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Getting Under The Skin

Welcome to Getting Under The Skin (GUTS)! Where the stories of our lives can be medicine for each other. Where reflection and curiosity opens up paths of conversation for us to explore together.Join us for an exploration through conversation. This is an expedition, a journey in search of the stuff that makes us feel most human, the stuff that stirs your soul and reminds you of what really matters. These conversations are not performative interviews, book release tours or productivity hacks. They are

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1:03:20

Strong, Kind, Confident & Resilient with Luis Velasquez

Getting Under The Skin ·

2026/03/23

What does it mean to choose your life, even when everything feels stacked against you?In this episode of GUTS, Topaz Adizes sits down with Luis Velasquez, executive coach, Stanford leadership facilitator, and author of Ordinary Resilience. This is a conversation about resilience that isn’t performative. It’s lived. Through stories of survival, identity, fatherhood, and near breaking points, Luis unpacks how reframing reality can become a tool for transformation and how the smallest shifts in

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1:22:18

The Musicality of Life with Didier Sylvain

Getting Under The Skin ·

2026/03/16

What does it mean to truly come home to yourself, and what happens when you stop performing and start creating from your soul?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Didier Sylvain, coach and creative practitioner working at the intersection of personal liberation and collective transformation. Didier has guided executives and teams at organizations like Lionsgate, WME, and the NBA Foundation, drawing from a background that spans Deloitte Consulting, somatics, sound healing, and a

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1:10:22

Good Conversation: The Art of Connection with Emma...

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2026/03/09

What makes a conversation truly good and why are those moments of connection so rare?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Emma Templeton, social psychologist and researcher studying the science of human connection. Emma explores what happens in the precise moments when conversation clicks and why some interactions leave us feeling deeply understood while others fade away.Through her research on real, unscripted dialogue, Emma reflects on the invisible forces shaping how we

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1:10:41

Winning the Lottery with Andrew Kimler

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2026/03/02

What if the most painful year of your life was actually preparing you for the family you were meant to have?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Andrew Kimler, Sundance fellow and award-winning creative producer, for a deeply personal conversation about adoption, fatherhood, creativity, and purpose. After enduring three failed adoptions in a single year, alongside profound personal loss, Andrew reflects on grief, resilience, and what it takes to stay open after repeated

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1:14:29

Explore with Curiosity | Bryce Hoffman

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2026/02/23

What happens when the questions that once got you arrested become the foundation of your life's work?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Bryce Hoffman, bestselling author and the only civilian ever to complete the U.S. Army's Red Team Leader Program. As founder of Red Team Thinking, he helps organizations like Google, Salesforce, and the U.S. Marine Corps challenge assumptions and make sharper decisions.Together, they explore:- How radical idealism evolves into disciplined

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1:11:22

Creating Safe Spaces with Michele Lamoureux

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2026/02/16

What happens when the parts of you that were silenced begin to speak again?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with award-winning podcaster, empowerment coach, and author Michelle Lamoureux, creator of The Good Life podcast and author of Design a Life You Love.Michelle reflects on the formative experiences that shaped her: being “othered” as a child, surviving a near abduction, and wearing a scoliosis brace for six years — and how those moments cultivated empathy, resilience, and a

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1:15:47

How Great Leaders Think About Talent and Ego with...

Getting Under The Skin ·

2026/02/09

What does leadership look like when certainty falls away?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Yoseph Ayele, Ethiopian-born entrepreneur and founder of LAVA, for a wide-ranging conversation about talent, ego, purpose, and the courage to not know. From growing up in Ethiopia to building across borders, Yoseph reflects on what happens when control loosens and attention shifts toward listening, humility, and service.Moving between leadership, inequality, and self-awareness, this

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1:25:17

What Matters: Fatherhood and Compassion with Airrion...

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2026/02/01

What matters when fear enters your life through the people you love most?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Airrion Copeland, a filmmaker, writer, and nonprofit leader, for a raw conversation about fatherhood, fear, and the moments that change how you see everything. After a near-death experience involving his young son, Airrion reflects on what breaks open when control disappears and what’s revealed in its place.From early trauma and storytelling to compassion, uncertainty,

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1:16:18

The Value Is In The Question: Presence with Andy Tudhope

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2026/01/26

What if progress isn't about moving faster, but about remembering what's sacred in what we build?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Andy Tudhope, a technologist, writer, and builder, for a wide ranging conversation about code, consciousness, and community.Andy reflects on formative experiences with violence, near death, and ego dissolution, and how those moments shaped his relationship with love, presence, and meaning. From Zen and Sufism to poetry, programming, and rethinking

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1:18:14

Our Gift: The Truth About Healing with Charlie Goldsmith

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2026/01/19

Belief is easy when you’re understood. Conviction is what remains when you’re not.In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Charlie Goldsmith, Healer and Explorer, for an honest conversation about healing, belief, and what it means to follow a calling that challenges how people understand reality.Charlie shares the moment at eighteen when he first realized he could heal someone and the fear, disbelief, and isolation that followed. From family disapproval and years of having to prove

