Finding Better Podcast

AI is replacing jobs faster than anyone expected — but it's also handing YOU the exact same scale that used to belong only to big corporations. The question is whether you use it first, or wait until it's used on you.

In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with Danny Carpio — organizational architect, attorney, and author of The Unfirm: The New Unit of Scale Is You — to break down how artificial intelligenc...

In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with authority podcasting expert DM Meador to break down why AI can never replace human connection—and how to build real authority online in 2026.

DM Meador has been an entrepreneur since he was a teenager — building businesses in everything from snow-shoveling to SEO before finding his lane helping attorneys and professionals build authority through podcasting. A former pas...

Harvard invited Kim Sorrelle to teach Heart-Led Leadership — twice. Here's what she taught them about leading with love.

In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with Kim Sorrelle — author, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and one of the most heart-led leaders I know. Kim spent a year testing whether love could actually work as a life strategy, an experiment that became her book, Love Is, and took her all the way to the...

In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with high-performance coach Steve Barton to unpack the hidden psychology behind peak performance — and why almost everything holding us back comes down to one thing: awareness.

Steve is the creator of The Game of Ten®, a trademarked coaching framework he's spent over 40 years developing (recently presented to Harvard Business School's Case Study Team). We talk about why we hide be...

🎙️ Can AI actually help you become a better version of yourself? 

In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with Jay Jacobson — a 45-year funeral director, author of Lead By Legendary Example, and founder of Jacobson Professional Staffing — for a conversation that completely changed how I think about AI, leadership, and human connection.

We dig into why knowledge isn't the skill that gets you hired anymore &md...

At 20, my guest Ken Kunken broke his neck playing football and became a quadriplegic — paralyzed from the shoulders down. What he did next will change how you see what's possible.

In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with Ken Kunken — the first quadriplegic to graduate from Cornell University — for one of the most powerful stories of overcoming adversity I've ever shared on this channel.

After a spinal co...

Is AI coming for your job? Here's how to future-proof your career before it's too late.

In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with Victoria Pelletier — 20+ year corporate executive, board director, #1 bestselling author, and TEDx speaker (2M+ views) — to talk about what AI is really doing to the workforce, and how you can not just survive it but thrive in it.

We cut through the fear and the headlines. Yes, AI is...

After 40+ years in tech — I started at IBM back in 1984 — I've watched technology promise us freedom and productivity, then quietly leave us more anxious, exhausted, and disconnected than ever. In this episode I'm breaking down something almost all of us feel but few of us understand: digital burnout.

I'll walk you through why your brain is so overwhelmed — information overload, nonstop notifications, the social m...

In this powerful episode of Finding Better, I sit down with world-renowned leadership professor, executive coach, and author Dr. Anthony Silard to talk about one of the most urgent crises of our time — the loneliness epidemic — and what we can do about it.

If you've ever felt disconnected, anxious, or overwhelmed by your phone and social media, this conversation will change the way you think about technology, relationsh...

In this powerful episode of Finding Better, I sit down with bestselling author, transformational coach, and human potential expert Derek Rydall to tackle the most urgent question of our time: how do you survive and thrive in the age of AI?

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the future of work, millions of people are asking — will AI replace me? What's left for humans when machines can do everything faster, cheaper, a...

Career reinvention isn't about retreat — it's about betting on yourself. In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with Alex Husner and Annie Holcombe, co-hosts of the award-winning Alex and Annie Podcast, to talk about leaving the corporate world, navigating career transition in the age of AI, and building a life you actually love.

We dig into what it really takes to reinvent your career: shifting from a scarcity mindset...

In 1999, Pam Warren survived the Paddington train crash — Britain's worst rail disaster of the 20th century — and became known as "The Lady in the Mask." 

In this episode of Finding Better, I sit down with Pam to talk about surviving  unimaginable tragedy, rebuilding her identity after trauma, and how she took on the UK government to make British rail one of the safest in Europe.

We talk about: ✅ Surviving the...

Is AI going to replace you? I used to hear that question every single day — and after 40 years in technology, from IBM in 1984 through the rise of the internet, e-commerce, and now artificial intelligence, I can tell you the answer is not what you think.

AI isn't replacing you. It's revealing you.

In this episode of Finding Better, I break down the 5 most powerful lessons from our recent episodes — the ones I truly beli...

🔥 The moment you choose ownership… everything changes.

In this powerful episode of the Finding Better Podcast, John Suzuki sits down with Brian Price — executive coach, speaker, and creator of the Extraordinary Husband Framework — to explore how taking full ownership of your life can transform your relationships, identity, and purpose.

From navigating burnout and career pressure to facing his daughter’s le...

We’ve never been more connected… yet so many of us feel completely alone.

In this powerful episode of the Finding Better Podcast, John Suzuki sits down with Keith Spurgin to explore one of the biggest paradoxes of our time — how technology is bringing us closer together while quietly pulling us apart.

From social media to AI companions, this conversation dives deep into why real human connection is fading —...

What if the thing you fear the most right now… is actually the thing that could change your life forever?

What if AI isn’t here to replace you… but to reveal who you really are?

In this episode of the Finding Better Podcast, John Suzuki sits down with Wes Towers — founder of Uplift360 — who faced a moment most people never see coming:

His business… his identity… his life… all sha...

🔥 What if the reason you feel stuck in life… isn’t because you’re lost — but because you’ve never actually decided what you want?

In this episode of the Finding Better Podcast, John Suzuki sits down with John Salzwedel — coach, speaker, and author of Stop Leaving Life on the Table — who walked away from decades of success as a CEO… after realizing he had everything society told him...

🔥 What if the real reason you’re struggling… isn’t your circumstances — but your willingness to keep going when life gets hard?

In this episode of the Finding Better Podcast, John Suzuki sits down with Jay Setchell — a resilience speaker, author, and multi-time death survivor who has endured over six dozen surgeries, paralysis, traumatic injuries, and unimaginable pain… yet refuses to quit.

Be...

🔥 What if getting better isn’t about working harder… but working on the right things?

In this episode of the Finding Better Podcast, John Suzuki sits down with Aaron Trahan — a leadership and performance coach who helps high performers rethink how they approach growth, success, and improvement across both work and life.

Because here’s the truth: Most people don’t fail because they lack effort…...