I am Driven Podcast
by Douglas Brackmann
Some people are born with a drive often seen in entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, adventurers and Navy SEALs. It's in their DNA. Research has shown that certain genes can manifest resilient and highly focused people who can also be impulsive, easily distracted and struggle with addiction. If you have these traits, it can create havoc in your life. You may be diagnosed with ADHD or OCD.But what the world tells you is a disorder may actually be your greatest gift. Here to help is psychologist and author, Dr. Douglas Brackmann. Using his experience in teaching the highly Driven how to master their gift, Doug provides the insights and tools you need to master yours. Listen to interviews with Driven individuals to learn from their successes, their set-backs, and know you are in good company on the path to manifesting the life you've always wanted.
Episodes
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Unleashing Flexibility: Sarah Mariano on the Power of Stretch Therapy for Mind and Body
We dive deep into the world of performance stretch therapy with Sarah Mariano, a leading expert in the field who has transformed the lives of countless clients through her unique approach. Sarah shares her journey into stretch therapy, revealing how flexibility and mobility are not just about...
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Healing from Within: Faith Niece on Transforming Trauma and Addiction
In this episode, we sit down with Faith Niece, a distinguished mental health counselor and certified sex addiction therapist, to explore her transformative journey from a fine arts background to a deep commitment to helping individuals overcome addiction. Faith shares her unique approach to...
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Embracing the Driven Mind: Jeff Borschowa on AI, Ethics, and Finding Community
Jeff Borschowa, a self-described Renaissance man and passionate advocate for artificial intelligence, shares his transformative journey as a Driven individual who struggled to fit within the confines of societal norms. With his insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge, Jeff has embraced his...
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Thriving as a Driven Couple: Insights from Janelle Bruland & Graham Youtsey
In this episode of the "I Am Driven" podcast, we sit down with Janelle Bruland and Graham Youtsey, a dynamic couple who exemplify what it means to be Driven in both business and life. Janelle, a successful entrepreneur and author, and Graham, a dedicated leader and strategist, share their unique...
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Healing Through Vulnerability: Anna David on Trauma, Motherhood, and Personal Growth
We are joined by Anna David, a New York Times bestselling author and accomplished entrepreneur, who shares her powerful journey of transformation and growth. As a first-time mother at 53, Anna offers a unique perspective on navigating motherhood while simultaneously building a successful career....
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Unpacking Money Habitudes with Cara Macksoud
Kara Macksoud, CEO of Money Habitudes, joins Dr. Doug Brackmann and co-host Rachel Lebowitz to explore the psychology behind our financial behaviors. Kara dives into the complex relationship between money, attitudes, and habits, revealing how our financial decisions are often driven by deeper…
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Navigating the Spiritual Journey of a Driven Couple
Justin Breen, highlighting their journey as a neurotypical and neurodiverse couple. It delves into the challenges, growth, and transformation experienced by Sarah as she navigates her role as a pediatrician and COO while being married to a driven entrepreneur. The conversation also touches on the...
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Taking Responsibility for Your Own Happiness in a Marriage and Letting Go of Ego
Tiffany Sauder shares her journey of navigating a driven marriage and finding the balance between personal dreams and family life. She emphasizes the importance of individual growth and taking responsibility for one's own happiness within a marriage. Tiffany and her husband worked through many...
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Episode 120: Dean Inniss
In this episode, Rachel Lebowitz interviews Dean, an entrepreneur with a background in law enforcement and corporate America. Dean shares his journey from law enforcement to corporate America to becoming an entrepreneur. He discusses the importance of discipline, self-mastery, and understanding...
