Total Disruption Podcast

Forget Hallmark advice—today’s episode goes straight to the guts of mistakes, broken trust, and forgiveness. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci tear apart lazy apologies, exposing what it really takes to make amends and move forward. You’ll get actionable tactics like the Ho'oponopono reset, brutal self accountability, and the truth about letting go—even if you never let someone back in your life. No fluff. No excuses. If you want to repair, not repeat your failures, this is where you start. Let’s get disruptive. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episo...

This episode, Jake Clendenning, and Michael Librecci crack open what it really means to stay grounded when chaos hits. It’s not about emotionless faces—it’s about ruthless control of your own reactions. From Olympic focus to tough business calls and raising kids who don’t fold under pressure, you’ll hear hard-won lessons from the front lines, not the self-help section. Ready to confront comfort, stop making excuses, and build real mental discipline? Tune in. This isn't a theory. This is Total Disruption. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episode hit home...

Most people treat procrastination like a character flaw or a mindset issue. It’s not—it’s a scheduling and self-awareness problem. In today’s episode of TD Podcast, Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci tear apart the myth that willpower and motivation are enough to get things done. Here, you’ll learn why hacks like “using anchors” and stacking your most avoided tasks first thing in your day actually work—and why fighting your natural drop in discipline is a losing battle. Forget trendy advice. This episode is about controlling your inputs, restructuring your environment, and owning the uncomfortable truth: you’re not lazy...

It’s time to stop comparing your insides to someone else’s Instagram highlight reel and finally get radical about your own standards. This episode isn’t for excuse-makers or comfort addicts. Jake Clendenning, Michael Libercci, and Dr. Clendenning crack open why most people stay stuck in lives they’ve “optimized” for minimum effort and maximum stagnation—and why waiting until you “feel” ready is a joke. You’ll hear why real change has nothing to do with motivation, willpower, or chasing the next surface-level success. Instead, we cut to the bone on upgrading your residual self-image, deploying low-tech but high-discipline habi...

Ever heard this lie? “If it worked in the past, it’ll work now—just grind harder.” Wrong. What got you here won’t get you there. On today’s TD Podcast, Mike Labersi and Dr. Clendenning call out the excuses, complacency, and stale habits keeping high performers stuck. You’ll hear how Blockbuster ignored reality and died, how shifting habits—fitness, finances, mindsets—demands ruthless self-awareness, and why adaptation isn’t optional. No entertainment. No fluff. Just direct accountability and cold, hard truth: - When success patterns fail, most people regress. - Comfort makes you defend broken systems—personal or professional. - Cha...

Most podcasts tiptoe around comfort zones. Not this one. Today on the Total Disruption Podcast, we cut polite applause and get to the real engine—Marc Fitzwater’s uncompromising approach to both life and business. From military structure to entrepreneurial chaos, Marc Fitzwater unpacks what it takes to build something that endures: relentless standards, zero ego, and total ownership. This episode? It’s not a feel-good highlight reel. It’s a playbook for high-performers sick of surface-level talk. We break down: - Why trading vulnerability for visibility is non-negotiable, even for Special Forces. - The fatal flaw of “working in” vs. “working...

Most podcasts tiptoe around comfort zones. Not this one. Today on the Total Disruption Podcast, we cut polite applause and get to the real engine—Mark Fitzwater’s uncompromising approach to both life and business. From military structure to entrepreneurial chaos, Mark Fitzwater unpacks what it takes to build something that endures: relentless standards, zero ego, and total ownership. This episode? It’s not a feel-good highlight reel. It’s a playbook for high-performers sick of surface-level talk. We break down: - Why trading vulnerability for visibility is non-negotiable, even for Special Forces. - The fatal flaw of “working in” vs. “working...

What separates high performers from everyone else isn’t talent—it’s their relationship with discomfort. In this powerful Total Disruption episode, Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci unpack a timeless insight from Marcus Aurelius: comfort is the enemy of character. This episode isn’t about glorifying grind culture. It’s about understanding the moment comfort quietly turns into complacency. The hosts challenge entrepreneurs to raise their standards, embrace temporary discomfort, and build the mental toughness required for real growth. If you’ve been feeling stuck, stagnant, or suspiciously “too comfortable,” this conversation is your wake-up call. You just heard it. Now it's tim...

