Eleven-year-old Molly Steffl has already faced a lifetime’s worth of adversity at her young age. Hear how Molly’s strength drove her mother, Abbey Steffl, to be an American Ninja Warrior.

Erik Hopperstad knows better than anyone that performance is important. As President of PRx Performance, he’s a performance fitness entrepreneur. And his business’ success has benefited from the performance he and his business partner delivered on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” where they scored an investment from Mr. Wonderful, Kevin O’Leary.

Figuratively speaking, Joel Button’s career has covered hundreds of miles as a teacher, school administrator, and attorney. Literally speaking, Joel Button’s passion projects have covered hundreds of miles at a time as an ultra-runner and a part-time pilot. How does he do it all? Relentless forward motion.

As an integral part of The Washington Update, Jeff Bush looks to translate complicated political happenings into digestible information that business owners can use. As he explains on this episode, it’s not about left or right, but about finding the truth in the middle.

In our offices, Gradient Co-Founder Chuck Lucius is affectionately known as “The Chairman.” We convinced him to join the podcast for the final episode of Season 1 — after his sons Brian and Nate got to share a few (mostly positive) Chuck stories first. Hear some of Chuck’s signature one-liners and how they came to be on this cliffhanger-free season finale.

We’re all sick of hearing about “unprecedented times” and “the new normal,” if we’re being honest. On this episode, the brothers instead talk about some simple ways that you can make today better for yourself and those around you. Listen to hear how feeling good about yourself and the world is still possible!

Financially Tuned Media Group’s Director of Radio Tony Shore has seen a lot of people succeed — and some fail — over his years in radio and podcasting. The line between success and failure isn’t always as clear as you might think, and he talks about how you can best position your audio program to deliver success to your business.

Trumpet player, singer, and jazz ambassador Brian Newman knew as a pre-teen that he wanted to be a New York musician. Now, he lives in Brooklyn, with multiple albums of his own and a résumé that includes “Lady Gaga’s bandleader” and “on Tony Bennett’s album.” He talks about the hard work he put in, and continues to put in, to make being a New York musician a reality.

As president of Execso, Rob Wellendorf helps his clients craft comprehensive succession strategies and exit paths that factor in their personal and professional lives. You might not be quite ready to start thinking about a succession strategy — and that might be exactly why you should. Plus, hear how you can learn something about yourself based on your reaction to the idea of a one-month vacation.

Bentley Smith works for CBRE, the largest commercial real estate firm in the world. When it comes to commercial property, it's good to be able to read the trends, and that's exactly what he does. On this episode, he talks about the future of office space as we know it.