Tactical Harmony

Flow states and peak performance start in your nervous system. Brandon Day, founder of Evolved Athlete and former All-American college football player, spent years on top of the sports world before hitting rock bottom. Chronic pain, panic, and an identity crisis pushed him to rebuild his life through applied neurology and flow state training. He has since helped over 500 clients move out of pain and into peak performance. In this episode, you learn: Why your brain treats a scary email the same way it treats a physical threat The exact moment Brandon knew he had to change his life, and the first step he took Why pain works as a protective signal, not a punishment The Assess and Reassess tool you use today to test what regulates your nervous system Why flow states are trainable, and how high performers access them on purpose Simple regulation tools like humming and breath work you use in minutes This conversation gives you the tools to build that safety, so your brain lets you perform under pressure. In any career. Win more, stress less. Connect With Brandon: INSTAGRAM: @iambrandonday SKOOL COMMUNITY: Evolved Athlete Stay Connected With Rebecca: YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed X: @SoulAligned PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7 WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com APPLE PODCASTS: https://lnkd.in/gFgGDQe8 SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gwD-krYK SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR WEEKLY, UNCENSORED STRATEGIES TO AWAKEN THE LEADER WITHIN: TacticalHarmony.com/Vip-List Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Speaker reels separate six-figure speakers from invisible ones. Emmy-winning filmmaker Max Partain reveals why the same skill set earns $1,000 in the documentary world and $15,000 in the speaking industry. Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Max to break down his approach to personal branding, storytelling, and building a career only you can deliver. Takeaways from this episode: The "antique car" framework: the same product gets valued differently depending on the market you sell it to The "surfboard" method for keeping an audience locked into your story Why the first five seconds of your reel decide if an event planner keeps watching Why one true story beats forty scattered credentials How Max ditched perfectionism, started posting his own handwriting on LinkedIn, and broke free of the belief that he wasn't special enough to stand out The mindset shift required to charge what you are worth as a leader or a speaker If you want tactics for building a brand rooted in your own story, this episode hands you the blueprint.  Win more, stress less. Connect With Max: LINKEDIN: Max Partain Stay Connected With Rebecca: YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed X: @SoulAligned PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7 WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com APPLE PODCASTS: https://lnkd.in/gFgGDQe8 SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gwD-krYK SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR WEEKLY, UNCENSORED STRATEGIES TO AWAKEN THE LEADER WITHIN: TacticalHarmony.com/Vip-List Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Money isn't about how much you accumulate. It's about alignment.  Doug Vowels, a certified financial planner and fiduciary advisor with two decades of experience serving high-net worth families, joins Rebecca Fitzsimmons to expose what most people get wrong about wealth. He's seen clients with $20 million feel anxious and clients with $500,000 feel completely at peace. The difference has nothing to do with the number in the account. Doug shares the story behind his career: watching his family lose a multi million dollar farm due to a lack of estate planning. That loss became his mission. Now he helps clients build wealth with intention, starting with vision instead of numbers. In this episode, you will learn: Why chasing more money without a clear vision is a losing game The real difference between a fiduciary advisor and a commission based rep Why relationships, not portfolios, drive the best financial outcomes The daily practice Doug uses to stay grounded and focused How to define what wealth actually means for your life If money brings up fear, pressure, or confusion for you, this conversation will shift how you see it.  Win more, stress less. Connect With Doug: WEBSITE: www.intentionalwp.com PHONE: 888-688-4097 Stay Connected With Rebecca: YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed X: @SoulAligned PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7 WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com APPLE PODCASTS: https://lnkd.in/gFgGDQe8 SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gwD-krYK SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR WEEKLY, UNCENSORED STRATEGIES TO AWAKEN THE LEADER WITHIN: TacticalHarmony.com/Vip-List Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AI leadership is a management skill, not a technical one. In this episode of Tactical Harmony, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with John Michael Thomas, Fractional Chief AI Officer, speaker, and number one bestselling author of Lead AI With Confidence.  John spent his career as the last line of defense for global companies, flying in to solve problems after everyone else failed. Now he helps CEOs, founders, and high performers get real business value from AI using the leadership skills they already own. You will learn: The six stages of AI transformation and how to avoid stalling at adoption The difference between amplification and automation and which one you own as a leader The AI reframe to turn fear into confidence Why most AI layoffs have nothing to do with AI How to start small, experiment, and build AI into your team's DNA This conversation strips away the hype and gives you a clear path to lead AI with confidence. If you want mindset strategies for leadership, entrepreneurship, and high performance, press play. Awaken the leader within. Win more, stress less. Stay harmonized. Connect With John: WEBSITE: JohnMichaelThomas.AI LINKEDIN: John Michael Thomas Stay Connected With Rebecca: YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed X: @SoulAligned PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7 WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com APPLE PODCASTS: https://lnkd.in/gFgGDQe8 SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gwD-krYK SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR WEEKLY, UNCENSORED STRATEGIES TO AWAKEN THE LEADER WITHIN: TacticalHarmony.com/Vip-List Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Leadership under pressure looks different when you have run counterintelligence in threat zones worldwide. Derrick Jackson spent 21 years in the Air Force, starting as a jet engine specialist and rising into a Special Agent role with OSI's Special Missions Branch. He ran threat assessments for Air Force Special Operations Command missions across the globe. Now he writes the Shadow One series. Rebecca and Derrick trade stories from the field and pull out the mindset lessons high performers need. You will learn: Why fieldwork in dangerous places makes you calmer, not more reactive How to respond instead of react when your plan falls apart in the first five minutes The self doubt Derrick faced staring at a blank page, and how he pushed through Why promoting your work matters as much as creating it The sign on a license plate that stopped him from quitting This episode delivers for leaders, founders, and high performers building something hard. Derrick shows you how to lead yourself first, follow your own path, and keep going when doubt creeps in. Leadership, mindset, resilience, and performance in one conversation.  