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Daily Influence

IA Business Advisors

Discover a world where everyone’s influence matters. Welcome to Daily Influence, co-hosted by Brian Smith, founder and managing partner at IA Business Advisors and author of the 'I in Team' series, along with IA Business Advisors Partner Gregg Brooke Koleno. Each day, Brian and Gregg craft episodes designed to elevate your influence and transform it into a force for positive and responsible influence.Every episode is a journey through real-life experiences, transformative concepts, and

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701. Small Stories, Big Influence: Finding Clarity at...

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2026/04/02

What happens when successful leaders reach a moment where something simply feels “off”? In this episode of Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Dr. Bobby Hulme-Lippert, leadership coach, keynote speaker, award-winning storyteller, and author of Small Stories About Big Things. After two decades in professional ministry and serving in the U.S. Army chaplaincy, Bobby now helps mid- and late-career leaders navigate pivotal inflection points in their lives and leadership. Through

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5:05

700. Visibility Is Not Marketing: It’s a Discipline

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2026/04/01

Episode 700 marks a pivotal moment for Daily Influence — and a shift into a deeper conversation about how leaders actually operate. In this milestone episode, Brian S. Smith challenges a common frustration shared by business owners and leaders: “Why isn’t our marketing working?” The answer is direct: It’s not a marketing problem. It’s a communication problem — and more specifically, a lack of discipline in how communication is structured. Social media doesn’t create the issue… it exposes it.

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699. Pause, Reset, Lead: The Science Behind...

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2026/03/31

In this episode of Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Dr. Marie Livesey, founder of Lively Holistic Health, to explore a powerful but often overlooked truth: the way we lead is deeply connected to how well we listen to our bodies. As a physician, Dr. Livesey helps individuals and leaders understand how stress, energy, and physiology directly impact patience, decision-making, motivation, and follow-through—especially during demanding seasons of life and work. Rather than viewing

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698. Legacy in Real Time: Designing for Multiplication

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2026/03/30

Legacy is not something you leave behind — it’s something you’re building right now. In Episode 698 of Daily Influence, Brian S. Smith challenges the traditional view of legacy and reframes it as a system that is actively forming through your daily decisions, standards, and behaviors. What you tolerate gets repeated. What you reward gets multiplied. What you ignore becomes embedded. The question isn’t whether your leadership is scaling — it already is. The real question is: is it scaling by

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697. Decision Fatigue — The Hidden Leadership Drain

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2026/03/27

Leaders don’t fail because they make bad decisions. They fail because they’re forced to make too many. In Episode 697 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith, PhD explores decision fatigue—the silent drain on leadership effectiveness that most business owners don’t recognize until it’s already impacting performance. When every question, approval, and direction flows through the leader, the organization doesn’t gain clarity—it creates dependency. And dependency doesn’t scale. In this episode, Brian

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696. Leading with Trust: How Structure, Service, and...

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2026/03/26

What if structure isn’t about control — but about freedom?In this episode of Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Silyana Bozileva, a global leader with over 17 years of experience building and guiding multicultural teams across customer experience, operations, and early-stage growth environments.From serving as a CEO and COO in startups to leading service standards at UKG, Silyana blends operational excellence with deep human empowerment. She shares how leadership rooted in trust,

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695. Accountability Without Harshness — Why Clarity...

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2026/03/25

Accountability is one of the most misunderstood responsibilities in leadership. Too often, leaders fall into one of two traps—avoidance or aggression. They either delay difficult conversations hoping issues resolve themselves, or they overcorrect with pressure, believing intensity drives performance. But neither approach works. In Episode 695 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith, PhD breaks down a more disciplined and effective approach: accountability through clarity, not force. Drawing from

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694. Connection Over Control: What SWAT Negotiation...

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2026/03/24

What if the most powerful leadership lessons came from moments where every word truly mattered? In this compelling episode of Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Scott Tillema — FBI-trained hostage negotiator, former SWAT crisis negotiator, and senior law enforcement leader — to explore how high-stakes communication principles translate directly into everyday leadership. With more than two decades of experience navigating crisis situations, Scott has learned that influence begins

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7:06

693. Trust Is the New Currency — How Leaders Quietly...

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2026/03/23

Trust is one of the most talked about concepts in leadership—and one of the least understood in practice. In Episode 693 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith, PhD challenges the common belief that trust is built in big moments. Instead, he reveals how trust is quietly formed—or fractured—through small, everyday actions. From missed follow-ups to inconsistent expectations, these “micro-betrayals” often go unnoticed by leaders but are deeply felt by teams. In today’s fast-moving environment, speed

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7:11

692. Team Building Tips (rerun)

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2026/03/20

Are you trying to build a team? In this revisit to Daily Influence episode 145 we discuss some tips to help build your team, regardless of size and vocation.

