Dr. Asha Rani is a practicing periodontist in New York City and a speaker. Through her years of surgical practice, she has expanded her vision of patient care beyond simple treatment and now encourages a more holistic approach. She implements these ideas as a professor for a training program that teaches implant surgery to dentists in the Dominican Republic. Asha is a writer and published her first book entitled, Who Is She? , which serves as a memoir and self-help book from her lived experience...
Aug 24, 2023•29 min
David Jenyns is an entrepreneur, business leader, and Founder of SYSTEMology. The business offers a cloud-based solution that creates, shares, and optimizes business processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs). In his early twenties, David sold the Melbourne Cricket Ground and has since expanded into franchising retail clothing stores and digital agencies. He is also the host of Business Processes Simplified Podcast, where he interviews leading guests in the industry and dives into depth ...
Aug 17, 2023•37 min
Rahti Gorfien is a coach and creative who works with artists, business professionals, and even college students with ADHD. Her background as a writer, actor, and standup comic helps her connect and strategize with other creatives. With her experience and thorough education, she has condensed much of her advice into her book: The Five Emotions That Stop Success in Coaches, Clients, and Creatives: Overcoming Personal Obstacles of the Mind . In this episode… Although many people are reluctant to ad...
Aug 10, 2023•37 min
Elle Ingalls is an experienced coach and speaker, and works closely with professionals, business owners, executives, and students on how to improve and de-stress. She is a highly-trained violinist who uses her stress response techniques from her performances to influence her coaching. Elle has been speaking and training for over twenty years and was recently added to the Vistage roster. Before her focus on coaching, she spent her career marketing and directing multiple orchestras and music cente...
Aug 03, 2023•31 min
For over 30 years, Paul Glover has served as a coach and corporate speaker. He works with leaders in organizations generating between $20 million to $1 billion, helping them create a workplace legacy. Alongside his coaching and speaking, Paul is a member of the Ewing Executive Management Team and the Forbes Coaches Council. He started his career as a labor and employment lawyer in Chicago. In this episode… Coaches are a controversial subject in the corporate world. When finding the right person,...
Jul 27, 2023•37 min
Dr. Darnyelle Harmon is an executive coach, professional speaker, and business strategist. She primarily works with six-figure entrepreneurs to transform them into CEOs who move and make millions. Her early career included a stint as the Director of Women’s Entrepreneurship and the Pink Cadillac Executive Sales Director at Mary Kay Inc. In her book, Move to Millions , Darnyell shares her story and techniques to help other owners overcome the challenges facing small businesses. In this episode… F...
Jul 20, 2023•35 min
James Williams is a coach focused on supporting leaders and teams to serve without self-sacrifice. He has service-based companies to teach their communities, their teams, and leaders. Prior to becoming a full-time coach, he had a 12-year career in live television as a visual effects artist. Along with his coaching, James has supported his wife and her team in building a 7-figure coaching and lifestyle business called I Heart My Life. In this episode… Being a new parent is a blessing but it comes...
Jul 13, 2023•38 min
For over 20 years, Suzanne Kingsbury, author and Founder of Gateless Writing, has been a tour de force in the literary and publishing industry. Her literary arts organization, Gateless Writing, is a mentoring program that gives her full autonomy to work with emerging writers, including women, people of color, and disenfranchised voices. Gateless writing offers writing retreats, one-on-one intensive training, and leadership training. Suzanne’s work, along with some of her writers, has been featur...
Jul 06, 2023•47 min
Terri Trespicio is an award-winning writer, speaker, and brand advisor. She works directly with entrepreneurs and business owners to develop their brand messaging, working with companies such as Wells Fargo Advisors, Baird Financial, and Northwestern Mutual. Terri is also a stand-up comic and performed a popular TEDx talk. Similarly, she has brought her knowledge to several speaking engagements, even being featured on popular shows like The Martha Stewart Show and Today . In this episode… When r...
Jun 29, 2023•47 min
Jessica Josset is the President of Fieldwork’s Dallas division, a business providing focus group facilities, quality recruitment, and global project management for the market research industry. She has been with the company for more than 24 years, starting as a project manager. Her time with them has honed her skills in communication, management, and research. In this episode… The research industry is unique. Not only does it require a peculiar breadth of experience in many fields, but it is alm...
