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You can have a retirement plan that works on paper and still feel uneasy about what comes next.

In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Chris Pollard, West Point graduate, U.S. Army veteran, and principal of Great Path Planning, about retirement planning beyond the spreadsheet.

Chris shares his personal story, including the early loss that shaped his awareness of time, the pressure and intensity of West Point and Iraq, and how those experiences inform the way he now helps families plan for retirement. With over 15 years guiding high-net-worth clients, Chris has seen that financial readiness doesn’t automatically bring peace.

This conversation explores why worry can linger even when the numbers check out, why spending often feels harder than saving, and how real retirement planning includes identity, purpose, relationships, and how you actually want to live your days.

What You’ll Hear

• Why retirement worry persists even with a solid plan
• Chris’s story: early loss, West Point, Iraq, and transition into financial planning
• The emotional side of spending after a lifetime of saving
• What it means to plan for time, structure, and meaning in retirement
• Why “enough” is not only a number

Great Path Planning:
https://www.greatpathfp.com

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Growth changes direction.

In this episode of Your Next Success, Cecilia Zapata-Harms shares how nearly 30 years of leadership in life science and healthcare prepared her to build something new, something aligned with who she had become.

Cecilia is the Founder and Executive Director of Women, Life and Science, the community behind the annual Women, Life and Science Conference. She also supports early-stage innovators through Palmetto Innovasphere, helping strengthen the life science startup ecosystem.

This conversation explores:
• Recognizing growth-driven shifts
• Leading with expansion rather than preservation
• Shared success as a strategic leadership model
• Building ecosystems that support innovation
• Creating community with intention

Join us for the fabulous Women Life and Science conference and retreat on April 30, 2026  https://wlscience.com/wlscience-conference-2026

Women, Life and Science: wlscience.com
Palmetto Innovasphere: innovaspheresc.org

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What happens when you do everything “right” and still feel disconnected from yourself. Angie Hawkins knows that experience from the inside. In this episode, Angie shares her path from being a high achiever chasing love and approval, to rebuilding her identity after an emotional rock bottom. You will hear how childhood dreams, grief, nervous system work, and courageous honesty became part of her return to self.

This conversation is for you if you have done therapy, read the books, tried the spiritual path, and you still sense there is more available. More peace. More self trust. More joy that feels real.

What you will hear 

• The identity shift from chasing approval to choosing yourself
• How childhood clues point to what is true
• Why stability can look safe and still feel misaligned
• The moment Angie heard “it’s not your time” and everything changed
• Creating your own rules for life, and living with integrity
• What it looks like to shine from the inside

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When was the last time you felt real awe and what if that feeling is a career clue?

Filmmaker Chris Baron shares his extraordinary path from science and scientific sales to documentary filmmaking for the BBC, National Geographic, Disney+, and Curiosity Stream. Chris opens up about the turning point that changed everything: walking away from a major bonus to take an unpaid BBC internship and choosing the path that unlocked his greatest success.

This conversation is about curiosity, alignment, and defining authentic success from the inside out.

In this episode, you'll hear

• How growing up across continents helped him learn adaptability
• The moment Chris realized “success on paper” still felt misaligned
• Why he chose an unpaid BBC internship over a big bonus
• Extreme filmmaking, rapid problem solving, and living inside awe

To learn more about Chris find him on Instagram @chrisbaron7 and check out his podcast No Ordinary Monday. 

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What happens when success starts as survival, and then becomes a choice you make on purpose?

In this episode, Drewbie Wilson shares his story from a rough childhood and early “figure it out” mindset to building real success through sales, service, and identity-level change. We talk about the health journey behind losing 100+ pounds, the career moves that took him from insurance to software to VP of Sales, and why the fastest path forward is action backed by integrity.

If you’ve been thinking, I can’t keep doing this, this episode gives you a powerful reset.

In this episode, you will hear

• Why success initially meant survival
• How boredom and a need for control shaped Drewbie early
• The real story behind losing 100+ pounds and the mindset shift that followed
• Why the traditional “path” didn’t make sense to him
• The moment he realized he was in the wrong business
• How serving others created unexpected opportunity
• His definition of authentic success: crush the day before it crushes you

Learn more here https://callthedamnleads.com

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Rob Rene’s life has been shaped by sudden impact and unexpected mercy. A Division I runner with a clear plan, he was hit by a truck during a winter training run and nearly died. That moment changed everything. Years later, he built a successful career in enterprise technology sales, while quietly battling addiction and watching his wellbeing slip.

