Seek Your Summit with Jenn

You’ve seen Chef and entrepreneur Jeff Mahin on TV and in award-winning restaurants across the country — but now he’s cooking up something entirely new in Park City, Utah: Chomp Donuts.In this interview, Jeff takes us behind the scenes to talk about the pressure of leadership, what failure really tastes like, and why chasing flavor and chasing purpose are more connected than most people think.Discover the mindset of a chef-turned-founder who’s redefining what it means to lead, fail, and create with purpose.

Maeli Nelson’s secret is finally out.Born into a religious cult with 22 siblings and 5 mothers, Maeli and her birth mom escaped when she was just 11 years old — unable to read, write, or understand the outside world.What happened next is nothing short of incredible. From silence and survival to building a thriving real estate business, Maeli turned her past into purpose. In this episode, she opens up about her escape, rebuilding her identity, and how she became one of the most authentic, empowering networkers in her field.

Meet Donna Drake, award-winning television personality, creative artist, actress, author, and founder of Drake Media Network. In this exclusive interview, Donna shares insider tips on how to market yourself, shine authentically on camera, and start your own podcast or video series. With experience interviewing stars like Jay Leno and Howie Mandel, she also dives into building your brand, creating social impact, and thriving in media. Perfect for creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to turn their creativity into a career.

In this episode, I sit down with David Meltzer — Chairman of the Napoleon Hill Institute, serial entrepreneur, and best-selling author — to talk about how to build a life filled with purpose, profit, and happiness.David shares the 4 non-negotiable daily habits that transformed his life, the power of frequency and intention, and how to align your actions to create real impact, income, and inner peace.🎧 Learn how to help a lot of people, make a lot of money, and have a lot of fun — straight from one of the world’s most respected business coaches.Connect with David and get his free book at david@dmeltzer.com

We’re honored to welcome Bobby Mesmer — serial entrepreneur and visionary CEO of RMG Erectors and Constructors, the world’s largest pre-engineered metal-building erector. He’s also the founder of Iron Will Racing and RMG Luxury Services, blending precision, performance, and innovation across industries.With three consecutive Inc. 5000 appearances and recognition as a Titan 100 honoree, Bobby shares how he scaled multiple companies, overcame massive challenges, and stayed completely debt-free — all by spotting gaps others miss and building systems that last.🔥 From steel to supercars and luxury jets, this is how a true builder creates freedom without borrowing.

Debbie Cross, award-winning entrepreneur and philanthropist, is the powerhouse behind Sapphire Coffee and ASAP Logistics. Born in Trinidad & Tobago and armed with an NYU degree, she has spent decades blending profit with purpose—uplifting communities through education, healthcare, and human rights.In this exclusive feature, Debbie reveals how she navigated her shipping business through the challenges of COVID-19, keeping supply chains alive and communities supported and shares the passion behind starting her coffee company. Honored in 2024 with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Operation Impact, Debbie shares the lessons she’s learned about resilient leadership, conscious capitalism, and scaling with soul.

In this powerful interview, we sit down with Sean Callagy—visionary entrepreneur, attorney, international speaker, and co-founder of Unblinded.Despite going blind in his 20s, Sean built multiple 7-figure businesses, including Callagy Law, Callagy Recovery, and the groundbreaking Actualized Intelligence ecosystem. With nearly $1 billion recovered for clients, record-breaking jury verdicts, and influence strategies trusted by Fortune 500 companies, Sean’s story is one of resilience, innovation, and impact.We dive into:✔ How Sean built & sold his first law firm for 7 figures just years out of law school✔ The creation of Actualized Intelligence & its transformative impact on business growth✔ His journey as a blind warrior, adventurer, and devoted father✔ Secrets to influence, leadership, and scaling businesses with integrityIf you’re an entrepreneur, professional, or visionary leader, this episode will inspire you to see what others don’t—and create exponential results in business and life.

Sean Martin survived gang violence and incarceration before choosing a different path. Today, he’s flipped over 1000 properties and built a 9-figure portfolio including apartments, buildings, and national retail tenants. As host of the Real Mentors Podcast, Sean is on a mission to empower 10 million inner-city youth through financial literacy. Watch his inspiring journey and learn how he turned adversity into massive impact.

