Evoke Greatness Podcast

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 190: 5 Secrets to Break into the C-Suite with Katy McFee  In this inspiring episode of Evoke Greatness, I welcome Katy McFee, Founder of Insights to Action. Katy shares her journey from corporate frustration to executive success and how she's now dedicated to closing the gender gap in senior leadership. She offers insights on: Navigating the corporate ladder from d...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 189: The Inside Story of the Rise of the Self-Help Empire: Sex, Power, and Transformation with Marcia Martin (Pt. 2) In this episode of Evoke Greatness , we continue our powerful conversation with Marcia Martin , a pioneering force in personal development and one of the original architects of the Human Potential Movement. In Part 2, Marcia takes us even deeper behind th...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 188: The Inside Story of the Rise of the Self-Help Empire — Sex, Power, and Transformation with Marcia Martin (Pt. 1) In this episode of Evoke Greatness , I welcome Marcia Martin , a true icon in the personal-development industry and one of the original architects of the Human Potential Movement. Before stadiums filled for Tony Robbins or The Secret became a global phen...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 187: The Power of Your Story — How to Turn Life Lessons into Lasting Influence (Part 2) In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Bill Blankschaen — master storyteller, brand strategist, and founder of StoryBuilders — returns to go even deeper into the inner side of storytelling. Because before you can tell your story to the world, you have to change the story you’re tel...

