Success Leaves Clues

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Pedro sits down with Tony Chatman, executive coach, keynote speaker, former minister, and chemical engineer, to discuss how leaders can overcome resistance, navigate organizational change, and build businesses that support the life they truly want.

Tony shares his fascinating journey from engineering and ministry to speaking, consulting, and executive coaching. He reveals how understanding both systems and people has helped him guide executives, founders, and organizations through high-stakes transitions while creating cultures where individuals can thrive.

The conversation explores leadership, authenticity, burnout prevention, delegation, business growth...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, our guest is Patti Dayleg, career coach, leadership consultant, speaker, and founder of Dayleg Consulting, known for helping professionals and organizations improve performance through intentional career development, strategic time investment, and leadership growth. Patti shares valuable insights on how individuals can identify the activities that generate the greatest results, overcome limiting habits, expand their comfort zones, and create sustainable momentum in both their careers and personal lives. We explore practical approaches to productivity, career advancement, coaching, and professional development, along with strategies for making smarter decisions about where to focus time...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, Pedro sits down with Donnie Hill, founder and CEO of Live Maximizer, for a powerful conversation about leadership, resilience, identity, and building a meaningful life beyond work. Donnie opens up about being diagnosed with a neurological voice disorder at 19, losing his voice for months, and how that experience shaped his journey into coaching leaders under pressure.

Together, they explore what it means to lead with confidence without losing yourself in toxic workplace cultures, why “quiet leaders” often struggle inside highly competitive environments, and how burnout, layoffs, grief, and personal chal...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Pedro sits down with Vera Ilnyckyj to explore the realities of entrepreneurship, burnout, pricing, mindset, and building a business that actually aligns with your life. Vera shares her journey from corporate burnout, divorce, and job loss to becoming a successful coach helping women solopreneurs overcome overwhelm, gain clarity, and grow with confidence.

They dive deep into visibility fears, self-worth, boundaries, scaling a coaching business, pricing psychology, and why entrepreneurs must learn to honor their own energy before helping others. Vera also reveals how weekly CEO check-ins, strategic scheduling, and...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Pedro sits down with Fred Webster, a Career Ownership Coach with The Entrepreneur's Source, to discuss why so many professionals feel stuck in their careers and how entrepreneurship can become a pathway to greater freedom, fulfillment, and control over their future.

Drawing from more than 25 years of experience building and leading high-performing sales teams, Fred shares his journey from corporate leadership to coaching aspiring business owners. He opens up about the moment he realized that climbing the corporate ladder was no longer enough, how he discovered entrepreneurship through...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Pedro sits down with Angie Martin, founder of The Growth Manager, to explore her remarkable journey from launching her first business at just 12 years old to becoming a trusted mentor for entrepreneurs around the world.

Angie shares how her background in fashion, digital marketing, and business development shaped her unique approach to mentoring business owners. She opens up about the life-changing accident that left her with a brain injury, forcing her to completely rethink how she works, values her time, and serves her clients.

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In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Pedro sits down with Feras Alhlou, entrepreneur, consultant, author, and founder of Startup with Feras. Having built and sold multiple companies, generated over $70 million in sales, and achieved an eight-figure exit, Feras shares the lessons he's learned from decades of entrepreneurship and helping aspiring consultants build successful businesses.

Feras opens up about the layoff that unexpectedly pushed him into entrepreneurship, the realities of building a business from scratch, and why success is rarely as fast or easy as social media makes it seem. He discusses the importance of...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Pedro sits down with Anika Zubair, a customer success leader, entrepreneur, and coach who has helped thousands of professionals accelerate their careers and transform customer success teams into revenue-driving growth engines.

Anika shares her inspiring journey from leading global customer success teams to building her own successful coaching and consulting business. She discusses the mindset shifts required to leave corporate life, the power of niching down, how she leveraged podcasting and content creation to grow her brand, and why betting on yourself is often the key to unlocking...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Pedro sits down with Alexandra Mahanna, founder of Alexandra Mahanna Leadership, to explore her remarkable journey from serving in the U.S. Navy to becoming a leadership coach helping professionals navigate growth, change, and high-pressure leadership challenges.

Alexandra shares how a leadership coaching course during her military career sparked a passion that eventually led her to build her own coaching business. She opens up about the identity shift from military service to entrepreneurship, overcoming imposter syndrome, and helping leaders develop the confidence and clarity needed to make better...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Pedro sits down with Yamarie Negron, founder of Namaste and Slay, to discuss her powerful journey from corporate burnout, workplace toxicity, and personal struggles to building a thriving coaching and consulting business focused on trauma-informed leadership and workplace transformation.

