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Success Leaves Clues
Success Leaves Clues is a podcast spotlighting the stories, strategies, and transformations created by today’s top career, leadership, executive, and other coaches.
Each episode dives into the real-world journeys behind coaching businesses, how they started, scaled, and succeeded, along with lessons learned, client success stories, and practical takeaways for aspiring or established coaches.
Whether you’re helping professionals pivot careers, grow as leaders, or step into entrepreneurship, this show offers an inside look at what it takes to build a purpose-driven, profitable coaching practice.
Episodes
690 episodes
From Passion to Profitable Coaching: Hazel Russo’s 25-Year Journey
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Pedro sits down with Hazel Russo, an EMCC-accredited executive coach, coaching supervisor, and creator of the Lumination coaching game. With more than 25 years of experience helping leaders and prof...
Dr. Bob & Dr. Judith Wright: The Secret to Purposeful Leadership and Lasting Success
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), host Davis Nguyen sits down with the founders of LiveWright, a husband-and-wife team who have spent more than 45 years helping executives, entrepreneurs, and business l...
How to Build a Coaching Business That Runs Without You | Davis Nguyen
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Pedro sits down with Davis Nguyen, founder of Purple Circle and My Consulting Offer, to discuss the realities of scaling a coaching business without sacrificing you...
How Curtis Butler Built a Fully Booked Coaching Business
In this powerful follow-up episode of Success Leaves Clues, host Davis Nguyen sits down once again with career coach Curtis Butler to discuss the incredible growth of his coaching business, the lessons he's learned, and the personal challenges ...
Rachael O'Meara: From Burnout to a Thriving Coaching Business
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Davis Nguyen sits down with Rachael O'Meara, former Google leader, bestselling author of Pause, and executive career coach, to explore how high achievers can break free from burnout...
Alex Barker: How I Built a Business That Runs Without Me
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues Podcast, host Davis Nguyen sits down with Alex Barker, pharmacist, entrepreneur, and founder of a successful career coaching company, to discuss the lessons learned from building, scaling, and transformin...
The Secret to Sustainable High Performance with Max Martina
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets) our guest is Max Martina, entrepreneur, leadership advisor, and business strategist, who shares powerful insights on personal energy management, purpose-driven leadershi...
The Founder Is the Bottleneck: Fixing the Real Problem in Scaling Businesses with Forrest Derr
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), the host is Pedro and guest Forrest Derr, a fractional integrator and COO who helps founders turn chaotic, owner-dependent companies into structured, scalable businesse...
The Hidden Mistakes Keeping Entrepreneurs From Growing with Rob Craven
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets) our guest is Rob Craven, an experienced business growth expert, speaker, and leadership strategist who shares powerful insights on scaling a business, building stronger ...
Success Leaves Clues: Elisa Dibble on Career Change & Job Search Success
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), Pedro sits down with Elisa Dibble, a marketing and career coach with over 12 years of experience in staffing, recruiting, and creative industries. Elisa shares her jour...
The Real Reason Teams Break Down at Work with Sarah Singer
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets, our guest is Sarah Singer, a leadership strategist, HR consultant, and business advisor who helps organizations improve performance through stronger people strategy, com...
How Slow Mornings Can Change Your Life & Business | Sarah Walton
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), Pedro sits down with keynote speaker, business coach, and sales expert Sarah Walton to unpack the deeper truth behind burnout, business growth, and personal transformat...
How Intuition Built a Coaching Business for CEOs | Jamie Shapiro
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), Pedro sits down with Jamie Shapiro, Master Certified Executive Leadership Coach, organizational psychologist, and author of Brilliant: Be the Leader Who Shines Brig...
The Hidden Mindset Blocking Your Professional Growth with Kelli Kombat
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), our guest is Kelli Kombat, a career and leadership professional passionate about helping individuals navigate career transitions, personal growth, and professional rein...
Why AI Will Never Fully Replace Human Coaches | Susan Power
In this episode of Success Leaves Clues (formerly Career Coaching Secrets), Pedro sits down with Susan Power, founder of Power Up Leadership, to discuss how coaching is evolving in the age of AI while still keeping the human connection at the c...
Stop Trying to Be an Extrovert: A Masterclass in Quiet Leadership with Heidi Kasevich
In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, Pedro Stein sits down with Heidi Kasevich, PhD, the founder of Kase Leadership and former Director of Education for Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution. Heidi discusses her journey from high school history ...
Purpose vs Profit Is a Lie Here’s the Truth with Margaret Romney
In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets our guest is Margaret Romney, a business strategist and coach known for helping purpose-driven professionals bridge the gap between meaningful work and sustainable profit. Margaret shares powerful insi...
Why Creatives Struggle With Sales (And How to Fix It) | Yaacov Steinberg
In this powerful and deeply relatable episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with sales coach Yaacov Steinberg to uncover the real reason why so many talented creatives struggle to sell—despite producing...
From Debt to Wealth: How Mike Crofts Built a Financial Coaching Business
In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with financial coach Mike Crofts, a former touring musician turned certified financial coach, to explore how he transformed personal debt struggles into a thr...
The Hidden Skill That Transforms Your Career with Elizabeth Bachman
In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets our guest is Elizabeth Bachman, a sought-after executive coach, strategic advisor, and expert in leadership communication who has helped countless professionals elevate their presence and influence; we...
What High Performers Know About Career Growth with Ben Brooks
In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets our guest is Ben Brooks, a renowned career strategist, HR innovator, and founder known for challenging traditional ideas of career progression and workplace success; we dive into what it really takes t...
Katrina Van Oudheusden Built 2 Six-Figure Businesses… Then Walked Away (Here’s Why)
In this powerful episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with Katrina Van Oudheusden, creator of the Create Her Method and founder of the Female Intelligence Cycle, to unpack a truth that most entrepreneu...
Peter Balyta: From Classroom Teacher to Global Executive Coach
In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with Peter Balyta, PhD, founder and CEO of Coaching Instruments, to explore what it really takes to grow leaders, transition careers, and build high-perform...
How Cameron Tolman Rebuilt Sales Around Buyer Psychology
In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, Pedro sits down with Cameron Tolman, founder of Pitch Down, to explore a completely different way of thinking about sales, communication, and customer understanding.Cameron shares how ...
The Quiet Power of Clarity: Careers That Fit with Emma Collyer
In this episode of career coaching secrets our guest is Emma Collyer, a career strategist known for helping professionals cut through overwhelm and build careers rooted in clarity, confidence, and intentional growth; we explore her approach to ...