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Ready to level up your business, career, and personal life? Join Host Sana on BIZBLEND for daily live shows featuring raw, honest conversations with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers. Get practical advice, success stories, and actionable tips to overcome real-world challenges—all with a dash of fun and inspiration! Whether you’re building a business, advancing your career, or chasing personal growth, this is your go-to podcast for motivation and strategy.
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Mindset Under Fire: Sandy Cohan on Belief, Grit and Focus
4d ago00:27:53Tap to summarizeTalent is common. So is effort. So what actually separates the people who go the distance, in sport, in business, in life? Sandy Cohan says it's not what happens on the ice. It's what happens in your head when the pressure builds.Mental performance coach Sandy Cohan breaks down mindset as a skill you can build, not a trait you're born with: why focus is the foundation, how belief feeds confidence, and how the best performers learn to act with emotion, not because of it.About the Guest:Sandy Cohan is a mindset and mental performance coach and founder of Mental Edge Hockey. A former professional hockey player, he has spent over 15 years coaching Olympians, pro athletes, and executives, and is the author of the 99 Rules series. Key Takeaways:Mindset isn't a personality trait you either have or don't. It can be taught, learned, and grown.Real mental skill isn't blocking thoughts out. It's locking in, because the brain works on do's, not don'ts.Define what success means first. Without a destination, you can't tell whether you're on track or off.Confidence is what you see above ground; belief is the roots below it. No roots, no tree.If you wouldn't say it to a friend, you can't think it about yourself. Be your biggest critic and your biggest fan.Elite performers act with emotion, not because of it. Their "reaction" is actually a trained response.Connect With the Guest:Website: sandycohan.comInstagramLinkedinMental Edge Hockey: mentaledgehockey.comLatest book: 99 Rules to Be Unshakeable Under Fire (sandycohan.com and Amazon)Episode Chapters (approx.):[00:00] Talent Is Common: what really separates those who go the distance[01:00] Off the Ice: Sandy's shift from skill coach to mindset coach[06:00] Talent Moves the Needle, Mindset Moves the Mountain[09:00] The Foundation Is Focus: the base everything else stacks on[14:00] Lock In, Don't Block Out: the biggest myth about mental toughness[22:00] Play the What-If Game to the Positive: belief, roots, and confidence[25:00] Be Your Biggest Fan: the self-talk rule that changes everything[31:00] Acting With Emotion, Not Because of It: the trained response of the best🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #BizBlend #Mindset #MentalPerformance #PerformanceCoaching #HighPerformance #Resilience #Focus #GritAndGrowth #ConfidenceBuilding #SportsPsychology #LeadershipMindset #SelfTalk #MentalToughness
Transcribe →From Individual Contributor to Manager: Alicia Rius on BizBlend
4d ago00:33:15Tap to summarizeYou were the best at the work. Then you got promoted, and suddenly the job is about other people, not your own output, and nobody hands you a manual.Leadership coach Alicia Rius unpacks why the move from individual contributor to manager is a career change, not a reward, why it can feel like grieving your old identity, and the honest conversations that help you lead with clarity, not burnout.About the Guest:Alicia Rius is a leadership coach who helps first-time managers lead with clarity. She built her career leading multicultural teams across Barcelona and Amsterdam, co-founded a startup, and wrote Lead With Clarity.Key Takeaways:A promotion is a career change, not a reward. Your value shifts from personal output to collective output.What got you here won't get you there. The work that earned the promotion is what you must release.New managers stay inconsistent because the old way feels safe, and that back-and-forth quietly unsettles the team.The hard part of management is human, not technical. Have the honest conversation instead of avoiding it.Pick one habit that's getting in your way this week, let it go, and focus on the next step. Connect With the Guest:Book & website: hiveteamcoaching.com/bookFirm: hiveteamcoaching.comLinkedIn Episode Chapters (approx.):[00:00] The Job Nobody Prepares You For: the leap from doing the work to leading the people[00:45] From Copywriter to Team Lead: Alicia's path from Barcelona to Amsterdam[06:30] A Career Change, Not a Reward: where your value comes from once you manage[10:30] "You Are a Speed Train": the feedback that humbled a high performer[16:00] Grieving the High Performer: why new managers feel inconsistent and lost[20:00] The Leadership Triangle: three conversations that build clarity and credibility[28:00] One Thing to Try This Week: lead well, lead human🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #BizBlend #Leadership #NewManager #FirstTimeManager #LeadershipDevelopment #ManagementTips #LeadershipCoaching #TeamBuilding #WorkplaceWellbeing #LeadWithClarity #CareerGrowth #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipMindset
