Best Brian Roland Podcasts (2025)

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(Mystery) Jenson Smith "Psychic Mediums & The Afterlife" pt. 1 32:31

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A Conversation with Psychic Medium Jenson Smith — Part 1 What happens when you realize the world is more porous than you were ever taught to believe? In Part One of this two-part conversation, we sit down with psychic medium Jenson Smith for an open, thoughtful discussion about how she first discovered her abilities — and what it was like to recogn…

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The 2025 Christmas Party 39:03

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Season eight ends with what I hope will be a tradition--a Christmas party, with a few guests and a lot of music. This week's guests include comic artist Peter Bagge, singer Judy Whitmore, and indie rock artist Hibou. Bagge is coming to New Orleans in January for the Fan Expo, and I have been a fan dating back to his NYC punk days. He's best known f…

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Why Healthcare Is So Expensive and What Actually Fixes It with Sam Yeruva 23:56

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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 …

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"Asalto Navideño" with Miguel Zenón, and the Ray Conniff Singers 1:16:26

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This week’s episode features two interviews—one with Grammy-winning jazz saxophone player Miguel Zenón helping us appreciate the salsa Christmas classic Asalto Navideño by Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe. Asalto Navideño was reissued on vinyl this holiday season by Craft Recordings. The other is with music industry veterans Jonathan McHugh and Tamara…

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The Real Reason You Feel Burned Out Has Nothing to Do With Your Business with Matt Granados 26:37

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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 ov…

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He Runs 115 Companies... This Is His Rulebook with Brian J. Esposito 26:59

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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 companie…

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How to Build Massive Companies Without Betting on Unproven Tech with Roland Austrup 26:26

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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 busi…

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A Finish Strong Christmas 2025 #144 39:18

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Send us a text Christmas is a very special time when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is also a season in which we spend time with our friends and family. So, we’re inviting you to join our families in a fun and festive Christmas podcast. Brian, Terry, Dan, and John reflect on the joys and blessings of Christmas. They…

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(True Crime) The Lake Bodom Murders 52:42

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Episode Summary On a warm June night in 1960, four teenagers zipped themselves into a tent on the shores of a quiet lake just outside Helsinki, Finland. By morning, three of them were dead. The fourth — battered, bloodied, and barely alive — would survive… only to be accused of the murders more than forty years later. In this episode of From The Vo…

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Bonus: John Wayne Gacy: A Case Review & Peacock’s “Devil in Disguise” 19:51

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In this bonus episode of Once Upon a Crime, Esther revisits the horrific crimes of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, often referred to as “The Killer Clown,” and reviews the 2025 Peacock docu-drama Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy. The episode explores Gacy’s background, his crimes, the investigation's failures, and how the new series approaches the…

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282. The 5 Business Mistakes I Wish I'd Fixed Sooner 7:27

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Get my 9-Step Business course here: https://productiveinsights.com/9-steps 9 Step Email Framework: https://www.productiveinsights.com/su... Are you making these common business mistakes? After 12 years of working with top entrepreneurs and running my own membership program, I’ve seen the same pitfalls derail service-based businesses again and again…

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Roland Gift, Old Crow Medicine Show, and The Klezmatics 1:36:38

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We're in the last weeks before Christmas and I have more interviews than I can handle. This week starts with a version of "Wonderful Christmas Time" by Twanguero before we get to my interview with Roland Gift, ex of Fine Young Cannibals. He talks about the way a new Chanel ad campaign with Dua Lipa and Blackpink's Jennie has introduced a new genera…

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[The vYve Thrive Series] Inside vYve by Vayner: How Andrea Sullivan and James Orsini Are Redefining Leadership 21:35

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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 im…

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[The vYve Thrive Series] Why Retirement Fails for So Many and How to Avoid the Trap with Sylvia Toense 9:43

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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 thri…

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[The vYve Thrive Series ] The Parenting Style That Works: Avery Rubenstein Reveals What Kids Wish Their Parents Understood 8:33

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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…

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[The vYve Thrive Series] Parenting Strong Willed Kids Without Power Struggles: Randi Rubenstein’s SAP Method 9:46

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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,…

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[The vYve Thrive Series] The Marketing Playbook That Turned a Pandemic Into Opportunity with Mark Zablow 9:13

