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The Self-Belief Podcast

We interview business leaders and people of influence in Metro Detroit to discuss their journey to a position of influence in their industries. The times where they had to draw on their reserves of self belief and the solutions they found are investigated with them. Overall, you will get to know our guests on a human level and understand the individual qualities they have that helped shape their behavior and choices on their journey.

Business Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship Leadership Sales Management
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
54 minutes
Episodes
42
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Forest Bakery - The 3 person partnership shares their recipe for success regarding their products, work life balance and aligned goals

Forest Bakery - The 3 person partnership shares their recipe for success regarding their products, work life balance and aligned goals

Hear how Jo, Kyle and Humna came together from different experiences in Detroits food scene to open a highly successful bakery in Oak Park.

Forest bakery is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 -2 bu…

00:51:19  |   Tue 20 May 2025
Justin Craig, owner of Run Detroit on running.....and running a business

Justin Craig, owner of Run Detroit on running.....and running a business

It can be said running a business is like running a marathon however running a business or a marathon does not have to be grueling slog like that phrase infers. 

Here we talk to Justin about his love …

01:04:21  |   Tue 06 May 2025
Awenate Cobbina - CEO of Shinola.

Awenate Cobbina - CEO of Shinola.

Awenate speaks about what made him leave a great role at the Whitehouse to come to Detroit with the Pistons initially before taking a role with the Bedrock Manufacturing group where he became CEO and…

00:54:29  |   Tue 02 Jul 2024
Cam Crowder - How to venture into the world of Venture Capitalism

Cam Crowder - How to venture into the world of Venture Capitalism

Cam shares his candid insights from leaving college early to help run his familys Tim Hortons franchises.

While there he found more efficient ways to serve customers in the drive through and he also s…

00:53:54  |   Tue 25 Jun 2024
Connie Smith - From growing up in foster care, to becoming a foster parent.......and running a PR firm

Connie Smith - From growing up in foster care, to becoming a foster parent.......and running a PR firm

Hear Connie not only talk about her career but about what it was like growing up in foster care. At 10 years old she had to make a mature decision about her living arrangements and ever since Connie …

00:59:20  |   Tue 18 Jun 2024
Terry McCarthy - Successfully working with your spouse while growing multi location animal clinics

Terry McCarthy - Successfully working with your spouse while growing multi location animal clinics

Hear Terry talk about how he and his wife Theresa decided to work together but in separate roles. Theresa is a vet and Terry runs the business side and that formula has seen them grow successfully ov…

01:11:17  |   Tue 11 Jun 2024
Colleen Budde - Franchise owner of Office Evolution of Troy

Colleen Budde - Franchise owner of Office Evolution of Troy

Hear Colleen talk about the decision by her and her husband for her to leave the corporate world of being an engineer and decide to invest in  a franchise. Hear how they chose and researched the fran…

01:01:56  |   Tue 04 Jun 2024
Dr Tony Capone - World Renowned Pediatric Eye Surgeon

Dr Tony Capone - World Renowned Pediatric Eye Surgeon

Dr. Capone is an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon and educator. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, book chapters, and publications fr…

01:01:54  |   Tue 28 May 2024
Chris Swanson - Sheriff of Genessee County

Chris Swanson - Sheriff of Genessee County

Listen to this fascinating and uplifting conversation with Sheriff Swanson where we talk about his personal story but also about the challenges facing police officers today and how he and his departm…

01:15:56  |   Tue 21 May 2024
Kathy Skubik - Owner of Irene's Myomassology Institue in Southfield

Kathy Skubik - Owner of Irene's Myomassology Institue in Southfield

Kathy and her mother Irene opened this nationally acclaimed massage school in 1987 after so many people were requesting for Irene to teach them her specialized methods.

Hear how Kathy and Irene had ve…

00:55:16  |   Tue 14 May 2024
Darryl Woods - Founder of

Darryl Woods - Founder of "Fightin' the Good Fight" and "Better Together"

Imagine being 18 years old with children aged 18 and six months old and hearing the sentence of life without parole, or death while incarcerated as Darryl calls it, being announced by the judge for a…

01:01:43  |   Tue 07 May 2024
Dr Sarah Kirsch - Owner of Balanced Wellness in Berkley MI. Focusing on wellness and business even when you are going through a health crisis.

Dr Sarah Kirsch - Owner of Balanced Wellness in Berkley MI. Focusing on wellness and business even when you are going through a health crisis.

Dr. Sarah Kirsch's journey is an inspiring testament to resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Despite experiencing a sudden health challenge, she didn't let it derail her passion for…

00:54:11  |   Tue 30 Apr 2024
Tom Sheppard - Head of School at University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe MI

Tom Sheppard - Head of School at University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe MI

Education has always been forefront in many people's lives from their decision of which school district to live in to their decision of whether to educate their child via private, public or home scho…

01:05:33  |   Tue 23 Apr 2024
Jason Dungjen - Former Olympic figure skater and current coach/manager at Detroit skating club

Jason Dungjen - Former Olympic figure skater and current coach/manager at Detroit skating club

What does it take to be an Olympian? You may not think that the answer is to take 2 years away from the sport between 18 and 20 years old but this is a part of Jason's story.

Jason shares his story ab…

01:02:45  |   Tue 16 Apr 2024
Season 2 wrap up - Lessons from the last 20 minutes

Season 2 wrap up - Lessons from the last 20 minutes

As we wrap up season 2 we go back through some of our guests this season and take lessons from the thoughts they have shared in the last 20 minutes of each of their episodes.

We have found that the fi…

00:22:22  |   Tue 27 Feb 2024
Lee Smith - Senior Executive Vice President and President of Mortgage at Flagstar Bank

Lee Smith - Senior Executive Vice President and President of Mortgage at Flagstar Bank

Hear how Lee, who is originally from England, completed an economics degree and then followed opportunities that took him to America and then eventually into banking.

This discussion talks about his l…

00:54:38  |   Tue 20 Feb 2024
Victoria Eisenmenger - Owner of From the Heart Dog Services (Dog training in Metro Detroit)

Victoria Eisenmenger - Owner of From the Heart Dog Services (Dog training in Metro Detroit)

When is the perfect time to start your own business? 

I think the general answer I can deduce from many of our guests is, "When it feels right and you can no longer resist the urge to".

That moment cam…

00:53:05  |   Tue 13 Feb 2024
Keith Baldwin - Owner of Regal Payments

Keith Baldwin - Owner of Regal Payments

"If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run - yours is the earth and everything that's in it" - Rudyard Kipling

Doing the interviews with our guests on the podcast in…

00:45:56  |   Tue 06 Feb 2024
Mark Rieth - Owner Atwater Brewery (2005-2022). Current owner of Ful Beverage and Detroit Liquid Ventures

Mark Rieth - Owner Atwater Brewery (2005-2022). Current owner of Ful Beverage and Detroit Liquid Ventures

Transitioning from the alcoholic beverage world to the Non-Alcoholic business world.

Mark is best known for his role with Atwater Brewery, the company he first invested in and later purchased in its e…

00:50:29  |   Tue 30 Jan 2024
Terry Bean - Keynote speaker, business coach and producer of TedXDetroit

Terry Bean - Keynote speaker, business coach and producer of TedXDetroit

Do you find speaking in front of a few people or even larger groups is out of your comfort zone? 

Terry shares great tips as he himself sees each day as an adventure to be lived expanding his and othe…

00:53:03  |   Tue 23 Jan 2024
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