The Competitive Edge

Alita Watson is the pioneer of the embedded coaching model, veteran of global humanitarian work, and the inspiration behind a character on Billions. With 15,000+ coaching sessions under her belt, Alita has helped scale startups from 150 to 2,500 people while proving that relational intelligence is the ultimate competitive advantage.In this episode, we explore inner work for entrepreneurs and why your most frustrating workplace moments are actually invitations to evolve. We go deep on how startups accelerate personal transformation, how to "say the thing" without breaking connection, and why the quality of your relationships determines the quality of everything else. Alita shares the exact communication framework she teaches leaders—five sentence stems that can transform any difficult conversation. Honestly, I walked away wanting to implement this in my own life immediately.Who This Episode Is For:• Startup founders navigating the chaos of rapid growth• CEOs at scaling companies who recognize their biggest cha

Dmitri Leonov is a software and health tech entrepreneur who left the tech world to pioneer frequency healing technology. As creator of The One Device, a wearable that combines infrared light, visible light, sound therapy, and crystals, Dmitri is making frequency healing accessible to anyone seeking transformation. This episode explores why over 13,000 peer reviewed studies on PubMed are finally bringing frequency healing into mainstream acceptance.In this episode, we explore how quantum physics reshapes the way we think about health and the body. We dive into the paradigm shift from seeing our bodies as machines to understanding them as vibrating energy that can be tuned and optimized. Dmitri explains biotuning, a process his team developed with pioneer Dr. Jeffrey Thompson that uses HRV biofeedback to find your personal resonant frequency, measured down to two decimal points of a Hertz. We also discuss the mind body connection between consciousness and external tools, why "whispering" to your nervous system

Dr. Amy Robbins is a clinical psychologist with nearly 20 years of experience bridging science and spirituality. She holds a PsyD from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, is certified in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy from Fluence, and hosts the podcast "Life, Death, and the Space Between" with over 450 episodes. She coined the term "spiritually informed therapy" and trains therapists worldwide to integrate spiritual dimensions into their healing journey work with clients.In this episode with Dr. Amy Robbins, we explore a striking gap in mental health care: only 5% of therapists have training in spirituality, yet 60% of clients say spiritual practices are essential to their healing journey. Amy shares her own spiritual awakening, which began with a visit from her deceased aunt who delivered verifiable information she couldn't have known. This experience catalyzed her mission to help therapists honor the soul in their work. We discuss why depression might be "a cry of the soul," how Jung's shadow wor

Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar is a classically trained Ayurvedic physician and gold medalist from Pune University in India. A Rig Vedic Brahmin by tradition, he worked with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for over 10 years and has shared the stage with Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, and Dr. Oz. Dr. Sheila Patel is a Board-certified family physician and former Chief Medical Officer at Chopra Global, now serving as Chief Medical Officer at The Gaja Collective. Together they co-authored the book Awakened Sleep, which explores sleep as a gateway to higher consciousness and spiritual transformation.In this episode with Dr. Suhas and Dr. Sheila, we explore the ancient Vedic understanding of sleep as far more than physical rest. They reveal why sleep is described as a "dress rehearsal for dying" and how this nightly journey offers direct access to higher consciousness, the fourth state beyond waking, dreaming, and deep sleep known in Sanskrit as Turiyatit. This conversation bridges consciousness science with practical wisdom for anyone

Dr. Douglas Tataryn is a clinical psychologist and creator of the Bio-Emotive Framework with over 30 years of clinical experience. His framework bridges practical therapeutic work with rigorous psychological science. Doug developed the Muscular Interference Theory of repression and the Nadura process for emotional healing. Through decades of clinical practice, he discovered that our culture suffers from "alexithymia" (having no words for emotions) and identified nine core feelings that unlock emotional healing.In this episode with Dr. Douglas Tataryn, we explore why finding the exact word for what you're feeling might be the most powerful tool for emotional healing you've never been taught. He shares how watching his wife teach sacred movement classes revealed his own emotional limitations, sparking a decades long journey into the science of why some people get traumatized by events while others don't. We dive into how unprocessed emotions become woven into our sense of self, why most spiritual traditions ski

