June

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“You have to let customers discover the value themselves. You can lead them there, but don’t show up explaining everything in minute one.” — Owen Barrett

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Owen Barrett, founder of Shine, as they dig into what it really means to play in a space with zero competition and why that’s the hardest and most rewarding bet you can make. Owen shares why he left a cushy corporate finance career after a $25 Starbucks gift card (yes, really), how stubbornness and data kept him going through 2 brutal years of learning to sell, and the big vision he’s chasing now: connecting tech companies to affordable housing through solar energy. This one’s for the outlier who’s spotted the opportunity nobody else sees yet.

Timestamps:

00:00 Owen introduces Shine 

01:32 Why he chose zero competition 

02:51 Constant creation is the fun 

04:26 Word spreads fast here 

06:01 The problem that won’t let go 

06:58 The $25 Starbucks breaking point 

11:23 Finance plus project management combo 

13:01 Stubbornness plus numbers equals fuel 

17:53 Enroll don’t pitch your customers 

22:41 Connecting tech to affordable housing

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“You had the key the whole time. We all do. Whatever you think is holding you back is just a projection, a lie you’ve been telling yourself.” – Dave Valentine

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and digital marketing veteran Dave Valentine for one of the most honest conversations you’ll hear this year. Dave has built and sold 11 businesses. But that’s not the game he’s actually playing. In this episode, we dig into the parable that changes how you see your own limits, the question Dave asks that makes people physically recoil, and what it really means to go first, for yourself and for everyone watching you play small. Plus: both Niiamah and Dave answer the “Valentine Question” live on air.

Timestamps:

00:00 Meet Dave Valentine

00:47 The game above the game

02:11 Going first for others

04:20 The shackles parable

08:34 Authenticity as difference

11:35 Sincere vs. serious play

17:51 The creativity study

21:10 From zero to 11 businesses

25:29 Becoming the person first

31:56 The Valentine Question live

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“The people who decide to learn how to be productive with AI are going to be far more productive than the people who don’t. Period.” — Scott Sheeran

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Scott Sheeran, Marine Corps veteran, global talent leader, and founder of Klim.ai, for a raw, real conversation about what happens when you stop following the plan and start trusting your genius.

Scott’s path went from almost shutting the door on a Marine Corps recruiter, to becoming a cryptologist, to selling life insurance (hating every second of it), to leading global talent for a Fortune 500 company, and now building a startup designed to put Indeed out of business.

What’s the thread that runs through all of it? Scott knows exactly who he is. And he plays that game everywhere. This one is for every outlier who keeps winning in rooms they never expected to be in.

Timestamps:

00:00 Scott introduces himself

02:21 Scott’s origin story begins

07:49 Recruited into the recruiting world

11:51 Declining Mexico City, going solo

20:50 Klim.ai: fixing the job market

25:09 We’re all salespeople

32:07 Building AI agents with personality

35:32 AI lets anyone build anything

38:53 Finding your genius over time

41:22 How to follow Scott’s journey

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“Building a business is like jumping off a cliff and building the airplane on your way down.” — Al Schuster

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Al Schuster, President of Polaris Brand Promotions and co-founder of Sample Finder, for a conversation that reframes what retail, innovation, and entrepreneurship can actually look like. 

 Al shares how frustration at a chocolate demo event sparked an entire platform, how his team survived a pandemic that wiped out competitors, and why he believes the future of retail is experiential, not transactional. This episode is packed with real talk on patience, team credit, and the art of jumping before you’re ready.

Timestamps:

0:00 Meet Al Schuster 

1:40 Polaris Brand Promotions explained 

3:31 From accounting to activations 

6:29 Surviving the pandemic 

7:59 The Sample Finder origin 

11:22 Empowering consumers directly 

13:43 Points, data, brand loyalty 

17:46 #SaveRetail mission explained 

24:18 Vetting and testing your idea 

29:16 Building the plane mid-fall

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When you ask is this helpful and the answer is no, that’s the exit ramp. You don’t need to analyze it. You don’t need to argue with it. You just put it down. — Lodro Rinzler

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and meditation teacher, author, and Basic Goodness Collective founder Lodro Rinzler for a conversation that will stop your spiral before it starts. 25 years of teaching. 8 books. One unwavering intention. Lodro breaks down the difference between intentions and goals, the “trap of doubt” that keeps high-achievers small, and why feeling “too much” and “not enough” are the same wound wearing two different masks. Plus a live 30-second breathing reset, the gold Buddha story, and a real coaching moment you didn’t see coming. 

 📖 Get Lodro’s book: You Are Good, You Are Enough – wherever books are sold.

Timestamps:

0:00 900 episodes — a celebration 

3:18 Lodro’s 25-year origin story 

7:01 The subtraction method revealed 

9:49 Intentions vs goals distinction 

13:58 Niiamah’s book — a live challenge 

16:38 Spider-Man, Joe Kelly, the voice 

20:15 Too much + not enough paradox 

28:32 Live 30-second breathing reset 

36:59 Ripples you’ll never see 

43:30 The gold Buddha story

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“When you’re vulnerable, you’re so much more approachable. It lowers the barriers for other people. They allow their walls to fall down.” — Michelle Molitor

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and three powerhouse leaders; Ashok Bhattacharya, Matthew Cahill, and Michele Molitor, for a roundtable that will fundamentally shift how you think about building alone. Together they created the Trusted Advisory Group International (TAG): a co-created space where solopreneurs and business leaders stop isolating and start belonging. In this episode they get real about loneliness in business, the danger of “like-me bias,” the difference between being honest and being vulnerable, and why the most powerful thing an outlier can do is choose the right circle. If you’ve ever felt like you’re the only one in the room holding your big vision, this one’s for you.

Timestamps:

00:00 Meet today’s 3 outliers 

01:20 Ashok: Empathy changes everything 

02:08 Michelle: Finding what’s missing 

02:56 Matthew: Bias is holding you back 

04:02 TAG International is born 

14:38 5 years built this trust 

17:58 Alone vs. lonely, the distinction 

25:36 Your comfort zone is the edge 

33:34 Honest vs. vulnerable, huge 

41:42 Vulnerability is the leadership superpower

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