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Each week, host Jerrid Sebesta, transformation expert and bestselling author of "Life-Undeferred," brings you deep conversations with world-class leaders who've made the leap from success to significance. We decode the frameworks, mindsets, and bold actions that create breakthrough results.
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Kendra Cooke has spent nearly two decades teaching entrepreneurs how to build smarter businesses that let them keep half of what they earn. Not through luck or inheritance, but through ruthless financial literacy and intentional systems. The problem? Most business owners have no idea what they're actually keeping. Kendra breaks down the financial strategy that most entrepreneurs never learn in school: simple profit-and-loss statements, intentional budget percentages, and the courage to ...
On November 23rd, 1999, Bill Goodwin literally died. He had an afterlife encounter that changed everything. Then he was resuscitated. From that moment forward, Bill understood something most people spend a lifetime trying to figure out: every day is a gift, and most people are accepting their lives instead of leading them. Now, as a leadership coach and author of "Priority Living," Bill has dedicated 25+ years to helping people understand what it means to actually lead your life with in...
Tim Chermak doesn't sugarcoat what it takes to be an entrepreneur: you have to be a little crazy. Entrepreneurs probably have deep psychological issues that attract them to chaos, and if that's not you, Tim's direct advice is simple...don't start a company. From scaling Platform Marketing to over $300,000 in monthly revenue to launching John Galt Mortgage based on radical philosophy, Tim has proven that business success isn't about genius, it's about perseverance in the face of crushing uncer...
You are the problem. Not in a personal way, but in a structural way. If your business can't run without you making every decision, taking every call, and doing every high-level task, then you're not running a business—you're running a glorified job with extra steps and extra stress. Dan "Big D" Sachkowsky went from thinking he needed to clone himself to understanding a principle that changed everything: the bottleneck is the owner who refuses to delegate. If you're exhausted, overworked, and ...
Most people believe in luck. Scott Clary believes in architecting it. After building a platform with millions of followers, multiple revenue streams, and a daily operating rhythm that millions envy, Scott realized something: he didn't get lucky. He systematically designed the circumstances and developed the skills that made success nearly inevitable. In this conversation, he reveals the exact framework for creating "earned luck", the kind that comes from learning skills others won't mas...
Most people think Amberly Lago's darkest moment was when an SUV hit her motorcycle, sending her through 34 surgeries to save her leg from amputation. They're wrong. Her real lowest point came years later when she became an alcoholic trying to self-medicate chronic pain, convinced her family would be better off without her. In this raw, honest conversation, Amberly reveals the lie that nearly ended her life, the one courageous phone call that saved it, and why the physical trauma was never the...
Renée Marino discovered something that defies everything conventional success teaches: everything that matters starts with communication. But not the kind most people think. After 30+ years of reinventing herself across three industries, from five Broadway musicals to Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys" to building a six-figure business from scratch, Renée has cracked a code that most high-performers completely miss: communication isn't about what you say, it's about what you hear. Now, as founder...
Do you actually believe you have the power to create breakthrough, to manifest opportunities, open doors, and attract business deals that seem to come out of nowhere? Most people live trapped between two lies: that their life is entirely out of their control, or that grinding harder is the only path to breakthrough. The truth is far more powerful and counterintuitive. Whether you're building a business, creating a platform, stepping into alignment, or sensing a bigger life on the other side o...
Dr. Joe Hill has identified the most counterintuitive barrier to breakthrough performance in leadership: your smartest people can actually become your team's biggest limitation. As founder of Higher Performance Group and creator of the TQ | Team Intelligence methodology, Dr. Joe spent three decades in educational leadership watching brilliant individuals with PhDs somehow create teams that perform at only 60% capacity, what he calls the "Individual Brilliance Ceiling." His "Cancel Average" ph...
Peter Taunton built one of the largest wellness empires on the planet by doing what everyone said couldn't be done, and he started with an idea scribbled on a napkin in a small Minnesota town. As the founder of Snap Fitness, which evolved into Lift Brands with over 4,000 franchises across 28 countries, Peter didn't just disrupt the fitness industry, he proved that "impossible" is simply a label we give to goals nobody's figured out how to achieve yet. Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of t...
