The T.R.O.N. Podcast

How James B. Hayden Built $1B in Sales Success

James B. Hayden is a Seattle-based business executive, sales strategist, author, and speaker with more than 30 years of experience in enterprise sales, business development, and revenue leadership. He has advised organizations across multiple industries on how to improve sales performance, develop effective go-to-market strategies, and build long-term customer relationships. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to more than $1 billion in revenue generation through leadership roles focused on growth and execution. Hayden is the author of Real World Selling Strategies: The Art of the Selling Conversation, which focuses on practical techniques for improving sales conversations and strengthening client engagement. He is also a founding team member of TEDxSeattle, reflecting his involvement in the broader Seattle innovation and ideas community. In his consulting and speaking work, Hayden helps executives, entrepreneurs, and sales teams improve performance, strengthen leadership capability, and navigate complex sales environments. His approach emphasizes clear communication, disciplined execution, and relationship-driven growth strategies.

Tradition Meets Innovation: Turning Cultural Identity into Market Success with Marcel Dios Herrera

Marcel Dios Herrera is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kulli Purple, Inc., a disruptive beverage brand built around a sacred, Peruvian purple corn recipe passed down from his grandmother. A proud Peruvian, Marcel has masterfully turned a deeply personal family heritage into a modern, ambitious venture that challenges copycat products in the CPG space.   Before entering the beverage industry, Marcel spent over 15 years as an entertainment executive, screenwriter, and producer. His background in spotting cultural shifts and telling powerful stories through music and film now shapes his approach to commerce. By blending cultural identity with entrepreneurship, Marcel offers a unique window into how tradition and innovation collide to build market success.

How Brent Bowers Built a 7-Figure Business Flipping Vacant Land

Brent Bowers is a former U.S. Army officer, real estate investor, and founder of Land Sharks, a company dedicated to teaching investors how to build wealth through vacant land investing. After serving in the military, Brent transitioned into real estate and developed a system for acquiring and selling land that generates both active and passive income. Through Land Sharks, he has helped aspiring and experienced investors learn how to identify opportunities, conduct due diligence, and create scalable land-investing businesses. Brent is passionate about financial freedom, entrepreneurship, and empowering others to achieve their goals through real estate investing. Today, he shares his expertise through coaching, speaking engagements, and educational content, helping investors across the country unlock the potential of land as an asset class.

The AI Infrastructure Crisis: What Powers the Machines with Pete Sacco

Pete Sacco is an entrepreneur, technologist, and author who operates at the unique intersection of advanced digital infrastructure and conscious leadership. Often described as a "modern-day mystic," Sacco is the founder and CEO of PTS Data Center Solutions, a multi-million dollar enterprise that designs and deploys data center infrastructure and artificial intelligence systems across millions of square feet.   On The Pete Sacco Podcast, he bridges the worlds of cutting-edge tech and ancient wisdom. He shares how high-performance professionals can align outward material success with inner fulfillment. With decades of experience building the physical framework for AI, Sacco uses his platform to explore how humanity can expand its consciousness, regulate the nervous system, and maintain human discernment in an era of automation.   He is the author of Living in Bliss: Achieve a Balanced Existence of Body, Mind, and Spirit, a guide to balancing health, business discipline, and spiritual awareness. Sacco also actively invests in deep tech, Web3, and quantum computing, while serving on the engineering advisory board at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

How to Heal Trauma, Build Self-Trust, and Transform Your Life with Bhavya Gaur

Bhavya Gaur is a trauma-informed Life Mastery Coach, author, speaker, and breathwork facilitator with more than two decades of experience guiding individuals through personal transformation, emotional healing, and holistic well-being. Her work integrates insights from neuroscience, psychology, somatic healing practices, mindfulness, and ancient wisdom traditions to help people break free from limiting beliefs, unresolved trauma, and self-sabotaging patterns. Passionate about empowering lasting change, Bhavya supports individuals in reconnecting with their inner strength, cultivating self-awareness, and developing the resilience needed to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and clarity. Through her coaching programs, workshops, speaking engagements, and written work, she creates transformative experiences that foster deep healing, self-trust, emotional freedom, and authentic personal growth. By combining evidence-based approaches with compassionate guidance, Bhavya helps her clients align with their true potential, create meaningful and purpose-driven lives, and build sustainable habits that support long-term success, fulfillment, and well-being. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.