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S2 Ep14 - Faith, Family & Business: Life After a Miracle Survival Story

What happens when you spend 2 months in a coma, face a near-death experience, and return with a new perspective on faith, family, and business?
In this powerful episode of The Knowing Podcast, host Christene Marie sits down with Craig Andrews, a husband, survivor, Marine veteran, and marketing strategist, to unpack the life-changing lessons he’s learned about resilience, reconciliation, forgiveness, and building trust: both in relationships and in business.
Craig’s story is a miracle. From being told he wouldn’t survive 24 hours, to awakening and rebuilding his life, Craig shares raw experiences that will inspire you to rethink what really matters. He also dives into the world of high-ticket marketing and why vulnerability and truth-telling are the secret ingredients to building lasting trust with clients.
✨ Whether you’re navigating relationships, running a business, or simply trying to live with more intention, this conversation will leave you with tools, hope, and a fresh sense of perspective.
⏱️ Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:20 Podcast Intro
0:59 Craig Andrews Introduction 
1:49 The day everything changed: Craig’s near-death covid story
7:56 Dreams, coma, and distorted reality
13:01 How the near-death experience reframed marriage & relationships
20:17 Reconciliation, forgiveness, and letting go of bitterness
24:24 Splinters in marriage: toothpaste, toilet paper & small annoyances
35:44 Ripples in a pond: prioritizing relationships
43:43 Marketing: emotional bonds with customers
55:29 Vulnerability and flaws build trust
58:50 Why charging creates transformation & accountability
 
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🙌 Guest Bio – Craig Andrews
Craig Andrews is the founder and Principal Ally of allies4me, a marketing agency helping businesses with high-ticket offers (from $20K to $2M) stand out, build trust, and attract their ideal clients. After a near-death experience that left him in a coma for two months, Craig now combines personal resilience with professional expertise to help entrepreneurs create offers that resonate and transform.
🌐 Website: https://allies4me.com
🌐 https://hopethatwontdie.com/our-story/
📚 Craig and Karen Andrew's Book: Hope That Won't Die 
https://www.amazon.com/Hope-That-Wont-Die-Survivors/dp/1991123256
📚 Craig's Andrew's Book: Make Sales Magical:
https://www.amazon.com/Make-Sales-Magical-Faster-Higher/dp/1991123280
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-andrews/
🐦 Twitter/X: @allies4me

S2 Ep13 - Reconciliation Requires More Than Forgiveness: Values, Faith, & Healing From the Past

What does true reconciliation look like? With ourselves, with others, and with God? In this powerful episode of The Knowing Podcast, host Christene Marie sits down with Dustin Reichmann, entrepreneur, husband, father, and founder of Seven Figure Leap, to explore emotional healing, forgiveness, sobriety, and presence.
Dustin shares his journey of growing up in hardship, finding faith, reconciling with his father, and how he now helps others transform their lives and businesses through community, values, and vulnerability. Christene and Dustin dive deep into themes of identity, trauma, letting go of control, and living fully in the present moment.
🕒 Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:36 Podcast Intro
1:16 Guest Intro
4:00 Our Top Values Come From Vacuums
11:22 Forgiveness Vs. Reconciliation
17:38 "You're A Miracle"  How Community Helps With Healing
22:47 From Unresolved Pain to Learning Core Values
28:45 The "75 Hard" Challenge 
38:42 Letting Go of Control and The Need to “Know”
42:10 Presence as the Antidote to Anxiety
46:15 Healing and Forgiveness through Faith and Release
51:45 How to Connect with Dustin & Closing Reflections
📘 Free Resource from Dustin Want to get clear on what truly drives you? Download Dustin’s complimentary PDF exercise: “Understanding My Values.”
Inside, you’ll find:
Explore a list of potential values
Circle the ones that resonate with you
Narrow your list down to 20… then 10… then 5
Discover your 5 Core Values — the foundation for your decisions, relationships, and leadership👉 Download the free PDF here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZqPMCR5rVAmIZ9_76FdPQDy5fsJSGg_t/view?usp=drive_link
♠️75 Day Hard Challenge Discussed in Episode: https://andyfrisella.com/blogs/articles/what-is-75-hard
📚Books Recommended in this Conversation: Immortal Diamond by Richard Rohr
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🙌 Guest: Dustin Reichmann
Dustin is the founder of Seven Figure Leap, a company helping entrepreneurs and leaders grow their businesses through community, podcasting, and relationship-driven strategies. After being featured on over 100 podcasts, Dustin is passionate about teaching others how to share their stories authentically and build deeper connections that fuel business growth.
✨ What Dustin offers:
Podcast guest training and business growth strategy
Community-driven programs for entrepreneurs
Values-based leadership insights from real life experience
Free Offer Core Values Exercise: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZqPMCR5rVAmIZ9_76FdPQDy5fsJSGg_t/view?usp=drive_link
🌐 Website: https://7figureleap.com/
Email: dustin@7figureleap.com
 📧Book a complimentary strategy call here: https://7figureleap.com/call 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinriechmann/
 

