Delusional! Big Dreams, Real Stories with Michelle Coyle

Michelle Coyle
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Delusional! Big Dreams, Real Stories with Michelle Coyle (formerly known as Seekers and Shifters) is a podcast about the blurry line between dreaming big and losing your mind. (Spoiler: anyone who has ever achieved anything probably did a little of both.)We sit down with founders, creatives, and visionaries who bet on themselves—often when no one else would. These are the behind-the-scenes stories of people who went for it anyway. The goal? To remind you that the path to something extraordinary almost always looks “delusional” at the start. 

  1. Jun 23

    Building a Business With Your Spouse Without Wrecking Your Marriage with Josh and Rachel B. Lee

    True success is about creating a life filled with purpose, fulfillment, and meaningful impact. In this episode of Delusional!, Joshua B. Lee, Co-Founder of YOUmanize, and Rachel B. Lee, Co-Founder of YOUmanize, share the deeply personal journey that led them from corporate careers, entrepreneurial pressure, and life-changing decisions to building businesses, raising a family, and creating a life aligned with their values. Joshua opens up about running multiple successful companies, chasing financial milestones, and realizing that revenue alone could not create fulfillment. Rachel reveals her path through the corporate world, including leadership roles with major brands and a dream career trajectory, before making the difficult decision to pursue a different future. Together, they discuss the realities of entrepreneurship, the challenges of working alongside a spouse, the importance of communication, and what it takes to keep moving forward when life, business, and family responsibilities collide. If you've ever looked at your accomplishments and wondered, "Is this really it?" This episode will challenge the way you think about success.  Rachel B. Lee is a LinkedIn Top Voice, Co-Owner of StandOut Authority and Co-Founder of YOUmanize™. A former brand leader at Microsoft and Gartner, she supports business owners and executives to build trust and visibility through their personal brand and digital presence. YOUmanize™ is a human credibility intelligence platform, and she’s co-host of the YOUmanize™ Your Brand podcast. She speaks at global events and has been featured in The Washington Post, CBS, and more. Her work focuses on helping professionals thrive in an AI-driven world by showing up authentically and strategically online.  IG: https://www.instagram.com/therachelblee/ Joshua B. Lee is the Founder and CEO of StandOut Authority, Co-Founder of YOUmanize, and a serial entrepreneur who has built 17 companies throughout his career. With more than 25 years of experience studying trust, influence, and human connection, he has managed over $1 billion in digital ad spend for brands including Google and MySpace. Known as The YOUman Catalyst, Joshua developed Authority Architecture, a framework that helps founders transform their expertise into recognized market authority. Alongside his wife Rachel, he helps entrepreneurs build businesses rooted in authenticity, visibility, and lasting impact. His journey from corporate success to entrepreneurial freedom reflects his belief that human connection remains the most valuable asset in any business. Website: https://standoutauthority.com/ https://joshuablee.com/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuablee  Connect with  Josh & Rachel Lee: Website: YOUmanize: https://youmanize.ai. Michelle Coyle is a business expert, investor, and transformational trainer with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. She believes you don’t have to choose between success and well-being because you can have both. With a mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Michelle guides leaders to step into who they really are and grow from that place. She’s the founder of the Political Business Institute, where she supports people who want to make a real difference without losing themselves in the process. Michelle holds an MBA from Dartmouth and is trained in tools like NLP, Hypnosis, and Emotional Release to help others break free from what’s holding them back and create the life they know they’re meant for. Connect with Michelle Coyle: Website: https://delusionaluniverse.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletoscale/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelletoscale/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelaree  Join The Delusional! Movement Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1VK6wf6Fxq/  #Entrepreneurship #MarriedCoFounders #BusinessPartners #YOUmanize #StartupLife #EntrepreneurMindset

