Inspired By Success

Linda Vo

Welcome to 'Inspired by Success'! The podcast is where I deep dive into the mindset of successful entrepreneurs, CEOs, and thought leaders. My mission is to learn from the best and share it with the world. I'm here to learn from those who overcame obstacles and achieved great success in business. It takes a certain mindset and belief system to become successful and I'm here to unlock that!  Get ready for stories that will light a fire within! #InspiredBySuccess #EntrepreneurMindset #SuccessStories #BusinessLeaders #MotivationPodcast #EntrepreneurshipJourney #MindsetMatters #OvercomingObstacles #CEOStories #SuccessMindset #LearnFromTheBest#InspirationDaily #SuccessDriven #BusinessMotivation #LeadershipJourney 

  1. 1D AGO

    The Zen Prison CEO: "I Took 300% Responsibility In The Most Powerless Situation!" | Fleet Maull

    Send a text From a 30-year federal prison sentence where his knees buckled at age 35 to becoming a Zen Roshi, Inc 5000 entrepreneur, and CEO coach—Fleet Maull took 300% responsibility in the most powerless situation imaginable and used maximum security to launch two national movements that transformed prison healthcare and brought mindfulness behind bars worldwide. His radical responsibility philosophy teaches that we reclaim our power the moment we stop blaming and start owning our choices, turning what should have been downtime into the foundation for coaching visionary leaders. 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Sentenced 30 Years, Took 300 Percent Responsibility in Most Powerless Situation - Fleet was 35 when the judge sentenced him to 30 years for drug trafficking under the Kingpin statute, his knees buckled, newspapers said he'd be 65 before any chance of release, and he thought his life was over as he knew it.  Skillfulness Over Justice: How to Get Things Done With Zero Power - Inside maximum security federal prison hospital (US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners with 1,000 patients, 600 medical, 400 psychiatric, 300 work cadre where Fleet taught school for 14 years), the answer to everything is "no"—if you ask staff "can we do this, could we try that," answer is always no, and if you're bold enough to ask why (which is enough to get in trouble), they have story about how "we used to do that but some inmate abused it. Reprogram Your Thermostat Settings: How to Change Inherited Blueprints Sabotaging Your Success - When entrepreneurs or founders feel stuck or up against their limits, there's some kind of fear and survival thing at play, but also we all have what people call blueprints or standards that operate like a thermostat—and where do we get them?  Discover Your Basic Goodness Then Naturally Thrive: Growth Without Lack - Many people talk about self-improvement, but even that phrase sometimes gets criticized because the whole idea of self-improvement seems to indicate there's something missing or wrong with us to begin with—people in Dharma worlds, Buddhist worlds, spiritual worlds say "self-improvement is bad because you're not recognizing you're fine to begin with, you already have divine nature, Buddha nature."  CONNECT WITH INSPIRED BY SUCCESS Check out our channel and follow us on social media for more leadership, entrepreneurship, personal development, and success stories. 👉 https://linktr.ee/inspiredbysuccess PARTNER OFFERS Manage Your Money Like a Pro  Manage your finances like a pro while chasing your entrepreneurial dreams! Many successful entrepreneurs use Wise for seamless international transactions. With low fees and real exchange rates, Wise helps you keep more of your hard-earned money. Ready to level up? Check out my Wise link 👉 https://wise.prf.hn/l/QLyNwLz and start saving today! #FleetMaull #RadicalResponsibility #PrisonToSuccess #ZenRoshi #BuddhistEntrepreneur #MaximumSecurity #Mindfulness #Meditation #CEOCoach #Inc5000 #HeartMindInstitute #InnerMastery #Entrepreneurship #LeadershipDevelopment #SelfAwareness #NeuralArchitecture #PracticeStack #Skillfulness #TransformationalLeadership #LindaVo #InspiredBySuccess Support the show To watch the podcast on video on my YouTube channel go to: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredbysuccesswithLindaVo

    38 min
  2. FEB 11

    The AI Strategist: "This Is The Fastest Disruption In Human History!" | Hunter Jensen

