Rebels Worth Knowing

Rebels Worth Knowing

Rebels Worth Knowing is where bold voices get real. Hosted by keynote speaker, human behavior expert, and ten-time author Janet Bernstein, this podcast goes beyond polished success stories to uncover the moments that truly shape remarkable leaders. Each episode features honest conversations with entrepreneurs, executives, creators, and changemakers who chose a different path. Together, we'll explore the decisions, failures, breakthroughs, and rebellious moments that built lives and careers worth remembering. You'll also hear solo episodes from Janet on leadership, human behavior, communication, confidence, emotional intelligence, and the subtle shifts that make people trust you, follow you, and never forget you. If you're tired of surface-level interviews and hungry for conversations that challenge the status quo, you're in the right place. Because the people who change the world rarely fit the mold. They become rebels worth knowing.

Episodes

October 5, 2026 • 29 mins

Your Employees Are Talking. Are You Actually Listening?

with Mary Baird, PHR

What if the biggest problem with employee engagement isn't that people aren't speaking up?

It's that leaders aren't really listening.

In this episode of Rebels Worth Knowing, Janet sits down with Mary Baird, PHR, founder of The Simplifiers and author of Squash the Sunday Scaries, for a candid conversation about what's actually happening inside today's workplac...

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What if the most important negotiation of your life happens before you ever learn how to negotiate?

At 19 years old, Rick Czaplewski was diagnosed with cancer.

He went to class, walked to the hospital for radiation, and walked back to his dorm. He did it 50 times without telling anyone. Years later, that experience would become the foundation for his work and his belief that no one should have to walk through difficult situations alo...

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What if the thing holding you back as a leader is something everyone else can see... except you?

We love to talk about confidence, communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership. But knowing the language does not mean we can see our own patterns.

And those patterns are speaking before we ever realize it.

In this episode of Rebels Worth Knowing, I sit down with Andrea Mancuso, a former New York City school psychologist turned em...

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September 14, 2026 • 32 mins

What happens when the people who have always taken care of you suddenly need you to take care of them?

In this episode of Rebels Worth Knowing, Janet Bernstein sits down with realtor and Senior Home Coach Robin McCoy for an honest conversation about one of the hardest transitions every family eventually faces.

Robin shares the deeply personal story that transformed her career from selling homes to helping families navigate aging, dow...

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What if the thing standing between you and your next chapter is not a lack of ambition, discipline, or another strategy... but all the noise you have been carrying?

Jennifer Russell knows a thing or two about changing the recipe.

After more than 30 years in the culinary and hospitality world, Jennifer has learned that some of the most important ingredients have nothing to do with what is on the plate. They are clarity, flexibility, c...

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What if the things we have been taught to see as weaknesses are actually signals we have been reading wrong?

In the first episode of Rebels Worth Knowing, Janet sits down with Kristin Merron and Jen McKee, founders of Mom Brain Media, for a candid conversation about motherhood, marketing, competition, community, and the human behavior underneath all of it.

They unpack why "mom brain" deserves a rebrand, why authenticity is becoming m...

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