It’s time to hit replay on an episode that covers an increasingly relevant topic in today’s digital age: uncertainty and adversity.
Fear can paralyze us and prevent us from achieving our dreams. That’s why we want to share these practical steps on focusing on what you CAN control, using visualization, and seeking positive influences to stay motivated.
By tuning in, gain clarity on:
Focusing on what you can control and what you can do to reduce fear and anxiety
Surrounding yourself with positive influences and limiting exposure to negative media
Take small, actionable steps toward your dreams, like researching travel destinations or talking to professionals
How visualization can be a powerful tool in staying motivated and excited about your future
Your family’s wealth and personal information could be more vulnerable to cyber criminals than you think. Are your family and finances truly safe from these evolving threats?
This episode provides essential insights into how you can safeguard against these invisible threats that could jeopardize your financial security.
This episode features Scott Augenbaum, a former FBI expert in cybercrime, and Kevin Donahue, a specialist in cybersecurity for high-net-worth individuals. They share real-life stories, actionable insights, and essential strategies for safeguarding your wealth and personal info from cyber threats. Whether it’s phishing scams, password security, or even social engineering, this episode equips you to take control of your cybersecurity.
Key episode discussions include:
The different types of cyber threats including email phishing, smishing, and QR code phishing
Why using unique passwords and two-factor authentication can be your first line of defense
Real-life stories of huge financial losses due to cyber scams, and how they could have been prevented
Proactive steps to safeguard your family and information, from monitoring the dark web to implementing a family code word
With over 30 years of FBI experience in cybercrime investigations and author of “The Secret to Cybersecurity,” Scott brings unparalleled insights and practical strategies to prevent cyber threats. Scott is the foremost expert in educating businesses, high-net-worth individuals, and families on the current threat environment. Scott focuses on how to prevent a cyber threat because after investigating over 1,000 cyber crimes, he knows all too well that recovering stolen money and data is almost impossible. In addition to his experience with the FBI, Scott is called on by Fox News, USA Today, News Max, and many other major media outlets as their resident cybersecurity expert.
Kevin Donahue
Kevin has 25 years of experience working in enterprise technology solutions, cybersecurity, and with high-net-worth individuals as an executive and entrepreneur. Kevin’s clients have included the White House, National Security Counsel, CIA, US Secret Service, World Bank, US Department of Homeland Security, and many more high-profile organizations and has worked on some of the highest-profile investigations in the past 20 years. Kevin is the founder of Stealth Executive/ Stealth Family and together with his partner Scott Augenbaum is on a mission to help protect 1,000,000 families from being victims of cyber criminals.
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
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.
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
Julie Guest is one of America’s top business strategists, a former attorney, and a best-selling author. She is theCEO 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.
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
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.
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
Good health enables you to accumulate more wealth and enjoy the wealth you’ve already built, leaning into your purpose and experiencing new things in life.
In other words — with good health, you can continue to dream big!
Join Brittany Anderson and guest Christopher Turner, founder of EMERGICON and EMERGIFIRE, for a meaningful discussion about living your best, healthiest, and fullest life by prioritizing your health and well-being. They also highlight a profound mindset shift that stops people from “getting in their own way.”
Christopher discusses:
How to manage life’s stressors when everything seems chaotic and overwhelming
The power of gratitude and continuous improvement
Making conscious choices to balance health and wealth for a purposeful life
Redefining retirement as a journey towards joy and fulfillment, not just an end to work
Advice for people who don’t have anyone to share their interests with
Christopher founded EMERGICON in 2006 to fill a need in the ambulance medical billing services industry by providing a better solution for processing ambulance claims in Texas. Since then, they have grown into Texas’ largest ambulance billing provider and experienced year-over-year revenue growth, including being named to the 2019 Inc. 5000 list for fastest-growing privately held companies. In 2019, Christopher launched EMERGIFIRE to provide a related service and experience for fire departments in Texas. They achieved these results with caring and well-trained team members, formal processes that focus on continuous improvement, rigorous attention to detail, and deep industry knowledge.
Christopher is a staunch advocate and supporter of a company having core values and behaviors that drive a team’s actions daily. At EMERGICON, they believe in achieving the best outcome and being of service with collaboration, responsiveness, and a positive attitude. Beyond culture, Christopher is a proponent of continuous improvement and lifelong learning for our business, team, clients, and industry.
