Episodes

Samantha helps financial advisors create digital marketing strategies that produce explosive growth through website development, content marketing, SEO, social media and video. A prolific speaker and content contributor, she often appears on stage at financial conferences in the pages of well-known industry publications. She is an Investment News 40 Under 40 award winner and...

Lucas Rockwood is an internationally-renowned yoga trainer, TEDx Speaker, podcaster, writer, and entrepreneur. Lucas’ corporate training clients include Facebook and Noom. His early yoga and meditation teachers include Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (deceased), Paul Dallaghan, Alex Medin, Gabriel Cousens MD, and SN Goenka (deceased). Lucas left the USA in 2003 and traveled and taught...

Joe Buck is the lead play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports’ NFL and MLB coverage. Buck has called an astounding six Super Bowls, 23 World Series and 25 MLB League Championship Series for the network. In 2020, Buck was informed, while on-air during the Cleveland Browns-Cincinnati Bengals THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL broadcast, that he would be...

Julie Stackhouse is an experienced USA Track & Field Levels I, II, and III certified coach with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Health & Exercise Science from Furman University, where she was an accomplished track and cross country athlete. She coached at Division I programs across the country collegiately for over a decade before making...

Dr. Lacey Book is the secret weapon for several high level entrepreneurs throughout the world. Lacey is a ‘Book Yourself Solid’ certified business coach. She works with your clients to grow their businesses in the area of sales, marketing and money mindset. She is the Systems Queen – she works specifically on the systems and...

Join Brett Gilliland with Dr. Uma Naidoo as they talk about what food does to the brain. Dr. Naidoo is a Harvard doctor specializing in nutritional psychiatry and clinical services. She is also a professional chef and the author of the book “This Is Your Brain On Food.” In this episode, Dr. Naidoo shares the...

Join Brett Gilliland with Bill Coletti as they talk about communication and a new mindset for reputation management. Bill is the founder of Kith, a nimble firm of battle-tested crisis experts who defend corporate reputations. He is also the author of the book “Critical Moments.” In this episode, Bill goes over their process of dealing...

Join Brett Gilliland with Jillian Tedesco as they talk about mindset, business, and more. Jillian is the founder and CEO of fit-flavors, a healthy meal preparation business. Her passion for nutrition and helping her clients was the motivation behind her success. In this episode, Jillian puts food in the spotlight as an essential part of...

Join Brett Gilliland with Brian Kight as they talk about his work as an entrepreneur that helps people. Brian is also a keynote speaker and an adviser for sports teams and companies. In this episode, he goes into how he got into the line of work that teaches leadership, team culture, individual behavior skills, personal...

Join Brett Gilliland with Courtney Berg as they talk about shaping girls into strong, competent leaders. Courtney is the executive director of Girls on the Run St. Louis. The organization empowers girls for a lifetime of healthy living. In this episode, Courtney shares how the organization carries this out through its program. Shaped by Experiences...

Join Brett Gilliland with Dr. John Delony as they talk about winning over anxiety and stress. Academics surrounded Dr. John, which paved his path to having two doctorate degrees. His mother pursued college at 42 and had a doctorate at 57, while his wife got her Ph.D. before him. In this episode, Dr. John...

Join Brett Gilliland with Aaron Klein as they talk about understanding how much risk people take. Aaron is the CEO of Riskalyze. The company started from the standpoint of empowering the world to invest fearlessly. He has created a framework to help clients understand and react to risks accordingly. In this episode, he discusses...

In 2001, Scott Sunderland found himself lying in a hospital bed, unable to move any part of his body. In just three days, he had gone from a very capable, athletic man to being completely paralyzed with a mind full of fear. However, Scott believed he was greater than just his body, and he used...

Join Brett Gilliland and Tom & Jen Satterly for a great conversation about battling through tough times. Coping with physical, mental, and emotional pain on a daily basis created challenges and stresses that almost buried them both. From that success came the determination to help others who struggle learn to dust off their hard...

Join Brett Gilliland and Mike Michalowicz as they talk about the entrepreneurial roller coaster and the things he learned from the marketing side. Mike did not aspire to become an entrepreneur someday. That changed after he had a few beers with a colleague and heard his story that sparked Mike’s interest in becoming an entrepreneur....

Join Brett Gilliland and Tom Ackerman as they talk about his hard work journey and struggle that ultimately led him to his success. Tom is the sports director at KMOX and the host of The Garage Happy Hour, but getting to where he is today did not happen overnight. His love for the craft, paired...

When Daniel Hack’s father took his own life, Hack was at a crossroads: he could let his sorrow consume him, or he could use the tragedy as a catalyst for leading a more gratifying, authentic life. He chose the latter. That’s why he’s dedicating his life to the power of choice and to bring others...

When Blake Brewer was 19, on a family trip to Hawaii, he lost his dad in a drowning accident while snorkeling. Blake’s dad literally died in his arms. Just a few hours later, his mother handed him a “gift” from his dad. For several months, his dad had been working on a letter for him...

Join Brett Gilliland and Aurora Winter as they talk about how she realized her dream of becoming a writer and used it to help and inspire people to let their messages out to the world. Aurora believes that everyone has something to tell, yet they do not try due to negative thinking. Her passion for...

Join Brett Gilliland and Nelson Tressler as they chat about how making choices can affect one’s life and keep motivation running. Nelson was once a victim of circumstances that kept his morale down, but because of his family’s support, he started to believe in himself and achieved what he thought he couldn’t. In this episode,...

Join Brett Gilliland and Ryan Alford as they talk about how he started out working as a marketing executive and ended up establishing his own marketing company and podcast. While juggling his time between being a father to four boys and a CEO, Ryan makes sure he gets everything done by having a flexible schedule....

Sara Schulting-Kranz is a Professional Coach, Wilderness Guide, author, TEDx Speaker, Executive Producer of “Walk Through This”, a documentary feature in production of her healing journey in nature, and a single mom of three amazing sons. As a multiple trauma survivor, Sara coaches individual men and women through their own life-shifting journeys of healing and...

Ricky was born to humble beginnings in San Diego — The Crib! — whereas a high schooler, he excelled at football, baseball, and track. At a very young age, he had an intuitive sense that life is an adventure and that the highs and lows are therefore expected (and welcomed) as part of the ride....

Derek is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Business. He joined ISS in 2004 as an Operations Manager and then was promoted two years later to the position of Branch Sales Manager. In 2007, he became Vice President where was responsible for...