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Overcome Distractions and Achieve Your Dreams with Mary Morrissey (Ep.63)

Overcome Distractions and Achieve Your Dreams with Mary Morrissey (Ep.63)

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Unlock the keys to transforming your dreams into reality with the insights of our guest, Mary Morrissey, founder of the Brave Thinking Institute, the world’s premier provider of transformational training and coaching.

Join Mary as she is interviewed by Bryan Sweet and Brittany Anderson, where she shares powerful transformational strategies to help you turn your dreams into reality. She discusses the importance of having a clear vision, overcoming distractions, and using practical tools like the “up until now” mindset shift. 

Discover how to build a life that encompasses not only success but also fulfillment and purpose as this episode highlights:

  • Understanding the importance of a clear and actionable vision for your future
  • Practical techniques to recognize and manage distractions that impede your progress
  • Embracing the “up until now” mindset to overcome limiting beliefs and barriers
  • How small daily actions can lead to significant life transformations over time

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Go to Brave Thinking Institute to order your copy of “Brave Thinking” and get 3 bonuses!

✨Bonuses include: The “Designing A Life You Love” guided meditation bundle, “100 Common Hour Thoughts & How To Transform Them” kit and “Winning The Battles Of The Mind” Affirmation Collection)

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About Our Guest:

Mary Morrissey has made it her mission to empower people to create and live a life they love. 

For over 50 years Mary has studied the art and science of transforming dreams into results. 

Mary is the founder of the Brave Thinking Institute, the world’s premier provider of transformational training and coaching. Through life-changing books, events, and programs, Mary has helped millions of people tap into the power within them to achieve new levels of success and experience a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.


Mary holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters. She has addressed the United Nations three times, co-convened three week-long meetings with His Holiness The Dalai Lama, and met with President Nelson Mandela in South Africa.

She has written two best-selling books, No Less Than Greatness and Building Your Field of Dreams, which became a PBS special.
Today, Mary is focused on a bold dream: 1 Billion Dreams Achieved around the world.

That dream begins with you!

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Rewiring Your Brain for Post-Retirement Happiness With Brian Grasso (Ep.62)

Rewiring Your Brain for Post-Retirement Happiness With Brian Grasso (Ep.62)

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Understanding the real mechanics behind mindset and how to control it instead of letting it control you can lead to meaningful, lasting change.

Come along as Brittany Anderson is joined by elite performance coach, Brian Grasso. Together they delve into how understanding the mechanics of mindset—beyond just positive thinking—can redefine your approach to life’s transitions like retirement or selling a business. 

Learn practical tools for creating a new self-identity, overcoming imposter syndrome, and sustaining your breakthrough moments.

Top takeaways include:

  • How Mindset is more than just positive thinking; it’s about understanding brain science
  • Why creating a new avatar for yourself can help your brain adapt to new life phases
  • Imposter Syndrome and ways to manage it effectively
  • How to master sustainable mindset habits 
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

An 18-year veteran of the sports training industry, Brian worked as a High-Performance Coach for the National Team and professional and Olympic athletes worldwide. He founded the largest youth development educational organizations in the industry, serving as its CEO for nearly 8 years, and co-created one of the fastest-growing sport and fitness franchises in the United States along with it. 

He has guest lectured and keynoted at governmental and private associations around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and throughout North America. Brian authored “The Audacity of Success”, co-authored the bestseller “Total Body Transformation”, wrote and co-produced the landmark short film “Life by Numbers” and has written for magazines around the globe, including Men’s Fitness, Inked, and Bulace. 

His most recent book is called “Mindset Matters Most” and was listed as #1 on the “Personal Development” section at Amazon for a period of 7 weeks after its release. Together with his wife, Carrie Campbell, Brian co-hosted the award-winning livestream, “Brian & Carrie – In the Morning” as well as “Eliminate Your Limits – with Brian & Carrie” which airs in syndication on SiriusXM. 

He currently serves as the Chief Culture Officer for Metaplexus, as well as the Faculty Director for its subsidiary, Virtu Academy. Brian holds a religiously accredited PhD in Pastoral Counseling and currently works as a Business & High-Performance Consultant for several well-known brands in the health and wellness space, working directly with C-Suite Executives. On a personal level, Brian is a competitive powerlifter and holds 2 Arizona State Records in both Squat and Bench Press. For a span of 12 years, he worked as a bodyguard for several A-List celebrities.

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Strategic Branding To Create Your Business’ Competitive Advantage With Julie Guest (Ep.61)

Strategic Branding To Create Your Business’ Competitive Advantage With Julie Guest (Ep.61)

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Do you want to learn how to embrace major life transitions and become bolder and louder in achieving your dreams?

