The Unstoppables: Recent Episodes
Bill Wooditch
Hosted by Bill Wooditch, best-selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and CEO. The Unstoppables will show you how to overcome obstacles and transform the sting of failure into the reward of growth.
Tune in for inspirational stories of those who have overcome adversity and continue to move forward with their purpose and mission. Each week we unravel the mysteries of business, one unstoppable guest at a time!
Bill uses his experiences and insight to inspire individuals to pursue personal development and professional success, providing valuable guidance in leadership, sales, and becoming a game-changer in your own right.
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Nir Bashan is a world-renowned creativity expert. He has taught thousands of leaders and individuals around the globe how to harness the power of creativity to improve profitability, increase sales, improve customer service, and ultimately create more meaning in their work. Nir is the founder and CEO of The Creator Mindset LLC, a company that conducts workshops, consulting, coaching, and keynote speeches at conferences and corporate events.
Today’s guest has a unique talent to weave an engrossing story with an enduring lesson. He’s an award-winning speaker, a sales coach and mentor with a propriety system that helps thousands of people get to YES faster, with his innovative program Yescalate. Here to tell his story today, is my dear friend Dean Minuto.
Tom Corner is a motivational speaker, mentor, and the author of several books, including an upcoming book about the disconnect in the corporate world. After many years of success in business, Tom realized his greatest contribution was not filling tables, crunching numbers or managing a team. He realized it was waking people up to their true potential. Today, we're going to discuss "Numbers Over Names" and why fixating on results hurts company morale.
As the owner of a successful real estate investing company, and also a partner in one of the country's largest real estate mentorship/mastermind companies, Mike specializes in helping entrepreneurs create systems, processes, and automations that allow them to work on their business and not be a slave to it. He is also the producer and host of his own online show, Just Start Real Estate, and have conducted over 350 interviews with entrepreneurs who run 6, 7, and 8 figure businesses. His new book is now available on Amazon: Level Jumping: How I Grew My Business to Over $1 Million in 12 Months.
Deb Crowe started her entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 24. She is an out-of-the-box and innovative thinker who loves to learn and create, and she is a true Multipreneur. Deb has worked all over the globe, across various sectors and prides herself on both executive and life coaching. Her coaching passion is helping individuals prioritize their time and attention. "Life is about progression, moving forward and not attempting to have perfection."
Danny Langloss is driven to inspire, motivate, and help individuals and organizations reach their full potential. He believes the best way to predict the future is to create it! Danny is the host of the "Leadership Excellence Podcast" and is a lifelong student of leadership with more than 13 years of executive leadership experience. He is fueled by the value of being committed to excellence and is constantly looking for new, progressive strategies that drive employee engagement, ownership, and excellence.
Best-selling author, professor, coach, professional public speaker, and mountaineer, Chuck Garcia has inspired the world over to successfully reach greater heights personally and professionally. Every successful climb to the top of a mountain requires a strong and supportive team. With over 25 years on Wall Street, 6 years teaching at institutions like Columbia University, nearly 4,500 copies sold of his book A Climb to the Top, over 300 coached throughout the world, and thousands more tuning in each Sunday evening on his radio show, "A Climb to the Top: Stories of Transformation," Chuck provides the authority and support needed to help individuals successfully navigate their personal mountains.
My guest today, Chuck VanDeweel, is an Executive level management technologist with over a decade of successful leadership and development experience. His business philosophy is based upon business culture and cultivating individuals to do their best inside and outside of the workplace.
My guest today, Quentin McCain, is known as "The Possibility Coach", and is living his passion as a sought-after Inspirational Speaker, Coach, and Author. He teaches entrepreneurs and high-level achievers how to master their minds, so their minds don't master them.
Nick Nicholas is a professional speaker who was mentored by Zig Ziglar. He is a former consultant and trainer for Fortune 500 companies and the author of, "Reclaiming My Life: My Journey Back to God." Today, Nick is here to talk about how to manage fear, during a time when anxiety can consume you, and take control of your life. His message is a message of hope!
