The Uncommon Minds Experience

Butch Phelps is a functional massage therapist, award-winning author, and creator of the Stretch n' Release Technique . He helps people 45+ reduce chronic aches, improve mobility, and move better without relying on meds, injections, or surgeries—by teaching them how to release tight, overworked muscles and take control of their own bodies . His journey began with a head-on auto crash at 18 that bo...

Nami Prakash is the founder of The Mind Quotient™, a mission-driven Human Skill Development organization teaching the practical skills we were never taught . After more than 20 years leading teams in healthcare communications, she realized the biggest performance gaps weren't technical—they were human . That realization led her to leave corporate leadership and create a company on a mission to mak...

Alan Gillanders has always had an inquiring mind, asking "What is truth?"—a timeless question at the core of existence. With decades of study in metaphysics, quantum theory, consciousness, and ancient spiritual teachings and traditions, he weaves together the mystical and the scientific, offering a voice that is both intuitive and analytical. His book, The Sacred Hum of I AM, invites readers into...

Dr. Bilal Ahmed is an interventional and structural cardiologist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He performs high-risk cardiac procedures including opening blocked arteries and replacing heart valves without open-chest surgery . He is also the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Lylah Health, a gut microbiome solution that combines prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics targeted at heart health...

Rob Broadhead is a Fractional CIO, software architect, entrepreneur, and founder of RB Consulting. Over the past three decades, he has designed enterprise systems, modernized legacy platforms, led software organizations, and advised companies ranging from startups to established businesses navigating growth . He is also the host of the Develpreneur Podcast, where he explores leadership, software d...

Lynette Sorrentino is a keynote speaker, creator, and founder of The Table Method™—built on one belief: the women who hold everything together deserve to come home to themselves . She has built three businesses from scratch, across two industries, with more than 30 years of experience . She spent 25 years in direct sales, carrying her into the top 5% of Mary Kay . Then she started over completely,...

Rich LaMonica is a 22-year veteran of the United States Army who was deployed on multiple occasions in support of the Global War on Terrorism . It was during this career that he evolved as a leader of people, with his education coming from great mentors who showed him how to take care of his team . After retiring in 2015, he went through a transformative year of self-reflection—365 days that taugh...

Magic Barclay is a single mother of two, a cancer survivor, and a practitioner of functional health solutions who specializes in trauma recovery and root cause analysis . She is the author of four books and the host of A Magical Life: Health, Wealth, and Weight Loss . Her journey began in childhood—growing up with a narcissistic father and an emotionally neglectful mother, she learned early that s...

Grant Jenkins is the Managing Director of Propel Health Australia and a high-performance coach with more than 25 years of experience working with elite athletes, health professionals, and everyday Australians seeking better health outcomes . He has coached athletes across four sports at World Championship level and worked at all four Tennis Grand Slams, including helping develop former World No.1...

Teri Pruitt started in theatre at 15 and has worked professionally since 1992, with a career spanning community theatres, summer stocks, regional theatres, and more than 25 years on Broadway . She is the founder of Open the Aperture, where she brings the collaborative lessons of the theatrical process to organizations through keynotes, workshops, and consulting . Her work helps leaders and teams r...

Dr. Deborah Heiser is an Applied Developmental Psychologist with a specialty in midlife and aging, a TEDx speaker, founder of The Mentor Project, and author of The Mentorship Edge: Creating Maximum Impact Through Lateral and Hierarchical Mentoring . She is an Adjunct Professor at SUNY Old Westbury, a Psychology Today contributor, and has been recognized by Thinkers50 Radar and 100 Coaches . Her jo...

Peter Boolkah is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and the bestselling author of YOUR BUSINESS SUCKS – Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life . He started his career flipping burgers at McDonald's, where he witnessed firsthand how world-class systems allow businesses to operate consistently without relying on a single extraordinary individual—a lesson that shaped everything...

Dale Turnbull is the creator of The 7 Positions of Leadership and founder of Lead Adapt Impact. With over 12 years of leadership coaching experience, he has trained and coached more than 800 people, 300 of whom he managed directly . His work bridges the gap between leadership intention and team execution through a simple insight: when leaders understand how people actually process information, the...

