On The Brink Podcast
On The Brink Podcast
John A. Brink
“ON THE BRINK” is a top 1% global podcast hosted by John A. Brink - a self-made entrepreneur, best-selling author, ADHD advocate, and North America’s oldest competitive bodybuilder. With curiosity and candor, John sits down with experts, changemakers, and trailblazers from every walk of life to uncover the stories behind their success, struggles, and defining moments.
Episode #596: Matthew Meredith
Matt Meredith (CFP) is the founder of Meridian Legal Advisors, a next-generation law firm focused on estate planning, tax strategy, and asset protection. With over 15 years of experience, Matt blends legal insight, tax expertise, and investment strategy to create plans that go far beyond traditional, cookie-cutter approaches that stop at the surface. Before founding Meridian, Matt spent four years leading his own practice, The Law Office of Robert M. Meredith, where he guided clients not only in planning their estates but also in navigating the challenges of probate and trust administration. Having seen firsthand how difficult it can be for families to close estates and for trustees to carry out complex instructions, Matt designs plans with administration in mind, ensuring they work in practice, not just on paper.
Sep 2
58 min
Episode #595: Jack Davis
Jack Davis has spent more than 40 years in the financial services industry doing something most advisors never do — telling seniors the truth about their life insurance policies. Jack D. Davis is a life settlement and viatical settlement specialist, the founder of Eagles Soar Enterprises LLC, and the author of Knowledge Is Cash: Could Your Life Insurance Policy Be Sold for Cash? Jack has made it his life's mission to educate seniors about an option the life insurance industry rarely advertises — the ability to sell an existing policy for cash, often receiving far more than its surrender value. Jackis a proud U.S. Military Veteran.
Sep 1
1 hr
Episode #594: Sophie Ash
Sophie Ash is the author of Be The Person, a memoir about burnout, ambition, and feeling disconnected from success.An intuitive entrepreneur and speaker, her work explores what happens when outward achievement no longer feels aligned internally.After rebuilding her life around freedom, self-trust, and authenticity, she now helps others create businesses and lives that reflect who they truly are.
Aug 25
59 min
Episode #593: Charles Still
Charles “Chuck” Still is a retired Tustin Police Department detective and the creator of "My Family ID", an app for storing digital fingerprints and 3D face scans. My Family ID is the only ID App for Children & Seniors with in-app Fingerprinting & Face Scanning. When the unthinkable can happen in an instant, My Family ID offers a lifeline of preparedness. With secure touchless fingerprint scanning and precise biometric facial scanning, My Family ID ensures you have the critical information ready to share with authorities the moment it matters most. 
Aug 21
58 min
Episode #592: Joshua Griffin
Joshua left school with practically nothing, spent years working dead end jobs, and built his first business while working sixteen hour days just to keep the lights on. What followed was a decade of building businesses, winning national awards, and leading marketing across multi-million pound portfolios. Behind the awards was £35,000 of personal debt and burnout. When he started again he was sleeping in his clothes to avoid the heating bill, selling the contents of his home, while building Intrinzi, the agency he now co-founds. He builds publicly. Wins, failures, and the truth behind the camera shared daily across social media and his newsletter. No filter, no corporate jargon, just the honest account from the inside.
Aug 20
57 min
Episode #591: Dan McLaren
Dan McLaren is a Prince George entrepreneur, financial advisor, community leader, philanthropist, and longtime advocate for Northern British Columbia whose career has been defined by business leadership, civic involvement, and a commitment to giving back to the community he has called home for nearly four decades.
Aug 20
1 hr 3 min
Episode #590: Guy Morris
Guy Morris has led an extraordinary life. After escaping an abusive childhood at age 13 to become a homeless runaway, Guy worked alongside migrant workers before he earned three degrees by age 25, including acceptance to Harvard MBA and a scholarship from University of Arizona. Recognized for his innovations in building a macro-economic that out-performed the Federal Reserve and change how economic models are still built. After working with IBM and Burroughs in main frame computer manufacturing, his career led him to international Occidental Petroleum where he pioneered adoption of early-stage AI called expert systems and worked in strategy, operations, capital planning, and M&A deals worth billions. Guy can also speak to leadership roles at IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft, as well as start-ups he either founded or led. A respected thought-leader and innovator, Guy has led high-performance teams to push the boundaries. A talented musician and composer, Guy has recorded multiple CDs and wrote songs published by Disney Records. His adventures led him from receiving cartel death threats in Latin America to shark diving in Moorea – from boardroom politics impacting early climate change studies to raising his son aboard a 50-foot sailing yacht with a charter captain’s and PADI divers license. Now, a multiple award winning author of thrillers, most often compared to Dan Brown, every one of his stories and characters pull from a rich life of diverse experiences grounded with deep, deep research.  Gold Book Award. Silver Book Award. Literary Excellence Award. International Impact Award and Finalist Impact Author of the Year. His nonfiction book, The AI Tsunami - A Survival Guide for Humanity provides guidance to individuals and small business owners on how to survive and thrive the comings waves of change. His thrillers are deeply researched and thought provoking covering technology, advanced sciences, political corruption, economics, history, religion and archaeology.Guy strives to write books that thrill, educate, and inspire thoughtful dialogue on genuine issues facing humanity.
Aug 18
1 hr 4 min
Episode #589: Antoinette Berrafato
Antoinette Berrafato is a U.S. Army veteran and former Air Assault medic with 11 years of service.After a traumatic brain injury, spinal damage, and PTSD left her relying on a walker, service dog, and full-time caregiver, she rebuilt her life as a sponsored adventure athlete. Antoinette now shares her step-by-step recovery framework as the ‘Take Back Your Health From Chronic Illness’ movement with audiences worldwide.She hosts the New Normal Big Life Podcast, named a Top 10 Health & Fitness Podcast by PodMatch, and is the health and wellness columnist at Culturs Magazine, reaching 1.5 million readers in over 200 countries.Off the mic, Antoinette enjoys life in the Midwestern Northwoods with her family, tending their river homestead, and pursuing adventure sports.
Aug 13
59 min
Episode #588: Colleen Joyce
Colleen Joyce is the CEO of Lawyer.com, the leading online legal marketplace connecting consumers with trusted attorneys across every practice area and location.With nearly two decades of experience in digital media and domain development—from building Popstar.com and interviewing A-list celebrities to growing Lawyer.com into an industry powerhouse—Colleen brings authenticity, energy, and a growth-first mindset to everything she does. Under her leadership, Lawyer.com serves a large number of consumers monthly and maintains a network of attorneys in private practice consumer law.The company's ecosystem includes LawyerLine, an AI-powered 24/7 call intake service that converts leads into signed retainers, and the Lawyer Growth Summit, an immersive annual conference uniting legal tech innovators and forward-thinking attorneys.Colleen's brand embodies transparency, innovation, and community; she's authentic, unfiltered, and passionate about democratizing access to justice while empowering lawyers to grow.Her positioning is clear: she's the fun, fearless thought leader in legal tech who talks about the real stuff—growth, challenges, work-life balance, and building something meaningful in a male-dominated industry.
Aug 12
57 min
Episode #587: Dr. Noushin Hart
Dr. Noushin Izadifar Hart is a Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist whose work bridges conventional medicine with trauma-informed, holistic, and preventive approaches to health and well-being. She began her medical education in Iran, graduating in 1986, and practiced as a general practitioner before relocating to the United States in 1994. She completed her internship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, followed by a residency in Radiation Oncology at Washington University in St. Louis. For more than three decades, she has served patients across the United States with a steadfast commitment to excellence, advocacy, and compassionate care.
Aug 12
47 min
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