Why the Numbers They Tell You to Save Are Wrong
<p>When you see the articles that say you need $1.5 million to retire, it can be depressing. There is an important factor these numbers don’t include.</p> <p><br>Like this episode? Hit that Follow button and never miss an episode! 💬 Engage, Share, and Learn even more with Charisse and her team at Zinnia Wealth Management: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube!</p><p>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</p>
7 min
2026 February 10
Living with Fewer Filters
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Neurodivergent Friendships and Social Struggles
<p>In this episode, Patrick Casale talks with Caroline Maguire, ACCG, PCC, M.Ed. Caroline is an award-winning author and coach whose work inspires crucial conversations around social skills, friendship, and belonging—especially for neurodivergent adults. Patrick and Caroline discuss everything from unmasking and authentic connection to the real-life struggles and victories of forming meaningful relationships as adults who think differently.</p><p>Here are 3 key takeaways:</p>Go with Your Gut: Whether you’re writing, working, or building friendships, trust your instincts. Embracing confidence in your own voice—even when it means not pleasing everyone—is essential for authenticity and fulf...
Affirming All Bodies: Dismantling Anti-Fatness in Therapy and Everyday Life
<p>In this episode, Patrick Casale talks with Sabrina Longley about what it means to truly build a fat-affirming therapy practice. This topic is especially important as we head into the new year, and toxic resolution/fitness culture starts ramping up.</p><p>Here are 3 key takeaways:</p>Assume Less, Listen More: Approaching clients from a place of curiosity rather than assumption is crucial. Don’t make judgments about health, habits, or desires based on body size.Representation Matters: The resources, images, and stories we use in our practices should reflect the identities and lived experiences of all bodies—including larg...
#340 Ted Oakley: New Highs AND New Lows Coming — Why I'm Holding 50% Cash
<p>In this episode, Ted Oakley, founder and managing partner of Oxbow Advisors with 49 years in the business, predicts that over the next 18 months, markets will see both new highs and new lows amid heightened volatility. Ted currently holds 50% of his portfolio in short-term Treasuries (recently extending some to 3-year), waiting for opportunities as he notes that second years of presidential terms historically return just 1% and typically experience mid-year declines. He argues that financial repression—holding rates low while letting inflation run—is the only way out of America's $40 trillion debt crisis, which is why he's positioned in hard assets incl...
#344 Chris Whalen: Private Credit Is Unraveling, Consumer Credit Is Cracking, and Silver Surges
<p>In this week's episode of The Wrap, Chris Whalen breaks down the unraveling of private credit and why retail investors were never suitable for these investments in the first place. He explains how private credit shops have quietly gained access to Federal Home Loan Bank funding through insurance company acquisitions — a taxpayer-subsidized arrangement he finds extraordinary and plans to investigate further. On markets, Chris argues liquidity will be the defining theme of 2026, with money rotating out of speculative and private assets back into public markets. He also flags early warning signs in consumer credit, names the specific companies to wa...
Dr. Ramya Kumar: Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington on Feminist Perspectives in Epidemiology & Global Health
<p>Join Ashutosh Garg in this insightful episode of The Brand Called You as he speaks with Dr. Ramya Kumar, Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington and Visiting Scientist at CIDRZ Zambia.</p><p>Dr. Kumar shares her journey from growing up in a low-income immigrant community in Massachusetts to working at the forefront of global health systems in Zambia. She explains how feminism and intersectionality shape her approach to epidemiology, health equity, and outbreak response.</p><p>From investigating cholera and plague outbreaks to addressing the communication challenges seen during COVID-19, Dr...