Discover the incredible story behind LifeVac with its inventor Arthur Lih. 💡 He shares the challenges of creating and scaling a life-saving medical device, the powerful lessons he’s learned, and the vision that drives his mission to save lives worldwide.

From Emancipated Teen to Multi-Business CEO: The Rhonda Klch StoryAt 16, Rhonda Klch was on her own. By 18, she'd started her first business. By 23, she was buying real estate. Now at 52, she's the CEO of Equity First and runs multiple businesses while raising five entrepreneurial children.In this raw conversation with world record mountaineer Jenn Drummond, Rhonda reveals the unconventional strategies that built her empire:• The "Decline Bucket Strategy" - how taking mortgage clients everyone else rejected made her more money in year one than seasoned professionals• Why being 4'11" and 100 pounds in the 1990s boys' club became her secret weapon• The true cost of desperation decisions (and why bad clients always cost more than they pay)• How her 19-year-old son makes six figures with no college degree and a 780 credit score• Why "no" is the most powerful word in businessFrom navigating business meetings where she was told to "give it a few years, honey" to building a restaurant from scratch at 52, Rhonda shares hard-won lessons about planning versus emotion, brand integrity over quick cash, and why comparing your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20 will keep you stuck.Whether you're facing rejection, building your first business, or tired of being underestimated, this episode delivers battle-tested wisdom from three decades in the entrepreneurial trenches.Guest: Rhonda Klch, CEO & Founder of Equity First, Host of The Credit Authority Radio ShowHost: Jenn Drummond, Seek Your Summit

The dangerous psychology of peak performance with Sebastien Page, head of global multi-asset at T. Rowe Price overseeing $400+ billion in assets. He reveals why measurable goals are "too powerful" and create goal-induced blindness that destroys ethics and relationships. Page exposes how 25% of finance students would risk death for money, why Roger Federer lost 46% of his points yet dominated tennis, and how Neil Armstrong's heart rate stayed at 75 BPM while manually landing on the moon as everything went wrong. From sports psychology research to managing massive portfolios, this conversation dismantles the toxic "grind at all costs" mentality. Sebastien shares why optimal performance requires stress (not zero stress), how top athletes are "incredibly neurotic," and the counterintuitive truth that knowing when to quit separates elite leaders from failures. Science-backed strategies for achieving sustainable high performance without losing your humanity.Guest: Sebastien Page - Author of "The Psychology of Leadership"Topics: Goal-setting psychology, stress optimization, decision-making under pressure, the PERMA model, Yerkes-Dodson curve, process vs outcome goals, luck vs skill differentiation, leadership psychology.

Seek Your Summit with Jenn Drummond welcomes Dr. Wendy Troxel, a leading sleep scientist, to unpack how sleep drives resilience, relationships, and performance. You will learn why “sleep divorce” can save a marriage, how early school start times harm teens, and why America’s sleep crisis costs an estimated $411B each year. Practical, science-backed tactics for couples, parents, and high performers included.-----------------------------GUESTDr. Wendy Troxel, Clinical Psychologist and Sleep ScientistAuthor: “Sharing the Covers: Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep”Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwendytroxel/?hl=en-----------------------------HOSTJenn Drummond, World Record MountaineerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejenndrummond/-----------------------------KEY TAKEAWAYS• Sleep regularity often beats raw hours for long-term health• Standing while using your phone in the bedroom reduces doom-scrolling• Sleeping apart can strengthen connection for some couples• Teen circadian clocks shift by about 2 hours, so 6:30 am feels like 4:30 am• Exercise is the strongest stress reducer for better sleep• Melatonin is a body clock shifter, not a standard sleep aid• Small gains like 30 extra minutes of sleep can move the economy in big ways• Protect the bedroom as calm territory, not a conflict zoneTIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:36 Military couples and sleep08:42 Early signs you are sleep deprived11:41 Ending the 6-hour badge of honor17:42 When sleeping apart helps and why it is okay25:36 The weekend catch-up sleep myth32:36 Melatonin guidance for parents36:36 Dr. Troxel’s non-negotiables for great sleep41:36 How sleep links to sex and intimacy43:53 The teen sleep crisis and school start times49:36 The 411B dollar cost of poor sleep in the U.S.53:30 Building a sleep-first company culture-----------------------------If you enjoy this episode, follow Seek Your Summit on Spotify and share it with a friend who needs a sleep upgrade.

