Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Author & Broker Ted Kopecko on Finding JOY, Purpose, Intentional Living & Freedom

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Author & Commercial Real Estate Broker Ted Kopecko.

Ted is the author of the #1 International Best Seller Finding JOY… Journey Of You and a commercial real estate broker with more than 30 years of experience in business, architecture, and entrepreneurship.

Ted's work centers on helping people shift from reactive, “Life-Led” living to intentional, “JOY-Led” living by aligning mindset, identity, and time to create greater purpose, value, and freedom.

His message connects with professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone searching for greater fulfillment, clarity, purpose, and alignment in both life and business.

From his base in Sacramento, California, Ted and Joe Dimino get into his remarkable journey, the ideas behind Finding JOY, intentional living, entrepreneurship, mindset, identity, time management, personal growth, and what it means to create a life that is truly your own.

If you've ever wondered whether you're living the life you want — or simply the life that circumstances have created for you — this conversation offers plenty to consider.

Enjoy this interview with Ted Kopecko.

More Ted Kopecko:
https://findingjoy.us/

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Business Success Brent Kocal Had It All — Then Asked “What’s Next?” | Better Beliefs & Spiritual Growth

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Business Owner, Storyteller & Spiritual Seeker Brent Kocal.

For more than 20 years, Brent Kocal built the “aspirational” life — the company, the marriage, the health, the house. Then he hit a wall that many successful people rarely talk about: he had everything and still wondered, “What’s next?”

His answer wasn't to work harder. It was to go inward.

Four ayahuasca ceremonies, a daily meditation practice, and a deep dive into the Tao Te Ching and Bhagavad Gita became part of Brent's journey into healing, consciousness, spirituality, belief, and the deeper questions of the human experience.

Today, he creates Better Beliefs, a narrative storytelling show exploring the stories we tell, the beliefs we carry, and how those beliefs shape our lives.

In this powerful conversation, Brent and Joe Dimino explore success, purpose, spirituality, meditation, consciousness, personal transformation, storytelling, and the search for meaning after achieving the life you thought you wanted.

What happens when you've accomplished the dream — but you're still searching for what's next?

Enjoy this interview with Brent Kocal.

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https://www.betterbeliefspodcast.com/

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Author, Actress & Filmmaker Jennifer Sklias-Gahan on The House in the Middle of the Street & More

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with NYC-based Writer, Actress, Filmmaker & Author Jennifer Sklias-Gahan.

We caught up with Jennifer to delve into her haunting literary debut, The House in the Middle of the Street, and her fascinating life as a creative.

What happens when opening your front door invites in far more than you bargained for?

In The House in the Middle of the Street, the Greek-American author blends ancient mythology, dark whimsy, psychological suspense, and the uncanny to create a fever-dream fairy tale for tumultuous times. Part myth, part fable, and part psychological excavation, the novel explores the strange places where memory, identity, fear, and imagination collide.

Jennifer is a lifelong storyteller whose onscreen work includes roles in The Louise Log, Good Friday, and FBI: Most Wanted. She has also written and produced for Demivoula Studios and co-founded 18 Bleecker Films, creating projects that merge myth, memory, and the uncanny.

From New York City, we get into her new book, the creative process, acting, filmmaking, storytelling, mythology, writing, and the evolution of an artist who continues to explore the mysterious spaces between reality and imagination.

Enjoy this interview with Jennifer Sklias-Gahan.

More Jennifer:
https://www.jenniferskliasgahan.com/

The House in the Middle of the Street:
https://www.thehouseinthemiddleofthestreet.com/

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Christopher Dammann on Dead Words | Chicago Jazz, Free Jazz & the Future of Improvised Music

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago-based jazz bassist and composer Christopher Dammann.

On this episode, we dig into his compelling new 2026 project, Dead Words, and the evolving musical life of an artist deeply connected to the world of jazz and improvised music.

Dead Words is a collection of spiritual contrafacts that traces a fascinating path from bebop through free jazz and into today's landscape of improvised music. Following his 2025 sextet debut, the new release further establishes Christopher Dammann's distinctive compositional voice — historically grounded, deeply swinging, adventurous, and committed to exploration without nostalgia.

