Break Your Bullsh*t Box

Episode SummaryWhat does it take to walk away from a career you know and build one that requires you to be fully seen? Amber Fuhriman sits down with Las Vegas realtor and former educator Brenda Landry to dig into the identity shifts, accountability lessons, and hard-won self-worth that come with stepping out of a safe corporate bubble and into a business that lives and dies on human connection.Key Topics Covered: How growing up in a single-parent household shaped Brenda's drive, her relationship with accountability, and how she learned to break generational patterns with her own daughtersWhy the corporate and teaching worlds allow you to hide behind knowledge, and what it actually takes to show up as a full human being when you're building a businessThe real estate experience that went so wrong it motivated Brenda to become the agent she never had, and how a bad transaction became a non-negotiable standard for how she treats every clientHow Brenda uses color-coded buyer consultation books and sensory exercises to help clients discover what they actually want, not just what they say they wantWhy accountability and responsibility are not optional: the homework and marathon mentalities that Brenda ties directly to business successNotable QuotesBrenda Landry:"Don't ever mistake my funniness, my genuine happiness for stupidity, because that is my identity that I'm actually getting back.""I will never, to the best of my ability, ever allow anybody to feel the anger, the sadness that we felt during this transaction to anybody, ever."Amber Fuhriman:"At some point you gotta participate in your own success.""You're not selling houses. You're selling life."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoBrenda Landry is a licensed real estate agent serving the Las Vegas Valley, with a background in corporate training, the Department of Defense, and elementary education. She brings a teacher's instinct and a service-first standard to every transaction.Contact Brenda Landry:Phone: (702) 813-9454Website: homesforsalelasvegas.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryStill living by a blueprint that someone else wrote for you? Amber Fuhriman sits down with consultant and coach Chris Dyer to pull apart the programming, patterns, and people-pleasing that keep high-achieving men and women stuck, and to show you exactly how radical self-compassion, conscious reparenting, and energetic mastery become the tools that finally set you free.Key Topics CoveredHow living by someone else's blueprint keeps you stuck and what conscious reparenting looks like in practiceWhy masculine and feminine energy dynamics directly impact business performance and personal relationshipsHow to coach husband-and-wife business partnerships by recognizing cultural, generational, and gender programming at playThe connection between unresolved emotional patterns and physical weight, health, and self-protection behaviorsWhy radical self-compassion is not an excuse for mediocrity but a necessary tool for sustainable growth and identity shiftingNotable QuotesAmber Fuhriman:"We try to change the behavior, and we never focus on the purpose and intention.""I've finally realized people don't need someone to be perfect. They actually need them to be imperfectly them."Chris Dyer:"I was a human doing and not a human being.""Radical self-compassion is a tremendously healing tool. It is an energy. It's a philosophy that can help you put the magnifying glass where it needs to be."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoChris Dyer is the founder of Chris Dyer Consulting. She works with business owners and high-achieving professionals on identity shifting, energetic mastery, masculine and feminine energy dynamics, and the specific challenges faced by husband-and-wife business partnerships.Contact Chris:Website: chrisdyerconsulting.comLinkedIn: @christinadyerTikTok: Own Your PowerFacebook: Chris Dyer (easily found on all social media platforms) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryWhat happens when the career you spent a decade building becomes a prison? Amber Fuhriman sits down with certified menopause lifestyle practitioner Jessica Waugh to unpack how childhood trauma, a devastating professional betrayal, and undiagnosed perimenopause forced a complete identity rebuild and led Jessica straight into her true purpose: helping women understand their bodies and reclaim their lives.Key Topics CoveredHow compartmentalized childhood trauma can stay "locked in pretty little boxes" until a career crisis blows them wide openWhy women going through perimenopause symptoms are routinely gaslit by doctors and told their labs are "normal"The identity collapse that happens when you've tied your worth to a title, a certification, or an achievementWhy forcing a path forward is often a signal to stop and ask what is really driving the need to controlHow listening to your intuition and taking the next scary step, even without a five-year plan, is what actually builds momentumNotable QuotesJessica Waugh:"It basically unpacked 30 years of compartmentalized childhood trauma that I had in pretty little boxes, lots of Russian doll style, boxed up and locked up and hidden. And things that you're like, 'They're secured away, they will never come back out.' Nope, they all blew up.""Take the whisper, take the trigger, take the doubt, take the concern, take the fear as an invitation to explore."Amber Fuhriman:"Women particularly, we have this programming that you just aren't meant to fall apart. That you've gotta have it all buttoned up. That you're never supposed to have a human moment. That you're supposed to put yourself on hold for everybody around you.""I've been chasing the people running away from me. Let me save you, and then there's these people that are flailing, that are saying, 'But wait, I'm here.' And I don't even see them."