The Ambition Lab

What happens when you've done the therapy, read the books, repeated the affirmations, and worked on yourself but you're still not living the life you want? In this episode, Kerie Logan, human consciousness guide, award winning hypnotherapist, author, and host of Undetected Narcissist, explores the hidden patterns that can keep high-performers stuck even after years of personal growth. Kerie shares...

What happens when a life that began with abandonment, abuse, addiction, and hardship becomes a story of purpose, resilience, and service? In this episode, Jeffrey Badders, hospice care professional, inspirational speaker, and founder of Jeffrey Speaker, shares his extraordinary journey from being abandoned as a newborn and moving through ten foster homes to building a 36-year career in hospice car...

What happens when a lifelong storyteller leaves music and film behind to explore one of North America's oldest mysteries? In this episode, Maxim Langstaff, Grammy and Emmy nominated writer, producer, author of SASQ'ET, and longtime storyteller, shares how his work with the Beatles, John Denver, and major conservation projects eventually led him to explore Sasquatch through fiction. We talk about c...

What does it mean to trust God when life doesn't make sense? In this episode, Paul Granger shares lessons from more than 20 years of ministry, writing, and creating honest spaces for people to process faith, doubt, purpose, and life. We talk about recognizing God in ordinary moments, taking courageous steps of faith, redefining success, and finding hope in difficult seasons. Connect with Paul Gran...

What would you sacrifice to stand up for something you believe in? Teddy Bloom saved money for a home but chose instead to ride more than 3,000 miles across America with a mission to promote free speech, equal justice, civic education, and unity. Along the way, he faced extreme weather, injuries, equipment failures, exhaustion, and thousands of miles of uncertainty. In this episode, Teddy shares w...

What happens when a leader’s credibility starts to slip even when the numbers still look good? Dr. Sharalyn Payne, award winning strategist, executive coach, and author, shares how leaders can recognize the warning signs of eroding trust, strengthen organizational culture, and create meaningful change before a crisis forces the conversation. Connect with Dr. Sharalyn Payne: Website: https://drshar...

What does it take to build a business that lasts. and a founder partnership that survives more than a decade? Julie Tylman, co-founder of GroupTogether, shares the story behind the company, the systems that keep it running, working with the same co-founder for over ten years, and how her team is using AI in practical ways. Connect with Julie & GroupTogether: GroupTogether: https://www.grouptogethe...

What if alcohol isn't the problem but the system around it is? In this episode, Fred Auzenne, founder of the Clear Edge Institute and former U.S. Army counterintelligence professional, shares how more than four decades alcohol free shaped his approach to helping high performers rethink alcohol, willpower, and the systems behind their habits. Connect with Fred: Clear Edge Institute: https://cleared...

What if the biggest thing holding you back financially isn't your strategy but a subconscious pattern you can't see? In this episode, Michelle Masters, The Coaches' Coach, explores the invisible beliefs that shape how we earn, receive, and grow. We talk about money patterns, the invisible income ceiling, rewiring deep beliefs, learning to receive, and why lasting transformation requires more than...

What if clarity doesn’t come from thinking harder but from taking action? In this episode, Crystal Bell shares her journey from executive leadership to coaching and wellness, and why high-achievers need to stop overthinking, let go of what no longer serves them, and take the next step. Connect with Crystal: Website: https://www.clarity-with-crystal.com/⁠ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clari...

What if the key to scaling your business isn't working harder but learning how to duplicate yourself? In this episode of The Ambition Lab, Wisdom sits down with Michael Carbonneau, founder of Coaching by Rosewood, general contractor, and financial advisor, to unpack the difference between grinding inside your business and actually building a business that can operate without you. Michael started w...

What if the highest form of leadership isn't holding on but knowing how to let go? In this episode of The Ambition Lab, Wisdom sits down with Mark L. Vincent, Ph. D., EPC, a Succession Process Consultant and author of The Maestro Effect: Future Value, Succession, and Legacy in Business. Mark brings a deeply personal perspective to the conversation. After walking through sixteen years of his wife's...

