Loving your job is one thing but having the opportunity to earn well with purpose and passion is another. Nicole Roberts Jones is the CEO of NRJ Enterprises , where she helps individuals bankroll their brilliance. Her mission is to help you align your purpose with your paycheck. She breaks down the process in her new book, Find Your FIERCE: Answering Your Soul's Call to Purpose, Power & Profit , which she discusses in this episode with host Dr. Dianne Hamilton. Tune in and learn ways you can...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 858
Workplace efficiency is a goal many companies wish to achieve, and with the proper tools and mindset, that goal can be reached. Join our host, Dr. Diane Hamilton, as she interviews the CEO of Advanced Microcomputing Concepts , Anthony Chiappetta . Tony discusses strategies on reaching peak workplace efficiency using the right tools and mindset and shares his insights on how less is more when it comes to workplace tools and systems. Dr. Hamilton also discusses curiosity and why the lack of it is ...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 857
Some people have more influence on others whether they know it or not. Think about this. When a teacher asks a question, it's usually the extroverts who answer it. But what if those extroverts just waited a few seconds before answering? This would give time for introverts to think and answer. Learn more about how you can influence others with your host, Dr. Diane Hamilton and her guest Vanessa Bohns . Vanessa is the author of the book, You Have More Influence Than You Think . Join in the convers...
Jul 16, 2021•53 min•Ep. 856
Imagine that you're in a top-notch school and you got a C on a Math test. What are you going to do? Are you going to give up or are you going to learn from it? These are the pressures you will tackle in life and you need to be prepared to face them. One way to face them is with your values and ethics. Learn more about values and conflicts with your host, Dr. Diane Hamilton, and her guest G. Richard Shell . Richard is a global thought leader, an author, and a senior faculty member at the Wharton ...
Jul 14, 2021•54 min•Ep. 855
Do you want to stimulate a positive emotional response from your customers? Positive brand experiences make your customers want to experience your services. Dr. Diane Hamilton’s guest in this episode is Kevin Perlmutter , the founder and Chief Strategist of Limbic Brand Evolution . Kevin discusses with Dr. Diane how certain sounds attract people to your brand. You need three key elements to make it work: awareness, familiarity, and freshness. Tune in and learn how use positive emotional response...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 854
It is almost a common theme for working parents to find it hard to be successful at parenthood. Dr. Diane Hamilton’s guest for this episode will not only tell you that it should be done, but also that it can be done. Daisy Dowling is the founder & CEO of Workparent, the leading training and coaching firm for working parents and their organizations. In this conversation, Daisy discusses some solutions to common parenting. She shares how the pandemic affected care arrangements and how it force...
Jul 09, 2021•59 min•Ep. 853
Managing a company is no easy feat. But imagine doing that successfully post-retirement and in a foreign country at that. Jay Andres , former CEO of Mai Dubai Water, touches on his experience of managing a business that started with just him and grew into a company of over a thousand employees in six years. In this episode, Dr. Dianne Hamilton chats with Jay about his personal anecdotes on effective management strategies that inspired his book, The Managers Bathroom Book: Things You Can Learn In...
Jul 07, 2021•58 min•Ep. 852
Learn how to double your income by embracing your uniqueness and by streamlining your business with Simon Severino . Simon is the CEO of Strategy Sprints , which helps business owners run their companies more efficiently. Dr. Diane Hamilton brings Simon in to talk all about how to simplify your business for the better. Plus, learn how curiosity fuels innovation and creativity with your host, Dr. Diane Hamilton. The world is always turning, you have to adapt before it's too late. Find out why som...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 851
Have you ever been appointed as a leader? Maybe in school or in football practice? Being a leader is hard but imagine being a global leader – leader who has to communicate and interact with other countries around the world. That is twice as difficult. Learn all the intricacies of becoming such a leader with Ken Miller . Ken is the President and CEO of Nasco Healthcare . He has been developing global teams and leaders for almost 30 years. He also helped several world-class organizations grow into...
Jun 25, 2021•56 min•Ep. 850
When you play a video game, you have to think to yourself, “Why am I playing this? What makes this game so addicting? Is it the learning curve or the art style?” A lot of research is done behind the scenes when it comes to video game development. Just ask Amy Jo Kim . She worked on notable games such as The Sims and Rock Band. Amy is the CEO, game designer, and startup coach at Game Thinking Academy . She is also the author of Game Thinking . Join your host, Dr. Diane Hamilton, as she talks with...