Sheryl Hauk is a retired music educator, survivor advocate, and author of Piece by Piece: A Memoir of Survival, Resilience, and the Power of Creativity . Since the release of her memoir, readers—some in their 60s and 70s—have shared that they spoke the truth of their own abuse for the first time after reading the book . That moment keeps repeating, quietly and powerfully, without fanfare . She spe...

Shawngela Pierce is a spiritual healer, podcaster, and author based in Sedona, Arizona. She holds a degree in Biology from Purdue University and began her career as a forensic scientist in Ohio before pursuing a degree in Naturopathic Medicine at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences . After a personal awakening during her fourth year of medical school, she stepped awa...

Jody Zarn is an author, corporate trainer, and TEDx speaker whose work explores empathy, mental health, and the power of human connection . Her perspective was shaped by an unexpected friendship she formed with a man experiencing homelessness—a relationship that challenged many of her assumptions about trauma, dignity, and what it really means to help someone . Leroy was not a stereotypical homele...

Christopher Rivers grew up in a working‑class family that did everything right but still struggled to get ahead . At seventeen, he enlisted in the Army and went on to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. After his first deployment, he earned his degree from West Point, returned to serve again, and later completed graduate studies at Georgetown . His career spans military leadership, U.S. diplomacy, corp...

Clive Moore is a Canadian entrepreneur, Chief Creative Officer, and the founder of Workilo and GPT Studio, two AI platforms built on a simple but increasingly rare premise: AI should work with humans, not instead of them . After 25 years in agency and brand development—leading design teams for clients like Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment—he shifted his focus to building infrastructure that keeps d...

Kim Peirano is an Organizational Psychologist, consultant, and creator of the Organizational Ecosystem Model™—a proprietary culture assessment framework that helps organizations diagnose the root causes of performance problems, leadership dysfunction, and cultural breakdown . She holds a Master of Science in Organizational Psychology from the University of Hartford, where her research focused on d...

Jody Layne has been an entrepreneur most of her adult life . She built a digital marketing agency called Barnett & Murphy that grew to over $3 million in revenue in the early 2000s . She also launched a software-as-a-service company that didn't work—and learned that failure teaches you a lot, but only if you're willing to be vulnerable and learn from your mistakes . Her passion for wellness be...

Pamela Cass is a performance coach, speaker, co-host of the Reignite Resilience podcast, and co-author of The Quiet Gift: A Journey of Self-Worth and Resilience . She's a cancer survivor, a dyslexia advocate, and someone who spent years feeling invisible—until she learned to stop hiding . She climbed the corporate ladder, achieved an executive title, and built a life that looked successful on pape...

Melanie Smithson is a Licensed Somatic Psychotherapist, Board-Certified Dance Movement Therapist, Certified Hypnotherapist, and author of Shake Yourself Free: 81 Somatic Practices to Let Go of Limitation and the award-winning Stress Free in 30 Seconds . She holds an MA from Naropa University and has been sharing the wisdom of the body and the power of movement with therapy clients and group partic...

Russell Van Brocklen is widely known as the Dyslexia Professor. He transforms daily reading struggles into confident academic breakthroughs for students with dyslexia . He is a New York State Senate‑funded dyslexia researcher and creator of The Writing Method, a neuroscience-based approach that helps struggling students become confident writers . Dyslexia affects 15–20% of all learners, yet most f...

Katie Rizzo is an author, educator, and "accidental poet" with a master's from Yale University and postgraduate medical studies from the University of Colorado School of Medicine . She taught high school biology and anatomy for over fifteen years . Her life was upended on September 17, 2024, when her firstborn son Nicholas died from an accidental overdose involving oxycodone and Xanax after years...

Jason Lange is a men's embodiment coach, group facilitator, and evolutionary guide who helps men drop in and wake up to deeper clarity in their life's purpose and relationships . He believes every man should be in a men's group for the growth and support opportunities they provide . He is a certified No More Mr. Nice Guy coach and has trained and studied with leaders such as John Wineland, Dr. Rob...