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  • You Don’t Need a Crisis to Start Over | How to Reinvent Your Life with Clarity
    Dec 31 2025

    You don’t need a breakdown to reinvent your life, you need honesty.

    In this powerful episode, Michelle O’Neil explores the quiet moment when clarity replaces chaos and shows how personal reinvention begins with truth, alignment, and one courageous step forward.

    If your life looks fine on the outside but feels empty on the inside, this message is for you.

    In this episode:

    -Michelle shares a powerful story about realizing a life can look “fine” on the outside but feel empty on the inside.

    -She explains the difference between chaos (emotional crisis) and clarity (quiet truth).

    -The episode breaks down how reinvention starts with honesty, not a dramatic breaking point.

    -Michelle walks through five lessons for personal reinvention, including stabilizing essentials and redefining identity.

    -The message closes with encouragement to take one decisive step toward a life that truly lights you up.

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    12 min
  • Todd Frankfort on Law, Legacy, and Why Local Judges Matter More Than You Think
    Dec 24 2025

    Michelle O’Neil sits down with Todd Frankfort, a divorce lawyer, professor, and judicial candidate—to explore law, politics, legacy, and leadership.

    From navigating the political climate as a judge to lessons learned from family, faith, and high-stakes cases, this conversation offers a rare look into integrity, service, and what truly defines success.

    In this episode:

    -Todd shares how his father influenced his legal career and values without casting a shadow over him

    -He explains why he chose litigation, marital property law, and eventually teaching law students

    -Todd breaks down why judicial neutrality matters despite running in a partisan system

    -The conversation highlights how local judges impact everyday lives more than national politicians

    -He reflects on legacy, fatherhood, decision-making under pressure, and personal values

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    43 min
  • How to Design a Strategic 2026 Instead of Living in Constant Firefighting
    Dec 17 2025

    Too many leaders spend their year reacting instead of leading, busy every day, yet drifting further from their real goals.

    This conversation breaks down how to stop living in crisis mode and start designing a year with intention.

    Michelle O’Neil shares a powerful framework for building 2026 around strategy instead of stress, including how to filter signal from noise, reverse-engineer your future self, and create systems that actually move the needle.

    In this episode:

    -Stop reacting to daily fires and start leading with intentional strategy.

    -Design your year backwards from the person you want to be on December 31, 2026.

    -Focus on three priority goals and filter everything else as noise.

    -Build systems, metrics, and rhythms instead of relying on motivation.

    -Declare non-negotiables and keep promises to yourself to build momentum.

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    16 min
  • The Strategy Every Entrepreneur Needs | Ron Pinkerton on Leadership & Legacy
    Dec 10 2025

    Former apparel CEO and entrepreneur Ron Pinkerton joins Michelle O'Neil to break down the “win-win-win” strategy that helped him build a powerhouse company from the ground up.

    He shares real stories on leadership, timing, team building, integrity, and navigating the emotional side of selling a business. This conversation is packed with timeless business wisdom, life lessons, and a few unforgettable Texas sayings.

    In this episode:

    -Ron’s win-win-win business strategy for customers, employees, and owners.

    -Importance of writing plans on paper and validating ideas financially.

    -Building & growing an apparel company through capacity, leadership, and team development.

    -Balancing work, family, and personal challenges while leading a company.

    -Leadership lessons on timing, trusting your gut, and knowing when to exit a business.

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    39 min
  • How Do You Build a Life of Purpose in a World Full of Distractions?
    Dec 3 2025

    In this insightful conversation, Stefan Junaeus breaks down the difference between dreamers and visionaries, and why some people wait for life to happen while others step into responsibility and build what they’re called to create.

    He shares powerful wisdom on faith, reinvention, self-doubt, storytelling, and viewing your purpose through the lens of adding value to others.

    In this episode:

    -The difference between being a dreamer who waits and a visionary who takes responsibility for making their calling happen.

    -How faith and self-determination work together in building a meaningful life, business, or mission.

    -Stefan’s upbringing around influential leaders like Tim Storey and how modeling success shapes mindset and ambition.

    -Navigating reinvention during the pandemic — restructuring business, church, and mindset amid uncertainty.

    -Why storytelling, authenticity, and personal branding matter in publishing, especially as AI reshapes the industry.

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    41 min
  • Is AI Coming for Your Job… or Creating Your Biggest Opportunity Yet?
    Nov 26 2025

    AI isn’t replacing humans—it’s replacing the workers who refuse to adapt.

    Michelle O’Neil breaks down how artificial intelligence is disrupting the middle layer of the workforce and why the future belongs to those who embrace judgment, empathy, wisdom, and reinvention. This episode empowers viewers to understand AI, reframe their value, and build systems that make them indispensable in the age of automation.

    In this episode:

    -How is AI disrupting today’s workforce?

    -How have support roles changed from the past to now?

    -What jobs are most at risk of being automated?

    -How can professionals stay relevant in the age of AI?

    -Why will AI highlight—rather than replace—human value?

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    15 min
  • Eva Guzman: You Are Enough | Women, Ambition & Reinvention in Law
    Nov 19 2025

    Join Michelle O'Neil and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman for a powerful interview on women in law, leadership, and overcoming self-doubt.

    Justice Guzman, a pioneer defined by bold moves and firsts, shares her authentic journey from an inner-city neighborhood to the highest court in Texas.

    In this episode:

    -You Are Enough: Justice Guzman's powerful message for professional women facing pressure.

    -Bold Moves: Inside her decisions to move from the bench to a political run for AG, and back to private practice.

    -Combating Self-Doubt: Techniques for staying prepared and overcoming imposter syndrome.

    -The Price of Leadership: The reality of career sacrifices and the importance of saying "No Máss."

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    42 min
  • How Marc LoPresti Turns Adversity Into Legacy
    Nov 21 2025

    In this episode, Michelle sits down with global market strategist and CEO Marc LoPresti to talk about the lessons learned from failure, how grit is built—not born—and the deeper meaning of legacy as a father and leader.

    Together they unpack resilience, entrepreneurship, and the power of faith during life’s toughest moments.

    In this episode:

    -The importance of faith, optimism, and perseverance through major crises like 9/11 and the financial collapse

    -Why true grit comes from failure — and how entrepreneurs can cultivate it

    -How to raise resilient, grounded children in a world of privilege

    -Lessons from Wall Street to Washington: leadership, legacy, and national change

    -The future of AI, crypto, and the U.S. economy through Mark Lopresti’s eyes

    - The effect of the election of Mayor Mamdani on New York City and the Jewish Community

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    50 min