A New Business Mindset: Recent Episodes
Gareth Young and Todd Schnick
In a beautiful and inspiring conversation, Clay Stapleford tells us about finding painting and explains that, as he moved into his art, he found himself developing trust, learning to improvise, and becoming more fully himself. In short, art not only gave him the skills to live his life, but it deepened his life and brought… Read More »
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In this week’s #NewBusinessMindset conversation, Laura Silverman talks of her journey into counselling, and of the work she does there. She talks of the importance of vulnerability and gives us some beautiful personal stories of leaning into vulnerability with gentleness and generosity…and she emphasizes the importance of recognizing that it’s okay not to be an… Read More »
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Kate Grace, Director of the Emory University Community Building and Social Change Fellows Program, talks on the show about nurturing her student body into leadership, of approaching projects – and work in general – from the perspective of understanding the best outcome, being open to change, and being flexible. This takes us into an exploration… Read More »
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On this #NewBusinessMindset show, career coach Monica Moody talks about personal power. She helps us understand what it is, how we can embrace it, and how it can impact our lives. She tells us that we don’t need to accept the story of our lives and careers that has been scripted for us from outside,… Read More »
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Cade Joiner, owner of the largest independent shredding company in the Southeast, talks to us on the show about the decisions and actions that led him to where he is now. It is a surprisingly simple story, but one in which he makes courageous decisions which, on the one extreme led him to leave his… Read More »
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Ciannat Howett talked to us about sustainability, not as a theoretical idea but as a practical, ordinary, and meaningful way of living. She talked about how it has informed her life and how everyday considerations and the drive for happiness moved her into a simpler life and enabled her to shift from the practice of… Read More »
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On this wonderful #NewBusinessMindset podcast show, Marilyn Segal helps us to see that most of us live life without deep reflection on what matters, and that as a result our lives are too busy, too stressful, and too serious, and they lack the joy and ease which is our birthright. She helps us see how… Read More »
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In this week’s #NewBusinessMindset discussion, former DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown talks to us about finding joy in what you do, and through the stories he shares, through his philosophy, and through the energy he brings to this conversation, he shows us how he has done this in his own life. You will not only… Read More »
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In this week’s #NewBusinessMindset conversation business and community leader Valerie Hill Rawls talks to us about her career in marketing and communications, about the shift she has made in founding a business founded on creating scalable ecological livable built environments, and what has driven her to make this move. She offers lessons on sustainability and… Read More »
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Dani LoveStrong, coach, writer, public speaker, educator and advocate, talks on this week’s show about the importance of love in your life, and about its impact not just on those around you, but also on your health, your happiness, and your success. Lessons from the Show Dani talked to us about… Read More »
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Jenn Graham, founder of Civic Dinners and CEO of Aha! Strategies, talks about dining with strangers in a format where guests leave their egos, job titles, and religions at the door and show up as human beings. She explains how this can allow us to ask personal and value-based questions and have deep, rich, and… Read More »
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McKenzie Wren, professional facilitator and former Executive Director of the Clarkston Community Center, has spent her life and career cultivating the tools of connecting with other human beings, and in doing so building strong and healthy relationships, trust, and safe spaces in which McKenzie and those she knows can practice and celebrate the art of… Read More »
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On this week’s #NewBusinessMindset we talk with Stephanie Stuckey, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Atlanta, about why she thinks building resilient cities is important work for our times. We also – and perhaps more importantly – talk about what this means at a practical level for each of us, and why this is… Read More »
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Tommy, after a successful twenty-year accounting career, experienced a shift of heart and mind and moved into a completely new life – one in which he lives the life he chose, and helps others to do the same, both by the choices he makes and the relationships he builds in his everyday life, and through… Read More »
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Jeanne is a returning guest on the show (listen to our last conversation at Jeanne Drake Ward: Living A Life Of Care) who on this week’s show talks about our mindset towards money, about the difficulty many people have talking about it, and about the harm this lack of dialog, collaboration, and strategic thinking can… Read More »
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Dr. Jennifer Hirsch, Director of Georgia Tech’s Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, talks about her passion for sustainability and for the work she is doing to create sustainable communities. She tells us how she came to this through social justice, and the importance of justice in the sustainability conversation. And in doing so she gives us a… Read More »
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Ruwa, a millennial optimist, is constantly surprised by the abundance of successes. She focuses on the positive, being willing to join gatherings that are focused on unity the positive, but avoiding those that are “anti”; she works to dismantle judgments, both her own and those of other people; and as a young Muslim woman, she… Read More »
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On this week’s #NewBusinessMindset, Bola Abisogun talked to us about how growing up in Hackney, one of London’s most deprived boroughs, affected the trajectory of his life, including both the founding of highly a successful real estate development and construction-related business, and major social and economic contributions he has made to the community in which… Read More »
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James Watson left a career in education to enter the world of business, venture capital, and socially engaged business, and along the way he cultivated his other interests and skills, including musicianship, theater direction, and other creative endeavors…and found himself called back to education in a manner that brought all of his interests and experiences… Read More »
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Wayne shared a fascinating life journey that has seen him travel the world, create an award winning food that is available in your local grocery store, and most recently assume a leadership role in perhaps the leading center for ethics in the world. Wayne has always had a passion for food, and this pervades his… Read More »
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On this week’s #NewBusinessMindset Paul Brown, a healthcare consultant who focuses on story telling, on designing business processes around happiness, and on his passion and avocation, the Mankind Project, talks to us about the importance of listening to and telling stories, and of learning to be vulnerable. Lessons from the Show Paul… Read More »
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On this week’s #NewBusinessMindset show, Pat Falotico, CEO of the Robert Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, tells us the real meaning of that much-misused term, servant leadership, and about how it has informed her own life. She offers us some incredible lessons that we can use to transform our own and move towards a happier… Read More »
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On this week’s #NewBusinessMindset show, guest Karen Guess shares lessons from the very rich life of a mother, a successful businesswoman, and a person who lives a life of service from a place of deeply understanding what that means, which does not mean giving everything up, but rather putting yourself in a place to serve… Read More »
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On this week’s #NewBusinessMindset show, Jane Turner, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, tells us of the circumstances that led her from the corporate world into the position she holds, and talks of what she has learned along the way. She talks of the wonder of play that is so important to all… Read More »
