After his first child was born in 2005, Jay jumped into the world of real estate investing. Despite several challenges along the way, he built a multiple seven-figure real estate portfolio. That portfolio helped him take a multi-year sabbatical to deal with heartbreaking personal tragedy when his wife passed away in 2014. This experience lead Jay to reevaluate the purpose of his life while taking a multi year sabbatical. Before his wife passed away, Jay thought he was financially prepared. After...
Apr 20, 2020•30 min•Ep. 397
COVID-19 has the potential of permanently closing 30% of small businesses. One business where that happened is Sudden Coffee. This powerful and vulnerable interview with Josh Zloof, founder of Sudden Coffee will shed light on the challenges that many small businesses face. Per Josh: Unfortunately, the COVID outbreak hit us pretty bad and we're permanently closing Sudden :-/ I'm in the midst of it as we speak. For a little more context - we actually had our best revenue months on record in Jan &a...
Apr 17, 2020•24 min•Ep. 489
YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL, JUST NOT AT THE SAME DAMN TIME. The New book from Romi: https://amzn.to/3aq64KO It’s possible to have all the things that are really important to us. How do I know? Because I’ve done it, and I’ve made it my mission to help other women Have It All too. Like you, I’m a lot of things. I’m John Neustadt’s wife. He’s a naturopathic doctor, an entrepreneur and an insanely incredible husband and dad who makes us laugh on the daily. I’m Nate and Bebe’s mom, and it’s the most importa...
Apr 15, 2020•27 min•Ep. 483
Mitzi Perdue has a novel way of raising funds for fighting human trafficking. She enables wealthy donors to convert high-end jewelry or works of art into cash that they can donate to the anti-trafficking organization of their choice. She’s doing this through an auction where the auction house has agreed not to charge a commission! The organization that is doing this is Win This Fight (WTF), And yes, we do know what these initials commonly refer to! (But you’ll remember this, right?) WTF enables ...
Apr 13, 2020•25 min•Ep. 464
Marilena Fallaris is a successful Attorney and the Author of Womenemies, with the book becoming a #1 best seller in multiple categories. Her story involves many life lessons and guidelines for relationships both in business and socially that would be beneficial to your audience. The book identifies and discusses the common ways women can be enemies, or womenemies , to each other and sets guidelines to eliminate their existence. The goal of the book is to support and uplift our fellow women! Her ...
Apr 10, 2020•21 min•Ep. 488
C. Lee Smith founded SalesFuel in 1989. Lee was named as one of the 14 Leading Sales Consultants by Selling Power magazine in 2018 and 2019. Foremost expert in executive leadership, sales coaching, behavioral analysis and the discovery process. Lee is author of the new book Hire Smarter, Sell More! , co-host of the Manage Smarter podcast and frequent keynote speaker. https://salesfuel.com/hire/ C. Lee's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/manage-smarter/id1332925915...
Apr 09, 2020•20 min•Ep. 486
I believe leadership is the most powerful force on earth and it is my life’s work and passion. I am a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) Commander. I have led front-line elite Infantry & Special Forces Soldiers in both Iraq and Afghanistan. 5 years ago, I left the military after 14 years of service to pursue my entrepreneurial dream. I graduated from UNC Chapel-Hill with my MBA and started my first business, a Fitness/Martial Arts Hybrid Franchise. Long story short after a few years...
Apr 08, 2020•38 min•Ep. 480
Teresa's book: Working Remotely https://amzn.to/3aFPDL5 Teresa's website: https://teresamdouglas.com/ The world is now your office! You can work from home, from a coffee shop, or even from the gym—but how do you keep on task and stay motivated when you’re alone. In Working Remotely , authors Mike, Holly, and Teresa discuss how to ward off toxic levels of loneliness, how to get what you need from colleagues spread across the world, and how to network and grow in your career when you are sitting i...
Apr 07, 2020•27 min•Ep. 487
Jean Ginzburg is a #1 best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur and digital marketing expert with more than 12 years of industry expertise helping companies scale revenue, optimize sales and marketing processes and improve productivity. Jean is the CEO and Founder of JeanGinzburg.com, a digital marketing education company and Ginball Digital Marketing, a digital marketing agency. Jean's clients range from brand name Fortune 500 companies to innovative start-ups. Additionally, Jean has been...
