor Steve Sebag to break down a practical, values-first approach to raising money-confident kids: the Save/Spend/Give system, modeling generosity, smarter allowances, when to pay for "above & beyond," and how to introduce investing and compound interest early-without overwhelm or shame.

Key takeaways:

• Start as soon as they can count. Use three jars: Save / Spend / Give to make money tangible.
• Model what you want to see: intentional purchases, tipping, generosity, trade-offs.
• Allowances teach budgeting; tie extra pay to above-and-beyond work (not basic chores).
• Make money talk normal, not taboo; secrecy breeds anxiety.
• Introduce investing & compounding early-$50/month + time beats later perfection.
• Calibrate support: ask, "Is this empowering or enabling?"
• Let culture & values guide big choices (tuition vs. home vs. business), not comparison.
• Aim to pass financial wisdom, not just wealth: earn → budget → invest → give.

About Steve:

Steve Sebag is a Senior Wealth Advisor & Senior Portfolio Manager

With over 25 years of experience in wealth management, Steve Sebag is a distinguished professional in the financial landscape. A graduate of the John Molson School of Business, he holds a degree in Finance and the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation. As a founding partner of SKS Investment Partners, Steve leads the Montreal practice, specializing in crafting strategic wealth management solutions for high-net-worth clients and affluent families.

Steve is passionate about developing financial strategies tailored to the unique goals and aspirations of each family he serves.

Beyond finance, he's a philanthropist, a community leader, and the co-founder of FIX, a program supporting young people facing serious challenges, including addiction.

- https://skspartners.ca/

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesebag/

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering coach

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Email: [email protected]

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Part 1: Money & Marriage: How Couples Build Trust with Money

Money fights aren't about spreadsheets - they're about identity, safety, and trust.

In this episode of Life Engineering, I sit with senior wealth advisor Steve Sebag to unpack why money is so emotional, how secrecy erodes trust, and the practical structures couples can use to get aligned. You'll learn when to combine vs. keep discretionary funds, why "fair" rarely means 50/50, how a budget creates freedom (not restriction), and the one 30-minute ritual that upgrades both communication and finances.

Key takeaways:

• Money is rational and emotional. Childhood scripts and identity shape how we spend, save, and talk.
• Combine most, keep a little. Share household finances; give each partner a guilt-free discretionary bucket.
• "Fair" ≠ 50/50. Contributions should reflect income, responsibilities, and changing seasons.
• Talk early, then often. Secrecy around money signals bigger relationship risks.
• Budget = freedom. Rules reduce chaos and create clarity about choices and trade-offs.
• Financial literacy for both. Both partners should know accounts, plans, and next steps (create a digital vault).
• Advisor = kind, not "nice." Tough truth now > bigger pain later.

About Steve:

Steve Sebag is a Senior Wealth Advisor & Senior Portfolio Manager

With over 25 years of experience in wealth management, Steve Sebag is a distinguished professional in the financial landscape. A graduate of the John Molson School of Business, he holds a degree in Finance and the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation. As a founding partner of SKS Investment Partners, Steve leads the Montreal practice, specializing in crafting strategic wealth management solutions for high-net-worth clients and affluent families.

Steve is passionate about developing financial strategies tailored to the unique goals and aspirations of each family he serves.

Beyond finance, he's a philanthropist, a community leader, and the co-founder of FIX, a program supporting young people facing serious challenges, including addiction.

- https://skspartners.ca/

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesebag/

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering coach

Website: https://gabrielaembon.com/

Email: [email protected]

Becoming a Power Couple – 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages Book: https://gabrielaembon.com/book/

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Ever feel your career is thriving while life outside work slips through your fingers? Dr. James Bryant spent 20+ years as a civil engineer (National Academies/TRB) before turning his systems lens toward leadership and life.

When his second child arrived at 26 weeks, three questions changed everything:

1. Do you want to win at work?
2. Do you want to win at home?
3. Are you?

In this conversation, James and Gabriela dismantle the myth of static “work-life balance,” introduce dynamic balance (think: riding a bike), and share the Engineer’s Blueprint for Success—a practical path to reclaim time, prevent burnout, and lead with intention in both arenas.

What You’ll Learn

- The three questions that expose hidden misalignment

- Why “balance” fails—and how to practice dynamic balance & rhythms

- The Engineer’s Blueprint: Focus → Visualize (including obstacles) → Design → Execute

- Early burnout signals leaders miss (vacations that don’t refresh, relational shortness)

- How to separate identity from output: human being, not human doer

- Turning work skills into home wins (communication styles, check-ins, decision hygiene)

- Bringing your partner with you on big career moves (support ≠ same dream)

About James:

Dr. James Bryant—Founder and CEO of Engineer Your Success LLC, a boutique leadership training and coaching firm dedicated to helping executives and business owners recover lost time, increase productivity, and create true work-life balance.

With over 20 years of leadership experience in both the private and public sectors, James has developed proven strategies to help leaders free up their time and energy so they can focus on what matters most—not just in business, but in life.

- https://www.engineeryoursuccessnow.com/

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbryant2/

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering coach

Website: https://gabrielaembon.com/

Email: [email protected]

Becoming a Power Couple – 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages Book: https://gabrielaembon.com/book/

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Most marriages don’t end in crisis—they plateau at good. Functional. Comfortable. Fine. But good isn’t the goal.

