Episodes

In Business or in Life, How YOU handle Crisis will make the Difference In this powerful episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso, we sit down with global legal and compliance expert Fabiana Lacerca-Allen to explore the mindset and tools needed to lead through the most challenging moments. As the author of the thought-provoking book Crisis Capable – Building Your Capacity to Survive and Succeed in Every Environment, Fabiana draws from decades of experience navigating legal and corporate cr...

Knowing Your Identity Coupled with Strategy Will Leave a Lasting Legacy A New Direction welcomes Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author Alex Brueckmann for a live, game-changing conversation about his latest book, The Legacy Strategy. In a world desperate for direction and authenticity, Brueckmann delivers a powerful message: true leadership isn’t about chasing the next goal—it’s about defining who you are and what you stand for. Get ready to explore the deep architecture of lasting impact. A...

8 Keys to Becoming a Learn It All Leader In this episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay talks with Damon Lembi — two-time best-selling author and CEO of LearnIt — for a powerful conversation that will reshape the way you think about leadership, growth, and learning. Damon joins us to dive deep into his newest book, The Learn It All Leader: Mindset, Traits, and Tools, a must-read for anyone serious about leading in today’s fast-changing world. In a time when many leaders are stuck in a “know...

The Third Side of the Coin: Unlocking “Bempathy” Communication is the foundation of every relationship—personal, professional, and everything in between. But what if the way we’ve been taught to communicate is only giving us part of the picture? In this episode of A New Direction, I interview the dynamic Jill Robin Payne, as we dive deep into the revolutionary ideas in her new book, “Bempathy: Simplify Communication by Looking at the Third Side of the Coin.” In a world that often divides us int...

Overcome Fear and Live Courageously What if fear wasn’t something to conquer—but something to work with? In this episode of A New Direction we go deep into the science of fear, courage, and personal transformation with Dr. Mary Poffenroth, author of the groundbreaking book “Brave New You: Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day.” Whether you’re stuck in a rut, chasing a dream, or just trying to move forward in uncertain times, this conversation is for YOU. Dr. Pof...

Be an Inspired Leader through the Science of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership What if your greatest leadership tool isn’t strategy, but spirit? This week on A New Direction, we sit down with Dr. Yosi Amram, a pioneering psychologist, executive coach, and author of the groundbreaking new book Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired. Dr. Amram invites us to rethink what it means to lead—not just with intelligence or emotional insight, but with spiritual depth and p...

10 Keys to Success that Anyone Can Do Are you truly prepared for success? In his book Prepping for Success: 10 Keys for Making it Big, Anmol Singh lays out a practical roadmap for achieving greatness. From mastering self-discipline and emotional intelligence to developing an unshakable mindset, Singh provides actionable strategies to help you break through barriers and reach your highest potential. Success isn’t just about talent or luck—it’s about preparation. In Prepping for Success: 10 Keys...

Success and Happiness Start with Your Thoughts… It’s Time to Change the Way You Think! We all probably recall some version of Proverbs 23:7 So as one thinks, so he/she is… And Best-selling author Andrew Matthews takes us on a journey to demonstrate it, through research and common sense. The fact is we choose our thoughts, and what we dwell on (even unintentionally) we will gravitate toward. And that will affect both your success and happiness. Have you ever felt stuck, like no matter what you...

Slow Living Doesn’t Mean Nothing Gets Done Are you feeling overwhelmed by the never-ending hustle? Do you crave a slower, more intentional way of living? Then you cannot miss this episode of A New Direction! I’m sitting down with best-selling author Stephanie O’Dea to talk about her latest book, Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle-Driven World. Stephanie has mastered the art of slowing down without falling behind, and she’s sharing exactly how we can do the same. We’ll dive...

Times Have Changed for CEO’s…Get Switched On! In high-pressure moments, are you truly in control of your decisions, or is your brain just reacting? The truth is, when stress kicks in, most of us default to old patterns stored in the back of our brains—patterns that often lead to bad choices. That’s why Steven R. Falk, author of The Switched On CEO, is joining A New Direction to reveal how leaders can retrain their brains to think strategically—even in the heat of the moment. We like to believe...

Power Up You and Your Business Are you ready to unlock your full potential and take charge of your life? This week on A New Direction, we welcome the incredible Hilda Fainsod, author of Power Up, a transformative book designed to help you break through barriers and reach new heights in your personal and professional journey. Hilda’s insights will challenge you to rethink limitations and step boldly into a future of limitless possibilities. In this episode, we dive deep into the powerful strate...

The ONLY 3 Reason Businesses Fail Ever wondered why so many businesses collapse, even when they seem to be doing everything right? Join us on A New Direction as we dive deep into Larry Mandelberg’s eye-opening book, Businesses Don’t Fail, They Commit Suicide. Larry Mandelberg has taken his years of experience, and his own coaching case studies to ask the burdening question… Why do businesses fail? So often we want to blame failure on financial reasons, but are finances the problem or merely t...

