Listen Bitch Presents TELL ME WHY YOU'RE SPECIAL

About Listen Bitch Presents TELL ME WHY YOU'RE SPECIAL

Tell Me Why You’re Special is a platform for people who are actually doing something with their life and are willing to talk about it honestly. Hosted under the Listen Bitch Podcast umbrella by Branden LaNette, this show exists to spotlight real stories, real work, and real potential. Entrepreneurs, authors, creators, leaders, founders, and misfits who have built something meaningful are invited to the mic to share why they’re special without hype, without fluff, and without pretending it was easy. This isn’t an interview about perfection. It’s about process. Obedience. Failure. Calling. And the courage to put your voice, product, book, message, or story into the world. If you’ve built something, are building something, or are brave enough to tell the truth about the road you’re on this show is for you. No gatekeeping. No fake humility. No watered-down potential. Just real people, real stories, and the question that matters most: Tell me why you’re special.

Publisher

Listen Bitch Presents TELL ME WHY YOU'RE SPECIAL

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Feb 2026

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

175 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   175: Lina Viner in the Hot Seat: Rewire Your Reality

   What if the life you’re living isn’t being controlled by what you consciously want—but by beliefs you absorbed before you were even old enough to understand them? Lina Viner built an eight-figure international fashion company and achieved the kind of success people spend their lives chasing. Then she walked away. Because despite the money and accomplishments, she wasn’t fulfilled. In this conversation, Lina and Branden dig into the subconscious patterns that can keep people stuck even when they KNOW they want something different. They talk about inherited beliefs, self-sabotage, nervous-system regulation, emotional eating, entrepreneurship, success, anxiety, courage, and why changing your circumstances without changing the patterns underneath them often leads you right back where you started. Lina also shares the philosophy behind her Rewire Method and challenges listeners to stop asking only what they want to change—and start figuring out what they actually want their life to look like. Because sometimes the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want is the programming you don’t even realize you’re running. IN THIS EPISODE • Walking away from an eight-figure business • Why success doesn’t automatically create fulfillment • How childhood beliefs can influence adult behavior • Subconscious patterns and self-sabotage • Why courage comes before confidence • Nervous-system regulation and feeling safe • The connection between beliefs, emotions and behavior • Why quick fixes don’t necessarily create lasting change • Breaking unhealthy cycles • Entrepreneurship and identity • Anxiety even after achieving financial success • Emotional eating and sustainable behavior change • Lina’s Rewire Method • Defining your ideal life before trying to build it Lina is the creator of The Rewire Method, a neuroscience-based framework for transforming the subconscious beliefs and patterns that shape health, habits, and fulfillment. She spent 17 years building Mia Belle Girls from a garage startup into an internationally recognized 8-figure fashion brand (Inc. 5000), then walked away to pursue a deeper question: why do so many capable people struggle to build lives they love? Today, through Dream Life Academy, she teaches science-backed strategies for mindset mastery, nervous system regulation, and lasting behavior change. As co-founder of Telezen MD, she is redefining telehealth by combining physician-guided GLP-1 therapy with structured nutrition education and her proprietary Lose It for Life program. A Ukrainian immigrant who came to the US at age 10, Lina builds everything she teaches by testing it on herself first. (https://linaviner.com/) https://linaviner.com/ (https://linaviner.com/)s

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   174: Gabe Arnold in the Hot Seat: Freedom, Burnout & Business

