Friends with Benefits

Send us Fan Mail Making friends as an adult is awkward, but it gets a lot easier when you stop waiting for it to just happen. This week, we’re joined by Sarah Grieco for a conversation we’ve been having a lot lately, but this time with actual research, frameworks, and tactical advice behind it. Sarah has spent years moving cities, starting over, building community from scratch, and studying what i...

Send us Fan Mail The callings we answer in life often begin long before we ever find the courage to step out of the boat. This week, we're joined by corporate comedy pioneer and improv expert Tim Washer , Keynote Speaker, Event Emcee, PowerPoint Comedian at Ridiculous Media , for an honest conversation about humor, fear, and what it really takes to build a life true to who you are. After two...

Send us Fan Mail The stories we carry about money often begin long before we earn, spend, save, or invest a dollar. This week, we're joined by Jeff Greenberg , somatic coach, mental health counselor, and former Wall Street macroeconomist, for a deeply honest conversation about money, meaning, and what it really takes to build a life that feels true to who you are. Jeff spent over a decade at...

Send us Fan Mail The people who build the strongest networks know that real connection starts with showing up fully, and giving others permission to do the same. This week, we're joined by Melissa Moody , founder and CMO at Wednesday Women and self-proclaimed "accidental super connector," for a rich conversation about networking, women in leadership, and the art of building communit...

Send us Fan Mail The best leaders aren't just built in boardrooms, they're built in the moments nobody sees. This week, we're joined by Heather Cooper , former CEO of Cloud Coach, and Blakely Graham , former CEO of TaskRay, now co-hosts of the podcast Not All Business , for a rare, unfiltered conversation about competition, connection, and what it really costs to lead. Heather and B...

Send us Fan Mail Better communication starts with understanding how people think, listen, and receive what you say. This week, we’re joined by Brittany Hart , Founder and CEO of Communiscape , for a conversation about what effective communication actually requires. Brittany shares how her work in large scale Salesforce implementations led her to a bigger realization: technology was rarely the issu...

Send us Fan Mail We talk a lot about performance, but not nearly enough about what pressure does to the way we think, lead, and show up. This week, we’re joined by Angus Nelson , executive coach and author of Neuro Resilient Leader , for a conversation about what sits underneath pressure and performance. Angus shares why leaders who seem successful on the outside can still be operating from stress...

Send us Fan Mail Sleep is essential for high performance and well-being, yet it’s often overlooked. This week, we’re joined by Kristen Rainey , sleep expert and consultant, to discuss how quality rest can transform your health, productivity, and life. Kristen shares her journey from battling burnout to becoming an advocate for the power of sleep, explaining how it’s the foundation for optimal perf...

Send us Fan Mail Great storytelling is at the heart of building authentic connections and trust with your audience. This week, we’re joined by Ademola Adelakun , CEO & Founder of content agency A2 Media , LinkedIn video creator, and magician, to discuss the powerful role storytelling plays in video marketing and brand trust. Ademola shares his journey from creating magic tricks to mastering th...

Send us Fan Mail The most successful high performers know that success isn’t just about results, it’s about understanding the mind and body connection.  This week, we’re joined by Jenn James , Founder and Chief Growth Expert at Fresh Demand , and an expert in the neuroscience of change, to discuss how to break free from burnout, rewire your brain, and achieve lasting success without sacrificing yo...

Send us Fan Mail The strongest leaders don’t separate performance from people, they know the two rise and fall together. This week, we’re sitting down with our friend Kyle Lacy , CMO at Docebo , to talk about leadership, identity, ambition, and what it takes to build a big career without losing yourself in the process. Kyle has always been someone we admire for how openly he talks about work, fami...

Send us Fan Mail Adult friendship isn’t hard because we don’t want it, it’s hard because we don’t know where to start. This week, it’s just us, and we’re talking about the thing we’ve both had to admit out loud lately: making friends as an adult can feel weirdly hard. Sam shares why she set an actual goal to create more spaces for connection and why it feels like we’ve lost the “third place” where...

