The Podcast

Beyondthe Bar

with Denisa Tova

Unhurried conversations with actors, musicians, athletes, and the people who built something, past the headline and past the title.

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Episodes
5
Seasons
150+
Guests
4
Platforms

Recent and Notable Guests

The people who have sat down.

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

The Host

Why this exists.

I am Denisa Tova. I founded TOVA, a retirement valuation firm in one of the most niche corners of divorce finance. Beyond the Bar is something else entirely.

It is my passion project. I started it four years ago in tribute to my son, Elias. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, the most curious, beautiful soul. After I lost him, I began this show because I wanted real conversations that bring out the human in people.

It is funded entirely by me. No sponsors. No agenda. That is how it stays real. What started small grew into conversations with actors, musicians, athletes, and public figures. The through line was never the resume. It was the person.

Self-funded No sponsors No agenda Unhurried Past the headline

Don't forget to look around. Where you are standing was once the goal.

A line Denisa comes back to

The Archive

Every conversation.

Browse by season, filter by what they built, or 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.

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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.

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No agenda

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

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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

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