Awakened Nation™

How can leaders build stability in a world that is operating on 24/7 disruption? Author of Neuro-Resilient Leader, Angus Nelson joins Brad to share his journey from burnout to breakthroughs. Angus points out that today's leaders are using outdated strategies and tactics more suited to a workforce from 50 years ago, and unsustainable in today's business climate. This is a powerful interview...

Martha Byrne seemed to have it all: steady work on the soap opera As The World Turns, several Emmy Awards, three beautiful children from her husband, NYPD sergeant Michael McMahon. Then all hell broke lose. While retired and now a private investigator, her husband Michael was asked to work on a case out of China. A simple review and investigation to confirm a few things. Just paperwork, a few inte...

What makes one company stand heads and tails above the rest? Customer Service. Customer Service Expert Shep Hyken shares with Brad what he learned from his first business, his father's advice, and some of the best examples of customer service in the industry. You'll discover why Shep is called The Chief Amazement Officer. This is a fun episode. ABOUT SHEP HYKEN: Shep Hyken is a customer se...

As they say, "Life teaches you best..." and Leza Danly brings her lessons. Raised by a show business mother who expected perfection both physically and emotionally, Leza takes us through the painful lessons of pleasing her mother, the eventual breakdown that awakened her to her true mission, and the path to her extraordinary one woman show. This is a powerful episode of childhood trauma,...

Have you ever wondered who comes up with naming and marketing your favorite products? Behind that chocolaty goodness that makes you want to buy is Bryan Mattimore. Bryan and Brad have been friends for decades (and even longer without knowing it)! Bryan shares his ideation magic, what makes a product sell, how to push for innovation, and his latest book, Trump's Playbook: His 50 Brand and Influ...

Ken Rochon figured out a business secret: getting people to smile for the camera created connections he couldn't have predicted. Those connections always led to higher caliber people. But it wasn't all a bed of roses. Ken was livin' the dream as a DJ, when his mother got sick. Her resiliency, and positivity inspired Ken to grow up, and build a legacy of meaning. Ken and Brad share a de...

What does it take to be one of the best interviewers in sports? Tenacity and authenticity. Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and game changing keynote speaker, Joel Goldberg, opens up to Brad Szollose about his career, sending out tapes back in the day, and eventually becoming the reporter for The Kansas City Royals. This is a fantastic episode with one of sports announcing greats...and Joel shares h...

Every goal you pursue has two hidden numbers attached to it—a probability of success and failure. Kyle Austin Young joins Brad for a fascinating discussion on why most people fail, why some should just keep going, and his latest book, SUCCESS IS A NUMBERS GAME. Kyle breaks down the first story in his book of a couple with excellent jobs, and yet only one will be successful in the long run. Whether...

Dr. Lise Deguire returns to Awakened Nation™ to share her massive success since the debut of her first book Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience from a Burn Survivor. From the awards and the media appearances, to her TEDx Talk, Scarred, But Not Scary, and now, writing for various platforms and collegiate textbooks, Lise opens up about the meteoric rise of her story...and the lessons learned in a...

How do you go from Meeting Planner, to on air TV Personality, to Trauma Release Specialist? Jodi Parker shares her outstanding journey as she attempted to heal her son, emboldened to help other mothers, to learning an incredible healing modality that activates your body's own healing mechanisms...and she may mention her mild obsession with The Sound Of Music. This isn't just about trauma r...

How do you become one of the top business consultants in the United States with a track record to prove it? The answer is a road less traveled. Jeremy shares his journey through psychology, business acumen, and traveling to the Amazon Rain Forest to participate in an Ayahuasca ceremony and even partaking of Psilocybin, in order to unlock human potential. A fascinating discussion on the fusion of b...

Jon Lovgren shares his journey of awakening. From getting clean and sober, to discovering the forgiveness techniques of ho'oponopono, Jon's path is that of self love, the tenacity to be yourself, and the healing journey we all must face someday. This is a fascinating discussion into the esoteric. ABOUT JON LOVGREN: Jon Lovgren has been studying religious texts, Kabbalah, metaphysics, quant...

What if your dream was to climb Mount Everest? At 50, Werner Berger decided that is exactly what he would do with his life. And from that moment on, Werner climbed 7 peaks on 7 continents including Mount Everest, Mount McKinley, Mount Elbrus, Mount Kilimanjaro and Vinson Massif in Antarctica. This is a heartwarming episode as Werner shares his journey of climbing 7 peaks, his friends and family th...

