Screw the Naysayers: Recent Episodes

Tim Alison

The Naysayers laughed when I walked away from a six-figure income, moved to a tiny fishing village, and started my own company. They stopped laughing when my sales topped $10 million. On the Screw the Naysayers Podcast I interview guests from around the globe that have overcome adversity and broken free from a system that encouraged them to settle. We share inspiring stories and practical advice you can use to live the life you want.

Scott MacGregor is the founder & CEO of SomethingNew LLC, one of the fastest-growing talent strategy companies in the country. SomethingNew is a record five-time recipient of the American Business Award for Innovation and winner of Best of Staffing. Scott’s belief that good companies do good things led him to establish SomethingGood™, which is the social mission component of SomethingNew. His first two books, Standing O!, Standing O! Encore and now Standing O! Salute are part of that mission as all of the proceeds go to charity.

Prior to starting Something New Scott was the youngest National Account Manager in the history of Fortune 500 Company, Pitney Bowes, and at age 29 joined a startup as Chief Revenue Officer where he served for almost 17 years. Cool things to know about Scott:

He grew up poor in an affluent town
Scott sat on his own business plan for 10 years before making the leap into entrepreneurship. He credits his wife for giving him the support he needed to make the decision
The idea for Something New came from Scott’s belief that recruiting was broken on both sides
And unlike many entrepreneurs Scott is only married to his wife and nothing else

Scott’s the real deal. He’s articulate, generous, a welcome addition to the Screw the Naysayers family of guests. Our discussion is full of lessons for people in leadership positions and especially current and wannabe entrepreneurs.

Scott can be reached at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macgregorscott/

Website: https://trysomethingnewnow.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Marsha Shandur is the curator, organizer, and host of True Stories Told Live Toronto.

True Stories (Told Live) Toronto is a simple idea. A bunch of people having a drink in a back room in West Toronto — or, during the pandemic, their own rooms, but online — listening to other people telling true stories.

It’s not comedy, though it’s allowed to be funny. It’s not educational, but you might learn something. It’s not musical, but, each show, we include a story-telling musician.

There’s no theme each month. The only rules are that the story must be:

true
about the guest
told without notes
10 minutes long

Marsha also coaches people on storytelling for a living and shows people who think that they hate networking (and are bad at it), how to really enjoy it.

You can reach Marsha at:

Website: http://www.YesYesMarsha.com/screw

Please do not hesitate to reach out the host of Screw the Naysayers. Tim Alison would love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/

Marsha Shandur is the curator, organizer, and host of True Stories Told Live Toronto.

True Stories (Told Live) Toronto is a simple idea. A bunch of people having a drink in a back room in West Toronto — or, during the pandemic, their own rooms, but online — listening to other people telling true stories.

It’s not comedy, though it’s allowed to be funny. It’s not educational, but you might learn something. It’s not musical, but, each show, we include a story-telling musician.

There’s no theme each month. The only rules are that the story must be:

true
about the guest
told without notes
10 minutes long

Marsha also coaches people on storytelling for a living and shows people who think that they hate networking (and are bad at it), how to really enjoy it.

You can reach Marsha at:

Website: http://www.YesYesMarsha.com/screw

Please do not hesitate to reach out the host of Screw the Naysayers. Tim Alison would love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/

Jake Kelfer’s professional journey out of college took a right turn when the job he had lined up disappeared. Instead of being a NBA player’s agent raking in the bucks, Jake found himself working for the L.A. Lakers where he was influenced by the likes of Kobe Bryant and for us older NBA fans, the great Jerry West. Jake left the Lakers after Kobe’s retirement and has gone on to become a 2x bestselling author, global speaker, and founder of Pro Basketball Combine which has helped 70+ NBA draft prospects sign their first contract. Jake is also a coach to entrepreneurs and freedom seekers.

In part two of my feature interview Jake tells us that:

we have to stop giving importance to things outside of our control
to grow we need to start from a place of gratitude
there has never been a better time to start your own business
starting over is hard, but so is staying broken and depressed
It’s the hard challenges we face make us who we are
The person you are is good enough to connect with the people you want

And tell us that Kobe Bryant taught him the importance of falling in love with the process of being great.

Jake can be reached at:

Instagram @jakekelfer

Website: https://www.jakekelfer.com/

Jake Kelfer’s professional journey out of college took a right turn when the job he had lined up disappeared. Instead of being a NBA player’s agent raking in the bucks, Jake found himself working for the L.A. Lakers where he was influenced by the likes of Kobe Bryant and for us older NBA fans, the great Jerry West. Jake left the Lakers after Kobe’s retirement and has gone on to become a 2x bestselling author, global speaker, and founder of Pro Basketball Combine which has helped 70+ NBA draft prospects sign their first contract. Jake is also a coach to entrepreneurs and freedom seekers.

In this feature interview Jake:

Credits his parents for teaching him not to fear rejection and failure
Explains how a chance meeting with basketball legend Jerry West helped him find his why
Tells us why he walked away from a dream job with the L.A. Lakers
Says that as human beings most of us put way to much pressure on ourselves to succeed
Encourages us to resist the temptation to constantly measure traditional metrics of success
Talks about the 7 main buckets that contribute to success
And reminds us that we don’t need everyone to like us in our life journey

Jake can be reached at:

Instagram @jakekelfer

Website: https://www.jakekelfer.com/

Angie Cole is the founder of Untaming The Wild, where she helps Business Owners, CEO's, and Startup Entrepreneurs find their power to buck society while building their business. And in Angie’s case, the need to buck society goes way beyond the sometimes rote discussion about success being about more than money. Like me, Angie bristles at the idea that there is a one size fits all approach to living the life you want or success as an entrepreneur.

In this episode, Angie:

Destroys the myth that “fear is not an option for entrepreneurs.”
Insists that you don't have to be tracking all your metrics, and you don't have to repeat the template that you've been given
Tells us its okay to pursue things that feel right, even if they don’t seem to make sense on paper
Admits that she doesn’t really do schedules or lists anymore. Instead, she has very clear aims.
Decides where to allocate her energy each day based on the information she has when she wakes up
And sums it up this way. The only thing consistent about me is my persistence.

This episode is thought-provoking and will especially appeal to those who struggle with the idea that the key to success is excessive structure. As a special thank you to STN listeners, Angie has a free download available at http://www.angie-cole.com/purpose-full-design.

Angie can be reached at:

http://www.angie-cole.com/

Angie Cole is the founder of "Untaming The Wild," where she helps Business Owners, CEO's, and Startup Entrepreneurs find their power to buck society while building their business. And in Angie’s case, the need to buck society goes way beyond the sometimes rote discussion about success being about more than money. Like me, Angie bristles at the idea that there is a one size fits all approach to living the life you want or success as an entrepreneur.

In Part 1 of this 2 part feature interview Angie:

She shares a story about the moment she realized that her parents were not always right.
Discusses the fine line parents face when trying to raise independent thinkers and obedient children
Challenges us to use play to discover our wild, untamed selves
Says that many unfulfilled people stay silent for fear of being seen as selfish
Calls out an oppressive system that makes us feel guilty and irresponsible if we want something different in life
How she broke free from the cycle by flying to Paris on short notice to think things through

This is high energy and important reminder that we are in control of our own untamed self. Enjoy

Angie can be reached at:

http://www.angie-cole.com/

Rutledge Long is an education entrepreneur and independent school consultant in Nashville, TN. A former AP Government and AP English teacher at a college preparatory boarding school, he understands the grind of SATs and APs. He founded Parachute Bridge so that high achieving students will decompress from the grind, rediscover their love of learning and build the skills, dispositions, and competencies that ensure their smooth transition into college and adult life. Parachute Bridge is a Non-Profit.

In Part two of this feature interview Rutledge:

States that the future of jobs is in areas like artificial reality, virtual reality, software engineering, and coding
Calls out Colleges who are graduating students into a world that is tech and digital, who are helplessly unprepared for the skills that are needed in today’s workplace.
Explains why more and more students are going straight from High School into the workforce
Tells us that most College Career Centres are not designed to help students explore different types of careers. They’re focused on getting graduates a job in their chosen field...which can be a heck of a problem if there are no jobs or if the student has discovered they don’t want to do that kind of work
Speaks about the number of young people embracing the so-called FIRE lifestyle. (live on a fixed income now to retire early)
And talks about the work they do at Parachute Bridge and how they are helping young people take ownership of their own careers

Enjoy.

You can reach Rutledge at:

Website: https://www.parachutebridge.org/

Email: Rutledge@parachutebridge.org

Rutledge Long is an education entrepreneur and independent school consultant in Nashville, TN. A former AP Government and AP English teacher at a college preparatory boarding school, he understands the grind of SATs and APs. He founded Parachute Bridge so that high achieving students will decompress from the grind, rediscover their love of learning and build the skills, dispositions, and competencies that ensure their smooth transition into college and adult life. Parachute Bridge is a Non-Profit.

This is Part 1 of my feature interview with Rutledge:

Explains why Higher Education is not sustainable on its current track
Says that his parents were angry and non-supportive when he quit his job to start his own business (at the age of 30)
Calls out parents whose ego is so wrapped up in so many aspects of their child's journey in life.
Shares stats on suicide rates for those who attend high schools that send their students to the most selective colleges. Brace yourself. Those students are three times the national averages by race among students.
Points out that a lot of people end up doubling down on bad education because they don’t know what else to do
Explains why many students would be better off taking a gap year or even going straight into the workforce after high school

Rutledge is articulate, informed, and direct communicator. Enjoy

You can reach Rutledge at:

Website: https://www.parachutebridge.org/

Email: Rutledge@parachutebridge.org

Susan Ibitz is a HUMAN BEHAVIOR HACKER who is on a mission to help people unlock the science behind human behavior to get more of what they want at work and in life. Known as the “Human Behavior Hacker,” & ” Human Polygraph” Susan teaches people how to read nonverbal human behavior—body language, face reading, and micro-expressions—and how to use it to decode other people’s hidden emotions, intentions, and future behavior.

She helps people and brands use these same skills to improve sales, team productivity, employee engagement, and more. Some of the organizations she and her team have worked with are PayPal, Target, and S.C. Johnson.

She’s been trained by the CIA, the FBI, the U.S. Military, the Israeli Military, and is a certified Level III Hostage Negotiator. She also worked as a political consultant for 18 years.

In Part 2 of my Feature Interview with Susan she:

Talks about the 3 types of faces we all have. The one we are born with, the one life gave us, and the one we’d like to have
Tells us that there are 32 features of our face which can change over time based upon our life experiences. These include the size of our ears, the thickness of our lips, and the shape of our chin
Explains why we should all learn to trust our gut instincts
Talks about the ethics of empowering Sales Reps with knowledge that can give them an advantage over their customers.
And finishes up by reading my face and sharing her observations about my big ears and how even though I come across all grandfatherly she wouldn’t want to see me if I was really pissed about something!

Ouch. I think she has me nailed. Enjoy

Susan can be reached at:

https://humanbehaviorlab.com/

Susan Ibitz is a HUMAN BEHAVIOR HACKER who was told by her professor that she would never succeed as a Human Profiler. He said this because Susan is highly dyslexic (almost functionally dyslexic). She’s also a Jewish, Latina who speaks with a strong accent and poor English grammar. He said the good news was that she was “kind of hot” and suggested she focus on getting the right kind of husband.

Today Susan is a speaker, trainer, and internationally recognized human behavior expert who is on a mission to help people unlock the science behind human behavior to get more of what they want at work and in life. Known as the “Human Behavior Hacker,” & ” Human Polygraph” Susan teaches people how to read nonverbal human behavior—body language, face reading, and micro-expressions—and how to use it to decode other people’s hidden emotions, intentions, and future behavior.

She helps people and brands use these same skills to improve sales, team productivity, employee engagement, and more. Some of the organizations she and her team have worked with are PayPal, Target, and S.C. Johnson.

She’s been trained by the CIA, the FBI, the U.S. Military, the Israeli Military, and is a certified Level III Hostage Negotiator. She also worked as a political consultant for 18 years.

In Part1 of my Feature Interview with Susan she:

Explains how she found the strength to push through the early criticism
Shares a bit of her family history including her grandmother’s escape from Auschwitz
Tells us how she can tell if a person is lying and gives us some tips we can use ourselves
Says that most of us are so busy rushing through life that we're missing the little pieces that complete the picture of the people around us
And talks about the influence of our parents and grandparents on our personalities.

If you’re looking for perfect English you will be disappointed. If you’re up for an awesome learning experience, this discussion is for you. Enjoy.

Susan can be reached at:

https://humanbehaviorlab.com/

Jeff Harry gets paid to teach adults how to have fun.

Jeff has worked with companies such as Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day.

His playwork has been featured in media across the United States including the New York Times, the SF Chronicle, CNN.

Jeff says that while we spend most of our time pretending to be important, serious grownups, it's when we let go of that facade and just play, that the real magic happens. Fully embracing our own nerdy genius — whatever that is — gives us the power to make a difference and change lives.

In Part 2 of this feature interview Jeff:

Challenges us to go back in time and to remember the things we most loved doing when we were children
Tells us how we can use those memories to help us identify what we really want to be doing as adults
Talks about what it feels like to be in a state of flow
Reminds us that we can’t play when we’re in a fearful or angry state
Explains why the concept of work life balance is a myth
Challenges us to see the world as a playground where we get a chance to experiment
And much more

Jeff can be reached at:

Social Media Links

Medium - @jeffharryplays

Instagram - @jeffharryplays

Twitter - @jeffharryplays

YouTube - @jeffharryplays

LinkedIn -@jeffharryplays

Tik Tok - @jeffharryplays

Jeff Harry gets paid to teach adults how to have fun. Try explaining that business model to all the naysayers in the world.

Jeff has worked with companies such as Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon, and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day.

His playwork has been featured in media across the United States, including the New York Times, the SF Chronicle, CNN.

Jeff says that while we spend most of our time pretending to be important, serious grownups, it's when we let go of that facade and play that the real magic happens. Fully embracing our own nerdy genius — whatever that is — gives us the power to make a difference and change lives.

In Part 1 of this feature interview Jeff:

Talks about the strategies he uses to deal with naysayers (including his own father)
Explains why most adults have forgotten how to play
Shares a key question you can ask yourself when you’re trying to decide if you should do something or not
Gets real with parents and cautions about the dangers of comparing their children to other children
Shares a story about the creator of the famed musical “Cats” (the longest-running show of all time)
Offers a different take on what it means to be authentic
Explains why it takes practice to like, love, and care for yourself
And so much more

Jeff can be reached at:

Social Media Links

Medium - @jeffharryplays

Instagram - @jeffharryplays

Twitter - @jeffharryplays

YouTube - @jeffharryplays

LinkedIn -@jeffharryplays

Tik Tok - @jeffharryplays

Here's the announcement so many of you have been waiting for! Introducing Screw the Naysayers 2.0. In this Friday Tim Talks episode Tim introduces a new member of the Screw the Naysayer Team (Ramon Vela). Tim and Ramon explain why they decided to collaborate to take Screw the Naysayers to the next level. This is the first of what will be a regular Friday show featuring Tim and Ramon.

This is Part 2 of my Feature interviews with Muyinza Kasiyre.

Born in Uganda, Muyinza emigrated to Canada at the age of 5. After losing his mother to cancer, Muyinza and his family relocated to Boston, Massachusetts, where he began making his music. Surrounded by drug and gun violence in his new neighborhood, Muyinza decided to stay inside and make music. In 2014, he made his most life-changing investment. He moved back home to his father’s house, worked 80 hours a week for a year, and was able to save $20K. He then took that money, moved to L.A. and invested it into an e-commerce business. That business went on to earn him $700K over the next 4 years! He then started a Digital Media company made up of all black individuals from diverse backgrounds that have combined their skill sets to produce world class results.

In Part 2 of this Feature Interview Muyinza talks about the problems and struggles faced by black entrepreneurs and business owners today. Warning. Muyinza didn’t pull any punches here in calling out those of us who are, in his words, long on talk and short on action. He also speaks about things white people can do to be better allies to their black colleagues. In speaking with Muyinza I found myself wanting to help, and after our on air conversation I reached out to people in my network that I thought may be able to help. I would encourage all if you to do the same.

Muyinza can be reached at:

Website: https://www.aprtmedia.com/

SM: Muyinza Kasiyre

Today’s feature guest is Muyinza Kasiyre.

Born in Uganda, Muyinza emigrated to Canada at the age of 5. After losing his mother to cancer, Muyinza and his family relocated to Boston, Massachusetts, where he began making his music. Surrounded by drug and gun violence in his new neighborhood, Muyinza decided to stay inside and make music. In 2014, he made his most life-changing investment. He moved back home to his father’s house, worked 80 hours a week for a year, and was able to save $20K. He then took that money, moved to L.A. and invested it into an e-commerce business. That business went on to earn him $700K over the next 4 years! He then started a Digital Media company made up of all black individuals from diverse backgrounds that have combined their skill sets to produce world class results.

In Part 1 of this Feature Interview Muyinza talks about his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges he faced early on as a black entrepreneur, and the strategies he used to overcome early barriers to success. Enjoy!

Muyinza can be reached at:

Website: https://www.aprtmedia.com/

SM: Muyinza Kasiyre

This is part two of my interview with Heather Moyse. Heather is a remarkable woman on so many levels. She is a multi-sport national athlete (bobsleigh, rugby, cycling), Olympic Champion, humanitarian, inspirational speaker, and a published author. Heather is a 4-time Olympian and 2-time Olympic gold medalist but is not your typical Olympian. She didn’t grow up dreaming of going to the Olympics. In fact, Heather didn’t start taking the sport seriously and lifting weights until she was 27 years old. Remarkably she competed in her first Olympics five months later.

Heather, who is from the small Prince Edward Island town of Summerside has been described as Canada’s best ever all-round female athlete. And yet while her sport bio is elite I made an instant connection to Heather when I heard her speak about the importance of living a life that aligned with her values. Heather is also the author of Redefining Realistic, where she inspires and educates all of us on how to shift our perspective, seize our potential, and own our story.

You can reach Heather at:

Website: https://www.heathermoyse.com/

Instagram: @Heathermouse

Heather Moyse is a remarkable woman on so many levels. She is a multi-sport national athlete (bobsleigh, rugby, cycling), Olympic Champion, humanitarian, inspirational speaker, and a published author. Heather is a 4-time Olympian and 2-time Olympic gold medalist but is not your typical Olympian. She didn’t grow up dreaming of going to the Olympics. In fact, Heather didn’t start taking the sport seriously and lifting weights until she was 27 years old. Remarkably she competed in her first Olympics five months later.

Heather, who is from the small Prince Edward Island town of Summerside has been described as Canada’s best-ever all-round female athlete. And yet while her sports bio is elite I made an instant connection to Heather when I heard her speak about the importance of living a life that aligned with her values. Heather is also the author of Redefining Realistic, where she inspires and educates all of us on how to shift our perspective, seize our potential, and own our story.

This is part one of a two-part interview with Heather.

You can reach Heather at:

Website: https://www.heathermoyse.com/

Instagram. Heathermouse

This is part two of my interview with BRANT MENSWAR. Brant has been recognized as one of the country’s “Top 10 Motivational Speakers,” an author, an award-winning musician, podcast host, and the CEO and founder of Rock Star Impact, a boutique agency that teaches people and organizations how to cultivate values-based leadership.

His newest book, titled Black Sheep, uses the analogy of a black sheep to drive home the importance of defining and honoring your non-negotiable values. The book is a short, funny, read that challenges all of us to do the hard work that is needed to live a life that aligns with the things we value. Amen to that because that is what the Screw the Naysayers movement is all about.

This is a fun interview with a lot of depth. Enjoy.

Brant can be reached at:

Book Website: findyourblacksheep.com

Website: www.brantmenswar.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brantmenswar

Instagram: www.instagram.com/brantmenswar

Facebook: www.facebook.com/brantmenswar

Twitter: www.twitter.com/brantmenswar

Podcast: www.thoughtsthatrock.com

This is part one of a two-episode interview with BRANT MENSWAR. Brant has been recognized as one of the country’s “Top 10 Motivational Speakers,” an author, an award-winning musician, podcast host, and the CEO and founder of Rock Star Impact, a boutique agency that teaches people and organizations how to cultivate values-based leadership.

His newest book, titled Black Sheep, uses the analogy of a black sheep to drive home the importance of defining and honoring your non-negotiable values. The book is a short, funny, read that challenges all of us to do the hard work that is needed to live a life that aligns with the things we value. Amen to that because that is what the Screw the Naysayers movement is all about.

This is a fun interview with a lot of depth. Enjoy.

Brant can be reached at:

Book Website: findyourblacksheep.com

Website: www.brantmenswar.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brantmenswar

Instagram: www.instagram.com/brantmenswar

Facebook: www.facebook.com/brantmenswar

Twitter: www.twitter.com/brantmenswar

Podcast: www.thoughtsthatrock.com

Tim announces big plans for Screw the Naysayers including:

Format changes, upcoming guests, and introduces Raymond Vela as his cohost for Friday Tim Talk episodes beginning October 23, 2020.

Alli Worthington is an author, business coach, and host of The Alli Worthington Show podcast. In her new book (hot off the presses) Standing Strong: A Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Adversity and Living with Confidence, Alli encourages women to draw strength from their core identity, to overcome the obstacles that keep them from reaching their full potential and living out their dreams, and to walk confidently in the direction of their calling.

Ali is also a wife, mother of 5 boys, has a rescue dog, and in her words “just about every flat surface in our house is taken up with a book, athletic equipment, legos and a (quite possibly) a little dog hair”.

You can contact Ali at:

Website: https://alliworthington.com/ Podcast: The Ali Worthington Show (https://alliworthington.com/podcast) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonworthington/

Megan Reilly of Tippi Toes Dance is a former Shark Tank guest, Host of the Who’s Your Mama Podcast, and a passionate mompreneur.

Megan designed the initial logo for Tippi Toes at the tender age of 17 while she was still in High School. Megan is now the COO of Tippi Toes and a Co-owner.

Tippi Toes now has 35 franchise owners in 14 different states and the company was recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine as a top 500 franchise company in the world.

Tippi Toes was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank in 2012, where Megan and her sister Sarah landed a TV deal with Shark Mark Cuban. They dated for a while but eventually called off the engagement.

As a company, Tippi Toes has also released four music CDs. The latest, "On Top of the World," hit the Top 10 on iTunes and top 20 on Billboards chart on the Best Children’s Album chart.

You can reach Megan at:

Website: https://www.tippitoesdance.com/ On Social Media: @meaganlreilly

Nir Eyal is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.

Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, "the best business book of 2019."

In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today.

Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), and Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Byte Foods, FocusMate, and Shadow.

Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University but acknowledges that he received most of his education by earning an advanced degree from The School of Hard Knocks

Nir can be reached at:

Blog: https://www.nirandfar.com/

Alain Hunkins is on a mission to build strong leaders. As a keynote speaker, facilitator, coach and leadership expert. Alain has worked with tens of thousands of leaders in over 25 countries, and served clients in all industries, including 42 Fortune 100 companies.

Alain is also the author of the book Cracking the Leadership Code-Three Secrets To Building Strong Leaders. The book launched as the #1 New Release in Business Communication on Amazon, was reviewed in Forbes, and has been endorsed by the likes of Daniel Pink and Marshall Goldsmith.

Alain has also authored more than 400 articles, and been published by The Association for Talent Development, CEO Refresher, and the American Management Association.

Alain joins me today to discuss the importance of leadership for entrepreneurs and those who are transitioning from the workplace to the world of self employment.

You can contact Alain at:

Website: https://www.alainhunkins.com/cracking-the-leadership-code LinkedIn: https://www.alainhunkins.com/

Matt Johnson is a marketer, entrepreneur, podcast host, a musician, and is the author of MicroFamous: Become Famously Influential to the Right People.

The concept of being micro-famous is pretty straightforward. Instead of trying to be seen by a massive audience, work at becoming famous to a smaller audience. The strategy aligns well with the concepts Seth Godin shared in episode 100 of Screw the Naysayers when he spoke about the importance of focusing on your minimally viable audience.

The idea of being micro-famous is not new. I used to call it being a big fish in a small pond. That pretty much summed up what it was like running a software company is a tiny fishing village before the days of the world wide web.

But I know from personal experience that planning to be micro-famous and actually becoming micr-famous are two different things. Today Matt and I will dig into the strategies and processes Matt used to build his own brand and now shares with other entrepreneurs.

You can contact Matt at:

Getmicrofamous.com/free

Conor Riley is the CEO of Luxie Inc. The LUXIE story began with a search for a high-performing makeup brush that could provide a variety of techniques without irritating skin or harming animals. In Conor’s words “We were vegan and cruelty-free before it was cool.” Using materials sourced from around the world, the forward-thinking beauty brand developed hypoallergenic, synthetic brushes that have outperformed other top-rated animal hair versions.

Today, LUXIE has grown from an indie brand to a global phenomenon, beloved by a fast-growing list of both celebrities and influencers. The company’s fan-favorite collection of premium, allergen-free beauty tools are available in 160 countries and through top US retailers like Anthropologie, Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Revolve.

Luxie is a values driven company that puts its money where it’s mouth is. We’ll be talking about that. As an entrepreneur Conor believes in teamwork and transparency, and feels that there are incredible opportunities for brands to grow in the current environment.

You can contact Conor at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-riley-investmentbanker/ Website: https://www.luxiebeauty.com/

I’m excited to welcome Corey Poirier back today because I think he brings a unique perspective as an entrepreneur who has made a good portion of his income over the years speaking on stages and helping others to do the same. And as we all know, once busy speaking calendars have for the most part been wiped clean. And so it’s a really tough time for entrepreneurs who depend upon public events to earn income, promote their business, and to meet potential clients.