Accountable Leadership is not for Everyone As the leader, you are responsible for everything! You are accountable for the decisions that you make, or don’t make. You will be held accountable for the decisions your team makes, or doesn’t make. Even more, you will be held accountable for the failures, while giving your team the credit for the wins. You are accountable for your hires. If they work out, great! If they don’t…you are on the hook for them. You will be responsible for innovation and...

Be Visionary the Navy SEAL way When we talk about leadership, we will think about a number of traits. But one trait that we often ill define in leadership is vision. Do you have vision? Are you leading with vision? What traits do you need to be a leader with vision? You may not be thinking about it, but have you considered that truly to be a leader with vision requires ethics, discipline, confidence , charisma, humor, strategic awareness and more? A leader with vision must be able to handle f...

The Leader as a Coach? What if leadership isn’t about titles, positions, or authority? In his groundbreaking book “Leader Is Not a Title”, David W. Anderson challenges conventional thinking about leadership. He argues that a true leader is a coach and is defined by her or his actions, mindset, and influence, not a title or designation on a business card. It’s a refreshing perspective that calls us to rethink how we lead, regardless of our role or status. In this episode of A New Direction, we...

How to Create a Culture in 8-Steps Culture in business and organization is often talked about, but rarely analyzed for its effectiveness. Often times we don’t even notice our culture, like your computer’s operating system, it just runs in the background of your business. We hear about “business culture” from a variety of experts and professionals. So much so, that we often get tired of hearing about it. Yes, we get it, business culture is important. But when it comes right down to it, does bu...

Discovering Your Passion Will Change Your Life Passion is something I don’t believe we fully understand. Some of our passions change with age. Some passions we have for a lifetime. Sometimes we can confuse passion with purpose. Although they are related, they are not the same thing. Sometimes people will say follow your passions, but not all passions are meant or should they be followed. Passion is very confusing. Then comes the question: “Do you even know what you are really passionate abou...

6 Elements to Unblock & Develop a High-Performance Business Where do you think your business is struggling? Is it achieving the goals you can’t seem to make? Do you want to increase market share? Do you need to make faster decisions? How about when it comes to your people? Are they achieving their goals? Are they taking initiative? And the biggest question are they taking “ownership”? If the answer to these questions and others is “No” then your business is stopped up. Like a clogged drain, y...

Leading Your Team Like the Navy SEALs There is leadership and then there is leading. The two are not always synonymous. Leadership bases itself in a philosophy. Leading is the actions one takes. When it comes to leading teams, no other group has a track record of leading others like the Navy SEALs. They are put in some of the most dangerous, compromising, and difficult situations and still they overcome the obstacles successfully. What if you could learn some of the ways SEALs are trained whe...

Book Publishing Myths You Probably Have, But Don’t Realize How many times have you heard someone say to you, or say to yourself, “You should write a book.” Probably more than you with to count. True, writing a book is challenging, but once you write it, then what? How do you publish it? Who is going to publish it? Should you “pitch” it to a known book publisher, or self-publish? The truth is, these questions are difficult for any of us who have a published book to answer. Getting your book pu...

What Doubts do you have that are keeping you from being the person you want to be, and doing what you really desire to do? Are you stuck in your life or your career? Are you really doing what you want to do, or are you doing what you think you have to do? Often times we are stuck because of fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of failure. Fear of not being successful. But it all comes down to fear of not taking the risk. And when we fear risk…we limit our potential. The fact is, we all want to sta...

Maximizing Profitability as You Grow Your Business Did you know that 60% of businesses fail in the first 5 years? That’s not all of those that survive the first 5 years, 60% will fail in the next 5 years. Not a recipe for success. The reason…lack of profitability. Profitability doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, there are simple methods that lead to profitability. And businesses with the greatest profitability use these simple methods to sustain their profitability. What are they? And ho...

Shy By Design 12 Principles to Quietly Stand Out You may be one of those people who consider themselves “shy” making it difficult for you to stand out among the crowd of highly extroverted people. Or you simply may be someone who isn’t much of a talker, or in the spotlight type of person, where trying to stand out feels overwhelming. So how does someone still compete and stand out in a world where so many talkers and extroverts dominate the stage? You may believe it is not possible to be in...

Dreams NOT Goals to Build High Performing Teams What’s the first thing you think of when you read the word “dream”? Chances are, the first thing you thought of was something “fanciful” that isn’t real. Or perhaps you thought of something that you do when you sleep, but often do not remember. What if I were to suggest to you that dreaming actually works better than goal setting? You probably feel like I just committed heresy! But what if dreaming actually improved your team morale, created hi...