What do you do in a major financial crisis? Adam Markel talks to Scott Shay , a leading businessman, thought leader, and author of two widely read books – the second of which, In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism , has been recognized as one of the best books of 2018 by Mosaic Authors and also earned a Finalist Award from the National Jewish Books in 2018. Today, citing out key observations that led him and his team to prepare for the recent financial and incoming financial fiasc...
Mar 23, 2020•53 min•Ep. 154
More than ever, what we need now is to join our hands together amid the Coronavirus Pandemic. Against the fear and panic it causes, we need to be in each other’s aide, practicing the right safety precautions and taking only the right amount of necessities so others can have them as well. In this episode, guest LuAnn Buechler is spreading the message that we need one another and that we are stronger together than we are divided through her iHug Across America Movement . She is t...
Mar 16, 2020•42 min•Ep. 153
Resilience is a desirable quality that leads one to attain two also-desirable qualities - longevity and performance. This is why building resilience is not only desirable in today's culture of work; it is a non-negotiable skill that's sought out because people who are resilient lead the way to growth. On this 150th episode, Adam Markel brings up the idea of building resilience as a way towards a better you and thus, better work. Resilience isn't something that you can just live your life never d...
Mar 02, 2020•24 min•Ep. 152
Pivoting can bring heaps of emotions and may suck the positivity out of you. This may be caused by factors such as relationships or your physical health and wellness. Here to unleash some of these deep stuff with host Adam Markel is Jonathan Mitchell, aka "Jhonny K", an award-winning singer/songwriter and the podcast host of Unleash Greatness. This awesome personality focuses on assisting people on how to tap into the greatness already waiting inside. He shows that authenticity to oneself is nec...
Feb 24, 2020•40 min•Ep. 151
Death is an inevitability. While this remains to be a hard pill to swallow, we all still have a choice whether to live and hold life’s mystery in gentle hands or live in the anxious unknowingness of it. Guest of this episode would dare say the former. Host, Adam Markel, sits with Dr. Ken Druck to talk about this challenging topic. Dr. Druck is an authority on courageous living, a bestselling author, a mental health expert, and an overall authority whose work in psychology over the ye...
Feb 18, 2020•53 min•Ep. 150
Motivation is all it takes for players to win every game they want. However, motivation must also come from the right people. Today, host Adam Markel chats with Ellis Wyms , the Founder of Athletes for Computer Science and a sixth-round draft pick at Mississippi State. Having a successful NFL career, Ellis shares his journey towards becoming who he is today. With the winning culture instilled in him and his team, he was able to learn how to be at the greater edge of things that drive life. He al...
Feb 10, 2020•44 min•Ep. 149
True vision comes from the heart. This is what our guest, Danelle Umstead , exemplifies. Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at the age of 13, Danelle has no central vision and is losing her peripheral vision. But that didn’t stop her from conquering the slopes. Danelle is a professional skier, three-time Paralympian and bronze medalist, 53-time world cup medalist, and Dancing with the Stars contestant. She relates how coped with her disability, got introduced to skiing, met her husband, ski gui...
Feb 09, 2020•42 min•Ep. 148
We're not necessarily born being resilient. However, we can train ourselves to be more agile, more flexible and more able to adjust to all of the changes we’re constantly experiencing. In this solocast, Adam Markel takes on the topic of resilience and how it’s possible to become a picture of resilience by cultivating certain traits. After all, building resilience is critical to being able to go the distance, both personally and professionally. Get the newest Conscious PIVOT Podcast episodes deli...
Feb 04, 2020•17 min•Ep. 147
What is the meaning of selfless service? Is it just being a doormat to other people, and continually letting yourself being trampled? Jonathan Keyser is the Founder of Keyser , the largest occupier service commercial real estate brokerage firm in Arizona. In this episode, he joins Adam Markel to define selfless service and why it's a worthwhile pursuit in your practice. The path to success isn't defined by cutthroat behavior. Change it up and you'll be seeing a change in the world very soon. Get...
Jan 27, 2020•40 min•Ep. 146
Everything starts and ends with a story. Some of the best messages out there are clear and understood by many people. Stories help people connect, and harnessing your skills to tell your story might just be the way to help your business or brand. Someone who is all about connecting the dots in between the right message to the right audience through storytelling is Geoffrey Klein . Geoffrey is an adjunct professor at Temple University School of Media and Communications, a speaker, and the Founder...
