Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong

Niiamah Ashong

Outlier's Edge Podcast is a live coaching podcast where we come together in conversation to work through the challenges and apply the gifts of being a unique tribe of high-performing, high-impact entrepreneurs, changemakers, and leaders who choose to play a bigger game of impact, influence, and income than we've ever play before. What's an Outlier? An Outlier is a high-performing, high-impact leader who often is: One of the Only: Thrive in systems/environments that were not designed to have someone like them succeed, One of the First: Thrive doing things no one else has ever done or dares to even try One of a Kind: Thrive on their unconventional and independent terms regardless of what others around them are doing THIS IS A PODCAST FOR PEOPLE WHO: - aren't afraid of "playing small", but are scared of "thinking medium". - Are exploring new frontiers in society or their field - Are at the top of their field or business against typical odds and expectations from others like them, - Are taking an independent and unconventional approach outside of the status-quo - know that their mindsets, limiting beliefs, and other internal struggles are actually shared with other leaders who stand for a new vision of the future and change the world for those they lead HOW EACH PODCAST CONVERSATION IS GOING DOWN *Part 1- Your Journey* Features the unique stories of a different trailblazing leader as we explore the *inner* journey they went on as they were creating the outer results we all got to see. *Part 2 - Your Edge* Since this group of people are already out on the edge, traditional information doesn’t always serve them. They need new insights and perspectives, and the best way I know how to do that is through coaching. Each guest will have the option to play on their edge and get coaching around a challenge or a possibility they are working towards. I'm playing on my edge here as well. I have typically reserved coaching for my high-performing, high-impact clients as closed door sessions. It keeps my clients safe, and it keeps me safe. *But safe doesn't change the world.* Join us as we choose to be both safe AND brave by showcasing the impact coaching has to help us achieve belonging, possibility, and inclusion. Time to play at a higher level! *** Bonus since you made it this far *** Here's a special gift to support you for 14 days in navigating what lies beyond YOUR edge as a high-impact, high-performing leader https://outliersedge.com/oeguestpass

  1. May 29

    You Got Everything You Wanted Now What | Vicky Vaswani | Ep 974

    "Success is going to sleep every single night with my heart, mind, body, and soul at peace with one another." — Vicky Vaswani Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Vicky Vaswani for a throwback conversation about what happens when you get everything right and still feel flat. Vicky tracks his life across five areas every month, has a personal definition of success built around heart, mind, body, and soul at peace, and is working toward living to 100. He is extraordinary at achieving what he sets out to achieve. And the question this episode quietly asks: when you've engineered every outcome, where have you left room for the things that genuinely surprise you? Featuring the story of a woman who executed everything perfectly and said, "I feel pretty good," and why that broke Niiamah's heart. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:00 — Vicky Vaswani introduced 04:20 — Goal to live to 100 07:00 — The Better Than Normal movement 10:30 — Cousin Hitesh: 24 hours to live at birth 14:00 — Five life areas monthly review 17:10 — Success: heart mind body soul at peace 20:30 — I want it all no compromise 26:25 — Too much on the plate right now 34:45 — The neutral philosophy explained 38:00 — Hawaii and the flat feeling 44:00 — Alive but feeling dead inside 47:30 — Where is the space for surprise 52:00 — The synchronicity invitation Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website Episode originally published on: 8/16/2019

    57 min

  2. May 28

    You Won't Feel Enough Until You Begin | Ep 973

    "It's so much easier, and people actually want to help people who don't know things." — Justin Jobity Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Justin Jobity, for a throwback live coaching conversation about what it takes to start over in a completely new field with zero qualifications. Justin spent a decade in education technology, building someone else's startup from two guys with an idea into a sold company. When the exit came, so did the question he had been avoiding: what do I actually want? In this session, Justin and Niiamah unpack how convenient jobs create quicksand, why being the dumbest person in the room is a superpower, and why the mask you hide behind might be the most honest version of yourself. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world Timestamps: 00:00 — Reinventing a 25-year identity 03:29 — Meet Justin Jobity 06:54 — Moved to Singapore at 23 with nothing 10:08 — Quicksand of convenient careers 16:25 — Dumbest person in the room 21:35 — Fake it gets you in then drop it 25:42 — Became president with zero credentials 31:00 — Bought the Germany ticket anyway 37:18 — Feeling enough to create 41:05 — Three things done not left undone 43:37 — The avatar the mask the authentic self 51:25 — One story one song just start 58:21 — Get your house in order firstYou said: Justin keeps waiting to feel like enough before he'll let himself create. Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website Episode originally published on: 6/5/2019