Beyond Picky Eating: How to Recognize and Treat ARFID
<p>In this episode, Patrick Casale and Dr. Marianne Miller break down critical myths about Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and offer practical, compassionate approaches for clinicians, parents, and anyone supporting neurodivergent folks with eating challenges.</p><p>Here are 3 key takeaways:</p>ARFID is not “picky eating”: Labeling someone as a “picky eater” implies willfulness or stubbornness, when ARFID is in fact a complex, involuntary experience often tied to sensory processing and interoceptive cues.A collaborative, sensory-affirming approach matters: Treating ARFID requires asking nuanced questions about sensory preferences, hunger awareness, and family dynamics. Pressure, shame, and coercion do more har...
How Great Leaders Turn Empathy into Power with Jess Baker
<p>How Great Leaders Turn Empathy into Power</p> <p>Empathy is praised in leadership—and often quietly punished.</p> <p>In this episode, Jon Rennie is joined by Jess Baker, chartered business psychologist and author of The Super Helper Syndrome, to explore how great leaders turn empathy into real power without being overlooked or burned out.</p> <p>Jess explains why highly empathic professionals are often passed over for leadership roles, even though they’re holding teams together behind the scenes. She shows how empathy, when used intentionally, becomes a strategic leadership advantage rather than a career liability.</p> <p>In...
Why Indian Students Are Choosing New Zealand: A Global Conversation with Dr Erik Lithandar, DVC of the University of Auckland
<p>Send a text</p><p>Why Indian Students Are Choosing New Zealand: A Global Conversation with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland</p><p>When Indian students and parents think about studying abroad, the biggest question is simple:</p><p>👉 <b>Which country and university will truly shape my future?</b></p><p>In this special and high-impact episode of <b>The Kapeel Gupta Career PodShow</b>, we bring you an exclusive global conversation with <b> Dr Erik Lithander</b>, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategy) at the <b>University of Auckland</b>, New Zealand’s leading global university.</p><p>As I...
My First Year As A Profitable Prop Trader | Tyler Davis Shares His Story!
<p>First year PROFITABLE!! Tyler Davis and Austin Silver sit down to discuss the journey to achieving consistent trading profits and the learning curve involved in day trading on a live stream. </p><p><br></p><p>Sponsor: 📊 Prop Firm Match</p><p>🧠 Objectively compare prop firms by rules, drawdown, payouts, and scalability</p><p>💰 Use code MATCH to save with any firm listed</p><p>🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx </p><p><br></p><p>Tyler shares his experiences with futures trading, including successful prop firm payouts from firms like Topstep, MFF, and Top One Futures. It's a look into...
Silver Surges (again), CME ‘issues’, Mexican Mining, Mid-terms and more
<p>Welcome to Mid-Week Macro for Wednesday 25th February 2026.</p><p>Protect your wealth. Defend your freedom. Outsmart the system.</p><p>This post and video are FREE for everyone, and discusses:</p><p>* Thank you for everyone that attending the Free Asset Confidentially Webinar with Adam Fayed. Adam will be getting one of his main contacts on another webinar with myself in due course. Watch this space.</p><p>* Mexican Mining Outlook</p><p>* CME ‘issues’</p><p>* And much more!</p><p>Free 1-Hour Financial Strategy Session with Adam Fayed ($700 value)</p><p>Adam Fayed and his team help...
When the System Decides You’re Old
<p><b>Mind the Age Gap | Retirement Age, Identity and the Psychology of Ageing</b></p> <p>What does retirement age really mean in modern life?</p> <p>In this episode of Mind the Gap, Michael Comyn explores the idea of the “age gap” — the gap between chronological age and how we actually experience ourselves.</p> <p>The reflection begins with a moment in a bank: an older couple being gently coached through online banking. They were not confused. They looked displaced. That observation opens a wider discussion about ageing, identity, and the subtle ways institutions categorise people after 65.</p> <p>Reti...
