The ThriveWell Journey | Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Life After Disruption

In this Friday Night Live episode, L. Michael Burt uses the meaning of Juneteenth as a powerful entry point into a deeper conversation about identity, freedom, and transformation after disruption.

This episode answers the question: What does Juneteenth teach us about identity and freedom after disruption? Freedom is not fully lived just because it has been declared. Real transformation happens when the truth reaches your body, changes who you are being, and creates a ripple through your life, family, work, and community.

Juneteenth reminds us that freedom can be true before it is fully received...

Business funding for founders is not just about getting access to money. It is about understanding timing, terms, structure, and whether the capital actually supports the business you are building. L. Michael Burt speaks with Cole Reifler, Founder and CEO of Zenith Group Advisors, about funding decisions, bootstrapping, private credit, alternative lending, and the pressure founders face when their dream needs money.

This conversation helps entrepreneurs think more clearly about when to seek capital, what to avoid in bad funding offers, and why money should strengthen the business instead of keeping a weak structure alive. Cole also...

Things are happening in the world right now and they are occurring as chaos. And in the middle of that, you are trying to build something. Hold a vision. Stay committed.

But here is the question this conversation is asking. Are you committed or are you gripping?

There is a difference between commitment and attachment. Commitment is the full yes to the vision, the work, and the people. Attachment is the grip on how it has to look, when it has to arrive, and what it means about you if it does not go the...

Buying property without emotion starts with having a real estate strategy before you make an offer. Hadley Nightingale, founder of New Zealand Property Buyers, joins L. Michael Burt to talk about property investing, first-home mistakes, buyer representation, wealth building, and why strategy matters more than speed.

Hadley shares how rough early seasons in road trains, mining, and family court shaped his resilience and personal responsibility. He explains why most buyers get the order wrong by looking at houses before understanding their strategy, their financial position, and their long-term goal.

This conversation covers emotional buying, bad...

How do you build resilience under pressure without pretending stress is not real?

Michael Ostrolenk joins L. Michael Burt for a practical and deeply grounded conversation on self-awareness, emotional regulation, discipline, internal governance, and what it means to train yourself for real life. Michael brings experience as a marriage and family therapist, master coach, resilience architect, martial arts practitioner, and human performance specialist.

This discussion moves beyond generic stress management. It explores how pressure shows up in the body, why distraction becomes a way to escape discomfort, how to notice your state before you react...

Mental resilience is not about pretending pressure is not there. It is about learning to respond rather than react when life, leadership, business, or personal disruption puts you under stress.

Joshua Lifrak joins The ThriveWell Journey to share mental performance lessons from his work with elite athletes, high-performing teams, and the Chicago Cubs during their historic rise from last place to World Series champions.

L. Michael Burt and Joshua explore how to define your story, stay present under pressure, build stronger relationships, stop the storm of negative thinking, and reset your mindset through Joshua’s Mi...

How do you know when it is time to pivot in life instead of staying committed to something that no longer fits?

Jeff Seckendorf joins The ThriveWell Journey for a powerful conversation about pivoting, purpose, aging, reinvention, fun, accountability, and living fully after change. From film and scuba to coaching, endurance cycling, and world-record athletic achievement, Jeff shares what it looks like to keep creating new chapters instead of shrinking into old ones.

This episode speaks to anyone rebuilding life after disruption, questioning what comes next, or learning how to tell the difference between quitting...

Most people are asking whether Bitcoin is risky.

But the better question is this: do we understand the money we already trust every single day?

On this episode of The ThriveWell Journey Podcast, L. Michael Burt sits down with Eric Runge, founder of Veritas Bitcoin Strategies, to talk about Bitcoin, inflation, fiat currency, the U.S. dollar, financial trust, and what people need to understand before making decisions with money.

This episode is not built on hype, panic, or quick financial promises. It is a grounded conversation about what happens when the cost...

