On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Bill Harris III for a conversation about people, opportunity, entrepreneurship, and what it means to live a wealthy life.

Bill is an entrepreneur, bridge builder, and connector of people. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer of InsureTech Connect, or ITC Vegas, the largest gathering focused on innovation in insurance. Yet when Brian asks what a wealthy life means to him, Bill’s answer is immediate: the people in his life.

Bill reflects on growing up in a diverse Maryland community, meeting his future wife at ten years old, and inheriting a family belief in education and opportunity. From his father’s unexpected path into law to Bill’s own experience at Harvard, his story shows how one open door can change a family’s trajectory.

Together, Brian and Bill explore the different money lessons he absorbed from his parents, the balance between saving and enjoying life, and the patience he has learned through golf, investing, and entrepreneurship.

Plus, how his family turned resources into service, and why illness, loss, and career changes deepened Bill’s appreciation for happiness, purpose, and knowing what is enough.

This episode is a reminder that a wealthy life can be built by opening doors, honoring those who came before us, and appreciating the people and possibilities already within reach.

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian continues his conversation with Jeff Mount for part two of their exploration of pilgrimage, surrender, presence, and what it means to live a wealthy life.

Jeff is a life coach, leadership mentor, longtime self-defense instructor, and author of Seeking Thin Places: How Sacred Travel Heals, Awakens, and Restores the Soul. Building on the first part of their conversation, Brian and Jeff explore why pilgrimage is not something to conquer or control, and how some of its deepest lessons emerge when expectations fall away and we become willing to receive what a journey has to offer.

Together, they discuss loss, grief, and the importance of giving hardship meaningful shape rather than simply carrying its wounds forward. Jeff also reflects on pilgrimage as an act of hospitality, one that asks us to approach a place with humility, reverence, and a willingness to listen rather than extract.

Plus, how seeking thin places can transform ordinary life, why the stories we tell about money can matter as much as the numbers themselves, and what happens when our resources become more closely aligned with our values.

Ultimately, Jeff offers a broader understanding of abundance, one rooted not only in financial resources, but in joy, connection, beauty, gratitude, and presence.

This episode is a reminder that seeking thin places is not only about where we travel. It is about learning to notice more, hold less tightly, and become more receptive to the richness already around us.

For more from Jeff Mount, visit https://www.jeffmountcoaching.com/, follow him on Instagram @JMountCoaching, subscribe to his Substack newsletter "Myth and the Warrior Poet", and visit https://www.seekingthinplaces.com/ to pick up his new book, "Seeking Thin Places".

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Jeff Mount for part one of a two-part conversation about pilgrimage, purpose, success, and what it means to live a wealthy life.

Jeff is a life coach, leadership mentor, longtime self-defense instructor, and author of Seeking Thin Places: How Sacred Travel Heals, Awakens, and Restores the Soul. The common thread in each chapter of his life has been a fascination with what allows people to become more fully themselves.

Together, Brian and Jeff explore the role of play, the difference between performance and authenticity, and why some of the most important work we do happens in the privacy of our own hearts. Jeff reflects on how pilgrimage evolved from a way to escape pressure into an intentional practice of surrender, one designed not simply to show us something new, but to allow a place and a journey to change us.

Plus, what happens when travel becomes another form of consumption, why possessions can create only the appearance of security, and how success itself can become costly when it is built through relentless self-criticism. 

This episode is a reminder that living a wealthy life may require more than achieving, acquiring, or arriving somewhere new. Sometimes it begins by stepping away from the noise long enough to discover who you are, what truly matters, and what you are here to offer.

For more from Jeff Mount, visit https://www.jeffmountcoaching.com/, follow him on Instagram @JMountCoaching, subscribe to his Substack newsletter "Myth and the Warrior Poet", and visit https://www.seekingthinplaces.com/ to pick up his new book, "Seeking Thin Places".

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian continues his conversation with Dr. Rod Birney about money, spirituality, giving, and what it means to live a wealthy life.