   What happens when you build the business you wanted… and then realize the damn thing owns you? Gabe Arnold, CEO of Simple Operations and author of Passenger Seat Leadership, joins Branden to talk about the side of entrepreneurship nobody likes putting in their highlight reel: burnout, obsession, bottlenecks, identity, and the bullshit version of hustle culture sold online. After years of growing his business while working 60-hour weeks without seeing the profit increase with the workload, Gabe realized something had to change. His answer was learning how to move from the driver’s seat to the passenger seat—building systems, delegating responsibility, and creating a company capable of functioning without him controlling everything. They get into why entrepreneurs often become their own biggest bottleneck, why the hardest thing to delegate is usually the thing you’re BEST at, and why making your business your entire identity is a dangerous game. They also talk about family, money, freedom, impact, the 10-10-10 decision rule, separating your worth from your accomplishments, and the uncomfortable question every entrepreneur eventually has to answer: Did you build a business to give yourself freedom—or did you just build yourself another job? IN THIS EPISODE • The moment Gabe realized his business owned him • Working 60-hour weeks without proportional profit • The entrepreneur’s “driver’s seat” trap • Moving into Passenger Seat Leadership • Why founders become bottlenecks • Delegating the things you’re actually good at • Why hustle culture gives entrepreneurs a distorted picture of success • Building systems that don’t depend on the founder • Work-life balance and choosing family • Gabe’s 10-10-10 rule for making decisions • Why money and recognition aren’t enough • Freedom and impact as measures of success • Separating your identity from your business • Entrepreneurship as personal development • Building a company that supports your life instead of consuming it Gabe  is the CEO of Simple Operations and the author of Passenger Seat Leadership and Atomic Words. After years of building and scaling businesses, he discovered a critical flaw that traps most entrepreneurs: building a company that completely relies on them to survive. Today, Gabe helps visionary founders eliminate operational chaos, build predictable systems, and scale their companies so they can safely step away from the day-to-day gears and start leading from the passenger seat. In today's episode, he’s here to break down the exact tactical frameworks founders need to build an independent, self-scaling business.

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   173: Sarah Bean in the Hot Seat: Books, Business & Authority

   Having a great book is not enough. If nobody knows it exists, nobody buys the damn thing. Publishing and book-marketing expert Sarah Bean joins Branden to talk about what actually makes books sell, why authors have to stop treating marketing like an afterthought, and how a book can become much more than something sitting on an Amazon page. Sarah has worked with more than 800 authors through Book Launchers, and she breaks down the realities of traditional publishing versus self-publishing, why even traditionally published authors are often responsible for their own promotion, and why a smaller targeted audience can be far more valuable than a massive audience that doesn’t care about your message. Branden also gets called out by his own damn interview. After publishing five books, he realizes somewhere along the way he basically stopped talking about them—and Sarah explains why authors can’t expect old books to magically keep selling without continuing to put them in front of people. They also dig into how publishing is changing, audiobooks and digital formats, building authority through a book, and where AI belongs—and doesn’t belong—in the writing process. This conversation is part publishing lesson, part business strategy, and part reminder to every author sitting on a book they stopped promoting: Your book can’t work for you if you refuse to talk about it. IN THIS EPISODE • Why good books still fail to sell • Why authors need an actual marketing strategy • Books as business assets and authority builders • Traditional publishing vs. self-publishing • Why publishers don’t necessarily market your book forever • Building the right audience instead of simply the biggest one • Using books to create speaking, consulting, and business opportunities • Audiobooks, ebooks, video, and changing reader behavior • AI’s growing role in publishing • Why AI can help with research and strategy without replacing an author’s voice • Why authors shouldn’t give up on older books • Branden’s realization that he needs to start promoting his own books again Sarah Bean believes everyone has a story to tell that can help others. She is Book Launchers’ marketing professional with over 20 years of entertainment and publishing experience. She started her career in the literary department of a worldwide agency, before becoming a speaking agent with a roster of best-selling authors, celebrities, athletes and business leaders. She's managed NY Times best-selling authors, produced live events like TEDx and has been an entertainment journalist covering TV/film news and red carpet interviews for leading entertainment websites. At Book Launchers, she has a passion for helping nonfiction authors build marketing strategy that uses their unique story and expertise to help others, build their brand and launch their career. https://booklaunchers.com/7steps (https://booklaunchers.com/7steps)

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5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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