Brittany Anderson welcomes Julie Guest, a top business strategist and bestselling author. Julie shares her incredible journey from being an attorney to starting a premier marketing agency and offers invaluable insights on how to become bolder and louder in achieving your dreams. 

Learn the secrets behind her transformational marketing strategies, and how you can apply them to overcome limiting beliefs and embrace big change. 

Episode discussion points include:

  •  Julie Guest’s journey from attorney to top business strategist
  •  The power of overcoming limiting beliefs and embracing big changes
  •  Strategies for creating impactful marketing that stands out
  •  The importance of surrounding yourself with big thinkers and taking decisive action
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Julie Guest is one of America’s top business strategists, a former attorney, and a best-selling author. She is the CEO of Bolder&Louder and Premier Physician Marketing, full-service marketing agencies specializing in transformational strategy, expert branding, and building marketing engines to maximize new client and patient acquisition.

Julie has consulted with, reinvented, and repositioned, hundreds of companies and brands – from Fortune 100 companies to aesthetic medical practices and medical device companies.

In 2012, Julie coauthored a best-selling business book with Brian Tracy, and her contribution won the Editor’s Best Choice Award.

In 2014, Julie’s second book was released,  “67 Marketing Secrets to Ethically Attract New Patients, Make More Money and Grow Your Practice,” written for the medical industry. It has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese and ranked as an Amazon best-seller on three continents.

Her recent book, The Client Stampede is available on Amazon and in all leading bookstores in paperback, audio, and Kindle (Blue Sky Publishers, 2021) Julie is regularly featured in a variety of media including Forbes, ABC, CBS, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Miami Herald, the New York Times, USA Today and many others. 

Julie was born in South Africa, raised in New Zealand, and has called America home since 2005. When she’s not working, Julie can usually be found on horseback, behind the lens of a camera or doing a bit of adventure travel with her family. Julie lives just outside of Raleigh, NC, and divides her time between there and New York.

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Revolutionizing Healthcare: A Look at Highly Customized Solutions with Marc Isaacson (Ep.60)

Revolutionizing Healthcare: A Look at Highly Customized Solutions with Marc Isaacson (Ep.60)

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Marc Isaacson’s daughter Tess was only 8 years old when she began having seizures. When traditional treatments fell short, Marc embarked on an extensive search, exploring personalized testing and nutrient therapy with the help of skilled medical professionals. 

Since 2002, under Marc’s leadership, Village Green has grown to offer an expansive suite of personalized health offerings, including high-quality nutritional supplements and tailored lab testing.

Listen as Bryan Sweet interviews Marc about proactive healthcare and wellness solutions. Their conversation focuses on addressing health issues looking at their root causes rather than merely managing symptoms.

Key discussion points include: 

  • Village Green Apothecary’s specialty in customized precision nutrient formulations
  • The concept of EpiBioGenetics™, emphasizes the importance of epigenetics, biochemistry, and genetics in understanding individual health needs
  • Why brain and gut health is highly interconnected
  • Marc’s dream to make personalized healthcare more accessible and integrated into primary care
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Marc has led successful entrepreneurial ventures for over 25 years, highlighted by his acquisition and expansion of Village Green Apothecary, an industry-leading integrative and custom compounding pharmacy in Bethesda, MD. Since 2002, under Marc’s leadership, Village Green has grown to offer an expansive suite of personalized health offerings, including a vast selection of high-quality nutritional supplements, tailored lab testing with a focus on customized precision nutrient formulations, and nutritional consultations. Marc’s passion for functional nutrition and wellness, coupled with Village Green’s focus on personalized health, has led to the launch of Humanized Health, an educational resource aimed at helping people get to the root causes of their health conditions.

Earlier in his career, Marc founded Glacier Ridge, an all-natural beverage company that was ahead of its time in recognizing the trends toward natural and organic products. After successfully growing and selling the venture, he spearheaded the U.S. expansion of Melitta Coffee. Marc earned a BS in Business Management from Ithaca College and completed a three-year Executive Education Program at MIT. He has been an active member of the Entrepreneurs Organization for 30 years.

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The Power of Community and Collaboration with Brooke Casanovas (Ep.59)

The Power of Community and Collaboration with Brooke Casanovas (Ep.59)

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As the founder and CEO of The Last Mastermind, Brooke Casanovas empowers seasoned entrepreneurs to navigate significant transitions in their business and personal lives. She provides them with the clarity they need and connects them to a supportive community, helping them confidently embrace their next big chapter.

Listen as Bryan Sweet interviews Brooke about The Last Mastermind’s role as a pivotal, life-changing platform for those on the verge of new beginnings. Whether you’re transitioning from a successful career into retirement or simply seeking your next passion project, this conversation provides insights into harnessing your experiences toward a fulfilling future.