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Episode 119: Alyeria Faith
Alyeria Faith is a high performance coach, somatic practitioner and spiritual advisor to fortune 1000 CEO's, leaders and entrepreneurs. With over a decade of coaching driven individuals, as well as 15 years of healing expertise, she brings a wealth of wisdom to her work and life. She is also a…
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Episode 118: Yael Simon
Yael Simon is a philanthropic advisor and funding strategist. For over 20 years, she has worked with private family offices, UHNWI, and NGOs. Her vision is to set a gold standard in philanthropy by investing in world class projects and people who are set on transformative change driving…
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Episode 117: Hamish Knox
A member of the global Sandler network, Hamish Knox supports private organizations in Southern Alberta, creating and maintaining scalable, repeatable, consistent sales engines and an engaged, motivated team by holding them accountable to implementing the structures, systems, and processes shared…
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Episode 116: Nicole Stott
Nicole Stott is an astronaut, aquanaut, engineer, artist, and author of Back to Earth: What Life In Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet – And Our Mission To Protect It; and most importantly a mom. She creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork to…
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Episode 115: Benny Fisher
Benny Fisher, Founder and Visionary of The Big Fish Contracting Company, Co-Founder of The Arena Mastermind, Business Growth Leader for Contractor Dynamics, and host of The Big Fish Cares Podcast, leads with love and authenticity, masterfully transforming pain into purpose. His empathetic…
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Episode 114: Rachel & Dr Doug - Driven Identity Model
Rachel is a third-generation female entrepreneur. With a background in business behavioral science, she has a knack and passion for bridging gaps in relationships- especially where one partner is the Driven Visionary Entrepreneur. Her husband, Ezra, and her own Poly Craft Industries, a Printing...
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Episode 113: Patrick and Carissa Metzger
Patrick Metzger has always been a teacher, coach, and facilitator at heart. After spending over a decade as a public school teacher and coach, where he helped build high-achieving teams and assist them in reaching their goals, Patrick decided to embark on the entrepreneurial journey. Within two...
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Episode 112: Janelle Bruland
Janelle Bruland is a Driven entrepreneur, author, and leader who shares her story of growing up as a driven in a household that was supportive of her and the powerful positive impact it made on her life, as well as being married to a Driven spouse. Alongside her driven husband, she runs a…
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Episode 111: Kelly Clements
Kelly Clements is the creator of The Entreprenewer; a marriage-centric coaching program for entrepreneurs. Her professional experience working for world-class coaching programs like Strategic Coach and Lifebook have taught her how to work with driven entrepreneurs, but it was her personal...
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Episode 110: Rachel Lebowitz
In this episode, Dr. Doug introduces his new co-host - Rachel Lebowitz. Rachel is a Driven who grew up in NYC alongside 15 siblings, and learned from a very early age that navigating life as a Driven is a beautiful, yet extremely challenging endeavor. Join in as Dr. Doug and Rachel discuss her...
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Episode 109: Michael Bernoff
Michael Bernoff is the founder of the Human Communications Institute and a leader in the personal and professional development industry. Michael has impacted hundreds of thousands of people across the world with his programs, book, audio, videos, and seminars. Michael has an unmatched…
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Episode 108: Lisa Brooking
Lisa Brooking is a Driven with a background in the healthcare industry who is passionate about helping people take control of their health by being proactive instead of reactive in the ways they treat their bodies and medical issues. She is the leader of Healthcode Medical, a venture that focuses...
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Episode 107: Martha McSally
Martha McSally is a US Senator, Retired Air Force Colonel, Author, Triathlete, and a Driven with an incredible story. In this episode we speak with her about overcoming the challenges associated with being a woman in positions of power and influence, overcoming past trauma, and finding peace...
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Episode 106: Barton Scott
Barton Scott is a Driven who has used his gifts to deep dive into the world of nutrition and chemical engineering. Through trials and extensive learning, his team has developed superior nutrients and hair testing process to upgrade health in dramatic ways. Visit www.upgradedformulas.com to learn...
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Episode 105: Rob Dube
Rob Dube is a Driven, entrepreneur, and mentor who is passionate about helping other driven entrepreneurs like himself find balance and success - both inside and out. In this interview, he shares his story of growing up as a misunderstood driven kid, the burden of having an analytical mind and...
