Episodes

Steven Iwersen is the President of Aurora Pointe, LLC, an international speaking, and leadership development firm. He has been a professional speaker for more than 35 years and has been in active leadership roles since 1981. Steven talks about embracing his reputation as 'the Porcupine guy' early in his career, navigating through the pandemic, and how it changed his approach to his keynotes!

Rachel Sheerin is an award-winning keynote speaker and event emcee who has been described as "The Brene Brown of Burnout" and "a motivational blend of Gary Vee and Cardi B." Rachel talks about how she decided to become a virtual MC, how the pandemic affected her business, spreading joy, and much more!

Christina Nicholson is a TV host who helps business owners grow by reaching their ideal customers or clients through the power of traditional and new media without spending big bucks on advertising. Christina talks about how her bad experiences with PR representatives led her to create her own PR firm, mistakes to avoid when pitching to media, and a couple of her secrets to her podcasting as a host and guest!

Chris Kyle is a teacher, coach and eLearning expert who has helped thousands of authors, teachers, speakers and change agents launch successful online courses so they can impact more people while making a great living doing it. He is the founder of Launch Academy, a deep-dive online training program that helps participants create and launch their 'A-level' online course to a global audience. Chris talks about the essentials to creating a successful online course with results! Some of these esse...

Tim is an entrepreneur/business owner with expertise in marketing and business growth. He has 20+ years of entrepreneurial experience with a passion for developing and growing businesses. That passion served him well in operating and managing a wholesale distribution company he co-owned for nine years. Tim talks about effective marketing breaking down the process of creating a target market, establishing an online presence and more! He also talks about why your website is an important piece of ...

Chris West is the owner and founder of Video Narrative, a creative agency that specializes in growing speaking businesses through brand clarity, speaker demo reels, and website design. Chris shares tips on what to do and what not to do when creating a video for your business!

Jason Bay is Chief Prospecting Officer at Blissful Prospecting. He helps reps and sales teams who love landing big meetings with prospects—but hate not getting responses to their cold emails or feeling confident making cold calls. Jason shares his 4 step process in prospecting on LinkedIn, giving prospects control, getting the most out of your content, and much more!

Melissa Smith is the Founder & CEO of the Association of Virtual Assistants and The PVA, a firm that matches clients with the right virtual assistants. She is also the best-selling author of two books, Hire The Right Virtual Assistant and Become a Successful Virtual Assistant which is an integral part of the College of Western Idaho Administrative Specialist Program curriculum. Melissa talks about her journey to the world of virtual assistants, starting the AVA, the right way to hire assistants...

Mostafa Hosseini Helps Coaches and Consultants Develop & Implement Their 1-Page Marketing Plan In 3 Days or Less. Mostafa is a Serial entrepreneur and Business Coach, founder of Persyo Inc and the Host of Daily Confidence for Entrepreneurs, Creator of Simple Marketing Formula, Creator of Simple Offer Formula, and more! Mostafa talks about why marketing plans can be ineffective, the process of building a marketing plan, and whether or not offline businesses should have sales funnels!

International bestselling author Jay Samit, is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrapreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on disruption and innovation. Described by Wired magazine as "having the coolest job in the industry," he raises hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, advises Fortune 500 firms, transforms entire industries, revamps government institutions, and for three decades continues to be at the forefront of global trends. Jay points out how many roa...

Erik Luhrs is known as the Bruce Lee of Revenue Generation, and is the creator of Revenue Kung-Fu. He considers himself to be a Conduit for Success and works with 6 and 7 figure Entrepreneurs and Experts, who have a big vision for their business and brand, but who have plateaued in their growth, to blow past any limitations using the power of nonconformity. Erik talks about the important foundational work of figuring out your own self-identity that can pave the way for more successful results i...

David Dye helps human-centered leaders resolve workplace ambiguity and chaos, so that they can drive innovation, productivity and revenue without burning out employees. He's the President of Let's Grow Leaders, an international leadership development and training firm known for practical tools and leadership development programs that stick. David talks about his roots in leadership, his book writing process, working through the pandemic, and sharing a business with his wife Karen Hurt!

As a speaker, graphic facilitator, and coach, Dana Wright-Wasson believes in using focused conversations and design thinking tools to create purposeful culture, empathetic leadership, and amazing employee experiences. With over 25 years of working in organization development, strategic planning, and change management, she understands that important conversations need to be had in organizations to improve communication, increase effectiveness, and improve culture. Dana returns to the podcast to ...

Erika Garms helps bright leaders and teams work, manage, and lead smarter. As CEO of WorkingSmarts, she uses her gift for applying powerful research to everyday workplace practice, to shape healthier and higher-performing organizations through individual, team, development programs. Erika talks about how the focus of employee well-being has returned during the pandemic, building her services map, moving into the digital world, and much more!

Jeff Cobb talks about the evolution of online courses, what to look out for when pursuing bigger corporations, and the two big buzz words to be aware of in the e-learning world!

Clint shares some of his impactful experiences that led him to build the enterprise he has today highlighting the importance of mentorship, communication, and staying humble!

Judy addresses the stereotype of women in sales, how she stood out despite that stereotype, being a walking ambassador, the skirt methodology, and much more!

Dr. Rob Bell talks about how important it is to acknowledge and enjoy the journey to the mountain top rather than the mountain top itself! He also talks about his new book, Puke and Rally, and how he translates his work in sports into the corporate world!

Linda shares her tips and tricks to building an online following in today's landscape with the form of content of your choice whether its in writing, or video media! She also talks about how you can get her new book which is free right now for a limited time only!

David breaks down the 8 pillars from his new book, Trusted Leader, and talks about his journey of building the Trusted Leadership empire he has today!

The Unstoppable CEO talks about how you can utilize podcasting as a prospecting tool for your consulting business! He also talks about finding your target guests, delegating, and effective follow up processes!

Stephanie Chandler is the author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan and The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan. She is also founder and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association, a vibrant community for writers, and the Nonfiction Writers Conference, twice-yearly events conducted entirely online since 2010. Stephanie shares her ninja strategies to increased book sales both in retail and more! She also talks about the magic of Amazon ads, Author Central, and finding your ...

Robert shows us how to create an effective presentation that can generate business for you and how the same values for these effective presentations can also apply to the success of a Broadway production!

Michelle Villalobos, Business Alignment Strategist and Speaker, is the CEO of Superstar Activator, and host of the Awaken Your Inner Superstar Podcast. She works with influencers, thought leaders and other superstar entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and monetize their expertise in joyful, energy-rich ways. Michelle tells us how you can get away from the money for time model to having recurring revenue through consulting retreats! She breaks down pricing, client acquisition, client retentio...