Corey’s personal story is one of overcoming obstacles. He was raised by a single mother, grew up in a small town, barely graduated high school (a teacher gave him a 49+1) and battled anxiety and hypochondria in his early 20’s. Since those days he has become a multiple-time TEDx speaker, the host of 3 top rated interview shows where he has interviewed more than 5,000 of the world’s top performers. He’s the founder of The Speaking Program, BLU Talks, and he has been featured in multiple television specials. He’s a columnist with Entrepreneur and Forbes magazine, and the best selling author of The Book Of Why (And How).

For more than 40 years, Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger and supporting social justice and environmental sustainability. From working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta to the refugee camps in Ethiopia and the threatened rainforests of the Amazon, as well as guiding the philanthropy of some of the world's wealthiest families, Lynne’s on-the-ground work has brought her a deep understanding of people’s relationship with money.

She is the Founder of the Soul of Money Institute and as a coach consultant has worked with over 100,000 people in 50 countries. Lynne is the author of The Soul Of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life and as a public speaker Lynne has shared the stage with people such as Oprah Winfrey, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Stephen Covey and Deepak Chopra.

You can reach Lynne at:

Website: https://soulofmoney.org/ Website: Pachamama.org

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers Website: www.screwthenaysayers.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A

Jay R. Kemmerer has been educating businesses and individual clients in the areas of wealth management for over 34 years. He is the Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Advisors, Inc. and Author of “Messages From The Money Masters.”

In the book Jay shares lessons learned from iconic names such as Warren Buffet, Daymond John and Napoleon Hill. Included in the list of 12 experts that Jay features in Messages From The Money Masters, is Mike Michalowicz.

Mike is a best selling author, a hugely successful entrepreneur who leads two multi-million-dollar ventures.. He is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and business makeover specialist on MSNBC.

You can contact Jay at:

Website: https://www.jaykemmerer.com/

You can contact Mike at:

Website: https://mikemichalowicz.com/

Dr. David C. Korten is the founder and president of the Living Economies Forum; co-founder, board member, and board chair emeritus of YES! Magazine; an associate fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies; and a full member of the Club of Rome. He is best known for his seminal books framing a new economy for the Ecological Civilization to which humanity must now transition.

David devoted his early career to advancing business education in low-income countries. He completed his military service during the Vietnam War as a captain in the US Air Force.

David now devotes his life to advancing the global transition now underway to a living Earth economy organized around deeply democratic self-governing living communities in which people work in co-productive partnership with the rest of nature to meet the needs of all.

You can reach David at:

https://davidkorten.org/

Shawn is an entrepreneur, he’s Director of Business Development at Tech Code Accelerator, And he’s a best selling author.

Shawn spent over 4 years living and conducting business in Beijing, China. After successfully founding and growing a profitable education company, he moved back to San Francisco to invest his experience, connections, and resources back into the startup ecosystem. He has helped several companies through his work with Techcode land and set-up operations in Silicon Valley as well as Silicon Valley companies set up offices, partnerships, and funding relationships overseas.

Shawn is also the founder of Silicon Valley Successes a television show that features Entrepreneurs and the people that work with them and is the host of The Silicon Valley Podcast where he has interviewed some of the biggest names in tech including Jim Mckelvey co-Founder of Square, Melanie Perkins Co-Founder Canva, and Patrick Lee Founder of Rotten Tomatoes

Aside from Brazilian Jujitsu and Salsa Dancing, Shawn’s passion is building a bridge that connects Silicon Valley and the rest of the world.

You can contact Shawn at:

Podcast: Thesilicon

Website: https://shawnflynnsv.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/

Contact Tim:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers

Website: www.screwthenaysayers.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A

Peter Goral is an accomplished Artist, trained in the UK, and currently showing his work across Canada. Peter emigrated to Canada in 1967. For many years his art took a back seat as he worked to support and build a new life for his family. His business experience crosses multiple industries and even included a stint as a radio talk show host.

In the summer of 2009 Peter’s creative juices moved to the forefront and they’ve been there ever since. In 2011 he incorporated a marketing company ArtEnvy Inc. which is operated by his wife Jude and promotes his work into private and corporate collections across North America.

As an executive leader in Business Transformation, Peter also advises leading national brands on how to build and grow their footprint in the market through Social Media Strategies.

You can reach Peter at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterggoral/ Twitter: @artsandclouds

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers Website: www.screwthenaysayers.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A

AmyK Hutchens is an international award-winning speaker, Amazon bestselling author and has over 19 years’ experience training, coaching and consulting. In the pre covid-19 world AmyK traveled the world averaging more than 75 speaking engagements to some of the worlds largest corporations.

As a featured contributor for Entrepreneur magazine and with her brand new book, GET IT: Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want, AmyK teaches executives, biz owners, influencers and go-getters how to get the EXACT results they desire without saying something they regret, giving their power away or damaging relationships along the way.

AmyK has been a featured guest on numerous TV and radio networks including Bloomberg, NBC and ABC. She resides in San Diego, CA.

You can reach Amyk at:

https://www.amyk.com/

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers Website: www.screwthenaysayers.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/

Omozua Ameze Isiramen is an Emotional Mastery, Executive & Neuro Leadership Coach dedicated to helping executives, mid and top-level professionals and entrepreneurs live a life that feels good.

Omo, as she is called, realized from her own life experiences that courage starts when we create our own success criteria, and it multiplies when we live by it.

Omo and I spoke way back on Episode 17 of Screw the Naysayers where she shared practical advice for taking back control of your journey, and pulled no punches in calling out millennial bashers and people she describes as having hardened hearts.

You can reach Omo at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omozuaisiramen Website: https://www.omozua.com/

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers Website: www.screwthenaysayers.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/

Paul Empey is CEO of Precision Biologic and a Business and Leadership Coach at In-gaged Leadership.

Paul has a diverse background in business including Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing and Engineering, Leadership Development and his resume tells me that he’s guided organizations through challenging economic times.

This conversation focused on leadership and strategies any entrepreneur can use to turn employees into leaders.

Website: https://precisionbiologic.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulempey/

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-Naysayers Website: www.screwthenaysayers.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/

Jason Cutter is an entrepreneur, sales success architect and a fellow podcast host. Jason started Cutter Consulting Group because he observed recurring issues that were affecting business-to-consumer (B2C) inside sales teams. Especially those that spend money on inbound leads where conversion performance is critical to the organization’s financial wellbeing.

Jason observed that the “old-style” approach placed the burden for success on the backs of superstar agents and managers who were top sales reps. Even in the best of times this strategy is a bit of a crap shoot with the employer hoping the sales reps will close enough deals.

Clearly not a very effective long-term strategy. And it is definitely not scalable.

Fun fact about Jason. He grew up in Fremont, California and has a bachelor’s degree in marine biology where he spent a lot of time with sharks.

Jason joined me to discuss…

You can reach Jason at:

Website: https://www.cutterconsultinggroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jascut/ Podcast: The Sales Experience Podcast Free e-book: www.authenticpersuasion.com

Lis Cashin is a TEDx speaker, Business & Leadership coach, and a Mental Health and Wellbeing consultant. She is also the Award-winning author of THIS IS ME: One hell of a path to happiness.

Lis is passionate about igniting self-belief in others and is on a mission to challenge the stigma around mental health. That’s a topic she knows a thing or two about from her own personal experiences. Her story is both gut wrenching and inspirational and can all be traced back to a few seconds of time when Liz was 13 years of age.

You can contact Liz at:

Website: https://www.liscashin.com/

Natilie Queiroz’s life changed in a 9 minute span on Friday March 4th 2016. Eight months pregnant Natalie was standing in broad daylight near a busy suburban centre when she was stabbed 24 times with a 12 inch carving knife.

She suffered horrific life-critical wounds to her major organs and main arteries. After heroic intervention by passers-by and police, an air ambulance rescue was launched, and against all medical odds, Natalie and her baby survived – but not without life-changing physical and emotional damage.

In the four years since the attack, Natalie has started up two businesses – Natalie Q Inspire Ltd where she works as a motivational speaker and consultant and Inspire 2 Quit Blades, a Community Interest Company that focuses on tackling the rising epidemic in knife crime through sharing her experience as the victim to ‘at risk’ youth groups.

Her best selling book, Still Standing, documents the before, during as well as the important rebuild of her life.

TedX Talk:

Website: https://qinspire.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-queiroz-701958b0/

Dave is a leadership coach, author, and public speaker. Dave gave up a 6 figure corporate income to chase his goal of creating and inspiring 90 million purpose-driven leaders. Dave believes that Leadership Is Simple. You Lead People. He calls BS on the leadership industry and says we have over-complicated things and are wasting billions on leadership training that is outdated. In a world where the only certainty is uncertainty organizational structures are under attack. Dave says the answer is simple (not easy). Shift from a business model to a model business or accept the coming demise of your business.

Lindsay Hadley is the Founder and CEO of Hadley Impact Consulting as is one of the most sought-after consultants and producers in the nonprofit sector. Early in her career, Lindsay facilitated humanitarian projects in Kenya, Peru, Mexico, and Thailand.

Lindsay has produced events such as The End of Polio Concert in Perth, Australia, and the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, 3 years running, which featured some the world's biggest music acts, Hollywood actors, and countless world leaders.

In 2013 Lindsay founded Hadley Impact Consulting where she and her team have partnered with local startups and international foundations to brainstorm the best ways to magnify impact, building on others’ big ideas and incubating our own.

Lindsay continues to demonstrate her exceptional fundraising skills, raising more than $35M+ directly for her clients and has leveraged $Billions for causes through her campaigns and events.

You can contact Lindsay at:

Website: www.hadleyimpact.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-hadley-6796a748/

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-NaysayersWebsite: www.screwthenaysayers.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A

Tim's Top 7 takeaways from Episode 192 of Screw the Naysayers was David Tao, the Founder and CEO of BarBend a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient for media who has nearly a decade of experience building and running some of the biggest online brands - Sleepopolis, SecurityBaron, and now BarBend.

BarBend is a fitness and strength-sports news site that attracts one million monthly visitors and is the official media partner of USA Weightlifting, the sport's national governing body. BarBend has raised $825,000 in seed funding. In addition to his work in the health & fitness industry, David has been a writer for Fortune and a contributor to Forbes, Slate, and numerous other outlets across the web and in print.

Peter Taunton founded Snap Fitness in 2003 with one location. Today there are 2,500 Snap Fitness franchises in 26 countries.

Peter didn’t stop there in recent years, he has acquired and founded several brands to round out the consumer-fitness experience. Together with the Snap Fitness brand they comprise the world’s largest wellness franchise organization, serving 165 million workouts and counting. In January of 2019 Peter announced that he was stepping down as chief executive of the Snap Fitness workout chain and its parent company, Lift Brands. Today he is focused on his charitable work and also mentors up and coming entrepreneurs.

In this episode I share 5 things I learned from Peter about starting and scaling a global franchise

Dennis Moseley-Williams is the founder of DMW Strategic Consulting. He’s a husband and a father, a guitar player, a mogul skier, a summer slacker, an author, a blogger, and a passionate entrepreneur.

Dennis is one of only two certified Experience Economy experts working in the financial services industry globally. The other is his business partner. Dennis’s company works with entrepreneurs and business owners around the world who are looking to make life and business a better place.

Dennis is a much in demand global speaker and a self-described optimist who says that he can truly find the bright side in everything.

You can reach Dennis at:

Website: https://moseleywilliams.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-moseley-williams/

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-NaysayersWebsite: www.screwthenaysayers.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A

J.T. McCormick shouldn’t have succeeded. He was born the mixed-race son of a drug-dealing pimp father and a orphaned, single mother on welfare. He was raised in the slums of Dayton, Ohio, suffered incredible abuse and racism, and had multiple stints in the juvenile justice system. He barely graduated high school and has no college degree.

Adversity hit again in 2008 when JT saw his $1 million account balance wipd out.

Today JT is the CEO of Scribe Media, a company that in 2018 was acknowledged by Entrepreneur Magazine as having the best culture in America.

John Perkins is an author and activist whose 10 books on global intrigue, shamanism, and transformation including Touching the Jaguar, Shapeshifting and the classic Confessions of an Economic Hit Man have been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 70 weeks, sold over 2 million copies and are published in 35 languages. As chief economist at a major consulting firm, he advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, US and other governments. He regularly speaks at universities, economic forums, and shamanic gatherings around the world and is a founder and board member of the nonprofit organizations, the Pachamama Alliance and Dream Change.

His new book is titled Touching the Jaguar: Transforming Fear into Action to Change Your Life and the World. John tells the dramatic story of how, when he was a Peace Corps volunteer, his life was saved by an Amazonian shaman who taught him to “touch the jaguar,” to change his reality by embracing perceptions that transformed fears into positive actions.

You can reach John at:

Website: https://johnperkins.org/

The entire trajectory of Chad Bourquin’s life changed at age seventeen when a band came through his high school and played a concert. All it took was his buddy turning to him and saying, “why don’t you learn to play guitar and we will start a band?” So that’s what he did.

Six months later, he got replaced by a much better player and that was the moment he committed to becoming the best guitar player he could. Two years of 3-5 hours practice per night landed him a position in a touring band where he performed for 4-6 nights per week for 4 years before the singer walked out leaving his dad’s words of “you can’t make any money in that industry” ringing in my head. “You need a back up plan.”

Chad spent the next 15 years in 3 different backup plans before finally hitting his end. None of them ever became successful. Chad still remembers sitting in his studio when he said to himself, “If I’m going to go down, I’m going to at least do it doing something I love.”

Today, Chad is doing everything he loves doing. He gets paid very well to play, write and record music, and get this, to inspire others through the Dream Big Series.

You can contact Chad at:

Dream Big Series Keynote Concerts and Podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dream-big-series-1 Big Time Grain Company - Country Act: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/big-time-grain-co/ Bourquin Brothers Publishing - Music Licensing: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/bourquin-brothers-publishing Play Music Make More - Artist and Musician Online Training: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/play-music-make-more-com

Ken is a Tony Award-winning producer of Broadway and Off Broadway shows, including most recently Once on This Island (2018 Tony Award Best Musical Revival), Gettin' the Band Back Together, Groundhog Day: The Musical, Deaf West’s Spring Awakening, and The Play That Goes Wrong. Davenport has revolutionized the Broadway market with his diverse approaches at engaging audiences through his shows, as well as supported the Broadway ecosystem through a number of his own subsidiary businesses. He is an internationally recognized and award-winning writer of several Broadway and Off Broadway shows as well as several books about producing, Broadway investing, and how to raise money for shows. Additionally, he is the Executive Producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group.

Ken says that his mission is to continually educate, entertain and inspire the world through theatre, Davenport has made headlines by doing “stuff” that other people don't.

In addition to his many producing credits through Davenport Theatrical Enterprises, he also has created many subsidiary businesses to support the Broadway market.

In 2019, Inc. 5000 named Davenport Theatrical Enterprises one of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Kathryn is the co-owner, with her husband Michael, of Half a Bubble Out, a Digital Marketing and Consulting firm which has been serving customers since 2002. Certainly the early days of digital marketing.

Kathryn has a Bachelor’s Degrees in Psychology and Religious Studies, and a Master of Divinity in New Testament Theology so of course it makes perfect sense that she now owns an Advertising and Marketing firm. Before starting Half A Bubble Out, Kathryn spent seven years in corporate sales.

Kathryn and Michael are also the co-authors of Fulfilled: The Passion & Provision Strategy for Building a Business with Profit, Purpose & Legacy.

Kathryn can be reached at:

https://www.halfabubbleout.com/

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-NaysayersWebsite: www.screwthenaysayers.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A

Madeleine Black is a Ted-X Speaker and author of Unbroken: One Woman's Journey to Rebuild a Life Shattered by Violence.

Madeleine was viciously attacked and raped at the age of thirteen by the son’s of two U.S. diplomats in London England. Living in a state of shock and self-loathing, it took her years of struggle to confront the buried memories of that first attack and begin to undo the damage it wrought, as men continued to take advantage of her fragility in the worst possible way. Yet, after growing up with a burden no teenager should ever have to shoulder, Madeleine found the heart to carry out the best revenge plan of all: leading a fulfilling and happy life.

Today Madeleine is happily married with three amazing daughters, and is speaking out on stages all around the world to help end the silence, shame and stigma of sexual violence.

Madeleine joined me on Episode 42 of Screw the Naysayers. I brought Madeline back on the show to share her thoughts on overcoming adversity.

Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, Episcopal priest, and the host of the popular podcast, Typology. His books include the national bestseller, The Road Back to You. Known for his transparency, humor and depth of insight into the inner workings of the human heart and mind, Ian uses the Enneagram personality-typing system as a tool to help leaders cultivate self-awareness and emotional wisdom. He is a sought-after speaker, thinker and advisor to a growing roster of clients such as the Discovery Channel, Michael Hyatt Company, and Warner Brothers Music.

You can contact Ian at:

Social: @ianmorgancron @typologypodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/imcronWeb: https://ianmorgancron.com Web: https://typologypodcast.com

You can reach Tim at:

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Screw-The-NaysayersWebsite: www.screwthenaysayers.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMAFSvihsdBYk5OSG4SY8A

Desmond Clark is a former NFL tight end, dedicated family man, motivational speaker/leader, entrepreneur and author of the new book Principles of Winning: 5 Keys to Create a Standard of Excellence.

His methodology is straightforward and inspiring, providing guidelines for personal evolution that are especially compelling and uplifting in these uncertain times.

Drafted for the Denver Broncos in 1999 ( as a lifelong Chiefs fan we’ll forgive that unfortunate circumstance) Dez played for them for three years. He then was with the Miami Dolphins for a year, and joined the Chicago Bears in 2003. In 2005 Dez helped the Bears win the NFC Championship which took them to Super Bowl XLI. He stayed on with the Bears through September of 2011. Upon his retirement, he ranked 2nd in all-time tight end receptions (242) for the Bears, coming in just after Hall of Famer Mike Ditka.

You can reach Dez at:

Website - https://www.dezclarkspeaks.com/ LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/desmondclark88 Twitter - dezclark88

Jason Van Camp is the Founder and CEO Mission 6 Zero, Founder and Executive Director of Warrior Rising.

Jason is a West Point graduate where he played linebacker for the Army Black Knights football team. In 2006, Jason won the coveted Green Beret and began serving as a Detachment Commander with 10th Special Forces Group in Fort Carson, Colorado.

During his U.S. Army career, Jason earned several awards, including the Bronze Star with V device for Valor, as well as two additional Bronze Stars during numerous combat rotations as a Special Forces Detachment Commander in the Middle East and Africa.

While transitioning out of the military Jason earned his MBA from BYU and then founded Mission 6 Zero, a Leadership Assessment and Development Company, and Warrior Rising, a non-profit that empowers U.S. military veterans by providing opportunities to create sustainable businesses.

Jason joined me on eps 194 of Screw the Naysayers to discuss his recent book titled Deliberate Discomfort. The premise being that we all need to become comfortable being uncomfortable. Given the crazy world we’re living in today, now seemed like a great time to bring Jason back on the show.

Steve Hoffman or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley, is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading incubators and accelerators. He’s also an angel investor,, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books including Make Elephants Fly and Surviving a Startup.

While in Hollywood, Steve worked as a TV development executive and went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-funded startup Spiderdance, which produced interactive TV shows with NBC, MTV, Turner, Warner Brothers, History Channel, Game Show Network, and others.

In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded two more venture-backed startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.

Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation.

You can reach Steve at:

https://www.foundersspace.com/captainhoff/

Issac Morehouse is the founder and CEO of Crash, the career launch platform. He previously founded and currently serves as an advisor to Praxis, a startup apprenticeship program.

Isaac is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom.

When he’s not with his wife and kids or building his company, he can be found smoking cigars, playing guitars, reading, writing, getting angry watching sports teams from his home state of Michigan, or enjoying the beach.

Hal Donaldson is president of Convoy of Hope, a non-profit organization that helps empower others to live with greater independence and freedom from poverty, disease, and hunger. Founded in 1994 the organization has served more than 132 million people.

More recently Convoy of Hope has distributed more than 10 million meals to hundreds of hard-hit communities across the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization’s fleet of tractor-trailers has been crisscrossing the country delivering emergency supplies and food, with no plans of slowing down any time soon.

Hal has authored more than 30 books including Disruptive Compassion: Becoming the Revolutionary You Were Born to Be and Your Next 24 Hours: One Day of Kindness Can Change Everything.

Contact Info:

Website: https://www.convoyofhope.org/

Drew Dudley’s TEDx talk “Everyday Leadership” has been viewed close to five million times and praised by Time, Business Insider, and Inc. Magazine.

Drew is the founder of Day One Leadership, where he works with individuals and organizations around the world to unlock their leadership potential. He is also the author of a WSJ bestseller titled This Is Day One- A practical guide to leadership that matters.

His 6 minute TEDx talk, which revolves around a story about a lollipop, has been voted one of the 15 most inspirational TED talks of all time. My last conversation with Drew was exceptional on so many levels. One thing that really stands out is that when Drew talks about leadership i in a way that anyone can relate to. If we think about, most of what we learn about leadership is often based upon the stories of an elite few who have achieved extraordinary things. Drew argues that this approach has made us lose sight of the opportunities we all have to be leaders. Drew focuses on everyday activities and has developed an easy to understand process that any of us can use.

Drew welcome back to Screw the Naysayers.

Keltie Knight is an Emmy Award winning television personality and Entertainment Tonight host. She has co-anchored CBS’s broadcasting of national events such as the Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Grammy Awards Red Carpet.

Keltie also co-created and co-hosts, The LadyGang podcast with her friends Jac Vanek and Becca Tobin. Inspired by bottomless mimosa brunches, each week a celebrity guest joins the girls for a raw, honest and hilarious look at what life is really like under the bright lights of Hollywood.

With over 30 million downloads, and after debuting at #8 on the iTunes podcast charts, remaining in the top 100 podcasts in the world for the last 78 weeks straight and being featured on Entertainment Weekly’s coveted ‘Must List’. In the fall of 2018, the E! network announced that the LADYGANG would be coming to TV with their own show based on the popular podcast.

Known for her quick wit and fearless personality, Keltie’s interviewed the biggest stars in the world including Oprah, Meryl Streep, Taylor Swift, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lawrence. Harry Styles kissed her, twice. Pharrell Williams deemed her “…a spirited journalist and a star.”

In this episode Keltie:

Shares why she works hard to get viewers to invite her into their living rooms 6 days a week
Tells us why some people are “dicks”
Admits that when it comes to fashion she’ll try anything once
Opens up about what it felt like when she wasn’t selected for her 7th year as a Radio City Rockette (and why it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to her)
Talks about the Lady Gang Post and gives us some inside scoops on her co-hosts
And discussed their upcoming book, Act Like A Lady: Questionable Advice, Ridiculous Opinions, and Humiliating Tales From Three Undignified Women

Bonus points to Keltie, Beca and Jac for not going the ghost writer route. This book feels like a must read for women (and men) of all ages. Enjoy

Raymond Aaron is a Top 10 NYT Best Selling Author, Adventurer, and Serial Entrepreneur who has committed his life to teaching people how to dramatically change their lives for the better. Raymond helps people achieve greater wealth, branding, recognition, confidence, respect and authority. Raymond teaches his clients how to become respected authorities and experts in their fields.

Raymond is joining me today to talk about a free event that is coming up May, it’s called the World Prosper Summit. It’s a who’s who list of presenters which includes people like Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, both of whom have recently been on this show, and many more. Free to anyone who signs up and people tune in from the comfort of their home.

Link to register for World Prosper Summit: http://worldprospersummit.com/timalison

Raymond's Website: http://aaron.com/home/

Dave Hollis is the CEO of the Hollis Company, he’s a husband and father of four and the author of Get Out Of Your Own Way, The Skeptics Guide to Growth and Fulfillment. Dave is one half of the dynamic, powerhouse duo that is Rachel and Dave Hollis where among other things they co-host the #1 health podcast on iTunes, titled Rise Together.

Dave was formerly President of Distribution for Walt Disney Studios and was responsible for the relaunch of the Star Wars franchise, the Avengers series, and mega-hits like Frozen and Beauty and the Beast. Dave left his prestigious post at Disney last year to lead The Hollis Company with wife Rachel, a Best Selling Author in her own right..

As a Public Speaker Dave talks about his transition from a personal development skeptic to a spokesperson for growth. Dave is also a self proclaimed Bronco enthusiast. Being a Kansas City Chiefs fan I thought I was going to have some fun there until I learned he was referring to a 1969 Ford Bronco named Incredible Hulk.

Scott Krauger is a CEO, President & growth hacker with 30 years of experience leading high performing teams in the wine industry, in technology, and in building brands across a wide range of business.

Scott says that when you get right down to it, he is much more – He describes himself as a marketer, servant leader, entrepreneur, a father, and a dreamer. Scott and his team are passionate to bring about real change in our world and says that he lives life at the highest level of integrity and excellence.

Scott specializes in bringing partnerships together that allows his team to bring solutions to farmers, winery owners, winemakers, and viticulturists that allow better crops to be grown while doing so in a sustainable way.

You can contact Scott at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottkrauger/

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Dawn Barton has endured more pain and heartache in her lifetime than Hallmark can fit into a single movie: the loss of a child, divorce, cancer, rape, near-death of her mother from a brain aneurism, the death of her only sibling, and her husband’s substance abuse. But because she experienced such incredible pain, she also knows incredible joy… so much so, this sassy southerner refers to herself as a “joyologist.”

