Success Made to Last Legends

Success Made to Last

Moving ordinary lives to extraordinary through the wisdom of legendary guests who help you unleash your full potential. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

  1. Sep 24

    Side Quests to Significance honors Jenna Phillips Ballard....I AM visionary and author

    By a miracle, Jenna Phillips Ballard is alive today. After a horrific brain injury and coma, she re-arrived in life as a visionary leader, transformational coach, artist. She is now the founder of I•▲M—a global movement dedicated to helping people embody their highest selves and live in alignment with purpose, prosperity, and love.  She began her career in 2006 as a certified personal trainer and mindset coach, working with A-list clients including Ben Stiller, Blink-182, and Saudi Arabian royalty. Quickly becoming one of Los Angeles’s most sought-after fitness experts, she was featured on Dr. Phil, The Doctors, KTLA, and Good Morning LaLa Land, with editorial spotlights in Harper’s Bazaar, Lucky, Allure, and Madame Figaro.  In 2011, Jenna discovered emotional intelligence and somatic healing, igniting a deeper mission to awaken the leaders of the new era. She immersed herself in leadership trainings and transformational coaching, helping top executives and influencers access their highest potential and create legacies rooted in integrity and impact. In 2016, Jenna and her husband, Brad Ballard, co-founded Ascension Leadership Academy (ALA)—a premier emotional intelligence training company that has transformed thousands of lives, helped businesses 10x their growth, and raised over $4MM for charity. Now based in Austin, Jenna continues to mentor high-level leaders, founders, and creators while expanding her I•▲M ecosystem—which includes her transformational book I•▲M Her Now, the I•▲M with Jenna Phillips Ballard podcast, her signature affirmation deck, and a line of intentional lifestyle products. In 2024, Jenna stepped into a lifelong dream and launched her career as a recording artist. Through her pop-EDM fusion of coaching and music, she brings empowerment to every beat—proving that it’s never too late to say yes to your biggest calling. Her proudest title, however, is boy mom to Jax and Jett—raising the next generation of conscious, heart-centered men. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

  2. Sep 23

    Truly Significance honors Hall of Fame Songwriter Kent Blazy with the debut of Tulsa Sessions

    Today's conversation is about the debut of Kent Blazy's latest album Tulsa Sessions.  What makes Kent Blazy Truly Significant? Kent turned ordinary human feelings into extraordinary songs. Blazy's gift is making universal emotions feel personal. His first collaboration with a then-emerging Garth Brooks, “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” became Brooks' first No. 1 song and was named the NSAI Song of the Year in 1989. Their partnership produced additional Top 5 songs including “Ain't Goin' Down,” “Somewhere Other Than the Night,” “It's Midnight Cinderella,” and “She's Gonna Make It.” That's significant because the songwriter isn't merely entertaining people. He is helping people articulate what they feel but cannot always say. His greatest work may be measured in lives touched, not records sold There is a wonderful Truly Significant paradox in Kent's story: The songwriter often becomes invisible while the song becomes immortal. Millions of people may know the words to a song without knowing the person who helped write them. That makes Blazy a particularly interesting Truly Significant subject. His legacy is embedded in other people's memories, relationships, weddings, heartbreaks, hopes and milestones.He helped launch an important chapter of Garth Brooks' story Blazy and Brooks began writing together in 1987. Their first collaboration became Brooks' first No. 1. But the relationship went considerably deeper than songwriting. At Blazy's Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction, Brooks said that Blazy's friendship and love changed his life—and specifically credited Kent with introducing him to Trisha Yearwood. Brooks described that introduction as profoundly consequential to his life. That is classic Truly Significant territory: Sometimes your greatest contribution isn't what you create. It's what you make possible for someone else. He represents the Side Quest becoming the calling Kent started playing guitar and singing in bands in Lexington, Kentucky, toured with Ian Tyson, won a national songwriting competition and eventually moved to Nashville. His early professional breakthrough came when Gary Morris recorded “Headed for a Heartache,” which reached No. 5 on the country chart. The fascinating Side Quest question is: What happens when something you love doing quietly becomes the work you were called to do? For Blazy, songwriting wasn't simply a career strategy. Music was something he was drawn toward from an early age. His own current work continues to explore those musical roots—including albums inspired by The Byrds and The Beatles.His legacy extends well beyond Garth Brooks Blazy's catalog includes songs recorded by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless, Chris Young, Crystal Shawanda, Danny Gokey and others. His co-writing on Chris Young's “Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)” produced another No. 1. And in 2020, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, an honor the Hall describes as the highest honor bestowed by Nashville's songwriting community.Kent is a beautiful example of "success vs. significance" distinction. It's never about how many hits did you write.  Significance asks: How many lives did those songs become part of? A hit has a chart position. A significant song has a life after the chart. Enjoy Any Given Day and the entire album Tulsa Sessions.   Visit www.kentblazy.com.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

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