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. 14H AGO

    The Gift Inside Your Hardest Story | Diana & Danby | Ep 957

    "There are gifts in failure, vulnerability, and shame. For us to grow, for us to connect with a part of ourselves that we've shut down for means of survival." – Diana Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and guests Diana and Danby for a live throwback coaching session that redefines what next level growth actually looks like. Diana opens the conversation by doing what most leaders won't — owning the full gift of her hardest story, including 20 years of undiagnosed PTSD and the courage it took to find the transformation inside it. Danby confronts a quieter truth: a lifetime of saying "sure" to great opportunities and what it costs to never have said a full yes. Niiamah introduces the Too Much Game, a real framework for leaders who've been told they're a lot, and are finally ready to collect points for it. This episode is for leaders who are already playing. It's for the ones who are 70% ready right now and need permission to go. Subscribe for daily live coaching. Drop a comment, where in your life are you saying sure when you mean hell yes? 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. --Check out the video episode on YouTube!-- Timestamps: 00:00 Next level growth vs success 00:03 Diana's fearless unbridled goal 00:05 Owning the hardest story 00:07 Finding gifts in failure 00:19 Danby's insight from Diana 00:23 Sure vs hell yes explained 00:29 The hell yes list exercise 00:35 Diana's shameless outreach game 00:43 Introducing the Too Much Game 00:54 Your 70% is already enough Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community Throwback Episode. Originally Aired on 1/30/2020

    58 min
  2. 1D AGO

    The Rebel Who Sold A Hundred Million Dollars | Christine Volden | Ep 956

    "I always met and exceeded my number. It was never hard. I felt like this is the easiest job in the world. And I always felt a little bit of guilt around it — and it wasn't until now that I realized it was just easy for me because that's how I wanted it to be." – Christine Volden Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and sales coach Christine Volden for a throwback conversation that challenges everything you've been told about hard work and success. Christine spent 15 years in corporate sales, closing over $100 million, and spent most of it feeling guilty because it came too easily. In this episode, she and Niiamah unpack why ease isn't a flaw, why 80% of sales is energetic rather than tactical, and what it really means to trust yourself in the moments that matter most. If you've ever been told to work harder, hustle more, or follow the proven process, and it's never quite felt right, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, drop a comment below, and keep the conversation going. It doesn't matter if you're watching the day this came out or years later, this one lives on. 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. --Check out the video episode on YouTube!-- Timestamps: 00:00 Hard work vs. natural ease 03:06 Meet Christine Bolden, rebel 05:21 External vs. internal success 08:38 Confidence is not ego 11:35 How this insight first emerged 16:39 Play as your hidden strategy 22:04 Your flaw is your value 30:42 Mindset over tactics in sales 35:58 The $100M guilt confession 48:42 Live coaching Christine's edge Follow Outlier's Edge Social's: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community Throwback Episode. Originally aired on 1/27/2020

    57 min
  3. 2D AGO

    Stop Waiting To Feel Ready | Christopher Joseph | Ep 955

    "There isn't safety in freezing in non-action. There's great risk in that." – Christopher Joseph Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Dr. Christopher Joseph — coach, mindfulness trainer, and former civil engineer — for a conversation that turns the idea of motivation completely upside down. Chris reveals why waiting to feel ready is actually the riskiest choice you can make, how he rebuilt after losing six figures in a Ponzi scheme, and why withholding your potential from the world is an ethical failure. From his breakdown during a PhD to building a thriving coaching practice, Chris's story is a raw, honest case study in what happens when exceptional leaders stop waiting and start moving. One of Niiamah's earliest and most formative conversations — and as relevant today as ever. 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. --Check out the video episode on YouTube!-- Timestamps: 0:00 — Series intro from Niiamah 3:34 — Welcome Dr. Chris Joseph 8:17 — Motivation follows action 15:02 — What flow feels like now 23:03 — Discovery through fresh eyes 32:11 — One-minute breathing practice 34:02 — Leaving academia for coaching 38:00 — The Ponzi scheme loss 43:08 — Business side of coaching 56:25 — Share failure, own it 1:03:16 — Life is short — his mum Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community Throwback Episode. Originally Aired on 1/26/2020

    1h 8m
  4. 3D AGO

    Hustle From Fear vs Hustle From Alignment | Dr. Sarah Coxin | Ep 954

    "When you're connected to source, you're plugged into the mains. But when you're in hustle, you're using your own battery pack, and you haven't recharged it." – Dr. Sarah Coxin Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Dr. Sarah Coxin for a raw, live coaching conversation on what's really behind the hustle trap. Sarah is a former archaeologist turned transformation coach who helps women build lives of real prosperity — joy, freedom, and impact. But even she gets pulled back into fear-driven hustle. In this episode, Niiamah coaches Sarah through perfectionism, community fear, and the exhaustion cycle — until they land on the real question every outlier needs to ask: where is your energy actually coming from? If you're high-achieving but running on empty, this one 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. --Check out the video episode on YouTube!-- Timestamps: 00:00 Niiamah introduces Dr. Sarah Coxin 03:57 Sarah shares her origin story 08:00 Leaving academia after loss 13:36 Identity without labels explored 20:09 Live coaching session begins 24:08 Sarah names her real challenge 29:20 Perfectionism and community trust 34:51 Why Sarah serves women specifically 50:31 Expansiveness visualization exercise 53:21 Community as Sarah's true calling 1:01:41 Carrying transformation into the world 1:05:08 Hustle and flow redefined together 🔔 Subscribe for weekly coaching conversations that go deeper than strategy. 💬 Drop your biggest insight in the comments. Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community Throwback episode. Originally aired on 1/20/2020