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In this week’s #NewBusinessMindset, entrepreneur Jay Bailey talks about a roller coaster life that saw him becoming a millionaire by age 26, then broke and living in a 9’x9′ storage unit, before finally finding his authentic swing and being sustainably successful in life and livelihood. His secret was slowing down enough to find what he… Read More »
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In this week’s #NewBusinessMindset, businessman, consultant and political candidate Greg Clay talks about the central importance of knowing people to being able to solve problems – relationships and solutions – as well as looking at your own leadership style and abilities. At the end of the day, he argues, we are all in relationship-based businesses… Read More »
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In this week’s #NewBusinessMindset, Kim Langenhahn – who is opening up the East Coast practice for consulting firm Altruist Partners – talks about social entrepreneurship, the impact this is having on non-profits, and on what this might mean for each of us. Kim also discusses how travel has influenced and affected her life, and how… Read More »
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In this week’s #NewBusinessMindset, professional writer and creative thinker Tommy Housworth talks to co-host Todd Schnick and me about the importance of telling your story as a tool that humanizes, creates connections and allows an opening. Going further, he helps us see that our whole lives are improvised – a story! Lessons… Read More »
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Returning guest, Audrey Daniels, who has previously given us a master-lesson on relationships (Relationship Management 101), talks to us about taking time to do internal work, seeing what’s important in your life, and allowing yourself to act on it. Sometimes that is just taking care of “you”. Lessons from the Show Audrey talked to us… Read More »
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Picking up on last week’s #NewBusinessMindset theme of happiness, this week’s guest on #NewBusinessMindset, entrepreneur, author, and publicist Hope Merrill, talks about the role choice plays in our lives. She helps us see the extent to which we are driven by our childhood conditioning – in other words how much of our life is subconscious… Read More »
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David Jacobstein is a principal in IdealAngle and ESB Media Group. He educates clients on how to accomplish broad business goals by creating specific strategies and measurable action plans. He specializes in improving the bottom line for his clients by leveraging creativity and 20 years of experience in advertising, marketing, business development, finance, leadership, management,… Read More »
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Michael is a returning guest on the show: our previous conversation, ‘Michael Taylor: “Put The Ice Cubes In First”‘ was delightful, and today’s is every bit as fun and informative! Michael is a Marketing Strategist, Brand Facilitator, Strategic Communications Leader. He is founder of SimpleMind Inc. a company that helps businesses with complex offerings grow… Read More »
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Nishant Mehta is a returning guest on the show. You can listen to the previous conversation at Nishant Mehta: Remembering to Play. As Head of School at The Children’s School (TCS) in Midtown Atlanta since 2013, Nishant leads this progressive elementary school in creating a culture of excellence and experiential learning. During his tenure, he… Read More »
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Lee Ellis is Founder and President of Leadership Freedom® LLC and FreedomStar Media®. He is an award-winning author, leadership consultant, and expert presenter in the areas of leadership, teambuilding, and human performance. His past clients include Fortune 500 senior executives and C-Level leaders in telecommunications, healthcare, military, and other business sectors. Some of his media… Read More »
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Ralph Watkins is the Peachtree Associate Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur Georgia. His work focuses on building bridges between young adults and the church in order to develop future leaders for the twenty-first century church. As a scholar, professional photographer, pastor, sought after speaker and workshop leader Dr.… Read More »
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Debonee Morgan is passionate about the voices on the periphery of the mainstream, and is currently at Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, serving as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Spiritual Director, and the lead for Resonance, a training program for spiritual directors. She is a graduate of the inaugural cohort of Richard… Read More »
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As Member Relations Director for The Commerce Club, Atlanta, one of the most iconic private business clubs in the Southeast, Anna R. Chafen is responsible for planning and coordinating all of the programming for this historic institution. With a membership base of over 2,000 members, and whose Board of Directors is comprised of the top… Read More »
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Kit Cummings is an award winning author (Peace Behind the Wire: a Nonviolent Resolution) and international speaker to audiences including business, non-profit, churches and schools. His public speaking acumen was forged by speaking to actual penitentiary inmates, so he quickly acquired an ability to hold the attention of a critical audience. Built around timeless universal… Read More »
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M. von Nkosi is the principal of Liquid Studios (LS) and outgrowth of his parent company, The MXD Collaborative, Inc. founded in 1992. LS is a collective of like minded independent practitioners and intellectuals (practellectuals) operating from a “shared vision” to help communities optimize their potential. LS focuses on finding and implementing locally driven solutions… Read More »
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For more than 25 years, John Ahmann has been driven by the determination to improve the way communities and institutions function in Atlanta. From his early days working in Washington, D.C. to his positions with private, governmental, and organizational entities in the Atlanta area — including his eight years as an elected school board official… Read More »
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Sara is the first full-time Executive Director of Wholesome Wave Georgia, a nonprofit organization working to increase access to and affordability of nutritious, local foods for Georgians living at or below 130% of the poverty line. Prior to this role, Sara worked as a Public Health Consultant for Deloitte Consulting LLP, supporting clients at the… Read More »
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John McColl saved more money than the average 55 year old family by age 27. He is pursuing a purpose driven life by becoming a financial advisor to correct 76% of Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck. His goal is to improve the personal finance knowledge in America by teaching financial principles to younger… Read More »
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Sucheta Kamath is a private practitioner and an expert in cognitive rehabilitation and neuroscience. Her work focuses on bettering the lives of capable underachievers. For the past 20 years, she has specialized in training children, adults, families, schools and corporations to manage a full range of thinking challenges affecting all kinds of learners. Sucheta is… Read More »
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Kay Lindahl is founder of The Listening Center, author of the award winning book, The Sacred Art of Listening, and a Certified Listening Professional. She is a skilled presenter and workshop leader who teaches that listening is a creative force that transforms relationships. She demonstrates listening as a way of being profoundly present with each… Read More »
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Susanne Marsh, CPA, is a partner in the accounting firm of Sklar Marsh, LLC, with 20 years of experience in the taxation of partnerships, corporations and individuals. Before joining Sklar Marsh, Susanne worked for Arthur Andersen, BDO, and Ernst & Young. A native of Hannover, Germany, she also leads the firm’s international practice. Susanne has… Read More »
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K. Rashid Nuri is Founder and CEO of Truly Living Well, to which he brings more than forty years of global food growing experience. Rashid observed local food economies around the world while managing public, private and community based food and agriculture businesses in over 35 countries, including Southeast Asia and West Africa. He now… Read More »
