Live The Final Third with Stephen Kilbreath
Live The Final Third Podcast brings you inspiring conversations and practical ideas for making the next chapter of life your most meaningful. Featuring people who use experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference. Real stories. Real people. Real momentum.
Episodes

Jun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
51 min
Join us as we celebrate Season One of Live The Final Third.
Hometown friend and Parks & Recreation Director for the City of Tukwila, Peter Mayer, interviews Stephen about life experiences as they discuss friendships, relationships, and what this next chapter means for the future.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.
Thank you for being part of this journey, and we're excited to continue the discussion into Season Two.

Jun 9, 2026
Jun 9, 2026
1 hr 42 sec
KQBZ, KISW, and KZOK Seattle radio personality, BJ Shea, sits with Stephen to discusses embracing passions after a long-lived radio career and how he's spending time in this chapter of life.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.

Jun 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
48 min
Dana Ross knows no bounds when it comes to efficiency through her executive coaching and team efficiency workshops. She joins long-time friend Stephen to discuss how growing up in rural America and a 30 year career with Krusteaz helped guide her in this next phase of life.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.

May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026
53 min
Director of Results Washington and former investigative reporter with KIRO7, Jesse Jones, sits in to discuss his change from fast paced media career into government efficiency.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.

May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
49 min
Award-winning journalist and producer of KOMO's Northwest Afternoon, Elisa Jaffe, joins Stephen to discuss how an early childhood entrepreneurial spirit guided her towards the arts.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.

May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026
54 min
Deputy Mayor, former radio and TV traffic reporter, and longtime friend of Stephen, Tracy Taylor, sits in to discuss how public service drives her day to day.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.

May 5, 2026
May 5, 2026
53 min
Scott Paine, the Associate Publisher for 425 magazine joins Stephen to discuss how growing up and a long lived radio career helped direct him towards the paper business.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.

Apr 28, 2026
Apr 28, 2026
53 min
Join Stephen as he discusses life experiences with licensed real estate professional Stacy Hecht: an avid middle seat flyer.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.

Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
53 min
University of Washington football alum and King 5 Emmy nominated host T- Holla, Terry Hollimon, discusses his early life experiences and how he's risen to become the phoenix he is today.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.

Apr 14, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
56 min
Anchor, reporter, and adventure enthusiast Denise Whitaker joins Stephen as she energizes the space to discuss the experiences that brought her to where she is now.
Live The Final Third is for people who are curious, engaged, and interested in making a difference. It’s about sharing stories and learning from one another.
Check us out at livethefinalthird.com and if you'd like to support what we're building, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/LiveTheFinalThird
Live The Final Third is about people who are using experience, curiosity, and heart to make a difference in this next chapter of life. We share real stories from everyday people and familiar voices who are doing interesting, generous, and sometimes surprising things in their final third.
Because this chapter isn’t about what’s behind you. It’s about what you’re building, who you’re impacting, and the stories still waiting to be told.





