The Self-Belief Podcast

May 20 2024
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We interview business leaders and people of influence in Metro Detroit to discuss their journey to a position of influence in their industries. The times where they had to draw on their reserves of self belief and the solutions they found are investigated with them. Overall, you will get to know our guests on a human level and understand the individual qualities they have that helped shape their behavior and choices on their journey.

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Chris Swanson - Sheriff of Genessee County

May 20 2024 75 mins  
Listen to this fascinating and uplifting conversation with Sheriff Swanson where we talk about his personal story but also about the challenges facing police officers today and how he and his department are facing them.We also discuss issues affecting the community such as drugs, mental health, guns and jails. It is in the jails that Chris is championing the I.G.N.I.T.E. program to

Kathy Skubik - Owner of Irene's Myomassology Institue in Southfield

May 13 2024 55 mins  
Kathy and her mother Irene opened this nationally acclaimed massage school in 1987 after so many people were requesting for Irene to teach them her specialized methods.Hear how Kathy and Irene had very defined roles and worked together as a great team to develop and hold extremely high standards. Standards that mean some spas will only hire massage therapists who have been trained

Darryl Woods - Founder of "Fightin' the Good Fight" and "Better Together"

May 06 2024 61 mins  
Imagine being 18 years old with children aged 18 and six months old and hearing the sentence of life without parole, or death while incarcerated as Darryl calls it, being announced by the judge for a crime you didn't commit.If that did not test Darryl's self belief sufficiently, 7 years in to his sentence the original judge said his conviction should not stand however the Michigan

Dr Sarah Kirsch - Owner of Balanced Wellness in Berkley MI. Focusing on wellness and business even when you are going through a health crisis.

Apr 29 2024 54 mins  
Dr. Sarah Kirsch's journey is an inspiring testament to resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Despite experiencing a sudden health challenge, she didn't let it derail her passion for helping others through her chiropractic and functional medicine practice. Instead, she used her own experience as a patient to enhance her understanding and empathy towards her clients

Tom Sheppard - Head of School at University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe MI

Apr 22 2024 65 mins  
Education has always been forefront in many people's lives from their decision of which school district to live in to their decision of whether to educate their child via private, public or home school.Hear about Toms journey where he details working in a number of prestigious schools in different states in roles such as head of admission, to his last couple of roles as head of sch

Jason Dungjen - Former Olympic figure skater and current coach/manager at Detroit skating club

Apr 15 2024 62 mins  
What does it take to be an Olympian? You may not think that the answer is to take 2 years away from the sport between 18 and 20 years old but this is a part of Jason's story.Jason shares his story about being adopted when he was a few days old and how he went from ice hockey to figure skating, then almost walking away from the sport when he went to college.When he decided to return

Season 2 wrap up - Lessons from the last 20 minutes

Feb 26 2024 22 mins  
As we wrap up season 2 we go back through some of our guests this season and take lessons from the thoughts they have shared in the last 20 minutes of each of their episodes.We have found that the first part of the interview sets the stage for their story and that in the last 20 minutes people are fully emersed and comfortable. This can be where raw truths and heartfelt reflections

Lee Smith - Senior Executive Vice President and President of Mortgage at Flagstar Bank

Feb 19 2024 54 mins  
Hear how Lee, who is originally from England, completed an economics degree and then followed opportunities that took him to America and then eventually into banking.This discussion talks about his leadership style and how he bases a lot of it on principles talked about in Jim Collins book, "From Good to Great."Before the interview I had asked Lee, "What is a stereotype about your

Victoria Eisenmenger - Owner of From the Heart Dog Services (Dog training in Metro Detroit)

Feb 12 2024 53 mins  
When is the perfect time to start your own business? I think the general answer I can deduce from many of our guests is, "When it feels right and you can no longer resist the urge to".That moment came for Victoria just after she was married and they were living with her parents for a year while their house was being remodeled. Victoria decided to leave her corporate job she had wor

Keith Baldwin - Owner of Regal Payments

Feb 05 2024 45 mins  
"If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run - yours is the earth and everything that's in it" - Rudyard KiplingDoing the interviews with our guests on the podcast inspires me as I hear how they overcame challenges and moments of self doubt. A main theme between them all is that they took action. They filled the unforgiving minute with their version