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Here’s Why You’re Not Breaking Through

What if the thing you think is helping you get ahead is actually keeping you stuck? After spending time with two extraordinary women recently, I started noticing a patte

When Youth Sports Became Big Business

Are travel sports, elite teams and expensive training actually helping our kids succeed—or are parents being sold a version of youth sports they don’t need? In this epis

They’ll call you bossy. Build it anyway.

What if the thing people keep telling you to soften is actually one of the reasons you’re so good at what you do? I kept thinking about that while reading Bobbi Brown’s

How the Minnesota Vikings Are Changing Lives

What does it look like when one of the most recognizable sports organizations in the country uses its influence for something bigger than football? In this episode of Ri

I Don’t Want a Vacation From My Life

What if the life you’re supposed to want isn’t actually the life you want? After spending nearly a month in Europe, I came home with a realization that surprised me: I c

The Heart Behind the Minnesota Twins

Recorded live at Target Field, this conversation goes far beyond baseball. Nancy O'Brien has spent more than two decades building the Minnesota Twins' community impact wo

How To Stop Caring What People Think And Finally Be Yourself

I used to walk into every room and scan it first. What do they need from me? How do I come across as credible without coming across as too much?I built a real career that

What He Built After the World Cup

Guest: Tony Sanneh — Former U.S. National Team soccer player, 2002 World Cup veteran, 2026 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee, and founder of the Sanneh Foundation Ep

The Woman Who Raised Her Hand

Most people wait until they’re ready.Greta Siedow raised her hand when she was 80% there, and ended up leading one of the largest women’s sporting events in the country.

You Were Trained Not to Trust Yourself

Hey beautiful humans, this week, I did a solo episode for you all. One thing keeps coming up over and over again in my conversation with incredible women - they don’t tru

She Was Born for This

Some people have a career. Some people have a calling. Very few get to live both.Christine (Christy) Sovereign is one of them.For decades, she built her career at the hig

How the EVEREVE Founder Built a Dream Life & Business

In this episode of RISE TO MORE, Megan Tamte, co-founder and CEO of EVEREVE, opens up about entrepreneurship, identity, faith, fulfillment, and the real emotional cost of

More Will Be Revealed with Wendy Blackshaw

She showed up to this interview the day after foot surgery. That alone tells you everything you need to know about Wendy Blackshaw. The president and CEO of Minnesota Sp

The Future of Luxury Hospitality

When I sit down with people on Rise to More, I am always looking for more than a good résumé or an impressive title. I want to understand who they are when they walk into

The Reality of Not Giving Up

When I sat down with Beth Benike on Rise to More, I expected we’d talk about business, tariffs, entrepreneurship, and the challenges she’s faced as the founder of Busy Ba

The War Within

Over the past few weeks I have had the same conversation with many different people. Friends, clients, parents at school events, strangers who stop me after a talk. The t

Are We Broken Or Overmedicated? What Patients Aren’t Told About Mental Health Medication

There are certain stories that do not simply inform you — they rearrange you. In 2003, a healthy thirty-seven-year-old man kissed his wife goodnight and went to sleep. H

MartinPatrick 3: The Partnership Behind It

It started the way so many iconic things do: quietly, improbably, and with no one’s permission. An empty brick warehouse in Minneapolis’ North Loop. Two guys. No investor

Coming Home to Ourselves: The Art of Subtraction

Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. In a world of endless scrolling, relentless news cycles, and the constant hum of “not en

The Beauty of This Lifetime

Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. What does it mean to live fully—not someday, not when things calm down, not when the sta