Episodes

Joe certainly has his phobias! You’ll hear him talk about them while Cristina also shares one of hers. As usual, Cristina’s phobia has some merit. But Joe’s? So what’s the difference between a fear and a phobia? Fear is a nat...

A visit with Your Advocate Alliance (YAA)- Entrepreneurship, fatherly wisdom, and auto advice Join us this week as we visit with Ray and Zach Shefska, founders of Your Advocate Alliance (YAA), a father-son duo that is revolut...

The best leaders are masters at delegation. They know how to empower their teams to get work done. Delegating isn’t just giving work to others. It’s also creating an environment where employees are proud of their work and can...

Are You Listening to Me? How many times has someone said that to you? How many times have you said that to someone? Listening is something so important, yet so easy to NOT do. But why? Seems like an easy thing to do, but in a...

In the world today- the majority of communication is written. What you put in an email or text is forever. Don’t let poorly written or improperly crafted emails or texts embarrass you or tarnish your image. Writing clear, con...

Communication is by far one of the most valuable skills in any person’s toolkit. At any point in your career, or in everyday life, being an effective communicator is key to your success. Do you want to communicate better? In ...

The purpose of communicating is so everyone involved understands the information. That sounds simple enough. But is it really? Miscommunication happens so frequently causing challenges in all aspects of business and personal ...

Having self-confidence is an attitude and mindset about your skills and capabilities. Your goals and dreams are limited unnecessarily when we limit or diminish our own abilities. It’s easy to lose confidence if you don’t beli...

What motivates you to buy a certain product or choose a specific brand? Do you often purchase the least expensive item or will you pay more when there is a lower-cost alternative? Why? It’s useful to think about our own behav...

A Little Known Message from the Past Contains your Success Secret for today and the future. In this episode, Joe shares a story from 1889. (No, Joe was NOT born in 1889!) This story from the past expresses the timeless value ...

We are all bombarded daily with calls, texts, emails, work, and family responsibilities. No wonder it’s so easy to have an entire day go by with nothing of importance accomplished. Just thinking about these daily distractions...

If you find yourself working hard with lots to do, yet little fulfillment, maybe it’s time to step back and ponder the following quote by Billionaire investor Warren Buffett: ”The difference between successful people and real...

Giving back. What does this mean to you, or for you? There’s no doubt that volunteering your time, giving back to others, has benefits that far exceed the obvious. But what are some of these benefits? What can we glean from s...

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, all those celebrating the father figures in their lives or missing a father. Fathers are ordinary men, given superhuman strength at different times when raising children. In this ...

Opportunity costs can be easily overlooked, even missed entirely. That’s why awareness of this concept is so important. Does Joe install an appliance himself to save money or record this podcast? Does Cristina clean her house...

Is it really possible to be caught up? Is being caught up even something desirable? We all have so many tasks, responsibilities, and obligations. Just thinking about them can be overwhelming. And guess what? They’re not going...

Have you ever struggled with a challenge, or perhaps can’t figure out how to say something? Then, when you least expect it, the answer amazingly comes to you, or the words just start flowing? That’s what this episode is about...

Experts are everywhere these days. There is much to learn from them, but we must also be careful. It’s easy to feel inferior or believe their methods are the best methods, to be followed to the letter. In this episode, we put...

We hear stories every day as we go through life...have you ever wondered how many of those stories are true?  In this episode, we reveal a family secret that Joe discovered and what it taught us about the stories we’ve accepted as truth for years and the reasons why they are told.  Join us to…

What is an invisible wall...or the recently popularized term “Imposter Syndrome?” If you’ve ever doubted your abilities or felt like a fraud, you’re not alone. In this episode, Cristina and Joe dig into their own invisible wa...

What is the cost of a bad attitude? Bad attitudes disrupt organizations, families, and friendships. A persistent bad attitude can ruin careers, marriages, and relationships of all kinds. We’ve all had a bad attitude at differ...

Have you ever been in the presence of “that” person? You know, the person who is always talking about him or herself? The person who always has the better story, and has to let everyone know it? Join us as we banter away abou...

If you sell anything, you’ll want to listen to this Episode. During their conversation, Cristina, a VP of Business Development, asks Joe, a real buyer, what he looks for in a salesperson during the sales process. You’ll be sh...

In this episode, Cristina and Joe are joined by their good friend, who also happens to be a role model for anyone yearning towards entrepreneurship. You'll journey with Steven Cortopassi through his evolution from the corpora...