Social media strategist and author Michelle Berman-Mikel has shattered the biggest lie in digital marketing: that more followers equals more money. With nearly a decade of Instagram experience and her "Beyond the Method" coaching platform, Michelle has proven that the metrics everyone obsesses over - likes, followers, viral posts—are exactly what's keeping them broke and burning out on social media. Her approach isn't about posting more or getting more followers. It's about what she calls "li...
Emmy Award-winning meteorologist turned men's breakthrough architect Ted Phaeton exposes the most dangerous lie that high-performers tell themselves: that grinding at 100% capacity equals maximum results. As founder of The Modern Man Podcast—a top 2% globally ranked show—and creator of The Noble Knights brotherhood, Ted has discovered that the very mindset creating initial success is often what eventually destroys it. This isn't about working less—it's about working with the precision of elit...
Transformational coach, pastor, and serial entrepreneur Adam Lamb has shattered the myth that you have to choose between spiritual depth and material success. As the architect of "The 1% Life", a systematic integration of faith, family, fitness, and finances, Adam proves that biblical abundance isn't about playing small or feeling guilty about prosperity. It's about understanding that God designed you for exponential impact in every domain of life. While most people excel in one area while ot...
Former state champion runner turned mental performance architect Dr. Cindra Kamphoff has cracked the code on what separates world-class performers from everyone else. As CEO of the Mentally Strong Institute and mental performance coach to Minnesota Vikings and Fortune 500 CEOs, Cindra has discovered that grit without the right mental framework is just sophisticated self-destruction. Her revolutionary "Learn, Burn, Return" method has helped elite athletes bounce back from devastating mistakes ...
Executive Director of High Impact Life, Lauren McQueen, reveals the five non-negotiable pillars that create lasting spiritual transformation: prayer, identity, healing, freedom, and purpose. From growing up Jewish in small-town Connecticut to becoming a powerhouse leader helping women break through invisible barriers, Lauren's journey proves that your most unlikely background can become your greatest breakthrough when filtered through these foundational pillars. Her philosophy that "breakthro...
Former Division I baseball player turned CEO Damon Lembi delivers hard-hitting truths about leadership, grit, and breakthrough success. As the CEO of Learnit who has up-skilled over 1.9 million people and author of "The Learn-It-All Leader," Damon reveals why most leadership development fails and what it really takes to break through personal and professional ceilings. His philosophy that "learning without doing is treason" challenges the conventional wisdom about personal development a...
In this episode of The Breakthrough Effect, Jerrid reveals a powerful three-question exercise that cuts through confusion and unlocks your true calling and purpose. If you've ever felt stuck or wondered why the life you desire seems just out of reach, this episode will completely shift your perspective on the reason you're not receiving and living the life you want. This isn't about chasing external goals or doing more—it's about becoming the person capable of receiving what's already b...
High-performance coach and author Brett Eaton delivers a paradigm-shifting message about success. As the upcoming author of "Uncomfortable Either Way" and a keynote speaker who doesn't just inspire but resets entire rooms, Brett reveals the counterintuitive truth that discomfort isn't the obstacle to success - it's the pathway. This conversation goes far beyond motivation to explore how Brett's journey from a back injury to becoming a sought-after coach taught him that we're uncomfortab...
Fitness revolutionary Andrea Marcellus exposes the hidden connection between brain training and physical transformation in this paradigm-shifting episode of The Breakthrough Effect. As the founder of AND/life and author of "The Way In," Andrea reveals why traditional fitness approaches keep people stuck in stress cycles that sabotage both mental and physical health. Her groundbreaking "less is more" philosophy proves that working out harder isn't the answer—brain training is. This conve...
In this breakthrough episode of The Breakthrough Effect, Jerrid reveals the single most powerful question that separates those who stay stuck from those who unlock extraordinary transformation. If you've ever felt like you want more from life but don't know how to get there, this episode will completely rewire how you approach your future. Through a series of deeply reflective questions, Jerrid guides you beyond the logistical mind that keeps you trapped in what's possible to the vision...
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