Most leaders don’t lose the room because of what they say—they lose it before they ever speak.

In this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, returning guest Jake Stahl, creator of Neural Strategy and author of Own the Room, breaks down the hidden psychology behind presence, influence, and first impressions—and why decisions about you are often made in the first 2–10 seconds.

We explore how body language, energy, and emotional signals shape outcomes in leadership, sales, pitching, and everyday conversations. Jake shares his STRATA framework (Signal, Trigger, Reframe, Anchor, Transfer, Action), real-world studies on thin slicing, and practical ways to recover the room when you feel momentum slipping.

This conversation also goes deeper—covering addiction, recovery, rebuilding credibility, and why listening is the most underrated leadership skill in a world full of noise.

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In this conversation with Pam Dwyer, we name something a lot of high-functioning people live with but rarely talk about: Quiet Depletion.

It’s that slow drain beneath the surface when you look like you’re doing “great” to everyone else, but inside you’re running on fumes, especially if you’re a leader, caregiver, or creative carrying a lot of weight.

We also unpack Delay the Binge, Pam’s idea of building a pause before the reaction, the coping pattern, or the burnout. Not pressure. Not shame. Just space, enough space to choose differently.
This is a natural continuation of our last conversation:

Plus One (how the past shapes us) → Quiet Depletion (the hidden cost of nonstop pushing) → Delay the Binge (the purposeful pause that interrupts the pattern).

If you’ve been holding it together for everybody, but you know you’re slowly leaking energy… this episode will feel like someone finally turned the lights on.
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In this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, I’m joined by Wes Towers all the way from Australia, and he’s up early for this one, so yeah… MVP status ✅🏀

Wes is the founder behind Uplift 360, a digital agency serving the trades and construction industry through websites and SEO, and we dig into what it’s really like staying relevant in a world where AI is moving faster than people can update their passwords.

We talk about:

• The real lessons entrepreneurship teaches you (especially the ones you learn the hard way)

• How to communicate tech to non-tech clients without frying their brains

• Why AI is changing marketing, SEO, and even how websites get traffic

• The difference between using AI to sharpen your message vs creating “AI slop”

• Why specificity wins: who you serve, what you stand for, and what you want to be known for

• The future of leads: quality over quantity, and why trust is the new conversion rate

• Why brands that show humanity and even flaws will stand out in the AI era

• What tools are opening doors for entrepreneurs to build faster with less money

• And why the “rough edges” might be the most valuable part of the whole thing

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Wes also shares where to connect with him (LinkedIn) and plugs his new podcast for the trades and construction industry: Built. Trusted. Chosen.

If you’re building a business in 2026 and trying to stay real while the internet gets noisier by the day, this episode is for you.

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