The Business of Life with Dr King
Dr Ariel Rosita King brings on a variety of International guests from various countries, cultures, organisations, and businesses to talk about turning
problem into possibilities! Let's turn our challenges in opportunities together!
Episodes
61 episodes
Pivot As A Practice: Building Films That Amplify Quiet Voices with Marc Sternberg, MA, MBA (USA)
The moment a gallery visit turns into a dinner and a documentary deal, you realise some careers are built on curiosity meeting readiness. We sit down with producer Mark Sternberg, who left a two-decade marketing run to build films that carry re...
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Season 2026
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Episode 64
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24:57
Choosing Yourself: The Real Work Of Entrepreneurship with Amel Saidane (Tunesia)
Want the truth about building something from nothing? Emil Saiden joins us to unpack the beauty and the bruises of entrepreneurship, from testing ideas in Tunisia to leading BetaWaves across Africa and the Gulf. We talk about the messy middle f...
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Season 2026
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Episode 63
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23:29
From Bullying To Balance: Rethinking Manhood And Power with Garry Turner (UK)
What if the strongest thing a man can do is feel? Gary Turner joins us to unpack a lifetime of conditioning—from schoolyard bullying to corporate stoicism—and rebuilds masculinity on a foundation of empathy, courage and community. His story mov...
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Season 2026
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Episode 61
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27:41
How A Global Collaborative Is Redefining Housing To Serve Real Lives With Elizabeth Glenn (USA)
What if housing could heal disconnection and build dignity at scale? We sit down with community catalyst Elizabeth Glenn to explore how the US–Africa Collaborative is uniting planners, doctors, architects, engineers, builders, financiers and ed...
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Season 2026
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Episode 60
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27:20
Healing Begins When We Listen To Those Who Suffer with Jane Durgom-Powers (USA)
Loss doesn’t pause for paperwork, borders, or neat definitions of war. Dr King sits down with Jane Durgum-Powers, founder and CEO of Families of the Missing, to unpack what it takes to support people living with disappearance, displacement, and...
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Season 2025
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Episode 58
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34:10
Navigating International Development: One Woman's Journey from the Midwest to Global Impact with Laura Jagla (USA)
What happens when a chance encounter shifts your entire life path? For Laura Jagla, a brief handshake with then-candidate Barack Obama during her college years sparked a journey from organic chemistry studies to a fulfilling career in internati...
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Season 2025
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Episode 57
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21:55
How A Simple App Turns Small Acts Into Big Impact with Daniel Varga (Hungary & Luxembourg)
What if your feed rewarded kindness instead of conflict? We sit down with founder Daniel Varga to unpack Better.ette, a minimalist app that turns everyday generosity into a repeatable habit. Born from a career pivot and a personal audit of what...
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Season 2025
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Episode 56
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22:23
Rewire Your Student Mindset: From Self-Doubt to Smart Study with Sharon Olaniyi (Nigeria)
Doubt can start long before an exam, and that quiet defeat often decides the result. We sat down with Lady Sharon Holani—a Nigerian law student, tutor and mentor—to unpack the real drivers of academic focus: belief, aligned environments, and sy...
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Season 2025
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Episode 55
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24:12
How To Build A Trustworthy Personal Brand In A Noisy Digital World with Paige Arnof-Fenn (USA)
Your name should be the answer to a specific problem. That simple shift—from “I do many things” to “I stand for this”—can change how often you are found, trusted, and hired. We sat down with marketing leader Paige Arnof-Fenn to unpack what turn...
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Season 2025
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Episode 54
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27:16
Why Women’s Leadership And Early Climate Education Decide Who Thrives with Amb Ruby Kryticous (Zambia)
A backyard mango tree with only four fruits shouldn’t tell a global story—but it does. Ambassador Ruby Kritikos joins us to connect the dots between extreme heat, shifting winds, and the quiet collapse of everyday nutrition, then widens the len...
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Season 2025
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Episode 53
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28:21
Ending Silence To Protect Children with Dr Matthew McVarish (Scotland)
A single play sparked a family’s disclosure, an arrest, and a mission that now reaches the halls of the Council of Europe. We sit down with Dr Matthew McVarish to unpack how survivor voices can reshape laws, build child‑centred justice, and pus...
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Season 2025
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Episode 52
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29:53
Turning Job Search Into Career Velocity: How to Communicate a Unique Value Proposition That Gets You Seen and Heard with Gina Riley (USA)
Job boards feel like shouting into the wind, and for many smart, seasoned professionals, that silence is maddening. We sat down with career transition coach and author Gina Riley to unpack why “qualified” rarely wins on its own—and how clarity,...
