The Smoke Trail

Episode 24: Sarah Elkhaldy - The Alchemist: Integrating Consciousness in the Modern World  Guest Bio Sarah Elkhaldy, known as The Alchemist on YouTube, offers higher-dimensional guidance through spiritual awakenings. Highly claircognizant, her intuitive abilities and deep insights into the nature of reality create energetic transmissions that activate her audience on a soul level. Her videos are r...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 23 – Waking Up at Grand Canyon University with Robert Vera: Faith, Innovation, and Student Startups Guest Bio : Robert Vera is the Founding Director of Canyon Ventures Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Grand Canyon University (GCU), where he empowers student and community founders to transform visions into thriving businesses. Under his leadership sin...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 22 – From Comfort LA to Jamaica Vibes with Mark E. Walker Guest Bio:   Mark E. Walker is a Jamaican-born entrepreneur and conscious leader who transitioned from running Comfort LA, an organic soul food empire in Los Angeles, to creating a healing retreat in Jamaica. Known as the “Chicken Man” for his health-conscious wings and juices, Mark served celebrities like...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 21 – Empathy vs. Compassion  Host Bio : Smoke Wallin is a serial entrepreneur, conscious leader, global M&A deal maker, and host of The Smoke Trail podcast. Having navigated personal trauma through spiritual awakening, Smoke studies traditions like Buddhism, Christianity, and mysticism. His journey—from childhood challenges to leading global businesses—fuels...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 20 – Changing Your Trajectory with Smoke Wallin Host Bio:   Smoke Wallin is a serial entrepreneur, conscious leader, global M&A deal maker, and host of The Smoke Trail podcast. Having navigated personal trauma through spiritual awakening, Smoke studies traditions like Buddhism, Christianity, and mysticism. His journey—from childhood challenges to leading glob...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 19 – Unleashing Collective Genius: The Buy-In Advantage with Dave Garrison Guest Bio : Dave Garrison, Chief Engagement Officer of GarrisonGrowth, is a visionary leader and trusted advisor who enhances client profitability and satisfaction by fostering team alignment and motivation. As a former CEO at the forefront of the mobile internet revolution, Dave brings a...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 18 – Waking Up in South Africa with Rob Hersov: Love Conquers All Guest Bio : Robert Hersov, 64, is a South African/UK entrepreneur and private investor based in Cape Town, with a career spanning over 30 years in the US, Europe, and the UK. Grandson of AngloVaal founder Bob Hersov and son of its former leader Basil Hersov, Rob worked at Goldman Sachs, served as R...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 17 – Audience Q&A 2.0 with Smoke Wallin Host Bio : Smoke Wallin is a serial entrepreneur, conscious leader, global M&A deal maker, and host of The Smoke Trail podcast. Having navigated personal trauma through spiritual awakening, Smoke studies traditions like Buddhism, Christianity, and mysticism. His journey—from childhood challenges to leading global bu...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 16 – Audience Q&A 1.0 with Smoke Wallin Host Bio : Smoke Wallin is a serial entrepreneur, conscious leader, global M&A deal maker and host of The Smoke Trail podcast. Smoke has navigated personal trauma through spiritual awakening, studying traditions like Buddhism, Christianity, and mysticism. His journey—from childhood challenges to leading global busin...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 15 – Trekking Back to Nepal: Roots of Success to Significance with Rob Follows Guest Bio : Rob Follows is the founder and chairman of STS Capital Partners, a global M&A firm, and a conscious leader dedicated to philanthropy and spiritual growth. A Canadian entrepreneur, Rob sold his marketing services business in 1996, leading to a transformative hiatus at Ne...

Episode 14: "Not Playing Around" with Zineb El Ouazzani Guest: Zineb El Ouazzani (Zi) – Moroccan former child tennis prodigy turned pro at 31 after a 12-year hiatus, CEO, and YPO speaker whose reinvention through adversity inspires leaders. Watch her YPO talk at YouTube and read more at Medium . Setting: Recorded at the YPO Global Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, April 2025, amidst >1,0...

The Smoke Trail: Season 1, Episode 13 – Finding Christ, Facing Evil With Love with Chris Clements Guest Bio : Chris Clements is a former CEO and third-generation leader of a major Arizona beverage distribution business, now a partner at STS Capital, where he guides entrepreneurs through mergers and acquisitions. Raised in a spiritually diverse family—blending Armenian Anglican, Southern Baptist, a...

