Rise From The Ashes
"Burnout to Brilliance: Great CEOs, No Burnout"Leadership is tough. Burnout makes it tougher. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Rise From The Ashes is the ultimate podcast for visionary CEOs and executives who refuse to let burnout rob them of their brilliance, legacy, and impact.Hosted by Baz Porter, this show isn’t just about surviving leadership it’s about transforming it. Each week, we delve deep into the art and science of thriving at the top, combining actionable strategies, spiritual alignment, and raw truths that reignite your purpose and optimize your energy.Here’s what you’ll ge...
She announced she was a coach, but had no idea what that meant
What happens when you announce you're an expert in something you know absolutely nothing about? Janice Debo had built multiple businesses - transportation, nightgowns, event planning, nonprofit work - but never found her true calling. Then someone told her she should become a coach.
There was just one problem: Janice had no idea what coaching actually was.
"I announced that I was gonna become a coach. And at that point I didn't know exactly what that meant," she admits. But she'd already put it out there. Already told her networking groups. Already committed publicly to...
The woman who carries 1000 traumas while the system keeps failing
What happens when you survive your own hell, only to become everyone else's lifeline while the same broken system keeps destroying lives? Garcia thought the hardest part was over after surviving her double attempted homicide and building Confronting Domestic Violence.
She was wrong.
Now she carries the weight of thousands of other survivors' traumas. Every day, her phone rings with stories that mirror her own nightmare. Women with nowhere to go. Families with no resources. Children in danger. All turning to her because the system that failed her is still failing them.
"I...
She had 45 days to save two lives and nobody to help her do it
What happens when you're facing the impossible and there's literally no one coming to save you? Garcia was 8 months pregnant, 1,000 miles from home, with an 8-year-old daughter by her side. No family. No friends. No support system.
Then came the double attempted homicide that changed everything.
Choked and beaten while 8 months pregnant, Garcia escaped with her daughter to a neighbor's house at 11:30 PM, barefoot in pajamas. The police gave her a piece of paper with 1-800 numbers and said "do your thing."
She had exactly 45 days until her due date to figure out...
Success felt like failure - when winning meant everyone lost connection
What happens when you achieve everything you set out to accomplish, but it feels like you've failed at what really matters? Phil Herrington built exactly what he envisioned - a thriving network, 300 members, successful connections happening daily. By every metric, he was winning.
But something was devastatingly wrong.
"I noticed no one's connecting," Phil realized. "Why are they not connecting?" He'd created the perfect system, followed all the rules, hit all his targets. Yet the very people he'd brought together to build relationships were still sitting alone, isolated, unable to truly connect with each other.<...
33 years trampling hearts for sales. Then his own heart got trampled
What happens when the very tactics that make you successful in business destroy everything that matters at home? Phil Herrington spent 33 years perfecting the art of aggressive sales - cold calling, door-to-door, trampling over objections and people alike. He called himself "a rhino" because he bulldozed through relationships for quick wins.
"30 calls a day keeps poverty away" was his mantra. He made millions by treating every interaction as a transaction, every person as a target, every relationship as disposable.
Then his marriage became the casualty.
The divorce hit him like a freight train...
He taught America to listen, but none of them knew his pain
Success can be the loneliest prison of all. Royce Blake's voice reached millions across America's biggest radio markets for 30 years. Phoenix. San Diego. Portland. Kansas City. Everywhere he went, audiences fell in love with his authenticity, his ability to connect, his gift for making strangers feel heard.
But here's what they never knew: He was living out of a U-Haul truck.
Every few years, another station would flip formats or get sold. "Guess what guys? We're going country" or "They don't need voices anymore." And Royce would pack up his life again, leaving behind favorite...
He made Sir Paul McCartney cry, but couldn't reach his dying wife
When you're responsible for leading others, personal grief becomes a performance you can't escape. Radio legend Royce Blake spent 30 years getting celebrities to reveal their deepest truths - he made Paul McCartney cry on air. But when his brilliant wife Lisa was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, his greatest communication skills meant nothing.
Watch a woman who ran a law office with three lawyers deteriorate until she didn't know what a doorknob was for. Experience the crushing weight of "putting on the happy face" every day because, as Royce learned, "nobody cares" - everyone only asks "what's in it...
