Conor Caloia speaks with us about how to break away from the mundane through innovation and risk-taking. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Sep 23, 2019•52 min•Ep. 35
Dr. Niraj "Raj" Nijhawan speaks with us about how our brains function and what we can do in order to achieve optimal brain function. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Sep 02, 2019•54 min•Ep. 34
Joel Plant CEO of the Frank Productions and The Sylvee speaks with us about the myths and misconceptions of leadership. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Aug 26, 2019•52 min•Ep. 33
In this episode, Josh talks with Joe Boucher on what it means to leave a legacy. They discuss how to achieve success and living a lasting legacy. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Aug 19, 2019•59 min•Ep. 32
Eagan Heath CEO of Get Found Madison, speaks with us on the topic of impactful digital marketing. How to use various digital marketing channels efficiently Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Aug 05, 2019•52 min•Ep. 31
Josh Berkson Co-Found of Merchant and Lucille sits down with Josh to talk about the importance of creating an experience for customers. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Jul 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 30
Dr. Jerlando Jackosn, Director and Chief Research Scientist at the University of Wisconsin Madison, speaks with us on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion. How providing diverse work culture creates longterm growth and success in the marketplace. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 29
Beth Prochaska, Executive Vice-President at Potter Lawson, gives us excellent insight on what it takes to design extraordinary teams and provide a work culture of excellence. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Jul 08, 2019•52 min•Ep. 28
Matthew Gonnering, CEO of Widen Enterprises and the 2019 Executive of the Year Award winner joins us to tell us why Widen Enterprises will one day be the most admired company in the world. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Jul 01, 2019•57 min•Ep. 27
Matthew Pletzer, CEO of Lift Consulting talks leadership and sales with Josh. Matt goes over: (Leadership and Sales) Leadership -The 6 Ps of leadership. Plan, Position, People, Process, Passion, Performance -Onboarding, clearly explaining the what, how and WHY of the business, make sure it’s documented. Sales -Mindset right before knocking on doors - too much pressure on a sale that they never had to begin with -Vision and know your MISSION (Battle Plan/Behavior Trap) -Don’t spill your candy in ...
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 26
James Tye, founder and CEO of Clean Lakes Alliance talks with us on how he was able to grow his non-profit from a small team to a massive organization in only six years. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Jun 17, 2019•50 min•Ep. 25
Today I am on the other side of the microphone as I am interviewed by Tina Paulus-Krause for her Your Leadership Legacy series. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Jun 03, 2019•27 min•Ep. 24
Author of the best-selling book, "Me, Myself & Ideas" Carrie Anton joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, freelance work, and her new book. Carrie delivers some impactful insights on the power of working for yourself and how to stay creative and develop ideas without the support of big corporate teams. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
May 20, 2019•54 min•Ep. 23
Consistent failure is more indicative of future success than almost any other factor. And we're going to talk a lot about that today. The important part is how you, the person define failure. That way, failure doesn't discourage you but motivates you because you know you are now one step closer to your goal. So as we discussed this today we're going to talk about some building blocks and how we go about a visualizing failure here, what we learn. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook In...
May 13, 2019•38 min•Ep. 22
Today we have a very special guest, brain training expert, and author of the best selling business book, "Train Your Brain for Success." Roger Seip. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
May 06, 2019•53 min•Ep. 21
Jordan Kosnick, our Chief Development Officer at Northwestern Mutual. So this show is about leadership, about impacting lives, about all we can do in the community to develop as human beings and who better to have that, topic go forward than with someone that spends their daily life in doing so. Jordan's role with our organization is to develop new advisors into the best advisors they can be and help them have successful careers ongoing, but he doesn't just do that with our organization. He does...
Apr 22, 2019•33 min•Ep. 20
Shark Tank participant Kate Field, will be talking about entrepreneurship and what it takes to swim with the sharks. Kate Field, Founder, and CEO of The Kombucha Shop started her company here in Madison in 2014. The Kombucha Shop is now the number one retailer of Kombucha kits in the world. So very excited to talk to you today, Kate. I know that she'll have a lot of great insight for entrepreneurs and leaders listening. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter T...
Apr 15, 2019•58 min•Ep. 19
Michael Johnson, President and CEO of Boys and Girls Club of Dane County has led the agency on an amazing journey of change, transforming the organization from a local children's charity to agent change for all children, all families, while driving high standards of excellence in financial transparency, community engagement and governance, all with the goal of making a significant measurable impact in the lives of children and their families. In eight years as their CEO, the club made really sig...
