Podcast
BizBlend
Hosted by Sana and Avik Chakraborty - by Healthy Mind by Avik ™. All rights reserved. · EN
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.
Let’s grow and thrive together! Want to be a guest on Bizblend? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch.
172episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
Small Business Growth: Why In-Person Community Wins, with Tim Beynon
2w ago00:24:08Tap to summarizeMost business advice online is built for companies that do not exist in your town. Cloud based, asset light, scale from your laptop.Tim Beynon built a 2,500 member fitness community in real rooms with real people. He joins host Sana on what it actually costs, including the business he lost first.About the Guest:Tim Beynon is the founder of Elite Ladies Kickboxing, Dance and Yoga in the south west of the UK, serving over 2,500 members. A martial artist of 33 years, he also coaches small business owners.Key Takeaways:As life gets more digital, physical community becomes more valuable, not less.He lost a business, house and marriage first. That failure built the second one.In the weeds, remember this is the point where most people quit.Confidence comes from doing what you said you would do, not from feeling ready.Tenacity and courage are muscles, buildable without a martial arts past.Build a room where anyone can belong, whatever shape they arrive in.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://elitekickboxingacademy.co.uk Instagram: @tim.beynon YouTube: Tim Beynon CoachingEpisode Chapters:[00:00] Advice built for businesses that do not exist in your town (approx.) [02:30] Why AI makes in-person community more valuable, not less (approx.) [03:40] A room where anyone can walk in and belong (approx.) [09:00] The unglamorous part nobody puts in the highlight reel (approx.) [10:45] Losing the business, the house, the marriage (approx.) [13:00] Opening a year before lockdown, and the last payday in the account (approx.) [18:30] Tenacity as a muscle, and where confidence actually comes from (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 #smallbusinessgrowth #inpersonbusiness #communitybuilding #membershipbusiness #entrepreneurship #resilience #fitnessbusiness #businessmindset #localbusiness #businesspodcast
Transcribe →Brand Clarity vs Louder Marketing: Lindsey Huettner on Small Business Positioning
2w ago00:23:49Tap to summarizeThis episode is for small business owners and founders tired of chasing every platform to stay visible. Lindsey Huettner, founder of Dallas agency The it Crowd, explains why clarity beats volume.You'll learn how to define your target demographic, simplify pricing into clear packages, and replace generic brand language with a mission people actually remember.About the Guest:Lindsey Huettner is Founder and CEO of The it Crowd, a Dallas-based marketing agency helping small businesses sharpen positioning, target demographics, and client-ready messaging.Key Takeaways:Map your target demographic: define budget, company size, and who inside that company actually decides.Group your services into a few clear "buckets" instead of listing every offering.Sell in repeatable packages, not custom line-item quotes — it builds trust and speeds decisions.Swap generic claims like "trustworthy" for a specific, values-based mission your team can live out.Start with Gino Wickman's Traction to define your mission, vision, and target demographic first.Connect With the Guest: Website: theitcrowd.com | LinkedIn | Instagram & Facebook: @theitcrowdmarketing | X: @theitcrowdmktngEpisode Chapters: [00:00] The Quiet Business Winning — why the loudest brand isn't always the one succeeding [01:25] Why "Louder" Feels Safer (And Isn't) — the exhaustion of showing up everywhere [04:21] Building Your Target Demographic Worksheet — pricing tier, company size, and decision-makers [07:28] Ditching Cliché Differentiation — making it easy to say yes with clear packages [13:45] The First Honest Move — starting with Traction before a rebrand or ad spend [17:18] Staying Grounded When Clarity Wavers — pivoting the agency's direction around AI [21:50] Where to Find Lindsey and The it Crowd (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 #brandpositioning #smallbusinessmarketing #bizblend #entrepreneurmindset #marketingstrategy #brandclarity #businessgrowth #agencylife #founderjourney #differentiationstrategy #targetaudience #salesstrategy
Transcribe →Personal Branding for Gen X: The Cost of Staying Invisible with Ange Dove