Macro Turning Point: Nat Gas Crashes 49%, Precious Metals Strengthen, Oil Setup Builds
<p>End of Month Macro for February 2026 with Tom Bradshaw from Beyond The Headlines.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit contrariancapitalist.substack.com/subscribe
10 Signs You Know It’s Time to Retire
<p>Do you have “retirement fever?” See if you can see yourself in our list.</p> <p>Like this episode? Hit that Follow button and never miss an episode! 💬 Engage, Share, and Learn even more with Charisse and her team at Zinnia Wealth Management: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube!</p><p>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</p>
Prompt Engineer: The New-Age Career That Teaches AI How to Think
<p>Send a text</p><p><b>Prompt Engineer: The New-Age Career That Teaches AI How to Think</b></p><p>A few years ago, no one imagined that talking to AI could become a serious career.</p><p>Today, companies across the world are hiring professionals whose job is not just to use AI—but to <b>communicate with AI intelligently, ethically, and creatively</b>.</p><p>Welcome to the world of <b>Prompt Engineering</b>.</p><p>In this episode of <b>The Kapeel Gupta Career PodShow</b>, we explore one of the <b>fastest-emerging, future-proof careers</b> of...
GoldCore's Dave Russell - You can't make a solar panel out of a futures contract!
<p>Today’s episode features GoldCore CSO (Chief Strategy Officer) Dave Russell.</p><p>AUDIO IS AVAILABLE HERE</p><p>Please LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONTRARIAN CAPITALIST</p><p>NB - Recorded on Wednesday 18th February AM</p><p>If you are looking to add to your physical portfolio then GoldCore is a respected international bullion dealer, delivering secure access to physical gold and silver since 2003. Known for expertise, transparent execution and a global, independently audited vaulting network.</p><p>US Website - https://www.goldcore.com/?ap_id=contrariancapitalistUK Website - https://www.goldcore.co.uk/?ap_id...
Sustainable Success and Entrepreneurial Leadership After Disruption | Adaku Mbagwu
<p>Entrepreneurial leadership gets heavy when you’ve always been the one carrying everybody. Adaku Mbagwu breaks down the Fixer Identity, overgiving, and how to build sustainable business success after life after disruption.</p><p>L. Michael Burt sits down with Adaku Mbagwu, founder of Healed Hero, to talk about firstborn daughter patterns and why so many high achievers feel responsible for everyone’s emotional world. Adaku breaks down how triggers reveal the story running your mind, why success can still feel hollow, and how meditation, self-awareness, and community support help you rebuild from peace instead of pressure.</p><p>If y...
Trading Strategy Won't Make You Profitable... THIS Will!
<p>On The Day Trading Show, Austin Silver breaks down what actually drives sustainable success heading into 2026: capital protection, consistent execution, and building a professional trading mindset. The conversation centers on how disciplined VWAP-based trading, proper risk management, and repeatable routines create long-term consistency — especially for traders operating inside modern prop firm environments.</p><p><br></p><p>Sponsor: </p><p>📊 Prop Firm Match </p><p>🧠 Objectively compare prop firms by rules, drawdown, payouts, and scalability</p><p>💰 Use code MATCH to save with any firm listed</p><p>🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx </p><p><br></p><p>Randy’s evolution...
Alignment as a Practice: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Sustainable Growth in the ThriveWell Journey
<p>Host L. Michael Burt dives deep into entrepreneurial leadership through the lens of alignment as a daily, practical leadership practice essential for sustainable business success and personal growth. Designed for entrepreneurs and leaders navigating life after disruption, this episode explores how heightened self-awareness reveals hidden misalignments and how internal friction serves as valuable data rather than a failure. Michael shares strategies to slow down, recalibrate purpose, and make intentional decisions that support long-term success without burnout. You'll also learn why community plays a crucial role in maintaining consistency, emotional regulation, and identity clarity during times of growth. Tune in...
The Emotional Recession
<p>In this episode of Mind the Gap, Michael reflects on a small moment in a bank queue that reveals a much larger shift in how we connect. As more organisations encourage us to use apps and digital services instead of speaking to real people, something subtle is happening beneath the surface.</p> <p>Drawing on recent research from almost seventeen thousand young adults, a global dataset of twenty-eight thousand people across one hundred and sixty-six countries, and long-term trends in emotional intelligence studies, Michael explores what experts are now calling an emotional recession. The conversation looks at how declining...