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Season 2025
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Episode 51
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26:15
Bridging Brain and Brand with Shauna Van Mourik (Canada)
What if your marketing felt as genuine as your work—and actually performed better because of it? We sit down with Shauna Van Mourik to unpack how a neuroscience lens, a translator’s ear, and a values-first strategy can turn vague messagi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 50
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21:45
From Solitary To Solidarity: An Iranian Activist’s Journey with Shabnam Madadzedeh (Iran & Switzerland)
The story starts with a young computer science student in Tehran and pivots into a life reshaped by courage. Shabnam Madadzedeh takes us inside Evin Prison—solitary confinement, interrogations, a sham trial—and then beyond the prison gates wher...
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Season 2025
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Episode 49
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31:17
From Burnout to Bold: Breaking the Career Hamster Wheel for Good with Hulya Kurt (Turkey & Switzerland)
Feeling the slow grind of effort without progress is not a personal flaw—it’s a signal. We sit down with Lady Huyla Kurt—career master coach, author, lecturer, and Toastmaster—to map a clear route out of the hamster wheel and into work that ali...
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24:26
Why a trusted adult can change a young person’s path— how The MentorWell builds that bridge with Chris Coulter (Canada)
The most powerful support isn’t always advice—it’s being heard by someone who truly understands. We sit down with entrepreneur and father Chris Coulter to explore how The Mentor Well pairs young people with mentors who’ve lived through similar ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 47
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30:34
What if nothing is wrong with you—and healing starts with human connection with Dr Fred Moss (USA)
What if the strongest medicine isn’t in a bottle, but in the space between two people? Dr Fred Moss joins us to rethink how we approach pain, purpose, and the story of “mental illness,” tracing his path from talkative kid to psychiatrist to “un...
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Season 2025
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Episode 46
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31:05
Love, Honesty, Truth, and Respect: The Four Pillars of a Meaningful Life with Rajesh Kumar-Ricky (India)
What happens when you lose everything—not just material possessions, but the support of friends who judge rather than uplift you? Rajesh Kumar's remarkable journey from homelessness and hunger to spiritual abundance reveals the transformative p...
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Season 2025
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Episode 45
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26:50
The Entrepreneur's Journey: From Itch to Success with Anthony Jones (USA)
Have you ever felt that entrepreneurial itch—the burning desire for freedom, financial independence, and a legacy that a 9-to-5 job simply can't provide? Before you leap into business ownership, listen to Anthony Jones share profound insights f...
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Season 2025
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Episode 44
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27:51
Career Transitions After 40: Navigating Age Bias and Finding Your Value, Gina Riley (USA)
Ever wonder why highly qualified professionals sometimes struggle to land their dream roles? The answer lies not in their capabilities but in how they articulate their unique value.Career transition coach Gina Riley joins Dr. Ariel King...
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Season 2025
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Episode 43
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30:43
The Rule of 10: Leadership Lessons from a Surfing Firefighter Scotty Schindler (Australia)
What does a world champion surfer turned volunteer firefighter know about business success? As it turns out, quite a lot. Scotty Schindler joins us to share his remarkable journey from humble beginnings to building and selling a su...
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Season 2025
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Episode 42
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28:55
The Global Executive's Journey: Pedro Pereira da Silva on Leadership and Life (Portugal)
Meet Pedro Pererira da Silva, a Portuguese international executive whose extraordinary career spans four continents and multiple industries. In this captivating conversation, Pedro reveals the leadership principles that guided him through 25 ye...
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Season 2025
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Episode 41
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29:12
From Dresses to Dreams: How a Vietnamese Immigrant, Dr. Linda Duong Conquered Every Challenge (Australia)
What happens when you strip away all external resources and face life's biggest challenges? Dr. Linda Duong's remarkable journey reveals the extraordinary power that lies within each of us.Born at the end of the Vietnam War with limited...
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Season 2025
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Episode 40
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32:46
Fatherhood, Work Balance, and the True Value of Time with Your Children with Michael Kainatsky (USA)
What happens when a successful strategy consultant becomes a full-time father during a global pandemic? Our guest, Michael Kainatsky shares his remarkable journey balancing remote work and raising his son, challenging conventional wisdom ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 38
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26:23
Hair Today, Hired Tomorrow? How Workplace Bias Affects Black Women with Gloria Tabi (Australia)
What if everything we think we know about workplace racism is missing the mark? Gloria Tabi, a Sydney-based organizational justice specialist, challenges our understanding with a powerful insight: "Be gentle on people and harsh on the systems."...
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Season 2025
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Episode 37
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33:50