In Episode 78 of The Power of Integrity Podcast, host Ralph Adamo welcomes his brother, Peter Adamo, Senior VP and Chief Administrative Officer at Holy Redeemer Hospital, for a personal and profoundly insightful conversation on what integrity looks like in the world of healthcare leadership. With a background in engineering and over 30 years in hospital administration, Peter shares how technical thinking, human-centered leadership, and values-based decision-making intersect in one of the most demanding industries.

From confronting hard truths to leading faith-based change, this episode delivers actionable wisdom for leaders in every field.

Highlights:

• 🧠 People Are the Process: How Peter flipped the script from engineering logic to human-first leadership
• 🤝 The Speed of Trust: Why integrity accelerates performance—and the dangers of leading without it
• 💡 Mentorship for the Next Gen: What young professionals must do to earn and protect their reputation early on

“Make sure that 100% of everything you do is with integrity—especially when you have no capital built up yet.” — Peter Adamo

If you’re leading people, building culture, or navigating tough calls in your organization, this conversation is a blueprint for principled decision-making. Subscribe to The Power of Integrity Podcast and share this with a colleague, mentor, or emerging leader in your network.

📧 Email: peter.adamo@msn.com

Connect with Ralph Adamo:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-adamo/
• Website: http://www.integrityiwm.com/
• Website: https://www.integrityatwork.com/
• Podbean: https://thepowerofintegrity.podbean.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integritywealthmanagement9812

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Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity Wealth Management is not affiliated with Kovack Securities, Inc. or Kovack Advisors, Inc.

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In Episode 77 of The Power of Integrity Podcast, host Ralph Adamo welcomes longtime friend and respected industry colleague Charles Santos, a seasoned external wholesaler in the life insurance sector. Charles shares his journey from aspiring dentist to values-driven financial professional, and how a shift from success to service transformed his career. Together, they unpack how real integrity shows up in industries often misunderstood—and how purpose can power both personal and professional fulfillment.

This episode is for anyone who wants to build a long-term career rooted in trust, humility, and leadership that puts others first.

• 🧭 From Paycheck to Purpose: Why Charles now sees his role as a mission to serve people he may never meet
• 💡 What Integrity Really Means: It’s not about a single big moment—it’s about small, honest choices made consistently over time
• 🤝 Loyalty, Leadership & Listening: How being transparent, selfless, and dependable earns trust that lasts

“Your intention can’t be about you.” — Charles Santos

If you're in sales, leadership, or any industry where integrity can be tested, this episode is a powerful reminder that doing the right thing—especially when no one’s watching—is how reputations (and relationships) are built. Subscribe to The Power of Integrity Podcast and share this with a colleague or mentor who’s shaped your ethical compass.

📇 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-santos 📞 Call or Text: (714) 336-8208 (Mention you're a friend of Ralph’s!)

📩santos.charles@pennmutual.com

Connect with Ralph Adamo:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-adamo/
• Website: http://www.integrityiwm.com/
• Website: https://www.integrityatwork.com/
• Podbean: https://thepowerofintegrity.podbean.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integritywealthmanagement9812

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Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity Wealth Management is not affiliated with Kovack Securities, Inc. or Kovack Advisors, Inc.

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In Episode 76 of The Power of Integrity Podcast, host Ralph Adamo welcomes two-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster turned CEO, Stephanie Grady, for an enlightening and powerful conversation on leadership, integrity, and the evolving world of NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) in youth and collegiate athletics. As co-founder of Influential Athlete, Stephanie shares how her personal journey—from competitive figure skater to national news anchor to business leader—shaped her mission to empower young athletes to lead with character, purpose, and professionalism.

