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S2 Ep14 - Faith, Family & Business: Life After a Miracle Survival Story

What happens when you spend 2 months in a coma, face a near-death experience, and return with a new perspective on faith, family, and business? In this powerful episode of The Knowing Podcast, host Christene Marie sits down with Craig Andrews, a husband, survivor, Marine veteran, and marketing strategist, to unpack the life-changing lessons he’s learned about resilience, reconciliation, forgiveness, and building trust: both in relationships and in business. Craig’s story is a miracle. From being told he wouldn’t survive 24 hours, to awakening and rebuilding his life, Craig shares raw experiences that will inspire you to rethink what really matters. He also dives into the world of high-ticket marketing and why vulnerability and truth-telling are the secret ingredients to building lasting trust with clients. ✨ Whether you’re navigating relationships, running a business, or simply trying to live with more intention, this conversation will leave you with tools, hope, and a fresh sense of perspective. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:20 Podcast Intro 0:59 Craig Andrews Introduction  1:49 The day everything changed: Craig’s near-death covid story 7:56 Dreams, coma, and distorted reality 13:01 How the near-death experience reframed marriage & relationships 20:17 Reconciliation, forgiveness, and letting go of bitterness 24:24 Splinters in marriage: toothpaste, toilet paper & small annoyances 35:44 Ripples in a pond: prioritizing relationships 43:43 Marketing: emotional bonds with customers 55:29 Vulnerability and flaws build trust 58:50 Why charging creates transformation & accountability   CTA's 📚 Craig and Karen Andrew's Book: Hope That Won't Die  https://www.amazon.com/Hope-That-Wont-Die-Survivors/dp/1991123256 📚 Craig's Andrew's Book: Make Sales Magical: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Sales-Magical-Faster-Higher/dp/1991123280  🔔 Don’t miss future episodes: Subscribe and hit the bell  👉 Share this video with someone who needs hope or encouragement  👉 Comment below: What’s one takeaway from Craig’s story that inspired you?  📣 Listen to the full podcast on all platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-knowing-podcast-emotional-intelligence-business/id1779161225 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-knowing-podcast-emotional-intelligence-business/id1779161225]   🔖 #KnowingPodcast #CraigAndrews #EmotionalIntelligence #MarriageAdvice #Entrepreneurship #FaithAndBusiness #Forgiveness #Resilience     📲Follow + 📌Connect with The Knowing Podcast: 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on Instagram: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on TickTock: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Learn more at: https://www.theknowingagency.com/ 🔹 Sign up for Christene Marie’s Newsletter: https://christenemarie.com/receive-newsletter/ 🔹 Invite Christene to speak: https://christenemarie.com/speaking/   🙌 Guest Bio – Craig Andrews Craig Andrews is the founder and Principal Ally of allies4me, a marketing agency helping businesses with high-ticket offers (from $20K to $2M) stand out, build trust, and attract their ideal clients. After a near-death experience that left him in a coma for two months, Craig now combines personal resilience with professional expertise to help entrepreneurs create offers that resonate and transform. * 🌐 Website: https://allies4me.com * 🌐 https://hopethatwontdie.com/our-story/ * 📚 Craig and Karen Andrew's Book: Hope That Won't Die  * https://www.amazon.com/Hope-That-Wont-Die-Survivors/dp/1991123256 * 📚 Craig's Andrew's Book: Make Sales Magical: * https://www.amazon.com/Make-Sales-Magical-Faster-Higher/dp/1991123280 * 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-andrews/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-andrews/] 🐦 Twitter/X: @allies4me [https://twitter.com/allies4me]

S2 Ep13 - Reconciliation Requires More Than Forgiveness: Values, Faith, & Healing From the Past