The Salsa Queen: From Food Stamps to Food EmpireIn this raw and inspiring episode, Jenn sits down with the Salsa Queen, a Mexican immigrant mother of seven who transformed food stamps into a multi-million dollar salsa empire without a single investor. She reveals why immigrants appreciate America more than natives, how single mothers raise stronger children, and the brutal truth that "I'm not selling just a product—I'm selling hope and dreams." From living in a house where rain leaked inside to building a premium food brand that refuses to cut corners, this conversation exposes the reality of bootstrap entrepreneurship in modern America.Whether you're an entrepreneur, working mother, or seeking to build something authentic in a world of shortcuts, this interview delivers unfiltered wisdom about turning adversity into abundance while staying true to your roots.Key Topics:• Why having no Plan B was her secret weapon• Gut-based hiring philosophy over credentials • The truth about being a female founder in male-dominated meetings• Cultural authenticity as competitive advantage• How she maintains quality while scaling without investors• Building a brand by becoming the brand completelyGuest: Salsa Queen - Founder & CEO of Salsa Queen BrandInstagram: @salsa.queenHost: Jenn Drummond - World Record MountaineerInstagram: @thejenndrummond

Jeff Burningham ran for Utah governor, lost during the pandemic, and discovered his subconscious was "taking him off the stage." Now he's written what he calls "the last book written by a human" before AI takes over.In this mind-bending conversation with Jenn Drummond, the serial entrepreneur turned spiritual explorer reveals why humans aren't truth-seeking species, how losing publicly became his greatest blessing, and why your body knows more than your mind.From building tech companies and running venture capital firms to sitting silent for 8 hours a day in meditation retreats, Jeff shares the four-stage transformation framework that changed everything: Disruption → Reflection → Transformation → Evolution.Key revelations:• "Politics isn't about leadership" - why his governor run taught him the opposite of what he expected• The present moment is "the life of God" - and why we're all addicted to avoiding it• "My subconscious made me lose" - how our hidden mind sabotages success• Why AI is humanity's cosmic mirror forcing us to go inward• The simple daily practices we neglect that are actually the most powerfulJeff challenges everything from our addiction to "doing" versus "being" to the illusion that what we seek is outside ourselves. This episode isn't just about entrepreneurship or politics - it's about the heroic journey we're all on and how AI is pushing us into a collective transformation.About Jeff Burningham:Serial entrepreneur, former Utah gubernatorial candidate, BYU adjunct professor, and author of "The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI" About Seek Your Summit:Hosted by Jenn Drummond, world record mountaineer and mother of seven, exploring what it takes to reach your personal summit through conversations with extraordinary people who've climbed their own mountains.

In this powerful episode of Seek Your Summit, host Jenn Drummond sits down with Erika Andresen, Army veteran, attorney, and business continuity strategist who approved every bomb dropped in Afghanistan and survived Hurricane Helen. Erika reveals why your disaster plans are useless, how mental health trumps revenue, and the crushing reality that "100% of people think they're in the safe 40%." From 18 hour days approving airstrikes to losing business after a hurricane despite being prepared, this conversation exposes the truth about real resilience. She shares her "And Now What?" framework, why she crashed even though she was ready, and the statistical delusions that put everyone at risk. Whether you're a founder, parent, or anyone trying to build resilience, this interview offers battle tested strategies without sugarcoating the mental cost._______GUEST:Erika Andresen (Business Continuity Strategist & Author)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-andresen/HOST:Jenn Drummond (World Record Mountaineer & Mother of 7)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejenndrummond/_______CHAPTERS:00:00 - INTRO01:30 - From Corporate Law to Combat Zones02:48 - "Your Plan Won't Survive First Contact" - The Afghanistan Lesson06:04 - Hurricane Helen: Prepared But Still Crashed09:57 - Approving Every Bomb for 18 Hours a Day12:09 - Single Point of Failure: You ARE the Business15:47 - The Macro/Micro Practice That Changes Everything19:39 - "What the F*ck?" - The Therapy Technique That Works24:30 - "And Now What?" - The Cascading Decision Framework30:47 - Recovery Isn't Lazy, It's Productive34:00 - Where Companies Overprepare (And What They Ignore)36:45 - The Biggest Risk Everyone Ignores: Statistics38:39 - "I Don't Have Competition" - Abundance in Crisis39:15 - Look Back, Not Forward: The Contrarian Success StrategyKEY TAKEAWAYS:• Mental health is the foundation of all resilience• Your backup plan needs a backup plan • Statistics lie and optimism bias kills• Recovery isn't lazy, it's productive• Disasters don't read your documents• Health → Reputation → Revenue (in that order)#BusinessContinuity #DisasterPreparedness #MentalHealthMatters #Resilience #CrisisManagement #Veterans #HurricaneHelen #Leadership #EntrepreneurMindset #SeekYourSummit #WomenInBusiness #MilitaryWisdom #DisasterRecovery #PersonalResilience

