Bring Your Big Energy Podcast

What happens when your life changes overnight —and you’re forced to rebuild everything from the inside out? In this powerful episode of the Bring Your Big Energy podcast, Stacey K sits down with Jay Waddell— entrepreneur, former business school professor, author, and heart transplant survivor —for a deeply human conversation about resilience, identity, and what it really takes to move forward when...

This episode of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast is a little different, and that is exactly what makes it so special. Recorded live from the Dancing Eye Gallery in the heart of downtown Northville, this conversation with gallery owner Theresa Schierloh is less studio interview and more living, breathing community experience. With customers wandering in, books being signed mid-conversation, art su...

In this episode of The Bring Your Big Energy Podcast , Stacey K sits down with Mandy Merrifield — transformational coach, founder of The Confidence Hour , and author of F*ck the Fairytale: Find Your Own Magic — for a raw, powerful conversation about identity, recovery, and rewriting the “should” life. Mandy takes us back to her biggest Intensity Point : the day she stopped drinking after years of...

Coherence Over Force + Body-Led Big Energy In this episode, Stacey sits down with Dr. Z (Danielle “Dr. Dee” Zanzarov) , Executive Health Strategist, founder of South Bay Wellness , and creator of the Coherent Longevity™ and Body-Led™ approaches. Dr. Z works with high-performing women who look successful on the outside, but inside feel exhausted, inflamed, anxious, or disconnected . Her message is...

In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast , Stacey sits down with Toby Brazwell — sales leader, speaker, community advocate, and author of The Empowerment Chords — for a powerful conversation on connection, confidence, and authentic leadership. With more than 15 years of experience building high-performing teams and mentoring leaders , Toby shares how confidence is not something you’re...

On this episode of Bring Your Big Energy Podcast, I’m joined by Elana Merzin — marketing and social media designer, f ounder of The WildHERness Collective , and a woman who sees the world through color, healing, and connection. This is a powerful conversation for anyone who has ever felt too sensitive, too intuitive, too creative , or too different for the systems they were trying to survive insid...

In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast , Stacey sits down with Beverly Cornell —Founder of Wickedly Branded and creator of the Brand Magic Method —a colleague and friend of 30 years. Beverly supports women-led service businesses (coaches, consultants, creatives) who are doing all the “right” things, yet still feel disconnected from their brand, overwhelmed by visibility, or unsure ho...

In this powerful episode of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast , Stacey K sits down with Kimberly Willis — stage three breast cancer survivor, financial coach, entrepreneur, and founder of Survivors Corner. Kimberly shares how a life-altering diagnosis became the catalyst for profound personal growth, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. What began as survival transformed into purpose — and today she’s...

What if the life you’re craving is waiting on the other side of a plane ticket? In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy podcast, I sit down with Laura Ericson — cultural bridge-builder, entrepreneur, and founder of Laura Ericson Group Trips — to talk about reinvention, courage, solo travel, and the kind of personal growth that only happens when you step outside your comfort zone. After a divo...

In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast , Stacey sits down with Lisa Roche , healer, founder of Nagare Life , and host of the Find Your Flow podcast, for a deeply grounding conversation about healing, resilience, and rediscovering your natural flow. Lisa shares her personal journey of overcoming a debilitating spinal injury and how that experience became a catalyst for profound healin...

What happens when your Intensity Point becomes your life’s purpose? In this special first-ever live taping of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast at Bamboo Ann Arbor, Stacey Kulongowski sits down with Kamille Tynes, Founder & CEO of Konnected with Care—a social impact tech company transforming how foster youth and child welfare systems stay connected and supported. Kamille shares her lived exper...

What happens when caregiving becomes an Intensity Point—and burnout becomes the doorway back to yourself? In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast , Stacey K sits down with Carrie Severson , keynote speaker, author, and recovering caregiver, for a powerful conversation about burnout, recovery, and the radical concept of enoughness . Carrie shares her deeply personal journey of navigati...

Content Advisory: This episode contains strong language and discusses themes of trauma, cult involvement, psychological manipulation, and mental health. Listener discretion is advised. The Show: What happens when your identity is stripped away—piece by piece—and you’re left to rebuild yourself from the inside out? In this deeply moving episode of the Bring Your Big Energy podcast, Stacey K sits do...

What happens when your life still fits—but your perspective on it changes completely ? In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy podcast, Stacey K sits down with Amber Prong , an ER nurse whose world was shaken to the core during the COVID-19 pandemic—not in a way that made her walk away from nursing, but in a way that expanded how she sees herself, her work, and what’s possible. Amber shares h...

The New Year doesn’t always feel shiny, motivated, or full of momentum—and this episode tells the truth about that. In this deeply honest and grounding conversation, Stacey K explores the emotional reality of stepping into a new year: the exhaustion, the grief of transitions, the pressure to “have it together,” and the quiet hope that still lives underneath it all. This episode is more than reflec...

In this empowering episode of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast, Stacey sits down with Wendy Kleinke, personal trainer, menopause coach, and fierce advocate for women stepping into their strongest midlife. Wendy brings a powerful message: menopause isn’t the end of anything — it’s the beginning of living your life with more clarity, intention, strength, and self-trust than ever before. Together, S...

In this deeply moving episode, Stacey sits down with Erica Neubert Campbell, breast cancer survivor, advocate, and author of The Mastectomy I Always Wanted, for a conversation that radiates courage, connection, and purpose. After decades spent supporting cancer patients , Erica suddenly found herself walking the path she once guided others through. What followed was a journey of profound self-refl...

Today’s episode is a masterclass in courage, reinvention, and the kind of faith-fueled trust it takes to leap into the unknown. I’m joined by Monica Dressler , owner of Burn Boot Camp Northville, former 25-year law partner, and a woman who proves it is never too late to rewrite your story. After decades in a successful legal career, Monica felt the unmistakable pull toward something that lit her u...

In Episode 3 of Bring Your Big Energy, Stacey sits down with Jen Bordes for an inspiring and deeply authentic conversation about turning life’s biggest challenges into unexpected strengths. Jen opens up about her journey with ADHD, the obstacles she faced, and how those very differences became the driving force behind her success in real estate. Through vulnerability, humor, and powerful self-refl...

What happens when a high-achieving partner at a global consulting firm hits pause—and rebuilds her life from the inside out—and now helps others do the same? In this episode of Bring Your Big Energy , Stacey sits down with leadership and life coach Suzanne Roske , Founder of Vamonos Executive Coaching and author of I’m Supposed to Be Doing This . Together, they explore what it means to truly stop...

Welcome to the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast — the space where real talk meets transformation. Host Stacey Kulongowski , bestselling author and executive coach, kicks off Episode 1 with a powerful, heartfelt conversation about burnout, rebuilding, and rediscovering your spark. In this debut episode, Stacey opens up about the personal story that inspired her bestselling book Bring Your Big Energy a...

Get your heart ready — The Big Energy Podcast is launching soon! Join Stacey Kulongowski , executive coach and author of Bring Your Big Energy , as she shares real stories, courageous conversations, and practical tools to help you rebuild, reimagine, and reignite your spark. This short trailer gives you a taste of what’s coming, talk show meets transformation, with real talk, real stories, and a w...