The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas

Proverbs 30 reveals why humility, asking for help, and knowing your limits are essential to personal growth, faith, and leadership.  Buy the INCHSTONES journal HERE In this episode of INCHSTONES on The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas, I share the story behind my Pops’ most controversial lesson: “Boy, you are the dumbest person I know.” I was around 19 or 20 when he said it. And whenever I share those wor...

Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit and a visionary in functional fitness, joins The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas . This episode honors a legendary coach and entrepreneur whose influence on strength, conditioning, and community has reached far beyond the gym. There are people who build businesses, and there are people whose ideas become part of other people’s lives. Greg Glassman belongs in that second...

Mia Sundstrom, CEO of the National Institute for Play (NIFPlay), joins The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas, bringing the science of play to leadership, innovation, connection, and resilience. An internationally recognized speaker and former NCAA Division I gymnastics captain and coach, Mia helps organizations understand the power of play. The granddaughter of NIFPlay founder Dr. Stuart Brown, Mia is carr...

Discover how Proverbs 28 connects faith, integrity, humility, and boldness in this episode of The Kelly Cardenas Podcast about godly character and doing the right things for the right reasons. Kelly celebrates his big brother Rob, whose example brings biblical wisdom, servant leadership, and the power of living your beliefs into everyday life. “You are the greatest, so act accordingly.” My Pops al...

Craig Gottlieb, founder of Panther Diamonds, joins The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas for episode #853, bringing a clear promise to diamond shopping: Madison Avenue quality with Diamond District prices. If you’re searching for a diamond engagement ring, fine diamond jewelry, or a trusted person to turn to with your diamond questions, meet Craig. Buying a diamond should feel exciting. Somewhere between t...

What does it take to build resilient leaders, strengthen organizational culture, and create teams that thrive through adversity? Dr. Gene Coughlin, founder of the Resilience-Building Leader Program (RBLP) , joins The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas to explore leadership development, team resilience, and the power of building people. Leadership isn't about a title. It's about the people who are be...

What happens when a husband-and-wife team with over 60 years of combined hospitality experience decides to bet on themselves? Meet Chef Aron Schwartz and Pam Schwartz, founders of APS Hospitality Group and Blank Slate in Encinitas, California, who are redefining entrepreneurship, chef-driven dining, and genuine hospitality. Sometimes the best chapter of your life begins when the original plan fall...

Mathew Bowyer became one of the most talked-about figures in the Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal, a federal sports betting investigation involving former Los Angeles Dodgers interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and millions of dollars in illegal wagers. But who is Mathew Bowyer beyond the headlines, and what can his extraordinary story teach us about success, failure, accountability, redemption, and rebuildi...

There’s only one business in the world: the PEOPLE business. In this special crossover episode of INCHSTONES + You Have to Meet My Friends, Proverbs 25 gives us a lesson in leadership, relationships, faith, self-control and why the people will always matter more than the production. My Pops used to tell me, “Boy, there’s only one business in the world—the people business.” Turns out, he was right....

What if one of the most powerful tools for dementia and Alzheimer’s care isn’t another complicated technology—but music, memory, and human connection? Neuroscience advocate and The Day By Day Project founder Kaylie Glenn is changing the conversation around dementia, memory care, senior living, and brain health through the innovative Memory Disco™ Program. And here’s the part that makes her story e...

Proverbs 19 gives us a powerful lesson about stress, wisdom, trusting God, letting go, and learning to walk through life a little lighter.  In this INCHSTONES episode of The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas , we break down Proverbs 19 and one of the simplest lessons my Pops ever taught me: “Boy, the only reason you’re stressed is because you’re carrying things you weren’t designed to carry.” Thanks, Pops....

You Have to Meet My Friends with Kelly Cardenas is an unscripted podcast series about friendship, relationships, entrepreneurship, leadership, success, and some ridiculously interesting people. It’s part of The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas and quite possibly the least professionally produced interview concept in podcasting. Here’s the format: I call my friends. That’s it. No scheduling. No pre-intervi...

