Episodes

  • Redefining Power: Ethical Leadership, Women at the Top & Writing a New Narrative | Karen Ann Bulluck
    Jul 14 2025
    In this bold and thoughtful episode of BizBlend, host Sana speaks with Karen Ann Bulluck—former corporate executive turned novelist and leadership coach—about the untold ethical dilemmas faced by women in leadership. Karen’s fiction series mirrors her real-life pivot from boardroom to authorship, offering an honest look at how ambition, integrity, gender dynamics, and personal values collide at the top. This episode is for every woman rethinking success, and for every leader navigating decisions that tug at their conscience. Karen also dives into her final book's themes—trust, AI, and the future of human-centered leadership. Tune in if you’re ready to challenge traditional leadership models, confront inner doubts, and step into your power with awareness and courage. About the Guest: Karen Ann Bulluck is the author of a thought-provoking trilogy exploring women’s leadership, ethical dilemmas, and power. A former corporate executive, she now coaches women leaders through complex transitions and decision-making. She is the founder of Daring to Transcend, a platform supporting women in leading with integrity. Key Takeaways : Karen’s bold career pivot from a high-level executive role to writing fiction was sparked by a need to express her creativity and explore leadership beyond metrics. Her novels confront the unspoken toll ethical decisions have on women in leadership—especially in male-dominated or profit-driven spaces. Through her character Cheryl, Karen shows how integrity can create friction both professionally and personally, even in marriages and among investors. Women often underestimate their leadership value and avoid claiming credit—Karen discusses how this is not only a mindset block but an ethical blind spot in self-leadership. The upcoming book in her trilogy will explore the ethical dilemmas of AI in leadership, trust repair, and maintaining humanity in an increasingly digitized world. Connect with Karen Ann Bulluck: LinkedIn: Karen Ann Bulluck Email: DaringToTranscend.com Want to be a guest on BizBlend? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik CHECK PODCAST SHOWS & BE A GUEST: Tune to all our 19 podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/healthymindbyavik Subscribe To Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/ Join Community: https://nas.io/healthymind OUR SERVICES: Business Podcast Management - https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/corporatepodcasting/ Individual Podcast Management - https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/Podcasting/ Share Your Story With World - https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/shareyourstory STAY TUNED AND FOLLOW US! YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@healthymind-healthylife Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/healthyminds.pod Threads – https://www.threads.net/@healthyminds.pod Medium - https://medium.com/@contentbyavik Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/podcast.healthymind LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/reemachatterjee/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/avikchakrabortypodcaster Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/Avikpodhealth/ SHARE YOUR REVIEW: Share your Google Review - https://www.podpage.com/bizblend/reviews/new/ Share a video Testimonial and it will be displayed on our website - https://famewall.healthymindbyavik.com/ #podmatch #healthymind #healthymindbyavik #bizblend #womenleaders #ethicalleadership #integrityinbusiness #femaleexecutives #leadershipdevelopment #AIethics #trustandleadership #careertransition #daringtotranscend #storytellingasleadership #podcastshow #podcastinglife #leadershipjourney #womeninbusiness #realtalk #selfawareness #leadershipcoaching #authorsofinstagram #linkedinleadership
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    24 mins
  • The Leadership Genius: Enneagram, AI & Building Purposeful Teams with Austin McMillan
    Jul 13 2025