    59 min

  3. May 27

    Every Time You Were Just YOU, It Worked | Ep 972

    "I'm not good at helping people reduce who they are in order to be accepted by the majority. I'm great at taking someone from outsider to outlier." — Niiamah Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Jaspreet Dua for a throwback live coaching conversation that reframes how outliers find their next opportunity. JD has built his entire career through chance encounters: walking into a Bose recruitment fair in a golf t-shirt, polo matches, a random tweet. He calls it luck. Niiamah calls it something else entirely. In this session, JD asks how to sell himself better to the conventional market. Niiamah's answer will reset how you think about your career: you have never sold yourself, every time you didn't something extraordinary happened, and trying to get better at the wrong game will only make things worse. If you're the most interesting person in the room, you're in the wrong room. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:00 — Wrong room wrong league 03:17 — Podcast coaching format explained 07:32 — Meet JD Jaspreet Dua 10:08 — Mom's cancer changes everything 14:31 — Bose job in a golf shirt 19:55 — Every job from chance encounters 23:40 — Being interested not interesting 28:31 — The 5% versus the 95% 37:00 — What would make the biggest impact 48:30 — Stop selling be the buyer 01:14:00 — How else can they meet you 01:34:30 — Never stop reinventing yourself Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website Episode originally published on: 6/4/2019

    1h 39m

  4. May 26

    What Drives You When There's No One to Prove Wrong | Ep 971

    "The hard thing is not making it happen. The hard thing is making the decision." — Dom Moss Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Dom, for a throwback live coaching session recorded during the early days of COVID-19 in New York City. Dom has moved from France to London to Barcelona to Manila to Bali to Hong Kong to New York, gotten a green card from scratch, and made every impossible thing happen. But the book she is writing, the one everyone around her believes in, is not moving. In this session, Niiamah finds out why: the medium is not the book. She is. And the message she needs to hear is not "shine." It is "you shine." Not a command. A fact. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:02 — Leading through COVID uncertainty 08:28 — Meet Dom Moss, coach in NYC 11:21 — From France to New York: impossible 15:08 — The why not the how 19:36 — Be selfish in this conversation 24:12 — The book she cannot push forward 26:33 — Shine versus you shine distinction 30:02 — Unsettled when it's not self-imposed 35:18 — When it's bigger than you 43:54 — The only challenge left is me 48:03 — You are the medium not the book 51:40 — Rebel versus maverick distinction 54:22 — What drives you without the challenge Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website Episode Originally published on: 8/6/2020

    55 min

  5. May 25

    The Lone Martyr Trap | Ep 970

    "I was meant to burn my candle out so that other people could have what they needed." — Tony Martinetti Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Tony for a throwback live coaching session that goes to the root of why high achievers burn out. Tony spent 20 years building a successful career in biotech while quietly suffering inside, eventually hitting the bottom and climbing out. Now he coaches tech leaders through burnout and fulfillment. In this session, Niiamah uncovers the belief Tony had never named out loud: he thought he was put on earth to suffer so others could have what they wanted. That belief drove everything, including the depression, the burnout, and the relentless action that kept him ahead of the darkness. If you have ever given everything to others while quietly leaving nothing for yourself, this episode is for you. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:03 — You don't need to try 07:24 — Meet Tony Martinetti 11:12 — Depression and the bottom rung 15:04 — What brings you fulfillment now 17:31 — Addicted to doing not being 22:14 — World-changing conversation agreement 27:36 — Why are you on this earth 33:55 — The CF children living to adults 40:59 — Freedom versus suffering revealed 45:28 — Three gifts of choosing suffering 55:59 — The darkness chasing you 01:01:26 — Make darkness an ally Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website Episode originally published on: 8/2/2020

    1h 7m

  6. May 24

    Your Gift Is You Not What You Do | Ep 969

    "The gift that your people are looking for is you." — Niiamah Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Matt for a live throwback soul-to-soul coaching session that goes to unexpected places. Matt's mantra as a goalkeeper was "you can't hurt me." He built an armor of mental endurance that carried him through Ironman races, executive life, divorce, and grief. Now he's a coach trying to give the world his gift and realizing the harder he tries, the less he gives. In this session, Niiamah catches him in the act: upgrading from "impressing people with achievement" to "impressing people with vulnerability" is still impressing. The real move is to impress yourself. And then live from the space after the mountain, where nothing is left to prove, and play is all that remains. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:02 — Are you willing to go there 05:27 — Meet Matt, Today I Begin 09:23 — Goalkeeper mantra: can't hurt me 11:55 — Two Ironmen and 18 years corporate 15:32 — What would really serve you 18:01 — Gift nobody sees yet 22:56 — Soul to soul breathing exercise 25:41 — Why are you on this earth 29:02 — What you would regret 35:14 — Gift is you not what you do 43:24 — Recovering people-impressor 49:01 — Impress yourself not others 54:30 — Live from after the mountain Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website Episode originally published on: 7/30/2020

