UnYielded: Thriving No Matter What

My guest today is someone who is devoted to personally enriching the lives of millions of people by 2025. Mat Zinman is an author of Z-isms, wellness and kindness advocate, podcast host, and also the CEO of Internship Institute. Throughout today’s episode, we dive into Matt’s unique perspective on life, his entrepreneurial journey, some of the thought-provoking ideas covered in his book, including...

Grief and loss are inevitable things we all may come across at some point in our lives. And the way we respond to our losses is what defines where our lives are headed. My guest today is someone who has endured great loss but hasn’t been broken by it. She has lived through the grief of losing three of her closest family members, and now, she helps people move beyond grief through her 20+ year priv...

My guest today has a fascinating story that involves following a call taking a leap of faith to pursue doing what he’s uniquely created to do. About eight years ago, he jumped out of a successful career in corporate America to follow his passion and become a landscape designer and a home and garden blogger. After his move from the corporate sector, he helps families make their exterior space more...

My guest today is one of those people whose creativity comes out in many flavors. She is a fiction author who has self-published four novels, a content strategist, and a co-founder of Superneat Marketing. She's been blogging since 2012, and last year, she launched her podcast, Love Your Enthusiasm, a podcast that helps women to pursue their greatest passion. She's also a yogi, ballet dan...

Bobbi Kahler describes how embedded choices, options that are invisible, can keep us stuck in a plateau or a dead end. She offers 5 ways to discover where we might be overlooking choices available to us. By recognizing new choices, we can find new ways forward and sometimes major breakthroughs. Contact Bobbi Kahler www.linkedin.com/in/bobbikahler www.unyielded.net/about/contact Follow Bobbi at: Si...

Today's guest is an eighth degree black belt and master instructor and a former United States national TaeKwonDo champion. He ranks in the top 1% of all martial artists in the world. Not only is he a champion himself, but he has been training others to find their own inner champion for over four decades. He is a life leadership coach, keynote speaker and author, and his passion is sharing his...

Traci McCausland is a mother, wife, entrepreneur, and coach, where she utilizes the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment to help her clients uncover their natural talents. She is also a breast cancer survivor. When she got the cancer diagnosis, she turned to her natural strengths to help her through that journey. Contact Traci McCausland https://www.followyourstrengths.com/ traci@followstrengths.com...

In today's episode, I want to talk about something that I see a lot in coaching: How do we dismantle the fear of rejection? It’s the new year, and we've all been busy, setting our resolutions and writing out good goals. And no matter how smart your goals are, you're not going to make the progress you really want if you have your foot on the brake. So we’re going to dive into a conce...

Mark Karake is the founder and CEO of the Impact Africa Network, a nonprofit startup studio in Nairobi with a mission to ensure young, talented Africans have a chance to participate in the digital transformation of Africa as both creators and owners. After 15 years in Silicon Valley, he chose to move back to Africa to immerse himself in this economic development challenge. Contact Mark Karake Link...

Chris Hooten is an experienced educator and collegiate administrator who specializes in volunteer management, youth development, diversity and inclusion, and relations between community members and institutions of higher learning. Chris holds a master's degree in higher education administration from George Washington University and a Bachelor's in political science and gender studies fro...

This week on the UnYielded podcast, Bobbi describes how hard work, though important, is not the only thing that matters for to change your life. At age 23, even though she was working 70 hours a week and making little progress, she felt hopeless about making her life better until she had a revelation on New Year’s Eve. This revelation and what she learned from it changed her life, and we hope this...

This is part 2 of my interview with Marc Lamson. You can find part 1 of the interview here . I've known today's guest for many years. He is the president of ASLAN Training and Development, where he leads the charge to bring truth to the market, that be Other-Centered makes you more effective in sales as a leader and as a person. And it's more fulfilling. When he is not hard at work,...