    In this thought-provoking episode of BizBlend, host Sana sits down with Austin McMillan, founder of Flywheel Financial, to dive deep into people-first leadership. From cattle ranches to Wall Street to finance and landscape industry acquisitions, Austin shares how his diverse career has shaped his unique leadership approach. They unpack how tools like the Enneagram and Working Genius drive team alignment, hiring strategy, and sustainable growth. Plus, Austin reveals how AI is revolutionizing small business operations, and why the future belongs to growth-minded teams that adapt, learn, and lead with intention. Whether you’re a solopreneur or managing a growing team, this episode offers a roadmap to leadership that blends insight, innovation, and impact. About the Guest Austin McMillan is the founder of Flywheel Financial, where he helps small businesses scale profitably by aligning people, processes, and purpose. A former Wall Street trader turned business owner, Austin now focuses on team optimization using tools like Enneagram and Working Genius, while embracing AI to streamline systems and free up human potential. Key Takeaways Austin explains how tools like Enneagram and Working Genius are not just personality tests but powerful frameworks for hiring, collaboration, and team health. Enneagram helps align personality traits with the right roles, while Working Genius helps identify strengths across stages of execution—from ideation to completion. Leaders must avoid boxing people into labels; these tools are for alignment, not limitation. The integration of AI in business—especially in accounting—frees up bandwidth for human connection, strategic thinking, and creative leadership. Austin stresses that growth-minded individuals will thrive in an AI-augmented world, while those who resist change risk becoming obsolete. Real business impact comes from aligning profit with purpose and building teams that are both technically empowered and personally fulfilled. Leaders who ignore tools like Enneagram or AI may see short-term savings but risk long-term burnout, turnover, and inefficiency. Connect with the Guest: Follow Austin on Instagram: @austindmcmillan DM the word PROFIT to receive his free gift: a guide to prioritizing profit with your bank setup. Want to be a guest on BizBlend? DM on PM – Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik CHECK PODCAST SHOWS & BE A GUEST: Tune to all our 19 podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/healthymindbyavik Subscribe To Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/ Join Community: https://nas.io/healthymind OUR SERVICES Business Podcast Management – https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/corporatepodcasting/ Individual Podcast Management – https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/Podcasting/ Share Your Story With World – https://ourofferings.healthymindbyavik.com/shareyourstory STAY TUNED AND FOLLOW US! •⁠ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@healthymind-healthylife •⁠ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/healthyminds.pod •⁠ Threads – https://www.threads.net/@healthyminds.pod •⁠ Medium – https://medium.com/@contentbyavik •⁠ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/podcast.healthymind •⁠ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/reemachatterjee/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/avikchakrabortypodcaster •⁠ Pinterest – https://www.pinterest.com/Avikpodhealth/ SHARE YOUR REVIEW Share your Google Review – https://www.podpage.com/bizblend/reviews/new/ Share a video Testimonial – https://famewall.healthymindbyavik.com/ #podmatch #bizblend #austinmcmillan #workinggenius #enneagram #aiandbusiness #growthmindset #healthyworkculture #businessleadership #profitwithpurpose #purposefulleadership #peoplefirstbusiness #entrepreneurmindset #podcastinglife #newpodcast #mentalhealth #businessscaling #aiintegration #profitfirst #leadershipjourney #businesswithimpact #businesspodcast #healthymindbyavik #smallbusinesstools #teamdynamics
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    26 mins
  • Leading with Soul: Ahmet Bozer on ‘Soulgery’ and the Inner Path to Growth
    Jul 13 2025

