Episode 24 - Speak with Peter Swimm

Episode 25 - Speak with Tim Ketchum

What if the most overlooked appliance in your home could become a game-changer for both convenience and the environment? Angela Giles sits down with Tim Ketchum, co-founder of Composer, a startup on a mission to reinvent the garbage disposal. While most people think of garbage disposals as outdated kitchen technology, Tim and his team saw an opportunity to completely rethink how food waste is handled in our homes. From built-in enzymes that help prevent clogs and odors to a powerful design that encourages homeowners to divert food waste away from landfills, Composer is bringing innovation to a household appliance that hasn't changed much in decades. 🔥 You'll discover: • Why food waste in landfills is a bigger problem than most people realize • How modern garbage disposals can help reduce environmental impact • The surprising truth about what you can actually put down a garbage disposal • How Composer's built-in enzyme system helps keep pipes cleaner and fresher • Why cities and wastewater treatment plants may benefit from this approach to food waste management • What it's like launching a startup in an industry that hasn't seen major innovation in over 100 years If you're interested in sustainability, entrepreneurship, home innovation, or creating practical solutions to everyday problems, this episode offers a fascinating look at turning a simple idea into a potentially industry-changing business. ✨ Connect with Tim Ketchum: 🌐 Website: https://www.composer.me [https://www.composer.me]

Episode 24 - Speak with Peter Swimm

What if your fear of AI replacing your job isn't really about AI at all… but a quiet signal that you don't trust your own company culture to value what makes you human? In this episode of Savage Angel, Angela sits down with Peter Swimm — 35-year tech veteran, founder of the consultancy Toyville, and the rare conversational AI expert whose entire pitch is essentially "use less of this stuff, not more." His tagline says it all: people make it better. Peter doesn't pull punches on the AI hype machine. He explains why "every hammer sees a nail as a nail" — and why most companies are reaching for AI to solve problems that aren't actually technology problems. He breaks down the math of a 200-person call center serving a retail grocery chain so massive its employee health-insurance program is bigger than Medicare in 13 American states… and the simple insight that automating the boring 2 minutes of a 5-minute call (ID verification) would free up time to reinvest in the human conversation — not eliminate it. Then we go full Savage: Peter shares why his dermatologist replacing the front desk with ChatGPT is a disaster, why "Sandy in accounting" who silently catches your typos is the most underrated employee in your company (and the first one companies stupidly automate away), and why Microsoft Copilot literally tells you it's "for entertainment purposes only" — making it a $12-million-a-quarter Magic 8 Ball. If you've ever felt the pressure to "AI-ify" your business and quietly wondered if everyone has lost their minds, this episode is your permission slip. What You'll Learn * Why fear of AI replacement is really a signal about your company culture — not the tech * The "every hammer sees a nail" trap most leaders fall into when buying AI tools * How to use AI to expand your human team's capacity instead of replacing them * The call center math: automate the 2 boring minutes, reinvest in the human 3 * Why "Sandy in accounting" is your hidden process — and what breaks when she's automated * Why AI is an "averaging machine biased toward the median" — and what that costs premium brands * The ATM analogy: why banks still have humans in branches 30 years later * How to spot when a vendor is trying to capture 100% of your revenue (Vegas trap) * Why launching AI pilots without mapping the actual human process is how brands lose lawsuits and customers * The case for hiring real artists, real photographers, and real writers — and using AI as a whiteboard, not the destination * Why Peter loves working with "Luddites, craftsmen, and practitioners" — and the kind of clients he turns away * The "FAFO moment" society is in right now with AI-driven layoffs and decisions 🔗 Connect with Peter Swimm / Toyville Toyville.com [http://Toyville.com] | PeopleMakeItBetter.com [http://PeopleMakeItBetter.com]

Episode 23 - Speak with Holly Perry

What if the chapter you're most afraid your story is "too benign" to tell… is the exact one someone out there is waiting to read? In this episode of Savage Angel, Angela sits down with Holly Perry — Co-Founder and COO of Great Vista Financial & Great Vista Education and Technology, former medical social worker turned insurance executive, healthcare consumer advocate, and contributing author of the bestselling anthology Women of Wealth: A Proverbs Legacy of Grace and Grit. Holly opens up about the moment she walked into a hospital room to deliver crushing news to a family about their 40-year-old daughter — and how that day cracked her wide open and pointed her straight into the insurance industry. She shares the chills-worthy detail of how her insurance license arrived in the mail the exact day her father (a former insurance agent who told her, "I want nothing more than for you to make this work") passed away in June 2012. Then we go full Savage: Holly and Angela trade stories about divine intervention, intuition, and those "downloads" you can't explain — including Angela's wild airplane-seat-kicking guardian angel moments. Holly shares the Proverbs principle that changed her life ("a chapter a day for two years and you'll be smarter than most of your bosses… five years and you'll be a multi-millionaire") and why she finally said yes to writing her chapter, Destined by Design, after years of thinking her story wasn't "wow" enough. What You'll Learn * Why "I don't have a traumatic enough story" is the lie keeping most women from writing * The medical social work moment that pushed Holly out of healthcare and into insurance * How "divine timing" actually shows up in your life (and how to recognize the nudge) * The Proverbs reading practice that changes your decision-making — and reportedly your bank account * Why writing your story heals you first, then ripples out to thousands * How a single chapter in an anthology landed authors paid speaking gigs, clients, and entire new careers * Why being part of something bigger than yourself is the move — especially if you have a daughter watching * Angela's raw share about growing up in a religious cult, writing about it, and what healing through publishing really feels like 📖 Grab the bestselling anthology Women of Wealth: A Proverbs Legacy of Grace and Grit (featuring Holly Perry's chapter, Destined by Design) on Amazon. 🔗 Connect with Holly Perry / Great Vista Financial Website [https://greatvistafinancial.com] | LinkedIn (Holly Perry) [https://www.linkedin.com/] | Facebook (Holly Perry) [https://www.facebook.com/] | Instagram (@hollyperry2021) [https://www.instagram.com/hollyperry2021]

