Unveiling Journeys with Tiffany Alexander

Join Tiffany Alexander, an enthusiastic entrepreneur in the real estate note space, as she delves into the captivating stories and journeys of incredible individuals. On "Unveiling Journeys," Tiffany brings her unique and upbeat approach to the otherwise traditional interview style. Each episode features heartfelt conversations with guests who share their personal life stories, entrepreneurial ventures, and the valuable nuggets of wisdom they've gathered along the way. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or simply love hearing about remarkable journeys, this podcast will leave you inspired and motivated. Tune in and discover the extraordinary paths that lead to success and fulfillment.

Unveiling Journeys with Tiffany Alexander is a business podcast hosted by Tiffany Alexander, with 184 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Tiffany Alexander hosts Unveiling Journeys with Tiffany Alexander, a business show with 184 episodes published.

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  Episode #184

  Selling Your Business Is Personal: Identity, Purpose & What Comes Next

  Sep 28, 202632 minS1

  What happens when the numbers say it’s time to sell your business... but something inside you keeps saying, “Not yet”? In this episode of Unveiling Journeys, Tiffany Alexander sits down with Tina Greenbaum, licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, author, speaker, and founder of Wise Grounded, to explore a side of entrepreneurship that often gets overlooked: the emotional and identity transition that comes with letting go of a business you spent years building. Tina now works particularly with founders who may be financially ready to sell their companies but find themselves procrastinating, hesitating, or struggling to pull the trigger. And sometimes the reason has very little to do with the deal itself. After more than four decades working in psychotherapy, performance, leadership, and personal development, Tina has seen one theme appear again and again: Who are you when the role you’ve played for years is no longer your identity? Bio: Tina Greenbaum is a licensed clinical social worker, author, speaker, and behavioral strategist with more than 45 years of experience. Through Wise Grounded, she helps founders navigate the emotional and identity-related challenges of major business transitions, including preparing to sell or step away from the companies they built. We dive into: ✅ Why selling a business can feel like losing a piece of your identity ✅ The unconscious beliefs that can influence major business decisions ✅ Why our protective patterns can continue operating long after we need them ✅ Tina’s journey from elementary education to psychotherapy and leadership work ✅ Why traditional talk therapy didn’t feel deep enough for the change she wanted to create ✅ The importance of connecting logic, emotion, and physical awareness ✅ Why self-awareness creates more choice in how we respond ✅ How Tina transitioned from one-on-one psychotherapy into performance and leadership work ✅ What her Mastery Under Pressure work taught her about fear, negative self-talk, and performance ✅ Why entrepreneurship and mental wellness are both skills that must be learned ✅ The emotional challenge founders may face years before a business exit ✅ Why Tina is building an ecosystem around founders, advisors, M&A professionals, and trusted referral partners Tina also shares one simple tool anyone can use when emotions take over: Cut. Reframe. Respond. Notice the trigger. Interrupt the automatic reaction. Reframe what’s happening. Then consciously choose your response. If you’re a founder considering an exit, a business owner wondering what comes next, or someone navigating a major identity shift after years of achievement, this conversation offers a deeper perspective on the part of transition that spreadsheets can’t answer. Connect with Tina Greenbaum: Website: https://wisegrounded.com/quiet-signal/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinagreenbaum/ Email: tina@wisegrounded.com #BusinessExit #FounderJourney #EntrepreneurMindset #LeadershipDevelopment #BusinessTransition #FounderIdentity #ExecutiveCoaching #PersonalGrowth #BusinessLeadership #UnveilingJourneys If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss out on future content. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and we’ll see you in the next one! Book a Call : https://aspensagefund.com/contact-us/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tiffspacecadet Website : aspensagefund.com Thanks for watching!

