Built Under Pressure: A Navy SEAL’s Mindset
He served, he sacrificed, and then he came home to a world that didn't know what to do with him. So he built something that did. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, Jimmy May talks about the hardest transition any veteran faces — and how he turned it into a movement.
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Jimmy May
Beyond The Brotherhood
Built Under Pressure: A Navy SEAL’s Mindset
He served, he sacrificed, and then he came home to a world that didn't know what to do with him. So he built something that did. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, Jimmy May talks about the hardest transition any veteran faces — and how he turned it into a movement.
Dominique Wilkins
NBA Hall of Famer · Roots Partner
Built Through Adversity
He earned the nickname 'The Human Highlight Film' on the court — but 15 seasons of navigating injuries, trades, and rebuilds left a story that no highlight reel ever captured. He sat down with Trixy Castro to finally tell it.
Flora Amiri
Founder · Brow Arc & FLORA Beauty
Built Beyond Sacrifice
She took Division I tennis discipline into a brand-new arena — building Brow Arc from one location to 30+ nationwide, then launching a clean beauty line on top of it. In this conversation with Trixy, Flora breaks down the single mindset that made all three possible.
Mickey Segal
Managing Partner · NKSFB
Built on Trust
For decades, Mickey Segal has been the person Hollywood's biggest names call when it matters most — not their agent, not their lawyer, but Mickey. In this conversation, he tells the story he's never told publicly.
Kristin Oja
Founder · Stat Wellness
The Doctor Who Changed the Model
She had the degree, the training, and a clear path through conventional medicine — and she chose something harder. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, Dr. Kristin Oja explains why building Stat Wellness meant questioning everything she was trained to do, and why that was the most courageous clinical decision she ever made.
Mason Maggio
NASCAR Driver
NASCAR's Next Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year at Hickory, a NASCAR Truck Series debut, an Xfinity Series ride — on paper it reads like a fast track. What it leaves out is a kid from Palm Beach Gardens with no racing family, who turned karting into a career on preparation alone, with his father Tony in his corner the whole way. He sat down with Trixy Castro to finally tell it.
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Hidden Gems: NASCAR's Next Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year at Hickory, a NASCAR Truck Series debut, an Xfinity Series ride — on paper it reads like a fast track. What it leaves out is a kid from Palm Beach Gardens with no racing family, who turned karting into a career on preparation alone, with his father Tony in his corner the whole way. He sat down with Trixy Castro to finally tell it.
Sam Rockwell
CEO & Co-Founder, Happi Co · Consumer Brand Innovator
The Man Behind the Ice Cream Everyone's Talking About
By 2025 he was a Harvard Business School case study, his ice cream was in Walmart and Albertsons nationwide, and Snoop Dogg was his partner. What that skips is the decade before it — a Wisconsin grad learning brand strategy on a retail floor, with one earlier snack venture behind him before Happi Co. ever took off. He sat down with Trixy Castro to finally tell it.
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Hidden Gems: The Man Behind the Ice Cream Everyone's Talking About
By 2025 he was a Harvard Business School case study, his ice cream was in Walmart and Albertsons nationwide, and Snoop Dogg was his partner. What that skips is the decade before it — a Wisconsin grad learning brand strategy on a retail floor, with one earlier snack venture behind him before Happi Co. ever took off. He sat down with Trixy Castro to finally tell it.
Andy Levine
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Vera Quinn
CEO · Cydcor
What Sales Really Teaches
She started as a sales rep and rose to CEO of Cydcor — one of the most enduring names in direct sales. But Vera Quinn will tell you the most important things she learned about leadership, she learned in the field. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, she makes the case that sales is the best education a CEO can get.
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Hidden Gems: What Sales Really Teaches
Vera on building a 13× Best Place to Work — the specific decisions and non-negotiables that define the Cydcor culture.
Freddy Money
Atlas Restaurant Group
Obsession Over Perfection
He's cooked in some of the world's most demanding kitchens — and every one of them shaped a philosophy he's now building an empire on. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, Freddy Money breaks down what obsession over perfection actually looks like from the inside.
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Hidden Gems: Obsession Over Perfection
How Freddy channels obsession without burning out — the creative rituals and decision filters behind Michelin-level consistency.
Amanda Whitespeare & Jeff Whitespeare
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Matt Potter
Founder · PRAY App
Surrender as Strategy
He built one of the most widely used prayer apps in the world — and the key to making it work was the lesson every entrepreneur resists: surrender. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, Matt Potter breaks down why letting go isn't a weakness and how surrender became the sharpest strategy in his toolkit.
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Hidden Gems: Surrender as Strategy
Matt on staying mission-aligned as a platform reaches tens of millions — and why surrender became his most powerful strategic tool.
Adam Dorfman
ShortBarrel Whiskey · DMC Atlanta
Handcrafted Comeback
He lost everything — and then built two companies at the same time. ShortBarrel Whiskey and DMC Atlanta didn't happen in spite of his lowest point. They happened because of it. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, Adam Dorfman tells the story of the comeback nobody saw coming.
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Hidden Gems: Handcrafted Comeback
Adam's step-by-step thinking for starting over when you have nothing left but the decision to move forward.
Jake Rastagar
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Mara Rodriguez
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Matt Reeser
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Tony Conway
Legendary Events
A Legacy of Legends
He's produced events for presidents, royalty, and Fortune 500 brands — yet Tony Conway will tell you the biggest events of his career aren't the ones in the photos. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, he reveals what it really takes to build a legacy one room at a time.
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Hidden Gems: A Legacy of Legends
Tony on the difference between a business and a legacy — and the specific practices that create clients who never leave.
Michael Harris
Death Row Records Co-Founder
From the Streets to the Suite
He co-founded one of the most iconic record labels in history — but the full story of how he got there has never been told in a room like this. In this conversation with Trixy Castro, Michael Harris speaks about power, music, and what it means to build something that outlasts you.
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Hidden Gems: From the Streets to the Suite
Michael on the pattern recognition and conviction that allowed him to spot and fund an empire before anyone else believed in it.
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