Unstoppable: For leaders who refuse to settle.
What separates leaders who plateau from those who become unstoppable?
It isn’t motivation.
It isn’t talent.
It’s the principles that guide their decisions when the stakes are highest.
Unstoppable explores the turning points, hard choices, and first principles behind exceptional leadership.
Each episode examines the moment when the outcome was uncertain — when a leader had to make a decision that could change everything.
Through candid conversations and strategic breakdowns, we uncover:
• the decisions that defined careers
• the principles leaders rely on under pressure
• the mistakes that reshaped their thinking
• the frameworks that guide extraordinary performance
Hosted by entrepreneur and strategist Jana, the show blends deep interviews, first-principles thinking, and strategic case studies to reveal how exceptional leaders actually think.
Because success isn’t accidental.
It’s built on the principles behind the decisions.
Episodes
10 episodes
Stop Building for Safety and Start Building for Meaning ft. Neen James
On this week’s episode, Jana sits down with leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and author Neen James, who built a successful business helping organizations improve productivity and attention, only to realize she was being pulled toward a m...
Why Great Leaders Kill Old Identities
On this week’s episode, Jana breaks down one of the most important strategic decisions in business history: the moment Intel realized the product that built the company could also destroy it if leadership refused to let go.At the center ...
Why Indecision Will Kill Your Business ft. Len Ward
On this week’s episode, Jana sits down with entrepreneur and former Wall Street VP Len Ward, who walked away from the traditional corporate path after watching his e-commerce business collapse during the 2008 financial crisis, and then rebuilt ...
The Leap From Employee to Entrepreneur ft. Scott Trumpolt
On this week’s episode, Jana sits down with compensation strategist and independent consultant Scott Trumpolt, who spent nearly two decades climbing the corporate ladder across the U.S. and Germany before realizing that success had slowly pulle...
The Hard Reset That Built a Better Company ft. Nicolas Breedlove
On this week’s episode, Jana sits down with Nicolas Breedlove, CEO of NVB Playgrounds, who built a national business without a traditional blueprint, and then had to rebuild it after a major breakdown in trust.Nicolas takes us into a piv...
The Decision That Saved Apple
On this week’s episode, Jana breaks down one of the most consequential decisions in modern business history, and why it still matters today.In 1997, Steve Jobs returned to Apple when it was just 90 days from running out of cash. Dozens o...
You Can Do Hard Things ft. Gina Schreck
On this week’s episode, Jana sits down with Gina Schreck, a nationally recognized speaker and marketing strategist turned founder of The Village Workspace, a coworking community designed to challenge the traditional office environment.Gi...
Risk, Fear and the Decision to Go All In ft. Cliff Nonnenmacher
On this week’s episode, Jana sits down with Cliff Nonnenmacher, Founder of Franocity and a multi-unit franchise operator turned investor.Cliff takes us into the moment that changed his trajectory — a seemingly small conflict with a boss ...
Finding Purpose in the Face of the Impossible ft. Arjun Sen
On this week’s episode, Jana sits down with Arjun Sen, a brand strategist who has spent over 25 years helping companies like Papa John’s, Smashburger, and Walgreens find their positioning and scale.Arjun takes us into the moment that cha...