Dawn is a sales and marketing veteran of thirty years of where she has been a top producer at every company she’s worked for. Most recently, she was the #7 Sales Director in Mary Kay before she took a leap of faith and left it all to write her first book, Laughing Through the Ugly Cry. Dawn has been a public speaker for more than ten years, giving talks about cancer, joy, female empowerment, and direct sales.

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Laughing-Through-Ugly-Cry-Unstoppable/dp/1400217768 Website: http://dawnbarton.com/ Instagram/Facebook: DawnRBarton

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Laughing Through the Ugly Cry: …and Finding Unstoppable Joy

Patrick Veroneau is a Leadership/Team Advisor, Host of the Lead Like No Other Podcast, and a much in demand Public Speaker. Patrick is also a member of the Forbes Council and the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.

Whether in a corporation or a healthcare setting, Patrick’s approach and training is always designed to help individuals rise above their best. That’s because Patrick knows that when individuals succeed, the organization succeeds.

Patrick is the youngest of 10 children and a long time volunteer and board member for the Centre for Grieving Children.

You can contact Patrick at:

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Joe Yazbeck is the Founder, President and CEO of Prestige Leadership Advisors whose mission is to facilitate leaders in becoming dynamic powerful communicators so they can significantly influence the world around them.

Joe has worked with heads of state, leaders of major corporations, high-ranking military officers, political candidates, best-selling authors and others. Joe Yazbeck is a highly sought after leadership and communications coach.

Joe created the internationally successful No Fear Speaking System and has authored a best-selling companion book by the same title. The book has been translated into 7 different languages and has changed lives around the globe.

Joe serves as board member for the Community Learning Center, serves as a mentor for the University of South Florida’s Research Foundation and The Tampa Bay Technology Incubator and is an active member of United for Human Rights, The Way to Happiness Foundation and The Truth About Drugs Program. Joe serves military veterans with special programs as a board member of the non-profit group, Supporting America’s Finest.

You can find his Joe's website here: https://www.nofearspeaking.com/

Coach Dana Cavalea is a High Performance & Executive Leadership Coach. He is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees and led the New York Yankees to a World Championship in 2009. That same year he was awarded the Nolan Ryan Award, given to the top Strength & Performance Coach in Major League Baseball, as voted by his peers.

Throughout his career, Dana has had the opportunity to train and coach the greats that include Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and many others.

In addition to working with high level Athletes, Coaches, CEO's and Executives, Dana is an International Speaker and Consultant helping Fortune 500 corporate work forces, Sports Teams, Universities and Organizations to optimize their overall performance through his 5-Drivers of Performance framework. Dana is also a best selling author and his book is titled Habits of a Champion. The foreword is written by former New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi.

Dana can be reached at:

Website: https://danacavalea.com/

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Scotty Schindler is the business and sports leader proudly from Sawtell, NSW.

At its core, Scott’s career is a story of creativity, hard work and a love of Australian life. As CEO of ReNet, Scott presided over the growth of a start up business that began in 2000 with just 1 single property listing advertised. On Scotts’ retirement in 2017 ReNet managed over $1.125 Trillion Dollars ($1,125,771,059,045) in real estate across Australia and New Zealand by 5,000 real estate offices and some 15,000 real estate salespeople.

Scotty is a much sought after public speaker and business coach. Aside from his business acumen Scotty holds multiple surfing championships at all levels of amateur surfing including a World Surfing Title.

You can reach Scotty at http://www.scottyschindler.com/

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Ed Andrew is an entrepreneur, Host of the Human Impact podcast, and author of The Golden Ticket To Your Dream Job. As Owner and Managing Director of the Human Consultancy, Ed has coached more than 15,000 people in 35 countries through career transformation and life strategy.

An ex lawyer and headhunter, Ed has been an entrepreneur for more than 20 years building 4 companies on 4 continents to 7 figure profits. In fashion, e-commerce, technology and recruitment.

Brandon Steiner is the Founder & President of The Steiner Agency, the nation’s premiere independent athlete procurement source. Prior to The Steiner Agency, Brandon created Steiner Sports Marketing and Memorabilia, one of the largest companies of its kind. In addition, Brandon is a highly regarded motivational and inspirational speaker. Steiner has spoken to world-class organizations such as the New York Yankees, Nike, and the Harvard Business School. Aside from speaking to audiences, Steiner is a permanent fixture in the media as a regular on ESPN NY Radio 98.7 FM and as co-host of Yankees-Steiner: Memories of the Game on the YES Network. He has appeared frequently on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, and in newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Steiner is the author of Living on Purpose, The Business Playbookand You Gotta Have Balls, and Created a Sports Empire. I’m honoured that Brandon reached out to me and asked to be on my show.

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Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Boss In Heels. Having successfully climbed the corporate ladder for nearly 20 years, Heather is one of the few women to break the glass ceiling and claim her spot in the C-suite.

Heather joined me on episode 164 to discuss her book Confidence Creator which shot to #1 on Amazon’s Business Biographies and Business Motivation lists the first week it debuted on Amazon. Heather is a confidence expert and is currently working with Fortune 500 companies and professional sports teams to develop confidence in the workplace and on the court. Heather’s new show, Creating Confidence, debuted on the Top 200 shows on Apple podcast.

Heather’s work has been featured in USA Today, CNN, Forbes, Fast Company and many more.

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

Tracy Schmitt, a.k.a. Unstoppable Tracy, is a TV Host, a highly acclaimed International Speaker who has spoken in 40+ countries around the world, and the Best Selling Author of Unstoppable You. She has shared the stage with the likes of Jane Fonda, Dr. Phil, Michael Douglas, John Travolta, Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Robbins and more! Her mind blowing story always gets standing ovations pushing audiences out of their limitation zones. Tracy’s has been viewed virally over 50 million times and was the winner of the 2018 #1 Female Transformational Leader by the John Maxwell Team out of 160 countries. Tracy doesn’t just talk high performance in business… she lives it!

Tracy is a 2019 winner of a Women of Inspiration award, has climbed Himalayan mountains, captained a 110-foot-tall ship, and won a paraskiing bronze.

Oh, did I mention Tracy was born a 4-way amputee?

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

At the age of 21, Ruben Gonzalez took up the sport of luge and started training for the Olympics. Four years….. and a few broken bones later, Ruben made his Olympic dream come true! But he didn’t stop there… Ruben kept training, and at the age of 47, he was competing against 20-year-olds at the Vancouver Winter Olympics! Ruben’s the first only person to ever to compete in four Winter Olympics EACH in a different DECADE!

He’s still competing at the age of 55 and last time we spoke Rueben said he was intent on trying to qualify for the 2022 Olympics!

His bestselling books have sold over 100,000 copies and have been translated to over 10 languages.

Kevin Hancock is an award-winning author, speaker, and CEO of Hancock Lumber Company. Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber ten retail stores, 3 sawmills and a truss plant. The company also grows trees on 12,000 acres of timberland in Southern Maine and is led by its 550 employees.

Among others Hancock Lumber is a six-time recipient of the ‘Best Places to Work in Maine’ award. Kevin himself is the recipient of the Ed Muskie ‘Access to Justice’ Award, the Habitat For Humanity ‘Spirit of Humanity’ Award, and Timber Processing Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year’ Award.

Kevin’s first book, Not for Sale: Finding Center in the Land of Crazy Horse, was the recipient of The National Indie Excellence Award and the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award.

Kevin’s new book. The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership was released in February 2020. His journey began when he was diagnosed with a rare neurological voice disorder that forced him to make big changes in his approach to leadership.

This is a good one folks. Enjoy

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Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and the bestselling author of Willpower Doesn’t Work. His blogs have been read by over 100 million people and are featured on Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, Cheddar, Big Think, and many others. He is a regular contributor to Inc. and Psychology Today and from 2015-2018, he was the #1 writer, in the world, on Medium.com. He and his wife Lauren adopted three children through the foster system in February 2018 and, one month later, Lauren became pregnant with twins, who were born in December of 2018.

Ben joined me to discuss his new book, Personality Isn’t Permanent where he debunks pervasive myths of personality that have captured pop culture.

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Jeremy Ryan Slate is the Creator and Host of the Create Your Own Life Podcast. He has conducted more than 600 interviews with Billionaires, Founders, CEO’s, Professional Athletes and Celebrities, and his show has been downloaded over 1 M times.

Jeremy has been featured in Forbes (3x), INC (4x), CIO Magazine, Influencive, Buzzfeed and New Theory Magazine and been featured as a guest on 200+ Podcasts, like EOFire & Conscious Millionaire.

Jeremy is also the co-founder of Command Your Brand, an organization that uses the Power of Podcasting to help business leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, founders and CEO’s share their story to connect with their audience and become leaders in their niche.

He is also one of the most genuine human beings I’ve ever gotten to know, and a guy who has played a big role in the success I’ve had with Screw the Naysayers. Jeremy was my guest way back on Episode 26!

Head over to www.commandyourbrand.com/coronapod and grab your free course on podcasting (regularly valued at $497).

You can contact Jeremy on social media @jeremyryanslate

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Steven is a decorated United States army combat veteran, a business turnaround specialist and has launched 30+ businesses in 9 countries around the world. Steven is also co-creator of the Humble Alpha Leader program and co-author of a book titled The Humble Alpha.

Steven was my guest on episode 152 of Screw the Naysayers where we discussed how to live a life of honesty, integrity, and transparency.

You can grab a copy of Steven’s book and help feed 5,000 hungry children at https://humblealphabook.com/product/humblealpha/

Franziska Iseli is a Swiss born Australian (or a Swaussie as she likes to say) with a sharp-witted sense of humour and the ability to speak five languages. Like any good creative Franziska is known to make up words. It fits her rep as a maverick entrepreneur.

Franziska is a leading marketing and brand strategist, mad adventurer, author and the co-founder of Basic Bananas, OceanLovers, Moments of Humanity and The Business Hood.

In 2013 Franziska was awarded the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recognizing her innovation, creativity and philanthropic involvement.

Franziska is also the author of three bestselling books including her new release, The Courage Map – 13 principles to living boldly, Perception.

Franziska is regularly featured across the media including INC, Forbes, Business Insider, Virgin Inflight Entertainment, Marie-Claire, Cosmopolitan, SmartCompany, Dynamic Business Magazine, and more.

She can be reached at: https://www.franziskaiseli.com/

Aaron McHugh is a writer, podcaster, adventurer, and author of the best-selling book, Fire Your Boss: Discover Work You Love Without Quitting Your Job. He is mastering the art of living a sustainable work-life balance that constantly interweaves rhythms of play and adventure. That includes road trips in their 1974 VW Bus, aka The Joy Bus, catapulting them into many father-daughter adventures together.

Aaron is on a quest to climb all fifty-eight of the fourteen thousand foot peaks in Colorado. He has seventeen more to go. Aaron has mountain biked the Colorado Trail, traversed the Wind River Range in Wyoming and is an Ironman triathlete.

Aaron’s corporate success led to a 6-figure income and he even had the opportunity to ring the opening bell at the London Stock Exchange. Then came the moment when he realized the money was not enough. SInce then he’s been focused on mastering the art of living and helping others do the same.

You can reach Aaron at:

Website: https://www.aaronmchugh.com/

Kristin Sherry is a five-time author, international speaker, career consultant and creator of the YouMap career profile. Kristen and I spoke way back on Episode 62 of Screw the Naysayers, and at the time we discussed her her new book, YouMap. To say that book has been a success would be a large understatement.

Kristen is also living proof that it is possible to change careers and thrive, having spent many years in corporate roles before going all in on her own venture.

This episode is part of our mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

You can contact Kristen at:

Website: https://www.myyoumap.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinsherry/

Rich Cardona is a retired Marine Corps aviator who tried the traditional job route after serving his country. While successful, Rich was unfulfilled and knew he was destined for something more. In October of 2018 he decided to leave the workforce and launch Rich Cardona Media where he has recorded conversations with C-Suite executives and influencers. This gave Rich the ability to satisfy his desire of continuously enhancing his leadership skills while also sharing these lessons with others.

Rich and I spoke about building digital trust in a world gone crazy.

Rich and I spoke about his entrepreneurial journey on Episode 107 way back in April 2019. It’s a great view into the mind of an early stage business owner full of useful tips and insights.

You can reach Rich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richcardona/ Website: https://richcardonamedia.com/

Marques Ogden is a Best Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, Former NFL Athlete, and an executive coach and corporate trainer.

Marques grew up in a single parent home with a father that inspired perseverance and fairness. After graduating from Howard University Marques followed his dream and his brother Jonathan’s footsteps, eventually getting drafted into the NFL in 2003. Overall, he played for 5 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 he lost everything, the result of a bad business deal. Not one to stay down

Marques became determined to help others succeed where he failed. His client list includes The Home Depot, JP Morgan, and many more. His book, titled The Success Cycle talks about the importance of Ambition, Drive, and Hard Work. Marques says when you bring all three of these characteristics together you have the best chance of achieving success, no matter what goal you want to achieve! Enjoy

You can contact Marques at:

Website: https://marquesogden.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquesogden/

Mitzi Perdue is the widow of the late Frank Perdue, and author of Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business & Life Lessons from Frank. The book reached #5 in the Amazon rankings for Business Biographies.

She currently writes for the Academy of Women’s Health, and also for GEN, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. As a nationally syndicated columnist for 22 years Mitzi has written more than 1600 articles, and as a nationally syndicated TV hostess and producer, she produced more than 400 half hour shows.

Mitzi holds degrees from Harvard University and the George Washington University. A former rice grower, she is a past President of the 35,000-member American Agri-Women, the oldest and largest American farm women’s organization. She was also one of the U.S. Delegates to the United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi and was a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Libraries and Information Science.

You can reach Mitzi at: https://mitziperdue.com/

Sabrina Runbeck is a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant and a Life Performance Consultant. When Sabrina and I spoke on Episode 172 of Screw the Naysayers much of the conversation focused on the challenges women in healthcare face. She shared what it feels to have worked so hard to achieve her position only to find herself grinding away, working 80+ hours a week, with little or no time for anything but work. And let’s be honest folks, it's a system that takes a huge toll on our front line service providers.

Refusing to accept the status quo Sabrina set out to crack the code of doing important work while still having time for self and family.

Given everything that’s going on in the world today, now seemed like the perfect time to bring Sabrina back to the show.

You can contact Sabrina at http://sabrinarunbeck.com/

Peter Taunton is a pioneer in the fitness industry. In 2003, he had a vision for Snap Fitness: to create an affordable, 24-7, results-driven gym differentiated from the impersonal, expensive big-box experience. Today there are Snap Fitness franchises in 2,500 locations in 26 countries.

In recent years, he has acquired and founded several brands to round out the consumer-fitness experience. Together with the Snap Fitness brand they comprise the world’s largest wellness franchise organization, serving 165 million workouts and counting.

In January of 2019 Peter stepped down from his role CEO role and since then has been dedicating his time to helping fellow entrepreneurs succeed.

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Erin Pheil founded and led an award-winning and nationally-ranked web agency for 16 years. Following a 3-year battle with pain and depression, Erin discovered a formula that allowed her to get out of her own way. Driven by a desire to help others do the same, Erin founded MindFix. Erin has been featured in books, magazines, podcasts, and newspaper columns, and also delivers keynote talks and presentations on instincts and human behavior.

Erin’s journey is unique in many ways. She entered High School at the age of 12. The academic work was no problem but Erin struggled to make connections and friendships with older students. These insecurities carried forward into her corporate career where Erin often felt like she was a fraud. This despite her obvious career success.

Erin Pheil has a few questions for you. Are your beliefs true? What if your past experiences weren’t stored properly in your mind? What if you could change the trajectory of your life simply by changing your beliefs?

Erin gets a lot of resistance when she tells people that you can. That doesn’t stop her. Erin knows that you can. She changed her life and has helped countless others do the same.

Share an example of something you used to be believe that you now know to be untrue.

Today Erin helps her clients identify and overcome their biggest mental blocks. She challenges all of us to question if all of our beliefs are true. Enjoy...

Premiering tomorrow at 8:00 am Eastern on my Screw the Naysayers YouTube Channel and on the Screw the Naysayers Podcast! I’m joined by Branding genius David Brier. We talk branding, but David also went deep on the importance of us being human's first. We've seen the funny side of David. Tune in to take a peak into his kind soul!

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As the recipient of over 300 industry awards, David is the Creative Director of DBD International, and to use his words, his job is to help brands defy gravity and rise above the noise. A branding veteran for over three decades,David’s work has been featured in ADWEEK, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, New York Times magazine, INC., and numerous other publications.

David is also the author of the bestseller Brand Intervention: 33 Steps to Transform the Brand You Have into the Brand You Need.

David and I spoke on episode 112 of Screw the Naysayers and the episode was titled "Brands Built On Values Have Room To Pivot".

Alexandra Watkins is a Brand Name Badass, Author of Inc. Top 10 Marketing Book 'HELLO MY NAME IS AWESOME, How to Create Brand Names That Stick, and the founder of Eat My Words. Alexandra and her team has developed memorable brand names for clients including Coca-cola, Twitter, Google, Colgate, Frito-Lay, Xerox, Amazon, Google, Disney, and countless startups.

In her words, unlike old-school naming agencies and branding firms who mangle the alphabet to create ridiculously contrived brand names that people can't understand, pronounce or spell, Eat My Words creates incredibly likable, unexpected, fun, and catchy names.

Alexandra joined me to discuss the challenges businesses face in creating copy that works. It's fun and educational. Enjoy...

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Today’s guest is Bob Sager. Bob is the founder of Spear Point Solutions, an innovation specialist, and facilitator of Personal Achievement and Practical Innovative Thinking Training Fun Shops.

Bob and I spoke in detail on Episode 84 of Screw the Naysayers where Bob and I spoke about changes we can expect in a future driven by advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Automation. With world events now serving as a catalyst to accelerate change, now seemed like a great time to get Bob back for a follow up discussion.

John Eldredge is a Best Selling author, counselor and founder of the One Minute Pause App.

His book Wild at Heart, published in 2001 sold more than 4 million copies! His new book, Get Your Life Back became a USA Today BestSeller within the first month of release.

In Get Your Life Back John examines the breakneck pace at which we force our souls to exist and the effects on our wellbeing—which include anxiety, depression, restlessness and chronic fatigue. John also points out that a constant absorption of others’ worries through social media, paired with our own burdens and stresses, has left people overwhelmed and weary. Get Your Life Back provides readers with simple, ready-to-implement practices to regain control of their lives and to heal their souls.

This episode was recorded in mid March, but the advice and observations John share’s is timeless. Hands down one of my favourite guests on Screw the Naysayers. Enjoy

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Today's guest is Steve Sim’s. Steve has worked with Sir Elton John and Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed and closed a museum in Florence for a private dinner party beneath Michael Angelo’s David and then had Andrea Bocelli serenade the diners while they ate their pasta?

Entrepreneur Magazine labeled Steve as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz” because he has developed a reputation for making the impossible possible. Steve is also a best selling Author of “BLUEFISHING – the art of making things happen”, a sought-after consultant, and a public speaker who has spoken around the world.

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

Dale Dupree is an entrepreneur, a podcast host, and a guy who relentlessly challenges conventional wisdom.

Dale got his start in sales working for his father where he quickly became known as the Copier Warrior, where his dad would say he was making Mad Money. In 2017, after his Dad’s passing, Dale moved on from the company. He stayed in the copier industry for 2 more years before launching his current company called The Sales Rebellion. In Dale’s words he is now teaching the masses how to choose legendary for their sales career.

Julie Kratz led teams and produced results in corporate America for nearly two decades. After experiencing her own career “pivot point,” Julie developed a process to help women leaders create their winning career game plan. Focused on promoting equality in the workplace and encouraging women with their “what’s next” moments, Julie is a Tedx speaker and executive coach.

Julie is also the author of three books. Pivot Point: How to Build a Winning Career Game Plan, ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality, and her most recent book Lead Like an Ally: a Journey through Corporate America with Strategies to Facilitate Inclusion.

Julie speaks with candor and honesty with a heavy dose of actionable ideas for women in the workplace, their male allies, and for corporations that need to pick up the pace when dealing with gender equality issues. Enjoy!

Dennis Yu is the Chief Executive Officer of BlitzMetrics, a digital marketing company which partners with schools to train young adults. Dennis’ mission is to provide education at no cost to students.

Dennis’s program centers around mentorship, helping students grow their expertise in digital marketing to drive leads and sales by managing ad campaigns for enterprise clients like The Golden State Warriors, Nike, and Rosetta Stone.

He’s an internationally recognized lecturer in Facebook Marketing and has spoken over 730 times in 17 countries, spanning 5 continents, including keynotes at L2E, PubCon, Conversion Conference, Social Media Marketing World, Gultaggen, and Marketo Summit.

Dennis has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, National Public Radio, TechCrunch, Fox News, CNN, CBS Evening News and co-authored “Facebook Nation” – a textbook taught in over 700 colleges and universities.

He’s a regular contributor to Adweek’s SocialTimes column and is published in Social Media Examiner, Social Media Club, Tweak Your Biz, B2C, SocialFresh, and Heyo.

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

Phillip Stutts is the founder and executive chairman of Go BIG Media (a political media firm) and the founder and CEO of Win BIG Media (a corporate marketing agency). Together, these companies have won more than 30 national awards for marketing and creative content, including Pollies, Reeds, and Goldies.

Phillip has made more than 200 national TV appearances and has also appeared on some of the world’s most popular podcasts including Gary Vaynerchuk’s The DailyVee, The James Altucher Show, The Dr. Drew Podcast, and of course Screw the Naysayers.

Phillip is also the author of “Fire Them Now: The 7 Lies Digital Marketers Sell…”, an Amazon bestseller, and one of the masterminds behind the curtain of political marketing.

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In the summer of 2018, at the height of her career, Paula Faris stepped down from not one, but two dream jobs—her roles as co-anchor on the weekend edition of Good Morning America and co-host of The View. And for what? To find the answer to a question that haunted her: who was she apart from her job? Paula joined me to discuss her first book, Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling.

Paula spoke about her rise to the top of broadcast journalism, the moment she knew she had to make a change, and how she stumbled upon the realization that her worth was not in her work. Weary from burnout—working insane hours, dealing with extreme sickness and fatigue...even facing public humiliation—Paula found herself face-to-face with the president of ABC, worried the conversation that was about to unfold would result in the demise of her career. She expressed her frustrations and desires for change, and left the meeting as she had hoped—with two fewer jobs and one bigger question: Who was she outside of her career?

Pull up a chair. This is a heartfelt and powerful conversation. Enjoy…

Crystal is a certified life coach, entrepreneur and the creator of a weight loss program called "Skinny Life." Crystal is also the author of Pure Thoughts for Pure Results.

Mark Victor Hansen is the co-author for the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series and brand, setting world records in book sales, with over 500 millions books sold. A much sought after public speaker, Mark has spoken to over 6000 audiences world-wide. He is also a prolific writer with many popular books such as the Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor, Dare to Win, and the One Minute Millionaire.

Mark is frequently seen on TV including Oprah, CNN and The Today Show, and has been featured in TIME, USA Today, The New York Times and Entrepreneur magazine.

Crystal and Mark joined me to discuss their new book, ASK: The Bridge From Your Dreams To Your Destiny.

This episode is packed full of great advice and insights and is guaranteed to boost your energy and your belief in a better tomorrow. Enjoy

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

Matt Newman is a senior executive in the financial services industry, a cancer survivor, a public speaker, and a best selling author. His book, “Starting at the Finish Line” recently made it to #2 on Book Authority’s Best Brain Cancer Books of All Time.

Matt was 39 years old and a father to 3 when he was diagnosed with grade three astrocytoma (brain cancer). His memoir chronicles the journey that he and his entire family took together which got him to a place of clarity, understanding and appreciation. We talked about that journey in detail in episode 174.

Alan Lazaros is an entrepreneur, public speaker, peak performance coach, and co-host of The Hyper Conscious Podcast.

Alan’s path to entrepreneurship was anything but straight forward. A self acknowledged Math lover Alan pursued his career with logic and a master plan. His stated goal was to become a CEO of a Fortune 50 company. Armed with a degree in engineering, Alan achieved significant early success in sales achieving a six-figure income at an early age. Life changed for Alan when he was 26 years old hanging out with his little cousin. After a fun night of Call of Duty, they headed to TGI Fridays.

It was a cold, dark winter night, and Alan didn’t know the area. They got to a triangular intersection, and it looked like the road stays left, but it doesn’t. It stays right, and Alan didn’t see the yield sign. Looking down at this GPS, and in what literally felt like a millisecond, he looked up to see the brightest lights hed ever seen. A massive, lift-kitted truck was blaring it’s horn not 10 feet away.

At that moment Alan thought his life was over. It wasn’t but the memory still haunts him. You see Alan’s father had passed away in a car accident when he was only 2 years old. That moment caused Alan to question everything about his life up until that point and realized that he didn’t like the answers.

Since then Alan has been on a journey that focuses on living the life he wants and helping others do the same. As a speaker Alan’s goal is to inspire, motivate and educate students about what they'll never learn in school, but desperately need to know.

This is a deep and thought provoking episode. Enjoy

You can reach Alan at:

Website: http://alanlazaros.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/ Instagram: @alazaros88

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Matt Kahn is the author of the best-selling books Everything Is Here To help You, published by Hay House and Whatever Arises, Love That, published by Sounds True. He is a spiritual teacher, and highly-attuned empathic healer who has become a YouTube sensation with his healing and often humorous videos. His over 16 million YouTube channel viewers are finding the support they seek to feel more loved, awakened, and opened to the greatest possibilities in life through the invitation to join the "Love Revolution That Begins with You."