Episode 12: "Embodiment of Love - Making Dignity Moves" with Elizabeth Funk Guest: Elizabeth Funk – Social entrepreneur, former tech executive (Yahoo, Microsoft), and founder of Dignity Moves, which builds interim housing to end unsheltered homelessness. Her contagious optimism drives systemic change, learn more at dignitymoves.org . Setting: Recorded at Dignity Moves’ first site, 33 Gough in San...

The Smoke Trail S1 E11 A Mystic Dialogue from Sedona with Ivan Rados Episode 11: "A Mystic Dialogue from Sedona" with Ivan Rados Guest: Ivan Rados – Mystic, artist, and author of 12 books, including Health is All About Consciousness and The Mystery of Love, whose teachings on self-acceptance and infinite awareness have guided Smoke and countless others. A healer who points to the inner truth, reac...

Episode 10: "Cultivating Awareness for Heart-Mind Coherence" with Danielle "Dani" Brooks Guest : Danielle "Dani" Brooks – A coach specializing in emotional healing and personal transformation, integrating plant medicine and practical tools to help clients uncover their true selves. She has a background in nutritional therapy and has been on a spiritual journey since her early twenties, inspired by...

Episode 9: "Dropping Stones, Finding Paths" with Steve Hershberger Guest: Steve Hershberger – Serial entrepreneur, writer at The Chosen Path Substack, and founder of Amplify Flow (amplifyflow.co), whose four near-death experiences reshaped his journey from victimhood to purpose. A decades-long friend of Smoke from their dot-com days. Setting: Smoke in Sedona’s radiant calm, Steve beaming in from h...

Episode 8: "From Cult to Consciousness" with Olivia "Liv" Fisch Guest: Olivia "Liv" Fisch – A leadership coach, spiritual guide, and author whose path from a cultish childhood to empowering high achievers shines through her work at https://www.oliveyahfisch.com/ . There, she offers “human medicine” to awaken purpose and presence, a mission sparked by her multi-year YPO friendship with Smoke. Bio O...

Luke Wallin is a writer, teacher, artist, and musician. He was born in Mississippi in 1943. He taught Philosophy, Literature, and Creative Writing, and has written 11 books, winning numerous awards. Luke has been Fulbright Teaching Fellow at University College Dublin, Senior Research Associate at the Center for Policy Analysis, taught Philosophy at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Creative...

Summary of Episode 6: The Smoke Trail with Justin Breen In Episode 6 of The Smoke Trail , Smoke hosts Justin Breen, a visionary entrepreneur and connector, for an hour-long, high-energy dialogue that kicks off with laughter and a nod to crying’s healing power. From Sedona, Smoke sets an intention to share his journey’s lessons—blending spirituality, leadership, and modern integration—inviting Just...

"Making an impact is usually provoked through circumstance, experience, and emotion. When my son was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss, I could have never then known that my inner activist would be unleashed." - Shireen Hafeez, Founder DKC The Issue Data from the National Deaf Center is clear: the deaf/hard of hearing community is unemployed, underemployed, and underpaid at an alarming rat...

Summary of Episode 4: The Smoke Trail Deep Discussion with Dr. Michael Brabant   In Episode 4 of The Smoke Trail , Smoke hosts Dr. Michael Brabant, an coach specializing in psychologically safe environments for transformation, for a rich, hour-long conversation blending spirituality, leadership, and personal growth. From Sedona, Smoke credits Michael’s nudge as the catalyst for launching the podca...

Summary of Episode 3: The Smoke Trail with Jack Maxwell In Episode 3 of The Smoke Trail , Smoke hosts Jack Maxwell, a seasoned TV host and actor, in a heartfelt conversation set against Sedona’s serene backdrop. Smoke opens by affirming the podcast’s intent: sharing wisdom for high performance, perfect health, and bliss, drawing from his own journey of clearing shadows to find peace. Jack, inspire...

For more Q&A with Sarah go here to Smoke’s Substack Summary of Episode 2: The Smoke Trail with Sarah Fruehling   In Episode 2 of The Smoke Trail , Smoke Wallin welcomes Sarah Fruehling, M.A., MCC, BCC, an executive coach and former trauma therapist, for a deep, reflective conversation. Recorded outdoors in Sedona, the episode begins with Smoke setting the intention: to explore authentic storie...

Summary of Episode 1: Launch of The Smoke Trail   In the inaugural episode of The Smoke Trail , host Smoke Wallin introduces the podcast as an extension of his personal journey toward "awakening consciousness." He frames it as a platform to explore profound topics in-depth, share lessons learned, and engage with guests, building on a year of sharing "tidbits from the trail" and writing poetry to c...