    1h 16m
  5. 6D AGO

    Outliers Do & Thrive in What Others Call Unconventional | Unni Rav | Shawn Flynn | Abhi Prakash | Ep 951

    "Specialization is for insects. You can be an investment banker and an actor. A Navy SEAL and an author. A film director and a football coach. Don't buy into the myth that you have to over-specialize." – Abhi Prakash Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and three outliers who are building worlds from scratch, Unni Rav, Shawn Flynn and Abhi Prakash. In this episode, they go all the way in on the thing nobody talks about enough: what it actually takes to keep growing when the problems get bigger, the stakes get higher, and you're doing something most people around you have never done before. From M&A deals that carry the weight of 200 families, to standing in front of a camera for the second time ever, to coaching JV basketball while building AI companies. This one hits different. 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. --Check out the video episode on YouTube!-- Timestamps: 00:00 Meet today's three outliers 01:45 Unni Rav: indie films and grit 04:10 Shawn explains M&A like life 06:54 What gives you sweaty palms 11:27 Shawn: stakes are not abstract 15:25 Abhi: plan your life quarterly 18:50 Unni: wealth is not just money 23:01 Growth vs results tension 31:28 Shawn's secret mastermind method 35:54 Abhi: specialization is for insects Enter Unni Rav's World: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Website Enter Shawn Flynn's World: LinkedIn | YouTube | Website Enter Abhi Prakash's World: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Website Continue into Outlier's Edge World: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community Disclaimer: The views expressed in this podcast are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute financial or legal advice, nor do they necessarily reflect the views of Finalis Inc. or Finalis Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.

    43 min
  6. MAY 5

    Do What Others Won't, Get Results Others Can't | DJ Sprague | Denley McIntosh | Ep 950

    "Either I win or I lose. Either way, I learn, I grow — and you never come out ahead on the road well traveled." — DJ Sprague Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and two outliers doing the impossible. DJ Sprague & Denley McIntosh. This conversation is about asymmetrical thinking, unconventional paths, and the specific moves that separate the 3% from everyone else. DJ breaks down how he built three companies by age 21 with $20 and a handshake. Denley shares how compassion in the workplace changed a man's worldview and eventually changed his career. If you're building something no one else is building, this one was made 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. --Check out the video episode on YouTube!-- Timestamps: 00:00 Meet the outliers today 02:01 Asymmetrical thinking explained simply 07:54 Denley's polymath origin story 11:01 How do outliers think unconventionally 12:11 DJ's $20 limousine company 16:59 Work others won't do matters 17:09 The Wellhead Principle revealed 24:51 Cost of being the 3% 30:29 Red carpet tribe building 36:45 CashFlow payment platform launch 40:01 Denley's leadership program details 41:49 Final takeaways from both guests Enter DJ Sprague's World: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Website Enter Denley McIntosh's World: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | LinkedIn | YouTube | Website Continue into Outlier's Edge World: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community

    44 min
  7. MAY 2

    Surrender Is the Strategy When the Vision Is Bigger Than You | Terry Tucker, Jay Rudman | Ep 947

    Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier "When you're going from zero to one, you're probably playing the game. But when you're going from one to a hundred — you've got to get off the field." – Jay Rudman Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and two extraordinary outliers, Terry Tucker and Jay Rudman for a conversation that goes deep on what it really takes to lead at the highest level. We talk about why the best leaders learn to get out of their own way, how a 14-year cancer journey becomes a masterclass in purpose, and why going deep with people, even strangers, is your most underrated edge. This one will stay with you. Watch it all the way through. 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. --Check out the video episode on YouTube!-- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro: Today's incredible outliers 01:51 Terry's 14-year cancer journey 03:01 Going deep builds real connection 06:40 Jay on empowering people over ego 08:21 Letting go to unlock bigger results 12:19 Understanding doesn't mean agreement 17:22 Hiring people smarter than you 22:27 Why serial entrepreneurship is in the blood 27:51 Fear is your compass, not your enemy 35:47 Start before you're ready Enter Terry Tucker's World: Facebook | Instagram | X | LinkedIn | YouTube | Website Enter Jay Rudman's World: LinkedIn | Website Continue into Outlier's Edge World: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community

    42 min
  8. MAY 1

    The Mind Of Someone Who Never Quits | Jeet Banerjee | Ep 946

    Own your next level inside Outlier’s Edge (free): https://skool.com/outlier "I say I call it delusional self-belief. I always just thought, that's fine, I'm gonna keep going. Failure was never an option in my mind." – Jeep Banerjee Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and serial entrepreneur Jeep Banerjee for a raw conversation about what really happens between big wins. After 15 years, multiple exits, and more failures than he can count, Jeep opens up about the misery of success, the art of recognizing your own gift, and why delusional self-belief isn't crazy, it's a strategy. If you've ever been in-between chapters and wondered what's next, this one's 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. --Check out the video episode on YouTube!-- Timestamps: 0:00 Meet Jeep Banerjee 1:06 Why digital marketing now 2:11 Life after selling the company 3:30 Soul searching without a plan 5:02 When inaction becomes the danger 6:16 Owning the gift you take for granted 8:11 The bench player realization 9:54 Two things that open every door 12:07 Current sweaty palms project 14:03 Message to your past self Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community

    18 min

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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