2w ago00:35:56Tap to summarizeYou have decades of expertise and you are still the best-kept secret in your industry. This one is for the quietly competent.Ange Dove joins host Sana on personal branding for Gen X: why visibility feels unnatural when you were raised to get on with it, and what shifts when you stop editing yourself.About the Guest:Ange Dove is a personal brand consultant and business coach based in Singapore for over thirty years. Originally from the UK, she works with Gen X professionals and founders on visibility and voice.Key Takeaways:Gen X conditioning to stay quiet, not a lack of tech skill, is the real barrier.Visibility is not about you. It is about the people waiting for you to show up.Pick the medium you can sustain. Audio or writing counts if video feels impossible.Record videos you never publish, until you get used to your own face.Consistency beats creativity. One clear message, repeated, is what builds recognition.A visible brand is identity protection when AI can fake anyone.Connect With the Guest:Website and personal brand quiz: https://www.angedove.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angedove/Episode Chapters:[00:00] The quiet that looks like competence and costs you clients (approx.)[03:00] What the lazy narrative about Gen X and social media gets wrong (approx.)[07:00] Thirty years of experience nobody can shortcut (approx.)[11:00] Get out of your own way: it is not about you (approx.)[16:00] Deepfakes, identity, and why being visible protects you (approx.)[20:00] The 30 second video that took hours, and the dad who wandered in (approx.)[28:00] When a launch flops: change the strategy, keep the goal (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 #personalbranding #GenX #visibility #thoughtleadership #entrepreneurship #brandstrategy #smallbusinessgrowth #contentcreation #midlifecareer #businesspodcast
Transcribe →Branding, PR, and SEO Working Together to Attract Better Clients, with Benjamin Behrooz
2w ago00:27:38Tap to summarizeIf your dashboards are full but your pipeline is empty, this one is for you. Being visible and being chosen are two different things, and most businesses spend on the first while assuming it equals the second.Host Sana sits with branding strategist Benjamin Behrooz to unpack how branding, PR, and SEO stop competing and start compounding, and why growth is usually a clarity problem, not a budget problem.About the Guest:Benjamin Behrooz is the founder and CEO of Branding Los Angeles and Branding Aloha, established in 2007. He works with startups, local businesses, and established brands across creative and technical industries.Key Takeaways:Visible is not the same as chosen. Fix positioning before spending more on ads.Document the real work you do instead of manufacturing content. Proof beats polish.Meet customers at their pain point first, then bridge back to your offer.Guard your core brand pillars as you scale. Lost consistency is where strong companies slip.Branding, PR, and SEO each pay off on different timelines. Judge them by results.Adopt AI now, but keep the human, hands-on parts of your work at the centre.Connect With the Guest:Benjamin Behrooz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-behrooz-059b2728/Branding Los Angeles: https://www.brandinglosangeles.com/Episode Chapters:[00:00] Visible versus chosen: the founder's late-night dashboard problem (approx.) [02:15] Why "doing enough" stops working in competitive markets (approx.) [05:30] Document, don't manufacture: building trust through proof (approx.) [08:30] Follow the trend or create demand: the Labubu lesson (approx.) [13:30] Guarding your brand pillars as the company grows (approx.) [18:00] Why branding, PR, and SEO pay off on different timelines (approx.) [22:30] Trust in hard industries, AI, and the shift to GEO and AEO (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 #brandstrategy #SEO #digitalPR #brandpositioning #marketingstrategy #smallbusinessgrowth #contentmarketing #entrepreneurship #AImarketing #businesspodcast
Transcribe →Unclaimed Money: $72 Billion Waiting to Be Claimed, with David Dorfman
3w ago00:32:23Tap to summarizeRight now, more than $72 billion is sitting with state governments across America, money that already belongs to real people who have no idea it is there. It is not lost or gone. The gap between you and what is already yours is not always about effort, sometimes it is just about knowing the door exists.In this BizBlend conversation, David Dorfman, CEO of Blue Navy Recovery, explains how ordinary money slips into state hands, why you can have unclaimed property in states you have never lived in, and how hard it can be to claim it back. With host Sana, he also opens up on the founder's inner life: why he built again after an eight-figure exit, and why the best businesses start from a problem you have actually lived.ABOUT THE GUEST:David Dorfman is the co-founder and CEO of Blue Navy Recovery, a technology-driven platform that helps people and organizations find and recover unclaimed property held by state governments. Before this, he scaled a previous company from startup to over one million dollars in monthly recurring revenue, culminating in an eight-figure exit. He has spent much of his career automating outdated systems to solve real problems for real people.KEY TAKEAWAYS:More than $72 billion in unclaimed property sits with US state governments: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance payments, stock proceeds, gift cards, and now crypto.When an account goes dormant (often around three years), financial institutions are legally required to escheat the money to the state. Most people never find out.You can have unclaimed property in a state you have never lived in, for example an uncashed final paycheck routed to the employer's