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Atlanta-based artist Lauri Stallings has fostered an expanded practice that includes public choreographies, place building, green economy and civic actions with many communities. Stallings is a 2016-17 MOCA GA Working Artist Fellow. Stallings has received awards and grants from Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Creative Time, American Academy of Arts, Possible Futures Foundation, Bogliasco Foundation, Flux Projects… Read More »
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Rachel Adams is a Realtor, Public Speaker, Coach, Author, and Entrepreneur. She is 32 years old, lives in Northern California, and is the CEO of 4 different companies. In just 3 years in the real estate industry, Rachel had hit the top 1000 agents in the country for the Wallstreet Journal. On the outside looking… Read More »
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Bill Watkins and Robert Mallon are two best friends who together have over 80 years of professional experience as leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and coaches. For years, they kept hearing from men struggling to grow their companies and careers without screwing up their lives…so they founded Rusty Lion Academy and developed a proprietary framework called “The… Read More »
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Tina Maria Dunkley is an artist, curator, and Director Emerita of the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. Dunkley’s career has embraced the art and experience of the African Diaspora from perspectives that range from the academic to the autobiographical. Born in New York of a Trinidadian mother and Jamaican father, Dunkley received… Read More »
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Jay Scott is a registered landscape architect. His practice, Greenrock Partners, LLC, provides consulting in Urban Design, Land Planning and Landscape Architecture. Since graduating from the University of Georgia in 1975, his work has included residential, commercial and institutional projects as small as a residential garden designs and as large as 2500 acre community plans.… Read More »
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Matt Dollar is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing East Cobb and Sandy Springs. Originally from Marietta, GA, Matt is an Honors graduate of the University of Georgia. Dollar was first elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 2002. In the Legislature he serves on the Appropriations committee, as well as the… Read More »
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Truth Graf is a resilient soul. After a career in PR and promotions, including positions at TV and radio stations, Truth decided to stay at home as a full time mother – a sixteen year career! She had a posh golf course home in New England, 3 beautiful children and the privilege of being a… Read More »
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Bob is the Director of Operations for This Spaceship Earth, a global non-profit focused on solving climate change issues. Previously he was the Managing Consultant at acSellerant, a B2B technology marketing agency, and the Insurance Industry Marketing Manager at EMC. Bob embarked on a spiritual journey following a life-changing experience. He has since departed the… Read More »
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Randy L. New is the Managing Member of Kitchens New Cleghorn LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. A significant focus of his practice has been in the areas of Corporate and Business Issues, Employment Law, Contracts and Telecommunications. Randy is also an Adjunct Professor at Emory Law. Randy is an Atlanta native. He received a B.A. from… Read More »
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Bobbi de Winter is Executive Director of the Food Well Alliance and a living example of how to change your life! Bobbi has 25 years of private sector experience bridging sustainable business strategies and innovation through cross-cultural partnerships to Atlanta’s local food movement. As Vice President of Verizon Wireless in Puerto Rico. Vice President of… Read More »
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Munir Meghjani has a professional background as the Associate Director for the Emory Office of Annual Giving, Radio Frequency Engineer, and Transition Consultant for an Inc 500 company. He has most recently left the corporate world to pursue his entrepreneurial goals as a Commercial/Investment Realtor for Sands Investment Group and runs his own Efficiency &… Read More »
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This week Todd and I, who had our last one-on-one conversation on #NewBusinessMindset a year ago, sat down and reflected on the state of politics and of political discourse in America today. My last several blog posts have been about politics, including reflections on the two major presidential candidates and on the nature of dialog… Read More »
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David de Vries is an actor, director, narrator and educator, and an old friend of #NewBusinessMindset. To listen to his previous interview, “Fast Track To Intimacy”, click here. David recently directed the World Premiere of Pancakes, Pancakes! at the Alliance Theatre–a reimagining of Eric Carle’s beloved children’s picture book, 1980s classic I’m Not Rappaport at… Read More »
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Tom Key is dedicated to the Theatrical Art Form as a catalyst to creating community. He has served as Artistic Director of Theatrical Outfit since 1995 where his drive to tell “Stories That Stir The Soul” in the heart of downtown with the best artists of the city has developed the company into one of… Read More »
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DuJuan Elliott DuJuan grew up singing gospel quartet with his family out of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He belongs to a well-known group of gospel artists, The Beard Family, who have toured across America. He played a major role in getting him and his two brothers to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they sang as backup vocalists for… Read More »
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Lori Riordan is an independent consultant providing Human Resource services to various companies throughout the Atlanta metro area. Previously she was SVP, Human Resources for Martha Stewart and Michael Bloomberg in New York City. A mother of three, she is currently writing her second book on how to be your authentic self particularly as it… Read More »
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June Cline is the Southern, Sassy and Savvy, Harley Riding Humorist passionately showing people, teams and companies how to experience more of both. Her Keynotes, Workshops, Internet Podcast, One Woman Show and co-authored #1 Amazon Best Selling Book, all are tools that help guide the way to that outcome. President of The Center for Laughing… Read More »
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Bonnie Salamon knows what it is to overcome severe self doubt and crippling agoraphobia to become a well-known and celebrated speaker, facilitator, and coach for those seeking meaning and purpose in the later years of life. In the ‘dark ages’ of mental health issues (the 1960s through 1980s), hardly anyone acknowledged issues surrounding subjects like… Read More »
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Jeanne Ward is a Consultant and Personal Strategist who brings her knowledge of psychology, strategy and personal fulfillment to her current work. Jeanne started her career by helping mentally ill inmates to ‘get their lives back on track’ as they integrated back into society from jail in NYC. She leveraged this experience with a Social… Read More »
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As Amy Lazarus, she grew up in Valdosta, Georgia, was editor of her high school newspaper and salutatorian of her class, graduated from Georgia Tech with an engineering degree and went on to a successful career with General Electric. Since 2009 she has been a managing partner with ArchPoint Consulting, a global boutique consulting firm.… Read More »
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Liz Whiting Pierce is Ph.D. candidate in Ethics at Emory University, concentrating in Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding, and has recently been hired by The Center for Ethics to run the CREATE (Culture, Religion, Ethics, and the Environment) Program. Her research describes what it would mean for US states to handle their water allocation conflicts more… Read More »
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Danielle Rosenthal is a graduate student in African-American Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is currently writing her Master’s Thesis on Black Tattoo Artists in the Atlanta area. Danielle graduated from Georgia State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science Degree. She has been a certified Personal Trainer… Read More »
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In May, 2015, Sir Jose Bright relocated back to the USA, after living and working on the African continent for the last 20 years. He joined the Georgia Center for Nonprofits as a senior consultant. Previously his work in Africa included consulting with all levels of government in South Africa, regional organisations like the Southern… Read More »
