You walk through your own company and realize the standards you set early on have quietly eroded, and no single decision caused it.

The cultures that actually hold are built by leaders who hire for values, reward how people get results, and refuse to trade long-term identity for short-term numbers.

David Cohen, founder of DS Cohen and Associates and bestselling author of Selecting the Best, has guided companies like Michelin and Boehringer in building cultures that last.

His own story through ADHD, dyslexia, and cancer gives every lesson real weight. Listen and stop treating culture as something you announce.

CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN

🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

📚 Leadership Courage Series, Part 1 (Having the Courage to Live Your Values): https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

📚 Part 2 (Building the Courage to Live Your Values): https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

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You did everything right, so why does burnout still find the people who look like they have it all together?

If you are successful on the outside and exhausted on the inside, this episode names exactly what's happening and how to fix it.

Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Kenyokee Crowell, founder of Prodigy Advisors and a leadership coach who spent 20-plus years in corporate healthcare before stepping away to rebuild her life on her own terms.

You'll learn:

CONNECT WITH KENYOKEE CROWELL!
🌐 Website: https://thinkprodigy.biz/
📸 Instagram: @gracegritandnoregrets
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyokee-crowell

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It is not an accident. The stories that get covered. The ones that don't. The framing feels just a little too convenient. Media consolidation has quietly put the majority of what you read, watch, and hear into the hands of a shrinking number of owners — and those owners have advertisers, agendas, and bottom lines that have nothing to do with telling you the truth.

Steven Abramowicz left Wall Street, inherited a local newspaper, and built it into an independent platform specifically to cover what that system ignores. What he knows about who controls the narrative — and how to think clearly inside it — is the conversation most media outlets will never have about themselves.

This episode will change what you do the next time you read a headline.

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Three million dollars a year. That is what a family office can quietly cost, and most families cannot tell you what it actually buys.

The worst losses never appear on a single statement. They are buried inside the structure, draining a fortune one invisible cost at a time, while everyone assumes the money is safe.

Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Susan Lindeque, Founder and CEO of Avestix Group, to reveal where the money really goes and how wealthy families keep it for generations.

You'll learn:

💸 How fortunes quietly bleed out each year

Press play before another year of hidden costs drains what you built.

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From the outside, you look like you have it all figured out. So why do you quietly wonder where the real you went?

That feeling isn't burnout. You've evolved, but your brand and the way you show up still speak for a version of you that no longer exists.

Co-Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Beverly Cornell, founder and growth visionary of Wickedly Branded, a branding agency that helps purpose-driven founders build brands that reflect who they've become.

You'll learn:

By the end, you'll know how to realign your brand with who you are now and turn that clarity into premium positioning.

Want to build a brand that’s bold, clear, and unforgettable?

✨ Clarity Quiz (Free): https://form.jotform.com/250656007927864

💜 Clarity Chat (Free – 15 Minutes): https://calendly.com/wickedlybranded/15-minute_clarity_chat?month=2025-11

Connect with Beverly!

🌐 Website: https://www.wickedlybranded.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverlycornell

📲 Follow: @wickedlybranded | @beverlycornell

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Every leader has a decision they replay. The hire that blew up the team. The pivot that cost six months of runway. The moment they said yes when every instinct said wait. Most leaders chalk it up to bad judgment and carry it as evidence they're not as sharp as they should be. They're wrong.

Jason Turner scaled PowerShades from two people to over 50 employees and a successful 2025 acquisition — and what he learned about decision-making under pressure will completely reframe how you think about every call you've made under fire. The problem was never your judgment. It was the environment your judgment was operating in.

Connect with Jason Turner & Learn More about PowerShades!
🌐 Website: https://powershades.com
👤 Personal LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbturner
💼 Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powershades

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One percent. It sounds like nothing — a rounding error, a cost of doing business. But that single percentage point, compounded over 20 years, can quietly consume more than your entire starting investment while your wealth manager sends you quarterly reports that make everything look fine. Most investors never do this math. Most wealth managers are counting on that.

Andrew Parrillo spent years inside the wealth management industry before writing the book on exactly what's happening to your money — and what intentional investors do differently to keep it. If you have a financial advisor and you've never actually run the numbers on what their fees are costing you, this episode will be the most valuable 45 minutes you spend with your money this year.

Stop leaking returns you earned and start building a portfolio that creates value on purpose.

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🧠 Why high achievers end up burned out and directionless

⏱️ How to stop selling your time cheap — and raise its value

🔵 The 4 pillars of the JOY framework: mindset, identity, time, direction

🔄 The mindset shift that has to happen before anything else changes

👥 How your inner circle is either building or blocking your future

🎯 One decision this week that your future self will thank you for

The life you want is a design problem. This episode gives you the blueprint.

CONNECT WITH TED KOPECKO!
🌐 Website: https://www.findingjoy.us
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-kopecko-author-finding-joy-journey-of-you-36592441
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TDKopecko/
📚 Book: Finding JOY: Journey Of You — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJQLX6QM

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You'll learn:

🎯 Why wealth makes you a bigger target

🔓 The four places your money leaks out

🤖 How deepfake fraud actually works

📞 Why phone verification no longer protects you

🏦 The vendor risk hiding in plain sight

✅ The security audit to run this week

The threat is real. The fix starts today. Connect with Susan Lindeque!
🌐 Website: www.avestix.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanlindeque
📩 Email: [email protected]

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📣 Why generational labels backfire on leaders

🧠 Traits vs behaviors — what predicts performance

🔄 Why life stage beats birth year

🚪 How stereotypes push out top talent

🤝 Why trust and respect aren't the same 

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