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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 cul…

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[The vYve Thrive Series] The Ski Mountain Run by Women and Driven by Heart: Katie Boedecker on Leadership and Self-Love 10:06

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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…

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[The vYve Thrive Series] The Social App Built to Reduce Loneliness: Inside Dr. Beverly Pell’s Vision for Meaningful Connection 9:30

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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, mani…

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[The vYve Thrive Series] From Chronic Pain to Full Recovery: How Donna Caruso and Her Husband Built a Natural Healing Spa 8:28

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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 cel…

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(True Crime) The Mysterious Whitehall Women 17:52

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Episode Overview In this episode, we travel back to London’s Whitehall district—a place infamous for political intrigue, shadowy alleyways, and, in the autumn of 1888, a mystery so disturbing it was almost forgotten beneath the thunder of the Jack the Ripper murders happening at the same time. This is the story of The Whitehall Women—a case involvi…

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Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder — Bonus Episode: Series Wrap-Up + Q&A 1:17:14

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In this special bonus episode, Esther and producer Lorena answer listener questions and share their own reflections after a six-week deep dive into the life, death, and murder of Elizabeth Short. Topics include: • Who the real Elizabeth Short was versus the myth of “The Black Dahlia” • Whether her killer was someone she knew or a stranger • Whether…

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William Shatner, Jane Monheit, and Kelly Finnigan 51:13

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We're in December now, and this week we have three conversations. William Shatner's face is on the pop culture Mt. Rushmore, and when I had a chance to interview him for The New Orleans Advocate in advance at his appearance at Pop Expo in town, I couldn't pass up the chance to ask him about 2018's Shatner Claus. It's a short interview, but I have i…

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The ex-FINRA Insider You Want in Your Corner: How Colleen Diles Guides Firms Through High-Stakes Decisions 26:29

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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…

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Ep 124 | Colleen Shine – The Search for Her Father in Vietnam 1:19:26

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In this episode, Colleen Shine, daughter of Air Force Lt. Col. Anthony Shine, shares her decades-long search for answers about her father’s fate after he was shot down and went missing in Vietnam in 1972. At just eight years old, Colleen began a journey that led her from uncertainty and loss to a determined investigation, including traveling to Vie…

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The Black Dahlia Murder - Part Six: The Black Dahlia Legacy 31:32

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In the sixth and final episode of our series Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder, we explore the enduring cultural legacy of one of America’s most haunting unsolved crimes. For nearly eight decades, Elizabeth Short’s name, and the moniker “The Black Dahlia”. Has inspired countless books, films, television shows, and theories. But in the process, the re…

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The Case for Christmas with Lee Strobel #143 47:05

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Send us a text The most wonderful time of the year is upon us! In the midst of decorations, presents and grocery shopping, we need to take some time to ponder the story of the first Christmas. On this edition of Finish Strong, we are joined by New York Times best-selling author and former award-winning investigative journalist for the Chicago Tribu…

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(Mysterious Disappearance) Brian Shaffer 29:37

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Episode Overview On April 1st, 2006, Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer went out for drinks with friends at the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus, Ohio. Surveillance cameras captured him entering the bar… and then, somehow, not leaving. Despite being surrounded by cameras, witnesses, and the heartbeat of a busy college nightlife district, Brian S…

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281. I Met My Client at the Australia Business Show 2025 5:01

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Don’t miss my special Black Friday offer—visit https://productiveinsights.com/bf25 for exclusive deals before November 2025! Join me for a behind-the-scenes look at the Sydney Business Show! Meet inspiring business owners, get insights from Clayton Navarro, and see what these events are really like. If you enjoyed this vlog, let me know in the comm…

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AI for Christmas 1:02:33

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) made itself part of this year's music story with AI acts The Velvet Sundown, TaTa Taktumi and Breaking Rust making news one way or another. This week, Ken Kessler of the podcast The Sounds of Christmas and Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas podcast join me to talk about the way AI Christmas music foreshadowed some o…

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Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder - Part Five: Severed 42:33

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In Part Five of Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder, we examine the discovery of Elizabeth Short’s mutilated body, the forensic evidence revealed by the autopsy, and how early investigative missteps and media sensationalism derailed the search for her killer. We break down the crime scene on Norton Avenue, the medical examiner’s key findings—including …

