Amplify Hope Today

Can AI replace your job? More importantly... can AI help you build an even better career? In this powerful episode of Amplify Hope, Simon T. Bailey interviews AI entrepreneur Tara  Weisner , founder of Weisner AI Ads, to discuss how artificial intelligence is changing careers, entrepreneurship, and the future of work. After watching AI eliminate over 1,000 corporate jobs—including her own—Tara cho...

The Ding is the moment when the doorbell of your soul rings and invites you to move in a new direction — even after divorce, loss, illness, or failure. What happens when you finally decide that enough is enough? In this powerful solo episode of Amplify Hope Today, motivational speaker, leadership expert, and bestselling author Simon T. Bailey shares one of the most vulnerable stories of his life....

How do you become the CEO of your own life? In this inspiring episode of Amplify Hope Today, Simon T. Bailey welcomes entrepreneur, business strategist, author, and Women of Principle founder MK Morales for a transformational conversation about personal growth, leadership, mindset, resilience, recovery, entrepreneurship, and living with purpose. After overcoming addiction and rebuilding her life f...

What if the most important parenting skill isn't teaching... but listening? In this powerful episode of Amplify Hope Today, Simon T. Bailey shares a personal story about his daughter Madison, a difficult season following divorce, and the parenting lessons that transformed their relationship. As parents, it's easy to become fixers, protectors, and problem-solvers. But Simon discovered that meaningf...

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Amplify Hope Today, Simon T. Bailey shares his journey through rejection, identity struggles, childhood labels, depression, and a near-suicide attempt as a teenager. From being called hyperactive in school to hearing words that nearly destroyed his sense of self-worth, Simon reveals how damaging labels can shape our lives and why reclaiming our ident...

Have you ever felt like life damaged you beyond repair? In this emotional and deeply vulnerable Season 2 premiere of Amplified Hope Today, Simon T. Bailey shares a powerful message about self-worth, healing, masculinity, emotional health, and overcoming the lie that you are “not enough.”Using the metaphor of a dented can, Simon opens up about painful moments in his life including dropping out of c...

Are you stuck in overthinking, self-doubt, or constantly waiting until you feel “ready” to take action? In this episode of Amplify Hope Today, we sit down with mindset coach and author Dawn Mariotti to break down how to trust your intuition, overcome fear, and finally move forward with confidence. Dawn shares her journey from struggling with learning disabilities and self-doubt to writing her book...

Are you struggling to let go of control and trust God with your life? In this powerful episode of Amplify Hope Today, we dive into what it really means to surrender your plans, release anxiety, and trust that God’s plan is better than anything you could design yourself. Sherry shares how one simple mindset shift—“I only want for me what God wants for me”—completely transformed her life after loss,...

Why do relationships fail—even when there’s no major betrayal? In this episode of Amplify Hope Today, we sit down with licensed psychotherapist Colette Fehr, author of The Cost of Quiet, to break down the hidden patterns that slowly destroy connection in relationships. We explore: Why emotional disconnection is the real cause of most relationship breakdowns The danger of conflict avoidance and “ke...

Are you constantly pouring into others while feeling disconnected from yourself? In this episode of Amplify Hope Today, Simon T. Bailey and Sherri Wear unpack the truth about self-love, self-compassion, and how to stop abandoning yourself in a world that constantly pulls you in every direction. This is not the version of self-love the internet sells you. This is the deeper work. The kind that requ...

Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck in fear, or like you’ve lost your capacity to handle life? In this episode of Amplify Hope Today, we sit down with Dr. Stormy Hill, a mental health occupational therapist and physician, to unpack how to expand your emotional capacity, regulate your nervous system, and build hope as a daily practice. Dr. Stormy shares her deeply personal story of navigating her so...

What if the most valuable thing in your life isn’t money, success, or achievement—but time? In this episode of Amplify Hope Today, Simon and Sherri dive into one of the most important conversations we can have: how we spend our time and who we spend it with. Through personal stories, powerful reflections, and practical strategies, they introduce the concept of “Stop the Clock”—a mindset shift that...

In this powerful episode of Amplify Hope Today, hosts Simon T. Bailey and Sherri Wear sit down with financial advisor and retirement planner Anne Franklin. Anne Franklin is a wealth management advisor and retirement planner with Franklin-Peiper Financial at Northwestern Mutual. Since 2001, she has helps clients with answering their biggest question, “when can I retire? And how do I make sure I don...

In this episode of Amplify Hope Today, Simon T. Bailey and Sherri Wear explore a powerful question many people face at different seasons of life: What happens when your purpose changes? Purpose isn’t something we discover once and hold onto forever. As Simon and Sherri discuss, purpose evolves as our roles, relationships, and life experiences change. From parenting transitions to personal reinvent...

What is hope, and how do you hold on to it when life feels completely hopeless? In this powerful episode of the Amplify Hope Today Podcast, hosts Simon and Sherri explore the meaning of hope, faith, and resilience during life’s most difficult seasons. Through honest conversation and personal testimony, Sherri shares how she navigated deep grief after losing her husband of 31 years and how hope ult...

Simon T. Bailey and Sherri Wear dive into the real meaning of friendship and why it matters more than ever. From 22 years of shared life experience, including divorce, death, business wins, business setbacks, and deep personal seasons, they unpack what makes a friendship last and what causes friendships to drift. They talk about Being a friend to yourself first Why silence doesn’t always mean some...

What happens when a 22-year friendship, deep suffering, business success, grief, trust, and faith collide with one shared mission? In this powerful kickoff conversation, co-hosts Simon T. Bailey and Sherri Wear introduce the heart behind Amplify Hope Today and why hope is not optional in the world we’re living in. Simon and Sherri open up about: • Walking through divorce, death, career pivots, and...