Brandon Epstein is the author of The Success Code and a coach. He helps high performers rewire their minds for more peace, power, and presence.Brandon works with NFL players, UFC fighters, boxers, business owners, and executives to remove invisible mental barriers holding them back from peak performance.In this episode, we explore how consciousness unlocks the hidden performance secrets that separate good from extraordinary. Brandon reveals his somatic transformation methodology for identifying and transmuting the limiting beliefs that keep even the most successful people trapped in cycles of inner conflict, despite their external achievements.Who This Episode Is For:• High-performing entrepreneurs seeking inner work• Professional athletes and coaches interested in consciousness practices for peak performance• Business leaders exploring human potential and consciousness expansion techniques• Anyone stuck in patterns of force and struggle, ready for personal transformationWhat You'll Learn:• How to identify in

Christian Sundberg is a project manager, public speaker who has presented at over 100 events, and author of A Walk in the Physical. After experiencing a profound awakening at age 30, Christian began having out-of-body experiences and recovering detailed pre-birth memories that reveal Earth's role in consciousness evolution. His unique perspective bridges mystical experiences with practical wisdom for entrepreneurs and business leaders on the spiritual awakening journey.In this episode with, we explore his remarkable pre-birth memories that reveal Earth as an advanced simulation designed for rapid consciousness evolution. Christian shares how he remembered choosing this lifetime to face a specific fear: the perception of powerlessness in the face of pain, and how chronic health challenges became profound opportunities for inner transformation. We dive deep into the mechanics of consciousness expansion, the role of spiritual guides in selecting appropriate life experiences, and why even our most difficult momen

Erin Coupe is a leadership transformation expert with over 17 years inside Fortune 140 companies who helps executives and organizations elevate performance through inner work and consciousness expansion. As the author of I Can Fit That In and host of the podcast by the same name, Erin partners with Fortune 1000 leaders to transform limiting beliefs and align energy with strategic priorities for sustainable success.In this episode, we explore how our unconscious beliefs create sabotage patterns that block spiritual awakening and authentic leadership. We dive deep into practical strategies for updating your mental software, stewarding energy over time management, and embracing the shadow work necessary for personal transformation. Erin shares her journey from corporate burnout to conscious leadership and reveals how inner transformation becomes the foundation for outer success.Who This Episode Is For:• Executives and entrepreneurs feeling trapped by unconscious patterns and limiting beliefs• Leaders seeking to

East Forest is a musician who describes his creative process as channeling rather than traditional composing. After growing up in a materialistic environment, altered states of consciousness through mushrooms and music revealed a deeper reality that was always present. This awakening became "the only game in town" for him, leading to exploration through consciousness expansion and artistic expression. East Forest creates "ceremony records" recorded live during actual mushroom ceremonies, designed for psychedelic states and healing journey experiences. His documentary Music For Mushroomsis an 82-minute film exploring the transformative role of music in psychedelic therapies.In this episode, we explore how altered states of consciousness revealed the illusion of external striving and opened him to deeper fulfillment. East Forest shares insights on creative resistance, the importance of presence practices in our age of information overload, and why live music will become more valuable as AI transforms content cr

Ginny Clarke is a former Partner at Spencer Stuart and Director of Executive Recruiting at Google, now a conscious leadership expert, speaker, author, and executive coach. With over 35 years spanning executive recruiting, talent management, and entrepreneurship, she's assessed thousands of leaders and pioneered the concept of Fifth Dimensional Leadership. Her mission is helping leaders remember who they are and lead from that awareness to rehumanize the workplace.In this episode, we explore how business as a spiritual path can create sustainable mastery while others burn out. Ginny shares her revolutionary framework for conscious leadership that emerged during her time at Google, where she witnessed brilliant people who weren't always the best leaders. We dive deep into her Five Dimensions of Conscious Leadership: Know Yourself, Speak Your Truth, Inspire Love, Expand Consciousness, and Activate Mastery. Ginny reveals how self-awareness became the foundation she discovered while interviewing executives, and wh

