Delusional! Big Dreams, Real Stories with Michelle Coyle
Delusional! Big Dreams, Real Stories with Michelle Coyle (formerly known as Seekers and Shifters) is a podcast about the blurry line between dreaming big and losing your mind. (Spoiler: anyone who has ever achieved anything probably did a little of both.) We sit down with founders, creatives, and visionaries who bet on themselves—often when no one else would. These are the behind-the-scenes stories of people who went for it anyway. The goal? To remind you that the path to something extraordinary almost always looks “delusional” at the start.
Episodes
A career doesn’t always move in a straight line and sometimes the most powerful paths come from unexpected turns.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle sits down with Mike Ferrell, known as The Monk Guy, who shares how his journey from the PGA Tour to the seminary, and ultimately to decades of business coaching, shaped a leadership philosophy grounded in clarity, service, and staying power.
Mike explains why real s...
Life can look successful on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle speaks with Robb Gilbear who shares his journey from overwhelming debt and a breaking point that nearly ended everything, to rebuilding a life designed around meaning, health, and honest work. Robb’s story is not about overnight wins or surface-level mindset shifts. It is about choosing to st...
Rock bottom arrives quietly, through pressure, loss, and decisions made while carrying more weight than anyone can see.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle sits down with Robert Lee, Owner of The Lesix Agency, to unpack what it really means to hit rock bottom and still find a way forward. Robert shares how a once-thriving business collapsed under the weight of personal loss, financial pressure, and emotional ...
Resilience compounds when necessity leaves no room for excuses.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle speaks with Jon Barbera, co-founder of PRYME Wealth Academy and real estate coach, who shares a story shaped by immigration, sacrifice, and relentless work ethic. After arriving in the U.S. undocumented, he learned early that comfort was not guaranteed and that progress required ownership. Through years of phy...
Growth becomes possible when clarity replaces struggle.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle connects with Wealth Coach Maria Tan, often called the “Money Multiplier,” to examine the mindset shifts that quietly shape income, ambition, and decision-making long before strategy comes into play.
Maria brings a perspective shaped by both privilege and loss. After watching generational wealth vanish during the Asian ...
Breaking free from a controlled world is one thing. Rebuilding a life without education, resources, or a safety net is something far more extraordinary.
In this episode, Michelle Coyle meets with Ken Okazaki who shares how growing up in The Children of God shaped every belief he had and why questioning those beliefs became the first act of freedom. Leaving the group meant stepping into adulthood with zero preparation. ...
A near-loss can snap life into focus in ways we never expect.
In this episode, Michelle Coyle speaks with Moe Poole about the moment a single accident forced her to rethink not just how she lived, but how she led, parented, worked, and cared for herself. Moe recounts the day she nearly lost her hand to a lawnmower and pushed her into a vulnerability she had spent years avoiding.
Moe opens up about the emotional fallou...
Healing becomes radical when a breaking point turns into a turning point.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle talks with Reggie Hubbard, founder/Chief Serving Officer of Active Peace LLC, about surviving a stroke, rebuilding his life through mindfulness, and transforming burnout into a breakthrough that reshaped his purpose and his work. He opens up about the grief he tried to outrun, the unhealthy habits h...
A life can change when purpose rises above circumstance.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle meets with Bunny McKensie Mack, founder of ECON CLUB and founder & CEO of MMG EARTH, to explore the realities of class mobility, grief, resilience, and the systems‑level thinking that transformed their life. They also break down the mindset shift that helped them land six‑ and seven‑figure contracts, the role of...
Transforming invisible energy into tangible results takes vision, persistence, and the willingness to be misunderstood.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle talks with Seth Casden, CEO and Co-founder of Hologenix, LLC, about the 25-year journey behind his groundbreaking technology, Celliant, a product that converts body heat into infrared energy to support health, performance, and recovery.
Seth shares how he t...
Turning $400 into a global business partnership with Discovery Channel takes more than talent—it takes extreme audacity.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle chats with Olenka Cullinan, CEO of iStartFirst, about how bold risks and relentless belief transformed her life and career. They explore why rejection isn’t the enemy, why confidence grows through action, and how the right rooms and relationships accelera...
When comfort becomes routine, courage sparks transformation.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle talks with Lisa Toste, coach, speaker, and entrepreneur, about leaving her thriving career, comfortable life in Canada, and everything familiar to move with her family to a volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Lisa shares what it took to rebuild her life at 50, reconnect with her roots in the Azore...
What does it really mean to be delusional in the best way possible?
In this solo episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle breaks down the five defining traits shared by every visionary, entrepreneur, and world-changer she’s interviewed on the show so far. These are the patterns behind people who achieve what others think is impossible and how you can do the same.
Michelle explores what happens when faith, courage, and res...
Becoming one of 100 people chosen to live on Mars sounds like science fiction.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle talks with Sonia Van Meter, Managing Partner at Stanford Campaigns, about her incredible journey from political strategist to Mars One candidate, exploring what it truly means to chase the extraordinary.
Sonia reveals how she went from being “terrible at math and science” to becoming obsessed with...
The limits you thought defined human potential may not be limits at all.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle speaks with Mas Mike Zeleznick, Founder & Chief Instructor of Vibravision LLC, about training the body and mind to see without eyes and achieve the extraordinary. Mas Mike's story is one of resilience, purpose, and proving that true strength lies in awareness, healing, and connection.
Vibravis...
Starting a business from a dorm room and scaling it into an eight-figure company in just five years sounds like a dream.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle talks with Aleric Heck, Founder & CEO of AdOutreach™, to reveal his journey from teenage YouTube creator to building one of the fastest-growing companies in America.
Aleric reflects on launching his first YouTube channel at 12 years old, teaching mill...
From the depths of meth addiction to multimillion-dollar success, this story proves that true transformation happens when courage meets opportunity.
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle meets with Brody Lee, CEO of EventsConsulting.co, to share his remarkable journey from years of drug use to building a thriving business empire.
Within his first year in business, Brody scaled to seven figures and went on to mas...
How does someone go from juggling high school and odd jobs to becoming a millionaire by 22?
In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle talks with Justin Chae who shares how resilience, risk-taking, and grit turned hardship into opportunity. Raised by a single mom after financial collapse, Justin pushed through long commutes, an ROTC scholarship, and unexpected breaks in politics that led to his first business.
He q...
This is how the Delusional brand was born.
In this episode, Michelle Coyle sits down with her own brand strategist, Bijal Patel, to break down what makes a brand unforgettable.
They get into how to build a brand that polarizes, how AI can scale your originality, and why your most “delusional” ideas are often your most profitable.
This is for the entrepreneurs who’ve been told they’re too much. The dreamers who know there’s ...
Giving birth to triplets didn’t slow her down. It multiplied her power.
Bianca Aiono did just that. In this episode of Delusional, Michelle Coyle sits down with the powerhouse sales coach who scaled her revenue while raising four kids, including newborn triplets, by ditching performance-based tactics and selling from energetic alignment.
Bianca shares how she moved from $6K offers to clean, congruent $46K packages by an...
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