Robert Glazer is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards two years in a row. He is the author of the inspirational newsletter Friday Forward, and the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today and international bestselling author of five books: Elevate, Friday Forward, How To Thrive In The Virtual Workplace, Moving To Outcomes and Perf...
Jul 07, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Kara Goldin is the Founder of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has been named one of InStyle’s Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, Fortune's Most Innovative Women in Food & Drink and EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California. The Huffington Post listed her as one of six disruptors in business, alongside Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Kara has su...
Jun 30, 2022•28 min
Krista Anderson is the founder and CEO of ESSTAR, an international organic food brokerage and distribution company with offices in the US and France. ESSTAR makes healthy snack foods accessible through their “Healthy on the Go” food stations in retail stores across the country. Called to action by a long but victorious battle with stage 2 cancer in 2007, and stage 4 cancer in 2009 when she was given three months to live, Krista became passionate about healthy eating. Her mission is to help creat...
Jun 23, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Susan founded PowerUp Leadership, a boutique executive coaching, leadership advisory and consulting firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, whose vision is to create more inspired leadership in our workplaces through executive coaching. Susan built her consulting skills in Toronto at the global management consulting firm, Accenture. In 2016 she sold her first HR consulting business, and then spent two years in an Executive HR Director role at JD Irving Limited where she was responsible for l...
Jun 16, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In 2013, Jeff Brown left behind a 26-year career in broadcasting and launched the Read to Lead Podcast, a show that would go on to become a Top 3 Career podcast in Apple Podcasts and receive, so far, four Best Business Podcast nominations. For nearly 9 years now, Jeff has published weekly interviews with some of the world’s most successful and inspiring authors totaling over four hundred episodes. The show’s success would eventually lead to the publication of his own book – released last August ...
Jun 09, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Brandon Pelissero is the CEO of Ecolink. His leadership journey with Ecolink began in the 90s and led to him buying the company in 2020. Ecolink supplies environmentally preferred industrial degreasers & solvents nationwide and internationally. Vital Statistics 0 $ personal debt; able to semi-retire at age 52 1 near death occurrences x lightning strike, frostbite, drowning, falling out of tree 2 amazing daughters, ages 19 graphic design student and 17 future pilot 7 age I joined the “gig eco...
Jun 02, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Chris Sizemore is the CEO and founder of Creative Mischief, a branding and marketing agency with a simple belief. If we dream it, we can build it. An entrepreneurial leader, Chris has earned his reputation for leading brand marketing and strategic initiatives at local, regional, and national levels for start-up and established organizations. Chris’ innovative, strategic focus enables him to identify opportunities and develop relationships to penetrate new markets and produce results with market ...
May 26, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Blake founded Solar Bear in 2015. His passion is to create a cleaner environment while saving homeowners thousands of dollars in the process. Solar Bear specializes in solar energy, solar panel installation, a clean means of lowering utility costs for homeowners in Florida, and also provides roofing services. Get in touch with Blake Ambrester: Website: https://solarbear.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bambrester LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solar-bear/ Twitter: https://twitt...
May 19, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Christopher is the CEO of DemandJump and a serial entrepreneur having founded 9 companies, all in different verticals, with exits to companies including Comcast, Time Warner, Motorola and National Water & Power. Christopher also hosts the podcast 'Page One or Bust'. Through these experiences, Christopher discovered that marketing is the least served department in the organization with limited access to tools that truly help them know exactly how to drive the business forward by maximizing qu...
May 12, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Jon is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a premier manufacturer of critical components for electrical utilities. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War. Prior to starting Peak Demand, he led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies. He is the author of the best-selling leadership books, “I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following” and “All in the Same Boat: Lead Your Organizatio...
May 04, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 54
KEN COLWELL is the author of the Amazon bestseller The Quickstart Guide to Starting a Business . He has been working with startup ventures since 1999 as an entrepreneurship professor, consultant, coach, and entrepreneur. He holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Oregon and an MBA from San Francisco State University. He is currently Dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of Houston - Victoria and the founder of Innovative Growth Advisors , a consulta...
