Leigh Martinuzzi

Carbonauts, The BIG 6 & Climate Change In this episode, I speak with Graham about how we are doing in the fight against climate change. The modern environmental movement has been around for about 30 years and awareness is solid. The next piece to fighting climate change is action. Graham with Cabonauts is doing just that. He discusses The BIG six, the highest impact actions we can take to slash our environmental footprint. Cool conversation. Please enjoy! Connect with Graham and The Carbonauts here. Guest Bio Graham, who was named one of Fast Company's "100 Most Creative People in Business" and featured on the cover of Inc. Magazine, is a highly sought-after speaker known for his ability to eloquently explain how we can all create a simpler, wealthier, greener and happier planet. He has presented at many prestigious conferences around the world, including two main-stage TED Talks that have received 11M+ views. Graham is also the founder and CEO of The Carbonauts, a company that teaches people how to red

The Business Pickle Are you a business leader or owner looking to do more good and have a great positive impact in the world. The Business Pickle are here to help. In this episode I speak with Gillian about how they are helping businesses have a more positive impact in what they do. An insightful conversation and one that may make business leaders and owners step back and assess how they are currently doing things. Enjoy! Guest bio. Gillian is the Lead Researcher at The Business Pickle, where they study how to use business as a force for good. They don’t have all the answers, but spend thousands of hours on in-depth research. They typically focus on three sticky problems for businesses: the complexity of corporate giving, the distortions in the food system creating mind-boggling waste, and the evolving challenges and opportunities of packaging products.

Life Mastery My conversation with Sherry Fernandez discussing her book, Life Mastery, Personal Progression Toward an Infinite Potential. Sherry has lived an incredible journey having raised 6 kids, started her own fitness company, and becoming a great guide and coach for many on how to live a purposeful life. Sherry shares her story and guidance for us all in this interview. How to find daily motivation and purpose in everything we do. An awesome, inspiring conversation. Please enjoy! Guest Bio “Though deep in the throes of childhood family chaos with two unstable and unhappy parents-- divorcing, marrying others, then remarrying—amidst constant moving and dysfunctional childrearing —Sherry Stirling Fernandez still knew that she was destined for great things. And that is something she wants you to instill in you! Along with the clearly defined pathway to achieve it! Sherry’s new USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Life Mastery: Personal Progression Toward an Infinite Potential makes the case tha

Great Philosophical Problems A conversation with Dr Tim Shaw discussing great philosophical problems. Tim navigates me through the philosophical definition of moral injury and what it means in the modern world. Enjoy! Guest Bio. Dr Timothy Shaw is a Philosopher and the director of Great Philosophical Problems, a think tank with a mission to provide a unifying definition, and accompanying metaethics, for the construct of Moral Injury to address suicide in veteran and wider civilian populations. Like the social lexicons of PTSD, they set out to provide the moral grammar for the “Signature Wound” of contemporary war as understood as “a disruption to the psyche from a will to truth that has become conscious of itself as a problem in us.” The ThinkTank has collaboration arrangements with various international centres of excellence, including with the United States War College in Washington.

Hypnosis Explained An awesome conversation with Heidi Hazen about Hypnosis. This was really insightful and fun. We delve into how by tapping into the subconscious mind we can change our beliefs and redirect our lives. Enjoy! Guest Bio. For a decade, she was the co-owner of the world-famous bookstore, The Last Bookstore, before pivoting into her soul’s purpose. For years, Heidi was depressed, extremely anxious, halfway to adrenal failure, and almost giving up on life despite having what many people desire in life: two lovely kids, a good husband, a thriving business, money, and a beautiful home. Today, she has helped thousands of women overcome limiting beliefs holding them back and discover their life's purpose. She then became a Certified Hypnotist with the National Guild of Hypnotists, a Certified Master Hypnotist in 5-PATH, a 7th Path Self-Hypnosis Teacher, a trained Human Design Reader, and a Reiki Level 1 & 2 Practitioner to help other women find their way back to their original self so they may li

Cross-Cultural Relationships It's all about relationships. Our conversation begins discussing Kathrine's area of expertise with Cross-Cultural relationships. Kathrine has worked with many couples helping them create a greater understanding of one another's differences to help navigate and improve their relationships. We then delve into modern-day dating, dating apps, divorce, and where the world of relationships may be heading. A conversation that brings a greater understanding of how relationships work. Enjoy! Guest Bio Dr. Kathrine runs a private therapy practice focusing on relationships, which has helped thousands of people develop a healthier and happier love life. Through individual or couple counseling, which usually takes 8 to 16 weeks, she shows her clients how dating and relationships really work and how they can use this newfound knowledge to create long-term romantic relationships they draw strength and love from, not pain and confusion. Previously, Dr. Katherine worked as a Relationship Consul