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Episode 104: Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell's journey into meditation, music, and wellness began 45 years ago, at age 8 when his teacher told him to never listen to notes, but instead to listen to the space in between the notes. An accomplished composer and pianist, he has released over 100 albums and has been #1 on multiple...
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Episode 103: Codi & Valerie Gharagouzloo
Codi & Valerie Gharagouzloo are a husband & wife DRIVEN power couple and are quite literally on a journey to change the world through groundbreaking medical research & technology development. In this episode, they discuss their calling to grow a business that is innovating healthcare and…
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Episode 102: The First 100 Recap
I Am Driven Podcast is celebrating our induction into the 100-episode club! Join us as we discuss some of our favorite highlights from the first 100 episodes!
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Episode 101: Laura Di Franco
Laura Di Franco is an Author, Wellness Coach, and retired Physical Therapist who joins us in this episode to share her powerful journey to becoming a healer, advice on overcoming imposter syndrome, exploring the idea of purpose driven fear, and much more. You can find more about Laura and her…
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Episode 100: Jenn Drummond
Jenn Drummond is a world record holder, mother, speaker, businesswoman, author and host of the Seek Your Next Summit podcast. Driven from as early as she can remember, she shares her story of being a Driven woman in a world of sheep, how she got hit with a wake up call and realized she needed to...
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Episode 99: Jeff Hays
Jeff Hays recognized that he had an entrepreneurial brain and he found a way very early in his life to harness his Drivenness for his supreme benefit. He became the president of a publicly traded firm at the age of 29 amongst numerous other endeavors in all kinds of spaces. Jeff has since become…
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Episode 98: Christine McCarron
Christine McCarron has been involved in different levels of real estate for 20+ years as well as being a podcaster, entrepreneur, realtor, speaker, author, coach, home improvement contractor and real estate investor. While Christine obviously keeps very busy, she also, like most Drivens, feels…
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Episode 97: Jim Harshaw Jr.
Jim Harshaw Jr is a former Division I All-American Collegiate Wrestler, then became the youngest DI College Wrestling coach at the time he was hired. He has now transitioned into performance coaching and speaking as a TEDx speaker. Jim speaks to his collegiate experience where he experienced...
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Episode 96: Ethan & Stephanie Bull
We have another Driven couple ladies and gents! Ethan & Stephanie Bull own and operate their business ProAssisting which pairs up remote executive assistants with entrepreneurs. They share their story and dynamic as a Driven couple, as well as how they vet their EAs and how they shaped the…
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Episode 95: Ruth Cohn
Ruth Cohn struggled, like many drivens, finding a way to live life in her own skin. She found a purpose in activism then, following therapy of her own, in helping others through trauma therapy. She speaks with us on the podcast about the troubles she sees those with trauma have in not only…
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Episode 94: Craig Weller
Craig Weller is a former USN SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant Crewman) who, like many other Drivens, grew up going through school just bored out his mind while also getting perfect scores on tests. He decided to early enlist in the military where he struggled for years through the testing but...
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Episode 93: Marianne Lewis
Marianne Smith is an academic who works directly in studying paradoxes and has found life is full of them. In her fathers' work with Harvard MBA students, he shared that the biggest complaint they had from their students was arrogance. She shared what she's found with Drivens using arrogance as a...
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Episode 92: John R Miles
John Miles is the founder of the Passion Struck podcast and is another one of our former military Drivens. John spent a lot of his post-military career in the security and cybersecurity space, and his Driven tendencies has led him to be an innovator in these spaces. He then realized he wasn't...
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Episode 91: Justin Breen
Justin Breen is yet another serial entrepreneur in the Driven community who sees Drivens as the cream that rises to the top and won't accept excuses. He also shares a story from his dad's diary from battles in World War II that he has turned to in times of doubt and his dad's stories have driven...