Apr 28, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Geoff Watts is the Global VP of HR at Wilson Sporting Goods. He’s also a runner, cyclist, and coffee addict. Geoff’s favorite book is Legacy by James Kerr, an incredible book about the New Zealand All Blacks and their approach towards not only sport, but life in general. Get in touch with Geoff Watts: Website: https://www.wilson.com/en-us LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-watts-aaa8792 Book your free Strategy Flow call today! https://www.outfieldleadership.com/#call Purchase Dave’s boo...
Apr 21, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Dr. Roshawnna Novellus is the founder and CEO of EnrichHER, a financial platform that connects female entrepreneurs with lenders who want to earn a return on their investment while fueling the growth of women-led businesses. Dr. Novellus is a gender equality advocate who believes in economic empowerment and inclusive economic growth. Dr. Novellus holds a PhD in systems engineering with a minor in finance, a Masters of Science in information technology emphasizing information system engineering, ...
Apr 14, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Patrick Leddin, PhD is a Best-selling Wall Street Journal author, speaker, podcast host, entrepreneur, and professor. With a combination of academic, practical, military, and corporate experience, he is uniquely qualified to teach and inspire individuals at all organizational levels to be the leader they are meant to be. Dr. Leddin’s impressive leadership experience ranges from soldiers as a Company Commander in the U.S. Army to senior leaders for KPMG Consulting, FranklinCovey and two successfu...
Apr 07, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Chaitenya “Chat” Razdan is the Founder and CEO of Care+Wear, a healthwear company changing the way the world looks at and feels about healthcare. Chat left his career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs to launch Care+Wear, creating products that bridge fashion and function. Care+Wear is focused on helping those inside and outside of the hospital feel more like people. Named one of the 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, Chat has been featured as one of the Rising Stars by B...
Mar 31, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Brandon Smith is the Founder and President of The Worksmiths, an executive coaching and advisory firm that specializes in leadership development and executive team effectiveness. In addition to working closely with individuals and organizations as an executive coach, consultant and facilitator, Brandon is a sought-after speaker and award-winning business school instructor. Brandon has personally coached more than 1,000 leaders and executives representing a broad spectrum of industries and functi...
Mar 24, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 44
About John La Valle: One of the World's most respected corporate consultants and trainers, and the co-author of ‘Persuasion Engineering®’ with Richard Bandler.” John attended his first Practitioner program in the early 80's and quickly figured how best to adapt the technology of NLP into business applications. He gets results! No fluff, no theories, just get down to it and change! Ultimately his business clients lower their costs and increase profits. That's the bottom line for businesses! John ...
Mar 17, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Cayla Craft's career and calling in life is helping people. From speaking onstage to audiences of thirty-five thousand people, to producing and hosting the Mommy Millionaire podcast with millions of downloads, to working with clients one-on-one, it is her distinct honor, responsibility, and privilege to teach people how to create a life they love, complete with the relationships, resources, and purpose that make for a vibrant life. She began her career as an ER nurse, and while her work was impo...
Mar 10, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Brandon Laws is Sr. Director of Marketing & Product at Xenium HR. He has a B.S. in Business Management & Entrepreneurship from Western Oregon University and regularly writes on various business, economic and leadership topics. He hosts Xenium’s “Transform Your Workplace” podcast, which has over 650k downloads. Brandon’s passion for self-development comes through on the podcast, as he is a voracious reader and listener of podcasts. Connect with Brandon: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/...
Mar 03, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Dominic is a proven architect of business growth. As managing director, he headed up teams that scaled two UK technology service firms from zero to £30M a year in less than 5 years–at Rackspace in Uxbridge and Peer 1 Hosting in Southampton–with Peer 1 achieving $200M globally. Sandwiched between these roles is a sensational turnaround at IT Lab, taking them from 90 days to oblivion and a monthly loss of £65000 to profitable (later selling for £65M). In his life before IT, he sold drugs, gold, di...