Key discussion points include: 

  • What causes people to get in their own way and feel stuck
  • What makes any mastermind group highly productive and beneficial (i.e., where the magic happens)
  • Living in alignment with your values while keeping an open mind to new possibilities
  • Why transitions are a great time to self-reflect and think about your wildest dreams
  • Bryan’s personal experience going through The Last Mastermind program
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Brooke is a long-time gatherer, president of her niece and nephew’s fan club, and has been in the entrepreneurship world for almost a decade. Her favorite thing to do is to strip the human capital out of a room and make magic with it to bless other people’s lives. She especially loves helping seasoned entrepreneurs who are in transition in business and life, find clarity and community to do their next act with. She is the founder and CEO of the Last Mastermind.

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REPLAY: Creating an Even Bigger Future Than Envisioned With Amber Knips, CFP®, CDFA®, CeFT® (Ep. 58)

REPLAY: Creating an Even Bigger Future Than Envisioned With Amber Knips, CFP®, CDFA®, CeFT® (Ep. 58)

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Something every financial planner dreams about doing is helping their retirees achieve a far better retirement than they had ever hoped for.

Our guest, Amber Knips has a lot of experience doing just that.

In this episode, Brittany Anderson chats with Amber Knips, wealth advisor at Sweet Financial, about the biggest obstacles modern-day retirees face and what strategies they can use to mitigate these struggles, both financial and mental.

Amber discusses: 

  • Where she sees retirees getting the most ‘stuck’ and what modern-day obstacles they face the most 
  • How she uses “fear mitigation” with retirees when they are afraid of overspending (and the risk of inexperience because of this fear)
  • What does dreaming big mean to her and how does this mentality apply to retirees like you
  • How to apply the 50/50 retirement approach – the misconception that retirement is either full-time traveling or full-time doing nothing at home
  • And more

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About Amber Knips:

Amber helps people see possibility through life’s greatest and most challenging transitions.  She is someone who has total passion and conviction for what she does. Using her empathetic and sincere approach, she has made it her mission to build deepened relationships with her clients all while helping them cultivate a financial plan that helps them focus on what they most enjoy. After joining the team at Sweet Financial Partners in 2012, Amber has gained extensive experience and training in guiding women through transitions such as the loss of a loved one, divorce, career change, retirement, and much more. You only experience these life transitions a few times during your lifetime, but she helps people through them every day.

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Transforming Learning Through Video Storytelling with Dr. Dorine Rivers (Ep.57)

Transforming Learning Through Video Storytelling with Dr. Dorine Rivers (Ep.57)

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Regardless of the chapter of life you’re in or how much success you’ve had up to this point, this story is a great example of what commitment, dedication, and grit can bring to your future.

Brittany Anderson introduces Dr. Dorine Rivers, founder and CEO of Savantz AI. Dr. Rivers shares her journey in launching Savantz AI, a platform that converts text into engaging videos for businesses, educators, and learners. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on one’s passion and zone of genius, learning from mistakes, and staying resilient in the face of setbacks.

Dr. Rivers discusses how Savantz AI can help businesses create impactful video content to convey their messages effectively. Dr. Rivers highlights the platform’s potential for cross-generational communication, enabling users to create engaging content that resonates with diverse viewers.

Key discussion points include: 

  • Her story of accidentally creating Savantz AI while seeking solutions in video production
  • How Savantz AI can efficiently create engaging video content to effectively reach audiences across different platforms
  • The value of storytelling and creative visuals to enhance understanding and retention of information
  • How she is ensuring that the content generated is making a significant impact in promoting effective learning and communication strategies
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Dr. Rivers has a Ph.D. in Business Management and Human & Organizational Systems, a Project Management Professional Certification, and Investment Banking licenses. 

She has three decades of expertise in launching and managing businesses, educational leadership, and video production, and is an award-winning published author. As a serial entrepreneur, her expertise is in creative vision and execution, strategic planning, and identifying growth opportunities that will transform how we generate visual materials and bring content to life. 

Her passion for creating Savantz came from a desire to convert her own work into videos. She soon realized that the system she was building could benefit millions of businesses, educators, and learners. 

If you ask her about the inherent challenges, she will say that building a business is just like climbing a mountain. You get up every day and put one foot in front of the other, and nothing stops you until you reach the summit.

Sweet Financial Partners, LLC and Dorine Rivers maintain separate and independent operations without any affiliations.  Sweet Financial Partners, LLC does not receive any form of compensation from Dorine Rivers.  While AI concepts and technologies may be discussed, it should be noted that Sweet Financial Partners, LLC does not utilize AI in its operations, and this podcast does not imply or constitute the use of AI by the company.  Any references to AI are purely for educational and informational purposes only.  Sweet Financial Partners, LLC is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Sweet Financial Partners, LLC and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure.

