Unfiltered Fridays

About Unfiltered Fridays

Unfiltered Conversations is where professionals get real, raw, and downright unfiltered. No fluff, no fakery—just bold, brash, and brutally honest conversations with leaders, creators, and changemakers. We laugh, we go deep, we drop gems. If you’ve ever wanted the truth with style, this is your Friday fix. We’re not here to impress—we’re here to connect. So pull up, plug in, and let’s get unapologetically real.

Publisher

Michael Yearby

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Oct 2024

Latest episode

22 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 48 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Jun 2026

   Dyslexia Isn’t the End, Russell Van Brocklen Says It’s the Starting Line

   What if dyslexia was not the end of confidence, but the beginning of a completely different kind of learning power?In this episode of Unfiltered Conversations, Michael Yearby sits down with Russell Van Brocklen, known as The Dyslexia Professor, for a raw, eye-opening conversation about reading struggles, writing breakdowns, parent-led learning, and why traditional systems often miss what dyslexic students actually need.Russell shares how his own academic battles pushed him from frustration into research, law school-level pressure, and eventually a teaching method designed to help students move from scattered thoughts to structured writing. This conversation goes deep into brain-based learning, word analysis, articulation, writing as a measurable output, and why a child’s area of extreme interest may be the key to unlocking their confidence.This is not just a conversation about dyslexia. It is a conversation about shame, pressure, intelligence, parenting, education, and what happens when someone refuses to accept that struggling students are broken.If you are a parent, educator, coach, leader, entrepreneur, or someone who has ever felt like your brain worked differently from the room you were placed in, this episode is going to hit you.Watch the full conversation, drop your thoughts in the comments, like the episode, subscribe to the channel, and share this with someone who needs to hear that frustration does not have to be the final chapter.#UnfilteredConversations #MichaelYearby #RussellVanBrocklen #DyslexiaProfessor #DyslexiaAwareness #DyslexiaHelp #LearningDisabilities #ParentingSupport #ReadingStruggles #WritingSkills #SpecialEducation #Neurodiversity #EducationReform #StudentConfidence #PersonalDevelopment

2. 

   15 Jun 2026

   The Wealth Mistake That Cost David Nassief 40 Years of His Life

   What happens when the job you trusted for 18 years disappears overnight?In this episode of Unfiltered Conversations, Michael Yearby sits down with David Nassief, author, speaker, and creator of the One Page Wealth Compass, for a raw conversation about money mistakes, career shock, late-life reinvention, and the brutal difference between making money and actually building wealth.David opens up about being fired at 63, realizing he only had about two years before financial collapse, and facing a job market that made him feel discarded. But instead of quitting, he took a commission-only sales role, rebuilt his income, studied 21 finance books, listened to countless financial voices, stripped out the noise, and simplified wealth building into one clear page.This conversation hits hard because it is not just about investing. It is about fear, humility, resilience, discipline, financial clarity, marriage, career identity, hidden fees, market emotions, and why so many smart people still walk in circles with money.David breaks down why flashy wealth and extreme frugality are both incomplete pictures, how tiny fees can quietly eat away at your financial foundation, why market downturns can become opportunities, and why clear direction beats misdirected speed every single time.Whether you are 25, 45, 63, building a business, rebuilding after a setback, trying to escape paycheck-to-paycheck living, or finally getting serious about your financial future, this episode will challenge how you think about money, risk, work, and reinvention.Watch the full conversation, take notes, and ask yourself: are you building wealth, or are you just making money and hoping it works out?Like, comment, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs a financial wake-up call without the fluff.#UnfilteredConversations #DavidNassief #MichaelYearby #FinancialFreedom #WealthBuilding #PersonalFinance #Entrepreneurship #RetirementPlanning #MoneyMindset #Leadership #Reinvention #FinancialLiteracy #Investing #PersonalDevelopment #OnePageWealthCompass

3. 

   8 Jun 2026

   Willie Blake: Stop Hiding What Makes You Different

   In this episode of Unfiltered Conversations, Michael Yearby sits down with Willie Blake, a dyslexic coach who helps adults stop hiding what makes them different and start building real clarity, confidence, and momentum.This conversation is raw, practical, and deeply human. Willie opens up about being diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, feeling like “the broken kid,” losing his voice in classrooms, watching people misunderstand him, and carrying the weight of shame into adulthood. But this is not a pity-party episode. This is about what happens when pain becomes purpose.Willie breaks down why adults with dyslexia, ADHD, neurodivergence, and hidden struggles often feel forced to mask themselves in professional spaces. He explains why support without pity matters, why people need to be heard before they are coached, and why the real work begins when someone finally asks, “What do you want to do now?”We also talk about books, business, faith, action, self-belief, coaching, and Willie’s short ebook Break Free, which focuses on the 12 chains that hold people back and how to start breaking them.This episode is for anyone who has ever felt different, behind, misunderstood, ashamed, or stuck in the dark. Willie’s message is simple but powerful: you are not broken, you are not your thoughts, and the moment you choose action, you start taking your life out of park.Watch the full conversation and ask yourself: what part of you have you been hiding that might actually be your strongest gift?#UnfilteredConversations #WillieBlake #DyslexiaAwareness #Neurodiversity #PersonalDevelopment #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #Coaching #Mindset #Authenticity #SelfBelief #HumanConnection #AdultDyslexia #BreakFree #MichaelYearby

Inside a recent episode

Iran’s Third Option: No War, No Appeasement, Just Freedom

Published 27 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that is the time that social media also comes into play. So there's a lot of manipulation there. So it's really important to inform yourself, like, what is what are the true realities on the ground? What are people doing? What is the background? The reality is that, like, for instance, in this specific case, the strike started with the Bozar, which is Iran's economy is, you know, the backbone of Iran's economy is kind of like the Wall Street of Iran. And when they go on strike, it means something. When you look at the precedent, it's like, for instance, at the point that the Bozar joined the revolution in 1979, everyone knew that was a turning point because usually the economy is the last sector to join into a revolution. […]

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• Bernice McDonald
• Cheryl Stelte
• Lenny Richardson
• Tyler Smith
• AUSTIN PAGE

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