Unlocking Greatness with Ryan James Miller

Danielle Grant is the Founder of Your Mindset Mentor, helping entrepreneurs step into their highest self, next level, and desired reality. Immediately after Danielle and I were introduced through LinkedIn, I knew we were meant to connect and have this conversation. She’s a powerhouse with a keen sense of self that she utilizes to help other people find theirs. This episode not only tells the...

Shari Lueck is the Founder of Unfiltered & On Fire, as well as a Best Selling Author and Integrative Emotional Wellness Coach. Shari recently released an amazing book last year titled “My Skeletons Have Names” and that alone was intriguing enough to draw me into her story. Our conversation spanned so many topics, but maybe most important of all was the discussion around the experie...

Living a life of authenticity presents many potential challenges. One such challenge for some people is that sharing the things they believe could cause them to lose a job, lose a client, lose a friend, or even lose a family relationship, aka, being canceled. I was asked a question in this context on a webinar I recently presented. So what do you do when you fear repercussions from sharing your he...

Brian Schulman is the Founder & CEO of Voice Your Vibe, a Forbes Featured Entrepreneur, as well as a Linkedin Top and Video Creator. More importantly, Brian is one of the kindest and most positive human beings you will ever know. I had the pleasure of meeting Brian for the first time back in 2017 at the Master of LinkedIn Summit. From that moment, I knew he was a special guy with so much to of...

Living a life of freedom requires you to strip away everything in your way as you build the life you were created to live. In this episode, I share the 9 Pillars that I help my One to One Clients and Foundations to Freedom Academy members build so they can live the life of freedom that they deserve. Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-authentic Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-auth...

Lester Morales is a self-proclaimed healthcare nerd, disruptor, and public speaker as the Founder and CEO of Next Impact. He found his way into the health insurance world as a product of it. His dad’s devastating diagnosis caused Lester to dig deep into health care and lit the fire necessary to begin making the amazing impact he does on the industry today. I’ve known Lester from a dist...

We all want to be confident. And it’s likely all of us fight against some lack of self-confidence. So what do we do? On this episode of Authentic Conversations, I share 4 things that I believe will be helpful to you in fighting against the negative and becoming the confident person you want to be. Thanks for listening and please share this episode with a friend or colleague. Direct links to...

JC Cummings is a leader in Human Resources and has made an impact on many large (and recognizable) organizations. But the impact she is making in bringing light to dark places in people’s lives is even greater. JC was very transparent in sharing her upbringing in a home riddled with addiction and dysfunction, how she stood up to a powerful leader when he crossed the line with her, and how sh...

Would you be surprised to hear me say that Punky Brewster inspired this episode? Ok, Soleil Moon Frye did. But if you know, you know. Her recent documentary, along with the quote below, inspired me to record this episode on some of the benefits and blessings of living an authentic life for the rest of the world to see. “When you share yourself with the world, you realize that you’re not alon...

Paul Edwards leads “The Ghost & The Machine,” a TEAM of writers, graphic artists, publishing and marketing strategists. They work with servant-leader influencers, executives, coaches and consultants, delivering DONE-FOR-YOU content, marketing assets and finesse with words that spur RESULTS. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Paul and his team for the last few years, enabli...

Jason Lauritsen is a Keynote Speaker, Author, Adviser and Leadership Trainer. He is passionate about Employee Engagement and Workplace Culture. Jason believes work is a relationship and relationships are the best way to engage employees and we talk about that a lot. He also shares reasons why passionate people need to exercise a lot of wisdom before leaving a job for entrepreneurship (hint: their...

“If I just impact one person, I will be happy.” I heard a successful entrepreneur say that recently and I didn’t really believe him. Not because I think he isn’t genuine about helping people, but because I believe most people want more in business than to simply impact one person. So, on this week’s new Tuesday solo podcast, I dig into our purpose in business. Give it...

