This week on Biz-Souls, Rona Lewis and Jeffrey Hansler tackle the slippery, elusive, and occasionally imaginary concept of trust. (Yes, that thing your boss keeps talking about while “listening” only long enough to weaponize your words later.)

It all starts with Jeffrey surviving a “conversation” with a manager—translation: a slow-motion train wreck requiring Olympic-level emotional intelligence. Pair that with Rona dropping an article about the collapse of workplace trust and - boom! - you’ve got yourself a podcast episode that asks all the uncomfortable questions no HR handbook will ever answer.

Along the way, they manage to:

• Roast generational divides (because apparently Millennials ruined trust… and toast).

• Debate autonomy and authenticity without using the word synergy even once.

• Skewer sales and sales management (spoiler: they don’t trust you either).

• Differentiate between active listening and “listening for ammo” (hello, manager!)

• Name-drop Toastmasters while wondering if anyone actually trusts a table topic.

Tie it all together with Rona’s Pillars of Play, because even trust issues deserve recess.

And - full disclosure - they also chat about their episode with change management expert Richard Bachelor as if it already exists. Technically, it should. Unfortunately, Jeffrey’s epic battle with Adobe Premiere and his new camera settings has delayed things. (Adobe 1, Jeffrey 0.) Richard, if you’re listening - Jeffrey swears he’ll wrestle Premiere into submission and publish your episode next week. Promise. Pinky swear. Scout’s honor.

So, listen now, subscribe, and share this episode with anyone who still believes in trust.

Or… wait a week, listen to Richard’s episode first, then come back and see what trust looks like in the wild. Either way, you’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, and you might even trust us by the end.

On this 184th episode of Biz-Souls, hosts Rona Lewis and Jeffrey Hansler roll out the red carpet for Dr. Albert Bramante — psychology professor, certified hypnotist, AI educator, and talent agent. With more than 20 years of guiding Broadway actors, mentoring students, and coaching creators, Albert knows that the toughest role you’ll ever play… is being your authentic self.

Albert shares his knowledge about the challenges facing actors and how his talents as an agent support an actor’s success. Here are a few of the areas he focuses on with actors:

• Casting Confidence — Proven psychological strategies to overcome imposter syndrome and step into the spotlight with presence and poise.

• Rewriting Your Mental Script — How hypnosis and NLP can help you ditch self-sabotaging lines and improvise a better performance in life and work.

• AI as Your Creative Co-Star — Smart ways to use ChatGPT and other AI tools to boost productivity and creativity—without losing your unique voice.

• Encore Moments — Lessons from Broadway to business on building clarity, resilience, and confidence in any role you take on.

With Albert’s insights (and plenty of laughs from Rona and Jeffrey), this episode shines a spotlight on how psychology, performance, and tech combine to create a standing-ovation life.

Listen, follow, and share with your friends on your path to success.

PS - Speaking of success or lack of, Biz-Souls wasn’t published last week because of technical difficulties with Adobe Premiere. With all their resources, Jeffrey is surprised they don’t have an AI analysis tool for what made the program criminally slow for editing. Is this the first stage of failure for Adobe’s Premiere Pro?

So, after a week off, let’s see if Biz-Souls can do another streak of 183 episodes in the future.

Stop data being harvested and start sharing your story.

Grab your coffee (or goat latte, if you're fancy) and settle in—Biz Souls is back, and this time we're diving headfirst into the brave new world of AI with the one and only William Welser.

Forget robot overlords—and believe William when he says, “Believe me, large language modules aka AI, do not understand you!” AI might be a shiny tool, but it’s not in the right hands yet.

In this episode, hosts Rona Lewis and Jeffrey Hansler wander the story-scapes of data: what we’re tracking now, what we should be tracking, and how we can regain control.

Welser dissects the tech driven chaos and hands you a blueprint: your personal story is your new wealth. He riffs on his upcoming book, “The Story Economy: How Sharing Your Truth Can Be Your Most Valuable Asset,” revealing why you—not algorithms—will shape the ethical, economic, and emotional contours of our next era.

So, turn on, tune in, and claim your future—one story after another.