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Change Proof

Change Proof

Written by: Adam Markel International Speaker Best Selling Author Business Mentor and Entrepreneur
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Change happens. Resilience expert Adam Markel and his inspiring guests teach you how to embrace and leverage change in order to thrive. No matter what life throws your way.


Change Proof explores breakthrough strategies to fully embrace an uncertain world and build the resilience required to turn stress, upset and even crisis to your advantage. Imagine being able to truly bounce forward through disruption and change instead of getting knocked down by it, riding it out, or simply reacting to it.


Resilience is the secret key―the “it” factor―and the thing Change Proof host Adam Markel knows best. In his bestseller, PIVOT, Adam taught how building resilience can supercharge your life and career. Now, he shows how becoming Change Proof helps you move beyond managing change to actively embracing it — actually using times of uncertainty, crisis, and chaos to create opportunities and stimulate individual and team growth. Through insightful discussions with business leaders, social innovators and inspiring authorities, Resilience Expert Adam Markel uncovers and shares ways to utilize change, fully embrace new opportunities, master the art and science of innovation in today’s disruptive marketplace, and use your “disadvantages'' as stepping stones.


Whether you lead a team, pursue entrepreneurial passions or are looking to achieve a higher capacity in your performance and life, Change Proof is the place for life-changing stories, and real tools you can actually use―AND WILL WANT TO!


Change Proof is about thriving instead of just surviving. And this is a skill you can cultivate, both personally and professionally. Using case studies, current research, and real-life anecdotes from his work as an executive mentor, Markel and his guests explore concrete actions you can take in order to become “change proof” and change your relationship with change.


Bestselling Author, Renowned Keynote Speaker, Business Mentor, and CEO, Adam Markel has accomplished plenty and checked life’s “success boxes” and all of that work showed him something very profound about life in general―it’s not always about that. You can have success and still be unhappy. You can be in charge and still have stress. You can build your dream and not feel fulfilled. Change Proof goes beyond the topical, beyond the check boxes, beyond the list of things we think we’re supposed to be doing, to uncover the layer where our performance, peace and happiness exist.


When we think of resilience, we think of being able to “roll with the punches” and “bounce back” after uncertainty or change. But Resilience Expert and Researcher Adam Markel encourages you to aim higher. Change Proof is a show that will teach you how to truly, actually embrace change―to find the creative opportunity in uncertainty, as opposed to simply riding it out or reacting to it.


Let’s get real. You could be aiming higher. You could be thriving instead of surviving. You could be hitting back when life throws punches―instead of dodging and ducking. And there is no better time than right now to take back your life and to love it, no matter what.


Change Proof isn’t just a podcast, it’s a life philosophy that shows you how to truly, actually embrace change―to find the silver lining, use uncertainty to your advantage, and pivot when life is stressful, into something that serves you instead of something that stops you.


Drop into weekly episodes so full of the good stuff you won’t hear on any other show, you’ll be binging and growing instead of watching those reruns of Friends you’ve already seen anyway. When you tune in, you will learn how to thrive on uncertainty instead of merely managing it. This is where it begins, this is where you stop running from pivots and learn to love leaning into them, even when you aren’t sure of the outcome.


Through Change Proof, Adam Markel offers a much needed dose of energy, HEART and real talk to your day, making this a show experts call “bingeable” and “a must listen".

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Episodes
  • Overcoming Burnout And Loneliness With Nick Jonsson

    Overcoming Burnout And Loneliness With Nick Jonsson
    Feb 17 2026

    What if the greatest threat to today’s executives isn’t burnout or failure—but the crushing loneliness no one talks about? In a captivating conversation, bestselling author and executive well-being advocate Nick Jonsson sits down with host Adam Markel to expose a silent epidemic plaguing the corporate world: Executive Loneliness. From elbowing his way to the top of his career to a devastating rock bottom that cost him his job, health, and family, Nick shares the raw, vulnerable story of his V-shaped recovery. This episode is more than just a personal memoir—it's a critical look at the culture of invulnerability, the illusion of success, and the profound power of psychological safety. Discover why working hard isn't always working smart, how repressing emotions can lead to physical illness, and the surprising, instantaneous way a corporate culture can shift when a leader chooses to surrender the fight and speak the truth. If you've ever felt isolated at the top, burned out from the hustle, or struggled to ask for help, this is the essential guide to finding resilience, building trust, and leading with genuine purpose.


