This week on our show we dive into one of my favourite topics…sales! For this conversation, we have one of the world's most notable experts on the subject, Tony Hughes. Tony is an international keynote speaker, best-selling author, professional selling educator, award-winning blogger, and the most-read LinkedIn Author globally on the topic of B2B sales leadership. He is the co-founder of Sales IQ Global and ranked by Top Sales Magazine as the most influential person for professional selling in A...
Jan 24, 2023•54 min
This week on the show we talk about fear and overwhelm at work. How do you face your fears at work, and what are the skills that will help you deal with overwhelm in a productive way without spiralling into a full meltdown or losing it at one of your colleagues? Rebecca Zucker is a partner at a firm called Next Step Partners whose mission is to move organizations and the world forward by creating the conditions for personal and systemic change. Our conversation is focused on a recent Harvard Bus...
Jan 10, 2023•37 min
When your inner voice lies to you. As humans our inner voice is one of the most precious instruments of truth we have. Or so we’re told. This talk lays out a specific approach for verifying what your inner voice says to you so simply that anyone could put it to use immediately. Cheryl Strauss Einhorn founded Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making syst...
Dec 27, 2022•49 min
Dominic’s career began when he initially studied to become a lawyer. After graduating and working in the corporate world, he came to the realisation that the idea of working for 20 years to “maybe” make a partner was not the route he wanted to take. Notable moments in this episode: (09:48) - How to deal with conflict with business partners (38:00) - Why people have a poor relationship with money (46:00) - Dominic’s #1 habit to maximise your life in 90-day cycles *** Follow Dominic: Instagram - h...
Dec 13, 2022•49 min
Former Navy SEAL and Founder of two nonprofit organizations benefitting Veterans and First Responders, is originally from Detroit, Michigan. Birdman enlisted in the Navy after watching the Twin Towers collapse on 9/11 and served eight years as a U.S. Navy SEAL attached to SEAL Team SEVEN, completing three combat tours to Iraq before being assigned to Advanced Training Command as an Instructor. In 2005, while serving in Iraq, Birdman was riding atop a Humvee manning the gun turret in enemy territ...
Nov 29, 2022•53 min
Most people think of mental toughness when they imagine a Navy SEAL. What they don’t expect is the thoughtful, yoga-innovating, joking and laughing, professor of leadership named Mark Divine. This is our guest on this week's episode of the show! At twenty-six he graduated as Honor Man (#1-ranked trainee) of SEAL BUD/S class number 170. Mark served for nine years total on active duty and eleven as a Reserve SEAL, retiring as Commander in 2011. His leadership of teams was so effective the governme...
Nov 15, 2022•55 min
Matt is a Holistic High-Performance Coach, hailing from Sydney, Australia. A former professional surfer himself, Matt, now 45, has since coached World champions, and Australasian champions, published 2 best-sellers, and coached and lectured on performance to many leading executives and professional sporting groups worldwide. He had learned how to do things very well, but like most people, was starting to realise it was the being (state of mind) side of things that needed more attention. So he be...
Nov 01, 2022•45 min
Many of us witnessed personal transformations or have heard about stories of people embarking on tremendous change, this week we have Abbas Soukie on the show to unpack how he has been able to transform in a wholesale way in such a short space of time. I came across Abbas through my personal network on Facebook, within my feeds there are no shortages of ultra-endurance events and people doing remarkable things with their bodies, but as I slowly started to learn more about Abbas, I started to und...
Oct 18, 2022•40 min
Here we have Charlie Engle back for round 2! After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren't far enough, he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for thirty-five, fifty, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most u...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Elizabeth Grace Saunders is the founder and CEO of Real Life E® a time management coaching and speaking company that partners with individuals on the journey from guilty, overwhelmed and frustrated to accomplishing more with peace and confidence. All time management coaching is done virtually and can support you in managing your time and staying productive while working remotely. McGraw Hill is the publisher of Elizabeth's first book: The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment: How to Achieve Mo...
Sep 27, 2022•46 min
This week we have Justin Crocker on the show to talk about his time as Green Beret and his evolution to Director of Counterterrorism after graduating from Yale with a post-graduate degree. The focus is on his learnings and development that occurred through exposure to the elite in the military and academic realm. He has continued with his pivots as he is now focused on the entrepreneurial journey with his wife as they “kick “off their woman-only kickboxing gyms. Justin decided to focus on priori...
