A Level Deeper

Dave Resseguie is a Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Father, and person full of immense gratitude. I first met Dave at an event where he was delivering a speech and was instantly captivated by his ability to use emotion and storytelling to communicate his ideas. Each time I've connected with Dave since, it's been full of meaningful conversations and moments.  This conversation was...

Rebecca Berg is a Registered Dietician Nutritionist and founder of No Strings Nutrition—and if you think you know what a registered dietician does, tune in because you might be surprised. In this episode, Rebecca and I explore the human relationship to food and Rebecca shares her journey of how her relationship with food impacted her life and what she learned from that experience that she now appl...

Angelo Santiago is a men's coach and founder of We Are the Men—a men's coaching and development brand and podcast.  In today's episode, Angelo takes us through his own powerful story about avoiding his feelings and bottling things up and the thing that finally sparked a radical change in his life. We open the conversation by "walking the walk" by sharing something we are e...

My friend, meet Safia Fitzpatrick. 🤝 Safia is a cancer survivor, fighter, inspiration, women's health advocate, Mom, teacher, and that's really just scratching the surface.  In this episode, Safia and I talk about the importance of speaking openly about subjects that seem to be taboo... our health and wellness can often be one of those topics. Safia shares her story of losing her mother...

So.... I went skydiving. This episode isn't about skydiving, but it is about alignment and being confident in that alignment so we can move past the fear of judgment and perception of others. And that practice led me to choose to skydive (more in the episode). My guest today is Taylor Mae. Taylor is a founder, coach, speaker, and host of the Align to Achieve podcast. More than that, she'...

Nicole Rall (Mom, entrepreneur, homeschooler, homesteader) joins me for a fascinating discussion on, well, learning. We chat about how we best learn as kids, some of the interesting side effects of the standardized school system, why she chose to homeschool (and not your typical homeschooling) her kids, and the things we aspire to continue learning in our everyday lives and passing onto those arou...

Nate Langley joins me on the show again (filmed in the red rocks of Sedona, AZ) to talk about making some updates to our human operating systems. Nate was the first guest I ever had on the show and since our last conversation, he's been on an interesting path as he's become a Transformation Coach and also a Certified Breathwork Facilitator. Nate and I talk about the most common things th...

Kendra Neal is an artist, entrepreneur, business owner, and trailblazer. She currently owns and operates Kendra Neal Studio, a multi-state permanent makeup studio, with her husband, Shane. My friends, this ain't a conversation about makeup (although we talk about beauty standards at the end). It's a conversation about forging a new path, exploring the extremes to find balance, challengin...

Danielle Boquette (Mrs. B) is an author, podcast host, and well, another human being who has experienced a lot in life and believes we all have the opportunity to pursue a life of meaning. She's the author of Note to Self, her first book, and also the host of the With Mrs. B podcast where she shares some of those notes to herself and others about healing, growth, personal development and so m...

Mike Erwin is the Co-Founder of The Positivity Project, the founder of Team Red, White & Blue, the Co-Founder & Chairman of Father Capodanno HS, he's a 2x published author of Leadership is a Relationship and Lead Yourself First, and he serves as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. Oh yeah, he also lives on a 32-acre homestead & farm in North Carolina that he and his family op...

Timmie Mirza is a tech entrepreneur, coach, mother, Pakistani immigrant, and someone who has a unique ability to make complex things simple. She's passionate, brave, confident, insightful, and so much more.  In this episode, Timmie and I talk about our definitions of failure and why it's so important to examine that definition for yourself. We discuss her entrepreneurship story and how s...

Anna Okerhjelm currently serves as the Studio Director at Pophouse, an interior design agency headquartered in Detroit, MI. Her professional work is definitely something she's proud of and yet that's only a small slice of the pie that represents who Anna is as a person. Ahead on this episode, Anna takes us through the experience of existing within spaces that she's designed and I le...

