Connect with Paul:

Website: https://TheBeckerT3Group.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul83becker

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul83becker

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Rear Admiral Paul Becker spent 33 years in the US Navy leading people through peace, crisis, and combat.

Then he was diagnosed with Stage IV bone marrow cancer and applied the same framework he used to lead teams through war to survive it.

In this episode of The Cynthia Manion Show, Paul shares what three decades of notebooks distilled into three words: Teamwork, Tone, and Tenacity.

The Naval Intelligence Community honored that framework in 2016 by naming a new leadership award in his honor.

He also shares the Afghanistan moment when he had to tell fire-breathing naval aviators they could not strike their target because there were families in the pass, the combat deployment he almost missed because he failed his pre-deployment evaluation, and why he believes leadership is not a title but a process.

"It is a process of working with others to influence them to achieve a positive common goal. Anyone can manage. Leaders change things."

Connect with Brian:

Website: https://www.brianshoop.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brian.shoop.90

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brian.shoop.90

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0794865/

Brian Shoop did not find acting in a classroom or on a childhood stage. He found it in a bank statement.

A notice tucked inside his monthly statement mentioned auditions for a play at the Broken Arrow Community Playhouse. He went. He got cast as the lead. And something that had been dormant in him his whole life suddenly sprang to life.

He was already in his 30s, with two boys to raise and a family counting on him in Tulsa, Oklahoma. So the dream waited. He kept working, kept providing, snuck off for the occasional commercial when he could, and put acting on hold until his sons left for college.

He was 47 when he finally went all in. And his first major film role was in The Rookie, the story of the oldest rookie in professional baseball.

In this episode of The Cynthia Manion Show, Brian shares the full story behind a career that now spans over 50 credits, including a principal role in Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, where he worked alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Brendan Fraser on a set so quiet between takes you could hear Scorsese giving his notes in a whisper. He talks about his recurring role in Taylor Sheridan's Tulsa King, accidentally calling Adam Scott by his last name on the Severance set, what Kelsey Grammer is like between takes on Jesus Revolution, and what Glenn Morshower's Extra Mile Workshop gave him that no amount of credits ever could: the belief that he belonged in the room.

He is 75 years old, just finished four auditions across four cities, and has no intention of stopping.

His parting words say everything:

"Don't worry about age. That's just a number. And the experience I thought was going to be a huge deficit? It hasn't been."

Connect with Mandi below:Website: https://mandidana.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.sweet.lyfe/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandi-dana-6b27b110/Mandi Dana did not set out to become one of the most trusted transformational advisors for high-performing CEOs. She set out to figure out how to rebuild her own life after a brutal six-month season that tested everything she had.From navigating a 36-hour detour through muddy Himalayan cliffside roads to advising the CEOs of nine-figure companies, Mandi breaks down exactly what it takes to upgrade your identity and become the leader your organization actually needs.Inside the Episode:03:48 - The Mount Everest Base Camp Detour 11:01 - Surviving a 6-Month Unraveling & Total Burnout 13:56 - Discovering Tony Robbins & Rebuilding from Zero 20:31 - Inside the Tony Robbins Organization for 9 Years 22:50 - The #1 Reason High-Achievers Stall (The Need for Control) 25:26 - Are you "Interested" or "Committed" to change? 26:35 - How to Execute an Identity Shift 49:15 - What Real Leadership Actually Means

What if the products you trusted every day were quietly making you sick?

That is exactly what happened to Kelley Swing, and instead of walking away, she rebuilt an entire industry from the ground up.

Connect with Kelley:

Website: https://kelleyswing.com

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/kelleyswing

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelleyswing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelleylynnswing

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelley-swing/

Books on Amazon:

"Sustainable Salons: Beauty Without Compromise" https://a.co/d/0gvN4Rf1

"The Conscious Beauty Revolution" https://a.co/d/07uhVPHI

Chapters

00:00 The Role of Education in Sustainable Practices

13:01 The Importance of Mental Health in the Beauty Community

15:57 Innovative Solutions: Recycling and Waste Management

18:37 The Power of Hair: Environmental Impact and Solutions

21:23 Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Sustainable Business

24:13 The Future of Sustainable Beauty and Client Education

30:51 Salon Education and Collaboration

34:48 The First Sustainable Salon Summit

39:13 The Importance of Listening

41:41 Passion and Profitability

43:41 Advice for Entrepreneurs

44:48 Essential Salon Products

45:18 Defining Sustainability

45:38 Future of the Beauty Industry

49:24 Redefining Success

49:31 Final Thoughts on Kindness and Self-Care

Connect with Josh:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jmandreger

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j_mandreger

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2BvFJn2uolCUv5ucmRnSnD?si=CiV5WJrjT6-UuDKibwB12A

Music available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Josh Mandreger

02:09 The Journey Begins: Discovering Music

04:43 Reflections on Growth and Accomplishments

09:38 The Importance of Every Performance

12:14 Exploring Musical Identity and Genre

19:24 The Power of Authenticity in Performance

24:01 Challenges and Perseverance in Music Career

25:05 The Relentless Voice of Creativity

29:38 Navigating Hardships and Perseverance

31:15 The Catalyst of America's Got Talent

47:08 The Journey to Sundance Film Festival

50:36 Facing Rejection and New Opportunities

What do you do when life keeps handing you a no? If you're Josh Mandreger, you write a song, drive to California, and audition for America's Got Talent.