Apr 06, 2020•27 min•Ep. 465
If anyone is passionate about digital technologies and their impact on our future, it’s Michael Gale. In 2001, Michael founded and sold two companies Strategic Oxygen, a leading data toolset for marketers in the technology industry and Pulsepoint group. He has been a group partner at Monitor Group and was the chief web officer/GM at Micron Technology. As the host of Forbes Insights Futures InFocus podcast, Michael’s experience and passion for digital tech are evident. He engages in conversations...
Apr 01, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 470
Michael discusses the Covid-19 status, self isolation, the death of his Dad, and how to take these most interesting of times to reinvent yourself. Https://BreakfastLeadership.com/bucket for the bucket list template https://BreakfastLeadership.com/covid19 for the free 7-session life coaching while in isolation
Mar 28, 2020•6 min•Ep. 485
Jill has been helping people for over 18 years … helping with better systems for their company, helping with better communication, helping with overcoming obstacles that keep them from being all that they are purposed to be. For 15 years, she was in the non-profit sector, at both a start-up and an established corporation. In 2016, a corporate restructure caused Jill to have to figure out what she wanted to do for her new career. She went back to school and finished her BA in Psychology, got a jo...
Mar 25, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 461
About Maya Holihan Maya is the President of Loyalty Networking, a business-to-business platform that offers entrepreneurs and business executives the opportunity to become a network partner with a turnkey system that is easy to deploy, generates passive income and serves as a marketing strategy to grow their referral base, forge valuable relationships and support their business goals. Prior to Loyalty Networking she owned one of the largest retail wedding businesses in the country; She purchased...
Mar 23, 2020•28 min•Ep. 431
Nancy Parsons is President of CDR Assessment Group, Inc. and co-author of the CDR 3-Dimensional Assessment Suite® which has been used to coach and develop leaders around the globe for two decades. She’s a foremost expert in cutting edge psychological assessments used for leadership and talent development. In 2019, she received the International Thought Leader of Distinction Award in Executive Coaching by the MEECO Leadership Institute . Nancy provides executive coaching services for leaders and ...
Mar 18, 2020•29 min•Ep. 467
Global Credibility Expert Mitchell Levy (pronounced Lee Vee) is a TEDx speaker and international bestsellng author of over 60 books. As The AHA Guy at AHAthat ( https://AHAthat.com ), he helps to extract the genius from your head in a two hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing compa...
Mar 16, 2020•30 min•Ep. 435
Robin's story is so impactful. Life is made of choices. We've all heard this statement at one time or another, but to me It's not just a saying — it's a way of life. I learned at a very young age that our choices determine the successes that we achieve in our lives. Living in a state of blame for the challenges you've faced will not benefit you in any way . Luckily, you have the opportunity to transform from a victim to a victor, and catapult yourself into the life you desire. I have turned the ...
Mar 11, 2020•23 min•Ep. 482
Originally from Chicago, Paul has now been a professional speaker for over 24 years (now giving over 75 presentations per year), and he is one of the leading authorities in leadership and personal growth—especially time management—helping people take back their calendars and restore sanity to their lives. He has spoken for organizations like McDonalds, Subway, Lamb Weston, Northwest Public Power, and Autozone—and among others, he coaches 20 leaders at Pacific NW National Laboratories and 17 lead...
Mar 08, 2020•30 min•Ep. 472
Perry Marshall is a world-renowned business consultant, bestselling author, speaker, and engineer who bridges science, religion, technology, and marketing. With a decade of research experience, Perry brings fresh perspective to the 100-year old debate about human evolution. He founded the $5 million Evolution 2.0 Prize , staffed by judges from Harvard, Oxford and MIT, to cross the chasm between genetics and artificial intelligence. He is the author of Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between...
Mar 04, 2020•30 min•Ep. 471
Thirty Days of thought is a book that encourages people to read, write and speak every day. It works as a small journal and then we teach videos on your own social medias. Published with Culture Unites Authors Jay Doran helps business owners define their companies values and increase their confidence to lead both personally and professionally. Value creation juxtaposed by story, language, and symbolic construction leads to less company turnover and greater productivity resulting in more profit. ...
Mar 02, 2020•33 min•Ep. 419
As a leadership development and executive coach, writer and speaker, Erika Gerdes fundamentally believes we are our most impactful when we are our most authentic and that living a life of authenticity and impact enables us to have more joy, confidence, fulfillment and meaning. She is the designer of The Art of Undoing, an awareness and mindfulness practice which teaches people practical ways to improve their well-being, authenticity, and impact. In her engaging and interactive keynotes and Art o...
