KAJ Business & Money LIVE

If one person on your leadership team is keeping you up at night, the problem isn't just the conflict—it's what the conflict is costing you. The distraction, the lost focus, the decisions you're not making because you're consumed by one relationship. Liz Crowley works privately with CEOs and senior leaders in exactly these situations. She explains how to tell when healthy disagreement has become s...

Most conversations about evil stay abstract—philosophical, theological, far from daily life. Michael Muccio approaches it from a different place: four decades as a pastor, an earlier career as a business consultant under Zig Ziglar, and what he describes as a vision of a heavenly event he received 35 years ago. He explores where he believes evil began, and argues that understanding the root of des...

In this edition of The World According to Irina Tsukerman, the bi-weekly geopolitical series on The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, host Khudania Ajay (KAJ) is joined by Irina Tsukerman, a national security and human rights lawyer and geopolitical analyst, to examine the growing controversy surrounding Katie Zacharia's brief tenure in the White House and what the developments reveal about White House person...

Founder burnout doesn't happen overnight. It builds quietly through ignored signals – emotional overload, loss of identity, fear masked as hustle. Tomide Akinola helps leaders decode their "internal data" to spot burnout before it crashes. He shares how to trade chaos for flow, eliminate fearfulness in decision-making, and scale joy – not just revenue. This conversation gives you a framework for r...

Most people only learn how their health insurance really works after they get a bill they didn't expect. Physician executive and former federal health leader Dr. Terry Adirim has seen the system from the inside—running healthcare for nearly 10 million people. She shares what every patient should understand about their plan before a claim gets denied, the steps to fight back when it does, and how o...

Business owners work harder than ever yet stay stuck – not because they lack effort, but because they try to fix everything at once. Business strategist Stephen Wright helps small to midsize business owners cut through the noise, identify the real issue, and choose the one strategic move that creates traction. He explains why focus beats hustle, how to find the "big rock" issue in your business, w...

Many service based business owners reach a point where growth feels like it's costing them their health, relationships, and peace of mind. The business is growing, but they're burning out. Maggie Perotin, founder of Stairway to Leadership, helps founders scale profitably and sustainably—without sacrificing their wellbeing. She shares what she's learned from 20+ years leading global corporate teams...

Most businesses spend more on ads to grow revenue. Few stop to ask why the traffic they already have isn't converting. Ammarah Ahmed, a CRO and UX/UI optimization expert who has worked inside some of the biggest platforms across 15 countries, explains how to find the leakages in your funnel and the breaks in your customer experience that quietly cost you money. She shares the behavioral psychology...

More and more people are asking ChatGPT and Gemini which local business to hire—before they ever search, click, or call. That changes what marketing has to do. SEO agency founder Shaurya Jain explains how to build the kind of presence that gets you recommended before a customer ever contacts you, why chasing traditional SEO metrics can quietly destroy a campaign, and what the top 1% of SEOs do dif...

High functioning women are often the last to ask for help—and the first to say "I'm fine" while quietly falling apart. Luisa Casso spent two decades leading through crisis for Fortune 500 brands and government, then built InnerEvolution to help professional women navigate loss, transition, and the weight of holding it all together. She explains why resilience is actually conditioning, what the ide...

In this edition of The World According to Irina Tsukerman, the bi-weekly geopolitical series on The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, host Khudania Ajay (KAJ) examines the Flydubai incident, the renewed Saudi-Houthi conflict and the wider security environment surrounding Iran and the Gulf. The discussion also considers developments in Ukraine and the wider Asian strategic landscape, asking what these rapidly...

AI can now handle much of the repetitive work around growth, but it cannot replace understanding who your customer is or why they should care. Jason Shafton, who has led growth and marketing at Google, Headspace and other technology companies and now runs the growth consultancy Winston Francois, argues that the fundamentals have not changed: know what you are selling, know who is buying, and talk...

