Your Next Success

Send us Fan Mail What happens when life keeps shifting the path beneath your feet? In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Jake Isaacs, Serial Integrator and Co-Founder of Gathering The Kings as he shares the turning points that shaped his leadership, his resilience, and his definition of success. We explore: How constant childhood moves shaped his adaptability The cost of high performance...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever woken up ready to follow through, and by the end of the day your goal feels far away? That experience holds a message. Your system responds to real life, real pressure, and real emotions. In this solo action episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal helps you connect to the deeper why underneath your goals so you move with staying power, even when the calendar tightens and your e...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the career you built and the values you hold collide? In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Bob Martin , former federal prosecutor turned meditation teacher. Bob’s years handling mob-related cases in Miami brought intense pressure, moral complexity, and moments that forced him to question the life he was living. His wake-up call became the doorway to a...

Send us Fan Mail Some say life will knock you down. Sometimes it knocks you down twice. Dan MacQueen’s story began with persistent headaches that seemed like an annoying problem, until they became impossible to ignore. An optometrist visit led to a sealed envelope and a direct trip to the hospital. What followed was emergency brain surgery, a brain hemorrhage, weeks in a coma, and months of rehab...

Send us Fan Mail We're adding some short episodes to help you start your week taking action towards your next success!  Buzzsprout sent me my 2025 podcast recap—31 episodes, 1,336 minutes, listeners in 47 countries and 376 cities, with 2,081 audio downloads. The numbers are fun… and they don’t tell the real story. In this short solo episode, I share how I committed to an internet radio show i...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your life looks incredibly successful on paper, but inside, something feels off? In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Alan Lazaros , Founder and CEO of Next Level University, a global top 100 podcast with more than 2,200 episodes. Alan opens up about the patterns that shaped him as a young high achiever, the instability that drove his early ambition, a...

Send us Fan Mail What if the things you do “just for fun” are actually clues to your calling? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Adam Torres , Co-Founder of Mission Matters and host of the Mission Matters series of shows, ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts worldwide. Adam grew up in southwest Detroit, where survival and possibility lived side by side. As a kid, h...

Send us Fan Mail When your career suddenly shifts in a direction you didn’t choose, it can shake everything: your confidence, your identity, and your sense of what’s possible next. Dr. Caroline Sangal is joined by Kelly Schuknecht , a marketing strategist who rebuilt her professional path with honesty, clarity, and a commitment to leading authentically.  In this conversation, you'll hear: The...

Send us Fan Mail What if your next career step isn’t about certainty — but curiosity? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Caroline Sangal speaks with Carlee Wolfe, a leadership strategist, talent advisor, and coach whose career has woven through Olympic and Paralympic programs, Under Armour, Hyatt Hotels, and purpose-driven nonprofit work. Carlee’s story is rooted in connection, movement, a...

Send us Fan Mail What if your greatest detours became your best stories? In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Dr. Danny Brassell, affectionately known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph. D.”—a globally recognized speaker, author, and coach who’s helped thousands of leaders and entrepreneurs turn communication into connection. Danny’s journey spans journalism, teaching, speaki...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Your Next Success, Caroline sits down with Steve Jaffe , author of The Layoff Journey: From Dismissal to Discovery . Steve has lived through four layoffs in 25 years, and each one reshaped his understanding of identity, work, and worth. Together, they explore the emotional reality of job loss — the grief, the shock, the shame, the pause, and the rebuilding. If y...

Send us Fan Mail What if your next chapter begins when you stop doing and start leading? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Caroline Sangal speaks with Walter Dusseldorp , founder of TheDutchMentor.com — a lifelong learner, paramedic, flight instructor, author, and leadership mentor helping professionals move from doing to leading with purpose. From the farms of Holland to hospital boardro...

