What if your hardest seasons are revealing a strength you never knew you had?

Sue Paulson joins The Ambition Lab to share how divorce, bankruptcy, a near death experience, and cancer transformed the way she sees life, purpose, and personal growth.

We talk about finding meaning in adversity, awakening to your own magnificence, and moving forward when life feels like it's falling apart.

Connect with Sue Paulson:

Official Website — https://suepaulson.com/⁠

Books — https://suepaulson.com/books-by-sue-paulson/⁠

Magnify With Sue Podcast — https://open.spotify.com/show/033k7RjhJV9CXIEERFaJf9⁠

Magnify With Sue — https://magnifywithsue.com/⁠

LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-paulson-48405411⁠

YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@SuePaulson⁠

Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/speakersuepaulson⁠

Making money and keeping it are two different skills.

In this episode, Shakti Sharma, founder of the Feminine Wealth Movement, shares how she went from corporate strategy and investment banking to building a six figure business and helping over 1,200 clients create greater financial freedom.

We talk about wealth, money mindset, premium offers, emotional intelligence, and the lessons Shakti learned about building a business that creates real wealth not just revenue.

Connect with Shakti Sharma:

Feminine Wealth Movement — https://femininewealthmovement.com/⁠

Wealth Breakthrough — https://femininewealthmovement.com/wealth-breakthrough⁠

Why do businesses really fail?

Larry Mandelberg, fifth generation business leader and author of Businesses Don’t Fail, They Commit Suicide, shares the lessons he learned from losing his own business and spending 23 years researching why companies collapse.

We explore self inflicted business failure, complacency, leadership blind spots, and what founders can do before small mistakes become fatal ones.

Connect with Larry Mandelberg:

Official Website — https://www.mandelberg.biz/⁠

Businesses Don't Fail — https://businessesdontfail.com/⁠

LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrymandelberg/⁠

Blog — https://mandelberg.biz/mandelblog/⁠

Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564438141924⁠

What happens when a mistake happens under pressure and everyone is watching?

In this episode, Silvia Rizzo, a high performance leadership and decision making expert, shares lessons from elite sport and business on handling pressure, managing mistakes, building resilience, and making better decisions when certainty isn't possible.

We explore why mistakes don't define leaders, how to avoid the “second mistake” after an error, and why having a structure to rely on can help you stay clear when everything gets difficult.

Connect with Silvia Rizzo:

Hof Marabunta — https://www.hofmarabuntablog.com/⁠

Leadership & Mindset — https://www.hofmarabuntablog.com/mindset-leadership-strategic-behavior⁠

LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-rizzo-582aa985/⁠

What happens when you’re doing everything you’re supposed to do but still feel lost?

In this episode, Max Shapiro, life coach and founder of Forward Motion Coaching, shares his journey from feeling directionless to helping other men find purpose and take control of their lives.

We talk about the “rudderless” life, discovering what truly matters, and taking intentional steps toward a more meaningful life.

Connect with Max: Forward Motion Coaching⁠

Dave Gulas left a successful corporate career to build EZDC 3PL from the ground up. In this episode, we talk about taking messy action, competing with bigger companies, building customer trust, and why speed and relationships can become your greatest competitive advantages.

Dave also shares what entrepreneurship has cost him personally and what founders can do to build businesses that truly stand out.

Listen to The Ambition Lab and discover why execution beats hesitation.

Why do people really leave their jobs?

In this episode, Wisdom sits down with Dr. Paul White, co-author of The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, to explore why employees need more than recognition they need to genuinely feel valued.

They discuss the five languages of appreciation, the difference between recognition and authentic appreciation, how leaders can connect with remote teams, and why appreciation has become a critical leadership skill.

Learn more about Dr. Paul White:

https://www.appreciationatwork.com/⁠

Take the Appreciation Assessment:

https://www.appreciationatwork.com/mla/⁠

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace:

https://www.appreciationatwork.com/books/5-languages-of-appreciation-in-the-workplace/⁠

What if one promise could change your entire life?

Wisdom sits down with Matthew Cossolotto, author of Harness Your PromisePower, to explore how a promise he made to his mother became the foundation of his life's mission.

They discuss failure, personal transformation, finding your voice, and why a promise can be more powerful than a goal.

Connect with Matthew:

https://matthewcossolotto.com/⁠

Harness Your PromisePower:

https://harnessyourpromisepower.com/⁠

What if the reason your team isn't responding isn't because they aren't listening but because you're communicating from the wrong position?

In this episode of The Ambition Lab, Wisdom sits down with Dale Turnbull, creator of The 7 Positions of Leadership™ and founder of Lead Adapt Impact, to explore the psychology behind effective leadership and communication.

Dale shares the moment he realized that teaching people wasn't enough. When leaders weren't applying what he taught, instead of blaming the audience, he examined his own approach. That realization led him to study Neuro-Linguistic Programming and rethink how leaders communicate, influence, and create lasting change.

We explore The 7 Positions of Leadership™, why authority doesn't automatically create influence, why training often fails to translate into action, and how leaders can adapt their communication without becoming inauthentic or manipulative.

Connect with Dale Turnbull:

[Lead Adapt Impact https://leadadaptimpact.com/⁠]

Learn more about The 7 Positions of Leadership™:

[The 7 Positions of Leadership https://leadadaptimpact.com/⁠]

What if entrepreneurship doesn't have to start from scratch?

In this episode of The Ambition Lab, Wisdom sits down with Corey Parchman, former NFL wide receiver, entrepreneur, author of Already Built, and Founder & CEO of CorePar Holdings.

Corey shares how his journey from professional football to building businesses from the ground up eventually led him to discover a different path to entrepreneurship: buying businesses that are already profitable and making them better.

We talk about the lessons he learned building a real estate development company and an all boys preschool, why business acquisitions can be an overlooked path to ownership, how SBA financing can make acquisitions more accessible, and why the retirement of Baby Boomer business owners could create a major opportunity for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Corey also explains the mindset shift required to stop believing you have to create everything from zero and why this opportunity may be especially meaningful for aspiring entrepreneurs, athletes, and Black business owners.

LINKS

Website:

https://coreyparchman.com/⁠

Book — Already Built: How to Buy a Business Instead of Starting One:

https://coreyparchman.com/⁠

The Capital Stack:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyparchman-2a8a2790/⁠

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyparchman-2a8a2790/⁠

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/coreyparchman/⁠

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/CoreyParchmanDaycare/⁠

Business Acquisition / Consulting:

https://coreyparchman.com/⁠