In the Season 1 finale of Rewiring the Game, host Jade sits down with Pittsburgh-based chef, business owner, and food industry powerhouse Kate Romane to dismantle traditional narratives about leadership, food service, and personal resilience.

Kate shares her journey from running her restaurant E Squared to founding Black Radish Kitchen, an events, catering, and incubator company that nurtures emerging culinary concepts. Together, Jade and Kate challenge the ubiquitous "Cutthroat Kitchen" trope, revealing how camaraderie, mutual respect, and authentic visibility outperform ego-driven management every single time. They dive into Kate’s recent Celiac diagnosis, exploring the emotional and physical process of rebuilding a relationship with the very thing you love most, and how a shift in perspective turns hard pivots into quiet activism.

Key Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Season 1 Finale Intro & Connecting Through Pittsburgh's Food Scene

• 05:30 – Debunking the "Cutthroat Kitchen" Myth & Choosing Collaboration Over Competition

• 08:30 – Building Teams Around Mutual Respect & Shared Ideals

• 14:00 – Quiet Activism: Showing Up As Yourself in Every Space

• 18:45 – Embracing Impermanence: What COVID Taught Us About Grace and Saying No

• 23:30 – Post-Pandemic Gathering: How We Break Bread Today

• 30:20 – Kate’s Rewire: Leaning into Impermanence to Rebuild After Loss

• 36:25 – Supporting the Community: Queer Family Fund & Proud Haven

Connect with Kate:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-romane-92654865/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateromane/

• Black Radish Kitchen Website: https://www.blackradishkitchen.com/

• Queer Family Fund: https://www.honchocampout.com/qff-about

•  Proud Haven: https://proudhaven.org/
  

In this episode of Rewiring the Game, host Jade sits down with Denver-based sports acupuncturist Lin Duffyhill to break down why so many high performers, athletes, and daily grinders remain trapped in chronic physical pain despite doing "all the right things."

Lin shares her journey from navigating a fragmented, assembly-line Western healthcare system to discovering a blended framework that pairs Western anatomy and neurology with the systemic diagnostic depth of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Together, Jade and Lin dismantle the myth that aggressive stretching, ice, and ibuprofen are the magic trifecta for fixing pain. Lin breaks down the crucial distinction between a hardware dysfunction (actual structural tissue damage) and a software dysfunction (how the neurological circuit and brain communicate with muscle groups).

They also explore how the body's brilliant ability to compensate becomes a double-edged sword, protecting us from immediate overload while quietly laying the groundwork for eventual breakdown under chronic stress, moving homes, or business over-leveraging.

Timestamps

• 00:00 – Welcome & Connecting Through Rugby Community

• 02:15 – The Breakdown of Western Healthcare & Finding a Better Blend

• 05:40 – Eastern vs. Western Medicine: Treating Structure vs. Energy

• 08:30 – The "Stretching Trap": Hardware vs. Software Dysfunctions

• 11:10 – The Computer Reset: How Neurological Circuits Control Range

• 13:45 – Compensation to a Fault: How the Nervous System Protects Capacity

• 17:20 – Cumulative Load: Why Picking Up a Pencil Throws Out Your Back

Connect with Lin:

• Practice: Synergistic Movement (Denver, CO)

In this episode of Rewiring the Game, host Jade sits down with Marne Power, a training and development expert, coach, and the force behind MPower Consulting. Known as a "velvet 2x4" for her unique ability to bring people down to real, actionable truths with profound love and effectiveness, Marne shares a grounded look at productivity, self-reliance, and intentional living.

Jade and Marne trace the roots of Marne’s journey, from designing her own college major in women-centered chemical dependency counseling to playing catcher as a former semi-pro softball player (while fully convinced she was straight!). Marne opens up about her core rewire: a promise she made herself in college to never stay in a job she didn’t love for longer than three months. They dive deep into the myth of toxic self-reliance, the hidden danger of holding limiting beliefs about others, and why true, lasting personal growth requires being surrounded by a supportive, structured community.

Marne also breaks down her signature 12-week program, Habit Builder, explaining why reading books like Atomic Habits isn't enough on its own and how social environments bridge the gap between intent and action. Plus, she leaves listeners with two powerful, practical habits you can implement today to transform your relationships and professional life.

Timestamps

• 00:00 Welcome to Rewiring the Game: Catching Up with Marne Power

• 01:03 The "Velvet 2x4": Marne’s Unique Coaching Style

• 01:50 Legos, Softball, and Unexpected Identity Realizations

• 04:22 Debunking Myths: Why "I Don't Need Help" and Limiting Beliefs Hold Us Back

• 08:15 The College Promise: Never Staying in a Job You Don't Love

• 09:40 Walking Away: Quitting the Wrong Roles (Including a Short Stint in Timeshare Sales!)

