The Authority Business Show

By Stacey Chillemi

The Authority Business Show helps authors, speakers, coaches, and experts turn their message into a profitable, authority-driven business.

Hosted by Stacey Chillemi, each episode delivers practical s... more

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June 01, 2026 AI Is Reshaping the Global Economy — Are You Building for What's Coming?
Most business owners are thinking about AI in terms of tools — what to automate, what to streamline, what to hand off. That's the wrong frame. AI isn't just changing how businesses operate. It's rebuilding the economic infrastructure that every business operates inside of — and the leaders who understand that shift are positioning themselves years ahead of everyone still experimenting with chatbots. Christopher Carter sits at the center of that transformation as Chairman and CEO of a global trade and governance platform building AI-enabled economic infrastructure across emerging markets — and as Co-Chair of an AI and workforce working group inside the U.S. Department of Commerce. What he sees coming will change how you think about where your business sits in the economy of the next decade.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• The latest AI advancements and their impact
• How AI is reshaping industries and daily life
• Ethical considerations and future trends in AI
Stay ahead of the curve with AI insights! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the 🔔 for more cutting-edge discussions!
🤖👇 Share your thoughts: How do you see AI impacting your life?
🔗 Visit Christopher's LinkedIn profile for more insights on AI and technology:
⁠linkedin.com/in/christopher-carter-885159/

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May 29, 2026 You're Not Burned Out From Working Too Hard — You're Burned Out From Fighting Reality
Every founder has a version of reality they're refusing to accept. The team that isn't performing the way they need to. The strategy that isn't working the way they planned. The business that keeps hitting the same ceiling no matter how hard they push. Most leaders respond to that friction with more force — longer hours, tighter control, harder pressure. And they call the exhaustion that follows burnout. Paul Crick calls it something else entirely: resistance. And the distinction matters enormously — because if the cause isn't overwork, the solution isn't rest. It's a fundamental shift in how you lead when reality isn't cooperating. This episode will change the conversation you're having with yourself about why you're running on empty.

You'll learn:
🧠 Why acceptance is a core leadership skill — not a weakness
🔥 How unresolved resistance quietly destroys team performance
💰 The $250K hidden cost of avoided conversations in a 50-person team
🎯 How to know if you're reacting emotionally or responding consciously
⚡ Grounding tools you can use mid-meeting, right now
🔑 What the GRACE Framework does — and why EQ training alone falls short
Stop fighting reality. Start leading through it.
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CONNECT WITH PAUL CRICK:
🌐 Website / Newsletter: https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
🎙️ GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
📧 Email: [email protected]
🎧 Free Masterclass — GRACE Under Pressure (Audio): https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
⬇️ Free Download — Grounding Exercise (Audio): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing
📱 GRACEWorks App — Coming May 2026 (iOS + Google Play)
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May 28, 2026 You're Achieving Everything But Still Feel Unfulfilled — Here's Why
You set the goal. You hit it. You set another one. And somewhere in that cycle a quiet voice started asking whether any of it actually means what you thought it would. That voice isn't weakness — it's wisdom. And it's the question that transformational leaders have been asking for decades without a real framework to answer it. Kristine Genovese is a cast member of Pillars of Power — the long-awaited 20-year follow-up to The Secret, premiering this week — and what she brings to that conversation goes beyond manifestation and mindset. It's a deeper reckoning with why achievement alone was never designed to make you feel whole, and what the leaders who actually feel fulfilled are doing differently. If you've built everything you said you wanted and still feel like something essential is missing — this is the episode that finally names it.
You'll learn:
⚡ The real reason high achievers feel empty inside
🧠 How the Soul Intelligence Method transforms leadership
🌀 The manifestation ingredient most people completely miss
🛡️ Simple daily tools to protect and elevate your energy
💡 What true power looks like when you're fully aligned
This one will shift something in you. Hit play.
Kristine Genovese — Soul Intelligence Method®
✨ Website & Freebies https://soulintelligencemethod.com
📘 Book — Healing Through Soul Intelligence® (BN / Amazon / Audible): https://soulintelligencemethod.com
🔗 All Socials & Contact:https://dot.cards/kristine_sq
✉️ Email: [email protected]