 I've known today's guest for many years. He is the president of ASLAN Training and Development, where he leads the charge to bring truth to the market, that be Other-Centered makes you more effective in sales as a leader and as a person. And it's more fulfilling. When he is not hard at work, he volunteers his time on a variety of boards, he is a devoted husband and father, and he s...

My guest today is a multiple gunshot survivor. She outwitted her attacker who had invaded her home and he was intent on killing her. She has turned that experience into her purpose, helping other survivors of violence, find their way back to a place of wholeness. Her name is Jenny Jetson, and I cannot wait for you to meet her. Follow Bobbi at: Sign up for Bobbi's free newsletter, Find Your Fo...

My guest today is very dear friend, whom I first met back in 2004. She finds her inspiration and empowering others to grow beyond their limitations and discovering their inner strength and courage. She is an author, facilitator, speaker and minister, and has a background in business education and a master's in religious studies. She finds joy in offering seminars, workshops, and retreats, pro...

My guest today has 25 years of experience as a career choice scientist. And he has guided more than 3500 highly educated clients to reach their full potential. He is the founder of Pathfinders and coauthor of a best-selling career guide for young professionals called Now What? The Young Person's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career.  His work has been featured in the Washington Post, Northern...

I first met today's guest when she was a customer service rep at a company that is one of my clients. She was so good at her job that we would play her calls and training examples of what best-in-class service sounds like. She then decided to make the transition to a regional sales rep at that company.  And she is every bit as successful. She is part of the quarterly coaching calls that I do...

This is part 1 of a rare two-part episode because we covered so many valuable insights, tools and hacks that we couldn't fit them all into just one episode. My guest today is Andy Williams, a solution facilitator, and he is at his best when he's helping others solve complex problems that require new approaches and new ways of thinking. Those around him and closest to him tell him that hi...

This is part two of my interview with Andy Williams, whose super power is being intentional. We cover things like how sometimes a masterplan can obscure better opportunities. We also discuss how he and his wife have built their marriage very intentionally. We discuss the value of pushing a comfort zone right up to what he calls the delusional zone. We also talk about how he views failure, and fina...

If you have ever thought to yourself, "I have the career and the success that I worked so hard for, and that I really thought I wanted, but for some reason, I'm still not happy. What is wrong with me?" Then this episode might shed some light for you. My guest today, Chris White, is the author of the Amazon bestseller, the Six Habits of Highly Effective Sales Engineers. He is the fou...

My guest today has one of the most beautiful spirits that I have ever encountered. She was widowed at a very young age with six children. Her story is one of community coming together, of finding your way forward one day at a time, and of always having hope. Her name is Judy Corkery, and I absolutely loved getting to know her. Follow Bobbi at: Sign up for Bobbi's free newsletter, Find Your Fo...

Talking with Bret Nelson today has been like taking a masterclass in personal effectiveness. He's the director of sales excellence for IHS Market and is responsible for developing leaders. He is a certified human capital strategist and holds a master of organizational leadership from Gonzaga University.  In his consulting practice, he works with his clients in areas of organizational leadersh...

This is a special episode in which John Cerqueira interviews Bobbi Kahler about her life story and the meaning behind UnYielded. John and Bobbi have worked together at ASLAN Training & Development for over 10 years and knows some of Bobbi's story but not all. He heard from listeners of his episode that they wanted to know more about Bobbi, so he digs into some of her life experiences and...

Today's guest has navigated some crossroads and big transitions. He went from being a chemistry major to having a 15-year business career to being a financial planner, to becoming a composer and pianist known around the world. He now has composed and recorded 12 albums and his music touches 5 million lives annually across 140 countries. I encourage you to check out his music for a dose of pea...

Dennis Stanton fell in love with basketball at an early age. He had his ups and downs with the sport, but his senior year in college, he was an All American and led the nation in scoring. He played professionally in Europe. He is an athletic director at Souderton Area High School, as well as the founder of Every Level Basketball, where he trains thousands of kids every year. The context may be bas...