Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino: 2026

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Dr. Mark L. Vincent on Executive Leadership & Strategic Advisory | Famous Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we sit down with Executive Advisor and Systems Convener Dr. Mark L. Vincent.

A pioneer across multiple leadership disciplines, Mark partners with accomplished Third-Turn leaders—seasoned executives committed to developing both current and next-generation leadership. He serves as a strategic advisor in firm valuation, a Certified Executive Process Consultant, and a practitioner-scholar focused on organizations and leadership systems.

Dr. Vincent is the creator and shepherd of the Sage Group Collective, an innovative “emergency Board meeting” panel that brings seasoned insight to executives and business owners facing major opportunities or challenges. His work centers on strengthening leadership ecosystems and helping leaders who love leaders build lasting impact.

From his base in Southern California, we dive into executive governance, strategic growth, valuation, systems thinking, and what it takes to lead at the highest levels in today’s complex world.

If you’re interested in executive leadership, board governance, organizational strategy, leadership development, or business advisory services, this conversation delivers seasoned wisdom and practical insight.

Enjoy this deep and engaging interview.

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Marit Welker on Faith, Mindset & Finding Purpose After Hardship | Famous Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we talk with coach and speaker Marit Welker, who guides Christian mothers toward renewed purpose, peace, and faith-filled resilience.

Marit knows what it feels like to be lost. For decades, she battled chronic illness, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain. She has been broke and bedridden with no way out. More recently, she overcame cancer during COVID while also navigating the emotional transition of watching her four children leave home.

Then came a defining moment. Flat on her back with nothing left, Marit made a decision—a mindset shift that took just 10 minutes but changed the course of her life. She didn’t wait for her circumstances to improve. She chose to see and live her life differently.

In this powerful conversation, we explore faith, mindset transformation, overcoming adversity, Christian motherhood, healing, resilience, and rediscovering purpose after seasons of struggle.

If you’re seeking encouragement, spiritual growth, or hope in difficult times, this interview will speak to you.

Enjoy this inspiring and heartfelt conversation.

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HR Iconoclast Barry Wolfe on People Systems & Leadership

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we talk with author and HR iconoclast Barry Wolfe.

With more than 35 years of experience as a senior HR executive and business owner, Barry has built and transformed people systems that connect employees directly to value creation. His philosophy is simple but powerful: companies succeed when their people succeed.

Over the course of his career, Barry has led large-scale culture shifts, facilitated strategic planning sessions, navigated mergers and acquisitions (on both sides of the table), and coached leaders through countless employee challenges. His practical, no-nonsense approach to HR and leadership development has helped organizations build stronger cultures and sustainable growth.

Beyond the boardroom, Barry also brings a creative dimension to his life as a musician—something we explore in this wide-ranging conversation about leadership, business strategy, workplace culture, and the human side of enterprise.

If you’re interested in HR strategy, leadership development, company culture, mergers and acquisitions, or business growth, this episode delivers insight grounded in decades of real-world experience.

Enjoy this thoughtful and engaging interview.

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Co-Founders of HUDDLE FOR SUCCESS and Co-Authors Mark Bruce & Duane Gibbs

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we sit down with Mark Bruce and Duane Gibbs, co-founders of Huddle for Success and co-authors dedicated to helping driven professionals and entrepreneurs break through barriers and step into visionary leadership.

With more than 70 years of combined experience in business, coaching, and personal development, Mark and Duane bring proven insight into what it takes to move from feeling stuck to leading with clarity and confidence. Their work blends mindset strategies, practical tools, and structured accountability to help high-achievers unlock their potential in today’s fast-moving world.

In this conversation, we explore leadership development, entrepreneurial growth, mindset mastery, overcoming roadblocks, and building sustainable success. If you’re an entrepreneur, executive, or ambitious professional looking to level up, this interview offers practical wisdom and real-world experience you can apply immediately.

Enjoy this powerful and insightful discussion.

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M. Nora Bouchard on Hidden Metrics & Leadership Growth | Famous Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we talk with leadership coach, author, speaker, and advocate for leaders at all levels, M. Nora Bouchard.

With more than 30 years of experience developing leaders, Nora provides practical insight and intuitive questions that unlock breakthrough thinking. She has a rare ability to see what her clients can’t see on their own—helping leaders move toward the goals that truly matter.

Her latest book, Hidden Metrics: A Coach’s Secret to Success that Really Matters, is designed for newly promoted leaders—whether it’s your first promotion or your fifth. The book reveals the unspoken expectations and invisible standards that often come with a new title, and how to successfully navigate them with clarity and confidence.

In this wide-ranging conversation, we explore leadership development, executive presence, growth mindset, career transitions, and the hidden rules that shape professional success. If you’re stepping into a leadership role—or preparing for one—this is a conversation you need to hear.

Enjoy this insightful and empowering interview.

