Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong
Outlier's Edge Podcast is a live coaching podcast where we come together in conversation to work through the challenges and apply the gifts of being a unique tribe of high-performing, high-impact entrepreneurs, changemakers, and leaders who choose to play a bigger game of impact, influence, and income than we've ever play before. What's an Outlier? An Outlier is a high-performing, high-impact leader who often is: One of the Only: Thrive in systems/environments that were not designed to have someone like them succeed, One of the First: Thrive doing things no one else has ever done or dares to even...
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Nobody Invests in a Quiet Room | Jason Fishman | Ep 940
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier </p><p>"An empty restaurant. The product looks good, the menu looks good — but no one else is there. It can almost affect your experience with the product." – Jason Fishman</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and investor marketing expert Jason Fishman as they break down the uncomfortable truth most founders never want to hear: having the best product is not enough. Jason, who has helped over 900 deals collectively raise hundreds of millions in capital, reveals why the crowd effect, social proof, and third-party validation will out-perform a grea...
There Is Life on the Other Side of Loss | Kimberly Harms | Ep 938
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier </p><p>"I could stay in the pit. I could be the victim. Or I could fight, kick, scream, and claw my way out. Which is what it takes." — Kim Harms</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Dr. Kim Harms: dentist, author, speaker, death doula, and grief counselor, for an unflinching conversation about what it really takes to rebuild your life after catastrophic loss. </p><p> Kim lost her son, her husband, her mother, and her 30-year dental career in a devastating sequence of events. She didn...
The Right People Dont Need Convincing | Owen Barrett | Ep 937
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier</p><p>"You have to let customers discover the value themselves. You can lead them there, but don't show up explaining everything in minute one." — Owen Barrett</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Owen Barrett, founder of Shine, as they dig into what it really means to play in a space with zero competition and why that's the hardest and most rewarding bet you can make. Owen shares why he left a cushy corporate finance career after a $25 Starbucks gift card (yes, really), how stubbornness and data...
The Life You Keep Postponing Is Already Yours. Go Get It | Dave Valentine | Ep 936
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier </p><p>"You had the key the whole time. We all do. Whatever you think is holding you back is just a projection, a lie you've been telling yourself." – Dave Valentine</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and digital marketing veteran Dave Valentine for one of the most honest conversations you'll hear this year. Dave has built and sold 11 businesses. But that's not the game he's actually playing. In this episode, we dig into the parable that changes how you see your own limits, the question Dave asks...
What You Can Build When You Know Yourself | Scott Shearin | Ep 935
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier</p><p>"The people who decide to learn how to be productive with AI are going to be far more productive than the people who don't. Period." — Scott Sheeran</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Scott Sheeran, Marine Corps veteran, global talent leader, and founder of Klim.ai, for a raw, real conversation about what happens when you stop following the plan and start trusting your genius.</p><p>Scott's path went from almost shutting the door on a Marine Corps recruiter, to becoming a cryptologist, to s...
Build the Plane While You Fall | Al Schuster | Ep 934
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier </p><p>"Building a business is like jumping off a cliff and building the airplane on your way down." — Al Schuster</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Al Schuster, President of Polaris Brand Promotions and co-founder of Sample Finder, for a conversation that reframes what retail, innovation, and entrepreneurship can actually look like. </p><p> Al shares how frustration at a chocolate demo event sparked an entire platform, how his team survived a pandemic that wiped out competitors, and why he believes the future of retail is e...
Stop Chasing Goals Start Living Your Intention | Lodro Rinzler | Ep 933
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier</p><p>When you ask is this helpful and the answer is no, that's the exit ramp. You don't need to analyze it. You don't need to argue with it. You just put it down. — Lodro Rinzler</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and meditation teacher, author, and Basic Goodness Collective founder Lodro Rinzler for a conversation that will stop your spiral before it starts. 25 years of teaching. 8 books. One unwavering intention. Lodro breaks down the difference between intentions and goals, the "trap of doubt" that keeps high...
What Happens When You Stop Hiding | Ashok Bhattacharya, Matthew Cahill, Michele Molitor | Ep 932
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier</p><p>"When you're vulnerable, you're so much more approachable. It lowers the barriers for other people. They allow their walls to fall down." — Michelle Molitor</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and three powerhouse leaders; Ashok Bhattacharya, Matthew Cahill, and Michele Molitor, for a roundtable that will fundamentally shift how you think about building alone. Together they created the Trusted Advisory Group International (TAG): a co-created space where solopreneurs and business leaders stop isolating and start belonging. In this episode they get real about loneliness in busi...
You Cannot Create New With Old Identity | Sean Olson, Kisma Orbovich, Leslie Carmen | Ep 931
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier </p><p>"You can't create a new reality with the same or old identity. You have to release the old one and install a new one." — Kizma</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and three extraordinary outliers; executive coach Sean Olson, identity and destiny coach Kisma Orbovich, and pain-healing pioneer Leslie Carmen, for a raw, real, and deeply energizing roundtable. </p><p> These four dig into what it actually costs to take a stand for your clients, your mission, and yourself. From Sean's revelation that "even if" beat...
Staying Hungry After You’ve Won | Dr. Marty Trevino, Victor Kostroub | Ep 930
<p>Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier </p><p>"The sister of complacency is the comfort zone. They come together. And if you have the talent to innovate — don't waste it." — Victor Castro</p><p>Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and cognitive scientist Dr. Marty Trevino and Victor Kostroub for one of the most important conversations happening right now. We went deep on the one thing quietly killing high achievers: complacency. Victor shares how reaching the summit nearly cost him everything, including a major contract. Dr. Marty breaks down AI psychosis, the real reason leaders are ma...
