Bringing you curious minds and profound ideas.
Behind Greatness is a podcast series featuring industry and thought leaders from all walks of life. Bringing you a new conversation each week, we chat openly and explore the “what ifs” and “why nots”.
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Luciano Volpe
BEHIND GREATNESS HOST
Luciano is a founding member of Inspire North and contributes to much of the strategic growth for the organization. He acts as Managing Partner of SLV International which owns and manages food and non-food brands and executes national and international distribution (Latin America, Europe and Asia) at retail and food service. He also lectures at the University of Toronto with a focus on International Business and Marketing. Luciano also remains involved in the community as an active mentor to UofT and York University students in Toronto. A conceptual thinker, Luciano likes to ask questions, find a solution and ask questions again. And again.
Gianni Creta
BEHIND GREATNESS HOST
Gianni is one of the founding members of Inspire and continues to participate in its efforts to help empower and inspire youth. Gianni currently holds the position of President and CEO of ENVI Network. ENVI Is a municipally owned entity in the Town of Newmarket whose goal is to build a fibre network to help service the local community. Gianni graduated from the University of Toronto Computer Engineering program and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering.
Help inspire
Behind Greatness operates under Inspire North, an entirely volunteer-run non for profit. If you enjoy listening to our channel and would like to support, feel free to donate! All proceeds go to supporting podcast production and development.
Recent Episodes
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July 7, 2025
EPISODE 218
Fearing Ourselves (pt. 6)
Joe McMoneagle
Ret. US Army / Remote Viewer #001 / Author
Thanks for tuning into Behind Greatness. This is part 6 with Joe, a former U.S. Army intelligence officer and key figure in Project Stargate, the government’s top-secret remote viewing program. In this episode, Joe reflects on his early military career, his role as “Remote Viewer No. 1,” and shares personal stories—from surviving bear attacks to teaching at The Monroe Institute. He also dives into lucid dreams, out-of-body experiences, and the strange overlap between consciousness and intelligence work.
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July 1, 2025
EPISODE 217
Seeing the Entanglement (pt. 2)
Dr. Rudy Schild & Nick Cook
World Renowned Astrophysicist & Author/Journalist
Journalist Nick Cook(UK) and astrophysicist Rudy Schild (Massachusetts) explore plasma phenomena, UAP mimicry, Wilhelm Reich’s theories, astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s consciousness experiments, and Wernher von Braun’s connection to Roswell in their second wide-ranging conversation about unexplained aerial phenomena and consciousness.
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June 19, 2025
EPISODE 216
Why is There Not Nothing?
Dr. Kevin Knuth
Physicist / Former NASA scientist
Former NASA researcher and physics professor Dr. Kevin Knuth has dedicated his career to investigating the impossible, from quantum mysteries to unidentified aerial phenomena. In this mind-bending conversation, he reveals a personal hair-raising encounter that shattered his sleep and ignited his obsession with the unexplained, exploring telepathy, “contrived coincidences,” and why our subjective experiences might hold the key to understanding reality itself. Join us as this scientist at the edge of the unknown confronts the ultimate question that keeps physicists awake at night: Why is there something instead of nothing?
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May 27, 2025
EPISODE 215
Violating Time
Joe McMoneagle Pt.5
Ret. US Army / Remote Viewer #001 / Author
Joe was a US Army intelligence veteran already before he was chosen to be a part of the psychic intelligence unit at Fort Meade, Maryland, in 1978. He became known as “Remote Viewer No. 1″ within Project Stargate.
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May 6, 2025
EPISODE 214
Giving Death the Middle Finger
Fr. Sean O’Laoire
Former Catholic Priest / Clinical Psychologist / Author
We delight in the dance with this conversation. Sean has a background in math, a PhD in transpersonal psychology, he speaks multiple languages and is an ordained catholic priest.