Adeptus On Air

Adeptus On Air

Welcome to Adeptus On-Air, the show where we pull back the curtain on the strategies industry leaders leverage for their business and personal success. Each week, we do a top-down analysis of industries Adeptus has been on the cutting edge of for the last 30 years, including sports, business, and entertainment. Join us for real conversations with industry executives, entertainers, athletes, celebrity brands, and community stakeholders. We will be navigating the challenges facing various types of businesses and how our solutions-based collaborative problem-solving approach helps individuals and businesses alike solve their most pressing issues. If you have any questions related to this podcast or have a request for what you would like to hear next, please email us at marketing@adeptuscpas.com. You can find us at adeptuscpas.com or follow us at @adeptuscpartnersllc. Disclaimer: The views and opinions of podcast hosts and guests are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions of Adeptus. This podcast provides general information only and is not intended to constitute legal, tax, business, professional or personal advice.

Episodes

Building a World of Faith, Positivity & Purpose with DPB 

August 13, 2026 • 30 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with David Paul Brooks, aka DPB, a positive rap artist, songwriter, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. DPB shares how his gospel upbringing and early years in New York’s rap scene led him to pursue Christian rap when the genre was still struggling for acceptance. He reflects on creating his own path in music and expanding that vision into the “World of DPB.” DPB...
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The Art of Becoming a Creative Trailblazer with Adriana Kaegi  

August 6, 2026 • 30 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Adriana Kaegi, a multimedia entrepreneur, producer, and digital pioneer who founded and executive produces ADDY.media and StyleCulture.TV. 
Adriana discusses her creative journey from an early interest in performance and journalism to co-founding Kid Creole and the Coconuts and touring the world as Mama Coconut. She shares memorable experiences performing at Carnegie Hal...
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Using AI for Business Growth with Elias Curtis | Solving Problems Through Technology 

August 5, 2026 • 23 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Elias Curtis, founder of Transformed Design, a branding and digital marketing agency that helps businesses grow through artificial intelligence. Elias shares how he turned his passion for design and technology into a business that has grown for more than 17 years. He explains why AI should be viewed as a tool that helps businesses solve problems and improve efficiency. He discus...
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Embracing a Nonlinear Path with Connor Treacy | Turning Experience into Ownership 

July 30, 2026 • 30 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Connor Treacy, a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur and talent manager who works with artists and produces events. Connor began organizing events at 19 using the money he earned as a tennis coach. He explains how years of competitive judo and tennis prepared him for the demanding pace of the entertainment industry. His work at Universal Music Group brought major career successes, bu...
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Living Nine Lives with Calvin Schwartz | Reinvention, Resilience, and the Power of Belief 

July 16, 2026 • 29 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Calvin Schwartz, an author, podcaster, and former pharmacist. Calvin shares how he walked away from a stable pharmacy career, reinventing himself in eyewear sales, and later retiring only to discover a novel forming in his mind after watching Casablanca for the thirty fourth time. He explains how that spark led to award winning fiction, multiple published books, and a renewed cre...
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Challenging the Algorithm with Octavian Cristea | Putting Human Judgment Back into Music 

July 9, 2026 • 13 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Octavian Cristea, a Romanian entrepreneur and former game developer who founded an alternative music platform designed to move beyond algorithm driven recommendations. Octavian explains how most major platforms rely on shallow behavioral metrics to predict what users want, often reinforcing addictive and repetitive content rather than meaningful discovery. He argues that algorith...
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Amplifying Stories in PR with Nicole Magagnin | Turning Visibility into Purposeful Growth

June 25, 2026 • 26 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host James Walker chats with Nicole Magagnin, founder of Growth Grabber, a public relations strategist who helps leaders and brands turn visibility into meaningful impact.  
Nicole shares how a life-altering diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome in her twenties forced her to step away from her career and confront a long recovery marked by uncertainty and rebuilding. She explains how listeni...
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Building a Family Business with Stephen Shortt | Turning Conflict into Continuity

June 11, 2026 • 36 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Stephen Shortt, a business consultant, advisor, and author who specializes in family business succession and leadership development. Stephen shares how growing up in two family businesses nearly led him to walk away after conflict and exhaustion reached a breaking point at his own kitchen table. He reflects on the moment he realized he did not want his children growing up unable ...
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Building a Life Around Adventure with Toby Richardson | Choosing Risk Over Routine 

June 4, 2026 • 24 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Toby Richardson, an Australia based tour operator, pilot, writer, stand-up comedian, and filmmaker whose work centers on adventure, travel, and deliberate living. Toby shares how earning his commercial pilot license just before the world shut down forced him to rethink his path and led him toward building an off-road tour business in some of the most remote regions of Western Au...
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Designing with Intention with Kim Depole | Creating Spaces That Reflect Who You Are 