What does true reconciliation look like? With ourselves, with others, and with God? In this powerful episode of The Knowing Podcast, host Christene Marie sits down with Dustin Reichmann, entrepreneur, husband, father, and founder of Seven Figure Leap, to explore emotional healing, forgiveness, sobriety, and presence. Dustin shares his journey of growing up in hardship, finding faith, reconciling with his father, and how he now helps others transform their lives and businesses through community, values, and vulnerability. Christene and Dustin dive deep into themes of identity, trauma, letting go of control, and living fully in the present moment. 🕒 Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:36 Podcast Intro 1:16 Guest Intro 4:00 Our Top Values Come From Vacuums 11:22 Forgiveness Vs. Reconciliation 17:38 "You're A Miracle"  How Community Helps With Healing 22:47 From Unresolved Pain to Learning Core Values 28:45 The "75 Hard" Challenge  38:42 Letting Go of Control and The Need to “Know” 42:10 Presence as the Antidote to Anxiety 46:15 Healing and Forgiveness through Faith and Release 51:45 How to Connect with Dustin & Closing Reflections 📘 Free Resource from Dustin Want to get clear on what truly drives you? Download Dustin’s complimentary PDF exercise: “Understanding My Values.” Inside, you’ll find: 1. Explore a list of potential values 2. Circle the ones that resonate with you 3. Narrow your list down to 20… then 10… then 5 4. Discover your 5 Core Values — the foundation for your decisions, relationships, and leadership 👉 Download the free PDF here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZqPMCR5rVAmIZ9_76FdPQDy5fsJSGg_t/view?usp=drive_link ♠️75 Day Hard Challenge Discussed in Episode: https://andyfrisella.com/blogs/articles/what-is-75-hard 📚Books Recommended in this Conversation: Immortal Diamond by Richard Rohr 💡 If this conversation resonated, subscribe for more deep talks on emotional intelligence, faith, relationships, and business. 💬 Drop a comment below: What does reconciliation mean to you? 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.   #TheKnowingPodcast #Reconciliation #HealingJourney #FaithAndBusiness #EmotionalIntelligence #Sobriety #Presence #Podcast 📲Follow + 📌Connect with The Knowing Podcast: 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on Instagram: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on TickTock: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Learn more at: https://www.theknowingagency.com/ 🔹 Sign up for Christene Marie’s Newsletter: https://christenemarie.com/receive-newsletter/ 🔹 Invite Christene to speak: https://christenemarie.com/speaking/   🙌 Guest: Dustin Reichmann Dustin is the founder of Seven Figure Leap, a company helping entrepreneurs and leaders grow their businesses through community, podcasting, and relationship-driven strategies. After being featured on over 100 podcasts, Dustin is passionate about teaching others how to share their stories authentically and build deeper connections that fuel business growth. ✨ What Dustin offers: * Podcast guest training and business growth strategy * Community-driven programs for entrepreneurs * Values-based leadership insights from real life experience * Free Offer Core Values Exercise: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZqPMCR5rVAmIZ9_76FdPQDy5fsJSGg_t/view?usp=drive_link 🌐 Website: https://7figureleap.com/ [https://7figureleap.com/] Email: dustin@7figureleap.com  📧Book a complimentary strategy call here: https://7figureleap.com/call 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinriechmann/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinriechmann/]

S2 Ep12 - Face Your Problems & Build a Vision Bigger Than You: Bold Moves That Changed Everything

