Founder and CEO of Zelnick & Company, Cory Zelnik joins The Sounds of Success to talk about the grind, grit, and good humor that come with decades in New York City real estate. From summer camp lessons in leadership to running a brokerage built on discipline and drive, Corey shares how resilience, adaptability, and a 3:20 a.m. wake-up routine shaped his path. It’s a conversation about honesty, hustle, and why happiness—not money—is his measure of success.

Marine Corps veteran and CEO of Clear Path for Veterans, Ryan Woodruff joins The Sounds of Success to share his journey from combat to community—serving two tours in Iraq before finding purpose in helping other veterans heal. In this powerful and candid conversation, Ryan talks about resilience, faith, and transformation, revealing how discipline, gratitude, and service have shaped his life and leadership.

This one’s part biography, part comedy, and all heart. Producer and musician Patrick Sasso joins Jim Lombardo to talk growing up on the Detroit–Windsor border, bombing a jazz audition, and taking a circuitous route to New York that ran through biology classes, garbage trucks, and late-night studio sessions. Along the way, Patrick admits he hates vacuuming, jams to his coffee machine, and reveals which Beatle he’d be too starstruck to speak to over pasta.

Founder and CEO of Burnout Motorsport, Alex Alexandrov joins The Sounds of Success to share his incredible journey—from growing up in Russia to building a career in finance and construction before pivoting into the world of high-performance cars. Alex opens up about passion, adaptability, and the power of community in motorsport, along with lessons learned on resilience, creativity, and chasing fulfillment over burnout.

Attorney, investor, and former race car driver Dan Faucetta joins The Sounds of Success for a candid, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartfelt conversation about reinvention, resilience, and risk. From Long Island to Wall Street to the racetrack, Dan opens up about life lessons from business failures, fast cars, and family. Equal parts grit and gratitude, this episode is proof that success isn’t about money—it’s about motion, meaning, and the search for something new.

Owner and Director of Sacher Tennis, Jason Sacher joins The Sounds of Success to talk about obsession, discipline, and the pursuit of perfection—on and off the court. From his teenage years training with world-ranked players to tailoring the perfect shirt 13 times, Jason opens up about focus, pressure, and the lessons tennis taught him about resilience. It’s a high-energy conversation that’s equal parts intensity and humor, featuring a man who truly lives the “Eye of the Tiger” mindset.

Clinical Director of The Village Institute, Josh Jonas joins The Sounds of Success for a conversation that’s part therapy session, part stand-up routine. From growing up on Long Island to inheriting his mentor’s practice, Josh opens up about honesty, adaptability, and finding purpose after a cancer diagnosis. Along the way, he shares how pain can become power, why “come as you are” still hits home, and how meaning—not perfection—is what truly defines success.