What does Proverbs 11 teach us about expanding our capacity for success, relationships, leadership, business, wealth, and the blessings God has for our lives? My Pops used to tell me, “Boy, don’t shrink your thinking”—and Proverbs 11 might be one of the clearest biblical blueprints I’ve ever found for building a foundation strong enough to think bigger, live bigger, and handle more. Yesterday, a f...

Madeleine Simmons is a nationally respected trial attorney, equity partner, public servant, and advocate who has personally recovered more than $100 million in settlements and verdicts for her clients. On The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas #844, Madeleine brings the kind of perspective that can only come from standing for people when the stakes are real—and choosing service, leadership, and justice as a...

What if there were something that could give you the benefits you’ve been searching for—with ZERO SIDE EFFECTS? What if that “product” was wisdom, and Proverbs 8 tells us it’s readily available to every single one of us? In this episode of The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas , we break down Proverbs 8 and one of the most powerful promises in the Bible: the value of wisdom . We spend our lives searching f...

Focus, discipline, faith, and wisdom are the difference between being good and becoming the best—and Proverbs 5 gives us a powerful blueprint for knowing what deserves our attention, who we should listen to, and how to stay focused on God’s purpose. Start your Inchstones journey click here In this episode of The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas , we unpack the hidden cost of success, the danger of distrac...

Eliot Davis shares his powerful story of mental health, depression, PTSD, and anxiety—and why it’s okay not to be okay. In this conversation, Eliot talks about struggling in silence, finding peace through pain, and using your resources to begin healing and helping others do the same. There are some conversations we avoid because they’re uncomfortable. Eliot Davis believes those are often the conve...

Todd Pierce of Riding High Ministries joins Kelly Cardenas for a powerful conversation about God, transformation, faith, relationships, prison ministry, horses, identity, and what it really takes to become the person God created you to be. Based in Idaho, Todd has spent decades using horses, ministry, and authentic relationships to help people discover freedom, purpose, healing, and a deeper relat...

What if the life you’re nostalgic about is actually the life you’re living right now? In this episode of The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas, we talk about nostalgia, sports, family, relationships, Proverbs 31, and the strange way we can spend so much time looking back at the good old days that we completely miss the good day we’re standing in. My mama used to tell me, “I am praying for your wife. You ne...

Las Vegas sports reporter and News 3 Las Vegas anchor Alexa Belcastro joins The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas to talk Las Vegas sports, the Las Vegas Raiders, Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Aces, UNLV, sports broadcasting, and the human stories behind the biggest games in Southern Nevada. A Las Vegas native who chased her dream of sports broadcasting across California, Montana, Colorado, and Nashville...

Amanda Vega is a marketing strategist, entrepreneur, fractional CMO, and technology and culture expert who has spent more than 30 years helping brands, founders, and organizations find their voice, build communities, and create movements. From her early days on the AOL team to earning an MBA from Columbia University, building and selling two agencies, and now working at the intersection of emergin...

Order "INCHSTONES - the VIBE within journal Click Here Proverbs 25 Inchstones is a powerful lesson on gratitude, focus, patience, self-control, and recognizing love when life doesn’t give you what you want, when you want it. In this deeply personal story, Kelly Cardenas shares the childhood moment when he received the “wrong” roller skates—and how that embarrassing reaction ultimately taught...

What drives someone to serve their community as a Reserve Peace Officer in San Diego County? Craig Gottlieb joins The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas to share the passion, purpose, courage, and commitment behind serving as a reserve law enforcement officer. Attend the open house click here Craig Gottlieb’s story is about more than wearing a badge—it’s about community service, leadership, sacrifice, respo...

What does it mean to “work your land”? It means stop comparing yourself to other people, stop chasing what God didn’t give you, and start faithfully working the assignment, purpose, and opportunities right in front of you. Proverbs 21 reminds us that God’s plan, God’s timing, wisdom, diligence, and obedience matter more than our striving. Buy Inchstones - The VIBE within journal In this episode of...

Joaquim Harris is a Cabrillo High School Class of 1989 graduate, former professional basketball player in Europe, and longtime varsity football and girls basketball coach whose extraordinary life journey includes surviving kidney disease and receiving a kidney transplant. In this powerful episode of The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas, Kelly reconnects with an old friend and honors a man whose story is a...