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoJessica Waugh Certified Menopause Lifestyle Practitioner and National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Jessica is the founder of The Pause Effect, co-creator of Hot Flash Heroes (an annual October community education event for women), and Managing Director at eWomen Network Las Vegas. Her work focuses on supporting women through perimenopause and menopause, closing the gap between dismissed symptoms and real, personalized care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryWhat does it actually take to reinvent yourself after 40 and build something you love from scratch? Amber Fuhriman sits down with Heather McHardy, former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor turned creator of Las Vegas's best Gen X happy hours, to dig into identity shifts, the myth of going harder, and why doing less is the real path to more.Key Topics CoveredWhy dancers and high-performers struggle to recognize their own transferable skills after a major identity shiftThe "fake it till you make it" trap and why showing up and saying "I don't know what I'm doing" is more powerfulHow overtraining destroys results and why walking and strength training outperformed years of hardcore cardioThe mindset shift from unconsciously doing things right to consciously knowing why they work so you can repeat themHow Heather built a sold-out Gen X nightlife concept by solving a problem she personally had, despite being told it wasn't "real nightlife"Notable Quotes Heather McHardy:"The only thing you'll regret is not doing it sooner. If it's something you truly wanna do, just jump in. Just do it.""I did less and I gained more. That always stuck in my head."Amber Fuhriman:"It's not the days that you're busy and living your passion. It's the days that you're binging on the couch, beating yourself up internally because you're not doing what you wanna do.""You might do this unintentionally and then you're gonna get these unintentional results. If it goes bad, we analyze it all. But if it goes well, we're just so thankful it didn't blow up in our face. And then we can't recreate it, because we don't know what went well."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoHeather McHardy is a former professional dancer and certified Pilates instructor, now founder of The Happy Hours LV, a Gen X-focused nightlife event series in Las Vegas built around great music, real cocktails, and being home by a reasonable hour.Contact Heather:Website: thehappyhourslv.comEmail: heather@thehappyhourslv.comInstagram & Facebook: @TheHappyHoursLVTikTok: The Happy Hours LV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryStop chasing motivation hits that wear off by Tuesday. Amber Fuhriman sits down with business advisor and We Mentality founder Brandon Ward to break down why transformation beats inspiration every time, how relationship currency drives real business growth, and what it actually takes to build momentum when no one hands you the blueprint.Key Topics CoveredWhy motivation without transformation is a revolving door and what to do insteadHow relationship currency works as a business strategy and why it never shows up on a P&LThe difference between manifesting and actually doing the work (and why both matter)Teaching kids entrepreneurship through the Lemonade Stand Business Plan so they understand their strengths before they chase moneyWhy the We Mentality means knowing when you are not the right coach for someone and connecting them to who isNotable QuotesBrandon Ward:"A lot of times people have budgets, but they don't have budgets just for you to come and inspire them. You really have to have transformation.""One connection can change my life. You can connect me to one person, one business, one referral, and it really can change everything."Amber Fuhriman:"I promise that as much as it's hard to hear, you are probably a large part of the problem. The beliefs that we have, the things that we think, the stories that we tell ourselves, they show up in our sales, our communication, and our leadership.""I don't think there's a moment you're gonna feel ready. You feel ready by doing it and proving to yourself that you can."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoBrandon Ward is a business advisor, motivational speaker, and founder of the We Mentality, a coaching and advisory company focused on business structure, people development, and leveraging relationships for growth. Brandon is also the creator of the Lemonade Stand Business Plan, an entrepreneurship program for youth. He is a former Las Vegas Metro Police officer and Action Coach certified advisor.Contact Brandon:Phone: 702-482-2574Connect on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook: search Brandon Ward (B-R-A-N-D-O-N) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryWhat does a New Jersey junkyard, a mortgage business, and waterproof countertops all have in common? They are all part of one man's relentless commitment to doing right by people. Amber sits down with entrepreneur and community builder Joe Wittenwiler to dig into the courage it takes to walk away from what is expected, bet on yourself, and build a life by showing up with integrity and humor every single day.Key Topics CoveredWhy the golden rule of taking care of your people is still the most powerful business strategy there isHow self-doubt keeps even successful entrepreneurs stuck and what it actually looks like to push through it anywayThe generational belief cycles around work, education, and success that quietly run your decisions without your permissionWhy finding your people and building genuine relationships is the real key to surviving career pivots and business challengesHow physical challenges like Tough Mudder create real-world proof that you can face fear, finish hard things, and rely on othersNotable QuotesAmber Fuhriman:"Therapy taught me how to interrupt a panic attack. NLP made it to where they didn't happen in the first place. Because I knew where they were coming from and could address that root problem.""I don't wanna try to get a stain outta my new quartz counter. I don't want that stain ever to show up."Joe Wittenwiler:"I always want someone to be better off for knowing me. Whether it's rotary, the charity work, I just want to help the group.""If I can walk into a room and someone smiles or laughs at one of my stupid jokes, or if I can make someone feel better about themselves or about whatever's going on in that moment, I think that's my trophy."