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Connection Not Conversion Builds Lasting Profits | Maria Ross | Ep 810

August 7, 2025 by Niiamah Ashong

“If you don’t have your house in order internally, the external is just a facade, and people see through that very quickly.” Maria Ross

Join Niiamah Ashong and strategist Maria Ross as they expose empathy as the ultimate competitive advantage. Learn why solo entrepreneurs need empathy most and how it builds influence without forcefull authority.

Timestamps:

0:00 Empathy drives radical business success
1:54 Secret ingredient of effective marketing
4:53 Two books tackle empathy challenges
8:25 Inner game creates outer success
12:06 Empathy definition breaks common myths
17:06 Investment mindset beats quick fixes
24:41 Human capital needs optimization too
30:15 Influence through genuine connection building
35:24 Leadership requires appropriate empathy balance
39:34 Time prioritization determines empathy success

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Steward Your Energy Toward Service Rather Than Just Growth | Patrina Wisdom, Eloy Garcia, Jenevy Sims | Ep 809

August 6, 2025 by Niiamah Ashong

“Build from identity, not image. Build on truth, not trends. Build on clarity, not comparison.” Jenevy Sims

Join Niiamah Ashong with Patrina Wisdom, Eloy Garcia, and Jenevy Sims, exploring the edge between moving forward and truly leveling up in business and life. Learn how to build from identity not image and why collaboration beats competition every time.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introducing three incredible trailblazers

0:46 Patrina: Moving from hustle to harmony

2:10 Eloy: Elevating intrapersonal relationships through skills

3:07 Jenevy: Creating purposeful connections for impact

5:27 Eloy: Navigating intergenerational and poly relationships

9:38 Patrina: Solo podcasting makes palms sweaty

12:00 Body signals indicate next level expansion

15:01 Building from identity not image matters

22:39 Energy stewardship during humanity’s challenging times

29:12 Learning to collaborate authentically after betrayal

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Authentic Purpose Beats Perfect Strategy | Alicia Jessop, Simone Muschett, Marli Williams, Dave Clare | Ep 808

August 5, 2025 by Niiamah Ashong

“When you lean into that authenticity and what you believe to be the calling on your life, and you pursue it with full force for the entirety of your life, you are bound to make a mark.” Alicia Jessop

Join Niiamah Ashong with Alicia Jessop, Simone Muschett, Marli Williams, Dave Clare exploring why most people confuse passion with love when true passion means your willingness to suffer for your purpose. Learn how four trailblazers broke through perfectionism to scale their impact authentically.

Timestamps:

0:00 Purpose driven trailblazers panel begins
1:08 Authenticity equals highest frequency energy
2:02 Evolving world through purpose leadership
2:43 Trauma storytelling builds self knowledge
4:28 Intentional alignment with business goals
7:03 Service creates meaningful life direction
12:15 Evolution through identity capital building
16:52 Passion means willingness to suffer
19:46 Burnout happens from misaligned choices
31:27 Perfection paralysis blocks business growth

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Your True North Is Inside You | Clifford Fisher, Polish Peter Kolat, Ursula Alchemy, Anke Herrmann, Leah Crowfoot | Ep 807

August 4, 2025 by Niiamah Ashong

“Instead of fitting in, we just do our thing. We’re defining success in our life versus letting the world define it.” Cliff Fisher

Join Niiamah Ashong with Clifford Fisher, Polish Peter Kolat, Ursula Alchemy, Anke Herrmann, and Leah Crowfoot as they share their biggest fears about leveling up. Uncover the spiral staircase pattern that keeps showing up in every entrepreneur’s journey.

