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1 APR 2026 · What if purpose is the secret antidote to anxiety and the fuel for unstoppable leadership?
This week, Jon and Coach welcome Jimmy Page — founder of Unstoppable Elite Performance, health and wellness expert, bestselling author, and Spartan athlete — for a powerful conversation on leadership, faith, and living with relentless grit.
Jimmy opens up about his athletic dreams, personal pivots, and the profound impact of faith on his leadership journey. He explains why discovering a mission bigger than yourself is critical to getting out of bed motivated every day—and how embracing hardship and refining your response builds true resilience.
He shares practical advice on communication for new leaders, stressing simplicity, repetition, and authenticity in messaging, and the vital importance of helping team members understand their roles and obstacles so they can excel.
Reflecting on transformational coaching influenced by his work with athletes and faith, Jimmy explains how love for mission, process, and people creates contagious, high-performing teams. He also discusses the power of being the “chief reminding officer” and modeling the values you preach.
Whether you’re a young leader or seasoned coach, this episode offers inspiring lessons, tangible tools, and timeless wisdom to lead with heart, purpose, and unstoppable determination.
Resources Mentioned:
Jimmy’s books including One Word and Be Unstoppable — found at beunstoppable.live
Unstoppable Elite Performance coaching and keynotes
Connect with Jimmy via beunstoppable.live
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18 MAR 2026 · What does it really take to climb from the shop floor to the C-suite with integrity and impact? This week, Jon and Coach talk with Matt Simmes, CEO of IES Communications, who shares his powerful leadership journey beginning as a field technician to leading a billion dollar enterprise.
Matt reveals how working in every role, from roofer to branch manager, shaped his empathy and credibility with teams. He emphasizes the importance of patience and consistent value creation to earn promotions, eschewing instant gratification for trust built over time.
Sharing hard lessons from family business leadership, Matt explains how he and his brother crafted a new vision, embracing innovation while honoring past legacies. He stresses the critical need to hire for integrity, attitude, and learning agility, and the value of investing deeply in onboarding and ongoing development.
Discussing leadership culture, Matt outlines a firm commitment to weekly leadership training, consistent communication, and showing care by recognizing employee milestones and celebrating wins.
He also shares insights on handling conflict openly and honestly, adapting leadership styles for different personalities, and fostering psychological safety to empower teams.
Whether in trades, corporate leadership, or entrepreneurship, this episode equips emerging leaders with practical tools and inspiration to grow boldly and build lasting impact.
Connect with Matt: matt.simmes@ies-co.com
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25 FEB 2026 · What if failure isn’t the end of your story, but the key to your next breakthrough? This week, Jon Goehring, Coach Jim Johnson, and Dr. Rehnuma Karim explore the universal experience of setbacks... and share three powerful strategies to bounce back stronger.
Coach draws on decades of basketball coaching to reveal the importance of analyzing what went wrong, correcting course, and committing to consistent improvement... because repeating mistakes is the only true failure. They discuss how daily scoreboards and honest autopsies lead to continuous growth in sports, business, and life.
Dr. Rehnuma shares a moving example of her nephew’s journey from job rejections to discovering his true calling in academia... a vivid reminder that failure can serve as a guiding signpost toward our highest purpose. Together, they urge you to reframe failure as an “ignorance tax”—an essential price paid once to pave the way forward.
The hosts also highlight the critical role of your reaction to failure, cautioning against “double errors” that compound loss, and emphasize self compassion and mindset shifts as vital tools. Citing thought leaders like Mike Baker and Albert Einstein, they remind listeners that persistent learning, courageous reflection, and purposeful action fuel true success.
If you or someone you know is struggling with setbacks, this episode offers invaluable encouragement and a concrete path to rise with clarity, confidence, and resilience.
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18 FEB 2026 · What does it take to lead with true impact, embracing challenge, love, and authentic connection? This week, we sit down with Chris Malleo — leadership coach, author of The ChairLeader, and former quarterback turned championship prep school coach — for a deeply inspiring discussion on culture-building and leadership resilience.
Chris shares his personal story of navigating leadership transitions, throwing out ego to lead teams through reinvention and challenge. He reveals how early decisions to hire with integrity, courage, and selflessness combined with relentless consistency build not just winning teams but sustainable cultures.