Apr 08, 2019•30 min•Ep. 18
Spencer X Smith is the founder of AmpliPhi, social media strategies and he's also an instructor at University of Wisconsin and Rutgers University Mini MBA program where he teaches classes on social media strategy and social selling. He's had the privilege of giving over 200 speeches since 2015, including at the New York Stock Exchange in 2017. His company AmpliPhi has also won the InBusiness Executive Choice Award for Social Media Consulting Company for three consecutive years now. Spencer has a...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 17
I'm so excited to have our special guests, one of my best friends in the world, Jordan Montgomery, CEO of Montgomery Companies. Jordan is a motivational speaker and life coach and is here to talk to us today about growth mindset. Jordan, Iowa. Hawkeye fan from Iowa. First guest I've had from outside of Wisconsin. Welcome to the show. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 16
Today's topic is the importance of building people up. I would like to start today's podcast with a powerful quote. People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou. As a leader, looking to inspire people, building people up as essential. The care you take, the compliments you give, the time you take to listen deeply, notice the small things and ask deep questions are all aspects of building people up and inspiri...
Mar 18, 2019•58 min•Ep. 15
Today, really excited to bring to you the topic of attracting and inspiring millennials. As millennials continue to join the workforce in droves, companies must be ready to work with these young people whose values differ greatly from the generational predecessors. In order to maintain employee retention and productivity. While improving companies services, businesses must understand the importance of the millennial generation workforce. The roughly 80 million millennials individuals born betwee...
Mar 11, 2019•50 min•Ep. 14
Welcome to another episode of Inspire People Impact Lives. Today we have a unique guest and we're going to do a unique episode where we're going to focus less on leadership and more on business and visiting Madison. So today I have Deb Archer with me from visitmadison.com and the President/CEO at Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Mar 04, 2019•58 min•Ep. 13
Today we have Dr. Nestor Rodriguez joining us. We're going to talk about staying calm, cool and collected. But first let me introduce Nestor. Good friend. He is a board certified emergency medicine physician and the medical director at Carbon World Health, ultra successful academic career Dr. Rodriguez elected to go into private practice. You has a unique blend of intellect, personality, hard work and perseverance. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok...
Feb 25, 2019•39 min•Ep. 12
Today's topic is making an impact by spreading your message with marketing. Marketing is one of the most important things a business can do. Not only does marketing build brand awareness, but it also can generate sales, grow businesses, and engage customers. The core of any business is to solve problems. Oftentimes, the bigger the problem, the better. However, if you really want to make an impact in your industry, market, community, or neighborhood, people need to know what problem you can solve...
Feb 18, 2019•54 min•Ep. 11
Today we are talking about inspiring people and impacting lives through philanthropy and joining us as Dan Rashke, CEO and owner of TASC, Total Administrative Services Corporation, which is the nation's largest privately held, third party administrator of employee benefits. Dan has made huge impacts through the his philanthropic work. It is something that is dear to him and is built in to the moral fabric of his organization. So Dan, welcome to the show. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Fa...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 10
Enthusiasm is infectious. Leading with enthusiasm will allow you to serve, inspire, and impact others. Today I have a very special guest, someone who knows a great deal about leadership and serving others. She's the vice president of clinical operations at UW or University of Wisconsin, American Family Children's Hospital. Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube...
Feb 04, 2019•50 min•Ep. 9
Today's topic, walking with confidence. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Now picture yourself approaching a prospect of client walking into a board meeting or a party. How do you look? What message do you communicate? The moment you walk into a room, what are your eyes, hands, and shoulders saying about you? What does your dress and slash or appearance say from your vibe, tone and energy? What information can people gathered about you before you ever say a word? Never thought about ...
Jan 28, 2019•50 min•Ep. 8
Here today with me is Tina Hallis, Tina is a scientist, turned positivity, speaker and coach during her 20 plus years as a scientist in biotechnology. She worked in companies ranging from small startups to large corporations like all of us. She has experienced situations in her career that hurt her motivation and attitude. There was when Tina came across a new science called positive psychology that her life began to change. So here to talk to us about the power of positivity. Tina Hallis, welco...
Jan 21, 2019•54 min•Ep. 7
This week I have my good friend Brandon Williams with me. For those who don't know Brandon yet, as he is everywhere. He is a former NFL player, former Badger, Entrepreneur, and now officially certified life coach. His mission in life is to help people find their purpose. He believes that once you find your purpose, you can truly walk into your destiny and impact the world where you were created to. He lives by the motto, "Lead with Your Life." Support the show CONNECT WITH ME HERE: Facebook Inst...
Jan 15, 2019•55 min•Ep. 6