Amira Alvarez is the Founder and CEO of The Unstoppable Woman, a global coaching company helping thousands of driven women in the workplace, entrepreneurs, and self-employed professionals achieve their financial breakthrough. As someone who has made a quantum leap (going from barely making 6-figures to making $700k in one year) and has lived to tell about it, she knows exactly what mindset shifts are required to get out of your own way, master the art of success, and gain the confidence and free...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr
Are you are being called to play a bigger game in the world, but are holding yourself back by way of self-doubt, self-sabotage, and impostor syndrome? Have you have been playing small and keeping parts of you invisible? Learn how to get out of your way and claim your power. Let the world see you shine and live the life you love. Elizabeth de Moraes was shy and using extra weight to hide in plain sight. She had debilitating insecurities. Now, Elizabeth is a solidly and audaciously confident busin...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr
Camille Leon believes in a healthier and happier world through our choices. Finding solutions to today's challenges and making it easier to choose the best ones is her passion and her business. Starting from scratch, Camille Leon created an international organization and movement. Camille is the Founder of the Holistic Chamber of Commerce. It has chapters throughout North America and members all over the globe. She is the author of "False Starts: the misadventures of transformation.' Camille is ...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr
Payal Nanjiani believes that your success is within you and that you can achieve success with speed and serenity in any economy. Payal Nanjiani is one of the world’s few Indian-American globally acclaimed motivational leadership speaker, executive & success coach, and an author. She is the founder and CEO of Success Is Within- a leadership and success training & coaching company. She cuts through the complexity of leadership in today’s fast-changing environment to uncover the core proble...
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr
Michelle Hirst is a multi-passionate entrepreneur. She has combined her love of creativity with her fascination of the sub-conscious mind. Michelle grew up a shy, introverted child that often felt overlooked and invisible. She found the theatre at a young age. Through acting, she was able to find moments of confidence and freedom. Her desire for a more permanent transformation led her to learn various modalities. These modalities include Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Subconscious Release Te...
Jul 25, 2019•1 hr
Vladimir Sizov believes you control your fear; you don't let your fear control you. Vladimir is an IFBB Professional Bodybuilder. He has a long and varied performing arts background spanning multiple disciplines. Vladimir is originally from Moscow but now lives in Los Angeles. His athletic pursuits began at age 7 with rigorous training in gymnastics. He was accepted into the Red Army Gymnastics Team at age 14. The following year, during his competition debut at the USSR national gymnastics champ...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr
Chalese Stevens faced a horrific tragedy in June of 2004 when she lost her four-year-old son in a water park drowning accident. Her healing journey has consisted of helping others along the way by not only to those who are grieving losses of their own but also fighting for lives not yet taken. She has now formed a nonprofit organization, Rainy Days Foundation, (www.rainydaysfoundation.com). Chalese has a big heart. Because her son donated his heart valves when he passed, she has connected with f...
Jul 11, 2019•1 hr
Do you celebrate life? Do you inhabit moments fully? Today, Glenn Morshower will share with us how to use exceptional thinking to live an exceptional life. Glenn Morshower is an actor, producer, and speaker. Glenn has appeared in over 200 films and television shows, in a career spanning five decades. His first appearance was in the 1975 feature film Drive-In. Audiences know Glenn best for his seven-year run as Agent Aaron Pierce, on the FOX hit series 24, and as General Morshower, in the Transfo...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr
Are you fascinated with forensics? The basic principle of forensic science is that "Every contact leaves a trace." Mike Wakshull is a forensic document examiner. He speaks to attorney and forensic organizations between 15 and 20 times each year. His speaking engagements several times each year are as an expert witness in court. As a forensic document examiner, Mike works with attorneys and other clients to authenticate documents. Authentication includes handwriting, signatures, and altered docum...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr
Jeermal “Mr. Me Too” Sylvester is the epitome of a winner. He overcame fatherlessness, poverty, and the pain of a broken home to become one of the more accomplished basketball players in the state of Indiana. After a four-year professional basketball career, Jeermal continues to make a significant impact on young athletes and disadvantaged youth by sharing his testimony of overcoming obstacles and his motivational message to ‘rise through the fire.’ Jeermal was sent from Chicago, Illinois by his...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr
Do you often put decisions about your life and your health in the hands of others? Today, Jan Tucker will show us the importance of taking ownership of your health. Jan has helped hundreds of clients resolve a wide variety of health issues: pain; physical illnesses like serious gallstones, chemo-related symptoms, flu; and emotional issues such as depression, severe anxiety, and more. She began her studies to strengthen her immune system and prevent recurring bouts of bronchitis, asthma, allergie...