If you were to name this current chapter of your life, what would it be? Spoiler alert, that happens to be the first question that I asked Brian Rogers in this conversation, and while it may be a simple question, it leads to some not-so-simple answers. Before this chapter in life, Brian had to endure previous chapters that included things like a nearly fatal car crash, a decade of pain, a struggle...

Frankly, this episode was not supposed to be this way. This episode was supposed to be a couple of interviews with guests that had to be postponed and then it was supposed to be a meaningful conversation with my wife, Eileen, which did happen but was not recorded due to a technical issue. So, what does leave us with?  Well, it leaves us with a conversation between Eileen and me reflecting on all o...

Tanner Olson is a poet, writer, podcaster, speaker, coach, husband, man of faith, entrepreneur, and a heck of a lot of other things. Tanner answered an invitation to become a writer 11 years ago and has now spent the last few years writing and sharing his words and ideas as a full-time career. In this conversation, Tanner and I talk about: - The idea of surrendering control over the outcome of the...

Eric Pothen has made a series of courageous decisions in his life and those decisions have each taken him further down the route of learning to embrace himself more fully. Eric is an eating disorder recovery coach, life coach, and the host of the podcast, Embracing You. In this episode, Eric shares the stories and experiences that led him down the route of becoming a coach and starting his show. H...

Chef Katy Turner says people see her life and sometimes believe she has taken some "wrong paths", but she doesn't see it that way. From serving in the military, battling with an eating disorder, overcoming alcohol addiction, becoming a chef, and everything in between, Katy's choices have been intentional. As she says, "I'm a person of principle." In this episode,...

Liv Monte is a multi-passionate creative focusing on art, interior design, web design, social media, video production, and more. She also manages a yoga studio in Brighton, MI called The Space and has played an instrumental role in crafting unique and meaningful experiences for members for the last 7 years since the studio's opening. In this conversation, Liv shares the story of taking a diff...

Folks, today I have the honor of sharing a conversation I sat down and recorded with my Mom, Lisa Miles. But why might you, my friend, be interested in a conversation with my Mother?  Well, because my Mom is a really remarkable woman and her perspectives and insights have had an incredible effect on my life and maybe, after listening, they could have an incredible effect on yours too.  In this epi...

If you ask PJ Jenkins Jr., "What do you do?", he'll tell you he's a Dad. A Dad that happens to do some other cool things on the side. Some of those cool things include being an entrepreneur, operating construction and design companies, being a coach, an author, and so much more.  Today, PJ talks through so many of the impactful lessons and mindsets he's adapted as he'...

Rachel Giordano otherwise known as "Producer Rachel" has been in the entertainment business for over 20 years. She began in TV with the "Barbara Walters Specials" and "The View" then went on to work for Walt Disney Feature Animation, Home Shopping Network, and iHeartMedia. She now owns her own boutique production company helping small businesses and entrepreneurs tell...

Jeremy Mitchell has built a career out of serving others in the US Army, in the classroom, as a school administrator, and now as an advocate for students in classrooms and his fellow veterans.  As a trainer for the Positivity Project, Jeremy helps educators bring the principles of positive psychology into their classrooms to help teach kids how to develop and understand their character strengths t...

Katie Mann is a fitness and strength coach but that's only the chapter of her life she's living right now. During other chapters in her life, she was battling childhood cancer, a student and an aspiring dentist, and eventually a dental hygenist... all before she decided to make a jump and pursue a fitness career.  In this episode, Katie and I talk about the power of being seen and the mo...

Kemper Sosa isn't your average fitness professional and gym owner and frankly, not your average person either. Kemper is on a mission to create more meaningful interactions inside of his gym and even more so outside of it - in all aspects of his life. In this episode, Kemper and I talk about this idea of transcending transactions and the missing ingredient to bring more meaning into our every...

Of course, you’ve heard of anger management, but why don’t we have something like happiness management? My guest today, Julie Booksh, is a traditionally trained psychotherapist and counselor who shares her beliefs about the damaging ways we've been taught to view our emotions and the powerful impact those tendencies are having on our lives. In our conversation, Julie shares her personal story...