David Dozier is the author of “The California Killing Field” and an internationally recognized expert and speaker on mass communication, public relations, and communication management. Professor emeritus in the School of Journalism & Media Studies at San Diego State University, Dozier is author or co-author of over 100 books, book chapters, articles, and scholarly papers, and his works have been cited by other scholars over 4,000 times. Today we discuss how fake news has become a phenomenon, how political campaigns use the tactic to influence voters, and why a conspiracy-based group such as QAnon has gained national attention.
Chris Orestis, known as the “Retirement Genius,” is President of LifeCare Xchange and a nationally recognized healthcare expert and senior advocate. He has 25 years' experience in the insurance and long-term care industries and is credited with pioneering the Long-Term Care Life Settlement over a decade ago. A political insider, Orestis is a former Washington, D.C., lobbyist who has worked in both the White House and for the Senate Majority Leader on Capitol Hill. Orestis is author of the books, “Help on the Way” and “A Survival Guide to Aging,” and has been speaking for over a decade across the country about senior finance and the secrets to aging with physical and financial health.
Wayne Penello is the president and founder of Risked Revenue Energy Associates (or “R squared”), a firm that develops financial solutions in the energy-trading/marketing arena for corporations and private equity firms. He is the ForbesBooks co-author, with Andrew Furman, of “Risk Is an Asset: Turning Commodity Price Uncertainty into a Strategic Advantage.” In 2010, Penello was awarded a patent for R^2’s methodology for quantifying risk, the “Performance Risk Management System.” R^2 currently assists clients with the management of more than $65 billion in assets. Working with R^2’s analytics, these clients have generated more than $10 Billion in gains through their risk management activities.
John L. Smallwood is a senior wealth advisor, and president of Smallwood Wealth Management and affiliated companies, providing investment consulting and financial plan design for corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals. He is the author of, “It’s Your Wealth – Keep It: The Definitive Guide to Growing, Protecting, Enjoying, And Passing On Your Wealth.”
Onyinye Anike is a Certified Transformational Life and Business coach, speaker, and Bestselling co-author of the newly released Amazon No. 1 International Bestselling book, “Yes I Can! 16 Success Secrets from Inspiring Women Around the World.” She also worked in higher education in public, private, for-profit and non-profit institutions for over 10 years before making the transition to entrepreneurship.
Dr. Charlie is a highly sought-after international business consultant and keynote speaker. He is the founder of People Success Labs, a Kansas City-based consulting firm whose sole purpose is to bring out the best in leaders and their teams. He has spent 20 years of his career working in and around leadership of Fortune 500 companies. The practical lessons, insights, and operational excellence that he gained during this time are priceless. He has chosen to share the knowledge gained through his work history and research with his clients. Dr. Charlie is one of the foremost experts on employee engagement in the world. His experience, knowledge and skills provide him with a unique understanding of people.
Mark McClain, ForbesBooks author of “Joy and Success at Work: Building Organizations that Don’t Suck (the Life Out of People)”, is CEO of SailPoint, a leader in the enterprise identity management market. McClain has led the company from its beginnings in 2005, when it started as a three-person team, to today where SailPoint has grown to more than 1,200 employees who serve customers in 35 countries.
Growing up in a single-parent home with a father that inspired perseverance and fairness, Marques Ogden learned how to define his values and set goals. He attended Howard University from 1998-2002 where he played Division I football. Marques then followed his dream and his brother Jonathan’s footsteps, eventually getting drafted into the NFL in 2003. Overall, he played for five years as an offensive lineman with the Titans, Bills, Ravens, and Jaguars. Following his NFL career, Marques started Kayden Premier Enterprises, a construction company in 2007 which quickly escalated to being a multi-million-dollar construction firm. In 2013, it all crashed down around him when Ogden got involved with a bad business deal, and he ended up losing everything. But today, he is a professional keynote speaker, determined to help others succeed where he failed. As a speaker, executive coach, and corporate trainer, his passion is to create value for every client.
Sheri was born in poverty, failed first grade, started public speaking at 12, became a masters level teacher, got laid off, became an entrepreneur making 6 figures, left an abusive marriage, and now has three children in college and she helps people thrive in the world. She learned to do it herself and then started inspiring, showing and teaching what that looks like to anyone who was interested. She accomplishes that through speaking, videos, coaching, conversations, podcasting, broadcasting, social media books, and real estate.
