Brainwashed To Be Broke

What do you do when life keeps breaking you… and the system offers no safety net? In this powerful episode of Brainwashed To Be Broke, I sit down with Roxy Hops a resilience coach, mental health advocate, and founder of a new healing framework that’s saving lives. Her story is raw, heartbreaking, and deeply inspiring: Growing up in Russia and leaving home at just 17 Losing her marriage, her stabil...

He didn’t start with money, connections, or some perfect plan. He started with debt, side jobs, and a question most people never answer honestly: what if the life you were taught to want is the very thing keeping you trapped? In this episode of Brainwashed To Be Broke, Sahil Segal breaks down how he went from making $125 a month in India, moving to Canada with a $25,000 loan, driving Uber, washing...

What if everything you believed about life… wasn’t yours? Martha Glory Kartaoui was born and raised in a religious cult. For 26 years, her thoughts, choices, and even what she could eat were dictated by someone else. She escaped at 26, but the real journey began when she had to un-brainwash herself and rebuild her identity from scratch. Today, she’s a bestselling author, speaker, coach, and founde...

He was chasing success. But inside, he was falling apart. In this episode of Brainwashed To Be Broke, I sit down with Spencer Jones, founder of the Energizer Movement, to unpack what really happens when the hustle, ego, and personal growth masks finally crack. Spencer was doing everything "right" ✔️ Building businesses ✔️ Staying positive ✔️ Helping others But underneath the surface, he felt lost....

Most people chase success and lose themselves along the way. Rachel Kalb did the opposite. She started as a massage therapist for rock stars and ended up scaling some of the most well-funded wellness startups in the industry. But the deeper she climbed into corporate leadership, the more she felt the soul getting stripped out of her work. That’s when she walked away. Not to retire, but to rise. Ra...

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t laziness, bad luck, or lack of talent, but the script you’ve been running without even realizing it? In this episode of Brainwashed To Be Broke, Sheli Yerkes Gartman, also known as Sheli G, breaks down the hidden beliefs, patterns, and identity traps that keep smart people overwhelmed, anxious, and underperforming, even when they’re working hard. Sheli did...

Rana Saini was on track to follow the usual script. Go to school, get a job, have a stable career. But deep down, he knew it wasn’t for him. After working in acting and personal training, Rana turned a new page. Today, he’s helped generate over $750 million in revenue and teaches consultants how to turn their knowledge into real income. You’ll hear how: Growing up in a half-Indian, half-Aussie hom...

She followed all the rules. Moved countries. Earned the degrees. Climbed the ladder. But none of it felt like freedom. In this raw, honest, and deeply human interview, Rebecca Hansen transformational leadership coach and TEDx speaker walks us through what it takes to rebuild your identity from the ground up. She doesn’t hold back. From unpacking childhood programming to confronting imposter syndro...

He had no connections. No confidence. No clue what he was doing. But he showed up anyway… for 365 days straight. Today’s guest, Nilesh Jain, went from sweating through job interviews and doubting his English skills… to hosting over 110 interviews with 8–10 figure CEOs, building a personal brand, and helping creators grow their authority through the power of podcasts. He started with nothing — no n...

What happens when someone from a poor family in Northern France decides they refuse to accept their circumstances? In this powerful episode of Brainwashed to be Broke, Nikky Doualle shares her incredible journey from poverty to building a half-million-dollar business in just one year. What You'll Discover: How growing up poor in France sparked an unshakeable determination to succeed Why she left e...

Ever wonder how some people create rapid, lasting change while others struggle for years with the same problems? Meet Miles Rubin - a mindset and performance coach who went from being a directionless, overweight 20-something sleeping until 3PM to helping high-level entrepreneurs breakthrough their biggest mental blocks using NLP and hypnosis. What You'll Discover: How Myles went from 290 pounds to...

Most people do not stay broke because they lack information. They stay broke because they stay stuck in hesitation, fear, and mental noise. In this episode of Brainwashed To Be Broke, Akbar Sheikh breaks down the beliefs that keep people trapped, and the mindset shift that helped him go from repeated failure to real momentum. He shares how being raised around business shaped the way he sees freedo...

What if chasing the “perfect career” is the very thing holding you back? In this powerful episode of Brainwashed to Be Broke, Cory Jackson shares how he walked away from the safe, prestigious path of engineering—and lost his social status, most of his friends, and everything familiar. Why? Because deep down, he knew he was built for something more. Now, after leading over $80M in total sales, trai...

What does it take to go from a small Indian village to helping 100+ businesses scale to six figures? In this powerful episode of Brainwashed to be Broke, Navneet Sau shares his incredible journey from daily-wage family struggles to becoming a ClickFunnels Ambassador who's generated over $20 million in client revenue through Facebook ads. What You'll Discover: Why you should NEVER quit your 9-5 wit...

How to stop caring what people think is the hidden tax on your income, and brand strategist Brittney Hall paid it for years. She built a million dollar business, then walked away from golden handcuffs most people would envy. What she reveals about being too much and being seen will reframe how you show up online. Brittney Hall scaled a team of over 100 coaches before 30 and now runs her own revenu...

You can follow your passion without going broke, but Jenn Gray spent two decades believing the exact opposite. She was taught that loving your work meant choosing poverty, and that real money only came from a job you hate. What she had to unlearn to finally earn on her own terms changes the whole story. Jenn Gray is a keynote speaker, coach, and host of the Be Jennuine podcast who teaches that you...

She did everything “right.” Perfect grades. Prestigious schools. Elite credentials. And still… something felt off. In this episode of Brainwashed To Be Broke, Jackie Lacroix shares how being the model student almost locked her into a life that looked successful, but felt small. From growing up as the responsible, high-achieving “good girl” to earning degrees from top universities, Jackie mastered...