Sep 20, 2022•52 min
How can we break free from the familiar failures of management and leadership that can’t seem to truly inspire employees and teams in today's uber competitive world? By breaking free from the tired leadership methods of the past. If anyone knows about what it takes to change course and follow the unexpected, innovative paths to high achievement, it’s Urs Koenig. It Is High Time to Shift Our Leadership from THEN to NOW! Many of us struggle with how to best lead our teams in today’s fast paced, me...
Sep 13, 2022•39 min
Robin Taub is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), keynote speaker and award-winning author. Her latest book, The Wisest Investment: Teaching Your Kids to Be Responsible, Independent and Money-Smart for Life, gives parents the information, strategies and inspiration they need to teach their kids about money. Robin has held professional positions in both audit and taxation at two of Canada’s largest accounting firms, and spent five years in the complex world of Derivatives Marketing at ...
Sep 06, 2022•33 min
In addition to being a retired Marine Corps Infantry Officer and decorated combat leader, Mike Ettore served successfully as a C-level executive in a publicly traded professional services firm with annual revenue in excess of $1 Billion. His unique background enables him to understand the personal and professional challenges that senior business leaders face on a daily basis. Mike brings a wealth of practical, real-life leadership expertise and presence to every coaching engagement and serves as...
Aug 30, 2022•53 min
Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz take us on an unlikely journey—from the West Wing of the White House to San Quentin’s death row; from Ivy League brain research laboratories to underground psychedelic circles; from the temperate rainforests of Olympic National Park to the main stage at a heavy metal festival—to explore the meaning and importance of silence and the art of finding it in any situation. Golden is a field guide to getting beyond the noise—not just the noise in our ears, but also on our scr...
Aug 23, 2022•42 min
Dr Jo Mitchell is a clinical and coaching psychologist and Co-Founder of The Mind Room, an innovative and creative psychology community in Collingwood, Victoria. Jo works with individuals and organisations to manage mental illness and build wellbeing. Her current focus is on wellbeing design and immersive cultural experiences that promote mental health beyond the therapy room. Jo has an applied and academic interest in wellbeing science – including ACT, positive psychology, mindfulness and techn...
Aug 16, 2022•52 min
Her life is all about Gold: a kind of modern-day ‘Alchemist’: from studying geology of gold, to a Paralympic gold medal and explorer of both the inner world as much as the outer. Karen started her working life as a geologist in the Bolivian Andes, researching gold, but a life-changing accident left her paralysed from the chest down. She moved away from being a ‘rock-doctor’ to exploring both outside and within. She loved to discover and to find ways to align mind, body and spirit to do extraordi...
Aug 09, 2022•49 min
Welcome to episode 4! We have a special guest, a psychotherapist and relationship coach, Bede Draper. You may remember when he first appeared on the podcast back in episode 20. Bede Draper is a New Zealander who has a MSc and has been formally trained in Western methods of psychotherapy and Western philosophy. He spent 14 months studying under Swami Dayananda in India. He has an avid interest in Vedic psychology as unfolded by Swami Dayananda and now uses this psychology as a foundation for his ...
Aug 02, 2022•46 min
Early in her career, Sonia was told that “while you could learn to manage, you could not learn to lead.” She told herself “you’re either born a leader or not.” Years later she realised that leaders are actually developed over time through direct experience, passion, and resilience. Leadership isn’t about who has the loudest voice or even how much you know. Regardless of your title, your background, or whether you’re introverted or extroverted, YOU have the potential to be an inspiring and influe...
Jun 28, 2022•52 min
Admiral Sandy Stosz started out in the US Coast Guard as an ensign serving on polar icebreakers, conducting national security missions from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Her forty-year career is filled with leadership lessons gleaned while breaking ice and breaking glass as the first woman to command an icebreaker on the Great Lakes and to lead a US armed forces service academy. Along the way, Sandy served for 12 years at sea, commanding two ships, and led large Coast Guard organizations during t...
