The Influence Exchange
Hosted by J.V.
The Influence Exchange is a leadership driven motivational podcast designed to help you grow personally, professionally, and intentionally. Each episode breaks down the mindset, habits, and real-life stories that shape true influence, not the kind measured by titles or followers, but the kind built through character, consistency, and impact.
Through authentic conversations, personal experiences, and research-backed insights, J.V. explores topics like mindset, legacy, showing up daily, emotional resilience, and becoming the person others can rely on.
Whether you're leading a team, raising a family, building a career, or working on becoming the best version of yourself, this podcast will help you stay focused, stay grounded, and stay inspired.
Here, influence isn’t about being impressive, it’s about being impactful, and every conversation is designed to help you show up with purpose, courage, and clarity.
New episodes weekly!
Stay curious. Stay consistent. Keep influencing others.
Episodes
28 episodes
You’re Not Stuck, You’re Afraid of Being Judged, with Robin Clare
What if the real reason you’re not moving forward has nothing to do with your ability and everything to do with the fear of being judged?In episode 28 of The Influence Exchange, we dive into a conversation that hits deeper than most peop...
Bonus Episode: Spending to Feel Better and What It’s Really Costing You.
In episode 27 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down a pattern most people don’t talk about, emotional spending.This isn’t about budgeting apps, cutting up credit cards, or extreme saving. This is about understanding why we spend in...
From Loss to Reinvention: How You Rebuild When Life Breaks You, with Chanoa Inez
What if the hardest moment in your life wasn’t the end, but the beginning of who you’re meant to become?In episode 26 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Chanoa Inez, who shares a powerful and deeply personal journey through loss,...
Danny Brassell: Why Storytelling Is the Secret to Leadership, Influence, and Growth
In episode 25 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Danny Brassell, highly sought-after speaker, trainer, coach, co-founder of Well-Crafted Story, and author of more than 20 books including Leadership Begins with Motivation and Misfits and...
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Kristen Crabtree: Remembering Who You Really Are
In this deeply honest episode 24 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Kristen Crabtree, author of Be the You That’s More You Than You’ve Ever Been and creator of Paramour Paradox, to talk about identity, healing, truth, and the journey of...
If It Is to Be, It Is Up to Me: Jay Setchell’s Story
In this powerful episode 23 of The Influence Exchange, I sit down with Jay Setchell, a man whose life story is built on grit, faith, responsibility, and a refusal to quit.Jay was born and raised on a working farm, served in the Marine Co...
Listener Confessions: Let’s Talk About It
In this community focused on episode 22 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. reads real, anonymous listener confessions, the kind of thoughts people carry quietly but rarely say out loud.Inside this episode, we unpack confessions like:I s...
You Don’t Miss People, You Miss Who You Were With Them
Have you ever missed someone, but also knew you didn’t actually want them back?You’re not trying to restart the relationship. You’re not reaching out. You’re not trying to rewind your life. But a memory hits, a song, a place, a random mo...
Vacations Don’t Change Your Life, Experiences Do
In episode 20, J.V. talks about why vacations often give relief but not transformation and why real growth comes from experiences that interrupt your routine and challenge how you see yourself.You can travel somewhere beautiful and come ...
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Stop Saying No to Yourself Before Life Does
How many opportunities have you quietly talked yourself out of?Not because someone rejected you, but because you assumed the answer before you ever tried.In episode 19, J.V. breaks down the subtle ways we hold ourselves back, the ...
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Red Flag or Green Flag? The Game That Exposes Everything
In episode 18 of The Influence Exchange, we’re doing something different and a lot more fun, while still keeping it real.We’re playing Red Flag / Green Flag.I’ll walk you through real-life scenarios you’ve probably experienced in<...
Hard Conversations Made Simple: What to Say When You Don’t Want Conflict
In this episode 17 of The Influence Exchange, I’m your host, J.V., and we’re talking about something most people avoid, even when it’s quietly draining them, Hard conversations.What we cover in Episode 17:The real cost of avoiding...
The Respect Reset: Why People Treat You Based on What You Tolerate
In episode 16 of The Influence Exchange, I’m breaking down something that impacts almost everyone, but most people struggle to explain it. Why do certain people keep crossing the line and why it keeps happening.What we cover in Episode 1...
The Way You Love Is the Way You Show Up
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Episode 15 is a reset from the noise. This isn’t an episode about romance cliches, grand gestures, or “one-day” love. It’s about something more practical and more powerful:The way you love is the w...
Why You Feel Stuck Even When You’re Doing Everything Right
In Episode 14 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down a truth many disciplined people don’t talk about: sometimes you’re not failing, you’re outgrowing your current level. When progress stalls, it’s often not a lack of effort, it’s a signal...
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The Follow-Through Formula Why Plans Fail & Systems Win
In this episode 13 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down the real reason goals stall, habits collapse, and motivation fades, and why leaders who finish what they start don’t rely on willpower, but systems.This episode is a deep, pr...
Emotional Fitness Training Your Mind Like a Muscle
In Episode 12 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. delivers one of the most foundational leadership conversations to date, emotional fitness.This episode goes beyond motivation and mindset. It introduces emotional fitness as a trainable disci...
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The Self-Trust Crisis: Why Most People Don’t Follow Through
In this high-impact episode of The Influence Exchange, J.V. takes on one of the most overlooked barriers to personal and professional growth, the erosion of self-trust. If you’ve ever felt stuck, not because you lacked vision, talent, or opport...
The Influence Code: The 10 Principles That Shape Every Leader
Episode 10 marks a defining milestone for The Influence Exchange, not because of the number, but because of the standard it sets.In this milestone episode, J.V. delivers the operating system behind real leadership: The Influence Code. Te...
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New Year, New Standard: Leading Yourself into 2026
In this powerful New Year’s episode of The Influence Exchange, J.V. challenges the traditional idea of resolutions and replaces it with something far more effective: self-leadership.This episode is not about hype, motivation, or short-li...
The Discipline Advantage: Why Consistency Beats Talent Every Time
In Episode 8 of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down the real reason some people with less talent go further than people with more discipline. Not the social-media version, the real kind that shows up when motivation is gone, progress feels...
The Gift of Influence: What You’re Really Giving This Season
The holidays are full of pressure to buy more, do more, and show more, but in this special episode of The Influence Exchange, J.V. shifts the focus from presents to presence.Together, we explore a powerful truth, the greatest gift you gi...
The Power of Self-Belief: Becoming Your Own Source of Confidence
True confidence doesn’t come from validation, titles, or approval, it comes from believing in yourself before the world does.In this episode of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down the foundation of influence and self-belief. You’ll ...
The Energy You Bring: How Your Presence Influences Every Room
In this episode of The Influence Exchange, J.V. breaks down the often-overlooked power of the energy you carry into every space, at work, at home, and in your relationships. Before you say a word, people are already responding to your tone, bod...
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The Power of Consistency: Showing Up When It’s Hard
In this powerful episode, J.V. breaks down one of the most underrated forces behind personal growth, leadership, and everyday success: consistency. Anyone can show up when life feels easy, but true influence is built in the moments when you fee...
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