The Simple Talk with Wayne McCullough

Summary:  Join us on a transformative journey as we welcome my dear friends Jarret Kovics and Michael Swail to explore the intricate balance of the 5F framework—family, friends, fitness, finances, and faith and its impact on our lives. Together, we share personal stories from ultramarathons to building businesses, emphasizing the power of supportive relationships and mental health. Michael op...

When life knocked Wayne’s daughter Amelia down as she faced disappointment, our family learned a powerful lesson about rising back up with grace. It's these moments of resilience that I'm eager to share with you. As we explore the significance of balancing the 'big five'—faith, family, friends, fitness, and finances. We're living in a world that's constantly testing our strength; from global pande...

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For Tracy Walder, the easy path has never been an option. Raised in a family with generations of military service, she understood from a young age the importance of giving back. In college, she studied history and took opportunities to gain experience as they came, but couldn’t quite find the right fit for her skills. One day, she saw a recruiter for the CIA on her college campus. She handed in he...

Summary: Sometimes it takes a spiritual awakening to find the right path forward. This week, Michael Molthan shares his story of addiction and recovery, from hitting rock bottom to pushing through to the other side. In years past, Molthan was known as one of the preeminent luxury home builders in the country. But more than 25 years into his career, an addiction to drugs and alcohol led him on a do...

Summary: There’s a lesson that many people don’t learn until it’s too late: Keep your life straight. This week on the Simple Talk podcast, the Honorable Allen B. Clark talks about the importance of having thoughtful priorities and keeping all aspects of your life moving forward along a good path. Clark is a West Point graduate who volunteered for a tour in Vietnam as a military intelligence office...

Summary: Your thoughts lead your actions. If your inner voice is stuck on a negative loop — like a broken tape — it’s hard to change your mental habits for the better. This week, author, coach, and psychologist Dr. Julie Bell talks about the importance of mindset and how it can guide your journey in the right direction, or make you stray from the path. She shares stories from her own life about th...

Summary: Relationships are at the core of every interaction. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, an employee, or a parent, learning how to build strong relationships that last and evolve over time is key. This week on the Simple Talk, host Wayne McCullough speaks with guest David Scoggins, a business and life coach and fellow podcaster who shares ideas for creating a more fulfilling work-life balance...

Summary: You have more than you know. There is rarely so much scarcity as we tend to focus on and by changing the way we approach each day, we can change the way we live our lives. This week, Simple Talk host Wayne McCullough speaks with Dr. Rob Carman, pastor and leader of a worldwide ministry, who shares this message of hope and faith. Too often, we can find ourselves living in the past and dwel...

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Summary: There is always hope. Even in a person’s darkest moments, there is a path forward. Finding it can be difficult, but it’s made easier when you have a community to turn to for support. This week, host Wayne McCullough speaks with Jessica Trudeau, executive director of the Momentous Institute, about finding that path through difficult times. Trudeau had a challenging childhood and it took ma...

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Summary: Every week on Simple Talk, host Wayne McCullough talks with his guests about faith, family, friends, fitness, and finances. This week, guest Larry Redell takes a deep dive into the world of personal finances and investments. He’s the co-owner of St. James Investment Company which has been managing equity portfolios for individuals and institutions for two decades. He shares his thoughts o...

It’s possible to live a life of authenticity through a vertical and centered relationship with God. This week, Simple Talk podcast host Wayne McCullough shares ideas about how to vertically integrate faith in your life to live in gratitude. One of the most important steps toward doing that is removing comparison from your life. After all, he says, if you’re in a state of comparison, how can you be...

People change throughout their lives and embracing change in yourself and others can give you the space to find the path you’re meant to be on. On this episode of The Simple Talk podcast, host Wayne McCullough speaks with Noel Bouché, of pureHOPE, which seeks to build a world free of sexual exploitation and brokenness. Bouché shares stories of challenges and successes in his own life and tells his...

While people often feel comfortable talking about physical pain, they may shy away from topics like emotional pain and mental illness. This week’s guest is family man and mediator Mike McCullough. He speaks openly about his struggle with depression and anxiety and shares his story in the hopes of reaching others who may be facing similar hardships. It’s important to have friends and feel comfortab...

On this week’s episode of the Simple Talk, host Wayne McCullough discusses the docu-drama film he co-produced, called  The Heart of Man . It delves into the troubles of an oversexualized world and shares people’s stories of pain and journeys to faith. McCullough took on the project after learning about the epidemic of sex trafficking in the United States.  He says it opened his eyes to a...

In this inaugural episode of the Simple Talk podcast, Dallas, Texas-based host Wayne McCullough shares the genesis story of this project, which is near and dear to his heart. As a husband, father, uncle, friend, and businessman, McCullough is no stranger to splitting his time among the many responsibilities in life. But along the way, he found he wasn’t always balancing them right. After hearing a...