Justin Nassiri has lived more reinventions than most. Naval Academy engineer, nuclear submarine officer, Stanford MBA, three-time founder. In this episode, he sits down with Sarah to talk about the conviction at the heart of everything he's built: leading publicly isn't vanity; it's leadership, and the leaders worth hearing from are often the ones who'd rather just do the work.

They get into the counterintuitive truth: Almost none of the 400+ executives Justin coaches wanted the spotlight. Why bringing your full self is what draws people in. Justin shares a hundred-million-dollar decision that you can learn from, the belief he carried for years and had to unlearn. What success feels like from the inside now. Also, the daily mantra that moves him from stuck to "I'll figure it out." If you've ever told yourself you'd share your voice once you were ready, this is the one for you.

If you've ever told yourself you'd share your voice once you were ready, this is the one for you.

Connect with Justin:
LinkedIn: Justin Nassiri
Email: justin@executivepresence.io
Personal Website: =www.justinnassiri.com
Company Website: executivepresence.io

Listen and connect:
Apple: Rock Your Brain. Rock Your Life.
Spotify: Rock Your Brain. Rock Your Life.
Website: www.sarahmoody.com/mainpodcast

What if the difference between the life you have and the life you want comes down to a single word?

In this episode of Rock Your Brain, Rock Your Life, we sat down with Case Kenny, host of the podcast New Mindset, Who Dis?, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. With two degrees in languages, which is where the obsession with words traces back to, he has grown into one of the most listened to self-improvement shows out there, including an Apple Podcasts top 30 show.

You'll hear Case redefine optimism in a way that has nothing to do with butterflies and rainbows.

Real optimism, he argues, is the belief that things can change. People can change, emotions can change, industries can change, and so can you.

He shares how he rebranded patience as faith because patience felt too passive for his ambition, and how that single reframe became a quiet anchor through years of building his company.

Case opens up about the moment he quit his cozy senior sales job after eight years to become an e- commerce entrepreneur. How he experienced hockey stick growth selling guided journals using paid ads, and then watched the Apple iOS privacy changes nearly take his e-commerce business down while he was cutting $300K inventory checks. He talks honestly about rejection (which he says is 80% of the work of being an entrepreneur, even with close to 2 million followers), about the "end of history illusion" that tricks us into thinking we're done evolving, and why the least permanent thing about yourself is yourself.

If you've ever felt the tension between ambition and peace, between grinding and trusting, this conversation will give you the words and the reframes to hold both.

Press play. Grab a red felt pen and a piece of paper. You'll be taking notes within minutes.

Check out Case Kenny:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/case.kenny/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@casekenny

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CaseKenny

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casekenny/

Website: https://www.casekenny.com

Podcast - New Mindset, Who Dis?:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-mindset-who-dis/id1383599078

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BpUjzy5FMqos6H9ILK103

iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1319-new-mindset-who-dis-30674891/

In this deeply human episode, my client Founder and CEO Denise Gosnell shares how she went from zero revenue and feeling the constant pressure to prove herself, to building a multiple 6-figure business, and finally feeling calm in her own skin, all in just 90 days!

You’ll hear what it looks like when a high-achieving executive stops leading from fear and starts creating from deep conviction in herself. For Denise, that meant forgiving and releasing the patterns from society and family that kept her chasing more success, and learning to trust herself again.

This is not another “success story.” It’s a blueprint for the new paradigm of leadership: where your results expand as you come into deeper alignment with who you truly are.

Because when you stop second-guessing every move, pushing through exhaustion, and trying to prove your worth, you start leading from trust instead of anxiety. And that’s when your results come with ease. The big revenue goals, the deeper love, the grounded calm you’ve craved to feel every day….they all start to unfold.

Follow Denise Gosnell:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisekgosnell

Website: https://denisegosnell.ai

Substack: https://substack.com/@denisegosnell

When Susan sold her company, she thought she’d find freedom and clarity. Instead, she woke up to an unsettling truth: she’d lost her momentum, her confidence, and even her sense of identity.

This was the woman who once built physical tools to help people get “unstuck”, and now she was the one in the quicksand.

Inside ICONIC, Susan learned to stop chasing the “perfect answer” and start testing possibilities in real time. From coaching clients to taking on advisory and fractional roles. She let go of a self-imposed deadline to have it all figured out, and instead worked on choosing the next better belief and feeling, even on days when optimism felt out of reach.

You’ll hear how she rewired her mind to spiral up! Instead of down, cleared her home and office to reflect her new calm, and reclaimed the deep belief that her next exciting chapter is already unfolding.

Her message now? Write your own damn permission slip! And never wait for someone else to hand it to you.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susankpieper/

Website: https://www.spieper.co/

What if your biggest block to raising money, or being the powerful leader you’re dying to be isn’t strategy, but your brain?

In this episode, founder John Cavanaugh shares how he went from exhausted, broke, and doubtful, to raising half a million dollars in one ask. And doing it with ease.

We don’t praise the hustle and grind culture in my podcast. Because it’s the fastest path to burnout.

This episode isn’t the “money mindset” affirmation fluff you see online.

This story is about changing your relationship with money and what you believe is possible around raising money.

And for John it happened in one session with me, with one thought. Yup, mind blowing! And this is the fast transformation we do around here.

You can find John on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/privacy-evangelist/

After working with a variety of clients across the tech industry, I’ve noticed that almost all of them want to learn how to get more done at work. I’ve also recognized specific challenges that come up for folks that prevent them from moving forward the way they want, so today I’m sharing strategies and tools to help you.

I’m not teaching you a calendar trick; these are meta-skills to adopt that will make getting sh*t done a part of the way you operate.

If you don’t feel productive enough, aren’t getting things done you really want to, or feel like there’s never enough time, this episode is for you. Listen in and learn about why other people’s expectations for you aren’t the problem (yes, even your boss!) and how to take control of your time and get sh*t done.

Today, we’re kicking off a 3-part series on the results the five-figure investment in ICONIC creates in your life.

Starting with what everyone wants to know!

How my clients have made more MONEY.

Today, let’s talk about Financial Wins and examples of the 10X ROI you literally cannot afford to ignore anymore.

Here are just SOME of the incredible financial results my clients experience in our 90 short days together:

• Brynn used to shrink in C-Suite meetings. In 90 days, she became a calm, confident executive and doubled her 6 figure compensation.
• Morgan raised a round of funding and, months later, successfully sold her company.
• Katherine didn’t wait until the typical year-end process to ask for a raise.
• Pam doubled her 4-figure prices as a speaker.
• Anna landed her biggest career contract ever, and it’s 6 figures.

What if the success you’re chasing is actually costing you your joy?

In this episode, you’ll hear how Anna Rembold, CEO of Metavent, was stuck in burnout, waking up with dark thoughts, and doubting the fire that once fueled her.

In just 90 days, she rewired her mindset, reset her nervous system, and hit her entire 7-figure annual sales goal.

This isn’t therapy. This isn’t years of mindset journaling.

This is deep, fast, lasting change. Because I don’t teach surface-level strategy.

I teach high-performing leaders how to heal the real root of burnout and finally feel powerful, calm, and limitless again.

If you’ve ever wondered “Is this all there is?” This episode will show you what’s possible when you stop surviving and start leading differently.

LinkedIn: Anna Rembold

Email: anna@metavent.io