The Hidden Entrepreneur Show with Josh Cary

Most entrepreneurs work harder than anyone they know yet still feel stuck inside their own business. They are exhausted, overwhelmed, and living in constant reaction mode. The dream life they imagined feels out of reach because the business can’t seem to run without them.

Today’s conversation flips that entire story.

Katie Cesna, founder of Wild Legacy Collective, joins Josh in the studio to reveal why so many business owners unknowi...

Ever feel like you’re living a life that looks fine from the outside but feels quietly suffocating on the inside? That’s the space Shawna Poliziani knows all too well. She’s the creator of The Artist Emancipation, a movement built to help people step out of quiet desperation and into a life where they feel worthy, seen, and creatively alive.

This conversation hits you right in the truth. Shawna opens up about the moment her father p...

Lazy gets a bad rap. You know it. I know it. And Naz Spurrier definitely knows it. She’s a licensed trauma therapist and the creator of The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Shadow Work, and she’s here to flip that four letter word on its head.

If you’ve ever pushed through exhaustion because “rest feels wrong,” or judged yourself for needing a break, this episode hands you a fresh perspective. Naz reveals why embracing ease is not a shortcut bu...

This episode goes straight into the heart of what it means to lose everything and still find a way to keep going. Stacey Dempsey-Patrick didn’t face one loss. She didn’t face two. She endured a staggering series of tragedies that would bring anyone to their knees. In twenty six months, she lost her sister, her twenty one year-old daughter, her husband, and two brothers. The grief didn’t stop. The world didn’t slow down. And yet som...

Healthcare affects every single one of us. Yet most of what’s happening behind the scenes remains invisible until something goes wrong. In this episode, Josh Cary sits down with Sam Yeruva, Founder and CEO of Pycube, to unpack why healthcare is so expensive, so complex, and often so inefficient and what can actually be done about it.

This is not a tech-for-tech’s-sake conversation. It’s a grounded, human discussion about patient saf...

In this episode, Josh sits down with Matt Granados, founder of LifePulse and author of Motivate the Unmotivated, to unpack why most people are stuck running on fumes and how intentional living is the missing link between success and fulfillment. This conversation goes far beyond productivity hacks. It cuts straight to the root of why people feel overwhelmed, unmotivated, and burned out at work and at home.

Matt has worked with compa...

If you have ever felt like success is a moving target, this episode hits different. Brian J. Esposito is not just a CEO with a big portfolio. He is a builder who has lived the full roller coaster: growth, collapse, debt, recovery, and a comeback that forced him to redefine what success even means.

You will hear how he thinks about building companies, avoiding distractions, choosing partners, leading with values, and why he believes ...

What if the smartest way to build a high-growth company is not to invent the technology yourself, but to find breakthrough R&D already proven inside the biggest corporations on earth and then build a company around it?

In this episode, Josh Cary sits down with Roland Austrup, Chief Growth Officer at publicly traded Innventure, to unpack a rare business model that combines the private-equity and venture-capital models with public...

If you have ever wondered what truly high level leaders are craving behind the polished LinkedIn profiles and impressive titles, this conversation pulls back the curtain. This is the inside story behind a remarkable day when seven vYve members, leaders, and entrepreneurs across a range of industries came to the New York iHeart Studios for a full immersive experience. Together, they workshopped their messaging, clarified their stori...

Retirement is supposed to feel freeing, but for many people it becomes disorienting, lonely, and far from the dream they imagined. Recorded live inside the iHeart Studios in New York, Sylvia Toense shares how a frightening health scare at 58 pushed her to rethink everything, leave her corporate career, and develop a framework that helps others thrive in their next life chapter.

If you want clarity, purpose, better health, stronger r...

If you have ever wondered whether calm, connected parenting actually works, Avery Rubenstein is living proof. As the adult child of parenting expert Randi Rubenstein, Avery grew up in a home built on perspective seeking rather than punishment.

In this conversation, recorded live at iHeart Studios in New York, Avery shares how that upbringing shaped her confidence, empathy, and calling as a social worker working with foster youth. Th...

If you have ever found yourself stuck in a cycle of tough conversations, shutdowns, and frustration with your kids, this episode is your blueprint out. Recorded live inside the iHeart Studios in New York, Randi Rubenstein shares her simple, powerful SAP framework for having productive conversations with strong-willed children.

Instead of lecturing, reacting, or pushing too hard at the wrong moment, Randi shows parents how to see the...

When the world shut down in 2020, most event and influencer marketing firms folded. Mark Zablow’s agency not only survived, it thrived while serving one of the brands hit hardest by the pandemic: Corona.

Recorded live inside the iHeart Studios in New York, Mark shares how he navigated the collapse of live events, protected his employees, stayed culturally relevant, and positioned his company for explosive growth through Modelo. This...

If you have ever wondered whether self-love has a place in leadership, Katie Boedecker is your proof that it does more than matter. It transforms companies. Recorded live inside the iHeart Studios in New York, Katie shares how she and her daughter run Showdown Montana, one of the oldest ski mountains in the country and one of the very few owned and operated by women.

But the real story is the Montana Mindset, a people-first leadersh...

If traditional social media leaves you feeling overstimulated, disconnected, or lost in the noise, this conversation is a breath of fresh air. Recorded live inside the iHeart Studios in New York, Dr. Beverly Pell shares how she built DuoFeed, a mindful social app designed to reduce loneliness and deepen human connection. Instead of algorithms, manipulation, or endless distraction, DuoFeed separates your friends from your interests,...

What happens when traditional treatments fail and the pain becomes unbearable? For Donna Caruso and her husband, the answer became a journey into natural healing that changed their lives and the lives of hundreds of others.

Recorded live inside iHeart Studios in New York, this episode explores how a severe injury led the couple to discover stem cell therapy, float tanks, infrared saunas, and halotherapy, ultimately inspiring them to...

If you’ve ever wondered what real leadership looks like in high-stakes environments, pull up a chair. This episode with Colleen Diles hits different.

Colleen spent more than 22 years inside FINRA, the regulatory engine behind every broker-dealer in the United States. She has navigated billion-dollar acquisitions, wrangled teams of attorneys, pushed back on regulators with confidence, and guided firms through some of the most complex...

Ever been boxed in by a label you never chose? In this conversation, Peter Grose, CFP and founder of Grose Wealth Management, shows how to dismantle limiting labels and replace them with identity built on evidence, action, and grit. From being sent home in first grade with a note that called him “mentally challenged” to earning the CFP mark, building a long career as a financial advisor, and authoring a novel, Peter’s journey is a ...

How does a patent attorney become a wellness advocate? In this inspiring conversation, Angela Coxe shows that the worlds of law and wellness aren’t as far apart as they seem. As a successful patent attorney and former Division I athlete, Angela learned firsthand that confidence, balance, and self-advocacy are the real keys to professional and personal fulfillment.

She opens up about her journey from burnout in the legal field to dis...