The Influence Exchange

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if losing your job later in life became the best thing that ever happened to you? In this powerful episode 40 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with financial educator and author David Nassief to discuss wealth, retirement, investing, financial mistakes, mindset, and why it’s never too late to change your financial future. After being...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What would you do if your entire life changed in just 24 hours? In this powerful episode 39 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with motivational speaker and brain injury survivor Dan MacQueen to discuss resilience, mindset, identity, recovery, and the mental strength required to rebuild your life after trauma. Dan shares the incredible story...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the reason you feel stuck has nothing to do with strategy, and everything to do with alignment? In this powerful episode 38 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with award-winning entrepreneur Joanna Zhang to talk about success, burnout, entrepreneurship, spiritual awakening, leadership, and reconnecting with yourself. Joanna shares he...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the biggest thing holding you back, isn’t your circumstances, but the story you keep repeating in your mind? In episode 37 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with coach, therapist, author, and NLP expert Dr. Heidi Heron for a deep conversation about mindset, human behavior, imposter syndrome, fear, self-doubt, and personal growth. Fo...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if your life changed in a single moment and you had to learn how to become yourself all over again? In this powerful episode 36 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with author, speaker, and trauma survivor Shannon Michelle for one of the most emotional and inspiring conversations on the podcast so far. After a devastating motorcycle acci...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if success wasn’t about talent, but about refusing to quit? In episode 35 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Chris Natzke, 8th degree black belt, national Taekwondo champion, bestselling author, and life leadership coach who has spent over 50 years mastering discipline, mindset, and personal growth. His message is simple—but powerful:...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the small decisions you make every day are actually telling the truth about your life? In episode 34 of The Influence Exchange, we’re bringing back something interactive, Red Flag or Green Flag: Part 2. This isn’t about judging people. This isn’t about being perfect. This is about awareness. Because sometimes the things we normalize are the...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if your heartbreak wasn’t the end, but the beginning of who you’re meant to become? In episode 33 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Nikki Allen, author, singer, songwriter, filmmaker, and creator, who shares a powerful and deeply honest story about love, identity, and healing. Her novel Love You, Hated You is inspired by real-life hea...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if your calling took you from helping people spiritually to protecting them physically? In episode 32 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with former FBI Special Agent Eric Robinson, who shares his powerful and unconventional journey, from 12 years in Christian ministry to 24 years serving in the FBI. Eric opens up about why he left mini...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the way you think about money is the very thing holding you back from building real wealth? In episode 31 of The Influence Exchange, we break down a powerful truth that most people overlook, Wealth isn’t just about money, it’s about how you think, how you live, and the decisions you make every day. Because the reality is you can make more m...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if one of the lowest moments in your life was actually the turning point? In episode 30 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. sits down with speaker, author, and coach Steve Gamlin for a powerful and honest conversation about setbacks, loss, purpose, and rebuilding your life from the ground up. Steve shares the raw story of hitting rock bottom, faci...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the problem isn’t you, but the pain you’ve never had the space to process? In episode 29 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with trauma therapist and podcast host Malisa Hepner for a powerful and deeply human conversation about trauma, overthinking, shame, and healing. Because the truth is, a lot of people walking around today don’t feel...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the real reason you’re not moving forward has nothing to do with your ability and everything to do with the fear of being judged? In episode 28 of The Influence Exchange, we dive into a conversation that hits deeper than most people are willing to admit, Fear of judgment. Not just from others, but the pressure, the expectations, and the sel...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 27 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down a pattern most people don’t talk about, emotional spending. This isn’t about budgeting apps, cutting up credit cards, or extreme saving. This is about understanding why we spend in the first place. Because the truth is most overspending isn’t about money. It’s about avoiding something deeper...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. What if the hardest moment in your life wasn’t the end, but the beginning of who you’re meant to become? In episode 26 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Chanoa Inez, who shares a powerful and deeply personal journey through loss, grief, and rebuilding her life from the inside out. After experiencing an unexpected and life-altering loss, Ch...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 25 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Danny Brassell, highly sought-after speaker, trainer, coach, co-founder of Well-Crafted Story, and author of more than 20 books including Leadership Begins with Motivation and Misfits and Crackpots. Danny has delivered presentations to more than 3,500 audiences worldwide, but what makes this...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this deeply honest episode 24 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Kristen Crabtree, author of Be the You That’s More You Than You’ve Ever Been and creator of Paramour Paradox, to talk about identity, healing, truth, and the journey of becoming yourself again. Kristen shares how her work was born not from business plans or strategy, but fr...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this powerful episode 23 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Jay Setchell, a man whose life story is built on grit, faith, responsibility, and a refusal to quit. Jay was born and raised on a working farm, served in the Marine Corps, built ventures as an entrepreneur, worked in the corporate world, and carried one core belief through every...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this community focused on episode 22 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. reads real, anonymous listener confessions, the kind of thoughts people carry quietly but rarely say out loud. Inside this episode, we unpack confessions like: I still check their social media, even though I know it doesn’t help me. I set a boundary and now I feel guilty. I mis...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. Have you ever missed someone, but also knew you didn’t actually want them back? You’re not trying to restart the relationship. You’re not reaching out. You’re not trying to rewind your life. But a memory hits, a song, a place, a random moment and suddenly you’re sitting there asking, “Why do I still feel this?” In episode 21 of The Influence Exchan...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 20, J.V. talks about why vacations often give relief but not transformation and why real growth comes from experiences that interrupt your routine and challenge how you see yourself. You can travel somewhere beautiful and come back the same person. Or you can do something small, unfamiliar, and come back thinking differently. This conver...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. How many opportunities have you quietly talked yourself out of? Not because someone rejected you, but because you assumed the answer before you ever tried. In episode 19, J.V. breaks down the subtle ways we hold ourselves back, the thoughts that sound logical, mature, and responsible, but slowly stop our growth. You don’t loudly sabotage yourself....

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 18 of The Influence Exchange, we’re doing something different and a lot more fun, while still keeping it real. We’re playing Red Flag / Green Flag. I’ll walk you through real-life scenarios you’ve probably experienced in  Dating  Friendships  Family  Work  And even the way you treat yourself For each scenario, you decide  Red Flag  Green...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In this episode 17 of The Influence Exchange, I’m your host, J.V., and we’re talking about something most people avoid, even when it’s quietly draining them, Hard conversations. What we cover in Episode 17: The real cost of avoiding hard conversations (why “keeping the peace” can cost you peace) A simple script to say what you mean without sounding...

Text The Influence Exchange Podcast and host J.V. In episode 16 of The Influence Exchange, I’m breaking down something that impacts almost everyone, but most people struggle to explain it. Why do certain people keep crossing the line and why it keeps happening. What we cover in Episode 16 How people learn what’s acceptable around you (your patterns teach your standard). The difference between bein...