Jun 23, 2021•52 min•Ep. 849
Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King were two of the greatest leaders in history. The question arises: what makes somebody a leader? Dr. Diane Hamilton’s guest today is Rahul Bhandari, a leadership expert featured in Forbes and award-winning author of Slingshot. Rahul discusses with Dr. Diane how a shift happens with entrepreneurs when they believe in a vision that transcends self-interest. When they dwell in that vision and lead others forward to achieving it, they become inspirational. Join in...
Jun 21, 2021•54 min•Ep. 848
More and more women are starting their own businesses, and more women are Developing Entrepreneurship Skills to compete in today's world. Dr. Diane Hamilton sits down for a conversation with author, speaker, and corporate trainer Dr. Charlene Walters about entrepreneurship. She then talks about what skills women need to develop today and how to develop them. Get ready to explore the business path the right way. This episode is a great starting point to empower women entrepreneurs. Next, we talk ...
Jun 18, 2021•54 min•Ep. 847
Creating businesses around the world is an impressive feat. Imagine hopping from one country to another, dealing with all the language barriers and different cultures. It can be quite a handful for many but not for Byrne Murphy . Byrne is the founder and chairman of DigiPlex , the largest operator of data centers in the Nordic countries. Harvard is also going to publish a case study on his company and his book, Le Deal . Join your host, Dr. Diane Hamilton, as she talks to Byrne about how he was ...
Jun 16, 2021•55 min•Ep. 846
Leadership styles continue to evolve in the corporate world. In today’s time, there is more to just being a leader than being on top of the pyramid. Dr. Diane Hamilton talks with Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. , the CEO of Leadershift Inc. , about the shift in the leadership landscape and how success is formed and guaranteed with specific training and dynamics that shape our future leaders. Jeffery also talks about his book, Flex , what inspired him to write it, and the different ways being a leader can ta...
Jun 14, 2021•56 min•Ep. 845
There are some much-needed skills to achieving success and personal development that aren't taught or explored well at school. Frustrated with this, Mark Herschberg designed a career toolkit to start an education shift in this area, which eventually lead to him being part of MIT's Career Success Accelerator. Joining Dr. Diane Hamilton, he explains how they use peer learning groups to instill the required skills to achieve success and why millennials are much easier to grasp new ideas than boomer...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 844
Life isn’t easy, especially for our brave men and women who have left the service. But many of them still find a way to be successful, creating their own space. Dr. Diane Hamilton sits down to talk with decorated combat veteran, author and consultant Steven Kuhn . Steven and Diane talk about his experiences serving in Iraq, the challenges he faced after his military service had ended, and how he set about to create his own space. Steven also talks about emotional intelligence and what he learned...
Jun 02, 2021•52 min•Ep. 843
Climate change and source depletion are two of the biggest issues we face as a society. These issues will force industries to fundamentally change in order to adapt sustainability strategies like reuse and repurpose. Dr. Diane Hamilton’s guest today is Steve Schmida , Chief Innovation Officer at Resonance and author of Partner with Purpose . In this episode, you’ll learn why the government, private, and nonprofit sectors should work together to solve big problems, such as climate change and sour...
May 31, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 842
Curve benders, as David Nour explains, are these incredible relationships that go beyond helping us with short-term performance. David is the CEO of The Nour Group, Inc ., a relationship economics advisor, and best-selling author of Curve Benders . He joins Dr. Diane Hamilton to tell us about building strategic relationships and meeting curve benders that help with our exponential growth. He says that curve benders are people that, with who they are, dramatically change our growth trajectory – g...
May 28, 2021•55 min•Ep. 841
There is a big trend for diversity, inclusivity, and equity in the workplace. Sadly, disabled individuals are not usually included in that conversation. Advocating for employing disabled individuals is Dr. Abraham Khoureis . He is a multi-talented thought leader with knowledge and expertise in a variety of business disciplines and academic settings. He discusses with Dr. Diane Hamilton why business owners should employ disabled persons and how they can make the workplace accommodating for them. ...
May 26, 2021•59 min•Ep. 840
Growing a business is not a walk in the park. But Alec Stern , also known as "America's Start-up Success Expert" and co-founder of Constant Contact , has made his way to the top and speaks with Dr. Diane Hamilton on growing successful businesses and scaling companies among various industries throughout the years. He shares his insights on the different ways business owners can propel their way to success, pointing out the importance of what you do with your idea and how you can use it to your ad...
