Rise From The Ashes
"Burnout to Brilliance: Great CEOs, No Burnout"
Leadership is tough. Burnout makes it tougher.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. Rise From The Ashes is the ultimate podcast for visionary CEOs and executives who refuse to let burnout rob them of their brilliance, legacy, and impact.
Hosted by Baz Porter, this show isn’t just about surviving leadership it’s about transforming it. Each week, we delve deep into the art and science of thriving at the top, combining actionable strategies, spiritual alignment, and raw truths that reignite your purpose and optimize your energy.
Here’s what you’ll get:
- Bold Frameworks: Learn the exact steps to conquer decision fatigue, streamline your mental energy, and reclaim control of your leadership.
- Spiritual Awakenings: Explore the intersection of purpose, alignment, and success to lead with clarity and connection.
- Transformational Insights: Hear unfiltered stories and practical wisdom from world-class leaders who’ve turned their burnout into brilliance.
This isn’t just a podcast it’s a revolution for leaders ready to rise, inspire, and leave a legacy that outlasts them.
Episodes
120 episodes
The recession destroyed her life - and gave her peace for the first time in 20 years
What happens when losing everything you've worked for becomes the best thing that ever happened to you?Kim Speed spent 20 years building her dream career as a creative director for global brands like Coca-Cola, Ford, and Toyota. She had ...
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Episode 124
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26:33
She became nobody when her children died then butterflies taught her who to be
What happens when losing your children means losing yourself completely? After four devastating deaths, Vickie Menendez faced something even more terrifying than grief - she became nobody."When my kids passed away, it's like that identit...
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Episode 123
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20:44
Four DEAD children later, she discovered why she was still alive
What happens when the universe takes everything from you, not once, but four times? Vickie Menendez thought losing her first child - a full-term stillborn at 20 - was the worst pain imaginable. She was wrong.In 2017, she found her son de...
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Episode 122
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22:56
Bullied for being holy, moved before making friends, never safe anywhere
What happens when you spend your entire childhood learning that nowhere is safe and no one stays? Janice Debo was the preacher's kid who got picked on for being "different" - bullied for being holy in a world that punished goodness.But j...
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Episode 121
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18:49
She announced she was a coach, but had no idea what that meant
What happens when you announce you're an expert in something you know absolutely nothing about? Janice Debo had built multiple businesses - transportation, nightgowns, event planning, nonprofit work - but never found her true calling. Then some...
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Episode 120
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24:29
The woman who carries 1000 traumas while the system keeps failing
What happens when you survive your own hell, only to become everyone else's lifeline while the same broken system keeps destroying lives? Garcia thought the hardest part was over after surviving her double attempted homicide and building Confro...
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Episode 119
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18:46
She had 45 days to save two lives and nobody to help her do it
What happens when you're facing the impossible and there's literally no one coming to save you? Garcia was 8 months pregnant, 1,000 miles from home, with an 8-year-old daughter by her side. No family. No friends. No support system.Then c...
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Episode 118
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22:35
Success felt like failure - when winning meant everyone lost connection
What happens when you achieve everything you set out to accomplish, but it feels like you've failed at what really matters? Phil Herrington built exactly what he envisioned - a thriving network, 300 members, successful connections happening dai...
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Episode 117
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20:13
33 years trampling hearts for sales. Then his own heart got trampled
What happens when the very tactics that make you successful in business destroy everything that matters at home? Phil Herrington spent 33 years perfecting the art of aggressive sales - cold calling, door-to-door, trampling over objections and p...
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Episode 116
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26:09
He taught America to listen, but none of them knew his pain
Success can be the loneliest prison of all. Royce Blake's voice reached millions across America's biggest radio markets for 30 years. Phoenix. San Diego. Portland. Kansas City. Everywhere he went, audiences fell in love with his authenticity, h...
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Episode 115
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20:40
He made Sir Paul McCartney cry, but couldn't reach his dying wife
When you're responsible for leading others, personal grief becomes a performance you can't escape. Radio legend Royce Blake spent 30 years getting celebrities to reveal their deepest truths - he made Paul McCartney cry on air. But when his bril...
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Episode 114
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25:07
What happens when you sacrifice everything for love - and still lose it all?
Cloe Xhauflaire was living her dream. A classically-trained Belgian actress performing on stages across Europe, she had built the career she'd always wanted. Then love changed everything.When her partner was diagnosed with cancer, Cloe m...
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Episode 112
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20:34
What if the permission you've been desperately seeking was always yours to give?
In Part 2, Rachael Resk reveals the brutal truth most people never realize: we spend our entire lives waiting for someone else to give us permission to be authentic , when we've been holding that power all along.Through her revolu...
