Tactical Harmony

Money isn't about how much you accumulate. It's about alignment.  Doug Vowels, a certified financial planner and fiduciary advisor with two decades of experience serving high-net worth families, joins Rebecca Fitzsimmons to expose what most people get wrong about wealth. He's seen clients with $20 million feel anxious and clients with $500,000 feel completely at peace. The difference has nothing t...

AI leadership is a management skill, not a technical one. In this episode of Tactical Harmony, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with John Michael Thomas, Fractional Chief AI Officer, speaker, and number one bestselling author of Lead AI With Confidence.  John spent his career as the last line of defense for global companies, flying in to solve problems after everyone else failed. Now he helps CEOs, f...

Leadership under pressure looks different when you have run counterintelligence in threat zones worldwide. Derrick Jackson spent 21 years in the Air Force, starting as a jet engine specialist and rising into a Special Agent role with OSI's Special Missions Branch. He ran threat assessments for Air Force Special Operations Command missions across the globe. Now he writes the Shadow One series. Rebe...

Leadership, mindset, and calculated risk drive this episode with former Wall Street analyst and C-suite executive Stephanie Georges on the Tactical Harmony Show.  Stephanie spent four decades leading organizations through change and transformation. Now a Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Senior Fellow, she founded the Meraki Dignity Project, an AI-enabled platform for women navigating major l...

Leadership, mindset, and entrepreneurship meet in this episode with Valerie Bowden, the founder who quit her job eight months pregnant and built a seven-figure business on pure conviction. Valerie is the founder of Crdle and one of NBC's top 30 global women rising. Her company helps businesses scale by hiring top-tier remote talent from Africa. Before the title, she backpacked solo through 13 Afri...

After hitting rock bottom on a New York City closet floor, Nami Prakash built the mindset framework high performers use to lead from within. Former NCIS Special Agent Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with the founder of the Mind Quotient and author of Healing with Courage for a conversation on leadership, mindset, and personal development that moves fast and hits deep. After 20 plus years in corporat...

Leadership, mindset, and storytelling collide in this conversation with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ken Fay. Rebecca sits down with Ken to explore how high performers find their voice, build resilience, and lead with authenticity. Ken has shaped stories for decades across commercial advertising, documentaries, and narrative features. He earned an Emmy for a documentary he wrote and directed about heali...

Content warning: This episode discusses suicide and grief. If you need support, dial 988. If you are located outside of the United States, resources can be found at https://findahelpline.com   Suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and the power of the human spirit anchor this raw conversation with Jimmy and Karen Baker, founders of the Jake Baker 27 Fund. After losing their 22-year-old son,...

Trauma-informed expert and Neuro-Obstetrical Anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephanie Byerly joins Rebecca Fitzsimmons on the Tactical Harmony Show to break down the achiever identity, narcissist patterns, and the mindset shifts high-performing women need to win more and stress less.  A former professor of anesthesiology and upcoming TEDx UCLA speaker, Dr. Byerly spent decades numbing patients in the opera...

Pet euthanasia is the hardest, most heartbreaking decision you will face as a pet parent. And no one prepares you for it. In this episode of the Tactical Harmony Show, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Dr. John Murray, an in-home hospice veterinarian with CodaPet, a network of 180 veterinarians serving families across the country. Together they walk through the Quality of Life Scale, what to expe...

Serial founder Jess Ekstrom built Headbands of Hope with $300 in college and scaled it into partnerships with the NBA, WNBA, and Kohl's before launching Mic Drop Workshop to help ambitious women land paid keynote stages.  In this episode of the Tactical Harmony Show, Jess breaks down the exact mindset shifts high performers need to grow a business, speak with authority, and protect ambition withou...

What if the same discipline that drives elite performance could also build lasting wealth? In this episode of Tactical Harmony, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Zac O’Brien, Managing Director of Crown Wealth Group’s Athlete Division, Certified Financial Planner™, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, to break down the financial strategies, wealth-building habits, and money mindset shifts high...

