Listen Bitch Presents TELL ME WHY YOU'RE SPECIAL

Does the justice system truly treat everyone equally?

In this episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney James M. Porfido shares lessons from more than 35 years inside the legal system. From prosecuting violent crimes to defending the accused, James explains how perspective changes depending on which side of the courtroom you’re standing on. The conversation explores wrongful accusations, media influence, celebrity trials, constitutional rights, judicial integrity, and why justice isn’t always as simple as guilty or innocent.

What happens when life completely derails your plans?

In this episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden sits down with entrepreneur and nonprofit founder Rachel Minion to discuss the life-changing cancer diagnosis that transformed both her business and her purpose. Rachel shares how emergency appendicitis led to discovering appendix cancer, the emotional isolation that followed, and why she created Beyond Basic Needs to provide comfort kits for cancer warriors across the country.

This conversation explores resilience, entrepreneurship during crisis, mindset, healing, leadership, marriage, purpose, and turning life’s greatest interruptions into opportunities to serve others. Whether you’ve faced cancer personally or simply need hope after unexpected setbacks, Rachel’s story is a powerful reminder that purpose is often born from pain.

⸻Rachel is a powerhouse of innovation and resilience, leading Rockstarr & Moon to new heights in B2B marketing. As the founder and CEO, she has built a cutting-edge agency specializing in growth hacking, demand generation, and authority building, empowering businesses to achieve remarkable success through seamless integration and transparency.

Rachel’s journey is marked by her transformative role as the Director of Marketing at Ticketmaster, where she faced the challenge of a pandemic furlough with unwavering determination. Turning adversity into opportunity, she grew her side hustle into a thriving business generating over $500k annually.

Beyond her professional triumphs, Rachel is the heart behind Beyond Basic Needs, a nonprofit she founded to support cancer warriors with chemo care kits. As a cancer warrior herself, she understands the importance of community and support, ensuring no one faces their battle alone.

Rachel’s bold, unapologetic style and 20 years of marketing expertise make her a sought-after speaker who delivers not just talks but lifelines. She shares raw, honest insights on navigating career highs and lows, facing cancer head-on, and finding one’s authentic voice.

Rachel Minion is a visionary leader, a compassionate advocate, and a beacon of resilience, inspiring others with her creativity, courage, and unwavering spirit.

https://rachelminion.com/

Is your child addicted to video games… or are they trying to meet emotional needs they don’t know how to express?

In this episode of Listen Bitch Presents, Nathan Graham shares a powerful perspective that challenges how parents think about gaming, screen time, and connection.

In this episode we discuss:

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Nathan is the author of Why Won't He Just Log Off?, speaker, coach, entrepreneur, and father. Through his work with families, parents, and communities, he helps people better understand the growing challenges of video game addiction, excessive screen time, and digital dependency in children and teens.

Rather than focusing solely on limiting technology, Nathan explores the deeper emotional, social, and psychological needs that often drive excessive gaming. His approach helps parents move beyond constant conflict, strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and reconnect with their children.

Drawing from personal experience, extensive research, and years of coaching and leadership, Nathan provides practical, real-world strategies that families can implement immediately. His mission is simple: help parents understand what is happening behind the screen so they can create healthier relationships, stronger families, and lasting change.

https://syntheticecho.ca/why-wont-he-log-off

https://syntheticecho.ca/why-wont-he-log-off

Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they’re bad at business—they fail because they don’t understand their numbers.

In this episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden sits down with CPA and business advisor Summer Morris to unpack the financial habits that separate thriving businesses from struggling ones. They discuss cash flow, debt, pricing, paying yourself, financial confidence, and why avoiding your bank account only makes things worse. Summer shares her own financial struggles, the lessons that transformed her business, and simple strategies every entrepreneur can use to build wealth with confidence instead of fear.

Summer is a CPA who helps business owners understand how their business actually makes money.

She works with owners who are profitable but still feel cash-strapped, helping them identify where money is leaking, make better financial decisions, and increase profit without adding more stress.

Through her Clarity CEO Reset, Summer gives business owners a simple framework to understand their numbers and confidently decide what to do next.

https://summermorriscpa.com/clarity

Why do so many people know what they should do for their health but never actually change?

In this episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden sits down with Dr. Len Lopez, chiropractor, nutritionist, strength coach, and creator of the 5 Steps a Day framework.

Together they discuss why consistency always beats motivation, why sleep is the most overlooked pillar of health, how daily habits shape your future, why accountability matters more than information, and practical ways anyone can begin transforming their life one small step at a time.