Then came another turning point: the pandemic. Rob’s job changed, his time opened up, and he began researching health, faith, and what it means to live with intention. That season helped lead him into sobriety, a deeper relationship with God, and a growing passion for practical wellness strategies and responsible health information in an AI-driven world.

In this conversation, you’ll hear Rob’s full arc, and you’ll also walk away with a simple set of daily practices that make health feel doable again.

What you’ll hear in this episode

• How one accident rerouted Rob’s entire identity and future
• The long road from achievement to addiction to sobriety
• How the pandemic became a “second truck” turning point
• Why research, discernment, and personal responsibility matter
• Rob’s simple daily wellness list: hydration, sunlight, grounding, breathing, nutrients, movement, and gratitude
• Rob’s definition of authentic success: living as a faithful servant and making a difference

Guest link: biohackingville.com

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What does it take to lose everything and rebuild a life grounded in purpose, clarity, and joy?

In this episode, I talk with Anil Gupta, bestselling author, global speaker, and creator of The Happiness Formula. Anil shares how he grew up in Kenya and London, became an optometrist, moved to Florida, lost everything in 2008, and then rebuilt his life through awareness, service, and emotional transformation.

You’ll hear the moment his wife met his deepest fear with compassion, how that lifted years of shame in an instant, and how it launched him into a mission that led to speaking on global stages and helping people transform their relationships and their lives.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why awareness is the gateway to clarity, focus, and aligned action
• How the Happiness Formula (Give, Grow, Gratitude) works in real life
• Why forgiveness is the express pathway to freedom
• The role of systems, boundaries, and emotional presence in family and work
• Why receiving is just as important as giving
• What authentic success means to him now

Anil’s story is a powerful reminder that progress is success, and that your next chapter can begin in the very moment you choose awareness.

To learn more about Anil, visit https://meetanil.com/

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What happens when your drive to win collides with the reality of the life you’re actually living?

In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal is joined by Chaz Wolfe, serial entrepreneur and founder of Gathering The Kings for an honest conversation about identity, ambition, and building a life that can actually hold your success.

Chaz started working at 12, and was buying seven-figure franchises in his 20s. From the outside, he was the definition of a high performer. But along the way, there were quiet wake-up calls: almost missing the birth of a child, seeing a family photo he wasn’t in, and realizing that “I’m doing this for my family” didn’t match how it felt inside his family.

We talk about:

• “Grateful but not done” — the mindset that lets him stay ambitious and grounded
• Why entrepreneurs don’t need less drive — they need more intention in every area of life
• The origin story of Gathering The Kings and why he built a true peer-to-peer mastermind
• How faith, family, health, and business fit together when you want to win in all areas

If you’ve ever felt that tension between loving what you’re building and wondering what it’s costing you, this conversation will help you pause, reflect, and re-align.

Connect with Chaz: gatheringthekings.com

If you’ve ever felt that tension between loving what you’re building and wondering what it’s costing you, this conversation will help you pause, reflect, and re-align.

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What if the map you’ve been following isn’t yours anymore?

In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Shelley McIntyre, reinvention partner for Gen X professionals and creator of Burn the Map. 

After decades in tech and consulting, Shelley realized she had overridden her values, lost her curiosity, and outgrown the roles she was performing.
 Her return to alignment, through theater, grief recovery, and deep identity work  shaped her life’s next chapter and the transformational work she now offers midlife professionals.

You’ll hear:

•  How early belonging and creativity shape identity
•  Why resistance is often unprocessed grief
•  How loss of curiosity signals misalignment
•  What happens when competence replaces connection
•  Why midlife is both an unraveling and an awakening
•  How to build a next chapter that reflects who you’ve become

Explore Shelley’s work at https://burnthemapcoaching.com

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What if the next step in your life has been whispering to you all along?

In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Anna Quigley as she shares how intuition guided her through career shifts, personal turning points, and the deeper purpose that kept calling her forward.

You'll hear:

• How intuition communicates through your senses
• Why midlife often opens a new chapter instead of a crisis
• The breadcrumbs in your life that reveal your purpose
• Ways to strengthen intuitive decision-making

Download Anna’s free intuition guide at http://intuitiongift.com/

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