May 24, 2021•57 min•Ep. 839
Do you ever dream of enjoying financial freedom and fulfillment but is overwhelmed with fear and doubts? Fear no more as the author of The Common Path To Uncommon Success , John Lee Dumas , shares with Dr. Diane Hamilton the 17 crucial steps that will wheel you to the path of success. John has interviewed over 3,000 successful entrepreneurs and has mastered what it takes to unlock one’s full potential and gear up for a successful future ahead. With years of experience, John knows exactly what it...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 838
It goes without saying that we are our own worst critics. But if we are the ones invalidating ourselves, undermining our ideas, or not speaking up, how can we ever expect people to do the same around us? Melody Wilding says you have to trust yourself and value yourself first, especially if you are a sensitive person, and put that out into the world. On today’s show, she joins Dr. Diane Hamilton in a discussion about how we should accept ourselves and recognize how these qualities of sensitivity ...
May 19, 2021•56 min•Ep. 837
Nothing beats experience as the greatest teacher. Before becoming America's #1 Money Mentor, Chris Naugle went from having money, losing it, and figuring out what he was doing wrong. In this episode, he joins Dr. Diane Hamilton to share his roller coaster of a journey while imparting great lessons around wealth. Chris is a highly sought-after speaker, author, the CEO and founder of The Money School™ , and Money Mentor for The Money Multiplier. Here, he lets us in on his book, Mapping Out the Mil...
May 17, 2021•55 min•Ep. 836
You don’t have to rack your brains trying to come up with a totally new idea just to have a product. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. You need only to take on some of the existing problems you find and offer a solution. That is what Jay Baker did. He is the President of Jamestown Plastics —a 60+ year old plastics manufacturing company based in the USA. As an inventor holding more than 40 USA and international patents, Jay has created the world’s first Certified Child Resistant ...
May 14, 2021•56 min•Ep. 835
When you ghostwrite a speech for someone else, it means you only have that person as your audience. It can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on which angle you look at it. On the one hand, you only have one person to impress. On the other, you really have to know what that person believes for your words to truly resonate with them and in turn, resonate with their real audience. That is probably the greatest challenge that Rob Noel has had as a speechwriter for some of the biggest politica...
May 12, 2021•57 min•Ep. 834
There probably is no person in the world who dreams of being average. In one way or another, we all want to be successful. The problem is we don’t know how to do that. Dr. Ruth Gotian , the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine , is an expert in optimizing success. In this episode, she joins Dr. Diane Hamilton to share with us a blueprint to achieving success. She talks about its four pillars and the way curiosity plays a huge part in one’s success. Dr. Ruth th...
May 10, 2021•57 min•Ep. 833
Many say that the future is now, and one of the visible signs that this statement is true is the presence of the robotics industry in our daily lives. Even though its impact on our work, hobbies, and transport is truly powerful, it is still evolving at a rapid pace. Dr. Diane Hamilton sits down with Heni Ben Amor , the Assistant Professor for Robotics at Arizona State University, to discuss how this technology continues to change our lives for the better. He explains its many uses in the leading...
May 07, 2021•57 min•Ep. 832
More than we give it a thought, our perception controls most of our lives. How we see things and the way we think about them greatly influences our decisions and behaviors. That is why perception is powerful. Dr. Diane Hamilton and Dr. Maja Zelihic , a Fulbright specialist and Department Chair of Advanced Management Studies at Forbes School of Business and Technology, have known this to be true, leading them to write the book, The Power of Perception . In this episode, they take a deep dive into...
May 05, 2021•55 min•Ep. 831
Companies are beginning to see that they can succeed financially while creating a positive impact on the world. Dr. Diane Hamilton's guest is Bill Novelli , the author of Good Business , who has a distinguished career as a corporate and non-profit world leader. In this episode, Dr. Diane and Bill discuss Bill's book and how you can make a dent in the universe wherever you are in your career right now. You can help improve not only the organization you're working in but even the country you're li...
May 03, 2021•55 min•Ep. 830
The greatest thing you can do for yourself and for the world is to find your life purpose. Dr. Diane Hamilton's guest is James A. Cusumano , co-founder of Chateau Mcely and author of I Can See Clearly: Rise of a Supernatural Hero . In this episode, James shares his journey of finding his life purpose and how it led him from being the lead singer of "The Royal Teens" to being a research scientist, all the way to eventually becoming a filmmaker and author. James explains that finding your life pur...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 829