Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with author, CEO, leadership expert and organizational performance coach Bill Flynn. What happens when companies stop relying on pressure, personality and heroic leadership to get things done? They start building systems that learn, perform and scale.

Bill Flynn has dedicated his career to helping CEOs and leadership teams replace reactive management and constant firefighting with sustainable systems for growth. His work integrates diagnosis, design and implementation into a unified operating system that helps leaders move beyond short-term fixes and...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Aaron Crippen — stuntman, entrepreneur, storyteller, and author — for a gripping conversation about survival, reinvention, vulnerability, fatherhood, and the unexpected power of love.

Aaron has spent his life training for the fall — on motocross tracks, in combat zones, on Hollywood film sets, and in moments when everything he thought defined him came crashing down. After surviving multiple near-death experiences, military service, divorce, injury, and the challenge of rebuilding from zero, he discovered something surprising: survival wasn't the wildest stunt of his...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Shakti Sharma, founder of The Feminine Wealth Movement, for an inspiring conversation about money, mindset, entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and building wealth on your own terms.

The Feminine Wealth Movement brings emotional intelligence and financial power together to help business leaders build wealth, break limits, and create success that reflects their own vision. Shakti works with leaders ready to take ownership of their financial futures, covering everything from money mindset and entrepreneurship to sales strategy, high-ticket offers, marketing, and...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Nathan Mauck — author, Professor of Finance at UMKC’s Bloch School, and Arvin Gottlieb Chair in Business Economics — for a fascinating conversation about artificial intelligence, education, critical thinking, and the evolving relationship between people and technology.

Nathan teaches an AI Co-Thinking framework in executive education, which he created with Robert A. Greene, founder of OIC Innovation. With three decades of experience helping teams work through strategic problems, Greene brings an important practical perspective to this approach.

In his...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we head to Miami for an inspiring conversation with Ben Stein — author, founder, and head coach at Purpose Up. Ben helps mid-to-senior-level professionals break through career plateaus, land their ideal next roles, and build more fulfilling professional lives.

His signature Rapid Career Accelerator combines mindset work with practical strategy to help people create faster, more aligned results. We dig into his book, Purpose Up: Break Free and Find Work That Matters, a practical guide to career reinvention and discovering meaningful work.

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we sit down with Steve Rolle — author, entrepreneur, investor, and host of the Rolle with Steve Podcast — for a conversation about business ownership, entrepreneurship, decision-making, and creating a future on your own terms.

Over the course of his career, Steve has launched, scaled, and exited businesses generating more than $100 million in combined sales. He brings real-world experience to the challenges and opportunities of building something of your own.

We explore how people can move beyond traditional career paths and into...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Intuitive, Coach & Spiritual Teacher Courtney Aragon, who helps people create the lives they truly want by connecting with their intuition, discovering clarity, and transforming their sense of identity.

Courtney speaks directly to people's souls to help illuminate their paths while teaching manifestation and identity-upgrading principles through her groundbreaking course. A believer in blending science with spirituality, she has developed a unique understanding of mastering emotions, harnessing intuition, and working with Universal Laws to create extraordinary experiences and opportunities.<...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Mindset Coach, Author & Retreat Leader Marie Smith, a compassionate guide helping people navigate life's transitions with clarity, faith, and presence.

Through Golden Hour Coaching and her book, Jesus in My Pocket: Stories of Grace and Final Chapters in the Nursing Home, Marie helps people slow down, listen deeply, and discover meaning during seasons of change, caregiving, burnout, grief, and loss.

We explore the challenges of carrying so much in life, from caring for aging parents and...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Dr. Chris DeArmitt, Founder of the Plastics Research Council, global authority on materials science, and author, for a revealing conversation about plastics, microplastics, and what the scientific research actually tells us.

Dr. DeArmitt has devoted thousands of unpaid hours to reviewing peer-reviewed research, working to give the public an independent, evidence-based perspective on plastics. His goal is to move beyond industry spin and activist hype and focus on the available science.

We take a closer look...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Lukas Lanx, Founder of Leadflow Consulting, about entrepreneurship, business growth, hard-earned lessons, and the experiences that shaped his professional journey.

Lukas was trained as an electrician and mechanical engineer in Austria, but he knew early on that he wanted something more. He launched several businesses, experienced three failures, and eventually returned to employment. One pivotal chapter came when he spent two years working alongside eight-figure entrepreneur Dirk Kreuter. That experience transformed his approach to business and helped shape...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Dan Emr, Founder and Executive Director of Worthwhile, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing human trafficking, supporting survivors, and helping people discover their inherent worth.