Jesse P. Gilmore, founder of Niche in Control, shares the hard-earned framework behind his Leverage for Growth Method—built after grinding through 60–80 hour weeks in his first three businesses and losing passion because he was “too close to the trees to see the forest.” After a stint in corporate America—where he helped lead a $180M acquisition—Jesse discovered what most founders miss: systems eliminate chaos, and chaos is usually self-created. Processes remove single points of failure. Clarity creates scale. His first agency client jumped from $15K/month to $100K/month in 9 months. Since then, he’s coached 500+ agency owners on how to free...

Jake and Michael unpack Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations—which weren’t meditations at all, but wartime journals written under pressure—to expose the Stoic principle most people miss: 👉 You don’t control outcomes. You only control standards. From gym goals and sales quotas to New Year’s resolutions that die by February, this episode breaks down why most people fail: they chase results instead of enforcing non-negotiable inputs. Marcus didn’t write about winning wars—he wrote about how to show up when outcomes are uncertain. That lesson still applies to business, health, money, and leadership today. This conversation reframes success as a functi...

Gal Borenstein, founder of a Top 50 B2B agency serving the DC and Department of Defense ecosystem for 30 years, flips the fear-based AI narrative on its head. In this Total Disruption episode, Gal proves that small businesses aren’t competing with AI—they’re using AI to beat giants who are slow, bloated, and trust-deficient. While big corporations struggle with culture leaks, Glassdoor exposure, and internal distrust, niche players can move faster, build deeper relationships, and use AI as a precision weapon—not a replacement for humanity. Gal’s two books, Don’t Believe the Hype: When Trust Is on the Line and...

Jake and Michael deliver a philosophical gut-check most people avoid: what if you’re living in the “good old days” right now—and you’re too distracted to notice? From Jake’s onion ring tragedy (his body literally rejects them now) to flow states, disassociation under pressure, and the dopamine hangover of doom scrolling, this episode exposes a hard truth—your best health, relationships, opportunities, and timing might be TODAY. They break down why humans only recognize peak moments after they’re gone, how comfort quietly erodes awareness, and why movement—not motivation—is the antidote to stagnation. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a wa...

From Rock Bottom to Quantum Transformation Debra and Brandon Yager—founders of Yager Training—share a raw, unfiltered origin story that cuts straight through spiritual fluff and business BS. From addiction, sex work, and self-destruction to conscious selling, language mastery, and quantum transformation, this episode exposes how the words you use determine the life you live. Debra’s 16-year spiral wasn’t random. It was patterned—reinforced by the labels she used and the beliefs she repeated. Meeting Brandon at an NLP training in Las Vegas in 2013 became the inflection point that turned pain into purpose and trauma into a scalable m...

In this unapologetic episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci dismantle the glorified fantasy of the 100-hour workweek—and replace it with something far more dangerous: math. 100 hours of work + ~49 hours of sleep = 19 hours left per week (≈ 2.7 hours/day) for eating, showering, driving, family, thinking, and recovery. That’s not discipline—it’s erosion. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episode hit home, here's how to take action: 🔥 Join The Conversation: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just...

Jake and Michael dismantle the tired lie “you’re not as good as you used to be” by exposing one of the most dangerous limiting beliefs in business, leadership, and life: that age equals decline. They break down the aging athlete phenomenon, using elite performers like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Philip Rivers, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi—all of whom continued performing at world-class levels well into their late 30s and 40s. The conclusion is unavoidable: What changed wasn’t their ability. It was their approach. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episode hi...

In this powerful episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews the immigrant entrepreneur who proves public speaking is the fastest path to business breakthrough—not marketing. Sebastian did everything “right.” He built funnels. Ran ads. Paid for email marketing. Showed up on social media. And still lost $20,000 trying to make his finance business work. Then everything collapsed at once. Both parents lost their jobs. Eviction was imminent. Homelessness was no longer theoretical. Sebastian was ready to quit. Until a phone call changed everything. An elderly mentor—fresh out of a stroke, voice barely audible—called from a hospital bed and asked...

