Living Boldly With Purpose

Today’s guest, Patrick Rood, shares powerful insights on money, taxes, mindset, and responsibility. His journey started with watching his father lose a successful business due to poor tax strategy and that moment shaped his entire mission.

Now, Patrick helps people legally keep more of their money, structure their businesses the right way, and avoid costly mistakes that most people don’t even know they’re making.

This episode isn’t j...

Kellan Fluckiger — author of more than 20 books, coach, speaker, podcaster, and a man whose story is one of the most honest and transformational you’ll ever hear.

Kellan shares a raw journey through:

•  childhood abuse 
•  deep self-hatred 
•  depression 
•  drug addiction 
•  multiple divorces 
•  suicide attempts 
•  corporate success that still felt empty 
•  and the divine intervention that changed everything 

In this conversation, Kellan opens...

In this inspiring conversation, Dr. B sits down with Lena Kais, a transformational coach, speaker, and mindset expert who helps people break through limiting beliefs, get clear on what they truly want, and start living a life by design instead of by default.

This episode is packed with wisdom, encouragement, and practical mindset shifts for anyone who has ever asked:

What is my purpose?
Why am I here?
Am I really doing what...

In this episode, Dr. B sits down with Dave Hurley joining us from Ireland—a successful entrepreneur turned fitness leader who proves one powerful truth:

It’s never too late to reinvent your life.

Dave’s story starts at age 12: shy, low confidence, and struggling with bronchitis. His mom introduced him to karate, and it didn’t just change his health—it sparked a lifelong relationship with fitness, discipline, and belief.

Fast forward: ...

What happens when a single moment changes everything?

In this unforgettable conversation, Dr. B sits down with Brian Bogert—a husband, father, speaker, and transformation coach—who shares the life-altering story of being run over by a truck as a child and having his arm severed… and how that trauma shaped his identity, relationships, and drive for performance.

But this episode goes far beyond the accident.

Brian opens up about the hid...

What does it take to lead with integrity when lives are on the line?

In this powerful episode of Living Boldly with Purpose, Dr. B sits down with Ryan Batchelor — Navy pilot, senior military leader, and founder of Crux Leaders — to unpack what real leadership looks like under pressure.

From flying missions over Iraq and Afghanistan to leading hundreds of personnel, Ryan shares lessons on trust, servant leadership, critical thinking, ...

What happens when your entire life changes in a single doctor’s appointment?

In this deeply moving episode of Living Boldly with Purpose, Dr. B sits down with Zoraida Morales — cancer survivor, nutrition coach, author, and transformational guide — to share her powerful journey from generational poverty in the South Bronx to corporate finance success… to a life-altering leukemia diagnosis.

For 13 years, Zoraida end...

As we close out 2025 during Christmas week, one big question rises to the surface:

What kind of world are we leaving our kids and grandkids?

In this mind-expanding episode of Living Boldly with Purpose, Dr. B sits down with entrepreneur, technologist, author, and podcast host Ken Cox to unpack what 2026 may bring — and why it could change everything.

Ken shares his powerful personal story:

• Misdiagnosed with dyslexia in 1980
• Later di...

How do you turn discomfort into confidence—and purpose into impact?
 In this powerful episode of Living Boldly with Purpose, Dr. B sits down with Angela R. Lewis—former professional basketball player, author, speaker, and Head of Customer Success at SpeakerHub—to unpack what it truly means to become unstoppable.

Angela shares her journey from being a 6’1” 12-year-old learning confidence through sport to mentoring leaders, writin...

What happens when pain becomes preparation and survival turns into purpose?
 In this deeply moving episode of Living Boldly with Purpose, Dr. B sits down with SIFU Rafael, founder of the New York Experience, to unpack a life marked by adversity, faith, resilience, and radical service to others.

From near-death experiences in Colombia, childhood bullying, polio, and learning English in a new country, to waking up daily at 3:19 AM...

What happens when your health, identity, and sense of purpose are all stripped away, at the same time?

In this deeply honest and powerful episode of Living Boldly with Purpose, Dr. Brian E Arnold sits down with Matthew Jones, holistic health coach and purpose-driven leader, to explore a story marked by trauma, isolation, near-death illness, and ultimately renewal through faith, alignment, and service.

Matthew shar...

What does it really take to build a 7-figure business from zero—without ads, funnels, email lists, or a website? 

In this powerful episode of Living Boldly with Purpose, Dr. Brian Earnold sits down with Jose Escobar, Founder & CEO of Connected Leaders Academy, to unpack a raw, real, and transformational story of faith, discipline, relationships, and execution. 
Jose shares how he went from: Growing up in poverty as...

In this high-energy episode, Dr. B sits down with Ivan Wanis Ruiz—communications trainer, professional event announcer, and creator of Public Speaking Lab—for a conversation that flips the “boring bio” format on its head.

Instead of the usual introduction, Ivon turns the opening into a “2 truths and a lie” game (and yes… he really did meet Leonardo DiCaprio, and yes… he really was an announcer for major global events). 

In this powerful episode of Living Boldly with Purpose, we sit down with coach, podcaster, and “Dark Horse Entrepreneur” Tracy Brinkman for a raw, funny, and deeply honest conversation about identity, reinvention, and what it really takes to live on purpose.

Tracy walks us through his journey as a military brat living across the U.S. and Germany, his wild years in Southern California, and the two-year meth-fueled detour that nearly ...

Purpose doesn’t arrive with a trumpet blast; it grows every time we choose alignment over autopilot. 

We sit down with Nikki to trace a real-world journey from chasing an acting dream in LA to a 15-year stretch in the classroom to finally building a practice that helps people quiet the mind, shift unhelpful patterns, and take bold action that actually fits. 

Along the way, we get honest about regret, resilience, and the moment when “...

Two mics, three big themes, and a lot of heart: connection, capability, and community. 

We sit down with Doug and Carrie, the couple behind People Fuss, to trace how a life built on curiosity and service can cut through the noise. The story starts with dial‑up days and a dyslexic kid finding dignity through spellcheck, then jumps to present day where Doug runs 3D data services—think LIDAR, drones, and high‑resolution scanners—inside...

What if understanding is the booby prize—and the real win is something you can do on demand, under pressure, without thinking? 

That’s the bold claim Chris brings, backed by a career that runs from rugby pitches to Special Forces ranges to Fortune 100 boardrooms. We dive into how embodied competence gets built through discomfort, coaching, and reps, and why most adults stall because they protect comfort instead of pursuing growth.

What if the life you’re working so hard to build isn’t actually yours? 

Chris joins us to chart a raw, compelling path from “good on paper” to good in the soul—walking away from a safe finance career, building a thriving gym by listening first, then burning out while scaling a meal company for all the wrong reasons. The collapse became a catalyst: meditation, nature, deep emotional work, and a deliberate shedding of labels that had ...

How far would you go to rewrite the script of your life? We sit down with Queen, a retired middle school teacher who ditched the grind, moved to Mexico’s Lake Chapala, and found a spiritual awakening that reshaped everything—from health and creativity to purpose and community.

Queen takes us inside the practical and the profound. She shares the research that made moving abroad possible, why the expat community mattered, an...