Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations
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949 episodes
#951 Monica Roca-Quesada: đź’µ Cash Flow Beyond Sales
Why can a profitable business still struggle to produce cash?Fractional CFO and financial operations strategist Monica Roca-Quesada joins Joey Pinz to explain why selling more is not always the solution. Weak margins, unpaid receivables,...
#950 Aria Drexler: 🥩 Are Fortified Foods Failing Our Kids?
What if some of the foods marketed as nutritious are missing what growing families need most?Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and BeLiver founder Aria Drexler joins Joey Pinz to explain why she began questioning conventional nutrition a...
#949 Nathan Winston: ⚾ When Quitting Isn’t an Option
Nathan Winston was born with Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency, a rare condition that resulted in the amputation of his left leg at age four. Doctors believed amputation would give him the best opportunity for a full life—but few could have pre...
#948 Norrine Russell: ❤️ Your Child Isn’t Lazy—Their Brain Works Differently
Why do intelligent, capable children struggle with homework, organization, time management, and follow-through? Dr. Norrine Russell explains that these challenges are often incorrectly labeled as laziness, irresponsibility, or poor motivation w...
#947 Tania Cazin: 🎯Why Sales Teams Keep Missing Quota
What separates proactive selling from simply waiting for customers to buy?Master sales trainer Tania Cazin joins Joey Pinz to reveal what nearly four decades in commission-only sales taught her about cold calling, rejection, buyer behavi...
#946 Sharalyn Payne: ⚖️ Who Pays the Price for Your Leadership?
Power always produces a return—but that return is not necessarily positive.Dr. Sharalyn Payne, founder of Return on Power™, joins Joey Pinz for a revealing conversation about leadership, accountability, influence, and the unseen conseque...
#954 Ryan Grant: 🛡️ Securing Business in the AI Era
AI can help businesses identify threats faster—but it also introduces new agents, behaviors, conversations, and vulnerabilities that must be secured.Ryan Grant, Country Manager for ESET North America, joins Joey Pinz to explain how cyber...
#945 Matt Peters: 🤖 Why Human Care Still Wins in an AI World
What if the best use of artificial intelligence isn’t replacing people—but helping them do more meaningful work?Fixify co-founder and CEO Matt Peters joins Joey Pinz to explore how AI, automation, and human care can work together to tran...
#944 Michelle Woodward Hodges: 🎯 Show Up to Glow Up
What separates a job from a profession—and a manager from a genuine leader?Michelle Woodward Hodges, SVP of Global Channels and Alliances at Barracuda, joins Joey Pinz to explore leadership evolution, channel transformation, cybersecurit...
#943 Victoria Nelson: 🎯 The Power of Asking for What You Want
What if the habits meant to make you sound agreeable are actually weakening your authority?Victoria Nelson left a toxic family environment in Russia at 18 with approximately $500 and a bag of clothes. After rebuilding her life in London,...
#942 Heather McLean: 🚀 How People-First Leaders Make AI Work
Why do promising AI initiatives fail even when the technology works? Heather McLean believes the answer usually involves people, processes, leadership, and trust.Heather is an Air Force veteran, technology leader, entrepreneur, and found...
#941 Andy Syrewicze: 🛡️ The Cybersecurity Basics Businesses Keep Missing
Cybersecurity threats are becoming faster, more targeted, and increasingly difficult to recognize—but many organizations continue to neglect the fundamentals.In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Andy Syrewicze ...
#940 Anne Montgomery: 🎙️ From ESPN to Foster Mom: When Life Rewrites the Plan
Anne Montgomery spent much of her life entering places where women were told they did not belong. She pursued sports broadcasting when male coaches refused to be interviewed by her, became a certified official across five major team sports, wor...
#939 Robin Harris: 🌟 Stop Climbing the Wrong Mountain
What happens when determination takes you up the wrong mountain?Robin Harris—technologist, certified hypnotherapist, interfaith minister, storyteller, and advocate for human potential—joins Joey Pinz to explore how social conditioning, f...
#938 Stella Grigoryan: 🎨 Why Beautiful Branding Still Fails
A beautiful logo might attract attention—but without a meaningful story and clear strategy, it cannot build a lasting brand.Stella Grigoryan, founder and creative director of Analogia Creative, joins Joey Pinz to explain why branding mus...
#937 ChannelCon 2026: Greg Jones - 🤝 Why MSPs Should Never Grow Alone
MSPs are under pressure to launch AI services—but rushing forward without the right foundations could create more risk than opportunity.In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Joey speaks with Greg Jones, Kaseya’s...
#936 ChannelCon 2026: Hollie Whittles - đź‘‘ The Hidden Cost of High Achievement
Success may look effortless from the outside, but Hollie Whittles MBE knows how much work—and personal strain—can exist behind the achievements people see.In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Hollie shares her remarkabl...
#935 ChannelCon 2026: Reza Sanjideh - 🧠Think Differently Before the Next Crisis
What if cybersecurity tools are not the foundation of protection—but compliance is?Reza Sanjideh, founder and president of Advanced 2000, joins Joey Pinz to explain why MSPs and government contractors must stop treating compliance, cyber...
#934 ChannelCon 2026: Roberto Elizondo - đź’» What 30 Years in Tech Teaches You
What happens when clients adopt artificial intelligence faster than their technology providers can secure it?Roberto Elizondo has operated Trinet International since 1992, watching the technology industry evolve from hand-built computers...
#933 ChannelCon 2026: Jennifer Anaya - 💡 Stop Selling Technology—Start Selling Business Value
Technology companies often talk about products, features, and capabilities when customers simply want to know one thing: “How will this help my business?”In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Jennifer Baier Anaya, Senior...
#932 Andrea Waltz: 🚫 How Hearing More No’s Leads to Greater Success
What if the fastest route to success begins with hearing “no” more often?Andrea Waltz, co-creator of the bestselling Go for No! philosophy, joins Joey Pinz to explain why rejection is not a verdict—it is information. Andrea shar...
#931 Alane Boyd: đźš« Stop Being Your Own First No
What happens when the freedom you worked years to achieve leaves you feeling lost?Alane Boyd helped grow a business from a few hundred thousand dollars to $17 million in revenue before completing two successful exits. Yet after spending ...
#929 Alex Stanton: 🤖 The AI Era Needs Thinkers, Not Workers
Alex Stanton started building websites on dial-up internet in rural Idaho, founded Exbabylon at 14, and helped develop cybersecurity products before cybersecurity SaaS was an established category. That unconventional beginning eventually led hi...
#928 Kevin Barros: From Technician to Owner: Building an MSP That Lasts
🛠️ Kevin Barros never planned to become a public-facing business leader. He preferred solving technical problems, working behind the scenes, and allowing the quality of his work to speak for itself.That changed when side projects grew in...
#927 Brianna Sylver: 🧠How Great Ideas Become Real Change
🧠Great research does not create change by itself. In this conversation, Brianna Sylver—founder of Sylver Consulting and author of Leading Through Free Fall—explains why organizations can spend significant time and money collecting ins...
