70% of people are unhappy at work and misery at work is expensive. Actively disengaged employees cost U.S. businesses $605B each year in lost productivity, retention, recruitment. Neil is the co-founder of LOCAL, where they help companies achieve lasting change by treating their employees as an audience worth winning. For the past 15-years, their clients include Google, McDonald's, P&G, Delta Airlines, Airbnb. Neil previously worked at Coca-Cola as the head of global digital strategy and was...
Mar 13, 2023•26 min•Ep. 787
MUKUL SHEOPORY was working as a management consultant when, on a rainy afternoon, he chanced upon a biography of Alexander the Great in a downtown Manhattan bookstore. The similarities between the emperor’s life and what he was observing in the modern business world kickstarted a series of inquiries that eventually resulted in this work. Sheopory lives in California and works with technology companies to serve small-business owners. This is his first book. Social Media Links: https://www.linkedi...
Mar 08, 2023•22 min•Ep. 848
Nikki Corson is a powerhouse CEO of Prissy Nikki, who provides top-tier lashes to bring out your natural bold, and beautiful self. Nikki is a Women’s Entrepreneur VIP Award winner, a certified roofing contractor in three states, and is recognized as one of the Top 3 roofing contractors in Georgia. She is also the host of the popular podcast, Life Amplified with Nikki. For more information on getting high-quality lashes, please visit https://prissynikki.com/ Social Media Links: https://www.instag...
Mar 08, 2023•24 min•Ep. 861
Anthony Mongiello has amassed nearly 20 years of experience as an Operations and Technology Leader. Anthony brings to our team his refined business insight and skill in broad company culture advancement. He’s also worked to plan and strategically implement transformation programs and is well-experienced in technology road mapping. Anthony connected with co-founders Gui and Manny through his involvement in the NFT space. The Bulls and Apes Project marks Anthony’s entrance into entrepreneurship. S...
Mar 06, 2023•23 min•Ep. 857
For the last 20 years, Rocco has been advising business owners and entrepreneurs with wealth management. His practice currently has over $750M in assets under management. What makes Rocco different is that he believes that in order to create long-term financial success in life, you have to create balance in 3 things, including your work, health, and relationships. Rocco has appeared on NBC, and his financial insights have been featured in all the major media publications including the Wall Stree...
Mar 03, 2023•19 min•Ep. 841
Emmanuel Probst is Global Lead, Brand Thought-Leadership at Ipsos, adjunct professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, and the author of Wall Street Journal and USA Today best seller Brand Hacks. Emmanuel’s background combines over 16 years of market research and marketing experience with strong academic achievements. At Ipsos, Emmanuel supports numerous Fortune 500 companies by providing them with a full understanding of their customer’s journey. His clients span across a wide ran...
Mar 01, 2023•20 min•Ep. 850
Brian L. Slade has held command positions in the Army and the Air Force and received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, and fourteen combat air medals. He attended Utah State, where he earned a BA and was commissioned as an Army Aviation second lieutenant. He’s also earned an MA in aviation instruction. Brian currently serves as a lieutenant colonel for Air Force Combat Search and Rescue. Author of None Braver and The Liberators, journalist Michael Hirsh earned his Combat Infantryman B...
Feb 27, 2023•22 min•Ep. 856
Since 2012, Steve has been a small business owner who focused his business around one thing...building deep and meaningful relationships. By doing so, he was able to sell nearly $100M worth of real estate working 3-4 days a week and while taking off 1-2 months per year. Today, Steve teaches other small businesses how they can quickly stand out among the crowd, build deep and substantive relationships, eliminate burnout and take more time off, generate more referrals, increase income, and have mo...
Feb 22, 2023•17 min•Ep. 855
Anthony is passionate about helping individuals change their lives and fulfill their true career potential. He is currently the CEO of Tech Elevator, a demand-driven in-person educational platform designed to support the rapid acquisition of technology skills that can lead to meaningful careers and promotions in tech-related fields. Anthony previously served as President of the Software Craftsmanship Guild, an Ohio-based coding bootcamp. The Guild was acquired by Learning House in April 2015. An...
Feb 20, 2023•20 min•Ep. 782
Justin Croxton, CEO of Propellant Media (Omni Channel Media Technology Company), is an accomplished Senior Executive, Entrepreneur, and Advisor with over 17 years of success in the marketing and advertising, real estate, and retail industries. Digital marketing, business development, customer acquisition, SEO, SEM, go-to-market strategy, and growth are just a few of his many domains of expertise. As the managing partner of Propellant Media, Justin is in charge of leading his team in developing c...