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Episode 111
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13:35
While actors fear AI, she discovered what robots can't replicate
What if the thing that makes you most human is your greatest weapon against AI?While actors everywhere panic about artificial intelligence taking their jobs, Cloe Xhauflaire discovered something that stopped her cold: robot...
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Episode 113
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22:30
Lost everything in real estate - then discovered her biggest asset
Rachael Resk thought she had it figured out. After a childhood of raising herself and her brothers, she built a real estate empire to finally feel secure. Then the market crashed. Every property. Every safety net. Gone.But in that devast...
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Episode 110
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25:17
What if your pain is worth millions?
Most of us spend our lives running from our pain, burying our trauma, pretending it never happened. We think healing means forgetting. We think success means leaving the past behind. But what if that's the biggest mistake we could make? What if...
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Episode 109
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19:10
She Forgave the Unforgivable, Then Built Her Empire
What would happen if you forgave the person who hurt you most?Most of us think forgiveness means letting them off the hook. We think it makes us weak, that we're giving up our right to be angry. But what if forgiveness isn't about them a...
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Episode 108
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24:28
Obsessed with Space at 10, Built Her Empire at 50
What childhood obsession did you bury that's still calling your name?Most of us silence that voice. We call it 'being realistic.' We tell ourselves we're too old, too late, too far gone. But what if that buried obsession isn't dead what ...
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Episode 107
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You Were Meant to Touch the Stars
Most people bury their childhood dreams. Sarah Pousho built a company on hers. In this intimate episode, she shares how a life steeped in wonder fueled by Carl Sagan, failure, and fire led to founding SpaceBridge Partners in her fifties....
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Episode 106
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14:15
Diagnosed at 40, Fluent in 3 Months Dr. CJ Leland Breaks the Mold
She mastered English in 3 months. She was diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s. What she discovered in between could change how you see your own potential.Dr. CJ Leland isn’t your typical comeback story she’s a disruptor of timelines an...
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Episode 105
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22:24
She Slept on Wooden Planks Now She Teaches Veterans How to Win at Life
What if everything you thought made you "behind" was actually your greatest gift?In this riveting episode of Rise From The Ashes, Dr. Constance Leland known as CJ shares a soul-piercing story that will shift how you see adversit...
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Episode 104
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22:37
How Nicole built a business from her darkest breakdown
The breakdown wasn't the end it was Nicole's beginning.In part two of Nicole Borgi's story, she reveals how losing everything during COVID became the catalyst for building something extraordinary. When Vegas shut down, her security caree...
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Episode 103
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19:32
The avatar secret that's healing trauma survivors
Nicole Borgi's voice wasn't always this strong. In today's Rise from the Ashes episode, she reveals how domestic violence survivors and women afraid to be seen are finding their power through avatar technology.Her story hits hard. COVID ...
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Episode 102
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15:39
Your grandmother's dying words are still controlling your life
Your grandmother's dying words are still controlling your life. In this explosive Part 2, Michelle Ward reveals how childhood promises and deathbed commitments create invisible emotional prisons that have been sabotaging your happiness for deca...
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Episode 101
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17:29
Imagine waking up tomorrow without the weight of self-sabotage crushing your dreams.
Discover how trapped emotions and subconscious programming create self-sabotage patterns that keep you stuck in cycles of burnout, relationship chaos, and financial blocks. Michelle Ward, certified emotion code practitioner and self-sabotage co...
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Episode 100
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15:33
You Already Are What You Seek (And Always Were)
What if everything you've been desperately chasing success, validation, worthiness was already yours by birthright? This mind-bending revelation emerges as the central breakthrough in part two of my conversation with Brian Muka, a former Navy b...
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Episode 99
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19:44
What if everything you know about burnout is wrong... and your nervous system is the real hijacker?
Former Navy bomb disposal technician Brian Muka reveals the shocking truth about executive burnout, nervous system dysregulation, and trauma recovery that's sabotaging high-performing leaders worldwide.After experiencing what he c...
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Episode 98
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16:53
You're one belief away from the version of you that’s been waiting to lead.
In this powerful follow-up episode, celebrity hypnotist and executive coach Tim Shurr breaks down his One Belief Away™ method a 3-step system that’s helped thousands release fear, rewire self-sabotage, and create lasting br...
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Episode 95
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20:07
Why Therapy Didn't Work And What Finally Did
What if everything holding you back came down to one belief? Celebrity hypnotist and executive coach Tim Shurr joins Rising from the Ashes to share the transformational truth behind anxiety, self-doubt, and chr...
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Episode 94
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16:23
The 4 C’s of Connection: A No-BS Framework for Sustainable Success
Ever feel like you’re barking up the wrong tree in business? In this no-fluff conversation, The Redneck Connector Mike Ashburner breaks down how chasing clients (aka “dog-catching”) is burning out entrepreneurs and what to d...
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Episode 93
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