Movement is medicine, and it takes various forms for each individual. Lisa Brooking is here to share the value of personalized healthcare before and during your retirement!
In this episode, Brittany Anderson invites Lisa Brooking, CEO of Health Code Medical on the show to discuss the link between health and wealth, the importance of personalization in healthcare, and value alignment.
Lisa shares her journey from critical care nurse to CEO, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing health as an asset class. She discusses the role of functional medicine in preventing chronic diseases, the importance of movement as medicine, and the approach Health Code Medical takes in providing personalized care.
Lisa discusses:
Her professional insight on the value between health & wealth
The need for personalization in the healthcare system
Her recommendations when implementing preventative care in your lifestyle
“Movement in medicine” and how that looks different for everyone
How she helps individuals start from scratch in their healthy lifestyle journey
Lisa Brooking is a dynamic and engaging healthcare leader with a proven track record in both the private and public sectors, spanning across tertiary acute, primary, and specialty care. Lisa holds a deep understanding of the healthcare sector rooted in a progressive career starting as a critical care nurse. She is passionate about the provision of high-quality person-centred care and keeping our promise to patients. Through stakeholder engagement and tactful negotiation, Lisa crosses the finish lines. An independent thinker and transformational leader, Lisa leans into complex problems offering innovative solutions while staying attuned to ROI & potential risks.
A recipient of the Young Women of the Year award by the Business Women’s Association, Lisa provides purpose-driven leadership and reliable stewardship with a ‘boots on the ground’ approach. As an accomplished athlete and public speaker, Lisa enjoys opportunities to inspire and engage an audience of healthcare professionals, students, and athletes of all ages.
You probably know somebody or have somebody in your life who you’ve watched suffer and struggle with addiction. It’s so prevalent in our society today and our guest Andrew Sossin wants to share how he is combating it.
In this episode, Brittany Anderon invites Andrew Sossin to discuss his journey from various professional fields to founding his own addiction treatment center, Recovery Unplugged.
The center uses music therapy in conjunction with evidence-based psychiatry and psychology to connect with clients and provide effective treatment. Andrew also discusses the success rate of their program, the importance of fostering a culture of open communication, and the challenges they faced in establishing the center.
Andrew discusses:
The birth of his organization for addiction treatment “Recovery Unplugged”
The influence of music on your thoughts and emotions
Some of the risks and struggles he has faced while creating this organization
How he has successfully integrated open communication and value alignment within this program
Over the past 20 years, it has been Andrew Sossin’s enduring pleasure to grow as a South Florida business leader and community advocate. His professional focus on financial services and business development has allowed me to establish multiple successful ventures in a wide array of fields, including addiction care, customer service, music management, and insurance.
Andrew’s experience, passion, and advocacy has allowed sitting on the boards of such inspiring organizations as Nova Southeastern University, the Jewish Federation of Broward County, and the Jewish Center for Science.
He’s also had the honor of holding key memberships with the United Way Tocqueville Society and the American Cancer Society and is the proud Co-Founder and Board Treasurer of Face the Music Foundation, a non-profit that mobilizes individuals and communities to combat addiction through music events and partnerships.
In addition to holding a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida, he is a graduate of the Tony Robbins Mastery University Business Mastery and Leadership Academy programs and a former student of the Jack Canfield Breakthrough to Success program.
In my work with Recovery Unplugged Treatment Centers, I’ve led the consistent, proactive, and responsible expansion of the company, from a singular treatment facility in South Florida to a national addiction treatment organization that now helps thousands of clients per year, from all over the country, find their way to lasting recovery from substance use disorder.
Embracing change and stepping into your ‘discomfort zone’ is where true personal expansion lies.
Let’s talk about how one of Sweet Financial’s very own has implemented this theory into both his work and personal life.
In this episode, Brittany Anderson chats with a fellow Sweet Financial colleague, Ty Totzke. Listen as he shares his journey from aspiring engineer to wealth planner and his commitment to helping clients navigate their transition to retirement.
They discuss the importance of having a strong team and the lessons learned from difficult experiences in the workplace and your personal life. They also touch on the value of open conversations, especially for couples, when planning for their future.
Ty discusses:
His interesting story of becoming a financial advisor and finding his purpose in life
The process of building and curating a strong team
His experience of overcoming fear and embracing change both personally and professionally
How he and his wife are instilling values in their kids’ minds & how this plays into their legacy plan
