The CJ Moneyway Show

Trade can give countries a reason to cooperate. But what happens when leaders think they’re about to lose access to the markets and resources they rely on? On The CJ Moneyway Show, CJ talks with University of Virginia professor Dale C. Copeland, author of A World Safe for Commerce, about why  expectations of future trade matter. They connect the idea to U.S.–China relations, historical examples, a...

Bob Frady spent years climbing the corporate ladder - and getting pushed off it. At 52, with three children, a home in Orange County, and no dependable path back into corporate America, he was fired again. This time, he stopped waiting for permission and built the company he had been afraid to start. That company was HazardHub, a property-risk data platform that Bob and his partners bootstrapped b...

A jackpot brought Lorraine Bencivengo-Ziff attention. What she built afterward required much more than luck. Known as the Goddess of Slots, Lorraine joins CJ Moneyway to reveal the woman behind the entertainment brand - from an unpredictable childhood and her father’s belief that she was “the lucky one” to acting, education, social work, caregiving and entrepreneurship. Lorraine explains how a vir...

Working hard does not always make it easy to understand where your money goes. Bill Westrom joins CJ Moneyway to discuss the relationship between income, debt payments, borrowing costs and cash-flow timing. Bill introduces the approach he calls Credit Line Banking: directing income toward an outstanding credit-line balance and redrawing funds to meet expenses. He walks through a simplified example...

Brent Bowers entered real estate searching for financial freedom—but the deeper motivation was family. After serving more than eight years in the Army and facing repeated time away from those he loved, Brent began building an exit runway. Traditional rental properties brought repairs, evictions, debt, and frustration. Vacant land introduced him to a different model—and ultimately changed his direc...

What if the next chapter of your life requires movement before complete clarity? On this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, CJ sits down with Bill Blankschaen, Founder and Chief StoryArchitect of StoryBuilders and author of Your Story Advantage. Bill shares how he moved from ministry and education into storytelling after realizing that someone else could lead the school, but no one else could fulfil...

Most entrepreneurs begin a book with a topic. Ben Cena believes they should begin with a job. On this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, CJ sits down with publishing strategist Ben Cena to examine how experts can use nonfiction books to strengthen authority, attract qualified opportunities and preserve knowledge beyond their lifetime. Ben shares how a move from personal training into self-publishing...

Kevin Rayner says his mother’s decision to send him away from Gary, Indiana, changed the course of his life. He also says it took writing a book to understand how much of home he lost in the move. Kevin joins fellow Gary native CJ Moneyway for a conversation about memory, danger, family and the work of telling a story responsibly. He remembers a childhood community marked by Black pride and close...

Your expertise may not be the problem. The problem may be the way you are communicating it. On this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show(TM), CJ Moneyway sits down with Aurora Winter - media strategist, author, publisher and former film and television writer-producer - to explore how clear messaging transforms knowledge into authority, opportunity and business growth. Aurora shares the story of a strug...

What turns a meal into a memory? Chef Don Bowie grew up in Houston watching his mother cook full meals after working long days, sometimes following work that had already kept her in a kitchen. He remembers the food as one of the clearest ways she showed her children love. Years later, after he had worked in restaurants himself, Don came to understand the effort behind that daily act. It became a m...

What does five decades in branding teach you about why some businesses earn trust while others lose it? On this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show(TM), CJ sits down with veteran brand strategist and author Brandon Coleman Jr. for a conversation that moves from athletics and fatherhood to storytelling, faith, personal branding and the promise every business makes to its market. CJ Moneyway Media(TM) -...

What good is consuming more information if you can't retrieve it when you actually need it? On this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show(TM), CJ sits down with Steve Kahle, technology executive, fractional CIO/CTO and author of Leader Recall, for a conversation about memory, leadership, faith, systems and the difference between consuming knowledge and actually retaining it. Steve traces his fascination...

A brilliant invention can exist before anyone has answered the most important question: who needs it, and why? Curtis Sprouse joins CJ Moneyway for a conversation linking team behavior with biomedical innovation. Curtis is CEO and president of EurekaConnect, a company focused on leadership and team development. He is also involved with the Institute for Biomedical Entrepreneurship, which works to...