Jan 20, 2020•43 min•Ep. 145
It's good to be alive, but are you living courageous and changing the world for the better? From his starting point is a gas station attendant fighting his way out of a dysfunctional childhood, to his rise and starting and running a multimillion-dollar financial services business, Ken Foster has experienced a transformation and courageous living first-hand. Ken is a visionary, a business strategist and the radio show host of Voices of Courage , a media outlet with a message of truth, courag...
Jan 13, 2020•42 min•Ep. 144
There is only one common trajectory in everyone’s life, and that is old age. However, being old does not devoid us of any purpose as it was back then during our young lives. Guest for this episode, Whitney Vosburgh , is someone who has greatly challenged the notions of age by believing in everyone’s greater responsibility of each other, young and old. Whitney is a speaker, brand consultant, and co-founder of Brand New Purpose LLC — a brand transformation consultancy that creates purpose-built, v...
Jan 06, 2020•38 min•Ep. 143
Not letting your disease take over your life is one of the strongest moves anyone can do in the name of resilience. Today, Adam Markel interviews Dr. Brandon Beaber , a board certified neurologist with a subspecialty training in multiple sclerosis and the author of Resilience in the Face of Multiple Sclerosis . Dr. Beaber talks about the importance of sleep to creating and developing resilience and promoting neurogenesis. He also shares some examples of personalities who had great pivots de...
Dec 30, 2019•50 min•Ep. 142
We have to understand ourselves first before we learn how to understand how the world functions and communicates with us. In another enlightening episode, Adam Markel talks to Dr. Erica Risberg , Ph.D. host of podcast , All Things In The Name Of Love . Dr. Risberg shares her greatest pivot in life and defines her experience of resilience. She also explains how trees are great models for humanity and how we can all be connected like them. She then shares how rituals guide you throughout your day ...
Dec 23, 2019•36 min•Ep. 141
Adam Markel is an international speaker, bestselling author, business mentor, and entrepreneur. There are so many things that go into paving the path to finding your resilience. It's never been a particularly easy path for anyone, so you might as well go in fully equipped to get the best possible result. Adam goes deep into the process of achieving one's resilience. Allow yourself the resilience to make a conscious pivot, a strong turnaround into making choices that empower you. Let Adam teach y...
Dec 16, 2019•26 min•Ep. 140
As much as everyone would like to pivot, some still find it difficult to do, most especially when they have put so much effort into one thing then let it go and change direction. Jason Treu is someone who knows this story to be true. Realizing law school was not for him midway through his third year, Jason encountered an epiphany that led him to take a huge leap of faith and start building something through his own lens. Now, Jason is an executive coach, a bestselling author, and the host of Exe...
Dec 09, 2019•45 min•Ep. 139
It is one thing to take your life through multiple pivots; it is another to help others pivot through theirs. A serial pivotor, Jeremy Park has been all about helping other people and trying to make a difference. He is a corporate executive and a philanthropist, the author of two books and a weekly newspaper column, a producer and host of television, radio shows, and a podcast, and the CEO behind cityCURRENT – an organization with a mission to power the good. In this episode, Jeremy join host Ad...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 138
Society tends to dictate what we should believe in, who we should be, and where we should go. We grow up within systems that tell us about ourselves rather than have the freedom to decide who we are. Motivational speaker, author, workshop facilitator, and freelance and travel writer, Lysa Allman-Baldwin , was living a life navigating through what society tells her about her. In this episode, Lysa joins host Adam Markel to share the complete paradigm shift that happened in her life as she started...
Nov 25, 2019•56 min•Ep. 137
Have you ever felt like you needed to get out of work or whatever it is you’re doing because it’s killing you? When you’re practicing work that isn’t good for your soul, it’s probably not the right livelihood for you. Our guest, Sibyl Chavis , says you can actually do work that is fulfilling and not be exhausted. Sibyl is a Harvard-trained lawyer who left her corporate job to create a life with greater clarity and purpose. Formerly an attorney at a leading law firm and Executive Vice President a...
Nov 04, 2019•59 min•Ep. 136
Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. In today’s episode, strategist, consultant, and author of four best-selling books, Jill Lublin shares some of the wisdom that she learned throughout her venture in achieving success. At the heart of it is learning the true meaning of resilience, finding how it is deeply about loving yourself more. Jill dives into discussing it with us and shares helpful pieces of advice on becoming more resilient in the process of living day-to-day. ...