Whether you’re trying to lose weight, improve your mindset, build healthier habits, or simply stop starting over every Monday, this conversation offers practical wisdom you can use immediately.

If this episode challenged the way you think about health, send it to someone who’s tired of starting over.

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For over 25 years he has been helping people EAT Right and TRAIN Smart.

Over the years, he saw people tracking what they were doing for their "Physical" body... and often thought what about Mind and Spirit?

As a result, he created "5 S.T.E.P.S. a Day" a unique tool that helps you track how you feed Body, Mind, and Spirit.

It's NOT Rocket Science... It's Feedback and Accountability. 

Are you doing the things that will move you out of that 'Vicious' cycle - and into that 'Virtuous' Circle?  

He also created 5 STEPS for TEENs. The S.T.E.P.S. are the Same - but Different.

Come learn more about 5 S.T.E.P.S. with Dr. Len

https://5stepsaday.com/

What happens when a lifelong truth seeker sits down to discuss consciousness, quantum physics, spirituality, personal responsibility, and the nature of reality? In this episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden LaNette interviews Alan Gillanders, author, artist, entrepreneur, and explorer of human consciousness.

Alan shares the story of leaving conventional beliefs behind after years of searching for deeper truth, including his experiences studying Eastern philosophy, meditation, quantum concepts, and personal transformation. Together they discuss stress, suffering, identity, manifestation, higher consciousness, technology, media, personal freedom, and why so many people spend their lives disconnected from themselves.

Whether you agree, disagree, or somewhere in between, this conversation will challenge you to think harder than you did yesterday.

Alan has always had an inquiring mind, asking, "What is truth?", a timeless question at the core of existence. With decades of study in metaphysics, quantum theory, consciousness, and ancient spiritual teachings and traditions, Alan weaves together the mystical and the scientific, offering a voice that is both intuitive and analytical. Having witnessed and experienced miraculous events, his work resonates with those seeking meaning beyond dogma and reality beyond illusion.

Alan believes the inward journey is a sacred space where thoughts take form, and the soul is remembered; where we realize our true nature: not separate, but expressions of the infinite. His writing encourages readers to reconnect with the divine essence that permeates the entire cosmos.

This book represents Alan’s first major literary project, stemming from years of journaling, meditation, and profound inner exploration. A passionate artist, he mainly works in oil painting and has experience in metal sculpture. He owned and managed an art gallery in Subiaco, Western Australia, for more than ten years, and has led several other creative and business ventures.

Alan resides with his wife in Quinns Rocks, a coastal suburb of Perth. Together, they have four children and a lifelong dedication to creative and spiritual growth.

https://alangillanders.com/

What if the biggest mistake people make in sales is the exact same mistake they make in dating?

In this episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden sits down with best-selling author and sales expert Abhinav Goklani to explore the surprising connections between sales, relationships, trust, confidence, and human psychology.

Abhinav shares his remarkable story of leaving India with only $750 to pursue a life-changing relationship in America, taking a leap of faith that ultimately reshaped his future. From navigating cultural differences to building a successful career in sales, he explains how trust, authenticity, and curiosity became the foundation of both personal and professional success.

The conversation dives deep into prospecting, sales psychology, customer trust, rejection, confidence, dating dynamics, entrepreneurship, and the mindset of top performers. Abhinav reveals why most people fail in sales because they’re focused on themselves instead of understanding the needs of others, and why authentic influence is built through consistency, honesty, and long-term commitment.

Listeners will walk away with practical insights for business growth, relationship building, leadership, and personal development while learning why the people who succeed are often the ones willing to do the next scary thing.

If you’ve ever struggled with sales, confidence, networking, prospecting, or taking a leap of faith, this conversation is packed with valuable lessons you can apply immediately.
Abhinav flew from India to Santa Barbara with 750 dollars in his pocket and a one way ticket to be with a stranger he met on the internet. That stranger is now his wife and soulmate. Over 7 years he went from below minimum wage to one of the top paid SDRs at world famous SaaS companies, generating 16 millions in pipeline and 8 millions in luxury automotive sales. 

He studied performance psychology, modern prospecting, and the science of human behavior, mentored personally by Justin Michael and Brandon Clauser. 

His obsession was never just pipeline. It was always people. What makes someone say yes, lean in, trust you before they know why. The boardroom and the first date have more in common than anyone admits, and this book is proof. If he could go from zero to this, so can you.

https://www.amazon.com/Prospecting-Dating-Make-Them-Chase-ebook/dp/B0GZYJBPVS

What happens when someone loses everything and still finds a reason to fight?

