Writers Episodes

May 25, 2020

Episode 102: Comedy and creativity in a pandemic -- with John Heffron

Today I get to talk with one of my most favorite comedians ever, John Heffron! John is a stand up comedy veteran and winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing season two. His latest comedy album is called Episodes, and he …

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May 18, 2020

Episode 101: Wayne Baker -- All You Have To Do Is Ask

Wayne Baker is the author of the new book “All You Have To Do Is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success.” He is the Robert P. Thome Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan …

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May 4, 2020

Episode 99: Arlan Hamilton – It’s About Damn Time

Arlan Hamilton is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Started from scratch in 2015,...

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April 27, 2020

Episode 98: Take Control of Your Money and Life -- with Rahkim Sabree

Rahkim Sabree is an author, speaker, and nonprofit co-founder specializing in personal finance and mentoring. He recently released his second book entitled "Financially Irresponsible" and delivered a TEDx talk in December 2019 on Financial...

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April 13, 2020

Episode 97: How Email Marketing Elevates Women in Business -- with To…

Toni Coleman Brown is an author, small business strategist and online marketing expert, with a focus on email lead generation and sales conversion. She is the founder of the Network for Women in Business, an online educational platform that teaches...

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March 16, 2020

Episode 95: How Hira Ali helps empower women around the world

Hira Ali is the CEO of Advancing Your Potential, Managing Director of International Women Empowerment Events, Founding Director of Career Excel, and Co-Founder of The Grey Area. Her leadership and coaching articles have been published in The Huff...

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March 2, 2020

Episode 94: Build your brand by unlocking the creative genius of team…

Jeremy Miller is a brand strategist, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the founder of Sticky Branding, a brand building agency. His first book, also called Sticky Branding, is a playbook for how small- and mid-sized companies challenge the...

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Nov. 11, 2019

Episode 86: Helping young people create a path to success – with Mich…

This week’s episode features Michael Basagre, who founded and runs a career coaching service and blog called Momettas while he works as a packaging consultant in New Zealand. Momettas focuses on helping young adults between the ages of 15 and …

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Oct. 28, 2019

Episode 84: Becoming Indistractable -- with Nir Eyal

Nir Eyal writes, consults and teaches about behavior design and habit formation -- at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He has been dubbed “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology” by the MIT Technology Review, has founded...

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Sept. 30, 2019

Episode 80: Marsha Guerrier – Women on the Rise NY

Marsha Guerrier is a bestselling author, speaker, trainer, business analyst and coach, and CEO of Women on the Rise NY, Inc., a small business consulting agency. Marsha also has a full-time career in Financial Technology spanning over 20 years working...

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Sept. 16, 2019

Episode 78: Gail Tolstoi-Miller– Busting unconscious bias in hiring

On this episode I talk with Gail Tolstoi-Miller -- an award-winning dual CEO, experienced recruiter, author and global keynote speaker -- about unconscious bias in hiring. Having personally felt the impact of unconscious bias early in her life, she...

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Sept. 9, 2019

Episode 77: Michelle Tillis Lederman – The Connector’s Advantage

Michelle Tillis Lederman, one of Forbes’ Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of four books including the #1 new release, The Connector’s Advantage. She is also the CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized...

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Aug. 12, 2019

Episode 73: Jordan Gross – The Journey to Cloud Nine

Jordan Gross is a Northwestern and Kellogg School of Management graduate, a two-time startup founder, a TEDx speaker, and a #1 best-selling author. His upcoming book, “The Journey to Cloud Nine,” provides a new approach to the personal development...

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July 22, 2019

Episode 70: Scott Miller – Management Mess to Leadership Success

Scott Miller is the EVP of Thought Leadership at FranklinCovey. He is also the author of the #1 hot new release on Amazon, “Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow.” A self-described “management...

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June 17, 2019

Episode 65: Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy – Helping dreamers become doers …

Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy is an execution strategist, serial entrepreneur, community builder, speaker, author and diversity in tech enthusiast. She loves helping businesses and people become more productive, find creative solutions to their problems,...

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