Using his intuitive abilities of seeing, hearing, feeling, and direct knowing, Matt feels the emotions of others and is able to pinpoint what blocks any heart from opening. As a result, he brings forth revolutionary teachings through both the written and spoken word that assist energetically-sensitive beings in healing the body, awakening the soul, and transforming reality through the power of love.

Matt joined me to discuss his teachings and his new book, The Universe Always Has A Plan. Enjoy

You can reach Matt at:

Website: https://mattkahn.org/

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This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

Bob Burg is an internationally renowned public speaker and author. He is the author of Endless Referrals and the co-author of the business parable, The Go-Giver. The Go-Giver is a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller that has sold over 925,000 copies. The book has been translated into 28 languages. It was rated #10 on Inc. Magazine’s list of the Most Motivational Books Ever Written.

The American Management Association named Bob one of the 30 Most Influential Leaders and he was named one of the Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World by Richtopia.

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers titled “It’s Your Time To Shine.” The series features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

Heather Parady is the host of the Unconventional Leaders podcast. The show currently airs five times a week. Folks, that's a podcast warrior for you.

Heather is a therapist turned online entrepreneur and the intention of her work is to raise up the next generation leaders who go against the grain.

The decision to become an entrepreneur came after she’d earned her Master’s degree. When the job offers started to come in Heather burst out in tears. Her husband pointed out that when people get a job offer, most of them go out for drinks to celebrate. But down deep Heather had this burning desire to create something of her own.

This episode is part of a new mini-series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests who focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success.

Steve Anderson is an Entrepreneur, a trusted authority on Risk Management, a Futurist, and a public speaker. Steve is also the author of The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon which we spoke about at length in episode 171 of Screw the Naysayers.

His speaking portfolio includes presentations on the future of technology, the influence of social platforms, how businesses can leverage the internet, and how they can assess and use risk to their advantage. Steve was chosen as one of the original 150 LinkedIn Influencers and has over 340,000 followers.

With over thirty-five years of experience in the insurance industry, Steve is a Futurist and trusted authority on Risk Management.

Zack is the Founder & CEO of Make Lemonade, a highly successful entrepreneur, and he’s the author of THE LEMONADE LIFE, which Zack and I spoke about in depth on Episode 158 of Screw the Naysayers. It’s an awesome book folks, I highly recommend it. Zack appears regularly on television and radio and more than 40 million of us have read his advice in Forbes.

This episode is the first in a new series on Screw the Naysayers that features returning guests that focus specifically on providing practical advice and tips to help us navigate challenging times and position ourselves for future success. The series is titled “It’s Your Time To Shine.”

You can reach Zack on Social Media at @zackafriedman

Bill is the Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting, a writer, speaker, and consultant who’s on a mission to build workplace courage.

Bill is the originator of a new organizational development practice of courage-building, and the author of Courageous Leadership: A Program for Using Courage to Transform the Workplace. The program has been taught in eleven countries since its launch in 2011.

Bill is also the author of the international bestseller "Courage Goes to Work: How to Build Backbones, Boost Performance, and Get Results," published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, and numerous other bestselling and award-winning leadership books.

Bill’s insights about courage and risk-taking have been featured in over 100 newspapers and magazines, including the Washington Post, NY Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Herald, Woman’s Day, Redbook, Fitness, and The Harvard Management Update. Bill is also a past member of the U.S. High Diving Team.

In this episode Bill:

Explains how high diving gave him his whole career
Says that knowing when to say “No” is just as important as knowing when to say “Yes”
Talks about his decision to quit a 6-figure job and go out on his own
Shares a practical process anyone can use to assess risk
Stresses the importance of finding golden silence
And so much more

This is a timely episode for anyone that is struggling to find the courage to keep going in the face of global turmoil. Enjoy…

You can reach Bill at:

Website: http://BillTreasurer.com

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Lance Essihos is host of the University of Adversity Podcast and founder of MicUp Podcast Productions. His podcast is aptly named, because Lance knows what it’s like to face adversity. In his words, his fife was good until it wasn't.

Lance had a passion for hockey and had been a star player who stood out with great talent; ahead of the other kids his age. He played on all the top teams in world-class tournaments. Slowly, the competition caught up with him. By the age of 20, the pressure led him to look for ways to stay competitive. Steroids immediately ended his career, and the devastation began. That was followed with dead end jobs, drinking, drugs and partying into a state of depression and anxiety. Lance continued the party across Europe and into Australia bartending in some of the best hotels and restaurants. He was working hard all day, partying all night and still in a very dark place. That's when he got a call and was told that his younger brother had taken his own life. As fate would have it Lance’s Dad was in Australia at the time. Lance was the one who had to tell his dad.

In this episode Lance:

Opens up about his decision to use steroids, freely admitting that as a young man he didn’t understand the magnitude of his decisions
Explains how he fell into an endless cycle of partying and despair, both at the same time
Tells us how hard it was to tell his father about his brothers suicide
Admits that things got a lot worse before they got better
Says that his biggest shift was quitting alcohol for one year and his decision to meditate and explore other opportunities for personal development
And explains that he started the University of Adversity Podcast to provide a container for people to share their stories

Lance is not famous. He’s just a guy who hit rock bottom and managed to find a gift in the adversity that he faced. Enjoy...

You can reach Lance at:

Website: https://www.lanceessihos.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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John Lee Dumas is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs who are truly ON FIRE. With over 2000 episodes, 1 million + listens a month, and seven-figures of annual revenue JLD is one of the most recognized names in the podcasting industry. This interview is a fast 15 minutes but packed full of advice for entrepreneurs and wannabe entrepreneurs. In this episode JLD:

Talked about his transition from corporate sales to entrepreneurship
Says that before he started EOF people thought he was kind of a lazy guy
Shares that his first money making venture was an epic failure
And lets us in on the strategies he used to turn EOF into such a massive success

JLD has a unique ability to craft succinct answers to big questions. He is the master of a 15 minute interview. Enjoy…

You can reach JLD at:

Website: https://www.eofire.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Jack Canfield, known as America's #1 Success Coach, is the co-author of more than 200 books including, The Success Principles™: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes an astonishing 40 New York Times bestsellers and has sold more than 500 million copies in 47 languages around the world. Jack is a featured teacher in the movie The Secret, and has appeared on more than a thousand radio and TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, the Today show, Fox & Friends, and Larry King Live. He has conducted live training for more than a million people in more than 50 countries around the world. He holds two Guinness World Record titles and is a member of the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame.

Jack joined me to discuss his new book The Success Principles Workbook. Our discussion was framed around the challenging times we’re all dealing with these days. Spend the next 45 minutes listening to Jack and you’ll walk away feeling lighter and armed with specific actions you can take to emerge from this global crisis stronger and happier. I know I did. You can learn more about Jack’s new book at Successprinciples workbook.com, and if you order a copy today todayJack is including amazing bonuses including 10 weeks of video coaching for free, and a free masterclass with Jack himself.

Enjoy.

You can reach Jack at:

Website: www.successprinciplesworkbook.com

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Michael Hyatt is the chief executive officer and founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. He has scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company with 700-plus employees and his own leadership development company that has grown over 60% year over year for the past four years. Under his leadership, Michael Hyatt & Company has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row. He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, and Free to Focus. He's living The Double Win with his wife of forty-plus years, five daughters, and nine grandchildren.

Michael joined me today to discuss his new book Vision Driven Leader. In this episode Michael:

Says that if the vision is compelling enough, people will apply their best thinking and efforts to figure things out (he uses the example of John F. Kennedy’s vision to put a man on the moon to illustrate his point)
Admits that it took the catastrophic failure of his 1st business to teachhim what Kennedy showed the entire world.
Defines Vision as “the act of seeing what the future could be.”
Shares specific tactics a leader can use when their vision faces resistance
Emphasizes that Vision is much more than a slogan and goes deep on processes a leader can use to script their vision

This was an in depth conversation with one of brightest business minds of his generation. There’s gold in this episode for everyone. At the conclusion of this podcast I encourage you to grab a copy of Vision Driven Leader and then head over to www.visiondrivenleader.com/screwthenaysayers when you can grab some great freebies.

Enjoy…

You can reach Michael at:

Website: www.visiondrivenleader.com/screwthenaysayers

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In this episode of Tim Talks, Tim explains why he believes that we all have what it takes to persevere during tough times. He starts by sharing short stories from his interviews with three previous guests- Marcus Aurelius Anderson, Tasha Schuh, and J.T. McCormick. Then he uses his own story (where he reveals a couple of embarrassing truths) to highlight the fact that perseverance can be an acquired trait.

Oleg Lougheed is the Host of the Overcoming Odds Podcast, The Genius Within Podcast, a TedX Speaker, and Executive Director of Overcoming Odds. Born in Russia Oleg doesn't have many memories from attending school, but he learned early on what alcoholism is, what starvation feels like, and what sacrifice means.

Living without a father and with an alcoholic mother forced Oleg to make difficult decisions at an early age in order to survive. He stole food and slept on the street.

In 2005, was adopted into a new family, moved to the United States, and started a new life. Today Oleg is on a mission to help others who have overcome unique life circumstances live a life they've always dreamed of, despite their hardships and misfortunes.

In this episode Oleg:

Shares what it felt like to give up pieces of himself, such as his birth name, family, friends, native language, and culture
Says he started Overcoming Odds because he saw other people adopted nationally internationally or foster care who were not making it through the challenges
Explains how he knew he had to do more than simply share his story
Reminds us that there are many stages of healing and that you can’t heal someone unless you’ve healed yourself
Tells us that his why is provide a space for marginalized or special populations to be understood
And stresses the importance of learning how to make purposeful what you already have in hand

Oleg’s story is riveting as is his passion for others to live the life they want and deserve. Enjoy

You can reach Oleg at:

Website: https://www.overcomingodds.today/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Alan Stein is a successful business owner and veteran basketball performance coach, who spent 15 years working with some of the highest-performing athletes on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and the late great Kobe Bryant.

In his corporate keynote programs and workshops, Alan reveals how to utilize the same approaches in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. His clients include American Express, Pepsi, Starbucks, Charles Schwab, and many more.

The strategies from Alan’s book, Raise Your Game: High Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best, are implemented by corporate teams and sports teams around the world.

In this episode Alan:

Admits that he’s never had a real job. He’s always been a freelancer or an entrepreneur
Explains why he decided to focus on the Youth Training Space
Stresses the importance of Humility, says that we must lead with empathy and challenges us to never look through the lens of judgement. Such great advice in these challenging times.
Tells us why it’s important to model proper behaviour on Social Media
Freely admits that he is amicably divorced acknowledging that he and his ex are happier apart and better parents
Tells is that our habits determine our personal, physical, and financial presence
Says that Kobe Bryant was far from the best athlete. Alan attributes Kobe’s success to his borderline obsessive, relentless pursuit of mastery.
And says that Tom Brady was clearly not in the upper two-thirds in terms of athleticism

Alan brings great insights as a lifelong entrepreneur and as someone who has worked with some amazing athletic performers.Enjoy…

You can reach Alan at:

Website: https://alansteinjr.com/about/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Mark Metry is the host of the top 100 Human's 2.0 Podcast where he interviews Billionaires, Professional Athletes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, and New York Times Bestselling authors. Mark is also a frequent public speaker. What you might not know about Mark is that until quite recently shyness left him feeling isolated and unable to share. Mark joined me today to discuss his new book, Screw Being Shy-How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone.

You can learn more about Mark and his book at https://www.markmetry.com/

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Joe Schmit is an award-winning broadcaster, community leader and popular keynote speaker. He’s also the author of “Silent Impact” Influence Through Purpose, Persistence and Passion and “The Impact Blueprint,” A Step by Step Journey to a Life of Significance.

As a sports broadcaster Joe has covered every major sporting event in the past 4 decades and has interviewed many of the biggest names in sports. Joe joined KSTP-TV in 1985 and has won 18 Emmys from the National Television Academy. He was also honored with a National Headliner Award in 2001.

Joe is a long time youth mentor committed to advocating for a number of community organizations with Big Brothers and Big Sisters is at the top of his list. He is a past president and board member of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Twin Cities. He has raised over $3 million for the organization through the Joe Schmit Celebrity Golf Tournament which had a 16-year run. In 2000, he was the winner of the Jim Kelly Distinguished Service Award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters and in 2001, a winner of the Odyssey Award for commitment to youth mentorship.

In this episode Joe:

Admits that he became a better broadcaster when he stopped caring what others thought of his work
Says that we make our biggest impressions when not trying to be impressive
Reminds us that everybody at whatever age wants to feel valued
Tells us that impact as a pinwheel effect
Explains his goal as an author and a speaker is to provide tools all of us can use to be more aware and intentional
Says employees are looking for three things. They want to work for a successful company. They want an opportunity to grow, and they want a company that cares about them and the communities they serve
Shares a great story about former Minnesota Twins great Joe Mauer
And even asks you to identify the faces you would put up on your own Mount Rushmore

Joe is entertaining, insightful, and forthcoming. Enjoy.

You can reach Joe at:

Website: http://joeschmit.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Tasha Schuh is a National Youth Speaker, an Author and the winner of multiple awards including National Rehabilitation Champion Award, Young Distinguished Alumni Award, Ms. Wheelchair USA 2012.

Growing up Tasha was active in sports and theatre and in her sophomore year of High School Tasha played the lead role of Sandy in the musical Greece. In her junior year, while working on a set stage change she was the victim of a tragic accident that left her a C5 Quadriplegic.

Today Tasha travels and shares her story of resilience and triumph over tragedy to audiences all over the country. She is the author of two books, “My Last Step Backward” (you’ll understand when she describes the accident) and “My Next Move Forward”, where Tasha dispels the myths and stereotypes that individuals with physical disabilities often confront.

In this episode Tasha:

Describes the accident that left her a C5 Quadriplegic
Admits that the first few years were really tough especially when her boyfriend left her and her parents marriage broke up
Says that if she’d listened to the naysayers she wouldn’t have accomplished anything
Reveals that at the age of 30 a girlfriend forced her to sign up for online dating
Talks about meeting the love of her life (and also wants us to know that they have a great sex life)
Explains how she felt when people told her that her now husband couldn’t possibly love her
Shares the gifts that she’s taken from her adversity
Offers encouragement and support for those frightened by the Covid 19 crisis
And tells us that she loves her live and is thankful for her accident

Get ready to be inspired and educated by a remarkable human being. Enjoy…

You can reach Tasha at:

Website: https://www.tashaschuh.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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David Lee Jensen is a 2 time Bestselling Author, Fortune 50 Speaker, Coach, Online Marketer and a Hiring Expert. These days David is on a mission to teach others how they can leap into entrepreneurship and land safely.

David’s path to entrepreneurship was anything but straight. He grew up in an abusive household, began his career as a literary agent, was a headhunter, moved into small business consulting, and then as President of a payment processing company grew revenues to 2.5 billion dollars. Ten years of seeing bonus checks going to the owners when he has a decent six-figure salary but no ownership convinced him it was time to try entrepreneurship. He hasn’t looked back. In this episode David:

Spoke about growing up with an abusive father and tells us about the 911 call that changed his life
Talked about the things he learned over a 20 year career working for others
Went deep on the process he used to transition to entrepreneurship
Explains why he is so passionate about helping others transition to self employment
Tells us that planning for his upcoming CR8 Your Future Conference in Tempe Arizona began years ago when he walked onto a stage at the Tempe Center for the Arts
Shared what participants can expect at the CR8 Your Future event on March 27th and 28th
Explains why he believes retirement is death
Reveals the two words he wants on his gravestone

David Lee Jensen is a remarkable, humble human being, who’s passion to serve others is as honest as it is obvious. Enjoy.

You can reach David at:

Website: https://www.cr8conference.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidleejensen/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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There’s an old saying in sales that goes like this. “Customers Buy Solutions Not Products Or Services”. The logic behind this saying is straight forward. To make the sale we should focus on the benefits our customers will get if they buy our solution, and not on the specific features of our offer. Simple, right? Yea, not so fast.

With almost 4 decades of sales and business experience I can say with confidence that customers buy a lot more than solutions to problems. In todays mini episode of Tim Talks I share truths and advice to help eaely stage or wannabe entrepreneurs

Juan C. Baret, a disabled veteran, is a former Staff Sergeant in the US Air Force and the founder of Baret’s Bats. In Juan’s words “Baret Bats is the result of a transformative journey, which turned a challenge into an opportunity.”

Juan was inspired to start Baret Bats™ because as a disabled veteran, it became harder to keep up his active baseball lifestyle. In 2012, he made a last attempt in playing in a local wood bat amateur baseball league. As the season went on, it was apparent that he was not going to finish the season. But rather than focusing on the things he could no longer do, Juan chose to cultivate other interests such as: woodworking and design. And he discovered that for more than 100 years, baseball bats were hand turned using traditional lathe and chisels. In fact, the majority of players in the baseball hall of fame used hand turned bats and as we can attest, they made baseball history along with the bat makers that crafted their bats. Invigorated with this renewed outlook, he saw an opportunity to get back in the game by dedicating himself to the art and science of handcrafting baseball bats.

In this episode Juan:

Talked about his humble beginnings growing up in the Dominican Republic and the things he learned from his mom who was a community activist. Juan moved to the United States at age 9 and grew up in south Bronx next to Yankee Stadium
Discussed his path to the US Airforce which saw him serve 9 years including a deployment to Afghanistan in 2011.
Shares how his life changed when he came back. He found himself in pain, struggling to play baseball and was also the parent of 2 young children.
Explains why he decided to start Baret bat’s
Spoke glowingly about Warrior’s Rising, an organization we learned about in an earlier Episode with Jason Van Camp
Went deep on the challenges he’s faced in starting and scaling his business
And called out people who think that money is a sauce that will lead to happiness. In Juan’s word you need to have a purpose

Get ready to be inspired by a humble, hard working, military veteran and also get a glimpse of entrepreneurial life. Enjoy…

You can reach Juan at:

Website: http://www.baretbats.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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Is “impact” the most overused word on LinkedIn these days. I suppose there are other candidates. There are all of the self appointed Thought Leaders who can’t tell you what their original thought is. There are those that confuse the word Authentic with looking for a shoulder to cry on. Don’t even get me started with all the “business experts” who have never really started or scaled a business. But these days Impact is one that just seems to keep popping up.

In this mini episode of Tim Talks he digs into the overuse of the word impact, and reveals the true reasons so many people rely on it to describe their business goals and objectives.

I don’t know who needs to hear this message today, but this mini episode of Tim Talks is for any of you that may be dealing to struggle with personal challenges or adversity

And it is inspired by two interviews I recorded earlier this week.

On Tuesday I had the opportunity to speak with Bill Treasurer, and yesterday I spoke with Alan Lazaros. we went deep on the impact of infrastructure rattling events.

Danielle Letayf is a brand marketing expert, community builder, dance lover, wearer of all things metallic, curly-haired emoji advocate. lebanese american, and the founder of Badassery (isn’t that a cool name for a business).

Badassery is a platform that gives multicultural professionals a chance to share their story on stage, and connects them to their own crew of badasses along the way.

In her past life Danielle ran community at Shine and was previously the Head of Programs and Community for #BUILTBYGIRLS, a social impact brand that’s creating the new wave of tech leaders—who just happen to be teen girls. She expanded the community from 5 to over 15,000 around the country through internships, competitions, events and digital experiences. She created unique programs like Girls Who Fund, an apprentice-based program that shows girls the ins and outs of being an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and the #BUILTBYGIRLS Challenge, a nationwide pitch competition that she ran with Michelle Obama in 2016.

In this episode Danielle:

Says that at every pivot point in her career the focus has been proving people wrong
Shares how she came up with the idea for Badassery
Talks about the work she did as a member of the founding team of Built By Girls
Tells us how not listening to her body brought her to a place of physical and emotional collapse
Describes how getting involved in meditation and understanding self changed her life
Explains why she quit her job with no clear plan for future
Gets into the details of the business launch for Badassery and explains how it has since grown
And so much more

Danielle is wise beyond her years, full of energy, and a rising star in the world of online community development and entrepreneurship. Enjoy…

You can reach Danielle at:

Website: https://www.badassery-hq.com/danielle-letayf

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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Earl Bell is an entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and a former Little League Baseball Coach.

Earl’s business career saw him serve in executive roles at 5 very different companies and as an owner in 3 businesses that experienced 20 years of increasing profits and a $230 million increase in company value.

The business and life lessons Earl learned during this 25-year period were reinforced on the Little League ball field during his 10 years of coaching youth baseball. After taking a group of 11 and 12 year old boys to Cooperstown, NY for a baseball tournament in the summer of 2009, Earl wrote, Winning in Baseball and Business, Transforming Little League Principles into Major League Profits.

In this episode Earl:

Explains why he thinks the journey in sports is the same as it is in business
Says that to gamify business you need to decide how to keep score
Tells us that the first step is to first identify how you’re not going to keep score, and for Earl,the traditional way, which is to use net income to measure success, won’t work in the long term
Challenges business owners to measure success based upon their ability to on build a team of employees who create maximum value and establish long term relationships with clients
Says that to successfully launch a service based business you need to be good at not thinking about yourself
Laments businesses who haven’t taken the time to be clear about their brand promise
Points out that when a client is a stranger and your solution is not specific you create negative brand equity
And much more.

This episode has a wealth of tips for entrepreneurs who are trying to create and scale a business. Enjoy...

You can reach Earl at:

Website: https://www.earlbell.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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Today’s Tim Talks is inspired by my Interview with Kyle Elliot on Episode 198 of Screw the Naysayers when he shared with us the origins of his business. I thought it was a great story and also a reminder that a lot of people are making things a lot more complicated than it needs to be.

Kyle started his business on Fiverr, charging a mere 5 bucks to edit resumes and write LinkedIn profiles. His goal was to support his soy, sugar-free vanilla latte addiction through undergrad and grad school. He never imagined that his college side hustle would turn into a thriving coaching practice. While he helps people across every industry and nearly every continent, Kyle’s specialty is the high tech space and Silicon Valley.

He’s gone from a 5 dollar freelancer on Fiverr to someone who has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, The Ladders, and many other publications. He’s also killing it on LinkedIn where he has more than 60k followers.

Tune in to see how these lessons can be applied to any new business startup.

In this episode of Tim Talks, Tin offers a Sneak Peak at upcoming episode 207 with well Renowned Public Speaker and Long Time Sports Broadcaster Joe Schmit where Jim speaks about people he's met in his life who make what he calls a "Silent Impact." In other words to do things not to impress, but because its the right thing to do.

To illustrate the point Jim refers to our guest on Screw the Naysayers Episode 186 Coach Jim Johnson. Jim (sportscaster Jim) observed that Coach Johnson's single mover created a massive long term impact on the lifes of so many others. Stories like the one that revoled around Coach Johnson's autistic manager turned "hot as a pistol 3 point shooter" are happening all over the country.

Jim Schmit sums it up this way. We make our biggest impact when we're not trying to impress.

In this mini episode Tim draws on lessons learned from Michael Hyatt (an upcoming guest on Screw the Naysayers) and past guests Marcus Aurelius Anderson and Marnie Grundman, to talk about two realities in business. To consistently make money you need to serve others consistently. Talking about it, which seems to be the fad these days with all the self proclaimed "influencers" will lead you to oblivion.

enjoy...

Anthony Trucks is a former NFL athlete for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was also an American Ninja Warrior on NBC where he became the first NFL athlete to hit a buzzer. Anthony's been featured on 6 national TV brands, became a 7 Figure gym owner, and is now a 6 figure consultant, International keynote speaker, and a Best selling author.

Like many previous guests on this show, Anthony’s path to success has been anything but linear.

In this episode Anthony talked about growing up in foster care and hitting his absolute low in 2011. He had lost his career in the NFL, discovered that his wife was having an affair, and his business was failing. In his words “everything that made me me was stripped away.” He went out on a search for rat poison and sent a text to say goodbye. The Cops found him before he could act and brought him home. When Anthony arrived he found 40 people waiting for him. A friend told Anthony that he’d thrown up because he thought that he’d lost a hero. For Anthony that was a turning point. He went back to the gym and started sharing his feelings in gym classes.

Today Anthony uses his experiences to teach others about the importance of allowing their identity to be modified by life’s experiences, and shows them how to use it to springboard them to achieve bigger dreams and goals. He calls it the Identity Shift. Oh did I mention that Anthony’s High School Principal flat out told him that he would never make it. Proof positive that we should never let the opinions of others hold us back. And here’s a last fun fact. This episode was recorded before the SuperBowl. As a lifelong Chiefs fan I asked Anthony who he was picking. Let’s just say we should have made a wager on the game! Enjoy

You can reach Anthony at:

Website: https://www.anthonytrucks.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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Micheal Burt, better known as Coach is an entrepreneur, author, and a much in demand public speaker.

At the age of 18 Coach came across the teachings of Stephen Covey. He began with a deep study of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, but quickly gravitated toward Covey’s Whole Person Theory. At the age of 22 Coach was named the youngest head coach in the state of TN at the second largest high school. He would employ “The Whole Person Theory” to begin building a national power house with seven 25+ win seasons, four conference titles, and one state championship, the first in the school’s 30+ year history. He would go on to win over 74% of all of his games by using his strategies and deep motivational skills.

