Sunday SoulDay

What if complacency doesn’t look like laziness? What if you can be building, achieving, and checking all the boxes and still be drifting away from the life you were created to live? In this episode of Sunday SoulDay, Damesha Craig sits down with entrepreneur, author, and podcast host Marty Hofmann for a faith-forward conversation about purpose, success, alignment, and what it really means to kill complacency.

What happens when you think one chapter of your life is ending, only to discover that God may be preparing you for an entirely different one? After nearly four decades building a business software company, JR Rennie thought retirement was next. But in 2015, a series of spiritual promptings and new understandings led him in an unexpected direction: founding BrushFires Ministry and helping other believers discover their God-given design, purpose, and strengths.

After losing his brother on September 11th, Dr. Craig Woodall began a 25-year journey through grief, faith, resilience, and ultimately hope. In this powerful conversation, we explore why overcoming doesn’t always mean moving on, but learning how to move forward while carrying what and who we love with us.

What if the seemingly disconnected chapters of your life are actually pointing you toward your purpose? Jake de Guzman has spent much of his life wrestling with some of our biggest questions: Why am I here? What am I being called to do? How can my gifts, experiences, and passions be of service to others? His own path has been anything but linear. From Jesuit formation to television production, finance, entrepreneurship, teaching leadership, writing, coaching, and even competing as a triathlete, Jake describes a journey that often only made sense when he looked at it through the “rearview mirror.” Today, Jake is an author, teacher, producer, and coach who helps people explore the intersection of leadership, spirituality, psychology, storytelling, and purpose. His book, The Call to Lead: Ignatian Wisdom and the Journey to Leading, brings together Ignatian spirituality, the Enneagram, psychology, narrative theory, and practical leadership development to help people better understand themselves and discern how they are being called to serve.

What if the biggest obstacle to peace isn't what's happening around you—but what's happening inside your own mind? In this episode of Sunday SoulDay™, I sit down with author, blogger, and software engineer Brian Sachetta, whose personal journey through anxiety and depression inspired his bestselling book, Get Out of Your Head. Drawing from both his background in computer science and his own lived experience, Brian shares practical strategies for breaking the cycle of overthinking, calming an anxious mind, and building a life rooted in greater peace and purpose.

Your voice isn’t just how you speak, it’s how you lead, influence, and are remembered. In this episode, we explore how AI is transforming the way we understand communication, confidence, and self-expression—starting with your voice. What if your voice is the most underdeveloped leadership tool you have?

What does it really take to transition from elite athlete to successful entrepreneur and build a $20M business along the way? In this powerful episode, we sit down with performance coach, investor, and founder Ben Camara to explore the mindset, identity shifts, and systems behind sustainable success. From his early career as a professional footballer across the UK and Europe to coaching global icons like Kate Moss and Madonna, Ben shares the unseen realities of high performance, pressure, and reinvention. We also explore his latest venture, KLIQ—backed by Google for Startups and Serena Ventures—and how it’s transforming the creator economy by helping coaches and creators build their own apps, own their audience, and turn content into real revenue. If you’re a creator, entrepreneur, or leader navigating growth, identity, and scale, this conversation will challenge how you think about ownership, systems, and success.

What does it really take to make a gutsy move? And when was your last gutsy move? I’m joined by LauraAura, keynote speaker, coach, and host of The Gutsy Podcast, who quit her full-time job at 6½ months pregnant to launch her first business. That was just the beginning of her Gutsy moves. For years, she fought to keep her branding studio alive… until she realized the business she built had started owning her. Exhausted. Anxious. Cash-poor. Resentful. Something had to change. LauraAura shares what happened when she got brutally honest with herself and stopped building her life around “shoulds.” We talk about identity, burnout, clarity, and what it really means to build a brand that feels aligned instead of performative. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your own business, this episode will hit home.

What does it take to rise to the top 5% of performers in corporate America—while navigating layoffs, pivots, and the unique challenges of being a Black woman in tech? In this powerful episode of Sunday SoulDay, I sit down with Katheline Jean-Pierre, a transformative tech executive, investor, and podcast host of Driving Impact: The Top 5% Method®. With two decades leading billion-dollar portfolios at Google and LinkedIn, Katheline now helps leaders and entrepreneurs future-proof their careers, build thriving side businesses, and scale with purpose.

In this episode, we sit down with James Norman, Founder & CEO of Pilotly. How does a teenager hustling in Detroit grow into a tech founder shaping the future of streaming, artificial intelligence, and audience intelligence for global media companies? In this episode, serial entrepreneur, investor, and pioneering technologist James Norman shares how he built multiple companies at the intersection of media, technology, and data — including founding Pilotly, the first audience intelligence and market research platform built specifically for creative content. James breaks down how audience intelligence is transforming Hollywood, streaming platforms, and digital media — giving studios and brands real data about how audiences feel before content goes live.

Art as Resistance & Healing | What happens when art becomes a voice for what was once silenced? In this deeply moving episode of Sunday SoulDay, I sit down with internationally renowned artist Anne Plaisance, whose work transforms trauma into testimony and pain into powerful acts of resistance and healing. With over 100 exhibitions worldwide and projects spanning painting, installation, photography, and mixed media, Anne’s art confronts some of the most difficult truths of our time—domestic violence, abuse, survival, and the reclaiming of voice—while anchoring them in hope, resilience, and transformation. We explore her groundbreaking exhibition Wonder Women Now, her globally recognized series The Perfumes, and how art can make the invisible visible—especially for survivors navigating their own healing journeys.

In today’s powerful and deeply moving episode, we sit down with Dr. Robert Bleck, founder of the Source Completion Therapy Center and the creator of Source Completion Therapy (SCT)—a proven, three-phase process designed to cleanse and permanently heal emotional wounds left behind by trauma, abuse, and painful life experiences. We also discuss his book, "Give Back the Pain," where he breaks down the SCT process through real-life stories and offers tools, including self-hypnosis scripts, that help readers move toward emotional freedom. Dr. Bleck’s story begins with unimaginable hardship. From a childhood marked by severe abuse to becoming a nationally recognized therapist, author, professor, and innovator—his journey is a testament to resilience, empathy, and the courage to transform pain into purpose.

Today on Sunday SoulDay, I sat with Dr. Gary Sprouse—also known as The Less Stress Doc and this episode is a game changer. We discuss his life-changing books including a joint best seller with Jack Canfield, the importance of a growth mindset, and various methods like the GPS method. We also talked about something most people don’t realize they’re living in every day: stress blindness. That invisible baseline of stress that wears you down without you noticing.” “Dr. Sprouse breaks down why stress puts us into loops—overworking, emotional eating, shopping, even numbing—and how to finally break free.” “If you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed or stuck, this episode will shift something in you.