Jun 22, 2023•26 min
Dr. Dwayne Jenkins is a cancer surgeon and mindset coach. He is a Partner and GYN Oncology Specialist at the Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute. In his coaching, he helps clients harness the power of meditation and self-acceptance. He runs a blog, offers one-on-one coaching, and produces a podcast entitled Words of Love with DrDwayne. In this episode… Advice and coaching for personal lives can often feel isolated and ignorant of a patient’s career. Similarly, career advice can ig...
Jun 15, 2023•35 min
Angelique Santana is a speaker, success coach, plant-based chef, and author. In 2014, she started her business Eat With Angelique, a private chef service for successful entrepreneurs and families. She has applied her 20+ years of hospitality experience and her passion for better food to serve her clients and drive her career. Along with her consistent speaking engagements, Angelique wrote her book Food Is Love, where she tells her culinary story and provides delicious vegan recipes. In this epis...
Jun 08, 2023•29 min
Jason Ridler is a writer, educator, historian, and expert on unconventional warfare and cold war strategy. He is a Teaching Fellow at John Hopkins and the Official Writing Instructor at Google. He primarily works as an education specialist and workshop leader, leading courses for organizations like Octave, Norwich University Peninsula Bridge, Honors Pathway, and the US Naval War College. Jason has also written more than 15 novels and has written articles for Diplomacy and Statecraft, Small Wars ...
Jun 01, 2023•39 min
Adam Connors is the Founder of NetWorkWise, a company that accelerates businesses and promotes personal growth through relationship-building training. In the past, he served as the Managing Director for GWG Holdings, Walker Preston, and Simia Capital. Adam also works as a mentor, social architect, and a speaker. He is skilled in raising capital and building businesses across a plethora of industries. In this episode… Networking is one of the trickiest aspects of expanding and strengthening a bus...
May 25, 2023•41 min
Nick Prefontaine is the Founder and CEO of Common Goal, a company whose mission is to provide others with the tools and resources that inspire and lead them to their goals. He is an Amazon best-selling author of The New Rules of Real Estate and the co-host of Not Just a Transaction podcast, where he talks about creative options for purchasing and selling a home. Nick is a speaker on The Big Talk Podcast , where he discusses facing challenges and adversity. In this episode… Getting through diffic...
May 18, 2023•31 min
Dr. Matthew Champagne is a researcher, university professor, and entrepreneur. Since 1998, he has advised more than 600 companies and organizations on how to increase engagement and response rates through better surveys. Dr. Champagne currently works with the U.S. Department of Energy, Embedded Assessments, and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), to name a few. His work is guided by more than 20 years of research and has been applied across nearly every industry. In this episode… Surv...
May 11, 2023•42 min
Kronda Adair is a WordPress developer turned digital marketer, and is the CEO of Karvel Digital. At age 34, she became a programmer and spent the next five years getting a degree in Web Design and Interactive Media from the Art Institute of Portland. She spent the past six years studying marketing with key mentors in the industry and helping business owners out of poor technology decisions. In the past, Kronda has worked as a web developer, a co-lead on a technology project, and a project manage...
May 04, 2023•31 min
Kristoffer Carter is the CEO and Founder of Epic Leadership, a training organization for conscious leadership and daily meditation. He has coached and taught meditation since 2015 and was recently named to the Board of Directors for Yoga Alliance. Kristoffer also works as a keynote speaker and author. His latest book, Permission to Glow — A Spiritual Guide to Epic Leadership , was featured in Men’s Health , SUCCESS Magazine , NBC, CBS, and ABC morning news programs. In this episode… Being coache...
Apr 27, 2023•35 min
Rob Fortier is a copywriter and email list manager focusing on increasing open rates and sales for businesses. He is an established writer and co-author of Pushing the Envelope: The Small Greeting Card Manufacturer’s Guide to Working with Sales Reps as well as Showtime! The Greeting Card and Gift Company’s Guide to Trade Show Success. Rob spent over a decade as the Owner and Creative Director of a greeting card company. In this episode… Email marketing is a basic component of most marketing camp...
Apr 20, 2023•39 min
Lou Bortone is a video marketing strategist, a small business marketing consultant, and a frequent keynote speaker. With more than 20 years in the entertainment industry, he is highly knowledgeable about creating content and what businesses want. Lou’s consultancy and speaking engagements center around loyalty and how it can be used to help companies break through. This approach, combined with his use of video marketing, has made him a unique figure in the marketing industry. In this episode… It...