Jun 21, 2022•55 min
“Addiction nearly killed me, but on that fateful day in October, I received a gift. Call it what you will: a perspective shift, an awakening, or simply dumb luck — that’s not important – what matters, is that it completely changed the course of my life.” This week on the show we are joined by Brian Pennie, he is an author, speaker, PhD candidate, and university lecturer. His used to be very different, however. On October 8 2013, he experienced his first day clean after 15 years of chronic heroin...
Jun 14, 2022•56 min
“I feel privileged to help people stand in their story and courageously take concrete action steps that can have a lasting impact. I’m here to help you and or your family get moving on a path towards wellness.” Thomas has been a licensed therapist since 2002, when he graduated from NYU with his Master’s in Social Work. Since then, he has been providing therapy & coaching services to children, teens, adults and their families. For the last 20 plus years, he has coached and provided therapy to...
Jun 07, 2022•56 min
A thick fog of disruption has rolled into your life. Maybe your entire industry just went into freefall. Or your business is struggling mightily. Perhaps your career path has been upended. Whatever your situation, the world as you know it has changed. You may feel despair, fear, even anger. You have no idea what to do next. Is there a way through this? YES. That’s the answer executive and entrepreneur David Giersdorf presents in Hard Ships, which details his four decades of experience navigating...
May 31, 2022•1 hr
If you’re like most people, chances are you’re feeling the daily grind of go-go-go, do-do-do. And maybe that’s starting to wear on you but you’re not quite sure what to do, since those platitudes of “just slow down, learn to meditate” aren’t resonating. The good news is that you have an intrinsic toolkit you can apply to rest and rejuvenate all your key body systems. It’s called the Downstate, and Dr. Sara Mednick is here to tell you how to access it—and how it can truly change your life. In her...
May 24, 2022•51 min
Medically and militarily Jed has relied on grace and hard work to ground him and help him excel. These principles helped him score in the top 2% on his national emergency medicine exam, go straight through US Army Ranger School and earn Honor Graduate in the Army’s Airborne and the Special Forces Dive Medical Tech courses. Outside of Medicine, Jed is passionate about service and fitness. He is an Isopure athlete and loves helping non-gym people work simple common sense fitness into their lives. ...
May 17, 2022•46 min
Mark Bowden is a world-renowned body language expert, keynote speaker, and bestselling author. Voted Global Gurus’ #1 Body Language Professional in the world, Mark’s unique GesturePlane™ system of nonverbal communication helps audiences maximize the power of using their own body language to stand out, win trust, and gain credibility every time they communicate. Founder of communication training company TRUTHPLANE®, Mark’s live and virtual keynote speeches and training prove invaluable to busines...
May 10, 2022•47 min
Vernon based, BC born and raised, Leah Goldstein challenges all who hear her message to push themselves past their perceived boundaries and live lives without limits. As a little girl, Leah wanted to be Bruce Lee and became the World Kickboxing champion at 17. Leah then set her sights on the Israeli Defence Force and became the first female Elite Commando instructor in a male-dominated climate, where she had to fight for every advance she made. When part of Leah’s anti-terrorism squad were bruta...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min
RJ Singh is a corporate and ultra-endurance athlete, family man and is dedicated to the pursuit of self-mastery. His mission is to lead by example and share the Ultrahabits needed to achieve ultra-performance in all areas of your life. His own journey involved chronic dysfunction which included violence, crime, youth detention, jails, and chronic addiction. With the support of mentors and frameworks, RJ embarked on the path of overcoming. Through his own experiences, he developed his own framewo...
Apr 26, 2022•45 min
Learn how to have a growth mindset from an Ironman, executive athlete, and super mom of five! Joy McAdams lived and learned that there is no such thing as balance. It’s all about collaboration. True success is finishing with it all, not sacrificing one to have the other. It’s all about your mindset and creating ways to grow that mindset to accomplish your goals. It’s the ability to lead others while staying authentic and staying true to yourself. Joy is also a LinkedIn Influencer that has built ...
Apr 19, 2022•42 min
This is the second time we’ve had on Jack Daly! Jack Daly is a leading sales speaker and trainer with over 30 years of sales and executive experience. Jack’s track record is a testament to his real-world knowledge and extensive expertise in sales and sales management. He started his professional journey at CPA firm Arthur Andersen and rose to the CEO level of several corporations, building six companies into national firms along the way, two of which he subsequently sold to the Wall Street firms...
Apr 05, 2022•59 min