Toxicologist Career Guide: Scope, Salary, Skills & Future Opportunities in India and Abroad
<p>Send a text</p><p>Toxicologist Career Guide: Scope, Salary, Skills & Future Opportunities in India and Abroad</p><p>What if the medicine we trust… wasn’t fully safe?</p><p>Before any drug reaches millions of patients, before pesticides touch our food, and before chemicals enter everyday products — someone must quietly answer the most important question:</p><p><b>Is it safe for human life?</b></p><p>In this powerful episode of <b>The Kapeel Gupta Career PodShow</b>, we explore the meaningful and fast-growing career of a <b>Toxicologist</b> — the scientific detective who protects public health b...
Material Scientist Career Guide: Scope, Salary, Skills & Future Opportunities in India and Abroad
<p>Send a text</p><p> Material Scientist Career Guide: Scope, Salary, Skills & Future Opportunities in India and Abroad</p><p>Have you ever wondered who designs the materials that make smartphones smarter, aircraft lighter, batteries more powerful, and medical implants safer?</p><p>Welcome to <b>The Kapeel Gupta Career PodShow</b>, where we decode powerful yet underrated careers that quietly shape the future.</p><p>In this episode, we explore the world of <b>Material Scientists</b> — the innovators who decide what the modern world is made of. If engineers build products, material scientists make those products possible.</p><...
Stacking Payouts & Avoiding Prop Firm Drama w/ Zach Arbucci
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Zach Arbucci for round three, and we go deep on what actually matters if you’re serious about making it in prop firm trading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sponsor: 📊 Prop Firm Match</p><p>🧠 Objectively compare prop firms by rules, drawdown, payouts, and scalability</p><p>💰 Use code MATCH to save with any firm listed</p><p>🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx </p><p><br /></p><p>We start with a reality check:</p><p>If you’ve got a family, a full-time job, and you’re trying to learn how to trade...
#342 Chris Whalen: The Wharf Rats Are Coming Out — And Retail Investors Will Lose Money
<p>In this week's episode of The Wrap, Chris Whalen analyzes the Blue Owl situation as part of a broader pattern in private credit. He argues that private credit firms purchasing insurance companies is "the fox getting into the hen house" since insurance assets are held at book value rather than marked to market, beyond easy regulator reach. Chris makes the case that public markets are superior due to transparency and liquidity, while private markets mainly benefit Wall Street through higher fees, and predicts roughly half of private equity managers will struggle to raise capital due to poor performance. From...
Building Lorefully: Dr. Amrit Chandan, Founder & CEO, on Sustainability, AI, and the Power of Experience
<p>In this episode of The Brand Called You, Ashutosh Garg speaks with Dr. Amrit Chandan, Founder & CEO of Lorefully, about building businesses at the intersection of sustainability, artificial intelligence, and human impact.</p><p>Dr. Chandan shares how his early work in chemical engineering led to launching Acceleron, a startup focused on sustainable battery design and circular economy solutions. He explains the scale of the global battery waste crisis and how innovative reuse models can improve energy access in developing regions.</p><p>The conversation then shifts to Lorefully — a platform designed to capture and scale human expertise using AI...
David Roy Newby - King Solomon, Digital Assets and the Future of Financial Freedom
<p>Today’s episode features David Roy Newby, a family and business legacy coach to entrepreneurs and investors. David helps his clients strategically use King Solomon’s wisdom, that enabled Solomon to build a $4 Trillion fortune with his enterprises.</p><p>He is the founder of GoldPlusCoin.com and the author of multiple books that have empowered readers since 2006, including his latest #1 bestseller “Beyond Billions.”</p><p>NB - Recorded 24th February 2026 PM</p><p>Contact Information</p><p>David can be reached regarding speaking, guest-expert appearance, or legacy coaching at David@DavidRoyNewby.com</p><p>Or WhatsApp, Signal, or text at...