    In this compelling episode of BizBlend, former Coca-Cola International President and leadership visionary Ahmet Bozer joins host Sana to explore his new book Soulgery. More than just a leadership guide, Soulgery is a practical and deeply personal framework to unlock human potential. Ahmet shares the four acts of growth—finding direction, aiming for impact, performing with excellence, and hacking your growth—designed to help individuals grow through real-life challenges. With insights drawn from business, philosophy, and lived experience, this episode is a reminder that sustainable growth starts from within.

    About the Guest: Ahmet Bozer is the former President of Coca-Cola International and a globally respected leadership strategist. After decades in executive leadership, Ahmet turned his focus inward to distill his experiences into a transformative model for personal and professional development. His upcoming book Soulgery offers a clear, actionable framework for growth that balances system thinking with emotional depth.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Growth is not perfection—it’s ongoing progress toward being more capable, impactful, and resilient.

    • True leadership begins with the inner self—self-awareness fuels external influence.

    • Soulgery is both practical and philosophical, addressing performance and purpose alike.

    • The 4 Acts of Growth form a flexible framework: Find Your Direction, Aim for Impact, Perform with Excellence, and Hack Your Growth.

    • Legacy isn't about fame—it's about everyday impact within your human ecosystem.

    Connect with Ahmet Bozer:

    • Website (launching soon): www.soulgery.com

    • YouTube: Book of Soulgery

    • Pre-order on Amazon coming soon (October 28th Launch)

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    28 mins
  • Rewriting the Playbook: How Tracy Chambers is Transforming Early Childhood Education in South Africa
    Jul 12 2025

    In this powerful episode of BizBlend, host Sana speaks with Tracey Chambers, Co-founder and CEO of Grow ECD and Taking Care of Business. Tracey shares how she’s turning passion-led daycare centers in South Africa into sustainable, tech-enabled small businesses led by women. From shifting mindsets to building low-data digital tools, this conversation explores how blended finance, professional training, and deep psychological rewiring are creating scalable social change. Learn how Grow ECD empowers women to move from survival to strategy—and why this model could inspire transformation across the Global South.

    About the Guest: Tracey Chambers is a social entrepreneur and changemaker from Cape Town, South Africa. After a successful career in finance, she founded Taking Care of Business in 2010 to help unemployed South Africans launch small businesses. Through Grow ECD, she supports thousands of women in running preschools not just as care centers, but as impactful enterprises. Her work fuses technology, pedagogy, and empowerment to build a blueprint for early childhood education that works at the grassroots.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Many preschool centers in underserved communities begin as informal childcare solutions driven by heart, not business planning.

    • Grow ECD developed a “business-in-a-box” model to help women professionalize their centers with tools for curriculum, admin, parent communication, and more.

    • South Africa's high smartphone penetration enabled mobile-first, low-data apps, reversing billing costs to support accessibility.

    • Changing business outcomes starts with shifting internal mindset—building confidence, resilience, and the right to charge fair fees.

    • Impact work must combine healing (heart), knowledge (head), and action (hands) to be sustainable and transformational.

    Connect with Tracey Chambers: Website: https://tcb.org.za Grow ECD: https://growecd.org.za YouTube & more resources available via the Grow ECD website

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    22 mins
  • Reclaiming Leadership Without Burnout with Sam Jump
    Jul 12 2025

    In this episode of BizBlend podcast, host Sana is joined by Sam Jump, founder of Powerhouses with Purpose, to explore a timely and crucial conversation—what does it really mean for women to lead from within? Sam draws from her 15+ years behind the scenes in leadership roles where burnout, self-betrayal, and over-functioning were the norm. Together, they unpack the deeper layers of visibility, embodied leadership, burnout recovery, and why values must be lived—not just listed. This episode is a roadmap for leaders ready to stop performing and start leading from a place of authenticity, self-trust, and alignment.

    About the Guest: Sam Jump is the founder of Powerhouses with Purpose, a leadership movement redefining how women show up in the professional world. After years of helping others build empires while sacrificing her own health and identity, Sam created a framework that centers rest, intuition, and boundaries as leadership superpowers. Through her masterminds, coaching, and online community, she empowers women to trade performance for presence and ambition for aligned action.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Embodied leadership means moving from autopilot and people-pleasing into intentional, values-driven presence.

    • Burnout is not just mental—it’s physical, and often systemic. Ignoring the signs leads to collapse.

    • Women leaders often internalize roles like “keeper of chaos” from early life into their careers—it's time to unlearn.

    • Leadership isn’t either/or. Aligned ambition honors both drive and intuition.

    • True cultural change begins when leaders embody what they want reflected in their teams.

    Connect with Sam Jump:

    • Website: powerhouseswithpurpose.com

    • LinkedIn: Sam Jump

    • Email: samjump@powerhouseswithpurpose.com

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    22 mins
  • Reclaiming Visibility: A Career Roadmap for Women with Rosie Zilinskas
    Jul 11 2025

    In this empowering episode of BizBlend, host Sana speaks with Rosie Zilinskas, executive career coach and founder of No Woman Left Behind, about how talented women can overcome hidden career blockers and reclaim their power in male-dominated corporate structures. Drawing from her 30+ years in the Fortune 500 world, Rosie shares a practical roadmap for women to move from invisibility to leadership. From people-pleasing and self-doubt to strategic communication and personal branding, this conversation is a wake-up call for women stuck in neutral despite doing everything "right."