In this deeply personal episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden sits down with Brian Blackman, founder of Crab Crew Life, to discuss his journey through addiction, homelessness, recovery, and ultimately helping others find hope.

Brian shares the moment that changed everything—a rock-bottom experience where he looked in the mirror and saw no light left inside himself. What followed was a painful but transformative journey through sobriety, healing childhood wounds, rebuilding his identity, and discovering a purpose greater than himself.

The conversation explores addiction, shame, homelessness, resilience, faith, recovery, personal responsibility, and what separates people who recover from those who remain trapped in destructive cycles. Brian also shares the inspiring story of Elaine, the woman who took him in when no one else would, and how that act of compassion became part of his recovery story.

Listeners will learn about the Crab Crew philosophy and its four pillars: resilience, adaptability, belief, and personal responsibility. Most importantly, they’ll hear a message that anyone struggling needs to hear:

You are not too far gone.

This episode is for anyone battling addiction, supporting someone in recovery, overcoming trauma, or searching for proof that redemption is still possible.
Bryan left Texas for California chasing a dream — and ended up homeless, sleeping in his car, drowning in alcohol and addiction. Then an 85-year-old landlord named Elaine changed everything. She didn't just give him a room. She gave him a reason to rise.
Now sober, viral, and on a mission — Bryan built Crab Crew Life to prove that no matter how deep you've dug your hole, you can claw your way back out.

https://crabcrewlife.com/

https://crabcrewlife.com/

What happens when a twelve-year-old refuses to let pain have the final word?

In this powerful episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden sits down with bestselling young author and anti-bullying advocate Shanti Hershenson to discuss how writing transformed her life and helped her find her voice during one of the most difficult seasons of her childhood.

Shanti shares how bullying, identity struggles, and feeling misunderstood led her to discover a passion for storytelling that would eventually result in dozens of published books before adulthood. She opens up about the healing power of writing, the realities of social media bullying, the challenges young people face today, and how creativity can become a path toward purpose.

The conversation explores overcoming fear, trusting yourself before the world validates you, building an audience online, balancing authenticity with growth, and why so many aspiring writers never finish their first book.

Whether you’re a writer, entrepreneur, parent, student, or someone who has ever felt invisible, this episode is a powerful reminder that your story matters and your voice deserves to be heard.
Shanties first two novellas were published when she was in the sixth grade, although her writing journey started long before then. Ever since she could hold a pencil, marker, or crayon, she was creating stories. They started from pictures, mere scribbles, and eventually, turned into captivating tales.

​She lives in California with her parents, sister, and furry friends. Besides writing, she enjoys skateboarding, fencing, being a regular teenager, and of course, reading. 

She writes in a variety of genres, including Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Contemporary, although she mostly sticks to Sci-Fi.

As an anti-bullying advocate, you may find her volunteering or performing powerful poetry at open mic nights. 
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Shanti is eighteen years old and a senior in high school. She plans to study Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College.

https://www.amazon.com/Shanti-Hershenson/e/B08QRF5LP4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1645593351&sr=8-1

http://shantihershenson.com/

What if your story is part of something much bigger than you realize?

In this powerful episode of Listen Bitch Presents: Tell Me Why You’re Special, Branden sits down with Air Force Academy graduate and author Terrence Rotering to discuss faith, spiritual warfare, purpose, and the incredible journey behind his massive Chronicles book series.

Terrence shares how a military career that included flying jets and working at NORAD eventually led him into writing an expansive science fiction and fantasy universe spanning multiple worlds, thousands of characters, and a battle between good and evil that ultimately points readers back to biblical truth.

The conversation explores spiritual warfare, the reality of evil, God’s purpose in our lives, faith in modern culture, and the challenge of communicating truth without becoming preachy. Terrence also shares several remarkable “God wink” moments that strengthened his conviction that he was called to write these stories.

Branden and Terrence dive deep into Christian responsibility, sharing your testimony, overcoming fear, the nature of heaven, and why every individual has a unique role to play in God’s larger story.

Whether you’re a reader, writer, believer, creative, or someone searching for deeper purpose, this episode will challenge you to see your life through a much bigger lens.

Terrence graduated from the United States Air Force Academy. He retired from the United States Air Force after twenty years of service as a weapon systems officer on fighter aircraft worldwide and fifteen more years at North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Author of the ten book Chronicles Series, Terry gives readers an epic adventure of fantasy, science fiction, and spiritual warfare; following in the footsteps of the giants in all three genres.

https://chroniclesoftrinian.com/