Every entrepreneur has blind spots their team and spouse won't point out. Alison Canavan, an international speaker and transformational coach, has made it her life's work to help people see those blind spots — and she earned that expertise the hard way.

A former international model who represented Ireland in the Ford Supermodel of the World competition at 16, Alison spent decades in the spotlight while privately struggling with addiction, depression, and anxiety. Eleven years sober, she now speaks on stages worldwide about energy management, self-awareness, and the power of reconnecting with yourself in a disconnected world.

In this conversation with Jeff Crilley, Alison shares the harrowing night that led to her sobriety, the career she lost after publicly sharing her recovery story in Ireland, and why she believes that moment of losing everything was actually the best thing that ever happened to her. She also talks about her daily journal, "Change Your Day: The 5-Minute Way," a neuroscience-backed practice that helps people build gratitude and intention in just five minutes a day.

Learn more at alisoncanavan.com

Most people who pitch corporate sponsors get ignored—not because their event isn't worth sponsoring, but because they don't know how to speak the brand's language. Audra Broad has spent over thirty years on the other side of that conversation, and she knows exactly where pitches go wrong.

Audra is the President of Broad 360 Marketing. She spent nine years at Walt Disney ABC Radio building a nontraditional revenue department, then went on to manage corporate sponsorships and media for nationally ranked DFW events including Taste Addison, Kaboomtown, and Oktoberfest. She packaged Kaboomtown into a $250,000 Anheuser Busch sponsorship deal and helped raise half a million dollars for Folds of Honor through a regionalized partnership with Albertsons.

In this episode, Audra covers:
— Why the word "package" kills your credibility with corporate buyers
— How to run a proper needs analysis before you ever pitch a brand
— The "liquid to lips" principle that drives beer and beverage sponsorships
— Her plans to help nonprofits move beyond donor dependency through brand alignment

Audra's upcoming two-day live virtual master class, Land Your Next Sponsor Intensive, is designed so attendees leave with real sponsorship opportunities in motion—not just notes.

Sign up: https://broad360marketing.com/intensive
LeadHERship Global: http://leadhershipglobal.com

What happens when the business you built starts running you? Many founders hit a point where growth brings stress, team challenges, and the uncomfortable realization that everyone is watching how they lead.

On this episode of The Jeff Crilley Show, Gayle Goodman Lynch, Business Life Coach and founder of CoEqual Network, shares how she helps entrepreneurs navigate that turning point. A 17+ year business owner, former corporate marketing executive, and host of the Choice Wisdom podcast, Gayle works with leaders who want to grow their companies without losing themselves in the process.

In this conversation, you’ll hear:
- How Gayle turned a job loss during the Great Recession into a thriving consulting career
- Why businesses enter a “teenage stage” and what founders must change as they scale
- How a leader’s stress and behavior quietly shape company culture
- The mindset shift that helps entrepreneurs build a business that serves their life

Gayle also shares lessons from running a company with her husband and why self-regulation and forgiveness play a larger role in business success than most people realize.

Learn more about Gayle and CoEqual Network at: https://www.coequalnetwork.com

Most mortgage professionals talk about rates. Ross Wright talks about relationships — and then backs it up with over two decades of results.

Wright runs nobodybeatsmyrates.com and works through Nexa Mortgage, which gives him access to over 300 different lending investors. That means when a big-box bank says no, he usually has another path forward. He's particularly passionate about serving veterans, who he calls one of the most underserved groups in the mortgage industry.

In this conversation with Jeff Crilley, Wright explains:
- His no-closing-cost refinance strategy and how he once refinanced a single client 11 times over several years
- Why he believes now is actually the right time to buy, even with rates around 6%
- The story of a veteran turned down by five banks who Wright was able to get into a home
- How growing up on a 155-acre farm under the watch of a retired Army colonel shaped his approach to business
- His radio show, the Mortgage and Cash Flow Show, and how it expanded his reach across Texas

🔗 https://nobodybeatsmyrates.com

We load up on coffee to get going and pour a drink to wind down—then do it all over again tomorrow. Ayako DeRuby thinks there's a better way.

Ayako is the founder of The Alchemy Yoga, a wellness studio built around yoga, meditation, and sound healing. She's been practicing Vipassana meditation since 2014, sits for two hours a day in silence, has led sold-out retreats in Costa Rica for three consecutive years, and authored "Mind Alchemy," a guide to establishing a meditation practice.

In this episode, she and Jeff Crilley talk about why we explode when we never give ourselves time to process, how sound healing with gongs and crystal bowls actually works on the brain, practical alternatives for people who can't sit still (like walking barefoot in the grass), and the deeply personal cancer journey that gave The Alchemy Yoga its name. Ayako also shares how she helped a high schooler with severe ADHD find focus through box breathing and sound bowls, and previews her upcoming second book, "The Deepening."

🔗 https://thealchemyyoga.com
📖 Mind Alchemy on Amazon: https://a.co/d/069KMBb0

Texas' 32nd Congressional District covers eight counties, stretches from Northwest Dallas County almost to the Louisiana state line, and includes everything from dense urban neighborhoods to small rural towns losing their hospitals and pharmacies. Councilman Dan Barrios wants to represent all of it.

Barrios currently serves on the Richardson City Council, where he puts in 40-45 hours a week in what is essentially a volunteer role. He grew up in Brownsville, Texas — 1.2 miles from the Mexican border — and was the first person in his family to graduate from high school and college. He's called North Texas home for more than 25 years.