S2 Ep12 - Face Your Problems & Build a Vision Bigger Than You: Bold Moves That Changed Everything

From breakdancing world championships to building multi-million-dollar companies, Joe Stolte has lived a life defined by bold moves, resilience, and vision. In this episode, Christene Marie and Joe dive deep into emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship, creating a vision bigger than yourself, and lessons learned from the edge—whether in business, parenting, or ju-jitsu.
 
🎙 Topics We Cover in This Episode:
The boldest pickup line that led to 20 years of marriage
Why most people don’t know their true desires (and how to find yours)
Teaching entrepreneurship to a 5-year-old
How ju-jitsu taught Joe to face life’s challenges head-on
Building a vision that serves something greater than yourself
Business success secrets: speed of implementation and saying “no”
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:12 The Knowing Podcast Intro
0:50 Joe Stolte Intro & Life Alignment Through Values
2:55 The Story of How Joe Met His Wife & His Breakdancing Career
8:18 Joe's Vision and Christ-Modeled Relationship Goals 
17:57 Why Most of Us Aren’t Awake to Our Desires
25:27 Teaching a 5-Year-Old the Art of Entrepreneurship
34:00 How Far Can I Go? Curiosity as a Growth Driver
40:21 Ju-Jitsu Lesson: Turning Toward Your Problems
42:01 Creating a Vision Bigger Than Yourself
47:00 Business Lessons: Speed of Implementation & Focus
48:40 Final Reflections & Integration of Life + Business
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📚 Books Recommended in this Episode: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
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🙋‍♂️ Guest Bio — Joe Stolte
Joe Stolte is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and speaker with over 20 years of experience building and scaling businesses. He’s a five-time founder with three successful exits and is currently working on his fourth. Joe’s unique journey began as a professional breakdancer, winning two world titles with the Massive Monkeys crew and helping bring breaking to the Olympics.
Today, Joe blends his passion for entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and performance coaching to help individuals and companies achieve their highest potential. He’s the CEO of Daily AI, a platform helping small businesses and thought leaders create AI-powered newsletters for their audiences.
🌐 Website: https://daily.ai/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephstolte/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joestoltelive/