What does it take to lead through a patient death, silence your inner critic, and build a culture that triumphs under pressure? Executive coach and former Chief Nursing Executive Michelle DeStefano reveals the leadership frameworks, mindset shifts, and resilience strategies that transform high-performing healthcare leaders from survivors into true difference-makers. In this episode of Tactical Har...

If you’re a high-performing woman struggling with a breakup, toxic relationship, narcissism, or emotional burnout, this episode will show you exactly how to rebuild your confidence, self-worth, and personal power. In this raw episode of Tactical Harmony , Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with master certified life coach, bestselling author, and former corporate executive Ginny Priem to break down the...

If you are a high achiever who has mastered the art of looking successful while quietly burning out, this episode will stop you in your tracks. In this episode of the Tactical Harmony Show, host Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with international speaker, strategist, and executive coach Clara Capano to dismantle the biggest lie in leadership: that being busy means being productive. Clara introduces h...

Most leaders and entrepreneurs don’t struggle with strategy, they struggle with their subconscious mind. Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with board certified hypnotist Todd Goodwin to break down how subconscious programming, childhood experiences, and unresolved trauma create deep-rooted limiting beliefs like "I'm not enough," "I'm not safe," and "I'm not worthy of love" — and how those beliefs sile...

In this powerful episode, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Greg Ford, retired federal law enforcement executive and the first civilian director of the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division (Army CID). Greg shares his transformative leadership journey from managing massive organizational change at Army CID to transitioning from 25+ years of federal service to the private sector. This conver...

Why do high performers who know exactly what to do still struggle to execute under pressure? In this powerful episode of Tactical Harmony, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with mindset and performance coach Paul Salter to unpack the hidden subconscious patterns that cause self-sabotage, fear of success, and inconsistent performance. Paul shares how belief systems formed in childhood influence confide...

What does it really take to leave federal law enforcement and build a successful business from scratch? In this powerful episode of  Tactical Harmony , Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Jordan Sutton — former NCIS Special Agent and founder of Thin Brew Line Coffee — to unpack the mindset, leadership skills, faith, and resilience required to transition from government service to entrepreneurship....

Grief, purpose, resilience and entrepreneurship collide in this deeply human conversation with award-winning wedding photographer and nonprofit founder Jennifer Cortiella. In this powerful episode of Tactical Harmony, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Jennifer to explore how losing her beloved dog Zoey transformed her life, leadership and business. From building a thriving wedding photography bra...

Law enforcement leadership, first responder wellness, and mental resilience—this episode delivers practical insight into sustainable high performance under pressure. On this episode of the Tactical Harmony Podcast, I sit down with Eric Tsung, Police Commander and Founder of Blue Grit, to unpack the realities of leadership, peer support, burnout prevention, and building mentally strong teams in hig...

What does real healing look like after losing everything—your identity, your money, and your sense of self? In this powerful episode of Tactical Harmony , Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with former NFL player, five-time bestselling author, and keynote speaker Marques Ogden to unpack what it truly takes to heal, rebuild, and rise after rock bottom. Marques shares his raw journey from the NFL to buil...

What happens when science, spirituality, and leadership intersect? In this deeply moving episode of Tactical Harmony , Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Sara Mitteer, Founder of Modern Alchemy Wellness and Reiki of San Diego, to explore healing at the physical, emotional, and spiritual level. With over a decade of experience in energy medicine, hypnotherapy, and Reiki, Sara has helped more than 3...

Integrative medicine physician and leadership expert Dr. Marianne Pinkston joins Rebecca Fitzsimmons to break down leadership under pressure, burnout recovery, self-care for high performers, and confidence in uncertainty. This episode dives into mindset mastery, nervous system regulation, resilience, and the habits elite leaders use to sustain peak performance without sacrificing health. Drawing o...

In this powerful Tactical Harmony episode, host Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Jerrod Hardy, Air Force veteran, 21+ year law enforcement leader, entrepreneur, and Founder of Team Hardy, for a raw, real conversation on career transition, leadership mindset, entrepreneurship, and purpose-driven success. Jerrod shares his transformational journey revealing the mindset shifts, leadership principle...