Eighty percent of investors say financial advisors all sound the same—and for good reason. Most of the industry was built to turn people into numbers, not humans into confident decision-makers. In this Total Disruption episode, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with Eric Mangold, founder of Argosy Wealth Management, to unpack what happens when financial advising becomes relationship-first instead of asset-first. After spending 15 years inside a system obsessed with “minimums” and account size, Eric walked away and launched his firm in 2022 with a radical premise: Wealth isn’t a number—it’s the freedom to live without fear. You just heard it. No...

Most women leadership coaches aren’t failing—they’re scattered. Chasing every opportunity. Drowning in tactics. Burning out long before they ever reach the level they’re capable of. In this episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews Carol Williams, founder of the Beacon of Light Center, whose journey proves that thinking expansively while staying grounded is the real formula for sustainable growth. After being laid off in 2009 with zero business knowledge, Carol “fell down and almost drowned several times” before building a thriving retreat business that’s now expanding internationally—with Costa Rica retreat domes opening in late 2025. This is not a hu...

Most entrepreneurs are bleeding money chasing new customers—while their existing customers quietly walk out the back door. In this Total Disruption episode, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with Vance Morris, a former birth-control factory security guard turned Disney leader turned bankrupt executive turned home-service entrepreneur. Today, Vance runs three home service businesses on just 90 minutes per week—using Disney systems, ruthless simplicity, and an 80/20 retention model. The brutal math tells the story: • New customer = $136 • Retained customer = $22 Retention isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s a 6x profit multiplier. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this...

Burnout isn’t caused by working too hard. It’s caused by working out of alignment. In this powerful episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning sit down with Stephanie Carlstedt, the visionary disruptor who reveals why 90% of entrepreneurs are unknowingly building businesses that fight their natural design. Stephanie’s journey began after leaving corporate America following her father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis—an event that led her to discover Human Design, a science of differentiation based on birth data (time, date, and location) that shows how you are biologically wired to make decisions, create wealth, communicate, and lead. This is not minds...

Transformation doesn’t start with motivation. It starts with interruption. Someone sees you before you see yourself—and refuses to let you stay small. Michael’s story dismantles the lie that “some people are just built different.” They aren’t. Three failed marriages. Two DUIs. Driving a truck 10,000 miles a month. Barely passing English. Zero belief that change was possible. In this raw, unfiltered episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews the 53-year-old Oklahoma native whose life exploded upward after hitting absolute bottom—proving one brutal truth: Nobody succeeds alone. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with...

Most entrepreneurs think funding is about money. It’s not. It’s about buying speed. In this hard-hitting episode of Total Disruption, host Mike Libecci sits down with serial entrepreneur and VC strategist Vidar Hokstad, who has spent 30 years building startups, from launching his first company at 19 to raising $6.5M and relocating an entire team across borders on first investment. Vidar pulls back the curtain on why 90% of VC pitches are rejected before the first meeting—and why most founders unknowingly disqualify themselves the moment they open their deck. This episode isn’t theory. It’s how venture capital actually works. You...

Most women aren’t living—they’re surviving. After 23 years as a psychotherapist, Catalina saw the same pattern everywhere: women feeling alone, disconnected, judged, and unheard. She saw it in her clients—and eventually, in herself. In this deeply human episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with the Romanian founder of the “A Live in Her” Global Movement, a community built to provide the safe space Catalina once desperately needed—but couldn’t find. This conversation isn’t about motivation posters or surface-level empowerment. It’s about real connection, clear communication, and rebuilding the “village” women were never meant to lose. You...

Most people are chasing the next book, retreat, or ceremony—convinced that will finally fix them. In this paradigm-shifting episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews Miguel Hernandez, licensed mental health therapist and creator of Sovereign Flow, who delivers a brutal truth most people don’t want to hear: You’re not broken. You never were. After a decade working with tribes in Washington State and five years deep in plant medicine practices, Miguel realized the real work wasn’t happening in the body—it was happening (or not happening) in the mind. This conversation dismantles the self-improvement addiction and replac...