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May 27, 2026 Why Your Team Keeps Quitting — And How to Fix It
The resignation didn't come out of nowhere. Neither did the one before it. Or the pattern of good people staying just long enough to find something better. Most business owners blame the job market, the economy, or the generation — anything except the culture they built by default instead of by design. Rich Ashton has spent 55 years inside small businesses watching this exact pattern play out — and what he's identified is that culture doesn't break dramatically. It erodes quietly, through a hundred small moments of neglect that nobody flagged because everyone was too busy keeping the wheels on. The framework he built out of five decades of real-world experience doesn't just stop the bleeding. It builds something your best people actually want to stay for — and gives you the freedom to finally step back from the business that's been running you.
You'll learn:
🔥 The real definition of workplace culture — and why most businesses get it wrong
🏗️ How a single physical redesign boosted Rich's hiring success from 20% to 80%
🧠 A 3-step interview process that instills culture before someone's first day
⚠️ How AI is threatening people-first workplaces — and how to protect yours
🚀 The shortcut to developing your next layer of leaders so your business runs without you
This is the episode for every small business owner who knows something's off — but doesn't know where to start.
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🔗 CONNECT WITH RICH ASHTON
🌐 Website: https://www.growingyourown.net/
📘 Book — Growing Your Own:
→ Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/growing-your-own-rich-ashton/1147387991?ean=9798822982703
→ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Your-Own-developing-business/dp/B0F7MVN4F9/
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-ashton-397a2b10/

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May 26, 2026 Why Your Small Business Isn't Growing — And the System That Fixes It
You're not stuck because you're not working hard enough. You're stuck because no one ever showed you the system.
Stacey Chillemi sits down with Jeff Mason — CEO of STX Software and former salon owner — to give you the honest, practical roadmap that finally moves the needle.
You'll learn:
🔥 Why effort alone will never scale your business
⚙️ The exact systems holding most small businesses back
📲 What changes the moment the right tech is in place
🤖 How to approach AI without the overwhelm
💡 The lesson Jeff learned behind the salon chair that changed everything
💰 The one thing to do this week if you feel stuck
If you run a salon, spa, gym, studio, or any service business — this episode was made for you. You'll walk away with something you can use today.
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Connect with Jeff Mason & STX Software:
📲 Book a FREE demo of Inspire by STX — the all-in-one software built for salon, spa & fitness owners: 👉 stxsoftware.com/demo
🖥️ Website: stxsoftware.com
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/stxsoftware
📸 Instagram: @stxsoftware
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/stxsoftware
💼 LinkedIn (Company): linkedin.com/company/stx-software
🙋 LinkedIn (Jeff): linkedin.com/in/jeff-mason-684b0522
📧 Email: [email protected] 📞 Phone: (800) 766-4778

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58min
May 25, 2026 Why Your Employees Are Burnt Out — Even When Engagement Is High
If your team is burnt out, quietly quitting, or emotionally checked out — your engagement score won't tell you why. That's the blind spot this episode is here to fix.
Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with organizational consultant and author David Cohen to unpack the difference between employee experience and employee engagement — and why confusing the two is silently damaging your culture, your retention, and your bottom line.
You'll learn:
🔍 Why high engagement scores can mask a deeply broken experience
📋 How surveys are gamed — and what the data is really telling you
🧠 The experience pyramid that drives real loyalty and performance
🤝 Why leadership owns this problem — not HR
🤖 How AI is quietly isolating your workforce
✅ 5 pillars of employee experience you can start using today
📍 Catch David live at SHRM 2026 — Pre-Conference Workshop, Orlando
Tuesday, June 16 · 8:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Register: https://registration.events.shrm.org/flow/shrm/shrm26/public-catalog/page/catalog/session/1768332959523001Vxhq
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🔗 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/
📩 Email: [email protected]
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39min
May 25, 2026 Your Business Stopped Growing — Here's Exactly What Has to Change to Fix That
There's a stage every growing business hits where what got you here stops working. The hustle that built the foundation becomes the ceiling that caps the growth. The team that was scrappy and loyal starts showing cracks under the weight of a bigger operation. And the founder who used to have answers starts realizing the old playbook doesn't apply anymore. Herb has spent his career at exactly that inflection point — as CEO and founder of Aspiring Growth Advisors, he works with coaches, entrepreneurs, and scaling organizations at the precise moment everything has to change. What he's identified about the shift from founder-led growth to scalable growth — the people, the delegation, the structure — is the difference between a business that plateaus and one that breaks through. If your growth has gone quiet and you're not sure why, this episode will tell you exactly where to look.
You’ll learn:
✨ The 3 barriers that block scaling (leaders, execution, market change)
✨ Why every CEO needs a coach (feedback you won’t get from staff)
✨ A simple delegation framework (priority + KPIs + meeting rhythm)
✨ How to build an A-player team (and why low A-player rates = scaling drama)
✨ “Topgrading” basics: hiring, onboarding, values, and performance reviews
✨ The Scaling Up Performance Platform: People, Strategy, Execution, Cash
✨ How to find your “why” for scaling—and use it to push through hard seasons
✨ Why BHAGs and goal resets prevent stagnation
🔗 Take the Business Scaling Readiness Assessment: AspireGrowthAdvisors.com
00:00 Intro
00:07 Meet Herb Kagano + what scaling really means
01:25 Herb’s story + entrepreneurial roots
02:49 Getting stuck in “flat mode” (competition + retention)
04:02 Discovering Scaling Up + the 3 barriers to growth
06:52 Why CEOs need a coach (objective feedback)
09:35 Delegation that works: priority + KPIs + meeting rhythm
12:47 “Work on the business, not in it” (earning the right)
16:53 Building an A-player team + Topgrading basics
19:42 The A-player rating question (rehire test) + “scaling drama”
23:03 The Scaling Up Performance Platform (People/Strategy/Execution/Cash)
28:00 Why scaling is rare (and why it’s hard)
28:39 The “why” behind scaling (purpose that pulls you through)
33:05 BHAGs + scaling purpose with profit
35:37 Final message: business of your dreams + next steps
37:05 Herb’s services (coaching + planning)
39:57 Finding your “why” through the right questions
#BusinessGrowth #ScalingUp #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Delegation #Hiring #ExecutiveCoaching #SmallBusiness #BusinessStrategy #CEO
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May 22, 2026 Why Smart, Hard-Working People Get Stuck — And the Psychology That Finally Moves Them
It's not laziness. It's not lack of talent. It's not even the wrong strategy. The most stuck professionals are often the most capable ones in the room — and the reason they're not moving has nothing to do with their skills and everything to do with patterns running underneath them that they've never been shown how to see. Dr. Joe DeAngelis isn't just a business psychologist studying this from the outside. He's a co-founder who has built companies from the ground up while doing the inner work simultaneously — and what he's identified about the invisible psychological architecture that quietly stalls even the most talented professionals will make you look at your own career with completely different eyes. The shift isn't about working harder. It's about understanding what's been working against you this whole time.

You'll learn:
🧠 Why smart, capable people hit a ceiling they can't explain
🎯 How to build the credibility and influence that opens doors
💼 What elite performers understand about trust, behavior, and closing
💪 How top performers bounce back from rejection without losing their edge
🚀 The exact mindset shift to start moving forward — this week
This isn't theory. This is 20+ years of watching people win — and finally understanding why.
Connect with Dr. Joe DeAngelis: 📖 Get the Book: Heart of the Deal🏅 Get Certified: GetMedReadyCertified.com🌐 Website: GetHeartOfTheDeal.com📸 Instagram: @getheartofthedeal👍 Facebook: facebook.com/GetHeartoftheDeal💼 LinkedIn (Brand): Heart of the Deal👤 Dr. Joe on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-joe-deangelis📩 Email: [email protected]

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54min
May 20, 2026 Why Your Brain Actually Craves Uncertainty (Not Avoids It)
Every leadership course, every productivity system, every morning routine is built around one goal — eliminating uncertainty as fast as possible. Decide quickly. Get clarity. Reduce the variables. But what if that instinct — the one every high performer has been trained to follow — is actually the thing keeping them from their highest level of thinking and leadership? Ted Santos has spent his career studying the neuroscience and psychology of how leaders perform under pressure — and what he's found flips the conventional wisdom completely. Uncertainty isn't the enemy of great leadership. It's the condition that produces it. The leaders who learn to stay in that discomfort longer than everyone else aren't just more resilient — they're making better decisions, seeing further, and building organizations that don't fall apart the moment the plan changes.

You'll learn:
🧠 Why your brain craves uncertainty — and how to use that
🌿 The ancient Greek mindset that replaces anxiety with purpose
💡 Why the best leaders intentionally create disruption
🏃 The difference between surviving chaos and navigating it
🔧 Simple tools to build mental toughness starting today
The chaos is showing you what you're made of.
Learn more about Ted Santos and the Disruptive Leadership Model:
Website: https://www.turnaroundip.com
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ted-santos-ab0107
X: https://x.com/TedSantos140
Email: [email protected]

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39min
May 19, 2026 How to Protect Your Family's Wealth & Legacy Before It's Too Late
It rarely happens in one dramatic moment. No single bad investment, no market crash, no obvious mistake. Generational wealth disappears quietly — through unprepared heirs, family conflict, absent structures, and the assumption that money manages itself once it exists. Susan Lindeque has overseen more than a billion dollars in structured transactions as a former Global CFO and founder of Avestix Multi Family Office — and what she sees consistently across wealthy families isn't a lack of assets. It's a lack of architecture. The money exists. The plan for what happens to it — and to the people responsible for carrying it forward — almost never does. If you've spent your life building something worth protecting, this episode is the conversation your family needs to have before it's too late to have it.
Learn:
💥 Why the "Succession Gap" is quietly threatening family wealth everywhere
🤖 How AI, digital assets & cybersecurity risks are rewriting the rules — and what your family must do about it
🔐 Why money alone will never be enough to protect the next generation
💬 What healthy succession really looks like — the human side nobody talks about
🚀 Practical steps you can take today to start the right conversations and build a real plan
This is the episode that gives your family the clarity, tools, and confidence to face the future — together.
🌐 Connect with Susan Lindeque & Avestix:
🔗 Website: https://avestix.com/
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Avestix/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avestixgroup/
🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/AvestixG
💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/avestix/

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