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16:20

691. If Not Me, Then Who? Turning Environmental Guilt...

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2026/03/19

After 40 years in the apparel industry, Michael Bernstein had a realization: seeing the problem wasn’t enough—he had to act. On this episode of Daily Influence, Michael shares how that conviction led him to launch Burnastic, a company transforming textile and plastic waste into a sustainable polymer designed to reduce global carbon footprints. In this inspiring conversation, we explore: • The moment purpose met possibility • How innovation can offset fast fashion’s environmental impact • Why

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690. Navigating Leadership Transitions: Embrace Your...

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2026/03/18

In this revisit to Daily Influence episode 240, Brian Smith delves into the essence of leadership transitions and how everyone, at every level, holds leadership potential. Drawing insights from the I in Team book series, Brian discusses how recognizing individual influence, fostering a supportive environment, and maintaining a positive mindset can ease the stress and anxiety of leadership transitions. Tune in to learn how to manage change as continuous improvement and how to build responsible

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689. From Survival Mode to Soul-Led Living:...

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2026/03/17

What happens when life shatters the plan you carefully designed? In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Jennifer Wren Tolo—award-winning health and wellness coach, former critical care nurse, best-selling author, and transformational speaker known as The Soul Connector. Jennifer shares the pivotal experiences that shifted her life from logic-driven achievement to soul-aligned living—including navigating her son’s stroke at birth and

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688. The Digital Illusion of Connection — Rebuilding...

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2026/03/16

Remote and hybrid work are now permanent parts of the modern workplace. Technology allows teams to communicate instantly from anywhere in the world, but communication alone does not create cohesion. In this episode of Daily Influence, Brian Smith explores the leadership challenge many organizations face today: the digital illusion of connection. When teams rely heavily on messaging platforms, video calls, and digital collaboration tools, it can appear that everyone is aligned—while trust, clarity,

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687. De-Escalate: Nervous System Leadership in a...

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2026/03/13

When emotions spike, leadership is no longer theoretical — it’s neurological. In Episode 687 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith sits down with conflict resolution expert Doug Noll, Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, co-founder of Prison of Peace, Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, and author of the bestselling book De‑Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less. After 20 years as a commercial trial

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686. Communication Is Not a Soft Skill: Turning...

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2026/03/12

Is communication really a “soft skill” — or is it one of the most powerful profit drivers in your business? In this episode of Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Shelley Goldstein, leadership development coach, creator of the Remarkable Framework, and author of the #1 international bestselling book Remarkable Speaking. Shelley works with executives and business owners in high-stakes environments, helping them transform communication into a measurable leadership advantage. Shelley

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685. Reaction Is Not Strategy — Leading Through...

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2026/03/11

In today’s business environment, leaders are surrounded by constant noise—tariffs, regulatory changes, political rhetoric, and nonstop commentary about what might happen next. Markets react quickly, headlines amplify uncertainty, and organizations often feel pressure to respond just as quickly. But responsible leadership requires something different. In this episode of Daily Influence, Brian Smith explores how mature leaders build structural resilience instead of emotional reactivity. Drawing on

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684. Get Seen, Remembered, and Paid — Without Losing...

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2026/03/10

In this episode of Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Naowshaba Ferdous, global personal brand strategist, speaker, and business mentor who has supported women across 27 countries in generating more than $10 million in revenue. Naowshaba shares her journey from a conventional path toward law to building a thriving business rooted in storytelling, behavioral psychology, and authentic brand strategy. Influenced by powerful female entrepreneurs early in her career, she went from

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683. Growth Without Easy Money — The New Capital Reality

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2026/03/09

For more than a decade, businesses operated in an environment of easy capital. Low interest rates, aggressive funding cycles, and abundant investment made rapid expansion feel normal. Growth was often measured by speed rather than sustainability. But that era is changing. In Episode 683 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith explores The New Capital Reality — Growth Without Easy Money and why financial discipline is becoming one of the defining leadership skills of our time. As capital tightens and

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682. AI Is Not Strategy — Why Leadership Discipline...

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2026/03/06

Artificial Intelligence is quickly becoming one of the most discussed tools in modern business. From automation to analytics, AI promises to transform organizations and accelerate growth. But there is a critical leadership distinction that often gets overlooked. AI is not strategy — it is leverage. In Episode 682 of Daily Influence, Brian Smith, PhD explores how technology amplifies whatever discipline already exists inside an organization. When clarity, accountability, and strong leadership are

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