• 13:10 Privilege, Fear, and the Confidence Built by Choosing Satisfaction

• 15:00 Introducing Habit Builder: Moving Beyond Books to Community Accountability

• 19:15 Two Game-Changing Practices: True Listening and Being Intentional/Invitational

  
  

  Follow Marne:

• Habit Builder Program: https://hb.mpowerconsultingllc.org/info

• Website: mpowerconsultingllc.org

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marnepower/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marnepower/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marnepower/

  
  

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In this episode of Rewiring the Game, host Jade connects with psychologist, author, and speaker Dr. Charleanea Arellano. With more than 30 years of experience studying how humans work in real life, Dr. Charleanea brings a grounded, deeply empathetic perspective to what it truly means to navigate resilience, adversity, and self-empowerment.

From a chance encounter that left both realizing they were destined to know each other, Jade and Dr. Charleanea trace the roots of their shared passion for human behavior. Dr. Charleanea opens up about her personal journey out of the rigid politics of academia and clinical hospital roles, dismantling the pervasive American myth that endless hard work and grinding are the only metrics for a valuable life. She shares the raw reality of her recent personal breakdown in 2025, a "dark night of the soul" brought on by chronic nervous system activation, over-leveraging, and confronting the illusion of failure. Together, they explore the evolutionary biology of safety, examining how our brains treat a threat to our professional identity with the exact same life-or-death urgency as a physical predator. Dr. Charleanea also breaks down her transformative framework, Embodied Narrative, which reveals how our internal stories, body sensations, and identities intersect, and why true stability requires building an intentional life from the inside out rather than the outside in.

Whether you’re curious about how your nervous system regulates your day-to-day decisions, seeking an inspiring blueprint on how to decouple your self-worth from an arbitrary business number, or looking for a practical tool to build deep self-awareness, this conversation is a masterclass in pausing, getting curious, and tuning back in to your human experience.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome to Rewiring the Game: Catching Up with Dr. Charleanea Arellano

01:27 Just Human: The Person Behind the 30-Year PhD Background

02:56 Leaving Academia: Walking Away from the Politics of Corporate and Clinical Traps

03:57 The "Work Hard" Myth: Debunking Endless Grind Culture as a Metric of Value

06:01 Shedding Identity: Why Going from 2x to 10x Requires Letting Go of Old Beliefs

08:41 The 2025 Breakdown: Living on the Edge of Burnout and Confronting "Failure"

12:12 Dark Nights of the Soul: Navigating the Human Experience as an Expert

16:47 The Primal Tribe: The Evolutionary Biology of Psychological Safety and Identity

19:50 Outside In vs. Inside Out: Shifting the Driving Forces Behind Our Success

21:13 The Biology of Thoughts: How Our Imaginations Reshape Our Physical Bodies

27:23 Embodied Narrative: Mapping Out Story, Body, and Identity

32:06 The Noticing Meditation: A Foolproof, 5-Minute Daily Habit for Self-Awareness

Follow Dr. Charleanea

Website: www.drcharleanea.com

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drcharleanea?

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

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcharleaneaarellano/

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In this episode of Rewiring the Game, host Jade connects with lifelong friend, creative maker, and the one-man band behind Rare Bird Stereos, Kaden. Ten years into his entrepreneurial journey, Kaden breathes functional new life into old treasures, transforming everything from vintage camera bags and tackle boxes to 50-year-old heirloom rice cookers into high-quality, portable Bluetooth sound systems.

From a chance encounter at a local neighborhood bar to booking a reckless, one-way ticket to Southeast Asia with nothing but a map and an open road, Jade and Kaden trace the roots of their shared resilience. Together, they reminisce about the raw, trauma-bonding realities of their early budget travels, navigating bed bugs, sketchy border crossings, and unpredictable local transport, and how those unplugged adventures built a foundation for ultimate autonomy. Kaden opens up about dismantling the myth that we must know how to do everything perfectly, explaining how his biggest mistakes became his greatest design teachers. He also shares the reality of his recent personal "squish": surviving a major long-term breakup, allowing himself to sit rawly in grief, and discovering how an intentionally built business infrastructure can hold you when your personal life falls apart.

Whether you’re curious about how a piece of family history gets rewired into an acoustic masterpiece, seeking an inspiring blueprint on how to build a business that serves your lifestyle rather than an algorithm, or looking for a grounded reminder on the revolutionary power of radical contentment, this conversation is a masterclass in messing up, finding out, and tuning back in.

Timestamps

00:07 Welcome to Rewiring the Game: Catching Up with Kaden of Rare Bird Stereos

01:05 Functional Art: Reclaiming Vintage Objects for Modern Sound

03:22 The Murk Origin Story: Remembering How Jade and Kaden Met

04:15 One-Way Tickets: Quitting the Corporate Ladder at 24 to Wander

05:30 Trauma Bonding in Southeast Asia: Bed Bugs, Old Buses, and Cambodia Scares

07:35 Unplugged Autonomy: Building Resilience Before the Smartphone Era

08:52 The Ultimate Wrong Belief: Why We Need to Stop Expecting Perfection

09:55 Learning from Failure: How Mistakes Built a Better Product

10:55 Sitting in the Squish: Navigating a Massive Breakup and Embracing Grief

12:20 Structural Support: Building a Business That Holds You When You Fall Apart

13:20 Less Markets, More Magic: Pivoting to Hyper-Unique Custom Creations

13:42 The Heirloom Rice Cooker: Rewiring 50 Years of Family History

15:10 Ditching the Algorithm: Swapping Instagram Likes for True Customer Connection

17:40 Optimizing for Lifestyle: Letting Go of the Chase for Endless Growth

18:42 The Electrician’s Apprentice: How Being Broke Sparked a New Business

20:00 Fuck Around and Find Out: The Trade Secrets of Ultimate Fixability

21:15 Radical Contentment: An Anarchist Approach to Celebrating "Enough"

Follow Kaden

• Website: www.rarebirdstereos.com

• Instagram: www.instagram.com/rarebirdstereos/

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/rarebirdstereos

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In this episode of Rewiring the Game, host Jade connects with clinical social worker, professor, licensed natural medicine provider, and proudly, their wife, Dr. Amanda Baranski. As a co-owner of a micro-healing center in Denver, Amanda spends her life guiding grown adults back into the "squish" of life, teaching us how to get intentionally uncertain about the rigid stories we lock in too early.

From a chance meeting at a Queer Poetry Night to pioneering accessible space in the regulated psychedelic arena, Jade and Amanda look at what happens when we stop living in black and white. Together, they dive deep into the messy ethics of natural medicine, the operational hoops of building a compliance-heavy business, and why the "dual relationships" of community healing shouldn't be clinicalized out of existence. Amanda shares the raw reality of her own radical rewire: navigating severe postpartum depression, discovering the cognitive flexibility of ketamine, and shifting from a person who needed the medicine to a vessel who teaches it.

Whether you’re curious about how psilocybin disrupts the brain's default mode network to create a developmental "pause," looking for a blueprint on how to be a more active, clumsy but willing LGBTQ+ ally, or trying to understand how life informs learning and vice versa, this conversation is a masterclass in staying open to the spectrum.

Timestamps

• 00:07 Welcome to Rewiring the Game: Sitting in the Squish with Dr. Amanda Baranski

• 02:45 Queer Poetry Night: The Origin Story of How Jade and Amanda Met

• 04:03 The Ultimate Wrong Belief: Why Humans Invent Limits on Healing

• 05:21 The Alternative Doctorate: Giving Up an Early Dream to Build a Better Path

• 06:35 The Ethics of Psilocybin: Why the Regulation Line Should Stay Squishy

• 08:30 Deconstructing the Code of Ethics: Community Healing vs. Strict Clinical Boundaries

• 10:22 Becoming the Hub: How a Micro-Healing Center Empowers Solopreneur Therapists

• 13:44 Compliance and Capacity: The Hidden Overhead of Licensed Mushroom Spaces

• 14:55 7 Years of Therapy in 1 Day: Rewiring Synapses and Finding the "Pause"

• 16:49 What is Integration? Moving Vivid Medicine Journeys Out of the Bubble

• 19:11 Shifting Identities: Moving Past Medical Trauma and the Loop of Survival

• 20:51 Amanda’s Rewire: Surviving Postpartum Depression through Ivy Ketamine

• 23:15 150 Hours in Altered Consciousness: The Cyclical Journey of Learning and Leading

• 25:38 Soul Work and Intuition: Why You Need to Trust the Person Sitting Next to Your Ego Death

• 27:37 Staying in Your Lane: Gratefulness for Business Partners Who Handle the Admin

• 29:15 The Clumsy Ally: How to Navigate Queer Conversations and Accept Making Mistakes

• 31:26 Pronouns and the "Pause": Micro-Corrections and the Art of the Loving Repair

• 33:45 The Next Frontier: Why MDMA Deserves to be Rescheduled by Policy Makers

• 34:52 Jade's Final Take: Building Doors Out of the Things That Broke Us

  Episode Resources

• Micro Healing Center: Connect with Dr. Amanda Baranski and her network of licensed facilitators.

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In this episode of Rewiring the Game, host Jade catches up with OG mentor, creative powerhouse, and longtime friend, Tina Reynolds. Tina is the founder of Uptown Studios, a Sacramento-based design and marketing firm she built from scratch in 1992 with nothing but a single computer and sheer determination. From a chance meeting over a "queer pour" of red wine at a restaurant counter to co-founding activist movements, Jade and Tina trace a 20-year arc of mentorship, role reversal, and unfiltered life lessons. At 77 years young, Tina is proof that staying open to the world is a lifetime gig.

Together, they dive deep into the philosophy of saying "yes" first and figuring out the mechanics later. Tina shares the raw reality of navigating major life pivots: coming out in her 40s, learning how to date women, and building an agency focused entirely on social change. From creating a wildly successful drowning-prevention campaign to launching Equality Action Now overnight in response to Prop 8, this conversation explores what happens when you refuse to let complacency win. Whether you are trying to break out of your own "bubble," looking for the discipline to tackle the unglamorous side of business, or figuring out how to pass the mantle of activism to the next generation, Tina’s fierce focus and "livable Bible" provide an authentic roadmap for a rich, full life.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Welcome to Rewiring the Game: Meeting the OG Mentor

• 01:05 The Queer Pour: How Jade and Tina Met at Cafe Bernardo

• 02:21 The Philosophy of "Yes": Saying Yes and Figuring It Out Later

• 03:50 Rocking the Boat: Why People Quit Relationships and Business Too Early

• 07:32 The Freedom to Discover: Navigating the Things You Don't Know You Don't Know

• 08:09 Pivoting at 40: Bankruptcy, Coming Out, and Rebuilding Uptown Studios

• 11:16 The Rule of No Assholes: Creating a Value-Driven Agency culture

• 12:25 Pick Up the Phone: The Lost Art of Tribal Communication

• 16:02 Breaking Down Silos: Seeing Outside the Client's Bubble

• 21:01 Behavior Change vs. Billboards: Shifting Perspectives in Modern Marketing

• 22:16 Life Looks Good on You: Turning 15 Drownings into Zero

• 23:50 Tina's Rewire: Focus Like a Motherfucker on the Unglamorous Admin Work

• 29:03 The Mechanics of Maintenance: Why the Boring Stuff Keeps You Afloat

• 29:33 Living Through the AIDS Crisis: Grief, Loss, and the "Condom Lady" Era

• 33:01 The Prop 8 Heartbreak: Launching Equality Action Now from the Office

• 36:48 Resisting Complacency: Hateful Rhetoric and Passing the Mantle to the Next Generation

• 39:18 Tina's Livable Bible: Act with Loving Kindness and Check Yourself

  
  

  Episode Resources:

• Agency Website: Uptown Studios

  
  

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• Jade Baranski: Instagram, Tiktok, LinkedIn

• Tina Reynolds: Instagram, LinkedIn

• Rewiring the Game: Website, Tiktok, LinkedIn

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In this episode of Rewiring the Game, host Jade flips the script. While sitting down with video producer and documentary filmmaker Erin Preston, Jade shares their raw experiences that shaped their own journey, from the rugged cliffs of a Greek island to the slow-moving villages of post-genocide Cambodia. Together, they explore how seeking out these high-intensity "edge" experiences can redefine a person's nervous system and their entire approach to storytelling.

This conversation is a deep dive into the "Transformational Trampoline", the idea that hitting rock bottom or jumping off a metaphorical cliff is often the only way to reach a new plane of existence. Erin discusses her current documentary project, Breaking Ground, which follows the journey of affordable housing in Boulder, and how she navigates the ego-driven world of business while staying true to a "slower is better" philosophy. Whether you’re feeling the itch for something more or struggling to find your center in a high-vibration world, Erin’s "Off Trail" perspective offers a refreshing blueprint for authentic success.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome to Rewiring the Game: Meeting the Producer

01:38 The Chocolate Cake Incident: Finding the Edge in Greece

03:19 The "Transformational Trampoline": Jumping into the Unknown

04:54 Breaking the Cycle of Predictable Suffering

07:35 Off Trail as the Right Path: Navigating Healthy Danger

09:38 Vulnerability and Public Storytelling

11:29 Why Stories Matter: Connecting the "Non-Traditional" 90%

14:02 Success vs. Structure: Rebelling Against Business Norms

18:19 Defining the Ego: The "Me-Me" vs. The Collective

20:36 The Counter-Intuitive Truth: Why Slower and Less is Better

23:06 Re-tuning Your Frequency: Staying Centered in the Chaos

24:11 Breaking Ground: A Documentary of Hope and Housing

31:35 Lessons from Cambodia: Resilience, Joy, and Version Jumps

35:30 The Play: "See No Stranger" and Approaching the World with Curiosity

Episode Resources:

Documentary Project: Breaking Ground: A Community Rises Together

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Jade Baranski

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Erin Preston

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Jade returns for Episode 3 of Rewiring the Game to explore the "cognitive dissonance" of navigating disparate worlds - from staging anti-war protests as a teenager to briefing generals at the Pentagon. Following the purchase of their first tech company at the start of COVID-19, Jade shares how a digital communication platform was transformed into a critical infrastructure for food banks struggling with paper-based social services. This experience served as a bridge into the world of enterprise tech and multi-million dollar government grants.

This episode is a deep dive into maintaining authenticity in traditional domains and the power of "holding two truths". Jade discusses their journey as a queer, non-binary leader in the Department of Defense space and how their background in competitive debate taught them to see beyond binary belief systems. Whether you are navigating a massive career shift or seeking to align your personal values with high-level business strategy, this episode provides a blueprint for playing "in the gray" and leveraging human connection to solve broken systems.

Timestamps

• 00:00 Welcome to Rewiring the Game: Playing in the Gray

• 01:33 Purchasing the First Tech Company During COVID-19

• 02:31 Solving the Social Services Gap: Digital Food Bank Infrastructure

• 04:01 Transitioning to Software as a Service (SaaS) and Selling

• 04:31 Entering Enterprise Tech: Working with the Department of Defense

• 05:50 Authenticity and Pronouns in the Business World

• 06:40 Briefing the Pentagon: Navigating Cognitive Dissonance

• 08:50 From Anti-War Protestor to Military Innovation Partner

• 10:30 Fixing Broken Systems: Streamlining Government Innovation

• 11:32 Early Life: Bullying, Books, and the Struggle to Fit In

• 12:30 The Power of Debate: Learning to Argue Both Sides

• 13:15 College "Subpar Attempt" and the First Marketing Mentor

• 13:58 Traveling Southeast Asia: Finding a Different Path

• 14:59 The Thread of Connection: People and Collective Consciousness

• 16:09 What Humans Truly Want: Relationships, Freedom, and Security

• 17:34 Embracing the Gray: Moving Beyond Personal Attachments

Episode Resources:

• Tiktok
• LinkedIn
• Webpage

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Jade returns for Episode 2 of Rewiring the Game to deconstruct "The Box" - the traditional business models that often feel more like a cage than a path to success. They share the raw history of their first company, Joy Lab, and the grueling "hamster wheel" of managing 22 employees and 700 projects a year. Jade discusses the pivotal moment they realized they were in a "success rut" and how an ontological shift helped them move from high-volume exhaustion to a streamlined, high-value retainer model.

This episode is a deep dive into business architecture and the psychology of the "gray unknown." Jade explains why most high-performers are trapped by what they "don't know they don't know" and how intuition became their greatest scaling tool. Whether you’re stuck in a Groundhog Day loop or looking to transition into a more profitable, less reactive model, this episode provides the blueprint for breaking out of the box and trusting your internal compass.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome to Rewiring the Game: Playing in the Gray

00:46 What is "The Box"? Traps, Cages, and Traditional Models

01:30 The Service Hamster Wheel: More Clients, More Problems

02:18 The Groundhog Day of Business: Dealing with Misery

03:00 Seeking a Better Way: Coaches and Personal Development

03:20 Hitting the Million-Dollar Ceiling & The Success Rut

03:45 The Pivot to Retainers: Streamlining for Scale

04:22 The Queer Business Alliance & Meeting Deborah

04:45 The 15-Minute Intuitive Hit: Buying a Tech Company

05:15 High-Volume vs. High-Leverage: Learning from Tech Models

06:35 The Quick Exit: Selling Joy Lab Without a Broker

07:55 Why I’m Sharing These Stories Now

09:15 The Circle of Knowledge: Landmark and the "Don't Know You Don't Know"

10:30 Trusting Your Instinct: When Intuition is Spot-On

11:25 "Busy is a Choice": Moving from Reactive to Intentional

12:10 The Three Slices of the Pie: Comfort, Discomfort, and the Beyond

14:15 Pushing Into the Dark Unknown for Transformation

15:20 The Hairiest Story is Still Coming...

15:50 What is Your Aim? Rewiring the Game

Episode Resources:

• Tiktok
• Linkedin
• Webpage

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