Feb 15, 2023•21 min•Ep. 851
David is the Founder and Director of Strategy at 3 Owl, an award-winning creative agency that creates websites that stand out from the noise. They’ve worked with companies like Mellow Mushroom, Great American Cookie Company, VitaLink, Taco Mac, and Wahoo. Numbers-wise, 3 Owl has 40+ employees and over seven figures in revenue. At the start of Covid-19, David had to fire 80% of his agency’s staff in one day. Despite the setback, he and the small team that stayed on never missed a deadline and con...
Feb 13, 2023•20 min•Ep. 808
Vinnie Potestivo is an Emmy Award-winning media brand advisor, personal brand strategist, and content coach. He is a well-trusted connector who creates, develops, produces, distributes, amplifies, and helps to monetize some of the most talked-about brands in modern pop culture. As the host of I Have A Podcast, his goal is to inspire your creative potential. https://vpetalent.com/ https://linkedin.com/in/vinniepotestivo https://instagram.com/vinniepotestivo...
Feb 08, 2023•34 min•Ep. 843
Jason is the author of Bias, Racism, & the Brain and the founder of Greer Consulting, the #1 firm that does diversity training for startups, Fortune 500 companies as well as government agencies. The truth is that most diversity-training programs fail. On the other hand, if they are done right, they can reduce the turnover rate by as much as 40% and increase your employee satisfaction scores by 30%. The best part? The bottom line is also increased. You can check out Jason on The St Clair Spea...
Feb 06, 2023•21 min•Ep. 779
Simon is the Founder and CEO of Ceros, a no-code platform that empowers brands to create bespoke content that helps them stand out in the crowded digital landscape. Ceros works with 800+ worldwide brands, including Red Bull, Conde Nast, and Universal. The company has raised $133.5M in funding over five rounds. At 16, Simon dropped out of high school to become a creative designer. He tried to get into design school but was rejected and ended up working at a magazine agency, Group FMG (now BORN), ...
Jan 30, 2023•18 min•Ep. 796
Steve Robinson built the prime marketing engine of Chick-fil-A, Inc as the CMO of the company. Today, Chick-fil-A is one of the largest fast-food restaurant chains in the US with over 2,773 restaurants across the country. Steve worked at Chick-fil-A from 1981 to 2015. He has written a book titled Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand, in which he shares behind the scene accounts on the growth of Chick-fil-A. The company has grown from 184 stores and $100...
Jan 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 768
Your future success as a leader depends on your ability to extract yourself from operational minutiae and make time for strategic activity. If you’re having trouble getting out of the weeds, you don’t need a new productivity trick. You need to begin a deeper leadership journey to address four core factors – Tactics, Influence, Mindset and Environment (T.I.M.E.). Richard Medcalf, an advisor to some of the world’s most accomplished CEOs, reveals the secrets to becoming a more strategic leader, and...
Jan 25, 2023•24 min•Ep. 845
Founder & CEO of DigiCom For over 14 years, Hemant has played a pivotal role in all aspects of digital marketing. Starting out as a media manager, he continued on to become a consultant, Head of Growth, and executive at a hyper-growth agency, managing a team of 30+. Outside of work, Hemant loves to travel and has been to more than 45 countries (and counting). We'd like to run a free ad account audit for our clients looking to improve their ad performance. Social Media Links: DigiCom.io https...
Jan 23, 2023•29 min•Ep. 862
A “Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body,” Ira is recognized as one of Thinkers 360 Top 5 Global Thought Leaders on Future of Work and HR and Top 10 for Leadership. He is a 6X author with the just released "Create Great Workplace in a Remote World" and top-rated "Recruiting in the Age of Googlization," now in its 2nd edition. He is the co-host of Geeks, Geezers and Googlization podcast, ranked in the top 1% of podcasts and was recently inducted into the HRSouthwest Speaker Hall of Fame. Perso...
Jan 18, 2023•37 min•Ep. 844
I believe that the greatest investment you can make is in yourself. Because the more you grow, the more you feel alive. And the world needs more people like this! I transform lives and help people like you achieve crazy BIG goals. You see…coaching is powerful and impactful. Magic happens in the realm of deep conversations where just the tiniest shifts in perspective can yield life-changing insights and greater clarity of vision. Ever since I picked up a 1980s edition copy of Napoleon Hill’s clas...
Jan 16, 2023•20 min•Ep. 842
Ichak Adizes was born in North Macedonia . As a Jewish child during World War II , he hid in Albania as a Muslim for protection. The story was documented in a film entitled I Want To Remember, He Wants To Forget . In 1948, Adizes moved with his family to Israel , where he served in the Israel Defense Forces . After completing his undergraduate education, he moved to the United States in 1963, where he obtained a doctorate degree in business from Columbia University . Social Media: LinkedIn: http...
