Disruptive Influence: The Storytelling, Communication & Executive Presence Podcast
If you know what you do but struggle to talk about it in a way that lands — this podcast is for you.
Most founders, creators, and leaders have the expertise…but not the story, clarity, or communication skills to express it with confidence, conviction, and influence.
Disruptive Influence is the storytelling, communication, and executive presence podcast for founders, solopreneurs, and LinkedIn-era leaders who want to communicate with more clarity and power - in meetings, in pitches, in content, and in everyday conversations.
Learn how to:
- turn lived experience into clear, compelling stories
- communicate with clarity, confidence, and executive presence
- build a strong POV that attracts the right people
- sell your ideas, your value, and your vision with conviction
- unlock the mindset shifts behind real influence and high-performance communication
Hosted by Jeff Abracen - executive storytelling coach, former agency creative director, and creator of the Disruptive Influence™ system - each episode reveals how exceptional thinkers shape narratives, build presence, and communicate in ways that create opportunity.
Through a mix of solo tactical episodes and deep conversations with founders and creators who are disrupting and influencing their industries in their own way, you’ll learn how real leaders think, speak, and tell stories that move people.
If you're building a company, growing a personal brand on LinkedIn, leading a team, or simply want to communicate with more confidence and conviction — this podcast gives you the tools and perspective shifts to become the most influential person in the room.
➞ Subscribe and learn how to tell stories that sell - and speak with clarity, confidence, and conviction.
➞ Connect with Jeff Abracen on LinkedIn to continue the conversation.
Disruptive Influence: The Storytelling, Communication & Executive Presence Podcast
Finding Your Sugar Factor with Priya Chopra
Priya Chopra reveals the secret ingredient behind her cross-border PR and creator agencies - a blend of vibes, intuition, and a relentless Momentum Mindset that keeps brands, and teams, sweetly winning.
Priya Chopra is the founder & CEO of 1Milk2Sugars and double shot, where she mixes her “Sugar Factor” - a unique recipe of psychic intuition, empathy, and entrepreneurial grit - to help brands and creators amplify impact, loyalty, and growth.
In this episode, she joins Jeff to break down:
◽️ How a quirky coffee-order name became a client-magnet launchpad
◽️ The daily “Sugar Factor” rituals that turn good vibes into sticky brand wins
◽️ Why “your 80 is someone’s 100” is the mindset hack to ditch perfectionism
◽️ Real-world tactics for sustaining momentum when the buzz fades
◽️ The surprising role of intuition (yes, she’s psychic!) in storytelling and leadership
◽️ Her blueprint for scaling from Canada to the U.S. without losing culture
◽️ Tactical tips for juggling agency hustle with family, fitness, and self-care
Chapters
00:00 – Winning Mindset (Intro Teaser)
00:32 – Meet Priya Chopra
01:33 – 1Milk2Sugars Origin
03:52 – Birth of double shot
05:49 – Championing Creators
08:10 – Lessons for Entrepreneurs
11:22 – The Sugar Factor
15:08 – Psychic Intuition Moment
17:03 – Vibes & Storytelling
20:11 – Manifesting Momentum
21:50 – Leading with Empathy
36:05 – PR’s Resurgence
41:39 – U.S. Expansion
49:02 – Your 80 Is Someone’s 100
53:24 – Work-Life Blend
55:04 – Word of the Year: Momentum
56:48 – Wrap up
Connect with Jeff Abracen on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffabracen/]
If you are or know a disruptive influencer who would make a great guest, we'd love to hear from you.
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Cover art by Daniel Devoy
Music by Stephen Voyce
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