Danny Morel built a billion-dollar real estate empire with over 400 employees, the creator of The Higher Self podcast, and he leads transformational events like AWAKEN Your Highest Self and coaches entrepreneurs through his Inner Circle program, teaching the integration of spiritual mastery with wealth creation.In this episode, we dive deep into the mastery blueprint that transforms entrepreneurs from achievement-driven performers into heart-centered leaders who create massive impact while building wealth. Danny destroys the myth of separation between spirituality and money, revealing how consciousness expansion and financial abundance are actually one unified energy. What it actually takes to have it all. The money, the love, the health, and the peace. Danny doesn't sugarcoat anything and is living proof you can have it all. This conversation challenges everything society has programmed us to believe, especially around religion, worthiness, and the false separation between spiritual growth and material abund

I spent years exploring the intersection of spiritual development and worldly success. I shared my journey as an entrepreneur, my consciousness expansion, and how business achievement can become a powerful catalyst for spiritual awakening. My new book Conscious Accomplishment: How to Use Achievement for Spiritual Growth offers a roadmap for people who want to evolve spiritually while still building companies, pursuing careers, and creating in the world.I had my friend Alex Kremer, the founder of Alluviance, a tech sales leader with over 15 years of experience scaling teams in firms like Outreach and the host of The Rising Leader Podcast on the show to interview me. We dived into the revolutionary concept that spirituality and high performance don't have to exist in separate worlds.Who This Episode Is For:• Entrepreneurs feeling unfulfilled despite external success• Business leaders curious about consciousness expansion and spiritual awakening• High achievers ready to explore business as a spiritual path• Anyo

Marc Champagne is the author of Personal Socrates, and host of the Behind the Human podcast. A strategist by training with corporate experience. Marc discovered the power of strategic questioning after experiencing a complete personal transformation triggered by a single question during his darkest moment when he had to shut down a business. He has interviewed over 500 guests and is currently working on a new book exploring the concept of "being between selves."In this conversation, Marc shares his breakthrough concept of creating a "one pager for your mind," treating mental fitness with the same strategic approach we use for physical training. This conversation covers the essential practices for consciousness expansion, including how to set up your mind for success during high pressure situations like fundraising or major business challenges. We explore why combining stillness practices with strategic questioning creates exponentially better results than either approach alone.Who This Episode Is For• Entrepr

Doreya Karim is a biogeometry practitioner, teacher, and consultant who works alongside her father Dr. Ibrahim Karim, the founder of biogeometry. With deep expertise in subtle energy and sacred architecture, she helps people understand how shapes and proportions can transform home environment quality and support human wellbeing. Doreya teaches biogeometry principles worldwide and has been involved in groundbreaking research including the famous Switzerland cell tower study that demonstrated how geometric shapes can neutralize electromagnetic stress.In this episode, we talked about the fascinating world of biogeometry and discover how your home environment might be affecting your health in ways you never imagined. We dive deep into the science of subtle energy, sacred geometry, and how simple shapes can create profound healing effects in modern living spaces. This conversation reveals practical solutions for transforming any home environment into a space that supports rather than stresses your energy system.Wh

Rob Schwartz is a spiritual teacher, hypnotist, and author of the Your Soul's Plan Trilogy who transitioned from corporate marketing to researching pre-birth planning after a profound awakening at age 40. With an MBA background, Rob discovered through spirit guides that souls plan their biggest challenges before birth for expanded consciousness and spiritual growth. He specializes in between-life soul regression, helping people access their council of elders to understand their soul's blueprint.In this episode, we explore how your soul planned your most difficult experiences before birth as opportunities for expanded consciousness and evolution. Rob shares his journey from unfulfilled corporate executive to spiritual researcher, revealing how souls choose challenging experiences to cultivate divine virtues like compassion, unconditional love, and faith. We discuss soul groups, the quantum nature of pre-birth planning where free will affects your timeline, and how raising your vibration activates higher possib