Building on the first part of the conversation’s exploration of money, scarcity, family, and the nervous system, this second part turns toward the deeper spaces beneath our behavior around money. Brian and Dr. Birney explore the emptiness people often try to fill with possessions, the practice of bringing mindfulness to our financial lives, and how money can become a trailhead into the parts of ourselves that are afraid, guarded, hungry, or longing for care.

Drawing from his work as a psychiatrist, as well as his grounding in psychology, meditation, and spiritual practice, Dr. Birney reflects on money as a form of life energy. Together, he and Brian discuss reciprocity, giving, receiving, and the idea that wealth becomes distorted when it is hoarded rather than allowed to move in relationship with others.

The conversation also turns toward technology, AI, generosity, the daily practice of noticing moments of happiness, and reminds us that wealth is not status, accumulation, or ownership, but an incredible fullness of life inside and around us...something that would remain even if everything else was lost.

Connect with Dr. Birney and learn more about his work at ⁠https://www.selfsoul.org/.⁠

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/.

Here is a list of books referenced in this conversation:

• The Skin of Our Teeth, Thornton Wilder
• Diamond Heart: Book One: Elements of the Real in Man, A. H. Almaas
• The Void: Inner Spaciousness and Ego Structure, A. H. Almaas
• Being Ram Dass, Ram Dass and Rameshwar Das
• The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, Bronnie Ware

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Dr. Rod Birney for part one of a two-part conversation about money, scarcity, family, the body, and what it means to live a wealthy life.

Dr. Birney is a physician, psychiatrist, and longtime friend whose work brings together medicine, psychology, spirituality, and the deeper questions that shape how we live. Together, he and Brian explore why conversations about money can feel so uncomfortable, and why those feelings often begin long before we ever talk about finances directly.

Drawing from his background in psychiatry, Dr. Birney explains how money can activate threat responses, self-worth, childhood conditioning, social comparison, family dynamics, and spiritual tension. The conversation also turns toward his own life, including the lessons he inherited from his parents, the power of knowing when you have enough, and how childhood asthma led him toward medicine, meditation, breathwork, and the mind-body connection.

From family money messages and emotional resistance to no debt, living within your means, and defining enough, this episode asks us to notice what money brings up in the body, the mind, and the soul.

It is a reminder that wealth is never only about what we have. It is also about what we fear, what we inherit, what we learn to name, and what helps us feel grounded enough to live freely.

Connect with Dr. Birney and learn more about his work at https://www.selfsoul.org/.

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/. 

Here is a list of books reference referenced in this conversation:

• Be Here Now, Ram Dass

• Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Handbook, Ram Das

• The Red Book, Carl Jung

• Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression–and the Unexpected Solutions, Johann Hari

• Richard Hittleman’s Guide to Yoga Meditation, Richard Hittleman

• The Shrinking of America, Bernie Zilbergeld

• Sacred Lands, Sacred Sex; Rapture of the Deep: Concerning Deep Ecology and Celebrating Life, Dolores LaChapelle

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Jay Nwachu, President & CEO of Innovation Works and Ignite Capital, for a conversation about community, purpose, and entrepreneurship.

Born in Nigeria and arriving in the United States at age 12, Jay reflects on the experiences that shaped his understanding of responsibility and success. From his father’s steady work as an accountant to his mother’s self-owned beauty salon, he grew up with the belief that taking care of yourself and serving the people around you do not have to be competing goals.

That philosophy now shapes how Jay thinks about wealth and what it means to use it in service of something greater. His work centers on supporting mission-driven entrepreneurs and helping build businesses that create jobs and opportunities in Baltimore. 

Together, he and Brian explore the tension between individual prosperity and community wealth, the responsibility that can accompany inherited resources, and the danger of pursuing money without first understanding its purpose.

This episode is a reminder that accumulating wealth is not the end. The deeper question is how we use it to make meaningful choices, what we choose to do with the opportunities it creates, and how legacy impacts the people we leave behind.
If you’d like to learn more about Jay’s work, reach out to him at https://ignitecapital.org/ and https://iwbmore.org/.  

