🌟 Episode Summary: Nathan Winston was born with Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency, a rare condition that resulted in the amputation of his left leg at age four. Doctors believed amputation would give him the best opportunity for a full life—but few could have predicted what came next. Nathan competed in...
#948 Norrine Russell: ❤️ Your Child Isn’t Lazy—Their Brain Works Differently
🌟 Episode Summary: Why do intelligent, capable children struggle with homework, organization, time management, and follow-through? Dr. Norrine Russell explains that these challenges are often incorrectly labeled as laziness, irresponsibility, or poor motivation when they may reflect underdeveloped executive-functioning skills. Drawing from her experience raising two neurodivergent children and building...
#947 Tania Cazin: 🎯Why Sales Teams Keep Missing Quota
🌟 Episode Summary: What separates proactive selling from simply waiting for customers to buy? Master sales trainer Tania Cazin joins Joey Pinz to reveal what nearly four decades in commission-only sales taught her about cold calling, rejection, buyer behavior, closing, and integrity. Tania began selling door-to-door at seven, entered professional...
#946 Sharalyn Payne: ⚖️ Who Pays the Price for Your Leadership?
🌟 Episode Summary: Power always produces a return—but that return is not necessarily positive. Dr. Sharalyn Payne, founder of Return on Power™, joins Joey Pinz for a revealing conversation about leadership, accountability, influence, and the unseen consequences of executive decisions. She explains why organizations measure revenue, retention, engagement, and employee...
#954 Ryan Grant: 🛡️ Securing Business in the AI Era
🌟 Episode Summary: AI can help businesses identify threats faster—but it also introduces new agents, behaviors, conversations, and vulnerabilities that must be secured. Ryan Grant, Country Manager for ESET North America, joins Joey Pinz to explain how cybersecurity is changing as organizations rapidly adopt artificial intelligence. Ryan shares lessons from...
#945 Matt Peters: 🤖 Why Human Care Still Wins in an AI World
🌟 Episode Summary: What if the best use of artificial intelligence isn’t replacing people—but helping them do more meaningful work? Fixify co-founder and CEO Matt Peters joins Joey Pinz to explore how AI, automation, and human care can work together to transform IT support. Drawing on his experience at Check...
#944 Michelle Woodward Hodges: 🎯 Show Up to Glow Up
🌟 Episode Summary: What separates a job from a profession—and a manager from a genuine leader? Michelle Woodward Hodges, SVP of Global Channels and Alliances at Barracuda, joins Joey Pinz to explore leadership evolution, channel transformation, cybersecurity partnerships, and the personal systems behind sustained success. Michelle shares how growing up...
#943 Victoria Nelson: 🎯 The Power of Asking for What You Want
🌟 Episode Summary: What if the habits meant to make you sound agreeable are actually weakening your authority? Victoria Nelson left a toxic family environment in Russia at 18 with approximately $500 and a bag of clothes. After rebuilding her life in London, she entered the fashion photography industry, managed...
#942 Heather McLean: 🚀 How People-First Leaders Make AI Work
🌟 Episode Summary: Why do promising AI initiatives fail even when the technology works? Heather McLean believes the answer usually involves people, processes, leadership, and trust. Heather is an Air Force veteran, technology leader, entrepreneur, and founder of McLean Forrester. In this conversation with Joey Pinz, she shares how leading...
#941 Andy Syrewicze: 🛡️ The Cybersecurity Basics Businesses Keep Missing
🌟 Episode Summary: Cybersecurity threats are becoming faster, more targeted, and increasingly difficult to recognize—but many organizations continue to neglect the fundamentals. In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Andy Syrewicze draws on 24 years in IT to explain how artificial intelligence is transforming phishing, Microsoft 365 security, and...