Send us Fan Mail What if the version of success you built isn’t the one meant for you? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Caroline Sangal sits down with Ray Martin , author of Life Without a Tie and founder of The Daily Explorer . Ray is an entrepreneur, award-winning business leader, coach, mentor, facilitator, speaker, writer, and mindfulness teacher. After decades of achievement, he rea...

Send us Fan Mail What if success isn’t something you earn—but something you align with? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Garrett Wood , founder of Gnosis Therapy, about what happens when high achievers push too far and forget to bring their wellbeing along for the journey. Garrett’s path spans corporate leadership, fitness coaching, and neuroscience-based hypno...

Send us Fan Mail What if your next opportunity isn’t waiting in another online application—but in how you tell your story? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Caroline Sangal sits down with Amy L. Adler , President of Five Strengths Career Transition Experts , to talk about how powerful storytelling transforms careers. Amy is one of the most respected voices in the executive career space. S...

Send us Fan Mail  What if your next chapter isn’t something you chase—but something you grow? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Caroline Sangal sits down with Tigrilla Gardenia , a Nature-Inspired Mentor, certified coach, and World Ambassador for Plant Advocacy, whose journey from sound engineering and Big Tech to plant intelligence and purpose will change how you see growth and success....

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest barrier to your next role—or your next chapter—is your own mindset? In this episode, Dr. Al Bramante blends psychology, hypnosis, and NLP with decades of experience as a talent agent to help people rise above self-sabotage and finally step into their potential. His unique approach helps artists, career changers, and high achievers overcome internal blocks that...

Send us Fan Mail What if the next level of your success isn’t about climbing higher — but thinking better? John Knowlton has lived that truth. From pastor to co-founder of a wealth-management firm managing over $1 billion in assets, he’s learned that growth without alignment eventually costs too much. After selling his firm and taking a family-first sabbatical, John now helps Christian CEOs lead w...

Send us Fan Mail What if your next big career decision wasn’t about climbing higher - but choosing wiser? After more than forty years in higher education, Dr. Tara S. Singer has seen it all - great mentors and tough bosses, leaps of faith and gut-wrenching choices to walk away. As the former CEO and President of Omicron Delta Kappa and now a senior consultant with Academic Search, Tara shares the...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you refuse to succumb to your circumstances and instead choose to reinvent and rise in glory? Dr. Naeema Olatunji’s story moves from childhood secrets to healing, heartbreak, and a cycling accident that became a divine disruption. A chiropractor, reinvention coach, and author of Raised as a Lie , Naeema shows how the hardest moments can reveal who we truly are—an...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when life keeps throwing punches? Neena Perez knows firsthand how to rise with grit, grace, and God. From childhood abuse, teen motherhood, and domestic violence to a God moment that released her into culinary school, Neena’s journey is proof that your past doesn’t define your future—it can fuel your purpose. In this powerful conversation, Neena shares how she trans...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a federal program manager leaves government service and turns her insider knowledge into a business that helps others thrive? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Julia Barzyk shares her transition from managing a $6M+ geoscience and engineering research portfolio at the U.S. Army Research Office to founding Wise Investigator—a strategic coaching practice f...

Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to let the truest version of you lead? In this powerful episode of Your Next Success , host Dr. Caroline Sangal sits down with Natalie Siston—keynote speaker, author of Let Her Out , and the Lead Global Presenter at Positive Intelligence®—to explore how to navigate career shifts with clarity, authenticity, and internal permission. Natalie opens up about he...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when your career has spanned the globe, your leadership has made a measurable impact, and you still feel called to something more? In this episode of Your Next Success , Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Dr. Lucinda Jackson—a global executive, scientist, author, and speaker—about the choices, turning points, and clarity that shaped her remarkable career and powerful ne...

Send us Fan Mail What if every twist in your path has been preparing you for the exact impact you are meant to make? In this episode of Your Next Success , I sit down with Penda L. James —author, scribe coach, publisher, and founder of InSCRIBEd Inspiration. Penda has spent her career walking in service: from social work, higher education, and nonprofit leadership, to AmeriCorps and now helping pe...