At 25 he would begin writing the first of 14 books on his methodology. Companies who wanted to grow started hiring Coach to speak, coach, and train their people to higher levels of performance. In this episode Coach:

Says that he is open to anything closed off to nothing
Talks about adopting Covey’s work to his basketball coaching and why it gave him a big competitive advantage
Stresses the importance of a strong prey drive (something that is squashed out of us in the public education system)
Admits that other HS Basketball coaches thought he was crazy (until he wasn’t)
Observes that we invest in our kids but are not used to investing in ourselves
Says that the way to make more money is to refine and invest in yourself, then in your business, then in your wealth
Challenges parents to work to their true potential, if not for themselves, then at least to model this behaviour for their children
Notes that trained people outperform untrained people
And confident people outperform unconfident people
Reminds us that potential is not age specific

Coach Burt is affectionately known as America’s Coach. It’s easy to see why. Enjoy

You can reach Coach at:

Website: https://www.coachburt.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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In this mini episode Tim drops some wisdom from Seth Godin (guest on episode 100) and also shares some shocking numbers that shows us where the money is going. Hint. It's not coming back to small business owners.

On this weeks Freestyle Friday Tim shares a background story about his interview with Bob Burg, Co-Author of the international best selling book "The Go Giver." It highlights the importance of doing the small stuff and reminds us to value those we can count on to help without expecting anything in return.

People often ask me how I found the courage to quit a six-figure job, move to a tiny fishing village in Nova Scotia Canada, and to start my own educational software business. Especially when I had two kids under the age of five and I was the sole wage earner in the family. Then there was the fact that I didn’t know how to code software.

Looking back it’s easy for me to see where I found the courage to quit that job, move back to Nova Scotia, and start a business most everyone predicted was certain to fail. It’s actually very simple. For the first time in my life my WHY was bigger than my fear of failure.

In this mini episode I explain how I found my why and how my why has evolved over the past 30 years.

Today's episode was inspired by my conversation with Corey Poirier, the Best Selling Author of The Book of Why (and How). I’ve read the book and I believe that it should be mandatory reading for anyone that is seeking to live a life filled with purpose and meaning. Corey has a launch on right now and you can learn all about that at www.thebookofwhy.com

I'm so pumped to have Corey back as a return guest on Screw the Naysayers. Corey’s personal story is one of overcoming obstacles. He was raised by a single mother, grew up in a small town, barely graduated high school (a teacher gave him a 49+1) and battled anxiety and hypochondria in his early 20’s. Since those days he has become a multiple-time TEDx speaker, the host of 3 top rated interview shows, founder of The Speaking Program, and he has been featured in multiple television specials. He’s a columnist with Entrepreneur and Forbes magazine,and has built a multiple-six figure business

He joined me today to talk about his new book titled The Book Of Why (And How). T Harv Eker, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind™ had this to say about The Book of Why. "Corey has interviewed over 5,000 of the world's top performers, and reveals the secrets of achieving true success. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to take their business, career or life to the next level."

John Lee Dumas, Entrepreneurs On Fire says that "You owe it to yourself to learn from the best, and Corey Poirier brings the HEAT!.”?

And John Gray author of Men are from Mars says "Success can be elusive, but it can be found, and it’s easier when you know the secrets. This book is a gateway to many of those secrets."

I’ve read the book and I believe that it should be mandatory reading for anyone that is seeking to live a life filled with purpose and meaning. Corey has a launch on right now and you can learn all about that at www.thebookofwhy.com

We had an awesome conversation. Corey:

Shares that in the early days of his music career, his girlfriend at the time said “please stop singing you’re hurting my ears.” He later went on to be nominated for Rock Recording of the Year in Atlantic Canada.
Says that there is no stopping and no going back once you have your why
Reminds us that they don’t build statues for critics
Tell us that his goal is to create a positive ripple wherever he goes
And went deep on a process anyone can use to find their why

Corey is a great interview and absolutely one of my favourite people. Enjoy…

You can reach Corey at:

Website: http://thebookofwhy.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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“The salary is what they pay you to give up on your dreams”. Nathan Seaward, Ep. 190 Screw the Naysayers.

Anyone that has ever felt stuck in a job that no longer fulfilled them can probably relate to those words. Nathan has earned the right to make this statement. He walked away from a 15 year career as an commercial airline pilot with one of the largest airlines in Asia, to become a life coach. It was a huge gamble, but in his heart, Nathan knew that flying wasn’t his forever job.

The thing that makes Nathan’s story special is that he broke free from the “golden handcuffs”, which for an airline pilot are linked to a seniority system that assigns desirable routes based on years of service. If you leave and come back, you start all over again at the bottom. For me those golden handcuffs came in the form of a six figure income and stock options that would only vest if I stayed with the company. In both cases those “handcuffs” were designed to incent us to focus on the status quo, even if doing so meant giving up on our dreams.

In this mini-episode Tim shares seven tips for any of you that might be feeling trapped in a career that no longer fulfils you.

Bob Burg is an internationally renowned public speaker and author. For years Bob was best known for his book Endless Referrals. Things changed when he co-authored the business parable, The Go-Giver, a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller that has sold over 925,000 copies. The book has been translated into 28 languages. It was rated #10 on Inc. Magazine’s list of the Most Motivational Books Ever Written, and was on HubSpot’s 20 Most Highly Rated Sales Books of All Time.

The American Management Association named Bob one of the 30 Most Influential Leaders and he was named one of the Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World by Richtopia.

In this episode Bob:

Says that the opposite of a naysayer is not someone who is only a cheerleader
Notes that a lot of people see social media as shortcut to actually doing the work in terms of building relationships
Tells us that outbound marketing is where it's at in terms of people who are consistently building business relationships
Reminds us that people will do business with and refer others to people they know, like, and trust
Says that he and Go-Giver co-author John David Mann felt confidence in their book. But gives all the credit to the readers to make the book work.
Tells us that the essence of influence is pull as opposed to push. After all, how far can you push a rope?
Says that no one will buy from you because you have a quota, need the money or because you are a nice person
Reveals that money is an echo of value….the thunder to value’s lightening
And so much more

This episode is chucked full of great business, sales, and mindset tips from one of the world’s very best. Enjoy…

You can reach Bob at:

Website: https: https://burg.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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“When you know what you want, and you want it bad enough, you'll find a way to get it.” One of Jim Rohn’s most famous quotes.

For those that don’t know Jim Rohn was arguably one of the most influential authors and motivational speakers of his generation. He died in 2009. Jim was an absolute quote factory. Perhaps most famously known for advising that “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” I can’t count the number of times guests on my Screw the Naysayers podcast have shared this quote.

Jim also said “If you don’t like how things are, change it. You are not a tree”. And then there is one of my favorites, “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

The man was a genius and most likely forgot more things about entrepreneurship and mindset than I will ever know. That’s why I’ve always hesitated to say much when people say, “If you want it bad enough you’ll find a way.” Who am I to question the wisdom of a man like Jim Rohn?

But I do feel as if the quote is open to misinterpretation. Listen in to learn why.

Why do so many ent insist on spending so much time and money on systems that are designed to scale a business?

Examples of things early stage entrepreneurs routinely drop their money on:

How to create lead magnets

How to build your email list

How to use FB ads to land new customers

How to create an online course

How to run webinars that convert

How to grow my Social Media following in 3 easy steps

How to get booked on Podcasts

How to run a mastermind

How to become a public speaker

Tim explains that if you’re relying on these systems to get you your first 5-10 customers, you’re going to be very disappointed. Listen in as he dished out some great entrepreneurial advice.

Kyle Elliott is a Career & Life Coach, Resume & LinkedIn Writer, Professional Speaker, Caffeine Addict and a Disneyland Annual Passholder.

As a career coach Kyle started his business on Fiverr, charging a mere 5 bucks to edit resumes and write LinkedIn profiles. His goal was to support his soy, sugar-free vanilla latte addiction through undergrad and grad school.

He never imagined that his college side hustle would turn into a thriving coaching practice. While he helps people across every industry and nearly every continent, Kyle’s specialty is the high tech space and Silicon Valley.

He has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, The Ladders, and many other publications. He’s also killing it on LinkedIn where he has more than 60k followers. In this episode Kyle:

Tells us that his childhood dream was to be a sign language teacher
Stresses the importance of finding the why behind the activities you love
Observes that many people get promoted to jobs they don’t like
Explains why he advices his clients not to tone themselves down for other people
Says that to standout on LinkedIn you need to break the rules but don’t be an “A-hole”
Encourages everyone to find their specific niche
Explains why his social media profiles and About Kyle section on his website include the fact that he is a Disneyland annual pass holder

Kyle has a unique personality. He owns what is unique and different about himself, and is a great role model for others to do the same. This was a fun and informative chat. Enjoy.

You can reach Kyle at:

Website: https://caffeinatedkyle.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Full Episode

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There will never be a perfect time to take that leap and to live your dream. I get it. I’ve been there. But now with over 30 plus entrepreneurial years behind me and four successful businesses, I say you have to take that jump.

Making change happen and creating the business and life you dream of takes courage. But ask yourself this. What will your life be like if you don’t do it? Will anything change in your life? Is this way you want to live the rest of your life?

Late in life no one ever regrets the chances they took to get the things they want. The world is full of people who regret giving up on their dream without even trying.

There are only two reasons why people settle. Lack of clarity or fear of failure. In todays mini-episode I share five things for you to consider if you know the life you want but something is holding you back.

Chase is the best-selling author of The Ellipsis Manual and the foremost persuasion and mind control expert. He lectures on interrogation, brainwashing and the science of attraction.

I was excited to have the opportunity to speak with Chase because the foundation for all his success is a lifetime of research into the science of human behaviour and the human mind.

In this episode Chase:

Admits that he started exploring human behaviour in his teens after a girl turned down his request for a date!
Explains how listening to people differently can 10X your results
Tells us how we can use a person's written posts on platforms like LinkedIn to identify the the way their mind likes to process information
Reminds us that negotiation is just a human interaction
Gives us insights into the 3 layers of the human brain in language even I could understand
And shares a process we can use to “brainwash” ourselves into getting the things we want in life

This show is absolute gold. Enjoy

You can reach Chase at:

Website: https://www.chasehughes.com/

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Full Episode

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Tim comes clean that sometimes he puts too much pressure on himself to perform, shares how it impacted him this week, and reminds us that sometimes we ask too much of ourselves.

In this mini episode Tim shares a couple of stories that illustrate what happens to us when our heart wants something and our brain says we can't have it. It's not pretty. He also drops great tips on what to do if this ever happens to you.

Coach Jim Johnson developed winning high-school basketball teams for 30 years, taking over three losing varsity programs and turning them into winners in short periods of time. Of his 428 career victories, one in particular will surely never be duplicated.

On Feb. 15, 2006, Coach Johnson made the kindhearted gesture of inserting his autistic manager, Jason McElwain, now known to the world as J-Mac into Greece Athena High School’s final home game, which the Trojans won 79-43. J-Mac scored 20 points in just over four minutes, including six three-point baskets, to become an instant national celebrity. Coach Johnson, also, was featured in major news outlets around the country.

To make the Hollywood ending complete, Greece Athena captured the first Section V title of Coach Johnson’s career a few weeks later.

Now retired from Coaching, Jim is the author of A Coach and A Miracle, a public speaker and a Organizational Culture, Employee Engagement and Leadership Expert. In this episode Jim:

Explains that he didn’t put J-Mac in the game to get attention (he hadn’t even invited the local media)
Admits he was praying that J-Mac would make at least one basket
Tells us how the crowd and J-Mac’s teammates reacted when he drained a 3 pointer from NBA distance just before the buzzer
Talks about the importance of being prepared and putting in the work
And so much more

Give this one a listen folks. It’s a feel good story loaded with practical advice.

You can reach Coach at:

Website: https://coachjimjohnson.com/

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Rich Cardona is a retired Marine Corps aviator who tried the traditional job route after serving his country. While successful, Rich was unfulfilled and knew he was destined for something more. He decided to leave the workforce and have recorded conversations with C-Suite executives and influencers. This gave him the ability to satisfy his desire of continuously enhancing his leadership skills while also sharing these lessons with others. He soon realized that there were many other passionate leaders out in the world who knew a social media video strategy was needed, but did not have the bandwidth to develop and execute on it. Seeing a gap in the market he started Rich Cardona Media.

I spoke to Rich in March of 2019 (Episode 107) when he was in the early days of his entrepreneurial journey. Almost a year later Rich and his company are killing it. To understand why, have a look at these 10 phrases Rich used to describe his mindset. This my friends is the mindset of an entrepreneur.

John Mitchell is an entrepreneur, author and success mentor who has created the top application in the world of the legendary book Think & Grow Rich. His 12 minute a day system increased his income by 20 times, to over $5 million a year.

In this episode John:

Says that what we envision in detail on a daily basis is what shows up in our life
Tells us how to compress the life we want down into one sheet of paper
Stresses that we need to feed our brain precisely who we want to be
Explains the science of success
Tells us that our subconscious mind is only influenced by repetition
And encourages us all to live each day intentionally.

It’s hard to argue with success. Enjoy…

You can reach John at:

Website: https://www.theunfairedge.com/auto-webinar-registration-podcast

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Still pumped that I Seth Godin accepted my invitation to speak with me on my podcast about his newest book This Is Marketing. In this 5 minute episode I share 7 truth bombs about Marketing that Seth dropped on Episode 100 of Screw the Naysayers.

In May 2019 Izzy Lugo, Co-Founder and COO at Urban Misfit Ventures, joined me on Episode 119 of the Screw the Naysayers podcast. Izzy is also a public speaker and co-host of the Strange on Purpose Podcast.

Urban Misfit Ventures is a holding company that owns one of Milwaukee's fastest growing startups. IEEG, a Content Marketing firm as well as an events company called the mkemisfits.

Izzy is also a huge foodie, sneakerhead and sports fan.

Today I share 7 truths that Izzy shared about his experiences as a startup entrepreneur (along with my own comments). I missed my five minute goal by 2 minutes but the content is gold. Enjoy...

Jason Van Camp is the Founder and CEO Mission 6 Zero, Founder and Executive Director of Warrior Rising, and co-author of a book titled Deliberate Discomfort.

He is also a West Point graduate where he played linebacker for the Army Black Knights football team. In 2006, Jason won the coveted Green Beret and began serving as a Detachment Commander with 10th Special Forces Group in Fort Carson, Colorado.

During his U.S. Army career, Jason earned several awards, including the Bronze Star with V device for Valor, as well as two additional Bronze Stars during numerous combat rotations as a Special Forces Detachment Commander in the Middle East and Africa.

While transitioning out of the military Jason earned his MBA from BYU and then founded Mission 6 Zero, a Leadership Assessment and Development Company, and Warrior Rising, a non-profit that empowers U.S. military veterans by providing opportunities to create sustainable businesses.

In this episode Jason:

States that if you have to tell someone that you’re in command, you’re not in command
Says that leaders have to know what’s going on while still being humble enough to listen
Explains how U.S. Special Forces are trained to overcome fear
Tells us why deliberate discomfort is something you need to pursue
Admits that one big challenge with entrepreneurship has been managing friendships and maintaining relationships
Says that most problems he encounters with clients come down to issues with communication
Talks about Warrior Rising and the work they are doing to empower veterans to create sustainable businesses

Lots of gold here folks. Enjoy…

You can reach Jason at:

Website: https://missionsixzero.com/ Website: http://www.warriorrising.org/ Book: Deliberate Discomfort Instagram: mission6zero LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-van-camp-076a5339/

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In this episode Tim shares lessons learned from more than two decades experience in the e-learning sector. He also explains why Self Paced Training Programs for entrepreneurs that don't include mentoring are doomed to fail.

Peter Taunton is a pioneer in the fitness industry. In 2003, he had a vision for Snap Fitness: to create an affordable, 24-7, results-driven gym differentiated from the impersonal, expensive big-box experience. Today there are Snap Fitness franchises in 2,500 locations in 26 countries. And Taunton, CEO of Lift Brands, didn’t stop there.

In recent years, he has acquired and founded several brands to round out the consumer-fitness experience. Together with the Snap Fitness brand they comprise the world’s largest wellness franchise organization, serving 165 million workouts and counting.

In 2010 Peter was named an Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year.” His companies have also been featured for six years running in such prestigious industry lists as Entrepreneur 500, Inc 5000, Top Global and Franchise 500.

In this episode Peter:

Says that he learned importance of making connections when selling popcorn as a child
Shares another key lesson he learned from playing Racquetball
Tells us that discipline is required in business just as it is in sport
Talks about the importance of being fearless and reminds us that fear is a dream killer
Explained why he started a Snap Fitness location in a community of only 3,500 people
Tells us how he managed to differentiate Snap Fitness from other fitness centres
Explains why he chose to drop out of College
And challenges us all to think about how we want to show up

This is a great episode for those that like stories about real entrepreneurial journeys. Peter shares his experiences and lessons learned with a heart centred motive. Enjoy

You can reach David at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petertaunton/

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In this mini episode Tim explains why conventional wisdom sucks and calls out Boomers who complain about entitled millennials. He shares his own experiences as well as lessons learned from two amazing millennials, Heather Parady (Episode 185) andKevin Palmiero (Episode 188).

These are just two examples. There are so many great millennial success stories. If you, or someone you know is a Millennial who’s killing it by confronting conventional wisdom don’t hesitate to put them in touch with me.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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In this episode Tim shares the ugly truth about building trust with your customers.

Phillip Stutts, his guest on Episode 106 put it this way:

“Marketing is kind of a metaphor for life right now? You must earn trust with clients and customers. You cannot demand trust. If you have trust, your marketing will work. If you just throw a bunch of ads up and think it's going to convert without earning trust first, you're not going to have that. And that's kind of how it is in life”.

Tim knows from his own market research that one of the biggest problems for new entrepreneurs is figuring out who they can trust, especially when most of the marketing campaigns are all about the person that is trying to sell you something.

Truth? If you have to tell someone that they can trust you, they don’t trust you. Telling them won’t change their mind.

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David Tao is the Founder and CEO of BarBend a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient for media and has nearly a decade of experience building and running some of the biggest online brands.

BarBend, a fitness and strength-sports news site that has around one million monthly visitors and is the official media partner of USA Weightlifting, the sport's national governing body. BarBend has raised $825,000 in seed funding. In addition to his work in the health & fitness industry, David has been a writer for Fortune and a contributor to Forbes, Slate, and numerous other outlets across the web and in print.

In this episode David:

Points out that most naysayers have a vested interest in you not succeeding. It could be monetary, a personal grudge, or that they have built emotional equity into being better than you.
Tells us why he hates the idea of asking youth what they want to do when they “grow up.”
Says that humans are multifaceted and that it's now normal for people to live multi dimensional lives and multi-dimensional careers
Explains why he tries to do tasks that he’s been avoiding when he is tired
States that the worst excuse in the world is that you don’t have enough time
Talks about the origin of BarBend
And goes deep on the challenges and opportunities in content entrepreneurship

I loved this conversation for so many reasons. David is still a young entrepreneur (30) but his experience in content entrepreneurship puts him well ahead of the curve (at least compared to me and most of the people I know). This is a good one folks. Enjoy…

You can reach David at:

Website: https://barbend.com/ Instagram: @bardend FB: @barbendnews Twitter: @d_tao Podcast: BarBend podcast

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Can I be real with you today? I’m finding it more and more difficult to listen to people that come across as being so passionate about wanting to make a big impact in this world, while at the same time sharing a list of reasons why they are not already doing so.

In this episode Tim shares some of the most common excuses he hears from people who say they want to have an impact but then hesitate to invest the time and money that is needed to do it. Then to pump you up he shares a couple of inspiring stories from Tracy Schmitt (Episode 162) and Anthony Delgado (Episode 93).

If you need a bit of a kick in the pants to get moving this mini-episode of Tim Talks will resonate

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Rob Berk is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Apprentice, an innovative platform that connects entrepreneurs and business leaders with smart and motivated college students that are looking for real-world experience and mentorship. Rob is also a Senior at Hamilton College.

He credits his fast start in entrepreneurship to having had the opportunity to apprentice with former Screw the Naysayers Podcast Host Dave Kerpen. Dave is a serial Entrepreneur, NY Times Best-Selling Author, a Global Keynote Speaker, and Rob’s Co-founder at Apprentice. The business model for Apprentice is unique in that the College students work remotely while they are in college to do anything and everything needed to make their leaders’ lives easier and to make them more effective.

In this episode Rob:

Tells us that one of his professors encouraged Rob to turn down a chance to apprentice with Dave Kerpen so he could “focus on school”
Says that College has been a great experience but also says the he didn’t get much from the classroom learning
Talked about the things he learned while “apprenticing” with Dave and how that inspired him to come up with the idea for the new business
Admits that it's not always easy to explain to people what he’s doing (it turns out some of the people in Rob’s world are not among the 600k plus followers Dave has on LinkedIn)
Explains the approach used at Apprentice which includes weekly accountability calls and 1-1 coaching
And explains why he decided to go straight from College to full time entrepreneurship

Rob and Dave working together demonstrate the huge potential of cross generational collaboration. Is there a better way to learn how to be an entrepreneur than to apprentice with one? Not that I can think of. Enjoy

You can reach Rob at:

Website: https://www.chooseapprentice.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-berk/

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“People think that if we have enough passion that our passion is going to be the thing that ignites the revolution. The movement that we are going to bring into existence. And what I tell clients very routinely, you know what? Your passion is gonna kill you. Your passion is not a strategy. Your passion is great as an ingredient, but it does not mean you're going to arrive. You need to step out. And actually in many cases, passion is actually the poison because that passion makes them so fixated on their own thing that they lose the necessary perspective to actually step out and look broadly enough to go, wait a second. You know what? Now that we're actually over the intoxication of our own Kool-aid, let's look at the situation”.

David Brier dropped this truth bomb on Episode 112 of Screw the Naysayers. And he is so right. Quick tips from David and Tim on how to create a kick ass solution for your clients.

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In this episode of Tim Talk's he tells you why you should NOT start an online business and even says that you'll thank him for the advice. He dips into the Screw the Naysayers back library to share wisdom from Scotty Schindler, who started and scaled ReNet from a beginning with a single listing to a business with listings for more than $1.3 trillion of real estate across Australia and New Zealand.

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Nathan Seaward’s childhood dream was to be a pilot. And then became one. Things fell into place for Nathan and who found himself at the top of his game flying Boeing 767’s around the Asia/Pacific. In a world where seniority rules, Nathan was set up for a long and successful career as a pilot. Then he did the unthinkable. After 16 years Nathan quit his job and became a personal coach and host of the Nathan Seaward Show. Unlike a lot of people Nathan did not hate his job. He enjoyed flying. He just felt that something was missing.

In this episode Nathan:

Says that he believes entrepreneurs can change the world whilst creating extraordinary lives for themselves and their families. Amen to that.
Argues that salary is what they pay you to give up on your dream.
Admits that he had a panic attack the week before he left his job (if he chose to go back to flying he would have to start at the bottom of the seniority list)
Tells us why he’s declared war on retirement
Asks what you’re going to be thinking about in the last 5 minutes of your life
Stresses the importance of being able to distinguish between true self and ego
Admits that he ran out of money, not once, but twice
Says that you’re not really locked into that job you no longer like. You just think you are
And much more...

For me this interview was a fascinating insight into the mind of someone who quit a job few people quit and now is on a mission to help others create the life they want. Enjoy…..

You can reach Nathan at:

Website: https://www.nathanseaward.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-seaward-a2616216/

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In this mini episode Tim shares a few laughs reflecting on the early days of his podcast while at the same time making the point that success is 80% who you are and 20% what you know. He then shares 2 great guest stories about the CEO of a publishing company that can't tell the difference between a verb and an adverb and a once homeless man who started a software company even though he didn't know how to code.

Emily Harrison is the Founder/Director of the The Akashic Academy, a modern day mystery school dedicated to sharing knowledge that is changing the planet.

Raised in a small town in Louisiana, Emily dropped out of school to pursue her dream of being a hollywood actress. In the early days that meant working in restaurants where she had the opportunity to serve the likes of Jerry Seinfield. Her acting career took off and led to Emily being cast in a leading role on the American soap opera “The Bold and The Beautiful.” What should have been the pinnacle of her career went off the track when Emily realized her heart was not in it. This impacted her performance and ultimately led to her being fired.

In 2015 Emily became a certified Akashic Records practitioner. She left her career in Hollywood and created a healing business that includes teaching, speaking, contributing to the Huffington Post, and mentoring/certifying others in the Akashic Records.

For those that don’t know the Akashic Records are an energetic record of every person, place, thing, event, and animal on the planet. You could count me skeptical when I first heard Emily speak about the Akashic records at Harvard (we shared a stage). We had a lively discussion in which Emily:

Explains what the Akashic records are
How they can be used to find the clarity you’re seeking
What waking up really means
Why we’re all masters and newbies at the same time
Why your story so far is as important as the story yet to be written
How you past has been training you for the future ahead
And how she deals with the naysayers who mock her so called “woo woo” work

Emily’s genuine interest in helping others is impossible to deny, as is her passion for sharing the knowledge of the Akashic records. This episode digs into her work and also her journey as an entrepreneur. Enjoy

You can reach Emily at:

Facebook: Emily Harrison Website: The Akashicacademy.com Emily encourages anyone interested to go to her website and book a free 15 minute clarity call.

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Tim kicks of the new year with a big announcement! Starting the week of January 13th the Screw the Naysayers show is moving to 5 days a week! Monday and Wednesday will continue to have long form 45 minute interviews with an eclectic mix of Thought Leaders, Successful Entrepreneurs, WSJ and NYT Best Selling Authors, Public Speakers and those that inspire us all to overcome adversity and to live the life we want.

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Kevin Palmieri is a Peak Performance Coach and co-host of The Hyper Conscious Podcast where he interviews successful entrepreneurs, speakers, athletes and artists from around the globe. Through his podcast Kevin also gets to connect with people who are trying to change their mindset.