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Episode 90: David McRaney
David McRaney is the author of How Minds Change and that concept is the basis of his conversation with Dr. Doug and Meg. From his upbringing to his journey through writing and how writing about how minds change in turn changes his mind many times. Human resistance to change, specifically change…
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Episode 89: Batja Mesquita
Batja Mesquita is a social and cultural psychologist, as well as the author of Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions. She shares her perspective on understanding different cultures and how they interact in both positive and negative circumstances. You can find Batja at her website at...
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Episode 88: Wendy Smith
Wendy Smith is a professor at the University of Delaware, as well as the coauthor of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems (available on Amazon). In a conversation that appeals to not only Drivens, but all people balancing their life, Wendy joins Dr. Doug...
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Episode 87: Tom Jones
Tom Jones has mastered taking the plentiful adversity he has faced in his life and turning it into his superpower. Tom's story is one that has so many twists and turns between what he's been put through to what he has chosen to pursue in his inherent Driven nature. From training with Chuck Norris...
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Episode 86: Todd Kashdan
Todd Kashdan wandered from his family tradition of having a seat on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to take a deep dive into human psychology, as well as becoming an author. He has been working toward, and continues to aspire to work with people and organizations to be able to have...
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Episode 85: Kelsea Simons
Kelsea Simons, Meghan's sister, is an ICU nurse and 'studier of humans'. Kelsea understands that she uses her intuition in many situations in her attempt to understand people. She has excelled in her many years as a nurse with her driven ability to empathize with patients. She joins the podcast…
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Episode 84: Moshe Bar
Neuroscientist Moshe Bar joins the I am Driven podcast and the wondering brain of Dr. Doug stirs up an intuitive conversation covering many facets of the human mind and its tendencies. Moshe also shares about his unique journey from early childhood to becoming the director of the Gonda...
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Episode 83: Mónica Guzmán
Mónica Guzmán is a bridge-builder, journalist, entrepreneur, and author of I Never Thought of It That Way. She shares with us her concept of conversation dials and how that dynamic can play out in both in-person conversations and online communication. Her desire to help people understand one...
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Episode 82: Randy Perkins
Randy Perkins, from a very young age, developed a fear of failure rooted in the fear of disappointing his parents. That fear lit the fire on his Drivenness, and that fire has been burning just as brightly ever since. As a former athlete, he finds ways in not only his work life but many other…
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Episode 81: Dr. Salvatore Forcina
Dr. Salvatore Forcina, an Italian immigrant in Argentina, grew up being told he was stupid and not important at the monastery. He didn't have any sense of self-confidence until he got to university in the United States, where he studied to become a surgeon. Not even knowing how to speak english…
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Episode 80: Travis Luther
Travis Luther spent his late childhood and early adult years being the one his family and friends relied on. He took it upon himself, as a teenager, to care for his younger brothers following the divorce of their parents. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to take on a wide range of endeavors…
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Episode 79: MK Stahl
MK Stahl is a textbook Driven who is an owner of multiple businesses, mother of 2 and a wife. Her upbringing fostered her competitive nature, but she found herself lost following graduation like many Drivens and was able to find her passion after recognizing a desk job was not her cup of tea. MK...
About this show
Some people are born with a drive often seen in entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, adventurers and Navy SEALs. It's in their DNA. Research has shown that certain genes can manifest resilient and highly focused people who can also be impulsive, easily distracted and struggle with addiction. If you have these traits, it can create havoc in your life. You may be diagnosed with ADHD or OCD.But what the world tells you is a disorder may actually be your greatest gift. Here to help is psychologist and author, Dr. Douglas Brackmann. Using his experience in teaching the highly Driven how to master their gift, Doug provides the insights and tools you need to master yours. Listen to interviews with Driven individuals to learn from their successes, their set-backs, and know you are in good company on the path to manifesting the life you've always wanted.
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