Episode 22 - Speak with Joshua Hoecherl

What if your leadership "problem" isn't actually a leadership problem… but a design problem and the reason your team can't function without you has nothing to do with their skill set and everything to do with the hallway you built? In this episode of Savage Angel, Angela sits down with Joshua Hoecherl President of Pinpoint Management Services, creator of Leaders Evolution, author of the Ripple Effect book series, and the man behind Empowerment Design, the philosophy quietly reshaping how small business owners actually scale. Josh doesn't pull punches. He explains why almost every leadership training on the planet is broken before slide one ever goes up ("leadership is a context problem, not a content problem"), why the toy in the hallway is the issue not the kid tripping over it, and shares the real story of a client whose entire team would freeze the moment he stepped out for a BNI meeting… and the four-hour experiment that flipped the whole thing. Then we go full Savage: Josh introduces EMI, his AI leadership assistant trained on the entire Leaders Evolution system the kind of 3 a.m. "I need to figure out payroll" partner that used to be reserved for executives with seven-figure consulting retainers. He unpacks why AI doesn't replace leadership, it exposes the absence of it… and why "sit in the mud" with your people is the most underrated leadership move of the decade. What You'll Learn * Why traditional leadership training fails 60 days in and what to do instead * The "move the toy" metaphor that rewires how you think about your team's performance * How to spot the hidden ways your business has quietly become dependent on you * The difference between content and context and why this changes everything * Why your employees can't be accountable until you give them real autonomy * How "decisions without accountability" are training a whole generation to swipe instead of lead * Why "the mess is the point" and how letting go without losing your identity actually works * How EMI (Empowerment Intelligence) gives small business owners executive-level AI support * Why "AI exposes the absence of leadership" and what that means for your role going forward * The 4-book Ripple Effect series (with book 5, When Waves Collide, on the way) * Josh's parting wisdom: slow down, relationships are the real ledger, and stop apologizing for being unfinished 🔗 Connect with Joshua Hoecherl / Pinpoint Management Services Website [https://ppmanagement.com] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuahoecherl] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/joshua.hoecherl] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pinpointmanagement/]| TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@joshua.hoecherl]

Episode 21 - Speak with Yi Song

What if the secret to staying young isn't another supplement, surgery, or symptom-chasing protocol… but going back to a 17-generation-deep tradition of healing — combined with cutting-edge stem cell science? In this episode of Savage Angel, Angela sits down with Dr. Yi Song — Beijing-born, Brown-trained pathologist turned holistic healer, founder of the Zenerchi Retreat in Medellín, Colombia, and bestselling author of Regeneration Effect: Sacred Wisdom for Staying Young. Dr. Song opens up about why she walked away from Western medicine after Brown, how her mother's stem cell recovery at 81 changed everything, and what's actually happening behind the scenes in the stem cell world — including the celebrity-endorsed clinic that allegedly gave Mark Hyman sepsis, and how to tell a legitimate provider from a black-market grifter. Then we go full Savage: Yi shares the chapter she wrote for the bestselling anthology Women of Wealth (her take on Proverbs 31 — even as a non-Christian), how a single 3-minute story on stage with coach Lauren Norris completely reinvented the way she shows up in business, and why pursuing your passion — not chasing the paycheck — is the actual blueprint for a meaningful life. What You'll Learn * Why "true vitality lives beyond lab reports" — and what to actually pay attention to instead * How to spot a high-quality stem cell clinic vs. a black-market one (and the red flags hiding in plain sight on their own videos) * Why Mexico isn't your only option — and what makes Colombia's Zenerchi Retreat different * The Proverbs 31 reframe: it's not about serving your husband — it's about being fiercely independent and prepared * How writing your story heals you first — and then attracts speaking gigs, clients, and opportunities on autopilot * The "recognize your constitution" principle that applies to your body AND your business * Why combining advice from multiple experts (in the right proportions) beats following one guru * The one piece of wisdom Dr. Song would tell her 6-year-old self — and every woman afraid to start * 🎁 Free Gift from Dr. Song — Download the ebook Tend Your Body Like a Garden at gift.regenerationeffect.com [http://gift.regenerationeffect.com] 📖 Grab the bestselling anthology Women of Wealth (featuring Dr. Yi Song's chapter) on Amazon. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Yi Song / Zenerchi Health Website [https://stemcelltherapyexperts.com] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-yi-song/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/stemcelltherapyexperts] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stemcelltherapyexperts]