Episodes

You've cleaned up the messaging, rewritten the website, and made the hires, and the business is still stuck right where it was. In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Suzanne Taylor-King, a founder development specialist who ran five retail stores at 24 and has built multiple ventures with successful exits in the 35 years since. Suzanne also hosts Unlock Your Way with STK. Suzanne explains why experienced founders keep fixing the wrong thing, and she trace...

Good people keep walking out the door, and most leaders can't say why. In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Cathy Holt, a women's influence strategist and author of Unstoppable Women who has spent 40 years in political campaigns, boardrooms, and the United Nations. Cathy explains why capable women stall out and leave, tracing it to a recognition gap in how organizations see them. She puts the cost of replacing a leader at about two times that leader's sa...

Every leader wants someone else to own AI: a vendor, a new hire, or the IT department. But the leaders who actually get ahead treat this as the one thing they can't hand off. In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Kim Resch, author of AI Due Diligence and So You Want to Learn AI, who has spent 25 years helping Fortune 500 and high-growth companies adopt and govern new technology. Kim walks through why AI is different from past shifts like the cloud or mobi...

Do you already think you're networked just because you sit in the same meetings with the same people every week? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Frank Agin, president of AmSpirit Business Connections and host of the Networking Rx podcast, who has spent nearly three decades helping entrepreneurs and professionals turn relationships into referrals. Frank points that same expertise somewhere he rarely talks about: inside the four walls of a company. He...

Is your business actually growing, or is it just getting busier? There's a difference. In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Dave Crysler, principal operations consultant at the Crysler Club and host of the Everyday Business Problems podcast. For more than 25 years, Dave has helped small- to mid-market manufacturers fix the systems quietly eroding their margin, slowing their throughput, and stalling their growth. His clients typically see 5 to 10% margin i...

Ever feel like the same drive that got you to the top has quietly become the thing boxing you in? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Celinne Da Costa, founder of Story Atlas and author of The Burning Ground, to talk about what happens when the story that built a leader's success stops fitting. Celinne has spent the last decade helping high-achieving leaders figure out whether the identity that got them here is still serving them or quietly holding them ...

Ever notice how the leaders who seem the most decisive can freeze the moment it's time to actually commit? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Jeannette Seibly, known as the leadership results coach, to unpack why so many senior leaders end up sitting on the fence and what it costs them when they stay there. Jeannette, who has spent decades coaching executives through hiring, promotion, and succession decisions, walks through what she calls the Remy effe...

Ever hit 9pm and asked yourself what you actually got done today? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Flo Esho, founder of Easy Flow Life, a US-based executive assistant agency that helps founders and senior leaders get out of the day-to-day and back into real leadership. Flo breaks down the hidden cost of doing everything yourself: the cognitive overload that turns founders into overwhelmed project managers instead of CEOs. She and Mike walk through wh...

Ever made a decision under pressure that didn't reflect who you actually are as a leader? You've done the reading. You know what good leadership looks like. And still, in the moment that matters most, you react before you can catch yourself. In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Billy Mullins, author of Salt Your Thoughts and a lifelong student of the neuroscience behind human behavior. Billy has mapped a five-step sequence he calls the chain, a process th...

Ever feel like your annual benefits renewal is a negotiation you're not allowed to walk away from? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Mark Mixer, CEO of Health One Alliance and Alliant Health Plans, who has spent 40 years helping employers stop handing off their benefits strategy and start owning it. Mark works with companies to move away from the passive, broker-dependent renewal cycle toward a model that actually fits the way employees live and work. ...

Do you know the exact problem you solve? And can you say it in a way that makes the right people stop and take notice? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Nick Bennett, co-founder of Duo Consulting, who works with solopreneurs and independent consultants stuck below their growth ceiling because their value isn't clearly recognized, packaged, or claimed. Nick, with experience working alongside more than 100 solopreneurs and micro-agency owners, introduce...

Ever walked out of a networking event with a stack of business cards and nothing to show for it? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Sara Branch, founder of Branch Consulting Group, who has spent nearly a decade helping entrepreneurs and sales professionals rethink how they build relationships for lasting business growth. Sara, with her background spanning corporate sales, community building, and her own consulting practice, draws a clear and practical ...

Are you surrounded by talented people but still struggling to turn strategy into results? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Stuart Wachs, founder of Impact Group, who spent more than two decades in the CEO seat leading turnarounds and scaling organizations across both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Stuart doesn't separate strategy from culture — he's seen firsthand how they rise or fall together, and he brings the practitioner's perspective that...

