Conversations with Sekani

Dr. Aubrey Verdun is a board-certified anesthesiologist and founder of Freedom Examine Centers with more than two decades of medical experience. He specializes in helping people who have struggled with treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain through precision ketamine therapy. His work sits at the intersection of traditional medicine and innovative mental health treatment —...

Alicia Dupree is a consistency coach and the creator of the Busy Woman’s Blueprint. She helps busy women — especially working moms — stop living in survival mode and start building realistic systems that help them follow through on the goals that matter most. Before becoming a coach, Alicia built a successful career in corporate America. Behind the scenes was the constant struggle of balancing wor...

Billy Seol is a Buddhist life coach, author, and creator of the Karmic Formula System. A Cornell Computer Science graduate and former software engineer at Apple, Disney, and Foursquare, he left a successful decade-long tech career to train under Buddhist teachers after realizing external achievement couldn’t fix the deeper loops of procrastination, overthinking, and shame. Today he coaches people...

Heather “Lulu” Mazzei (Lulu Lee Mazzei) is a licensed clinical social worker, certified psychedelic-assisted therapist, and practitioner of tantra and sacred sexuality. After building a thriving sex therapy practice and burlesque career in Los Angeles while living a solo polyamorous life, she experienced a profound shift — moving into monogamous marriage and relocating to the Sacred Valley of Peru...

Prophet Afolabi is a spiritual teacher and founder of Wind of Change Ministry. For more than two decades, he has focused on a question many people quietly wrestle with: Why do some patterns in life refuse to change despite effort, discipline, prayer, and faith? His work explores the deeper root causes behind recurring struggles in purpose, relationships, finances, and personal growth. In this powe...

Zander Phelps (also known as Z Play Coach and the Ambassador of Play) is the founder of HACKiDO! and a PlayFlowState expert. He helps high-performing people ditch burnout, clear brain fog, and reignite their spark through the surprising power of play, movement, and presence. After traveling the world with nothing but a backpack and a footbag, Zander discovered a profound truth: Play is the univers...

Chester J is an academic, author, apologist, and spoken word poet who blends theology, philosophy, and ethics into powerful storytelling. From award-winning spoken word poetry to imaginative fiction (including his newly published book Salvador), his work bridges the gap between truth and meaning — helping people think deeper about life, faith, and purpose. In this thoughtful conversation, Chester...

Dr. McCann is a leadership and workplace culture consultant with over 20 years of experience in human resources, leadership, and higher education. She helps leaders transform chaotic work environments into cultures built on trust, connection, and accountability. In this practical and insightful conversation, Dr. McCann shares: • The most common reasons workplace cultures quietly break down • What...

Kenneth G. Alexander is an entrepreneur, author of The Successful Man, and a voice challenging how we define masculinity, success, and identity. After building a life that looked successful on the outside — military service, global business, leadership, and entrepreneurship — Ken began asking a deeper question: What does it actually mean to live well as a man? This conversation is about breaking a...

Dr. Theodore A. Henderson is a physician, neuroscientist, and founder of Neuro Luminance whose work is challenging how we understand and treat brain disorders. With decades of research in neuroimaging, depression, brain injury, and imaging therapies, he introduces a powerful idea: What if the brain isn’t broken — but capable of healing in ways we’ve been overlooking? In this eye-opening conversati...

Tim Benson is a marketer and former TV news and sports anchor who brings a unique edge to storytelling and communication. With over a decade of experience across broadcasting and marketing, his work centers on one core skill: taking complicated, messy information and making it clear, concise, and compelling — from the newsroom to the boardroom. In this practical and encouraging conversation, Tim s...

Tom Anderson is an author, speaker, and longtime spiritual mentor whose work centers on identity, belovedness, and the journey from brokenness to wholeness. He is the author of From Sinnership to Sonship: The Story of Becoming, along with other works exploring Scripture and the relational nature of God. His message was born out of a long, imperfect, grace-filled journey of marriage, fear, healing,...

Laura Van Wormer is a bestselling novelist who published 14 books with major publishers before a devastating head-on collision with a drunk driver changed everything. The accident caused a traumatic brain injury and damaged her vocal cords, making traditional writing and speaking extremely difficult for years. Instead of giving up, Laura reinvented her storytelling through podcasting. She created...

Dr. Albert Bramante is a talent agent with over two decades in the entertainment industry and a psychologist who helps performers overcome the internal blocks that hold them back. Blending real-world industry experience with psychology, hypnosis, and NLP, he helps actors and creatives break through self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and fear so they can perform at their highest level. In this insightf...

Danielle Vandehei is a mother, sailor, and founder of WaterWorld Micro Expeditions (also known as the Water is Life Hub). After years of slow travel and learning to sail as a complete beginner, she and her family now live full-time on their boat, building a lifestyle centered on the ocean, hands-on learning, and nervous system regulation through nature. In this grounded and inspiring conversation,...

Dr. Heidi Heron is a clinical psychologist, master coach, and global trainer in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. For over 25 years, she has been helping people understand one powerful truth: most of the patterns shaping your life are happening unconsciously — and once you see them, you can change them. In this practical and insightful conversation, Dr. Heidi shares: • The two main reasons people stay...

Charles Black is the author of Deprogram Any Liberal and a writer known online as the Bearded Wizard, the Bearded Teacher, and the Bearded Priest. He has spent years exploring how belief systems form, how people process uncertainty, and how the parables of Jesus Christ can serve as practical guidance for modern life. In his work, he argues that many political disagreements are rooted not just in p...

Matt Savino’s message is simple but powerful: where setbacks become comebacks. He is passionate about helping people rise from adversity, rebuild confidence, and rediscover purpose — turning life’s hardest moments into catalysts for growth. This episode is about resilience, mental strength, and real human comeback stories. In this grounded and practical conversation, Matt shares: • Who he is beyon...

Zach Francis is the founder of Last Artisan Chef, a brand built on discipline, craftsmanship, and relentless work ethic. He is all about mastery, excellence, and doing things the right way in a world obsessed with shortcuts. After spending about seven years in the food industry — from smoothie shops to fine dining in Chicago — Zach walked away from the chaos, yelling, and burnout that define so ma...

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Philip Topham is the founder of Savian AI, an AI governance advisor, and the Amazon best-selling author of Craft Thinking: A Playbook for Clear Thinking and Better Decisions with AI. With a career spanning healthcare, technology, data analytics, and board advisory, he helps leaders understand one of the biggest questions of our time: not just how to use artificial intelligence, but how to think wi...

Nathan Graham is an entrepreneur, AI consultant, speaker, coach, father, and the author of Why Won’t He Log Off? His work explores one of the biggest challenges facing families today: our relationship with technology. Rather than simply blaming video games or screens, he helps parents and young people understand the deeper emotional needs that often drive excessive gaming, digital dependency, and...

Joe Zahaitis is a payment industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience helping businesses understand how money really moves. As the founder of Zahaitis Consulting, he works with business owners and executives to simplify complex payment systems, uncover hidden costs, and make smarter financial decisions. His career has taken him deep into revenue operations, leadership, risk management,...

Dr. Paul White is a psychologist, speaker, and best-selling author who has spent decades helping organizations build healthier, more meaningful workplace relationships. He is the co-author of The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, written alongside Dr. Gary Chapman (author of The 5 Love Languages). Together, their work has helped hundreds of thousands of people understand that feeling g...