Jun 06, 2019•1 hr
Join me in celebrating show # 300, with my friend and mentor Craig Duswalt. I joined Craig’s Mastermind in March of 2012. I wanted to figure out what Walt 2.0 would become. I had no idea it would look like this. It was during the first couple of mastermind meetings that Stand Up & Speak Up was born. I followed Craig’s mantra of “Say Yes, then figure it out later.” With input from Craig and members of his mastermind, I evolved. And I am still evolving. This week, we will look at my journey th...
May 30, 2019•1 hr
Before there was Stand Up & Speak Up, there was a terrified speaker who had to overcome stage fright to make what I do now possible. In 2007, I met Darren LaCroix. In February of 2008, I traveled to Las Vegas for a week to attend some of Darren’s events. There, I also met Craig Valentine and Patricia Fripp. Today is show #299, and I am pausing to look back at how far I have come. That week, where I spent time with Darren, Craig, and Patricia caused an epiphany on the flight back. I will shar...
May 23, 2019•1 hr
Joyce Rice says, “Success for Self, Associations, and Corporations is dependent on Elevating and Utilizing Human Potential.” At age 17 Joyce was judged the best baton twirler in the world, defeating some 20,000 other young women. She graduated with honors from Iowa State University. Joyce has lectured on The Art of Innovation for such giant corporations as General Dynamics, Rockwell International, and I.T.T. Joyce also excelled in the field of entertainment with over 40 years of experience on st...
May 16, 2019•1 hr
If you don’t speak up for yourself, who will? Cynthia Lou helps people develop the skills and confidence to speak up for themselves. Cynthia Lou went from “hoping to get picked” to learning how, and WHEN, to speak up for herself to carve her way into many hard-to-break-into professions: the skincare and beauty business with her own line of Cynthia Lou Skincare, the music business as a DJ, musician, and emcee, the professional sports business as a journalist covering the Tour de France, and now t...
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr
What is the most powerful tool any company can have to connect with their audience? Mellissa Tong believes it is a compelling and engaging story. Why? Because people don’t buy based on facts and logic. They buy on emotions and then use facts to justify their decision. Mellissa Tong is an award-winning director/producer and on camera rock star video coach. She started her career in radio. Later, Mellissa brought her broadcasting skills to the International Channel, one of the first satellite TV s...
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr
This week I will be hosting my 295th show. For most of this radio journey, Ed Vanderlee has been in my corner. I am very happy to be a colleague of his at the station — I am even happier to call Ed my friend. Ed Vanderlee is an On-Air Radio Personality and a Producer. He is also the operations manager at Star Worldwide Networks. He oversees the daily operations of one of the fastest growing media companies in the country. Ed also owns and operates The Arizona Roughriders, Arizona’s only full-tim...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr
Being vulnerable can instill fear in any of us. There is tremendous power in embracing your vulnerability. The more vulnerable you are, the more thrilling the rewards. Originally from Oklahoma, Jeremy Parr is now living and working as an actor and percussionist in Los Angeles. He holds music degrees from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma City University. After graduate school, Jeremy worked as a high school band director in Moore, Oklahoma for seven years. He was responsible fo...
Apr 04, 2019•1 hr
Imagine going from ‘Thinking to Doing?’ How will that affect your business, your relationships, your Life? Maurice DiMino does just that. He trains individuals and groups to use the “W.I.N. at Life” system to create a life filled with joy, prosperity, and enduring relationships. He has developed an easy-to-use system so that you can create the life that you want. Go from zero to hero with Confidence, Character, and Charisma. Before taking the stage as a speaker, Maurice was selling Post Producti...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr
Are you stuck? Are you frustrated? Edie O’Reilly is fiercely committed to guiding you to achieve a satisfying, gratifying, and exciting life. Edie has over 13 years’ experience working with clients. Her mission and commitment are to empower individuals in understanding their own GPS system to guide them through life. While in her 20’s in the Peace Corps, Edie realized the value, benefit, and self-satisfaction of being of service to others. Her path to becoming an Empowering Transformational Coac...