In this heartfelt, practical conversation, Gabriela and Bhaskar unpack why high-achieving couples often let the relationship ride in the backseat—and how to bring it back to the front with vision, commitment, and rituals that make love stronger over time. Drawing on their engineering minds, spiritual practice, and decades of coaching leaders and couples, they share a clear path from “fine” to legendary.

You’ll hear about the honeymoon illusion vs. real unconditional giving, the micro-frustrations that quietly erode intimacy, and what it means to be “all in” as allies. They also preview their intimate, six-couple Power Couples Retreat—a no-fluff, deeply experiential portal for radical transformation.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why high performers drift into “agreeable business partners” at home—and how to reverse it
• The engineering mindset for love: vision → measure → course-correct → repeat
• What real commitment looks like when emotions fluctuate
• How to turn triggers into a bridge of awareness (Me → You → Our → Us)
• Why “talk therapy” alone isn’t the point—and what experiential protocols can unlock quickly
• The role of noble masculine energy (clarity, steadiness, devotion) alongside feminine wisdom

Resources & Links:

- Power Couples Retreat — Oct 23-26 2025 • Applications now open • Limited to 6 couples

- If your marriage is "just good" but you’re ready for great, apply for the Power Couples Retreat: intimate, experiential, and designed to create momentum that lasts. Spots are limited to six couples to preserve depth and transformation.

👉 PowerCouplesRetreat.com

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering coach

Website: https://gabrielaembon.com/

Email: [email protected]

Becoming a Power Couple – 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages Book: https://gabrielaembon.com/book/

Gabriela Embon BSc.

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What if the key to your leadership potential has been within you since the day you were born? What if your life story holds a leadership fingerprint — a unique pattern of values that, once uncovered, can guide you to lead with clarity, trust, and purpose?

In this deeply moving episode of the Life Engineering Podcast, Gabriela Embon sits down with David Lapin — global thought leader on leadership, culture, and ethical business transformation, and author of Lead by Greatness.

Raised in apartheid South Africa, David worked alongside Nelson Mandela’s government and business leaders to draft one of the world’s first corporate ethics codes, still in use today. Through his company, Lapin International, he helps leaders around the world align strategy with character and culture with purpose so they can navigate complexity without losing their soul.

Together, Gabriela and David explore:

✨ How to uncover your leadership fingerprint by mapping your values from your life story

✨ Mandela’s transformational lesson on dignity — and how it shaped David’s view of human greatness

✨ Why most of us unknowingly abandon our greatness, and how to reclaim it

✨ The ripple effect of personal growth: why your inner alignment impacts thousands of lives beyond your reach

✨ How leaders can grow businesses without losing their soul — and why “efficiency” isn’t the same as greatness

David also shares practical wisdom on meditation, reflection, and aligning your daily choices with what truly matters to you — so you can lead with purpose in times of uncertainty.

This episode will leave you with goosebumps, new clarity, and a deep sense of possibility.

📌 About David Lapin:

David Lapin, is a global thought leader on leadership, culture, and ethical business transformation, and the author of Lead by Greatness. Raised in apartheid-era South Africa, David worked alongside Nelson Mandela’s government and leading business figures to draft one of the world’s first formal corporate ethics codes—still in use today. As founder of Lapin International, he now helps leaders and organizations around the world align strategy with character and culture with purpose, guiding them to navigate complexity without compromising who they are.

📚 Connect with David Lapin:

• Website: https://www.lapininternational.com

• Book: Lead by Greatness – https://amzn.to/4kxb7gU

• LinkedIn – Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlapin

• LinkedIn – Lapin International: www.linkedin.com/company/lapin-international/

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadbyGreatnessVideo/

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering coach

Website: https://gabrielaembon.com/

Email: [email protected]

Becoming a Power Couple – 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages Book: https://gabrielaembon.com/book/

Gabriela Embon BSc.

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In this inspiring episode of the Life Engineering Podcast, Gabriela Embon is joined by Valerie Greene, master relationship coach and expert in emotional connection, to explore how couples can move from conflict and disconnection to safety, trust, and deep intimacy.

Valerie shares her proven process for helping partners break painful cycles, heal from past hurts, and cultivate the skills to truly hear and see each other. Whether you're struggling with constant arguments, emotional distance, or uncertainty about your relationship's future, this conversation will open the door to hope and possibility.

💡 In This Episode You'll Discover:

• Why most couples get stuck in the same recurring conflicts-and how to break the pattern.
• How unhealed emotional wounds show up in relationships (and what to do about them).
• Practical tools to create safety and trust even during tough conversations.
• The surprising role curiosity plays in reigniting connection.
• Why healing yourself is key to transforming your relationship.

📌 About Valerie Greene:

Valerie Greene is a relationship coach, speaker, and writer who helps couples and individuals create thriving, passionate, and fulfilling relationships. Her work blends deep emotional insight with practical tools, empowering clients to communicate authentically and love more deeply.

📚 Connect with Valerie Greene:

Website: https://coachvaleriegreene.com/

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

Gabriela Embon – Speaker – Author – Life Engineering coach

Website: https://gabrielaembon.com/

Email: [email protected]

Becoming a Power Couple – 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages Book: https://gabrielaembon.com/book/

Gabriela Embon BSc.

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