In this episode I get to speak with Dr. A.J. Minai. He's a two times TEDx speaker, a best LinkedIn influencer brand storyteller, and one of the most inspirational LinkedIn icons in Malaysia. I connected with him through LinkedIn, and his LinkedIn is game really strong. This is where you get to connect with real people that have experienced the world in a professional capacity. We've been chatting on and off for the past few months and having deep meaningful conversations. I just can't wait for y...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 16
I get to speak with Joshua T. Berglan. He's a world's mayor, host of gratitude unfiltered, a talk show ministry, brand designer producer and MC. Well, the world's mare is driven to be the voice for the voiceless and empower others to live with Truth. Enjoy the episode Our Guest Joshua T. Berglan LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/livemanaworldwide Website: joshuatberglan.com Twitter: alohaboca Hacks to take away The voice for the voiceless and empower others to live with the truth. Living everything out ...
Apr 09, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 15
In this episode, I get to speak with a good friend, VJ Niles. She's been helping professionals get to the next level in their careers. She's a career strategist and a speaker. We go into the details of her journey and how she launched her business to help others realize their potentials. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest VJ Niles LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/vjniles Website: thenilesgroup.com Twitter: VJNiles Hacks to take away A strategy is something that's very important for all of us to get to that ...
Apr 02, 2020•44 min•Season 3Ep. 14
In this episode, I get to speak with Jonaed Iqbal, he's a founder of nodegree.com and nodegree podcast. He is a career strategist and helps folks like you and me with build better resumes and come up with better, better interviews. Speaker and he is one. He is the originator of the LinkedInsomnia live show on LinkedIn. And he caught my attention through one of his slides. And I was like, dude, a man, after my own name, I need to connect with this dude and get in touch and see what he's doing bec...
Mar 26, 2020•34 min•Season 3Ep. 13
In this episode, I get to speak with Ronan Leonard, he's a specialist in creating mastermind programs. Most self-employed professionals struggle to build their expertise and to sustain nimble revenue and have the impact their skills warrant. And what's really amazing about speaking with Ronan being as a specialist in creating mastermind programs. I've had this thought of creating my own mastermind program, or at least have a mastermind group called about three months ago and it's just been that ...
Mar 19, 2020•41 min•Season 3Ep. 12
In this episode, I get to speak with Nate the Great Peterman. for over four years, Nate has focused his energy on building long term, trusting relationships. He has a unique way of helping people, increase as a person company, and decrease frustration when it comes to attracting clients. I've had the opportunity to be connected with Nate through LinkedIn, and other social platforms for about a year. And I've been following his story and his success. And it's been super amazing to see what he's d...
Mar 12, 2020•39 min•Season 3Ep. 11
In this episode, I get to speak with Jesse Well, he's the creator of habit-based lifestyle. He's the best author for a man in the mirror, a podcast coast for a habit-based lifestyle, and a multimillion-dollar fitness business owner. So he's got some of The technology that your mind can use and building habits is a surefire way to get the success that you're looking for. And we all have habits and Jesse here, he's created this system that helps you figure out what habits are going to get you to t...
Mar 05, 2020•45 min•Season 3Ep. 10
In this episode, I speak with Del Shaffer. He's a host to The Leagues Podcast on iTunes. He's also a father, a husband, a realtor, and he's voted one of the best realtors in Mount Pleasant. Del and I are both huge fans of Gary Vaynerchuk. And when Gary said who should I call on Twitter. A twitter conversation got started and we all retweeted. And Del had a really awesome message and he got tons of likes and I was like Del, why don't you come on and be a guest on my podcast. He happily played alo...
Feb 27, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this episode, I get to speak with Matt Bertram. He's a trainer, author, and a local keynote speaker and consultant in digital marketing and social selling. Now he's also a co-host for The most popular SEO podcast on iTunes and is also the CEO at EWebResults. A very high-end internet marketing agency. He's definitely the best in the space of Digital Marketing. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Matt Bertram Website: ewebresults.com Twitter: mattbertramlive LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mattbertramlive F...
