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.
Are you approaching an empty nest and feeling uncertain about the future?
Join Brittany Anderson as her guest Karla Olson, former TV co-host, author, and founder of the Empty Nester Club, reveals how this transition can become one of the most exciting chapters of your life.
In this inspiring episode, Karla shares her journey and offers practical advice on rediscovering passions, overcoming limiting beliefs, and using this life change as a springboard to something incredible.
Don’t miss out on the empowering stories and insights that can help you embrace the empty nest with confidence and enthusiasm!
Highlights include:
How preparing for an empty nest well in advance can lead to a fulfilling next chapter
The concept of “soul whispers” and how to tune into your passions
Methods for overcoming limiting beliefs with actionable acronyms like FLIP
Creating and tracking realistic, consistent goals for personal growth
Karla Raby Olson is an author, speaker, and former co-host of the Park City Pulse TV show. She is a founding member of Lionsheart Park City, Little Miracles Utah non-profit, and her favorite “title,” Mom to 3 daughters. Karla is an expert on preparing for an Empty Nest and founded The Empty Nester Club to help other women rediscover who they are before their kids leave the nest. Karla’s passion for empowering others is evident in her upcoming book, helping women find their true passion. Her one-of-a-kind blueprint for helping parents rediscover their passions and prepare ahead for their children leaving the nest is featured in her upcoming book, “The Almost Empty Nester,” due out in September 2024!
Karla helps mothers overcome their changing identities and rediscover who they are before their kids leave the nest. Early preparation is key. Karla takes them through a proven framework to help them discover their Midlife Mission, their “One Thing”, by giving them more clarity, courage, character, and connection.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
