The Influence Exchange

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if your calling took you from helping people spiritually to protecting them physically? In episode 32 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with former FBI Special Agent Eric Robinson, who shares his powerful and unconventional journey, from 12 years in Christian ministry to 24 years serving in the FBI. Eric opens up about why he left mini...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the way you think about money is the very thing holding you back from building real wealth? In episode 31 of The Influence Exchange, we break down a powerful truth that most people overlook, Wealth isn’t just about money, it’s about how you think, how you live, and the decisions you make every day. Because the reality is you can make more m...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if one of the lowest moments in your life was actually the turning point? In episode 30 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with speaker, author, and coach Steve Gamlin for a powerful and honest conversation about setbacks, loss, purpose, and rebuilding your life from the ground up. Steve shares the raw story of hitting rock bottom, faci...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the problem isn’t you, but the pain you’ve never had the space to process? In episode 29 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with trauma therapist and podcast host Malisa Hepner for a powerful and deeply human conversation about trauma, overthinking, shame, and healing. Because the truth is, a lot of people walking around today don’t feel...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the real reason you’re not moving forward has nothing to do with your ability and everything to do with the fear of being judged? In episode 28 of The Influence Exchange, we dive into a conversation that hits deeper than most people are willing to admit, Fear of judgment. Not just from others, but the pressure, the expectations, and the sel...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 27 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down a pattern most people don’t talk about, emotional spending. This isn’t about budgeting apps, cutting up credit cards, or extreme saving. This is about understanding why we spend in the first place. Because the truth is most overspending isn’t about money. It’s about avoiding something deeper...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the hardest moment in your life wasn’t the end, but the beginning of who you’re meant to become? In episode 26 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Chanoa Inez, who shares a powerful and deeply personal journey through loss, grief, and rebuilding her life from the inside out. After experiencing an unexpected and life-altering loss, Ch...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 25 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Danny Brassell, highly sought-after speaker, trainer, coach, co-founder of Well-Crafted Story, and author of more than 20 books including Leadership Begins with Motivation and Misfits and Crackpots. Danny has delivered presentations to more than 3,500 audiences worldwide, but what makes this...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this deeply honest episode 24 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Kristen Crabtree, author of Be the You That’s More You Than You’ve Ever Been and creator of Paramour Paradox, to talk about identity, healing, truth, and the journey of becoming yourself again. Kristen shares how her work was born not from business plans or strategy, but fr...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this powerful episode 23 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Jay Setchell, a man whose life story is built on grit, faith, responsibility, and a refusal to quit. Jay was born and raised on a working farm, served in the Marine Corps, built ventures as an entrepreneur, worked in the corporate world, and carried one core belief through every...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this community focused on episode 22 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. reads real, anonymous listener confessions, the kind of thoughts people carry quietly but rarely say out loud. Inside this episode, we unpack confessions like: I still check their social media, even though I know it doesn’t help me. I set a boundary and now I feel guilty. I mis...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. Have you ever missed someone, but also knew you didn’t actually want them back? You’re not trying to restart the relationship. You’re not reaching out. You’re not trying to rewind your life. But a memory hits, a song, a place, a random moment and suddenly you’re sitting there asking, “Why do I still feel this?” In episode 21 of The Influence Exchan...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 20, J.V. talks about why vacations often give relief but not transformation and why real growth comes from experiences that interrupt your routine and challenge how you see yourself. You can travel somewhere beautiful and come back the same person. Or you can do something small, unfamiliar, and come back thinking differently. This conver...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. How many opportunities have you quietly talked yourself out of? Not because someone rejected you, but because you assumed the answer before you ever tried. In episode 19, J.V. breaks down the subtle ways we hold ourselves back, the thoughts that sound logical, mature, and responsible, but slowly stop our growth. You don’t loudly sabotage yourself....

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 18 of The Influence Exchange, we’re doing something different and a lot more fun, while still keeping it real. We’re playing Red Flag / Green Flag. I’ll walk you through real-life scenarios you’ve probably experienced in  Dating  Friendships  Family  Work  And even the way you treat yourself For each scenario, you decide  Red Flag  Green...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this episode 17 of The Influence Exchange, I’m your host, J.V., and we’re talking about something most people avoid, even when it’s quietly draining them, Hard conversations. What we cover in Episode 17: The real cost of avoiding hard conversations (why “keeping the peace” can cost you peace) A simple script to say what you mean without sounding...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 16 of The Influence Exchange, I’m breaking down something that impacts almost everyone, but most people struggle to explain it. Why do certain people keep crossing the line and why it keeps happening. What we cover in Episode 16 How people learn what’s acceptable around you (your patterns teach your standard). The difference between bein...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Episode 15 is a reset from the noise. This isn’t an episode about romance cliches, grand gestures, or “one-day” love. It’s about something more practical and more powerful: The way you love is the way you show up. In this special episode, J.V. breaks down a simple truth: love isn’t just a feeling, it’s a patt...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In Episode 14 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down a truth many disciplined people don’t talk about: sometimes you’re not failing, you’re outgrowing your current level. When progress stalls, it’s often not a lack of effort, it’s a signal that your systems, standards, and identity need an upgrade. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why feeling st...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this episode 13 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down the real reason goals stall, habits collapse, and motivation fades, and why leaders who finish what they start don’t rely on willpower, but systems. This episode is a deep, practical dive into follow-through as a leadership skill, not a personality trait. You’ll learn how self-trust ero...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In Episode 12 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. delivers one of the most foundational leadership conversations to date, emotional fitness. This episode goes beyond motivation and mindset. It introduces emotional fitness as a trainable discipline, one that determines how you lead under pressure, respond to conflict, recover from setbacks, and rebuild...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this high-impact episode of The Influence Exchange, J.V. takes on one of the most overlooked barriers to personal and professional growth, the erosion of self-trust. If you’ve ever felt stuck, not because you lacked vision, talent, or opportunity, but because you quietly stopped trusting your own follow-through, this conversation is designed to...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. Episode 10 marks a defining milestone for The Influence Exchange, not because of the number, but because of the standard it sets. In this milestone episode, J.V. delivers the operating system behind real leadership: The Influence Code. Ten timeless principles that quietly determine how trust is built, how credibility is earned, and how influence co...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this powerful New Year’s episode of The Influence Exchange, J.V. challenges the traditional idea of resolutions and replaces it with something far more effective: self-leadership. This episode is not about hype, motivation, or short-lived promises. It’s about how you intentionally carry yourself into 2026 with discipline, clarity, and ownership,...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In Episode 8 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down the real reason some people with less talent go further than people with more discipline. Not the social-media version, the real kind that shows up when motivation is gone, progress feels slow, and nobody is watching. This episode walks you through five key topics, Why Talent Is Common and Di...