Transcribe →Why People Choose to Follow You: Authentic Leadership and the Three Qualities of True Leaders | Larry Robertson on BizBlend
5d ago00:32:12Tap to summarizeYou can be the smartest person in the room. The most strategic. The most driven. And still walk out wondering why no one is actually following you. Because here is the thing nobody really wants to admit: people don't owe us their attention, their trust, or their best work. They choose. And if leadership is essentially asking other people to come with you, then the only question that really matters is, why would they?In this episode of BizBlend, global leadership expert Larry Robertson joins Sana for a grounded, story-rich conversation about what makes someone genuinely worth following. Drawing on three decades of advising executives at organisations like Goldman Sachs, BHP, PwC, and Qantas, and his own beginnings as a young army officer in Hong Kong, Larry unpacks the three qualities at the heart of true leadership: Authenticity, Empathy, and Intent.About the Guest:Larry Robertson is a global leadership expert, founder of the leadership and communication consultancy Robertson Burns, and author of Why Listen To, Work With and Follow You? The 3 Qualities of True Leaders. A former British Army officer who began his leadership career as a young platoon commander in Hong Kong, he later moved into advertising before settling in Australia and founding Robertson Burns in 1993. For more than 30 years he has coached executives across 30 countries at organisations including Ashurst, AstraZeneca, BHP, Boston Consulting Group, Coutts & Co, Fujitsu, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, PwC, Qantas, and The Royal Bank of Canada.Key Takeaways:Leadership is not about position, it's about disposition. Your rank, title, or résumé gets you in the room. Whether anyone genuinely listens, trusts, or follows you is decided by who you actually are once you arrive.Listening is voluntary, and so is following. Nobody has to listen to you. People choose, every single day, and the question worth asking yourself is what you are giving them to choose.You don't succeed alone, no matter how the story sounds. Even the solo athlete who walks the course alone got there on the back of coaches, parents, sponsors, and people who believed in them. Same is true for every founder, every executive.The leader should be the last to speak. Set the tone, name the purpose, invite contribution, and then stop. If you put your view on the table first, you've shut down everyone else's, and you'll never hear what they really think.Higher intent beats bonuses and promotions. People work harder for a purpose they believe in than for a payout. Get them connected to why the work matters, and the rest of motivation handles itself.The three qualities of true leadership. Authenticity (the real you, not the performance of you). Empathy (curiosity, listening, real connection). Intent (a clear, shared sense of where this is all going and why).The best leaders don't take themselves seriously. They take the work seriously, they take their people seriously, and they leave the ego at the door.Connect With the Guest:Website (Consultancy): https://www.robertsonburns.comWebsite (Personal): https://www.larryrobertson.netLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryrobertsontrueleadership/Email: larry@robertsonburns.comBook on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Listen-Work-Follow-You/dp/1800817517Episode Chapters:[00:00] Cold Open — The Question Behind Every Failed Strategy[02:30] Welcome to BizBlend and Meet Larry Robertson[04:00] Why None of Us Actually Succeed Alone[09:00] Position vs Disposition: What Real Leadership Looks Like[14:00] A Young Army Officer in Hong Kong: The Lesson That Stuck[18:30] Why Smart, Driven Leaders Still Get No Buy-In[20:00] Inside a Team Meeting: Where the Gap Actually Shows Up[26:00] Engagement as the Job of Every Leader[31:00] Handling Difficult Conversations Through Higher Intent[37:00] What to Hear If You're Quietly Wondering Whether People Believe in You[40:30] Closing Reflections and How to Connect🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #AuthenticLeadership #TrueLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #HumanLeadership #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadingWithEmpathy #ExecutiveCoaching #LarryRobertson #RobertsonBurns #BusinessLeadership #PeopleFirst #BizBlend #LeadWellLeadHuman
Transcribe →When to Patent Your Idea: IP Protection for Founders and Solo Inventors | Austin Bonderer on BizBlend
