Are you all open to going back to book learning? While I love Ben’s stuff, it gets stale. Or maybe it’s just me. If it’s a “YES,” I’d like to suggest a book that I’ve enjoyed: Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Breakthrough Results (released March 10, 2026) by Nir Eyal, with Julie Li, explores how hidden, self-limiting beliefs dictate our actions and offers science-backed methods to replace them. It introduces the "Three Powers of Belief"—Attention, Anticipation, and Agency—to help readers reshape their mental models for improved health, relationships, and career success. If “Yes,” but a different book, provide your suggestion in the comments.

Alright friends, let’s have some fun with this one. We talk a lot about growth in this group. The kind that happens in your business, your mindset, your relationships, and your life. But sometimes it’s fun to actually see how far we’ve come. So here’s the challenge: 👉 Post an old picture of yourself. It could be from high school, college, your first job, or that unforgettable haircut you swore was a good idea at the time. Looking forward to seeing some amazing pictures. All I’ve got on hand at the moment are toddler pictures. I’ll dig for some more of the really good and embarrassing ones: my long hair with the fly away curls, my frosted tips in high school… 😂

Hey all, excited to be here. Friday AM calls are tough for my schedule, but I will do my best to make one in the next month! I am scaling my company Voice and Visibility (VV) at the moment. It started as a podcast company to help founders, experts and educators launch, grow and monetize podcasts... and it's quickly expanding into a podcast network where we produce shows and then connect the hosts to PR/press and visibility opportunities. I am working with voices that want to leave a legacy... and my clients bridge the intersection of personal development, health/healing, consciousness and growth. I started VV because podcasting was the number one tool to scale my previous coaching business past $1million and I kept helping all of my business consulting clients start one -- but then I realized that I was so passionate and obsessed with the brand, media, voice and visibility side of things.. so I went all in on the podcast business last July and it's been growing since. My 10X goal is to impact 1 billion lives, have 100+ shows in our network and build the company to sell. I am also working on another leg of the company that could be huge (it's still super undeveloped so i'll leave it out for now). I just brought on a Fractional COO and am figuring the right people for the right seats in the team. I'm hoping to contribute/give to this group and look forward to meeting you all. If we already met in Ben's mastermind Q2 of 2024, please say hi! Fun facts: I live in Boulder, CO. I moved here after 3 years of full time traveling in my sprinter van. I love to speak and MC. I'm also taking singing lessons. I'm incredibly Intuitive. This helps a lot when working with clients :) I host a podcast called Own It... and it's going on 330 episodes with hundreds of reviews! I've been doing it since 2018 -- listen if you want to get fired up and receive stories and actionable/practical content to help you scale. That's it for now! Hope to see ya'll soon. <3 Sam

Hi everyone 👋 Sharing a quick update - Today, we officially launched our 2026 Authentic Food Quest cooking vacations! Just two weeks ago, this felt like a stretch goal. I'm still knee-deep finalizing our November Puglia trip (it starts in 10 days) and juggling the launch. We ran a 6-day pre-launch drip campaign that started October 23rd, and the response has blown me away: ✨ 3 confirmed bookings in less than 5 days ✨ Nearly 10 more ready to join in 2026 ✨ And we’re officially doubling our experiences next year — from 4 to 8 cooking vacations I’m honestly humbled and what surprises me most is the peace I feel in the midst of all the growth. It’s proof that expansion doesn’t have to mean chaos — it can come with clarity and flow. So grateful to this community for the accountability that makes the “impossible” feel possible!. ✌️UPDATE ✌️ Just wrapped up hosting the November Puglia cooking vacation (Nov 9 to 16) with a small, intimate group of four. It came together quickly, with details finalized right up to the start date, and it stretched me in all the best ways. Despite the things coming together at the last minute, the experience was a success. ✨ Guests described it as “more than cooking” — deeply local, raw, authentic, and transformative ✨ Our partners showed up with warmth and generosity ✨ and I left with more clarity about how these trips need to evolve to scale I feel grateful, tired, proud, and ready for what’s next in 2026! As I close out the first full year of running these cooking vacations, “I honor what I’ve created, I receive what I’ve learned, and I rise into what comes next.” Thank you all for the push and the accountability. This community has shaped my growth, and your energy has been my fuel. Onward to 2026!!!

The treat: we received team rations at the opening ceremony…we cannot bring any calories! (Bread/honey/yogurt/olive oil) The trick: starting at midnight tonight, instead of 4 am tomo! This just became a 41+ hour adventure! We are rucking over the Taygetus Mountains, down to the ocean…swimming to an island…and then coming back! 🤯 We are in initial teams of 12 persons.