The Podcast

BeyondYOUR Bar Podcast

I’m Denisa Tova.

I built a business in one of the most niche corners of finance, but Beyond YOUR Bar Podcast is my passion project.

I started this podcast in tribute to my son, Elias, a U.S. Navy veteran and the most curious, beautiful soul. After I lost him, I wanted to create real conversations that bring out the human in people.

What began as a small, self-funded show grew into conversations with actors, musicians, athletes, and public figures.

No sponsors. No agenda. No rushed sound bites.

The through line was never the resume.
It was always the person.

Beyond YOUR Bar is not a legal podcast, and I am not a lawyer. The “bar” is about something much bigger: the limits people outgrow, the labels they move beyond, and the human being behind the public story.

As featured on E! News →
Denisa Tova, host of Beyond YOUR Bar Podcast
Denisa Tova
Host · Beyond YOUR Bar Podcast
159+ Episodes5 Seasons4 Platforms
As Featured on E! News
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Denisa's conversation with Ice-T and Coco Austin, featured by E! News

On Beyond YOUR Bar Podcast, Denisa sat down with Ice-T and Coco Austin for an honest talk about marriage, fame, and raising their daughter Chanel out of the spotlight. The conversation struck a chord: E! News featured it and produced their own video.

Read the E! feature →Watch our full episode →

What Guests and Publicists Say

Relaxed, spontaneous, genuinely engaging. You really see them, not just hear them.

A publicist

This was different. Not the same old tired questions.

A guest, after taping

She doesn't just hear you, she listens. She goes past the headline to the person underneath.

A publicist

Uninterrupted and unhurried, with a rhythm that lets a real conversation breathe.

A guest

What Listeners Are Saying

One of the best interviews. The questions went deeper than the norm, and I will be rewatching it several times.

A listener

Such a great interview, and a great interviewer. You really got him to open up.

A viewer

Fantastic conversation.

A listener

Recent and Notable Guests

The people who have sat down.

A lineup across stage and screen, music, and sports, with new names every season.

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The Full Roster

Every conversation.

Everyone who has come on the show. Search by name.

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Why Come On

What a guest actually gets.

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Past the headline

Your story, uninterrupted. Not the interview your client has given a hundred times. The room to say what they actually want to say, the way they want to say it.

02

The human side

This is where people show who they are, not the persona. Guests open up about what they have built and what they have been through, and the audience meets the person.

03

No agenda

Self-funded, with no sponsors steering the conversation. Nothing to sell, no headline to chase. The only goal is a real one.

04

Professionally produced

Studio-quality remote recording, edited into clean video and social clips your team can use, and distributed on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music.

How It Works

Simple from pitch to publish.

1. Reach out

Send the guest and a line on the story. We reply quickly with a fit and a window.

2. A relaxed taping

A remote session, scheduled around the guest. Comfortable, unhurried, and well produced.

3. We promote it

We edit, publish across platforms, and cut the social and video clips for the guest to share.

Be a Guest

Have a guest in mind?

Whether it is you or someone you represent, we would love to hear the story. Tell us who and why.