A Deep Dive Into The Extraordinary. Now in the TOP 10% OF VIDEO PODCASTS ON SPOTIFY! Award-winning author Brad Szollose is dedicated to deeper conversations with today's cutting edge entrepreneurs and outliers, idea makers and disruptors, bestselling authors, activists, healers, spiritual leaders, professional athletes, celebrities and rock stars...conversations that WILL make you think.
Awakened Nation
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A Deep Dive Into The Extraordinary. Now in the TOP 10% OF VIDEO PODCASTS ON SPOTIFY! Award-winning author Brad Szollose is dedicated to deeper conversations with today's cutting edge entrepreneurs and outliers, idea makers and disruptors, bestselling authors, activists, healers, spiritual leaders, professional athletes, celebrities and rock stars...conversations that WILL make you think.
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Recent Episodes
April 21, 2026
Can Smiling Be a Business Strategy? an interview with Ken Rochon, a.k.a., Dr. Smiley
<p>Ken Rochon figured out a business secret: getting people to smile for the camera created connections he couldn't have predicted. Those connections always led to higher caliber people. </p><p>But it wasn't all a bed of roses. Ken was livin' the dream as a DJ, when his mother got sick. Her resiliency, and positivity inspired Ken to grow up, and build a legacy of meaning. </p><p>Ken and Brad share a decade+ long friendship with stories, and another person who inspires Ken every single day: his son Kenny Junior who has written 6 books already, and challenged Ken to write more...including My First 60 Years, a memoir on all that he has learned so far. </p><p>This is a warm and heartfelt episode on Awakened Nation™. </p><p>Website: <a href="https://thesmilechannel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">https://thesmilechannel.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>ABOUT KEN ROCHON: </p><p>Ken is a renaissance man, humanitarian, and an accomplished serial entrepreneur, established his successes with The Umbrella Syndicate, Perfect Publishing, & Absolute Entertainment. </p><p>He is a Social Proof Celebrity Event Photographer, International Keynote Speaker, and Published Author of 26+ books and the Co-Founder of the non-profit organization “The Keep Smiling Movement,” a radio host on Voice America Influencer Channel, and has been honored as “America’s Most Influential Business Connector” and “Entrepreneur of the Year.” </p><p>He has published over 110 books of leaders. The movement shares these books with everyone needing a 'DOSE of HOPE.' </p><p>Ken’s focus is supporting and promoting great leaders, authors, and speakers. He helps businesses grow using “Amplification” strategies in their event and product campaigns. </p><p><strong>His company gets over 100,000 clicks and engagements a week, </strong>making it one of the most active social media pages. He has exceeded <strong>one thousand (1000) 5-star reviews </strong>making him one of the most recommended businesses worldwide. </p><p>He loves the arts and sciences, and he has traveled to over 100 countries. </p><p>His favorite place to be is with his son Kenny a.k.a. ‘K3’, the light of his life. Ken, who lost his mother to Alzheimer’s, desires to live a life of purpose where he leaves a legacy of love for his son to model. </p><p><br></p><p>HOST OF AWAKENED NATION™: Brad Szollose </p><p><br></p>
April 7, 2026
Interviewing Champions: an interview with Kansas City Royals host and reporter, Joel Goldberg
<p>What does it take to be one of the best interviewers in sports? Tenacity and authenticity. </p><p>Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and Game Changing Speaker, Joel Goldberg, opens to Brad about his career, sending out tapes back in the day, and eventually becoming the reporter for The Kansas City Royals. </p><p>This is a fantastic episode with one of sports announcing greats...and Joel shares how he became friends with a legend in baseball by speaking candidly when the cameras were off. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>ABOUT JOEL GOLDBERG: </strong> </p><p>Joel Goldberg broke into the sports broadcasting scene by knocking on the doors of television stations, cold calling broadcast executives and sending out resume tapes in the 1990s. </p><p>His career was never handed to him. Rather, it was the product of building connections and dedication, mixed with years of hard work. </p><p>Joel has worked in four markets during a 30 year career, covering two World Series Championship teams and thousands of baseball games, not to mention multiple Super Bowls, NHL playoffs and NCAA March Madness basketball games. Joel has had the pleasure of interviewing countless athletes, Hall of Famers and celebrities while traveling the world, telling stories from famous stars to under-the-radar role players. </p><p>His longtime job covering the Kansas City Royals as a host and reporter since 2008 is a privilege, enabling him to entertain, inform and connect fans to athletes. Through his years of storytelling and watching championship organizations succeed (and fail), he realized his access to methods executives use to build culture and championship teams translated to the corporate world. He began a motivational speaking business in 2017. </p><p>He is the host of the podcast Rounding the Bases with Joel Goldberg and the author of the books Small Ball Big Results and Small Ball Big Dreams. </p><p>Website: <a href="JoelGoldbergMedia.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">JoelGoldbergMedia.com</a> </p><p><br></p><p>HOST OF AWAKENED NATION™: Brad Szollose. </p><p> </p>
April 7, 2026
Is Success Just a Numbers Game? an interview with Kyle Austin Young
<p>Every goal you pursue has two hidden numbers attached to it—a probability of success and failure.</p><p>Kyle Austin Young joins Brad for a fascinating discussion on why most people fail, why some should just keep going, and his latest book, SUCCESS IS A NUMBERS GAME. </p><p>Kyle breaks down the first story in his book of a couple with excellent jobs, and yet only one will be successful in the long run. Whether you are trying to start a business or run a marathon, these two percentages are always lurking in the shadows, predicting what will happen.</p><p><br></p><p>ABOUT KYLE AUSTIN YOUNG: </p><p>Kyle Austin Young is an award-winning strategy consultant for high achievers, entrepreneurs, and leaders in a wide range of fields. This work has allowed him to develop and refine a powerful system for accomplishing big, meaningful goals that focuses on understanding and changing your odds of success. </p><p>Kyle is a popular writer for Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, The Boston Globe, CNBC, Psychology Today, Forbes, and Business Insider. When he's not writing, consulting, or spending time with family, you'll usually find him fishing. </p><p><br></p><p>HOST OF AWAKENED NATION™: Brad Szollose. </p><p><br></p>
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