In this Friday Night Live episode of The ThriveWell Journey Podcast, L. Michael Burt brings back Reagan, Chris Gibson, and Marc Davis for an honest, unfiltered conversation about life, love, faith, friendship, marriage, identity, and the pressure people are carrying right now.

This episode moves like real life. It starts with old friends catching up, but quickly opens into deeper questions: What changes when you finally become open to love? How do you keep a marriage strong for 24 years? What happens when your children grow up and your home enters a new season? How do you stay...

In this Friday Night Live solo episode of The ThriveWell Journey Podcast, L. Michael Burt breaks down why your life often reflects the choices, beliefs, and tolerations you have been living from, even when the results are not what you want. This is not a conversation about blame. It is a conversation about radical responsibility, self-leadership, and what it means to stop living at the effect of your circumstances.

If you are navigating disruption, emotional drift, financial pressure, or the painful gap between the life you have and the life you know is possible, this episode will...

A lot of people say “scale” when they really mean “grow.” In this conversation, Kurt Uhlir breaks down the difference in plain language and gives you a simple test that tells the truth fast: If your business got 10X customers tomorrow, would it survive or would it break you?

We also get into the real-life side of leadership under pressure. How to hear “no” without turning it into rejection. Why documenting what you do is the first step to handing it off. The difference between authoritative leadership and servant leadership, and how leaders shift from controlling tasks to driving o...

What if your business does not feel hard because you are doing too little, but because you are building in a way that does not fit who you are?

In this episode of The ThriveWell Journey Podcast, L. Michael Burt sits down with Stefanie Carlstedt for a powerful conversation about human design for entrepreneurs, business alignment, burnout, and the invisible ways people leak energy by building from other people’s shoulds.

This conversation goes deeper than tactics. Stefanie breaks down why so many entrepreneurs feel frustration, resentment, and burnout even when they are doing everything th...

A lot of people have mastered the art of looking fine while carrying far more than anyone can see.

Dr. Jacqueline Campbell sits down with L. Michael Burt to unpack burnout, trauma, emotional accountability, and the nervous system patterns that keep high performers achieving while still feeling depleted underneath it all.

This is not a surface-level talk about stress. It gets into what happens when old pain, constant pressure, and survival mode start shaping how you work, lead, and live. For the person who has been producing, pushing, and showing up while peace still feels...

In this episode, L. Michael Burt reflects on a 30-day transformational journey that speaks directly to entrepreneurs and leaders navigating life after disruption. Emphasizing entrepreneurial leadership and sustainable business success, he explores the internal shifts that follow periods of upheaval, offering practical questions and exercises to recognize growth, celebrate progress, and sustain ongoing development. Listeners will gain actionable insights to help align their purpose after a disruption and continue to evolve personally and professionally. Tune in to discover how to harness these changes as a foundation for thriving beyond challenges and setbacks.

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Entrepreneurial leadership and sustainable business success often hinge on breaking through mental barriers that hold us back. In this insightful conversation, entrepreneur and achievement coach Shane Perry teams up with L. Michael Burt to explore how mindset, disruption, and comfort zones affect our ability to reach goals. Drawing from Shane's three decades of experience building sales organizations and studying high achievers, the episode delves into the psychology of achievement and the importance of embracing disruption as a catalyst for growth and purpose after disruption.

Whether you're navigating life after disruption or striving to create lasting success, Shane...

Entrepreneurial leadership after disruption. Prevention before tragedy. Early cancer detection. School safety technology. Bo Short. BMRT.

Bo Short is a plane crash survivor and cancer survivor who now leads BMRT, developing molecular resonance detection technology with life-changing applications in early cancer detection, school safety, and public health.

This conversation is about what entrepreneurial leadership looks like when the stakes are real. Prevention instead of reaction. Purpose instead of performance. The responsibility of building innovation that could protect children, families, and entire communities, while also changing how disease is detected before it takes hold.

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In this episode of The ThriveWell Journey, we explore the nonlinear path of healing and its role in entrepreneurial leadership and creating sustainable business success after life disruption. Week 2 of Purpose After Disruption focuses on breaking the illusion that healing should be a straight line, emphasizing that the goal is not to "never feel it again" but to prevent temporary setbacks from dictating your permanent future.