    51 min

  2. Jun 16

    How Writing One Secret Novel Changed Her Entire Life With Paula Mathias

    What happens when someone follows an idea that refuses to leave them alone? In this episode of Delusional!, Paula Mathias, Author of Speak Up and Creator of The YES Test™, shares how writing a secret novel changed the trajectory of her life. Without formal writing training, a publishing roadmap, or even her family's knowledge, she spent a year quietly writing an 80,000-word manuscript that opened doors she never expected. What started as a private creative project became the catalyst for a speaking career, multiple books, and a platform that has helped thousands of women advocate for themselves with confidence. Paula also shares powerful lessons about overcoming self-doubt, ignoring outside noise, embracing creativity, and making intentional choices that align with a bigger vision. Hear how one hidden project created a ripple effect that transformed an entire life. Tune in to the full episode of How Writing One Secret Novel Changed Her Entire Life. Paula Mathias is the Author of Speak Up and Creator of The YES Test™ who brings over a decade of experience in leadership, recruiting, and workforce development. As a speaker and author, she helps women recognize their agency and use their voice to shape their careers and lives. Most people aren’t stuck because they don’t know what to do. They’re stuck because they keep saying yes to things that don’t support the life they want. The YES Test™ offers a simple way to change that. Connect with Paula Mathias: Website: https://paulamathias.com/  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulamathiasfryer/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/paulamathiasauthor  FB: https://www.facebook.com/paulamathiasauthor/#  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paulamathiasauthor  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/paulamathiaswrites/     Michelle Coyle is a business expert, investor, and transformational trainer with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. She believes you don’t have to choose between success and well-being because you can have both. With a mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Michelle guides leaders to step into who they really are and grow from that place. She’s the founder of the Political Business Institute, where she supports people who want to make a real difference without losing themselves in the process. Michelle holds an MBA from Dartmouth and is trained in tools like NLP, Hypnosis, and Emotional Release to help others break free from what’s holding them back and create the life they know they’re meant for. Connect with Michelle Coyle: Website: https://delusionaluniverse.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletoscale/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelletoscale/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelaree  Join The Delusional! Movement Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1VK6wf6Fxq/

    45 min

  3. Jun 9

    How Changing ONE Core Belief Changed Her Entire Life Kylie Ryan

    A single belief can quietly shape every decision, relationship, and result in a person’s life. In this episode of Delusional!, Kylie Ryan, Performance Coach, NLP Trainer, and Director at My Mind Coach, explains how changing one deeply rooted belief transformed the direction of her life. After years of carrying a generational belief that influenced her confidence, relationships, health, and choices, she experienced a breakthrough that led to dramatic personal and professional change. What followed was weight loss, financial freedom, a thriving marriage, and a lifelong commitment to understanding human behavior and transformation. Kylie also shares how courage, self-awareness, and a willingness to challenge old stories helped her build a career coaching high-performing entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries around the world. Hear the conversation that could change the way success, confidence, and possibility are viewed forever. Tune in to the full episode of How Changing ONE Core Belief Changed Her Entire Life | Kylie Ryan. Kylie Ryan is a Mindset Coach and Mystic with 20 years of experience guiding ambitious entrepreneurs and high-performing leaders through the kind of deep inner transformation that changes everything. She specializes in helping those who have achieved extraordinary outer success identify and shift the core beliefs that are quietly running their lives. Kylie calls this pivotal crossroads being "Successfully Stuck," and she believes it's not a breakdown, but an evolutionary phase shift signaling that it's time for a new and more fulfilling chapter.  Connect with Kylie Ryan: Website: https://kylieryan.com/   X: https://x.com/kylieryanmmc   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylieryan.mmc/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/mymindcoach/  YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/kylieryanmmc/   Michelle Coyle is a business expert, investor, and transformational trainer with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. She believes you don’t have to choose between success and well-being because you can have both. With a mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Michelle guides leaders to step into who they really are and grow from that place. She’s the founder of the Political Business Institute, where she supports people who want to make a real difference without losing themselves in the process. Michelle holds an MBA from Dartmouth and is trained in tools like NLP, Hypnosis, and Emotional Release to help others break free from what’s holding them back and create the life they know they’re meant for. Connect with Michelle Coyle: Website: https://delusionaluniverse.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletoscale/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelletoscale/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelaree  Join The Delusional! Movement Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1VK6wf6Fxq/

    54 min

  4. Jun 2

    The Power of Sexual Energy & the Wounded Feminine | Kay Shakta-Jones

    Most people spend their lives disconnected from the very part of themselves trying to guide them. In this episode of Delusional! Kay Shakta-Jones, founder and activation practitioner behind SheOrgasms, and she's not here to talk about sex the way you think. She's here to talk about that creative life force, that erotic pulse that most driven women have completely shut down in their chase for success and what that's actually costing them. Kay breaks down the wounded feminine: what it is, how it happens, and why the woman who grinds hardest is often the one most disconnected from her own power.  You’ll discover the myth that peace, joy, and safety live on the other side of the next milestone and make the case that the most radical thing a woman in business can do right now is stop fixing herself and start listening to herself. If you've ever burned out chasing a version of success that didn't feel like you, this episode will hit somewhere deep. Watch now: The Power of Sexual Energy & the Wounded Feminine | Kay Shakta-Jones.  Kay Shakta-Jones is the founder and activation practitioner behind SheOrgasms, a sensual wellness brand helping women move from survival into surrender through herbal support, sexual energy work, and embodied activation. With over 50,000 bottles sold and countless lines expanded, Kay is known for translating the language of frequency, pulse, arousal, and resonance into deeper body-trust and erotic remembrance. Connect with Kay Shakta-Jones: Website: www.sheorgasms.com  TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thesheobrand  Instagram: www.instagram.com/kayshakta Michelle Coyle is a business expert, investor, and transformational trainer with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. She believes you don’t have to choose between success and well-being because you can have both. With a mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Michelle guides leaders to step into who they really are and grow from that place. She’s the founder of the Political Business Institute, where she supports people who want to make a real difference without losing themselves in the process. Michelle holds an MBA from Dartmouth and is trained in tools like NLP, Hypnosis, and Emotional Release to help others break free from what’s holding them back and create the life they know they’re meant for. Connect with Michelle Coyle: Website: https://delusionaluniverse.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletoscale/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelletoscale/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelaree  Join The Delusional! Movement Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1VK6wf6Fxq/

