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Season 1

Aug. 14, 2025

All Work and No Play? Don’t Snap like Jack

The Fall Grind Is Coming. Here's How to Stay Human As we gear up for the post–Labor Day grind, Ben shares a personal and timely message about why it’s dangerously easy to let work overtake everything — and what you can do to ...

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Aug. 12, 2025

Back-to-School Tips for Parents | with Kristen Walters

What Teachers Wish Parents Knew About School If you’ve ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes at your child’s school, this episode pulls back the curtain. Ben sits down with Kristen, a former educator turned pare...

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Aug. 7, 2025

When the Detour Becomes the Shortcut

For when you think you're doing everything right and you're still veering off course. A personal journey — literally — kayaking off Cape Cod, where a perfect metaphor for business, life, and self-sabotage unfolds. Discover ho...

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Aug. 5, 2025

How I Flew with 3 Kids Under 4 (And Stayed Sane)

The flight plan every parent needs for stress-free travel Have you ever tried flying with a baby, or a toddler, or three, or more? It can feel like a full-blown survival mission. But after hundreds of flights with young kids,...

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July 31, 2025

What Smart Travelers Do When Flights Get Canceled

Do canceled flights keep throwing off your travel plans? Battle-tested tips to help you stay calm, flexible, and maybe even come out ahead when your flight is delayed, overbooked, or rerouted. Learn how to score travel perks,...

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July 29, 2025

Travel Tips That Make Flying Easier and Save You Money

Do airports stress you out? Do delays, security lines, and chaos bring out the worst in you? Expert tips to help you go from dreading travel to actually enjoying it. Ben covers how to book smarter, pack lighter, navigate dela...

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July 24, 2025

Your Team’s Not Broken. But Your Mindset Might Be | Moving up from Mi…

Do you keep thinking, “My team just isn’t working?” Ben challenges the myth that great managers constantly hire better people and offers a radically more effective mindset. If you’re in middle management, today’s strategy cou...

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July 22, 2025

Passed over for a Promotion… Again? 3 Tips to Level up | Moving up fr…

Are you stuck in a role that leaves you squeezed between the people you manage and the ones managing you? In this third episode of the SuperPumped Middle Management series, Ben Walters shares three strategies to lead with con...

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July 17, 2025

You Don’t Need a Title. Step up and Lead | Moving up from Middle Mana…

Are you in a middle role—VP, assistant manager, executive director—where you're stuck between pressure from above and responsibility below? In this second episode of the SuperPumped Middle Management series, Ben Walters revea...

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July 15, 2025

What to Do If Your Job Feels like a No-Win Situation | Moving up from…

Are you stuck in the middle, managing people below while answering to people above? In this first episode of the SuperPumped Middle Management series, Ben Walters shares why so many people feel squeezed, stuck, and burned out...

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July 10, 2025

The Vice Vice--Five Reasons You or JD Might Hate Your Number 2 Jobnes…

Many executives and high performers land in top-tier roles — but not the top role — and feel stuck, undervalued, or exhausted. In this solo coaching episode, Ben lays out the five most common reasons professionals resent thei...

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July 8, 2025

Lessons Matter More than Grades: Teaching in the Age of AI and Human …

What does it mean to live a life of meaning, service, and connection — especially in a world increasingly shaped by grades, screens, and artificial intelligence? In this powerful episode, award-winning teacher Merle Black ref...

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July 3, 2025

Rebuilding Identity and Finding Belonging After 9/11 | With Glen Beas…

What do you do when the foundation of your identity begins to crack — or even collapse entirely? In this conversation, Glen Beasley opens up about navigating the complex intersections of work, purpose, and belonging after the...

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July 1, 2025

Adulting-When will it start, when will it end?

Do you feel immense pressure to grow up? Are you pressuring (subtly or overtly) a young person to get their stuff together? Did life force you to grow up before you were ready? Are you unsure if the path you chose as a younge...

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June 26, 2025

How Do You Get on Back on Track When the Trains of Life Derail You?

Have you ever felt like life suddenly derailed your plans? Ben Walters recounts how a broken engagement and a canceled flight reshaped the direction of his life — leading him to new opportunities and eventually, to the love o...

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June 24, 2025

Building a Business Before You Can Legally Drink with Ambition, YouTu…

Can you build a real business before you're legally allowed to toast its success? Meet William Fuchs, co-founder of A&W Handyman, a full-time college student who launched a growing home services business while juggling classe...

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June 19, 2025

Redefining your dream job: How Sylvia and Bryan Nelson moved from P&G…

Bryan and Sylvia Nelson had everything—great jobs, great pay, great benefits. But something was missing. In this inspiring episode, they share how they left Procter & Gamble to run their own real estate business, built a succ...

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June 17, 2025

Hannah Rose Moody

It’s easy to scroll past someone’s pain. In this episode, Ben challenges us to pause, look closer, and take small steps toward deeper connection in a world that desperately needs it. Find out more at podcast.superpumped.com ⁠...

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June 12, 2025

Freedom and Futures for Sex Trafficked Women

In this episode of SuperPumped Business and Life, host BenWalters interviews Ryan and April Berg as they share how they started the Aruna Project, an initiative aimed at freeing, employing, and empowering victims of human tra...

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June 10, 2025

The Fast Track to a Growth Mindset

Is growth mindset just an intellectual exercise? Does the idea for a change get stuck in your mind while you continue to be set in your ways? When Ben's wife Kristen said she'd like to try a 72 hour fast, Ben agreed to do it ...

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June 5, 2025

From Traumatic Brain Injury to Harvard—One Man’s Determination to Hea…

Summary In this episode, host Ben Walters interviews David Adams, who shares his remarkable journey from a traumatic brain injury in high school to pursuing a degree in neuroscience at Harvard. David discusses the challenges ...

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June 3, 2025

Slaying the Naysayers to Finish a Marathon Without Training

In this conversation, Ben Walters shares his personal journey of overcoming self-doubt and external naysayers to complete a 26.2 mile marathon with only one short training run. He discusses the importance of running your own ...

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May 29, 2025

From Corporate Executive to Full-Time Mom to Business Boss: One Woman…

In this episode of SuperPumped Business and Life, host Ben Walters interviews Lauren Kitchen, the founder of LBK Interior Design. LBK Interior Design They discuss Lauren's journey from a corporate career to entrepreneurship, ...

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May 27, 2025

Turning a Band of Flute Playing Losers Into a Sweet Music Making Team

In this episode, Ben Walters shares his teambuilding expertise through a story of transforming a struggling youth sports team into a cohesive and successful unit. He emphasizes the importance of having fun in the process rath...

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