Yamarie shares how losing her corporate role became the catalyst for launching her coaching business, why so many high-achieving professionals unknowingly follow someone else's definition of success, and how leaders can avoid burnout by understanding their true capacity—mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

The conversation dives de...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, our guest is Karen Huller, career strategist, executive coach, speaker, and founder of Epic Careering, a company dedicated to helping professionals navigate career transitions, strengthen their personal brands, and achieve meaningful career growth. With extensive experience guiding job seekers, executives, and career changers through today's evolving employment landscape, Karen shares practical insights on standing out in competitive markets, leveraging networking effectively, building a compelling professional brand, and overcoming the obstacles that often prevent talented individuals from reaching their full potential. We also discuss the mindset shifts required for career reinvention, how...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, our guest is Phil Buckley, an internationally recognized leadership expert, executive coach, keynote speaker, and author known for his work in change leadership, organizational transformation, and helping leaders navigate complexity in today's rapidly evolving business environment. With decades of experience working with executives and organizations around the world, Phil shares powerful insights on leading through uncertainty, building resilient teams, managing resistance to change, and developing the mindset required for sustainable success. We also explore the human side of leadership, why emotional intelligence matters more than ever, and how leaders can create...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Pedro sits down with Katherine Virdi for a deep conversation about executive coaching, leadership development, business growth, emotional intelligence, and the realities of helping organizations scale successfully. Coming from a strong human resources background, Katherine shares how she unexpectedly transitioned into executive coaching and built a career helping CEOs, executives, and emerging leaders navigate difficult conversations, team alignment, accountability, and organizational change.

Throughout the episode, Katherine explains why leadership problems often go much deeper than performance metrics, how rapid company growth can expose weaknesses inside executive teams, and...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Pedro sits down with Karl Becker, founder of Improving Sales Performance and Live Event Production Academy, to explore the real drivers behind meaningful business transformation. Karl shares how he accidentally found his path into coaching, why most business challenges run deeper than surface-level problems, and how leadership, trust, and team alignment create lasting growth. From mentoring executives and navigating complex company dynamics to helping entrepreneurs stop trying to do everything themselves, this conversation delivers powerful insights on coaching, sales leadership, culture, and sustainable success.



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In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, our guest is Dr. Ken Keis, a globally recognized expert in leadership development, self-awareness, values-based living, and behavioral assessment. As the founder and CEO of CRG Consulting Resource Group, Dr. Keis has spent decades helping leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations unlock greater performance through a deeper understanding of personality, character, purpose, and values. In this conversation, we explore the critical role self-awareness plays in leadership effectiveness, personal growth, team dynamics, and long-term success, along with practical insights for identifying what truly drives motivation and fulfillment. Whether you're a business owner, executive, coach...

In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, Pedro sits down with Megan Sumrell, CEO of The Pink Bee and creator of the TOP Program, to explore why traditional productivity systems fail so many women and how to build a life that creates both success and freedom.

Megan shares her journey from leading global IT organizations to building a business that has helped over 15,000 women reclaim their time, reduce mental overload, and create sustainable work-life harmony. She opens up about the identity shift of leaving the corporate world, rebuilding confidence as a new entrepreneur, and learning how to...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, our guest is Ange Dove, also known as The Unchained Coach, a messaging strategist, career coach, and founder with more than two decades of experience helping professionals, leaders, founders, and experts articulate their value with clarity and confidence. Ange shares why many highly capable people remain overlooked despite their accomplishments, how messaging shapes perception and authority, and why being the best-kept secret in the room can limit career and business growth. We explore personal branding, career pivots, leadership visibility, communicating your expertise, and the practical steps professionals can take to become...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, our guest is Paul Cronin, executive coach, leadership advisor, facilitator, and business growth strategist who helps leaders, coaches, and organizations unlock greater impact through meaningful relationships, strategic partnerships, and authentic leadership. Drawing from his extensive experience working with professionals and businesses, Paul shares valuable insights on building a powerful network, creating sustainable growth without sacrificing personal connection, and overcoming the common challenges that come with scaling service-based businesses. We discuss the importance of relational depth, collaboration, joint ventures, leadership development, and how entrepreneurs can move beyond the limitations of trading time...

In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, Pedro sits down with executive coach and leadership transformation expert Michelle Scott to explore the hidden cost of success, burnout, and what it truly means to lead from alignment instead of constant hustle.

Michelle shares her powerful “double burnout” story — first as a CPA in the corporate world and later as a stay-at-home mom — and how those experiences pushed her toward coaching, spiritual psychology, and helping high-performing leaders create sustainable success without sacrificing their peace and well-being.

They dive deep into coaching business growth, leadership presence, pricing coaching services...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, our guest is Alison Godfrey, a communication and copywriting professional whose career journey began in education, teaching English to non-native speakers before transitioning into the world of marketing, messaging, and business communication. Alison shares how her passion for helping people learn evolved into helping businesses and professionals communicate more effectively, build stronger connections, and create greater impact through the power of words. We explore the lessons she learned along the way, the skills that transfer across industries, and her insights on personal growth, entrepreneurship, and effective communication in today’s fast-changing wo...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Pedro sits down with Enna Jimenez, CEO of EJ Consulting Group, speaker, author, and leadership coach.

Enna shares her journey from mentoring professionals in corporate America to building a purpose-driven coaching and consulting business focused on helping high-performing women lead with confidence, authenticity, and impact. She discusses the importance of personal branding, leadership development, credibility, and creating opportunities for others to succeed.

The conversation also explores Enna's innovative Coaching Experience, a live event designed to connect people with coaches through real coaching sessions, making...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Pedro sits down with Hazel Russo, an EMCC-accredited executive coach, coaching supervisor, and creator of the Lumination coaching game. With more than 25 years of experience helping leaders and professionals create meaningful transformation, Hazel shares the remarkable journey that led her into coaching and the lessons she learned while building a thriving business.

Hazel opens up about discovering coaching through personal development work, landing her first paying clients, and embracing the identity of being a coach. She discusses the challenges of marketing, networking, pricing, and growing a sustainable coaching practice...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), host Davis Nguyen sits down with the founders of LiveWright, a husband-and-wife team who have spent more than 45 years helping executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders build extraordinary careers while creating meaningful, fulfilling lives. Drawing from decades of coaching experience and research, they share insights from working with leaders of multi-million, billion-dollar, and global organizations.

Dr. Bob and Dr. Judith discuss the hidden challenges that successful executives face, including imposter syndrome, burnout, lack of fulfillment, and developmental blind spots. They explain why purpose-driven leadership creates better business...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Pedro sits down with Davis Nguyen, founder of Purple Circle and My Consulting Offer, to discuss the realities of scaling a coaching business without sacrificing your lifestyle.

Davis shares his journey from building a side business to creating multiple seven- and eight-figure coaching companies. He explains the four levels of business growth, the biggest mistakes coaches make when trying to scale, and why many business owners focus on the wrong problems.

You'll learn how successful coaches generate consistent leads, improve...

In this powerful follow-up episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Davis Nguyen sits down once again with career coach Curtis Butler to discuss the incredible growth of his coaching business, the lessons he's learned, and the personal challenges he's overcome since their last conversation.

Curtis shares how he transitioned from a successful 30-year career in finance into coaching, despite financial uncertainty and family pressures. He opens up about the struggles of entrepreneurship, the importance of mentorship, and how staying committed to his mission of helping students, graduates, and families has transformed both his business and his life.<...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Davis Nguyen sits down with Rachael O'Meara, former Google leader, bestselling author of Pause, and executive career coach, to explore how high achievers can break free from burnout, self-doubt, and analysis paralysis.

Rachael shares her personal journey from struggling with burnout during her 13-year career at Google to building a thriving coaching business that helps ambitious tech leaders gain clarity, confidence, and career fulfillment. She also reveals how joining Purple Circle transformed her business by creating a consistent flow of leads, sales, and sustainable growth.

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In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Davis Nguyen sits down with Alex Barker, pharmacist, entrepreneur, and founder of a successful career coaching company, to discuss the lessons learned from building, scaling, and transforming a coaching business.

Alex shares his journey from being an unhappy pharmacist to helping hundreds of pharmacists land better careers while growing a team-driven coaching business. He opens up about the challenges of hiring the wrong people, managing an underperforming team, creating consistent revenue, and making difficult leadership decisions that ultimately changed the trajectory of his company.

Together, Davis...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets) our guest is Max Martina, entrepreneur, leadership advisor, and business strategist, who shares powerful insights on personal energy management, purpose-driven leadership, founder burnout, and building a business that aligns with your strengths. Max breaks down how entrepreneurs and high performers can identify their deepest sources of energy, conduct personal energy audits, delegate energy-draining tasks, and create sustainable long-term success without sacrificing fulfillment. This conversation is packed with practical strategies for founders, coaches, executives, and ambitious professionals looking to operate at their highest level while building meaningful work and...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), the host is Pedro and guest Forrest Derr, a fractional integrator and COO who helps founders turn chaotic, owner-dependent companies into structured, scalable businesses that can run without them.

Forrest shares hard truths from working with scaling founders between $2M–$50M revenue, where the real bottleneck is often not the team—but the owner themselves. He breaks down why accountability issues usually come from lack of clarity, how empowering teams changes everything, and why most founders unknowingly build businesses that trap them instead of freeing them.

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets) our guest is Rob Craven, an experienced business growth expert, speaker, and leadership strategist who shares powerful insights on scaling a business, building stronger teams, improving leadership, and creating long-term success without burnout. Rob breaks down the mindset, strategy, and practical systems that help entrepreneurs and professionals move from surviving to truly growing in today’s competitive world. Whether you're a business owner, coach, leader, or someone looking to level up your career, this conversation is packed with actionable advice and real-world experience you can apply immediately.