Press play and awaken the leader within. Connect With Derrick: LINKEDIN: Derrick Jackson WEBSITE: Derrick M. Jackson   Stay Connected With Rebecca: YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed X: @SoulAligned PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7 WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com APPLE PODCASTS: https://lnkd.in/gFgGDQe8 SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gwD-krYK SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR WEEKLY, UNCENSORED STRATEGIES TO AWAKEN THE LEADER WITHIN: TacticalHarmony.com/Vip-List Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Leadership, mindset, and storytelling collide in this conversation with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ken Fay. Rebecca sits down with Ken to explore how high performers find their voice, build resilience, and lead with authenticity.Ken has shaped stories for decades across commercial advertising, documentaries, and narrative features. He earned an Emmy for a documentary he wrote and directed about healing in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy. He also lived through the Las Vegas shooting at Mandalay Bay and witnessed the human spirit rise from the worst moments.Three takeaways from this episode:The Nona in the Kitchen framework. The person, moment, or reason behind your work is your real story. Find it and your brand finds its voice.Resilience is the through line of every powerful story. The human spirit reveals it in the worst moments and the quietest ones.Kindness is a superpower and time is not renewable. How you show up for the person in front of you writes the next chapter of your story.Topics include leadership development, business storytelling, entrepreneurship, mindset, high performance, personal development, self improvement and career advice.Hit play. Win more. Stress less. Awaken the leader within.Connect With Ken FayLINKEDIN: Ken FayINSTAGRAM: @kenfay1Stay Connected With Rebecca:YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmonyLINKEDIN: Rebecca FitzsimmonsINSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmonyGRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: UnleashedX: @SoulAlignedPINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbitionTIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.comAPPLE PODCASTS: https://lnkd.in/gFgGDQe8SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gwD-krYKSUBSCRIBE HERE FOR WEEKLY, UNCENSORED STRATEGIES TO AWAKEN THE LEADER WITHIN: TacticalHarmony.com/Vip-List Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Content warning: This episode discusses suicide and grief. If you need support, dial 988. If you are located outside of the United States, resources can be found at https://findahelpline.com Suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and the power of the human spirit anchor this raw conversation with Jimmy and Karen Baker, founders of the Jake Baker 27 Fund. After losing their 22-year-old son, Jake, to suicide in May 2024, they made a pact the same night. They would not let grief tear them apart. They would turn pain into purpose.Jimmy, a 26-year police veteran now serving on the wellness team at the Baltimore-Washington Police Academy, and Karen, a former elementary school teacher and gym site leader, share their personal mission to help students, athletes, officers, and families build a support system before the weight of the world presses down on them.Our meaningful talk touched on how Jake's outward success masked an inner struggle. How vulnerability invites the support you never knew existed.What you will hear:The Pact: deciding in advance that hard times will not break youThe Spotters: building your support system before you need itWhy the strongest people hide the heaviest loadsThis Mental Health Awareness Month episode is for parents, coaches, first responders, athletes, high performers and anyone who has been holding it together alone. It is also a tribute to Rebecca's brother Brian.Connect With Jimmy & Karen BakerWEBSITE: The Jake Baker 27 FundINSTAGRAM: @jakebaker_27Stay Connected With Rebecca:YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmonyLINKEDIN: Rebecca FitzsimmonsINSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmonyGRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: UnleashedX: @SoulAlignedPINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbitionTIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.comAPPLE PODCASTS: https://lnkd.in/gFgGDQe8SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gwD-krYKSUBSCRIBE HERE FOR WEEKLY, UNCENSORED STRATEGIES TO AWAKEN THE LEADER WITHIN: TacticalHarmony.com/Vip-List Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trauma-informed expert and Neuro-Obstetrical Anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephanie Byerly joins Rebecca Fitzsimmons on the Tactical Harmony Show to break down the achiever identity, narcissist patterns, and the mindset shifts high-performing women need to win more and stress less. A former professor of anesthesiology and upcoming TEDx UCLA speaker, Dr. Byerly spent decades numbing patients in the operating room before a facilitator's blunt question changed her life. She had been emotionally numb her entire life too. From there she built the UnNumb Method, a coaching framework for ambitious professionals who look successful on paper while their soul dies inside.In this episode, Dr. Byerly breaks down why narcissists target high-powered women, how socialization traps women in an invisible operating system of shame, lack, and isolation, and the neuroscience behind why your brain chooses the dopamine hit over inner work. She and Rebecca cover divine feminine leadership, generational patterns, suppressed rage, toxic positivity, and the moment Tony Robbins' words saved her during a medical emergency over Telluride, Colorado.If you hit every goal and still feel hollow, this conversation hands you the framework. Tune in now for leadership tactics, performance strategies, personal development tools, and career advice from a keynote-ready coach. Built for entrepreneurs, executives, and ambitious leaders ready to author their own life.Connect With Dr. Stephanie Byerly:WEBSITE: stephaniebyerly.comINSTAGRAM: @stephaniebyerlymdLINKEDIN: Dr. Stephanie ByerlyStay Connected With Rebecca:YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmonyLINKEDIN: Rebecca FitzsimmonsINSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmonyGRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: UnleashedX: @SoulAlignedPINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbitionTIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.comAPPLE PODCASTS: https://lnkd.in/gFgGDQe8SPOTIFY: https://lnkd.in/gwD-krYKSUBSCRIBE HERE FOR WEEKLY, UNCENSORED STRATEGIES TO AWAKEN THE LEADER WITHIN: TacticalHarmony.com/Vip-List Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.