The Uncommon Minds Experience

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The Uncommon Mind Experience is a podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Each episode features founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. This isn't motivation. It's methodology.

  1. 13h ago

    Joshua Griffin: Building a Business, Nearly Losing It, and Doing It All Over Again

    Joshua Griffin is a serial entrepreneur who has built businesses from nothing, won national awards, and led marketing across multi-million pound portfolios . He also went through £35,000 of personal debt, burnout, and a complete reset that saw him sleeping in his clothes to avoid the heating bill and selling the contents of his home while building his agency . He is the co-founder of Intrinzi, a marketing agency that helps business owners generate predictable leads and revenue . He is also the author of the upcoming book, Built It. Nearly Lost It. Built It Again.—a practical resource for anyone starting out, in the thick of it, or rebuilding from scratch . His mission is simple: he took the unconventional path the hard way, and he wants others to have a shorter route to the same destination . He shares the truth of what building a business actually looks like—the wins, the failures, and everything in between . What makes this conversation different: This isn't another "entrepreneur success story." It's a conversation about what building a business actually costs—the debt, the doubt, and the version nobody posts about . It's about what it's like to win awards while being £35,000 in debt, and what it takes to start again after losing everything . What we explore in this conversation: · What it was actually like to be £35,000 in debt while winning national awards · The gap between the public version of success and the private reality · What it's like to start again after losing everything—sleeping in clothes to avoid heating bills · The decisions made at 11pm when nobody is watching · Why he's writing his book while still in the middle of building · What he learned from dead-end call centre jobs that shaped everything · The moment he stopped believing those jobs defined his ceiling · What's genuinely different about the second build · How he built his agency while selling the contents of his home · Why the version nobody posts about is the one that actually matters Connect with Joshua: · Website: joshuagriffin.co.uk · Newsletter: The Honest Founder (twice weekly) · Book: Built It. Nearly Lost It. Built It Again. (Coming Soon) · Instagram: @_joshuagriffin · LinkedIn: Joshua Griffin About The Uncommon Minds Experience: A podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Featuring founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking—unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how you think about entrepreneurship, failure, and what it actually takes to build something that lasts.Book · Built It. Nearly Lost It. Built It Again. (Coming Soon) Newsletter · The Honest Founder—Twice weekly newsletter on entrepreneurship, failure, and rebuilding (Subscribe at joshuagriffin.co.uk/newsletter) Website & Social · Website: joshuagriffin.co.uk · Instagram: @_joshuagriffin · LinkedIn: Joshua Griffin · YouTube: Joshua Griffin · TikTok: @_joshuagriffin

  2. 16h ago

    Thomas Wurm: The Hidden Beliefs Running Your Life—and How to Release Them

    Thomas Wurm spent 14 years as a wildland firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service—sixteen-hour shifts, temperatures reaching 130 degrees, physical and mental stress equivalent to riding the Tour de France every single day . He thought that was strength. Then his captain and best friend died suddenly . The grief manifested as mystery illness symptoms, debilitating anxiety, and a Kundalini awakening that blew up his life . Today, he is a Master Practitioner of NLP, Hypnosis, and Mental & Emotional Release® (MER®), a Qigong Instructor, and a practitioner of Hawaiian Energy Healing Arts . He has worked with clients in five countries and authored four books . His work helps people understand how core beliefs, nervous-system overload, and unresolved trauma shape their lives—and what becomes possible when the root pattern is finally cleared . What makes this conversation different: This isn't another "trauma recovery" episode. It's a conversation about why the body holds what the mind tries to manage, how core beliefs drive self-sabotage, and what it actually looks like to release generational patterns that keep people stuck . What we explore in this conversation: · What it's really like to be a wildland firefighter—and what that culture does to a man's nervous system · The sudden loss of his captain and best friend—and the healing crisis that followed · How the body manifests what the mind suppresses · The Kundalini experience that blew up his life and what it taught him · Why many people feel like they're unraveling when they're actually healing · The unconscious beliefs that drive self-sabotage and keep people stuck · What it actually feels like when someone finally gets to the root of their issue · How unresolved emotional patterns create chronic pain and tension · Why women often carry a quiet fear around their own power—and how it gets stored · What becomes possible when the root pattern is finally cleared Connect with Thomas: · Website: mountainmindmastery.com · Book: The Mountain Mind Mastery Method · Instagram: @thomaswurm About The Uncommon Minds Experience: A podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Featuring founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking—unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how you think about healing, trauma, and what it means to truly let go. Website & Social · Website: mountainmindmastery.com · Book: The Mountain Mind Mastery Method · Instagram: @thomaswurm