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Speaker, Award-Winning Sales Expert & High Energy Motivational Speaker E.A. Johnson

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we sit down with speaker, award-winning sales expert, and high-energy motivational speaker E.A. Johnson.

E.A.’s story is one of resilience and radical transformation. After experiencing childhood trauma, bullying, anxiety, insomnia, and addiction to pain pills in his early adult years, he rebuilt his life from the ground up. He went from struggling through survival mode to becoming an award-winning pharmaceutical sales representative, motivational speaker, devoted husband, and loving father.

Through his holistic approach to continuous improvement, mindset mastery, and personal growth, E.A. teaches that human beings operate at different frequencies—and that by raising ours, we unlock our full potential. From his base in Tampa, Florida, we dive into his journey, philosophy, sales success strategies, personal development framework, and mission to inspire others to level up their lives.

If you’re interested in overcoming adversity, sales success, motivation, addiction recovery, mindset development, or personal transformation, this is a powerful conversation you won’t want to miss.

Enjoy this inspiring and high-energy interview.

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Kathryn Sforcina on Soul Alignment, Wild Tribes & Transformational Leadership | Famous Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we talk with author, serial entrepreneur, visionary guide, and founder of Wild Tribes, Kathryn Sforcina.

With more than 28 years of experience in integrative health, leadership development, and energy medicine, Kathryn is a transformational facilitator and initiated Vision Quest guide who helps individuals, teams, and organizations realign with their soul’s true frequency. As the founder of Wild Tribes and Transforming Tribes, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern systems thinking to create meaningful, sustainable change.

Kathryn is the author of Bringing the Lost Parts of Me Home, Soul Frequency, and Digitalizing Sustainability. From her early morning base in Australia, we dive into a fascinating global conversation about conscious leadership, spiritual alignment, sustainability, and reclaiming purpose in today’s rapidly shifting world.

If you’re interested in spiritual entrepreneurship, conscious leadership, integrative health, energy medicine, systems change, or transformational coaching, this interview delivers insight and depth.

Enjoy this powerful and expansive conversation.

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Christopher Fenning Part II – Communication Strategies for Leaders | Famous Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we reconnect with award-winning author and communication expert Christopher Fenning for Part II of our conversation.

Christopher is known for his simple, powerful methods that help experts communicate clearly with non-experts, teams present effectively to executives, and leaders eliminate confusion in the workplace. His communication frameworks are used by organizations like Google and NATO, and his insights have appeared in the Harvard Business Review.

In this wide-ranging follow-up interview, we explore new strategies for improving workplace communication, breaking down complex ideas, leading more effectively, and navigating today’s evolving professional landscape. We also discuss his books, new projects, and the practical tools that help professionals communicate with clarity and confidence.

If you’re interested in leadership communication, executive presence, workplace clarity, or professional development, this conversation delivers actionable insights you can apply immediately.

Enjoy this dynamic and thought-provoking interview.

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Affair Recovery Expert Tim Tedder on Healing After Infidelity | Famous Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we talk with Affair Recovery and Relationship Growth Expert Tim Tedder.

With more than 20 years as a licensed counselor, Tim has walked alongside individuals and couples through the painful aftermath of infidelity. Today, he helps clients around the world transform the snags of affair recovery into springboards for healing, clarity, and meaningful change.

Through his platform AffairHealing.com and his podcast The Affair Recovery Room, Tim equips thousands with practical tools, emotional insight, and hope for rebuilding trust and restoring connection. In this conversation, we explore healing after betrayal, rebuilding relationships, navigating trust issues, and what real growth looks like after crisis.

If you’re seeking guidance on affair recovery, marriage repair, relationship healing, or overcoming infidelity, this episode offers powerful perspective and actionable insight.

It’s a story you need to tune into.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Clément Simon of Baby Vortex on 2025's Not What You Think & Much More | Neon Jazz Interview

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series featuring Paris-based keyboardist, organist, composer, and producer Clément Simon, the creative force behind Baby Vortex.

We catch up with Clément to talk about Baby Vortex’s striking 2025 release Not What You Think, his evolving career in music, and his deep commitment to improvised and forward-thinking jazz. As an esteemed producer making waves across Europe, Clément plunges headfirst into exploratory sound, blending composition, spontaneity, and raw energy.

In this wide-ranging conversation, we dig into the Baby Vortex project, new recordings, live performances, the state of the world and music culture in 2026, and what it means to create art in uncertain times. If you’re into modern jazz, European jazz, improvised music, keyboards, organ, and experimental fusion, this one hits deep.

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Monday, February 9, 2026

Adrian Jones on Surviving Heart Attacks, Reinventing Life & Career | Famous Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we sit down with Adrian “AJ” Jones—a two-time widowmaker heart attack survivor, former financial-services executive, and the founder of MORE®, a career wellness platform helping accomplished professionals redefine success and build more fulfilling lives.

