Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong

"Find something you're just obsessed with solving. If you can create a business out of that, that's awesome." – Maiya Holliday Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Maiya Holliday, founder of Mangrove Web, as they explore building a purpose-driven digital agency that's thrived for 16+ years. Maiya shares her journey from self-taught coder to B Corp leader, revealing how following genuine passion can l...

"We get to write our own story. It was more important that I let go of the bad stuff and move on, and make the choice to create something good out of it." Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Liz Hunt @lizhunt_consulting, who, after 14 years running her own agency, shares how toxic experiences shaped her mission to revolutionize creative management. Learn about "The Visionary" profile, the power of f...

"The minute you can start to see a pattern, you can start to see the system that's producing the pattern." - Dana Discover how true outliers create sustainable impact by seeing beyond individual actions to transform entire systems. Join Niiamah Ashong with leadership experts Shirley and Dana as they reveal how pattern recognition, authentic leadership, and choosing joy can help you navigate cultur...

"An inspired leader for me is I have to help the people around me be fantastic. I have to help them be great. I have to help them grow, so that tomorrow they are better than they are today." Bruce Mayhew Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Bruce Mayhew for a deep dive into authentic leadership and finding your true path. Bruce shares how waiting for the right moment to write his book "The Path of an...

"Innovation is turning creativity into money or anything of value. An idea you keep to yourself is worthless, but an idea you bring into the world is priceless." Bill Stainton Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Bill Stainton & Robin Ferguson as they challenge everything you think you know about innovation and reinvention. From producing hit TV shows to transforming leaders, these outliers shar...

"The ability to come back from a failure or from a disappointment is the ultimate separator. Resiliency is an absolute superpower." Billy Ryan Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Billy Ryan to discover why "hire for character, train for skill" transforms teams, and learn when to shoot versus when to pass the ball in your leadership journey. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah As...

"Material things don't matter. What matters is: did I make a difference and a positive impact? What will people remember about me?" Christi Schreiber Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Christi Schreiber for a masterclass on visual trust: learn why the smartest person in the room gets ignored while the polished one commands attention. Find out how to make your expertise visible before you speak. Wel...

"You can't be a people pleaser and be authentic at the same time. There is absolutely no way that they can happen." Brittany Johnson Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Brittany A. Johnson as they reveal why most entrepreneurs hit success and feel empty inside. Get actionable tools to build sustainable businesses that honor your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing from a trauma expert who's li...

"The more aware we become, the more conscious we become... the more curious we become, the more we see underneath, behind, and around it all." Ursula Pottinga Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Joe Santana and Ursula Pottinga exploring how curiosity beats formulas every time and why your "weirdness" is actually your competitive advantage. Learn how to build what the world needs by experimenting fe...

"Sometimes owning the fact that we don't have all the answers is going to provide us a bit more trust, because we are showing a little bit of vulnerability." Theo Kapodistrias Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Theo Kapodistrias for an honest discussion on why corporate speak kills connection and how showing vulnerability creates trust. Discover the communication shift that transforms lawyers, cons...

"I'm no longer going to be more loyal to a company than I am to myself. I'm no longer going to be more loyal to a boss." Antonio Taylor Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and author Antonio Taylor @antonio_d_taylor_ as they dive into the freedom that comes from being unapologetically yourself. Uncover the life resume exercise that will help you remember who you really are. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge...

"You can't change anything around you until you change everything inside you." Debbi-Jo Horton Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Debbi-Jo Horton in a powerful conversation about choice, ownership, and building culture that matters. Learn how refusing to accept "that's just how things are" can 5x your business in one year. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of...

"You have intrinsic value just because you are you - doesn't matter what you do, what you say, what you look like. Just because you are, you have value." Rowena Hicks Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Rowena Hicks as they dive deep into the hidden cost of achievement without self-care. Discover how redefining success can save your life and actually make you more effective at helping others. Welcom...

"Perfection is not the goal. It's not the goal at all. I'm always learning new things about these settings, because when I first started, there was a particular distributor of podcasting that I later learned was kind of predatory. So it's like there's an evolution of learning." Andréa Spearman Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Andréa Spearman as they explore how to build authentic community connec...

"If I'm going to raise my children to believe that their dreams matter, then my dreams also have to matter." Sarah Kappos Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Sarah Kappos to uncover the truth about "weaving the human fabric" through art and recovery. This conversation reveals how authentic community forms when artists embrace vulnerability and create dedicated spaces for deep creative work. Welcome...

"Leadership is an infinite game that you can play. Once you have it, you have it, but you can easily lose it. And if you're not consistently evolving, you're moving backwards." Ron Nussbaum Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Darrin Peppard & Ron Nussbaum as they reveal the game-changing question that transforms self-doubt into unstoppable confidence. Discover why leadership is an infinite game...

"If you don't know your voice, and if you're not willing to be that first one that goes and asks for what you want, then you're not going to end up where you want to actually be." Tania Moraes Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with William Royce, Tania Moraes, & Tom LeNoble in a raw conversation about transitioning from corporate life to purpose-driven entrepreneurship. Learn how these reality cre...

"You can give away tons of knowledge, 90% of your knowledge, for free... And that's your secret sauce, that then you're going to get the sale." Evan Sitler-Bates Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Evan Sitler-Bates and Brian Friedlander as they reveal why choosing the hardest path in business actually leads to the biggest breakthroughs. Discover how embracing challenges instead of avoiding them cr...

"Action brings clarity. By taking just one step, you may not know what that action step is, but by just taking action towards your vision, you start getting to the next step." Heidi Schalk Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Whitney Walker and Heidi Schalk for an unfiltered discussion about betting on yourself when everything's on the line. These entrepreneurs share vulnerable stories about pivotin...

"Stop being afraid of what can go wrong and start getting excited for what could go right." Christopher Veal Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Sarah Mack and Christopher Veal for a raw conversation about building million-dollar businesses while staying true to your creative soul. Learn the "both/and" mindset that lets you scale without sacrificing what matters most. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge...

"If you feel that you are lost or at an inflection point in your business, connect back within yourself and really connect with the answers that are within you." Fabio Fernandes Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Fabio Fernandes as they dive deep into why attachment creates suffering and how non-attachment unlocks entrepreneurial freedom. Fabio shares his transformation from customer support leader...

"Success comes from the confidence to walk into whatever that next situation is and know that you're equipped to create success." William Bissett Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with William Bissett, Dr. Carleah East, and Carl Denne as they share the counterintuitive strategies that built their empires. Find out why failing forward is the secret to unstoppable growth. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge P...

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery - how can I free my mind from the illusions of what we've been conditioned to believe?" Rohene Bouajram Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Trishul Patel and Rohene Bouajram as they shatter the illusion that wealth equals money. Discover how financial freedom is really about time and why being everyone's cup of tea is holding you back from true success. Welc...

"Word of mouth is still the best version of advertising. Results are still the best version of advertising." Chuck Hawkins Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Chuck Hawkins, Karandeep Badwal as they share how to build mission-driven businesses that grow through impact. From real estate investing to medical device consulting, discover the strategies that turn passion into profit. Welcome to the Outl...

"It doesn't serve the world when you're sitting there with all the awful atrocities and you can't connect to yourself and your pleasure." Crystal Franco Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Crystal Franco in a raw conversation about nervous system regulation and building businesses around unconventional expertise. Learn why your unique combination of skills creates rarity in the marketplace. Welcome...