  3. 18h ago

    Bryan Thompson: Trusts, Probate, and the Conversations Families Avoid

    Bryan Thompson is a California trusts and estates attorney with Rod of Iron Trusts and Estates Counsel, where he guides families through some of the most difficult and emotionally charged decisions they'll ever face. He grew up wanting to be in the ministry or a firefighter, and both instincts still drive his practice: a deep care for people and an urgency to keep them from harm . As a solo practitioner, he has the freedom—and in his opinion, the responsibility—to say what attorneys employed by larger law firms won't . For example, most trusts and estates attorneys will tell you that you need a trust if you have property, but in some cases that's the worst thing for your family . A highly litigious family would benefit from immediate court intervention, and the informalities of trust administration may cause much more problems . What makes this conversation different: This isn't another "how to write a will" episode. It's a conversation about why estate planning is fundamentally about family dynamics, not property; how the law has changed in ways most people don't realize; and what actually happens when families avoid the hard conversations . What we explore in this conversation: · When you actually need a trust—and when you don't · Why Proposition 19 changed property tax reassessment and is costing families hundreds of thousands · What happens to unmarried partners when someone dies without a plan · Why the LGBTQ community faces unique risks under intestacy laws · The difference between a decision you don't like and one that may be undue influence or fraud · What a conservatorship actually costs and how long it takes · Why having an estate plan is an act of stewardship—even if you have $20 to your name · How to handle the sibling who borrowed money on a handshake and never repaid it · Why the legal system's defaults can actively hurt the people you love most · What "the order of operations" for trust administration looks like Connect with Bryan: · Website: rodofironlawfirm.com · Email: bryan@rodofironlawfirm.com · Phone: 415-608-7481 About The Uncommon Minds Experience: A podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Featuring founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking—unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how you think about family, legacy, and the conversations we all need to have. Website & Contact · Website: rodofironlawfirm.com · Email: bryan@rodofironlawfirm.com · Phone: 415-608-7481 · Free Guides: rodofironlawfirm.com

  4. 21h ago

    Dr. Jeffrey Bone: When the Psychologist Becomes the Patient—Living with Chronic Illness

    Dr. Jeffrey Bone is a chronic illness mentor, author, and host of the podcast To The Bone: Conversations on Pain, Illness, and Meaning . He has spent more than two decades helping people cope with the psychological realities of long-term illness and pain . His work blends psychology, lived experience, and creativity, specializing in helping people navigate the emotional weight of chronic illness—including pain, fatigue, medical uncertainty, loneliness, and the grief that comes when life does not unfold as planned . He lives with Common Variable Immune Deficiency, a rare immune disorder that requires ongoing treatment . That experience reshaped his understanding of pain, uncertainty, and empathy . Today, he integrates existential psychology and acceptance-based therapies with the raw honesty that comes from living inside the problem rather than observing it from the outside . What makes this conversation different: This isn't another "health tips" episode. It's a conversation about what happens when the psychologist becomes the patient, how chronic illness is an existential experience—not just a medical one—and what it means to rebuild a meaningful life when the body is no longer predictable . What we explore in this conversation: · How his work with chronic pain patients began and what drew him to this population · The moment he moved from being the psychologist to also being someone living with a serious immune disorder · How that shift changed his understanding of suffering and resilience · Why chronic illness is not only a medical experience—it is an existential one · The most common psychological struggles people face after a new diagnosis · How existential therapy and acceptance-based approaches help build meaning · Why chronic illness often brings loneliness and a feeling of being misunderstood · How guided meditations for pain and insomnia differ from typical mindfulness recordings · Why poetry became part of how he processes and communicates the experience of illness · One idea or practice that can help someone begin rebuilding meaning after illness Connect with Dr. Bone: · Website: drbone.live · Podcast: To The Bone: Conversations on Pain, Illness, and Meaning · YouTube: @drbone · Substack: [Link] About The Uncommon Minds Experience: A podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Featuring founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking—unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how you think about illness, meaning, and what it means to keep living when life doesn't go as planned.

