The Uncommon Minds Experience

This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt like they're just surviving—and wondered if there was a way to truly live. Veronique Ory knows this terrain intimately. She first discovered yoga in New York City at a time when she thought she was thriving in the hustle. She was running her own theatre company, living on $1 pizza slices, and riding the rollercoaster of high highs and low lows—her...

This conversation is for anyone who has ever chased achievement and wondered why it didn't satisfy the deeper hunger. Daniel Sterling knows this terrain intimately. He grew up in the early years and the wild west of Aspen, Colorado, where risk became his go-to . A range of jobs—some hard labor, others downright dangerous—supported his early pursuit of alpine ski racing success . He skied fast enou...

Andrew Ackerman is a two-time startup founder, venture capitalist, author, and professor who has invested in over 70 early-stage companies and mentored hundreds of founders through accelerators and in the classroom . He's a partner at the venture capital firm Corigin Ventures and has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list . His latest book, The Entrepreneur's Odyssey, is a business novel that t...

Joshua Griffin is a serial entrepreneur who has built businesses from nothing, won national awards, and led marketing across multi-million pound portfolios . He also went through £35,000 of personal debt, burnout, and a complete reset that saw him sleeping in his clothes to avoid the heating bill and selling the contents of his home while building his agency . He is the co-founder of Intrinzi, a m...

Thomas Wurm spent 14 years as a wildland firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service—sixteen-hour shifts, temperatures reaching 130 degrees, physical and mental stress equivalent to riding the Tour de France every single day . He thought that was strength. Then his captain and best friend died suddenly . The grief manifested as mystery illness symptoms, debilitating anxiety, and a Kundalini awakening...

Bryan Thompson is a California trusts and estates attorney with Rod of Iron Trusts and Estates Counsel, where he guides families through some of the most difficult and emotionally charged decisions they'll ever face. He grew up wanting to be in the ministry or a firefighter, and both instincts still drive his practice: a deep care for people and an urgency to keep them from harm . As a solo practi...

Dr. Jeffrey Bone is a chronic illness mentor, author, and host of the podcast To The Bone: Conversations on Pain, Illness, and Meaning . He has spent more than two decades helping people cope with the psychological realities of long-term illness and pain . His work blends psychology, lived experience, and creativity, specializing in helping people navigate the emotional weight of chronic illness—i...

Terry Bean is a Certified Life & Executive Coach, author, speaker, and founder of The Inner Magic Club . She studied Communications and Marketing at the University of Hartford and began her career in Manhattan. She helped build a property management company from 20 to 200 employees and from 10 to 47 properties across three states . She later earned her Real Estate Broker's License and owned a...

Robert Bowers is a storyteller, outdoorsman, and self-published author whose work is inspired by a lifetime of real-world experiences—many of them gathered while fishing and hunting, working outdoors, and spending time in places where things don't always have a clear explanation . He loves all things cryptid and has had many unexplained things happen to him while hunting and fishing—cryptids, UFOs...

Butch Phelps is a functional massage therapist, award-winning author, and creator of the Stretch n' Release Technique . He helps people 45+ reduce chronic aches, improve mobility, and move better without relying on meds, injections, or surgeries—by teaching them how to release tight, overworked muscles and take control of their own bodies . His journey began with a head-on auto crash at 18 that bo...

Nami Prakash is the founder of The Mind Quotient™, a mission-driven Human Skill Development organization teaching the practical skills we were never taught . After more than 20 years leading teams in healthcare communications, she realized the biggest performance gaps weren't technical—they were human . That realization led her to leave corporate leadership and create a company on a mission to mak...

Alan Gillanders has always had an inquiring mind, asking "What is truth?"—a timeless question at the core of existence. With decades of study in metaphysics, quantum theory, consciousness, and ancient spiritual teachings and traditions, he weaves together the mystical and the scientific, offering a voice that is both intuitive and analytical. His book, The Sacred Hum of I AM, invites readers into...