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoJoe is a Las Vegas-based mortgage broker and owner of Hydro Shield of Las Vegas, a permanent protective coating service for glass, stone, and countertops. Built on 17 years in a family business, his approach is simple: take care of your people and the rest follows. Active Rotary Club member and community connector.Contact Vikki:Mortgage inquiries: www.mrjoelender.comHydro Shield Las Vegas: hydroshieldlv.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryMost leaders think their team problems are about skill, strategy, or motivation. They're wrong. Amber Fuhriman sits down with Kolbe certified consultant and energy healer Vikki Kempker to unpack the real reason high performers break down, teams fall apart, and leaders stay stuck: it's a wiring problem, and no one ever told you that's a thing.Key Topics CoveredWhy team breakdowns are almost never a skills problem and how understanding natural wiring stops the cycle of expensive hiring and communication mistakesHow limiting beliefs formed in childhood quietly run your leadership decisions without your awarenessWhat energy healing actually does: releasing the emotional charge tied to life events so old patterns stop driving new behaviorHow the brain is wired for comfort, not success, and what it costs you when you mistake familiarity for forward movementWhy leaders who refuse to see themselves as part of the problem will keep getting the same resultsNotable QuotesAmber Fuhriman:"Your brain is not wired for success. It's wired for comfort. The more uncomfortable I feel, the more I'm actually making progress in the direction that I want to go. The more comfortable I feel, the more I'm hiding.""When there's a breakdown in communication, it's not a skills problem."Vikki Kempker:"I've got a gift to share. And if I'm not sharing it, then I'm not helping somebody else become their best self.""You can talk, talk, talk, talk therapy, and you can bring it to a level of awareness. But if you still have energy tied to it, it's still gonna be bringing you down."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoVikki Kempker is a Kolbe certified consultant and energy healer specializing in limiting beliefs and negative emotions. She created the Team Aligned Method and LEAD framework to help business owners, executives, and teams understand how they are naturally wired to take action.Contact Vikki:Email: align@vikkikempker.comLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/Vikkikempker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryStop winging it and wondering why you feel stuck. Amber Fuhriman sits down with Gina Yager, founder of GYC Vegas, to break down why your authentic story is the most powerful PR tool you have, and how intentional strategy in business and branding is the difference between spinning your wheels and actually building something that lasts.Key Topics CoveredWhy telling your authentic story is the foundation of PR and what audiences really want from the brands they buy fromHow to figure out what hills you are willing to stand on publicly and why that clarity protects your brandWhy "hope is not a strategy" and how to build a real plan by starting with your end goal and working backwardsThe trust recession we are living in right now and why consumers will not engage with a business they do not know authenticallyHow to build a network that actually works by going into every relationship with the intention of service first, not sales firstNotable QuotesAmber Fuhriman:"Hope is not a strategy. What's the strategy for making this happen?""None of us knew what the hell we were doing when we opened our business. And there's still fear of failure all the time."Gina Yager:"Branding is the foundation of perception, but perception is what drives business success.""You have to go into every relationship with the intention of building a relationship and being of service. You can have an objective, but all of your actions during that relationship have to be for nothing more than service and relationship building."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoFounder and Director of GYC Vegas, a boutique PR and marketing agency specializing in strategic storytelling, integrated marketing, and community-driven PR across industries including hospitality, healthcare, tech, real estate, gaming, and nonprofits.Podcast: Get Your Chat On with GYC Vegas (available on all major podcast streaming platforms)Contact Gina YagerWebsite: gyc vegas.comInstagram / X / LinkedIn / YouTube: @GYCVegas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummarySaying yes to everything is not a virtue, it is a fast track to burnout and resentment. Amber Fuhriman sits down with boundaries expert and author Sheryl Green to break down why most people are setting boundaries wrong, what healthy boundaries actually look like in real life, and how to communicate them without blowing up your relationships.Key Topics CoveredThe two boundary extremes that wreck relationships: people pleasing (porous boundaries) and saying no to everything (rigid boundaries), and how to