Join us as we practice naming your current emotional state without turning it into a story, spotting default reaction patterns, and learning to choose your next move intentionally rather than reacting...

Fear shows up fast, and in entrepreneurial leadership, it can quietly influence decisions if you do not have language for it. In this episode of The ThriveWell Journey, L. Michael Burt sits down with Patrick Sweeney, the “Fear Guru,” to break down the neuroscience of fear, how to build courage on purpose, and how that translates into sustainable business success.

Patrick shares how fear works in the brain, what an amygdala hijack looks like in real life, and why courage is something you can train through repeated choices. We unpack the fear triangle, why imposter syndrome hits even...

Entrepreneurial leadership gets heavy when you’ve always been the one carrying everybody. Adaku Mbagwu breaks down the Fixer Identity, overgiving, and how to build sustainable business success after life after disruption.

L. Michael Burt sits down with Adaku Mbagwu, founder of Healed Hero, to talk about firstborn daughter patterns and why so many high achievers feel responsible for everyone’s emotional world. Adaku breaks down how triggers reveal the story running your mind, why success can still feel hollow, and how meditation, self-awareness, and community support help you rebuild from peace instead of pressure.

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Host L. Michael Burt dives deep into entrepreneurial leadership through the lens of alignment as a daily, practical leadership practice essential for sustainable business success and personal growth. Designed for entrepreneurs and leaders navigating life after disruption, this episode explores how heightened self-awareness reveals hidden misalignments and how internal friction serves as valuable data rather than a failure. Michael shares strategies to slow down, recalibrate purpose, and make intentional decisions that support long-term success without burnout. You'll also learn why community plays a crucial role in maintaining consistency, emotional regulation, and identity clarity during times of growth. Tune in...

Discover why you'll spend 20 years of your life dreaming and how to unlock this untapped roadmap to your purpose with Caleb Matthews, international speaker and dream interpretation expert.

Learn the DNA of design framework spirit, soul, and body as the triune being, and how "SEELINKS" (moments you miss daily) reveal your true calling. Explore the IYR principle for early years of entrepreneurship renovation. Caleb reveals the three sources of dreams, how to train your subconscious with declarations before sleep, and practical dream journaling techniques.

Perfect for entrepreneurs burning out from hustle culture, spiritual seekers wanting...

What do you do when life breaks everything open? In this powerful episode of The ThriveWell Journey Podcast, we explore entrepreneurial leadership and sustainable business success through the inspiring story of Keisha Queeley, founder of Stocked Up Future. Keisha shares her journey through unimaginable disruption, from losing her husband to navigating financial uncertainty, raising six children, and stepping into alignment with her true purpose.

This conversation goes beyond money; it’s about identity, resilience, community, and building a future with intention after life’s biggest upheavals. Keisha's story is a compelling example of leadership and thriving in the...

Discover how to stop chasing the "how" and surrender to the intelligence that beats your heart in this profound conversation with Cortney McDermott, exploring quantum physics, the Dao teaching of non-doing, and aligning to your future self in 2026.

Learn why relaxation and surrender are more powerful than forced action, how to navigate the back-and-forth between old identity and new nervous system, and the four ways to get ice cream as a framework for understanding forced versus effortless action.

Cortney reveals the white fire of purification process, probability amplitude alignment, and why you must be willing...

In this episode of Friday Night Live, host L. Michael Burt continues the Alignment Reset series with a grounded conversation about entrepreneurial leadership, sustainable business success, and life after disruption.

This episode focuses on the challenging phase of identity transformation many entrepreneurs and leaders experience when an old way of operating no longer fits, but a new identity has not fully taken shape. L. Michael explores the in-between as a crucial space where familiar identities dissolve and new ways of leading, creating, and living begin to form.

Rather than framing this transitional period as confusion...

