Wake Up Call

Scott Barker
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This podcast is for anyone questioning the endless pursuit of more. ex-VC & tech exec who left it all behind, sold everything I own and went looking for some answers. This is my search for truth, meaning and what a good life actually looks like.

  1. 4D AGO

    #28 Ian Koniak | What You Hide Hurts You

    Some wake up calls come quietly. Others hit all at once. Ian Koniak had the career most people chase. Top rep at Salesforce. Money, status, recognition. From the outside, it looked like everything was working. But underneath it, there were cracks. In this conversation, Ian opens up about the moments that changed everything. A near death experience that forced him to confront how he was living. And a second wake up call that hit even closer to home, exposing the cost of the secrets he was carrying. We talk about addiction, identity, integrity, and the tension between who you are and who you know you are meant to be. Ian shares what it took to break the cycle, rebuild trust, and step into a life rooted in honesty and service. This one is raw. It does not hide the hard parts. If you have ever felt the gap between how things look and how they actually feel, this one will land. Enfold | Awakening to Life ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Second Harvest | Retreats & Summits ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dreamfuel | Free Team Coaching Session ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IAN KONIAK LINKS Ian’s LinkedIn Untap Your Sales Potential FOLLOW WAKE UP CALL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW SCOTT BARKER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enfold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Second Harvest

    1h 2m

  2. MAR 27

    #27 Alex Kremer | Beyond The Numbers Game

    There is a moment where chasing more stops working. Not because you failed, but because you are ready for something better. Alex Kremer leaned into that moment. We met in the early Outreach days. High output, big goals, everything pointed forward. But Alex didn’t just optimize for performance. He started redesigning how he operated. More awareness. More intention. Building a life where success compounds without draining everything else. In this conversation, we talk about that evolution. What it looks like to shift from pressure to purpose. How clarity creates momentum. And how you can raise your standard without losing yourself in the process. This one feels grounded, but it moves. If you are building something and want it to actually last, this one will hit. Second Harvest | Retreats & Summits ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dreamfuel | Free Team Coaching Session ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ALEX KREMER LINKS Alex's LinkedIn Alluviance FOLLOW WAKE UP CALL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW SCOTT BARKER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Instagram⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enfold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Second Harvest

    1h 3m

  3. MAR 19

    #26 Heidi Noble | The Collapse Behind The Win

    Some people build things. Heidi Noble built a life at full speed. Chef. Founder. Winemaker. Joie didn’t come from money or connections. It came from instinct, pressure, and a belief she could figure it out as she went. And somehow, she did. What followed was two decades of creation. Scaling from nothing into something iconic. Holding every role. Carrying the weight. Until her body stopped playing along. In this conversation, Heidi opens up about the cost of that kind of drive. The collapse. The identity unraveling after the exit. And what it feels like when the thing that defined you is suddenly gone. We talk about grief, letting go, and learning to feel after a lifetime of pushing through. This one’s honest. Grounded. And hard-earned. If you’ve ever built something that became your identity, this one will land. Second Harvest | Retreats & Summits ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dreamfuel | Free Team Coaching Session ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HEIDI NOBLE LINKS Heidi’s Website Good At Lunch FOLLOW WAKE UP CALL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW SCOTT BARKER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Instagram⁠⁠ SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Enfold⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Second Harvest

    1h 33m

  4. MAR 9

    #25 Richard Banfield | Learning To Live Deeper

    Some conversations slow you down in the best way. In this episode I sit down with Richard Banfield. Richard has spent decades building companies, writing books, and thinking deeply about how creativity, technology, and leadership intersect. But what makes this conversation powerful is not the resume. It is the life behind it. Richard opens up about losing his wife to cancer and how that experience reshaped the way he approaches life, meaning, and the time we are given. Grief has a way of stripping things back to what actually matters, and you can feel that perspective throughout this conversation. We talk about reinvention, vulnerability, and the importance of community when life forces you to ask bigger questions. We also go down a few fascinating rabbit holes, from the Cambrian explosion and human evolution to how technology is shaping the next phase of our species. This one is thoughtful, honest, and quietly profound. Second Harvest | Retreats & Summits ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dreamfuel | Free Team Coaching Session ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enfold | Awakening To Life ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RICHARD BANFIELD LINKS Richard’s LinkedIn Second Harvest FOLLOW WAKE UP CALL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW SCOTT BARKER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Instagram⁠ SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Enfold⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Second Harvest

