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- He couldn't keep a job at Chick-fil-A. Then the founder personally hired him — and 44 years later, he retired as one of the company's top executives.
Mark Miller started as a teenager who kept getting laid off, until a strange twist of fate put him face-to-face with Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-A, for a job interview in the company's warehouse. In this episode, Mark shares how that unlikely beginning turned into a 44-year career, the mindset shift that changed everything — "your capacity to grow determines your capacity to lead" — and why he believes lifelong learning isn't just an activity, it's an identity you choose to become.
If you've ever felt like you're starting from the bottom with no clear path up, this conversation will change how you think about growth, leadership, and what it really takes to build a career that lasts decades.
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@kwamenegotiates across all social platforms - She was an Ivy League lawyer with the perfect résumé. Then she became a convicted felon — and says losing her freedom is what finally set her free.
Rashmi Airan built a career as an attorney, entrepreneur, and Wall Street banker — until one bad decision, made under pressure to succeed, led to an FBI investigation and a year in federal prison. In this episode, she opens up about the moment everything fell apart, what she calls the "invisible prisons" we build for ourselves long before any real consequence hits, and how owning her worst mistake completely became the foundation for real transformation.
If you've ever felt like your biggest failure defines you, this conversation will change how you see it.
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Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life! How to Build a Personal Brand Without Quitting Your Day Job - Ryan Dunlap & Njsane Courtney
23/07/2026 | 1h 10 mins.How do you build a personal brand without quitting your day job? In this episode, former SWAT hostage negotiator Ryan Dunlap and sitting HR Vice President Njsane Courtney reveal how they each built massive, trusted personal brands while holding full-time careers.
Ryan shares the real story behind his viral balloon video — a TikTok post with zero followers that hit 100,000+ views overnight — and the personal branding strategy he used to scale it into a following of nearly a million, without chasing trends or dancing videos. Njsane opens up about building "My Friend in HR" into a top industry podcast while still climbing the corporate ladder, proving you don't have to choose between a stable career and a public personal brand.
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www.conflictish.com
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myfriendinhr.buzzsprout.com
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@kwamenegotiates across all social platformsThe Mind Viruses That Are Making You Poor (Without Knowing It) - with Randy Gage
20/07/2026 | 1h 21 mins.In this episode, you'll learn why "one quadrant success" — chasing money while your health, relationships, and inner life fall apart — is the biggest lie in the self-development world, and what the four quadrants of true prosperity actually look like. You'll learn how to identify the beliefs you inherited about money, work, and worth, and how to "blow up" that programming and replace it with something that actually serves you. You'll learn Randy Gage's concept of the sovereign operator — the mindset that makes you unable to be guilted, manipulated, or controlled by other people, institutions, or fear. And you'll learn why creating a "vacuum" — letting go of what's not working — is often the prerequisite for the next level of growth, in business and in life.
Randy Gage is the author of 16 books, including his new release Wealth Without Apology, and has built a coaching business that's generated tens of billions in revenue for himself and his clients. But before any of that, he was a 15-year-old sitting in a jail cell on an armed robbery charge. Kwame Christian sits down with him to trace that entire arc — and to pull out the exact frameworks you can use to stop feeling guilty about wanting more, and start building a prosperous life on your own terms.
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Randy's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@randygage
Randy's video called: Why I’d Burn an MBA Before I’d Frame One
randygage.com
Buy the book: Wealth Without Apology: A Prosperity Manifesto
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@kwamenegotiates across all social platforms- Dr. Kevin Basik — 24-year Air Force behavioral scientist, PhD in Organizational Behavior, and co-founder of the National Medal of Honor Leadership Institute — had a 3am panic attack while building a leadership program with a Navy SEAL-turned-astronaut. This episode breaks down his courage framework, validated by actual Medal of Honor recipients, for beating imposter syndrome, building behavioral integrity, and leading with values-driven leadership under pressure.
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https://basikinsight.com/
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334.467.6346Kevin@basikinsight.com
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About Big Swings Only
Playing it safe is easy. It’s comfortable. And it will never take you to the next level.If you’ve got what it takes to hit the ball out of the park, the only thing holding you back is whether you’re brave enough to take a big swing.Big Swings Only is for people who were meant for more — the ones done playing by rules that were never built for them.Hosted by Kwame Christian, each week brings you the real stories of people who fought their fear, went after the life they actually wanted, and became who they had to become to get it.The psychology behind the swing. The strategy behind the risk. The nerve it takes to go all in.You were built for more, and this show was built for you. Subscribe now.
About the Host: Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A.
Kwame Christian the founder and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute. He's known for his viral TEDx Talk, “Finding Confidence in Conflict,” and is a bestselling author of two books:
• How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race (2022)
• Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life (2020)
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