Episodes
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...
July 24, 2025
Your Team’s Not Broken. But Your Mindset Might Be | Moving up from Middle Management Part 4
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...
July 22, 2025
Passed over for a Promotion… Again? 3 Tips to Level up | Moving up from Middle Management Part 3
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...
July 17, 2025
You Don’t Need a Title. Step up and Lead | Moving up from Middle Management Part 2
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...
July 15, 2025
What to Do If Your Job Feels like a No-Win Situation | Moving up from Middle Management Part 1
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...
July 10, 2025
The Vice Vice--Five Reasons You or JD Might Hate Your Number 2 Job
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...
July 8, 2025
Lessons Matter More than Grades: Teaching in the Age of AI and Human Connection | Merle Black
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...
July 3, 2025
Rebuilding Identity and Finding Belonging After 9/11 | With Glen Beasley
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...
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...
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...
June 24, 2025
Building a Business Before You Can Legally Drink with Ambition, YouTube, ChatGPT, and Mentors
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...
June 19, 2025
Redefining your dream job: How Sylvia and Bryan Nelson moved from P&G to their own business
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
June 5, 2025
From Traumatic Brain Injury to Harvard—One Man’s Determination to Heal Himself
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 ...
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 ...
May 29, 2025
From Corporate Executive to Full-Time Mom to Business Boss: One Woman’s Journey
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, ...
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...
May 22, 2025
Firing Back: How a Fired Executive Built His Own Business and Never Looked Back
In this episode of SuperPumped Business and Life, host Ben Walters interviews Don Heyne, the founder of Ritter’s Frozen Custard in Kettering, Ohio. Kettering | Ritter's Frozen Custard Don shares his journey from a corporate e...
May 20, 2025
Are Your Dreams Too Small? Inspiration From the Most Impactful Arizonan Ever
In this conversation, the most impactful Arizonan of All-Time, Harry Mitchell, shares his journey from teaching to public service, highlighting the importance of passion, mentorship, and community engagement. He discusses his...
May 20, 2025
Jumping off a Moving Train Is a Great Idea
Ben shares a personal story about jumping on and off moving trains as a metaphor for making significant life decisions. He discusses the importance of recognizing when you're on the wrong path, whether in relationships, caree...
May 20, 2025
Crushing Your Most Important Relationships?
Ben shares a profound lesson learned from his grandmother about the importance of belief and support in relationships. He recounts a pivotal phone call where she revealed how her husband's lack of belief in her dreams affecte...
May 9, 2025
Why I'm SuperPumped About SuperPumped
Is life or work sucking the vitality out of you? Are you stuck, apathetic or wanting something more? The SuperPumped Business and Life Podcast shares tips, strategies and mindsets to move you from where you are to where you w...