Send us Fan Mail  🎧 Episode 186: The Power of Your Story: How to Turn Life Lessons into Lasting Influence (Part 1)  In Part 1 of this insightful and inspiring conversation, author, storyteller, and creative strategist Bill Blankschaen joins me to unpack how your personal story can become your greatest advantage—in business, leadership, and life. Bill shares wisdom from his new book, Your Story Ad...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 185: Proof That Anything Is Possible When You Bet on Yourself with Destin George Bell (Part 2) What happens after the dream starts coming true? In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Destin George Bell returns to share what most founders don’t talk about: the emotional toll of rapid growth, rebuilding after betrayal, and the deeper leadership required when you're...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 184: Proof That Anything Is Possible When You Bet on Yourself with Destin George Bell (Part 1) What does it take to go from $2,000 and no industry connections to landing a deal on Shark Tank and building a fitness movement? In Part 1 of this two-part episode, I sit down with Destin George Bell — founder of Card.io , the gamified running app turning neighborhoods into tu...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 183: The Dance of Head and Heart: Recalibrating Your Leadership Vision Leadership is a reflection… but what happens when the image looking back at you is distorted? In this episode, I explore how vision gets skewed, the red flags to watch for, and what it takes to recalibrate when you’ve drifted off course. Through personal stories, psychology insights, and practical re...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 182: Rewilding Your Life and Leadership with Aubrey Morgan Yee (Part 2) In Part 2 of this conversation, futurist, systems thinker, and storyteller Aubrey Morgan Yee goes deeper into the wisdom and practices that help us lead with clarity and integrity in a world that often demands speed and urgency. Aubrey shares why slowing down can actually accelerate transformation,...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 181: Rewilding Your Life and Leadership with Aubrey Morgan Yee (Part 1)  In Part 1 of this conversation, futurist, systems thinker, and storyteller Aubrey Morgan Yee shares her journey from reluctant entrepreneur to rewilding advocate and narrative-shaping leader. Aubrey opens up about the breakdowns that became breakthroughs, what she discovered when she stopped numbin...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 180: The AI-Ready Customer Experience Playbook with Ty Givens (Part 2) In Part 2 of this conversation, Ty Givens , founder of CX Collective and CX Collective Advantage , goes deeper into the human side of customer experience leadership—where imposter syndrome, self-trust, and resilience collide with the demands of scaling in the age of AI. Ty shares openly about her own...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 179: The AI-Ready Customer Experience Playbook with Ty Givens (Part 1) In this conversation, Ty Givens , founder of CX Collective and CX Collective Advantage , shares her journey from corporate leader to entrepreneur, and how she’s helping companies transform customer chaos into streamlined, scalable operations. With more than 25 years of experience leading customer sup...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 178: Coaching Yourself – 5 Questions to Unlock the Next Level of Your Potential In this solo episode, I share the five most powerful coaching questions you can ask yourself to move beyond your current limitations and step into the leader you’re meant to be. If you’re a director aiming for VP, or a VP preparing to step into the C-Suite, these questions will help you brea...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 177: How to Rise, Lead & Heal After Workplace Toxicity with Kaitlyn Rios (Part 2) In Part 2 of this heartfelt and transformative conversation, Faced With Grace founder Kaitlyn Rios returns to explore the role of mental wellness in overcoming workplace adversity, why asking for help can be the scariest step, and how to build a future of healthier, more inclusive work...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 176: How to Rise, Lead & Heal After Workplace Toxicity with Kaitlyn Rios (Part 1) In Part 1 of this powerful conversation, Faced With Grace founder Kaitlyn Rios shares her deeply personal journey from surviving a toxic work environment to building a mission-driven organization that empowers women to rise above adversity with confidence, poise, and purpose. We dive i...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 175: Passing the Baton – Becoming the You That You Were Meant to Be What if your old self wasn’t meant to come with you into your next season? In this powerful solo episode, Sonnie unpacks the concept of passing the baton —the idea that we must honor the version of ourselves that got us this far… but also recognize when it’s time to let her go. This isn’t about becoming...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 174: How to Build Executive Presence, Resilience, and Real Influence with Whitney Faires (Part 2) In Part 2 of this high-impact conversation, executive coach and leadership expert Whitney Faires returns to unpack the deeper barriers holding leaders back—and how to break through them with clarity, confidence, and courage. We dive into the real cost of unchecked ambition,...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 173: How to Build Executive Presence, Resilience, and Real Influence with Whitney Faires (Part 1) In Part 1 of this conversation, Whitney Faires shares her journey from collegiate athlete to executive leader to globally recognized coach—and the self-doubt, grit, and intentionality that shaped her path along the way. With two decades of experience leading high-performing...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 172: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life   If statistics were the deciding factor in my life… I’d be a nobody. I came from a broken home, raised by a single mom who worked three jobs just to keep the lights on. I didn’t graduate high school. By all accounts, I wasn’t supposed to become a CEO, start a business, or lead anything of significance. But statistics don’t det...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 171: Wealthy, Well-Known & Wildly Intentional with AJ Vaden (Part 2) In Part 2 of our powerful conversation, AJ Vaden returns to share what happens after the breakdown, how she redefined identity, rebuilt her priorities, and found peace on the other side of losing everything. From re-centering faith and family to redefining success through obedience and clarity, AJ...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 170: Wealthy, Well-Known, and Wildly Intentional — Redefining Success with AJ Vaden (Part 1) In Part 1 of this two-part series, Sonnie sits down with personal branding powerhouse AJ Vaden—co-founder of Brand Builders Group and co-author of the brand-new book Wealthy and Well-Known (pre-order by July 1 for $350.00 in amazing bonuses!). AJ shares her incredible story of r...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 169: Stop Micromanaging, Start Leading — Building Unbreakable Trust & Navigating Tough Conversations with Ashley Cox (Part 2)  In Part 2, Sonnie and Ashley go beyond delegation—straight into the art (and science) of trust. This episode is packed with real talk about what it takes to build a team you can rely on, how to let go of micromanagement for good, and the not...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 168: Stop Micromanaging, Start Leading: Your Guide to Building a Team You Trust with Ashley Cox (Part 1) In this episode, I sit down with Ashley Cox, founder of the Empowered Leader Experience, to unpack why so many women founders and executives feel trapped running their businesses instead of leading them. Ashley shares her own evolution from overworked “worker bee” to...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 167:  Leading Through the Hard: What Defines a Real Leader  In this episode, Sonnie kicks off by going straight into the fire, unpacking what it truly means to lead through hard times . Whether you’re navigating chaos at work, managing internal doubts, or facing unforeseen challenges in life, this episode is the rally cry you didn’t know you needed. We're reminded...

Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 166: Smart Power and Authentic Leadership with Dr. Sylvia Rhode-Liebenau (Part 2) In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Sylvia Rhode-Liebenau, we go deeper into the embodied aspects of leadership and explore what the future holds for effective decision-making in an AI-driven world. Sylvia shares practical techniques for internal alignment, reveals the most dysfunctiona...