Send us Fan Mail Everybody wants more friends, but nobody knows how to make them. This week, we’re joined by D’Art Strickland , Senior Solutions Marketing Manager at BigID , to talk about something most of us feel but rarely admit: it’s hard to make friends as a grown-up. After a major life shift left him sitting on the couch wondering what changed, D’Art decided to get uncomfortable. From “Dinner...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the wake-up call isn’t a missed quarter, it’s your body telling you the pace you’ve been running at is no longer sustainable. This week, we’re sitting down with Casey Calkins , Facilitator & Coach, and founder of C2it Partners , where she helps sales leaders build healthier, higher performing teams. Casey shares what it looked like to live in a constant high-demand s...

Send us Fan Mail Creating impactful leadership starts with understanding and evolving your own way of being. This week, we’re joined by Kelly Ramirez , an executive coach and founder of Elemental Leadership , a coaching practice focused on helping leaders unlock their full potential. Kelly’s career has been shaped by her passion for helping individuals and organizations overcome personal and profe...

Send us Fan Mail Strong communities start with intention and vision before results. This week, we discuss our journey with Arcadia, a space we’ve built for leaders to connect, learn, and grow. After two successful events, we’ve expanded into an ongoing community that nurtures relationships beyond the conference room, blending work, life, and personal growth. In this conversation, we share how we n...

Send us Fan Mail Building strong relationships is about creating the foundation long before you need it. This week, we’re joined by Josh Katz , founder of Knostra , a platform designed to help people build and maintain relationships more effectively using AI. Josh’s career has been centered around partnerships, and today, he’s focusing on how we can expand our circles authentically, without losing...

Send us Fan Mail Deep self-awareness combined with intentional leadership creates a powerful foundation for personal and professional growth. In this episode, we speak with Barrett Brooks , an Executive Coach and host of his podcast, Good Work, whose approach to personal growth and leadership has transformed how he works and how he impacts others. Barrett’s journey has taken him from the fast-pace...

Send us Fan Mail The strongest relationships aren’t built when you need them. They’re built long before that. This week, we’re sitting down with our longtime friend Erika Flowers , Chief Client Officer at Profitable Ideas Exchange , professional trail runner for The North Face, author of “The Growth Engine”, and one of the most thoughtful relationship builders we know. We’ve had versions of this c...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you combine the art of building relationships with the science of scaling businesses? In this episode, we speak with Will Taylor, a leader whose approach to partnerships and content creation has made waves in the industry. Will’s journey has taken him from building his personal brand through insightful content to shaping successful partnership programs that scale...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a certain clarity that comes from looking back and realizing every winding path was preparing you for who you are now.  This week, we sit down with our friend Jeff Gangemi, someone we met by chance at B2BMX and somehow ended up adventuring through Montana, swapping stories in the woods, and weaving into our inner circle. Jeff’s lived a lot of lives: religion major, nonprof...

Send us Fan Mail There’s something powerful that happens when you meet a leader who thinks in systems but leads with soul. This week, we’re talking with our friend Rob Moyer, someone we’ve looked up to for years for how he builds partner programs, but even more for how he builds the people behind them. Rob has scaled partnerships at every stage, from early-stage chaos to billion-dollar organizatio...

Send us Fan Mail Growth often comes when we step outside our comfort zone and face the unknown head-on. This week, we’re chatting with Scott Britton , founder of Conscious Talent and author of Conscious Accomplishment. You’ve probably seen his thought-provoking posts on LinkedIn, but in this conversation, Scott takes us behind the scenes of his journey. From selling his company to Salesforce to ex...

Send us Fan Mail Growth is about stopping long enough to ask what you really want. This week, we’re talking with Branca Ballot , former head of marketing turned founder, writer, and community voice redefining what success looks like. You’ve probably seen her on LinkedIn talking about ambition, motherhood, and the messy middle, but this conversation goes deeper into the in-between moments that chan...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the biggest growth comes from saying yes to the things that scare you, even when you don’t feel ready. This week, we’re talking with our friend Brianna Doe, founder of Verbatim, co-creator of Let Her Cook, and author of The Unapologetic Professional. You’ve seen her all over LinkedIn, but this conversation goes deeper into the story behind the posts. Brianna opens up abo...