Most ambitious senior managers and directors believe strong performance will get them promoted. It doesn't. Eva Aimable Kolosko, an executive coach and global leadership advisor, explains why performance gets you noticed—but leadership gets you promoted. She introduces the missing skill nobody teaches: cultural intelligence. Drawing from her journey from a small Caribbean island to executive leade...

Talking at an audience is not engagement, and on a screen the gap shows faster. Speaker trainer David Doerrier explains why engagement has to begin before the first point is made, with a clear answer to “what’s in it for me?” — especially for audiences who didn't choose to be there. The conversation covers looking into the camera, reading an audience you can't fully see, and three principles that...

You're doing everything right. You have a strategy. You're putting in the hours. Yet the results aren't coming—and you can't figure out why. Dr. Siobhan Ewert calls this the Result Gap. She's created Money and Business Mapping, a diagnostic process that reveals the hidden architecture shaping your decisions, your execution, and your relationship with money. She explains why effort alone doesn't tr...

In this edition of The World According to Irina Tsukerman, the bi-weekly geopolitical series on The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, host Khudania Ajay (KAJ) examines the Trump–Xi summit and the evolving U.S.–China relationship, escalating tensions involving Iran and the Gulf, and the wider geopolitical questions emerging from the 81st United Nations General Assembly. With KAJ guiding the conversation, Irina...

What do we carry with us from the people who came before us—and what will we leave behind for those who come after us? For Edward Rahill, the courage of a grandmother who refused to give up became part of his own way of facing life, from an extraordinary cross-country race to the challenges of business and leadership. He sees life as a relay race: we receive something from those who came before us...

Most people go through life feeling stuck or unclear about their purpose – not because they lack motivation, but because they've never asked themselves the right questions. Steve Gamlin shares a framework for gaining clarity on what you actually want, why you want it, and how to take the first step toward living it. Learn why knowing your why matters more than your how, how vision boards can work...

High-achieving women often build careers that look successful from the outside but feel hollow or restless on the inside. Sunaina Mehta left a powerhouse corporate career at 50—not because it failed, but because she wanted to author her own power instead of inheriting someone else's definition of success. She helps women move from restlessness to purposeful direction. This conversation explores wh...

Why do leadership teams struggle with clarity and discipline — and what does "traction" actually look like inside a business? Murray Smith, a Certified EOS Implementer who has worked with over 60 businesses, shares how to build accountability without creating fear or bureaucracy. Join host Khudania Ajay (KAJ) as they explore what separates high-performing leadership teams from dysfunctional ones,...

Most founders are told they have to choose between purpose and profit. Merry Korn built a social enterprise that did both – hiring disabled veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities to grow Pearl Interactive Network to 1,300 employees across 30 states. She shares what it took: accessing government contracts, embracing courage work that aligns with your purpose, and building a busine...

Most businesses are being sold AI hype – tools, consultants, and buzzwords that promise everything and deliver little. Voice and conversational AI expert Anne Cantera cuts through the noise to give you a grounded, operator level framework for making better AI decisions. She explains where automation actually helps, where it creates risk, why chatbot and AI projects fail, and what leaders need to u...

When a parent dies, families often struggle to locate the documents they need – wills, trusts, financial accounts, insurance policies. The gap between what was left and what beneficiaries can actually find costs families time, money, and peace of mind. Serial entrepreneur and investor Dan Beech is building a solution to this problem using blockchain document storage. He shares insider strategies f...

Most people think investing is complicated – reserved for Wall Street professionals with expensive advisors. Deb Shaw, founder of TiltFolio and former derivatives trader, believes otherwise. He's built a rules based investing approach for ordinary individuals and families that relies on behavior, not complex strategies. He explains why behavior plus simple systems beats stock picking, why inflatio...

Most founders don't see legal risks as a growth lever—until a deal falls through, a contract unravels, or due diligence exposes costly gaps. Corporate lawyer Barbara Neilan works with ambitious business owners on scaling, investment, and exit readiness. She shares the hidden legal traps that reduce enterprise value, the commercial contracts every growing business needs, and how to prepare for due...