Episode 90! Kathy Hadizadeh shares an amazing story of determination and perseverance to immigrate to the United States from her home country of Iran after the country spiraled from being a modern, Westernized country into a oppressed country

Life Beyond Your Last Bad Day with Michael O'Brien | EP89

13 days ago 1h 20m

Episode 89 is here! We officially kick off the new season, Season 3, with Michael O'Brien. Michael was a super successful executive in marketing, leading a $700 million brand and had all the trappings of success. Below the surface, though he

Leaning into grit, resilience, and perseverance with Tessa Arnold | EP88

Dec 27th, 2023 1h 6m

Episode 88 - our final episode of 2023 and season 2!Tessa Arnold is the COO and Co-Founder of SnapBack Energy, a caffeine-free energy drink supplement. She came to this role after her late-husband’s passing, leaving behind a career in banking

From almost dead to thriving entrepreneur and dad with Cyrus Rustom | EP87

Dec 13th, 2023 1h 23m

Episode 87! Cyrus Rustom grew up in the UK and joined the Royal Marine Commandos as young as he possibly could - not even 16 years old! After barely surviving selection, he deploys to Afghanistan where he is severely injured in a non-combat a

Learning to Fix Your Belief System to Live Your Best Life with Dr. Greg Pursley | EP 86

Dec 6th, 2023 54m 49s

Episode 86! After graduating as a Chiropractic Physician, and buying a practice, Dr. Greg Pursley had a goal of becoming a multi-millionaire by the age of 30. This was put on hold when his second child was born with a rare and life-threatening

Finding freedom in business and helping others do the same | EP85 Robert Poole

Nov 29th, 2023 1h 9m

Episode 85! Meet Robert Poole! Robert is the co-founder of Total Business Results, a business that helps entrepreneurs learn to run their business without being caught up in the nitty-gritty of running their business. He shares how he had to

Jake Kauffman Shares About Letting Love In After Suffering Abuse | EP84

Nov 22nd, 2023 1h 1m

RTA EP 84! Jake Kauffman saw a repeating pattern in his adult life - one of initial success, then failure. The pattern kept repeating and Jake determined to look within to learn why. What he found was a suppressed trauma from his younger yea

Episode 83: Raising the next generation to be 10x Leaders with Steve Davis and David Panzik of The Raising Alphas Project

Nov 15th, 2023 1h 45m

Episode 83!After seeing their own boys influenced by negative influences at school, on athletic fields and via the media, Steve Davis and David Panzik decided to step into the gap to become part of the solution. They created The Raising Alphas

Episode 82: Converting setbacks to become Unstoppable with Mike C-Roc Ciorrocco

Nov 8th, 2023 58m 53s

Episode 82!Meet Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco, Host of the podcast, “What are you made of?” And author of the best-selling book, “Rocket Fuel: Convert Setbacks. Become Unstoppable.” Mike is also a performance coach and has been featured by Yahoo!Finan

Episode 81: The road from addiction to recovery to leading others by example with Nick Pappas.

Oct 25th, 2023 1h 13m

Episode 81!Meet Nick Pappas. Nick was a gifted collegiate football player who followed a similar downward spiral of addiction to alcohol as his father. His athletic prowess provided adequate cover, as his transgressions were swept under the ru

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RTA Uncut 4: Catching up with Mike DeSanti on fatherhood and other adventures on the road to Montana

Oct 18th, 2023 48m 16s

RTA Uncut episode 4! Almost one year ago, I interviewed Mike DeSanti on episode 38 of Return to Authenticity. In the time since that interview, Mike became a new dad to his first son and recently moved his family to a new home. We catch up o

Episode 80: Rising from addict to real estate entrepreneur and business owner with Austin Linney

Oct 4th, 2023 1h 5m

Episode 80! Meet Austin Linney. Austin was living life in the fast lane making a six figure income as a 20-something in the high-end restaurant and liquor business. He became addicted to drugs and alcohol and saw his life unravel almost as q

Episode 79: Dom Brightmon brings the power of happiness, joy and gratitude to all he pursues

Sep 27th, 2023 1h 6m

Episode 79! Meet Dom Brightmon a best selling author of "Going North: Tips & Techniques to Advance Yourself" and "Stay the course: The Elite Performers 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success". He was also a contributing author to bestseller, "C