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Ayisha Abdul-Salaam is a native of Atlanta, GA and has been in the education profession for the last 12 years—as a high school math teacher, diversity practitioner, and student advisor. In 2010, she received her Masters degree from Teachers College, Columbia University in Private School Leadership. She has worked in three prestigious private schools in… Read More »
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For nearly 30 years David has traveled the world as a New Thought musician, keynote speaker and workshop/retreat facilitator. His focus on remembering the Divine within and reclaiming that connection has empowered hundreds of thousands on their spiritual journey. The union of David’s charismatic message and heartfelt singing has elevated him to keynote speaker of… Read More »
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Kricket Harrison is a professional speaker, trainer, business productivity coach and the author of “Focus to the Finish Line”, “5 Steps to Follow-Through” and “Finally Make Money”. She utilizes cutting-edge training, knowledge and personal experience to help her clients maximize their potential by developing strategies for success based on individual learning styles. Kricket helps clients… Read More »
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Rohit Malhotra is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Civic Innovation in Atlanta, his hometown city. His background is in social entrepreneurship, digital communications, open data and community organizing. He worked in leadership positions at Malaria NO MORE, Bono’s ONE Campaign, the Democratic National Committee and the World Cup’s 1GOAL Education for… Read More »
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Sandy Weaver Carman is a happiness expert, author, and motivational speaker. She works with companies to boost morale, productivity and the bottom line through workshops, seminars and keynotes, in addition to sharing tips, tricks and best practices through books and articles. A former major market radio personality, Sandy is at home on the platform, as… Read More »
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Debby Stone is an executive coach, author and keynote speaker. Her book, The Art of Self-Promotion: Tell Your Story, Transform Your Career has been hailed as “immensely practical” and “the perfect how-to guide” for professionals. Debby has presented programs at corporations, law firms, business associations, educational conferences and universities. Her keynote speeches and workshops are… Read More »
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Roy Craft has had a long and varied career from technical and retail fields to international corporate business to non-profit and higher education. He has simultaneously had strong avocational interests in positive peace, sustainability, education and making. Craft is President of GroupSpace LLC. Previously Craft led the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, a 134-year-old… Read More »
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Sara Robinson Chambless is an inspired self-realization teacher whose writing, speaking, and wellness practice empower individuals to lead rich and satisfying lives free from worry, stress, and fear. She is a lifelong spiritual aspirant whose daily practices continue to nourish and elevate her soul to higher levels of understanding. For over thirty years in varied… Read More »
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Beate Sass is a storyteller. Physical therapist, mother, and passionate and talented photographer, Beate earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Southern California in 1983 and a Certificate in Physical Therapy from the University of California, San Francisco in 1989. She discovered photography in her mid-forties and became passionate about visual storytelling.… Read More »
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Lori Cheek is an Architect turned Entrepreneur, and is Founder and CEO of Cheekd, a mobile dating app that makes missed connections obsolete. Lori is a Shark Tank Veteran and was recently listed as “The Digital Dating Disruptor” and “One of the Top 10 CEOs to Watch.” A University of Kentucky Architectural Graduate, Lori is… Read More »
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We are delighted to welcome Myra back as a returning guest to #NewBusinessMindset. Myra McElhaney is a writer and speaker who helps people to “Enjoy Life and Do Good” by working with purpose, living with passion and making a difference. With over 20 years’ experience in keynotes, corporate training and writing, she is author of… Read More »
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Leveraging more than 20 years of public relations and marketing communications experience, Elyse honed her skills in positions of increasing responsibility at Emory Healthcare and BellSouth until changing her seat to the agency side of the desk in 2005. From the client service side, Elyse served Fortune firms including her former employers as well as… Read More »
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Nanette Littlestone is an author, editor, writing coach, publisher, and CEO of Words of Passion. She helps authors overcome writers block, master correct grammar, create strong structure, and write with clarity and passion by blending the technicalities of writing with intuition, emotion, and heart. Over 20 years of experience working with both fiction and nonfiction… Read More »
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Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the private sector to work in both the medical device and advertising industries. While a top performer in the corporate world, his long term desire was to be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the… Read More »
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Bob Berlin is a peacemaker…a mediator, trainer of mediators, personal coach, attorney, former judge, pilot, clown, community volunteer and a myriad of other things. Most recently The New Decision Management Associates, Inc. Bob has experience in handling ADR cases numbering in excess of 4000 civil and family law mediations since 1968. As a registered arbitrator,… Read More »
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Cathy Huyghe is a dynamic media professional with a special interest in wine and the spirit of hospitality, Harvard Business Review network, The Atlantic, Decanter, Food52.com, DailyBeast, The Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Wine Enthusiast, GlobalPost, Grist.org, and Daily Candy. She has also been featured on the BBC, WNYC, WGBH, and Nevada Public Radio. She… Read More »
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Coleman G. Howard is a writer/blogger, a motivational speaker, a life coach, and a human activist. He uses his writings to motivate, encourage, and teach others to head and to live their best life. Mr. Howard is also leading a movement that is centered on the pillars – Truth, Love and Compassion. He believes you… Read More »
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Marie McCormick and Liz Alperin Solms are founding partners of Insyte Partners, a strategy and leadership consulting firm that applies an awareness-based approach and focuses on creating the conditions for the right answers to emerge from within, rather than imposing externally generated solutions. Marie has led a successful Organization Development consulting practices for over 20… Read More »
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Lisa Kaye is an entrepreneur and human resource leader for top media companies. She launched a niche media and entertainment industry job board and career site at Greenlight Jobs in 2001, which boasts over 30,000 job postings and over 60,000 unique monthly visitors. In addition, her company provides talent management, research, sourcing and executive search… Read More »
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As Member Relations Director for The Commerce Club, Atlanta, one of the most iconic private business clubs in the Southeast, Anna R. Chafen is responsible for planning and coordinating all of the programming for this historic institution. With a membership base of over 2,000 members, and whose Board of Directors is comprised of the top… Read More »
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Kellie Glenn came to Covenant House in 2012 after working for several years as a Social Worker with youth who suffered from emotional behavior disorders and adults who lived with developmental disabilities. It was her passion for youth and the homeless that led her to Covenant House, which was a natural fit. She previously served… Read More »
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Juliana is a singer/songwriter, theater kid, and artist encourager. She has toured nationally as a performer and leads workshops on the creative process. As she says on her website, “I love the creative process, comedy, nerds, food, human sexuality, community and joy.” She is a dedicated imperfectionist and believes that authenticity is the key to… Read More »