  5. 21h ago

    Terry Bean: Abracadabra—The Magic of Believing in Yourself

    Terry Bean is a Certified Life & Executive Coach, author, speaker, and founder of The Inner Magic Club . She studied Communications and Marketing at the University of Hartford and began her career in Manhattan. She helped build a property management company from 20 to 200 employees and from 10 to 47 properties across three states . She later earned her Real Estate Broker's License and owned a rental real estate company . More than a decade ago, she wrote a children's story about the power of our thoughts, happiness, gratitude, self-belief, and discovering that what we're searching for may have been inside us all along . That story became ABRACADABRA . Now she's back in New York caring for her mother—and at 62, rather than winding down, she's creating an entirely new chapter with The Inner Magic Club . What makes this conversation different: This isn't another "children's book author" episode. It's a conversation about how the words we give children become their inner voice, how to reinvent yourself later in life, and what it means to trust yourself enough to start something new at any age . What we explore in this conversation: · What inspires her most—and how that inspiration has evolved over time · The moment she realized she wanted to write ABRACADABRA · How the words we give children become the voices they hear within themselves · What it means to find your "Happy Place" and why it matters · The journey from corporate executive to children's author · How she helped build a company from 20 to 200 employees · What it's like to reinvent yourself at 62 · The vision behind The Inner Magic Club · Why she believes the greatest magic is the confidence we already carry · How to help children keep their light before the world convinces them otherwise Connect with Terry: · Website: terrybeanauthor.com · Website: theinnermagicclub.com · Facebook: Terry Bean Author · Instagram: @terrybeanauthor · TikTok: @terrybeanauthor · YouTube: @terrybeanauthor · LinkedIn: Terry Bean About The Uncommon Minds Experience: A podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Featuring founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking—unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how you think about reinvention, childhood, and what it means to believe in yourself at any age. Website & Social · Website: terrybeanauthor.com · Website: theinnermagicclub.com · Facebook: Terry Bean Author · Instagram: @terrybeanauthor · TikTok: @terrybeanauthor · YouTube: @terrybeanauthor · LinkedIn: Terry Bean

  6. 22h ago

    Robert Bowers: Campfire Tales, Cryptids, and the Art of Storytelling

    Robert Bowers is a storyteller, outdoorsman, and self-published author whose work is inspired by a lifetime of real-world experiences—many of them gathered while fishing and hunting, working outdoors, and spending time in places where things don't always have a clear explanation . He loves all things cryptid and has had many unexplained things happen to him while hunting and fishing—cryptids, UFOs, ghosts—he has seen some of them all . After a 43-year career with ODOT, Rob began writing a few years before retirement and now dedicates his time fully to crafting short stories and novels . His books include the four-volume Campfire Tales From Uncle Rob series, Red Eyes at Black Mesa, and his latest cryptid horror novel, Have Dog Will Travel . What makes this conversation different: This isn't another "how to write" episode. It's a conversation about what happens when you spend a lifetime paying attention to the world around you, how the unexplained moments become the best stories, and what it's like to start a creative life later in life . What we explore in this conversation: · What inspired him to start writing while still working—and then continue into retirement · The unexplained things he's experienced while fishing and hunting · What it's like to see something you can't explain and how it changes you · One funny or unexpected story from his years at ODOT · The difference between writing true stories and writing fiction · What keeps him motivated to keep writing full time · Why people are so fascinated by Bigfoot and other cryptids · What advice he'd give someone who thinks it's too late to start writing · What people misunderstand about writing or becoming an author · Why the best stories often come from real-life moments Connect with Robert: · Website: RobertBowersAuthor.com · Facebook: Robert O. Bowers · Instagram: @robertobowers · Books: Campfire Tales From Uncle Rob (Volumes 1-4), Red Eyes at Black Mesa, Have Dog Will Travel (Available on Amazon) About The Uncommon Minds Experience: A podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Featuring founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking—unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how you think about storytelling, the unexplained, and what it means to start something new at any age. Books (Available on Amazon) · Campfire Tales From Uncle Rob (Volumes 1-4) · Red Eyes at Black Mesa · Have Dog Will Travel Website & Social · Website: RobertBowersAuthor.com · Facebook: Robert O. Bowers · Instagram: @robertobowers

