Join us as Host Debra Sunderland and Brandon Styll talk to leaders and get them to tell their inner critic to SHUT UP! and Thrive!
Sunderland Coaching’s philosophy is rooted in Radical Responsibility & Conscious Leadership
Debra Sunderland knows what it takes to move from defensive thinking to conscious leadership. She spent her whole life as an overachiever and thanks to a near-death cycling accident, she has made it her life’s mission (and her team’s) to coach CEOs, executives, and leaders to accept their Genuis-Ship® and become the conscious leader that they are called to be.
Transparency is not the same thing as trust.
That distinction changed how this CEO led his team through the hardest year in a decade.
In this episode of Shut Up & Thrive, Debra Sunderland and Brandon Styll sit down with Buddy Teaster, President and CEO of Soles4Souls, a global nonprofit he rebuilt from financial crisis into an organization that has distributed over 107 million pairs of shoes and clothing.
After ten straight years of growth, Soles4Souls lost money this past year when key partners in Eastern Europe and the Middle East were disrupted by regional conflict. Buddy speaks candidly about the ego hit, the decision not to pull back on the mission, and what real trust building actually looks like.
Topics covered:
✅ Why transparency alone does not build trust
✅ Leading a team through a loss after a decade of growth
✅ Reframing failure as data, not shame
✅ What it means to lead people through fear as a CEO
✅ Preparing an organization for long term sustainability and succession
If you are leading through your own setback right now, this episode is for you.
#ShutUpAndThrive #BuddyTeaster #Soles4Souls #ConsciousLeadership #CrisisLeadership
28 Sept 2026
Shut Up & Thrive with Barry Goldstein
Music at 60 beats per minute can slow your heart rate and shift your brain into a calmer state.
That is not a metaphor. That is science.
In this episode of Shut Up & Thrive, Debra Sunderland and Brandon Styll sit down with Barry Goldstein, Grammy Award winning producer and sound expert who has spent over three decades exploring music as a tool for healing.
From co-producing a Grammy winning album with Les Paul to pioneering "Acoustaceuticals" used in hospitals and hospices, Barry breaks down exactly how sound impacts your stress, your emotions, and your ability to actually heal instead of just numb out.
Topics covered:
✅ Barry's path from burnt out producer to sound healing pioneer
✅ The Grammy story behind a promise made to his father
✅ How music entrains your heart rate and slows your breathing
✅ The "IRA" framework: Identify, Release, Attune
✅ Why some music helps you feel your emotions and some just helps you avoid them
✅ How to curate music intentionally throughout your day
If you have ever wondered why a single song can change your entire mood, this episode explains exactly why.
#ShutUpAndThrive #BarryGoldstein #SoundHealing #MusicAsMedicine #ConsciousLeadership
10 Sept 2026
Shut Up & Thrive with Hale Schneider
The inner work is the business strategy.
That single reframe changes how you think about marketing, money, and visibility.
In this episode of Shut Up & Thrive, Debra Sunderland and Brandon Styll sit down with Hale Schneider, conscious marketing coach, ads strategist, and host of The Business of Expansion, to unpack why alignment matters more than another tactic or funnel.
Hale opens up about his own edge with visibility, why hiding behind client work or podcast interviews only goes so far, and what it took for him to step forward instead. The conversation moves through autopilot beliefs, emotional responsibility, and the exact formula for real, lasting change.
Topics covered:
✅ Why your energetic frequency shows up in your marketing data
✅ Hale's personal journey out of hiding and into visibility
✅ Byron Katie's "The Work" as a path to questioning fear-based beliefs
✅ Why you own your emotional state, no one else does
✅ Debra's formula for change: vision, discomfort, and the next courageous step
If you have ever felt like your strategy was solid but something deeper was still holding you back, this episode is for you.
#ShutUpAndThrive #HaleSchneider #ConsciousMarketing #ConsciousLeadership #BusinessOfExpansion
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Shut Up & Thrive with Yesenia Sevilla
Published 22 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Brandon, you want to say something? Yeah, I just, you know, I thought it was pretty powerful what you said, that leaders have to be people first. You know, and I think that as leaders, we're constantly looking at this, everybody else, and how do I help everybody else? And you said, know your weaknesses and trauma, so you can recognize the weaknesses and trauma, and others, you can be fully in tune. And I've been on an airplane a few times, and every time I get on an airplane, just in the past month, there's a safety briefing in the beginning. And one of the things that they say is put your oxygen mask on first before you help other people. […]
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