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Michael Gerstner is a lean manufacturing consultant who helps coaches organizations through transformation. He is a native of Cologne, Germany, and was educated in German universities. His early career took him to Alabama, back to Germany, and then to Luxembourg and Dijon, France, before coming to the US to take on what was to be… Read More »
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Tom Schwab is an accomplished Inbound Marketer, speaker, entrepreneur and author. At the peak of the recession in 2009, Tom transformed his business from a regional player to a national leader using an Inbound Strategy. One of the earliest ecommerce users of HubSpot, he also realized he had a passion for empowering entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and… Read More »
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Jennie Lobato is the founder and CEO of drawchange, a non-profit organization which, for over five years, has sparked the innate creative abilities of children aged 5-10. She has many other outlets including an adult language teacher, social media content and branding consulting. Previously she spent almost a decade in web design and branding with… Read More »
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Rick Howington is the founder, owner and principal of TechAdvocate Solutions, a full service technology firm with a holistic philosophy to its client’s technology providing website development, SEO, and network engineering since 2003. Rick authors the Biology-of-Technology blog, a fun look at technology and people and how they interact. He served on the Board of… Read More »
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Nicole Foerschler Horn is an entrepreneur who founded and serves as president of JMH Consulting, where she works with universities to help identify and launch new academic offerings. Nicole blogs about speaks about higher education topics nationally and overseas. Nicole’s passion for education extends extensive volunteer lobbying for more accessible primary and secondary education and… Read More »
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Eric M. Robbins is the CEO of Camp Twin Lakes, which he has led since coming to Atlanta in 2005. Previously he was Associate Executive Director of the Jewish Community Center MetroWest in West Orange, New Jersey, and Assistant Executive Director for The Educational Alliance, a historic, century year old settlement house on the lower… Read More »
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Melissa Scott is the Director of Learning Design and Innovation at The Children’s School. She has 20+ years of educational experience in both public and independent schools, and has worked as a classroom teacher and instructional technologist. Melissa collaborates closely with teachers and staff to provide authentic and innovative learning opportunities for students in grades… Read More »
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Lisa Ernst is a meditation teacher, visual artist and founder of One Dharma Nashville. Lisa has been practicing meditation for over 25 years. She teaches meditation classes and retreats nationally and has worked with diverse organizations such as Nissan Corporation, Vanderbilt University, WellMed and the Martha O’Brien Center. As a practicing visual artist Lisa incorporates… Read More »
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Bob Lancer has been leading organizations and individuals from all walks of life into a profoundly positive attitude shift through his inspirational speaking, writing, and consulting for over three decades. One of the key shifts his work brings is transitioning from aggression to compassion to access and express higher power, fulfillment and service. His bestselling… Read More »
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Nigel Dessau is the driving force behind the website ‘The 3 Minute Mentor’ which provides simple, easy to follow career guidance in easy to follow three minute videos. The website is followed by thousands of subscribers from all over the world and has been turned in a book titled Become a 21st Century Executive –… Read More »
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Arnika Dawkins is the owner of her eponymous fine art photography gallery established in Atlanta in 2011. The gallerist shows work by talented emerging and mid-career artists with a specialization in showing fine art photography by African Americans and images of African Americans. Her passion is connecting collectors to photography that is significant, inspiring and… Read More »
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Don Hutcheson is a lifelong entrepreneur, inventor, author and coach. He hosts the daily podcast: “Discover Your Talent—Do What You Love” which he created to help you find your true talents and use them to build a career of success, satisfaction and freedom. He’s never had a “boss” and has created 6 innovative companies in… Read More »
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Jeff Perkins is Chief Marketing Officer of QA Symphony, a leading global provider of QA testing software for agile developers. Prior to QA Symphony, Jeff spent 8 years in senior marketing and sales roles at PGi and AutoTrader.com. He started his career grinding it out in the NYC ad industry at Saatchi & Saatchi and… Read More »
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Bob Thompson spent thirty years as an innovative Christian pastor, bringing a variety of Eastern and other faith traditions to his Baptist congregation in Evanston, Illinois, and serving on the Parliament of the World’s Religion, for which he is Chair Emeritus. Since retiring and moving to Atlanta in 2010, he has become a community leader,… Read More »
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Valerie Morvan: The Power of Meditation Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Valerie is an entrepreneur who co-founded and serves as managing director of VinoVinto, a business in the wine industry. She is also a meditation instructor and teacher, an interfaith and community leader in Atlanta, and has a career in mental… Read More »
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Bill Bolling: Having Conversations Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Bill Bolling recently moved on from the Atlanta Community Food Bank, where he served as Executive Director since founding the organization in 1979, to new challenges. He is a community leader and frequent speaker on topics related to hunger, poverty, and regionalism… Read More »
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Alicia Clay: Where We Need To Be Selfish Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Alicia Clay is a Program Associate for The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. In her role, Alicia works on multiple grantmaking projects and initiatives, including One Region Atlanta and the Neighborhood Fund. Alicia joined The Community Foundation in… Read More »
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Jeff Shinabarger: Why You Should Be Generous Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! JEFF SHINABARGER is a social entrepreneur and the author of “More or Less” and “Yes or No”. Jeff is Executive Director of Plywood People and has a vision to make Atlanta a center for social innovation, while personally engaging… Read More »
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Jamie Turner: Constantly Reinvent Yourself Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Jamie Turner is an internationally-recognized author and marketing expert who has helped The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, CNN and other global brands tackle complex marketing problems. He is the CEO of 60 Second Communications, a full-service marketing agency and is the founder… Read More »
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Dock Hollingsworth: Growth and Personal Transformation Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Dr. Hollingsworth joined Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Buckhead as Senior Pastor on September 1, 2013 after an 18-year career with Mercer University, most recently as Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor of Leadership at Mercer’s McAfee School of Theology.… Read More »
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Joey Reiman: The Medici’s Are Coming! Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Joey is CEO & Founder of BrightHouse, the International Center for Applied Purpose, which was recently sold to the Boston Consulting Group, and is the author of a number of books, most recently Thumbs Up! We had a wonderful conversation… Read More »
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Philip Enny: Creating Space for Meaning Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Philip has been an IT Professional focused in the FinTech space for the past 25 year. In that domain he has worked for such firms as Bloomberg, Dow Jones, and Royal Bank of Scotland. He’s also been involved working for… Read More »