Discover how to break free from confusion and find clarity in this transformative episode featuring David Prosper, a clarity coach who helps entrepreneurs escape mental prisons and live life by design.

Learn why 88% of entrepreneurs report mental health struggles and 12% cite no purpose or direction, and discover David's powerful C5 Method for moving from the messy middle to breakthrough clarity.

David shares his journey from Haiti's slums to the projects of Fort Lauderdale, revealing how resiliency, resourcefulness, and resolve became his blueprint for helping entrepreneurs, executives, and individuals in transition design lives of authentic purpose.<...

In this first Friday Night Live of 2026, L. Michael Burt opens the Alignment Reset Series, a live extension of The ThriveWell Journey.

This conversation is for anyone navigating life after disruption, whether that disruption came through divorce, health challenges, loss, career shifts, or the quiet realization that who you’ve been no longer fits who you’re becoming.

In this episode, L. Michael speaks directly to the moment many people never name: when life starts running on autopilot. When survival patterns, old stories, and learned responses quietly take over and begin to feel like identity.

🔗When who you were no longer matches who you are becoming, this is your reset point. The Alignment Reset helps you realign with your future self and move forward with clarity. https://bit.ly/AlignmentReset

Discover how to separate experience from meaning and align with your future self in this transformative Season 1 finale of The ThriveWell Journey Podcast. L. Michael shares three powerful principles for becoming your aligned self right now, not in 2026. Learn why feelings aren't instructions, how to choose orientation over reaction, and the critical practice that makes alignment sustainable. If you've ever experienced yourself as...

Discover the transformative journey of Christian De La Huerta, author and spiritual teacher, who fled communist Cuba and overcame deep self-hatred to become a leading voice in conscious leadership and personal empowerment.

In this raw, emotional conversation, Christian reveals how understanding the ego mind is the key to authentic transformation, why most people live from a "baseball in a stadium" perspective, and how breathwork can permanently clear decades of trauma.

Learn why traditional therapy often fails, how to stop living from survival mode, and the two constants that appear in every one of Christian's transformational...

In this mind-expanding conversation, Dr. Kruhly reveals how your subconscious holds 10 quadrillion bits of information by age seven, invisible programs that may be sabotaging your success, relationships, and well-being. He explains why the brain is actually an antenna (not where the mind lives), how to establish a real relationship with the divine, and the three fundamentals of manifestation: frequency, duration, and intensity.

Discover the "I AM" state of enlightenment, how to use morphic field physics to heal collectives in real-time, why grace is the ultimate manifesting tool, and practical steps to communicate with your divine guide.Plus...

Join me on The ThriveWell Journey podcast as Monique Gibson shares her powerful transformation from military veteran and Pentagon employee to purpose-driven entrepreneur.

After 20+ years navigating toxic corporate environments, surviving two devastating layoffs, and battling the "angry black woman" stereotype in the workplace, Monique discovered that working harder wasn't the answer—healing was.

In this raw conversation about corporate burnout, workplace discrimination, toxic leadership, and sustainable entrepreneurship, Monique reveals how executive coaching, self-reflection, and letting go of perfectionism helped her rebuild relationships with her family, escape the hustle culture trap, and create a thriving consulting bu...

Discover why 97% of Black women-owned businesses fail within 5 years and how to break the cycle. Lynette from Women of Color in Business Podcast shares transformative strategies for building wealth while maintaining joy and health. Learn about compassionate accounting, money trauma healing, and why hustle culture is destroying Black women entrepreneurs.

In this powerful conversation, we explore:

✅ The hidden 97% failure rate of Black women-owned businesses

✅ How money trauma sabotages business growth

✅ Breaking generational cycles around wealth building

✅ Radical self-love as a business strategy

✅ Why "sleep when I'm dead" mentality...

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This episode dives deep into the real blueprint behind creative discipline, sustainable success, and long-term growth for artists, actors, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs.

