Adrienne Barker Speaks: No Prep Needed

In this powerful roundtable episode of Adrienne Barker Speaks, information architect and leadership coach Dylan Bost shares his journey through business success, personal collapse, addiction, healing, and profound self-awareness. Dylan explains why we are not our stories — but the ones telling them — and how true transformation begins with awareness, not force.

Joined by a live panel of coaches, healers, and community leaders, the c...

In this conversation, Khrystyna Baca shares her journey as a young founder building mission-driven solutions across healthcare and finance. Drawing from personal experience, Khrystyna explains how long-term thinking, logical decision-making, and consistent action shape sustainable success. She challenges listeners to stop waiting for the “right time,” confront fear head-on, and build with purpose rather than pressure. This episode ...

She spent years as “the person behind the person,” building other people’s platforms, brands, and books—until a layoff pushed her to develop her own, finally. In this episode, Kelly Schuknecht, founder and CEO of Two Mile High Marketing, shares how she helps business owners step into thought leadership, land speaking and podcast opportunities, and turn their expertise into real authority.

In this conversation, Adrienne talks with Ke...

He started working heavy equipment as a kid, built a side hustle in college just to pay for a dirt bike shop, and turned it into a nationwide manufacturing company. In this episode, Roggen Frick, co-owner of Bear Ironworks, shares how he built a family-run, American-made construction equipment brand that ships across the country—and what it really takes to grow and manage a lean, efficient business.

In this conversation, Adrienne si...

When you’re building a business, the most expensive problems are often the ones you never saw coming. In this episode, Business Mistake Prevention Specialist William Holsten shares how a carnival game side hustle turned into a patented product, a $2M revenue run… and a painful $2.3M lesson. From broken dunk-tank alternatives to distraction, fatigue, and burnout, William shows entrepreneurs how to spot their personal risk patterns—...

In this episode of Adrienne Barker Speaks No Prep Needed, Adrienne sits down with Jon Morris, founder of Fiscal Advocate and the entrepreneur who grew Rise Interactive from a $10K business plan competition win into a nearly $40 million digital agency before selling it. Jon breaks down financial strategy in plain English, explaining how service-based businesses can use their numbers to grow faster, become more profitable, and stop m...

When does free speech become a human rights issue, and how should we respond when the public demands answers?

In this episode, Adrienne Barker hosts attorney Evan W. Turk, guiding a live conversation streamed across Chatter Social and Debate The News with Jonathan Bing. Evan W. Turk is the Founding Attorney of Turk Law Group, former attorney to President Donald J. Trump, and CEO of the American Rights Alliance.

What began as a discus...

What if the key to transforming a blue-collar workplace isn’t tougher rules — but deeper connection?

Kevin D’Anna went from three DUIs and a life going nowhere to becoming a John Maxwell–certified leadership coach helping collision shops and auto businesses build cultures people are proud to work in. His story proves that the right leadership can change lives.

In this inspiring episode, Kevin D’Anna shares his journey from hitting r...

What happens when a little boy obsessed with radishes grows up, travels the world, survives dengue in the Amazon, and then becomes a regenerative landscape architect? You get one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had all year.

Matthieu Mehuys’s story is pure heart, grit, and purpose. He grew up on a Belgian farm, fell in love with plants at age five, and later traveled the world studying permaculture, eco–projects, and sustai...

This episode is powerful. It is raw. It is full of truth you can feel in your chest. HR Huntsman went from a painful childhood in New Mexico to building a global organization and becoming a trusted mentor to leaders worldwide. His story stays with you long after the episode ends.

HR opens up about the defining moments that shaped him, including the chaplain who changed his life and helped him rewrite his future. He shares how he tra...

Why Would Anyone Buy a Mortgage Note? You’re About to Find Out. Ever wonder who that “other guy” is when your mortgage company sends you a letter saying your payments now go somewhere new? Well, pull up a chair because that “other guy” is Nathan Turner, and his world is fascinating.

This conversation turns a mysterious corner of real estate into something you can actually understand. Nathan breaks down exactly what a note investor d...

From minor league baseball to leading purpose-driven families toward financial freedom, Matt Morizio proves that the biggest lessons about wealth don’t come from numbers — they come from resilience, identity, and the courage to rewrite your money story.

In this powerful conversation with former Kansas City Royals minor league player turned wealth advisor Matt Morizio, we dive deep into the mindset behind money — and why most of us s...

From parts manufacturing to paying over $1,000,000 back to podcasters, Alex Sanfilippo built PodMatch because 100 people in one room told him the same thing: “I can’t find the right guests.”

This is the behind-the-scenes story of how he solved it, why he still podcasts once a week, and how hosts can actually get paid to podcast.

Adrienne sits down (live on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and ChatterSocial) with Alex Sanfilippo, founder...

Tired of chasing algorithms and $10K clients? Discover how journalist-turned-entrepreneur Carol Tice built sustainable income and lasting impact by creating paid communities that transform lives.

In this lively and insightful conversation, Carol Tice, founder of Freelance Writers Den and Community Growth Academy, shares how she turned her passion for writing into a scalable business model centered on connection, accountability, and ...

What if every podcast episode, summit, or live stream you host could become a beautifully written book—fast—without losing your voice or your guests’ stories?

That’s precisely what founder Sheila Slick built with PodtoBook.ai, and Adrienne walks through how she’s using it to turn events, podcasts, and even chamber interviews into income, legacy, and marketing assets.

Adrienne talks with Sheila Slick, founder of PodtoBook.ai, about ho...

Got an idea you’re ready to protect? Patent attorney Austin Bonderer (700+ issued U.S. patents) breaks down what’s myth, what’s law, and what actually gives you an edge—from first-to-file realities to why “disclosure kills patents.”

In this candid conversation, Austin explains how patents work in practice: why the U.S. is first-to-file, what “enablement” really means, and why DIY filings often backfire. He unpacks software patent hu...

What if the key to business success isn’t following the latest formula — but following your energy? Katie Maclachlan, embodiment architect and astrologer behind Be Good Guide, joins the show to share how she helps entrepreneurs design businesses aligned with who they truly are — not just what the algorithm says.

In this episode, Katie Maclachlan dives into how she left corporate America (after being laid off from Twitter) to create ...

AI can draft words—Rachel Allen makes them make money. In this candid convo, she explains why “human is the only move left” in marketing and how to partner with AI without losing your voice (or your IP).

Host Adrienne sits down with Rachel Allen, founder of Bolt from the Blue Copywriting, to talk about the real difference between AI-generated content and human copy that converts. Rachel shares her unlikely path from $3.25 content-mi...

What happens when a U.S. Marine, champion boxer, and black belt loses everything — and rebuilds from zero?

In this live, spontaneous episode of Adrienne Barker Speaks: No Prep Needed, Adrienne meets Richard Walsh, CEO of Sharpen the Spear Coaching. What starts as an introduction quickly turns into an open, inspiring look at Richard’s comeback story — how he lost it all during 2008–2009 and rebuilt a business and life rooted in disci...