In this conversation with Jeff Crilley, Barrios talks about:
— Why he created "Breakfast with Barrios," cooking breakfast tacos in neighbors' front yards to bring people into the political process
— The redistricting math behind the 32nd District and why he believes it's competitive
— What he's hearing from voters across party lines about rising costs, disappearing rural services, and feeling disconnected from government
— His personal story growing up on the border and how 1.2 miles shaped his understanding of opportunity in America

Learn more:
https://www.danbarriosforcongress.com

0:00 - Introduction
1:19 - Dan Barrios Enters the Race
1:38 - Background and Richardson's Diversity
2:25 - Accomplishments on City Council
3:21 - Core Platform and Vision
4:09 - Understanding District 32 and Redistricting
4:47 - Campaign Strategy and Voter Appeal
6:49 - Family Roots and the American Dream
8:06 - Economic Concerns and Access to Healthcare
8:41 - Constituent Feedback and Call to Action
11:16 - Concluding Remarks

DIFFA Dallas has been putting on one of the most spectacular charity fashion events in the country since the 1980s—and it started as a group of friends raising money for friends during the AIDS crisis.

Jeff Crilley welcomes three key figures behind the upcoming House of DIFFA: Richard Rivas (Trustee, DIFFA Dallas), Grant Farmer (Trustee, DIFFA Dallas), and Robyn Chauvin (Creative Director & Producer, House of DIFFA). Together they're responsible for an annual runway spectacle that's part Broadway performance, part charity gala—featuring roughly 80 models, nearly 200 looks, a two-story stage, and only one rehearsal.

In this episode:
– How DIFFA started in New York in 1984 and grew into a national organization, with the Dallas chapter serving over 20 local aid service organizations
– Where the money goes: non-earmarked funds covering counseling, medication, transportation, and other needs the government doesn't cover
– What makes the show so different from a typical runway event—large-scale costumes, headpieces, performers, and models who create characters on what may be the longest runway in Texas

House of DIFFA takes place May 9. Tickets, tables, and sponsorship information: diffadallas.org

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A neurologist gave Sandra Yancey’s daughter a 1% chance to live after a routine doctor’s visit went catastrophically wrong.

Standing over her intubated daughter in the ICU, Sandra leaned in and whispered:
 “You’ve been a one percenter your whole life. Here we go. Here we go again.”

Months later, the same neurologist pulled down her mask and said six words no one expected:
 “You got a miracle.”

In this powerful episode of The Jeff Crilley Show, Sandra Yancey — founder and CEO of eWomenNetwork — shares the full story:

From launching a networking platform during the dot-com boom (when she was literally driving photos to Kinko’s on floppy disks),
 to the customer phone call from Atlanta that pivoted everything toward face-to-face connection,
 to the harrowing day in April that nearly took her daughter’s life.

Sandra’s lens is always the same: take the data everyone else sees as a death sentence and find the signal inside it.

🔑 KEY MOMENTS

0:00 — Introduction
 1:20 — Starting eWomenNetwork in a spare bedroom above the garage
 2:30 — The dot-com pivot: “the first Facebook for women business owners”
 5:00 — The Atlanta phone call that changed everything
 6:00 — Building a global networking organization
 8:20 — The spirit of abundance: “We lift as we climb”
 9:50 — April 11: The call from the stage in Denver
 10:44 — The kitchen phone call: Kym sobbing “Our baby, our baby”
 12:30 — The first Godwink: last seat on the flight
 14:20 — Walking into the ICU
 16:24 — The 1% whisper at Briana’s bedside
 19:28 — Briana’s recovery begins
 21:30 — The neurologist says: “You got a miracle”
 23:00 — How the experience changed Sandra’s outlook on life
 24:20 — Briana’s full recovery and new baby
 26:00 — eWomenNetwork’s upcoming Dallas event on June 11

📌 CONNECT WITH SANDRA YANCEY & eWomenNetwork
🌐 Website: https://eWomenNetwork.com

Sandra’s SHIFT tour is June 11, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at The Meridian in Fairview, TX.

 Save your seat:

 https://www.ewomennetwork.com/event/2026-women-s-success-summit-shift-the-ceo-advantage-06-11-2026-12117/register

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Domestic oil production has skyrocketed, yet the United States hasn't built a major new refinery since the early 1970s—until now.

John Calce, CEO and founder of America First Refining, joins Jeff Crilley to discuss his twelve-year mission to build a state-of-the-art refinery in Brownsville, Texas, designed specifically for American shale oil.

In this episode, we cover:
- Why the U.S. currently sends crude oil to Asia only to buy it back as gasoline.
- The "pizza oven" analogy for why old refineries can't easily process new shale oil.
- How this $4 billion project will create 500 direct jobs and bolster national security.
- The arduous seven-year permitting process with the TCEQ and the Governor’s office.

Learn more about the project at https://americafirstrefining.com/

Everyone says AI will replace your workers, but the reality is more nuanced. Matt Rosen, Founder & CEO of Allata, points out that when Starbucks tried to automate everything, they actually ended up hiring more baristas because customers still craved human interaction.

The real risk today isn't that AI takes your job—it's that you ignore AI and lose your competitive edge to someone who didn't. 

In this episode of The Jeff Crilley Show, Matt rejoins the studio to discuss how he transitioned Allata from custom dev to an AI-first consultancy. He shares:
✅ How they used AI toolsets to cut employee review times from 10 hours to 30 minutes.
✅ Why "structuring your data" is the non-negotiable first step for enterprise AI.
✅ Lessons from the "Dot Com" era vs. the current AI gold rush.

Don't miss this deep dive into bringing real ROI to the enterprise through intelligent automation.

Visit Allata: allata.com

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTransformation #Leadership #EnterpriseTech #Automation