Inside Personal Growth with Greg Voisen

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Dr. Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan, authors of The Connection Key: Unlock Wellbeing and Performance with Human Interaction, to expose a hidden workplace crisis: could our tech addiction be silently sabotaging our health and performance? Discover why genuine connection is a core business strategy rather than a "soft skill," how loneliness matches the...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with award-winning entrepreneur and author Mandy Balak to expose a hidden crisis among high performers: ambition isn't the problem - depletion is. What happens when you check every box, scale across the country, and win all the awards, yet still feel completely empty? Drawing from the raw wreckage of her own life - from ignoring three final phone calls from h...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Matt Ludmer, author of The Right Mountain: Practical Wisdom for Achieving True Wealth, to ask a chilling question: What happens when you reach the absolute pinnacle of financial success - only to realize you've climbed the wrong mountain? Standing on stage as Wall Street’s top producer, Matt held his award and felt in his bones that conventional wealth w...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Certified Integral Coach Johann Diermann to ask a haunting question: What happens when the identity that once saved you is the very thing holding you back? Johann went from repeating two grades in Germany and feeling "stupid" to beating out 700 applicants for an elite acting conservatory. But when an acting gig brought him to America, a chance encounter...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with bestselling productivity author Tiago Forte to reveal a shocking truth: more technology and data won’t fix your life. Sparked by a near-death encounter in a Brazilian favela and years of endless optimization, Forte breaks down why typical New Year's resolutions fail by February and how relentless reactivity blinds us to what truly matters. Centered on hi...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Mark C. Winters to discuss his book, Visionary: How Driven Entrepreneurs Get What They Want Without Doing It All Themselves. What happens when a founder's biggest strength becomes the company's greatest bottleneck? Visionaries often struggle with a "Ferrari brain with bicycle brakes"—generating brilliant ideas while accidentally causing organizational wh...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Peter Liciaga, author of Living Strong Through Martial Arts: A Lifetime Journey of Martial Virtue. From sleeping under newspapers on the streets of New York at sixteen to facing total hip replacements at the height of his physical peak, Peter reveals how a street kid became a fifth-degree master, professional dancer, and mentor. But what happens when the...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Barry James Dyke, author of Black Eyes for BlackRock, to expose the disturbing realities hidden inside America’s retirement system. As the world’s largest asset manager nears $15 trillion under management, Dyke reveals how Wall Street shifts massive risks onto everyday investors while quietly pocketing billions in fees. Is your 401(k) actually a high-ris...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Alan Briskin & Mary V. Gelinas to discuss their book, Space Is Not Empty: How Hidden Fields Are Shaping Your Life and Our World. What if the invisible spaces around us—the unspoken tensions in a room, the atmosphere of a workplace, or the deep connection felt in nature—aren't empty at all, but are actively shaping our thoughts, emotions, and decisions? S...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Rick Rosenfield, co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen and author of The California Pizza Kitchen Story: How Two Federal Prosecutors Changed the Way America Eats Pizza. How do two federal prosecutors prosecuting organized crime and handling cases before the U.S. Supreme Court abruptly walk away from successful legal careers to open a pizza restaurant in...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with leadership authority Steve Farber to unpack a shockingly simple yet rare leadership secret: what happens when you hold yourself 100% accountable to every single word you say? Co-authored alongside legendary researchers Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner (The Leadership Challenge), Steve's book, The Radical Promise: Mastering The Art of Doing What You Say You Wi...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with guest and author Mike Vardy to uncover why modern productivity feels so broken and why we’ve become obsessed with doing more instead of being more. After years of chasing factory-like output, life hacks, and mechanical systems, Vardy reached a breaking point that led him to a forgotten word from 1727: productiveness. Why did society abandon a state of be...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with psychologist, senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times bestselling author Rick Hanson, PhD, to unpack the powerful practices behind his book, Making Great Relationships: Simple Practices for Solving Conflicts, Building Connection, and Fostering Love. Relationships don't just happen by chance—they are built, nurtured,...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with author and emeritus professor Robert Jensen to confront the four core questions that keep most deep thinkers awake at night: Is there a God? Is a spiritual plane real? Can nature offer us ultimate meaning? And do we actually possess free will? Unpacking his raw, introspective book, This I Don’t Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning, Jensen opens up...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with strategy consultant and author Kyle Austin Young to unpack his book, Success Is a Numbers Game: Achieve Bigger Goals by Changing the Odds. After surviving back-to-back layoffs, Kyle discovered a counterintuitive truth: motivation doesn't guarantee results, but mastering probabilities does. In this conversation, he reveals why relying on positive thinking...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Lauren Craddock, author of OWN WITH INTENTION: 20 Minimalist Practices to Create Space for What Matters Most, to unpack a startling reality: how does a family transition from living in a $450-a-month duplex to accumulating—and eventually purging—over 34,000 items? Lauren exposes the hidden psychological traps of consumerism, perfectionism, and the "just-...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Dr. Denis Cronson, a physician, strategist, and leading global expert on executive health, to uncover a sobering truth: executive bodies are aging faster than the very businesses they run. Drawing from over 20 years of clinical experience and more than 10,000 comprehensive health assessments of top corporate leaders, Dr. Cronson exposes how the exact tra...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Shawn Vanderhoven, author of Pause: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World, to uncover why constantly grinding might actually be sabotaging your success. In a culture that glorifies non-stop hustle, high performers are quietly burning out while their best ideas slip away. What if the secret to breakthrough leadership, sharp focus, and peak creativity...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with author and speaker Mike Wood to explore his transformative new book, One Brave Breath: The Owner's Manual for Being Human. Overcoming a severe form of dyslexia that left him unable to read until age 25, and rising from a teenage father to a chief operating officer, Mike shares how an inner voice telling him he was "stupid" dictated his life for 42 years....

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with internationally recognized author Richard Barrett to explore his groundbreaking book, The Architecture of Human Consciousness: The Hidden Structures Shaping Human Evolution. Are you reacting to reality, or merely viewing the world through the distorted lens of your unintegrated fears? Barrett shatters traditional views of self-improvement, revealing that...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with presentation coach, keynote speaker, and author Joel Schwartzberg to uncover the devastating mistake most people make in public speaking: failing to actually have a point. Highlighting insights from the second edition of his book, Get to the Point!: Simplify, Sharpen, and Sell Your Message, Joel breaks down why simply talking about a topic or delivering...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with author and mind fitness expert Liam McClintock to uncover how a former Yale graduate and private equity rising star walked away from high-stakes success to search for the world’s fittest minds. From the depths of the Amazon jungle to the Himalayan foothills—and ultimately ordaining as a Buddhist monk—Liam shares the pivotal moment in a rainy parking lot...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Dr. Dustin Dunbar—author of Make America Whole Again: A Blueprint for Leading the AI Age, Empowering Global Security, and Reuniting our Nation - to explore a radical question: What if the political divide tearing America apart isn't a policy problem, but an unintegrated psychological one? From a life-altering 7,000-hour meditation journey in the jungles...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with author, mystic, and activist Michelle Cassandra Johnson to explore her transformative book, You Are Protected: Invoking Spiritual Support to Sustain Your Energy. In a world filled with constant digital noise, emotional burnout, and psychic overwhelm, how do we keep our inner light from being drained? Michelle reframes protection not as heavy armor or def...

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Karina Mangu-Ward, author of Teams That Meet the Moment: 9 Practices for Unlocking Performance and Growth in Uncertain Times, to challenge everything you thought you knew about organizational success. What if the three biggest corporate mantras—having the right strategy, hiring superstar talent, and simply grinding harder—are actually holding your team b...