People have varying definitions of joy. Some tend to look for material things to guarantee such joy and associate it with happiness. While only a few go beyond these external things to find the true meaning of joy. However, with the society that people live in – people succumb more to superficial things in defining joy and bridge such ideas to happiness. But the real question is, how do we seek joy in this world fully dictated with material things in defining life's beauty? Erin Mac joins the po...
Sep 19, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 8
With the constant demand of time in a fast-paced world, automation took the stage of varied industries. From marketing, management, support, and more, human intervention was less needed, and technology became essential. Hence, businesses delve more into implementing automation, especially when industries shift to virtual set-ups. Samantha Porter Fox of Samantha Porter Enterprises helps businesses automate their marketing and sales systems. Her whirlwind journey began as a professional organizer ...
Sep 13, 2023•24 min•Season 5Ep. 7
People find it very difficult to manage their energy. Especially if the energy comes from considering one’s food intake, hydration, exercise, sleep, and etc. It almost feels as if the difficulty comes not with the lack of focus or time. But the lack of habit to condition ourselves into doing so. Looking into these areas would actually lead to a good energy flow, as well as making us more productive in the process. Chelsea Stegman has an undergrad degree at Miami University of Ohio. Got her diete...
Aug 23, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 6
As everything comes online, sometimes we could not eradicate the overwhelming pressure. We constantly work and speed things up. And we often forget to take a short pause or break. Then we either forget things altogether or leave things in a mess. Hence, burning out ourselves too in the process. Jimmy Claire is a motivational speaker and an autism advocate. He joins the podcast to talk about different time management tools and tips. Specifically, the tools he used to help improve his work-life ba...
Aug 16, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Jim Rohn said, "You're the average of the five people you spend the most time with." The amount of information we can get from people is astounding, and most of it is pretty useless. If you want to accelerate your learning, you need to surround yourself with the right people. The people who will help you accelerate the ladder of success and not failure. It might seem pretty intense but not impossible. And all you have to do is to get started! Geoff Woods was a former medical sales representative...
Aug 09, 2023•31 min•Season 5Ep. 4
I grew up in the era when the original NES came out. I could often be found spending my free time playing video games. As a family, we would often have competitions on games like Tetris or Klax, but I also spent a good deal of time playing role playing games like Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy. These games required a lot of solving puzzles, planning, and strategizing. We would have some family collaboration with these games, too - mostly with my mom and grandma. We would often pause the game t...
Jun 28, 2023•14 min•Season 5Ep. 3
People often find information about productivity helpful but fail to put it into practice. It is why we hope to filter through mere information processing and help you dive into the actual process! Jim Woods comes on the podcast to talk about productivity and what comes with it. Specifically, we’ll look at why rest is a big part of productivity. One of the things that people need to address when it comes to productivity is not about time or task management but about their energy and how energy p...
Jun 21, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Productivity could be defined as accomplishing more with less. But this is an oversimplification of what productivity is and what goes into making it work. Here are the 4 Pillars of Productivity: Time Management Task Management Energy Management Self Management
Jun 14, 2023•12 min•Season 5Ep. 1
David Hanscom has an entertainment company that provides DJs, photo booths and more for weddings and corporate events. David has also been featured on television, radio programs, industry magazines, as well as selecting the headlining talent at events such as Super Bowl XXXIX. Getting Started David started podcasting and creation online content because it was a natural extension of what he likes to do. He likes to talk, and he also loves to hear people's stories. He also loves to hear about the ...
May 10, 2021•33 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You . From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. In this episode Mark shares his approach for podcasting and how he used podcasts as a way to build an audience for his upcoming book. The Importance of Podcasts When Mark ...
Apr 26, 2021•51 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Richard Haiduck is a former life sciences executive and mentor, and is the author of the book, Shifting Gears . In this episode, We will talk about how we can utilize podcasting to help grow our business as well as how you can be a great podcast host and guest. Go Where Your Audience Goes It is important to hang out wherever your audience hangs out. That’s a great way to meet them and interact with them. For example, Richard is a part of several Facebook groups for retirees or baby boomers. Ther...
