Your Daily Retreat
You can be highly capable and still feel like something isn’t fully clicking. This podcast explores clarity, alignment, leadership, and intentional growth through thoughtful conversations with founders, operators, creatives, clinicians, and other experts. Hosted by Jeff and Sam, each episode looks at how ambitious people navigate complexity and make important decisions. We explore how to build a career and life that stays aligned with what matters most. You’ll also hear Alignment Audits - real conversations where someone brings what feels unclear or stuck. Together we slow it down, clarify what matters, and build a deliberate path forward. If you're navigating leadership, career growth, or major life decisions, this podcast offers perspective, structure, and space to think clearly. Less noise. More clarity. Real integration. A weekly return to yourself.
Episodes
What happens when you finally find yourself standing in the life you used to dream of?
Six years ago, we were in Machu Picchu talking about the kind of life we wanted to create. We talked about retreats, alignment, freedom, and who we wanted to become. At the time, those conversations felt like dreams. We had no idea what they would eventually look like.
Fast forward to today, and we’re sitting on our farm in Tennessee....
You can care about people deeply and still make them feel completely misunderstood.
You can have the best intentions, communicate clearly, and genuinely want the people around you to succeed, and still miss what they actually need from you.
Because the way you feel appreciated isn’t necessarily the way your employee, partner, friend, or customer feels appreciated.
In this unplugged episode of Your Daily Retr...
Today’s conversation is for every woman who’s ever felt pulled in multiple directions.
The woman who has big goals. Who wants to build something meaningful but also wants to be present for the people she loves. And at some point, she starts wondering: Do I really have to choose?
Michelle Cherubini is a mom of two, entrepreneur, and fitness industry leader who’s spent more than a decade helping people become strong...
Most people think that leadership is the natural next step when you become really good at what you do.
More responsibility. A bigger title. A promotion.
But what if becoming a leader isn’t about proving how capable you are?
In this episode, Jeff unpacks the lost art of leadership and the shift that happens when you stop being responsible only for your own performance and become responsible for helping other people succe...
You’re building more than one thing right now. You’re trying to grow, stay consistent, and move your life forward. But on some days, it feels like the more you do, the less focused you actually feel.
Tommy Ward is no stranger to this season.
An entrepreneur, podcast host, and real estate professional, Tommy is in a season of expansion, building across e-commerce, content, mentorship, and new business ventures. On ...
Before listening to this episode, we highly recommend going back and listening to: How to Stay Focused While Building Multiple Streams, Tommy Ward’s Original Alignment Audit. You can find it prior to this episode for the full context behind Tommy’s Alignment Audit and the foundation for this 90-day check-in.
An Alignment Audit is a coaching conversation designed to uncover what’s keeping someone stuck, creat...
What happens when life doesn't go according to plan?
Maybe you've experienced heartbreak, loss, disappointment, or found yourself wondering how everything changed so quickly. Maybe you've been waiting for life to get easier before taking your next step.
In this heartfelt conversation, Sam sits down with Adena Gragosian, founder and CEO of Create & Celebrate, to share how she rebuilt her life after divorce, depression, and singl...
Everyone wants the next level.
A stronger relationship. A healthier body. A thriving business.
More freedom. More confidence. And a life that feels bigger than the one they’re living today.
But the real question isn’t whether you want a different life.
It’s whether you’re willing to become the person that life requires.
In this episode, Jeff explores one of the biggest mindset shifts behind lasti...
Behind every business and every marriage are conversations most people never hear. They're the conversations that shape decisions, strengthen trust, navigate conflict, and ultimately determine whether you're building something that lasts.
In this special Unfiltered episode, Your Daily Retreat producer Eliza St. John turns the tables and interviews hosts Jeff and Sam Hauser, giving listeners a rare behind-the-scenes look at wh...
Some brands sell products. Great brands create a feeling.
In this episode, Jeff sits down with his dear friend KC Clarke: a brand builder, storyteller, and marketing executive whose career has spanned some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Adidas, Vans, TravisMathew, and Chemical Guys.
Jeff and KC first met on the first day of their USC, MBA program while both were working full time. Since then, their friendshi...
Most people hear the word “sales” and immediately feel uncomfortable.
They think of pressure, scripts, awkward conversations, or convincing someone to buy something they don’t need.
But what if sales was never meant to feel that way?
In this episode, Samantha shares a practical masterclass on what it really means to become a great seller and why learning this one skill can completely change the way you build...
Most people think branding begins with a logo, a website, or the perfect social media strategy.
But long before someone clicks “follow” or becomes a customer, they’ve already experienced someone more powerful: the person behind the brand.
Because people don’t just connect with what someone creates.
They connect with what that person carries, their values, their presence, their authenticity, and t...
Before listening to this episode, we highly recommend going back and listening to Episode 3: “Can you be a present mom and still build something big?” Michelle Burr's Original Alignment Audit.
An Alignment Audit is a coaching conversation designed to uncover what's keeping someone stuck, create clarity around their next steps, and identify the shifts that will create the greatest impact. Then, 90 days later, we re...
Scaling a business is not just about growth.
It is about the energy behind the vision, the people carrying it forward, and the culture that makes others want to be part of it.
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Anthony Badalian, President and COO of STRIDE Fitness, for a conversation about leadership, scaling, fitness, community, and what it takes to build something that lasts.
Anthony has spent nearly two decades in the fitness ...
Sometimes life just feels… off.
Something shifts, something ends, or nothing makes sense.
Maybe you lost someone or something. Maybe a door closed.
And no matter how hard you try to move forward, you feel stuck in a place that’s uncomfortable, unclear, and impossible to explain.
If you’ve ever been in a hard season, the kind where you’re not sure of how you’re going to get through it, or life ju...
Everyone loves the idea of a power couple.
The ambition. The success. The travel. The shared vision. Two people building big lives and making it look exciting from the outside.
But behind the scenes, there is a lot more going on.
There are hard conversations. Different schedules. Money decisions. Personal growth seasons. Moments of misalignment. And the real work of learning how to support each other without competing, controlling,...
People love to celebrate success, but almost nobody talks about the breakdowns that came first.
The moments where your plans fall apart, your identity cracks, your future stops making sense, and you quietly wonder if you completely ruined your life.
Thirteen years ago, Sam was walking away from a career path she spent years building, carrying more than $250,000 in student debt while people around her questioned why she would risk e...
People love to celebrate success, but almost nobody talks about the breakdowns that came first.
The moments where your plans fall apart, your identity cracks, your future stops making sense, and you quietly wonder if you completely ruined your life.
Thirteen years ago, Sam was walking away from a career path she spent years building, carrying more than $250,000 in student debt while people around her questioned why she would risk e...
Corporate life can teach you a lot if you know how to pay attention.
It can teach you how to communicate, lead, follow through, solve problems, build relationships, manage pressure, and understand how organizations really work.
In this solo episode, Jeff shares practical lessons from his own career on how to thrive in the corporate world without losing yourself along the way.
This conversation is for anyone building a career, growi...
You’re building more than one thing right now. You’re trying to grow, stay consistent, and move your life forward. But on some days, it feels like the more you do, the less focused you actually feel.
Tommy Ward is no stranger to this season.
An entrepreneur, podcast host, and real estate professional, Tommy is in a season of expansion, building across e-commerce, content, mentorship, and new business ventures. On ...
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