Coming Soon Season 4
<p>Season Four moves beyond reaction and into reflection. It explores what sits beneath our emotions, how we make sense of experience, and why understanding our inner world matters in everyday life and leadership.</p> <p>No quick fixes.</p> <p> No noise.</p> <p> Just thoughtful conversations grounded in emotional intelligence and lived experience.</p> <p>Mind the Gap. Season Four begins soon.</p>
Pawan Raj Kumar: Entrepreneur, Poet, and Partner at ZeCa Capital on Embracing Change, Luck & Lifelong Curiosity
<p>Join us on this special episode of The Brand Called You as Aditi Kumar sits down with Pawan Raj Kumar, Partner at ZeCa Capital, entrepreneur, angel investor, and sustainability advocate.</p><p>From scaling a family business internationally to mentoring over 100 entrepreneurs and building a sustainability-focused fund, Pawan shares insights into:</p><p>Embracing challenges<br></p><p>Understanding the role of luck and timing<br></p><p>Building resilience<br></p><p>Measuring success beyond money<br></p>Staying endlessly curious
Why Your Career Goals Are Failing Without the Learning Curve
<p>Send a text</p><p><b>Why do so many talented students and professionals in India fail to achieve their career goals — even after working hard?</b></p><p>In this powerful and eye-opening episode of <b>The Kapeel Gupta Career PodShow</b>, Career Coach and Life Mentor <b>Kapeel Gupta</b> reveals the hidden force behind every success story — <b>the Learning Curve</b>. <br/><br/>Why your career goals are failing...</p><p>Through the relatable story of Rohan from Nagpur, you will discover why early failures are not signs to quit but signals that real growth has b...
When Organizations Come Alive | Norman Wolfe, Founder and CEO, Quantum Leaders, Inc
<p>In this episode of The Brand Called You, Norman Wolfe—Founder & CEO of Quantum Leaders and author of The Living Organization—shares how decades across Fortune 500 companies and startups led him to reimagine organizations as living entities. He explains why execution fails, how belief systems shape outcomes, and what leaders must do to build mature, resilient, and high-performing organizations.</p><p>00:35- About Norman Wolfe</p><p>Norman is the founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders, Inc. </p><p>He's the creator of the Living Organization Framework. He's an author of a book titled The Living Organization: Transforming Business to Cr...
The Hidden Reason High Achievers Struggle in Marriage with Gabriela Embon
<p>Are you winning at work but quietly struggling at home?</p> <p>In this episode of Deep Leadership, I sit down with Gabriela Embon, author of Becoming a Power Couple, to talk about why high achievers often succeed in their careers but fail to invest in the most important partnership of their lives.</p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>Why work-life balance is a myth for driven leaders</p> <p>The difference between balance and integration</p> <p>How to think of your marriage as a co-founded enterprise</p> <p>The 4 Pillars that build resilient, high-performance relationships</p> <p>...
Spiritual and Energy Practices in Therapy: Law and Ethics
<p>In this episode, Patrick Casale and Dr. Tina Vitolo, founder of The Black Sheep Therapist® movement, talk about bringing non-traditional modalities and spiritual practices into clinical therapy settings and the service side of therapy. This conversation tackles the gray areas, legal myths, and shame therapists face when paving their own path to offer services like tarot card readings, crystal work, and past-life regression.</p><p>3 key takeaways:</p>You Can Integrate Spiritual/Energy Practices Ethically: Dr. Tina Vitolo shares her nationwide research into actual state laws and ethics codes—there is rarely black-and-white language forbidding innovative approaches. If you use...
