What if the biggest barrier to success isn't external, but internal?

Matt Miale welcomes licensed therapist and entrepreneur Ashley Chambrello for a thoughtful conversation on mental health, entrepreneurship, identity, self-sabotage, and the importance of doing the inner work required for lasting success.

Ashley shares practical strategies for managing anxiety, building resilience, reframing negative thought patterns, and understanding why personal growth is often the foundation for professional growth.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, leader, or simply someone striving to become your best self, this episode offers valuable lessons that extend far beyond business.

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Website:
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Vanessa Pollock has helped build a billion-dollar real estate business, but her definition of success reaches far beyond sales volume.

Vanessa joins Matt Miale to share the deeply personal journey behind Pollock Properties Group and the Care Serve Give movement. She discusses her early career as a professional dancer, moving to New York City with almost nothing, working in restaurants, entering real estate, confronting burnout, and making the decision to become sober.

That personal transformation ultimately helped Vanessa create a business rooted in three principles: care, service, and generosity.

She explains how those principles guide the way she approaches herself, her family, her team, her clients, and her community. She also shares how her team intentionally uses marketing, client appreciation, charitable giving, and community initiatives to create a lasting impact.

Vanessa is now bringing that model to other business owners through the Care Serve Give business community and foundation, which will make it easier for organizations to launch charitable initiatives without handling the full administrative burden of operating a nonprofit.

This episode explores:

• Why external success cannot replace internal alignment• The connection between self-care and leadership• How Vanessa built a business without relying on cold calling• Why team leverage creates freedom• How purpose can drive production• The Care Serve Give 1-3-5 business framework• Why generosity should be intentional, measurable, and authentic• How businesses can become positive forces in their communities

Learn more about Vanessa:

Pollock Properties Group: https://www.pollockpropertiesgroup.com/

Vanessa Pollock Training: https://www.vanessapollocktraining.com/

Care Serve Give: https://www.careservegive.com/

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Matt Miale welcomes John Krause of Starvox Capital for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, faith, family, business, and purpose.

John shares his journey through multiple battles with leukemia, how his mindset and faith shaped his recovery, and why he created the Team John Foundation to support people who fall into sudden crisis.

Matt and John also discuss Starvox Capital, real estate investing, commercial lending, fix-and-flip financing, and how agents can better support investor clients.

John Krause Links
Starvox Capital: https://starvoxcapital.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john.r.krause/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamJohnCT/

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In this episode of The Production Playbook with Matt Miale Leadership & Personal Development Series, Matt sits down with Michael Martinetti to discuss entrepreneurship, leadership, personal growth, and the decisions that shape long-term success.

From building a candy business as a teenager to investing in multifamily real estate, leaving a secure teaching career, and growing a high-performing real estate team, Michael shares the lessons that helped him create success while staying focused on purpose, growth, and helping others succeed.

The conversation covers leadership, coaching, team building, wealth creation, and why understanding people is one of the most important skills a leader can develop.

Michael Martinetti LinksWebsite: https://michaelmartinettigroup.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelmartinettigroup/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelMartinettiGroup/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michaelmartinettigroup

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Matt Miale sits down with Jason Perrone for a powerful conversation on creativity, networking, resilience, gratitude, and building a life rooted in people and purpose.

Jason shares lessons from commercial construction, business development, cancer, divorce, rebuilding, and learning how to ask for help while continuing to show up for others.

Topics include:• Becoming memorable in business• Leading with creativity• Building real relationships• Asking for help• Gratitude through hard seasons• Showing up consistently

Jason Perrone / NDC Corp Links:Website: NDC CorpInstagram: @jmperrone26Facebook: NDC Corp Facebook

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Matt Miale sits down with Dan O’Connor for a conversation on leadership, service, resilience, ownership, and the character required to lead when things are hard.

Dan shares lessons from the Marine Corps, crisis leadership, emergency management, and decades of high-stakes leadership experience.

Topics include:
• Friction and failure• Leading from the front• Respect, trust, and loyalty• Why comfort kills• Becoming a better version of yourself• Why you can’t push a rope

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Matt Miale sits down with Jens Nielsen to discuss his journey from a 25-year IT career to building a large-scale real estate investment portfolio.

Jens shares how he took action, scaled quickly, and transitioned into a business focused on cash flow, freedom, and long-term growth.

Topics include:

• Taking action vs staying comfortable

• Scaling from small deals to large investments

• Cash flow vs speculation

• Building the right environment for success

• Creating a business that supports your life

Connect with Jens Nielsen:

Website: https://jensnielsen.us/

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

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Matt Miale sits down with Wes Gay for a conversation on StoryBrand, real estate marketing, and why clarity matters more than cleverness.

Wes breaks down how agents can position clients as the hero, act as the trusted guide, and use simple messaging to improve recruiting, social media, listing presentations, and client conversations.

Topics include:

• Why confused clients don’t convert

• The client as hero, agent as guide

• Simple messaging that drives action

• Content ideas from real client questions

• Using StoryBrand in real estate

Connect with Wes Gay:

Website: https://www.wesgay.com/

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

StoryBrand: https://www.instagram.com/storybrand/

Donald Miller: https://www.instagram.com/donaldmiller/

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Matt Miale sits down with Jenna Rene Soto for a conversation on reinvention, resilience, identity, and building a life with intention.

From growing up on a buffalo ranch to military service, professional rodeo, financial hardship, and real estate investing, Jenna shares what it takes to keep evolving and why success starts with who you decide to become.

Topics include:

• Identity beyond titles

• Going broke and rebuilding

• Real estate as a path to freedom

• Resilience through hard seasons

• Modeling the life you want to build

Connect with Jenna Rene Soto:

Website: https://jennasoto.com/

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

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Matt Miale sits down with Chad Sanschagrin for a powerful conversation on identity, discipline, narrative, and personal growth.

From a broken start and a 1.6 GPA to becoming a bestselling author, speaker, and leader, Chad shares what it takes to stop living by circumstance and start becoming the person you were meant to be.

Topics include:

• Why achievement without betterment is ego

• How to recognize and pass the test

• Why your narrative determines your reality

• The power of designing the next version of yourself

• How to increase sacrifice without reducing desire

Connect with Chad Sanschagrin:

Website: https://www.chadsanschagrin.com/

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

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