From his extraordinary partnership with Frankie — a nonverbal cerebral palsy coach who defied expectations — to coaching techniques that amplify accountability and love, Chris opens up on what leadership truly requires beyond titles and trophies.
He also shares insights on building leadership teams that thrive on trust, adapting leadership style to individuals, and consistently living the values you preach. Chris discusses his innovative approach to measuring organizational culture in real-time to enable proactive growth and alignment.
Whether leading young athletes or corporate teams, this episode offers transformational insights on leading boldly with heart, humility, and the power of enduring love.
Resources Mentioned:
Book The ChairLeader - https://www.amazon.com/ChairLeader-Lead-Without-Limits/dp/B0FRCVC4QD
Connect With Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-malleo-7a4b0a8b/
Website: chrismalleo.com
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11 FEB 2026 · What does it truly mean to lead a growing, family-owned business into a high-trust, high-performance culture? This week, we talk with Chad Peterman — President and CEO of Peterman Brothers, a family plumbing and HVAC business in Indiana — about transitioning, building culture, and hiring right.
Chad shares insights from taking over his father’s business and crafting a vivid, evolving vision to unite the team around shared goals. He opens up about his leadership philosophy which revolves around empowering the tradespeople in his company to grow without limits, putting values into consistent practice, and modeling accountability daily.
He stresses the importance of showing care for employees above all else, linking employee wellbeing directly to customer service and business growth. Chad walks us through his robust one-on-one meeting rhythms, the integration of KPIs with individual development, and how consistent communication keeps his team aligned and motivated.
Drawing on his sports background and hands-on experience, Chad also discusses handling conflict, unlearning old habits, and embracing accountability to create lasting organizational change. He reflects on the balance of family and business leadership, and how core values continually shape his approach.
Whether you’re stepping into leadership or scaling a family business, this episode offers practical strategies and inspiration for leading with heart, integrity, and vision.
Learn more about Chad: https://chadmpeterman.com/
Learn more about Peterman Brothers: https://petermanhvac.com/
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4 FEB 2026 · What if building a business that truly serves your community AND consistently makes profit isn’t just possible but essential? This week, David Grau Sr. — serial author and small business strategist — joins us from his horse farm in Kentucky to share powerful leadership insights from his book, The Stewardship Advantage.
David challenges the myth that purpose and profit are at odds, emphasizing that well-written mission, vision, and values statements paired with operational systems can empower small business owners to excel at both. He explains that starting with clear purpose anchors all leadership decisions, helping owners hire the right people, build sustainable businesses, and create lasting legacies.
Drawing on his rich background advising businesses worldwide, David underscores the importance of prioritizing stakeholders — from employees and customers to community and environment — and gradually building stewardship plans that drive meaningful impact locally and beyond.
He offers practical tools for leaders to define, document, and regularly review their mission-aligned goals, manage balance, and cultivate resilience. David also highlights success stories of businesses thriving through strategic stewardship and shares tips on caring for yourself physically and mentally to lead well.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur launching new ventures or a leader guiding existing businesses, this episode unpacks how stewardship unlocks both purpose and profit to elevate your leadership journey.
Pick up your copy of The Stewardship Advantage, and find David's other books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00JIG8XYM?ccs_id=4c4e3a84-6d12-4c0c-a3e7-562b1a11075e
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28 JAN 2026 · Who are you really, and what if rewriting your personal identity is the key to unlocking leadership success? This week, Jon Goehring, Coach Jim Johnson, and Dr. Rehnuma Karim guide emerging leaders through the transformative power of discovering and owning your mission, releasing social pressures, and building habits that define who you are.
Coach Jim Johnson shares how writing a personal mission statement provided him with an unwavering foundation to navigate life’s ups and downs... and how aligning clear values with consistent behaviors makes leadership authentic. Dr. Rehnuma Karim discusses the lifelong journey of self discovery, unlearning social expectations, and embracing what truly motivates and fulfills you.
Together, they explore how intentionally creating identity-defining habits, supported by reinforcing systems, rewires your mindset to confidently live the life and leadership you want... no matter what challenges come your way.
If you’re ready to take charge of who you are and become an outstanding leader of impact, start here with these three proven keys.