Do Hard Things My interview with Steve Magness, performance expert and bestselling author of Peak Performance. We discuss his new book Do Hard Things, a revolutionary science-based new definition of toughness—one that focuses on assessing a challenge on a physiological and psychological level. Learn how to, Ditch the Façade & Embrace Reality, Listen to Your Body, Respond, Instead of React, and Transcend Discomfort. Grab a copy of Do Hard Things here. Guest Bio Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance. He is the author of the new book Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and The Surprising Science of Real Toughness. He is the coauthor of Peak Performance. The Passion Paradox, and the author of The Science of Running. Collectively his books have sold more than half a million copies in print, ebook, and audio formats. Magness has served as an executive coach to individuals in a variety of sectors. His work serves on applying the principles of which he writes. In addition he's served as

PlantWave Music From Plants In my interview with Joe, I speak to him about his company and tech product PlantWave. A device that creates music from data waves produced by plants. Really cool stuff and in the interview Joe shares some live music direct from one of his office plants. Enjoy! Check out PlantWave here. Guest Bio Joe Patitucci is an artist fostering connection to intuitive states and the natural world through sound, breath and technology. As CEO of Data Garden, he is working to build a future where humans will have a real-time soundtrack to their lives generated from wearable data that is responsive to mood, tailored to taste and optimized for any activity. Data Garden’s latest product, PlantWave, translates real-time data from living plants into music, creating harmonious sound environments powered by nature.

WeConcile Relationship Therapy In my conversation with Mike, we discuss WeConcile which is a couples therapy app designed to help people build on and improve their relationships. It helps individuals better understand themselves to then become better at understanding and addressing the relationship issues they may be facing. An insightful conversation with Mike about our relationship. Guest Bio. For the past 13 years, Mike Bosworth has been the partner of Jennifer Lehr, MFT. Jennifer is the founder and author of WeConcile, a revolutionary do-it-yourself relationship mobile app, that helps people create a smooth loving relationship and live a more fulfilling & authentic life. WeConcile integrates proven methods of couples therapy with the relational education people need to thrive in their meaningful relationships. WeConcile is a superb alternative or addition to marriage or couples counseling. The vast majority of efforts to improve trust, intimacy, and in relationships are female led, with a reluctant ma

Nature, Culture, and Finding Your WHY In this episode, Nina shares her tips and thoughts on how we can follow our passion, find our purpose and create our Why! After a great career working with many to help find their purpose, Nina has a lot of practices and advice to help you thrive. Enjoy! Grab a copy of Nina's latest book below. Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for LeadershipGrab a copy of Nina's latest book here. Guest Bio. Nina Simons is Co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers, and leads its Everywoman’s Leadership program. Throughout her career spanning the nonprofit, social entrepreneurship, corporate, and philanthropic sectors, Nina has worked with nearly a thousand diverse women leaders across disciplines, race, class, age and orientation to create conditions for mutual learning, trust and leadership development. She co-edited Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart, and authored Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership—released as

Light After Loss In this episode, I speak with Ashley Bush about practices to help shine a light into the darkness and illuminate the lifelong journey of integrating loss into life. A spiritual conversation to higher healing that offers a shift, a redirection from pain and suffering to the sacred qualities of compassion, love, connection, gratitude, and transformation. Enjoy! Guest Bio. Ashley Davis Bush, LICSW, is a psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience working with grieving individuals. She is also a Reiki master and a trained spiritual director. Light After Loss: A Spiritual Guide for Comfort, Hope, and Healing (Viva Editions, July 2022) is her 10th book.

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Go For Stupid! What would you achieve if you weren’t afraid of being laughed at? In the age of “gotcha” culture, people are terrified to do anything that might be laughed at. Steve Sims is the exact opposite. In my conversation with Steve, I discuss his newest book Go For Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals. Steve talks about how to ignore what everyone else thinks and go for big, stupid, ridiculous goals. An inspiring conversation. I hope you enjoy it! Books by Steve below Guest Bio. Many speakers who claim to be “onions” – i.e. wrapped in mystical and magical layers of enigmatic meaning – have their metaphors mixed up, because they’re typically nothing but smoke and mirrors; get too close, and it’s all style and no substance. Steve ain’t no onion. What you see IS what you get. And what you see and get is a man who you’d probably avoid making eye contact within an alley — or anywhere else for that matter. After all, a shaved head, Harley Davidson garb and body piercings on a 5’ 11”, 240 lb. fr

FocusCalm Max Newlon is the president of BrainCo, a company that brings cutting-edge science, engineering, and algorithm development to address real-world challenges. In this episode, we discuss FocusCalm which is a neurofeedback wearable that has been designed to enhance performance and control your mindset. Cool new tech and will likely get better and better. Enjoy! Interested in 10% off FocusCalm Wearable? Use Promo Code HiddenWhy10 and click this link. Guest Bio. It all grew out of the Harvard Innovation Lab and in 2019, they won Time Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of the Year, and they have raised $6M so far. They are most known for FocusCalm, a neurofeedback wearable headband and app that can help you reduce stress, control your mindset, and improve overall performance. FocusCalm has been used by elite athletes, including Olympians and F1 drivers, and everyday people who want to relax and manage anxiety. A study on FocusCalm users found they got a 25% boost in their wellbeing, 13% reduction in the