Don Costa, podcast host of “Flip Talk,” is a rehab and real estate expert who has made all the mistakes so he can teach you how to scale your business for bigger reward. He is a real estate investor and entrepreneur who shares usable and solid information that helps others start or grow their business. Whether you’ve had some success or not, Don’s mission is to help you systemize your structure and build consistency so that you grow your mindset and your business.
Ana Melikian is the host of the MINDSET ZONE podcast, and CEO of AMAZE Coaching LLC. She was born in Portugal and lived in Europe until 2003. While there, Ana spent much of her time in academia where she earned two masters in psychotherapy, a Ph.D. in Psychology, and lectured at the Universities in Portugal and Spain.
William Arntz is the author of "How to Suffer: In 10 Easy Steps" and the founder of Captured Light, a creative works company including films, books, theatre and experiential retreats. He began his professional career as a research laser physicist, working on “Star Wars” high-energy lasers. He wrote the software system “AutoSys” – an automated job control system currently in use by most Fortune 500 companies. After selling that company he used the proceeds to create, produce, and direct the film, What the BLEEP Do We Know!?, an exploration of spirituality, quantum physics, neurology and outrageous possibilities.
Edwin Bosso, ForbesBooks author of “6,000 Dreams: The Leader’s Guide To A Successful Business Transformation Journey,” is the founder/CEO of Myrtle Consulting Group.Edwin specializes in operations improvement and change management, and his project history includes work for major brands such as Heineken, Texas Petrochemicals, and T-Mobile.
Adam Witty is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advantage|ForbesBooks. What began in the spare bedroom of his home is now an international publishing and Authority Marketing® company. Adam and the Advantage|ForbesBooks team have helped over 1,300 busy entrepreneurs, business leaders, and professionals around the globe write, publish, monetize, and market a book to grow their business. He was named to Young Presidents’ Organization 40 Under 40, 50 Most Progressive, and was named to the 2011 Inc. Magazine’s Under 30 List of “America’s Coolest Entrepreneurs.”
Janét Aizenstros is a serial entrepreneur and the chairwoman and CEO of Ahava Digital, a company that ethically sources data on American consumers. She is an award-winning businesswoman with several leadership awards such as the Top 40 under 40 and the Top 10 Inspiring Women in Canada. Janét is passionate about investing in creative companies focused in agriculture, energy, media, real estate, technology and wellness. Today, she’s here to use her experience and insight to shed a little light on why future business success will be determined by how well business leaders understand and react to changes in consumer behavior brought about by COVID-19 and the political unrest in the U.S.
Sarah Hicks is a UBC Theatre School graduate, songwriter, stunt woman in training and top performing SDR at Predictable Revenue. Her experience performing, auditioning, and fighting has taught her to be agile, creative, coachable and experimental with her SDR work - which recently culminated in re-designing a strategy and achieving 130% quota.When she’s not crushing quota, she’s hosting the Predictable Revenue podcast, and writing/releasing music under the stage name Bella St Clair.
Tim Burt has written, recorded, and/or produced more than 30,000 commercials worldwide. These ads range from Presidential campaigns multi-national corporations such as Burger King and South African Airways, to thousands of small businesses around the globe. His advertising expertise has been featured in such high-profile publications as The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Radio Ink, Radio And Production. Tim’s passion for advertising began at a very early age. But does anyone ever think you could make a living from it? He has, and his enthusiasm for ads exudes from the stage. He is currently running his own advertising agency, Tim Burt Media(www.TimBurtMedia.com).
My guest today, Shravan Parsi, is a daring leader with an eye for the future and the fearlessness to succeed. He's the CEO and Founder of American Ventures, a commercial real estate company, and is the ForbesBooks author of "The Science of the Deal: The DNA of Multifamily and Commercial Real Estate Investing." His mindset and ability to act boldly, especially during these unpredictable times is something we can all learn from!
Today’s guest is very special because he is the author of one of my favorite books, “Life From the Top of The Mind.” Psychologist, Dr. Bill Crawford, knows that your colleagues are eager to find new ways to access the clarity, confidence, & creativity so necessary for success in today’s world. He uses the latest cutting-edge content to explain why most of today’s advice about how to be successful (deal with stress, communicate effectively with others, etc.) is incomplete. Dr. Crawford holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Houston. He is also a licensed psychologist, author of 8 books, and organizational consultant.