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon. 

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Dr. Sankari Sivasailam for a thoughtful conversation about health, money, family, balance, and what it means to live well.

Raised in India before building a life and medical career in the United States, Sankari reflects on the values that shaped her path, from her father’s dream of having a child become a physician to the financial lessons she learned from watching her parents live with discipline, generosity, and care.

As an oncologist and hematologist, Sankari has spent her career walking with patients through some of life’s most difficult moments. That experience shaped her belief that medicine is not only about treating disease, but about understanding the whole person. Together, she and Brian explore the connection between health and wealth, including why security, prevention, partnership, and community all play a role in living well.

The conversation moves from arranged marriage and immigration to financial stability, family support, women’s health, integrative wellness, and the challenge of knowing when to slow down. Sankari shares why balance is not a perfect state we achieve, but a center we learn to return to as life pulls us in different directions.

This episode is a reminder that a wealthy life is not built through numbers alone. It is built through health, relationships, purpose, stability, and the daily choices that help us care for the life we are trying to live.

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Pastor Bill Brockett for a wide-ranging conversation about faith, education, entrepreneurship, stewardship, and the values that shape a wealthy life.

Born during the Great Depression and raised in Brooklyn, Pastor Bill grew up in a home where money was hard to come by, work was expected, and lessons were often taught by example. From hauling wood as a child to working in foundries, shipyards, brick yards, and soda trucks, he learned early that nothing worthwhile comes easily.

Over the course of his life, Pastor Bill became a minister, a corporate executive, an owner of McDonald’s franchises, a business founder, and now, in his 90s, an entrepreneur still building for the future. His current mission, EdYouNet, is focused on helping underserved young people gain confidence, values, and educational tools that can change the trajectory of their lives.

Together, Brian and Pastor Bill explore what money is for, why stewardship matters, how values shape sustainability, and why education can become a launching pad for possibility. Along the way, Pastor Bill shares the lessons his father taught him, the danger of confusing possessions with purpose, and the enduring belief that “the gold” is not outside of us. It is already within.

To learn more about Pastor Bill and EdYouNet, visit https://www.edyounet.net/home/. If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with retired communications director and longtime friend Donna Mennitto for a thoughtful conversation about the stories that shape us, the experiences that influence our relationship with money, and the deeper meaning of a wealthy life.

Drawing from a lifetime of work in public service, education, communications, and community leadership, Donna reflects on the lessons she's learned about purpose, loss, family, and the passage of time. Together, she and Brian explore how our earliest experiences influence our financial decisions, why adversity often becomes a source of wisdom, and what it means to have "enough."

From inherited values and generational perspectives to mortality, freedom, and the importance of being truly seen, this conversation moves far beyond dollars and cents. Donna offers a refreshing reminder that while money can create security and opportunity, life's greatest riches are often found in the relationships we build, the perspectives we gain, and the meaning we create along the way.

This episode is an invitation to reflect on what truly matters and whether the most important measures of a life can ever be counted.

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon 

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with attorney, business advisor, and longtime basketball coach Brian “Coach” Sheahan to discuss the experiences that shaped his understanding of leadership, faith, and service.

Drawing on nearly five decades of coaching and a distinguished legal career helping business owners plan for the future, Coach shares the lessons that have shaped his approach to success. From a career-ending heart condition as a Division I athlete, to unexpected family challenges, and profound personal loss, he reflects on how life’s most difficult moments can deepen perspective and strengthen purpose.

Plus, Brian and Coach explore mentorship, financial stewardship, servant leadership, and the importance of investing in the people around us. Through stories of family, coaching, business, and faith, Coach reveals why some of life’s greatest returns come not from what we accumulate, but from what we contribute.

This conversation is a reminder that a wealthy life is measured not only by what you build, but by the impact you have on the people you serve.

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with attorney Drew Phillips for an introspective conversation about saving, self-reliance, and the quiet values that make for an impressive life.