Feb 24, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Powerful Women in Business, Shelly Omilâdè Bell is a computer scientist, system disruptor, and business strategist who moves ideas to profit while empowering people to live, build, and foster better relationships. She connects entrepreneurs, investors, and corporations in order to diversify their talent pipeline, increase equity, and grow their brands. Get in touch with Shelly Omilâdè Bell: Website: https://www.theworldofomi.com Instagram: https://...
Feb 17, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Jake Carlson is a business leader, an inspirational speaker, and a 9-5 dropout. After 11 years as a tax attorney, he chose “different”. Taking his three kids out of school for the adventure of a lifetime, the family spent a year living in 12 countries from Bagan, Myanmar to Paris, France, overcoming robbery, redeye flights and Haggis while learning to love the rich cultures of the world. All of which he expected. What he didn’t expect was the journey of Leadership this decision would create. Fro...
Feb 10, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Michael Zipursky is the CEO of Consulting Success® where they specialize in helping entrepreneurial consultants grow profitable, scalable and strategic consulting businesses. He has advised organizations like Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC, and helped Panasonic launch new products into global markets, but more importantly, he’s helped over 600 consultants from around the world in over 75 industries add 6 and 7 figures to their annual revenues. Over 38,000 consultants read his weekly consulting ...
Feb 03, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Penny Zenker is a focusologist, an international speaker, a business strategy coach, and a best-selling author. Before her 31st Birthday, Penny founded, developed, and sold her first multi-million dollar business while living in Zurich, Switzerland. Later at the world’s 4th largest Market Research company, she managed business unit turnarounds and was a Tony Robbins business coach helping entrepreneurs around the world to double their businesses. Penny is one of America’s leading experts in the ...
Jan 27, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Meet a human who cares about other humans at work. Bev’s curious about the experience people have at work, and the role that leaders play in purposefully crafting engaging environments that enable people to do meaningful work there. At Jostle, Bev leads insights and understanding of workplaces, their cultures, and the people at the heart of them. Bev’s a regular writer for the Jostle blog and host of the People at Work podcast and the Conversations at Work dialog series. When she's not in the wo...
Jan 20, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Author of The Six Conversations of A Brilliant Manager, Alan has had over 20 years experience as a management consultant which he distills into six simple conversational structures that cover every management situation. He is a natural storyteller with a great narrative gift, and he delivers his message in a unique manner as a work of business fiction. Get in touch with Alan Sears: Website: https://alanjsears.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alsears Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan...
Jan 13, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Carrie Rich On The Power Of Mentoring For Social Impact Carrie Rich is the Co-founder and CEO of The Global Good Fund. At age 26, Carrie felt privileged to have a mentor who invested in her leadership as a young professional. Together, they took this idea of pairing experienced business executives with emerging young social entrepreneurs to create a worldwide organization. Carrie also serves as the Managing Director of The Global Good Fund’s sister company, the Global Impact Fund, a venture capi...
Jan 06, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Josh Young is an athlete, leader, and follower of Jesus. He graduated from F&M with honors while playing two NCAA sports, D1 wrestling and football. Since then, Josh has worked in investment banking, non-profit, and helped run a successful political campaign. Now, Josh is Chief of Staff at New Story, with a mission to pioneer solutions to end global homelessness. He declined acceptance to Harvard grad school to lead and to love within his role at New Story. New Story is one of the first non-...
Dec 16, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Dr. Jonathan H. Westover is Chair and Professor of Organizational Leadership in the Woodbury School of Business (UVU), Academic Director of the UVU Center for Social Impact and the UVU SIMLab, and Faculty Fellow for Ethics in Public Life (previously the Associate Director) in the Center for the Study of Ethics. He is also an experienced OD/HR/Leadership consultant (Human Capital Innovations, LLC), with experience transforming organizations across the globe. Get in touch with Dr. Jonathan Westove...
Dec 09, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Vu Le (“voo lay”) is a writer, speaker, vegan, Pisces, and the former Executive Director of RVC, a nonprofit in Seattle that promotes social justice by developing leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color, and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. Vu’s passion to make the world better, combined with a low score on the Law School Admission Test, drove him into the field of nonprofit work, where he learned that we should take the work seriously, but n...
Dec 02, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 34
