Return To Authenticity

Episode 92! 

This was such a fun conversation for me as I had the opportunity to interview active duty F-15 fighter pilot Wes Woodhouse.  Wes shared lessons learned on concentration, focus and managing your attention while juggling a myriad of potential inputs and distractions.  Lessons he learned from pilot training and then applied in over 400 hours of combat missions.   

Wes is methodical in his approach to la...

Episode 91!

Meet Michael Jaquith. 

This was a great conversation with a doctor of science - Michael has his PhD in Chemistry from Cornell - who is also a man of deep faith.  Michael left his corporate job after 10 years to help men optimize their family lives, their marriages and their business relationships by guiding them closer to God with a faith-based approach to self-improvement.   

Michael shares ...

Episode 90!  

Kathy Hadizadeh shares an amazing story of determination and perseverance to immigrate to the United States from her home country of Iran after the country spiraled from being a modern, Westernized country into a oppressed country in chaos after a revolution in the 70's.  

Kathy goes on to lead an amazingly successful life in corporate America before striking out on her own to live an authentic ...

Episode 89 is here! 

We officially kick off the new season, Season 3, with Michael O'Brien. 

Michael was a super successful executive in marketing, leading a $700 million brand and had all the trappings of success.  Below the surface, though he was continually feeling like he had to "chase happiness" before he "made it".   

Life changed for Michael when he was hit head on by an ...

Episode 88 - our final episode of 2023 and season 2!

Tessa Arnold is the COO and Co-Founder of SnapBack Energy, a caffeine-free energy drink supplement.  She came to this role after her late-husband’s passing, leaving behind a career in banking and diving headlong into the mind-body connection, studying neuroplasticity and Ayurveda - a Hindu system of medicine based on the idea of balance in bodily systems, diet, herbal medicine and...

Episode 87! 

Cyrus Rustom grew up in the UK and joined the Royal Marine Commandos as young as he possibly could - not even 16 years old!  After barely surviving selection, he deploys to Afghanistan where he is severely injured in a non-combat accident that ends his military career.  Life becomes an adventure of partying, booze, drugs and avoidance before Cyrus awakens to the gift that is his life and turns to a life of he...

Episode 86!

After graduating as a Chiropractic Physician, and buying a practice, Dr. Greg Pursley had a goal of becoming a multi-millionaire by the age of 30.  This was put on hold when his second child was born with a rare and life-threatening illness.  His life took a turn into chaos as he tried to keep all the balls in the air while caring for his son and keeping his family together. 

In 2018, as his child&ap...

Episode 85! 

Meet Robert Poole!  Robert is the co-founder of Total Business Results, a business that helps entrepreneurs learn to run their business without being caught up in the nitty-gritty of running their business.  He shares how he had to come to this knowledge through his own experience when his business partner suddenly passed, leaving Robert to step from the operator in the background to the front man, the operat...

RTA EP 84! 

Jake Kauffman saw a repeating pattern in his adult life - one of initial success, then failure.  The pattern kept repeating and Jake determined to look within to learn why.  What he found was a suppressed trauma from his younger years - abuse suffered at a youth camp. Through much work, Jake learned he had to let love in to find healing and closure and his life hasn't been the same since.  He's now a...

Episode 83!

After seeing their own boys influenced by negative influences at school, on athletic fields and via the media, Steve Davis and David Panzik decided to step into the gap to become part of the solution.  They created The Raising Alphas Project  to teach the next generation of young boys and girls how to live and lead with ambition, persistence, humbleness and accountability.   We have a great conversation and lea...

Episode 82!

Meet Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco, Host of the podcast, “What are you made of?” And author of the best-selling book, “Rocket Fuel: Convert Setbacks. Become Unstoppable.” 

Mike is also a performance coach and has been featured by Yahoo!Finance as a Top Business Leader to follow.  

Mike didn’t have it easy though, as he had to overcome a broken home as a kid with a family that struggled with addiction, abuse, depression ...

Episode 81!

Meet Nick Pappas.  Nick was a gifted collegiate football player who followed a similar downward spiral of addiction to alcohol as his father. His athletic prowess provided adequate cover, as his transgressions were swept under the rug to allow him to continue to play.  It eventually caught up to Nick and his multiple DUIs ended his chances to play collegiate ball.  Things got worse for Nick before they got bett...

RTA Uncut episode 4! 

Almost one year ago, I interviewed Mike DeSanti on episode 38 of Return to Authenticity.  In the time since that interview, Mike became a new dad to his first son and recently moved his family to a new home.  We catch up on all things fatherhood, rites of passage, building resiliency and how he stay's focused on what matters most to him - his relationship with his wife and son. 

Enjoy!...

Episode 80! 

Meet Austin Linney.  Austin was living life in the fast lane making a six figure income as a 20-something in the high-end restaurant and liquor business.  He became addicted to drugs and alcohol and saw his life unravel almost as quickly as he built it.  He came to terms with the victim mentality that had rooted itself in his mindset and found new courage to take the first step to uprooting it - acknowledging...

Episode 79!  

Meet Dom Brightmon a best selling author of "Going North: Tips & Techniques to Advance Yourself" and "Stay the course: The Elite Performers 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success".  He was also a contributing author to bestseller, "Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy." 

This episode will have you smiling from beginning to end as Dom is an engaging s...

Episode 78! 

Rick Scadden grew up in a broken home with a father in and out of jail.   Alcohol and drug use took over Rick's life, landed him in jail and nearly broke him.  Hear how he found redemption and healing and now is committed to a life of service to others.   

For those struggling with drugs and alcohol or have family and friends who are, Rick's story offers hope to all!  

A powerful s...

Welcome to episode 77 of Return to Authenticity

This week's guest is Eric Daddario, a Boston native who grew up with a passion, an obsession, that was hockey.  He played for hours whenever he could get outside and skate or play street hockey.  Eric's dream was to play Division 1 hockey in a state powerhouse known for top-notch, tough, hockey talent.  It would take ultimate focus and determination, which Eric was ...

Episode 76! 

Could you imagine being tossed into a Chinese prison, with no lawyer, no ability to speak or understand the language, no idea how long you'd be in for and if you'd ever see your friends and family again?  Chancellor Jackson can imagine, as he lived it.  Tune in to hear how grit, tenacity and courage helped him find his way out and how his no quit mindset and being willing to bet on himself has now l...

Episode 75!

Chris Bruno grew up in Denver, Colorado in a family that encouraged and shaped him to be of service to others.  After a stint in corporate America and a decade of life as a missionary in the Middle East, Chris came home to attend seminary and counseling school. 

He founded the counseling center, ReStory and started the Restoration Project to provide "fathering" experiences and resources for ...