What happens when you sacrifice everything for love - and still lose it all?
Cloe Xhauflaire was living her dream. A classically-trained Belgian actress performing on stages across Europe, she had built the career she'd always wanted. Then love changed everything.
When her partner was diagnosed with cancer, Cloe made the heart-wrenching choice that millions face: sacrifice her dreams to save someone she loved. She put her flourishing career on hold, dedicated her life to his healing, and watched helplessly as he slipped away.
In that devastating moment of loss, Cloe faced the brutal reality many know too well: she had lost her sense of self <...
What if the permission you've been desperately seeking was always yours to give?
In Part 2, Rachael Resk reveals the brutal truth most people never realize: we spend our entire lives waiting for someone else to give us permission to be authentic , when we've been holding that power all along.
Through her revolutionary "Reclaim" framework, Rachael shows why successful people with good jobs, relationships, and homes still feel stuck they're seeking approval from everyone except the one person who matters most: themselves.
Her game-changing revelation: "You are the permission slip. Nobody else."
If you've been waiting for the "right time" or...
While actors fear AI, she discovered what robots can't replicate
What if the thing that makes you most human is your greatest weapon against AI?
While actors everywhere panic about artificial intelligence taking their jobs, Cloe Xhauflaire discovered something that stopped her cold: robots can replicate technique, but they can never replicate a broken heart.
In Part 2, Cloe reveals why the acting industry's AI crisis isn't about better technology it's about human authenticity becoming the ultimate competitive advantage.
Her game-changing insight: "You're gonna compete with machines, you're gonna compete with robots that are gonna do...
Lost everything in real estate - then discovered her biggest asset
Rachael Resk thought she had it figured out. After a childhood of raising herself and her brothers, she built a real estate empire to finally feel secure. Then the market crashed. Every property. Every safety net. Gone.
But in that devastating moment of financial loss recovery , Rachael discovered something that changed everything: "I realized I am my biggest asset."
This raw conversation takes you through her journey from financial setback to unshakeable inner strength. If you've lost everything and need hope for starting over financially , Rachael's story...
What if your pain is worth millions?
Most of us spend our lives running from our pain, burying our trauma, pretending it never happened. We think healing means forgetting. We think success means leaving the past behind. But what if that's the biggest mistake we could make? What if your deepest wound is actually your greatest wealth waiting to be unlocked?
April Wyett discovered this truth the hard way.
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, April's home wasn't safe. Her mother, disabled by rheumatoid arthritis since age 19, was shut down on prescription medication, barely able to get out of bed. Her father...
She Forgave the Unforgivable, Then Built Her Empire
What would happen if you forgave the person who hurt you most?
Most of us think forgiveness means letting them off the hook. We think it makes us weak, that we're giving up our right to be angry. But what if forgiveness isn't about them at all? What if it's the secret weapon that unlocks everything you're meant to build?
April Wyett thought forgiveness was impossible until her journey into energy healing work freed her from the illusion of forgiveness and helped her truly forgive.
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest with a...
Obsessed with Space at 10, Built Her Empire at 50
What childhood obsession did you bury that's still calling your name?
Most of us silence that voice. We call it 'being realistic.' We tell ourselves we're too old, too late, too far gone. But what if that buried obsession isn't dead what if it's your empire waiting to be built?
Sarah Pousho thought the same thing. At 10, she was obsessed with space staring at the stars, dreaming of rockets, devouring Carl Sagan's Cosmos like it was her bible. Then life happened. Thirty years of detours, practical choices, and buried dreams.
But here's...
You Were Meant to Touch the Stars
Most people bury their childhood dreams. Sarah Pousho built a company on hers. In this intimate episode, she shares how a life steeped in wonder fueled by Carl Sagan, failure, and fire led to founding SpaceBridge Partners in her fifties.
If you’ve ever thought it was too late, too crazy, or too far out of reach to start again, this conversation will shake you loose.
“Six people can go to space whenever we want. Right now.”This isn’t about rockets. It’s about resilience. About rising. About remembering who you were before the world told...
Diagnosed at 40, Fluent in 3 Months Dr. CJ Leland Breaks the Mold
She mastered English in 3 months. She was diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s. What she discovered in between could change how you see your own potential.
