GrowthReady Podcast
Episode 306: Leading with Truth: How Betsy Cerulo Builds Growth from the Heart
About the Guest: Betsy Cerulo is a seasoned entrepreneur, federal contractor, and accessibility advocate with over 36 years of leadership experience . She is the CEO of an organization specializing in accessibility staffing a...
Episode 305: Build Unbreakable Health Standards Without Sacrificing Life w/ Luke DePron
About the Guest: Luke DePron is a health and performance coach and the founder of The Fitment Project, where he helps high-performing men reclaim their health, energy, and confidence without extreme fitness tactics or unreali...
Episode 304: Stop Being “Chaos Ready”: Build a Business That Can Handle Real Growth with Dr. Alexa D’Agostino
About the guest: Dr. Alexa D’Agostino is a “doctor of marketing” and founder/operator who’s built and scaled multiple businesses. She’s known for blending sharp performance marketing thinking with operational reality, systems...
Episode 303: Take Bold Action Even When You’re Not Ready with Rebecca Mountain
About the Guest: Rebecca Mountain is a high-performance coach, international keynote speaker, bestselling author, and the creator of the Mountain Method . With an electrifying story of transformation, from growing up in a cul...
Episode 302: How Obsession (Not Goals) Unlocks Your Growth with Alan Franks
About the Guest: Alan Franks is a financial planner, entrepreneur, speaker, and the author of Empowered Money . With 15+ years of experience helping individuals align their finances with their fullest lives, Alan’s obsession ...
Episode 301: Unlock Calm, Clarity & Purpose, Even If Your Mind Never Slows Down w/ Benedict Beaumont
About the Guest: Benedict Beaumont is a breathwork facilitator, transformational teacher, and guide who helps high-performers reconnect with their inner wisdom, emotional clarity, and personal potential, all through the acces...
Episode 300: Belief, Effort, and the Willingness to Say Yes with Pat Fellows
About the Guest: Pat Fellows is an entrepreneur, endurance athlete, and co-founder of Fresh Junkie Racing , one of the leading endurance event organizations in the southeastern United States. With decades of experience in coa...
Episode 299: Transform Your Life, Even If You’ve Been Stuck for Years w/ Justin Burgess
About the Guest : Justin Burgess is a Louisiana-based insurance entrepreneur, health advocate, and rising voice in the fitness and performance world. After spending years stuck in mediocrity, overweight, unhealthy, and settli...
Episode 298: Build a Growth Mindset That Thrives in Constant Change with Tim Cakir
About the Guest: Tim Cakir is the Founder of AI Operator and a seasoned growth leader with over a decade of experience spanning growth marketing, executive leadership, and AI enablement. Formerly a CEO leading teams of 100+ p...
Episode 297: From Fixing Laundromats to Building a $100M Empire: Why 'Why Not?' Changes Everything w/ Sardor Umrdinov
About the Guest: Sardor Umrdinov is a serial entrepreneur, founder, and ecosystem builder who went from growing up in Uzbekistan without basic resources — including a refrigerator — to running one of the largest appliance rep...
Episode 296: Relentless Resilience Even If You Feel Broken w/ Dr. John King
About the Guest: Dr. John A. King is a poet, author of 27 books, speaker, former executive, and trauma-focused performance strategist who helps high-achieving leaders confront the internal battles they’ve spent a lifetime avo...
Episode 295: Ask Better Questions Even If You’re Afraid of Not Having the Answers with Jen Mueller
About the guest: Jen Mueller is a veteran sports broadcaster with more than 20 years on NFL and MLB sidelines, including as the longtime team reporter for the Seattle Seahawks. She’s known for her mastery of strategic communi...
Episode 294: Unlock Your True Purpose Even If You’ve Tried Everything Before with Paul Davis
About the guest: Paul Davis is a business strategist, intuitive consultant, author, and expert in aligning leaders with their unconscious blueprint to unlock purpose, direction, and fulfillment. With decades of experience tur...
Episode 293: Build Real Wealth Without Burning Out with Lane Kawaoka
About the guest: Lane Kawaoka is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, and founder of The Wealth Elevator , a platform dedicated to helping high-net-worth individuals and business owners move beyond traditional investing. A f...
Episode 292: Redefine Your Identity and Achieve Unreasonable Growth with Dr. Nona Djavid
Most leaders set goals that feel safe, but safe goals don’t create transformation. In this episode, Dr. Nona Djavid shares how to rewire your brain, expand your identity, and design a vision so bold it scares you, then make that vision feel safe enough to live. We break down her 4-step framework for unreasonable growth, the neuroscience behind identity change, and how to become the person your next chapter requires. About the Guest: Dr. Nona Djavid is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and mind…
Episode 291: How to Build Founder Confidence When No One Believes in You with Anya Cheng
About the Guest: Anya Cheng is the Founder and CEO of Taelor, a leading men's clothing subscription service that provides personal styling and curated rentals, powered by AI. A Girls in Tech 40 Under 40 honoree, she previously led eCommerce and digital innovation teams at Meta, eBay, Target, and McDonald's. Taelor’s mission is to help people dress up to achieve their goals, whether it's for a job interview, date night, or big presentation, because looking good shouldn’t be a b…
Episode 290: How to Break Free from Perfectionism Without Losing Your Edge with Mitch Matthews
Ever feel like no matter how much you achieve, it’s still not enough? Like the goalposts keep moving and the pressure to look successful is crushing the joy of actually being successful? Mitch Matthews is a bestselling author...
Episode 289: Be One of a Kind: Redefining Success and Time with Mike Milligan, CFP
Ever feel like you’re just treading water, trying to grow, lead, and live with purpose, but never quite feeling in control? Today’s guest, Mike Milligan , grew up in extreme poverty, endured personal tragedy, and still built ...
Episode 288: Trust Your Gut & Outwork the Rest: Building Legacy Through Leadership with Nathan Pearce
About the Guest: Nathan Pearce is the founder and CEO of Pearce Bespoke , a rapidly growing men’s custom tailoring brand redefining what it means to “look good, feel good.” From running a t-shirt business in his early 20s to ...
Episode 287 - Exercising Agency: Choosing Change and Growth with Meg Trucano
High performers like us can get stuck chasing outcomes, living by ‘shoulds,’ and searching for the perfect choice. That black-and-white thinking keeps us on autopilot and robs us of momentum. Today’s guest, coach and Changeol...
Episode 286: Say Yes Until Say No: Action, Leadership & Growth with John Donnelly
Too many high-performers get stuck in overthinking. They let opportunities pass, waiting for the “perfect time.” John Donnelly knows this firsthand. From leading through the 2008 mortgage crash to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro a...
Episode 285: From Blindness to Big Business: How to Scale Beyond Yourself with Aaron Golub
Too many leaders hit a wall trading time for money, playing it safe, or letting fear hold them back. Aaron Golub, legally blind, former D1 athlete, NFL free agent, and now speaker-turned-SaaS founder, didn’t let obstacles sto...
Episode 284: Why Failing Forward is the Secret to Growth with Heather Hodges
About the Guest: Dr. Heather Hodges is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, speed painter, and author of Heart Work: How to Lead People, Build Culture, and Unleash Creativity in Home Care . After leaving a corpora...
Episode 283: How Feedback and Possibility helps you Thrive with Maritza McClendon
About the Guest: Maritza McClendon is an Olympic silver medalist, speaker, and corporate leader currently serving in Communications and Community Affairs at Carter’s. Beyond her remarkable swimming career, Maritza has dedicat...