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  Staying Grounded When Life is Unpredictable: An 8-7-2-3 Kolbe A Index Result Unpacked | Private Sessions 31.08.2026 25min

  Cameron runs his whole life on a plan. His alarm is set at 5 AM every single day, weekday or weekend, he swims about eighteen miles a week in the ocean and the pool, and he wears a Garmin that logs his distance, his speed and the currents, then splits the numbers by where he swam them. He built a career in guest operations at theme parks and water parks in Chicago, Philadelphia and Cleveland, writing the standard operating procedures other people executed. He is between career jobs now, doing...
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  Staying Hands On In Retirement: An 8-6-1-7 Kolbe A Index Result Unpacked | Private Sessions 24.08.2026 39min

  Jim flew helicopters for a living for 57 years, 27 of them as a military pilot and 30 more as a civilian air rescue pilot running emergency medical, search and rescue, and law enforcement missions. Every one of those flights ran on the same rule: if an order came down and it was not clear to him, he had to dig in and find his own answers. He is retired now, living on the road in a 41 foot motorhome with a car towed behind it, and the outside pressure that used to force every decision is gone....
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  The Unconventional Financial Advisor: A 7-3-7-3 Kolbe A Index Result Unpacked | Private Sessions 17.08.2026 38min

  Alex has been told her whole life that she starts a hundred things and never finishes any of them. Her husband named a room in their house Hobby Corner. She is also a CPA and a financial advisor with her own practice, three children under six, and a profession built entirely on systems and checklists. So how is someone who isn’t wired to stick to a plan running a finance business that works? In this Private Session, David Kolbe (CEO of Kolbe Corp) reads Alex's Kolbe A™ Index result out loud f...
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  Keep the Chaos at Bay: A 6-7-2-6 Kolbe A Index Result Unpacked | Private Sessions 10.08.2026 35min

  George spent more than a decade editing for big companies like Meta and the NFL, and every time he landed the dream job it burned him out. So he left Los Angeles, moved to Texas, had a daughter, and started his own podcast agency to build a calmer, more predictable life. So why does someone who is wired to control chaos still experience it every single day? In this Private Session, David Kolbe (CEO of Kolbe Corp) reads George's Kolbe A™ Index result out loud for the first time. He starts with...
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  Ask Your Questions: A 7-6-5-3 Kolbe A Index Result Unpacked | Private Sessions 03.08.2026 37min

  Katie grew up in a house of journalists. As an Answer Authority, she also asks a million questions, naturally needing to know everything. Now she produces live TV, and the hardest moment of her day is the one where somebody wants an answer before she has had time to find the right one. Breaking news, weather, and things going wrong are just the job. She absorbs all of it so seamlessly that her newsroom leans on her without ever quite registering that she was the one holding it together...
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  The Power of a Plan: A 7-8-2-4 Kolbe A Index Result Unpacked | Private Sessions 27.07.2026 44min

  Raymond plans everything. He is an elementary school teacher, the rock for his students and his family, and for years he has quietly wondered whether the thing that makes him steady is actually holding him back. He is rarely spontaneous, and he has started to think of that as a flaw. So why does someone this dependable feel like he is missing out? In this Private Session, David Kolbe (CEO of Kolbe Corp) reads Raymond's Kolbe A™ Index result out loud for the first time. He starts with his Natu...
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  Know When to Pivot: A 4-4-7-4 Kolbe A Index Result Unpacked | Private Sessions 20.07.2026 42min

  Eric sells pens to astronauts, leads a sales team, and is currently competing on a national game show. But every big idea he starts dies at the same point (what he calls hour 4) and he has spent years reading that as a lack of motivation. So why does someone this driven keep abandoning his best work halfway? In this Private Session, David Kolbe (CEO of Kolbe Corp) reads Eric's Kolbe A™ Index result out loud for the first time. He starts with his Natural Advantage™, Idea-Generating Powerhouse,...
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  Born to Procrastinate: An 8-1-7-6 Kolbe A Index Result Unpacked | Private Sessions 13.07.2026 27min

  Ava is a college student killing it on the debate team and eyeing law school, but she puts everything off until the last minute, and she has been told her whole life that it is a flaw. She’s majoring in national security and intelligence, the one who takes over every group project and wrote a 20,000 word paper in the final two weeks. So why does her best work keep showing up at the last minute? In this episode of Powered by Instinct: Private Sessions, David Kolbe (CEO of Kolbe Corp) reads Ava...
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  You Don't Have to Finish What You Start: A 4-3-9-3 Kolbe A Index, Unpacked | Private Sessions 29.06.2026 38min

  Jenna Cooper has more ideas than she can finish — and no one's told her that's okay. She's chief of staff at a large state health agency, mom to a 5- and 2-year-old, and on her own time she's launched a block-level neighborhood organizing effort: potlucks, yard sales, cleanups, the whole thing. But the part where she stumbles? Remembering the knife to cut the birthday cake. 👉 Discover your Natural Advantage, then unlock your full Kolbe A™ Index result: https://linktr.ee/naturaladvantage In ...
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  Rethinking Imposter Syndrome: A 7-5-4-3 Kolbe A Index, Unpacked | Private Sessions 15.06.2026 35min