How do you come back from a cancer diagnosis...TWICE???!!! Savio Clemente tells the story of reconnecting with his body, his family and his roots, in order to bring himself back into balance. How does one stay calm in the middle of a crisis? Ask Savio. This isn't armchair advice, but lived experience. About Savio P Clemente: Post Crisis Leadership Gap: Savio works with healthcare organizations...

Is it possible to change our educational system, starting with a child-centric curriculum? Andrew Freeman thinks so. As a teenager, Andrew was a mediocre student. But, after being exposed to Transcendental Meditation Techniques, he became an incredible student and athlete, eventually entering college as a two-sport athlete while excelling in science, mathematics and accounting. As he says "Ev...

Joel Comm shares with Brad the secret to his 30+ years of success—as he calls it, The Fun Formula—his TED Talk, the iFart app, and his latest venture, AI For Everyone Podcast. This episode has lots of funny moments as Joel shares his journey, and even creates a campfire song for brad using the latest AI tools. ABOUT JOEL COMM: Joel Comm is an American author, Internet marketer, keynote speaker, an...

Doctor Randi Shannon returns for a visit to share with Brad the power of the human body to heal itself, longevity secrets, what NOT to eat, and her new children's book Tongue Tales, which dives into how our tongue, hair and nails reveal how healthy, or unhealthy we really are. Also, Randi is now a regular on Coast to Coast radio, and shares her interview experiences with George Noory. If you are i...

A comedian once said that "Hell was being trapped in an elevator with an insurance salesman." And you would think talking insurance would be a boring subject... But Fred Fisher brings the thunder in this episode of Awakened Nation™. He shares his career, accidentally falling into the insurance industry, the Tomfoolery the insurance industry plays on people, and goes into detail what a claim is and...

Is it possible that Lazy CEOs to get more done in less time? Founder of The CEO Project, and author of Great CEOs Are Lazy, Jim Schleckser shares with Brad his wins in his own career, the power of getting focused, and how to relax when the chips are down. As founder of The CEO Project, Jim compares his group to bringing together a room full of professional athletes...the conversations are differen...

Imagine entering a maximum security prison in order to interview a murderer. That's exactly what Dr. Wendy Smith did in order to get to the root cause of adult violence. Dr. Smith has a fascinating interview with Brad on the motives behind The Menendez Brothers murders, and what drove them to kill their parents, along with her latest book, Before Their Crimes: What We're Misunderstanding about Chi...

By the time Victoria Pelletier was 24 years old, she was COO of a multinational corporation. Ambitious. Smart. Tenacious. Victoria shares with Brad being abused emotionally and physically as a child, lost her life partner while raising their child, and at one point wound up in a wheelchair. How did she survive one daunting event after another? Victoria shares what she calls "embracing healthy resi...

Nicole Conn joins Brad Szollose on Awakened Nation™ to discuss her film career, her mild obsession with romance stories, her book Descending Thirds, also creating and producing the LGBTQ+ dating show Coming Out for Love with significant input from her daughter, Gabrielle, inspired the project after questioning the lack of queer representation in dating shows. This is a fun episode and mutual admir...

Rob Kalwarowsky seemed to have it all: graduate of MIT, NAACP Athlete, and he even landed his dream job...with the most toxic boss anyone could have. His boss complained about everything Rob did. Did he quit? No. Instead he doubled down, and worked harder. The result was loss of self esteem, frustration, confusion, and eventually a suicide attempt (which he kept secret for years). This is a fascin...

Dr. Carole Lieberman asks a simple question: are psychological warfare tactics (once used against our foreign enemies), now being weaponized against the American people? This is a fascinating episode as Dr. Lieberman exposes our greatest fears about our own leadership. What you'll discover in this episode: Terrorist Tactics on American Soil Dr. Lieberman connects the dots between radical indoc...

Kathryn Porritt joins us from Australia to talk about today's Personal Branding. How do you stand out in a sea of sameness? Kathryn shares her system for standing out, she explains how one can become the ONLY choice in their business sector. You'll discover in this episode: • The Key to Magnetic Marketing: getting customers to chase you • Why you NEED to have a personal brand in this day a...