In this heartfelt episode of The Cynthia Manion Show, East Texas singer/songwriter and actor Josh Mandreger opens up about 20 years of chasing a calling, the moments he almost quit, and the extraordinary chain of events that took him from a lost movie role in New Mexico to the stages of America's Got Talent and the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Josh shares the full story of his three AGT auditions, including the moment he was pulled aside for a second audition after performing Gangster's Paradise in a room of 500 people, the phone call from Glenn Morshower that led him straight to Sundance, and the doors that swung open from there including two music festival headlining spots in Salt Lake City and a potential opportunity to open for one of the biggest names in music.

He also talks about the song at the center of it all, A Cowboy's Soul, written about his family and the loss of his infant son Peter. And his closing message is one of the most honest things you will hear from any artist:

"You're going to fall, you're going to make mistakes, it's going to hurt, you're going to cry, you're going to want to quit. But if you really want this thing called art, you've got to go through the suck. It was not handed to me. And I'm so glad it wasn't."

Music is life-giving. This episode proves it.

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New book! - https://nicklowerybook.com

On The Cynthia Manion Show, host Cynthia Manion welcomes back Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer Nick Lowery to discuss passion, focus, purpose, and what he’s learned since their last conversation.

00:00 Authenticity Opens

01:12 Show Intro Nick Returns

07:07 Book Launch And Lessons

09:16 Finding Yourself Under Pressure

10:55 Champions For The Homeless

14:26 Politics Service And Purpose

19:42 Project Max Through Sport

21:01 Olympic Joy And Teamwork

23:00 AI Work And Final Advice

23:59 Never Give Up Closing

Cynthia is currently in the QUARTER FINALS for the Muscle & Fitness HERS cover! Vote daily at: https://mshealthandfit.com/2026/cynthia-manion

Former swimsuit model (Oscar de la Renta), Mrs. New York America 1993, author of Black Pearl: A Love Letter to the Ocean and Savannah Seas: Maiden Voyage, actress, podcaster, life coach, and bodybuilder, Cynthia Manion is living proof that reinvention is always possible.

Subscribe to The Cynthia Manion Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cynthiamanion

Connect with Cynthia:

Website: https://cynthiamanion.com/

Books on Amazon: Black Pearl & Savannah Seas: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Cynthia-Manion/author/B0CJJZ8NVC?sr=1-3&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Remember: You are amazing. I am amazing. We are amazing!

Connect with Justin:

Website: https://www.justinsandler.com/

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Justin Sandler shares how he transformed cancer into his life's biggest benefit through the Embrace Love Free philosophy.

Justin is a filmmaker, musician, actor, speaker, author, and cancer survivor.

Thomas is the CEO of Say Do Achieve, best-selling author of "The Liberty of our Language Revealed: We Bring About What We Talk About," and an international speaker who has given 1000+ talks in 12 countries on 5 continents.

Connect with Thomas:

- Website: www.SayDoAchieve.com

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-blackwell-a2463b14/

- Book: "The Liberty of our Language Revealed: We Bring About What We Talk About": https://a.co/d/07DuraY9

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Thomas Blackwell

01:51 The Journey of Transformation

10:47 The Impact of Athletics and Art

18:52 Leaving People Better Than You Found Them

27:34 Seasons of Growth and Cultivation

31:23 The Power of Language

43:14 The Language of Winners vs. Losers

57:40 Proactive vs. Reactive Language

01:02:38 Vision for Say, Do, Achieve

Steve Chader shares 50 years of real estate wisdom and his new philosophy for living a life well-lived.

Connect with Steve:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.chader.5

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevechader/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chadersteve/

Books:

Made for More: Living a Life Well-Lived (NEW! Just released)

https://www.amazon.com/Made-More-Living-Life-Lived/dp/B0G38LFN87

HOLD: How to Find, Buy, and Rent Houses for Wealth (National Bestseller)

https://www.amazon.com/HOLD-Find-Rent-Houses-Wealth/dp/0071797041

Website: madeformorebook.com (resources and tools for living a life well-lived)

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to a Real Estate Legend

01:53 Steve Chader's Journey in Real Estate

03:47 The Evolution of the Arizona Real Estate Market

06:13 Founding Keller Williams Integrity First Realty

07:45 The Importance of Integrity in Real Estate

09:35 Building a Successful Real Estate Company

11:05 Exploring Steve's Books: 'Hold' and 'Made for More'

12:09 Understanding the HOLD Strategy

15:53 Finding the Right Property for Investment

20:38 Strategies for Long-Term Wealth

22:12 Getting Started in Real Estate Investment

26:37 Generational Wealth and Family Conversations

27:04 Living a Life of Purpose and Leadership

32:08 The Five Areas of Life for Abundance

37:22 Intentional Growth and Leadership

42:46 The Role of Joy and Gratitude in Life

45:23 Creating a Supportive Community

47:30 The Joy of Music and Family

49:18 Lessons from Real Estate Mistakes

50:16 Defining Wealth Beyond Money

54:00 Future Plans and Daily Routines