Zac Palmer’s Perpetual Growth Podcast

The Modern Masculinity Crisis: How Men Can Rebuild Purpose, Confidence & Connection | EP 86 Modern masculinity, men’s mental health, male loneliness, purpose, confidence, and relationships are at the heart of this powerful conversation. What does it actually mean to be a good man today? I sit down with Bill McCamley for an honest discussion about the challenges men face in a rapidly changing w...

Feeling stuck between the career that pays the bills and the life you actually want?  In this episode, leukemia survivor and former CPA-turned-entrepreneur Jeanne Phares breaks down exactly how she reinvented her life not once, but four times and how you can start your own reinvention without blowing up your income or your identity. Jeanne shares the real, unfiltered process behind walking away fr...

Success, fulfillment, purpose, intuition, and personal growth don’t always move in the same direction. You can achieve your goals, build a successful career, and still feel like something is missing. In this conversation with Karen Weaver and Adrea Peters, co-authors of Heart Frequency: The Science of Using Your Internal Guidance System to Create an Extraordinary Life, to explore what it really ta...

Business growth, leadership, resilience, and entrepreneurship often begin where comfort ends.  What if the friction you're trying to avoid is actually what could make you better? In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast, Zac Palmer sits down with Brian Duncanson, entrepreneur, financial coach, MBA, and co-founder behind Spartan Race, to explore how adversity, customer feedback, and calculat...

Stress, high achievement, mindfulness, leadership, and self-awareness are more connected than we often realize. As high performers, we're usually taught to handle more, push harder, and build more resilience. But what if that's not always the answer? Today's episode, I sit down with Vahid Coskun, a mindfulness coach, leadership facilitator, yoga therapist, and founder of Wellness Assembly, to unpa...

What does 90 years of life teach you about success, leadership, purpose, relationships, marriage, and legacy?  Jim Paulk Jr. shares the lessons that took him decades to understand and why the people around you may matter more than what you accomplish. After serving as a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and Naval officer and spending 26 years in manufacturing management with Procter & Gamble, Jim Pa...

Why do so many ambitious, intelligent, and successful people still struggle with stress, unhealthy relationships, burnout, or the feeling that they're constantly proving themselves? In this conversation, Dr. Nima Rahmany unpacks one of the biggest hidden drivers of human behavior: the nervous system. Together they explore why childhood wounds often fuel high achievement, how unresolved trauma sile...

Leadership under pressure, elite teams, trust, accountability, and high-performance culture are built long before the crisis arrives. What happens when failure isn't measured in quarterly earnings—but in lives? Today with retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Trey Morriss, a veteran of more than three decades of military service, B-52 operations, and combat missions. Trey was part of the top-secret 35-ho...

Emergency preparedness, CPR training, crisis leadership, and the psychology of taking action can determine what happens in the moments that matter most. When an emergency happens, will you freeze, wait for someone else to act, or step forward? Courage rarely appears out of nowhere. It is built long before the crisis. In this conversation with Brad Newbury and Keira Newbury, we explore what it real...

Leadership. Artificial Intelligence. Purpose. Business Growth. Human-Centered Innovation. What if we've been measuring success the wrong way all along? Most people are taught to chase bigger businesses, higher incomes, and more recognition. But what if the greatest measure of success is the number of lives you're able to impact? In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast, I sit down with Art...

LinkedIn strategy, personal branding, thought leadership, executive visibility, and B2B growth are becoming the biggest competitive advantages for modern business leaders. In this conversation with LinkedIn expert and growth strategist Eli Igra Serfaty to uncover why LinkedIn has evolved far beyond recruiting and become one of the most powerful business growth engines available today. If you're st...

Health optimization, longevity, energy, and human performance are not just wellness conversations. They are the foundation of how we lead, build, love, create, and ultimately experience our lives. In this episode, we explore why modern life is quietly stealing our vitality and how reclaiming movement can transform everything. For nearly two decades, I spent my life immersed in the health and welln...