Dan shares the story behind Worthwhile and the important work being done to serve women affected by trafficking. As Executive Director, he provides leadership and direction across the organization's departments, helping shape its long-term vision while continually finding ways to expand its reach, strengthen its services, and make a lasting difference in more...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series! On this episode, we talk with Ryan T. Reichert, professional speaker, mindset trainer, executive coach, bestselling author, and podcaster.

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ryan empowers overwhelmed professionals to break free from limiting beliefs, discover their God-given purpose, and pursue meaningful personal transformation. A born-again believer in Jesus and a servant leader at heart, Ryan brings decades of life experience, leadership, and a passion for helping others to his work.

Ryan served 23 years in the U.S. Army before transitioning into the Fortune 500...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series! On this episode, we talk with Eric Farber, award-winning sports and entertainment attorney, entrepreneur, and bestselling author.

Throughout his remarkable career, Eric has represented the Tupac Shakur Estate, The Jacksons, Eazy-E, hundreds of professional athletes, and Olympic gold medal winners. He also founded one of California's largest personal injury law firms, earned recognition on the Inc. 5000 list twice, and ultimately sold the firm to a portfolio company owned by one of the world's largest private equity firms.

Eric brings hard-won experience and...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series! On this episode, we talk with James Elliot, Founder of The Limitless Entrepreneur, bestselling author, and business coach.

After decades in the corporate world leading at companies like IBM, Lenovo, and Novell, James made a bold move: he walked away to build a business designed to fund a life of freedom. Along the way, he has built eight businesses and helped high-performance entrepreneurs break through the invisible fears, limiting beliefs, and self-imposed barriers that can hold back both their businesses and their lives.

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Mike Agugliaro, entrepreneur, author, speaker, former electrician, and business growth expert known for scaling and exiting home service businesses and building organizations that help entrepreneurs grow.

Mike's story is one of determination, reinvention, and refusing to let circumstances dictate his future. At just 15 years old, he was living on his own and facing challenges that could have derailed his ambitions. Instead, he chose to rewrite his story and pursue a path of mastery, transformation, and success.

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Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Jim Minarik, former CEO, entrepreneur, and author of Reckoning: A Journey Through Tragedy, Triumph & Transcendence.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Jim shares the deeply personal story behind his memoir and how a horrific crime committed by his brother in 1971 profoundly affected the course of his life. The event received extensive media attention, but Jim's story goes beyond the headlines, exploring the lasting impact of family tragedy and the complicated journey toward understanding and healing.

Despite living...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with award-winning science writer and author Elizabeth Svoboda, whose newest book, The Art of Pacing, explores the science and deeper meaning of how we move through life.

Based in San Jose, Elizabeth has contributed to respected publications including Scientific American, The Boston Globe, Discover, Psychology Today, and The New York Times. Her previous books include What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness and The Life Heroic, written for young readers.

In The Art of Pacing...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with executive coach, author, former Fortune 50 executive, and leadership professor Michael Tiger about his forthcoming book, Inspired by LIFE: Redefining the Future of Leadership.

Michael's work is built around a compelling idea: the experiences that shape us outside of work often have a profound impact on how we lead inside it. Family, music, sports, stories, nature, adversity, and service can all offer valuable lessons that influence how leaders think, respond, connect, and grow.

Drawing on his experience...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Laurie Hartley-Moore, author of the #1 international bestseller The Color Constitution and an expert in color psychology. Laurie explores why color is so much more than decoration—it’s a powerful form of communication that can influence our emotions, relationships, well-being, and professional lives.

With more than 35 years of experience in health and wellness, Laurie is a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, a nationally accredited Native American Medicine Woman, and a human behavior expert. She is also a dynamic speaker, teac...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we catch up with Jillian Benneson, Starbucks manager, California dreamer, and Gen Z voice, for a special one-year-later conversation about big changes, new opportunities, and making dreams happen.

Back in December 2025, we spoke with Jillian before her move from Kansas City, Missouri, to Southern California. Now a San Diego transplant, Jillian returns to share how life has unfolded since taking that leap.