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Cory Labrecque: The Economics of Sustainability Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Cory Andrew Labrecque is a professor at Emory University where he serves as the Raymond F. Schinazi Scholar in Bioethics and Christian Thought at the Center for Ethics, Director of the Master of Arts in Bioethics Program at Laney Graduate… Read More »
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Andy Odle: Creating Disruptive Moments Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Andy is a native of Anderson, Indiana and has a B.A. from Anderson University and an M.Div. from Anderson School of Theology. He earned his Ph.D. in Moral and Practical Theology (Theological Ethics) from King’s College, University of Aberdeen in Scotland.… Read More »
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Daniel Blackman: Changing the Conversation Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Daniel Blackman appeared on this show last fall while running in the election for the Public Service Commission of the State of Georgia. He runs a consulting and speaking business called Social Karma. Daniel has over 10 years of public and… Read More »
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John Mark Davis: Practicing Humility Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! John Mark Davis is the Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Management Solutions, Inc. which provides quality and efficiency solutions to improve business profitability. He concentrates on working with businesses who have annual revenues of $100 million or less and 500 or… Read More »
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Kemal Korucu: The Wonder of Dialog Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Kemal Korucu was born in 1969 in Turkey and came to the United States as a teenager. He received a BS in Computer Science from Georgia State University and started a software development company where he still serves as its… Read More »
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Dean Harbry: Exploring Curiosity Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Dean is a Professional Certified Coach with Internal Innovations, credentialed through the International Coach Federation. He brings a long history of visionary leadership and managerial leadership coaching with individuals from banking, finance, technology, manufacturing, media and sales. As a trusted advisor, he… Read More »
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Cassius Butts: Consciously Social Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Cassius F. Butts was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 as Administrator for the SBA programs in the Southeastern US. He has overseen three record breaking years and nearly $15 billion in SBA-backed loans have been awarded to small businesses in… Read More »
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Joe Labriola: Agent for Change Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Joe recently became the first Director of Second Helpings Atlanta, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose vision is to eliminate hunger in the 5 county Metropolitan Atlanta area by rescuing surplus food and delivering it to those in need. With a… Read More »
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David Schoenberg: An Integrated Life Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! David Schoenberg is a near-native Atlantan who manages a sophisticated business, international and trusts and estates law practice from his home in Buckhead. An honors graduate of the University of Virginia, majoring in history, and a cum laude graduate of the… Read More »
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Susan Reed: Igniting Creativity Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Susan Reed is passionate about the role intentional creativity plays in innovation and founded EdgeDweller in 2003 to create game-changing growth solutions for clients, to teach transformational leadership skills to executives and high potentials, and to build innovation capacity at the organizational… Read More »
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Laura West: Passion Points Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Laura West is a passionista for opening up creativity in the business world! As a Creative Business Coach, author, speaker and Visual Facilitator she has helped thousands of entrepreneurs discover their passion and creativity and to create successful businesses where they can’t… Read More »
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David de Vries: Fast Track To Intimacy Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! David is an actor and narrator, director and teacher, and occasional photographer and songwriter. He has appeared on Atlanta stages for more than thirty years in roles like Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre, Sigmund Freud… Read More »
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Reflections Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Todd and I got together in the studio to reflect on the lessons of a full year of hosting the New Business Mindset show – what we have learned, where we see opportunities for growth, and some things we would like to do going forward.… Read More »
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Hunter Groton: The Long Game Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Hunter Groton is a Senior Wealth Director in the Atlanta office of BNY Mellon Wealth Management. He is responsible for advising affluent families and institutions with their portfolios, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments and retirement plans making him a trusted advisor to… Read More »
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Laura Lee Gentry: Continually Curious Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Laura Lee Gentry is a global expert on driving business performance and competitive advantage through strategic Talent Management, and she has driven the design, launch and follow through for the first-ever Talent Management function for Ultimate Software, and before that for… Read More »
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Joey Reiman: Business Mindfulness Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Named One of the 100 people who will change the way the world things by Fast Company, Joey Reiman is CEO & Founder of the International Center for Applied Purpose and global consultancy BrightHouse, a company whose sole purpose is to bring… Read More »
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Armand Balsano: Transformation Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Armand is a nationally recognized healthcare management consultant with over 35 years of experience. He has financial and strategic expertise (for example serving as lead consultant for the development of a strategic plan for a multi-hospital system serving four geographical markets) as well… Read More »
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Kathy Nunnally, Dragon Slayer Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Growing up in college towns where her father taught geography, Kathy Nunnally Anemogiannis developed a first-hand appreciation of US regions and regional differences. Now she puts this pragmatic “sixth sense” to practice for her client organizations to find the best-fitting executive talent.… Read More »
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Jeff Small: Vulnerability and Creativity Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Jeffrey Small is the CEO and founder of MDH Partners, an Atlanta-based real estate private equity firm, that has engaged in acquisitions and development in joint ventures with major financial institutions such as Wells Fargo and the Blackstone Group. MDH currently… Read More »
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Nishant Mehta: Remembering to Play Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Nishant Mehta is Head of School at The Children’s School (TCS) in Midtown Atlanta. He was instrumental in shaping a making a space at the school called the Innovator’s Playground. He took this idea to Maker Faire Atlanta, and for the… Read More »
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Cliff Oxford: Transparency and a Good Heart Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! W. Cliff Oxford was founder and CEO of STI Knowledge, Inc., which was recognized in 2000 as the 13th fastest growing company in America and was listed on the Inc. 500 for 3 consecutive years. STI, a developer of… Read More »
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Roy Craft: Conversations of Consequence Over Time Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Roy is the Director of Program Development for Professional Education at Georgia Tech. Currently he is working on projects to further STEM education in Georgia K-12 schools, with an emphasis on creating and making accessible resources of teachers. Roy… Read More »
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Ben Johnson: Meeting a Muslim Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Ben Johnson was born in Elba, Alabama in 1932 and was raised in the rural south. He preached his first sermon in 1949 before embarking on his education and career. He obtained a BA from Asbury College in 1953 and a… Read More »
