The Eternal Optimist

Cindy Morgan Jaffe believes that improving our relationship with money can be life-changing for everyone. She's also a nationally qualified counselor, a Certified Life and Recovery Coach, and an XChange Guide. She helps people have a positive attitude toward money. She shares her money perspective and how she thinks about making money and spending it wisely. Topics Covered 05:43 - Cindy talks abou...

Rich Campe is the CEO at ProAdvisorCoach, a dear friend and mentor, and a fascinating individual. We call him ‘The Wizard’ because he is the one of the most captivating speakers around. On this episode, Rich shares the challenges that turned him into the individual he is today. Despite his professional success, Rich has dealt with serious internal challenges that have turned him into an incredible...

Les McDaniel is a man driven to inspire others towards their truest and best self. He’s a husband, a father, a leadership coach, a facilitator, a real estate professional and also a beautiful soul. Les shares with Matt the challenges he faced growing up and how that’s shaped his ability to deal with his family’s current obstacles. He’s got a great, caring heart and an absolute pleasure to have on...

Dr. Mike Horvitz joins Matt to share his sometimes-unbelievable story of resilience and overcoming challenges. Despite succeeding professionally in academia and real estate, Mike shares how he was able to overcome severe substance abuse, a bout with cancer, and a challenging divorce. But Mike also shares the lessons that he’s learned along the way and the opportunities they’ve created for his life...

Sandy Solomon is a titan in the financial services industry and someone who is incredibly focused on serving people at the highest level. In his professional life, Sandy helps clients make important financial planning decisions, but Matt and Sandy keep it strictly personal on this episode. Sandy shares with Matt how his childhood impacted the decisions he made as an adult, and they also discuss ho...

Frank Wiseman is a leader in the Southeast real estate industry and a beloved member of the Charlotte community. After graduating from Ohio State University, Frank went on to be a highly-recognized sales and business leader. Frank and Matt discuss how bullying impacted Frank’s early development and why personal development can actually be a bad addiction. Frank also shares his outlook on growing t...

Adair Cates is a mother and leadership development expert that helps groups and teams connect deeply to solve problems. Adair uses a collaborative approach that focuses on strengths, expands thinking, breaks through blocks and establishes new routines. Matt and Adair discuss her journey in the corporate world and also as an entrepreneur, and she also talks about her approach to mastering new skill...

Jared Montz is a former professional soccer player that is now helping the next generation of athletes reach their potential. He also is a speaker and entrepreneur with a portfolio of businesses. Matt and Jared talk about Jared’s formative years to becoming a professional athlete, and how an unfortunate injury changed the trajectory of Jared’s professional career. Jared also shares how his time as...

Our first guest episode highlights a gentleman who has been a huge inspiration and guide for Matt’s professional life. Jon Berghoff is a father, a hall of fame sales leader, a former sales executive at Vitamix, and the co-founder of XChange, a company that’s trained over 10,000 leaders since the pandemic. Matt and John talk about parenting, the power of purpose, and also how Jon’s dealt with some...

The ‘Eternal Optimist’ is the show for people who see the good in the world and want to make a positive difference in the lives of their families and communities! Twice a week Matt Drinkhahn will help you see challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll start thinking bigger and playing offense in life more consistently. Every week you’ll hear inspiring stories from people who faced immen...