Apr 12, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Matt Norman is President & CEO of Norman & Associates as well as the author of the book “Four Patterns Of Healthy People ”. In addition, Matt’s coaching and facilitation has helped Fortune 100 corporations, nonprofits and entrepreneurial firms to transform the way they engage employees and clients. Today’s episode of Success Road focuses on how to be more healthy. Matt’s Story Matt realized we all develop ways of thinking and behaving as an adaption to our environment. And every day we r...
Mar 31, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Emilie Aries is the CEO of Bossed Up, an author, a speaker, and also the host of the Bossed Up Podcast . We discuss pivoting during times of crisis, using a podcast as part of your marketing mix, having an advertiser on your podcast and also the unexpected opportunities that can come your way from podcasting. Insights From Emilie’s Story Emilie started as a professional advocate for political campaigns and elections, where she became good at advocating for other people. However, one day realized...
Mar 15, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Sarah St. John is an entrepreneur, podcaster, author, animal lover, and world traveler. Her goal is to show people how to launch and manage an online business on a budget. https://www.thesarahstjohn.com/about/ Sarah’s Story Sarah started her entrepreneurial journey back in 2008. She decided that she wanted to work for herself and realized that she liked taking photos of architectural landscapes and animals. She didn't like taking photos of people. But that's where the money was, so was doing por...
Mar 01, 2021•13 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Jason Osbourn is a LinkedIn coach and consultant with an incredible story. In this episode, he shares how he was involved in a plane crash and how he used that as a catalyst to help him change his life. Jason’s Story Jason started his first business when he was 20 years old. He sold window coverings. After Jason was involved in a plane crash, Jason decided that he still wanted to go into business. However, he wasn't sure what he wanted to do. Once he recovered, he started some different things. ...
Feb 17, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Lori Olinsky is the author of children’s books such as Being Small (Isn’t So Bad After All) and The Toothfairy’s Tummy Ache . In this episode, she shares the catalyst for her becoming an author and what it is has been like writing several books. Inspiration to Write a Children’s Book Lori always wanted to write a children's book, but she never had the inspiration to do so. She shared that she remembered sitting at coffee shops and just trying to think of a subject and nothing ever hit her. One d...
Feb 01, 2021•20 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Joschka Strakerjahn is the founder of the Launch Your Challenge Podcast and has built a successful business using launches. In this episode, he shares how you too can create a challenge. Joschka’s Story COVID-19 changed everything for Joschka. Over the course of a few days, every one of his clients was gone. He went from running a successful business to having no business at all. A year or so before Joschka lost his work, he discovered challenges. He saw an ad for a challenge. Joscka signed up, ...
Jan 18, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 32
I love watching superhero movies. Take the original Avengers movie, for example. You have a conflict that starts when Loki shows up, takes the Tesseract, and starts his plan to take over the world. SHIELD assembles the Avengers for the first time to find and take down Loki. Loki is captured, but soon the SHIELD flying base is attacked, the Hulk goes crazy, Loki escapes, and it looks like the Avengers are defeated. That’s the point where they step back and regroup to figure out how to make it wor...
Jan 14, 2021•13 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Today’s episode of Success Road features Lydia Lee. Lydia is the founder of Screw The Cubicle , a movement to inspire people to break free from the shackles of conventional work. Lydia works with talented professionals who want to repurpose their skills towards a more meaningful career. Lydia’s Story Of Becoming A Business Owner Lydia did not plan on changing careers. In 2012, she experienced a really bad health scare during a business trip in Russia. She had a nervous breakdown and wasn’t able ...
Dec 21, 2020•34 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Today’s episode of Success Road features Sean Rosensteel. Sean is an entrepreneur, speaker and the author of The School Of Intentional Living . This episode focuses on the importance of priorities, boundaries, structure and more. Sean’s Personal Story Sean says that he grew up with a very conventional idea of success. He believed that success was tied to big homes, fast cars, and fancy toys. That was his focus throughout my teenage years. And for most of my twenties and I pursued that convention...
Dec 14, 2020•35 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Today’s episode of Success Road features Benjamin Ritter. Benjamin is a leadership and empowerment coach who is also the founder of Live For Yourself Consulting . If you’re wanting to start a new career, or you just want to become a better leader, you’ll really enjoy this episode. Why Self-Leadership Is Key Benjamin says the most important leader is the one that resides within you. On that note, self-leadership is the ability to lead yourself. However, when most people talk about leadership, tho...