In this episode of Seek Your Summit with Jenn Drummond, Catharine Arnston shares the remarkable story behind Energy Bits. After discovering the power of algae while helping her sister fight cancer, Catharine made a life-changing decision to leave her corporate career and pursue a mission-driven brand. Her journey is filled with passion, resilience, and bold risks. Her story is about more than business—it’s about purpose, overcoming challenges, and staying true to a vision. Listen in for valuable insights on entrepreneurship and resilience.

Robyn Cohen shows us how to reinvent ourselves, no matter the stage of life. From caregiving at 10 to leading a movement for women over 40, Robyn has turned every challenge into an opportunity for growth.🎙️ Seek Your Summit with Jenn Drummond featuring Robyn Cohen🔔 Subscribe for more videos like this one! ➡️ Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@jenndrummond?sub_confirmation=1 🍿Watch ALL of my K2 climbing videos ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TodKUgAI-L4&list=PL_9w_NZvZ4QzkFM4K8Achd6Wyry_lAHlm 👀 Get a behind-the-scenes look into my life and adventures ⬇️- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejenndrummond/- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakproof.jenn

Learn from the extraordinary journey of Kevin Guest, Executive Chairman of Usana Health Sciences, as he reveals how rockstar leadership and core values shape success. Discover the lessons he’s learned from the music industry and how they’ve helped him lead a billion-dollar company while staying grounded. Plus, hear his perspective on legacy, leadership, and making a real impact. 🔔 Subscribe for more videos like this one! ➡️ Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@jenndrummond?sub_confirmation=1 🍿Watch ALL of my K2 climbing videos ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TodKUgAI-L4&list=PL_9w_NZvZ4QzkFM4K8Achd6Wyry_lAHlm 👀 Get a behind-the-scenes look into my life and adventures ⬇️- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejenndrummond/- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakproof.jenn

Jennifer Yeo, founder of Presidio Real Estate, shares her journey from the ground up in a challenging real estate market to building the largest female-owned brokerage in Utah. In this candid conversation, she and Jenn Drummond explore leadership, entrepreneurship, and how staying true to your values can lead to impactful success. Jennifer reveals her secrets to building a thriving business and a legacy of resilience.

Stacie Graves shares how designing with intention can align your space with who you're becoming.In this episode, Jenn Drummond and Stacie discuss the power of editing spaces to reflect your story.In this episode, Stacie Graves, founder of Edit Design House, shares how intentional design can help us align our physical spaces with who we are becoming. She believes that spaces should tell our story and support our evolution, whether it’s in our homes, careers, or relationships. Jenn Drummond and Stacie dive into how design can reflect our inner world, the importance of authenticity in design, and how simplifying our surroundings can enhance clarity and peace.🔔 Subscribe for more videos like this one! ➡️ Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@jenndrummond?sub_confirmation=1 🍿Watch ALL of my K2 climbing videos ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TodKUgAI-L4&list=PL_9w_NZvZ4QzkFM4K8Achd6Wyry_lAHlm 👀 Get a behind-the-scenes look into my life and adventures ⬇️- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejenndrummond/- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakproof.jenn