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6_01 AnneMarie Brosnan - A Contested Terrain 49:01

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Dr AnneMarie Brosnan, Associate Professor in the History of Education at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick joins Oliver Mumford to discuss her latest book: A Contested Terrain: Freedpeople’s Education in North Carolina During the Civil War, examining the education experiences of Black North Carolinians through the American Civil War a…

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(Strange Science) The Holographic Brain Theory 14:11

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Episode Overview In this episode, we step out of the world of ghosts, time slips, disappearances, and strange creatures — and venture into a mystery far closer to home: Your own brain. For decades, scientists believed memory worked like a filing cabinet: one idea, one location. But a few unexpected experiments — severed neural pathways, maze-runnin…

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Remembering Brian Wilson Pt. 2: "What I Really Want for Christmas" 51:21

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Multi-instrumentalist Probyn Gregory remembers playing and recording with Brian Wilson from 1999 until he retired from live performances in 2022. We talk about the recently reissued Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy, Brian Wilson presents SMiLE, and his 2005 solo Christmas album, What I Really Want for Christmas. In the process, Gregory provides insig…

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Bonus: The First Suspects - The Black Dahlia Files 11:50

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In this bonus episode, Esther takes listeners back to the earliest days of the Black Dahlia investigation — before the world even knew the victim’s name. Detectives faced a gruesome and mystifying crime scene in a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood. Who was the young woman whose body had been staged so deliberately? And who could have committed such a …

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(True Crime) The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula 28:30

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In this episode, we travel back to the summer of 1942 in Pascagoula, Mississippi — a warm coastal town where people slept with their windows open to catch the night breeze. But that summer, something else moved in the dark. A figure slipped into homes while families slept. Not to steal valuables. Not to leave a message. But to quietly cut a single …

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Remembering Brian Wilson Pt. 1: "The Beach Boys' Christmas Album" 34:42

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I started thinking about how to address Brian Wilson’s death on the podcast since we learned of his passing. “Little Saint Nick” and The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album are Christmas classics that needed to be addressed, but how or with who? The answer came when Oglio Records announced that it planned to reissue a 25th anniversary edition of Brian Wils…

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280. I Asked a 7 Figure Coach How to Scale in the AI Era 12:56

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Join our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AyHQoKs9H4bpfSIUbE6iA/join Productive Insights Membership: https://www.productiveinsights.com/membership In this video, I interview a 7-figure coach Olly Richards about how coaches and consultants can adapt and thrive in the AI era. Discover the impact of AI on Google search, content mark…

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Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder - Part Four: The Black Dahlia’s Lost Week 35:42

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In this fourth installment of Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder, we trace Elizabeth Short’s final, mysterious days — the missing week between her last confirmed sightings in early January 1947 and the shocking discovery of her body on January 15th. This episode follows “The Lost Week” through the eyes of those who crossed her path, beginning with Rob…

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Trailer: Season 9 Coming Next Week! 1:23

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Season 9 is coming one week from today with all new true stories, interviews, and more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/from-the-void-podcast1430/exclusive-contentBy John Williamson

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Finishing Well to God’s Glory #142 43:01

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Send us a text The best distance runners in the world know that you save your very best for the end of a race. They call it “a strong kick.” In other words, you run the last lap faster than your previous ones. That is the idea behind the title of our podcast: Finish Strong. In this episode, we examine six ways to ensure that you finish your life in…

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A Ping Pong Kung Fu Christmas with Shawn Lee 1:07:28

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Producer and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee has a history of making recordings that hover uncertainly in time. Sounds from different eras and genres come together in his music to sound like lost, regional 45s. We talk about his influences--library music and hip-hop--as well as his two Christmas albums: A Very Ping Pong Christmas from Shawn Lee's P…

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Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder - Part Three: City of Broken Dreams 27:37

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In 1946, Elizabeth Short – the young woman the world would later know as The Black Dahlia – returned to California chasing love, glamour, and a new beginning. Instead, she found herself drifting through a postwar Los Angeles filled with promise, danger, and people who would soon become key figures in one of the most infamous unsolved murders in Ame…

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Beating the Labels You Never Chose: How Peter Grose Rewrote His Story and Built a Life on Perseverance 38:38

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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, buildi…