YOKED Podcast

"You're traveling thousands and thousands of miles away. Why don't you just... shoot for the moon?"

Peter Awad and co-host Jeremy Hebets sit down with Carlos Jimenez, an entrepreneur and real estate investor, to talk about seeing opportunity where others see limits, stacking small wins until belief catches up, and choosing the people you take advice from. Then the three of them dig into why suffering grows us, how to find mentors who will push you, and why leadership gets lonely when we hide the real stuff.

In this episode

• Carlos's NBA dream and the mindset shift that followed
• Stacking evidence: why small wins expand what you believe is possible
• Thinking like an owner, and sharpening the axe
• Carlos's heart for his community
• Who you surround yourself with, and standing on your parents' shoulders
• Practical money habits, plus using AI as a patient teacher
• Why suffering is good, and what leg day has to do with it
• The "you didn't die" method for pushing past the urge to quit
• How to find mentors, and why follow-through sets you apart
• Why leaders get lonely, and the seat waiting for you at the table
• Seasons of sacrifice

Chapters
0:00 Cold open: "Shoot for the moon"
0:14 Intro
1:06 What's on the table
1:21 Who is Carlos Jimenez?
5:21 The NBA dream and the mindset shift
10:20 Stacking evidence: opportunity or scarcity
12:18 Thinking like an owner
16:05 Sharpen the axe
16:43 Carlos's heart for his community
19:27 Belief, education, and hunger
23:02 Who you surround yourself with
25:47 Standing on our parents' shoulders
27:17 The Dream Giver
29:05 Practical money habits
33:56 Make AI your teacher
34:55 Why is suffering good?
37:20 Tearing off the old self
40:21 Pressing into discomfort
41:34 The "you didn't die" method
42:57 Surround yourself with people who suffer well
44:01 Who are you taking advice from?
46:05 How to find mentors
50:16 Christian business leaders are everywhere
53:06 Why leadership gets lonely
55:54 Sharing the real stuff
57:10 Confession and a seat at the table
1:00:57 Seasons of sacrifice
1:02:34 Where to find Carlos
1:03:17 Last words
1:04:30 Wrap-up

Connect with the hosts and guest
Peter Awad: https://www.whitestonecoach.com, Instagram @coachpeterawad
Jeremy Hebets (Zoi): https://www.zoisystem.com/, Instagram @hebets and @livingzoi.co
Carlos Jimenez: https://www.carlosjimenezofficial.com/, Instagram @carloscloses, YouTube Amigo Make a Million

The YOKED Podcast is presented by White Stone and Zoi. Hosted by Peter Awad. Co-host: Jeremy Hebets.

Daniel Guzman runs his business on one conviction: "God is my co-founder. He's my partner in this."

Peter Awad and co-host Jeremy Hebets sit down in studio with Daniel, who was running strength and conditioning for a pro soccer team at twenty-three and now leads in the health and wellness world. They talk about why leadership gets lonely, how trust gets built with the people you serve, and what it looks like to walk yoked with God through an ordinary work week. Daniel closes with a practice any leader can start tomorrow morning.

In this episode

• Daniel's path from strength coach to pro sports to business leader
• Which is harder: getting kids out the door or a pro team on the bus?
• Why leadership can feel so lonely, and the first step out of it
• Raising your hand and letting someone help you
• Saying "this is my best understanding" when you don't have the answer yet
• "What's on the crest": when your work becomes your identity
• Building trust by coming alongside the people you lead
• What yoked means, and treating God as a working partner
• Pace, awareness, and staying in constant conversation with God
• Daniel's takeaway: "start your morning with God, even if it's two minutes."

Chapters
0:00 Cold open: "God is my co-founder"
0:17 Intro
0:49 Who is Daniel Guzman?
3:23 Pro team or kids out the door?
4:57 Is leadership lonely?
12:33 Raise your hand and let someone help
19:34 "This is my best understanding"
22:56 What's on the crest: work and identity
26:18 "Can I do it with you?" Leading by coming alongside
35:14 What yoked means: God as co-founder
39:22 Pace and the weak spots exhaustion reveals
42:23 Walking with God all day long
46:12 Takeaway: start your morning with God, ask for help
49:15 Where to find Daniel
50:08 Wrap-up

Connect with Daniel
Instagram: @danielpguzman
3X4 Genetics: https://3x4genetics.com/
Hype Wellness Studio: https://www.hypewellnessstudio.com/

Connect with Peter
White Stone: https://www.whitestonecoach.com
Instagram: @coachpeterawad

Connect with Jeremy
Zoi: https://www.zoisystem.com/
Instagram: @hebets and @livingzoi.co

The YOKED Podcast is presented by White Stone and Zoi. Hosted by Peter Awad. Co-host: Jeremy Hebets.

"Can you imagine you die and... he says, 'Hey dude, look behind you.' And you turn around and there's a hole. 'Look at all the stuff I gave you.'"

On the first episode of the YOKED Podcast, Peter Awad and co-host Jeremy Hebets unpack the picture behind the show's name: a senior ox and a junior ox sharing one yoke, with the stronger one setting the pace and pulling most of the weight. From there they get practical about the fear hiding under a leader's hurry, the friends close enough to notice when you drift, and the coaching habits that turn good intentions into real change. Jeremy reads the parable of the talents, and together they ask what each of us is doing with what God has entrusted to us.

In this episode

• What a yoke actually does, and why Jesus used it to describe walking with Him
• Why hurry is usually fear, and how to dig a problem out at the root
• Battle buddies and the people close enough to notice when you drift
• How a coach earns the right to challenge
• Jeremy's coaching journey, from the body to the mind to the soul
• Truth tell, mind change, form change
• The "sober why": bringing your fear why and your heart why together
• A six-week question: who's pulling on me, and who should be?
• The parable of the talents, read and discussed
• Every leadership ceiling is an identity ceiling, and why Peter calls himself a piece of sky

Chapters
0:00 Cold open: "Look at all the stuff I gave you"
0:21 Intro
1:18 Why we named it YOKED
2:15 What a yoke actually does
4:38 How YOKED shows up day to day
7:25 Weeds and roots: finding the real problem
9:53 Half Dome and the fear of falling
13:07 Battle buddies: who notices when you drift?
14:15 One life, fully integrated
16:15 Loved as you are
19:39 How coaches earn the right to challenge
22:27 Jeremy's coaching journey
26:24 Life to the fullest: body, mind, and soul
30:53 Truth tell, mind change, form change
33:22 Food first, fitness gradually
36:07 Transformation over inspiration
38:52 Finding your sober why
41:24 Who's pulling on me?
44:17 Nice or kind, and one changed life
46:28 Reading the parable of the talents
53:52 Five talents and the posture of fear
58:17 Multiply or get distracted
1:03:07 The kingdom of God, here and now
1:05:34 Michelangelo and the David
1:06:17 Every leadership ceiling is an identity ceiling
1:09:18 A piece of sky
1:11:38 When the calling feels heavy
1:13:33 Wrap-up

Connect with the hosts
Peter Awad: https://www.whitestonecoach.com, Instagram @coachpeterawad
Jeremy Hebets (Zoi): https://www.zoisystem.com/, Instagram @hebets and @livingzoi.co

The YOKED Podcast is presented by White Stone and Zoi. Hosted by Peter Awad. Co-host: Jeremy Hebets.