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REPLAY: How To Better Discover Your Value (Ep.56)

REPLAY: How To Better Discover Your Value (Ep.56)

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Life often becomes a whirlwind, leaving us feeling overwhelmed with countless interests and commitments.

But what if we shifted our perspective? Instead of trying to juggle everything, focus on a select few things you’re truly committed to.

In this replay, Bryan Sweet and Brittany Anderson delve into the process of defining your next life phase. Discover how aligning with your values and passions can shape your journey forward.

Bryan and Brittany discuss: 

  • The value of knowing the difference between being interested in something versus truly committing to it
  • The concept of “pick three” 
  • Benefits of a supportive network that understands and encourages your pursuits
  • Real experiences of taking action and having a positive mindset
  • And more

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Gaining A High-Performance Edge With Dr. Cindra Kamphoff (Ep.55)

Gaining A High-Performance Edge With Dr. Cindra Kamphoff (Ep.55)

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Whether one is harnessing resilience and confidence in the realms of athletics or the professional sphere, it’s crucial not to overlook the significant influence they wield.

As a mindset coach and accomplished author, Cindra Kamphoff imparts invaluable wisdom on mental conditioning for athletes, emphasizes the importance of present-moment awareness, and introduces practical tools such as the “truth meter” to counter negative thinking patterns. With a notable track record of assisting esteemed sports organizations like the Minnesota Vikings and the American Olympic Track & Field team in conquering self-doubt and dispelling limiting beliefs, Cindra convincingly demonstrates her mastery in cultivating high-performance mindsets.

Join host Brittany Anderson as she chats with Cindra about handling pressure using techniques like “pop the pressure,” and the universal application of these strategies in life transitions and facing skeptics. Sandra also teases her upcoming book on confidence, differentiating the feeling from the skill. 

Top Take-Aways Include:

  • Transitioning from athlete to coach & mastering the high-performance mindset
  • Applying an athletic mindset to personal challenges
  • How to handle pressure like an Olympian
  • Defying the naysayers using the “Watch me” mentality
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Cindra Kamphoff, Ph.D., CMPC, PCC, is an award-winning keynote speaker and certified professional coach for leaders, professional athletes, and championship teams. Her clients range from Verizon Wireless, Target, and Walmart to the Minnesota Vikings. She has provided mental training for the Minnesota Vikings for the last four years, working one-on-one with the players. Cindra worked with the United States Olympic Track and Field team in Tokyo working with the athletes one-on-one to help them train their minds.

She is the author of an Amazon bestseller, Beyond Grit: Ten Powerful Practices to Gain the High-Performance Edge, and a recent second book, Beyond Grit for Business: How to Boost Performance, Leadership, and the Bottomline. Her podcast, The High-Performance Mindset podcast, has over 3 million downloads and is ranked in the top 100 podcasts where she interviews thought leaders about mindset. She is a proud Minnesotan and lives in Mankato with her husband and two teenage boys.

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Mindset Makeover With Dr. Kevin Kremer (Ep.54)

Mindset Makeover With Dr. Kevin Kremer (Ep.54)

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Feeling like you’re not growing personally or professionally anymore? It may be time for a mindset makeover.

Brittany Anderson talks with Dr. Kevin Kremer, a dentist who is also a leadership mentor. They discuss Dr. Kremer’s journey and his upcoming book “Quantum Accountability,” which explores the importance of mindset in achieving success. 

This episode is a blend of personal growth advice and professional insights, aiming to inspire you to think bigger and positively contribute to the world!

Discussion points include:

  • Kevin’s experience with the intersection of mindset and wealth
  • Aligning your career with your values
  • Finding good mentors for both your professional and personal growth
  • The process of harmonizing your thoughts, actions, and feelings
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Beginning his career as a dentist, after being elected into the national dental honor society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Dr. Kremer has dedicated the last 20+ years to providing the Chico community with exceptional dental care, specializing in Full Mouth Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry.

Dr. Kremer’s commitment to excellence is exemplified by a multitude of continuing education certifications including Diplomat status in the International Dental Implant Association and Fellowship status in the ICOI, placing him among the top 2% of dentists nationwide. As an entrepreneurial second-generation dentist, Dr. Kremer has successfully completed 8 Mergers and Acquisitions.

Driven by his passion for leadership and impact, Dr. Kremer takes pride in coaching and mentoring other doctors and businesses through the Kremer Leadership Institute. He is a speaker, advisor, and mentor. The vision of Kremer Leadership Institute is to provide knowledge, leadership, and inspiration to help dentists grow and achieve new levels of excellence.

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