From breakdancing world championships to building multi-million-dollar companies, Joe Stolte has lived a life defined by bold moves, resilience, and vision. In this episode, Christene Marie and Joe dive deep into emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship, creating a vision bigger than yourself, and lessons learned from the edge—whether in business, parenting, or ju-jitsu.   🎙 Topics We Cover in This Episode: * The boldest pickup line that led to 20 years of marriage * Why most people don’t know their true desires (and how to find yours) * Teaching entrepreneurship to a 5-year-old * How ju-jitsu taught Joe to face life’s challenges head-on * Building a vision that serves something greater than yourself * Business success secrets: speed of implementation and saying “no” Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:12 The Knowing Podcast Intro 0:50 Joe Stolte Intro & Life Alignment Through Values 2:55 The Story of How Joe Met His Wife & His Breakdancing Career 8:18 Joe's Vision and Christ-Modeled Relationship Goals  17:57 Why Most of Us Aren’t Awake to Our Desires 25:27 Teaching a 5-Year-Old the Art of Entrepreneurship 34:00 How Far Can I Go? Curiosity as a Growth Driver 40:21 Ju-Jitsu Lesson: Turning Toward Your Problems 42:01 Creating a Vision Bigger Than Yourself 47:00 Business Lessons: Speed of Implementation & Focus 48:40 Final Reflections & Integration of Life + Business CTAs ✅ Subscribe to The Knowing Podcast for more inspiring conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKnowingPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheKnowingPodcast] 💬 Comment below: What’s one bold move you’ve made that changed your life? 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new episode. 📚 Books Recommended in this Episode: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Hashtags #TheKnowingPodcast #JoeStolte #Entrepreneurship #Vision #LifeLessons #SelfAwareness #Motivation #BusinessTips #PersonalGrowth #Relationships #Parenting #Mindset   📲Follow + 📌Connect with The Knowing Podcast: 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on Instagram: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on TickTock: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Learn more at: https://www.theknowingagency.com/ 🔹 Sign up for Christene Marie’s Newsletter: https://christenemarie.com/receive-newsletter/ 🔹 Invite Christene to speak: https://christenemarie.com/speaking/ 🙋‍♂️ Guest Bio — Joe Stolte Joe Stolte is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and speaker with over 20 years of experience building and scaling businesses. He’s a five-time founder with three successful exits and is currently working on his fourth. Joe’s unique journey began as a professional breakdancer, winning two world titles with the Massive Monkeys crew and helping bring breaking to the Olympics. Today, Joe blends his passion for entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and performance coaching to help individuals and companies achieve their highest potential. He’s the CEO of Daily AI, a platform helping small businesses and thought leaders create AI-powered newsletters for their audiences. 🌐 Website: https://daily.ai/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephstolte/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joestoltelive/

S2 Ep11 - The Assisted Living Revolution: How One Question Changes Everything

In this episode of The Knowing Podcast, Christene Marie sits down with Hal Kramer, an Air Force veteran turned assisted living entrepreneur, who is radically reshaping what end-of-life care can look like. From helping wheelchair-bound residents walk again to confronting the overlooked emotional pain in aging adults, Hal’s approach flips the traditional system on its head. His secret? Asking one simple question: “What are your goals?” Together, they explore: * How chronic illness is treated as permanent * Why insulin resistance may be at the root of most modern disease * The link between nutrition, clarity, and recovery * Why fatigue and fear stop high performers from improving * How business can be restructured around empathy Whether you’re caring for a loved one, questioning the healthcare system, or curious about what’s possible when we listen deeper—this episode is for you. ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 – You Don’t Need Assisted Living? 01:58 – How Hal & Christene Met on a Plane 03:00 – Hal’s Vision for Transforming End-of-Life Care 06:00 – The Man Who Walked Again After 7 Months 10:35 – Assisted Living vs. Living at Home 13:00 – Hal’s Air Force & Manufacturing Background 18:12 – Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All 23:10 – Designing Business Around the Customer’s True Goal 28:00 – Stories of Recovery: From Wheelchairs to Walking 35:30 – Emotional Roots of Aging Behavior 44:00 – Food Policy, Nutrition, and Public Health 52:45 – Simplifying Food for Mental Clarity 📢 CTAs: 💡 Loved this episode? Subscribe to hear more honest, transformative conversations that blend emotional intelligence with business, health, and legacy. 🖤 Leave a comment below if this shifted your thinking. 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss a drop of wisdom.   🧠 Hashtags: #TheKnowingPodcast #HalKramer #AssistedLivingReform #EmotionalIntelligence #HealthyAging #ChronicIllnessReversal #VeteranLeadership #KnowYourself #HealthcareInnovation #CarnivoreDiet #IntermittentFasting #AgingWithDignity   📲Follow + 📌Connect with The Knowing Community: 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on Instagram: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on TickTock: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Learn more at: https://www.theknowingagency.com/ 🔹 Sign up for Christene Marie’s Newsletter: https://christenemarie.com/receive-newsletter/ 🔹 Invite Christene to speak: https://christenemarie.com/speaking/   🔗 Guest Bio: Hal Cranmer Hal Cranmer is a former Air Force pilot and the founder of A Paradise for Parents Assisted Living, a network of residential care homes in Arizona designed to offer seniors a better, more personalized quality of life. After spending over two decades in aerospace and manufacturing, Hal transitioned into elder care with a mission to create a different kind of assisted living experience—one where people get healthier and even return home. Guided by his military background and entrepreneurial spirit, Hal focuses on nutrition, movement, emotional healing, and dignity as cornerstones of care. He has helped residents reverse diabetes, regain mobility, and experience dramatic cognitive improvements—all while reducing dependence on medications and institutional models. “We’re not trying to keep people in assisted living. We’re helping them get well enough to go home.”  🔹 Website: https://aparadiseforparents.com/ 🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halcranmer/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hal-kramer-usa] 🔹 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/assisted_living_hal_cranmer/?hl=en

