{"podcast":{"title":"Wholehearted with Shawn Zajas","slug":"wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588","podcast_index_feed_id":6410588,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/shawn-zajas-show/","website_url":"https://shawnzajas.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ea40e6f8-01bb-4d2e-b5ec-cf48de12c96b/wholehearted-cover-light.jpg","author":"Shawn Zajas","episode_count":93,"summary":"Somewhere along the way, a lot of good men lost heart. Not their nerve — their heart. The part that used to hope, create, and believe it could still be good. It got buried under shame, under failure, under the quiet verdict that it's too late for them now. Wholehearted is for those men. This is a show about the who, not the what. I've spent years sitting across from people in the middle of their story — not the polished \"after,\" the messy middle — and I've never gotten tired of the same thing: the beauty that comes out of brokenness when a person is finally seen and finally honest. So that's what we do here. Real conversations with people who've walked through moral failure, loss, addiction, doubt, or the slow death of a dream — and found their way back to life. No advice. No fixing. No five-step formulas. Just presence, honesty, faith, and the stubborn belief that restoration is real and no one is past it. If you're a man who's quietly given up on part of yourself — or you love someone who has — pull up a chair. You're not as far gone as the shame keeps telling you that you are. It all starts at the root: becoming whole. From there comes authentic brilliance, and a life that crea…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:21:20.464259+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588"},"episode":{"title":"75 ::: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Lessons in Leadership and Growth from Dayna Johnson","slug":"75-get-comfortable-being-uncomfortable-lessons-in-leadership-and-growth-from-dayna-johnson","published_at":"2024-12-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588/75-get-comfortable-being-uncomfortable-lessons-in-leadership-and-growth-from-dayna-johnson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588","url":"https://shawn-zajas-show.captivate.fm/episode/75-get-comfortable-being-uncomfortable-lessons-in-leadership-and-growth-from-dayna-johnson","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e6d2243b-db42-4fbb-874b-501632a5443f/JOHNSON-AUDIO.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Dayna Johnson, founder of Navoni, shares her transformative journey from working in a dental practice to becoming a sought-after expert in optimizing dental systems and software. Starting as a young insurance coordinator, Dayna quickly became a trusted problem-solver in her practices, driven by a passion for helping others and a love of technology. Facing personal challenges, including raising a daughter with epilepsy and navigating a painful divorce, Dayna used her resilience and resourcefulness to create a new path. Her transition to consulting began with becoming a certified Dentrix trainer, allowing her to triple her income within a year. With her expertise and determination, she launched Navoni, a thriving online learning platform that helps dental teams maximize efficiency and improve workflows. Throughout the interview, Dayna reflects on the importance of hard work, honoring those who support you, and embracing discomfort as a path to growth. She credits her success to key mentors, her faith in her ability to adapt, and her willingness to “kick open doors” when opportunities arose. Now, she’s focused on empowering dental practices to harness the full potential of their software and systems, while also teaching others to create scalable businesses through membership models. Dayna’s story is one of resilience, innovation, and a deep commitment to serving others, inspiring listeners to embrace challenges and build meaningful careers in and beyond dentistry.","meta_description":"In this episode, Dayna Johnson, founder of Navoni, shares her transformative journey from working in a dental practice to becoming a sought-after expert i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3319,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588/episodes/75-get-comfortable-being-uncomfortable-lessons-in-leadership-and-growth-from-dayna-johnson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wholehearted-with-shawn-zajas-6410588/75-get-comfortable-being-uncomfortable-lessons-in-leadership-and-growth-from-dayna-johnson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}