My guest today, Stacey Riska, helps small –– and not so small –– business owners get MORE…more leads, more customers, more clients, more sales and more profit! If you're a business owner who struggles to get your marketing done, Stacey is on a mission to help you achieve your definition of freedom so you can make your business dreams a reality. She is the author of, “Small Business Marketing Made EZ,” host of the podcast, “Marketing In 2 Minutes Or Less,” and CEO of “Small Business Marketing Specialist”.
Steve Robertson is the CEO of Bold Education, an organization specializing in youth-to-adult programming that turns curiosity into passion and skill. Having worked with youth from around the globe for almost 25 years, Steve is also a generational expert specializing in Gen Z, Millennials and Alpha Gen. His primary responsibility is to provide cutting edge high-caliber academic curricula for 20-plus summer programs. From pre-college academics to cooking and business to sports, the programs keep an ever-changing student engaged. Steve partners with highly esteemed institutions including the University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, the NFL and many more!
It has been TWO YEARS since we’ve had our team’s favorite guest on the show, but the MASTER “business strategist” is BACK to share how he creates the foundations for successful teams and drives massive results in all departments of his client’s practices. Early in his career, Sean Crabtree found, first hand, that dentistry lacked the training that business professionals take for granted. Seeking to change that, he founded The Crabtree Group, in order to bring new tactics to dentistry by business training and management acumen, rather than trial and error over time. His unique experience in “sales and training” coupled with his unrelenting dedication, bring a fresh and exciting approach to businesses.
Nicky Billou is the cofounder of eCircle Academy and has studied business growth and ethical persuasion for decades. He’s an international bestselling author, and host of the #1 podcast for thought leaders: The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast. He has helped dozens of business owners, coaches, and consultants became recognized thought leaders and grow their business by 6 to 8 figures a year. Dozens of Nicky’s clients have dramatically increased their revenue after learning the eCircle Success System.
Troy Nix is a motivational speaker, businessman and author of “Eternal Impact: Inspire Greatness in Yourself and Others.” He is a leadership practitioner and entrepreneur, with a military background originating from the United States Military Academy at West Point and has over 30 years of private industry sector experience. And today, Troy is going to talk about something extremely relevant in today’s uncertain times.
Dr. Jim Guilkey, knows why many workers today get little useful knowledge out of traditional corporate training, and how companies can better train their workforce and gain an edge on the competition in the process. He is the author of "M-Pact Learning: The New Competitive Advantage — What All Executives Need To Know," and an innovative learning expert. He is the owner of S4 NetQuest, and is an acknowledged and acclaimed expert on learning strategy. He served as the Assistant Director of Flight Education at OSU working to train pilots, and developed the FAA’s National Safety Program.
Mike Robbins is the author of five books, including his brand-new title, WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging, which is available now. For the past 20 years, he’s been a sought-after speaker and consultant who delivers keynotes and seminars for some of the top organizations in the world. His clients include Google, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Genentech, eBay, Harvard University, Gap, LinkedIn, the Oakland A’s, and many others. He and his work have been featured in the New York Times and the Harvard Business Review, as well as on NPR and ABC News. He’s a regular contributor to Forbes, hosts a weekly podcast, and his books have been translated into 15 different languages.
Scott Cullather is the CEO and co-founder of INVNT and a co-author of ForbesBooks’ “CHALLENGE EVERYTHING,” a new anecdotal and advice-led book for entrepreneurs, business leaders and CMOs. Under Scott’s leadership at INVNT, the multi – award-winning agency has redefined the way organizations communicate to their employees, customers, journalists and business partners, effectively changing the way they think, feel behave and perform.
Steve Baker is vice president of The Great Game of Business, Inc., and co-author of "GET IN THE GAME: How to Create Rapid Financial Results and Lasting Cultural Change." He says when productivity and profitability suffer, business leaders often just order employees to work harder and be more efficient, which at best is a short-term solution. But a better approach for motivating employees is involve them in creating their own intensely focused improvement games that include a team goal, a way to keep score, and a reward for winning. He believes that creating "MiniGames" with your teams can be a powerful motivator for improving employee productivity, efficiency and morale… and your business.
