About this podcast
The NextBetter™ Podcast is a show for the entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners building businesses that enhance human flourishing: companies designed to help people live, work, and grow better, not just consume more or scale faster.
Host Lucas Woody talks with the people doing that work — along with the vendors, partners, and supporters who help make it possible. Each conversation gets into the mechanics of building for flourishing across the three areas it takes to get right: the architecture of the venture (its structure, systems, strategy, and culture), the development of its people (leaders and operators who grow through real ownership and meaningful work), and the stewardship of its resources (aligning time, talent, treasure, and technology toward what matters most).
The show goes past the highlight reel and into the real decisions, tradeoffs, and hard-won lessons of building a company that leaves people genuinely better off — what it cost, what broke, and what worked. And in keeping with its name, every guest leaves something behind for whoever comes next: an introduction, a resource, or a piece of advice.
Brought to you by NextBetter™ Ventures.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 70 episodes
- 068 -- AMA Show: What People Who Actually Love Their Work Understand · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 68What People Who Actually Love Their Work Understand In this episode of The Next Better AMA Show, Coach Woody and Kristin Rinkel explore what separates people who truly love their…
- 067 -- Mom, Founder, Changemaker: Alejandra Malo on Designing Her Life · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 67Alejandra Malo is an entrepreneur, mother, traveler, and nonprofit founder who shows us what it means to create a life that holds space for business, family, and impact. In this…
- 066 -- Next Better AMA Show - How to Stay Sharp When Everyone Needs You · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 66As a business owner, leader, or parent — you’re carrying a lot. So how do you stay clear, grounded, and focused… without burning out? In this episode of the AMA Show, Coach Woody…
- 065 -- The Difference Between a Nest Egg and a Retirement Income w/ Steve Selengut · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 65In this powerful episode, Coach Woody sits down with financial coach and veteran investment manager Steve Selengut, who spent over 40 years helping clients build portfolios that…
- 064 -- Next Better AMA Show - The Myth of Work/Life Balance Unveiled · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 64Coach Woody goes solo in this AMA episode to tackle questions on work-life integration, fast trust-building, conflict resolution, and how to lead through tough moments with…
- 063 -- How Leaders Can Show Up Without Being Therapists · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 63In this powerful conversation, Coach Woody is joined by Jen Marr, founder of Showing Up and author of the new book Lifting Up, to discuss how leaders can navigate burnout…
- 062 -- AMA Show - Mindset Shifts for Motivation, Transitions & Purpose · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 62In this reflective and energizing episode of the AMA Show, Coach Woody and Kristin Rinkel dive into powerful mindset tools for navigating life transitions, overcoming…
- 061 -- Mikel Berger on Saying No, Leading Well, and Protecting What Matters · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 61In this episode of The Next Better Podcast, Coach Woody sits down with Mikel Berger—entrepreneur, systems thinker, and co-founder of Little Engine Ventures—to dismantle one of…
- 060-- AMA Show - Three Keys to World Class Culture...And More · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 60In this episode of the AMA Show, Coach Woody and Coach Kristin take on one of the most requested—and misunderstood—topics in business: how to build culture that actually works…
- 059--Why the Best Leaders Don’t Try to Be Heroes with Andrew Oxley · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 57In this episode of The Next Better Podcast, Coach Woody sits down with Andrew Oxley—leadership expert, consultant, and founder of the Oxley Group to challenge one of the most…
- 058--AMA Show-Ask Coach Anything! · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 58In this episode of The Next Better AMA Show, Coach Woody and Kristen Rinkel answer real questions from high achievers navigating identity, discipline, and what it actually means…
- 057-- Healthy, Wealthy, Longevity with John Sabes · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 57In this episode, entrepreneur and longevity finance expert John Sabes joins Coach Woody to explore the powerful intersection of money, mindset, and health—and why real wealth is…
- 056--AMA Show-Playing the Long Game of Health and Wealth · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 56In this episode of The Next Better AMA Show, Kristin and Coach Woody dive into what it actually looks like to play the long game when it comes to your health, your wealth, and…
- 055--Selling your Story with Michael Hauge · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 55In this episode, legendary Hollywood story coach and author Michael Hauge joins Coach Woody to unpack what makes a story truly powerful—and how entrepreneurs can use emotional…
- 054 -- AMA Show - Writing Your Own Story · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 57In this episode of The Next Better AMA Show, Coach Woody and Kristin explore one of the most powerful tools you already have—but probably aren’t using: Your story. Whether…
- 053--The Pulse Cure with Dr. Torkil Færø: How to Master Stress and Recovery · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 53In this episode, Dr. Torkil Færø—Norwegian physician, photographer, and bestselling author of The Pulse Cure—joins Coach Woody to reveal how your body’s signals can transform…
- 052 -- AMA Show - How to Stress the Right Way · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 52In this episode of The Next Better AMA Show, Coach Woody and Kristin unpack one of the most misunderstood topics in modern life: Is stress destroying us—or are we just using it…
- 051 -- Leaving Millions Behind for What Matters Most · 1 h 18 min · Season 1 Episode 49In this episode, Brandon Noll—former Wall Street high-flyer turned values-driven leader—joins Coach Woody to tell the raw and remarkable story of walking away from a…
- 050 -- AMA Show - When Materialism is a Good Thing (Material Well-being) · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 50In this episode of the Next Better Show, Coach Woody and co-host Kristin dive into a topic that challenges how we think about money and happiness: materialism—but redefined as…
- 048 -- AMA Show - Is AI Making Life Meaningless? · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 48In this episode of The Next Better AMA Show, Coach Woody and Kristin explore one of today’s biggest existential questions: Is AI eroding our sense of purpose—or helping us find…