May 28, 2026 • 27 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Kim Depole, a New York City based interior designer known for integrating mindfulness into her design practice. Kim shares how her career began as a creative director before burnout led her to move to Japan, recalibrate her life, and eventually fall in love with interior design. She reflects on learning through trial by fire when she was unexpectedly put in charge of a major show...
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Competing Beyond the Scorecard with Dave Schultz | Turning Discipline into Leadership 

May 21, 2026 • 36 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Dave Schultz, a former Korn Ferry Tour professional golfer and current General Manager of the Fargo Country Club. Dave shares what it took to spend a decade chasing the PGA Tour, committing fully to the grind of qualifying school, international travel, and learning how one round can determine an entire season. He reflects on coming close to earning his PGA Tour card and how falli...
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Tackling Bullying with Bullseye the Clown | Turning Pain into Purpose 

May 14, 2026 • 36 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host James Walker chats with Bullseye the Clown, an award winning humanitarian performer and anti-bullying advocate who transformed his own painful childhood into a mission of healing. He explains how years later a spontaneous decision to join a humanitarian clown trip to Russia after his father’s death changed the trajectory of his life and revealed the emotional power of laughter in places filled wit...
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Thinking Three Moves Ahead with Ashley Priore | Chess as a Blueprint for Leadership 

May 7, 2026 • 39 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Ashley Priore, a leadership strategist, CEO, and lifelong chess champion who began competing in tournaments at just four years old. Ashley shares how growing up as the youngest of four in Pittsburgh led her to learn the game by watching her siblings, quickly turning curiosity into competition. She reflects on being one of the only girls in many tournaments and how those early exp...
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From South Jersey to Hollywood with Dean Simone | Staying Grounded Through the Highs and Lows

April 30, 2026 • 44 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Dean Simone, an American actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician whose career spans television, film, and live performance. Dean shares how a single high school play in South Jersey led him to move west within a year and pursue acting professionally, turning beginner’s confidence into real opportunity. He reflects on earning his SAG card, landing early networ...
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Telling Stories That Matter with Maggie Mills | Turning Ideas into Published Books

April 23, 2026 • 24 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host James Walker chats with Maggie Mills, an author, ghostwriter, and writing coach who helps aspiring writers turn intimidating ideas into finished books. Maggie shares how many people carry the dream of writing a book for years but feel overwhelmed by the size of the task, and how breaking the process into manageable pieces helps build confidence and momentum. She explains why nonfiction ca...
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Preserving a Musical Legacy with Jason Brown | Honoring the Past While Remixing the Future 

March 26, 2026 • 32 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Jason Brown, an American born international DJ, producer, entrepreneur, and the grandson of James Brown. Jason shares how his path into music was not direct, beginning with a degree in film production and work on the James Brown biopic before feeling called to pick up DJ decks instead of a camera. He reflects on the surreal experience of watching his grandfather’s life recr...
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Navigating Life at a Crossroads with Emily Beecher | Choosing Yourself Without a Script

March 19, 2026 • 66 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Ashley Greene chats with Emily Beecher, a life coach who works with women navigating periods of uncertainty, burnout, and major life transitions. Emily shares how many women arrive at a point where their lives look right on paper but feel disconnected internally, often after years of meeting expectations that no longer fit. She explains how changing values, neurodivergence, motherhood, and career press...
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Redefining Enough with Rita Wilkins | Living More by Letting Go 

March 12, 2026 • 34 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Rita Wilkins, an interior designer and author known as the Downsizing Designer who helps people rethink their relationship with space, belongings, and lifestyle. Rita shares how a visit to her son in Senegal shifted her understanding of happiness, abundance, and what truly matters, leading her to downsize from a 5,000 square foot home to an 867 square foot city apartment. She re...
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Exploring Modern Clowning with Gherkin Picklewater | Comedy as Social Reflection 

March 5, 2026 • 30 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Gherkin Picklewater, a theatrical clown, producer, and performer based in the San Francisco Bay Area whose work blends physical comedy, storytelling, and social commentary. Gherkin shares how an early fascination with circus and performance led him to train at the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center and spend years developing a style aimed primarily at adult au...
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Using Humor as a Communication Tool with Bee Baumann | Finding Confidence Through Laughter 

February 26, 2026 • 34 mins
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Bee Baumann, a stand up comedian, communication coach, writer, and speaker who helps people use humor to regulate anxiety, build confidence, and connect with others. Bee shares how moving from the United States to Germany led her to rethink her voice, her identity, and the role humor played in her life and work. She talks about struggling with anxiety, finding confidence through...
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