Adeptus On Air

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with April Paige, a North Carolina fine artist and host of Artists Antics with April. April shares how she left art school for a marketing degree and a “real job,” eventually promoting herself out of the fun parts while keeping her art alive as a side hustle for more than 25 years. After three layoffs in six years, she decided to go all in on herself...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Jeff Patterson, a meditative arts specialist, author, and the teacher behind The Yielding Warrior. Jeff explains the five paths that draw people to meditation: performance, therapeutic, medical, philosophical, and spiritual. He breaks down the concept of yielding and its three pillars, physical, mental, and emotional, showing how each one helps...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Stuart St. Paul, a celebrity stuntman and bestselling author whose credits include Aliens and three James Bond films. Stuart shares how dyslexia pushed him toward sport, and how his athletic skills and love of physics led him into stunt work, which he describes as a form of engineering. He opens up about the 2012 explosion on the set of Strike B...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Zachary Leyden, an Army veteran and founder of Ocean View Stables. Zachary shares how returning home after more than a year in Afghanistan and leaving the military left him struggling with his identity and sense of purpose. He explains how hitting a low point led him to a Vietnam veteran who trained mustangs and helped him rediscover his connec...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Larry Namer, co-founder of E! Entertainment Television and founder of LJN Media. Larry shares how a summer job splicing cable lines in Manhattan led him to build one of the first advanced interactive cable systems in Los Angeles. He explains how that experience, paired with a simple idea to give cable television its own entertainment section, b...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Dr. Amber Murphy, a sports biomechanist and athlete performance coach who has spent much of her life studying the science behind speed. Dr. Murphy shares how she got her start in biomechanics and how understanding movement can help athletes improve performance and reduce the risk of injury. She discusses what she has learned from working with e...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with David Paul Brooks, aka DPB, a positive rap artist, songwriter, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. DPB shares how his gospel upbringing and early years in New York’s rap scene led him to pursue Christian rap when the genre was still struggling for acceptance. He reflects on creating his own path in music and expanding that vision into the “W...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Adriana Kaegi, a multimedia entrepreneur, producer, and digital pioneer who founded and executive produces ADDY.media and StyleCulture. TV.  Adriana discusses her creative journey from an early interest in performance and journalism to co-founding Kid Creole and the Coconuts and touring the world as Mama Coconut. She shares memorable experience...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Elias Curtis, founder of Transformed Design, a branding and digital marketing agency that helps businesses grow through artificial intelligence. Elias shares how he turned his passion for design and technology into a business that has grown for more than 17 years. He explains why AI should be viewed as a tool that helps businesses solve problem...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Connor Treacy, a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur and talent manager who works with artists and produces events. Connor began organizing events at 19 using the money he earned as a tennis coach. He explains how years of competitive judo and tennis prepared him for the demanding pace of the entertainment industry. His work at Universal Music Group...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Calvin Schwartz, an author, podcaster, and former pharmacist. Calvin shares how he walked away from a stable pharmacy career, reinventing himself in eyewear sales, and later retiring only to discover a novel forming in his mind after watching Casablanca for the thirty fourth time. He explains how that spark led to award winning fiction, multiple...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Octavian Cristea, a Romanian entrepreneur and former game developer who founded an alternative music platform designed to move beyond algorithm driven recommendations. Octavian explains how most major platforms rely on shallow behavioral metrics to predict what users want, often reinforcing addictive and repetitive content rather than meaningful...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host James Walker chats with Nicole Magagnin, founder of Growth Grabber, a public relations strategist who helps leaders and brands turn visibility into meaningful impact.   Nicole shares how a life-altering diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome in her twenties forced her to step away from her career and confront a long recovery marked by uncertainty and rebuilding. She explains...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Stephen Shortt, a business consultant, advisor, and author who specializes in family business succession and leadership development. Stephen shares how growing up in two family businesses nearly led him to walk away after conflict and exhaustion reached a breaking point at his own kitchen table. He reflects on the moment he realized he did not w...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Toby Richardson, an Australia based tour operator, pilot, writer, stand-up comedian, and filmmaker whose work centers on adventure, travel, and deliberate living. Toby shares how earning his commercial pilot license just before the world shut down forced him to rethink his path and led him toward building an off-road tour business in some of th...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Kim Depole, a New York City based interior designer known for integrating mindfulness into her design practice. Kim shares how her career began as a creative director before burnout led her to move to Japan, recalibrate her life, and eventually fall in love with interior design. She reflects on learning through trial by fire when she was unexpec...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Dave Schultz, a former Korn Ferry Tour professional golfer and current General Manager of the Fargo Country Club. Dave shares what it took to spend a decade chasing the PGA Tour, committing fully to the grind of qualifying school, international travel, and learning how one round can determine an entire season. He reflects on coming close to earn...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host James Walker chats with Bullseye the Clown, an award winning humanitarian performer and anti-bullying advocate who transformed his own painful childhood into a mission of healing. He explains how years later a spontaneous decision to join a humanitarian clown trip to Russia after his father’s death changed the trajectory of his life and revealed the emotional power of...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Ashley Priore, a leadership strategist, CEO, and lifelong chess champion who began competing in tournaments at just four years old. Ashley shares how growing up as the youngest of four in Pittsburgh led her to learn the game by watching her siblings, quickly turning curiosity into competition. She reflects on being one of the only girls in many...

 Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Dean Simone, an American actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician whose career spans television, film, and live performance. Dean shares how a single high school play in South Jersey led him to move west within a year and pursue acting professionally, turning beginner’s confidence into real opportunity. He reflects on earning his SAG card,...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host James Walker chats with Maggie Mills, an author, ghostwriter, and writing coach who helps aspiring writers turn intimidating ideas into finished books. Maggie shares how many people carry the dream of writing a book for years but feel overwhelmed by the size of the task, and how breaking the process into manageable pieces helps build confidence and momentum. She explai...

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Jason Brown, an American born international DJ, producer, entrepreneur, and the grandson of James Brown. Jason shares how his path into music was not direct, beginning with a degree in film production and work on the James Brown biopic before feeling called to pick up DJ decks instead of a camera. He reflects on the surreal experience of watchin...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Ashley Greene chats with Emily Beecher, a life coach who works with women navigating periods of uncertainty, burnout, and major life transitions. Emily shares how many women arrive at a point where their lives look right on paper but feel disconnected internally, often after years of meeting expectations that no longer fit. She explains how changing values, neurodiver...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Rita Wilkins, an interior designer and author known as the Downsizing Designer who helps people rethink their relationship with space, belongings, and lifestyle. Rita shares how a visit to her son in Senegal shifted her understanding of happiness, abundance, and what truly matters, leading her to downsize from a 5,000 square foot home to an 867...

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Gherkin Picklewater, a theatrical clown, producer, and performer based in the San Francisco Bay Area whose work blends physical comedy, storytelling, and social commentary. Gherkin shares how an early fascination with circus and performance led him to train at the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center and spend years developing...