Calling all small business warriors who feel chained to their business! Do you run your business or does your business run you? You’ve poured your blood, sweat and tears into it and it is time to set yourself free. I’m Bobby Mascia – owner of a wealth management firm, family office, manufacturing business, 18 store Dunkin Franchise, and de facto business coach. My goal? To liberate your business— whether it be operationally, prep for a sale, a legacy handover, or self-management. The roadmap to this freedom is something we will uncover together in Business Unchained.” Join me as I learn about fellow entrepreneurs, dissecting their past, present, and future.
About Dr. Jenny Woo
Dr. Jenny Woo is an educator, entrepreneur, and founder/CEO of Mind Brain Emotion, a company incubated at Harvard Innovation Labs that helps children and adults build emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and communication skills. With a Ph.D. in cognitive science and a master’s from Harvard, she has worked in human capital consulting at Deloitte, talent strategy at Cisco, and career coaching at UC Berkeley.
She is the creator of award-winning card games, including 52 Essential Conversations and 52 Essential Coping Skills, used in 50+ countries. Her work has been featured in CNBC, Forbes, FORTUNE, Fast Company, and more.
As a mother of three, Dr. Woo is passionate about helping families and professionals navigate modern challenges, build resilience, and create meaningful connections.
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Mind Brain Emotion Social Media
Dr. Jenny Woo Social Media
Episode Highlights:
What if the key to raising successful, resilient children isn’t about perfect grades or packed schedules—but something far more profound? In a world dominated by social media, academic pressure, and emotional recessions, how do we ensure our kids grow up with the emotional intelligence to thrive?
In this episode of Business Unchained, host Bobby Mascia sits down with Dr. Jenny Woo to discuss her journey from corporate consulting to creating tools that help families and workplaces develop essential human skills.
[07:54] ”When I say village, it doesn’t have to be a lot of people, but you really need that relationship. It could be a partner, a friend, a mentor to just help you stay on track and keep going.” — Dr. Jenny Woo
[09:46] ”We are experiencing an emotional recession. We don’t quite know how to talk to each other anymore.” — Dr. Jenny Woo
Dr. Woo explains how her company creates tools like conversation cards to help families and workplaces build emotional intelligence.
At its core, Dr. Woo’s story is about the power of emotional intelligence, resilience, and the belief that success isn’t just about academic or professional achievements—it’s about building meaningful connections and leading a balanced, fulfilling life.
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About Luke Iorio
Father, husband, entrepreneur, coach, and podcaster are just a few of Luke Iorio’s titles. As a men’s coach, his clients routinely seek him out to help them find their way back to real well-being and balance, to get closer to their true purpose, and get back into alignment with who they were always meant to be. He previously served as CEO of iPEC (Institute of Professional Coaching) where he took the company from 8 employees and 1,500 graduates to 40 employees, 80 contractors and 15,000 graduates from over 44 countries. After his man in the mirror moment, he stepped down from iPEC and, over the next few years, transitioned to his current endeavor, Man on Fire. The organization is devoted to helping men of all walks find themselves again and re-discover what mature masculine leadership is meant to be. In his free time, Luke is an outdoors enthusiast who enjoys hiking, fitness, spending time with his family, and time around the firepit with friends.
It takes courage to hear and more importantly, listen to the voice inside, the one that often tells a person which way to go or when the current journey has ended. Fear is what cripples so many: fear of the unknown, fear of moving from a place of comfort, and fear of what others might think if we’re brave enough to move.
“The business is a reflection of the entrepreneur.” – Luke, (11:20).
Today, we hear from Luke Iorio, an ultra-successful leader who faced all these questions and so many more at the height of his success. Luke heard the inner voice, telling him to move on, and on this episode, he details his transition with the goal of helping listeners learn to do the same. After leading iPEC, a coaching and training program to the position of unquestioned market leadership, he boldly walked away, trusting that that journey had ended, willing to use the lessons learned on his next one.
“The more that they (top-line executives), would grow themselves, the more their businesses would reflect that.” – Luke, (15:15).
Luke gets candid about his ascent into the upper realms of business and how he managed to positively impact the lives of others and the moment he realized it was time to reclaim his life. He’ll also speak openly about Man on Fire, his current endeavor that is changing the lives of men all over, helping them shed stigmas and reach their full potential. It’s a candid conversation you can’t afford to miss. The one and only Luke Iorio, today on Business Unchained!
“We recognized very early on that we wanted to be a standard bearer inside the industry.” – Luke, (18:26).
“If you give me enough time and resources, I will figure out a way.” – Luke, (30:42).
“Understand that burnout is multi-faceted meaning it’s physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.” – Luke, (42:51).
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Luke Iorio/Man on Fire Social Media:
