Some may call them, at best, "old-fashioned"—at worst, "sexist". But when we look at all the facts, it's clear that traditional family dynamics are foundational to a healthy, progressive society.

You heard that right: Traditional family dynamics that respect each person's God-given human rights lead to progress in every sense of the word.

Listen in as Kimmi and I define exactly what we mean by "traditional" in the context of marriage and parenthood and why our future depends on our rediscovering and embracing these timeless values.

You can pray all you want. You can muster up all the passion, enthusiasm, and willpower your mind, body, and soul is capable of.

But when you reach those inevitable dead-ends; when you hit rock bottom; when you finally burn out—you're going to wish you relied on something with more staying power than emotion alone.

In the first of three solo episodes dedicated to defining your purpose, I make the case that hope is not a strategy.

Ryan Fernandez is the Co-Founder and President of Syzygy Philippines, a leadership search and development consultancy, where he leads tens of thousands of fellow entrepreneurs in the social commerce space around the world alongside his mom and Co-Founder, Olivia Fernandez-Bernabe.

Ryan is a survivor of Hodgkin's lymphoma and currently serves as President of Corridor of Hope, a nonprofit cancer support group which focuses on cancer awareness via health seminars and workshops on nutrition and fitness.

Finally, Ryan is a member of the Barangay Philam council in the 2nd District of Quezon City, through which he jointly plans community projects funded by the local government.

Listen in as Ryan reflects on the many challenges he had to overcome throughout his young life, and how these experiences led him to become who is is today: a multifaceted millennial leader in the business, community service, and nonprofit spaces.

Ariel Driz is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt consultant and a respected voice in the electronics engineering space, having held leadership positions at Motorola Philippines, International Rectifier (now Infineon Technologies), Amkor Technology, and others.

Aside from his work as an independent consultant, Ariel and his wife Ambec co-own and operate a direct marketing business that spans over a dozen countries.

He has spoken onstage countless times over the years to hundreds of thousands of fellow business owners of different walks of life.

More than two decades later, Ariel believes that his journey as an entrepreneur has just begun, and that the market is now ripe for massive growth!

Listen in as Ariel shares what inspired him to exit the corporate world to go all-in as an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and international speaker.

He also gives his thoughts on thriving amid the pandemic and the real answer to wealth inequality, particularly in the Philippines.

It takes a village to raise a child—but it all starts with the parents.

In this special episode, Don is joined by his better half, Kimmi, to discuss why they believe mainstream education, in many ways, may be doing more harm than good to today's youth. They explain that, at the very least, the traditional schooling system is simply outdated.

With freedom of education top-of-mind, the Abads talk about the magic of homeschooling. And they don't mean the daily multi-hour Zoom sessions that kids (and their parents) have been forced to endure throughout 2020 and 2021.

They share why they specifically chose to educate their kids using the Montessori method and, additionally, why they want to offer them an absolutely priceless perspective on life and humanity through "worldschooling".

How does a sovereign human being think? Certainly not with a victim's mindset!   I break down the wealth gap issue that's on almost everyone's mind today and pinpoint the root cause of inequality. I also share why the solution is not more welfare or government intervention—as is the mainstream position—but financial education and merit-based empowerment.   Why does the hill exist? Because the climb is what makes us human.

Ian Nadela is an entrepreneur and leadership coach who has been involved in the direct marketing space for over ten years.

Since being introduced into the family business in 2010 by his wife Karel, Ian has grown their distributorship into the several hundreds. Today, he leads Backpack CEOs of every walk of life in several countries and counting, including the Philippines, the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, and Denmark.

Listen in as Ian goes down memory lane and reflects on his journey from corporate life in the oil industry to borderless entrepreneurship and the lessons in leadership and team-building that he has learned along the way.

He also explains why he made what many would consider the unusual decision to leave a well-paying job in a respected local company to go into the often-misunderstood world of direct marketing—and why it was totally worth the plunge.

Few other types of people have the power to shape civilization than storytellers.

Who are the storytellers? In this podcast, I'm categorizing storytellers into two groups: artists and entrepreneurs.

At a time when there seems to be no end to societal tensions around the world, almost everything is becoming politicized, and "censorship" and "cancel culture" have become buzzwords, we need more storytellers to rise and level a playing field that seems to be leaning one way over all others.

Listen in and learn how I hope to launch Sovereign as a platform for artists and entrepreneurs to be able to openly share a diverse range of ideas.

The world needs more stories. We're here not only to tell them, but also to get them told.