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Live Fearlessly hosted by Dr. Benjamin Ritter

Welcome to the Live Fearlessly podcast with your host Dr. Benjamin Ritter.

The Live Fearlessly podcast is focused on highlighting the stories of intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs that are truly living for themselves. Our mission is to inspire others to do the same, at work and in life.

Interested in learning more, go to www.liveforyourselfconsulting.com/

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Dr. Benjamin Ritter, author of Becoming Fearless, and founder of Live for Yourself Consulting is a leadership and career coach, Sr Talent Management Consultant, values geek, international speaker, podcaster, author, and passionate about guiding others in finding, creating, and sustaining a career they love.

Finding Your Path with Matt Zemon
Finding Your Path with Matt Zemon

In this episode we interview Matt Zemon, the CEO and Co-Founder of HAPPŸŸ, a mental wellness company that specializes in psychedelic-assisted ketamine therapy along with digital therapeutics that promote life-transforming outcomes, and author of Psychedelics for Everyone: A Beginner’s Guide to these Powerful Medicines for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Expanding Consciousness.

As an entrepreneur in the wellbeing sector, Matt was the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Psychable, an online community connecting people who would like to explore the healing power of psychedelics with a network of practitioners and psychedelic-based treatments, and the co-founder of Take2Minutes, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals improve their mental health and wellbeing. Prior to focusing on wellbeing, Matt had two other successful exits.

Matt received his Master of Science in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health with honors from King’s College London

Connect with Matt on LinkedIn

Grab a copy of his book Psychedelics for Everyone

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The Magic of Surrender with Kute Blackson
The Magic of Surrender with Kute Blackson

In this episode we interview Kute Blackson, the author of the national bestselling book You.Are.The.One., The Magic of Surrender, and is widely considered the next generation leader in the field of personal development by everyone ranging from Larry King, Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson and more. He has been featured on Larry King Now, Fox and Friends, Dr. Drew and Inc magazine calls him ‘The Mindfulness Guru Billionaires Go To For Advice’.


A charismatic visionary and transformational teacher, Kute Blackson offers a fresh, bold look at spiritual awareness for a whole new generation. Born in Ghana, West Africa, Kute's multicultural upbringing as the child of a Japanese mother and a Ghanaian father has spanned four different continents. His unique lineage lay the foundation for his approach to breaking down barriers and unlocking an individual's true gifts and greatness.

For over 20 years, Kute Blackson has been inspiring audiences around the world. From the first time he spoke in front of 3,000 people at age 8, to speaking in over 300 venues by age 18, to helping organizations develop authentic leadership and achieve extraordinary performance over the last decade. His electrifying presentations, not only offer real world practical ideas and soul stirring wisdom, but also ignite the heart, and inspire courageous action.

His mission is simple: To awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life’s purpose.

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The Magic of Perspective with Brett Jesse Greene
The Magic of Perspective with Brett Jesse Greene

In this episode we interview Brett Greene, a recognized leader in the Psychedelic Industry and the Chief Innovation Officer at Cybin an innovative company in the Psychedelic Medicine world that is taking big steps toward identifying a new class of psychedelic medicines, treatment regimens, and identifying the science behind how psychedelics affect the human mind

Brett has a a breadth of an experience as an entrepreneur, scientist, and inventor, and was also the co-founder of Psymposia and Adelia Therapeutics. Prior to that he was also a research administrator for the Center for Drug Discovery, one of the top Cannabinoid and Serotonin research centers in the world, for over a decade. In that role he co-managed $80M in federal funding overseeing a a number of cannabinoid and serotonin research projects.

Follow Brett on LinkedIn and learn about Cybin here

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The Imagination House with E. Lee Walker
The Imagination House with E. Lee Walker

In this episode we interview E. Lee Walker, author of The Imagination House, first President of Dell Technologies through its formative years, professor at the University of Austin teaching entrepreneurship and civic engagement, and faculty at the Texas A&M International Honors Leadership Seminar in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy.


Lee graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Physics in 1963 and received NASA and National Science Foundation funding for his post-graduate work in nuclear physics. Lee received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1967.


After leaving Dell in 1990, Lee was asked to teach at the University of Texas at Austin. His graduate courses in Business Management have earned him three teaching awards. He currently teaches a Presidential First-year Signature Course, “Pathways to Civic Engagement” along with “Civic Viewpoints”, both in the Plan II Honors Program where he is an Adjunct Professor.


Among other honors, Lee was named Austinite of the Year in 1998 by the Austin Chamber of Commerce. He also received the Texas Nature Conservancy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
Lee’s first book Imagination House: An Entrepreneurial Life was recently released in 2019 by Texas A&M Press.


Lee resides in Austin, Texas, with his wife Jennifer and their two daughters. His two older daughters and his grandchildren also live in Austin. He splits his time between Austin and Umbria, Italy.

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The Warrior Within with D.J. Vanas
The Warrior Within with D.J. Vanas

In this episode we interview D.J. Vanas, author of The Warrior Within: Own Your Power to Serve, Fight, Protect, and Heal, and an internationally-acclaimed speaker for Fortune 500 companies, hundreds of tribal nations, and over 7,000 audiences nationwide.

As an enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe of Michigan and a former U.S. Air Force officer, he inspires others to practically apply the power of the warrior spirit in business and life. He is also the author of The Tiny Warrior and Spirit on the Run, was featured in the PBS film The Warrior Tradition, and hosted the Discovering Your Warrior Spirit show on PBS. Find out more at https://nativediscovery.com/

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Hold the Calm with Hesha Abrams
Hold the Calm with Hesha Abrams

In this episode we interview Hesha Abrams, a master mediator who has written and spoken widely to audiences around the globe who are seeking a better understanding of conflict and pragmatic ways to resolve it. Most people are so afraid of conflict. It raises their blood pressure, makes them nervous or afraid and aggressive when that is their only tool. Defusing this tension and helping create harmony where once there was discord, is Hesha’s life’s work. She wrote Holding the Calm as a way to share real tools that actually work so that other people can benefit from her experience and resolve conflict and defuse tension in their corner of the world.

Hesha has worked all over the world with parties from around the globe in complex commercial, business, and patent licensing deals. She taught mediation and negotiation at the 2001 International Symposium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in The Hague. She was on the national panel for Dow Corning Implant cases and was the Chair of the Texas Bar Intellectual Property ADR Committee. She has been appointed Delegate to the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988, 1990, and 2002, was elected as a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation in 2006, and received the Brutsché Award for Excellence in Mediation from the Association of Attorney Mediators. She is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell.

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