Frank Mengert is the Founder of EBM, a 5X Start-up Founder, Speaker, Social Superstar, and all-around amazing human. As you will hear on the podcast, my first time meeting Frank made an impression on me as to his character that I will never forget. On this episode, we talk about his shift from selfless to selfish, the hard work he’s committed to in starting 5 businesses, why he does what he...

Krista Mashore is a digital marketing coach that helps professionals utilize video and social media to become the go-to authority in their community. She is also the author of Four best-selling books focusing on digital marketing. Krista and I had a wonderful conversation in which she shared why she transitioned from a successful real estate career to digital marketing coaching, how deep personal...

A few months back, I was blessed to be invited onto the Rockstars Rocking Podcast, hosted by Eric Silverman. Eric has become a great friend over the last couple of years and even a client. In this episode, Eric and I discussed how I started my business with $500 bucks to my name how I have fought to live out the dream I have for my family (it’s still a work in progress).  We also dug into: C...

Jamie Hawkins is the Founder and CEO of BTR – Benefit Technology Resources, a firm delivering value to its clients through innovative solutions and product partnerships that set the standard of excellence for HR technology. While I have been fortunate to serve Jamie’s team in a few capacities over the years, I am far more proud to call her a friend. I respect and admire her passion, wi...

Harris III is a world-renowned speaker, storyteller and entrepreneur. He is the creator of Transformation Theory and author of the bestselling book, The Wonder Switch. Harris impacted my life personally back in 2017 when in the midst of a magic show that he was performing for a business conference I attended, he told a story of wonder and imagination that stuck with me to this day. At that point,...

In this solo episode of Authentic Conversations, I open up about the burnout I started to experience at the end of 2020, what led to a resurgence in my desire to create, and why ENOUGH became my theme for 2021. Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-authentic Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-authentic YouTube – Authentic Conversations Channel Connect with me: LinkedIn – https://...

Jake Jordan is the Chief Clarity Officer for Quirk Advertising, the Founder of Impact Over Attention, and a double podcast host (yup, two). He is focused on improving content and messaging performance for cause-driven organizations. Jake and I met through LinkedIn and I was immediately drawn to his desire to do right and his relentless pursuit of helping individuals and organizations making a posi...

The year-end often has us considering how well we did, where we measured up, and what we are going to do the following year. While there are other great practices (and many really bad ones) for reflecting on your year, as well as setting yourself for a new one, I wanted to share a few questions (6 actually) that you can ask yourself to reflect and project. I hope this episode helps you to not only...

Andy Neary is a keynote speaker and performance coach. He’s also a former professional baseball player, Ironman athlete, and 20-year veteran of the health insurance industry. But most importantly, at least to me, is he’s a good buddy. Andy was on the podcast last year and after all of the growth he’s experienced in his business (and life) over the last year, I had to have him back. Here are a few...

I was recently given the opportunity to close out an amazing session on gratitude with 100+ colleagues and friends. In this week’s episode, I share my closing excerpt on how we can look at gratitude and thankfulness in 2020. I challenged the audience, and I will challenge you, to: Dig deeper into the area of gratitude. Grow in your ability to see good in the midst of hurt, heartache, and los...

Derek Doepker is a content marketing and digital marketing consultant. His certifications include an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Trainer Certification, Digital Marketer Copywriting Certification, and the Digital Marketing Content Marketing Certification. You can find his work in Forbes, Entrepreneur, SUCCESS magazine, and other world-renowned publications. This was a fun conversation for me...

Brian Bogert’s story is a crazy one. As a young man, his arm was literally ripped from his body in a freak accident. Twenty four surgeries later, his arm was rebuilt to function once again. Crazier, many years later he nearly lost that same arm a second time. From that point forward, and throughout Brian’s life, he has continued to face adversity in many areas. But he believes that thr...

We’ve long heard people say that talking about politics, religion, and other socially-charged issues were no-nos in business or even at the Thanksgiving dinner table. While I get the reasons why this is the case, I just don’t feel that’s the approach to take if we ever seek to reunite a deeply divided nation. What’s fascinating to me is that like it or not, I’ve had m...