find the healthy middleWhy boundaries are not something you do to people, they are something you do for people, and how that mindset shift makes them easier to enforceHow to stop "yes vomiting" and evaluate commitments before they become obligations you have to lie your way out ofThe role of resentment as an early warning signal that your boundaries have been erodedWhy communicating your boundaries matters as much as setting them, and how to say no without torching a relationshipNotable QuotesSheryl Green:"Boundaries are not something you do to people. They're something you do for people. It's actually a way of protecting and strengthening a relationship.""I had one foot on a mental breakdown and one foot on a banana peel."Amber Fuhriman:"The person we have the most emotional response to is the person that is the most like us or the most like we'd like to be.""People pleasing is actually really selfish. We're people pleasing because we don't want to deal with their disappointment."Call to ActionBook a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoBoundaries expert, speaker, and author of six books including You Had Me At No: How Setting Healthy Boundaries Helps Banish Burnout, Repair Relationships, and Savior SanityFree boundary resources and weekly blog available at her website.Contact Sheryl GreenWebsite: SherylGreenspeaks.comEmail: sheryl@sherylgreenspeaks.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryWhat happens when the title you worked your whole career to earn suddenly disappears? Chris Mitchell went from corporate executive overseeing $24 million and 400 employees to entrepreneur working from home in shorts, and the identity crisis nearly broke him. Amber and Chris dig into the brutal truth about how titles, positions, and achievements become who we are without us realizing it, and what it actually takes to rebuild yourself when they're gone.Key Topics CoveredWhy losing your corporate title will break you (and how to survive the identity crisis that follows)The mental reset pitchers use to handle failure on the mound and how it translates to businessHow to decide what actually matters when everything feels importantWhy participation trophies and refusing to own your failures will wreck your futureThe discipline gap killing entrepreneurs: why working from home means most people failNotable QuotesAmber Fuhriman:"We collect these titles, these letters, and then they get stripped or we realize they didn't actually add anything to us.""You can want something all day, but if we're not willing to put in the work to get it, then we need to shift our focus to something that we are willing to accomplish."Chris Mitchell:"When I realized we couldn't have our own, my identity really quickly became what kind of a failure am I as a husband? 'cause I can't provide for my wife.""Focus on what really matters. If it doesn't really matter, don't worry about it. My first responsibility is to my wife. My second responsibility is to my daughter. Everything else falls behind that.""Why do people fail in my industry so often? Because they're able to work when, where, how, and if they want. And the trouble is they don't want."Call to Action (CTA)Book a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoChris Mitchell is an independent sales broker for solar and former fitness industry executive. After being furloughed from a multi-billion dollar company during the 2020 pandemic, Chris transitioned from managing $24 million budgets and 400 employees to building his own business from home. He became a father at 45 through adoption and now prioritizes family while building a successful solar business. His journey from corporate executive to entrepreneur forced him to completely rebuild his identity from the ground up.Contact Chris:Website: https://go.powur.com/christopher-mitchell-centurion/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-mitchell-9b84b2a1?Email: chris.mitchell75@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryThink you're stuck in toxic patterns because you're broken? Amber Fuhriman sits down with mindset coach and author Lorie Wu to dismantle that lie. They dig into the NLP tools, nervous system regulation, and boundary-setting strategies women need to stop over-functioning, start receiving, and finally build the abundance they've been blocking themselves from.Key Topics CoveredHow unprocessed anger and grief show up as chronic health issues and why your emotions are not optionalThe mind-body-soul connection: why shifting your mindset alone won't break your patterns if your nervous system can't hold what you wantWhy manifestation without inspired action is just expensive daydreaming, and what actually creates resultsHow to stop waiting for permission from everyone else and start valuing yourself enough to set real boundariesThe one question that interrupts self-betrayal: "What would someone who deeply loves themselves do?"Notable QuotesAmber Fuhriman:"I think our bullshit box is full of these little gremlins that whisper these lies to us throughout our life, and we choose whether or not to listen to them.""I want to meet the person who's powerful enough to put something else in your head. You chose to allow it."Lori Wu:"You're only gonna receive what you believe you're worthy of and deserving of.""If your nervous system can't handle and can't stabilize and hold enough money, your body doesn't feel safe and doesn't know how to handle it."Call to Action (CTA)Book a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoLorie Wu is the CEO of Reset Your Mind 1111, a mindset and holistic health and wellness coaching company, and author of The Emotional Surgeon. She specializes in the trademarked Emotional Surgery Method and Permission Granted Framework, helping women stop over-functioning and under-receiving by dismantling subconscious identities and