S2 Ep10 - How To Unlearn The Stories We Carry: Perception & The Truth We Miss

What if the truth isn’t fixed—but evolving? In this soul-stretching episode, Christene Marie sits down with content strategist and thought leader Atiba de Souza to unpack what it really means to know—yourself, your partner, and the stories that shape us. From how love languages change over time, to using AI for self-reflection, to a jaw-dropping fact about rocks producing oxygen… this conversation spans emotional intelligence, science, faith, and truth itself. Whether you're navigating relationships, leadership, or your own internal work, this episode will make you pause, question, and re-see everything.   ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:19 Podcast Intro 0:57 Atiba's Intro 5:40 When love languages shift: Listening with new ears 10:00 "The lens of knowing" and being misunderstood 15:00 The changing love languages with your kids 21:20 AI, trauma, intuition, and the body’s signals 28:30 Rocks make oxygen?! Science and spiritual perspective 32:06 Faith, belief, and moral absolutes 43:48 Seeing others clearly: Closed vs open perspectives 51:30 Why truth needs movement to stay alive 59:25 “He could have…”: Regret and living fully 1:01:36 Final reflections: Humility, honesty, and becoming   👉 Like, comment, and subscribe to join the Knowing movement 🧠 Share this with someone who values emotional intelligence 🎧 Listen to all episodes wherever you get your podcasts 🔔 Hit the bell to never miss a drop of real, reflective leadership #TheKnowingPodcast #AtibaDeSouza #EmotionalIntelligence #ChristeneMarie #Truth #Leadership #SelfAwareness #FaithAndGrowth #LoveLanguages #Healing #AIandTrauma #PerspectiveShift   📲Follow + 📌Connect: 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on Instagram: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Follow The Knowing Podcast on TickTock: @theknowingpodcast 🔹 Learn more at: https://www.theknowingagency.com/ 🔹 Sign up for Christene Marie’s Newsletter: https://christenemarie.com/receive-newsletter/ 🔹 Invite Christene to speak: https://christenemarie.com/speaking/   🔗 Guest Bio: Atiba de Souza Atiba de Souza is a content strategist, entrepreneur, and speaker who helps brands build human connection through video storytelling and SEO. Known as the "Content Superman," Atiba helps purpose-driven companies and thought leaders get seen and stay trusted online. He blends data-driven SEO expertise with real emotional resonance to create content that converts and connects. 🖥️ Website: https://clientattractionpros.com 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atibadesouza [https://www.linkedin.com/in/atibadesouza] 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atibadesouza/ [https://www.instagram.com/atibadesouza/] ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AtibaDeSouzahttps://www.youtube.com/@AtibaDeSouza