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21 JAN 2026 · What if your biggest obstacle to success is actually your hesitation? This week, we dive into a masterclass in sales and leadership mindset with Ben Gay III — a living legend in professional selling, author of the classic The Closers series, and a keynote trainer whose lessons have shaped sales for decades.
Ben kicks off by reminding us that people buy from those they know, like, trust, and feel safe with — an essential foundation for any leader selling their vision or product. He stresses the importance of choosing the right product — one that is quality and competitively priced — before mastering the sales process itself.
Sharing a candid story, Ben recalls selling the notoriously awful Yugo car, and how the key to better sales was simply selling a better product to qualified buyers. He advocates studying and mimicking the best ethical salespeople to accelerate your own success, noting how much happens in the crucial first 15 seconds of a sales pitch.
Ben champions using scripting — not robotic recitations but consistent messaging fine-tuned for impact — and cites his own journey involving The Closers series, which went from a rough manuscript to selling over 10 million copies. He debunks common sales myths, calling it the “red raw meat” of selling, demanding both technique and natural fluency.
On storytelling, Ben highlights specificity and believability as keys to connecting, noting his father’s memorable buffalo stampede tale as an example of engaging narrative that makes complex ideas relatable and memorable. He also touches on classic sales communication techniques like “Feel, Felt, Found” for empathetic influence.
Beyond sales, Ben shares his privileged mentorship with Napoleon Hill — author of Think and Grow Rich — whose legendary lessons on decisive action (“Stop dithering. Take action.”) Ben cites as guiding principles. Hill’s work, Ben notes, is one of the bestselling yet least-read books, underscoring the challenge of turning knowledge into practice.
Overall, this episode is a treasure trove for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs who want to own their selling process, turn ideas into action, and build authentic connections that close deals.
Resources Mentioned:
Ben Gay III’s The Closers book series — available at ronzonebooks.com
Lifetime unconditional guarantee on The Closers via ronzonebooks.com
Ben Gay III’s iconic sales stories and mentorship experiences
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14 JAN 2026 · What if optimism is the essential secret to true leadership resilience and success? This week, we sit down with Mike Baker — CEO of Heritage Health, author of The Optimist Way, and a leader fueled by hope and purpose — for a deeply inspiring conversation about navigating challenges with optimism.
Mike shares why optimism, grounded firmly in realism, is a leader’s superpower. It enables you to uplift teams, push through tough times, and set a hopeful stage for breakthrough growth. He explains how authentic connection and fostering psychological safety within teams creates the foundation for powerful, sustainable leadership impact.
Hiring is about more than skills — Mike emphasizes the importance of prioritizing heart, attitude, and resilient mindset when building teams. He also shares how balancing leadership with family, creativity, and mindful self-care keeps leaders energized and effective over the long haul.
Drawing from personal stories and the sports arena, Mike illustrates the power of perseverance, showing up, and the mindset that “figure it out” drives real success. He also highlights his work beyond leadership — including music, art, and philanthropy — as sources of inspiration and connection.
Whether you’re leading a nonprofit, business, or family, this episode offers heartening perspectives and practical strategies to help you lead with clarity, courage, and enduring influence.
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7 JAN 2026 · Ever wonder why so many fail to truly succeed despite having great ideas and working hard? This week, we sit down with Phil Portman — serial entrepreneur, host of Let’s Talk Success, and member of the Forbes Technology Council — who reveals the truth about what drives real, lasting success.
Phil candidly explains that having ideas alone doesn’t create success; execution is the true queen of achievement. He outlines three essential keys that separate those who get things done from dreamers: clear goals, healthy habits, and unwavering confidence. With simple, proven tactics for goal setting, Phil shares how writing down your goals and sharing them with accountability partners boosts your likelihood of success by 33 to 140 percent.
Balancing the demands of work, family, and life is critical, and Phil offers practical advice on maintaining momentum without burning out. Above all, he emphasizes persistence and a “figure it out” mindset as the most powerful force you can harness to overcome fear, failure, and limiting beliefs on your entrepreneurial and leadership journey.
Whether you’re taking your first steps or scaling up your impact, this episode provides a battle-tested roadmap to reclaim your time, energy, and win big on your terms.
A tri-generational conversation for emerging leaders.
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