state.Roughly 15 to 25 percent of unclaimed property comes from deceased cases, where executors are unaware of every account.Recovery is a fight. Like filing taxes, one wrong document can stall a claim for months, which is where guided help earns its place.The gap is part systems and part psychology. Fragmented state databases meet our very human dread of paperwork and money admin.Build from real pain. The strongest businesses start from a problem you or people close to you have actually lived, value first, money follows.Go fast alone, go far together. The best partnerships, with clients or companies, ask how both sides win, not how one extracts from the other.Not knowing is never a reason to lose what is yours. Educating yourself on personal finance is an underrated act of ownership.CONNECT WITH DAVID DORFMAN:Website: bluenavy.org (contact form on the page for questions and partnerships)Note: the company has since rebranded to Claimio. EPISODE CHAPTERS: (approx.)[00:00] The $72 Billion Almost Nobody Knows About [02:00] The Common Misconception (and the Scam Comparison) [03:00] How Money Becomes "Unclaimed": Dormancy and Escheatment [08:00] Why the Gap Exists: Fragmented, Inaccurate Databases [13:00] Systems vs Psychology: Our Dread of Paperwork [19:00] Estate Cases and the Human Cost [22:00] The Founder's Inner Life: Building Again After an Exit [26:00] Build From Real Pain, Not Just a Market Gap [28:00] Ownership: What Else Have You Left Behind?🎙️ 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 #unclaimedmoney #unclaimedproperty #personalfinance #fintech #entrepreneurship #founderjourney #financialliteracy #startup #moneytips #buildwithsoul #businesspodcast
Transcribe →Successful but Unfulfilled? Joy-Led Living with Ted Kopecko on BizBlend
3w ago00:33:18Tap to summarizeThere is a version of success that never makes the highlight reel: the founder who hits every target and still wakes at 5 a.m. with a chest full of static, who built the thing they dreamed of and somewhere along the way stopped being the person who dreamed it. This BizBlend conversation is for anyone quietly asking, am I living my life, or just reacting to it?Ted Kopecko spent more than thirty years in business, architecture, and commercial real estate before writing the bestseller Finding JOY: Journey of You. With host Sana, he unpacks the difference between chasing happiness and living with joy, why your job will never raise your value, and how small, intentional shifts move you from working your life away to designing it.ABOUT THE GUEST:Ted Kopecko is a licensed commercial architect, commercial real estate broker, entrepreneur, and author. Drawing on decades of building businesses and observing highly successful people, he wrote Finding JOY: The Journey of You, a number one international bestseller in motivational, self-help, and personal transformation. His mission is to help people live intentionally and design a life of purpose, value, and freedom.KEY TAKEAWAYS:JOY stands for Journey Of You. It is less a feeling to chase and more a way of living intentionally toward purpose, value, and freedom.Most of us live job-led or life-led, reacting to each moment. Joy-led living is intentional, where purpose, not a boss, directs your decisions.Value creation replaces validation. Your job will not raise your worth. You raise it by becoming valuable in your purpose, and it tends to come back tenfold.Time is your most important asset. It is easy to work your life away without ever asking, is this what I actually want?Mindset was calibrated young. Moving from a fixed mindset toward a growth mindset (Carol Dweck) builds the entrepreneurial spirit to create more freedom.Growth lives outside the cave. Challenge yourself to say yes to the opportunities that feel like risk, the talk, the stage, the new skill.You are the sum of the people and inputs around you. Curate your circle and what you feed your mind, and put yourself first without being self-absorbed.CONNECT WITH TED KOPECKO:Website: https://www.findingjoy.us (includes a free 80-page companion workbook, with a Finding Joy diploma program in the works) Book: Finding JOY: The Journey of You, available on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-kopecko-author-finding-joy-journey-of-you-36592441 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TDKopeckoEPISODE CHAPTERS: (approx.)[00:00] The Success That Doesn't Make the Highlight Reel [02:00] Thirty Years, One Quiet Pattern [07:00] Happiness vs Joy: Job-Led, Life-Led, Joy-Led [11:00] Value Creation Over Validation [14:00] Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset [19:00] Leaving the Cave: Saying Yes to Risk [22:00] JOY as the Journey of You [24:00] Where to Start and Who to Surround Yourself With🎙️ 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 #findingjoy #entrepreneurship #purpose #growthmindset #personaltransformation #foundermindset #burnout #intentionalliving #selfhelp #leadership #businesspodcast
Transcribe →Post-Divorce Reinvention for High-Achieving Women | Trena Briscoe Matthews