Roger Gauthier believes a dream can carry responsibility beyond the person who receives it. The question at the center of his work is simple: “Who’s depending on your dream?” Roger joins CJ Moneyway for a conversation that begins in prayer and moves into the life behind that question. He describes growing up with a father whose attention he longed for, the effect of bullying and isolation, and how...

How can a person look successful and feel like they are barely holding everything together? Mark J. Silverman joins CJ Moneyway for a deeply personal conversation about the distance between external achievement and internal stability. Mark describes struggling with addiction, losing contact with family and reaching a point in his twenties when he was living out of a truck. A call to his brother br...

What happens when good people work inside a system that rewards the wrong behavior? In this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show(TM), CJ sits down with Jon Read, a two-time healthcare technology founder whose work connects entrepreneurship, product design, behavioral health, and human outcomes. Jon shares how moving repeatedly as a child taught him to enter unfamiliar environments, build relationships,...

What happens when the person who created the company becomes the greatest risk to its next stage? In this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, CJ sits down with Anthony Franco, a serial entrepreneur who describes launching seven companies and exiting six, including two sales to public companies. Anthony begins by challenging the romanticized picture of entrepreneurship. Building can be hard, isolating...

What happens when a founder stops asking, “How big can I make this?” and starts asking, “What do I actually want this business to give me?” In this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, CJ sits down with Ashish Gupta for a wide-ranging conversation about entrepreneurship, operational leadership, scaling, spirituality, focus and fulfillment. Ashish challenges one of business culture’s dominant assumptio...

What do you do when the job market keeps saying no - and what do you build when an entire industry is serving the wrong customer? In this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show(TM), CJ sits down with Anya Cheng, founder and CEO of Taelor. Anya shares how she entered the U.S. job market during the 2008 financial crisis with limited English and no easy path into marketing. She printed an alumni directory,...

What happens when the plan you trusted—go to school, get a good job, and build a secure life—stops working without warning? In this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show(TM), CJ sits down with Ann Pells, entrepreneur, real estate investor, financial educator, and founder of LifeGiver Legacy. Ann shares the moment her husband arrived home with a pink slip while their three young children stood around her...

What motivates a builder after the company is built, the money has been made, and the world already calls the journey successful? Daniel Lubetzky - founder of KIND Snacks and Builders Movement, founder and chairman of Camino Partners, full-time Shark on ABC's Shark Tank, and host of Build or Break - joins CJ Moneyway for a conversation about purpose beyond achievement. Daniel shares why builders a...

What separates a story people enjoy from an experience that changes what they do? In this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, CJ sits down with Bob Rogers, founder of BRC Imagination Arts and author of Deep Story: A Complete Guide to Creating Transformational Visitor Attractions. The CJ Moneyway Show(TM) | Built For Purpose(TM) | Internal Production Record | 3CJ MONEYWAY MEDIA(TM) | PODCAST EDITORIAL...

Most business owners do not need more marketing noise. They need a message people understand, a brand people recognize, a clear picture of the customer they serve, and a channel that can produce results repeatedly. In this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show(TM), CJ sits down with Amber Gaige, a third-generation entrepreneur, international bestselling author, Certified StoryBrand Guide, and founder of...

Every decision costs something. The hardest decisions are not between good and bad—they are between competing responsibilities, limited resources, uncertain outcomes, and values we do not want to surrender. In this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, CJ sits down with Dr. Brad C. Anderson, a Canadian science-fiction author, university business educator, former biotechnology professional, and organiza...

Welcome to The CJ Moneyway Show , powered by CJ Moneyway Media and the Bleav Network —where purpose is the blueprint and legacy is the goal. Struggling to generate a meaningful return from Google Ads? You are not alone. In this episode, CJ Moneyway sits down with John Horn , CEO of StubGroup , a digital advertising agency specializing in paid media management, Google Ads optimization, account susp...