Cliff Jones started a temporary landscape company in the 2008 recession and is still running it seventeen years later. He has also been through three brain cancer diagnoses in fourteen years while building it. His word for his life right now is thankful. On the migraine that would not quit, what he had to give up control of, and why he now blocks time on the calendar to sleep in.

Cliff Jones is the founder of Landscape Solutions, a landscape design-build firm focused on thoughtful landscapes, craftsmanship, and lasting relationships. Guided by faith, family, and the Golden Rule, Cliff leads with resilience, humility, and a passion for creating meaningful outdoor spaces.

“You have to react to the moment you’re in. It’s okay to be sick. It’s not that you’re down — it’s that you’re not a hundred percent.” — Cliff Jones

Links and Calls to Action

• Cliff Jones — Landscape Solutions, landscapetn.com · Instagram @landscape_solutions_tn · Facebook /LandscapeTN · LinkedIn: Cliff Jones
• Cliff’s two book recommendations: Right Away and All at Once by Greg Brenneman, and Every Day Counts by David Pollack.
• Also mentioned: Die with Zero by Bill Perkins, and The Joy of Movement by Dr. Kelly McGonigal — the source of the hope molecules Honorée describes.

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Jim Daneker is an award-winning and Billboard-charting composer, producer, and musical director. In addition to twenty-seven years as Musical Director, Keyboardist, and Producer for CCM icon Michael W. Smith, Jim has enjoyed a diverse musical career. He has produced several #1 albums, written music for film and television, and created a popular virtual instrument series called Backstage Pass in 2019. After two decades of serving other artists, Jim fulfilled his dream of scoring a cinematic instrumental album, Ad Alta (2017) — a project that fused soaring melodies reminiscent of classic film scores with creative synth textures, ethnic instruments, massive percussion, and lush orchestration supported by top musicians from around the world. In 2018 he produced another Billboard #1 album, this time for quadruple #1 artist Paul Cardall: an album that had the distinction of debuting on nine charts simultaneously and won a Dove Award for Instrumental Album of the Year. In February 2023 Jim retired from touring to launch his life dream project, Arcade Orchestra, which reimagines the biggest hits of the ’80s with iconic guest artists, live orchestra, and a spectacular live production. Arcade Orchestra is on track to open as a major long-term residency in one of Las Vegas’ biggest venues in Q1 2027.

Links and Calls to Action

• Arcade Orchestra — arcadeorchestra.com. Sign up for the newsletter there for ticket news, exclusive offers, and merch before the rest of the world. Instagram and Facebook @arcadeorchestra.
• Jim Daneker — jimdaneker.com · Instagram @jimdaneker · Facebook /jimdaneker · YouTube /c/JimDaneker
• Ad Alta — Jim’s cinematic instrumental album (2017). The title is Latin for "to the summit."
• Jim’s book recommendations: The Prayer Experiment by Matt Smallbone, and the book of Proverbs.
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Justin Zebell is a founder, creator, and lifelong learner who has spent more than twenty-eight years at the intersection of business, creativity, and human experience. A natural entrepreneur, he has built multiple companies and led teams that have helped some of the world’s leading brands tell their stories through unforgettable moments. Through the highs of success and the lows of failure, Justin has discovered that the real lessons live in the hard seasons — that failure, more than success, shapes who we become. Today he channels those lessons into new business ventures of his own, helping others build lives and companies rooted in purpose, resilience, and forward motion. Whether leading companies, writing, or speaking, Justin is driven by one core belief: progress happens one intentional day at a time. No Zero Days. Above all, he is a proud father of four daughters, whose laughter, curiosity, and courage inspire the legacy he hopes to leave behind.

"Fault and blame have a way of always looking back. When you take responsibility, you are looking forward." — Justin Zebell

Links and Calls to Action

• Justin Zebell — www.justinzebell.com · Instagram @justinzebell
• No Zero Days by Justin Zebell — his story of failure, leadership, and rebuilding momentum one intentional day at a time. Available wherever books are sold. Honorée produced the book, and Justin names her in the gratitude pages.
• Justin also leads experiential agency No Name Group and event intelligence platform ROME Insights.
• Justin’s book recommendation in the lightning round: No Zero Days.
• Also mentioned: the Diary of a CEO podcast, and the Scooter Braun episode Justin cites on what actually matters at the core of a life.

• Honorée’s recommendation in this episode: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey — she says listen to the audiobook, because he reads it.
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