Feb 20, 2020•50 min•Season 3Ep. 8
In this episode, I get to speak with Kelsey Anne, she's a host for "You can have it all" podcast. She's also a master certified practitioner with NLP and Hypnosis. She specializes in subconscious programming, identity and relationship. I'm so honored to have her as a guest on my podcast. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Kelsey Anne LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kelsey-anne-583955171 Instagram: Iamkelseyanne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009551899301 Hacks to take Away Mindset that...
Feb 13, 2020•43 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In this episode, I get to speak with my good friend, Carey Ransom. I got to work with Carey over 10 years ago at one of our favorite companies. WebVisible, and we all left and did great things. I'm happy to say that I've been in connection with a lot of the people that I worked with at WebVisible. Carey had a really amazing role at WebVisible and since then he has done some really astonishing work in the local business arena for Orange County. He's been creating long term value through his podca...
Feb 06, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In this episode, I get to speak with Gaetano Dinardi. He started his career as a singer, then writing songs, and finally producing music with big names. He's also a digital marketing leader and brings a very unique blend of raw talent passion to music, merge with business experience to a crossroads. I got connect with him through our Mutual friend Mike Shaw of SpotAGuest.com. Gaetano relives his journey with us and reveals some fundamentals around how he used SEO and SEM through creating authent...
Jan 30, 2020•52 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this episode we get to speak with Kirk Westwood. He's an upcoming author for a new book that's coming out. But he's an award award winning creative director, content strategist and a business communications consultant. I met him through LinkedIn. And as we are all so connected in this connected world through social media, LinkedIn is one of the professional places. And when I got to speak with him and get to work with him on some of the some of the projects back in the past. I thought to myse...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode, I get to speak with Ron Newcomb. He's an organizer & moderator for the VIP TV & Film Summit, and that's one of the first ways I connected with him. He's a director, writer, actor and producer at The Forge Studios. He's written and directed many award winning shorts and feature length films. And I was like, hey, that's a place that I've been struggling to figure out and have been passionate about for the past, many, many years. How can I get a behind the scenes of what it...
Jan 16, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode, we'll get to speak with Tony J. Selimi. He's a visionary, philanthropist, a cognition expert, and international speaker, filmmaker, business coach, educator, and an internationally published award-winning author and He made it really easy for me to come up with those words because his website is still very well maintained and up to date. But I've heard a lot about Tony J Selimi. He wrote the foreword for the Magnetic Entrepreneur book series. I heard a lot about him through Robe...
Jan 09, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In this episode, I get to speak with Ramesh Dontha. He is an entrepreneur, a writer and a blogger. He actually reached out to me through Mark Shaw's Spot A Guest service. We had our intro call and it was a great match. We've talked about the different things that bring us joy. In the green room, I got to learn a little bit more about him and what he's been doing with his career. To dig a little deeper I'm excited to welcome him to the podcast so he can share his story and vision on how to get st...
Jan 02, 2020•40 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this Episode, I get to speak with Joseph Malinski. He's a director at ATB productions. I met him through a music video that my actor friend was part of. The music video was set in the 80s and really creative story! I decided to look behind the music video and who produced it, reached out and got in touch with Joey, who happily agreed to join me on the podcast and share his journey. His production company is http://atbproductions.com and cab be reached through his instagram @atbproductions ——S...
Dec 26, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 99
In this episode I get to speak with Jeremy Stark I met him through the amazing service spotaguest.com. It was set up by Mark Shaw and it connects guests with podcast hosts. So I got a message from Jeremy and he's got some really good stuff that he's been working on. And would love to share his journey and discoveries on the podcast. This is my first time speaking with him and we get to learn a lot. He goes into how he got started and where he's heading with his multiple businesses. He can be rea...
Dec 19, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 98
This is a fun story, I’m actually really excited to finally release this episode! So how did I meet Jamie Bernard? One of these fine mornings I got alerted to GaryVee going live on LinkedIn with Lilly Singh ‘superwoman’ on YouTube. She came on to announce to her audience and to Gary’s that she’ll be the first woman to host a late-night show on NBC. The journey of Lilly Singh is an amazing one but through this live conversation between Gary and Lilly and me among other folks watching the stream d...