    Send a text Every business wants AI power, but Hunter Jensen discovered most are accidentally destroying their companies by using it wrong. As founder of Barefoot Solutions (building software for Microsoft, Samsung, and Salesforce for 20+ years) and creator of Compass (private AI platform), Hunter watched his own industry get disrupted first—what used to take 100 hours now takes 2, and you might not even need an engineer. He's had five six-figure proposals ($200K+) get rejected because clients found someone using AI tools to do it for $20K instead.  Who is Hunter Jensen: Hunter Jensen is the founder of Barefoot Solutions (20+ year custom software development agency building for Microsoft, Samsung, Salesforce) and creator of Barefoot Labs/Compass (private AI platform giving companies ChatGPT-level power without sacrificing data). Originally running a successful services business selling developer time by the hour, Hunter's industry got disrupted first because the people making AI technology are all programmers—of course they'd start with "let's get it to write code." What used to take 100 billable hours now takes 2 hours and might not even need an engineer, forcing him to watch easily five six-figure proposals ($200K+) get rejected because clients found people using vibe coding tools to do it for $20K.  5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Your Team Is Using ChatGPT Behind Your Back, Risking Everything - Hunter reveals the crisis most CEOs don't realize: if you're not giving your team AI tools, they're using ChatGPT anyway—putting your entire company at risk with compliance issues, regulatory violations, data security breaches, and client trust destruction.  First Mover Advantage Is Dead: The Old SaaS Playbook Doesn't Work - Hunter destroys the lean startup methodology that dominated for decades.  Hunter's 20-Year Business Model Collapsed: From $200K to $20K - As custom software development agency owner selling developer time by the hour for 20+ years (building for Microsoft, Samsung, Salesforce), Hunter's industry got disrupted first because AI builders are all programmers—of course they'd start with "let's get it to write code."  Identify AI-Ready Business Areas: Look Where Content Lives - Hunter's framework for entrepreneurs: these are language models (large language models), so identify areas where you're either consuming lots of content or generating lots of content.  Everything's Happening Faster Than Ever in Human History—Adapt or Die - Hunter's most urgent message: "Everything's happening at a pace that's way faster than anything we've ever seen in human history.  CONNECT WITH INSPIRED BY SUCCESS Check out our channel and follow us on social media for more leadership, entrepreneurship, personal development, and success stories. 👉 https://linktr.ee/inspiredbysuccess PARTNER OFFERS Manage Your Money Like a Pro Manage your finances like a pro while chasing your entrepreneurial dreams! Many successful entrepreneurs use Wise for seamless international transactions. With low fees and real exchange rates, Wise helps you keep more of your hard-earned money. Ready to level up? Check out my Wise link 👉 https://wise.prf.hn/l/QLyNwLz and start saving today! #HunterJensen #AIPrivacy #ChatGPT #DataSecurity #BarefootLabs #Compass #AIStrategy #BusinessDisruption #SaaSPlaybook #FirstMoverAdvantage #AITools #Entrepreneurship #TechInnovation #PrivateAI #CyberSe Support the show To watch the podcast on video on my YouTube channel go to: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredbysuccesswithLindaVo

    36 min
  3. FEB 5

    The Money Psychologist: "Your Childhood Money Story Is Controlling You Today!" | Matt Morizio

