DESIGNWAVE PODCAST

What if your next customer asked ChatGPT or another AI tool for a recommendation and your business never even made the list? In this episode, we sit down with Lisa Petr , founder of AI VisAbility Coach , to explore how businesses can improve their visibility in AI-powered search and position themselves to be recommended to potential customers. Lisa works with business owners, coaches, speakers, en...

What if AI could challenge your ideas instead of simply agreeing with you and help you get closer to the truth? In this episode, we sit down with Mohamed Nabil , creator of AI Debates on One’s Publications (AIDOP) and the concept of Enlightened Populism , to explore critical thinking, radical transparency, artificial intelligence, and new possibilities for democratic governance. Through AIDOP, Moh...

What if the problem with your digital strategy isn't that you need more tools, but that the ones you already have aren't working together? In this episode, we sit down with Chris Simental , a digital strategy professional with more than two decades of experience helping nonprofits, B2B organizations, and mission-driven teams navigate the intersection of marketing, user experience, and tech...

What if one of the world's biggest environmental challenges could also become an opportunity to build entirely new industries, create jobs, and drive economic growth? In this episode, we sit down with Christian Komor to explore how climate innovation, carbon removal technology, and forward-thinking infrastructure could reshape the future economy. Rather than focusing solely on what businesses...

How do you stay focused, make better decisions, and lead effectively when everything around you feels chaotic? In this episode, we sit down with Bill Korman , a leadership and personal growth professional who draws on 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy to help individuals and organizations navigate pressure, change, and everyday challenges. During his military career, Bill led teams in high-pres...

What separates businesses that consistently generate sales from those that struggle to turn opportunities into results? In this episode, we sit down with Dave Kahle , an experienced sales consultant, speaker, and business educator with more than 30 years of experience helping businesses improve their sales performance. Having presented more than 1,000 times across 47 U.S. states and 11 countries ,...

What does it take to lead effectively, make high-stakes decisions, and drive meaningful growth across complex industries? In this episode, we sit down with Christopher Swing , an experienced executive, board director, investor, and adjunct professor, to explore leadership, business transformation, and the decisions that shape successful organizations. With experience spanning healthcare, logistics...

What does it really take to build a successful business while staying grounded in what matters most? In this episode, we sit down with Joshua Lee , founder and CEO of First Light Studios , to explore entrepreneurship, leadership, resilience, and the realities of building a business that creates meaningful impact. Over the past nine years, Joshua has helped brands generate more than $120 million in...

What if a significant part of your team's workday is being spent on tasks that AI could handle in minutes? In this episode, we sit down with Olga Topchaya , Founder and CEO of Lapis AI Consults , to explore what it really takes to move beyond AI experimentation and build systems that create measurable business value. With a decade of experience across marketing and product leadership , Olga ha...

What happens when the pressure is real, mistakes are visible, and the decisions you make can have immediate consequences? In this episode, we sit down with Silvia Rizzo to explore leadership, performance, decision-making, and what it really means to operate effectively when the stakes are high. Silvia brings experience from environments where pressure, responsibility, and accountability are part o...

What if you could know about a food recall before it became a headline you saw days too late ? In this episode, we sit down with Jordan Robinson , creator of Anxin , to explore the broken system behind food safety information and how technology can help families make safer, more informed decisions about what they eat. Jordan built Anxin around a simple problem: there can be a significant gap betwe...

What can our life experiences teach us about becoming more authentic, resilient, and intentional? In this episode, we sit down with Jameka Whitten , a speaker who brings an open, honest, and deeply relatable perspective to conversations about life, growth, and the lessons that shape who we become. Jameka believes meaningful conversations don't need corporate language or complicated buzzwords....

What if AI could help you finish your book without taking away the one thing that makes it yours  your voice ? In this episode, we sit down with Mykyta Chernenko , engineer, author, and co-founder of AIWriteBook , to explore how AI can help writers move from a blank page to a finished manuscript while keeping the human firmly in control of the story. After writing two books himself, Mykyta underst...

What happens when you achieve the success you wanted, but still feel like something is missing? In this episode, we sit down with Steve Barton , High-Performance Executive Coach, author, and creator of The Game of Ten , to explore what it really takes to move beyond external success and build greater clarity, confidence, and inner stability. After helping scale his family's retail floral busin...

What if the problem with your marketing isn't that you need more leads but that you're not getting enough value from the leads you're already generating? In this episode, we sit down with Chris Kennedy , CEO and co-founder of Astrafuse , to explore what it really takes to turn advertising spend into real customers and measurable business growth. With about a decade of experience helpin...

What if the biggest thing standing between you and your next opportunity isn't your expertise but whether the right people can actually see it? In this episode, we sit down with Karen Yankovich , LinkedIn and PR strategist, personal branding expert, and host of the Good Girls Get Rich podcast, to explore what it really takes to become visible, influential, and sought after in today's busin...

What happens to the American Dream when artificial intelligence changes the way we work, create, and build wealth? In this episode, we sit down with Bradley R. Aman , author of American Dream AI , to explore the evolving relationship between technology, human ambition, and opportunity in the modern world. Bradley shares his perspective on how AI is redefining what is possible for individuals acros...

What if the next evolution of AI isn't about making smarter machines, but about creating better partnerships between humans and AI ? In this episode, we sit down with Summer B Joy , an entrepreneur, strategist, and unlikely tech founder who turned to AI after COVID disrupted her family business and challenged everything she believed about strategy, coaching, and creating results. Summer shares...

What if the biggest obstacle to business growth isn't a lack of opportunity, but pulling the wrong growth levers? In this episode, we sit down with Rion Westfall , founder of Own Your Revenue , to explore how businesses can identify the revenue patterns that actually matter and scale without sacrificing their margins. Rion brings a unique perspective shaped by engineering, international busine...

What if your book could do more than sit on a shelf? What if it could become a powerful tool for building your brand, attracting the right audience, and growing your business? In this episode, we sit down with Sarah Bean , publishing and book marketing expert at Book Launchers , to explore how authors can think beyond simply writing and launching a book and start using it strategically. With more...

What can the rise of Amazon teach us about taking risks, testing ideas, and building a business that lasts? In this episode, we sit down with Steve Anderson , author of the international bestselling book The Bezos Letters , to explore the principles behind Amazon’s extraordinary growth and what business owners can learn from Jeff Bezos’ approach to risk. Through his analysis of 21 letters to Amazo...

What happens when a company has more data than ever but still struggles to answer the questions that actually matter? In this episode, we sit down with MK Quigley , an analytics and business strategy professional with more than a decade of experience working across healthcare analytics, alternative data, sales engineering, AI, and GTM strategy. MK’s career began in enterprise data systems and busi...

In this episode, we sit down with Michele Novack , cybersecurity risk management expert, author, and founder of CardinalsByte , to explore what it really takes to build confidence, navigate change, and protect the things that matter. With more than 30 years of leadership experience across the financial sector and cybersecurity, Michele brings a practical perspective on helping small businesses und...

Moving home is supposed to mark a new beginning, but for many people, the process can be stressful, frustrating, and emotionally exhausting. What if it could become a memorable experience for the right reasons? In this episode, we sit down with Carmel Mannix , a removals industry professional with eight years of experience who is passionate about changing the way people experience moving home. Aft...

What does it really take to build success without losing yourself in the process? In this episode, we sit down with Marla Ballard , CEO of YU2SHINE and Director of Unconquerable me, to explore the connection between leadership, resilience, identity, purpose, and sustainable success. Marla’s journey has taken her from growing up on a farm in Kentucky to leading operations in the thoroughbred indust...