Drew shares how homeownership in her family stretched across generations, which gave her an early understanding of stability and responsibility, as did watching her parents live modestly while investing in education and opportunity.

Her story isn’t only about financial prudence; Drew opens up about the challenges of growing up in predominantly white spaces as a Black woman and learning to navigate differences. She shares how these experiences developed her confidence in knowing she could build a life defined not by status, but by competence and purpose.

This conversation is a reminder that a wealthy life is not measured by what you display or how much more you have than others, but about having enough to live with freedom, dignity, and peace.

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/. 

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with retired internist and geriatrician Dr. Andrew Kundrat for a moving conversation about resilience and the importance of leaning in during challenging times.

Dr. Kundrat reflects on how the Agnes Flood of 1972 affected his working-class immigrant family. Facing the devastating loss of their home, he talks about the experience rebuilding the house alongside his father while attending high school and working multiple jobs.

However, this is not only a story about survival. Through discipline and service, Dr. Kundrat shares how the hardship transformed his understanding of family, security, money, and purpose, which became his foundation for both financial and personal fulfillment.

This conversation is a reminder that a wealthy life is not built through accumulation alone, but through resilience, responsibility, and the values we pass on to the people we love.

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with the owner of Ojas Retreat Center, Gabrielle Kali Om, for a conversation about breaking away from convention and stepping into a life shaped by purpose, practice, and presence.

Gabrielle shares her journey from a traditional upbringing to one defined by adventure, sailing, and spiritual discovery, revealing how discipline, mentorship, and early life challenges laid the groundwork for a liberated lifestyle. At the center of that transformation is yoga, not just as a physical practice, but as a philosophy that reshaped how she understands purpose, attachment, and what it means to live freely.

She explores the shift from seeking external achievement to cultivating internal alignment, and how true understanding comes not from knowledge, but from lived experience through consistent practice. From teaching students across generations to embracing simplicity, Gabrielle shows how the principles of yoga can be applied far beyond the mat.

This is a conversation about redefining wealth through presence, compassion, and ease of being. A reminder that the most meaningful life is not built by accumulation, but through freedom, health, and the courage to live in alignment with your values.

To learn more from Gabrielle, follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gabriellekaliom/. You can also keep up with her yoga offerings at https://www.yoginikali.com/ and check out Ojas Retreat Center at https://www.ojasretreatcenter.com.
If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with entrepreneur, fitness coach, and The Mindful Movement co-founder Les Raymond for a wide-ranging conversation about health, time, and what it actually means to live a wealthy life.

Les shares his philosophy on movement, not just in the gym, but in life. From how we use our bodies to how we spend our time and energy, everything comes back to intention. Drawing from his work with clients and his own journey, he explores why health is the foundation for everything we want to do and how financial security simply creates the opportunity to choose.

The conversation moves through fitness, stress, nutrition, and the tradeoffs we make every day. It also touches on how we think about money itself, from saving and spending to emerging ideas like Bitcoin, not as speculation, but as a way to store the value of your time and effort.

It is a conversation about aligning your health, your time, and your choices with what actually matters. And about the idea that a wealthy life is not something you accumulate. It is something you practice.

Learn more from Les and The Mindful Movement at https://www.themindfulmovement.com, and check out CoreWorks Fitness at https://coreworksfitness.com/. Be sure to subscribe to @TheMindfulMovement and @TheMindfulMovementPodcast1 on YouTube and don’t miss “The Mindful Movement Podcast” at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mindful-movement-podcast-and-community/id1180172272.

If you’d like to reach out to Brian, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-turner-procyon/.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with tax partner principal Rivka Bier for a thoughtful conversation about financial security, self-awareness, and what it really takes to live with intention.

Rivka shares why wealth starts with security. The ability to meet your needs, plan for the future, and create the foundation for something more. From there, the conversation expands into how we define goals, how we separate wants from needs, and how small, intentional decisions shape the lives we build.

Drawing from her work, her leadership philosophy, and her role as a mother of four, Rivka explores how these principles apply across every domain. Family, business, and personal growth.