S2 Ep11 - The Assisted Living Revolution: How One Question Changes Everything

In this episode of The Knowing Podcast, Christene Marie sits down with Hal Kramer, an Air Force veteran turned assisted living entrepreneur, who is radically reshaping what end-of-life care can look like.
From helping wheelchair-bound residents walk again to confronting the overlooked emotional pain in aging adults, Hal’s approach flips the traditional system on its head. His secret? Asking one simple question: “What are your goals?”
Together, they explore:
How chronic illness is treated as permanent
Why insulin resistance may be at the root of most modern disease
The link between nutrition, clarity, and recovery
Why fatigue and fear stop high performers from improving
How business can be restructured around empathy
Whether you’re caring for a loved one, questioning the healthcare system, or curious about what’s possible when we listen deeper—this episode is for you.
⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 – You Don’t Need Assisted Living? 01:58 – How Hal & Christene Met on a Plane 03:00 – Hal’s Vision for Transforming End-of-Life Care 06:00 – The Man Who Walked Again After 7 Months 10:35 – Assisted Living vs. Living at Home 13:00 – Hal’s Air Force & Manufacturing Background 18:12 – Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All 23:10 – Designing Business Around the Customer’s True Goal 28:00 – Stories of Recovery: From Wheelchairs to Walking 35:30 – Emotional Roots of Aging Behavior 44:00 – Food Policy, Nutrition, and Public Health 52:45 – Simplifying Food for Mental Clarity
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🔗 Guest Bio: Hal Cranmer
Hal Cranmer is a former Air Force pilot and the founder of A Paradise for Parents Assisted Living, a network of residential care homes in Arizona designed to offer seniors a better, more personalized quality of life. After spending over two decades in aerospace and manufacturing, Hal transitioned into elder care with a mission to create a different kind of assisted living experience—one where people get healthier and even return home.
Guided by his military background and entrepreneurial spirit, Hal focuses on nutrition, movement, emotional healing, and dignity as cornerstones of care. He has helped residents reverse diabetes, regain mobility, and experience dramatic cognitive improvements—all while reducing dependence on medications and institutional models.
“We’re not trying to keep people in assisted living. We’re helping them get well enough to go home.”
 🔹 Website: https://aparadiseforparents.com/ 🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halcranmer/ 🔹 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/assisted_living_hal_cranmer/?hl=en

S2 Ep10 - How To Unlearn The Stories We Carry: Perception & The Truth We Miss

What if the truth isn’t fixed—but evolving?
In this soul-stretching episode, Christene Marie sits down with content strategist and thought leader Atiba de Souza to unpack what it really means to know—yourself, your partner, and the stories that shape us.
From how love languages change over time, to using AI for self-reflection, to a jaw-dropping fact about rocks producing oxygen… this conversation spans emotional intelligence, science, faith, and truth itself.
Whether you're navigating relationships, leadership, or your own internal work, this episode will make you pause, question, and re-see everything.
 
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:19 Podcast Intro
0:57 Atiba's Intro
5:40 When love languages shift: Listening with new ears
10:00 "The lens of knowing" and being misunderstood
15:00 The changing love languages with your kids
21:20 AI, trauma, intuition, and the body’s signals
28:30 Rocks make oxygen?! Science and spiritual perspective
32:06 Faith, belief, and moral absolutes
43:48 Seeing others clearly: Closed vs open perspectives
51:30 Why truth needs movement to stay alive
59:25 “He could have…”: Regret and living fully
1:01:36 Final reflections: Humility, honesty, and becoming
 
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🔗 Guest Bio: Atiba de Souza
Atiba de Souza is a content strategist, entrepreneur, and speaker who helps brands build human connection through video storytelling and SEO. Known as the "Content Superman," Atiba helps purpose-driven companies and thought leaders get seen and stay trusted online.
He blends data-driven SEO expertise with real emotional resonance to create content that converts and connects.
🖥️ Website: https://clientattractionpros.com 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atibadesouza 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atibadesouza/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AtibaDeSouza

S2 Ep9 - The Beliefs You Carry Are Not Always Yours: Self-Awareness & Healing

In this raw, honest, and often surprising conversation, Phillip Nathraim joins Christene Marie to explore how past experiences shape our identity, relationships, leadership, and emotional patterns — often without us realizing it. From corporate leadership to inner child work, Phillip unpacks how business, boundaries, family, and healing all intersect.
 
Together, they dive into:
-Why we keep repeating old patterns
-How hiring should start with self-awareness
-Healing beyond what’s “normal”
-Emotional intelligence in leadership
-And the moment a TV show saved Phillip’s life
-Whether you're a founder, a parent, or someone on a personal healing journey — this episode will hit home.
 