Tami Simon founded Sounds True at 22 with just a dream and tape recorder, building it into North America's leading spiritual teachings publisher over 40 years. As CEO of a company that's produced 6,000+ titles and been featured twice on the Inc. 500 list, Tami has pioneered using business as a spiritual path to create both meaningful impact and financial success without compromising core values.In this episode, we explore her revolutionary "three bottom lines" framework and discover how conscious entrepreneurs can build thriving businesses that serve both profit and purpose.Who This Episode Is For:• Founders and entrepreneurs who refuse to choose between spiritual values and business success• Conscious leaders seeking practical frameworks for building awakened businesses• CEOs and business owners interested in founder spirituality and inner work for entrepreneurs• Anyone curious about how personal transformation can enhance organizational culture• Leaders looking to magnetize teams around shared sacred purpos

Brian Whetten is a leadership coach, author, and founder of Core Coaching with 25+ years helping entrepreneurs integrate expanding consciousness with wealth building. He holds a PhD from Berkeley, raised millions in Silicon Valley, experienced two burnouts by 30, then spent six years in spiritual development before systematically helping others avoid the same painful journey. Brian has coached self-made billionaires and conscious business leaders who've generated hundreds of millions while maintaining spiritual integrity.In this episode, we explores how successful entrepreneurs build wealth while expanding consciousness without compromise or suffering. Brian reveals insights from reverse-engineering those rare individuals who've reached the "agentic sage" quadrant where high achievement meets high awareness. The conversation uncovers why most conscious business attempts fail, why spiritual entrepreneurs get trapped as "poor but pure," and the three specific keys enabling successful integration of human potent

Dr. Srikumar Rao is the founder of The Rao Institute, a former Columbia Business School professor, and creator of the legendary Creativity and Personal Mastery course that has transformed thousands of business leaders worldwide. He's the author of multiple books including "Are You Ready to Succeed?" and draws from ancient wisdom traditions including Advaita Vedanta to help high achievers find peace and purpose through inner work.In this episode, we explore the profound shift from being a doer to recognizing yourself as an instrument of something greater. Dr. Rao reveals why there's only one reason you experience tension in life and how a fundamental mental model shift can eliminate stress while actually increasing your performance and creativity. This conversation goes deep into consciousness, the nature of free will, and how business as a spiritual path can become your greatest tool for awakening.Who This Episode Is For• Entrepreneurs and business leaders feeling overwhelmed by constant striving• High perfor

Chip Conley is a hospitality entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Modern Elder Academy, the world's first midlife wisdom school. Former CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality (second-largest boutique hotel company in the US), he later joined Airbnb as their Strategic Advisor for Hospitality & Leadership, helping scale the company into the world's most valuable hospitality brand. At 65, Chip has authored multiple books including "Learning to Love Midlife" and "Wisdom at Work," and leads a global community of 7,500 alumni from 60 countries navigating midlife transitions.In this episode, we explore the awakening process that every leader eventually faces when moving from ego-driven achievement to soul-centered wisdom. Chip shares his own awakening process, leading him to discover that modern elders are those who balance curiosity with wisdom. We dive deep into the U-curve of happiness, why ages 42-52 represent life's toughest period, and how the awakening process transforms our operating system from ex

Former NFL player Eben Britton reveals why your escape routes will eventually stop working and what inner transformation actually looks like when you're forced to confront the deepest parts of yourself. After six years in the NFL, Eben found himself using every possible escape valve to avoid facing his reality until one day, all those escape routes became gateways to the very pain he was trying to avoid. This conversation explores the raw truth about consciousness expansion, personal transformation, and what it really takes to rebuild your life from the ground up.In this episode, we explore his journey from NFL success to rock bottom, his 30-day treatment center experience, and the spiritual awakening that emerged from surrendering completely. Eben shares how growing up in a family of alcoholics created specific psychological patterns, why inner transformation requires brutal honesty about your own role in creating your circumstances, and how he learned to distinguish between my truth and actual truth. Who Th