3w ago00:37:08Tap to summarizeFrom the outside, everything looks fine: the career intact, the calendar full, the bills paid. But a lot of high-achieving women are making every decision from pressure, not clarity, and most don't have a name for the exhaustion underneath it.Trena Briscoe Matthews brings two decades in the CIA and Cisco to the deeply personal work of helping women rebuild after divorce. With Sana, she walks through her Phoenix Protocol and makes the case that self-love isn't the aesthetic version we're sold, it's survival infrastructure.About the Guest:Trena Briscoe Matthews is a post-divorce coach for high-achieving women over 40 and creator of the Phoenix Protocol, a 12-week coaching framework. She spent two decades in executive roles at the CIA and Cisco Systems before founding her coaching practice.Key Takeaways:High-achieving isn't only a career title. Running a household with the same precision as any executive role counts, and divorce disrupts that identity just as much.There is no leave for divorce. Unlike parental leave or bereavement, women are expected to keep every ball in the air through a transition that's often traumatic.Advice from people close to you isn't always helpful, even when well-meant. They only saw the marriage from outside it, so boundaries around what you share, and with whom, matter.Self-love isn't the aesthetic version. It's making yourself a priority: sleep, food, movement, and environments that bring peace instead of obligation.The Phoenix Protocol moves in stages: nervous system regulation first, then practical decisions, then reconnecting with who you are outside the marriage, then designing the next chapter intentionally.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://tcbriscoe.my.canva.site/ Book a call: call.silverlinepublishing.cloud/scheduling-page Podcast: Wings of a PhoenixEpisode Chapters: (approx.)[00:00] The Exhaustion With No Name : when everything looks fine from the outside [13:00] The CEO of the Household : redefining what high-achieving actually means [21:00] From the CIA to Coaching : reading people, and why it matters now [26:00] There Is No Divorce Leave : the transition nobody prepares you for [32:00] When Advice Isn't Helpful : boundaries with the people who mean well [36:00] Self-Love Beyond the Aesthetic : what actually sustains a transformation [40:00] The Phoenix Protocol : from crisis to an intentionally designed life🎙️ 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 #divorcecoach #postdivorce #highachievingwomen #phoenixprotocol #womenover40 #selfcare #boundaries #reinvention #careerwomen #divorcerecovery #emotionalresilience #intentionalliving
Transcribe →Poker as Leadership Training: Decision-Making Under Pressure | Crispin Leyser
3w ago00:51:29Tap to summarizeTwo equally smart leaders can look at the same information and make completely different calls. Crispin Leyser has spent a career watching exactly that, first inside Channel 4 as their LA acquisitions consultant, then at the poker table.With Sana, he breaks down why poker beats the boardroom as a training ground for decision-making, why outcome and process are not the same thing, and why the biggest leadership skill is simply learning to bet well on an uncertain future.About the Guest:Crispin Leyser is co-founder of The Winning Hand, which trains leaders using poker as a game-based decision-making tool. He spent 17 years as Channel 4's LA-based consultant for acquisitions and co-productions, helping identify shows including Homeland, New Girl, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.Key Takeaways:Poker beats chess as a training tool because chess gives both players complete information. Business and life run on incomplete information, exactly like poker.A good decision and a good outcome are not the same thing. Luck plays a role in both, so track your process, not just your results.Every decision is a bet on an uncertain future. Naming it that way brings accountability and sharpens the choice in front of you.Aggression gives you two ways to win a hand: your opponent folds, or you have the best cards anyway. Passive play only gives you one.Control the controllables. You cannot choose the cards you are dealt, but you can choose to step away and recalibrate before reacting.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://the-winning-hand.com/ LinkedIn: Crispin LeyserEpisode Chapters: (approx.)[00:00] Was I Even the Person I Needed to Be : the question leaders never ask out loud [13:00] Why Poker Beats the Boardroom : incomplete information as the real training ground [19:00] Process Over Outcome : why a good decision can still lose [24:00] Decisions Are Bets : the Annie Duke idea that changes how you choose [29:00] Observe, Orient, Decide, Act : the OODA loop at the poker table [36:00] How Streaming Rebuilt Cable TV : the short-term thinking behind the Netflix correction [54:00] Control the Controllables : walking away from the table to make the next call well🎙️ 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 #decisionmaking #leadership #pokerstrategy #executivecoaching #riskmanagement #mediaindustry #streamingwars #leadershipdevelopment #incompleteinformation #controlthecontrollables #executivetraining #mindfulleadership
