The Braintrust "Driving Change" Podcast

Owen Fitzpatrick is a leading authority in how to shape behavior through belief. A psychologist, author, and speaker, Owen has worked with prominent organizations such as Coca-Cola, Google, JP Morgan, LinkedIn, Merck, Pfizer, and Salesforce. He has shared the stage with Sir Richard Branson, Seth Godin, Jean Claude Van Damme and Andy Andrews. Owen has spoken in 31 countries to date. His online vide...

This week we are honored to have Angus Fletcheron the Driving Change Podcast. Angus is a Professor of Story Science at Ohio State's Project Narrative. His lab uses a combination of neuroscience and narrative theory to identify specific stories that can boost creativity, empathy, problem-solving, and resilience. His research has been called "mind-blowing" by Malcolm Gladwell and "life-changing" by...

This week we are honored to have Katie Spotz on the Driving Change Podcast. She is an endurance athlete, charitable ambassador, author, and world-record holder. The list of accomplishments to her name is long, and includes five Ironman triathlons, cycling across the country, a 325-mile river swim, running 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. In this episod...

This week we welcome back Stevie and Sazan Hendrix to the Driving Change Podcast. The pair met in college while studying Radio, TV, Film at The University of North Texas sharing the same unique passion to one day move out to Los Angeles and chase their creative dreams. Their top-rated hit podcast show, The Good Life with Stevie & Sazan shines a light on the couples’ genuine joy to make a differenc...

This week we have Robin Treasure, a sales trainer, sales coach and #1 Best Selling author of the book Heart-Powered Sales: Grow Your Sales Exponentially with Emotional Intelligence and Intuition. Having worked in the functional medicine space for eight years as a health coach, top-performing sales rep, and mentor, she now coaches and trains sales professionals in the healthcare industry. Robin tal...

This week we have Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder of the Selling Power magazine (www.sellingpower.com), which is the world’s leading publication for sales managers and sales leaders. Gerhard is the author of 16 books on Selling, Sales Management, and Sales Psychology and 2 books on photography. In this episode, Gerhard talks about the importance of coaching your teams to take your sales to a whole n...

In this episode we have Dan Clark, CEO of Brain. FM, an app that is designed to help you focus and be more productive. Dan previously worked as a website and app developer. He switched careers from building an advertising agency and came across Brain.fm. In his first session, he bought an account and was so excited after a week of use, that he decided he needed to be part of the company. He called...

This week's episode features Johnny Sirpilla- an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He speaks professionally to businesses, communities, and universities on the importance of managing thoughts, internal honest reflection to develop meaningful professional and personal relationships and re-framing each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-development and growth. Johnny highlights the o...

This week's episode features Dr. Carmen Simon, a cognitive neuroscientist and chief science officer at Corporate Visions. Simon addresses a groundbreaking approach to creating memorable impressions and messages by leaning into how the brain works and is wired to retain and encode memory. This simple way of using your differentiator as a tool for being remembered is applicable for all professions!...

This week we welcome back Tom Ziglar to the Driving Change Podcast. Tom is the CEO of Zig Ziglar Corporation, and he carries on the Ziglar philosophy:   “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”  He has written two books, Choose to Win in 2019 and 10 Leadership  Virtues for Disruptive Times, published and released in December 2021. Bot...

In this episode, Jason Henkel, explains the process of optimizing your current schedule so you can have more time doing what you want to do all the while feeling better and not exhausted all of the time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/support

In this episode, Michael talks about the unique opportunity everyone has when they go to help another person and how his life experiences has allowed him to take this “serving by solving” mindset into some of the biggest brands on the planet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...

In this episode, Dr. Srini Pillay dives into unlocking each individual's greatest human potential and some helpful techniques to reduce stress and anxiety throughout the day. These insights help drive everyone to live each day more enthusiastically, more intentionally, and does a great job to showcase the potential of the human mind. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...

Dr. Dawn Mussallem is a consultant in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of General Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine. She is double board certified and serves as a diagnostic breast specialist at The Robert and Monica Jacoby Center for Breast Health. Dr. Mussallem has over 25 years of patient-centered clinical wellness experience; national rec...

In this episode, Dr. Rick Rigsby talks about changing your perspective on uncertainty and using it as a place for growth. Additionally, he dives into how to effectively give others a reason to listen and the power of one’s hope. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-c...

In this episode Megan Gerhardt, outlines and explains the intergenerational concept of Gentelligence. This revolutionary way of identifying the way people interact with each other is changing the workforce for the better. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-p...

Tom Arth is a Former NFL quarterback and Ohio native with an extensive coaching career. Tom has been the Head Coach for John Carroll University, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Akron, and most recently he has been named the Passing Game Specialist for the Los Angeles Chargers. During his tenure at John Carroll, he led the team to the NCAA Division III Playoff Quarterfinals in...

In this episode of the Driving Change Podcast, Jay goes through understanding the mind of the market and all of the techniques he used to get to where he is today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/support

This week on the Driving Change Podcast we welcome cutting-edge neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf. Dr. Leaf's research has proven the fundamental difference between our "minds" and our "brains" and this research has helped countless individuals around the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcast...

This week on the Driving Change Podcast we welcome Venture Capitalist and Investor Tim Schigel. Ranging from Silicon Valley to the Midwest, Tim has an incredible story of business success and shares what it takes to turn an idea into reality as well as where he gets his clarity from. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this po...

There are worse things in life than looking like James Bond, but sometimes the outside doesn't show the struggle within. This week we meet with professional Daniel Craig impersonator; James Taggart, who shares a powerful story of overcoming and how he found his authentic self by impersonating someone else. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/...

Imagine being both a teenager and the best breakdancer in the world! Omar Davila's journey to the top of the b-boy world is an incredible story of struggle and success. Join us this week as he discusses how mental strength and having the right people in your life can make all the difference. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support...

Imagine training for the Olympics, and then one fateful day receiving an injury that not only ends your career but fundamentally changes your entire life. This week we have the privilege of interviewing Tricia Downing, a member of the 2016 Team USA Paralympic Team. You will hear her story of overcoming and strength and how regardless of the situation, you can choose to have hope. --- Send in a voi...

In this week's Driving Change Podcast we have a chance to meet with Dr. Helena Boschi, the author of Why We Do What We Do. In our conversation, we discuss how our brains are wired and discuss how this can affect us in both a positive way and in some instances, a negative one as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this po...

This week we welcome Coley Harvey to the Driving Change Podcast. Coley's background in sports reporting for FOX, ESPN, and many others has given him a unique look at how empathy plays a role in sports and leadership. Join us as he shares interesting and timely thoughts on this topic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/driving-change-podcast/message Support this po...