• 🧠 Identity After Athletics: How NIL can help student-athletes build careers beyond the game—and avoid post-sport identity crises
• 💼 Real NIL Education: Why Stephanie’s company teaches branding, professionalism, and long-term strategy—not just short-term deals
• 🔒 Integrity & Image: The danger of “clickbait culture” for young women and how reputation management starts now

“Integrity is doing what you say you're going to do, being that loyal person, and really trying to do your best in everything that you do.” — Stephanie Grady

If you're a parent, coach, educator, or athlete navigating the NIL era, this episode will shift your mindset and give you the tools to lead with clarity and values. Subscribe to The Power of Integrity Podcast and share this with someone invested in the future of ethical, empowered athletics.

📧 Email: stephanie@influentialathlete.com 🌐 Website: https://influentialathlete.com 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/influentialathlete 🎓 Programs: Work with individual athletes, institutions, and club programs

Connect with Ralph Adamo:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-adamo/
• Website: http://www.integrityiwm.com/
• Website: https://www.integrityatwork.com/
• Podbean: https://thepowerofintegrity.podbean.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integritywealthmanagement9812

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Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity Wealth Management is not affiliated with Kovack Securities, Inc. or Kovack Advisors, Inc.

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In Episode 75 of The Power of Integrity Podcast, host Ralph Adamo welcomes media personality, keynote speaker, and leadership coach Meredith Breitstein for a powerful conversation on turning adversity into alignment, and why integrity is more than just “doing the right thing.”

A former national TV journalist turned transformational speaker and founder of The Meredith Show, Meredith shares how her shift from covering trauma to elevating stories of courage shaped her life's mission—and what it really takes to lead with authenticity, excellence, and grace.

Highlights:

🗞️ Leaving the Newsroom: Why Meredith walked away from mainstream media to “report the good news”

🧭 Integrity in Action: A behind-the-scenes story about redoing a guest’s entire segment—at her own expense—just to do what was right

🚀 Level Up Leadership: How Meredith’s mastermind empowers speakers, creators, and leaders to stop settling and start aiming for excellence

“Integrity is being responsible for all of our actions.” — Meredith Breitstein

If you're tired of mediocrity and ready to lead with clarity, conviction, and heart—this episode is your spark. Subscribe to The Power of Integrity Podcast and share this with a friend who’s ready to level up in life or business.

📬 Connect with Meredith Breitstein:

🌐 Website: https://themeredithshow.com

📧 Contact: hello@themeredithshow.com

🎙️ Speaking & Mastermind Inquiries: via website

Connect with Meredith Breitstein:

• 🌐 Website: https://themeredithshow.com
• 📧 Contact: hello@themeredithshow.com
• 🎙️ Speaking & Mastermind Inquiries: via website

Connect with Ralph Adamo:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-adamo/
• Website: http://www.integrityiwm.com/
• Website: https://www.integrityatwork.com/
• Podbean: https://thepowerofintegrity.podbean.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integritywealthmanagement9812

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Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity Wealth Management is not affiliated with Kovack Securities, Inc. or Kovack Advisors, Inc.

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In this inspiring episode of The Power of Integrity Podcast, host Ralph Adamo welcomes Shasta Hague—Vice President and Business Consultant with AssetMark, leadership strategist, and seasoned speaker with over 25 years of experience helping entrepreneurs build purpose-driven, people-centered businesses.

Shasta shares her lifelong passion for leadership, emotional intelligence, and personal growth, reflecting on the pivotal moments that shaped her integrity and coaching philosophy. From confronting burnout and “minimum standards,” to navigating toxic leadership, to developing her Daily Spiritual Practice (DSP), she walks listeners through the real work required to live in truth, stay aligned, and silence the internal “head trash” that holds so many leaders back.

This conversation offers profound insight into self-awareness, personal alignment, and the courage required to lead authentically—at work, at home, and in every room you enter.

• 🌱 Integrity Starts Within: Shasta explains how living in alignment requires honesty about your strengths, struggles, purpose, and actions—and how vulnerability and feedback form the backbone of real leadership.
• ⚖️ Balance Your “Wheel of Life”: A ten in career means nothing if your health, relationships, and personal fulfillment sit at a two or three. Shasta reveals how slowing down, raising personal standards, and practicing intentional presence changed everything.
• 🧠 Identifying & Rewriting “Head Trash”: From undercharging to perfectionism to fear, Shasta breaks down how old programming sabotages entrepreneurs—and offers practical ways to confront, rewrite, and replace those internal stories.