    Show Notes:

    • 02:14 - The Burnout Experience: Not Knowing Any Better
    • 04:12 - Day in the Life: The Insecure Overachiever Mentality
    • 05:55 - Reaching the Top: When Success Isn't Enough
    • 07:05 - The Epiphany: Losing Motivation and Starting the Resignation Path
    • 11:25 - Hitting Rock Bottom: The Psychosomatic Illness
    • 12:10 - The Game-Changer: The First Honest Conversation
    • 16:23 - The Surrender Moment: Acceptance as a Predicate to Recovery
    • 19:12 - Defining Executive Loneliness: Isolation and Fear of Judgment
    • 21:13 - Shifting Company Culture: The Need for Buy-in and a Champion
    • 24:04 - The Power of Vulnerability: A Story of Rehearsed Suicide and Cultural Change
    • 27:57 - Psychological Safety and Personal Transparency
    • 33:23 - Building Trust: Getting to Know Each Other as Human Beings
    • 35:38 - The Challenge of Remote Work: Loneliness and Social Health
    • 40:07 - Personal Definition of Resilience: Falling Forward and Sharing What You Learn
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    49 mins
  • Optimize Your Performance And Vitality Through Advanced Metabolic Health Testing With Mauro Stara

    Optimize Your Performance And Vitality Through Advanced Metabolic Health Testing With Mauro Stara
    Jan 20 2026

    Reclaiming your vitality and optimizing your performance starts with understanding your metabolic health. Host Adam Markel is joined by Mauro Stara, founder of Six Pack CEO, a Peak Performance expert and trusted advisor to successful CEOs and business owners. Mauro, known as "The Last Resort," dives into prioritizing advanced blood work and personalized coaching to tackle the root causes of stagnation, such as hormones and poor metabolic function, which traditional approaches often miss. They explore the vital connection between understanding critical blood markers like homocysteine and lipoprotein(a) and making intentional, empowering choices—the powerful "why"—to achieve lifelong, sustainable transformations and reach your full potential as a leader.


    Show Notes:

    • 03:10 - Understanding Metabolic Health: The Root Cause Of Disease
    • 06:28 - Taking Control Of Your Health: Beyond Acceptance
    • 10:30 - Advanced Testing Demographics: Why The 40+ Age Group Is Engaged
    • 17:29 - Critical Blood Markers Overlooked: Homocysteine & Lipoprotein(a)
    • 22:10 - Accessing Advanced Blood Panels: Ordering & Doctor Trust
    • 27:48 - The Awareness Factor: Knowing The "Why" Changes Everything
    • 31:02 - The "Why" In Health: Fueling Your Body With Intention
    • 33:19 - The Value Of Coaching: Beyond The Plan To Behavior Change
    • 38:46 - Connecting Health To Peak Performance: The Olympic Mindset
    • 44:32 - Legacy And Prevention: Mauro's Personal Motivation
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    51 mins
  • Cultivating Audacity: The Audacious Path To Success With Anne Marie Anderson

    Cultivating Audacity: The Audacious Path To Success With Anne Marie Anderson
    Dec 16 2025

    Ever wondered how to truly cultivate audacity in your life and career? Adam Markel dives deep with three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, author, and keynote speaker Anne Marie Anderson, who shares her inspiring journey through decades of sports television. Discover how her book, Cultivating Audacity, empowers you to dismantle doubt, embrace calculated risks, and achieve success by focusing on actionable resilience and playing to your unique strengths. Anne Marie reveals how to reframe "failure" as valuable data, understand the power of "sports specialization" in business, and navigate the four common barriers to risk-taking—fear, time, money, and your inner critic—transforming them into catalysts for growth. This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to make audacious moves and build a "front row" of trusted advisors to propel them forward.


    Show Notes:

    • 04:42 - Resilience Redefined: Data, Not Failure In Athletics
    • 09:34 - Cultivating Audacity: Dismantling Doubt And Letting Yourself Win
    • 12:12 - From Producer To Broadcaster: Anne Marie's Competitive Spirit
    • 19:07 - Shape-Shifting Leadership: Lessons From Phil Jackson
    • 25:25 - Sports Specialization In Business: Playing To Your Strengths
    • 33:46 - Worth It Vs. Reckless Risks: The Front Row Advantage
    • 38:54 - Embracing Imperfection: Anne Marie's First Live TV Experience


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    47 mins
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