It’s a topic he’s passionate about because for Kevin changing his mindset wasn’t a choice. In his words it truly was a life or death decision. His purpose today is to be the person that he needed when he was at his lowest point. For Kevin that moment came at what would appear to be an unlikely time. From the outside looking in his life was great. He had a 6-figure income working as a construction foreman and lots of expensive toys. Things started to unravel when his girlfriend left him. Things spiralled out of control and reached a point where he thought about ending his own life. His decision to start the Hyper Conscious Podcast with his co host Alan Lazaros was the beginning of a remarkable turnaround.

In this episode Kevin:

Tells us how his focus on external things led him to the brink
Says he still wants nicer things but wants to get them differently
Reminds us that the biggest part of business is staying in business
Shares that he suffers from extreme anxiety and explains how he deals with it
States emphatically that he won’t fail his current girlfriend
Suggests that most people wait to long to pursue the side gig full time
Says that when you’re in the water you learn how to swim faster
Talks about growing up in a single parent home with no good male role models
Says that he’s always felt like an underdog
And says you should never quit the journey but we should quit things that aren’t right for you

Kevin is on an amazing personal development journey. The wisdom he shares in this interview is high value. Enjoy.

You can reach Kevin at:

Website: https://www.thehyperconsciouspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=en

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Bob McIntosh is an entrepreneur, author and public speaker who has spent more than 3,000 hours on stage. At the young age of 36 Bob has developed numerous online products reaching into six figure sales, spoken across the country, done over 7 figures worth of real estate deals, written a number 1 Amazon best selling book, invested in startups, and in his word is constantly hustling.

Originally from a small city outside of Buffalo, Bob now lives in Los Angeles. In this episode Bob

Encourage new entrepreneurs to plug into a community of fellow business owners
Says anyone thinking about starting a business, or even a side gig, should just do.
Reminds us that we don’t need anyone’s permission to act on our ideas
Reveals that in his youth he was a nerdy introvert
Shares how he got tricked into speaking on stage
Tells us about his first out of body experience
Offers great advice for non-technical entrepreneurs when it comes to knowing who to trust for tech work
Encourages older entrepreneurs to team up with younger freelancers. He sees it as a win/win
And advises all experienced corporate employees to start a side gig to create additional income streams, and to provide a backup plan in the case of involuntary job loss

Bob has a great perspective on entrepreneurship and technology. Enjoy.

You can reach Bob at:

Website: http://www.thebobmcintosh.com/

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Dion Beg is the founder of Flow Coaching and Consulting. He is a sought-after speaker and has given hundreds of presentations to various audiences including Harvard University

Dion also runs a successful financial company. There are 20,000 mortgage professionals in Canada and Dion has been Ranked in the TOP 75 Brokers in the nation for several years. That’s the top ½ of 1% so he must be doing something right.

In this episode Dion:

Speaks about the dangers of imposter syndrome
Reveals that he uses an old school business model which is based upon creating relationships
Says that we should find what comes naturally to us and go with it or in his words lean into it
Tells us that he moved to Canada in 2008 in the middle of the financial crisis. His once solid investments in Australia took a big hit leaving him with just $10,000 to start his new life
Was smart enough to see the dangers of questioning his own judgement
Shared research findings that explain why so many of us struggle with deferred gratification
Recalls the moment when his wife, who was pregnant with their first child, lost vision in one of her eyes
Explains how they dealt with her MS diagnosis, including making radical lifestyle changes
Says that he feels obligated to be the best potential version of who he could be
Talks about the importance of being a role model for his children

Dion is high energy, thoughtful, and willingly shares life and business lessons. Enjoy

You can reach Dion at:

Mortgage business - https://www.mortgagesbydion.com/ Speaking & Coaching Business - https://www.dionbeg.com/

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Heather Parady is the host of the Unconventional Leaders podcast. The show currently airs five times a week. Folks that’s a podcast warrior for you.

Heather is a therapist turned online entrepreneur and the intention of her work is to raise up the next generation leaders who go against the grain. The decision to become an entrepreneur came after she’d earned her Master’s degree. When the job offers started to come in Heather burst out in tears. Her husband pointed out that when people get a job offer, most of them go out for drinks to celebrate. But down deep Heather had this burning desire to create something of her own.

We had raw conversation about:

Her entrepreneurial journey
The reaction of friends and family when she made the decision to start her own business
The sacrifices her family made for her to complete her education
Why she loves working with underdogs (she considers herself to be one)
What freedom means to her
Her views on parenting and preparing her two girls to be the best they can be

Heather has an infectious personality and wisdom that goes far beyond her years. I was honoured to have her on the show. Enjoy

You can reach Heather at:

Social Media: @Heather parady Website: https://www.heatherparady.com/ Podcast: Unconventional Leaders

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Travis is the Founder of NTSQ Sports Group and is an innovator in the endurance sports world. The thing that stands out about Travis is the clarity of his vision. This guy is a happy entrepreneur. Like many of us Travis’s path to entrepreneurship involved more than a few twists and turns.

The son of a triathlete, Travis competed in his first triathlon at the age of 8! Then moved on to Aussie rules football before competing in his first Ironman competition at the age of 20. Then in March of 2015, his life changed. He was riding his bike in Vancouver, came around a corner and was hit head on by a car. Travis suffered four fractured vertebrae in his neck, a dislocated hip, and fractured a few ribs and his scapula. In November of that same year Travis completed the New York Marathon, and in 2016 completed two ironman competitions.

With the injuries Travis knew that he could no longer compete at an elite level. He took a job working for Lululemon before launching his own business in 2018. Today Travis combines his love for endurance sports with his business. He organizes endurance events and also created InnerVoice a brand that gives endurance athletes a new media platform to tell their true story.

Travis spoke about the gifts he found in his adversity and challenges us all to do what makes us happy. His life and entrepreneurial story is fascinating. Enjoy..

You can reach Travis at:

Instagram: @travmckenzie Website: https://www.innervoice.life/

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Malorie Nicole is an Entrepreneurial & Executive Coach, Mindset Expert, Speaker, and host of the Abundantly Clear Podcast.

When Malorie graduated from University of North Carolina she had her sights set on a career in Engineering. That changed when went Malories search for answers to her ongoing health struggles created a desire in her to help others. Friends and family were puzzled by Malories decision to start her own health coaching business, which then evolved into her being a Mindset coach for entrepreneurs and driven professionals. Malorie pushed past the criticism, one person told her she would be better off if she became a Yoga instructor, knowing that their criticism had nothing to do with her. The naysayers were simply projecting their own limiting beliefs onto anyone that dared to expect more from life.

These days Malorie has a thriving practice where she helps entrepreneurs identify and remove mental barriers that are stopping them from creating the life they want.

In this episode Malorie:

Talked about the origin and evolution of her business
Confessed that while she had not been unhappy with her previous life, she couldn’t say she was happy
Tells us that she frequently hears from entrepreneurs with a ton of money who are still not satisfied with their life, and don’t know what it’s going to take for them to be happy
Calls out a Social media environment where people only talk about their successes and the impact this has on others
Concludes that we’re facing an epidemic of silent sufferers who don’t want to admit that they’re not happy
Reminds us that entrepreneurship comes from the mindset of the entrepreneur
And we both talked about the need for everyone to have a healthy relationship with money (what that means and how to attain it)

This is a high energy conversation with an articulate and up and coming mindset expert. Enjoy

You can reach Malorie at:

Website: https://malorie-nicole.com/ Podcast: Abundantly Clear Podcast

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Douglas Ward is a retired military veteran with 24 years of distinguished service. Doug held numerous leadership roles including being Troop Chief for a hand selected group of special communicators who supported and deployed with Special Operations Forces. At first Doug’s transition to the civilian workforce seemed to be working smoothly, but then the workplace environment turned toxic, ultimately resulting in Doug’s decision to become an entrepreneur.

In this candid discussion Doug:

Spoke the reaction he got from friends and family when he announced his plans to be his own boss
Shares leadership lessons he learned while deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, including dealing with Special Forces colleagues with strong egos
Tells us about a time when his subordinates called him out for not delegating with trust
Notes that for most veterans it takes 3-5 jobs in the civilian workforce before they uncover what they were meant to be doing
He talked about the perils older workers face and says corporate leaders need to look out for themselves
Gives a shout out to fellow podcast host Curt Mercadante for his recent Freedom festival
And tells us about the work he’s doing as an entrepreneur

It always enjoyable to speak with veterans making the transition to the civilian workplace. Doug is no exception. Enjoy…

You can reach Doug at:

Website: https://anchorstrategiesllc.com/

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Eric Gilboord is a lifelong entrepreneur, Author, Public Speaker and the CEO WarrenBDC, a company that specializes in working with boomer aged business owners or those wishing to acquire their companies.

Eric is focused on solving a big problem. Sixty-five percent of all businesses in Canada and the United States are owned by baby boomers. Anyone born between 1946 and 1964. So this is a pretty big audience. Eighty percent of those owners do not have a plan in place or know how to transition. Most are counting on the sale of their company to fund their retirement, and in a lot of cases the value of the business is less that the owner needs for the desired retirement lifestyle. In this episode Eric:

Says Naysayers uninformed opinions are based upon their own life experiences
Points out that the most important sale a business owner makes (the sale of the business) is the one they are worst prepared for
Explains how he works with business owners to find unrealised potential
States that the demand for businesses with predictable cash flow is strong
Talks about some of the options business owners have when planning to exit
Notes that after cashing out many entrepreneurs are choosing to buy another business rather than investing in financial markets

This episode will resonate with business owners across all sectors. Enjoy…

You can reach Eric at:

Website: https://www.warrenbdc.com/

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Michael Devellano is a Sr. Cloud and App Consultant, Founder of Cloud Advisory LLC and the author of Automate and Grow. Michael has led the strategy, design and development of over 150 mobile digital or marketing automation projects. He is also Chief Storyteller on BestCoast.tv where he tells the story of the best restaurants and bars in L.A. and NYC. Rough gig. Michael is also the host of the Automate and Grow Podcast.

In this episode Michael:

Admits that for him the biggest naysayers are in his own head
Says that nobody in his circle would ever say “you can’t do that”
Observes that too many entrepreneurs get tricked into thinking that technology will do the hardest part of their business. That’s finding the first 10 or first 100 customers
States that there is no limit to what can be done with automation. The real question is what should we do?
Talks about the need to adopt atomic habits and to stop focusing on short term outcomes
Share tactics you can use to rapidly prototype an app

A great listen for any entrepreneur and anyone facing software as a service overload. Enjoy.

You can reach Michael at:

Website: https://www.automategrow.biz/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Automate-Grow-Blueprint-Businesses-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0765S5B2C LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdevellano/

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Automate and Grow: A Blueprint for Startups, Small and Medium Businesses to automate Marketing, Sales and Customer Support

Travis Fox, is the CEO and Founder of CEO for Travis Fox, Inc., now Bigger Than Us, LLC and has degrees in both Psychology and Clinical Hypnotherapy. For the last 30 years, Travis has been training and teaching his proprietary Architect 360 methodology. Travis has performed his own personal brand of entertainment in over 6,500 performances around the world.

Travis is the "head" coach to several top professional players on the professional golf tours, as well as to those competing at the collegiate level. His Methodologies have also crossed over into his Coaching of professional football, College Basketball (division 1) and full contact fighting athletes.

In this episode Travis:

Explains that it’s the way we process trauma, fractures, and loss that counts
Talks about the moment he realized he had been pursuing his dad’s dream and not his own
Shares the two things that happen in the dark
Questions why we aren’t teaching our children how to use the spacesuit we are all born with
Asks who it is we feel we need to justify our decisions to
Shares his Architect 360 concept while stressing that manifesting alone is not enough
Scoffs at the suggestion that people have to go out and find their passion
Gives us advance notice of an exciting update on the Law of Attraction coming in January 2020
And explains why he is determined to use his spacesuit at warp speed and why you should as well

This is a high energy discussion that goes deep on living the life you want. Enjoy

You can reach Travis at:

Website: www.travisfox.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC19rXkuf7GtU45ibKCbr6RA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisfox/

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Brandon Steiner is the Founder & President of The Steiner Agency, the nation's premiere independent athlete procurement source. Prior to The Steiner Agency, Brandon created Steiner Sports Marketing and Memorabilia, one of the largest companies of its kind. In addition, Brandon is a highly regarded motivational and inspirational speaker. Steiner has spoken to world-class organizations such as the New York Yankees, BMW North America, Nike, Live Nation, Cornell University, TEDx and Harvard Business School. Aside from speaking to audiences, Steiner is a permanent fixture in the media as a regular on ESPN NY Radio 98.7 FM and as co-host of Yankees-Steiner: Memories of the Game on the YES Network. He has appeared frequently on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, and in newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Steiner is the author of Living on Purpose, The Business Playbookand You Gotta Have Balls, and Created a Sports Empire. I’m honoured that Brandon reached out to me and asked to be on my show. In this episode Brandon:

Tells us why he hates naysayers and is also grateful for them
Stresses that faith is a very important ingredient in success
Insists that your past does not limit your future
Encourages people in their 20’s to get out there and go for it
Says he loves what he is seeing in young people
Advocates for cross generational partnerships
Tells us that jumping in the deep end is important but staying there is what really counts
Explains why so many people that are goal driven leave so much opportunity on the table
Implores older people not to stop making a difference through their work
Says he uses action to deal with anxiety
Explains that learning to add value to others is everything.

Brandon set out be seen as extraordinary and as the best in his business. He’s done just that and offers up great advice. Enjoy.

You can reach Brandon at:

Website: https://brandonsteiner.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonsteiner/

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Lesley Eccles is the co-founder of billion dollar fantasy sports startup, FanDuel, and now sole founder of NYC-based Relish, a customized relationship training app.

In a twist of fate that has been shared by many business founders, all of the original founders left the company in the fall of 2017, and walked away with nothing.

Having exited she is now the sole founder or Relish, a relationship training app

that provides users with personalized training and advice to help them create deeper connections with their partners. In this episode Lesley:

Explained why she supported her husband’s desire to quit his job to start a business together (they had 2 young children and a mortgage to pay)
Tells us that there is never a good time to start a business so just start
Says that there has never been a better time to be a female founder
Talks about the lessons she learned while raising capital for her new company
Shares where the idea for Relish came from
Gives us insights into the ways the Relish App uses technology to help couples build and strengthen their relationship
And swapped stories with me about our own relationship learning experiences.

This episode is all about entrepreneurship and relationships. Enjoy

You can reach Lesley at:

Website: www.hellorelish.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleyeccles/ App Store: Relish

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Dale Dupree , a.k.a. The Copier Warrior, is an entrepreneur, a podcast host, and a guy who relentlessly challenges conventional wisdom.

Dale got his start in sales working for his father where he quickly became known as the Copier Warrior, where his dad would say he was making Mad Money. In 2017, after his Dad’s passing, Dale moved on from the company. He stayed in the copier industry for 2 more years before launching his current company called The Sales Rebellion. In Dale’s words he is now teaching the masses how to choose legendary for their sales career.

In this episode Dale:

Spoke about the significance of his father’s legacy
Explains how he turned the traditional sales model for copiers on its head
Tells us why he stopped focusing on volume and instead focused on building relationships
Stresses that it’s time to take a distinctly different look at sales quotas and pipelines
Says that there is no one size fits all approach
Explains how he strives to use his systems to accommodate his clients
And tells us why he has always defied conventional wisdom

This is a high energy conversation packed full of tips for entrepreneurs and others. Enjoy

You can reach Dale at:

Website: https://www.thesalesrebellion.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/copierwarrior/

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Leonard Kim is an entrepreneur, social media strategist, and the coauthor of Ditch the Act published by McGraw Hill. In 2013, Leonard got sick and tired of being overworked and underpaid. So he made a decision to start writing. By the end of 2014, Leonard had more than 10 million reads.

In 2015, he started working in academic medicine and launched an executive branding agency on the side. The healthcare site went from having 80k page views to 500k+ a month, and the number of social followers increased from 10k-250k.

Through his agency Leonard has worked with Fortune 500 execs, NYT bestselling authors and founders of 8 figure+ businesses. Along the way he picked up over 500k social followers.

Leonard is recognized by Forbes as a Top Marketing Influencer, Inc. Magazine as a Top Digital Marketer and Top Youth Marketer and by Entrepreneur as a Top Personal Branding Expert. In this episode Leonard:

Explains why decided to write about all his failure
Tells us about a goodbye letter he wrote while contemplating suicide
Talks about how he was inspired to change and be more like his grandfather
Suggests that we’re losing the ability to connect
Talks about the 2 types of fears that we all face
Explains how we can use our failures, mistakes, and vulnerabilities to fund success
And makes a case for entrepreneurship as the best path to independence and financial stability

Leonard is wise beyond his years. Enjoy

You can reach Leonard at:

Website: https://leonardkim.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrleonardkim/

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Matt Newman is a senior executive in the financial services industry, a cancer survivor, a public speaker, and a best selling author. His book, "Starting at the Finish Line” recently made it to #2 on Book Authority’s Best Brain Cancer Books of All Time.

Matt was 39 years old and a father to 3 when he was diagnosed with grade three astrocytoma (brain cancer). His memoir chronicles the journey that he and his entire family took together which got him to a place of clarity, understanding and appreciation. His own father-in-law Larry had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three years before Matt, leading the two men to find support in each other and their combined family as they worked to find normalcy in an abnormal situation. Matt:

Shares the emotions he went through when he learned he had brain cancer
Explains why he was determined to take his kids to school on his first day at home after surgery
Realized that up until then he had been looking at life through his own eyes
Says that disease may take him physically but it can never define his legacy
Talks about lessons learned from his father in law during their cancer journeys
Admits that he wrote his book entirely for himself (and assumed no-one would read it)
Calls out an education system that fails to teach our youth the basics of money
Shares his definition of courage
Emphasizes the importance of having a plan in advance of the negative
Goes deep on what legacy is all about

Matt is inspiring, well spoken, and a voice that I am proud to amplify.

You can reach Matt at:

Website: https://matthewsnewman.com/ Book Website: https://startingatthefinishline.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-newman-36675b165/

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Meghan Fialkoff is an Event Producer, Artist & Humanitarian. In 2006, after graduating from College, Meghan and her father founded the Americas Chapter of the non-profit, Foundation for a Drug Free World.

Beginning with the mission to reach all of NYC schools with the drug-free, healthy living and dream-making message, the chapter spread like wildfire throughout the entirety of New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and subsequently into Central America where she co-directs chapters in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and French Guiana.

Meghan also created and manages the annual Drug Free Heroes Awards Gala and the Drug Free World Ambassador program. In this episode Meghan:

Discusses the impact of family culture on her world views.Her grandparents left Russia just before the holocaust, moved to Cuba where her father was born, and then moved to the U.S.
Says that bigotry is nothing more than hypocrisy
Shares that she founded the America’s Chapter of Drug Free World because she was asked to volunteer at an event, not as a result of any family history with drugs
Acknowledged the limitations of a Long Island upbringing and talks about her first trip into a school in the Bronx
Explains the work they do at Drug Free World and why education is so important
Talks about the importance of celebrity ambassadors who can counter the idea that drug use is normal
Shares how teachers and law enforcement officers can benefit from Drug Free World resources

Meghan is a remarkable human being who is making a big impact on the world. Enjoy..

You can reach Meghan at:

Website (for materials): www.drugfreeworld.org Americas Website: www.drugfreeworldamericas.org Email: office@drugfreeworldamericas.org

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Sabrina Runbeck is a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant and a Life Performance Consultant. After working 80+ hours a week in healthcare, Sabrina noticed that there were people in the healthcare arena who love their work and yet were always able to always make it to their workout class or go to brunch or happy hour with family and friends. This while Sabrina and the rest of the professionals were grinding away. The issue became more important to her when she encountered a patient, a man with a wife and two young children, who was facing major health challenges. Realizing that we don’t get time back, Sabrina set out to in her words, crack the code of doing important work while still having time for self and family.

Sabrina still works in medicine but has found a new passion in helping professionals with high-demanding careers to live the lifestyle they deserve, so they can enjoy their success. She believes everyone has the inner ability to gain more control and find life's satisfactions, and is on a mission to help them. In this episode Sabrina:

Reflected on the friction that can be created when we make transformational life changes
Talks about her focus on checking off all the boxes, starting with her degree
Says that she still loves the energy working in Cardiothoracic medicine
But has also found a passion for helping other professionals
Stressed the importance of always learning
Explains why she is always looking for opportunities to shorten her learning curve
Talks about the 3 different stages of burnout
Reminds us that our ability is never fixed
And shares with us a 5 step process anyone can use to fall in love with their job

Sabrina is bright, energetic and a rising star. Enjoy...

You can reach Sabrina at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinarunbeck/ Website: www.sabrinarunbeck.com

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Steve Anderson is an Entrepreneur, a trusted authority on Risk Management, a Futurist, and a public speaker. His speaking portfolio includes presentations on the future of technology, the influence of social platforms, how businesses can leverage the internet, and how they can assess and use risk to their advantage. Steve was chosen as one of the original 150 LinkedIn Influencers and has over 340,000 followers.

With over thirty-five years of experience in the insurance industry, Steve is also the author of The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon. An Amazon best seller, The Bezos Letters has also appeared on The Wall Street Journal and USA Today list of bestsellers. The book is a Steve’s deconstruction of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' annual review letters to shareholders and focuses on the steps Bezos took to test, build, accelerate, and scale Amazon.

In this episode Steve:

Tells us why he decided to write The Bezos Letters
Declares that the biggest risk businesses take is not taking risks
Explains the four distinct cycles of business risk and growth and 14 principles that emerged from Bezos’s letters to Shareholders
Points out that the 3 big Amazon successes today all began as failures
Explains why Amazon shuts down so many new experiments
Tells us how Besos uses risk to strategically grow
Reveals the 2 types of business decisions at Amazon
Tells us how the lessons learned from Bezos can be applied to any business, large or small
And explains why Besos says that everyday is day 1

This episode is packed with practical advice for any entrepreneur or wannabe entrepreneur. Enjoy…

You can reach Steve at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevetn/ Website: https://thebezosletters.com/

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At the age of 19, Evan built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15m. He now runs a YouTube channel for entrepreneurs with 1.8M+ subscribers and over 300,000,000 video views.

Evan wants to solve the world’s biggest problem, which he believes is untapped human potential. He’s set 2 world records, uses a trampoline & stand-up desk, owns Canada’s largest salsa dance studio & has a giant Doritos bag in front of him all day long to remind him that he’s stronger than the Doritos. Evan dropped so much gold in this conversation including:

Real advice on dealing with loved ones who are naysayers
Explains his One Word process and why it is so important
Tells us why he is a big believer in going from idea to action
Gets real and admits that his biggest fear is aging rockstar syndrome
Gave me advice on how I should spend the next the next 20-30 years
Says that we should shift our self worth to the effort we put in and not the results
Argues that if you’re not making mistakes you hate your life
Tells us why money needs to be in your top five core values
While explaining that you can’t chase money
Insists that if you don’t love what you do you’ll never win
And says if the answer to a question is scary, difficult, or hard, then he has to do it
And proudly states that he is the best Salsa dancer on YouTube!

Evan’s enthusiasm for life and the future is infectious. You don’t want to miss this episode. Enjoy

You can reach Evan at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evancarmichael/ YouTube: Evan Carmichael Website: https://www.evancarmichael.com/

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Greg Graham is the COO of the Cardel Group of Companies and President, Cardel Homes Ottawa. Cardel is a land development and residential home builder with operations in Ottawa, Calgary, Denver, and Tampa.

I connected with Greg when I learned that Cardel Homes had become the National Sponsor for the Women of Inspiration Awards, founded by Screw the Naysayer guest alumni member Monica Kretschmer. Now in its fifth year the Women of Inspiration Awards has recognized the achievements of more than 600 women and men in 23 Diverse Award Categories. I’m proud to say that I received a WOI award in October of 2019 in recognition of the role this podcast has played in shining the spotlight on strong women leaders and gender inequality issues.

In this episode Greg:

Explains why Cardel decided to become a national sponsor
Stresses the role employers must play in encouraging employees to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset
Talks about the importance of leadership communicating the “why” to everyone in the organization
Suggests that all of the government support structures we have in place has had the unintended consequence of creating complacency and killing innovation/personal growth
Speaks out against millennial bashing and reminds us boomers that we created them
Shares his experiences with the value add that women bring to job sites
Stresses that the trades offer wonderful opportunities for women and men

This was an insightful and informative discussion. Enjoy.

You can reach Greg at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-graham-pro-dir-501946/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Shinjini Das, The Go-Getter Girl! ™, is on a mission to bridge the content gap between intellect and pop culture in the media. She is the CEO and Founder at The Das Media Group, an empowering media production company, engineer, TV personality fluent in Spanish, and digital entrepreneurship expert with the U.S. Department of State.

Her media company has built thoughtfully innovative global digital and live experiential brand experiences, driving millions of digital impressions in brand awareness for partners such as Chase for Business and Intuit.

