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Beyond the Draft
Beyond the Draft is where the real story begins. Imma believes that every young dream has thousands of successful people that have lived that dream. Those everyday searches on Google has people that have lived with the results. We explores the journey, the growth, the tools, and inspirations that leads to a successful journey pathway. Whatever you're doing in the world today, thousands of people have been praying to see you and listen to you speak about it, be it project, AI tools, brands…
Episodes
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From Stunt Work to Storytelling: The Legend of Johnnie Swann with Zac Baldwin
Zac Baldwin has lived a life most novelists could only invent: a dancer turned choreographer, a live-action stunt performer in old-west reenactments, a…
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Faith for Women Who Feel "In the Middle" with Briana Bass
Briana Bass writes romance and romantasy stories for modern Christian women, alongside gentle, spiritually grounded resources for women and teens navigating…
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Why Audiobooks Get Abandoned by Chapter Four with Liza Jacob
Liza Jacob is a seasoned audiobook narrator with over 30 titles produced across romance, cozy mystery, fantasy, and speculative fiction, and more than 10…
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It's Never Too Late: Writing Romance After Retirement with Paula Panariello
Paula Panariello didn't start writing until after she retired. She's the author of The Necklace series, a Regency-era historical romance trilogy following the…
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One Ordinary Man: The Hidden Architect of the New Deal with Steve Vesce
Most of us know the names Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, but history has largely overlooked the "ordinary man" who stood at the center of it all. Steve…
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Story Hunting: Why Relationships Still Win with Will Severns
Will Severns was fired on a Tuesday and had his first clients by Wednesday morning. That origin story says everything about how he operates. As Chief…
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Weaving Magic Into Every Story with Michelle Miles
Michelle Miles believes in fairy tales, true love, and a little bit of magic in every story. With over two decades of writing and publishing experience, she's…
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From Homeless Runaway to Award-Winning Thriller Author with Guy Morris
Guy Morris escaped an abusive childhood at 13 to become a homeless runaway, yet earned three degrees by 25, including acceptance to Harvard's MBA program…
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From Grief to Gratitude: A New Paradigm on Death with Steven Ferrara
Steven Ferrara built one of the largest privately held financial services firms in the country, serving as CEO for 25 years. But his deepest work began after…
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Writing Doesn't Have to Be Solitary with Dianna Gunn
Dianna Gunn decided she wanted to be an author at eight years old. Since then, she's published six fantasy and horror books, including the Moonshadow Rising…
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38 Books Before Graduation: A Teen Author's Journey with Shanti Hershenson
Shanti Hershenson has been creating stories since she could hold a crayon, and published her first two novellas back in the sixth grade. Now eighteen and a…
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Building, Selling, and Rebuilding a Paid Community with Carol Tice
Carol Tice founded Freelance Writers Den in 2011 after struggling to earn a living as a writing coach and blogger. The community grew to over 1,500 paying…
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Campfire Tales: When Real Life Gets Stranger Than Fiction with Robert Bowers
After a 43-year career with ODOT, Robert Bowers began writing a few years before retirement, turning a lifetime of fishing, hunting, and unexplained encounters…
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Monsters, Myth, and Marketability with Valerie Willis
Valerie Willis is an award-winning dark fantasy and paranormal romance author who's designed hundreds of book covers and interiors, co-founded 4 Horsemen…
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10 Publishing Myths Every Author Needs to Know with Terry Whalin
Terry Whalin is an editor and author of more than 60 books, several of which have sold over 100,000 copies, and has written for more than 50 magazines. He's…
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Landing on Your North Star: Reiki, Creativity, and Self-Worth with Brigitta Dau
Brigitta Dau began her professional life as an actress, starring on a Canadian television series before relocating to Los Angeles at 21. Today, she's a Reiki…
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Where Poetry Meets Engineering: Finding Meaning in the Ordinary
What happens when an engineer, farmer, conservationist, and poet looks at the world through the same lens? In this episode of Beyond the Draft, Imma sits down…
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See Us, Know Us: How Storytelling Can Change the Way We See Disability
What happens when we stop seeing disability through limitations and start seeing the person, the story, and the possibilities? In this episode of Beyond the…