We explore how treating your creative path like a business and your purpose like a mission transforms your entire career. Choice Skinner, a Brooklyn-born actor, director, entrepreneur, and martial artist with over 25 years in the industry, shares powerful insights on focus, longevity, ownership, and representation.

We break down how martial arts–level discipline helps you thrive in competitive spaces, how so...

In today’s powerful conversation, Michael sits down with financial educator Scott to break down the real truths about money—truths most people never learn until it’s too late.

If you think you should “wait until you're older” to get serious about your finances… you’re already losing. Scott reveals the three financial epiphanies that every entrepreneur, creator, and young professional must understand:

💡 How money can double every 10 years

💡 Why your 20s give you a power of 16

💡 How your multiplying power cuts in half every decade

💡 Why funding your purpose—not the grind...

Ray Martin lost his business, his marriage-partnership, his father, and the identity he built his life around. What followed became a 14-year reset that led to 6 rules for sustainable happiness, especially for entrepreneurs and leaders rebuilding after disruption.

Ray Martin lost his business, his marriage-partnership, his father, and the identity he built his life around. What followed became a 14-year reset that led to 6 rules for sustainable happiness, especially for entrepreneurs and leaders rebuilding after disruption.

In this episode, we get real about what happens when the “successful life” stops working, and how to build a fo...

Cristiano Colla shares how losing identity through Ayahuasca led him to authentic success, shadow work, and deep spiritual healing.

What happens when you stop performing for approval and start living from your soul?

In this powerful episode of The ThriveWell Journey, Cristiano Colla shares his journey from chasing physical perfection as a semi-professional football player and personal trainer to surrendering everything he thought defined him and finding truth through Ayahuasca, shadow work, and authentic self-integration.

After years of living for validation, Cristiano’s awakening in the jungles of Peru cracked open hi...

What if the story you’ve been living… isn’t really yours? In this powerful episode of The ThriveWell Journey, host L. Michael Burt sits down with his brother and friend, spiritual teacher and actor Baba Celestino Cornielle (aka “The Urban Shaman”), to unpack the journey from Hollywood lights to Amazon ritual—and how that very transformation can mirror your path to aligned leadership, conscious creation, and purpose-driven business.

We go deep into:

Success doesn’t have to cost your peace.

In this episode of The ThriveWell Journey, psychologist, author, and executive coach Dr. Cicely Horsham-Brathwaite reveals how to reach your next level without losing yourself in the process. She shares her powerful insights on self-care, identity, leadership, and cultural awareness, guiding listeners to thrive with purpose and presence.

We discuss:

✅ How to redefine success beyond constant hustle

✅ Why self-worth is the foundation for fulfillment

✅ How culture and identity shape leadership and confidence

✅ Practical ways to slow down without falling behind

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Why do we ignore red flags, trust the wrong people, or sabotage the very things we say we want? In this episode of The ThriveWell Journey, L. Michael Burt sits down with Clay Moffat, ex-Navy weapons tech, high-performance coach, and author of The Trust Trap, to unpack the neuroscience of trust, self-betrayal, and personal power.

Clay breaks down why trust isn’t a feeling, it’s a biological and psychological process. He shares how self-b...

What happens when one man decides to rewrite the story of identity, culture, and purpose? In this episode of The ThriveWell Journey, we sit down with visionary creator Randall Law, founder of Kool Kolored Kid Generation—a bold apparel movement redefining how we perceive ourselves, our history, and our power.

Randall’s story is one of transformation — from struggle to strength, from a single spark of vision to a global message of empowerment and unity. Through his creativity and conviction, he has reclaimed what was once a symbol of division and turned it into a message of pride...

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In this transformative episode of The ThriveWell Journey, L. Michael Burt sits down with serial entrepreneur, mentor, and author Jeremy Shapiro to explore how entrepreneurs can break free from burnout and build businesses that truly fuel their lives. With over 25 years of experience and his brand-new book Your Business Growth Playbook, Jeremy shares the proven strategies that help business owners move from solopreneur to thriving entrepreneur.

Together, they uncover what it really means to get unstuc...