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The Life Is Podcast is a rhythmic exploration of what intentional living actually looks like — hosted by Coy Brown III. Each episode goes deep into the minds and journeys of entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, travelers, and visionaries who didn’t stumble into fulfillment — they built it. Through soulful conversation and purposeful storytelling, The Life Is Podcast bridges creativity, culture, sustainability, and mindset to reveal one consistent truth: when you build internal coherence, life expands. Life is art in motion — and you are the artist

Recent Episodes

The Olympic Dream, Motherhood, and the Courage to Begin Again — with Lauren Wilson

Send us Fan Mail Lauren Wilson on Returning to Sailing, Rebuilding After Surgery, and Chasing the Olympics as a Mom Coy Brown III sits down with Lauren Wilson, an Olympic sailing campaigner, mother of two, entrepreneur, and women’s empowerment advocate, to trace the winding path that brought her back to competitive sailing. Lauren shares how sailing shaped her identity from age seven, how life pulled her away, and how motherhood, surgery, and a strong support system helped her return with a c...

123 MIN

The Synthesis — September 2026: Three Journeys. Five Lessons in Leading Beyond the Script.

Send us Fan Mail September Synthesis: 5 Common Threads Across the Month’s Guests Coy Brown III recaps September’s guests on The Life Is Podcast and pulls out the recurring ideas that connected every conversation. This episode reflects on leadership, identity, and what it means to build a life or career from internal coherence instead of external scripts. It’s especially useful if you want a high-level map of the month’s biggest themes. Key topics Coy Brown III identifies five common threads a...

16 MIN

The “Lost Years” That Prepared Justus Zimmerman to Lead an Orchestra

Send us Fan Mail Life Is Podcast - Justus Zimmerman on building a career across acting, entrepreneurship, and orchestra leadership Episode insight Justus Zimmerman’s path from acting and rock climbing to entrepreneurship and orchestra leadership shows how experiences that seem like detours can build skills for a future you can’t yet see. He reflects on learning through risk, feedback, and failure—and on leading an orchestra by building trust and buy-in rather than relying on authority alone. ...

87 MIN

What an Athlete Transition Coach Knows That Sports Don’t Teach — With Dom Johnson

Send us Fan Mail Dom Johnson on Athlete Transition, Trauma, and Building Spark Coy Brown III talks with Dom Johnson, athlete transition coach and founder of Spark, about the long arc from childhood trauma to college sports, coaching, and entrepreneurship. Dom shares how his upbringing, his mother’s resilience, and his own post-athlete identity crisis shaped the mission behind Spark.We discuss what athletes lose when sports end, why mental health and financial literacy matter in transition, an...

107 MIN

Hemp Construction, Healthy Homes, and Building During War with Sergiy Kovalenkov

Send us Fan Mail Life Is Podcast with Sergiy Kovalenkov In this episode, Coy Brown III speaks with Sergiy Kovalenkov, founder and CEO of Hempire, about how a civil engineer from Ukraine became a hemp construction pioneer. Sergiy explains why hemp-based building materials can help address housing, health, environmental, and supply-chain challenges.The conversation covers Sergiy’s international construction experience, the practical benefits of hemp lime, the future of bio-based materials, and ...

128 MIN