Financial freedom, wealth building, money mindset, and true happiness are not just about earning more money. Discover how to build lasting wealth, improve your relationship with money, and create a life filled with purpose and fulfillment. Many ambitious professionals spend years chasing success, income, and achievements, only to realize they still feel financially stressed or unfulfilled. True we...

Business scaling, operational excellence, founder bottlenecks, leadership systems, and sustainable growth are the real drivers behind long-term success. In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast, we uncover why so many businesses plateau despite investing heavily in marketing, advertising, and sales. Most founders believe growth comes from better marketing. Michael Kleinmann argues the oppos...

Most people think reinvention belongs to the young, but this discussion highlights that career reinvention is a skill for the willing, not just the young.  Our guest, with 78 years of experience and seven careers, shares their journey of personal growth and how they continuously adapted through career change.  This conversation emphasizes self discovery and finding your life purpose, illustrating...

Customer-centered innovation, business growth, leadership, entrepreneurship, problem solving, and operational strategy all come down to one thing: staying close enough to the problem to actually understand it. Today, I sit down with Andrew Bish, founder of Bish Enterprises and President of the Hemp Feed Coalition. Andrew shares how real innovation happens by listening deeper than most companies ev...

Risk Taking, Courage, Meaning, Masculinity, and Personal Growth. Former U.S. Foreign Service officer John Graham shares hard-earned lessons from war zones, revolutions, mountain expeditions, and life-threatening experiences that completely transformed his understanding of manhood, leadership, emotional strength, and purpose.🔥 From surviving revolutions and navigating the realities of the Vietnam...

Breathwork for peak performance, emotional healing, mental clarity, and stress reduction—this conversation breaks down how mastering your breath can radically shift how you think, feel, and perform in business and life. Most people take 20,000 breaths a day without ever being taught how to use them. That’s a missed advantage. In this episode, we unpack how conscious breathing directly impacts your...

💡90% of real estate investors focus on finding deals… but only a small percentage ever master raising capital.  That gap is exactly why most deals never get funded. Capital is the real bottleneck.  Not deals. Not opportunity. ⚠️ And the operators who understand how money actually moves are the ones who win. 📌 Inside this conversation, you’ll see how capital flows behind the scenes, what drives i...

Most leaders are trained to think their way through pressure. The best leaders? They train their body to handle it. In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast, we break down the real reason high performers stay calm, decisive, and fully present when it matters most. This conversation goes beyond mindset and into embodied leadership, revealing how your physiology directly shapes your emotions,...

High performance, intimacy, emotional blocks, sexual energy, and wealth creation are more connected than most people realize. In this episode, we break down why so many successful entrepreneurs and high achievers dominate in business but struggle in their relationships and personal fulfillment. If you’ve built success but still feel disconnected, this conversation exposes the hidden patterns drivi...

It's nearly impossible for families to facilitate their own family meeting because you don't know what you don't know.  This video highlights the complexities of caregiving, especially when discussing topics related to senior care and aging parents.  It emphasizes the challenge of navigating issues like nursing home options and understanding how medicare explained works, which can be overwhelming...

Burnout, mental load, invisible workload, and time management—this is why high performers feel overwhelmed. If you’re constantly exhausted, this episode shows how to reclaim your time, energy, and control. Most people don’t realize it, but the real drain isn’t your work. It’s the invisible work—the mental tabs, emotional labor, and constant background decisions that quietly consume your capacity e...

80% of businesses listed for sale never find a buyer. The reason is simple: most founders never build a real exit strategy for their business. If you want to sell your business for maximum value, understanding business exit planning, M&A strategy, EBITDA growth, and business valuation is critical long before the sale happens. Most entrepreneurs focus on revenue. Smart founders focus on buildin...

10 Hertz Brain State, Peak Performance, Flow State, Neuroscience, and Mental Focus are deeply connected.  Today, we explore how the brain’s electrical state determines whether you perform at your best or choke under pressure. Sports neuroscientist Dr. Izzy Justice has conducted over 18,000 live EEG brain scans during real performance moments with elite athletes and executives. His research reveals...