Most people are chasing the next book, retreat, or ceremony—convinced that will finally fix them. In this paradigm-shifting episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews Miguel Hernandez, licensed mental health therapist and creator of Sovereign Flow, who delivers a brutal truth most people don’t want to hear: You’re not broken. You never were. After a decade working with tribes in Washington State and five years deep in plant medicine practices, Miguel realized the real work wasn’t happening in the body—it was happening (or not happening) in the mind. This conversation dismantles the self-improvement addiction and replac...

Most aspiring authors waste 3–4 years chasing traditional publishers—only to lose 80–90% of their royalties if they ever get a deal. In this game-changing episode of Total Disruption, Michael Libercci interviews Tyler Wagner, founder of Authors Unite, who cracked the publishing code at 19 and has helped over 5,000 people become best-selling authors over the last 15 years. Tyler breaks down why self-publishing is now the superior path for 90% of authors and how he reverse-engineered every major best-seller list. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episode hit home, here's how to take action: 🔥 Join The Conversation: Leave a r...

Most entrepreneurs think writing a book is about typing 50,000 words. They’re wrong—and that’s exactly why 90% of self-published books fail. In this no-BS episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews Scott Sery, professional ghostwriter and author educator, to expose the brutal truth behind books that actually build authority. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episode hit home, here's how to take action: 🔥 Join The Conversation: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just help us—it helps other entre...

You’ve been chasing the wrong thing. Goals are ego-driven lies. Gifts are divine assignments. In this paradigm-shifting episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with Mr. 2020 (yes, his legal name), a lifelong Napoleon Hill practitioner who proves the biggest lie holding entrepreneurs back is: “I’m not ready yet.” Key Takeaways: • Why he legally changed his name to Mr. 2020—and convinced a State Trooper and a judge it was brilliant • The fatal flaw in traditional goal-setting: moving from “imperfect → perfect” destroys momentum • Gifts vs. man-made goals: one is divine intervention, the other is ego noise • How a brutal corrections-offic...

Think working from home is the ultimate future of work? Think again. In this brutally honest episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with Borja Cuan, a 27-year digital marketing veteran who started at employee #29 of a company that scaled to several thousand—and witnessed the birth of Google firsthand. Now he issues a warning: Remote work is quietly sabotaging the careers of young professionals. This episode isn’t anti-remote work—it’s anti-career-stagnation. And Borja pulls zero punches. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episode hit home, here's how to take...

Most people believe pain = injury. But what if chronic pain has nothing to do with damaged tissue…and everything to do with your brain's alarm system? We sit down with physical therapist 𝗝𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱, who dismantles a 370-year-old medical myth and reveals why so many people stay stuck in pain despite surgeries, injections, and endless provider visits. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episode hit home, here's how to take action: 🔥 Join The Conversation: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just help us—it helps other entrepreneur...

What if your morning coffee is sabotaging everything you're trying to build? In this eye-opening Total Disruption episode, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with Steve Frazier, entrepreneur and author of "Release the Coffee Cuffs," who exposes caffeine as the socially-accepted drug destroying entrepreneur health. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something with it. If this episode hit home, here's how to take action: 🔥 Join The Conversation: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us which insight you're implementing first. Your feedback doesn't just help us—it helps other entrepreneurs find the show when they need...

What happens when a thriving CEO loses two-thirds of his company’s revenue… and every consulting door that should have opened slams shut? What happens when a man with the skill, the network, the experience—and the desperation—keeps hearing one word from Heaven: “NO.” In this soul-shaking episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning sits down with John “JR” Rennie, former software CEO and founder of Brushfires Ministries, to reveal the real story behind purpose, calling, obedience, and divine assignment. This isn’t a churchy conversation. This is raw, unfiltered spiritual awakening. You just heard it. Now it's time to do something wi...

Stop romanticizing the side hustle—it might be killing your primary business. In this explosive episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci dismantle the Instagram version of “multiple streams of income” and expose the brutal truth: most side hustles are actually profit-draining distractions disguised as opportunity. 💡 What You’ll Learn - The ONLY time a side hustle actually makes sense—and when it becomes toxic - The myth of "seven income streams" and why most people interpret it WRONG - Why real entrepreneurs don’t have random hustles—they have strategic revenue streams inside their existing business - How to diversif...