  7. 22h ago

    Butch Phelps: The Stretch n' Release Technique for Lasting Pain Relief

    Butch Phelps is a functional massage therapist, award-winning author, and creator of the Stretch n' Release Technique . He helps people 45+ reduce chronic aches, improve mobility, and move better without relying on meds, injections, or surgeries—by teaching them how to release tight, overworked muscles and take control of their own bodies . His journey began with a head-on auto crash at 18 that bound him to a wheelchair . He spent years trying everything that was supposed to work—and when it didn't, he dedicated himself to understanding why . Over 20 years, he studied muscle mechanics, the nervous system, and the brain-body connection to develop a method that actually works . What makes this conversation different: This isn't another "stretching tips" episode. It's a conversation about why traditional stretching often fails, how the brain and muscles work together, and what it actually takes to release chronic tension without medications or surgeries . What we explore in this conversation: · The head-on crash that changed everything and the journey back from a wheelchair · Why stretching isn't just about the muscle—it's about the brain · How the brain, spine, and muscles work together · Why pain becomes chronic even after the original injury is "healed" · What people get wrong about aging and how we feel as we age · The biggest mistake people make when trying to solve their pain · What the Stretch n' Release Technique actually is and how it works · The misconceptions about stretching that keep people stuck · Who is the ideal person to succeed with this approach · How to take control of chronic pain without relying on others Connect with Butch: · YouTube: youtube.com/themusclerepairshop · Website: theMuscleRepairShop.com About The Uncommon Minds Experience: A podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Featuring founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking—unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how you think about pain, healing, and what it means to take control of your own body. YouTube & Website · YouTube: youtube.com/themusclerepairshop · Website: theMuscleRepairShop.com

  8. 22h ago

    The Mind Quotient: Nami Prakash on the Human Skills We Were Never Taught

    Nami Prakash is the founder of The Mind Quotient™, a mission-driven Human Skill Development organization teaching the practical skills we were never taught . After more than 20 years leading teams in healthcare communications, she realized the biggest performance gaps weren't technical—they were human . That realization led her to leave corporate leadership and create a company on a mission to make Human Skill Development as essential as academic learning . She is the author of Healing with Courage and the founder of MQPress™, a publishing company dedicated to advancing the field of Human Skill Development . Her work focuses on emotional regulation, self-awareness, communication, conflict, boundaries, and the skills that shape how we lead, work, and navigate life . What makes this conversation different: This isn't another "leadership tips" episode. It's a conversation about why we were never taught the skills that matter most, how success doesn't prepare you for life, and what it actually takes to navigate the human side of work and relationships . What we explore in this conversation: · What inspired her to leave corporate leadership after 20 years · How her healing journey shaped her life's work · What separates great leaders from technically successful leaders · The human skills we were never taught—and why they matter more than ever · Why successful people still struggle with everyday life · What skills AI will never replace · How to redesign education and what would change first · The role of self-awareness in leadership and life · What it means to lead a movement to make human skills the next global standard · One piece of advice she wishes someone had given her at 20 Connect with Nami: · Website: themindquotient.co · Book: Healing with Courage · Facebook: The Mind Quotient · Instagram: @the_mind_quotient · LinkedIn: Nami Prakash About The Uncommon Minds Experience: A podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Featuring founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking—unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how you think about success, human connection, and the skills that truly matter Book · Healing with Courage—Available through themindquotient.co Website & Social · Website: themindquotient.co · Facebook: The Mind Quotient · Instagram: @the_mind_quotient · LinkedIn: Nami Prakash

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The Uncommon Mind Experience is a podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Each episode features founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. This isn't motivation. It's methodology.

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