What if your best chapter isn't behind you — it's the one you finally have time to write?

Michael Fors spent decades in sales, knocked on thousands of doors, and heard more nos than most people ever will. Then he retired. And instead of slowing down, he did what most people only talk about — he acted on an idea he'd been sitting on for years, got a patent, and built something entirely new.

In this episode of The BrainVault Podcast, Michael and Larry explore what it actually takes to move from idea to action, why a lifetime of hearing "no" is the best preparation for building something that works, and how the people who create the richest experiences — at the table and in the boardroom — are the ones who know when to slow the pace down.

Visit liquidjazzexperience.com to learn more about Michael's work.

👤 ABOUT MICHAEL FORS:

Michael Fors is the inventor of the Liquid Jazz decanter, the first patented wine decanter designed to aerate wine through a gentle rocking motion, bringing out a bottle's full character in just four minutes. A lifelong salesman and 20+ year winemaker, Michael hosted Thursday wine night for decades, building community through shared experience. Based in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Michael pivoted from exclusively in-person sales to online and podcast marketing to share his invention with a wider audience. The Liquid Jazz Experience decanter is available at liquidjazzexperience.com.

Connect with Michael:

Website: liquidjazzexperience.com

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🧠 ABOUT PERFORMANCE DRIVEN NEUROLOGY (PDN)™️:

Performance Driven Neurology™️ is Larry Olsen's methodology combining cognitive psychology and neuroscience to help leaders and high performers move from the 95% (thinking about what's on their mind) to the 5% (understanding HOW they think). With 40+ years of Fortune 500 experience, Larry transforms how people approach leadership, performance, and personal growth.

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Take the FREE 5% Leadership Assessment: https://tally.so/r/kde74r
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📱 CONNECT WITH LARRY OLSEN:

Website: https://larryolsen.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-r-olsen

Instagram: @larryolsenlive

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You hit every target. You show up for everyone. You're the person others rely on. But underneath the achievement, there's a quiet exhaustion you can't explain. What if the pattern draining your energy isn't a flaw, but a brilliant childhood survival strategy that's long past its expiration date?

EPISODE OVERVIEW:

In this episode, Larry Olsen sits down with Beatriz Victoria Albina, a UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and author of End Emotional Outsourcing: How to Overcome Your Codependent, Perfectionist, and People-Pleasing Habits.

Beatriz coined the term 'emotional outsourcing' to describe the deeply conditioned habit of seeking safety, validation, and worth outside of ourselves. In this powerful conversation, she breaks down how codependency, perfectionism, and people pleasing are actually brilliant childhood survival strategies that become leadership liabilities. This is science-backed, body-based work that will change how you relate to yourself and others.

👤 ABOUT BEATRIZ VICTORIA ALBINA:

Beatriz (Béa) Victoria Albina, NP, MPH, SEP (she/her) is a UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, author of the bestselling "End Emotional Outsourcing: a Guide to Overcoming Codependent, Perfectionist and People Pleasing Habits" (Hachette Balance, 2025) and Breathwork Meditation Guide with a passion for helping humans socialized as women to reconnect with their bodies, regulate their nervous systems and rewire their minds, so they can break free from codependency, perfectionism and people pleasing and reclaim their joy.

She is the host of the Feminist Wellness Podcast, holds a Masters degree in Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health and a BA in Latin American Studies from Oberlin College. Born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Béa grew up in the great state of Rhode Island. She has been working in health & wellness for over 20 years and lives with her wife, Billey Albina and their handsome all-black cat Wade Elizabeth.

Connect with Beatriz:

Website: beatrizalbina.com

Book: End Emotional Outsourcing (beatrizalbina.com/book)

Podcast: Feminist Wellness (available on all platforms)
Instagram: @beatrizvictoriaalbinanp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beatrizvictoriaalbinanp

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beavictoriaalbina

🧠 ABOUT PERFORMANCE DRIVEN NEUROLOGY (PDN):

Performance Driven Neurology is Larry Olsen's methodology combining cognitive psychology and neuroscience to help leaders and high performers move from the 95% (thinking about what's on their mind) to the 5% (understanding HOW they think). With 40+ years of Fortune 500 experience, Larry transforms how people approach leadership, performance, and personal growth.

🔗 TAKE ACTION:

Take the FREE 5% Leadership Assessment: https://tally.so/r/kde74r
Discover how your brain is wired? https://tally.so/r/jaodj4

Download Your FREE 3-Step Morning Brain Activation Guide: https://larry-olsen.kit.com/3-steps-morning-guide

📱 CONNECT WITH LARRY OLSEN:

Website: https://larryolsen.com

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/larry-olsen

Instagram: @larryolsenpdncoach

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What if the next level of your business is already within reach — and the only upgrade needed is in you? Dr. Fleet Maull, founder of HeartMind and creator of Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness, has spent more than 50 years mastering the science of human performance — and he brings an edge no traditional business advisor can match. From building an Inc. 5000 company to pioneering the world's first prison hospice program, Fleet discovered that the leaders who scale fastest aren't those with the best strategy — they're the ones with the most optimized nervous system.