Some of the Most Meaningful Chapters Are Written After We Think the Story Is Finished What if your story isn't over even when life makes you feel like it is? In this episode of The Ambition Lab, Wisdom sits down with Faye Roots, an Australian author, storyteller, wife, mother, grandmother, and woman of faith who is still writing and creating well into her eighties. Faye shares how writing helped h...

What happens when a life that looks successful on paper no longer feels meaningful? In this episode of The Ambition Lab, LuAnn Buechler known as “The Little Spark” shares the journey from a successful career in corporate event planning to becoming a transformational speaker, Master Trainer, business coach, and founder of the iHug Movement. We talk about the moment LuAnn realized she was living by...

What do you do when the dream you've spent years chasing starts to feel impossible? In this episode of The Ambition Lab, Greig Watts shares the story behind his journey from nearly giving up on music in 2003 to building DWB Music into a successful independent music publishing company. We talk about resilience, rejection, finding opportunities before everyone else sees them, and what it takes to ke...

What if getting healthier has less to do with discipline and more to do with learning to love yourself? In this episode of The Ambition Lab, Pam Sherman shares nearly three decades of experience in fitness and wellness and the personal experiences that shaped her philosophy of health. From surviving an abusive childhood and being hit by a car to overcoming her own struggles with weight, Pam discov...

What happens when the storms you never asked for become the experiences that change you the most? In this episode of The Ambition Lab, Bill Derrick, President of Derrick Companies and author of Restored by the Storm, shares a powerful story of resilience, leadership, faith, and restoration. After more than fifty years in the construction industry, Bill faced two life changing storms. First, he hel...

What if the most powerful system you've ever had access to isn't your computer, your business, or your technology but your own brain? In this episode of The Ambition Lab , Ofer A. Lidsky shares his journey from cybersecurity and software architecture to neurotechnology and brain training. After years of optimizing complex digital systems, Ofer became fascinated by what he calls the most under opti...

What happens when a company grows faster than the systems holding it together? In this episode, Katrina Purcell, Growth Operations Consultant, former Chief of Staff, and host of the Managed Chaos Podcast, shares what she learned from helping guide a company through an IPO and why the problems founders often blame on people are sometimes actually problems with the system. Katrina breaks down what t...

What happens when a man who knows how to lead teams, make decisions under pressure, and succeed professionally realizes he hasn't been bringing that same intentionality home? In this episode, Chris Cirullo, former Army Ranger, four time Afghanistan veteran, SaaS executive, founder of Reforming Fatherhood, and bestselling author of The Daily 15 , shares how becoming a husband and father forced him...

What if one of the biggest opportunities in construction is hiding inside the walls? In this episode, Dustin Jensen, Chief Growth Officer at Monolith, explains why insulated concrete forms have remained below 1% adoption for decades and why he believes the problem isn't simply builder resistance, but the materials, supply chain, and labor required to make the system work. Dustin shares how Monolit...

What happens when a business stops talking to the people who already said they were interested? In this episode, Tanya Brody, Email Marketing Strategist and Consultant with more than 15 years of experience, explains why an email list is more than a collection of addresses—it's a relationship. We talk about her philosophy of serve first, sell second, how businesses can rebuild trust with an audienc...

What happens when the biggest bottleneck in the AI revolution isn't the technology but the people using it? In this episode, Jon Wolheim shares lessons from two decades building talent teams at Apple and Amazon, his pivotal 2019 conversation with Jeff Bezos, and his experience helping build the talent function that took SoundHound AI public and working inside an AI unicorn. We explore why experien...

What if the leaders who help us grow aren't the ones who make us comfortable but the ones who care enough to challenge us? In this episode, Yogi Mueller, founder of Craft Leadership and author of The Great Slapping, shares how an unexpected journey from professional comedy to leadership development shaped his approach to mentoring people and building stronger teams. Drawing on more than twenty-fiv...

What happens when the path that feels safest is actually the one keeping you from the life you're meant to build? In this episode, Scott Maderer, founder of Inspired Stewardship, author of Inspired Living, and certified Human Behavior Consultant, shares the story of leaving nearly 30 years in education to pursue a calling of his own. We talk about discovering your purpose, understanding your Time,...