  Tron Smith is thriving on paper, but she's quietly battling imposter syndrome. She works at Airbnb, runs her own rental staging company on the side, and her coworkers call her Professor Tron. So why does someone this capable still doubt herself? In this Private Session, David Kolbe (CEO of Kolbe Corp) reads Tron's Kolbe A™ Index result out loud for the first time. He starts with her Natural Advantage™, Answer Authority, then breaks down the full result one Action Mode® at a time. As he ...
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  The Hidden Science of Building Unstoppable Teams 21.01.2026 44min

  What if the person who irritates you most is exactly who you need on your team? In this eye-opening conversation, host Eric Herrera sits down with Marit Peters, President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas and recent winner of the Kolbe Professional Award for Individual Leadership in Building Conative Excellence. With over 20 years of experience transforming teams across industries—from aviation startups to medical laboratories to insurance agencies—Marit reveals how she uses ...
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  From Burnout to Breakthrough: How a Family Business Found Its Edge 07.01.2026 37min

  In our first episode of 2026, we dive into the inspiring journey of Azure Standard, and the details behind their transformative journey with Kolbe. Karen Slusher, Chief Experience Officer of Azure Standard, sits down with Eric Herrera to share how Azure Standard embraced Kolbe’s principles to unlock the full potential of their team, foster a culture of conative excellence, and drive organizational growth. This commitment recently earned Azure Standard the Kolbe Enterprise Award for Organizati...
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  Unlocking Leadership Through Dialogue: The Secret to Effective Team Communication  26.11.2025 29min

  In this episode of the Powered by Instinct podcast, Kolbe CEO David Kolbe sits down with Bill Isaacs, Founder of Dialogos. They delve into the core principles of organizational communication, the essence of dialogue, and how to unlock individual and team potential. Learn how to turn conflict into opportunity, the transformative power of genuine dialogue, and the groundbreaking impact understanding instinctive strengths can have to propel your organization to new heights. Don't miss out on the...
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  A Little Chaos is Good for Growing Companies 04.09.2025 44min

  What if the chaos in your business wasn’t a problem—but a sign of opportunity? In this episode of Powered by Instinct, host David Kolbe sits down with Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual, to talk about entrepreneurship, scaling businesses, and why every company needs a playbook. From his early days running a video production company as a teenager to building Trainual into a platform used by thousands of businesses, Chris shares the lessons he’s learned about operations, leadership...
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  Why the First Generation Kills Family Businesses (Not the Third) 14.08.2025 47min

  Two-thirds of US businesses are family-owned. Most won't survive to the third generation. But what if we've been blaming the wrong people? In this eye-opening episode, Amy Bruske sits down with family business expert Sara B. Stern to challenge everything you think you know about why family businesses fail. Spoiler alert: it's not the entitled grandkids who kill the company—it's the founders themselves. Amy and Sara dive deep into the messy realities of mixing blood with business, ...
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  Inside the Room Where It Happens: How Leadership Teams Operate at Their Best 19.06.2025 43min

  What makes great leadership teams tick? Few people understand the answer to that better than CJ DuBe’, an Expert EOS implementer and experienced Kolbe Certified™ Consultant. In this conversation, she and Amy Bruske bring us into the room where it happens, by exploring the work CJ does in leadership team sessions. They discuss the importance of understanding team member strengths, building intentional cultures, and enhancing leadership team dynamics to optimize performance. They de...
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  From Drive-By Delegation to Dream Team: The Science of Assistant Matching 05.06.2025 28min

  Nothing great is done alone, so finding the perfect assistant is essential for any top executive. And what makes the perfect assistant? Someone who matches your needs in all three parts of the mind! In this episode of the Powered by Instinct podcast, Eric interviews Jenna Spencer, the CEO and founder of AssistPro®, a company that matches entrepreneurs with executive assistants. Together, they explore the significance of effective delegation, the evolution of Jenna's role as a visionary ...
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  Do More, More Naturally 11.03.2025 44min

  Imagine a world where productivity is easy and performance is effortless. David Kolbe and Amy Bruske break down the 'Do More, More Naturally' concept from their best-selling book and introduce the Three C's of Sustainable Performance —Clarity, Commitment, and Collaboration—as essential components for effortless success. They explore how to attain sustainable high performance by aligning work and personal goals with one's natural strengths, discuss the common pitfalls of traditio...
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  The Implementor Episode: How You Handle Space and Tangibles 26.09.2024 36min

  Everyone has natural ways in which they take action. These are measured in four areas — Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, and Implementor — called Kolbe Action Modes®. In this fourth and final episode of our Kolbe Action Mode series, Kolbe experts Stephanie Clergé, Eric Herrera, and Nicole Loucks break down the Implementor Action Mode and discuss the different strengths within it: envisioning, restoring, and demonstrating. Our Kolbe experts will take you through what it means...
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  The Quick Start Episode: How You Deal With Risk and Uncertainty 14.08.2024 32min

  Everyone has natural ways in which they take action. These are measured in four areas — Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, and Implementor — called Kolbe Action Modes®. In this third episode of our Kolbe Action Mode series, Kolbe experts Stephanie Clergé, Eric Herrera, and Nicole Loucks break down the Quick Start Action Mode and discuss the different strengths within it, such as stabilizing, modifying and innovating. Whether you naturally initiate change and improvise solution...