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), Pedro sits down with Elisa Dibble, a marketing and career coach with over 12 years of experience in staffing, recruiting, and creative industries. Elisa shares her journey from working in the staffing world to building her own coaching business focused on helping high-level creatives and marketers land new roles, secure promotions, and make meaningful career shifts in a short timeframe.

They explore her transition from corporate structure to entrepreneurship, the layoffs that accelerated her leap into coaching full-time, and how she naturally built her niche by working...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets, our guest is Sarah Singer, a leadership strategist, HR consultant, and business advisor who helps organizations improve performance through stronger people strategy, communication, and leadership development. Sarah shares powerful insights on hiring the right people, building resilient workplace cultures, navigating leadership challenges, and why emotional intelligence and psychology are critical for long-term business success. We also dive into the mistakes companies make when scaling teams, how leaders can create accountability without burnout, and the mindset shifts needed to build high-performing organizations in today’s fast-changing workplace. Whether you’re a...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), Pedro sits down with keynote speaker, business coach, and sales expert Sarah Walton to unpack the deeper truth behind burnout, business growth, and personal transformation. Sarah shares how her journey from managing multi-million dollar operations in New York tech led her into coaching high-performing women who feel exhausted, disconnected, and stuck despite outward success.

They dive into identity shifts, wealth consciousness, slow mornings, relationships, coaching businesses, niching myths, and why success without self-connection eventually falls apart. Sarah also opens up about building a coaching business through...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), Pedro sits down with Jamie Shapiro, Master Certified Executive Leadership Coach, organizational psychologist, and author of Brilliant: Be the Leader Who Shines Brightly Without Burning Out. Jamie shares her journey from a corporate IT executive role to building a coaching practice focused on CEOs of public companies and executive teams.

They explore her unconventional approach to business, where she follows intuition, takes aligned action, and pivots quickly when something feels misaligned. Jamie opens up about the early struggles of building her coaching business, unlearning corporate and...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), our guest is Kelli Kombat, a career and leadership professional passionate about helping individuals navigate career transitions, personal growth, and professional reinvention with clarity and confidence. Kelli shares insights on overcoming career stagnation, building authentic leadership skills, navigating change in today’s evolving workplace, and creating a career path aligned with purpose and long-term fulfillment. We also explore the mindset challenges professionals face when stepping into new opportunities, the importance of self-awareness in career development, and practical strategies for growth, resilience, and success in both business and life. Wh...

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), Pedro sits down with Susan Power, founder of Power Up Leadership, to discuss how coaching is evolving in the age of AI while still keeping the human connection at the center. Susan shares her journey from HR consulting to executive coaching, helping leaders and hyper-growth companies improve leadership, emotional intelligence, and team performance.

They dive into scaling a coaching business, preventing burnout, building strong leadership systems, and why AI should support coaches instead of replacing them completely. Susan also opens up about vulnerability in leadership, coaching...

In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, Pedro Stein sits down with Heidi Kasevich, PhD, the founder of Kase Leadership and former Director of Education for Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution. Heidi discusses her journey from high school history teacher to a leading advocate for quiet leadership in both educational and corporate environments. She breaks down her signature "Strength-Stretch-Restore" method, designed to help introverts expand their influence by setting manageable "stretch goals" while prioritizing essential "restoration" time to prevent burnout. Whether you are an introverted leader looking to find your voice or an organization aiming to move from "extrovert-friendly" to...

In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets our guest is Margaret Romney, a business strategist and coach known for helping purpose-driven professionals bridge the gap between meaningful work and sustainable profit. Margaret shares powerful insights on navigating the tension between impact and income, why so many heart-centered entrepreneurs struggle to scale, and how to build a business that aligns with both your values and financial goals without burning out. Whether you're early in your career or refining your path, this conversation dives into the mindset, strategy, and emotional intelligence required to thrive in today’s evolving professional landscape.

In this powerful and deeply relatable episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with sales coach Yaacov Steinberg to uncover the real reason why so many talented creatives struggle to sell—despite producing work their clients genuinely love.

Yaacov opens up about his journey from being an introverted outsider growing up—navigating ADHD, sensitivity, and social challenges—to becoming a top-performing sales professional and trusted coach. Instead of relying on traditional “pushy” sales tactics, he developed a human-centered approach rooted in psychology, empathy, and genuine connection.

This episode dives deep into...

In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with financial coach Mike Crofts, a former touring musician turned certified financial coach, to explore how he transformed personal debt struggles into a thriving coaching business focused on financial freedom, behavior change, and long-term wealth building.

Mike shares how burnout during his music career led him into a deep financial collapse after the 2008 crash—and how that moment ultimately became the turning point that pushed him into the world of financial coaching. What started as learning how to get out of...