The Self-Belief Podcast
We interview business leaders and people of influence in Metro Detroit to discuss their journey to a position of influence in their industries. The times where they had to draw on their reserves of self belief and the solutions they found are investigated with them. Overall, you will get to know our guests on a human level and understand the individual qualities they have that helped shape their behavior and choices on their journey.
Episodes
40 episodes
Awenate Cobbina - CEO of Shinola.
Awenate speaks about what made him leave a great role at the Whitehouse to come to Detroit with the Pistons initially before taking a role with the Bedrock Manufacturing group where he became CEO and is heading up the Shinola brand.His ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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54:29
Cam Crowder - How to venture into the world of Venture Capitalism
Cam shares his candid insights from leaving college early to help run his familys Tim Hortons franchises.While there he found more efficient ways to serve customers in the drive through and he also started considering other food related...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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53:54
Connie Smith - From growing up in foster care, to becoming a foster parent.......and running a PR firm
Hear Connie not only talk about her career but about what it was like growing up in foster care. At 10 years old she had to make a mature decision about her living arrangements and ever since Connie has been decisive in her choices and with her...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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59:20
Terry McCarthy - Successfully working with your spouse while growing multi location animal clinics
Hear Terry talk about how he and his wife Theresa decided to work together but in separate roles. Theresa is a vet and Terry runs the business side and that formula has seen them grow successfully over the past 30 plus years to where they now r...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:11:17
Colleen Budde - Franchise owner of Office Evolution of Troy
Hear Colleen talk about the decision by her and her husband for her to leave the corporate world of being an engineer and decide to invest in a franchise. Hear how they chose and researched the franchise and came to the decision to go for...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:01:56
Dr Tony Capone - World Renowned Pediatric Eye Surgeon
Dr. Capone is an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon and educator. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, book chapters, and publications from clinical trials. He is currently a Profess...
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1:01:54
Chris Swanson - Sheriff of Genessee County
Listen to this fascinating and uplifting conversation with Sheriff Swanson where we talk about his personal story but also about the challenges facing police officers today and how he and his department are facing them.We also discuss i...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:15:56
Kathy Skubik - Owner of Irene's Myomassology Institue in Southfield
Kathy and her mother Irene opened this nationally acclaimed massage school in 1987 after so many people were requesting for Irene to teach them her specialized methods.Hear how Kathy and Irene had very defined roles and worked together ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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55:16
Darryl Woods - Founder of "Fightin' the Good Fight" and "Better Together"
Imagine being 18 years old with children aged 18 and six months old and hearing the sentence of life without parole, or death while incarcerated as Darryl calls it, being announced by the judge for a crime you didn't commit.If that did ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:01:43
Dr Sarah Kirsch - Owner of Balanced Wellness in Berkley MI. Focusing on wellness and business even when you are going through a health crisis.
Dr. Sarah Kirsch's journey is an inspiring testament to resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Despite experiencing a sudden health challenge, she didn't let it derail her passion for helping others through her chiropractic and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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54:11
Tom Sheppard - Head of School at University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe MI
Education has always been forefront in many people's lives from their decision of which school district to live in to their decision of whether to educate their child via private, public or home school.Hear about Toms journey where he d...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:05:33
Jason Dungjen - Former Olympic figure skater and current coach/manager at Detroit skating club
What does it take to be an Olympian? You may not think that the answer is to take 2 years away from the sport between 18 and 20 years old but this is a part of Jason's story.Jason shares his story about being adopted when he was a few d...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:02:45
Season 2 wrap up - Lessons from the last 20 minutes
As we wrap up season 2 we go back through some of our guests this season and take lessons from the thoughts they have shared in the last 20 minutes of each of their episodes.We have found that the first part of the interview sets the st...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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22:22
Lee Smith - Senior Executive Vice President and President of Mortgage at Flagstar Bank
Hear how Lee, who is originally from England, completed an economics degree and then followed opportunities that took him to America and then eventually into banking.This discussion talks about his leadership style and how he bases a lo...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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54:38
Victoria Eisenmenger - Owner of From the Heart Dog Services (Dog training in Metro Detroit)
When is the perfect time to start your own business? I think the general answer I can deduce from many of our guests is, "When it feels right and you can no longer resist the urge to".That moment came for Victoria just afte...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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53:05
Keith Baldwin - Owner of Regal Payments
"If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run - yours is the earth and everything that's in it" - Rudyard KiplingDoing the interviews with our guests on the podcast inspires me as I hear how they overcame...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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45:56
Mark Rieth - Owner Atwater Brewery (2005-2022). Current owner of Ful Beverage and Detroit Liquid Ventures
Transitioning from the alcoholic beverage world to the Non-Alcoholic business world.Mark is best known for his role with Atwater Brewery, the company he first invested in and later purchased in its entirety. During his two decades at th...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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50:29
Terry Bean - Keynote speaker, business coach and producer of TedXDetroit
Do you find speaking in front of a few people or even larger groups is out of your comfort zone? Terry shares great tips as he himself sees each day as an adventure to be lived expanding his and others comfort zones. Ultimately, gr...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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53:03
Jordanna Cheifetz - Owner JAC Digital
What do your social media channels say about you and your company's brand?From thinking she wanted to specialize in fashion PR to starting her own digital marketing company, check out how Jordanna came to fill a need for specially curat...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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46:40
George Clark - Exonerated after being wrongly imprisoned for 17 years. (accompanied by Valerie Newman)
It is 9 days in to 2024 - how are you resolutions going? Are you sticking to them and going strong working towards your goals?What if I told you it would take 6,415 days before you would achieve your goal? How would you handle that ment...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:15:24
Lee Padgett - Owner of Busted Bra Shops - 6 locations in the Midwest
"When we opened in Detroit there was a population of 700,00 of which 53% were women. That meant there were more boobs than people!" - Lee PadgettHear Lee talk about her inspiration for opening a bra shop in downtown Detroit and her grow...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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47:15
Tori Cohen - Toritheorganizer.com Professional Organizer.
Now you have a lot of new gifts in your house, do you have a place to put them?Professional organizing is really about creating new habits that will work for you and your family.Hear how Tori got into the profession and she shar...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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47:38
Dave Dwaihy - Co Founder and Co Owner of Detroit City Football Club
The story of DCFC has been well publicized nationally and internationally however Dave, who rarely gives interviews, shares a number of new perspectives on the DCFC journey since himself and Sean Mann started loosely discussing forming a soccer...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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59:29
Ryan Cooley - Co founder of Slows BBQ and owner of O'Connor Real Estate in Corktown, Detroit
Imagine in 2023 standing on Michigan Avenue in the middle of the day opposite Grand Central station in Corktown Detroit and only seeing about 1 car every 10 minutes. That was the scene 20 years ago.There were no cocktail bars, restauran...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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41:41
Richard Hallowell - Owner of Elivate and Flawless Med Spa in Lake Orion MI
Hear Richard describe his journey into medicine, from working in hospitals where patients had to be there out of necessity, to now owning his wellness and med spa where clients come to him willingly through their choice.He discuss funda...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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57:48