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  Episode #183

  Why High Achievers Burn Out: Hidden Trauma & Nervous System Regulation

  Sep 24, 202634 minS1

  What if the procrastination, perfectionism, overwhelm, and exhaustion you’re experiencing aren’t signs that you need to try harder? In this episode of Unveiling Journeys, Tiffany Alexander sits down with Elyssa Smith, executive coach, speaker, and educator specializing in hidden trauma and nervous system regulation. Elyssa works with high-achieving founders, executives, lawyers, and professionals who may appear incredibly successful on the outside but privately feel exhausted, overwhelmed, stuck, or like they’ve become the bottleneck to their own next level. Her work grew out of her own journey. After years of perfectionism, people-pleasing, an abusive relationship, birth trauma, physical recovery, mental health struggles, and searching for the right support, Elyssa began studying trauma, attachment, coaching, and nervous system regulation. What took her years to understand has now become a framework she uses to help others recognize the patterns beneath their stress and create a different way forward. Bio: Elyssa Smith is an executive coach, speaker, and educator specializing in hidden trauma and nervous system regulation. Drawing from her own healing journey, she helps high-achieving entrepreneurs and executives overcome procrastination, perfectionism, self-sabotage, and overwhelm to move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and ease. We dive into: ✅ Why high achievers often believe they should simply “try harder” ✅ How perfectionism, procrastination, and negative self-talk can function as protective patterns ✅ Why success on the outside doesn’t always reflect what’s happening internally ✅ Elyssa’s journey through burnout, trauma, motherhood, and rebuilding her life ✅ How leaving law-school ambitions eventually led her toward coaching ✅ What long-distance running taught her about mindset and performance ✅ Why constantly living in high-pressure mode can leave people exhausted ✅ How nervous system regulation became central to Elyssa’s work ✅ The connection she sees between hidden trauma and feeling chronically stuck ✅ How her 3S framework helps people respond differently during stressful moments ✅ Why she now works extensively with lawyers and high-pressure professional environments ✅ Her mission to make healing and nervous system tools easier to access than they were during her own journey One of the biggest themes of the conversation is that knowing what to do and being able to make yourself do it are not always the same thing. Sometimes another productivity system isn’t what you need. Sometimes the work is understanding why your mind and body keep responding the way they do. If you’re a high achiever who looks successful from the outside but feels exhausted behind the scenes, this episode offers a hopeful perspective on burnout, perfectionism, procrastination, and creating more room for peace and joy. Connect with Elyssa Smith: Website: https://www.elyssasmith.com/reset https://elyssasmith.com/focus LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyssasmith/ Email: elyssa@elyssasmith.com #NervousSystemRegulation #BurnoutRecovery #ExecutiveCoaching #HighAchievers #Perfectionism #Procrastination #TraumaInformedCoaching #LeadershipWellness #MentalWellness #UnveilingJourneys If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss out on future content. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and we’ll see you in the next one! Book a Call : https://aspensagefund.com/contact-us/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tiffspacecadet Website : aspensagefund.com Thanks for watching!

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  Episode #182

  Too Much and Not Enough: ADHD, Race & Broken Systems

  Sep 21, 202628 minS1

  What happens when the world keeps telling you that you’re too much... while simultaneously making you feel like you’re never enough? In this episode of Unveiling Journeys, Tiffany Alexander welcomes back Dr. Eugene Manley Jr., scientist, healthcare advocate, nonprofit founder, entrepreneur, and author of the upcoming book Too Much and Not Enough: Neurodivergence, Race and Broken Systems. Eugene shares the deeply personal experiences behind the book and explores what it means to navigate education, healthcare, nonprofit organizations, corporate environments, and leadership while living with ADHD and moving through systems that may continually misread who you are. His journey spans mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, molecular and cellular biology, cancer research, nonprofit leadership, community health advocacy, and now writing and thought leadership. But underneath all of those accomplishments is a story about learning how to exist in spaces that often send conflicting messages about who you’re allowed to be. Bio: Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr. is a PhD-trained scientist, author, patient advocate, and community engagement leader exploring the intersections of race, neurodivergence, leadership, and institutional power. His book, Too Much and Not Enough, helps individuals navigate masking, workplace friction, and systems that misread their strengths. We dive into: ✅ Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD and not receiving a diagnosis until age 27 ✅ How being labeled “too much” or “not enough” can shape the way people move through the world ✅ The intersection of neurodivergence, race, hierarchy, and leadership ✅ How Eugene completed multiple advanced degrees while navigating ADHD ✅ His journey from engineering into cancer research and health equity ✅ How childhood asthma and early caregiving influenced his interest in medicine and science ✅ Why patients need to learn how to read their own medical records and advocate for their care ✅ Eugene’s experiences with healthcare disparities and why patient advocacy matters ✅ The framework he developed to help people understand what happens when they’re continually misread ✅ Why organizations can lose high-performing people when hierarchy matters more than contribution ✅ How his upcoming book became the foundation for a larger ecosystem around ADHD, neurodivergence, leadership, and speaking One of Eugene’s most powerful reminders is: You are never too much. Sometimes the issue isn’t that you need to make yourself smaller. Sometimes you simply need to recognize that not every space was designed to allow you to flourish. If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, minimized, misread, or pressured to change who you are just to fit into a system, this conversation is for you. Connect with Dr. Eugene Manley: Website: https://innovationforimpactllc.com/ https://www.scheq.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenemanleyjrphd/ Email: emanley@scheq.org #Neurodivergence #ADHD #Leadership #NeurodivergentLeadership #HealthEquity #PatientAdvocacy #ADHDAwareness #InclusiveLeadership #UnveilingJourneys #TooMuchAndNotEnough If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss out on future content. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and we’ll see you in the next one! Book a Call : https://aspensagefund.com/contact-us/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tiffspacecadet Website : aspensagefund.com Thanks for watching!

