My Fourth Act Podcast

About My Fourth Act Podcast

I’m Achim Nowak, Executive Coach, Author, Mastermind Convener and host of the My Fourth Act Podcast. If life is a 5-act play, what will you do in your 4th act? Your childhood conflicts have been resolved. The big dramas of life are behind you. Most importantly, you’re not ready to stop. Join me as I speak with exceptional humans who have created bold and unexpected 4th acts. Listen and be inspired.

Publisher

Achim Nowak

Category

business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Feb 2021

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

6 of 161 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   E161 | Ann Sheybani & Walt Hampton | What 2 Adventurers Know About Life

   Ann Sheybani and Walt Hampton are two smart, funny, and opinionated individuals who are married to each other. Ann Sheybani is a Harvard-trained author, book coach, and the owner/publisher of Summit Press Publishing. Walt Hampton is a bestselling author, lawyer, spiritual leader, Executive Coach and the founder of Summit Success International. Together, their work and life are an inspiration to countless other entrepreneurs who seek a more authentic and bold life.

2. 

   4 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   E160 | George Perlov | E160: Brussels/Berlin/Florence

   George Perlov was a quintessential New Yorker. A MPA from Columbia. The Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation at The Advertising Council. A condo in Park Slope. Then fate and love propelled him into an entirely different life.It involves living in Brussels, Berlin and Florence. Starting his own firm, George Perlov Consulting. These days, George Perlov lives a fully European life. None of it was planned.

3. 

   20 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   E159 | Dr. Giselle Faubel | About Horses and Psychedelics

   Clinical Psychologist Dr. Giselle Faubel discusses her innovative equine-assisted psychotherapy programs and her recent work integrating psychedelics to treat PTSD in an interview.

Inside a recent episode

E161 | Ann Sheybani & Walt Hampton | What 2 Adventurers Know About Life

Published 18 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then reality took over things to the help of my parents. And I got a job in chemistry. I have about 10 questions just based on what you said. But I'm going to go with one. Why Vietnamese? Ah, we don't have three hours. But really early on, and I would say around the age of 13, I got fascinated with the Vietnam War. I like, I just started reading everything there was to be read on the Vietnam War. And I remember being fascinated by the politics of it, by the culture of it. And I was speaking to the minister of my mother's church, who had just come back from Vietnam. And he was talking about how beautiful the language was and the culture. […]

Who has been a guest on My Fourth Act Podcast

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

• Dr Giselle Faubel
• Maria Hernandez
• Lama Karma Chotso
• Jennifer DiMarco
• Sarah Lewis

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

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

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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