Shinjini is also the author of Unapologetically Shinjini. How many people do you know who have written a memoir at the age of 26? Shinjini’s Forbes interview, published when she was 24, has been viewed more than 200,000 times and garners 7 million views per month from her following of 200,000+. In this episode Shinjini:

Tells is that she has been fighting against the guys for years and admits that she had to learn aggression
Talked about her decision to quit a high paying Engineering Consulting job at the age of 23. For Shinjini the repeated lack of high performance was the thing that told her she had to make a change
Explains that her roots are Indian, personality inherently American, and ambitions vastly global.
Talks about the reaction of friends and especially family to her career change
Shared the strategy she used to become a much in demand public speaker
States that your first level audience can’t be bought
And much more

This is a deep dive into the launch of a media company by a woman who says she’s always had a hunger not to be normal. Enjoy

You can reach Shinjini at:

FB, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn: SpeakerShinjini Memoir: https://www.unapologeticallyshinjini.com/

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Ron Klabunde is the Founder and CEO of Generosity Feeds – a national for-purpose organization that mobilizes thousands of volunteers in cities around America to address the local needs of hungry children through meal creation events. Generosity Feeds is igniting a movement of generosity. Since its inception in 2012, the organization has empowered more than 60,000 volunteers across America in 28 states and has created more than 3 million meals to help sustain more than 120,000 students. In this episode Ron:

Shares the mustard seed that was the starting point for Generosity Feeds
Says that when his vision is bigger than himself, he sometimes feels like a poser
Talks about the organic growth of an organization that shows its partner organizations how to create 10,000 meals in two hours
Explains how they have engaged the private sector in this vision and why it is a win-win opportunity
Stresses that children are dependents and there is no excuse for not feeding them
Talks about the process he uses to overcome fear
Reminds us that we need tension filled situations to innovate
Challenges all of us not to be too comfortable
Shares how he is helping senior executives move from success to significance, without quitting their job
And draws a direct line between the commitment to service and personal significance

Ron is an articulate impassioned leader. Enjoy

You can reach Ron at:

Website: https://generosityfeeds.org/

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Larry Broughton is an award-winning hotelier and entrepreneur, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and former US Army Green Beret. As Founder and CEO of California-based broughtonHOTELS, CBS News has called Larry “the nation’s foremost expert on leadership and entrepreneurship,” while the host of Travel Channel’s hit show, Hotel Impossible, says he is “among the top hospitality experts in the country.” His upbeat, creative approach to business and life has been featured in newspaper and magazine articles across the country and he has been a recurring guest expert on news and TV programs on every major television and cable network, including MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, CBS, and Travel Channel.

Larry has interviewed dozens of the world’s top CEOs, presented to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at The Pentagon, and consulted at Fortune 50 companies. Larry:

Tells us why he tries to stay away from naysayers, but also surrounds himself with people that don’t always agree with him
Went deep about some of the low points in his life and the things he’s learned from them. The smiling successful face on TV knows what it’s like to be down on his knees
Explains why he is such a strong advocate of paid mentors
Shares some of the key lessons about leadership that he learned while serving in the Green Berets (hint- Larry says leading special forces personnel is akin to herding Lions).
Says that motivation, integrity, and capacity to grow are his top 3 hiring criteria
Talks about the dangers of your self worth being tied to your net worth
And says that if you don’t find your passion you’ll end up living a life of mediocrity

Larry is straightforward communicator. Enjoy

You can reach Larry at:

Website: https://larrybroughton.me/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrybroughton/

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Sashka Hanna Rappl is a Leadership Coach, Business Strategist, Award-winning Performer, an International Speaker, and a Podcaster

She is also the author of Soul’d Out,Your Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose,The Meaning of your Dreams, and what they hold for your life and heart-centred business.

Sashka works with creative underdogs and helps them create and market a brand that is tailored to the entrepreneur rather than the profession. She is a self described visionary

with a gazillion ideas. After years of not seeing the trees for the woods, she dissected her life, dreams, and purpose to create the life she wanted with what she already had. Sashka doesn’t believe in cookie-cutter solutions and wants all of us to be the original person we were born to be. In this episode Sashka:

Says that when it comes to naysayers it’s all about the people in her head
Tells us that it doesn’t matter how much mindset work you’ve done if you don’t know who you are
Reminds us that from early young age most of us were asked the same question, what do you want to be when you grow up. This conditions us to base our identify around our profession. Sashka states emphatically that profession not our identify.
Tells us why sharing is not caring.
Explains how she found her purpose and shares a process anyone can use to do the same.
Says that our childhood dreams hold our innocence before it was tainted by societal expectations
Talks about the struggles she’s faced and argues that we can’t dream when we’re in survival mode
And so much more

This was a high energy talk with an articulate and passionate brand expert. Enjoy

You can reach Sashka at:

Website: https://www.brandsashka.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashkahannarappl/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Boss In Heels. Having successfully climbed the corporate ladder for nearly 20 years, Heather is one of the few women to break the glass ceiling and claim her spot in the C-suite.

Heather’s new book Confidence Creator shot to #1 on Amazon’s Business Biographies and Business Motivation lists the first week it debuted on Amazon.

Heather is a confidence expert and is currently working with Fortune 500 companies and professional sports teams to develop confidence in the workplace and on the court. Heather’s new show, Creating Confidence, debuted on the Top 200 shows on Apple podcast.

Heather’s work has been featured in USA Today, CNN, Forbes, Fast Company and Business News Daily. Most recently adding Guest Professor at Harvard to her list of accomplishments. Heather and her son Dylan reside in Miami. Heather:

Tells us how she turned a ghost review on Goodreads into a big win
Talks about her childhood and why she started working at the age of 9
Reflected on her journey to the C-Suite in a male dominated industry
Explains that being fired by another woman was the best thing that has ever happened to her
Emphatically states that if you’re not working for yourself there is no security
Shares the process she used to change her internal dialog and defeat the villain in her own head
Shares 5 key pieces of advice for any entrepreneur
Tells us how she took her podcast to #17 on the Apple Charts
And gives us a peek into her book The Confidence Creator

Heather is highly energized, driven, and articulate. Enjoy

You can reach Heather at:

Website: https://heathermonahan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theheathermonahan/

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Jas Rawlinson is as an author, freelance journalist, writing coach, and a mental health advocate who shines a light on taboo topics. Jas uses her writing skills to empower trauma survivors to turn their past pain into powerful life stories. How cool is that.

Her new book Reasons to Live, volume two has just been released. The woman we see today projects strength and confidence. It wasn’t always that way. Growing up Jas’s home life included a father who told her she would never amount to anything, and was frequently angry and violent. Jas was at a real low point in her life and actually contemplating suicide when her father took his own life. She struggled to deal with the trauma and started making poor life choices. Then at age 20 she was sexually assaulted. It took Jas more than a decade to realize that she was suffering from PTSD.

A big moment came when Jas published the first volume in her book series where her story, and the stories of other trauma victims. Each of the stories are honest and raw, but they all have an empowering ending. In this discussion Jas:

Shares that her teen years were spent mostly in fear
Talked about her initial reaction to her father’s suicide
Reflects on some of the bad choices she made in the aftermath
Explains how you came to realize that she was suffering from PTSD more than 10 years after her father’s death
Talks about the work she does as a writing coach for survivors of trauma
Reveals that she still suffers from anxiety today
And gives us a peek into her new book

It was an honest, raw, but empowering conversation. Enjoy.

You can reach Jas at:

Website: https://jasrawlinson.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jas-rawlinson/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Tracy Schmitt, a.k.a. Unstoppable Tracy, is a TV Host, a highly acclaimed International Speaker who has spoken in 40+ countries around the world, and the Best Selling Author of Unstoppable You. She has shared the stage with the likes of Jane Fonda, Dr. Phil, Michael Douglas, John Travolta, Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Robbins and more! Her mind blowing story always gets standing ovations pushing audiences out of their limitation zones. Tracy’s has been viewed virally over 50 million times and was the winner of the 2018 #1 Female Transformational Leader by the John Maxwell Team out of 160 countries. Tracy doesn't just talk high performance in business... she lives it!

She was the 2017 Robert W. Jackson Award Recipient named in honour of the [founder of the Canadian Paralympics], and has been seen on all the major outlets in North American. Tracy is a 2019 nominee for a Women of Inspiration award, has climbed Himalayan mountains, captained a 110-foot-tall ship, and won a paraskiing bronze.

Oh, did I mention Tracy was born a 4-way amputee?

In this episode Tracy:

Shares the story behind her 3 minute video that has been viewed more than 50 million times
Tells us why she is thankful that her parents allowed her to find solutions to problems on her own
Talks about her quest to become an Olympic sailor which included sleeping in her car and washing and waxing a mentors boat for 3 months
Explains how she uses the lessons she’s learned to help big companies such as Air Canada and Uber solve complex business problems
Explains her core vision
And tell us why tough love is the best love we can give.

Inspirational, educational, and fun. Enjoy…

You can reach Tracy at:

Website: http://www.unstoppableyoubook.ca Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/unstoppabletracy/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unstoppabletracy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/unstoppabletracyschmitt/

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For the first forty or so years of his life Jeff Munn was a classic overachiever. He got straight A’s, went to great schools, and the first college graduate and the first lawyer in his family. After graduation, Jeff worked at a firm that was the best in the country at what he did.

Over the next twenty years Jeff’s career evolved from law, to consulting, to managing large client relationships, to lobbying, to creating national marketing campaigns. He loved that he got to do work that felt important to him. Then in August of 2016, everything changed for Jeff. As a result of a corporate restructuring, Jeff and his boss were both let go on the same day. He suddenly went from a successful role at a leading financial services firm to not having a job. His first reaction was panic. He tried, without success, to find another position in the same company. When it became clear that was not going to happen, Jeff took a step back, and decided that he didn’t want to be an employee again.

In this episode Jeff:

Tell us that deciding he wanted to be self employed was the easy part. Deciding what he was going to do was harder.
Explains the process he used to find his fit in the market
Shares how he got his first client
Talks about the role meditation played in his understanding that he had more control than he realized
Explains why he and his wife moved from the east coast to live in the mountains of Colorado
Exposes the dangers in becoming obsessed with goals other people set for you
And talks about how he uses his experiences to advise and mentor senior executives.

This interview is an upfront look at the journey Jeff has been on transitioning from corporate life to self employment. It’s still a work in process. Enjoy.

You can reach Jeff at:

Website: https://jmunn.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmunn/

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Successful entrepreneurs understand the difference between chasing money and solving problems for customers. That’s because solving important problems is the only way to build a sustainable and scalable business. Most, if not all entrepreneurs nod in agreement when I say this. All deny that they are chasing money, most often followed by a head shake and some version of people that do that are disgusting, aren't they? They would never do something like that.

Sadly the vast majority of service based businesses are in fact chasing money. This doesn’t make them bad or evil. In almost all cases they’re intentions are good. They really do want to help customers solve meaningful problems. They just haven’t done the hard work to figure out what that problem really is. Today I share with you 5 signs that you may be chasing money.

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Natalie Oliverio is the founder and CEO of Military Talent Partners a boutique talent consulting firm specializing in the career placement of Veterans and Military Spouses.

Natalie served post 9/11 in the US Navy and transitioned out in 2006.Friends and family thought she had made it big when she landed a job with the VA in her own small community. From the outside looking in, Natalie was the poster child for a successful transition. The only problem was she was miserable stuck in her tiny cubicle with a big government clock ticking away in the background. So she did the unthinkable and quit. Over the next 10 years Natalie worked in 6 different corporate recruiting roles. Frustrated by the limitations of her job, particularly the inability to provide candid advice to failed job seekers, Natalie made the decision to become an entrepreneur. With the help of mentors, who helped Natalie get absolute clarity on what she wanted to do, she launched Military Talent Partners.

In this candid conversation Natalie:

Talked about the challenges she and other veterans face when transitioning to civilian life. Hint she felt like a stranger among family and friends
Tells us that she’s heard so many heartbreaking “no’s” in her life and how she uses those experiences to mentor others
Explains why she walked away from a job at the VA to try and find a more meaningful career
Tells is what is was like to have her position eliminated twice. The first time on her first day back on the job after a 3 month maternity leave
Explains why she quit a cushy corporate job where she could have slept 7 out of 8 hours a day at work and still met her targets
The process she and her team at Military Talent Partners use to match the right candidate with the right job
Openly admits that she gets emotionally engaged with every one of her clients
Tells us that her biggest challenge is finding more employers to work with

Natalie is honest, articulate, and clearly loves what she does. Enjoy…

You can reach Natalie at:

Website: https://militarytalentpartners.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieoliverio/

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Steve Sims has worked with Sir Elton John and Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed and closed a museum in Florence for a private dinner party beneath Michael Angelo’s David and then had Andrea Bocelli serenade the diners while they ate their pasta?

Entrepreneur Magazine labeled Steve as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz” because he has developed a reputation for making the impossible, possible. Steve is also a best selling Author of "BLUEFISHING - the art of making things happen”, a sought-after consultant, and a public speaker who has spoken around the world. As we spoke I was visualizing the reaction he must have gotten when he spoke at the Pentagon and Harvard. After all, a shaved head, Harley Davidson garb and body piercings on a 5’ 11”, 240 lb. frame don’t scream “let’s hang out at Harvard.”

Born and raised in London England, Steve began his working career as a bricklayer, and to use his words he spent 20+ years falling on his face to learn the lessons that others can implement into their career ambitions. In this fascinating conversation Steve opened up about his journey from bricklayer to doorman, to the founder of Bluefish, a luxury concierge service for VIP and executive clients. We even had a chance to talk about his philosophy on parenting. This episode is both entertaining and informative. Enjoy…

You can reach Steve at:

Website: https://www.stevedsims.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdsims/

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Zack Friedman is the Founder & CEO of Make Lemonade, a highly successful entrepreneur, and the author of THE LEMONADE LIFE, which is published by HarperCollins.

Zack appears regularly on television and radio, including for CNN, MSNBC, NPR and ABC. CNN has called him "the guy for the case."

Zack has inspired millions through his powerful insights, including more than 17 million who have read his advice in Forbes. His work also has appeared or been referenced in numerous other publications including Business Insider, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, NBC News, MarketWatch, U.S. News & World Report, MSN, Entrepreneur, Inc, Fast Company, Politico, New York Magazine and others.

This conversation was so much fun and filled with practical advice for anyone that wants to live the life they want. Zack:

Shares his views on Naysayers
Tells us about his book the lemonade life- a playbook for life and business
Explains the difference a lemon life and a lemonade life
Shares 5 switches that all great leaders have
Says we should remember who we are rather than focus on wins and losses
Talks about finding your life purpose (which can change over time)
Tells us about his Lunch with Warren Buffet and how that inspired him to write the lemonade life
Says everyone should have a chance to experience entrepreneurship
Offers advice for parents on preparing their kids for the future
Talks about a process he uses for risk/reward analysis
Emphatically states that everybody has a shot at greatness
And reminds us that this shot resets everyday (it’s never too late)

The audiobook version of The Lemonade Life has been listed as a must listen by Apple. I can see why. I think people from all walks of life will really enjoy this episode. Enjoy

You can reach Zack at:

Website: https://www.zackfriedman.com/ Book Website: https://www.harpercollinsleadership.com/lemonade-life/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackfriedman/

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Drew Dudley’s TEDx talk “Everyday Leadership” has been viewed close to five million times and praised by Time, Business Insider, and Inc. Magazine.

Drew is the founder of Day One Leadership, where he works with individuals and organizations around the world to unlock their leadership potential. He is also the author of a WSJ bestseller titled This Is Day One- A practical guide to leadership that matters.

His 6 minute TEDx talk, which revolves around a story about a lollipop, has been voted one of the 15 most inspirational TED talks of all time. My conversation with Drew was exceptional on so many levels. One thing that really stands out is that when Drew talks about leadership is that he does it in a way that anyone can relate to. If we think about, most of what we learn about leadership is often based upon the stories of an elite few who have achieved extraordinary things. Drew argues that this approach has made us lose sight of the opportunities we all have to be leaders. Drew focuses on everyday activities and has developed an easy to understand process that any of us can use.

Conversations on my show always seem to fly by, but this one felt like it was at mach speed. In our conversation Drew:

Observes that criticism tends not to flow downhill
Shares his famous lollipop story
Talks about a young woman he met on a train who asked him a question that had a huge impact on his life
Tells us that most discussions around values and leadership are BS
Explains the process he developed while working as a leadership instructor for smart university kids
Explains his approach to dealing with being a recovering alcoholic
And challenges all of us to identify our non-negotiable leadership goals

Drew is a master storyteller who is changing the way people look at leadership. Enjoy

You can contact Drew at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayonedrew/ Website: https://www.drewdudley.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Flossie Hall can best be described as an accidental, honest, socially conscious, kick-ass entrepreneur.

This active military spouse started a healthy meal prep business in her kitchen and scaled it to 7-figures within the first year and sold the business in just a little over 3 years. In that short period of time Flossie and her team provided more than 500,000 healthy meals, created over 100 Military Spouse jobs representing more than $430,000 in payroll, and donated over 10k meals to homeless Veterans.

In 2018, Flossie received the San Diego Business Journal Military Spouse-owned Business of the Year award for Healthy Momma. Flossie is known for her advocacy work on behalf of military spouses and she brings this passion and her entrepreneurial experience to bear as she leads The Rosie Network’s national Rosie Chapter initiative. She is a sought-after speaker and has appeared across local and national venues such as Fox News, NBC, CBS and PBS. Flossie is also the co-founder of Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs (AMSE), and a mother of four.

In this episode Flossie:

Talked about the challenges military spouses face when it comes to finding employment
Tells us about the time she was let go for being unreliable (missing time to deal issues with her kids) even though she was the top sales performer
Explains how preparing meals in her house for a few families became a 7-digit business in less than one year
Candidly admits that she didn’t know what she was doing
Explains how she set about learning what she needed to know
Calls out Corporate employment programs for military spouses which don’t take into account the challenges faced by military spouses
Talks about the impact that financial stress has on a family and spousal relationships
Explains how she’s managed to embrace chaos
And admits that she’s looking forward to her husband hitting the 20 year mark in the Navy (hint: she says then it will be her turn)

Flossie is transparent, humble, smart, and informative. Enjoy.

You can contact Flossie at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flossiehall/ Website: http://therosienetwork.org/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Dan Willis is an entrepreneur, digital media creator, a keynote speaker, and a twitter video champion. He is also a High School dropout.

The advice Dan shares comes from real, practical experience consulting major brands like FOX TV, Toyota and H&M. He’s worked with clients in France, UK, Switzerland, Canada and the US.

Dan has been featured in Databird Top 100 Keynote Speakers to Hire in 2019, Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur. He’s also spoken on stages in the United States, Canada, New York and Nantes.

In this fast paced conversation Dan doesn’t hold any punches:

Calls out employers for focusing on game rooms and saunas that employees never have time to use.
Points out that daycare would have been a better investment
Explains why businesses need to focus on employee and customer experiences
Tells us that user generated content and employee generated content beats anything a business can create
Talks about overcoming the death of his 3 month old daughter
Shares the advice he gives wannabe entrepreneurs
Reminds us that when it comes to labels we all have a choice
Emphasizes the importance of building community
And tells us that vanity metrics can take a big dump

This episode is packed full of life and digital marketing advice. Enjoy

You can contact Dan at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/millennialmotivator/ Twitter: @MLLNNLMotivator Website: www.millennialmotivator.ca

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Are you an Accidental Naysayer? In this episode of Tim Talks, Tim explains why so many of us become accidental naysayers without even realizing it. He also explains 3 actions you can take to guard against this happening to you, and challenges everyone to go at least one week consciously choosing not to be an accidental naysayer.

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Tom Sylvester is a serial entrepreneur, podcast host, author, business coach, and a self-described “renaissance man”.

Tom worked 3 jobs to get himself through high school and into college. He met his wife, and business partner, Ariana, on his first day of College. They graduated from college with $60,000 in debt, and for Tom, the thought of working away in a cubicle for the next 45 years was not appealing. That’s when he decided to set a goal to “retire” by the age of 35. Ariana thought he was crazy.

Now truth is Tom didn’t want to stop working, he just wanted to have the freedom and independence to choose when to work, where to work, who to work with, and what to work on. The entrepreneur’s dream, right? Tom learned some hard lessons along the way but did achieve his goal before his 35 birthday.

Today Tom and Ariana operate a real estate investment firm, a wine and spirits store, and two coaching and mentoring businesses.

Tom:

Got into the messy details about many of the lessons he learned along his entrepreneurial journey
Explains why he always encourages people to focus first on understanding the lifestyle they want to live
Points out that the low cost of entry for service based businesses takes away many of the early stage learning opportunities for new entrepreneurs
Explains the difference between an entrepreneur and a solopreneur
Shares some of the most common mistakes he sees new entrepreneurs make
Stresses the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people
Tells us that failure is not bad
Explains why he likes it when customers say no
And tells us about his soon to be released book titled Lifestyle Builders

This was a fun conversation packed with great advice. Enjoy.

You can reach Tom at:

Website: https://tomandariana.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvestertom/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Eleanor Beaton is a women’s leadership mentor and founder of Fierce Feminine Leadership, an organization that helps ambitious women develop the confidence, presence, political savvy and influence they need to take their seats at the tables where the big deals and big decisions are made. She is also an award-winning journalist and host of the Fierce Feminine Leadership podcast. And best of all she is a fellow Nova Scotian!

Eleanor has served as Chair of the Visiting Women's Executive Exchange Program at the Yale School of Management. In 2017, she won the prestigious Profiles in Diversity "Women Worth Watching" Award for her work promoting diversity and inclusion. She was also named Canada’s Leadership Coach of the Year by the 2017 Corporate Excellence Awards.

Eleanor has been privileged to serve some of the country’s most recognized women leaders, including Arlene Dickinson, star of CBC’s hit show Dragon’s Den and former Canadian First Lady Margaret Trudeau.

An international keynote speaker, Eleanor has presented at conferences whose rosters include such notables as Hillary Rodham Clinton, Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson and 23andMe Inc. co-founder Anne Wojcicki.

In this episode Eleanor:

Shares the story behind her business brand name (hint: she has Viking ancestors)
Explains that all along her mission has been to support women, first and foremost to be free and independent
Gives us her thoughts on emotional energy
Explains why more women need to embrace explicit ambition
Uses the phrase “womens tax” and explains what she means
Shares stats that show women owned businesses are less capitalized
Why sales and cash flow are Queen
Tells us that she who can pay the most for customer wins
Points out that a business needs fuel to grow and that fuel is cash
Argues that the idea of work/life balance is unreasonable
And tells us that her goal is not to produce a gentle living

It took some persistence to get onto Eleanor’s schedule. It was worth the wait. Enjoy

You can reach Eleanor at:

Website: https://eleanorbeaton.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanorbeaton/

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Steven Kuhn is a decorated United States Army combat veteran, speaker, author, and consultant who helps Senior Executives dramatically improve their quality of life through consistent, conscious, application of Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency.

His journey to this point in his life is nothing short of remarkable. After serving in Operation Desert Storm, Steven who got a European out. He started out working as a Doorman and ended up working for people like Mick Jagger, Olivia Newton-John and others. He spoke at European Parliaments, consulted NASDAQ and London Stock Market listed companies and then lost it all. His wife left him and he ended up homeless.

Steven started all over and once again found himself living a fast life that included dating the highest royal in Germany and standing on stage with Andrea Bocelli. In Steven’s words he built it up again and then changed everything overnight to be with my children and wife, bought a house in a village of 2000 people in the middle of Hungary!

Steven spoke to me from Budapest and explains:

How a drill Sergeant taught him a lesson about mindset that he has never forgotten
How an NCO went from being a doorman to an advisor to the stars
Why he doesn’t believe in the fake it till you have it approach
How he crashed, not once, but twice
Why he chose to revel in his homelessness
How time spent at a monastery helped in his recovery
Why he decided to make big changes, including the move to a village in Hungary
How living a life based upon Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency frees you
The work he and his partner (a former Green Beret) do with their executive clients
Why motivating employees is not the same as inspiring them

This is a fascinating discussion with a guest who in his words is living his entire life in flow. Lots to be learned. Enjoy

You can reach Steven at:

Website: https://steven-kuhn.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenekuhn/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection

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Shmuel Silverman is an inventor and patent strategist with over 165 patents & provisional publications and as an entrepreneur has co-founded and sold two companies, including one that was purchased by Intel after only 18 months in business.

Today Shmuel is the Founder and CEO of Multi-Innovation where he works with companies to develop and take advantage of having a strategic IP portfolio that protects them now, secures their space in the future and tells an effective story for investors. Shmuel also spent 11 years working for Motorola where he served as Director of Advanced Technology and Strategy.

One thing that really stands out when you speak with Shmuel is his ability to discuss complex technological topics using words and examples that just about any business person would be able to understand. There are lessons in here for any entrepreneur, but in particular those that are driven by a desire to solve important problems.

During our conversation Shmuel explains:

Why discussions around patents should really be discussions about the business.
The dangers of falling in love with your solution before you fully understand the problem
Why he is thankful that IP protection actually works
The mistake that Kodak made in not understanding the unaddressed customer needs
Why Apple has been so successful in the Smartphone market, even though they were not first to market
The importance and value of establishing barriers to entrance
Why he believes that there is no such thing as a truly original idea (and why he doesn’t care)
That most successful technology based innovations are based upon different combinations of existing ideas
The impact he sees 5G technology having on big businesses, including self driving cars (hint: he thinks car manufacturers are wasting money trying to create smart cars)
Why it's not fair, or advisable, to ask lawyers business questions
And why he’s on a mission to change the way C-level executives think about patents

We also talked about the challenges he’s faced creating a business around an idea as opposed to a specific product. Just a really fun and informative discussion. Enjoy…

You can reach Shmuel at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shmuel-silverman/ Website: https://multi-innovation.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Once jokingly referred to as “America’s neglected middle child*” Gen X is positioned to be the big winner in the move to the new gig economy.