Dr. CJ Leland isn’t your typical comeback story she’s a disruptor of timelines and a destroyer of expectations. In this raw, 20-minute interview, Baz Porter dives deep into the journey of a Filipina girl who arrived in the U.S. with zero English, learned through cassette tapes and Archie comics, and ended up a professor, dean, and business owner.
But it’s what happened after the de...
She Slept on Wooden Planks Now She Teaches Veterans How to Win at Life
What if everything you thought made you "behind" was actually your greatest gift?
In this riveting episode of Rise From The Ashes, Dr. Constance Leland known as CJ shares a soul-piercing story that will shift how you see adversity forever. Born in the Philippines and separated from her mother until age 7, CJ arrived in America at 13 and mastered three years of English in just three months. Her academic brilliance masked a hidden truth: undiagnosed ADHD that went unseen for decades.
But this isn’t a story of struggle it’s a roadmap to power.
Fr...
How Nicole built a business from her darkest breakdown
The breakdown wasn't the end it was Nicole's beginning.
In part two of Nicole Borgi's story, she reveals how losing everything during COVID became the catalyst for building something extraordinary. When Vegas shut down, her security career vanished. Her law enforcement relationship crumbled. Family rifts cost her connection with her daughter.
Most people would have stayed down. Nicole got strategic.
She shares the raw truth about rebuilding from nothing how she turned her "huge mess" into a mission that's now changing lives. From avatar technology platforms to the Pain Point Podcast, Nicole proves...
The avatar secret that's healing trauma survivors
Nicole Borgi's voice wasn't always this strong. In today's Rise from the Ashes episode, she reveals how domestic violence survivors and women afraid to be seen are finding their power through avatar technology.
Her story hits hard. COVID lockdowns destroyed her Vegas security career. Her relationship with a law enforcement partner shattered. Family rifts cost her connection with her daughter. Rock bottom became her starting point.
But Nicole didn't disappear. She built something revolutionary—a virtual healing space where avatars let trauma survivors practice presence without fear. No cameras. No judgment. Just safe space to re...
Your grandmother's dying words are still controlling your life
Your grandmother's dying words are still controlling your life. In this explosive Part 2, Michelle Ward reveals how childhood promises and deathbed commitments create invisible emotional prisons that have been sabotaging your happiness for decades.
Discover the shocking connection between trapped emotions stored in your body and chronic pain, anxiety, and relationship struggles that traditional medicine can't heal. Michelle's revolutionary emotional code healing approach uses muscle testing therapy and vital force energy techniques to release emotional energy blocks that manifest as physical ailments.
Through her vulnerable story about her grandmother's instruction to "keep the family together"...
Imagine waking up tomorrow without the weight of self-sabotage crushing your dreams.
Discover how trapped emotions and subconscious programming create self-sabotage patterns that keep you stuck in cycles of burnout, relationship chaos, and financial blocks. Michelle Ward, certified emotion code practitioner and self-sabotage coach, reveals the breakthrough method for identifying which of the five self-sabotage archetypes controls your life and how to reprogram your subconscious mind for lasting transformation.
Through her proven emotion code techniques, Michelle helps you understand how childhood programming from birth to age seven creates limiting beliefs that sabotage your adult success. Whether you're the Adult Child archetype staying small to feel safe, the Fire Starter...
You Already Are What You Seek (And Always Were)
What if everything you've been desperately chasing success, validation, worthiness was already yours by birthright? This mind-bending revelation emerges as the central breakthrough in part two of my conversation with Brian Muka, a former Navy bomb disposal tech turned Freedom Sherpa who spent years trying to outrun his fears through extreme challenges.
Brian's story reads like a cautionary tale for every high-achiever trapped in the validation hamster wheel. "I was trying to prove I wasn't a coward by surfing 10-foot waves, jumping out of airplanes, doing half Ironman races, CrossFit, special operations all of it," he confesses...
What if everything you know about burnout is wrong... and your nervous system is the real hijacker?
Former Navy bomb disposal technician Brian Muka reveals the shocking truth about executive burnout, nervous system dysregulation, and trauma recovery that's sabotaging high-performing leaders worldwide.