behavioral patterns. Contact: resetyourmind1111@gmail.comSearch: Reset Your Mind 1111™ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryTired of letting ego and perfectionism keep you stuck at the starting line? Amber Fuhriman sits down with massage therapist and former Wall Street VP Jenn Ty to unpack how she ditched the corporate armor, survived cancer, and is now building the holistic wellness center she's dreamed about for 30 years. You'll learn the NLP strategies and courage practices that help ambitious entrepreneurs stop overthinking and start executing.Key Topics CoveredHow to network authentically without cold DM spam or transactional bullshitWhy financial literacy is the skill nobody taught you and how Wall Street trains you to manage moneyThe ego trap: how masculine armor protects you in corporate spaces but sabotages you in entrepreneurshipUsing NLP tools to recognize and shut down reactive patterns before they derail relationshipsGetting past the starting line: how perfectionism keeps brilliant ideas at 0% and why 5% execution beats perfect planningNotable QuotesJenn Ty:"Networking isn't just about collecting business cards. It's actually taking a real interest in the other business owner, the other individuals, just people that you run into every single day, and more importantly, building a relationship.""Don't you realize you've already won? And all of a sudden, dead in my tracks, I had to shut off. And he was right that here I was still fighting over a piece of fruit.""If you don't do anything it's still zero. But if you do something, you're maybe five or 10% along the way. And even if you drop it at that point in the process, you're still five to 10% along than you were before.""I don't even think that we can call it healthcare. It's sick care. If we really cared about health, we'd do things entirely differently."Amber Fuhriman:"When I felt like I was in a place where I had to defend my right to be in a room as a business owner, that attorney Amber would come up because that was my protection mechanism.""The willingness to drop what you've referred to as that ego and say, here I am, do your best because whatever you do is not gonna affect me because I'm secure in who I am requires a courage that is probably one of the most frightening things I've ever done in my entire life.""I've learned more than anything that if somebody pops into my awareness or something pops into my awareness, it is never an accident.""The hardest, longest distance you'll ever face is from the finish line of one moment to the start line of the next."Call to Action (CTA)Book a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest InfoJenn Ty is a massage therapist, holistic health practitioner, and founder of Flow Massage Therapy, LLC in Las Vegas. After nearly 30 years on Wall Street, she transitioned into wellness and now specializes in understanding how trauma stores in the body and helping clients achieve physical and emotional alignment. She is building toward her 30-year vision of creating a cohesive wellness center that integrates holistic and Western medicine.Website: Flow Massage InfoContact: Available via website for free 15-30 minute consultationsSearch: Flow Massage Therapy, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode SummaryDiscover how vulnerability, human connection, and community service create real transformation. Ben Berard, founder of Volunteers of Vegas, shares his journey from small-town kid to nonprofit leader, revealing how authentic connection and removing barriers to service built a movement of 300+ volunteers in just seven months and how it's going national.Key Topics Covered• How to remove barriers to community volunteering and service• Building authentic human connections behind professional titles• Overcoming imposter syndrome and trusting your intuition over obvious choices• The power of small gestures and micro-connections in creating meaningful relationships• Strategies for rapid nonprofit growth through authentic mission and community support• Why volunteering is one of the most selfish (and beneficial) things you can do• Creating environments where people feel safe being their authentic selvesNotable Quotes"My mom's always said that people want to do good. They just don't always know how. So I thought to myself, you know what? I'm gonna take a risk. I'm gonna see if she's right." - Ben Berard"My bullshit's having a conversation with your bullshit. Thoughts go through my head. And then you have those bullshit filters, the imposter syndrome of what are they gonna think if I say this? Or what are they gonna think if I don't? And then I say something and then right after I say it, it's the, okay, how is this gonna land?" - Amber Fuhriman"Volunteering is one of the most selfish things we can do because it releases euphoria, dopamine, serotonin, and it's not altruistic. I get 10 times what I give." - Ben Berard"Behind all of those titles—there's a human, and if you can connect with that human being, everything else just dissipates and goes away." - Ben Berard"I've learned that everybody else is taken, and I am so perfectly imperfect. I have so many flaws... but I've learned to embrace myself, and I've learned to show up for myself." - Ben BerardCall to Action• Book a free strategy call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05• Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/• Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Guest Info• Ben Berard - Founder, Volunteers of Vegas• Director of Membership, Green Valley Rotary Club• District Public Image Committee Member, Rotary District 5300• Website: volunteersofvegas.com• Connect with Volunteers of Vegas to volunteer, request assistance, or explore national expansion opportunities. All social media platforms @volunteersofvegas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.