    1h 25m

  5. FEB 27

    #24 Brandon Fluharty | Playing The Meaning Game

    Brandon Fluharty built the kind of sales career most people dream about. Seven figure years. Enterprise deals. Presidents Club. Recognition at the highest level. But achievement came with a cost. Burnout. Bankruptcy. And the quiet realization that performance without alignment eventually collapses under its own weight. In this conversation, we unpack the invisible game high performers get trapped in. The chase for more. The identity built around output. The subtle belief that success will finally make you feel safe. Brandon shares what it took to redefine enough, to build leverage without sacrificing health, and to design a life that compounds freedom instead of pressure. If you’ve ever wondered whether the ladder you’re climbing is leaning against the right wall, this episode will make you think. Second Harvest | Retreats & Summits ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dreamfuel | Free Team Coaching Session ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enfold | Awakening To Life ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BRANDON FLUHARTY LINKS Brandon's LinkedIn⁠ The Purposeful Performer FOLLOW WAKE UP CALL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW SCOTT BARKER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Instagram SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Enfold⁠⁠ Second Harvest

    1h 18m

  6. FEB 14

    #23 Devon McDonald | Outgrowing The Old Dream

    On paper, Devon McDonald had it all. Division 1 athlete. Seventeen year run at OpenView. General Partner. Big house. Three kids. The life most people chase. But behind the scenes, something wasn’t sitting right. In this conversation, Devon shares the moment her body started speaking louder than her ambition. The locked jaw. The burnout. The quiet voice that kept saying it was time, even when everything looked perfect from the outside. We talk about identity, divorce, walking away from a role people spend decades trying to earn, and sitting in the goo of transformation. That space where you are no longer who you were, but not yet who you are becoming. This one is about reinvention. About grief. About choosing alignment before life chooses it for you. If you are in your own goo phase, this might land. Dreamfuel | Free Team Coaching Session ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enfold | Awakening To Life ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DEVON MCDONALD LINKS Devon’s LinkedIn Second Harvest SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enfold FOLLOW WAKE UP CALL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW SCOTT BARKER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Instagram

    1h 5m

  7. JAN 28

    #22 Erik Kostelnik | Building From The Inside Out

    Eric Kostelnik has built and sold multiple companies, and somehow still manages to be one of the most grounded humans I know. In this conversation, we get into what happens after the exit. The identity shift. The silence. The need to re-anchor. We talk about fatherhood, the myth of "having it all together," and what structure really means when you're no longer chasing a finish line. Then we go deep on consumer AI, mental health, dopamine loops, and what it means to build products that actually make people feel better. Eric’s honest, sharp, and full of unexpected insight. This one's a mix of wisdom, real talk, and rabbit holes. Hope you enjoy it. Dreamfuel | Free Team Coaching Session ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ERIK KOSTELNIK LINKS Navi.app Erik’s LinkedIn DualMind AI SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW WAKE UP CALL ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW SCOTT BARKER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Instagram

    1h 10m

  8. JAN 21

    Live Wellness Series: Aurora Meditation

    In this session from the Wake Up Call Live Wellness Series, Alex Easby from Dreamfuel guides us through a breathwork and visualization practice that’s equal parts cleansing and grounding. It starts with deep, rhythmic breathing to shake loose the noise we carry. Then it shifts into a slow, steady visualization that brings you back into presence.No performance. No pressure. Just a clear moment to feel what’s really there beneath the surface.Hit play and breathe your way home.Presented in collaboration with ⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Dreamfuel Free Team Coaching Session:⁠⁠Sign Up Here ALEX EASBY LINKS ⁠Alex’s LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Edge Performance⁠ ⁠Dreamfuel Coaches⁠ SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OptimizingAI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dreamfuel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW SCOTT BARKER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scott's Instagram

    42 min
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This podcast is for anyone questioning the endless pursuit of more. ex-VC & tech exec who left it all behind, sold everything I own and went looking for some answers. This is my search for truth, meaning and what a good life actually looks like.

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  • Creator
    Scott Barker
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Scott Barker
  • Show Website
    Wake Up Call

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