Life After Addiction And Indictment

How do you handle a crisis? Problems and surprises are an inevitable part of life and leadership, so knowing how to act when things go wrong is key to your success and the success of the people around you. So - what drives you when things go sideways?   This episode of Life After Addiction And Indictment dives deep on building a family culture within your business and dealing with the unexpected s...

Who determines your reality? Is it the influencers you see on social media, your friends or your coworkers… or is it you? It's a tough truth, but you can't move forward until you decide who you are, where you're going, and what's driving you to get there. Jeremiah "The Bull'' Evans, owner and founder of Alpha Influence, has generated over $11 million in personal sales and has helped 100's of other...

Once your mindset transforms, everything on the outside will transform along with it. From inside a jail cell, Paul Casey's future looked bleak - until he found the resilience to write a new future with a fresh start. Today, Paul is the owner and coach of A Better You Fitness, a company through which he helps his clients find the same strength that carried him through his darkest moments. Paul sta...

Do you know your business inside and out? The day-to-day tasks may seem so important that they overshadow the details of how you operate and serve your people fall by the wayside - but the best leaders are the ones who know that the details matter.   "Without time, freedom, and money, you cannot do the things that you want to do, not only for yourself and family, but I'm talking serving others, he...

As a business owner, it's easy to get caught up in what you want to accomplish this week, a month from now or even a year from now. For host Steve Cloward, one of the things that helped him most was, perhaps counterintuitively, skipping past that.   "Start out and ask yourself, 'Where do you want to be in five years? Okay, in 10 years?' And then let's back up and go to one year, write that down. T...

Jay Dan Gumm named his top-rated podcast "Background Check" for a reason. As a recovered alcoholic and formerly incarcerated felon, he understands all too well the ways his background was against him.   "When I got out, everything was a background check," Jay says. "That word is so negative. I want to turn it into something positive. I want not to be afraid to say, 'You know what, check my backgro...

Marshall Sylver still has the bank receipt from 1994 showing his then-bank account total: $6. But in reality, the situation was even worse than that. Marshall was $250,000 in debt, and things were getting dire. But he also had a single idea — to sell hypnosis over the television — that he believed in, and four months later, his bank account balance had soared to $2 million.    "I got shot down eve...

Jay Campbell has been, as he puts it, "in the trenches of biohacking" for 30 years. And he does mean in the trenches. The way Jay sees it, an all-out war is being waged against people's health and well-being every day.    "The average person today walking around on planet Earth at 40, male or female, is testosterone deficient, hormonally deficient and infected through their various tissues and bio...

Are you paying attention? Americans are willfully asleep right now, lulled by the mainstream media's false narratives and misdirections and the word of all the agencies they're supposed to trust. But once you find out the truth about the reality you're in, you won't be able to stay asleep anymore. Follow your calling and wake up.   My name is Steve Cloward, and I'm a serial entrepreneur. I've buil...

You may know Ryan Stewman from one of the 13 books he's written, one of the 15 companies he has ownership in, or as the leader of the #WeAreApex Movement. But it wasn't long ago that Ryan was starting from scratch after his second stint in prison.    "I spent all of my 20s either on probation and parole or in prison," he says. "Even when I was doing the right thing, the revolving door pulled me ba...

JD McCabe had, as he remembers it, a "very blessed life" with his wife of nearly two decades and their two kids.  "I was gainfully employed and was fortunate to make a nice living. She stayed home and raise our two children. I would describe it as very normal." But then one day, about 17 years into their marriage, a switch flipped. His wife, reeling from the loss of her father, began to act in way...

Growing up with two siblings and a single mom in a one-bedroom East LA apartment, Abe Cruz knew how to get by without a lot from a young age.    Tired of being teased for his home life, his acne and for wearing clothes full of holes, he found solace in playing basketball and football, where the "focus was on the game" instead of on his appearance. It was a challenging upbringing, and the struggle...

For Larry Roberts, the start of 2021 brought with it a major ending: his last day of working in Corporate America.    After a 21-year stint in corporate IT, Larry — a podcaster, speaker, best-selling author and top-rated course creator — was ready to make the leap and work full-time for himself. And what it took to get here has been quite the journey. Although he's long had experience in the world...

Serial entrepreneur Billy Batt has a string of successful business ventures (and titles) to his name, including Founder and Owner of Chrome Leaders, a lead generation and marketing agency. But the way he shared, his life would have continued in a very different direction.    After running away from home at 13, Billy learned his way around the streets at a young age, living on leftover doughnuts fr...

In 2021, it's easy to get caught up with everything happening on the news, on the internet, on the outside. But what happens when you look inside—what do you find? And how can turning inward help you manage everything out there ? Coach and Pastor Paul Ybarra is here to explain.   Paul Ybarra is the Pastor and Founder of Set Free Life Ministry. Since becoming sober in 2001, Paul has worked to help...

Tumbleweeds! Skateboards! Just-add-water crepes! Jake McCloud tried a lot of bogus business ideas before he discovered film. First, he had to fall in love with failure—and he thinks you should too.    Jake McCloud is the owner of Novva Agency, a film company that does much more than create video content. Jake is passionate about helping others figure out how to make video work for them, so they ca...

"Who do you need to become?" That's what leadership coach Nate Bailey wants to know, as he guides you through not just the strategies, but the transformation required for personal development and success.     Nate Bailey is a leadership trainer, executive coach, veteran army lieutenant, and author. He hosts the podcast Championship Leadership and runs Unleash the Leader Within—a 5-day leadership d...

The right mindset can elevate your personal life, but how can you harness it to make some money? By owning your decisions and breaking past the fear to take action you may just find opportunities in places you never thought to look.    After years of working to party his way through the culinary industry, Bobby Stocks dumped the drugs and alcohol to realize he wasn't really having fun at all — he...

How does an addict successfully recover from their disease? As parents of an addict, Pamela and Gary Roberts saw that there was room for improvement in the current rehabilitation options. Now, they're on a mission to change the system.    Gary and Pamela are the founders of Promises Recovery Centers and Pure Body Zen, a hemp-derived products distribution company. Gary has also served as a firefigh...

When our world crumbles, how do we keep moving forward? "The Makeover Master" Mike Young is here to help. After a devastating business loss, Mike spent 15 years studying business to quell his fears of further hardship.     Now, Mike runs a thriving consulting business committed to helping folks start their stories over, while saving them money and avoiding pitfalls. Mike is the host of "Made Over...

We all have our own life stories. We have our differences but what connects us is oftentimes going through adversity. We all go through hard times but the most important thing to remember during these moments is our response to the event. Ask yourself: What was your biggest struggle in life and how did you overcome it?   It is not easy going through prison and getting back on your feet afterwards....

We all have our own inner demons. Once neglected, they can be very destructive. How did you deal with yours?    Someone in our family can go through so much hell that goes unnoticed. The most painful times are when the person turned towards addiction in order to escape the painful reality of their life. However, there are also women like Jen Mascaro whose spirit was tested and educated by the expe...

Life inside federal prison changes a person.   When a human being is suppressed from their freedom, they become distressed. Imagine yourself locked up in a small room where you did not have the ability to do what you normally would with your time.   On this episode of Life after addiction and indictment, Steve Cloward shares his journey with indictment, his experiences in Federal Prison, and how i...

Drug addiction is a common problem many people face. Over time, addiction can seriously interfere with the life of a person taking away his most prized possessions and creating distance from family members.    Once involved in a cycle of drug addiction, one might have a hard time getting out of this situation. Steve Cloward has managed to surpass this phase in his life after many years of hardship...