"You have to have courage and bravery to tell that little voice to ‘F-off’—and show up anyway." — Shasta Hague

If you’re a leader, entrepreneur, or advisor seeking clarity, purpose, and a healthier way to build success, this episode is essential listening. Subscribe to The Power of Integrity Podcast, share this episode with someone navigating their own leadership journey, and keep investing in the alignment that moves your life—and business—forward.

Connect with Shasta:

Business Consulting Support: Shasta.Hague@AssetMark.com

For Life and Leadership Coaching: Shasta.Hague@Gmail.com

Connect with Ralph Adamo:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-adamo/
• Website: http://www.integrityiwm.com/
• Website: https://www.integrityatwork.com/
• Podbean: https://thepowerofintegrity.podbean.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integritywealthmanagement9812

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Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity Wealth Management is not affiliated with Kovack Securities, Inc. or Kovack Advisors, Inc.

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In this energizing episode of The Power of Integrity Podcast, host Ralph Adamo welcomes Alanah Phillips—co-founder of Start With Catalyst, co-founder of Advisor Launch Lab, industry consultant, speaker, and author of Breaking Up With Your Broker Dealer.

Alanah shares her unexpected path from a roofing contractor’s daughter to one of the most respected strategist-advocates in financial services. With humor, candor, and unmistakable clarity, she describes how her early HR experience, desire to support her family, and curiosity about people led her into advisor recruiting, succession design, and practice transition support.

Ralph and Alanah dive into the heart of today’s conversation: integrity, radical transparency, authenticity, and the courage to do the next right thing—even when the incentives don’t line up in the short term. Alanah’s stories of guiding advisors through painful breakups, championing women in financial services, and navigating misaligned corporate cultures shine a spotlight on what principled leadership truly looks like.

• 🌟 The Origin of Catalyst & Advisor Launch Lab: How Alanah left a misaligned corporate structure to create an independent model that truly advocates for advisors—whether they’re seasoned “Michael Jordans” or rising “name-image-likeness” next-gen talent.
• 📚 Breaking Up With Your Broker-Dealer: The real-life story of a woman advisor whose income grew from $150K to nearly $1M after courageously making a transition that aligned with her values, autonomy, and long-term goals.
• 🔎 Radical Transparency as Integrity in Action: Why Alanah always tells advisors the truth—even when it goes against her own short-term incentives—and how that honesty compounds into trust, referrals, and long-term impact.
• 💡 Authenticity Is the Cheat Code: From sparkly shoes to bold colors to being fully herself with clients, Alanah explains why authenticity attracts the right relationships and repels the wrong ones.

"If you are your authentic self, you draw the right people to you—and you repel the wrong people. Honestly, it’s just more fun." — Alanah Phillips

If you’re an advisor seeking alignment, independence, or clarity about your next move—or a leader looking to deepen your commitment to integrity—this episode is essential listening. Subscribe to The Power of Integrity Podcast, share this conversation with someone navigating change, and remember: do the next right thing, and the long-term will always take care of itself.

Connect with Alanah:

📨 Email: hello@alanahphillips.com

🌐 Website: https://startwithcatalyst.com 🔗 LinkedIn: Search “Alanah Phillips – Catalyst” 🎙️ Podcast: NextGen in 10 (relaunching soon)

Connect with Ralph Adamo:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-adamo/
• Website: http://www.integrityiwm.com/
• Website: https://www.integrityatwork.com/
• Podbean: https://thepowerofintegrity.podbean.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integritywealthmanagement9812

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Disclaimer:

Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity Wealth Management is not affiliated with Kovack Securities, Inc. or Kovack Advisors, Inc.

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In this illuminating episode of The Power of Integrity Podcast, host Ralph Adamo sits down with Dr. Tess Breen—CEO, leadership and communication expert, and full-time professor at Chapman University. From “Horrible Bosses” that shaped her early career to earning her doctorate in leadership, Dr. Breen shares how emotional intelligence, self-leadership, and personal values became the foundation of her life’s work.

