The Niche Finder Podcast

What happens when accomplished leaders reach a point where success no longer feels unclear—but incomplete? They’ve built meaningful careers, earned credibility, and made impact. Yet many sense there is a next expression of their work that hasn’t been clearly articulated or translated into today’s content, media, or leadership landscape. The Niche Finder Podcast explores leaders at that precise inflection point. This is not a traditional interview show and not a highlight reel of past wins. Each episode documents what comes after clarity has already been earned. Guests featured on the podcast have engaged in a private executive roadmapping process prior to recording—where ideas were refined, priorities aligned, and a focused next chapter emerged. The conversation itself is reflective, not performative. Rather than discovering ideas live, guests walk listeners through: What clarity they arrived at Why this next chapter matters now How their experience translates into a relevant, modern niche What has shifted in how they see their work moving forward For listeners, the podcast offers a rare vantage point—a 30,000-foot view of how experienced leaders remove noise, align strengths, and intentionally step into what’s next. For guests, it provides space to clearly articulate their next chapter without oversharing confidential process or promoting an offer. Our belief is simple: "If innovative change is the engine, your unique dream and ability are its fuel." Hosted by Clifton C. Manning, executive coach, leadership strategist, and creator of the Dream Octane Niche Finder framework.

Episodes

Sea. 3 Epi.77 w/ Jim Marshall on how growing up as a ”natural polymath” positioned him to found the Septemics system that he now shares as a coach with clients from various educational backgrounds

March 10, 2023 • 28 mins

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www.septemics.com

Are you an entrepreneur, educator, and/or expert in your field who feels stuck on how to convert the nuances of your journey into content for your first published book? You don't have to stay there. Let's connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/835403317741560/?ref=share Or cut to the chase...: Invest 30 minutes of time that is most convenient for you to do a free "excavation" call. L...

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Sea.3 Epi.76 w/Michael Magrutsche on how his struggles with dyslexia, illiteracy & self shaming led to him using his unique abilities to see context, write 5 books & gain insights that now help others

February 25, 2023 • 30 mins

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Are you an entrepreneur, educator, and/or expert in your field who feels stuck on how to convert the nuances of your journey into content for your first published book? You don't have to stay there.

Let's connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/835403317741560/?ref=share

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Invest 30 minutes of time that is most convenient for you to do a free "excavation" call.

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Sea.3 Epi.75 w/ Award winning professor, Todd Saxton and his wife MIT + Harvard trained marketing professor, Kim Saxton, sharing business growth strategies from their new book, ”The Titanic Effect.”

February 10, 2023 • 35 mins

Visit our guest directly on: www.titaniceffect.com

The late Zig Ziglar said "You don't drown if you fall into water, you only drown if you stay there." Are you an entrepreneur, educator, and/or expert in your field who feels stuck on how to convert the nuances of your journey into content for your first published book? You don't have to stay there. Invest 30 minutes of time that is most convenient for you to do a free "excavation" ...

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Sea. 3 Epi.74 w/ Peter Anthony, an international corporate coach based out of Sydney Australia, discussing how his success came by way of collaboration with clients and mastery through iteration

January 27, 2023 • 40 mins

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peter anthony consulting on youtube and google (https://peteranthonyconsulting.com/)

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Sea3 Epi.73 w/ Ann L. Carden, a seasoned entrepreneur whose passion drove her to develop a method that now helps clients obtain ultra high-end clients with her ”Expert In You” system.

January 20, 2023 • 28 mins

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www.acarden.com

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Sea3 Epi.72 w/ Blaine Oelkers a ”Chief Results Officer” sharing his journey of delivering results to clients with his WYTAYBA framework that has also been featured as a Tedx Talk with over 200k views

January 13, 2023 • 30 mins

Visit our guest directly on: www.blainetedx.com

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Sea3 Epi.71 w/ Mary Ann Snow on how her decade(+) journey of managing virtual work environments has uniquely positioned her niche to excel at supporting the post COVID work environment for her clients

January 6, 2023 • 28 mins

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linkedin - Mary Ann Snow, www.sophaya.com, www.remotenationworks.org

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Sea.3 Epi.70 w/Mary Henderson on how she accelerates the value of her clients who are 50 (=/+) years old & have more than 10,000 hours of expertise, by using a framework known as:”Wisdom is Currency”.

December 30, 2022 • 36 mins

Visit our guest directly on: www.maryhendersoncoaching.com and also on linkedin and instagram at maryhenderson coaching.

The late Zig Ziglar said "You don't drown if you fall into water, you only drown if you stay there."

Are you an entrepreneur, educator, and/or expert in your field who feels stuck on how to convert the nuances of your journey into content for your first published book? You don't have to stay there.