Trustworthy leadership is needed now more than ever! Deke Copenhaver is a consultant, a former mayor of Augusta, GA., and author of "The Changemaker: The Art Of Building Better Leaders." Copenhaver says strong leadership is lacking without a willingness to bring about change. Today, he wants to bring this change-making ethic to a national stage and empower people to become change agents in their own lives and communities.
Terry Jones, founder of Travelocity.com and founding chairman of Kayak.com, is the author of the new book Disruption OFF. For the last 15 years he’s been speaking and consulting with companies on innovation and disruption. After leading the team that created Travelocity.com, he served as Chairman of Kayak for seven years until it was sold to Priceline for $1.8 billion.
Lisa Goldenthal is an executive wellness coach, personal trainer, and fitness expert for high-impact CEOs, Senior Executives, and Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. As an international bestselling author and coach, Lisa helps her clients achieve unstoppable confidence by connecting them to their “why” so they can do the work they need to do on a daily basis to achieve their goals.
Walt has successfully turned around more than 150 companies by coaching the entrepreneurs to focus on leadership and mentoring. The majority of these companies are startups that went awry because they made some very questionable hiring decisions that detracted from the original mission of the entrepreneur. Walt wrote The Patient Organization for ForbesBooks, which is a textbook for business owners that helps them to create a strong workplace culture developed around acquiring and maintaining employee engagement.
Broke janitor to CEO and personal brand strategist to multi-millionaire entrepreneurs. AJ Adams is proof of the power of creating influence. In addition to his business success, AJ is an international bestselling author of two books and a dynamic speaker on the topics of personal branding, authority positioning, and motivation.
Paul Trapp is a founding owner and CEO of EventPrep, Inc., a full-service meeting planning and management company that supports 17 franchisees across the U.S. He is co-author of the book Prep for Success: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Achieving Your Dreams. Trapp is a former senior military leader and holds over 30 years of experience in contract management, event planning, and organizing conferences, seminars, and meetings.
Grant Parr is a mental sports performance coach and the author of The Next One Up Mindset: How to Prepare for the Unknown. He owns and runs GAMEFACE PERFORMANCE, a consulting firm that enhances mental skills for athletes and coaches. Grant helps his clients find their why, breathe through the unknown and share their energy with others throughout their journey.
Bill Higgs is an authority on corporate culture. He believes that the right culture can help you create a ‘cycle-proof’ business that can grow even during your industry’s bust cycles that inflict economic pain on competitors. A graduate from West Point and retired CEO of Mustang Engineering Inc, Bill believes in making hero’s in business and in life!
Shawn Burcham is the author of Keeping Score with GRITT: Straight Talk Strategies for Success, and the founder & CEO of PFSbrands. He is passionate about helping others become more successful in work and in life and believes in taking care of employees and providing them with opportunities where they can excel.
Chas walks the talk! He doesn’t teach theory; he educates and empowers from his daily engagement in the successful activities that create a life. He uses his experiences and past failures to help others become successful. Tune in now to find out how Chas is redefining the game for future entrepreneurs!
Today on The Unstoppables we have special guest Bob Fisch. He is the founder and former CEO of rue21, author of “Fisch Tales: The Making of a Millennial Baby Boomer” and was named one of “10 CEOs to Watch in 2010.” In this episode we discuss mutual mentorship, motivating millennials and making a difference with meaningful work!
This heart wrenching interview is about the story of Jessie Blodgett, who was brutally murdered at the age of 19 in her parents’ home. Today I interview her father Buck Blogett, who’s made it his mission to keep her memory alive through podcasts, television and speaking nationwide. This story has a vital message that has turned tragedy into hope and a passionate message that can turn hate into love.
On this episode of the The Unstoppables, Bill sits down with Ngan Nguyen, the author of “Self-Defined Success: You Have Everything It Takes.” She coaches and empowers entrepreneurs as an Intuitive Strategist. Find out how she faced her fear, changed her career and created the life she wanted!