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr
What if you could discover your unique gifts, your genius and can get paid for being you? Then learn from Li-Min Huang. What if you could launch a business that’s aligned with your passion and purpose? What if you could identify and attract the people you are meant to serve? What if you could get more clients, make more money for being you? Li-Min Huang is a Business Clarity and Success coach. She helps ambitious and purpose-driven female service-based entrepreneurs get crystal clear on their gi...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr
Augusta Massey believes that how you respond to your challenges and experiences in life determines your level of success. Augusta left Nigeria at a young age due to a great tragedy and came to America to start a new life. Sadly, tragedy struck again within months of being in America. She survived those two traumatic events to become a lawyer, then an appointed judge, a three-time published author, and effective mentor and speaker with two home self-study courses. She is a consummate entrepreneur...
Mar 07, 2019•1 hr
Do you want to learn about what it takes to be an effective leader? Then listen as we talk to Richard Trevino about Transformational Leadership. Richard is an International Consultant, speaker, writer, & coach. He is an expert on many personal development topics. These topics include leadership, soft skills, and entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial mindset. He is the author of the #1 Best Selling book “Taming Turnover.” He also writes for five of the most significant personal & professional d...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr
The harsher the wind, the stronger the roots of the tree are. After a storm or even a tornado, only the most durable trees with deep roots remain standing. Don’t be ashamed of the adversity in your life. Even when you try to hide it, it will show up everywhere. It is the very thing that has made you You! Adversity — your wounds, your trials, and tribulations — takes you deep into the farthest and darkest corners of your being. And every time you thought you were not going to make it, you did. Yo...
Feb 21, 2019•1 hr
This show airs live on Valentine’s Day. Join Audra Erwin and I as we talk about the importance of loving yourself. Audra Erwin is an International Speaker, Writer, Author, and Transformational Empowerment Coach. As a result of her witty personality and zest for life, Audra is appropriately known as The "High on Life" Coach. Through her writing, coaching and life-changing projects, she moves her clients from a life of fear and suppression into living a life of full self-expression. Audra is a cer...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr
Do you keep items around your house for no reason? Eric Riddle has been a lifelong packrat. His mantra has been: I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Recent events led him to face the clutter in his own life with a new perspective. Getting your mind out of the clutter is an ongoing process. Life can be hectic, which usually leads to physical clutter in our homes; like piles of paperwork in the office, mail on the kitchen counter, or children’s toys on the living r...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr
Sam Christensen had a gift for helping people find the intersection of how they see themselves and how others see them. By sharing this gift, he improved the quality of my life and the lives of many others. Sam passed away earlier this month. To honor Sam and remind myself of some of the many lessons I learned from him, I will play cuts from our Oct 1, 2015 interview. I will add my thoughts to Sam’s. Thousands of people had sought out the workshops of the groundbreaking process Sam created. Movi...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr
Laughter is a wellness program that everyone can afford. George Gilbert shares the importance of humor in business and the benefits of laughter in life. George is an experienced professional public speaker. He started out as a stand-up comedian. At the age of twelve, he performed stand-up comedy at the at the Disneyland Hotel. His show business background gives him a commanding stage presence. Then, he used humor to overcome challenges in his personal and professional life. George segued his com...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr
In September of 2018, Melanie shared a big key to success - always put your best foot forward. Today, we will learn how to overcome one of life’s contradictions: How do I stand out while fitting in? Melanie Fatuesi was born and raised in a small auto manufacturing town in Michigan. At 18, she joined the Army and traveled the world, from Somalia to Guantanamo to Korea. After ending her service, Melanie worked as a Government Contractor in Italy. In 2009, she returned to the US. While volunteering...
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr
We are free to choose and responsible for our choices. This is the first habit of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It is so powerful and liberating, yet I see many unhappy people claiming victimhood. Robin Cotè and I will discuss the power of the freedom to choose. I sometimes use Robin’s Instagram memes in my Thought of the Day. The other day, I heard a whisper that said, rather than share her thoughts, why not discuss it with her. Duh! Robin Cotè is the author of "Victim No...
Jan 10, 2019•1 hr