    48 min

  5. May 26

    From Motocross Champion to Psychic Champion with Ryan Desbien

    Most people spend their lives ignoring instincts they can’t explain. In this episode of Delusional!, Ryan Desbien, 2025 Psi Games champion, shares the experiences that pushed him beyond logic, competition, and conventional thinking. From growing up in a therapeutic foster home to becoming a motocross racer, behavioral therapist, and psychic competitor, his story challenges the idea that human potential fits inside a neat category. The conversation moves through near-death experiences, telepathy, emotional awareness, psychokinesis, and the mental discipline behind psychic training. Ryan explains how years of working with nonverbal individuals, crisis care, and high-pressure competition sharpened his ability to read energy, emotions, and patterns most people overlook. Sometimes the biggest advantage in business and life is learning how to trust what the body already knows before the mind catches up. This episode is for people who have ever felt there was more happening beneath the surface of reality than they were taught to believe. Tune in now: From Motocross Champion to Psychic Champion with Ryan Desbien. Ryan Desbien is a PSI trainer, 2025 Psi Games Champion, retired multi-sport professional athlete, and lifelong student of human potential. With a background in behavioral therapy, social work, and decades of experience working with nonverbal individuals and crisis care, Ryan blends intuition, empathy, and performance into a unique approach to psychic development. Known for his demonstrations in the Psi Games, the world’s premier psychic competition, Ryan believes that everyone has untapped intuitive abilities waiting to be strengthened. His mission is to help people reconnect with themselves, trust their instincts, and explore the extraordinary potential of the human mind. Connect with Ryan Desbien: FB: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.desbien.5  IG: https://www.instagram.com/monstrousnightmare1234/  Website: https://www.consciousnessconnectionandtrainingllc.com/  TIktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@monstrousnightmare     Michelle Coyle is a business expert, investor, and transformational trainer with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. She believes you don’t have to choose between success and well-being because you can have both. With a mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Michelle guides leaders to step into who they really are and grow from that place. She’s the founder of the Political Business Institute, where she supports people who want to make a real difference without losing themselves in the process. Michelle holds an MBA from Dartmouth and is trained in tools like NLP, Hypnosis, and Emotional Release to help others break free from what’s holding them back and create the life they know they’re meant for. Connect with Michelle Coyle: Website: https://delusionaluniverse.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletoscale/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelletoscale/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelaree  Join The Delusional! Movement Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1VK6wf6Fxq/

    52 min

  6. May 19

    Allison Hare Interviews Me About My Founder Story with Allison Hare

    Staying where you are is an illusion. Life keeps moving whether you do or not. In this episode of Delusional!, Allison Hare, host of the award-winning Culture Changers Podcast, flips the tables and interviews Michelle on her own show. What comes out is the origin story Michelle rarely tells. People with no family money, no connections, no safety net can still become millionaires. She's living proof. She made up a job that didn't exist. That's why she still has it. The real gut-punch of this conversation is what Michelle calls the illusion of staying put. She watched brilliant people run their businesses like campaigns  and burn out within years. She saw the economy shifting into what she calls techno-feudalism, where owning gives way to renting and wealth keeps concentrating at the top. Staying where you are is an illusion. You're going to be uncomfortable one way or the other.  If you're a leader who's been quietly telling yourself that now isn't the right time, this episode is your sign to stop waiting and start building. Don't miss this episode of Delusional!: Allison Hare Interviews Me About My Founder Story.  Allison Hare is host of the award-winning Culture Changers Podcast who helps six- to eight-figure founders turn authority-driven podcasts into powerful client-generating assets. Known for cutting through online noise and empty marketing tactics, Allison helps entrepreneurs build platforms that create real connection, audience growth, and measurable revenue. Her clients have achieved 37% audience growth and generated more than $200 million in tracked revenue by shifting from scattered content creation to intentional brand positioning. Through her work, Allison challenges leaders to stop playing small, stop waiting for permission, and build media platforms that move their businesses forward. Connect with Allison Hare: Website: https://allisonhare.com/     LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonhare/    IG: https://www.instagram.com/allison__hare/   FB: https://www.facebook.com/people/Allison-Hare/61555154007153/ Michelle Coyle is a business expert, investor, and transformational trainer with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. She believes you don’t have to choose between success and well-being because you can have both. With a mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Michelle guides leaders to step into who they really are and grow from that place. She’s the founder of the Political Business Institute, where she supports people who want to make a real difference without losing themselves in the process. Michelle holds an MBA from Dartmouth and is trained in tools like NLP, Hypnosis, and Emotional Release to help others break free from what’s holding them back and create the life they know they’re meant for. Connect with Michelle Coyle: Website: https://delusionaluniverse.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletoscale/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelletoscale/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelaree  Join The Delusional! Movement Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1VK6wf6Fxq/