With four children, a thriving consulting practice, and a deeply personal commitment to foster youth advocacy, Dr. Breen opens up about what it means to hold tightly to your values no matter the room you’re in. She discusses how integrity shapes culture, why transparency builds trust, and how leaders must model the emotional intelligence they expect from others.

This conversation is a masterclass in purpose-driven leadership—rooted in empathy, humility, authenticity, and the courage to be the same person everywhere you go.

• 🌱 Leadership Starts with Self: Dr. Breen explains how personal development, emotional regulation, and self-awareness form the core of effective leadership—and why she teaches her students to develop themselves before managing others.
• 🧡 Living Your Values Everywhere: Integrity is being the same person in every room. Dr. Breen describes holding tightly to her values while navigating family life, executive coaching, and university teaching.
• 🎓 The Pressure on Young Professionals: From burnout in high-achieving students to grind culture in the workplace, Dr. Breen shares why humility, intentionality, and balance matter more than chasing titles or checking boxes.

"You have to be the best version of yourself, and you have to be that person no matter what room you’re in." — Dr. Tess Breen

If you want to lead with clarity, empathy, and authenticity, this episode delivers the insight you need. Subscribe to The Power of Integrity Podcast, share this conversation with someone striving to grow as a leader, and explore how living your values can elevate your impact—in business, in family, and in life.

Connect with Tess:

🌐 Website: https://drtessbreen.com 📧 Email: tess@drtessbreen.com 📱 Social: @drtessbreen on major platforms

Connect with Ralph Adamo:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-adamo/
• Website: http://www.integrityiwm.com/
• Website: https://www.integrityatwork.com/
• Podbean: https://thepowerofintegrity.podbean.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integritywealthmanagement9812

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Disclaimer:

Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity Wealth Management is not affiliated with Kovack Securities, Inc. or Kovack Advisors, Inc.

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In this powerful episode of The Power of Integrity Podcast, host Ralph Adamo sits down with Haren Bhakta, CFA—a chartered financial analyst, wealth advisor, and creator of the Insider Ownership Index. Haren shares how an early fascination with the stock market, a hard lesson during the dot-com crash, and years at firms like Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley shaped his career and philosophy.

He also reveals the thinking behind his innovative index: a “skin in the game” approach that reweights S&P 500 companies based on insider ownership rather than market cap. For Haren, insider ownership is a direct signal of commitment, conviction, and long-term integrity from corporate leaders.

Together, Ralph and Haren explore how integrity shows up in investing, advisory work, personal ethics, and the difficult decisions that reveal who we truly are.

• 📈 Why Insider Ownership Matters: How Haren’s index rewards companies where executives invest their own money—and why those firms often outperform long-term
• 🧭 Integrity in Financial Advice: Haren explains fee structures, alignment, and why doing “what’s right, not what’s legal” is essential to ethical advisory work
• 🚨 A Real Integrity Test: The story of refusing a $200,000 withdrawal request until the rightful owner approved it—even when the rules said otherwise

"Sometimes the law says you can do something, but ethics say you shouldn’t. You always have to operate a couple of feet above the law." — Haren Bhakta

If you value principled leadership, ethical decision-making, and thoughtful approaches to building long-term wealth, this episode is a must-listen. Subscribe to The Power of Integrity Podcast, share this conversation with someone who cares about honesty in finance, and explore how integrity can elevate your personal and professional life.

🌐 Website: https://insiderownership.com 📧 Email: haren@insideownership.com

Connect with Ralph Adamo:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-adamo/
• Website: http://www.integrityiwm.com/
• Website: https://www.integrityatwork.com/
• Podbean: https://thepowerofintegrity.podbean.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integritywealthmanagement9812

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Disclaimer:

Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity Wealth Management is not affiliated with Kovack Securities, Inc. or Kovack Advisors, Inc.

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