5d ago00:25:36Tap to summarizeYou had the idea. You did the work. You built something that didn't exist before you made it. And somewhere in the back of your mind, often at the front, sits the same fear every founder carries: what if someone with more money, more reach, and more resources sees what you've created and just takes it?In this episode of BizBlend, registered patent attorney Austin Bonderer joins Sana for a grounded, honest conversation about how solo inventors, bootstrapped founders, and creators can actually protect their intellectual property without bleeding cash to a fancy law firm. They unpack what really happens inside the USPTO, why timing matters more than budget, and how the most expensive patent mistake is almost always made before the application is ever filed.About the Guest:Austin Bonderer is a registered patent attorney with more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law and the founder of The Law Office of Austin Bonderer, PC. He is listed as Attorney of Record on over 700 issued U.S. patents, is a former U.S. Patent Examiner at the USPTO, and previously served as Head of U.S. Patent Prosecution for the Nano Technology Group at a company ranked in the top 30 of the Fortune Global 500. His mission is to make patents and trademarks obtainable for everyone, not just those with the deepest pockets.Key Takeaways:A patent is a savings account, not a windfall. It only becomes valuable once you do the hard work of bringing the product to market and proving traction; the patent itself just protects the space you grow into.Timing is the most expensive variable. The U.S. gives you one year from first public disclosure to file. Most other countries give you zero. Miss that window and your idea is fair game forever.The biggest IP mistake isn't legal, it's behavioral. Founders disclose, sell, or showcase too early, then call an attorney two years later and find out it's too late.Big firm prices don't always mean big firm value. A junior associate billed at $500/hour drafts your patent, a partner reviews it, you pay for both, and most of that money funds overhead, not expertise.Patent examiners are not a monolith. With 8,500+ examiners at the USPTO, each one effectively runs their own micro-office; outcomes can swing based on personality, point systems, and individual gatekeeping styles.Build the legal relationship early. Most patent attorneys will give you genuinely useful free guidance in an introductory call. Founders don't need to wait until they have revenue to start the conversation.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://www.bondererpatents.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-bonderer-a0b08b3/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AustinThePatentAttorneyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/austin_the_patent_attorneyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@austin.the.patentEpisode Chapters:[00:00] Cold Open — The Fear Every Founder Carries[02:30] Meet Austin Bonderer and the Mission Behind His Firm[04:50] The Real Cost Misconception About Patents[08:20] The One-Year Window That Sinks Most Inventors[10:30] Why Big Law Firm Bills Are Built Around Overhead[13:30] Inside the USPTO: What 8,500 Examiners Actually Look Like[18:30] The Single Biggest Mistake Founders Make[22:00] Why Lower Cost Doesn't Mean Lower Quality[27:30] Closing Reflections and How to Connect🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #PatentLaw #IntellectualProperty #StartupAdvice #PatentAttorney #SolopreneurTips #BootstrappedFounders #IPProtection #InventorJourney #TrademarkLaw #USPTO #LegalForFounders #AustinBonderer #BizBlend
Transcribe →The Courage Economy: How Lie Economies Quietly Kill Organizations | Thane Bellomo on BizBlend
6d ago00:26:39Tap to summarizeMost companies don't fail because of a broken strategy. They fail because no one in the room is willing to say what everyone already knows. The vision is on the wall, the values are printed, the off-sites are booked, and underneath all of it sits a quiet culture of comfortable lies that erode trust, slow decisions, and push the best people out the door.In this episode of BizBlend, executive coach and author Thane Bellomo joins Sana to unpack the "Courage Economy", his framework for organizations that choose truth over comfort. You'll learn what a "lie economy" actually costs, why leaders quietly protect it, and what it takes to make honesty the more rational choice on a team, in a department, or across an entire company.About the GuestThane Bellomo is an executive coach, speaker, and organizational development practitioner with more than 25 years inside Fortune 500 companies and high-pressure industries. He is the founder of Bellomo Leadership, author of Teamwork in Talent Development and The Courage to Lead, and the creator of the forthcoming book The Courage Economy.Key TakeawaysThe real problem is comfort, not strategy. When organizations optimize for frictionless harmony, they accidentally optimize for lies, because honest feedback feels too uncomfortable to give.Small lies compound into "management debt." Each soft-pedalled conversation, each unspoken truth, adds up to slower decisions, lower trust, and shrinking innovation capacity.Lie economies protect the people who built them. Many leaders rose by being skilled at navigating dysfunction, which is exactly why they're reluctant to dismantle