What you’ll hear in this episode:

- How to avoid getting “programmed” by outrage cycles, algorithms, and the people around you

- What the military taught Joseph about leading under pressure

- Building and selling RideScout

- Setting direction, building teams, and shaping culture

- Why Texas politics often gets decided in the primary

- Staying grounded in a world designed for distraction

- Faith, intuition, and experiences that made both Brett and Joseph take consciousness more seriously

- Psychedelics, trauma, and ibogaine conversations

- AI, abundance, and scaling power without scaling fear

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About Joseph Kopser:

Joseph Kopser is a tech entrepreneur, strategic advisor, and U.S. Army combat veteran who works at the intersection of transportation, energy, defense, and national security. He co-founded RideScout, a mobility platform built to improve transportation efficiency and expand alternatives to single-occupancy driving. Joseph currently serves as President of Grayline Group, advising companies and public institutions on managing disruptive change. He’s been recognized as a White House “Champion of Change,” and received a U.S. Department of Transportation Data Innovation Award for technology-driven public impact. Joseph is currently running for the 2026 Texas House of Representatives.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 — Preview

0:00:30 — Intro: The Seat of the Soul; meditation retreat

0:05:01 — Welcome Joseph Kopser

0:11:41 — Leadership, integrity, and building what matters

0:16:10 — How RideScout grew from an idea into an exit

0:21:32 — Why culture defines effective leadership

0:27:04 — Power structures, primaries, and why politics resists outsiders

0:31:58 — Healthcare, abundance, workforce education, and algorithmic distraction

0:36:44 — Why awareness is the first act of freedom

0:41:52 — Parenthood, mystery, and the limits of explanation

0:47:38 — Intuition, grief, and spiritual certainty

0:53:21 — Non-local consciousness; love as humanity’s signal

0:58:47 — Science and spirituality converging

1:03:56 — Quantum entanglement, ancient wisdom, and unity

1:09:44 — Psychedelics, resilience, and rethinking mental health

1:16:02 — Spiritual practice, tech acceleration, and choosing love over fear

1:22:14 — AI optimism, shared responsibility, and the path to abundance

1:30:18 — Bhutan, energy, and using AI to become more empathetic

1:38:02 — Texas identity, entrepreneurship, and public service

1:44:19 — Closing thoughts

Books mentioned in this episode:

- The Seat of the Soul — Gary Zukav

- LSD and the Mind of the Universe — Christopher M. Bache

- Awareness — Anthony de Mello

- The Tao of Willie — Willie Nelson & Turk Pipkin

- The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory — Tim Alberta

- Proof of Heaven — Eben Alexander

- Flatland — Edwin Abbott Abbott

- Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell

- The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown

- Catalyst — Joseph Kopser and Brett Boyd

- Here Comes the Sun — Bill McKibben

- The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho

- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus — John Gray

- The Five Love Languages — Gary Chapman

- Signs — Laura Lynne Jackson

Links:

- “Catalyst TALKS” video series: https://tinyurl.com/326c3cys

- Brett on “Catalyst TALKS”: https://tinyurl.com/4pmsbnf6

- March Matters: https://www.marchmatters.org/

- USTomorrow: https://ustomorrow.substack.com/

- Joseph honoring Mrs. Audrey Grievous: https://tinyurl.com/5a7whp53

- Joseph on Tim Alberta: https://tinyurl.com/54ucwat9

- The Telepathy Tapes (season 2): https://tinyurl.com/2khfa57m

- Michael Collins’ documentary “INTUITION”: https://www.intuitionfilm.com/

- The Vatican’s report on AI: https://tinyurl.com/3bz23w2y

- Americans for Ibogaine: https://www.americansforibogaine.org/

- “A Trip to Infinity” documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/81273453