Live Ready® Studio — Documentaries, Podcasts & Books by David R. Ibarra

Documentaries, podcasts, books, and speaking engagements — sharing real-world lessons of purpose, performance, and possibility.

What We Do

Where real stories become the roadmap.

Live Ready® Studio amplifies the voices that change lives — through documentaries that reveal, podcasts that inspire, books that equip, and speaking engagements that move people to act. Every piece of content we create is grounded in real-world experience and disciplined execution.

To turn real-world lessons of purpose, performance, and possibility into content that moves people to build something that lasts.

Where vision becomes voice — and voice becomes legacy.

Live Ready® Studio

Documentary

Movie poster for The Power of Thought — Live Ready® | Grand Jury Winner, ETHOS Film Awards 2022 | Produced by Live Ready® Studio
Grand Jury Winner — ETHOS Film Awards
The Power of Thought — Live Ready® film logo

A Live Ready® Film

Produced by Live Ready® and selected as the opening featured film at the 2022 ETHOS Film Awards Gala, 'The Power of Thought — Live Ready®' explores the transformative power of Napoleon Hill's foundational principle through real stories of purpose, performance, and possibility. Awarded the Grand Jury Winner, this film invites you to witness what happens when thought becomes action — and action becomes legacy.

November 11, 2022Laemmle Theaters, Santa Monica, CA

The philosophy behind the film — available as a full learning curriculum at Live Ready Direct.

Live Ready® Studio

Books

Grounded in the Science of Success — built to activate leaders, transform organizations, and equip everyday individuals with blueprints that last.

Live Ready® — Beyond Think and Grow Rich

Live Ready® — Beyond Think and Grow Rich

Master Your Mindset. Find Your Purpose. Build Intentional Success.

Stop Drifting — Become the Switch Master of Your Own Thought®

Stop Drifting — Become the Switch Master of Your Own Thought®

Pivot to Positive.

28 Essential Lessons to Build an Extraordinary F&I Agency

28 Essential Lessons to Build an Extraordinary F&I Agency

by David R. Ibarra

Becoming the Modern-Day Dealership: 28 Essential Lessons

Becoming the Modern-Day Dealership: 28 Essential Lessons

by David R. Ibarra

The Power to Think, The Power to Rise: Four men. Four arenas. One truth.

The Power to Think, The Power to Rise: Four men. Four arenas. One truth.

by David R. Ibarra

Creating HOW POWER — 28 Essential Lessons

Creating HOW POWER — 28 Essential Lessons

by David R. Ibarra

Live Ready® Studio is one of five divisions of the Live Ready® Institute — alongside Live Ready Auto, Live Ready Direct, Live Ready Kids, and Dealership Exchange.

Live Ready® Studio

Podcast

High-level conversations with the leaders and builders shaping our world — every week.

Live Ready Learning Series Lesson 11: WHY gives you direction. HOW turns it into results.
Latest Episode· EP 59

Live Ready Learning Series Lesson 11: WHY gives you direction. HOW turns it into results.

Great leaders don't leave the guest experience to chance. They create intentional processes that build trust, confidence, and lasting relationships.   In this episode of Live Ready – Beyond Think Grow Rich, discover how HOW Power transforms the guest journey—from the first interaction to lifelong loyalty.    By transforming rigid structures into natural, authentic execution, leaders learn to guide rather than push. Discover how to replace the pressure of memorization with true presence, creating clear, confident, and unforgettable experiences that build lifetime value for guests, teams, and leaders alike. Key Takeaways: • Intentional Processes: Why structure creates confidence and how scripts build authentic execution over time. • Guide, Don't Push: Moving from information delivery to validation for today's informed guests. • Lifetime Value: Building trust and retention through consistent, predictable experiences. WHY is the vision. But HOW is what people feel.

Oct 12, 2026·8:20

Live Ready® Studio

Speaking

Inspiring leaders. Building teams that perform. David brings 30+ years of real-world coaching and keynote experience to every stage.

David R. Ibarra — Keynote Speaker

David R. Ibarra

Keynote Speaker · Leadership Coach · 30+ Years Experience

David inspires professionals to discover untapped opportunity and convert it into significant success. He speaks to professional groups, automobile dealers, automotive auction owners, and international business associations worldwide.

Speaking Topics

Leadership Development
The Brain Model
Time Management
Science of Success Principles
Building a Specialized Talent Team
Developing Your Purpose
Automotive Dealership Performance
Pivot to Positive State of Mind

“His enthusiasm is infectious, his ability to educate is impressive, and his dedication to success is inspirational.”

— Charlie Vogelheim, Host of Motor Trend Audio · Past Executive Editor, Kelley Blue Book
David R. Ibarra — Author, Entrepreneur, and Business Coach

Featured Author

David R. Ibarra

Entrepreneur · Author · Business Coach · Community Leader

With over 30 years of coaching experience, David R. Ibarra is a devoted practitioner of Napoleon Hill’s principles and the driving force behind the Live Ready® movement. As the largest licensee of Think and Grow Rich in the world, he has dedicated his career to building leaders who build people — creating cultures where talent and profit grow together.

Through Live Ready Publishing, David brings the Five Core Principles — Thought, Purpose, Talent, Action, and Mindset — to life in books that inspire awareness and drive action.

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