it.Important work is the first pillar of courage. When the work genuinely matters, people stop tolerating half-truths because the cost of lies becomes higher than the cost of honesty.The best people leave first. A lie economy doesn't just hurt culture, it bleeds out your most committed contributors and leaves you with political operators and quiet quitters.You don't need a company-wide overhaul to start. A single team leader can build a courage economy inside their department, simply by making truth the most rational choice in the room.Connect With the GuestLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thanebellomo/Website: https://www.thanebellomo.comSubstack (The Courage Economy): https://thane.substack.comEpisode Chapters[00:00] Cold Open — The Strategy Problem That Isn't[02:30] Meet Thane Bellomo and the Courage Economy[05:45] From Nuclear Plants to a New Theory of Culture[08:20] What a "Lie Economy" Actually Looks Like[14:30] Why Leaders Quietly Protect the Status Quo[19:00] The Human Cost: How Lie Economies Diminish People[26:00] Where to Find Thane's Work and Closing Reflections🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #CourageEconomy #LeadershipPodcast #OrganizationalCulture #ExecutiveCoaching #HonestLeadership #WorkplaceCulture #BusinessGrowth #LeadershipDevelopment #CultureChange #SustainableLeadership #TeamPerformance #ThaneBellomo #BizBlend
Transcribe →Authentic Style and Color: How Self-Knowledge Shapes Your Business Presence, with Julie Grimm
6d ago00:31:23Tap to summarizeWhat if the most strategic move you could make for your business presence had nothing to do with blending in, and everything to do with knowing exactly who you are? On this episode of BizBlend, host Sana sits with color analyst and personal style consultant Julie Grimm to explore why how you show up is a leadership tool, not a vanity project.For founders, executives, and anyone building a personal brand, this conversation unpacks how color theory, authenticity, and self-awareness influence trust, presence, and decision fatigue. Julie shares why the masks we wear at work are not the problem, the problem is when we forget how to take them off. A grounded conversation for anyone ready to stop performing and start showing up as themselves.ABOUT THE GUEST:Julie Grimm is a color analyst and personal style consultant based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and a spiritual guide and energy healing practitioner. Her color work has been featured at events like Allure's Best of Beauty in New York City, and she has consulted with organizations including Boston Business Journal's CEO Mentoring program and McKinsey. Her work sits at the intersection of color science, self-expression, and authentic presence.KEY TAKEAWAYS:How you present yourself is a communication tool. The only real question is whether you are using it on purpose or by accident.Trust starts with harmony. When the inside and outside of a leader feel aligned, people sense it, even before they can explain why.Masks are not the enemy. The boardroom version of you, the client-facing version, the at-home version, are all fine. The problem begins when you cannot take the mask off.Color analysis cuts decision fatigue. A clear personal palette saves time, money, and mental energy on something founders deal with every single morning.Authenticity is not the same as sameness. You can shift tone, style, and presence for different rooms, as long as you stay rooted in who you actually are.We have blind spots about ourselves. An outside, trained eye sees what we cannot. ChatGPT will not give you honest fashion feedback. A professional will.CONNECT WITH JULIE:Color analysis website: https://www.julie-grimm.comSpiritual guidance and free intuition workbook: https://www.instagram.com/spiritual_studies_institute/Instagram: @julie.e.grimmEPISODE CHAPTERS:[00:00] Showing Up Is a Tool — the case for intentional business presence (approx.)[04:30] Trust, Harmony, and the Hodgepodge Effect — why misalignment costs credibility (approx.)[09:15] From Scientist to Spiritual Guide — Julie's path into color analysis (approx.)[14:20] The Personality Mask — when fitting in stops working (approx.)[19:00] Uniforms for Every Room — choosing how to show up, on purpose (approx.)[23:40] Color, Decision Fatigue, and the Founder's Morning — practical impact for leaders (approx.)[29:00] Where to Begin — why outside eyes beat blind spots every time (approx.)🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #bizblend #colorAnalysis #personalstyle #personalbranding #authenticleadership #founders #businesspresence #leadership #womeninbusiness #ceomindset #entrepreneurship #executivepresence #selfawareness #confidence
Transcribe →When AI Becomes a Real Business Asset, Not a Buzzword with Vikram Chalana