Transcribe →Quitting a Six-Figure Job to Bootstrap a Business: Liz Mbwambo on BizBlend
4w ago00:34:30Tap to summarizeYou have been building someone else's company while a different idea keeps tapping your shoulder. Leaving corporate to start a business is rarely the clean leap the highlight reel sells.Liz Mbwambo talks with Sana about the emotional side of bootstrapping: the years of back and forth before quitting, the imposter syndrome of finally selling yourself, and the loneliness of every decision landing on you. You leave with a readiness test and permission to give yourself grace.About the Guest:Liz Mbwambo is founder of Upwynn Marketing, an agency she bootstrapped after leaving a six-figure corporate marketing role.Key Takeaways:Fear is about the unknown, not ability. Name the two or three things that must be true, then stop moving the goalpost.Get the boat closer to the dock. A safety net means decisions made for clients, not from fear.Imposter syndrome peaks when you stop selling someone else's brand and start selling your own.Exhausted? Ask what you would tell your best friend, then take your own advice.Give yourself an end date. A year of honest trying makes you wiser either way.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://upwynnmarketing.com (free consultation books straight into her calendar)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizmbwambo/Episode Chapters: (approx.)[00:00] The Shift Nobody Prepares You For — when the work stays the same but the weight changes[02:50] Two Years of "Is This It?" — the promotion that never came and the itch that wouldn't leave[06:45] The Day She Quit Without Planning To — wet hair, a power suit, and a husband who said go[11:55] What a Normal Week Actually Feels Like — nine livelihoods and a plane built mid-air[18:20] Permission to Pour Into Your Own Cup — the best-friend test for exhausted founders[25:41] Get the Boat Closer to the Dock — how to leap without deciding from fear[32:30] Where to Find Liz — Upwynn Marketing and an open calendar🎙️ 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 #bootstrapping #founderstories #leavingcorporate #entrepreneurmindset #impostersyndrome #womenfounders #agencylife #founderburnout #leadershiplessons #smallbusinessgrowth #careerchange #buildinginpublic
Transcribe →Beyond Hustle and Manifestation: Danelle Gallo on BizBlend
4w ago00:40:09Tap to summarizeThis episode is for entrepreneurs who've been told there are only two ways to build a business: hustle harder or lean back and manifest. Danelle Gallo, a somatic and business coach for highly sensitive women, joins host Sana on BizBlend to talk about the space in between, where neither extreme actually works long-term.Danelle unpacks why hustle plus stress is what burns people out (not hard work itself), how high sensitivity can be a genuine business asset once you stop shaming it, and what an actual, sustainable workday looks like when it's built around your nervous system instead of against it.About the Guest:Danelle Gallo, known as Nurse Nell, is a trauma-informed somatic and business coach for highly sensitive women. She is a nurse with a master's degree in Chinese medicine, a certified meditation and yoga teacher, and host of the podcast Too Human with Nurse Nell. Her guiding philosophy is that all parts of you are innocent.Key Takeaways:Hustle isn't the problem; hustle plus stress is. You can work hard and still feel calm, connected, and unburned out.Swinging between all-out hustle and pure manifestation usually traces back to unprocessed beliefs from childhood, not a business strategy problem.High sensitivity, properly supported, is a genuine business asset: sharper intuition, faster pattern recognition, deeper client attunement.You don't need to fully process every emotion before moving forward; you can acknowledge a feeling briefly and keep going."B-minus work" consistently shipped beats perfect work that never leaves the drafts folder.Connect With the Guest:Upcoming class: "Unfuck Your Business, 100K the 100-Year-Old Way" — July 28th, 10am–12pm Pacific, $27 - Register her Podcast: Too Human with Nurse Nell (Apple Podcasts and Spotify) Instagram: instagram.com/nurse_nell FacebookEpisode Chapters: [00:00] Neither of Those Is Me — Sana introduces the false choice between hustle and manifestation (approx.) [02:00] Meet Danelle Gallo — nurse, Chinese medicine practitioner, and somatic business coach (approx.) [03:00] Why Both Extremes Fail — the real difference between hustle and hard work (approx.) [18:00] High Sensitivity as a Business Superpower — reframing overwhelm as attunement (approx.) [24:00] Rejection, Shame, and Staying in the Game — processing enough to keep moving (approx.) [30:00] A Day in Danelle's Actual Business — what a nervous-system-led schedule looks like (approx.) [40:00] Most Things Are Not an Emergency — regulating instead of reacting (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 #nervoussystemregulation #somaticcoaching #highlysensitiveperson #hustleculture #softlife #traumainformed #womeninbusiness #sustainableentrepreneurship #burnoutrecovery #mindfulbusiness #entrepreneurmindset #heartcenteredbusiness
Transcribe →