Apr 13, 2023•32 min
Nikki Rausch is the Founder and CEO of Sales Maven, where she helps small businesses with their sales conversations. She has more than 25 years of experience selling to brands such as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, and NASA. Nikki has published three books and has her own podcast, Sales Maven Podcast , where she expounds on her sales strategies. As a professional speaker, she also frequently hosts workshops and leads training sessions for organizations of all kinds. In...
Apr 06, 2023•39 min
Kelsey Reidl is an experienced business and marketing coach based out of Toronto She developed her expertise with marketing positions at Vega and Garden of Life before starting her own consultancy. Her podcast, Visionary Life , which features entrepreneurs and other inspiring people, consistently ranked in the Top 50 on the Canadian Entrepreneurship Charts. Kelsey’s specialties include digital marketing, client acquisition strategies, relationship-driven growth, and entrepreneurship. In this epi...
Mar 30, 2023•44 min
Melanie Benson is an Authority Brand Amplifier, Revenue Strategist, and Money Mindset Coach for Amplify Your Success. She is the host of Amplify Your Success podcast and the creator of Amplify Mastermind, an inner circle for entrepreneurs who are looking to ignite and leverage authentic superpowers for growth. She has worked with, mentored, and masterminded with industry leaders for over 20 years, and worked in corporate America for 12. In this episode… What can you do to leverage your natural t...
Mar 23, 2023•39 min
Reuben Swartz is the Founder of Mimiran CRM and Chief Nerd at Sales for Nerds. Reuben began his career as a Software Engineer for Oracle and Microsoft while attending Princeton University for his BSE. After graduation, he was Mr. Pricer for Trilogy Software, where he worked in engine coding, sales, product management, consulting, and training. In this episode… If you’ve been trying to scale your brand using a CRM, but you’re falling behind, what steps can you take to generate growth? How can you...
Mar 16, 2023•35 min
Mostafa Hosseini is the Founder of Persyo, a Canadian-based call center focused on follow-up, retention, and referrals. He is a coach, consultant, and expert on helping businesses and entrepreneurs grow and scale. Mostafa is also the Founder of WP Spell Check, a program that helps you proofread your WordPress website. He attended Mount Royal University and earned his degree in business administration. In this episode… Did you know if you never make the first call you have zero chance of earning ...
Mar 09, 2023•32 min
Jevonya Allen is the Creator and Chief Visionary Officer at Twisted Networking, an in-person or virtual business networking organization. She is the author of The Introvert’s Guide to Becoming a Master Networker , where she teaches people who sell a product or service how to become better at networking to make more money. Jevonya has a degree in psychology from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s in education from the University of Phoenix. In this episode… Building relationships is no...
Mar 02, 2023•27 min
Alexandra Watkins is the Founder of Eat My Words, an agency that develops memorable and well-known brand names like the Wendy’s Baconator, the Neato robotic vacuum, Smitten ice cream, the frozen yogurt franchise Spoon Me, and the Church of Cupcakes. She is the author of Hello, My Name is Awesome: How to Create Brand Names That Stick and a frequent guest lecturer at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, the University of Southern ...
Feb 23, 2023•33 min
Franklin Taggart is a creative and strategic relationship coach. Through his work, Franklin helps solopreneurs, freelancers, and artistic professionals find creative and strategic ways to make strong connections for success. He is the host of Your Own Best Company and Virtual Coffee Break, where he shares lessons, insights, interviews, and instructions from guests to empower others to succeed on their terms. In this episode… Do you find it difficult to target your audience? Building relationship...
Feb 16, 2023•39 min
Colson Steber is the Co-CEO of Communications for Research, a research logistics company that simplifies and gives you confidence in recruiting and data collection operations, and he is the Co-CEO of Ag Access. He is experienced in implementing strategies and market research and was an Adjunct Professor in Medical Statistics for Rush University Medical Center and a Personal Finance Instructor for the University of Missouri. Colson graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with his MBA a...
Feb 09, 2023•23 min
B. Jeffrey Madoff is the Founder of Madoff Productions, a company that collaborates directly with clients, ad agencies, and public relations firms to produce commercials, corporate branding films, live streaming events, social media, and web content. Jeffrey is the writer and producer of Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical and author of Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas . He began his career as a fashion designer and was named one of the top ten designers in the U.S. He produced...
Feb 02, 2023•39 min