We get into settling into a new city, earning a major promotion at Starbucks, moving a Great...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series, featuring quantum hypnosis practitioner, founder, speaker, and author Ali Christos. For more than 15 years, Ali worked in business, real estate, and coaching, building a life focused on achievement, responsibility, and forward momentum. But a difficult divorce, encounters with mortality, and years of Vipassana meditation led him toward a deeper exploration of consciousness, identity, spirituality, and the subconscious mind.

Today, based in Toronto, Ali guides people through Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) and Beyond Quantum Healing (BQH) sessions. His work focuses on exploring the deeper...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series, featuring registered nurse, storyteller, TEDx speaker, breathwork facilitator, and heart attack survivor Caron Grossman. Caron has a remarkable ability to turn lived truth into life-giving stories. With honesty, humor, and heart, she explores the difficult experiences that shape us, from grief and addiction to recovery, resilience, and personal transformation.

In her memoir, Listen to Your Heart Song: Navigating the Unexpected, Caron invites readers into her deeply personal journey of healing. After losing her mother at just 13 years old and surviving a heart attack at 58...

Welcome to a special crossover edition of Neon Jazz and Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino, featuring jazz musician, pianist, singer, bandleader, club owner, tech founder, and CEO Doc Watkins. Doc Watkins is on a mission to bring live music, hospitality, and human connection back into modern life. He founded Jazz, TX in San Antonio and Doc’s Jazz Club in Houston, co-founded and leads TurnTable, a ticketing and marketing software company designed specifically for jazz clubs, and authored Jazz, TX: A Love Letter to Live Music, Community, and the Little Club That Could.

A pianist, vocalist, bandleader, an...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Anna Jinja — adoptee, author, podcast host, and community founder — about adoption, identity, healing, self-discovery, and learning to embrace our inherent worth.

Born in Seoul, South Korea, raised in Iowa, and now based in Ohio, Anna’s journey as an international adoptee has shaped her lifelong exploration of identity, belonging, home, and human connection. Having experienced the pain of rejection and the peace that can come with self-acceptance, she shares a deeply personal perspective on what it means to find y...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with David Lengyel, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Venture Up, and an expert in leadership, communication, and team performance. What can a Fortune 500 company, a military unit, a healthcare organization, and a small business learn from a simple team challenge? David Lengyel has spent more than 40 years helping organizations answer that question.

Since 1983, David has worked with more than 8,000 corporate clients, including Google, PayPal, McKinsey, and the US Navy, helping teams strengthen communication, build trust, improve collaboration, and perform...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Mike Swigunski — founder, online entrepreneur, investor, TEDx speaker, and #1 bestselling author — about building a business, achieving financial freedom, and creating a life on your own terms.

Mike is focused on helping millions of people “Earn From Anywhere.” As employee #4 at Empire Flippers, he helped scale the company into a 100-person remote team and the world’s largest curated marketplace for buying and selling online businesses, playing a key role in facilitating more than $120 million in acquisitions.

He has als...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Nathalie Cordell — former corporate pharmaceutical leader, psycho-spiritual coach, and author — about reinvention, self-discovery, women's leadership, and finding your way back to yourself when life changes everything.

After 20 years climbing the corporate ladder in the pharmaceutical industry, Nathalie reached a point where she no longer wanted to keep climbing. She wanted to discover whether she could fly instead. That decision led her to retrain as a coach and earn an MA in Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching, opening a new chapter devo...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Jeff Ryan — Writer, Director, and Actor — about his life dedicated to filmmaking and his new 2026 feature film, MOOCH, an offbeat golf crime comedy packed with absurd situations, questionable decisions, and a coming-of-age story that takes the scenic route.

Set against the suburban New Jersey golf scene, MOOCH follows Shane, played by Jeff Ryan, a nearly 30-year-old man who remains the oldest caddy at his local golf club. He's mastered the art of getting by without quite growing up. But...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Lana McAra — Publisher, Author, and Ghostwriter — about the craft of writing, the business of publishing, and what it takes to build a lasting career as an author.

Lana is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and ghostwriter whose work spans more than 50 books and over one million copies sold. As the founder of Vendela Publishing, she works with writers who want to develop sustainable careers, connect with readers, and build an audience beyond the ever-changing algorithms of the digital worl...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Robin Quinn Keehn — Human Dynamics Specialist, Certified Mediator, and Author — about communication, personal boundaries, conflict resolution, and the hidden ways unfinished business can steal our peace.