Episode 78: Rick Scadden finds a way through the darkness to healing, transformation and redemption

Sep 20th, 2023 1h 35m

Episode 78! Rick Scadden grew up in a broken home with a father in and out of jail. Alcohol and drug use took over Rick's life, landed him in jail and nearly broke him. Hear how he found redemption and healing and now is committed to a life

Episode 77: Learning to use hard work, focus, and family to overcome hardship and loss with Eric Daddario

Sep 6th, 2023 1h 18m

Welcome to episode 77 of Return to AuthenticityThis week's guest is Eric Daddario, a Boston native who grew up with a passion, an obsession, that was hockey. He played for hours whenever he could get outside and skate or play street hockey. E

Episode 76: How to recover from a mistake so major you end up in foreign prison and wind up a published author with Chancellor Jackson

Aug 30th, 2023 1h 9m

Episode 76! Could you imagine being tossed into a Chinese prison, with no lawyer, no ability to speak or understand the language, no idea how long you'd be in for and if you'd ever see your friends and family again? Chancellor Jackson can ima

Episode 75: Learning to be a better father with Chris Bruno

Aug 23rd, 2023 1h 6m

Episode 75!Chris Bruno grew up in Denver, Colorado in a family that encouraged and shaped him to be of service to others. After a stint in corporate America and a decade of life as a missionary in the Middle East, Chris came home to attend sem

Episode 74: How Josh Goodman refused to accept failure and quit despite every opportunity to do so.

Aug 16th, 2023 1h 41m

Episode 74! Meet Josh Goodman. Josh was an ADHD kid who never liked school, as he couldn't sit still long enough to give it a chance. Despite that, he's now a successful entrepreneur and published author! For those working through raising a

Episode 73: How to pivot and find your true self when life throws the ultimate curveball with Mike Kaeding

Aug 9th, 2023 1h 3m

Episode 73! Meet Mike Kaeding. Mike joined his family's real estate business with the intention to not stay for long. Those plans changed quickly when the owner of the business, Mike's father, passed away suddenly, leaving Mike to step up and

Episode 72: Learning to rise and soar like a phoenix after tragedy strikes with Zoe Thompson

Aug 2nd, 2023 1h 23m

Episode 72!Meet Zoe Thompson. Zoe grew up in the town of Bristol in the United Kingdom, a sporty, active kid who dreamed of one day being part of the UK Police Service. She accomplishes that dream and served for over a decade in a job she tho

Episode 71: The Brotherhood of Fatherhood with Scott Rammage

Jul 26th, 2023 1h 11m

Episode 71! On this week's episode, Scott and I dive deep into what it means to be a father and a husband. Is it enough to merely provide for the family? It's no small feat to provide for a family that's counting on you to bring home the bac

Episode 70: Learning to use the power of the mind to escape the victim within, with Vin Infante

Jul 19th, 2023 1h 14m

Episode 70! This was a fun conversation with my new friend, Vin Infante. If you wanted to know the difference between spaghetti sauce and gravy, this is the episode for you! Seriously, we spend time on Italian food, and growing up in an Ital

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RTA Uncut 3: Aaron Guyett walking it out as a Disciple in Christ

Jul 12th, 2023 1h 2m

RTA Uncut 3 is here with my good friend Aaron Guyett! You'll remember Aaron from episode 42 of Return to Authenticity where he talks at length about his journey from Christian-in-name-only to Nihilist to Unapologetic Christ Follower. It's an a

Episode 69: Moving Beyond the Rut with Jerry Dugan

Jul 5th, 2023 1h 11m

Episode 69! Meet Jerry Dugan! Jerry served in the Army in one of the first units to roll into Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After the Army, he joined corporate America and then bounced out to try his hand in real estate just as the

Episode 68: Learning the 6 P's of being an entrepreneur with Dr. Kevin Gazzara

Jun 28th, 2023 1h 32m

Episode 68! A fun conversation with Dr. Kevin Gazzara about the joys of driving in Philly with Jersey plates, Philly cheese sandwiches and dancing Intel processor chips on television. Seriously, Kevin drops some great stories and some serious