Oct 28, 2019•43 min•Ep. 135
The universe is expanding and it’s happening at a faster and faster rate. On top of that, we have this incredible change that's happening as a result of technology, which can feel like a lot for us to process especially on a body level. Steer your life to the right direction and make it through this fast-paced world with Laura Powers ’ help. Laura is a celebrity psychic and an author, host, and creative entrepreneur who enjoys helping her clients make beneficial changes to transform their lives....
Oct 21, 2019•50 min•Ep. 134
When you can go to people that have tremendous influence and personally support them, you can leverage your purpose. That is how Dame Doria (DC) Cordova has been able to develop socially responsible businesses. Doria is a humanitarian, a philanthropist, an author, and the CEO and owner of Global Excellerated Business School for Entrepreneurs known for the Money And You program which already inspired some of the best-known business education and wealth expert. Today, she shares some of her work a...
Oct 14, 2019•46 min•Ep. 133
Knowing your truth makes it is easier to have the vision of where you want to go. As early as sixth grade, Mark Hattas knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. A series of pivots in life lead him to his goal of retiring before 40. It's hard to believe that it is all coincidence. Today, Mark is an author, speaker, executive mentor, and a thought leader teaching principles for organizations and leaders to live as optimal beings. He moves people and large organizations, and has already achieved a cert...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 132
How do find your truth and celebrate your authenticity while living in a culture of fear? How do you find yourself when you're constantly bombarded with what you should be? We bring these questions to the forefront with guest, Todd Kane . This father, veteran, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and now author hid past experiences and his sexuality for reasons he couldn’t fully explain until now. Todd reveals how conflicts early in his life led him to look at the mirror which began his journey to auth...
Sep 30, 2019•44 min•Ep. 131
We all have different callings in this world. All we need is to tap into the divine energy within us to take us there. Journeying across multiple pivots in her life that has taken her to inspire countless others by doing so is Judy Whitcraft . After teaching elementary school for five years, Judy pivoted into opening her own tumbling and dance studio that has a legacy of over 1,000 children. She then became a licensed prayer practitioner for seventeen years, wrote in a distribution list called “...
Sep 23, 2019•38 min•Ep. 130
If you want to expand your outlook, cultivate resilience, and position yourself for the future, you've got to listen to this episode. Martin Rutte is an international speaker, a management consultant, and a wealth of wisdom. Martin has worked with such organizations as The World Bank, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Southern California Edison, Virgin Records, Esso Petroleum, and London Life Insurance. He is also a co-author of the New York Times business bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Wor...
Sep 17, 2019•56 min•Ep. 129
Being at peace with yourself and with everybody around you can be achieved if you know how to capitalize on the power of your brain. In this episode, host Adam Markel and Dr. Rick Hanson , a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author, talk about the power of the brain in acquiring knowledge and guiding us through our daily experiences. They also dive into resilience, self-worth, and compassion as well as how brain s...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 128
Many people often think that happiness is in the material things. However, Gerard Powell believes and manifests in his life that it isn't the case. Gerard is a consciousness thought leader, entrepreneur, philanthropist, inspirational speaker, and the Founder of Rythmia Life Advancement Center . Having lived a very lavish and rich life, Gerard reveals that none of these things spared him from going into a downward spiral and being suicidal. He was only able to overcome these obstacles through a p...
Sep 02, 2019•41 min•Ep. 127
It takes guts for anyone to strongly embrace the changes around them and not suck at it. Tanya Memme is someone you can look up to when it comes to embracing change and loving oneself unconditionally even through the worst circumstances in life. She is an Emmy-nominated TV Host, lifestyle expert, an international on-camera, video, and on-stage coach for executives, and the Founder of Life Masters, a talk show/podcast/web-based platform where visionaries, mentors, healers, life coaches and speake...
Aug 26, 2019•46 min•Ep. 126
Believe it or not, healing through breathing is possible. In this exciting episode, Adam Markel talks to The Renegade Pharmacist Niraj Naik, an ex-pharmacist turned holistic health expert and Founder of SOMA Breath. After a hard day’s work as a community pharmacist, Niraj would often visit a wellness center to find peace and solace. That is where he first discovered the power of breath. Sharing his breathwork routine, he believes that you can achieve healing through proper breathing and changing...
Aug 19, 2019•51 min•Ep. 125