Dec 07, 2020•26 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Case Lane is a speaker, entrepreneur and consultant. She also has a podcast called The Ready Entrepreneur and is the author of the book Podcast Discoveries . We will talk about how we can utilize podcasting to help grow our business as well as how you can be a great podcast host and guest. Case’s Personal Story Case started self-publishing ebooks while in law school. She was interested in writing and was fascinated by the opportunity that Amazon and Smashwords presented by allowing writers to di...
Nov 23, 2020•33 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Welcome to Success Road Podcast. Today’s episode features Brent Magnussen . Brent is an avid practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, an accomplished cook, a speaker, and the author of the book Roger Up: The Mission Ready Blueprint to Crush the Morning, Own the Day, and Be the Best Version of You . Brent is also one of the board members of the Resilient Warrior Foundation which serves United States veterans, and first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress. This organization provides schol...
Nov 13, 2020•31 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Today’s episode of Success Road features Eddie Maalouf. Eddie is an entrepreneur and marketer at brilliantmarketers.com Eddie’s Personal Story In college, Eddie would skip classes and go out start his own businesses on the side. He always had the idea of starting his own business. Once he graduated college, he worked for a fitness company and became the number one salesman. But once he realized he had reached the top spot, he decided to quit his job and work for his father for a flat rate plus 2...
Nov 09, 2020•32 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Welcome to Success Road. Today’s episode features Brad Hart. Brad is an entrepreneur and author who has a lot of experience building mastermind groups. This episode will focus on how masterminds work as well as the benefits of joining a mastermind. What Is A Mastermind? Brad says that a mastermind is made up of 8 to 15 people that are seeking clarity and accountability. Masterminds are also about getting the support you need in a trusted environment, which gives you the leverage you need to over...
Nov 02, 2020•27 min•Season 4Ep. 24
When you’re starting or growing your business, it is extremely helpful to get outside help. Specifically, I’m referring to help in the form of coaching, consulting, masterminds. Of course, you can (and probably should) get some help on regular daily tasks, especially when those tasks need to be done, but take your time and focus away from the most important and revenue driven tasks. Last week on the podcast, I shared an interview I had with Matt Clark. It was a fantastic interview and gave me so...
Oct 26, 2020•21 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Today’s episode of Success Road features Matt Clark. Matt specializes in helping coaches, consultants and advisors get more leads. If you have a small business, you know the importance of finding new customers. This podcast episode provides valuable insights that will help you automate the sales process and find more qualified leads. Matt started doing door-to-door sales and transitioned to online marketing. After some experience with online businesses, he realized there was a big need for findi...
Oct 19, 2020•25 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Ready to boost your productivity to new heights? Today’s episode features USA Today Bestselling writer, Russell Nohelty. He is not only an author, he also runs three companies. Clearly, Russell has to be very productive. And in this episode, he’s going to share with you how he does it. Best of all, his approach is actually very simple. The One Thing Russell uses The One Thing approach which was made popular by author Gary Keller. The One Thing focuses on moving one domino or boulder at a time. I...
Oct 12, 2020•36 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Do you want to scale up your business? Thinking about making that first hire? Today’s episode covers these topics and more. Get ready as JC Hite is going to share his story as well as some really helpful information about how to hire and scale up your business. JC Hite started out as an entrepreneur when he was only 14-years-old, and now he leads Hite Digital as Founder and CEO. Hite Digital is all about helping digital marketing agencies scale. They provide SEO, PPC, Facebook, websites, and CRM...
Oct 05, 2020•28 min•Season 4Ep. 20
What is one of the most important things you can do to ensure success? It is also one of the most overlooked areas of our lives: mindset. Today’s episode features Kimberly Milousis. Kimberly has a great story and a lot of great advice to share the importance of having the right mindset in our lives. A Huge Transition Kimberly had over 20 years of experience as a CPA working as a senior corporate tax manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Despite having a beautiful office, working with a great staff ...
Sep 28, 2020•27 min•Season 4Ep. 19