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Sea.3 Epi 69 w/ Irina Poddubnaia on how she went from doing business in China without knowing Chinese, to creating a software company in Bulgaria that’s increasing success for the clients she serves

December 23, 2022 • 30 mins

Visit our guest directly on: https://trackmage.com and also on linkedin @irina poddubnaia

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Sea.3 Epi 68 w/ Brendan Kumarasamy, a public speaking coach, sharing how he transitioned from working for a top five accounting firm to becoming a semi-retired entrepreneur at the age of twenty six.

December 10, 2022 • 32 mins

Visit our guest directly on: 1. https://youtube.com/@MasterTalks

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2. https://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/?r_done=1

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Sea.3 Epi 67 w/ Fiona Valentine an executive coach from Melbourne Australia who helps visual artists connect the artistic work they are passionate about, with the people who love what they do.

December 2, 2022 • 39 mins

Visit our guest directly on: https://www.fionavalentine.com/ and also on instagram @fionavalentineartist Are you an entrepreneur, educator and/or expert in your field with a desire to publish your first book? If this is you: listen up. Have you been to busy, felt unqualified or didn't know where to start? Well, you don't have to put off having your manuscript in hand any longer. Schedule a 30 minute call with Cliff today to find ou...

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Sea.3 Epi 66 w/ Deanna Redelescu on overcoming traumatic events in her life to becoming a successful entrepreneur in the manufacturing, fashion industry and current Podcaster space.

November 12, 2022 • 37 mins

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https://www.labelfreepodcast.com/

Are you an entrepreneur, educator and/or expert in your field with a desire to publish your first book? If this is you: listen up. Have you been to busy, felt unqualified or didn't know where to start? Well, you don't have to put off having your manuscript in hand any longer. Schedule a 30 minute call with Cliff today to find out how you could shave the 3 year wr...

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Sea.3 Epi 65 w/ Eric Goeres on overcoming impostor syndrome to becoming a business coach who works with clients having either slow growth, or explosive growth to get both groups back to equilibrium.

October 28, 2022 • 47 mins

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https://www.ericgoeres.com

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Sea.3 Epi 64 w/ Yvette Walker on how growth in her faith & biblical worldview helped to transition her from contending with imposter syndrome to finding her niche as a Author, Researcher and Podcaster

October 16, 2022 • 37 mins

Visit our guest directly on:

www.positevelyjoy.com

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Sea. 3 Epi 63 w/ Brandon Leibowitz who is an expert that specializes in helping clients increase online traffic to their business by using a marketing hack known as Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

October 7, 2022 • 25 mins

Visit our guest directly on the following site to expand your reach and accelerate the traffic to your site:

https://seooptimizers.com/brandon-leibowitz/

Visit our guest directly on: Are you an entrepreneur, educator and/or expert in your field with a desire to publish your first book? If this is you: listen up. Have you been to busy, felt unqualified or didn't know where to start? Well, you don't have to put off having y...

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Sea.2 FINALE Epi 62 w/ Kurian Thurakan on how building a profitable e-commerce business partnership over 20+ yrs, exposed the secret to a successful business begins with adding value to its people

August 1, 2022 • 34 mins

Thank you for the unbelievable support. Let's stay connected on www.dreamoctane.org.

I look forward to sharing more amazing guest in Season 3 this September 2022.

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Sea. 2 Epi 61 w/ Sam Thiara sharing lessons from receiving 86 job rejections that lead to him becoming a janitor with a business degree and how he transitioned to being an author/professor/storyteller

July 22, 2022 • 43 mins

Looking for steps to uncover your niche? Save yourself some time and get 20 years of experience, condensed to 7 steps. Available now on Amazon: Dream Octane: Seven Steps To Discover, Develop and Deliver Your Niche: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1795308478/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_1795308478

There are five areas that Sam Thiara identify as his foundation: Servant Leadership; Story Sharing; Activator and Igniter; Champion and Enabler; and Co...

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Sea.2 Epi 60 w/ Nikki Billou on how his family fled to North America due to persecution for their faith and how those lessons has helped him transition Entrepreneurs he coaches from selling to serving

July 8, 2022 • 28 mins

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Sea.2 Epi 59 w/ Maggie Parrotin on how a mentor she met serendipitously, helped her transition from a Corporate position to Coaching Entrepreneurs to scale business and become high preforming leaders.

July 1, 2022 • 39 mins

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Sea.2 Epi 58 w/ Dave Combs on how he went from being a CIO, to a renowned song writer of over 130 soothing music heard around the world, with Rachel’s Song as his most requested song the last 40 yrs

June 24, 2022 • 37 mins

Combs Music is an independent record company that is owned by Dave Combs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His songwriting carer began with the now pop...

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