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The Secret World of Ghostwriting: How Powerful Ideas Become Bestselling Books
What if the person who helped create a bestselling book was never named on the cover? In this episode of Beyond the Draft, Imma sits down with Dr. Marcia…
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Unchained: Stop Hiding, Get Visible, and Build a Business on Your Own Terms
What is staying invisible really costing you? In this episode of Beyond the Draft, Imma sits down with Ange Dove, The Unchained Coach, copywriting expert…
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The Book You’ll Never Regret: Publishing, Finding Your Voice & Building an Author Brand
Is there a book inside you—or is your ego simply telling you there should be? In this episode of Beyond the Draft, we sit down with Dr. Judith Briles…
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Built to Break Through: Faith, Addiction, Leadership, and the Power of a Second Chance
What does it take to keep moving when life keeps testing you? In this episode of Beyond the Draft, Imma welcomes Ryan Reichert, professional speaker, mindset…
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Keeping the Dream Alive: Rejection, Songwriting & the Courage to Keep Creating
What do you do when the dream you've spent years chasing starts to feel impossible? In this episode of Beyond the Draft, we sit down with Greig Watts…
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50 Books Later: Building a Career, Not Just a Bestseller with Lana McAra
What separates a writer who publishes one book from an author who builds a lasting career? Lana McAra is an award-winning, international bestselling author and…
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Find Your Hidden Hours: The Truth About AI and Automation with Dan Kurtz
Every company has a conference room quietly bleeding hundreds of hours a month, and almost nobody notices until someone actually goes looking for it. Dan Kurtz…
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Why "A Good Book" Isn't Enough with Ally Machate
What if the book you're pouring months into isn't actually the book your business needs? Ally Machate is the founder and CEO of The Writer's Ally, a…
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From Crisis Communications to Crime Fiction with John David
What does decades of crisis PR work teach you about writing a mystery novel that actually keeps readers guessing? John David is a longtime public relations and…
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Where Did Nina Go? Losing and Finding Yourself as a Writer with Nina Amir
What happens when a bestselling author, by every outward measure successful, realizes she's lost the person who set out to become one in the first place? Nina…
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Beyond Survival: Cancer, Loss, and the GoOutLiving Attitude with Jonathan Brandt
What does it really mean to go out and live when life has tested you in ways you never expected? In this powerful episode of Beyond the Draft, I sit down with…
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From Music Teacher to Novelist: A Life Built on Creative Reinvention with James Hand
What does it take to build a creative career that spans music, film, and literature, all at once, and keep reinventing across every decade? James Hand is a…
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Harness Your PromisePower: A Promise That Changed Everything with Matthew Cossolotto
What if a single promise made to a dying parent could reshape the next twenty-five years of your life? Matthew Cossolotto, known as The Empowerment Pro, made a…
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Common Sense SEO: From Therapist to Trusted Strategist with Melanie Gorman
What happens when a trained mental health therapist realizes the real problem isn't just how people think, it's how they search? Melanie Gorman is the founder…
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Finding Her Voice Again: The Class of '74 with Laura Van Wormer
What do you do when a drunk driver takes away the voice you built an entire career on, and ten years later, you find a way to use it again? Laura Van Wormer is…
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People Don't Quit the Work, They Quit the Environment with Bryan Hughes
What if the biggest threat to your best employees isn't the workload, it's the leader standing in front of them? Bryan Hughes originally set out to become a…
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What TV Never Told You About Ancient History with Neil Laird
What if ancient history was actually a lot more accepting, and a lot more gay, than the history books ever let on? Neil Laird is a multiple Emmy-nominated…
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Preserving Communist Romania Through Fiction with Tudor Alexander
What stories get lost when history is only told by the winners, or by those who left before the hardest parts happened? Tudor Alexander is a Romanian-born…
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Conquering Life's Battles: Grief, Faith, and Grace with Dr. Raj Javalgi
What does it take to hold onto faith after burying your own child, and then losing your spouse not long after? Dr. Raj Javalgi is an author, educator, and…
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Homeopathy: The Coolest Medicine on the Planet with Abby Beale
