Dre & Smiley - The Inner Circle

About Dre & Smiley - The Inner Circle

Welcome to Dre & Smiley - The Inner Circle, a podcast channel that brings you captivating stories, experiences, and life lessons from diverse individuals from all walks of life. Our goal is to create a space where people can share their unique perspectives and inspire others to explore new ideas and beliefs. Join us as we delve into the inner thoughts and personal experiences of our guests, and discover the hidden gems that make them who they are. From artists to entrepreneurs, activists to educators, we showcase a diverse range of people with a passion for life and a desire to share their stories with the world. Through our conversations, we aim to spark curiosity, promote understanding, and cultivate empathy. We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that by listening and sharing, we can learn and grow together as a community. So, if you're looking for a podcast that's both entertaining and thought-provoking, then tune in to Dre & Smiley - The Inner Circle. We guarantee that you'll be inspired, enlightened, and entertained by the incredible stories and experiences that our guests have to offer.

Publisher

DrenKev

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jun 2022

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

11 of 232 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 222 - Built for the Long Haul: What Endurance Athletes Can Teach Leaders

   Host Dre and Kevin Smiley Lee interview Dr. Ann Bowers-Evangelista, leadership psychologist, about how endurance athletes' resilience and self-awareness build sustainable leadership in a fast-paced world.

2. 

   26 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Era of Negative Pricing: Josh Cliffords’ Radical Vision for Retail

   Host Dre and guest Josh Cliffords, founder of Free Water, explore his radical vision for ad-supported, negatively priced retail and supply chains.

3. 

   29 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   EP. 233 Navigating Corporate BS and Protecting Your Peace with Nina Allen

   Air Force veteran and executive coach Nina Allen shares strategies with Dre and Smiley for navigating corporate politics and protecting your peace while leading.

Inside a recent episode

Ep 222 - Built for the Long Haul: What Endurance Athletes Can Teach Leaders

Published 10 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I don't care. I hate sports. Not a big deal. The idea is utilizing these concepts. You can be You can have a mindset and behaviors that are more sustainable and more internally and intrinsically rewarding to help you continue to feel productive and satisfied across your career, right? And that helps organizations because people who are more satisfied and productive tend to get better results. So there's good incentive for this and there's more and more research kind of being built around when organizations focus on helping people connect to their own personal mission and allow space for that, that they actually create greater productivity in their work product. […]

Who has been a guest on Dre & Smiley - The Inner Circle

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ann Bowers-Evangelista
• Josh Cliffords
• Nina Allen
• John O'Brien
• Dr Erin Lynch

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

395,828

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

77

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