After more than 20 years in high-pressure corporate leadership, AJ walked away from a life that looked successful on the outside but felt empty within. A series of life-altering wake-up calls pushed him to focus on what truly matters: authenticity, purpose, courage, and impact.

Today, AJ hosts the podcast Code 3: Life. Reinvented., where he explores the moments that force us to reassess everything and choose lives that feel as good on the inside as they appear on the outside. In this conversation, we talk about survival, identity, burnout, reinvention, leadership, and how crisis can become a catalyst for deeper connection and meaning.

This is an honest, inspiring story about turning adversity into clarity—and choosing to live fully.

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Christian Author & Ghostwriter Wanda Thibodeaux on Faith, Healing & Purpose | Famous Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we sit down with ghostwriter, Christian author, and podcast host Wanda Thibodeaux for a powerful and deeply human conversation about faith, healing, leadership, and purpose.

Wanda helps individuals and organizations communicate with clarity and intention, while also creating devotional films, essays, and reflections designed to support those carrying unseen emotional weight in their leadership journeys. As a trauma survivor, her calling is to help people reclaim joy and live with spiritual resilience.

Her bylined and ghostwritten work has appeared in Forbes and Harvard Business Review, and she can be heard biweekly on the Faithful on the Clock podcast. We also discuss her latest book, Grace in the Grind: 52 Devotions for Thriving in the Workplace, which expands her podcast challenges into full weekly reflections for intentional, faith-centered growth in professional life.

At the core of her mission is a bold, joyful truth: live fully, walk in grace, and yes—backhand the devil. This is a story of faith, grit, and redemption you won’t want to miss.

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Jazz Guitarist & Composer Homero Alvarez on Flowing (2025) | Neon Jazz Interview

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series featuring Jazz Guitarist & Composer Homero Alvarez, joining us to talk about his 2025 album Flowing.

With his Sep7ett, Homero delivers a vibrant and modern blend of Latin American rhythms and Scandinavian jazz, featuring seven original compositions that travel across musical landscapes—from Colombian cumbia and Uruguayan candombe to Brazilian samba, baião, maracatu, and bossa nova—all woven into a rich contemporary jazz framework.

Following the success of their acclaimed 2022 debut Growing, Homero continues his exploration of cross-cultural sound, pairing sophisticated harmonic language with earthy grooves and dynamic improvisation. In this conversation, we dig into the making of Flowing, the creative process behind genre-blending jazz, and what it means to make music in today’s evolving global jazz scene.

🎶 If you love modern jazz, Latin jazz, jazz guitar, or global jazz fusion, this interview is for you.

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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Wild Blue Herons Interview | Bill Sample & Darlene Cooper on Love, Jazz & New 2026 Album

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with celebrated jazz husband-and-wife duo Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper, known together as Wild Blue Herons. We get into their soulful return with the 2026 album It’s All About Love and explore their powerful union, shared history, and lifelong artistic partnership.

This groove-driven third release blends jazz, funk, gospel, and contemporary pop, capturing the expansive sound they’ve developed on festival stages and club dates across Canada. Appropriately released on Valentine’s Day 2026, the album reflects a lifetime of shared creativity, chemistry, and heart.

Formed in 2017, Wild Blue Herons have appeared at leading festivals and venues across Canada, earning a reputation for rich musicianship and emotionally resonant songwriting. We dive deep into their journey, the making of the album, and what keeps their musical and personal bond strong. Enjoy this conversation.

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Saturday, February 7, 2026

Alex Robinson: Jazz, Soul & Storytelling Through Song & New 2026 Album

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series. On this episode, we talk with Southern California–based jazz vocalist, composer, arranger, and educator Alex Robinson. We get into her debut and new 2026 CD, I Really Outta Tell You, along with her life and journey in the jazz world.

Alex captivates audiences with her warm, velvety tone, sharp lyricism, and playful improvisational style, moving effortlessly between jazz, pop, and soul while breathing new life into the Great American Songbook. Her new album balances elegance, wit, and emotional depth, showcasing her natural gift for storytelling through song.

Over the years, Alex has performed on stages across the United States—and even the open seas—as an Entertainer Pianist with Disney Cruise Line. She currently performs throughout the Greater Los Angeles area and is also a valued member of the faculty at Mt. San Antonio College and Chapman University.

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AmyNicole Ellis Interview | The Debt Decoder™, Money Healing & Women’s Empowerment

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with AmyNicole Ellis, Founder of Fix Yourself & Flaunt IT! and creator of The Debt Decoder™.

After navigating three bankruptcies and major life resets, AmyNicole now helps women translate emotional and money patterns into grounded insight and clear next steps that finally feel doable. Her work is centered on women who carry too much, stay too long, and often forget themselves along the way. Drawing from lived experience rather than theory, she brings clarity, relief, and self-trust back into conversations around money, worth, and personal power.

This is a deeply inspirational conversation filled with raw grit, wisdom, and practical insight for anyone rebuilding after financial or emotional hardship. Enjoy this powerful story.

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