John Butler - Gold Manipulation, Silver Strategy & Hidden Sovereign Secrets
<p>Today’s episode features John Butler, Author of The Amphora Report and an international investment consultant. Former FinTech CEO, hedge fund CIO, and MD at Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers.</p><p>NB - Recorded on Tuesday 24th February 2026 AM</p><p>John Butler discusses:</p><p>- Mexican Cartels, mining and the impacts of jurisdiction risk in Mexico</p><p>- Why he got out of his Silver trade in January 2026</p><p>- The important mentality difference between trading and holding physical bullion</p><p>- Using RAM to analyse opportunities within the markets- Decades of gold ma...
The Crude Chronicles - Why Oil has to be $90 a barrel!
<p>Today’s episode guest is Rob Connors aka The Crude Chronicles, who has +15 years as a sell side research analyst covering various companies in the oil & gas, industrials, transportation and aerospace & defence sectors.</p><p>Please LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONTRARIAN CAPITALIST</p><p>NB - Recorded on Wednesday 18th February 2026 PM</p><p>The FULL chart deck is available to paid subscribers</p><p>The Crude Chronicles discusses:</p><p>* A 30,000ft view of the current state of the Oil markets</p><p>* Why the current supply and demand narrative doesn’t quite add up</p><p>...
Life Skills: The Missing Curriculum Behind Career Success
<p>Send a text</p><p><b>Life Skills: The Missing Curriculum Behind Career Success</b></p><p><br/></p><p>In this 5-minute episode of <b>The Kapeel Gupta Career PodShow</b>, we explore a truth that is rarely discussed in schools or coaching centres—</p><p><b>Most careers don’t fail due to lack of intelligence.<br/> They struggle due to weak life skills.</b></p><p>Life skills are not motivational concepts.<br/> They are daily abilities that decide how a person handles stress, failure, uncertainty, and decision-making.</p><p>In this episode, I talk about:</p>Why...
Gold, geopolitics, salmon & a free asset confidentially webinar on Friday 20th Feb!
<p>Welcome to Mid-Week Macro for Wednesday 18th February 2026.</p><p>Protect your wealth. Defend your freedom. Outsmart the system.</p><p>This post and video are FREE for everyone, and discusses:</p><p>* A snapshot look at equities and commodities chart</p><p>* The Free Asset Confidentially Webinar on Friday 20th February 2026</p><p>* Where Oil is and what could happen moving forwards</p><p>* And much more!</p><p>Free Asset Confidentially Webinar</p><p>International expert Adam Fayed and I are hosting an Asset Confidentially Webinar on Friday 20th February 19:00 CST, where we will be exploring:</p><...
Bouncing Back from Setbacks: How to Turn Failure into Your Career Comeback
<p>Send a text</p><p><b>Bouncing Back from Setbacks: How to Turn Failure into Your Career Comeback</b></p><p>The result didn’t come.<br/> The interview never called back.<br/> The rank missed the cut-off.<br/> The effort didn’t translate into success.</p><p>And suddenly, everything feels heavy.</p><p>In this deeply reassuring and practical episode of <b>The Kapeel Gupta Career PodShow</b>, we talk about something almost every Indian student and young professional faces—but rarely discusses openly:</p><p><b>Setbacks.</b></p><p>This episode is not about pretending failure d...
Finding EDGE In Markets & Health With Aaron Luce
<p>In this episode, Austin interviews Aaron, a seven-year trading veteran known for his consistency, liquidity-based strategy, and long-standing relationship with Topstep. Aaron shares how he went from blowing his first account following hype signals to developing a disciplined, reactive trading approach focused on simple liquidity levels and quality over quantity. He emphasizes that consistency is not about winning every day—it’s about being a good loser, eliminating low-quality trades, aiming for repeatable $100–$200 days before scaling, and avoiding the emotional spiral that wipes out weeks of progress.</p><p><br /></p><p>💊 Edge Supplements – Fuel Your Performance</p><p>💰 Use code ASFX...