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1:12:59

Accepting Yourself with Kyrus Keenan Westcott

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2026/01/12

Accepting yourself isn’t a quote. It’s a practice.In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes, sits down with Kyrus Keenan Westcott, also known as KY, creator of The Vibe With Ky, to talk about mental health, ADHD, depression, and what it really means to stop pretending you’re fine.Ky shares the roller coaster moment that shaped how he understands fear, acceptance, and growth. From losing his friend Ashton, to a ruptured Achilles and a painful breakup, to being late diagnosed with ADHD, depression,

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1:57:14

#010 The Heart of an Entrepreneur with Don MacPherson

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2025/09/19

What if the real measure of a life was not success but the love and trust we leave behind?In this episode of Getting Under the Skin, Topaz sits down with entrepreneur and mentor Don MacPherson (he/him) to talk about family, resilience, risk and the lessons that shaped him.Don shares:• The gifts each of his four parents passed on to him• How loss and change shaped his view of life and relationships• The summer adventure that set him on a new path• Why he put off surgery for years and what it taught

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1:30:12

#009 How Great Leaders Combine Skills Into a Superpower

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2025/08/15

What if leadership wasn’t about having the answers - but holding the right space for the right questions?In this episode of Getting Under the Skin, Topaz sits down with strategist, leadership coach, and catalyst for change David Lancefield (he/him), whose work helps leaders expand their thinking, embrace discomfort, and step into deeper impact without losing themselves in the process.David shares:- Why presence matters more than perfection in leadership- How to balance ambition with genuine

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1:43:14

#008 How Baseball, Dreams & Fatherhood Shaped a Leader

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2025/08/01

What if the true measure of a life isn't success – but rather how you show up for others?In this episode of Getting Under the Skin, Topaz talks with educator, coach, podcast host, and father Joe Ferraro (he/him). Joe's journey has been shaped by baseball, family, and an unwavering pursuit of self-awareness. From Sunday dinners to national championships, his story reflects discipline, vulnerability, and deep reflection.Joe shares:- The quiet legacy of his dad and how food became their love language-

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1:17:30

#007 Question Askers To Question Masters

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2025/07/25

What if your work in the world wasn’t your purpose - but your practice?In this episode of Getting Under the Skin, Topaz sits down with co-founder of Transcend Education, author, and creative strategist Dr. Jeff Wetzler (he/him), whose life’s work has been about bringing people together - from mountaintop gatherings to deep conversations on meaning, identity, and impact.Jeff shares:• Why “holding space” isn’t a tactic, it’s a way of being• How chasing significance can distract us from actually

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1:26:22

#006 How Storytelling Creates Real Connection

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2025/07/18

What if the real magic wasn’t in the story you tell, but in the energy you bring?In this episode of Getting Under the Skin, Topaz sits down with filmmaker, storyteller, and community catalyst Wayne Price (he/him), whose life has been shaped by curiosity, connection, and the courage to not follow the script.Wayne shares:- How choosing community over convention shaped his creative path- Why energy - not achievement - is what truly moves people- What the Grateful Dead taught him about belonging- How he

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1:23:22

#005 Turning Trauma Into Truth

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2025/07/11

What if your life’s purpose was to break the silence that held your family together?In this episode of Getting Under the Skin, Topaz sits down with artist and filmmaker Tracey Arcabasso Smith (she/her), whose documentary Relative explores the generational trauma of sexual abuse in her family, and the healing that followed.Tracey shares:- The spiritual shifts that helped her redefine “mother”- Why the courage to speak out didn’t feel like a choice- How she balances her corporate leadership with a

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#004 A Father–Son Conversation on Grief, Aging & Legacy

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2025/07/04

What if your greatest strength came from your deepest wound?In this unscripted and deeply human conversation, Dr. Ichak Adizes — one of the world’s most influential business thinkers — opens up to his son, filmmaker and host Topaz Adizes, in a raw dialogue about love, aging, grief, legacy, and healing.At 87 years old, Dr. Adizes reflects on the life that shaped him, the legacy he's still writing, and the emotional wounds he's only now beginning to confront. Together, father and son explore:- What he

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1:12:34

#003 Imbalances in Tech, Industry and AI

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2025/07/01

What if the key to our future isn’t smarter answers — but better questions?Lauren Celenza is a designer, technologist, writer, and deeply curious human navigating the complex intersections of connection, technology, and imbalance. From redesigning Google Maps for informal transit systems across the Global South to building the first free direct IRS tax-filing tool in U.S. history, Lauren’s work is all about making the invisible visible — and helping people find their way.In this episode, Topaz and

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1:12:35

#003 Imbalances in Tech, Industry and AI

Getting Under The Skin ·

2025/06/27

What if the key to our future isn’t smarter answers — but better questions?Lauren Celenza is a designer, technologist, writer, and deeply curious human navigating the complex intersections of connection, technology, and imbalance. From redesigning Google Maps for informal transit systems across the Global South to building the first free direct IRS tax-filing tool in U.S. history, Lauren’s work is all about making the invisible visible — and helping people find their way.In this episode, Topaz and

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