EP714: Eduardo Placer - Everything Is Storytelling
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
Release Date: 09/23/2025
EP732 René Sonneveld - Family Comes First
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“Leadership is not something you do it’s something that happens through who you are.” True strength in leadership begins at home. Families built on trust, communication, and that face the emotions beneath the surface, create a foundation far more powerful than any set of numbers on a spreadsheet. Stability, purpose, and resilience come from the invisible yet tangible forces of love, compassion, and loyalty. These shape how people show up in life and business. René Sonneveld explains how these principles guided him through extraordinary chapters: global career...
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EP731: Alan McLaren - Why Relationships Matter
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“When they see your face, look into your eyes, you’re real and you’re human and you’re authentic, that’s when trust happens.” Strong relationships form the backbone of every successful business. Growth becomes easier when you intentionally invest in the connections that matter, release the ones that drain your energy, and stay open to forming new relationships that bring purpose and momentum. Trust, consistency, and genuine human connection—not tactics—create the stability and opportunity that leaders rely on. Alan McLaren, a veteran executive and...
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EP730: Kurt Luidhardt - How To Grow A Business By Staying True To Your Values
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“82% of all Americans are now saying they expect the brands they buy from to share their values.” Staying true to your values isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s one of the smartest ways to grow a business. Today’s episode breaks down why conviction creates clarity, why clarity creates trust, and why trust is the new currency in a marketplace flooded with noise, doubt, and deception. Kurt Luidhardt shares how his work with political campaigns led him to uncover something much bigger: millions of consumers actively looking to spend their money with brands that...
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EP729: TL Nuggets #218 - You Are Your Own Media
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“You can create your content and put it out there on social media yourself. You can create your own content by having a podcast.” You no longer need traditional media to spread your message. In today’s world, your ideas, your consistency, and your voice are enough to create real influence. When you share content regularly, you build authority that reaches the people who need you. “You are your own media” means taking control of your platform. Podcasting—and especially guesting—lets your message travel fast. Podcast listeners are engaged, curious, and ready to...
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EP728: Ben Azadi - Make You Healthy Again
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“You can never outperform your self-image.” Reclaiming health begins with ownership. True healing happens when you stop outsourcing your well-being and start living by principles that restore your body’s natural intelligence. That means breaking free from the dependency mindset built by Big Pharma, choosing single-ingredient foods over processed ones, fasting to reset your metabolism, and sleeping deeply to rebuild from within. Health is not just the absence of disease—it’s the active pursuit of energy, purpose, and clarity. Ben Azadi shares how he went from obese...
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EP727: LuAnn Buechler - How To Find & Live Your Passion
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“Follow your passion. Master your mindset. Monetize doing what you love.” Living your passion begins with self-awareness and courage—the willingness to question whether the life you’re living is truly yours or one built on others’ expectations. Passion isn’t something you stumble upon; it’s something you uncover by aligning your work, purpose, and daily choices with what fuels your heart. True joy emerges when you stop living in “shoulds” and start listening to your inner compass—transforming fear and limitation into clarity and flow. LuAnn Buechler reveals...
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EP726: Michael Seemann - Why Mental Health Matters
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“If you optimize your hormones, you lose depression, you lose anxiety, you feel good again, you’re energized, you’re good to go.” A mission born from struggle. Former cop and veteran Michael Seemann faced burnout, depression, and a body that was shutting down—until he discovered the power of hormone optimization. That breakthrough became Evolving Vitality, a clinic dedicated to restoring men’s health through hormone balance, mental wellness, and affordable access to life-changing care. Michael shares how turning pain into purpose shaped his business mindset: build for...
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EP725: TL Nuggets #217 - How Much Responsibility Do You Bear For Your Success When You’re Being Coached?!
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“I’m responsible for 100% of my own healing.” Success doesn’t come from your coach—it comes from you. This nugget hits hard with one truth: no one can do the work for you. You can hire the best mentor in the world, but if you’re not fully invested, nothing changes. The moment you take full ownership, everything shifts. Your coach can guide, challenge, and inspire—but they can’t move your feet. If you resist their direction or half-commit, you’re setting your money on fire. But if you show up 100%—coachable, committed, and accountable—you’ll unlock...
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EP724: Marcia Martin: Sex, Power, & Transformation - Behind The Rise Of The Self-Help Empire
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“It’s a story about patterns, the ones that shape us, trap us, and sometimes, if we’re lucky, set us free.” Power and transformation begin where truth meets courage. This conversation reveals how the human potential movement emerged from the radical optimism of the 1970s and reshaped into today’s $48-billion self-help industry. At its core is the tension between enlightenment and ego — how the same tools that awaken millions can also entrap them if they surrender their inner wisdom to authority. The principles at play are timeless: responsibility, authenticity, and the danger of...
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EP723: TL Nuggets #216 - Vibe High, aka the Little Understood Secret To Success
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“To attract those beautiful circumstances, what we have to do is raise our frequency vibration.” Most people think success is about strategy—but it’s really about energy. Your emotional vibration determines what you attract. Stay stuck in fear, anger, or pride, and life keeps handing you the same struggles on repeat. Shift to courage, joy, or love, and everything changes. There’s a frequency scale behind it all, one that explains why some people move effortlessly through life while others grind without results. It’s not about working harder—it’s about operating...
info_outline“The opportunity to witness somebody else’s humanity through the noise, to see human being to human being in all the ways that we are similar and in all the ways that we are different.”
Storytelling is more than performance—it’s the lifeblood of communication. The ability to translate complex ideas into human connection turns fear into freedom and nervousness into aliveness. Whether in business, politics, or personal growth, stories aren’t just about information; they’re about service, specificity, and sparking curiosity in others.
Eduardo shares how his own journey—from childhood show-and-tell to 15 years on stage, to coaching leaders around the world—shaped his philosophy. He explains how to turn anxiety into energy, why your anchor story is your most powerful tool, and how the art of empathy makes public speaking transformative. He insists that preparation is as much physical and emotional as it is intellectual, ensuring audiences don’t just hear you but feel you.
Eduardo Placer is the founder of Fearless Communicators, a global coaching company made up of stage-trained storytellers who teach thought leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs to speak with candor, presence, and power. His clients include UN diplomats, presidential candidates, and social-impact entrepreneurs, and his team is built entirely of professional actors. Eduardo’s mission is simple: empower people to speak the truth as themselves, without masks, and to make the biggest difference possible.
Expert action steps:
1. Prioritize connection over perfection—skip memorizing; serve the audience instead of impressing.
2. Warm up before speaking—treat it like an athletic event, with breath and body preparation.
3. Develop an anchor story—know it in 30-second, 3-minute, and 5-minute versions for any situation.
Learn more & connect:
Find out what your story is that will make you a sought after speaker on global stages: https://www.fearlesscommunicators.com/storytospotlight/
Visit https://www.eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.