Robin's work centers on what she calls “Open Loops”: commitments, promises, agreements, and conversations that needed a clear ending but never received one. From the boundary you struggle to set to the resentment you keep inside or the difficult conversation you continue rehearsing, these unresolved issues can quietly drain your time, energy, and emot...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with acclaimed filmmaker, director, and producer Vaishali Sinha about her eye-opening documentary Give It a Shot, which follows the global race to develop a reversible male contraceptive that could reshape family planning and change lives around the world.

Why has it taken so long for men to share the responsibility of contraception? That's the timely and urgent question at the heart of this compelling film. Blending humor, emotion, and scientific discovery, Give It a Shot follows decades of research...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Chris Taylor, author of The Corporate Cure and founder of Taylor’d Growth, about executive leadership, organizational health, building trust, and turning good intentions into meaningful results.

With more than 30 years of executive leadership and consulting experience, Chris has dedicated his career to helping leaders identify what's holding their organizations back and develop the clarity, trust, and strategies needed to move forward. His approach focuses on building stronger, healthier organizations where people and businesses can thrive.

In...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Kelsey Dunbar — Co-Founder of Suffer To Tougher, Co-Host of the Rebuild & Fulfill Podcast, Coach, and Bestselling Author — about adversity, resilience, personal growth, and finding a path forward when life feels overwhelming.

With more than 30 years of experience helping people create lasting change, Kelsey brings a deeply personal perspective to the challenges that can leave people feeling stuck. His own journey through adversity inspired him to dedicate his life to helping others rebuild—not simply by changing what they do, bu...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Katie Regan — CEO, Mom, Entrepreneur, Networking Expert, and Author — about building a successful business through relationships, intentional networking, and good old-fashioned hustle.

Katie built a seven-figure business without advertising, proving that meaningful connections and strategic relationship-building can create powerful opportunities. Her entrepreneurial journey began as a side hustle while she worked in the corporate world. After graduating from college, she founded Kirkpatrick Group, a strategic and integrated communications firm. As demand for her expertise continued to grow, Katie made...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Mario Lanzarotti, Advisor to Founders and TEDx Speaker, about entrepreneurship, business growth, leadership, and the mindset that separates thriving founders from those who struggle to scale.

Mario advises founders running seven- and eight-figure businesses and has worked with more than 2,000 founders across 15 countries. After building and exiting his own company in New York, he turned his attention to helping other entrepreneurs unlock their potential. His TEDx talk has been watched nearly three million times.

Mario's work...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Cat How, founder and executive director of the global branding agency How&How, about creativity, brand strategy, design, entrepreneurship, female leadership, and using business to make a difference.

With studios in London and Los Angeles, How&How helps brands stand out through fresh thinking, distinctive design, and impactful storytelling. Cat's journey to building the agency began in journalism, where she became an award-winning journalist and design critic, before studying Communication Design at Central Saint Martins and launching How...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with parent advocate, policy veteran, and founder of The Waldman Way Carol Waldman about autism, neurodiversity, advocacy, and helping young adults transition from school into work and independent adulthood.

When Carol's son Andrew was diagnosed with autism at age four, there was no clear roadmap for the journey ahead. Carol learned the Individualized Education Program (IEP) system, advocated for the support he needed, and helped him discover his strengths.

In 2024, Andrew graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Ma...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Springfield, Missouri-based poet and teacher Loren Broaddus about his 2026 poetry collection, Wasn’t Any Maybe So: Poems from the Life of Newt Allen, and his lifelong love of baseball, teaching, and writing.

Newt Allen was a star second baseman for the legendary Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues. In this remarkable collection, Loren brings Allen's voice to life through poetry, exploring a world shaped by discrimination and Jim Crow while also capturing its vibrant culture, humanity, and ri...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with author, speaker, and advisor Fred Halperin about leadership, organizational transformation, executive decision-making, and his new book, Rebel-OS.

For more than 40 years, Fred has been invited into the inner sanctum of senior leadership at some of the world's most important and influential organizations. His approach is direct and constructive, grounded in the belief that many leaders already recognize something isn't working in the way their organizations operate—but need the right insights and strategies to address it.

Wi...

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with former professional athlete, speaker, entrepreneur, actor, and strength coach Javier Gutierrez about fitness, discipline, mindset, faith, leadership, and building a stronger life.

After more than a decade playing professional baseball and over 15 years coaching clients of all ages and backgrounds, Javier has built his career around one core belief: lasting results come from discipline, consistency, and mastering the fundamentals.

Today, he helps busy professionals, executives, athletes, and everyday individuals improve their health, build strength, increase longevity...