The Morning Upgrade Podcast with Ryan Cote

The Morning Upgrade podcast, with Ryan Cote, features casual conversations with entrepreneurs about personal development, morning routines, business and growth.

#180 - From Pro Baseball to Reconstructing Wealth with Matt Morizio

In this episode, I chat with former Kansas City Royals minor league catcher turned wealth advisor Matt Morizio. Matt shares how getting released from baseball forced him to rebuild his identity, why he launched his own firm as a 40-year-old dad of seven, and how faith, quiet mornings, and a simple journaling question guide his next steps. We also dig into his redefinition of financial freedom as emotional detachment from money.

12-02
24:51

#179 - How to Eliminate Judgment with Dale Kershner

In this episode of The Morning Upgrade Podcast, we sit down with Dale Kershner to explore a five minute morning practice to design your day, a simple way to make your message truly land, and a three step reset that removes judgment. Listen for practical tools to create outcomes, lead with clarity, and move toward the life you want.

10-14
16:39

#178 - Archetypes & Awareness for Growth with Dr. Sue McCreadie

Pediatrician-turned-coach Dr. Sue McCreadie joins Ryan to share simple morning rituals, fast pattern-interrupts, and heart-first tools for rekindling connection in midlife. Practical, uplifting, and easy to use today.

09-22
23:00

#177 - How Listening to Your Body Fuels Healing & Growth with Angel Howard

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade Podcast, Ryan talks with Angel Howard, a somatic movement therapist, author of Issues in Your Tissues, and host of The Upshift. Angel shares her journey from the corporate grind to entrepreneurship, and how listening to the body can unlock healing, resilience, and freedom. Angel offers fresh insights into the mind-body connection, personal growth, and living with intention.

09-05
22:20

#176 - How to Overcome Fear and Find Your Voice with Tracey Napier

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade Podcast, Ryan chats with Tracey Napier, and intuitive life coach, author, and speaker, about overcoming lifelong shyness, discovering her voice, and developing psychic intuition. Tracey shares how journaling, breathwork, and inner healing transformed her confidence, why facing fear is the key to growth, and how anyone can strengthen their intuition to live a more empowered life.

08-21
23:03

#175 - Scale Your Business Smarter with Jordan Calderon

In this episode, I chat with Jordan Calderon, a 26‑year‑old serial founder with two company exits under his belt. He shares how a rebellious streak led him from college side hustles to hiring more than 100 people, why a daily 20‑minute shower doubles as his self‑improvement lab, and how treating AI as a creative partner keeps his marketing agency sharp. Jordan also reveals the networking power of his boutique wine label and reflects on entrepreneurship’s soaring wins and painful cash‑flow cru...

07-30
21:06

#174 - Turn Setbacks into Growth with Erica Ballard

In this episode, Erica Ballard explains the intense yet doable routine that powers her day: sixty minutes of meditation, morning pages, and heart-led intention-setting. Hear how the same practice helped her bounce back after a maternity-leave layoff and why focusing on emotion over outcome turns manifestation into steady progress.

07-13
22:33

#173 - How Resilience and Community Fueled a Comeback with JC Chamberlain

In this podcast episode, we learn how competitive cyclist JC Chamberlain went from a wheelchair to world-class mileage thanks to breathwork, indoor training, and friends who showed up daily with coffee and a tandem bike. His near-death crash and talk with God reset his priorities and prove that purpose, not age, fuels performance.

07-03
25:52

#172 - Design Your Day and Your Life using Practical Manifestation with Sean Bellerby

This episode features Sean Bellerby, a former tech executive turned manifestation and growth coach. Sean shares how morning pages, a quick meditation, a sunrise dog-walk, and fasting until noon clears his head and sparks joy. He also breaks down manifestation as lining up thoughts, emotions, and actions so goals flow naturally.

06-24
18:55

#171 - Lessons From Olympians and the WIN Framework with Danny Lehr

This episode of the Morning Upgrade Podcast features Danny Lehr, a former PE teacher and wrestling coach who made the leap into entrepreneurship and hasn’t looked back. Danny shares what he learned from spending time with Olympians, billionaires, and other high performers, and how those insights shaped the systems he uses to chase big goals. We talk about his practical morning routine, why he avoids email first thing, and how simply telling people your goals can change everything.

06-18
30:57

#170 - Building Community, Resilience, and a 37-Degree Morning Routine with Aryan Davani

On this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast, Ryan Cote sits down with Aryan Davani, founder of IcePass. Aryan once sold smart-city tech, but burnout and a rough breakup pushed him to try cold-water therapy. That experiment turned into a growing chain of wellness clubs that mix cold plunges, saunas, and breath-work sessions in Los Angeles, with Austin and Miami on the horizon. Aryan explains how contrast therapy can cut inflammation and spike dopamine by 250 percent, then walks us through h...

06-05
14:37

#169 - Business and Marketing with Annie Yang

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Annie Yang about her morning routine, starting a side business, creating online courses, marketing strategy and much more.

04-28
18:49

#168 - Work Life Balance with Dana Diaz

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Dana Diaz about her morning routine, work life balance, managing your customers and much more.

03-03
19:22

#167 - Living a Healthy Lifestyle with Erin Souza

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Erin Souza about her morning routine (and the benefits of having one), living a healthy lifestyle, happiness and much more.

02-18
19:31

#166 - Sales and Reading with Eric Balis

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Eric Balis about his morning routine, using the news for your business, reading to learn, sales, business and much more.

01-21
15:28

#165 - The Entrepreneurial Operating System with Curt Stockwell

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Curt Stockwell about his morning routine, getting through hard times, healthy sleep habits, the EOS system and much more.

01-07
17:46

#164 - Setting Your Goals Higher with Dr. Amy Day

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Dr. Amy Day about the flexibility in her morning routine, setting your goals higher, waking up at a consistent time and much more.

12-10
18:34

#163 - Remaining Calm in Stressful Moments with Michael Esposito

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Michael Esposito about his morning routine, handling stressful moments, being self-aware, improving at things you enjoy, golfing and much more.

11-12
17:39

#162 - The Importance of Fellowship with Michael Morton

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Michael Morton about his morning routine, having screen free time, getting up early, self improvement groups and much more.

10-29
17:00

#161 - The Benefits of Celery Juice with Dr. Sherri Greene

In this episode of the Morning Upgrade podcast I talk with Dr. Sherri Greene about her morning routine, the health benefits of celery juice, self improvement books and authors, feeding happiness and more.

10-15
16:57

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Great podcast! I really enjoyed being interviewed for it. The subject itself is very important since starting the day the right way is extremely important and the host is an interesting guy to have a chat with and listen to. Looking forward to more. - Ludovic Vuillier

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