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:19 Podcast Intro
0:57 Guest Phillip Intro
2:28 Maturing Through Entrepreneurship
7:10 Don’t Hire a Fish to Climb a Tree 🐟
10:40 Why Employees Disengage (It’s Not What You Think)
15:10 How to Build for Team Success
20:30 Our Perceptions Are Shaped by Childhood Narratives
28:53 Stop Fixing Your Weaknesses. Hire Them.
32:43 The Wheel of Fulfillment: Mapping Inner Priorities
43:00 Family Systems, Boundaries & Redefining Belonging
57:27 Fear Around Money
1:01:19 What Intuition Really Is (And How to Trust It)
 
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Phillip's Book Recommendation:
📚 The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles
 
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🙋‍♂️ About the Guest: Phillip Nathan
Phillip Nathan is a leadership strategist, speaker, and emotional intelligence guide helping founders and teams align from the inside out. He's the co-founder of Execucom, a behavioral intelligence and team performance platform that combines predictive analytics with coaching to help companies hire, inspire, and lead better.
 
Through his work, Phillip bridges business strategy and inner transformation — using tools like the Predictive Index and frameworks rooted in recovery, self-awareness, and neuroscience. He also speaks widely about emotional resilience, trauma-informed leadership, and faith-centered growth.
 
🔗 Website: https://www.execucom.co/
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipnaithram/
🔗 Instagram: @phillipnaithram
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S2 Ep8 - Women & Money: How to Build Wealth With Self-Worth

In this powerful episode of The Knowing Podcast, host Christene Marie sits down with wealth coach and investor Tamar Hermes to explore what it really means for women to know their financials, own their worth, and invest in alignment with their values.
 
You’ll learn why mixing personal and business money keeps women disempowered, how to start a peaceful “money ritual,” and why net worth is often misunderstood. Plus, Tamar offers a special invitation to work with her directly.
 
⏱️ Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:35 Podcast Welcome
1:14 Guest Introduction
3:15 Why Wealth Is Personal (Especially for Women)
9:12 “Dropping In”: How to Ground Before Financial Decisions
12:01 When Financial Clarity Fuels Self-Love
13:10 Master Mind Offer: Women Growing Wealth
19:03 How to Create a Money Ritual You’ll Actually Enjoy
24:04 Business Money ≠ Personal Money
28:01 “Is This Money Even Mine?”: The Stewardship Shift
34:41 Net Worth ≠ Salary: Women Underestimating Their Wealth
39:00 “Just Turn on the Light”: Christene’s Final Reminder
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👤 About Tamar Hermes 
Tamar is a wealth coach, real estate investor, speaker, and founder of the Women Growing Wealth community. She helps women build aligned financial strategies, grow their net worth, and invest with confidence. As a former high-earning employee turned entrepreneur and investor, Tamar brings a holistic, emotionally intelligent approach to money.
 
What Tamar Offers:
-Wealth Activation Sessions
-Investment Education for Accredited Investors
-Community: Women Growing Wealth Mastermind
 
🌐 Website: wealthbuildingconcierge.com 
📸 Instagram: @tamarhermes
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tamar-hermes-53b9114a

S2 Ep7 - From Conviction to Clarity: Growth, Love & Knowing Yourself

What if the darkest seasons of your life became the foundation of your greatest clarity?
In this soul-deep episode of The Knowing Podcast, host Christene Marie sits down with Sammy Aslam—entrepreneur, former convict, and the heart behind Alyshaan Fine Rugs—to explore identity, emotional safety, love, addiction recovery, and the surprising transformations that happen in solitude.
From how prison shaped his inner world to the intimacy and safety he’s found in his marriage, Sammy brings humor, wisdom, and raw truth to the table. You’ll leave this conversation reflecting on what parts of yourself are worth keeping—and which ones it’s finally time to release.
⏱ Chapters & Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Podcast Intro
1:08 Sammy Guest Intro
4:27 Addiction, Loyalty & the Bond That Survived It
10:52 KPIs for Healthy Relationships? Yes, Please
16:00 The Power of Being Deeply Understood In Relationships 
18:37 Emotional Protection vs. Codependency
26:17 Christene’s Story: Pain, Protection, and Childhood Illness
34:17 Understanding as a Bridge to Empathy
41:00 How Prison Made Me Who I Am
44:07 Identifying Who You Want to Be (Through Books)
50:30 Final Reflection: Knowing You Still Have Work To Do
 
📚Recommended Books to Read discussed in this episode: 
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
 