Feb 26, 2020•32 min•Ep. 469
Tonya Harris is an award-winning environmental toxicity specialist and the founder of Slightly Greener, offering busy moms simple and doable solutions to reducing toxins, without turning their lifestyle upside-down. As a childhood leukemia survivor and the mother of three (one with multiple learning disabilities), Tonya’s path has led her to helping parents learn how toxins in the home can affect their child’s health. In addition to Board certification and a Master's degree in holistic nutrition...
Feb 24, 2020•32 min•Ep. 385
No is a complete sentence. No, but opens us up to a violation of our personal boundaries, and/or has us agreeing to do something that we truly don't want to be involved with, or simply cannot do. No, but overloads us. Visit https://BreakfastLeadership.com and thanks for listening!
Feb 22, 2020•3 min•Ep. 477
The Alchemy of Power, The Alchemy of Power reveals: what power is what it means to have it how to develop and manage it how to navigate the global call for leaders to use their power to create a better world by developing better workplaces. Joni’s uncommon leadership expertise, combined with her knack for transformative dialog, engages audiences in thought-provoking and behavior-changing ideas. Her unique depth & breadth of experience – ranging from the board room to the jungle, universities...
Feb 19, 2020•29 min•Ep. 463
You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When it Matters Most. We at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard and work with leaders in high-stress, high-stakes situations that arise in disaster/crisis response (Deepwater Horizon, Boston Marathon bombings, H1N1 influenze, Hurricanes Sandy, Harvey, etc.). We help leaders get "smarter than their brains" by helping giving them tools to apply neuroscience, psychology, and other insights at home and at work. Our techniques are prac...
Feb 17, 2020•21 min•Ep. 223
https://humanorientedenterprise.com/ THE ART OF COMPASSIONATE BUSINESS. MAIN PRINCIPLES FOR THE HUMAN-ORIENTED ENTERPRISE by Dr. Bruno R. Cignacco (2019, Productivity Press, Routledge -Taylor and Francis) There are several well-ingrained assumptions regarding the dynamics of work and business activities, which can be refuted. Some examples of these widespread assumptions in the business and work environments are: employees being viewed as commodities, competitors perceived as threats, companies’...
Feb 12, 2020•31 min•Ep. 466
MARI RYAN is a widely recognized speaker for her expertise in worksite well-being and wellness. When you hire Mari to speak, you know you are getting a professional who is engaging, knowledgeable, and extremely relevant. Mari reliably presents on the latest and most well researched ideas in workplace well-being and culture, and has an energetic and enthusiastic presence that your audience will love. Mari’s work and forward thinking ideas in the field of worksite well-being have changed whole com...
Feb 10, 2020•22 min•Ep. 398
When it comes to natural living and biblical health education, one man has paved the way to true success, Dr. Eric Zielinski. Dr. Z is a formally trained public health researcher and aromatherapist, and founder of Essential Oils Revolution Summits and Essential Oils for Abundant Living Masterclass. Both helped more than 550,000 people across the globe use essential oils safely and effectively. His first book, The Healing Power of Essential Oils, quickly became a national bestseller, and his seco...
Feb 03, 2020•30 min•Ep. 411
http://realignwiththedivine.com/ If you’ve ever felt disconnected, stuck or dissatisfied with your current life, Realign with the Divine aims to share the personal accounts of modern day healers, channels, lightworkers, shaman, herbalists and other natural medicine practitioners as they share both the difficulties and fulfillments of their stories of awakening. It is my goal to speak with healers of varying ages and walks of life so that we can examine the common themes that connect all that wal...
Jan 27, 2020•24 min•Ep. 440
Leadership expert Sally Helgesen and bestselling leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith have trained thousands of high achievers—men and women—to reach even greater heights. Again and again, they see that women face specific and different roadblocks from men as they advance in the workplace. In fact, the very habits that helped women early in their careers can hinder them as they move up. Simply put, what got you here won’t get you there . . . and you might not even realize your blind spots until i...
Jan 20, 2020•30 min•Ep. 387
As BarBend’s Co-Founder and Editorial Director, David Tao is a veteran of the health & fitness industry, with nearly a decade of experience building and running editorial teams in the space. He also serves as a color commentator for both National and International weightlifting competitions, many through USA Weightlifting. David graduated from Harvard University and served for several years as Editorial Director/Chief Content Officer of Greatist.com. In addition to his work in the health &am...
Jan 15, 2020•26 min•Ep. 460