    46 min

  7. May 5

    Stop Doom Scrolling, Start Building: The Delusional! Movement Begins

    You're not burnt out. You're being drained on purpose. In this episode of Delusional!, Michelle Coyle skips the pleasantries and gets straight to the point. The doom scrolling, fear loops, 24/7 news cycle that profits every time you stay scared and stuck, it's a system. Michelle is done playing along. Choosing positivity is refusing to hand over the one thing the system needs most, your energy. Scared, contracted people consume. The people at the top of that machine are counting on it. This episode marks the official launch of the Delusional! Movement, a community built for entrepreneurs, visionaries, and builders who refuse to sit in despair.   If you build things, lead people, or shape opinion for a living, this conversation will sharpen how you think. Watch now:  Stop Doom Scrolling, Start Building: The Delusional! Movement Begins.  Michelle Coyle is a business expert, investor, and transformational trainer with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. She believes you don’t have to choose between success and well-being because you can have both. With a mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Michelle guides leaders to step into who they really are and grow from that place. She’s the founder of the Political Business Institute, where she supports people who want to make a real difference without losing themselves in the process. Michelle holds an MBA from Dartmouth and is trained in tools like NLP, Hypnosis, and Emotional Release to help others break free from what’s holding them back and create the life they know they’re meant for. Connect with Michelle Coyle: Website: https://delusionaluniverse.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletoscale/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelletoscale/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelaree  Join The Delusional! Movement Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1VK6wf6Fxq/

    21 min

  8. Apr 28

    Getting Republicans to Listen to Diverse Voters with Albert Eisenberg

    Most political conversations end the moment two people realize they disagree. This one is just getting started. In this episode of Delusional!, Michelle Coyle sits down with Albert Eisenberg, founder of Red Bridge and a Republican strategist who thinks critically about his own party, and he brings receipts. Albert breaks down why base-rally is the laziest play in politics, what the Republican message should actually be heading into the midterms, and why the entire political consulting industry is engineered to hijack your emotions. Both Michelle and Albert are Jewish, they go straight at the rise of antisemitism, what it feels like to be politically homeless, and why conflating Jewish identity with a government's foreign policy is both intellectually lazy and dangerous.  If you build things, lead people, or shape opinion for a living — this conversation will sharpen how you think. Stop scrolling and press play this episode of Getting Republicans to Listen to Diverse Voters with Albert Eisenberg. Michelle Coyle is a business expert, investor, and transformational trainer with over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. She believes you don’t have to choose between success and well-being because you can have both. With a mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Michelle guides leaders to step into who they really are and grow from that place. She's the founder of the Political Business Institute, where she supports people who want to make a real difference without losing themselves in the process. Michelle holds an MBA from Dartmouth and is trained in tools like NLP, Hypnosis, and Emotional Release to help others break free from what’s holding them back and create the life they know they’re meant for. Connect with Michelle Coyle: Website: https://delusionaluniverse.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletoscale/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelletoscale/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelaree  Join The Delusional! Movement Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1VK6wf6Fxq/ Albert Eisenberg is a political entrepreneur who got his start in politics at 25 with an outsider's vision that has consistently cut against the grain — putting America's political realignment into action by reaching youth, moderate, and diverse voters across Pennsylvania and the nation. He now runs Red Bridge, an award-winning agency that helps campaigns and causes reach their next supporters. A trusted advisor to nonprofits and campaigns, Albert has guided outreach to diverse voter groups in dozens of federal races. His writing has appeared in Politico Magazine, RealClearPolitics, Fox News, The Free Press, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Outside of work, he's a cat dad, tennis player, Jewish communal leader, and is deep into his second home renovation. Connect with Albert Eisenberg: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-eisenberg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/your-redbridge   Twitter: https://x.com/Albydelphia

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Delusional! Big Dreams, Real Stories with Michelle Coyle (formerly known as Seekers and Shifters) is a podcast about the blurry line between dreaming big and losing your mind. (Spoiler: anyone who has ever achieved anything probably did a little of both.)We sit down with founders, creatives, and visionaries who bet on themselves—often when no one else would. These are the behind-the-scenes stories of people who went for it anyway. The goal? To remind you that the path to something extraordinary almost always looks “delusional” at the start. 

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