This is a conversation about building a life that reflects who you are and who you want to become. And about the idea that a wealthy life is not found. It is created through clarity, intention, and action.

On this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with entrepreneur Michael DeMos for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the long road to freedom. From a childhood shaped by instability and survival to building and losing businesses, Michael shares the honest truth about what it means to bet on yourself when there is no safety net.

Along the way, Michael reflects on the experiences that shaped him. Joining the Army to pay for college. Discovering the unpredictable highs and lows of entrepreneurship. Losing nearly everything and starting over multiple times. And ultimately redefining what “enough” really means.

But this conversation goes far beyond business or financial success. It is about the people who show up when life breaks open. A friend who writes a check with no questions asked. Clients who become lifelong allies. And a father whose final years helped Michael understand what truly matters.

Now recently retired, Michael is stepping into a new chapter. Trading deadlines and deals for exploration, family, and the freedom to “surf the wave” of whatever comes next. It is a powerful reflection on risk, purpose, relationships, and the quiet realization that wealth may not be what you accumulate. It may be what you are finally free to experience.

In this episode of The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Maureen Kavjian to explore her incredible journey of financial empowerment, family values, and life lessons. As a second-generation American with roots in Irish and Armenian immigrant families, Maureen shares how the challenges and sacrifices of her ancestors shaped her philosophy on education, hard work, and financial independence.

From her early fascination with stocks to managing her household's finances and leading a 20-year women’s investment group, Maureen reveals the secrets to building generational wealth and fostering financial literacy within her family. Hear how she and her husband supported their four children’s diverse dreams while maintaining a frugal yet fulfilling lifestyle.

Packed with insights on the power of compounding, navigating tough times, and teaching kids about money, this episode is a heartfelt and practical guide to creating a wealthy life...beyond just financial success. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that proves wealth is not only what you earn but how you live.

On The Brian Turner Show, Brian sits down with Rabbi Shaya Milikowsky for a wide-ranging conversation about money as a moral, emotional, and deeply human force. Together, they explore why “grappling” with ideas is a lifelong practice, how wealth can quietly distort relationships, and what it truly means to give responsibly, without turning generosity into control or performance.

From a powerful story about inherited wealth and personal purpose to the unforgettable “potato chips” lesson that reshaped how Rabbi Milikowsky thought about parenting and generosity, this episode reframes wealth as both responsibility and opportunity: a vehicle to create, uplift, and build a legacy that lasts.

On The Brian Turner Show, Brian talks with Colleen Peters about navigating divorce when your spouse has been the “quarterback” of the finances...and suddenly, it’s all on you. Colleen shares the unfiltered reality: separating accounts, lawyer ping-pongs, the panic of waiting on transfers, and rebuilding income, healthcare, and decision-making from scratch.

But this isn’t only a divorce story. It’s a story about redefining wealth. Colleen introduces a powerful metaphor: wealth as a bank where we store reserves we can draw on (money, friendships, community), and where we can also accumulate “bad investments” like shame, anger, and fear.

From an honest look at risk and retirement to the brave decision to let go of the house that helped her heal, this episode is a masterclass in resilience and a reminder that the most important financial move might be the one that brings you back to yourself.

On The Brian Turner Show, Brian Turner explores the emotional, psychological, and deeply human dimensions of wealth...how money shapes our choices, our relationships, our identities, and the lives we build.

Through intimate, wide-ranging conversations with thinkers, leaders, creatives, and people navigating real inflection points, the show looks beyond balance sheets and portfolios to ask harder questions: What does wealth mean? What are we responsible for when we have it (or when we don’t)? How do fear, power, legacy, loss, and opportunity show up in our financial lives?

Episodes move fluidly between finance and lived experience: divorce, inheritance, generosity, parenting, career transitions, community, identity, and purpose. Brian brings his background in finance together with curiosity, empathy, and candor...creating space for guests to grapple honestly with money as security, freedom, burden, and possibility.

This is not a show about quick wins or rigid answers. It’s about learning how to live well with money...before, during, and after the moments that change everything.