In this powerful episode of The Brain Vault, Larry and Fleet unpack the neuroscience behind why your greatest leadership breakthroughs live on the other side of regulation — not hustle.

This is the episode for every founder, executive, and leader ready to scale not just their business — but their capacity to lead it.

👤 ABOUT FLEET MAULL, PHD:

Fleet Maull, PhD, CMT-P, is the founder and CEO of the Heart Mind Institute and creator of Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness (NSM), a powerful synthesis of contemplative practice and modern neuroscience. He is the author of Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good. Fleet served 14 years in federal prison, where he founded the first prison hospice program in the world (1987), meditated three hours daily, and earned his PhD. He is a Zen Roshi (master teacher), an Acharya in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and brings 45+ years of meditation practice. Post-prison, he founded an Inc. 5000 company, created the National Prison Hospice Association, and now works with overwhelmed founders and scaling entrepreneurs through his entrepreneurial mastery training. The Heart Mind Institute archives over 2,000 hours of interviews with leading neuroscientists, psychologists, and thought leaders.

Connect with Fleet:

Website: heartmind.co & https://www.fleetmaull.com/

Book: Radical Responsibility (available at all major bookstores)

Entrepreneurial Mastery Summit: April (check heartmind.co for details)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fleetmaull/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fleetmaull/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fleetmaull

Twitter: https://x.com/fleetmaull

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartmindinstitute

🧠 ABOUT PERFORMANCE DRIVEN NEUROLOGY (PDN):

Performance Driven Neurology is Larry Olsen's methodology combining cognitive psychology and neuroscience to help leaders and high performers move from the 95% (thinking about what's on their mind) to the 5% (understanding HOW they think). With 40+ years of Fortune 500 experience, Larry transforms how people approach leadership, performance, and personal growth.

🔗 TAKE ACTION

Take the FREE 5% Leadership Assessment: https://tally.so/r/kde74r

Discover how your brain is wired? https://tally.so/r/jaodj4

Download Your FREE 3-Step Morning Brain Activation Guide: https://larry-olsen.kit.com/3-steps-morning-guide

What if the leadership that got us here is the very thing standing in the way of our survival? In this episode of The Brain Vault, Larry Olsen sits down with global powerhouse Maria Brinck to expose the "outdated mindsets" quietly failing our organizations and our planet. From the boardrooms of Europe to the indigenous circles of the Congo Basin, Maria has witnessed a transformation that most leaders are completely missing.

This isn’t about "doing better"—it’s about a total neurological and cultural evolution. Maria reveals how to stop looking for an external authority and finally become the "Inner Author" of your own life. If you’re ready to shatter the alpha-myth, reclaim your purpose, and tap into the $8.8 trillion secret of human engagement, this is the conversation you cannot afford to miss.

The world has changed. It’s time for your leadership to evolve. Press play and step into the future.

👤 ABOUT MARIA BRINCK

Maria Brinck is the founder of Zynergy International (est. 2013), a leadership advisory firm working with Fortune 500 companies including Stryker, IBM, ConMed, Vizient, and Brasseler. She is the author of The Leadership We Need: A New Mindset for a Brighter Future. Born and raised in Sweden and Algeria, Maria was educated in Sweden, France, and the USA with a focus on International Business. Her most transformative experience came living and working with indigenous communities in the Congo Basin Rainforest in Cameroon, where she worked on rehabilitation of chimpanzees and gorillas. Maria is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, co-founder of the Highland Institute, and a Climate Reality Leadership Corps leader and mentor.

Connect with Maria:

Website: www.mariabrinck.com

LinkedIn: Maria Brinck

Book: The Leadership We Need (available at all major bookstores)

You're disciplined. You're committed. You show up every day and put in the work. But what happens when effort and motivation aren’t delivering the results you know you're capable of?

Santiago Brand is an international educator and consultant in brain mapping and neurofeedback who uses real brain data to reveal what's actually happening when people perform, stall, or burn out. Trained as both a sport and clinical psychologist, Santiago has spent over 17 years across more than 26 countries helping leaders and high performers improve focus, recover faster from stress, and perform with greater consistency—not by grinding harder, but by understanding the brain that's running the show.

In this conversation, Santiago reveals why even the most driven individuals hit invisible walls. You'll discover how trauma markers and emotional dysregulation show up in brain maps, why high performers resist the truth about their own humanity, and how quantitative EEG technology turns invisible obstacles into something you can finally work with.

Because once you see what your brain is doing, you can't unsee it—and that's when real transformation begins.

If you've ever felt like you're doing all the right things but the breakthrough still hasn't happened, this episode shows you exactly where to look next.

Visit John's website here: https://www.johnkippen.com/

View his coaching program here: https://kippencoaching.com/