Jan 09, 2023•21 min•Ep. 840
Lia is the author of UNSTUCK: Reframe Your Thinking to Free Yourself From the Patterns and People that Hold You Back, leaning into nearly 10 years of experience working in some of the largest and most influential companies in tech including Microsoft, Apple and Google to explore the power of reframing to overcome common challenges found in the modern workplace. She is a TEDx and SXSW speaker and has been a featured guest on WGN Chicago and WJLA Washington DC news. She was recognized by the Natio...
Jan 02, 2023•25 min•Ep. 794
Melanie Ho's award-winning debut book BEYOND LEANING IN has been acclaimed by Kirkus Reviews as “an engaging evolution of Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ mantra" and is a recipient of the 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards. As a frequent keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, she leads sessions on topics that include: women in leadership; diversity, equity, and inclusion; the future of education; and the use of creativity and the arts in business. She is also the founder of Strategic Imagination, a ...
Dec 26, 2022•21 min•Ep. 806
Kvon is the Co-Founder and CEO of Consciously, a purpose-driven firm that helps executives and organizations do work with more purpose. Until early this year, Kvon was the Global Head of Manager and Leadership Development at Google. Part of his job at Google involved coaching top executives to be better leaders as they help grow the company. Before Google, Kvon worked at Amazon and Netflix, where he also coached leaders on how to adapt to hyper-growth and tremendous scale. Kvon has also had the ...
Dec 19, 2022•20 min•Ep. 793
Sarah is a recovering perfectionist and a serial burnout-overachiever. Over time and to cope, she studied methods to manage her severe anxiety through yoga and dance. She started to foster a deeper connection to her mind and body. At the same time, she also began to apply the human-centered, design thinking methods she used to facilitate business problem solving to her personal questions. The more she practiced these evidence-based methods, the more they worked their magic as a catalyst for her ...
Dec 12, 2022•37 min•Ep. 820
Dr. Deb Mashek, PhD is an experienced business advisor, professor, higher education administrator, and national nonprofit executive. Previously Full Professor of social psychology at Harvey Mudd College, she is the author of Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredibly collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone). Named one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, she has been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, The A...
Dec 09, 2022•32 min•Ep. 853
Mark Myers served in the Marines for 8+ years, and received the Distinguished Medal Award and Robert A. Mette Award for outstanding leadership. Today, he is the Founder and CEO of Peak Profit Solutions, a financial services company that for 15+ years has helped thousands of business owners permanently reduce their tax bill on average by 50% without replacing their CPAs or financial investment advisors. Over 90% of America's successful small and medium-sized businesses significantly overpay in ta...
Dec 07, 2022•20 min•Ep. 834
The Dune Jewelry Brand Story Our small business celebrates your memories by capturing them in tangible reminders that will last a lifetime. We handcraft jewelry and accessories using sand & earth elements from thousands of iconic locations around the globe. We love a life well-traveled and encourage wanderlust in each and every one of you. The destinations in our Sandbank reach far and wide - from childhood beach homes to golf courses, hiking trails, vacation spots, and more. My journey bega...
Dec 05, 2022•19 min•Ep. 836
Healthcare is one of the largest expenses an American will face. Even with the Affordable Healthcare Act, coverage and health costs continues to rise, and healthcare bills are the number one reason for personal bankruptcy in the US. Franco and Barbara make it their mission to provide more affordable healthcare options for businesses and individuals. To learn more, visit (and don't forget to mention you heard about this service on the Breakfast Leadership Show!) https://bmarrelli.acnibo.com/us-en...
Nov 30, 2022•19 min•Ep. 849
Dom, who is the Founder and CEO DotConnect, where they find exceptional people for high-achieving companies. DotConnect has a team of 85 employees and has recruited for leading organizations such as the National Football League (NFL), Snapchat, Samsung Next, and Zendesk. Dom graduated early from high school and immediately started her recruitment career at the age of 17 after a neighbor got her an opportunity to work in the HR department of their organization. She went on to work for companies s...
Nov 28, 2022•21 min•Ep. 784
I am a communication coach who provides organisations with the tools to influence, persuade, and engage—whether through storytelling, presenting, or communicating within teams. A few years ago, I got in touch with Cisco Webex with suggestions on how they could improve their software. In time, I ended up working with Webex on a regular basis, and this collaboration, in turn, led me to design virtual training programmes for some of the firm’s biggest clients. My masterclasses help organisations ta...
Nov 21, 2022•26 min•Ep. 839