The Alignment Reset: Realizing Your Life Is Running on Autopilot - Friday Night Live
<p>In this first Friday Night Live of 2026, L. Michael Burt opens the Alignment Reset Series, a live extension of The ThriveWell Journey.</p><p>This conversation is for anyone navigating life after disruption, whether that disruption came through divorce, health challenges, loss, career shifts, or the quiet realization that who you’ve been no longer fits who you’re becoming.</p><p>In this episode, L. Michael speaks directly to the moment many people never name: when life starts running on autopilot. When survival patterns, old stories, and learned responses quietly take over and begin to feel like identity.</p><p...
Aligned After Adversity: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Meaningful Change with Keisha Queeley
<p>What do you do when life breaks everything open? In this powerful episode of The ThriveWell Journey Podcast, we explore entrepreneurial leadership and sustainable business success through the inspiring story of Keisha Queeley, founder of Stocked Up Future. Keisha shares her journey through unimaginable disruption, from losing her husband to navigating financial uncertainty, raising six children, and stepping into alignment with her true purpose.</p><p>This conversation goes beyond money; it’s about identity, resilience, community, and building a future with intention after life’s biggest upheavals. Keisha's story is a compelling example of leadership and thriving in the...
Mixed Neurotype Couples: Before and After Diagnosis
<p>In this episode, Patrick Casale talks with Thomas Kear and Lauren Sanderson, founders of neuroduo, about being in a mixed neurotype relationship, navigating ADHD and Autism, whether diagnosed or not. This conversation is packed with real-life reflections on neurodiversity, partnership, and communication.</p><p>Here are 3 key takeaways:</p>Understanding Yourself First is Crucial: Before you can support your partner, you need to understand and learn about your own neurodivergence—only then can you communicate your needs and work together.Communication Styles Can Be Wildly Different: The “Thunderstorm and Turtle” analogy for mixed neurotype partnerships (ADHD and Autistic) is a powe...
How We Heal in Ordinary Ways
<p>How do people really heal? Not through dramatic breakthroughs, but through small, ordinary moments.</p> <p>In this episode, Michael Comyn reflects on personal recovery from a recent experience of gossip and intrusion, and explores how humans heal through connection, routine, purpose, and everyday emotional intelligence.</p> <p>A gentle, optimistic reflection on resilience, wellbeing, and the quiet work of becoming a little quicker to mend.</p>
Navigating the Messy Middle: Liminal Spaces in Private Practice
<p>Navigating the in-between phases of life isn’t easy—especially for private practice owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs pivoting in uncertain times. In this episode, Patrick Casale and Imani Harrison talk about liminal spaces—those in-between moments when something has ended but the next phase hasn’t yet begun—offering valuable insight for anyone building something new, feeling stuck, or doubting what comes next.</p><p>3 Key Takeaways:</p>Growth Always Involves Endings: Every transition—whether chosen or forced—brings grief and discomfort. Each ending has valuable information, and sometimes things have to crumble for us to rebuild better.Get Comfortable wi...
Millionaire Day Trader Reveals The Secret To Future Prop Firm Success
<p>Ace (“Ace of Trades”) joins Austin to break down one of the most extreme prop firm success stories in futures trading. He walks through scaling from a $2,000 account to six and seven figures, including a stretch where he generated over $300,000 in prop firm payouts in a single month by running multiple funded accounts in parallel. </p><p>Ace details his performance across major firms like Topstep and Top One Futures, discussing leaderboard runs, max payouts, clean months, and how copy trading allowed him to turn consistency into six-figure months rather than one-off wins.</p><p><br></p><p>Sponsor: Brea...
You Become What You Repeat: How Habits Shape Your Identity & Career
<p>Send a text</p><p>🎧 You Become What You Repeat: How Habits Shape Your Identity & Career</p><p>If someone observed your daily routine for just one week—how you wake up, study, scroll, react to stress, and speak to people—who would they say you are becoming?</p><p>In this powerful episode of <b>The Kapeel Gupta Career PodShow</b>, we explore a truth most students and young professionals are never taught:<br/> 👉 <b>You don’t discover your identity. You build it—one habit at a time.</b></p><p>This episode is for Indian students, Gen Z career a...