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Kit Cummings: The Power of Peace Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Kit Cummings is an international speaker, teacher and founder of Power of Peace Productions, Inc. and Power of Peace Project, Inc. Kit has worked with Non-Profits and Fortune 500’s over his 25 year career. His message has been picked up… Read More »
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Melissa Galt: Points of Connection Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Melissa Galt was named by Forbes as one of the Top 20 Women of Influence for entrepreneurs to follow. She is a successful multipreneur, educator, author, speaker, and adventurer who has worked with and spoken to thousands of service-based entrepreneurs in… Read More »
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Sandy Welfare:Self-Empowerment Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Sandy D. Welfare is the Executive Director of Women In Technology in Atlanta; until recently she was Executive Director of Cool Girls Inc, an after-school program dedicated to the empowerment of low-income girls. Sandy’s career began in Greenwich, Connecticut as operations controller for Rand… Read More »
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Candace Apple: Creating Space Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Candace Apple is owner and founder of Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore in Sandy Springs, GA which features books and gifts that celebrate the human spirit and which embraces spiritual traditions from around the world, metaphysics, holistic health and personal growth. The store… Read More »
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Doug Shipman: Doug Shipman: Civil Rights, Business, and the Good People Who Do Nothing Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Doug Shipman is CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, a position he has held since the inception of the project in 2005. He currently serves as President of… Read More »
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Frank Crosby: Learning to Care Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Frank is founder and president of Hickory Creek Healthcare Foundation, Inc., a Georgia 501(c)(3) organization which owns 17 skilled nursing homes, all but two in rural small-town Indiana. Prior to Hickory Creek, in 1997 Frank founded and for six years served… Read More »
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Samia Abdullah: Creating Growing Spaces Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Samia was born and raised in Somalia and, after spending time in Saudia Arabia, she moved to London in the United Kingdom. From there she came to the US – and to Atlanta in particular. Samia works as a consultant for… Read More »
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Roy Craft: Power and Love Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Roy Craft is the Director of Program Development for Professional Education at Georgia Tech. Currently he is working on projects to further STEM education in Georgia K-12 schools, with an emphasis on creating and making accessible resources of teachers. Roy is… Read More »
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Bill Bolling Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Bill Bolling has served as Executive Director of the Atlanta Community Food Bank since founding the organization in 1979. In this capacity, he oversees the distribution of millions of pounds of food and grocery products each year through a network of more than 600… Read More »
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Michelle Miller: It’s All About Relationships Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Michelle Miller is a candidate for the Georgia Public Service Commission. Michelle has combined an obvious passion for renewable energy with an entrepreneurial business career and being the mother of two children. Prior to moving to Georgia she lived in… Read More »
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Holly Sims: Priorities and Balance Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Holly is a native Atlantan. She has been in the banking industry for over 20 years, the most recently four of which have been as a Vice President at Fifth Third Bank. Prior to banking, Holly ran a business buying, selling… Read More »
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Eric Ensor: Building Trust Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! With more than 30 years of telecom experience, Eric Ensor has been a principal in and Chief Operating Officer of Torres Andinas, a developer and owner of radio towers for the wireless telecommunications industry in South America for 3 years, and has… Read More »
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Lessons Learned on the Radio Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! After a little over six months running A New Business Mindset as an Internet radio show, I thought it was time to take a break from the regular interview schedule and reflect with my co-host, Todd Schnick, on lessons learned. We… Read More »
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Allie Caffyn: Living With Passion Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Allison Caffyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Owner/Founder of the Awakenings Counseling Center and The Couples College where she uses body centered psychotherapy to work with individuals, couples and groups, focusing on attachment. Before becoming a psychotherapist, Allie spent many… Read More »
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Russ Hall: Coaching from the Heart Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Russ has been an ActionCoach for over eleven years and is very active in a number of civic organizations, including the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He moved into coaching after a 20+ year corporate career in sales, sales management… Read More »
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Linda Gabbard: Taking The First Step Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Linda Gabbard is a Chair and Strategic Execution Consultant with Vistage, where she works with CEO’s and executives to help them and their organizations grow, and where she combines teamwork, creative problem solving, and a sense of humor in supporting… Read More »
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Jim Sullivan: A Moment of Clarity Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Jim is a serial entrepreneur in the medical technology and services world. In 2010 he founded HealPros, which designs and directly delivers diabetes management services, and currently serves as CEO. Prior to that he was an owner and the partner… Read More »
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Rob Johnson: Authentic Change Agent Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! For seventeen years Rob has served as Chief Operating Officer for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, an organization which distributes over 50 million pounds of donated grocery products each year to over 600 not-for-profit agencies that serve families and individuals in… Read More »
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Rob Hockett: Honesty Is A Competitive Advantage Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Rob Hockett is the founder and owner of Cambridge Wealth Counsel, a wealth management firm based in Atlanta. He founded the business in 1996 to help his extended family after they sold a large family business. In 1999, he… Read More »
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Lighten Up! Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Myra McElhaney is a writer and speaker who helps people “Enjoy Life and Do Good” by helping them see how to work with purpose, live with passion and make a difference. Previously Myra spent 20 years as a corporate trainer and speaker, working with… Read More »
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Balance and Intentionality Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Intisar Rashid is a practicing attorney in the areas of contract litigation, personal injury, criminal defense, medical malpractice, wills and election law. In addition to the passion she has her practice of law, Ms. Rashid is also passionate about her civic engagement. She… Read More »
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Community and Empowerment Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Layne Davlin is the founder and owner of Einstein HR, which is a professional employer organization providing payroll, benefits and other HR services to companies throughout the USA. Einstein has won many awards recognizing its service, growth and work environment. Layne has been… Read More »
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Get Out And Vote Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Daniel Blackman is running for the Public Service Commission in the State of Georgia – the election is November 4th – and brings to that campaign over 10 years of public and intergovernmental affairs experience. Daniel has been involved with agencies and… Read More »