Dec 12, 2019•27 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Dr. Connie Omari is a certified clinical trauma professional and holds a certificate in PTSD and Hypnosis. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in Psychology and African-American Studies. Later in her life, she went back to school to receive her Master of Arts and Master of Education in Psychological Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University. Finally, she got her Ph. D., in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University, w...
Dec 10, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 96
In this episode, we get to speak with Jessica Barclay. She is a blogger, a YouTuber. I discovered her on another podcast that let Jessica pick her own topic, where she talked about decluttering. She's got a fantastic Instagram presence based out of London, England. She's got an excellent blog called supermumsociety.com, and it's all about empowering the moms in all of us. As a father myself, it is essential to have that maternal instinct in all of us. So you're able to provide for your kids that...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 95
In this episode, I get to speak with a teacher, a writer, and a speaker, Tyler Christensen. He is a hobbyist like myself, but since he teaches the fifth-grade class, he's always learning from his students. He reached out to me through the SpotAGuest directory and said, "You know, I've got a message that will serve your audience very well." I was immediately intrigued and connected. I learned a lot from this conversation and hope that you will find it as educational and inspiring as I did. Our Gu...
Dec 03, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 94
In this episode, I get to speak with Mark Stephen Pooler. He is a radio presenter at the good intentions show on the UI Media network. And we've been connected for some time, and I love what Mark has been doing with his community. He's helped Entrepreneurs create that mindset and belief system that makes their success a reality. Mindset is something that all of us struggle with, it is something that is ingrained into us from a very young age, and to be able to change our mindset takes real effor...
Nov 28, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 93
In this episode, we get to speak with Courtney Harring . She's a co-founder at Med Snake Media, and she has been running this full-service growth and billing company with her co-founder Shaneé Moret . She's got a fantastic story. We had a chance to chat earlier in the green room, and I've known her for over a year. It has been amazing to watch her journey and growth come full circle. She's been working on some fantastic things. And I'm super excited to have her on the podcast to share her journe...
Nov 26, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 92
On the Mindfulness Meditation Monday, I talk about the importance of time allocation. And a shout out to some awesome folks that I met on my drive in DC and VA over the weekend.
Nov 25, 2019•28 min
In this episode, we get to speak with Amanda Parker. She is a business owner and abstract artist. She's been passionate about composition photography, game design, coding, lighting, UI, UX, video editing, and storyboarding. When I read her bio on LinkedIn, It felt like I was reading about myself. I got to connect with her through her artwork on Instagram. I was blown away by the level of creativity that went into her drawings, so I reached out and asked her to be a guest on the podcast and share...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 91
In this bonus episode I go over what's happening this coming week and talking about Gary Vee and his hour long talk in Australia this past August 2019. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on the networks below. ——Connect Here!—— You can find Hacks & Hobbies on these popular social media networks: Facebook:...
Nov 18, 2019•24 min
In this episode, I get to speak with Matthew Gagnon. He's a mindset coach, keynote speaker and believes in comeback stories. After selling his soul to the corporate lifestyle for the past 15 years, he was basically selling his soul to the corporate lifestyle, missing birthday parties, family events. holidays. And he made a decision to get out of that and create something that would fulfill his life and make him more. It's just like you and I right. So I'm, I'm so thankful. I'm so honored to have...
Nov 14, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 90
I've been recording my thoughts and valuable insights that I've gathered after listening to books, speeches and content I've been consuming to help grow my business. And I finally figured there has to be a better way to share those insights. I introduce to you the Mindfulness Meditation Mondays or how I like to call them "Mindless Mondays" This is the first of many episodes publishing on Mondays. Reach out and leave a message below. I cannot wait to hear your thoughts :-) Junaid over at hacksand...
Nov 11, 2019•36 min
In this episode, I get to speak with Michael Whitlow. He owns and operates vetbuilder.com He's a Veteran and a Marine. But what's really interesting is that he also studied culinary arts, meaning he cooked food for a living! I met Michael Whitlow through the Champions group on Facebook by Donnie Boivin, and we've been chatting back and forth open the importance of being present on the social media front. So we had some conversations over the phone and I was like, we totally kicked it off, where ...
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 89