Released by Shifting Paradigm Records, Dead Words features an extraordinary ensemble including Jim Baker, Jon Irabagon, James Davis, and Mike Reed, alongside Dammann's bass and compositions.

We also get into Christopher's life as a performer and composer, his approach to writing and improvisation, the evolution of his sound, and his work as a teaching artist with The People's Music School of Chicago, the city's largest tuition-free music school.

This is a conversation about Chicago jazz, modern jazz composition, free jazz, bebop, improvisation, jazz history, musical exploration, education, and the artists continuing to push the music forward.

Dig this interview with Christopher Dammann and discover Dead Words.

Get the album — Dead Words:
Christopher Dammann — Dead Words on Bandcamp

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The People's Music School of Chicago

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Coach Kai Stowers on ADHD, AuDHD Leadership, Mindfulness & Personal Growth

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Entrepreneur and Executive Coach for ADHD & AuDHD Leaders Kai Stowers.

Kai is a scientist turned executive coach who works with ADHD and AuDHD leaders, helping them navigate leadership, intentional development, growth, and transformation. A long-time mindfulness practitioner and coach, Kai has personally experienced the impact that intentional development, healing, and growth work can have on a person's life and leadership.

Kai began a career as a chemist, fascinated by science and the opportunity to save lives through the development of novel therapeutics. Over time, that curiosity expanded toward the human side of organizations — how individuals grow and develop, how leaders evolve, and how teams can move toward greatness.

From his base in Portland, Oregon, we get into a stellar story of evolution and determination, exploring ADHD leadership, AuDHD, executive coaching, mindfulness, personal development, organizational growth, science, entrepreneurship, and the journey of finding a new purpose.

This is a conversation about transformation, leadership, self-awareness, and what can happen when curiosity leads you in an entirely new direction.

Enjoy this interview with Kai Stowers.

More Kai Stowers:
https://www.kaistowers.com/

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Entrepreneur Sandi Glandt on Productivity, High Performance & Systems to Slay Your Day

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with CEO of Slay Your Day Sandi Glandt.

Sandi is a high-performance productivity coach, 2x international bestselling author, Mrs. International 2022–2023, TV host on The CW’s Connect Network, top-rated podcaster, and co-founder of Called to Lead.

Based in Hollywood, Florida, Sandi built her brand around a powerful insight gained while coaching women in health and fitness: the real reason ambitious women feel overwhelmed and stuck isn't a lack of discipline or desire — it's the absence of systems.

That insight became the S3 Framework — Systems, Strategy, and Support — and later evolved into the High Performance Accelerator Academy, a monthly enrollment program for growth-minded women who want repeatable systems that multiply time, money, and momentum without sacrificing their marriage, motherhood, or mission.

In this conversation, we get into productivity, time management, high performance, entrepreneurship, leadership, creating better systems, overcoming overwhelm, and Sandi's incredible journey from coaching women to building a powerful business and personal brand.

If you're ready to stop simply working harder and start building systems that help you slay your day, this conversation is for you.

Enjoy this interview with Sandi Glandt.

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https://www.sandraglandt.com/welcome

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Author & Founder Bradley Aman on the American Dream, Entrepreneurship & Success in an AI World

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Entrepreneur, Author, Business Strategist & Founder of the American Dream Book Series Bradley Aman.

Bradley Aman has spent decades building companies from the ground up, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40 and ultimately selling his primary business after growing it into a national leader in its industry. Now, he's focused on a new challenge: helping everyday Americans succeed in an AI-driven world.

His latest book, American Dream: Success in an AI World, explores how artificial intelligence can be used as a practical tool to increase productivity, create opportunity, and stay competitive in a rapidly changing economy.

Bradley's message is simple: AI isn't here to replace ambitious people. It's here to reward those willing to learn and adapt.

From his base in Omaha, Nebraska, we get into entrepreneurship, business strategy, artificial intelligence, productivity, opportunity, the future of work, adapting to a changing economy, and what the American Dream can look like in the age of AI.

Enjoy this interview with Bradley Aman.

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https://www.youramericandream.com/

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