1w ago00:36:13Tap to summarizeEveryone is talking about AI. Every product is announcing an AI strategy. But underneath the noise, a quieter question keeps surfacing for founders and leaders: are we actually getting value from this, or are we just spending on it? In this BizBlend conversation, Sana sits with Vikram Chalana, Co-Founder and CEO of Pictory, to separate genuine AI value from FOMO-driven adoption.If you've ever felt the pressure to move faster on AI but weren't sure where to start, this episode is a grounded reset. Vikram shares what most businesses get wrong about AI adoption, why discipline and clarity matter more than urgency, where AI still struggles, and the simple founder principle that protects you from chasing every shift: fall in love with the problem, not the solution.About the Guest:Vikram Chalana is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pictory, one of the fastest-growing AI video platforms in the world, ranked #616 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and #19 in the AI and Data category. He has been working in AI for over three decades, from his PhD research to enterprise software and now generative AI, and previously co-founded Winshuttle, an enterprise software company. Key Takeaways:AI isn't a 2022 phenomenon. It has moved through multiple waves of excitement and quiet over the last three decades, and the current ChatGPT era is one chapter, not the whole story.Most businesses adopt AI without a clear business outcome. Without a defined goal — save time, make money, create content faster — adoption stalls and people churn.Hidden adoption is a leadership problem. When teams use AI quietly because nobody set the expectation to share it, you lose the compounding value of best practices.AI still struggles with exception handling. In finance, accounting, and other regulated, rule-heavy work, the technology gap is real and worth respecting.Building is no longer the hard part. Demand creation and reaching the right audience remain the toughest challenge for any founder.Fall in love with the problem, not your solution. The why stays steady even when the who and the how change.Perfect is the enemy of good. Real-world feedback is the only signal that matters, so launch before it feels ready.Connect With Vikram Chalana:LinkedIn: Vikram ChalanaWebsite: pictory.aiEpisode Chapters:[00:00] Cold Open — Adopting AI vs building with AI, the difference that matters[03:57] Meet Vikram Chalana — 30 years in AI, before ChatGPT made it a household word[06:54] AI Didn't Start With ChatGPT — A quick history of the waves[09:50] What Most Businesses Get Wrong About AI Value[12:42] Leadership vs Technology — Why hidden AI use is a culture problem (approx.)[16:50] Where AI Still Falls Short — Exception handling, finance, compliance (approx.)[20:30] The Real Startup Challenge — Demand creation, not building (approx.)[31:30] Staying Anchored When the Ground Keeps Shifting — Meditation, instincts, and the why (approx.)[36:00] One Message for Leaders Sitting With AI Uncertainty🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. 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Transcribe →The Quiet Discipline Behind Category-Leading Businesses with Fahad Farhat
1w ago00:30:54Tap to summarizeMost people think the gap between an average business and a category leader comes down to luck, timing, or talent. Fahad Farhat sees it differently. In this BizBlend conversation with Sana, the founder of Art of Greatness unpacks why consistency, self-leadership, and the willingness to buy your time back are the real engines behind sustainable growth, in real estate, entrepreneurship, and life.If you've ever measured success by the result instead of the work, this episode is a quiet reframe. Fahad shares what shifts when you stop chasing motivation and start practicing discipline, why obsession with improvement beats raw talent, and how the right kind of leadership starts long before the title shows up.About the Guest:Fahad Farhat is the Founder and CEO of Art of Greatness, a company transforming properties into top-performing short-term rentals across North America. With a background leading large teams at Saks Fifth Avenue Canada and operating number-one ranked rentals in Toronto, Muskoka, and Miami, he blends luxury hospitality, operational precision, and entrepreneurial thinking.Key Takeaways:Leadership is not a title. It's the ability to inspire, take feedback honestly, and stay even-keeled when everyone is watching how you respond.Hard work and consistency beat talent over time. Most people focus on the result; the real game is the daily action that gets you there.Discipline outweighs motivation. Motivation comes and goes. Discipline shows up on the days you don't feel like it, and that's where results actually live.Continuous, never-ending improvement is the differentiator between businesses that plateau and businesses that compound. Invest in coaching, mentorship, and your own growth.Buy your time back. Audit what only you can do, delegate the rest, and protect the hours that actually move the needle.Obsession is not the same as burnout. Genuine, soulful investment in your work feels different from grinding through misalignment.Connect With Fahad Farhat:Instagram: @ffrealtorLinkedIn: Fahad FarhatFacebook: Fahad Farhat – Luxe ListingsWebsite: artofgreatness.coPodcast: Art of Greatness on Apple PodcastsReferenced episode link - https://bizblend.captivate.fm/episode/stop-being-the-bottleneck-how-founders-can-buy-back-their-time-with-george-rivera/Episode Chapters:[00:00] Cold Open — Why category leaders aren't lucky, they're designed[02:30] Meet Fahad Farhat — From Saks Fifth Avenue to top-ranked short-term rentals[05:30] What Real Leadership Actually Looks Like — Beyond the title[10:30] Hard Work, Consistency, and the Trap of Chasing Results[15:30] Why Discipline Beats Motivation Every Single Time (approx.)