Timestamps:

0:00 Roundtable introduction with five entrepreneurs
1:09 Cliff shares chiropractic business journey
1:18 Polish Peter discusses life coaching transformation
2:29 Ursula explains astrology and soul guidance
3:30 Anke talks tech support pivot
5:15 Leah describes accounting business evolution
8:25 Discussing what carries through reinventions
21:29 Exploring recurring fears and patterns
30:16 Investment costs of authentic living
38:18 Current edge projects and goals

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How Trailblazers Stay Authentic | Sha Sparks, Zaakirah Muhammad, Lisa Guillot, Jae Carter | Ep 806

August 3, 2025 by Niiamah Ashong

“You can’t save everybody. You can’t save everybody… started talking to the people who wanted to be talked to, and showing the people who wanted to be shown.” Jae Carter

Join Niiamah Ashong and Shay Sparks, Zaakirah Muhammad, Lisa Guillot, Jae Carter as they reveal the hidden superpowers that drive outlier success. Discover why authentic listening, strategic self-care, and betting on yourself are the invisible keys to building unstoppable businesses.

Timestamps:

0:00 Roundtable introduction with four trailblazers

0:42 Shay explores curiosity and AI

1:30 Zaakirah advocates for invisible disabilities

2:11 Lisa helps build thought leadership

2:47 Jae disrupts education systems

4:33 Authentic listening versus responding

8:07 Productivity’s double-edged sword problem

12:11 Betting on yourself always

19:21 Business strategies that work

30:47 Pushing envelopes despite criticism

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Fix Your Nerves Fix Your Business | Evan H Hirsch, MD, Shilamida Kupershteyn | Ep 805

August 2, 2025 by Niiamah Ashong

“When you really start to learn who you are, you start to fall in love with yourself, and that’s when nervous system regulation becomes possible.” Shilamida Kupershteyn

Join Niiamah Ashong and Dr. Evan Hirsch & Shilamida Kupershteyn as they reveal why nervous system regulation trumps hustle culture for true success. Discover the mindset practices that separate outliers from everyone else.

Timestamps:

0:41 Evan shares physician to entrepreneur journey
1:31 Shilamida Kupershteyn explains awakening people’s freedom
2:47 Success secrets most people miss
6:48 Nervous system regulation changes everything
14:40 Energy management beyond time management
20:32 Current edge projects causing growth
29:13 Navigating persevere versus pivot moments
32:59 Keys to success people avoid
38:08 Questioning the millionaire success myth
44:38 How to connect with guests

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Build Confidence Through Scared Action | Shamarcus Nimmer, Steve Smith, Shelbe Chang | Ep 804

August 1, 2025 by Niiamah Ashong

“Don’t measure your progress with someone else’s yardstick.” Steve Smith

Join Niiamah Ashong and Shamarcus Nimmer, Steve Smith, Shelby Chang as they reveal why confidence isn’t something you’re born with – it’s something you bake like a cake. Discover the counterintuitive listening strategies that turn fear into your greatest business advantage.

Timestamps:

0:39 Confidence cake building approach
1:34 Inner confidence development focus
2:34 Identity shift transformation game
4:29 Authority through authentic leadership
8:45 Listening creates client roadmaps
13:35 Questions reveal competitor pricing
17:07 Confidence enables natural listening
24:59 Fear dissolves through action
29:12 Book writing breakthrough moment
43:32 Everyone tells stories differently

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External Validation: The Hidden Killer of Entrepreneurial Success | George Monty, Karen Laos, Marcel Petitpas, Indraneel Cosmos Samaddar, Shawn Richards, Delphine Ang | Ep 803

July 31, 2025 by Niiamah Ashong

“If you want to be massively successful, you cannot care about what people are thinking about you.” Cosmos Samaddar

Join Niiamah Ashong and George Monty, Karen Laos, Marcel Petitpas, Indraneel Cosmos Samaddar, Shawn Richards, Delphine Ang as they share what happens when your back’s against the wall. The mindset shifts that turn crisis into breakthrough moments.

Timestamps:

0:00 Outliers describe their personal games
1:31 Becoming your best self
3:04 Financial freedom chess strategy
4:26 Challenge yourself, meet people
5:51 Making friends with feelings
7:07 Escaping self-doubt prison
10:23 Growing without losing relationships
25:28 External validation destroys dreams
31:22 Same problems, different levels
40:57 Connect and key takeaways

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