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Relationship Management 101 Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Audrey is a Vice President and Senior Business Banking Relationship Manager with Wells Fargo Bank. Her clients are businesses with between $1 and $50 million in revenues, and she helps them with lending and with cash flow optimization – her goal being to… Read More »
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Self-Awareness and Relationships Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Bob Pearlman leads the audit practice for BDO in Atlanta, focusing on middle-market companies, both public and private, in industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and technology, as well as financial services and private equity and their related portfolio companies. Bob has been with… Read More »
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Sustainability and Purpose Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Mike is a serial entrepreneur, whose most recent venture is TreeZero Paper Company, which he founded in 2009. ZeroTree manufactures “100% Tree-Free paper” from Sugarcane waste product. The product, branded “Tree Frog”, is distributed through companies including FedEx Office, Staples B2B, and Office… Read More »
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Freedom Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Charlie and his partner Harry Marshall co-founded Marshall, Jones & Co. in 1984. The firm’s clients are mostly in clients in the real estate, construction, technology, distribution, government, and non-profit industries; Charlie currently serves as managing partner, and leads both the accounting and auditing department… Read More »
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I CAN Fix America! Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! David Duley is originally from Flint Michigan, but has called Atlanta his home since attending Oxford College of Emory the Goizueta School of Business. He is a serial entrepreneur who has started a whole series of businesses, including The Handyman Network, Inc.;… Read More »
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Shut Up And Listen! Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Ann has been with the Gwinnett Technical College for 15 years and is currently a Director of Economic Development. Her primary responsibilities include working with business and industry providing customized training. She is also responsible regionally for administering the Georgia Retraining Tax… Read More »
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Tell Your Story Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Ray Padron is Managing Partner of Brightworth, a leading wealth management firm in Atlanta, Georgia which provides comprehensive financial, tax and investment planning advice primarily to business owners, executives, foundations and endowments. Prior to Brightworth Ray spent ten years with Ronald Blue &… Read More »
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Redefining Success Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Phillip spent the first fifteen years of his career in the high tech arena, eventually selling his computer supply distributor in 1997. Over the next eight and a half years he played over 3,000 rounds of golf, wrote a motivational book titled, “A Little… Read More »
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Choosing Curiosity Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Dean is a Professional Certified Coach with Internal Innovations, credentialed through the International Coach Federation. He brings a long history of visionary and managerial leadership, coaching individuals from banking, finance, technology, manufacturing, media and sales. As a trusted advisor, he partners with executives to… Read More »
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Take the Long View Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Jack is in Organizational Development with the Metro Atlanta Chamber. He has over 20 years of experience in operations, sales, human resources, training, and quality areas with The McGraw Hill Companies and SunTrust Bank. He also spent time as an entrepreneur, training companies… Read More »
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Tea Is Not A Drink: It’s An Experience Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Connie is the founder and owner of ZenTea, a successful Atlanta tea bar, meditation room, and eCommerce business. She launched a business based upon a personal interest that had become a passion in 2008 when she decided that… Read More »
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Success and Relationship Requires Deep Listening Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Aaron has spent his career in and around politics. He has served as District Director for Civil Rights Legend and U.S. Representative John Lewis of Georgia’s 5th Congressional District since 2011, before which he worked in Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s… Read More »
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Learning About Our Differences Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! Soumaya is the founder and president of the intercultural consulting firm, Khalifa Consulting, which provides human resource and diversity training through presentations, workshops and executive coaching. Clients include defense contractors, FBI agents, hospitals, major department stores, and global business operators. She also… Read More »
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The Essence of Leadership Andrea Hopke is Co-Principal of Clearwater Consulting Group, a boutique leadership development firm in Atlanta. She has a master’s degree in social psychology and a long list of leadership development qualifications; she is also active in the leadership of a number of national and local coaching associations, and in several service… Read More »
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A Young Entrepreneur Shares His Life Philosophy An Atlanta native, Jameel is a young man – a graduate of Georgia State in in 2007 – who is starting out life in a wonderfully balanced and authentic way. He has done a lot in his short business career, including working in the insurance industry, and he… Read More »
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A candid conversation about business failure, lessons learned, and new business ventures. As an out-of-work magazine art director in the recession of the 1990’s, Michael started a small creative design boutique. Over the next 20 years he grew the business into a national strategic marketing firm with a major strategic investor and presence in 12… Read More »
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The spirit of resisting finality and radical independence are strong for today’s guest. Ernest is currently the Assistant Dean of the Martin Luther King Jr International Chapel at Morehouse College. He attended Morehouse for his BA at age 16 and subsequently received a Master of Divinity from Duke. His rich resume includes serving as the… Read More »
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A conversation about living with responsibility and purpose Elizabeth J. Appley is an Atlanta attorney involved in arbitration, mediation, litigation and lobbying at the state and federal levels in the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of government. She has secured numerous legislative successes at the Georgia General Assembly and won groundbreaking cases in the areas… Read More »
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A discussion about the importance of vulnerability to building relationships Mike and I have known each other a long time but we lost touch for a while: I’m delighted to have spent a lot of time with him over recent months and it is a great privilege to welcome him to the show. Mike is… Read More »
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Important lessons about why a walk-about should be part of everyone’s life. Reading this via email? Click here to LISTEN NOW! I’ve come to know Steve over the years through his commitment to and involvement in the interfaith work that we both hold a passion. But Steve is also a businessman with a really interesting… Read More »
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Learn about the ironic importance of authenticity when interviewed. Gillian started her career as a journalist and broadcaster in Los Angeles writing for the Herald Examiner, Los Angeles Daily News, California Magazine. She moved into PR and handled national campaigns for household names including NBC-TV, E! Entertainment Television, the Travel Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Communications,… Read More »
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A New Business Mindset, the radio show, has officially launched! The first show is a great discussion with the co-host of A New Business Mindset, Todd Schnick.com. Todd is a marketing and media strategist, writer, speaker, radio show host and producer, and distance runner. Find his books, podcasts, and blog at toddschnick.com. He lives with… Read More »
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