Headsmack: Conversations with Misfits

About Headsmack: Conversations with Misfits

The Headsmack Podcast with host Paul Povolni invites you to listen in on conversations with misfits, mavericks and trailblazers. Join us as we explore the life of difference-makers and those who have stumbled, fumbled and then soared. Be inspired as they candidly share their journeys and the aha moments that changed everything.

Publisher

Paul Povolni

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Apr 2024

Latest episode

29 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

76 of 104 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Alyssa Aviles / Creative Growth Partner & Design Educator

   Host [Host Name] interviews Alyssa Aviles, a creative growth partner and design educator, about her journey from rejection to becoming an award-winning funnel designer.

2. 

   26 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Jonathan Montoya / Owner of Maker AI. Affiliate Expert

   Host [Host Name] interviews Jonathan Montoya, Owner of Maker AI and Affiliate Expert, as he reveals his YouTube-as-a-hub strategy and AI tools for building a seven-figure business.

3. 

   31 May 2026

   Ramon Ray / Founder, ZoneofGenius.com. Speaker. Author. Host

   Most entrepreneurs think hustle is the answer. Ramon Ray has a different take. The man who started 5 companies, sold 3, hosted over 200 episodes of a USA Today Network show, and interviewed all 5 Shark Tank sharks and President Obama says the real game is relationships, resilience, and rewriting the soundtrack in your head. In this conversation, Ramon and Paul go deep on what it actually takes to build a business that lasts, how failure works as a clarity tool, why desperation is the fastest ...

Inside a recent episode

Alyssa Aviles / Creative Growth Partner & Design Educator

Published 29 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that are breaking trust with their people, you know, but it starts, it starts off small. So that, you know, that's how I like to explain branding that, you know, it really, at the core of it, it really is about identity and feelings. And then when I teach it to people, I've lately, I've been teaching it in a simple three-step process where it's identity story and style. And if you just kind of remember those three things but spend the most time on the first one, you'll be fine. Yeah, I love that. I love that. Wow. Yeah. So talk about that for just a minute because I think putting it that simply, I think for some people it's like takes away the complexity because different people talk about branding and sometimes they make it overly complicated. […]

Who has been a guest on Headsmack: Conversations with Misfits

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

• Alyssa Aviles
• Jonathan Montoya
• Vinnie Fisher
• Lisa Cole
• Phil Cooke

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

150,270

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

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

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

51

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