The economy isn't failing you—your preparation is. In this raw, no-nonsense episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci dismantle the "bad economy" excuse and reveal why most entrepreneurs and business owners are caught flat-footed when markets shift. What You'll Discover: The hosts pull no punches discussing why cyclical market downturns shouldn't surprise anyone—yet they do. Using real estate as a prime example, they expose how businesses react to predictable fourth-quarter slowdowns as if they're unprecedented disasters. The truth? If you're blindsided by economic shifts, you don't know your business well enough. You just heard it. Now...

Your online persona is either attracting opportunities—or quietly destroying them. In this no-fluff Total Disruption episode, Dr. Jake Clendenning and THE Michael Libercci deliver a wake-up call about how your digital footprint shapes your professional reputation, business growth, and personal brand. With over 2.5 million people currently job hunting post-layoffs, every post, comment, and story you share matters more than ever. The hosts tackle the question every entrepreneur must answer: 👉 Are you trying to impress strangers—or attract the right people? 💡 What You’ll Discover: 💬 The “jack-in-the-box” moment: When authenticity turns into oversharing ⚖️ The MyPillow Paradox: When passion becomes polarization 👀 The 27-year-old lesson tha...

If you still believe a 9-to-5 job is “safe,” this episode will shake that belief to the core. In The Death of Job Security, Dr. Jake Clendenning and THE Michael Libercci uncover the hard truth about why traditional employment is collapsing—and how the entrepreneur mindset is the only real form of stability left in 2025. Nearly 1 million layoffs hit in Q3 alone—cutting across tech, corporate America, and government sectors. Yet, entrepreneurs are thriving by embracing adaptability, strategy, and control. 💥 Key Breakthroughs Covered: • Why “stable employment” was a myth born from the Industrial Revolution • The brutal truth: security doesn’t come from employers—i...

If someone’s promising $25K/month in 90 days from Canva templates—this episode is for you. Dr. Jake and Michael expose the get-rich-quick epidemic hijacking the entrepreneurial mindset across social media. This isn’t soft coaching—it’s the wake-up call every serious entrepreneur needs. Here’s what you’ll learn: 🚫 The Scam Exposed: Why “instant retirement” business models are pure BS. 💰 Real Growth Reality: It takes time or money to build something real—period. 🧠 Mindset Lesson: The story of an entrepreneur who lived in his car before achieving true success. 🧩 The Hard Truth: Hate your 9–5? You’ll hate the 14-hour entrepreneurship grind even mo...

If you’re getting average results in business, this episode will hit home. Dr. Jake and Michael expose the retention crisis that’s sabotaging entrepreneurs everywhere — and share what top performers do differently to stay consistent and grow. Here’s what you’ll learn: 💥 The Retention Crisis: Why instant gratification is destroying long-term success. 🧠 Mindset Shift: When your “WHY” is big enough, the “HOW” gets easy. ⚙️ Working Hard vs. Working Right: The truth behind leadership development. 📈 Learning for Retention: How to identify your learning style for real transformation. 🗻 New Book Drop: Dr. Jake’s Days of High Adventure — raw lessons from the entrepreneurial battlefield. ...

🎯 THE GAME-CHANGING TRUTH: Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci expose why high performers obsess over perfect process, not perfect outcomes — and how you can do the same. If you’re chasing results instead of systems, this episode will flip your mindset and your success trajectory. 💡 BREAKTHROUGH INSIGHTS: ✅ Everyone Already Has Processes - You brush your teeth the same way every time (unconsciously perfect system) ✅ The A-Rod Formula - Yankees star's "perfect pregame routine" that led to championships ✅ "Watch The Film" - What every pro team does after wins AND losses (micro-adjustments that matter) ✅ Back to Basics Challenge - "Who gave you permission to...

What if the government offered to put $1 million in your bank account tomorrow? The catch? They'd sell off vast swaths of America's public lands to do it. This isn't science fiction. It's a very real proposal being discussed at the highest levels of government - and according to Dr. Jake Clendenning and Michael Libercci on Total Disruption, most Americans have no idea it's coming. 💥 You won’t believe what they uncovered. Learn what’s really at stake—and what it means for your financial future and America’s legacy. Watch the full episode now and join the conversation before it’s too late...