After experiencing what he calls "the avalanche" losing his military career trajectory in Iraq Brian discovered why leadership burnout, chronic stress, and emotional exhaustion have nothing to do with workload and everything to do with nervous system hijacking .
This episode covers:
• Burnout recovery strategies for overwhelmed executives and entrepreneurs
• PTSD healing techniques including Wim Hof breathwork and...
You're one belief away from the version of you that’s been waiting to lead.
In this powerful follow-up episode, celebrity hypnotist and executive coach Tim Shurr breaks down his One Belief Away™ method a 3-step system that’s helped thousands release fear, rewire self-sabotage, and create lasting breakthroughs.
“Therapy trims the weed. Medication covers it. But real transformation pulls it from the root.”Through the steps of awakening, releasing, and shifting, Tim helps high performers stop living in fear and start leading from love. Endorsed by Bob Proctor, Les Brown, and Brian Tracy and featured in the upcoming Zero Limits movie this method has produced over 1,000 documente...
Why Therapy Didn't Work And What Finally Did
What if everything holding you back came down to one belief?
Celebrity hypnotist and executive coach Tim Shurr joins Rising from the Ashes to share the transformational truth behind anxiety, self-doubt, and chronic worry and why you don’t need years of therapy to heal it.
From an unexpected hypnosis demo in college to over 16,000 sessions with high performers, Tim reveals the real root of suffering:
“Most people are trapped in one belief I’m not good enough.”This episode cuts through surface-level fixes and goes straight to the subc...
The 4 C’s of Connection: A No-BS Framework for Sustainable Success
Ever feel like you’re barking up the wrong tree in business?
In this no-fluff conversation, The Redneck Connector Mike Ashburner breaks down how chasing clients (aka “dog-catching”) is burning out entrepreneurs and what to do instead.
From his $5K positioning strategy to his Four C’s framework (Clarity, Connection, Community, Conversation), Mike unpacks how to build a business that attracts instead of performs.
The biggest mic-drop?
Rejection isn’t failure it’s self-selection. The right people opt in when you stop pretending.
🎯 What you’ll learn:
Why your nervous...You Can’t Network Your Way Out of a Nervous Breakdown
Tired of cold DMs, fake funnels, and forced connections?
Mike Ashburner aka The Redneck Connector went from nearly homeless during COVID to building Hounds of Business, a trust-first community flipping the script on traditional sales. In this raw, real conversation, we unpack why spray-and-pray marketing burns out high achievers (like you), and how a single mindset shift “who over how” can transform your business in 20 minutes a day.
Whether you're a founder sick of being fake, or a high-performing woman silently collapsing behind success, this episode will hit deep.
🎯 Topics covered...
How to Reclaim Your Power and Reinvent Yourself at Any Age
After surviving trauma that shattered her identity, Eleni Anastos faced a choice: collapse… or reinvent.
She chose power.
In this moving episode, Eleni shares her blueprint for rebuilding after life knocks you down at any age.
From creating your "badass list" of hidden talents to rewriting what success means, Eleni proves it's never too late to begin again.
💥 How forgiveness helped her take back her power
💥 Why "settling serves no one" and what to do instead
💥 The secret to discovering your true value (even if you feel stuck)
💥 How small actions c...
She Was Attacked, Erased, and Betrayed Then She Rebuilt Herself Into a Weapon of Purpose
What happens when your entire identity is ripped away in one violent moment?
After surviving a brutal school assault and the gut-punch betrayal of a system that denied it ever happened Eleni Anastos lost everything she'd built over 30 years. But what she gained? Was far more powerful.
In this raw and riveting episode, Eleni shares her fall and rise.
From rocking in trauma to rising as a force for truth, she reveals how she turned betrayal into breakthrough and pain into purpose.
💥 How she rewired her identity after ins...
She Found Her Husband After His Suicide. What Came Next Redefined Joy.
What do you do when life rips everything from you and then comes back for what’s left?
Michelle Collins didn’t just face one tragedy.
She faced three. Back to back. And each one tried to end her.
First, she lost her mother to leukemia.
Then a brutal divorce.
Then Glenn her Navy SEAL husband died by suicide.
Michelle was the one who found him.
What followed? PTSD. Dissociation. Substance use. Rage. Despair.
She couldn’t put on her socks let alone hold her life together.
But...