What does it actually take to build a network that works — one that creates real opportunity, real impact, and real growth? In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Steve Ramona, a super connector and servant leader who has helped generate over a billion dollars in project impact by doing one thing exceptionally well: bringing the right people together. Steve is the host of the top-ranked podcast Doing Business with a Servant's Heart, where he's had nearly 90...

In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Pete Srodoski—former CEO, COO, and founder of Pathways Book Press—to explore how leaders trapped in the W2 world can leverage a book to scale their influence and income without trading more hours for dollars. Pete reveals the exact framework successful executives use to turn decades of expertise into tangible credibility... the kind that opens doors to consulting gigs, speaking opportunities, and training programs that...

In this transformative conversation, executive coach Machen MacDonald reveals why so many successful leaders feel stuck at their peak—and what actually moves the needle when winning isn't enough anymore. Host Mike O'Neill guides Machen through a vulnerable exploration of the gap between achievement and fulfillment, uncovering why leaders calibrate instead of celebrate their wins. Listeners will learn how to recognize the three journeys every leader takes (the one they plan, the one they're on, ...

Mike O'Neill sits down with certified book coach Judi Harrington to tackle the question more executives are asking than ever: "Should I write a book?" In this episode, you'll learn how to close the "recognition gap"—that space between being brilliant at what you do and being known for it. Judi breaks down the three mental blocks that keep leaders from starting, reveals why AI is a tool (not a replacement for your voice), and shares the simple "Think-Know-Do" framework to clarify your book's pur...

In this episode, Mike O'Neill sits down with John Wichmann, founder and CEO of Gather Sciences, to tackle one of the most frustrating leadership challenges of the decade—hybrid work that just doesn't work. Leaders will learn how to transform their broken hybrid models from constant policy battles into strategic advantages that boost both productivity and culture. John reveals the framework he uses to help companies move beyond arbitrary return-to-office mandates and instead build purpose-driven...

In this episode, Mike O'Neill sits down with leadership consultant Mary Angela Baker to explore a critical question most leaders ignore: What happens to your network when you enter "Act Three" of your career? Mary Angela introduces the concept of Act Three—that pivotal stage where leaders have accumulated wisdom and expertise but often find their professional networks shrinking just when they need them most. She walks Mike through a powerful six-step framework (reflect, connect, explore, choose...

Scaling fast? That's awesome. But if your team's burning out, decisions are lagging, and you're not sure if the chaos is even worth it anymore... that's a problem. In this episode, Mike O'Neill sits down with Jane Gentry — a growth architect with 25+ years helping CEOs turn growing pains into structured momentum. Here's what you'll learn: • Why revenue growth without infrastructure leads to a total mess (and how to fix it before it breaks you) • How to operationalize culture so it doesn't g...

Tired of the hamster wheel? In this episode, Mike O'Neill sits down with Markus Neukom — a guy who's done it all... sales, HR, headhunting, government work, and now he's guiding high-achievers who've "made it" but still feel like something's missing. Here's what you'll learn: • How to recognize when you've become a hamster instead of a human being (yeah, it's a thing) • Why that nagging voice asking "is this it?" is actually your soul trying to get your attention • The difference between qu...

Most leaders spend YEARS perfecting their skills… But completely ignore how they actually SHOW UP. Your image? It's doing the talking before you even open your mouth. And if you're not intentional about it… you're leaving credibility, trust, and opportunities on the table. In this episode, Mike sits down with Mo Lima — a former Fortune 100 marketing exec turned professional photographer — to break down how leaders can use their image to build a personal brand that feels REAL, not rehearsed. ...

Your top female talent is quietly walking away from her career, and you have no idea why—because nobody's talking about the one thing that's costing your business $1.8 billion a year in missed work days. In this episode, Mike O'Neill sits down with Denise Stegall, founder of Healthy Living with Denise and international best-selling author of "Healthy Living, Healthy Life," to tackle a workplace crisis that most leaders are still ignoring: menopause. With over 25 years of wellness expertise and ...

Your calendar is packed, your inbox is overflowing, and yet you feel completely empty—this is the silent killer of high-achieving professionals, and it's not about doing less, it's about doing what actually matters. In this episode, Mike O'Neill sits down with Michelle Niemeyer, a former litigation attorney turned performance coach, who spent 33 years in law before discovering a framework that changed everything. After experiencing severe burnout that triggered an autoimmune disease and left he...