    Send us a text From professional baseball player drafted by the Royals to homeless newlywed overnight—Matt Morizio's identity was ripped away in a single phone call after chasing his dream for 20 straight years. That crisis forced him to ask the question most people avoid their entire lives: "Who am I really when everything I've identified with is gone?" Working in finance staffing with nothing but "baseball" on his resume, pregnant wife, no job, he discovered that most people walk around financially illiterate their whole lives—like incoming high school freshmen the week before school starts, filled with anxiety about the unknown. This conversation exposes the uncomfortable truth that your childhood money story is controlling your finances today whether you realize it or not.  Who is Matt Morizio: Matt Morizio is the founder of Reconstructing Wealth, a financial advisory firm built on the radical premise that real prosperity starts with emotional clarity, not strategy. Originally a professional baseball player who chased his dream from age six through getting drafted by the Kansas City Royals, Matt's identity was violently stripped away when he was released from the minor leagues after 20 years of singular focus.  As creator of the Reconstructing Wealth framework, Matt helps entrepreneurs and families break generational chains around money by addressing the childhood stories controlling their finances today—like his own mother cocooning herself in one room with blankets to save on heat, a scarcity mindset inherited from Great Depression-era grandparents. Now 15 years married to his wife (his "person" and best friend), father to seven homeschooled children as sole provider, Matt became an entrepreneur at 40 specifically because he realized the entrepreneurial wiring (chasing statistically unrealistic goals despite odds) was identical to his athlete mindset.  CONNECT WITH INSPIRED BY SUCCESS Check out our channel and follow us on social media for more leadership, entrepreneurship, personal development, and success stories. 👉 https://linktr.ee/inspiredbysuccess PARTNER OFFERS Manage Your Money Like a Pro Manage your finances like a pro while chasing your entrepreneurial dreams! Many successful entrepreneurs use Wise for seamless international transactions. With low fees and real exchange rates, Wise helps you keep more of your hard-earned money. Ready to level up? Check out my Wise link 👉 https://wise.prf.hn/l/QLyNwLz and start saving today! #MattMorizio #MoneyMindset #ReconstructingWealth #ScarcityMindset #GenerationalWealth #Giving #FinancialFreedom #Entrepreneurship #BaseballToBusiness #ChildhoodMoneyStory #FearVsLove #RiverNotReservoir #BlessingAccount #WealthAdvisor #PersonalFinance #MoneyFear #IdentityCrisis #FinancialTransformation #InsideOut #lindavo #inspiredbysuccess Support the show To watch the podcast on video on my YouTube channel go to: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredbysuccesswithLindaVo

    49 min
  4. JAN 28

    The Mind Hacker: "90% Of Your Life Is Run By Your Subconscious!" | Shane Fozard

    Send us a text From drinking too much, smoking too much, and barely managing money in corporate to mastering hypnosis and building a $7M business training 10,000+ people across 18 countries—Shane Fozard's transformation started with one weekend course that let him quit drinking and smoking in just 2.5 days. But the real breakthrough wasn't the hypnosis technique—it was discovering that 90% of what drives our behaviors, thoughts, and feelings happens subconsciously, like an iceberg where we only see 10% above water. Working as a national sales and operations manager running 45-50 people, Shane looked successful on the outside while sabotaging himself behind the scenes, always in debt, relationships failing, justifying his habits by comparing himself to friends who were worse.  This conversation exposes why smart entrepreneurs sabotage their own success: subconscious patterns inherited from parents, limiting beliefs operating like toxic friends you don't realize are holding you back, and the challenge of being "out of perspective" on what's truly driving your decisions. Shane reveals his framework for scrambling limiting beliefs (the word belief literally contains "lie"—a belief is a lie that works until it doesn't), why he had to rewire his belief that "all women are crazy" by flipping it to "I'm crazy for thinking that," and the exact process anyone can use to identify, challenge, and replace beliefs about money, sales, or success that are keeping them stuck. You'll discover the CEO Shane vs Worker Shane productivity framework that forces self-accountability. Who is Shane Fozard: Shane Fozard is a hypnotherapist, business strategist, and founder of Booknotic who has trained over 10,000 people across 18 countries and generated more than $7 million in sales by fusing transformation psychology with entrepreneurship systems. Originally working in corporate as a national sales and operations manager running 45-50 people and competing against 15 others for promotions in 2,000-person companies, Shane looked successful on paper while struggling with drinking, smoking, debt, and failed relationships behind the scenes. As creator of Booknotic, Shane developed a hypnotic super-learning platform that condenses bestselling books into 20-minute audio programs using neuroscience and optimized learning principles—turning 15 hours of reading into 60 minutes of installation (as close to Matrix-style "plugging in" knowledge as currently exists).  CONNECT WITH INSPIRED BY SUCCESS Check out our channel and follow us on social media for more leadership, entrepreneurship, personal development, and success stories. 👉 https://linktr.ee/inspiredbysuccess PARTNER OFFERS Manage Your Money Like a Pro Manage your finances like a pro while chasing your entrepreneurial dreams! Many successful entrepreneurs use Wise for seamless international transactions. With low fees and real exchange rates, Wise helps you keep more of your hard-earned money. Ready to level up? Check out my Wise link 👉 https://wise.prf.hn/l/QLyNwLz and start saving today! #ShaneFozard #Hypnosis #SubconsciousMind #LimitingBeliefs #MindsetShift #Entrepreneurship  Support the show To watch the podcast on video on my YouTube channel go to: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredbysuccesswithLindaVo

    1h 6m
  5. JAN 16

    Leadership Expert: Most Entrepreneurs Get Scaling Wrong (It's About Human Behavior, Not Systems)

    Send us a text "Break down your day and all the things that you do. Which ones do you love so much that you get energy from, even if you're tired? The other ones, who can you actually delegate to?" @carlypepin reveals the simple exercise that transforms overwhelmed leaders into energized visionaries 💡 The pattern: You're doing everything. Some tasks light you up—even when you're exhausted, they give you energy. Other tasks drain you, making you resentful and burned out. But you keep doing them all because you think you have to. The breakthrough exercise: Break down your day, then your week. Look at all the tasks. Mark the ones you love so much they energize you even when tired. Everything else? "Let's look at those dynamics and who can you actually delegate to?" The wisdom: "When you have a company, especially a larger company, it's really wisdom to find out who has the best role for the things that you like. It's not going to be you. However, someone in the company is going to be the person who loves it the way you love other things." This isn't just about productivity—it's about human behavior dynamics. When you understand yourself and the individuals working under you, you can match tasks to passion: "This is perfect for so and so." What drains you fuels someone else. What bores them excites you. Stop doing everything. Start doing what you're uniquely designed for. CONNECT WITH LINDA VO 📧 inspiredbysuccess7@gmail.com  🔗 https://linktr.ee/inspiredbysuccess Follow @lindavo and @inspiredbysuccess for more entrepreneurial insights! #leadership #delegation #productivity #energymanagement #entrepreneur #teambuilding #leadershipdevelopment #carlypepin #lindavo #inspiredbysuccess Support the show To watch the podcast on video on my YouTube channel go to: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredbysuccesswithLindaVo

    51 min
  6. JAN 6

    From Corporate Finance Executive to Consciousness Pioneer: Why Your Success Feels Empty

    Send us a text Imagine having multiple degrees, a thriving corporate career in finance, and all the external markers of success—yet lying awake at night wondering "is this really it?" You've checked every box society told you would bring happiness, but instead of fulfillment, you feel stuck in cycles of overworking, proving your worth through exhaustion, and chasing achievements that never feel enough.  Egle's journey from finance to consciousness work reveals a fascinating pattern: she was good with numbers, ambitious, worked on transformation projects, but kept hitting invisible walls. She felt there was so much more possible, so much faster and easier, but something unseen was holding back progress.  Who is Egle Aleknavičiūtė: Egle Aleknavičiūtė is a wealth and purpose strategist who helps visionary leaders break free from limiting beliefs around money and achievement to build businesses rooted in clarity, alignment, and authentic power. With a background spanning multiple degrees and a thriving corporate career in finance, Egle was the perfect picture of external success—ambitious, good with numbers, working on transformation projects—yet she kept hitting invisible walls that prevented faster, easier progress despite knowing more was possible.  5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Your Subconscious Controls 95% of Your Success (And You're Ignoring It) - Egle reveals that subconscious mind is around 95% of all thoughts and feelings every day, existing beyond logic and strategy.  The External Validation Trap: Stop Performing and Start Embodying Success - The most damaging limiting belief plaguing high performers is external validation. Fear Drives Hard Work But Destroys Long-Term Vision - Egle exposes why so many entrepreneurs work themselves to exhaustion without achieving fulfillment: their hard work is driven by fear, not trust.  Theta Healing: How to Rewire Limiting Beliefs at the Root - Egle's primary method for transformation is Theta Healing, a certified modality that works with the subconscious through meditation and consciousness travel.  Deathbed Regrets and the Made-Up Work Rhythms We Believe - The most sobering reframe Egle offers comes from deathbed research: people interviewed at end of life about biggest regrets never say "I regret time with family, holidays, or social life"—they universally say "I regret I worked so hard."  CONNECT WITH INSPIRED BY SUCCESS Check out our channel and follow us on social media for more leadership, entrepreneurship, personal development, and success stories. 👉 https://linktr.ee/inspiredbysuccess PARTNER OFFERS Manage Your Money Like a Pro Manage your finances like a pro while chasing your entrepreneurial dreams! Many successful entrepreneurs use Wise for seamless international transactions. With low fees and real exchange rates, Wise helps you keep more of your hard-earned money. Ready to level up? Check out my Wise link 👉 https://wise.prf.hn/l/QLyNwLz and start saving today! #EgleAleknaviciute #WealthMindset #SubconsciousMind #ThetaHealing #LimitingBeliefs #ExternalValidation #PerformingVsEmbodying #EntrepreneurBurnout #MoneyBlocks #ConsciousnessWork #FinanceToSpiritual #FearBasedBeliefs #DeathbedRegrets #WorkLifeBalance #EmotionalIntelligence #SubconsciousReprogramming #AbundanceMindset #ScarcityMindset #HighPerformers #EntrepreneurMindset #lindavo #inspiredbysuccess Support the show To watch the podcast on video on my YouTube channel go to: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredbysuccesswithLindaVo

    49 min
  7. 12/26/2025

    Built Successful Business But Felt Empty at 52 | John Knowlton

    Send us a text John Knowlton's journey from scaling through mergers and acquisitions to creating a revolutionary "shared governance" wealth model destroys the traditional estate planning approach that fails families generation after generation. Instead of keeping wealth secret until death and leaving kids unprepared to handle massive inheritance, John invited his adult children into managing family wealth together right now, creating a family board with mission, vision, values, and committees where his daughter runs philanthropy and they all learn to be stewards while he's alive to guide them.  Who is John Knowlton: John Knowlton is a multi-generational wealth builder, author, and former wealth management CEO who built and sold a billion-dollar business before age 52, then took a year-long sabbatical that completely transformed how he views success and legacy. Starting his career by "stumbling into" wealth management after being rejected for numerous jobs (he was painting apartments to put food on the table), John spent over a decade mastering mergers and acquisitions—learning to buy wealth management firms in chunks rather than building client-by-client. In 2015, he and his partner set an aggressive goal to reach $1 billion in assets under management.  5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Shared Governance Prevents Generational Wealth Destruction - Traditional estate planning documents values in trust documents but fails to transfer the skills and traits that built wealth. John's revolutionary model: kids are technically disinherited (Knowlton Family Trust is beneficiary), but they're invited into managing wealth together NOW while he's alive to guide them.  The Dinner Table is Your Primary Wealth Transfer Mechanism - John and his wife insisted on family meals virtually every day, not to eat food but to communicate and transmit values.  Selfish Thinking Destroys, Other-Focused Thinking Builds - From his jail chaplain work, John saw the pattern: inmates focused entirely on themselves ("I want to be different so I didn't have a job and stole money," "I used crack to do my job and can't understand why they arrested me").  Weekly Meetings Create Trust and Prevent Money Conflict - John and his wife have weekly meetings since before kids: review calendar for next 7 days in detail (who's driving kids where), plan meals (he can tell you what they're eating Friday and who's cooking), discuss money. When money was tighter, they talked about it weekly (bills coming up, money coming in, tithes to pay).  Success is Purpose Fulfillment, Not a Finish Line - John sold at 52 with plenty of money but realized during his year-long sabbatical that work provides three essentials: purpose (something to do), meaning (stewarding something for others), and social contact.  CONNECT WITH JOHN KNOWLTON 📚 Get the book "Thinking for Success" 👉 thinkingforsuccess.com (Sign up for newsletter = free section + 90-second video on how to use with your team) Manage Your Money Like a Pro Manage your finances like a pro while chasing your entrepreneurial dreams! Many successful entrepreneurs use Wise for seamless international transactions. With low fees and real exchange rates, Wise helps you keep more of your hard-earned money. Ready to level up? Check out my Wise link 👉 https://wise.prf.hn/l/QLyNwLz and start saving today! #JohnKnowlton #GenerationalWealth #WealthBuilding #FamilyBoa Support the show To watch the podcast on video on my YouTube channel go to: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredbysuccesswithLindaVo

    48 min
  8. 12/09/2025

    He Earned 1.2 Million Points in 9 Months Working in Poverty (Here's His Exact Strategy)

    Send us a text From helping people overcome homelessness and addiction in Pennsylvania's poorest neighborhoods while barely scraping by himself to unlocking 3 million travel rewards points and world travel for his family—Tim Walker's story destroys the myth that meaningful work requires financial sacrifice. Working on the frontlines of poverty alleviation in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Tim found himself perpetually crushed under compassion fatigue with zero resources to get away and recharge. Every year his family had to beg and borrow just to afford basic vacation. Then he discovered travel hacking, earning 1.2 million points in his first nine months alone, turning a $25,000 two-week European anniversary trip into completely free using strategic credit card systems. Now as founder of Travel Multiplier, he teaches others how to leverage points for luxury travel while maintaining their mission without burnout. Who is Tim Walker: Tim Walker is the founder of Travel Multiplier and a lifestyle optimization expert who has mastered the art of combining frontline community impact with strategic travel freedom. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Tim moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 2008 where he's spent 14 years working in nonprofit poverty alleviation and community development—living intentionally in the city's poorest neighborhood alongside people in recovery from homelessness, addiction, and incarceration.  5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Your Mission Will Rarely Be Healthier Than You Are - Frontline community development work has massive burnout rates because leaders are always pouring out and never being replenished.  Travel Hacking = Strategic Credit Card Rewards for Free Luxury Travel - Tim earned 3 million points worth approximately $50,000+ in travel value using strategic systems, not luck. Surround Yourself With Peers, Mentors & Counselors - Tim's secret to sustainable impact through 14 years of intense community work: intentional community on three levels. Peers who understand your season of life/family/leadership without explanation. Refuse to Trade More Time for More Money - Tim could have gotten a second job anytime during his 14 years in underpaid community development work, but refused because he knew it would burn him out.  Build Scalable On-Demand Systems That Work While You Sleep - Tim positioned Travel Multiplier as online, on-demand, evergreen content where people can enroll anytime without him showing up live.  CONNECT WITH TIM WALKER 🌐 Travel Multiplier 👉 travelmultiplier.com 📧 Email: tim@travelmultiplier.com Manage Your Money Like a Pro Manage your finances like a pro while chasing your entrepreneurial dreams! Many successful entrepreneurs use Wise for seamless international transactions. With low fees and real exchange rates, Wise helps you keep more of your hard-earned money. Ready to level up? Check out my Wise link 👉 https://wise.prf.hn/l/QLyNwLz and start saving today! #TimWalker #TravelHacking #TravelMultiplier #CreditCardPoints #FreeTravel #LifestyleOptimization #MissionDriven #NonprofitLeadership #Burnout #CommunityDevelopment #ScarcityMindset #PassiveIncome #ScalableBusiness #HolisticSuccess #WorkLifeBalance #EntrepreneurMindset #TravelRewards #FinancialFreedom #Sust Support the show To watch the podcast on video on my YouTube channel go to: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredbysuccesswithLindaVo

    46 min
5
out of 5
12 Ratings

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Welcome to 'Inspired by Success'! The podcast is where I deep dive into the mindset of successful entrepreneurs, CEOs, and thought leaders. My mission is to learn from the best and share it with the world. I'm here to learn from those who overcame obstacles and achieved great success in business. It takes a certain mindset and belief system to become successful and I'm here to unlock that!  Get ready for stories that will light a fire within! #InspiredBySuccess #EntrepreneurMindset #SuccessStories #BusinessLeaders #MotivationPodcast #EntrepreneurshipJourney #MindsetMatters #OvercomingObstacles #CEOStories #SuccessMindset #LearnFromTheBest#InspirationDaily #SuccessDriven #BusinessMotivation #LeadershipJourney 

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