Dr. Bilal Ahmed is an interventional and structural cardiologist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He performs high-risk cardiac procedures including opening blocked arteries and replacing heart valves without open-chest surgery . He is also the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Lylah Health, a gut microbiome solution that combines prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics targeted at heart health...

Rob Broadhead is a Fractional CIO, software architect, entrepreneur, and founder of RB Consulting. Over the past three decades, he has designed enterprise systems, modernized legacy platforms, led software organizations, and advised companies ranging from startups to established businesses navigating growth . He is also the host of the Develpreneur Podcast, where he explores leadership, software d...

Lynette Sorrentino is a keynote speaker, creator, and founder of The Table Method™—built on one belief: the women who hold everything together deserve to come home to themselves . She has built three businesses from scratch, across two industries, with more than 30 years of experience . She spent 25 years in direct sales, carrying her into the top 5% of Mary Kay . Then she started over completely,...

Rich LaMonica is a 22-year veteran of the United States Army who was deployed on multiple occasions in support of the Global War on Terrorism . It was during this career that he evolved as a leader of people, with his education coming from great mentors who showed him how to take care of his team . After retiring in 2015, he went through a transformative year of self-reflection—365 days that taugh...

Magic Barclay is a single mother of two, a cancer survivor, and a practitioner of functional health solutions who specializes in trauma recovery and root cause analysis . She is the author of four books and the host of A Magical Life: Health, Wealth, and Weight Loss . Her journey began in childhood—growing up with a narcissistic father and an emotionally neglectful mother, she learned early that s...

Grant Jenkins is the Managing Director of Propel Health Australia and a high-performance coach with more than 25 years of experience working with elite athletes, health professionals, and everyday Australians seeking better health outcomes . He has coached athletes across four sports at World Championship level and worked at all four Tennis Grand Slams, including helping develop former World No.1...

Teri Pruitt started in theatre at 15 and has worked professionally since 1992, with a career spanning community theatres, summer stocks, regional theatres, and more than 25 years on Broadway . She is the founder of Open the Aperture, where she brings the collaborative lessons of the theatrical process to organizations through keynotes, workshops, and consulting . Her work helps leaders and teams r...

Dr. Deborah Heiser is an Applied Developmental Psychologist with a specialty in midlife and aging, a TEDx speaker, founder of The Mentor Project, and author of The Mentorship Edge: Creating Maximum Impact Through Lateral and Hierarchical Mentoring . She is an Adjunct Professor at SUNY Old Westbury, a Psychology Today contributor, and has been recognized by Thinkers50 Radar and 100 Coaches . Her jo...

Peter Boolkah is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and the bestselling author of YOUR BUSINESS SUCKS – Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life . He started his career flipping burgers at McDonald's, where he witnessed firsthand how world-class systems allow businesses to operate consistently without relying on a single extraordinary individual—a lesson that shaped everything...

Dale Turnbull is the creator of The 7 Positions of Leadership and founder of Lead Adapt Impact. With over 12 years of leadership coaching experience, he has trained and coached more than 800 people, 300 of whom he managed directly . His work bridges the gap between leadership intention and team execution through a simple insight: when leaders understand how people actually process information, the...

Sheryl Hauk is a retired music educator, survivor advocate, and author of Piece by Piece: A Memoir of Survival, Resilience, and the Power of Creativity . Since the release of her memoir, readers—some in their 60s and 70s—have shared that they spoke the truth of their own abuse for the first time after reading the book . That moment keeps repeating, quietly and powerfully, without fanfare . She spe...

Shawngela Pierce is a spiritual healer, podcaster, and author based in Sedona, Arizona. She holds a degree in Biology from Purdue University and began her career as a forensic scientist in Ohio before pursuing a degree in Naturopathic Medicine at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences . After a personal awakening during her fourth year of medical school, she stepped awa...

Jody Zarn is an author, corporate trainer, and TEDx speaker whose work explores empathy, mental health, and the power of human connection . Her perspective was shaped by an unexpected friendship she formed with a man experiencing homelessness—a relationship that challenged many of her assumptions about trauma, dignity, and what it really means to help someone . Leroy was not a stereotypical homele...