    1h 6m

  7. May 23

    Upgrade Your Doubts Upgrade Your Life | Theran Washington | Ep 968

    "If you want to hold on to your pride and ego, it ain't worth a damn. Go out and get what you want." — Theran Washington Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Theran "King T." Washington — entrepreneur, former Salsa Aerobics pioneer, and self-described Mind Scrambler — for a throwback live coaching session that goes deep fast. Theron built a salsa empire across 15 LA fitness clubs (with Sugar Ray Leonard in the front row), not from vision, but from wanting to escape competition and haters. Now he's fighting for his biggest mission yet: youth education, women in power, and dignity for the incarcerated. In this episode, Niiamah reframes the one thing holding Theron back, and it isn't doubt. It's the size of his doubts. If you've ever used doubt as a reason to wait, this is your episode. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:01 — 0.1% more you daily 04:33 — Meet Theron King T Washington 06:03 — Even your joy intimidates 17:00 — Accidental entrepreneur at 22 26:22 — Sheriff knocked everything changed 33:13 — 12 dollars to top trainer 42:43 — Salsa Aerobics born from hiding 47:11 — Mission for society's underdogs 01:08:19 — Fight for better doubts 01:18:31 — Are you sharing your greatness Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website Episode originally published on: 5/2/2020

    1h 22m

  8. May 23

    Stop Running You Were Built to Fly | Ep 968

    "Before you were flying. Now you're walking. They're trying to teach you this great thing called running — and you were flying." — Niiamah Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Kimberly, ex-professional dancer, Nike athlete, and founder of Land the Brand, for a throwback live coaching session that cuts straight to the core. Kimberly walked away from a biomedical degree, refused Nike's audition brief, and got chosen by the highest-grossing tour choreographer in history all while having zero attachment to the outcome. Now she's frustrated, working harder than ever, and producing less than she knows she's capable of. In this session, Niiamah diagnoses the real problem: she stopped flying and started running on someone else's roadmap. If you've ever felt like you're grinding harder for results that should come naturally, this episode will remind you what game you were always meant to play. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:02 — Niiamah reads daily CVR 08:07 — Meet Kimberly Jay 14:09 — Walking away from the degree 19:47 — Nike audition: "I don't care" 29:31 — Jamie King whispers everything changes 36:01 — Kimberly names the frustration 42:10 — "Why did you install that ceiling?" 47:28 — The level doesn't exist yet 56:57 — Running vs. flying distinction 01:09:00 — Kimberly declares she will fly Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website Episode Originally Published on 7/28/2020

    1h 23m
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Outlier's Edge Podcast is a live coaching podcast where we come together in conversation to work through the challenges and apply the gifts of being a unique tribe of high-performing, high-impact entrepreneurs, changemakers, and leaders who choose to play a bigger game of impact, influence, and income than we've ever play before. What's an Outlier? An Outlier is a high-performing, high-impact leader who often is: One of the Only: Thrive in systems/environments that were not designed to have someone like them succeed, One of the First: Thrive doing things no one else has ever done or dares to even try One of a Kind: Thrive on their unconventional and independent terms regardless of what others around them are doing THIS IS A PODCAST FOR PEOPLE WHO: - aren't afraid of "playing small", but are scared of "thinking medium". - Are exploring new frontiers in society or their field - Are at the top of their field or business against typical odds and expectations from others like them, - Are taking an independent and unconventional approach outside of the status-quo - know that their mindsets, limiting beliefs, and other internal struggles are actually shared with other leaders who stand for a new vision of the future and change the world for those they lead HOW EACH PODCAST CONVERSATION IS GOING DOWN *Part 1- Your Journey* Features the unique stories of a different trailblazing leader as we explore the *inner* journey they went on as they were creating the outer results we all got to see. *Part 2 - Your Edge* Since this group of people are already out on the edge, traditional information doesn’t always serve them. They need new insights and perspectives, and the best way I know how to do that is through coaching. Each guest will have the option to play on their edge and get coaching around a challenge or a possibility they are working towards. I'm playing on my edge here as well. I have typically reserved coaching for my high-performing, high-impact clients as closed door sessions. It keeps my clients safe, and it keeps me safe. *But safe doesn't change the world.* Join us as we choose to be both safe AND brave by showcasing the impact coaching has to help us achieve belonging, possibility, and inclusion. Time to play at a higher level! *** Bonus since you made it this far *** Here's a special gift to support you for 14 days in navigating what lies beyond YOUR edge as a high-impact, high-performing leader https://outliersedge.com/oeguestpass

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