Ageless Ageing—not cancer or heart disease—is the world’s leading cause of death and suffering. In spite of this, we accept the ageing process as inevitable. We come to terms with the fact that our bodies and minds will begin to deteriorate and our risk of disease will rise as we get older. Ageing is so deeply ingrained in the human experience that we never stop to ask: is it necessary? A fascinating conversation with Andrew about his new book and work on ageing. Guest Bio. Dr Andrew Steele is a scientist and author of Ageless: The new science of getting older without getting old. After a PhD in physics from the University of Oxford, Andrew decided that ageing was the single most important scientific challenge of our time, and switched fields to computational biology. After five years using machine learning to investigate DNA and NHS medical records, he is now a full-time writer, presenter, YouTuber and campaigner

The Enlightenment Project On a quest to move towards greater awareness, peace, joy, and love Jonathan has interviewed now over 100 of the world's greatest spiritual leaders, from the late Mother Teresa and Ram Dass, to the Dalai Lama and Deepak Chopra. What he's learnt along the way is quite amazing. In his new book, The Enlightenment Project, and in this interview, Jonathan shares some of the leading methods and philosophies that can help all find lasting inner peace. A few entertaining stories were shared along the way too. Guest Bio. Jonathan Robinson is a psychotherapist, best-selling author of 14 books, and a professional speaker from Northern California. He has reached over 200 million people around the world with his practical methods, and his work has been translated into 47 languages. Mr. Robinson has made numerous appearances on the Oprah show and CNN, as well as other national TV talk shows. Jonathan’s most recent book is called The Enlightenment Project: How I Went From Depressed to Ble

Lifestyle Satisfaction Have you ever found life has just gotten away from you? Walking a path that perhaps just doesn't feel right. I believe most of us find ourselves here at some point in life. Instead of us choosing life, life has been chosen for us. Instead of a human being, we are just humans doing. On the hamster wheel of life, it feels like the impossible to change. However, what if there was another option, a path in life that felt more fulfilling and aligned with who we truly are? In this episode with Rebecca, that's exactly the conversation we had. Guest Bio. Rebecca Babcock, Certified Executive Leadership, Life & Career Transition Coach, CCP, ELI-MP, CLDS, Keynote Speaker Following her own heroic battle with a lifelong chronic autoimmune disease and undergoing 5 life threatening surgeries in less than 3 years, Rebecca took stock of her very impressive 21 year career in sales and marketing and decided while she "had it all on paper" in reality she felt lost and unfulfilled. Looking for a way

Brain Immunology An insightful conversation with John Lukens discussing brain immunology. John explains how the interactions between the immune and nervous systems will lead to an improved understanding of complex neurological disorders in humans. The more we understand the better we may live. Guest Bio. John received his PhD from the University of Virginia in 2008 for his work describing roles for PD-1 and functional T cell exhaustion in persistent liver infection. For his postdoctoral training, John worked in the laboratory of Dr. Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where he identified molecular pathways involved in innate cytokine production. In Fall 2014, John returned to UVA to launch his lab in the Department of Neuroscience and the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG). His group is focused on understanding how inflammasomes and immune-based genomic sensors contribute to neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders.

The Promotability Index A conversation with Amii about the nature of the workplace including how to improve trust, enhance communication, advance your career and become a better leader. We discuss Amii's Promotability guidebook and how through better self-awareness we can more purposefully navigate our careers and life.  Grab a copy of Amii's PI Guidebook using this link.  Guest Bio. A former Fortune Global 50 executive, Amii Barnard-Bahn is a consultant to the C-Suite and leaders at global companies like Bank of the West, Adobe and The Gap. Recognized by Forbes as one of the top coaches for legal and compliance executives, she is a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches. Amii guest lectures at Stanford and UC Berkeley, is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Compliance Week, and is a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching.

Chess 4 Life An incredible conversation today with Elliot Neff about Chess. You may think of chess as just a game but as I've learnt today, it's much more! Through Elliot's journey in playing chess and becoming a Chess Master, he went on to develop a program to help children excel in life. Elliot and the team and Chess4Life have developed programs to help make a positive impact on the lives of 1 million kids each week. Elliot shares the educational mindset and life skills that chess can teach. Amazing! Pick up a copy of Elliots book, A Pawns Journey, using this link. Guest Bio. Elliott Neff is a National Master in Chess, author of A Pawn’s Journey (October 2018), and CEO of Chess4Life, which exists to help kids develop life skills through the game of chess. What began for Elliott as a childhood fascination with chess has blossomed into an opportunity to positively impact tens of thousands of kids per week through Chess4Life programs, and a vision of impacting 1 million youth per week. Elliott’s coaching ex