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  Episode #181

  From Epidemiologist to Hypnotherapist: Rewiring the Mind

  Sep 17, 202637 minS1

  What if changing the way you think could change the way you feel... and ultimately change what you believe you’re capable of doing? In this episode of Unveiling Journeys, Tiffany Alexander sits down with Dr. Pollyanna Chavez, epidemiologist, hypnotherapist, NLP trainer, and co-founder of the Next Level Pro Institute, to explore the fascinating intersection of science, mindset, communication, and the unconscious mind. Pollyanna’s journey is anything but linear. Born in Peru and raised in Spain, she studied biology and biochemistry before coming to the United States to pursue graduate work at Tufts University. Her career eventually took her from cancer research and nutritional biochemistry to epidemiology and public health at the CDC. But another chapter emerged when she began exploring hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. What started as a desire to better understand and regulate her own emotional state ultimately became a mission to help coaches, therapists, and other professionals communicate more effectively with the unconscious mind. Bio: Dr. Pollyanna Chavez is a CDC epidemiologist, Licensed Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming®, hypnotherapist, and leader at Next Level Pro Institute. Combining scientific precision with advanced changework, she helps professionals and clients transform deep-rooted emotional patterns through NLP and hypnosis. We dive into: ✅ Pollyanna’s journey from Peru and Spain to science and public health in the United States ✅ How an early fear of sharks turned into curiosity and lifelong fascination ✅ Her career in cancer research, epidemiology, and disease investigation ✅ Why the COVID era inspired her to explore hypnotherapy ✅ How hypnosis and NLP can help people change patterns of thinking and behavior ✅ What she learned from training with NLP co-creator Dr. Richard Bandler ✅ How one difficult relationship with her Mustang horse became a major lesson in emotional regulation ✅ Why Pollyanna calls her horse her “1,000-pound emotional thermometer” ✅ How a weekly practice community grew into the vision for the Next Level Pro Institute ✅ Why community support gave her the confidence to build something bigger than herself ✅ Her mission to help therapists and coaches add NLP, hypnosis, and language skills to their existing toolbox ✅ Why she believes we are all the sum of our experiences... and still capable of adding new ones Pollyanna’s message is a powerful reminder that our past shapes us, but it doesn’t have to permanently define how we think, feel, or move through the world. If you’re interested in mindset, NLP, hypnosis, personal development, coaching, therapy, communication, or the psychology of change, this conversation offers a fascinating look at what may be possible when we learn to work differently with our minds. Connect with Dr. Pollyanna Chavez: Website: https://nextlevelproinstitute.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pollyannachavez/ Email: pollyanna.chavez@gmail.com #NeuroLinguisticProgramming #Hypnotherapy #MindsetTransformation #PersonalDevelopment #CoachingTools #EmotionalRegulation #UnconsciousMind #BehaviorChange #UnveilingJourneys #NLP If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss out on future content. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and we’ll see you in the next one! Book a Call : https://aspensagefund.com/contact-us/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tiffspacecadet Website : aspensagefund.com Thanks for watching!

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  Episode #180

  From Toxic Manager to Powerful Leader: The Psychology Behind Lasting Behavior Change

  Sep 14, 202636 minS1

  What happens when a technically brilliant manager becomes the reason great employees leave? In this episode of Unveiling Journeys, Tiffany Alexander sits down with Dr. Shane Ram, leadership coach and creator of the MetaB Leadership System, to explore why some highly capable managers struggle with the behaviors required to become effective leaders. Dr. Shane explains that traditional leadership training often focuses on knowledge... but knowing what great leadership looks like doesn’t automatically change behavior. Lasting change, he argues, requires understanding the deeper beliefs, emotions, and internal stories driving the behavior in the first place. Drawing from nearly three decades in human resources, learning and development, strategic thinking, coaching, and his own personal experiences, Shane shares the framework he uses to help leaders uncover what’s happening beneath the surface. Bio: Dr. Shane Ram is a former C-suite executive, strategic advisor, and keynote speaker who helps organizations transform technically strong managers into effective leaders. Through his Meta-B Leadership System, he addresses the hidden beliefs driving harmful workplace behaviors to create lasting change. We dive into: ✅ Why technically strong managers can still struggle with leadership ✅ How poor leadership behaviors cause employees to disengage or leave ✅ Why knowing more about leadership doesn’t necessarily change behavior ✅ The connection between experiences, beliefs, emotions, stories, and actions ✅ How childhood experiences can influence workplace behavior decades later ✅ Why labeling someone “toxic” can create resistance instead of change ✅ How observable behaviors create a better starting point for leadership coaching ✅ Why Shane believes every negative behavior can have a protective intention behind it ✅ How his own experiences with suffering shaped his purpose and coaching methodology ✅ Why his MetaB Leadership System focuses on sustainable behavioral transformation One of Shane’s biggest messages is simple: “What stays hidden becomes expensive.” When the beliefs and experiences driving our behavior remain unconscious, they can continue affecting our leadership, relationships, teams, and organizations without us fully understanding why. If you’re a business owner, executive, HR professional, leadership coach, or manager looking for a deeper perspective on behavioral change, this conversation is packed with insights. Connect with Dr. Shane Ram: Website: http://www.shaneram.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamshaneram Email: iam@shaneram.com #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #BehaviorChange #LeadershipCoaching #ToxicLeadership #PeopleManagement #OrganizationalLeadership #WorkplaceCulture #UnveilingJourneys #LeadershipMindset If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss out on future content. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and we’ll see you in the next one! Book a Call : https://aspensagefund.com/contact-us/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tiffspacecadet Website : aspensagefund.com Thanks for watching!

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