    About the Guest: Rosie Zilinskas is the founder of No Woman Left Behind and a certified career strategist with over 30 years of corporate experience. She helps professional women break the silence, shift their mindset, and design actionable roadmaps to leadership. Rosie is also the host of the No Woman Left Behind podcast and a sought-after expert on confidence, clarity, and career advancement for women.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Most career blocks are internal—lack of confidence, visibility, and self-worth.

    • Confidence isn’t spontaneous; it’s built through self-discovery and strategic preparation.

    • Story vaults, personal value propositions, and assertive language are essential leadership tools.

    • Early social conditioning contributes to the confidence gap between boys and girls.

    • AI and psychometric tools can help women build credibility and sharpen their communication.

    • Changing systems is important, but personal responsibility is key to navigating bias.

    Connect with Rosie Zilinskas:

    • Website: www.nowomanleftbehind.com

    • LinkedIn: Rosie Career Coaching

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    30 mins
  • Consistency is the Real Edge: High Performance, Structure & Global Leadership with Willy Kuhne
    Jul 10 2025

    In this episode of BizBlend, host Sana dives deep with Willy Kuhne, Vendor Operations Lead at Google Ads and founder of nortehaus, a boutique retreat space in Canada. From scaling systems to leading multicultural teams across time zones, Willy unpacks the truth behind sustainable high performance. He shares his framework for consistency rooted in standards, structure, and skill-sharpening—and reveals how growing up in East Germany, living in the Philippines, and becoming a father reshaped his understanding of success. This is not a conversation about hustle culture—it’s about showing up smarter.

    About the Guest: Willy Kuhne is a global operations leader at Google Ads, an athlete, and the founder of nortehaus, a retreat space merging intentional design with personal reset. With a background spanning cultures, teams, and industries, Willy brings a structured yet human approach to leadership and performance. His consistency model offers a grounded roadmap for sustainable results.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Real high performance isn’t hustle—it’s structured consistency.

    • Standards, structure, and sharpening skills form the foundation of sustained success.

    • Emotional intelligence and community drive fulfillment more than material gains.

    • Fatherhood reshaped his priorities and deepened his leadership capacity.

    • Building the right systems allows individuals and teams to thrive without burnout.

    Connect with Willy Kuhne: Website: thisiswilly.com Socials linked on his website

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    27 mins
  • The 9% Mindset: Scaling Smart and Avoiding Burnout with David Goldstein
    Jul 10 2025

    On this episode of BizBlend, host Sana sits down with bestselling author and founder David Goldstein to unpack why 91% of businesses fail—and what the successful 9% do differently. David shares tactical, no-fluff strategies from his book The 9% Club, including his STEER framework and the importance of execution, revenue quality, and strategic focus. This is a grounded, real-talk episode for founders who are overwhelmed, burning out, or unsure if their hustle is actually building something meaningful.

    About the Guest: David Goldstein is a serial entrepreneur, leadership mentor, and the bestselling author of The 9% Club. With over 20 years of hands-on experience, David is known for helping founders build scalable, revenue-generating businesses while avoiding common pitfalls. His mission includes supporting homeless veterans through proceeds from his book and building a values-driven community for founders via the 9Percenter platform.

    Key Takeaways:

    • 91% of businesses fail—not just due to poor ideas, but because of poor execution.

    • The STEER framework (Strategy, Tactics, Execution, Evaluation, Reporting) helps teams focus, measure, and course-correct.

    • Hustle is not a substitute for structure. Founders must learn leadership or hire it.

    • Progress is about results, not busywork—track what moves the needle.

    • Sustainable success requires feedback loops, strategy-driven actions, and accountability.

    Connect with David Goldstein: Website & Resources: www.9percenter.com Get the book The 9% Club and join the $9/month founder community supporting homeless veterans and business growth.

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    22 mins