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#TheKnowingPodcast #SammyAslam #EmotionalIntelligence #FromConvictToCEO #MarriageAndRecovery #KnowYourself #PersonalGrowth #UnderstandingHeals #AlyshaanFineRugs #EntrepreneurshipWithHeart #ChristeneMarie
 
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👤 About Sammy Aslam
Sammy Aslam is the co-owner of Alyshaan Fine Rugs, Arizona’s premier destination for high-end, ethically sourced, and design-forward area rugs. Located in Scottsdale and serving luxury clients across the U.S., Alyshaan is renowned for its integrity, curated quality, and unmatched customer service.
Sammy brings the same thoughtfulness, emotional intelligence, and clarity to his work in the rug industry as he does to his life and relationships. Whether you’re furnishing a space—or healing one—you’ll feel the difference.
🔗 Visit: www.alyshaan.com

S2 Ep6 - Holding Truth: Adulthood, Identity & Emotional Integrity

In this raw and resonant episode of The Knowing Podcast, Christene sits down with Dmitri Smirnov, entrepreneur, ad strategist, husband, and father of two, to explore the emotional journey of becoming an adult—one where you learn to hold grief and joy, fear and hope, truth and contradiction, all at once.
From growing up as an only child and navigating early identity confusion, to redefining freedom, parenting, and the power of silence—this conversation touches both the cerebral and the soulful.
🔑 Topics include:
Identity and non-conformity
Rewriting inherited narratives
The antidote to pride
Defining emotional adulthood
The value of modern stillness
Whether you're navigating personal transitions, parenting from a place of growth, or reclaiming your voice—this episode will meet you right where you are.
 
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:24 Podcast Introduction
1:03 Introducing Dmitri
4:24 Only Child and Living in Freedom
10:30 Unspoken Rules & Painful Baseball Lessons
15:55 Names & Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
20:00 Awakening and Gratitude
34:12 The Real Definition of Adulthood
38:16 Grieving While Showing Up
41:00 Becoming Your Own Caretaker
49:21 Shower Thoughts & Modern Meditation
56:58 Processing vs Avoiding
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#TheKnowingPodcast #EmotionalIntelligence #Adulthood #InnerWork #SelfDiscovery #ChristeneMarie #DmitriSmirnoff #EmotionalMaturity #GratitudePractice #ModernMasculinity #PodcastChapters #KnowYourself
 
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🙋‍♂️ About the Guest – Dmitri Smirnov
Dmitri is a performance marketing expert and Founder and CEO of Big Life Marketing. With a unique mix of creative intuition and analytical rigor, he helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs craft messaging that converts and stories that resonate.
More than a strategist, Dmitri is also a philosopher at heart—known for weaving emotional intelligence into everything from marketing to marriage.
🔗 Connect with Dmitri: Website: https://biglifemarketing.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dmitri-smirnov Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biglifemarketing/

S2 Ep5 - When Hustle Hurts: Letting Go, Slowing Down, & Finding Alignment

This episode of The Knowing Podcast goes straight to the heart of modern entrepreneurship—where high achievement meets emotional exhaustion. Christene Marie sits down with digital entrepreneur and agency owner Adam McChesney, who opens up about chasing success, losing himself, and the powerful moment he chose alignment over accolades.
🔑 Together, they explore:
The hidden cost of being "always on"
How business partnerships can mirror unresolved childhood dynamics
What it really takes to know yourself and your worth
Whether you’re building a business, navigating complex relationships, or in the middle of a personal reckoning—this one will hit deep.
 
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Welcome to The Knowing Podcast
1:08 Introducing Adam
4:40 The Story of Adam's Father's Business
8:03 A Business Exit That Brought Up Healing Generational Patterns
10:27 The Lie Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves: "I’m Doing It For My Family"
16:13 Christene on Religious Conditioning & Reclaiming Intuition
19:30 Avoiding Conflict and the Cost of Sweeping Things Under the Rug
24:46 Adam on Pattern Recognition and Taking Ownership
28:53 Drawing a Line in the Sand: Choosing Alignment Over Achievement
34:30 Defining Relationship KPIs for Business and Life
46:55 Subconscious Distractions and the Power of a Mental Audit
 
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