[19:30] Investing in Yourself — Coaching, mentorship, and continuous improvement (approx.)[26:30] Buy Back Your Time — Audit your hours, delegate the rest (approx.)🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #bizblend #entrepreneurship #leadership #realestate #shorttermrentals #airbnbbusiness #buybackyourtime #disciplineovermotivation #businessgrowth #founderjourney #consciousfounder #scaleyourbusiness #operationalexcellence #podcastinterview
Transcribe →Engagement Is a Design Problem: Why Rewards Stop Working and What to Build Instead, with Roman Rackwitz
1w ago00:51:08Tap to summarizeWhat if the reason people stop trying at work has nothing to do with laziness, motivation, or the wrong mindset, and everything to do with how the work itself was designed?Host Sana sits down with Roman Rackwitz, behavioral architect, founder of Engaginglab, and author of Drive Method: How to Make Engagement Survive When Rewards Stop. Roman has spent close to two decades helping organisations understand a hard truth: engagement cannot be bought. The brain does not actually run on rewards. It runs on curiosity, on closing gaps between what is known and what is not yet known, and on the slow build toward mastery. In this conversation, he unpacks why dopamine predicts rather than rewards, why efficient environments quietly produce disengagement, what burnout is actually about (hint: it is not stress, it is meaning), and how the five-step Drive Method gives leaders a real alternative to the bonus-bribe-burnout loop.About the Guest:Roman Rackwitz is a behavioral architect, speaker, and the founder of Engaginglab, which he started in 2009. He is one of Europe's pioneers in Gamification and Behavioral Design, and the author of Drive Method: How to Make Engagement Survive When Rewards Stop. His work translates insights from neuroscience, behavioral economics, self-determination theory, and evolutionary psychology into practical systems for lasting engagement and human-centered innovation. Based in Germany, Roman works with organisations across Europe and beyond on the design of work environments where motivation and performance grow naturally instead of being forced through extrinsic rewards.Key Takeaways:Dopamine predicts. It does not reward. The brain releases it during the pursuit of an outcome, not on receipt of one. That is why curiosity, not the bonus, is what actually pulls people forward.Rewards do not make boring work motivating. They bribe people into being disciplined enough to do work they are not motivated by, and the effect wears off the moment the reward becomes predictable.Engagement is a design outcome, not a personality trait. The same person is intrinsically driven in their hobby and disengaged at work because the two contexts are designed differently.Predictability is the silent killer of motivation. The moment a role becomes 90% predictable, the brain starts to zoom out, and "performing" becomes routine without commitment.Burnout is not always about too much work. It is often about too much meaningless work. People who feel their work is building them are far less likely to burn out, even when the workload is heavy.The Drive Method follows a five-step loop: curiosity, interest (the curiosity-question loop that turns interest into passion), positive externality (where the work begins to serve others, creating purpose), autonomy (meaningful choice), and mastery (the felt sense of becoming better at handling real challenges).Connect With the Guest:LinkedIn: search "Roman Rackwitz"Company: https://romanrackwitz.de/Book: Drive Method: How to Make Engagement Survive When Rewards Stop by Roman Rackwitz, available on Amazon. A free PDF version is available at engaginglab.com.YouTube: for deeper dives on specific topicsEpisode Chapters:[00:00] What If Engagement Is a Design Problem, Not a People Problem?[02:30] Meet Roman Rackwitz — behavioral architect, two decades of work, one big reframe[05:00] The Classroom That Started It All — focused at home, restless in school[09:00] What the Reward Model Gets Wrong — why "do this to get that" backfires[12:00] Dopamine Predicts, It Does Not Reward — the science we keep ignoring[15:30] Structured Uncertainty — why games, sports, and hobbies actually pull us in[18:30] Why Efficient Workplaces Bore Brains — and what that costs you[22:00] Engagement vs. Motivation — present and performing is not the same as motivated[25:00] When Boring Is Good — production lines, status meetings, and the cases for predictability[28:00] Why Industrial-Age Management Fails the Knowledge Economy[33:00] The Drive Method, Step by Step — curiosity, interest, positive externality, autonomy, mastery[42:00] On Burnout — why it is more about meaninglessness than overwork[48:00] On Boreout — the quieter epidemic no one talks about[51:00] What He Wants Listeners to Know If They Are Quietly Burning Out[53:30] Where to Find Roman and the Book🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. 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Transcribe →What It Costs a Man to Never Learn How to Feel: Conscious Leadership and the Quiet Work Most Men Never Got Taught, with Trevor Stevenson
1w ago00:28:21Tap to summarizeA lot of us grew up in environments that didn't make space for feelings. Especially boys, especially men. The question this episode sits with is not what does it cost a man to feel sad, or stressed, or angry. It is something quieter and far more honest: what does it cost a man to never really learn how to feel at all?Host Sana sits down with Trevor Stevenson, conscious leadership coach, co-founder of ConsciousLead, and founder of FUNdaMENtal, an Ottawa-based and globally accessible men's development community. After more than two decades of coaching leaders in the top levels of public service, healthcare, education, and industry, Trevor has watched the same generational pattern surface again and again: the man who performs beautifully when life is good and reverts to "go harder" the moment things get hard. In this conversation, he shares why emotions are not the enemy of business performance, what really shows up when men finally lower the mask, the role of communities and conversation in undoing conditioning, and his honest take on how AI fits, and does not fit, into the work of becoming a more aware leader.About the Guest:Trevor Stevenson is a conscious leadership coach, co-founder and president of ConsciousLead, founder of FUNdaMENtal, and founder of Generate U, a nonprofit supporting youth to design and live their ideal lives. He has spent over two decades coaching leaders in the top levels of public service, healthcare, education, and industry, and his FUNdaMENtal community brings together men from around the world for honest conversation, growth, and connection. Trevor is known for his "campfire coach" style, blending hard emotional work with laughter and warmth. He also runs Adventure Coaching Experiences (ACE), retreats that combine travel, physical exertion, and personal growth. Based in Ottawa, Canada.Key Takeaways:We are not born stoic. We learn it. The path from an emotionally expressive child to an emotionally guarded adult is shaped by feedback from family, school, community, and eventually the workplace.Emotional awareness is not a soft skill. It is data. When organisations cut emotions out of the workplace, they cut out the information that explains why people are or are not performing.The pattern most men do not see in themselves: when things get hard, you get hard. The conditioned response to stress is to push harder rather than open up.The first sign of awareness is usually external. A partner, a child, a colleague, or eventually a community holds the mirror up. The work begins the moment you stop arguing with what the mirror shows.AI can be a useful first reflection tool for self-awareness work, but it does not replace the felt experience of being honest with a real human. Use AI to surface what you are missing, then take what surfaces into a conversation.Once a man opens up in a safe space, the relief is immediate. The fear is not the feeling. The fear is being alone in it.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://www.consciouslead.lifeLinkedIn: search "Trevor Bryce Stevenson"Instagram: @funroadtofreedomFUNdaMENtal community and Adventure Coaching Experiences (ACE) details on the ConsciousLead siteEpisode Chapters:[00:00] The Question Most Men Were Never Asked — what does it cost to never learn how to feel?[02:30] Meet Trevor Stevenson — conscious leadership coach, farm kid, world traveler, campfire coach[06:00] We Are Born Expressive — and slowly taught to hold back[09:00] When Travel Opens You — meeting people who feel out loud[11:30] The Old Workplace Lie — that emotions have no place in business[14:00] Emotions as Data — what stoicism actually costs an organisation[18:00] The Story Behind the Story — a remote worker, a nanny who leaves at 4, and a manager who got it right[20:30] When Things Get Hard, You Get Hard — the generational pattern most men do not see[24:00] Who Holds the Mirror? — partners, kids, colleagues, and the moment of recognition[28:00] The Relief on the Other Side — what happens when men finally open up[30:00] AI as a Self-Awareness Tool — useful, but not a replacement for real conversation[33:00] What He Recommends — Nonviolent Communication, men's groups, coaches, hikes[36:00] Where to Find Trevor — ConsciousLead, FUNdaMENtal, and ACE[37:30] Closing Reflection — you do not have to carry this alone🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? 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