Honey On a Razor Blade | Jiva Smith

Honey On a Razor Blade | Jiva Smith

From MONSOON SEASON by Asa Yee

March 16, 2026 · 1h 1m

About this episode

Jiva Smith discusses his transition from a corporate executive to a transformational coach, exploring themes of fatherhood, personal responsibility, and spiritual growth.

About this Episode Jiva Smith left a corporate executive career at NBC Peacock managing teams of 50 and $120M budgets and stepped into transformational coaching. But the real story started before that. In this conversation we explore fatherhood as a spiritual practice, what it means to take 100% responsibility for your own regulation, the concept of honey on a razor blade, and how the hardest season of his life became the doorway to everything. About Jiva Jiva Smith guides leaders toward soul-deep satisfaction, blending business acumen and spiritual depth to share powerful, proven tools drawn from his own journey of transformation. A new kind of success. One that’s soul-deep rather than surface level. Website → LinkedIn → Instagram→ Join the Soulsmith Collective → A free community call and space to explore the everyday challenges of life, love, work, and happiness through ancient wisdom. References: The Courage to Be Disliked — Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

People in this episode

Guest: Jiva Smith

Topics covered

  • fatherhood
  • spiritual practice
  • transformational coaching
  • personal responsibility
  • life challenges

Keywords

  • honey on a razor blade
  • soul-deep satisfaction
  • business acumen
  • transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Courage to Be Disliked —

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