What happens when conventional medicine can't fix your nine-month-old's repeated ear infections, but a single natural remedy does? Abby Beale is a certified…
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Consciousness, Meditation, and the Nature of Purpose with Dean Graves
What changes when a person spends 50 years living an ordinary American life, and then, almost by accident, starts meditating? Dean Graves is a meditation…
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Can America Ever Be Great Again? An Approach to Fixing a Nation with Henryk A. Kowalczyk
What if the way to fix a country's biggest problems isn't through louder arguments, but through the same diagnostic thinking an engineer uses on a…
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Finding Your Voice: From Silent Struggles to Speaking Without Fear/Noah May
What happens when the person who once struggled to feel heard becomes the person creating spaces for others to speak? In this episode of Beyond the Draft, Imma…
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Success Doesn't Have an Expiration Date with Chad Betz
What do you do when you've done everything right, and it still doesn't feel like success? Chad Betz is the author of An Authentic Success: You Aren't Too Old…
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The Era of You: Activating Your Purpose with Baiba Wisse
What happens when you've checked every external box of success, but your essence keeps quietly dimming anyway? Baiba Wisse is the host of the Live In…
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Turning Stones into Gems: Finding Purpose After Losing Your Sight with Sara Freeman Smith
What happens when you lose your sight in the middle of your career, and still find a way to help others see their own purpose more clearly? Sara Freeman Smith…
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From Tales From The Crypt to Podcasting with Alan Katz
What does it feel like to realize you've finally become the thing you always wanted to be, decades into your career? Alan Katz has written for movies and…
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Waking Up to Write: A Brain Tumor Survivor's Story with Jennifer White
What does it take to relearn how to walk, think, and talk, and then find your way back to yourself through writing? Jennifer White is a retired RN and brain…
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Yes, You DO Have a Book in You with Jennifer Bright
What's really stopping most people from finally writing the book they've been carrying around for years? Jennifer Bright has worked in publishing for more than…
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Your Pain Personality: Rethinking How We Cope with Pain with Dr. Ya-Ling Liou
Why do two people with the exact same injury, receiving the exact same treatment, end up with completely different outcomes? Dr. Ya-Ling Liou is an…
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Quit Evading: Helping Men Stop Drifting with Alexander Osterman
What if the men who seem the most "fine" are actually the ones quietly avoiding the life they're capable of building? Alexander Osterman is a licensed…
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Under My Pillow: Using Stories to Help Kids Connect with Jennifer Ballow
What can a five-year-old's letter to the tooth fairy teach us about trust, forgiveness, and connection? Jennifer Ballow is a social worker and children's book…
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Why Stretching Fails—And What Actually Fixes Chronic Pain with Butch Phelps
What if everything you've been told about stretching for pain relief is actually making things worse? Butch Phelps is a functional massage therapist…
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LIFE: The CPA Who Discovered That the Greatest Wealth Has Nothing to Do With Money | Albert Butler
He spent twenty-five years following the money. And discovered that the most important truths in life are rarely found in a financial statement. Albert Butler…
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Love That Doesn't Sharpen Spoils — Josef Gonzalez
He knocked on heaven's door three times. Was turned away every single one. And then he came home and named his demons. Josef Gonzalez — Scuba Joe — is a…
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Money, Meaning & Freedom: Building Wealth While Protecting What Matters Most with Amanda Cassar
What if money was never really about money? In this episode of Beyond the Draft, Imma sits down with Amanda Cassar, financial adviser, author, speaker…
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Serve First, Sell Second with Tanya Brody
Tanya Brody is an email marketing strategist with over 15 years of experience, who went from touring the U.S. with her Celtic band to helping businesses build…
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Beyond the Quick Fix: Restoring Nervous System Balance for Women 40–60 with Hema Murty
Hema Murty is an advanced yoga therapist, certified personal trainer, and nutrition coach who has spent over two decades helping women 40 to 60 move past pain…
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From Paralegal to Poet: Writing, AI, and Fatherhood with H. A. Callum
What happens when a lifelong writer spends twenty-five years building a legal career instead, and then a global pandemic forces the choice back into his hands?…