Bobby Klinck is a Harvard Law Grad turned online entrepreneur but he’s NOT your typical lawyer.  We discuss: Being here on behalf of the United States of America [02:06] Not sad, not depressed, but not happy as well [04:19] How giving changes you as a person [08:18] The difference between tactical giving and a giver…

David is a former consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies. He built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. We discuss: Why working with entrepreneurs is fun [02:26] The best clients don’t need help [04:41] How to overcome the…

Tony Martignetti is a leadership development expert, entrepreneur, idea generator, and people connector. He brings together practical experience, formal training, and extreme curiosity, to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. We discuss: Leave the room to change the room [02:04] The magic world of…

Mickie Kennedy is an expert at helping small businesses, authors, and startups increase their visibility and credibility. We discuss: What you do when you don’t like being told what to do [01:45] A hypothesis about changes in technologies [04:53] How a newswire works [6:15] Why your press release could use some strategies [08:20] Small companies…

Todd Cherches is the CEO and cofounder of BigBlueGumball, a NYC-based consulting firm specializing in leadership development, public speaking, and executive coaching, as well as a Founding Partner of the Global Institute for Thought Leadership.  We discuss: How to get people to see what we’re saying [01:47] The “I can’t draw” syndrome [02:26] What if…

Chris Dorris is in the business of Success Coaching. He helps people close the gap between how their lives are and how they want them to be. We discuss: Do what you love, the money will follow [01:19] How to overcome the fear of charging more [03:43] The correlation between the level of your fee…

Ahmad Munawar is the founder of the 90 Day Pipeline. He helps consultants win 5 & 6 figure deals (no begging for referrals, no networking). We discuss: Necessity is the mother of invention [01:36] The times when consultants lose the respect of the client [04:02] How desperation makes the business unsustainable [05:50] Saying “no” as…

Neil Schambra Stevens is a Business Coach and Strategist, focusing on well-being and productivity in the workplace, especially for the next generation of leadership.  We discuss: People as a key motivator for changing career paths [02:25] Why things should fall apart [03:56] Four principles for dealing with the four major stress triggers in life [06:10]…

Caroline Ceniza-Levine is the founder of the Dream Career Club and a career coach, writer, and media personality on job market issues.  We discuss: A classical pianist figuring out a career change [02:05] The trigger that enables you to leave W-2 income and start business income [04:39] How to use publicity to foster your growth…

Daniel Daines-Hutt is a self-confessed ‘marketing nerd.’ He has a background in Direct Response advertising, but ironically, it’s his Content Marketing that people know him for. We discuss: Cracking the code of getting people to read, listen or watch your content [02:21] Pre-framing problems and objections in advance [03:40] The goal of your content [05:13]…

Dan Blank is the founder of WeGrowMedia.com where he helps writers develop a human-centered approach to marketing and reaching their readers. We discuss: How we would have written the headline 50 years ago [02:40] Ways people are missing the boat when it comes to marketing their creativity [05:03] Why you should be promoting your competitors…

Gabe Arnold is the Founder & CEO of Business Marketing Engine. He is known as a serial problem-solver. We discuss: Entrepreneurship is not a single-skill set [02:38] How to filter inputs that will [not] help you [06:02] How to accept or ignore a critique on your selling skills [09:04] Worrying about selling first and delivering…

After finding the courage to say “bye-bye” to her corporate marketing career, Kathy Goughenour built a 6-figure Virtual Assistant business from her tiny house in the middle of a forest. Today, she teaches professional women how to create their own work-at-home Virtual Assistant and Virtual Expert® businesses so they too can enjoy the freedom, flexibility,…

Jim Morris co-founded PowerReviews which grew to 1,200+ clients and sold for $168 million. He product-managed and architected one of the first ecommerce engines at online retailer Fogdog.com which had a $450 million IPO. We discuss: The need for product discovery [02:06] Choose your own adventure [05:42] Why product discovery is so important for the…

Jennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to raise the bar on book coaching. We discuss: A writer’s approach that makes all the difference [01:54] Helping a dream come true with no promises [04:05] The outcome is usually not the thing itself [07:10] Why [sports] people need…

Merritt Minnemeyer, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP, is the Founder of Master of One Coaching, which serves visionary founders transforming into powerful leaders of purpose-driven movements.  We discuss: Choose well, choose wisely, choose love [2:01] A guiding principle that creates a third option [12:25] Walking the walk of social entrepreneurship [14:25] How to turn around an employee’s…

Meredith Bell is co-founder and President of Performance Support Systems, a global software company. Their award-winning assessment and development tools help leaders and team members become more effective performers. Many clients have done business with her company for more than 20 years. We discuss: Lack of communication skills in a time full of communication tools…

Zachariah Moreno is the co-founder, CEO and CTO of SquadCast. He is a technologist, podcaster, author, and co-founder of SquadCast. Zach and his team are on a mission to connect creatives.   We discuss:  Why developing only a product is not enough [1:34]  A side project that turns into a unique tool focused on quality and reliability [3:54]  When you don’t know that you’ve…

Stacey Hanke is author of the book “Influence Redefined: Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday”. She has trained and presented to thousands to rid business leaders of bad body language habits and to choose words wisely. She’s worked with leaders at FedEx, Nationwide, Boeing and Oracle. She is a Certified Speaking Professional…

Michael F. Schein is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a marketing agency that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their fields. We discuss: What marketing is really all about [3:53] The Hype man: reverse-engineering as a way to make people take an action [8:22] Milk before meat [10:13] Hustle, hustle, hustle [13:50] If only people saw…

Matt Zinman is a difference-maker devoted to personally enrich the lives of at least 100 million people by 2025.   We discuss:  How interns could be helpful when going through a major transition [1:32]  Putting earned confidence in action [6:27]  Hiring interns versus hiring virtual assistants [8:30]  Ways to use interns as a multiplier [9:30]  Overcoming business challenges with a no-quit…

Uri Adoni is the author of the book “The Unstoppable Startup – Mastering Israel’s Secret Rules of Chutzpah”, published by Harper Collins.    We discuss:  The secret sauce of the Israeli high-tech companies [1:53]  Summarizing your 30-minute talk to a tweet [4:07]  The six principles behind the mindset of chutzpah [6:34]  Why you need a good musical ear to dominate your niche [17:48] …

Craig M. Chavis, Jr. is an author and coach that specializes in helping working professionals launch profitable businesses and successfully transition into full-time entrepreneurship.   We discuss:   Planting the seeds of becoming an entrepreneur [1:55]  None of us are self-made [5:18]  A mentorship that turns things around [6:52]  The most important variable in the PIE formula [9:07]  The entrepreneur…

Trevor Turnbull is the CEO of Linked Into Leads and Founder of the transformative Expert Selling programs where he empowers B2B SOLOpreneur consultants and coaches to connect with their “Most Valuable Prospects” using the LinkedIn LINCHPIN Method. We discuss: The mistakes consultants and coaches make that cause them to be stressed and overworked [2:31] The…