Engineering Inclusion Through Education | Dr J Watthananon, Assistant Dean, Rajamangala University of Tech Thanyaburi, Thailand
<p>A powerful journey of an academic leader who blends information technology, STEM education, and inclusive innovation to empower learners—especially students with disabilities. From hands-on pedagogy and award-winning teaching to national and international impact, this story shows how technology can unlock human potential and transform societies.</p><p>00:09- About Dr J Watthananon</p><p>Dr. Julaluk Watthananon is an Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT), Thailand, and serves as the Program Chairperson of the International Bachelor of Science in Information Science for Digital Innovation.</p>
Syntholene Energy Deep Dive with CEO Dan Sutton
<p>Today’s episode guest is Dan Sutton, CEO of Syntholene Energy.</p><p>Syntholene is actively commercializing a new production pathway for low-cost clean fuel synthesis. The target output is ultrapure synthetic jet fuel, manufactured at 70% lower cost than the nearest competing technology. The Company’s mission is to deliver the world’s first high-performance, low-cost, and carbon-neutral synthetic fuel at an industrial scale.</p><p>TSXV: ESAF</p><p>FSE: 3DD0</p><p>OTCQB: SYNTF</p><p>NB - At the time of recording Syntholene the OTC is ready and available but the DTC is pending. This could take d...
I Spent Years Learning How To Trade | Here's The Shortcut!
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Dan Cooke to unpack one of the most honest conversations we’ve had about what trading really is — and what it isn’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Sponsor: 📊 Prop Firm Match</p><p>🧠 Objectively compare prop firms by rules, drawdown, payouts, and scalability</p><p>💰 Use code MATCH to save with any firm listed</p><p>🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx </p><p> Dan drops a line early that sets the tone: “Trading is an excellent money accelerator… but a terrible money generator.”</p><p><br></p><p>We dive into:</p><p>- Why tradi...
#336 George Noble: The Fiscal Bill Is Coming Due, Gold Could Double From Here, and the Death of Speculation Is Underway
<p>George Noble, CIO of Noble Capital Advisors, lays out his big theme for 2026: rotation. George argues that the debasement trade is the dominant macro narrative, with the bill coming due for decades of reckless fiscal and monetary policy. He calls the 60/40 portfolio dead, urging investors to dump bonds and buy gold, noting that gold miners could double in 12 months if prices hold. He makes the case that the AI trade is over. Noble sees energy as one of the most compelling opportunities. He expects emerging markets and foreign equities to continue outperforming the US, small caps to beat large...
Poonam Barua, CEO, WILL Forum India; Chairman, Forum for Women in Leadership: Breaking Barriers in Corporate India
<p>In this inspiring episode of The Brand Called You, host Ashutosh Garg speaks with Poonam Barua, CEO of WILL Forum India and Chairman of the Forum for Women in Leadership.</p><p>Poonam shares her evolving leadership philosophy, discusses the importance of equal opportunity, and explains why addressing the trust deficit in boardrooms is critical for India’s corporate future.</p><p>From dismantling stereotypes to redesigning leadership education, this episode offers a powerful call for inclusive leadership and systemic change.</p><p>If you are passionate about boardroom diversity, gender equity, and the future of corporate India, this is...
From Force to Flow: Using Quantum Physics to Blow Up Your Old Self & Align to 2026 | Cortney
<p>Discover how to stop chasing the "how" and surrender to the intelligence that beats your heart in this profound conversation with Cortney McDermott, exploring quantum physics, the Dao teaching of non-doing, and aligning to your future self in 2026.</p><p>Learn why relaxation and surrender are more powerful than forced action, how to navigate the back-and-forth between old identity and new nervous system, and the four ways to get ice cream as a framework for understanding forced versus effortless action.</p><p>Cortney reveals the white fire of purification process, probability amplitude alignment, and why you must be willing...