The strange part is hardly anyone seems to be talking about it. All the focus seems to be on Boomers (like me) who seem intent on never retiring or the Millenials who mastered the art of side gigs while still in College. Surely it is the Millenials, along with the shiny eyed Gen Zers who are already nipping at their heels, that will own the gig economy. How can those poor stuck in the middle Gen Xers hope to compete? Too young to know anything and too old to compete with the young tech entrepreneurs.

It might surprise you to know that people age 45-65 are twice as likely to be self employed than the 25-44 year olds. Now the 45-65 age group does include younger Boomers like myself, but the trend is undeniable. An increasing number of Gen Xers are self employed. Some of this results from downsizing, but it’s also true that many older workers are choosing to opt out of the corporate world.

Today I want to share with you five reasons Gen Xers are positioned to be the big winners in the new gig economy.

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Don Wettrick is President of the StartEdUp Foundation, where he and his team are on a mission to help students 14-18 develop and nurture an entrepreneurial mindset.

It has been anything but a direct path for this award winning middle school and high school teacher who decided to step away from the classroom after more than two decades. He puts the blame on Gary Vee, who challenged Don to see the world as his classroom.

The origins of the STARTedUP Foundation evolved from the work Don undertook in the classroom at Noblesville High School, his book “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level,” his tireless efforts as host of the StartEdUp Podcast, and his own efforts at entrepreneurship. It’s rare to find someone with Don’s level of passion and commitment that is combined with the courage to act and step outside of his comfort zone. In this episode Don talks about:

The origins of the StartEdUp Foundation

How working with people like Seth Godin and J.T. McCormick attracted the attention of potential funders
The foundations focus on creating eco systems that support student entrepreneurship
Why he loves the first touch points when meeting with new students
Why the biggest hurdle is also around teaching young people to change their mindset
His love/hate relationship with organizational vision and mission statements
His love for shiny objects and why he is blessed to have such a great support team
His thoughts about the differences between GenZ and Millenials
And why he decided it was time to go all in with the foundation

Don was guest number 1 on Screw the Naysayers. I’m so honoured to have him back to help us celebrate episode 150. Enjoy…

You can reach Don at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donwettrick/ Website: https://startedupfoundation.org/

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Dave Kerpen is a serial entrepreneur, a New York Times bestselling author (4 books for far including a children’s book) and much in demand global speaker. As a prolific contributor on LinkedIn Dave has amassed a pretty incredible community of 680,000+ people.

Dave is the co-founder and co-CEO of company called Apprentice, a platform that connects entrepreneurs with bright, hard working college students. He is the Chairman of Likeable Local, a social media software company serving thousands of small businesses, and the chairman and cofounder of Likeable Media, an award-winning social media and content marketing agency for big brands.

As a father of three, Dave is also an outspoken advocate for change in our public education systems. He’s putting his time where his mouth is as he is currently an elected member of his local school board.

He has been named by Entrepreneur Magazine as a top 10 up and coming leader, been featured on the Today Show, CNBC’s “On the Money”, BBC, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, the New York Times, and countless blogs. I have also keynoted at dozens of conferences across the globe including Singapore, Athens, Dubai, San Francisco, Cologne, Toronto, Bangkok, and Mexico City.

Dave really has it going on. He also has a relaxed confident communication style that may well have been influenced by his background as a teacher.

In this episode Dave:

Tells us how his rebellious spirit created challenges for him as a public school teacher
Dove deep into the rationale and framework of his latest business venture, Apprentice (hint: the co-founder at Apprentice was once a student employee of Dave’s)
Explains why, for now, Apprenctice only matches College students with entrepreneurs
Expressed pride in his daughter who is starting a business while still in High School
Says that of the 1100 or so people he’s hired over the years, all but 20 or so were hired strictly for their people skills
Why he thinks the “golden rule” should be replaced with the “platinum rule”
Talks about his latest book, The Art of People
And if you wait until the end you’ll even here this U.S. citizen break into a rendition of O’Canada (he used to work at professional sports venues)

Dave’s energy is infectious. Certainly worth a listen for entrepreneurs and parents everywhere. Enjoy.

You can reach Dave at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davekerpen/ Websites: www.chooseapprentice.com (Company Website) www.likeable.com (Company Website) www.davekerpen.com (Personal Website)

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Chris Widener is widely recognized as one of the top speakers in the world. He’s a member of the Motivational Speakers Hall of Fame, has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 100 Leadership Speakers, and NYT and WSJ Bestseller.

Chris had what can only be described as a rough upbringing that included living in 28 different homes and a High School teacher who told Chris he would never amount to anything. Hardly the kind of words you would expect to be directed at man who went on to work closely with

two of the legends of the speaking world Jim Rohn and Zig Ziglar. Chris and Jim co-authored the Jim Rohn One Year Success Plan and the international best seller The Twelve Pillars. Zig Ziglar, considered to be the greatest motivational speaker of the 20th Century, personally chose Chris to co-host his television show, True Performance. You can still catch episodes of that show on Youtube. Along with co-hosting True Performance, Chris also hosted his own show, Made for Success, where he interviewed some of the top business achievers and thought leaders of our time.

We had a wide ranging discussion that touched on:

The journey that took him to work with Jim Rohn and Zig Ziglar
Buying the house he had dreamed about owning for 17 years and what he learned from the experience
His thoughts on the role and value of 4 year degree programs (he likens the student debt crisis to the housing market pre 2008)
The communication and leadership challenges that result from conflicting worldviews (boomers vs millennials)
His concerns that in the future we may have a society made up of all leaders and no followers who are willing to accept authority
The work he does with his clients in helping them design a plan to have lasting impact
And much more

This episode is packed full of thought provoking ideas. Enjoy

You can reach Chris at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswidener/ Website: https://widenercoaching.com

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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People often ask me how I found the courage to quit my job and start my own business. A lot of those people assume I had everything figured out when I quit. Nothing could be further from the truth. I started my business with zero customers, zero products, and only a vague idea. I made the leap into a very uncertain future yet somehow it didn’t seem that crazy at the time. You see I knew in my heart that I needed to be my own boss.

I’ve been self employed now for 31 years and counting. In fact I often joke that I am chronically unemployable. Mostly because the thought of working for someone else makes me want to throw up. But make no mistake the life of an entrepreneur is not a fit for everyone. A lot of people make the leap telling themselves that it is a lifestyle that they want. In many cases, people are attracted to the freedom and independence, but fail to take into account the key attributes of successful entrepreneurs.

Today I want to share with you 5 signs that you may be ready to be your own boss.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Trish Leto is a U.S. Navy veteran, an entrepreneur, a public speaker, and a mother of two young children.

The thing I liked about speaking with Trish was her willingness to speak the unvarnished truth. We went deep on the challenges she faced transitioning from the military, to the life of a civilian employee, and eventually the creation of her own business. This is no hero’s journey. This is the real truth. Trish talked about:

Going 7 months without work after leaving the U.S. Navy
Getting a good job, getting laid off, and then facing another 7 month job hunt
Her experiences with network marketing, where she said she felt like she was product vomiting on people
Having two children in 2 years, and the reality that daycare is like adding two additional mortgage payments
The leaving corporate America was both scary and exciting
The process she used to design her own business (trust me it did not involve reinventing the wheel)
Why she believes that none of us are entitled to anything
Reminds us that money comes from human beings
And shares her thoughts on a College education (Trish is a college dropout)

Trish’s entrepreneurial journey is still in the early days. Fellow entrepreneurs and anyone that is thinking about starting their own gig will enjoy this insightful conversation with a straight talking lady boss.

You can reach Trish at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trish-leto-06b2b7135/ Website: https://trishleto.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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When I was 34 years old when I started a side gig that turned into $10m. My goal was pretty simple- I was looking for ways to make more money.

In this episode of Tim Talks I explain the series of decisions I made that turned a simple market experiment into a business with customers from coast to coast. Words of wisdom for anyone that has or is thinking about starting a side gig, as well as any small business owner that is having difficulty scaling their business. Enjoy.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Ron Carucci is the co-founder of leadership consultancy Navalent, a Harvard Business Review & Forbes Contributor. Ron is also the author of 8 bestselling books, 2 TEDx speaker and his talk on power is profound has been watched by over 100,000 people.

Ron has spent the last thirty years in the passionate pursuit of helping organizations and their leaders strengthen their path to the aspirations they desire. Ron consults to Silicon Valley startups, household names, and Fortune 10 CEO's. He is also a top 100 Marshall Goldsmith coach.

Early on in my conversation with Ron the depth of his experience and the research behind his words became so evident. We had a wide ranging conversation on topics that included:

Why he will only coach executives that have a nutritionist, personal trainer and a therapist-
Why entrepreneurs have to be healthy enough (physically and mentally) to get what they want from their business
Founderism and the impact of not being able to separate your identity from your business
Why so many people who are miserable in the corporate world may be pointing the finger in the wrong direction
The reality that reverse ageism is at work and the impact is has on experienced leaders
Why he wishes he’d hired a personal coach much earlier in his life
The Connection between trauma and leadership
How untreated trauma leaves a person walking around looking for the same threat often times seeing a threat when it doesn’t exist
His thoughts on cross generational leadership and why it needs to be seen as more than a demographic issue
Why we must recover the ability to have civil discourse
And that leadership is the ability to disappoint people at a rate they can absorb

Ron is a fountain of knowledge for any entrepreneur, budding entrepreneur, or senior executive. This is a good one folks. Enjoy…

You can reach Ron at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navalent/ Website: https://www.navalent.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Shelly Elsliger is an entrepreneur, Senior Career Educator at the University of Toronto and a globally recognized LinkedIn trainer having delivered well over 300 workshops, talks, and keynotes. Full disclosure: I am a graduate of U. of T.

My main intent in reaching out to Shelly was to discuss her work as a LinkedIn educator. But I also couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk with Shelly about the value of a 4 year degree. While Shelly acknowledged that we can question some things, she went on to offer a reasoned justification for pursuing a university education.

We also talked about the path Shelly took to become a globally respected LinkedIn expert. She began that journey long before most of us saw the real value in LinkedIn (more than 10 years ago). In this episode Shelly explains:

How the career centre she works in helps students build community
Why it takes 3-4 years to build that community
How paying a coffee forward set the stage for much of her future success
That LinkedIn is about networking not numbers
What she means when she talks about the art of reciprocity
Why she has never been part of a LinkedIn pod and never will be
How LinkedIn help her find her voice

Fun, direct, and packed full of great tips. Enjoy.

You can reach Shelly at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selsliger/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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Reece Looder is a former U.S. Marine, an entrepreneur, a storyteller, a man who frequently defies conventional wisdom, and a person who demonstrates an amazing degree of resilience.

Reece spent 8 years in the Marines, first working as a combat correspondent in Afghanistan and later as a marketer in Marine recruiting based in Seattle. Before transitioning from active duty, Reece started his own brand development agency, Lede Creative.

After leaving the Marines Reece, his wife Krissy, and their 2 children moved back home to Everson, Washington, a small town about 2 hours north of Seattle. At the time a fellow Marine told Reece he was crazy for moving home, given the opportunities he had in front of him in places such as Seattle, San Diego, and Washington, DC.

Transitioning from military service is never easy. In addition to the move Reece also st to work finishing his degree. A mere two months later he woke at 2:00 am to find his wife having a grand mal seizure. Krissy was airlifted to Seattle where she had emergency surgery. The surgery went well but shortly after they were told that Krissy had terminal brain cancer.

In this episode Reece:

Explains why they made the decision to move back home
Shares an amazing story about his time in Afghanistan (hint a picture he took captioned “Let sleeping dogs lie” went viral- twice)
Talks about his decision to start his own business and then later to accept a corporate position with one of his clients
Explains why Veterans should be prepared to pivot after transitioning out of the service
Gives credit to God for providing him and his family with the strength to deal with Krissy’s illness (she is now in full remission having already outlived doctor projections)
Explains how his experiences have changed the way he approaches his work
And why he believes his true purpose is to be of service to others

I’m proud to amplify his message. Enjoy.

You can reach Reece at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reecelodder/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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Ava Wettrick is an entrepreneur and a podcast host who has had the opportunity to speak with top authors and entrepreneurs including people like Tom Bilyeu. Colour me jealous.

Ava has been featured in Forbes Magazine (sitting with Seth Godin), is a well known LinkedIn content provider, and has also participated in the UN World Investment and Youth Forum. Not bad for someone that just graduated from high school.

Ava is also the daughter of Don Wettrick, who you may know was guest number 1 on Screw the Naysayers. This was a fascinating discussion on so many levels. During our conversations Ava:

Opened up about the mix of fear and excitement she’s experiencing when she thinks about the future
Gave us her definition of an entrepreneurial mindset
Talked about her decision to attend Ball State
Shared what the conversations about college were like around the dinner table
Gave us her thoughts on the student debt problem. She thinks students need to make better choices when it comes to taking on debt
Had me in stitches when she shared how she felt when Tom Bilyeu came on her podcast
Gave a shout out to J.T. McCormick
And talked about her experiences with the StartEd Up Foundation
And off air gave me some tips on questions to ask the top secret guest that has been booked for episode 150 of Screw the Naysayers

Speaking with Ava is humbling and inspiring all at the same time. If she is an example of what GenZ is bringing to the table, then the world better get ready. Ava is the youngest guest ever to appear on this show, but you sure wouldn’t know it!

You can reach Ava at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ava-wettrick-973863153/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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Matthew "Griff" Griffin is an author, TedX speaker, and co-founder and Chief Storytelling Officer for Combat Flip Flops.

Griff is also a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in Engineering Management. Griff served in the 75th Ranger Regiment as a Rifle Company Fire Support Officer with three tours to Afghanistan and one tour to Iraq.

Combat Flip Flops is a fascinating story on so many fronts. His entrepreneurial journey began the day he walked into a factory in Kabul Afghanistan that was manufacturing combat boots. In that moment Griff visualized a world where people living in Afghanistan could be manufacturing flip flops. It didn’t work out exactly as he first imagined. The flip flops are not manufactured in Columbia while workers in Afghanistan make jewelry out of scrap metal from unexploded landmines.

Griff and his two co-founders are flipping the view on how wars are won and seek to empower the mindful consumer to manufacture peace through trade.

Griff opened up about the many ups and downs of the startup and growth phase, including walking out of the Shark Tank with 3 Sharks on board. These days they work most closely with Mark Cuban.

In addition to providing important jobs Combat Flip Flops donates a portion of their profits to fund schools in Afghanistan. When Griff describes an email her got from a group of girls at school in Kabul you’d best have a tissue handy.

You can reach Griff at:

Website: https://www.combatflipflops.com/ Instagram: @combatflipflops.griff

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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Denise Alison is an Entrepreneur, Live Video Creator, Social Media Strategist, Comedienne, and a Public Speaker. She is also the host The Art Of Online Branding, a weekly Facebook Live Show that has been running for more than two years.

Denise eats, drinks, and sleeps social media. We had a wide ranging conversation that touched on:

The impact of changes in the job market on her generation
Why Social Media is really about talking to people
Her thoughts on the benefits of her post secondary education
Why she loves working with established women entrepreneurs
Strategies that can be used to repurpose content (you won’t believe the mileage she gets out of one FB live video)
That risk of creating content to get noticed vs. creating content to connect
Why she is big on live video but is questioning where she will host her show in the future

Denise also shares her entrepreneurial journey, which included earning a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Public Administration, a 4 month internship in government which convinced her that was not the place for her, and a return to her hometown, a small fishing village in NS Canada. Flash forward 6 years and we find her running a thriving Social Media Strategy company. And in case you haven’t guessed, yes Denise is my daughter. Enjoy..

You can reach Denise at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisealison/ Website: www.stratigro.ca & www.denisealison.com

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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Thomas Miller is an Entrepreneur, Coach, Public Speaker, Therapist, and a dad who practices what he preaches.

Thomas has been a licensed Therapist since 2002 and his work experience includes being a

Clinical Director of a Wilderness Therapy Program for teenagers, Director of a Mental Health Clinic, & being the Family Wellness Director at an Addiction Treatment Center for adults.

In 2016 Thomas and his wife made the leap into entrepreneurship when they purchased a building to house their own business and also provide rental income

We had a free flowing conversation about a wide range of social and mental health issues including:

Parents hitting the eject button and using technology to replace their own attention
The rise of addictive behaviours, especially for teenagers
Why leaders and parents have to choose the right altitude
The harm that is inflicted on children through helicopter parenting
The dangers of using chemical solutions when alternative strategies are available
The therapeutic benefit of spending time in nature
And reminds us that there are no absolutes in life

Thomas hits on topics that have touched every family. You’ll also enjoy his easy to understand communication style. Enjoy…

You can reach Thomas at:

Website: https://thomasmillercoaching.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-m-miller-licsw-lcsw-45447643/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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Reesy Floyd-Thompson is an entrepreneur, professional storyteller, and the founder of a support group called Prisoners Wives Girlfriends and Partners.

Ressy’s story is inspiring and educational on so many levels. It begins in 2005 when she stood in a Pennsylvania courtroom where her husband, a Desert Storm Veteran, was sentenced to prison for 12.5 to 25 years. To use her words, for better or worse, she was now a married-single woman legally separated by the Department of Corrections.

In that moment Reesy lost all sense of personal identity. She began to call herself Mrs. GE6309. People around her saw Reesy as just another African American woman with her husband in jail. Shock turned to reality when a UPS box arrived at her doorstep with all of her husbands belonging. Then the bills started to pile up. A 15 minute collect call from an out of state prison ran around $20. Going to see her husband involved a 10 hour trip.

For the first few years Reesy operated on auto-pilot. She began to do side hustles to pay the bills (her minimum wage job wasn’t enough). In this episode Reesy shares:

The defining moment that snapped her out of her slumber
Her journey in starting Prisoners Wives Girlfriends and Partners
How internet trolls forced her to take a step back
How turning to writing became the foundation for her current business
The impact a caring mentor had on her life
Why she sent divorce papers to her husband just before his release
And why they are once again husband and wife

Reesy’s story is a reminder that people are not statistics and more importantly that your current circumstances do not have to define where you will end up. Reesy is a strong, powerful, articulate woman. Enjoy.

You can reach Reesy at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reesyfloydthompson/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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Rocky Romanella is blue-collar guy who rose through the ranks at UPS and at one time oversaw an operation with more than 78,000 employees. He then became a CEO and Board member of a small telecom company. These days he is the Founder and CEO of 3SIXTY Management Services and the author of a killer leadership book titled Tighten the Lug Nuts. I know that you will enjoy hearing the story behind the title.

This episode is packed full of advice on leadership, living your life with purpose, and legacy. Rocky shares with us:

His views on naysayers and how he deals with them
Two things his dad told him that have served him so well
Why he believes that what really counts is what we do when people are not watching
Why he encourages young people to think about one word they want people to remember them by when their career is over
Why he thinks millennials are getting a bad rap simply for asking questions
Why he wrote his recent book
His concept of balanced leadership
And why he decided to use a unique writing style

Rocky is a humble, articulate, ordinary guy who’s done amazing things. Enjoy….

You can reach Rocky at:

Website: https://www.3sixtymanagementservices.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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“Only dead fish go with the flow. I direct the flow. I swim upstream.” This one sentence less than a minute into my interview with Jordan Paris set the stage for a discussion between two kindred soles, even if there is a 40 year biological age difference.

At the tender age of 21 Jordan is a published author and Host of the Growth Mindset University podcast, ranked #26 on Itunes in Education and #3 in Training. He’s been featured in Yahoo Finance, NASDAQ, Market Watch, Men's Health, and many high profile podcasts. His guest list includes the likes of James Altucher, Dan Lok, Mark Manson and many more.

This episode is reminiscent of episode 1 of Screw the Naysayers when Don Wettrick talked about the big lie, being that the only path to success is through a four year college program. Jordan is heading into his senior year (his parents insisted on College) but pulls no punches in calling out a system that is bankrupting an entire generation while in his words simultaneously enriching College Presidents and bloated administrations. Some of the examples he shares about is own college experiences should give every parent reason to reflect.

Along the way he shared stories about his podcast, the importance of deferred gratification, and why he has pledged never to work for anyone else again.

Prepare for a high energy, thought provoking, discussion. Enjoy.

You can reach Jordan at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordantparis/ Website: https://jordanparis.com

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Jordan-Paris Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/137-Jordan-Paris/

Tim's been getting a lot of flack on social media for raising awareness around the hordes of so called "experts" who are using social media to separate people from their hard earned money.

One of those so called experts even said that Tim was lazy and that if we wasn't prepared to name names, he should be quiet.

Tim does not name names but in this episode he calls out the tactics that are indicative of "experts" whose brand promise does not align with their actions. It's fun, it's short, and for those that are playing the scam game, likely a little uncomfortable.

Screw the Naysayers. We're Not Gonna Take It.

Ash Playsted is an entrepreneur, mentor, and Mindset Transformation coach. He calls himself the dragon slayer because his mission in life is to help people tame or slay the “inner dragons” that keep them awake at night.

Ash has started and exited five different businesses, a significant achievement in a world where most startups close when the founder leaves.

Ash and I hit our stride early and had a free flowing conversation about mindset and his journey of discovery. We talked about:

The impact his family upbringing had on his mindset, and why he decided he had to break free from a belief system based upon staying in his comfort zone.
The power of following doubting voices
The importance of not allowing external events or emotions into our minds
The importance of developing good habits in deciding what to take into your mind
Centering your mindset around learning from everything
Learning to use situational gratitude to block out negative emotions or ideas
The risk associated with a tortured artist mindset
The rise and fall of false guru’s on social media
Why we should all be aware of the cause and effect impact on social media
Why time and effort on social media needs to fit contextually into a bigger process

And got really deep on the issue of finding your purpose and what that really means. This episode is jam packed with practical advice on mindset. Pure gold. Enjoy

You can reach Ash at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ash-playsted-mindsettransformationcoach/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Ash-Playsted Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/136-Ash-Playsted/

Jordan Gross is a two-time startup founder, a TEDx speaker, and a #1 best-selling author of a book called Getting COMFY: Your Morning Guide to Daily Happiness. He has another book on the way titled Your Journey To Cloud Nine. I guess I should mention that Jordan is an ancient 24 years old.

As some of you will know I love talking about happiness (it’s been at the core of my life philosophy for more than 30 years now). In preparing for this interview I was ready to take on this young expert, almost 40 years younger than me. Partly because the way we experience happiness definitely changes over time. So I’m thinking this youngster has a lot to learn. It turns out that I’m the one who did the learning. This was such an enjoyable conversation.

In this episode Jordan shares with us the process he’s using to write his next book. This includes asking people of all ages and all walks of life to share when they last felt free and electrifying joy, or in his vocabulary a “cloud nine” moment. He even sat down with homeless people and asked them to describe the happiest part of their day. Their answers may surprise you.

Near the end I ask Jordan where he would be in ten years. He flips the question and focuses on what he hopes to achieve. For me, and likely for you, it was a spine tingling moment. Learn from this episode and key am eye on Jordan. He won’t disappoint. Enjoy.

You can reach Jordan at:

Website: https://www.journeytocloudnine.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-gross-8271905b/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

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In this episode Tim talks about the 5 types of people who offer advice to anyone that wants more in their life, but has allowed the world to see their doubts. The first four characters make up 99% of the people you will engage. They are described as:

Frustrated Failures
Desperate Desperadoes
Predatory Pimps
Clueless Cheerleaders
Truthful Trailblazers

Learn how to recognize each type of advice giver.

Marc Champagne is the co-founder of KYŌ ((kee-oh) meaning “today” in Japanese.

KYŌ is an app that fuel people's daily reflection through questions from some of the most inspiring figures in the world. This was a fascinating conversation that touches on three of the big topics we speak often about on Screw the Naysayers.

We went deep on the importance of being mindful and living in the present. We talked about Marc’s transition from the world of corporate employee with a steady paycheck to co-founder of a tech company (his mother supports him but still doesn’t understand). And we dug into the realities of starting a new business. In Marc’s eyes there are three big phases in the life of a Tech Startup. The honeymoon period, which lasted about six months for Marc, was followed by the “messy middle.” That’s where Marc is now. He’s three years into the process and expects this to be reality for another 1-2 years. When people ask “how’s business,” Marc replies “it’s good. We’re building.” The last stage is where you grow big or fail.

KYŌ is definitely a long term play, but it is starting to show great promise with more than 68,000,000 users. Unlike other Meditation Based Apps, KYŌ uses simple but powerful questions to get you to focus on the here and now, or as Marc said, to kick us out of autopilot. The average user spends between 3-7 minutes, including time spent journaling your answer. This makes it an ideal tool to fit into a busy lifestyle.

For me this discussion was educational and informative. Enjoy...

You can reach Marc:

Website: www.kyoapp.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-champagne-14767b17/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Marc-Champagne Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/134-Marc-Champagne/

René Michele equips and empows female survivors of child sex abuse and trauma with the keys to overcoming their past, and thrive in every area of their life. Transformational strategies include smashing limiting beliefs, rebuilding Identity, restructuring mindsets, and reframing experiences.

René speaks and teaches from a place of deep understanding after experiencing 25 years of sexual, physical and psychological abuse beginning when she was ten years old.

For me the thing that stood out when I spoke with René was her strong, confident demeanor. In this episode René talks about:

Growing up with an alcoholic mother who made a series of bad choices in partners
Being a drug-addicted, broken and hopeless
The strategies that enabled her to transform into a woman of determination and purpose, motivated to succeed and rise above the events that nearly took her life
Her new book which is titled "Battle Scars are Beautiful, from Victim to Victory."
How she learned to ignore the Naysayers that constantly said things like “that won’t work Rene.”
Working with women survivours of childhood sexual abuse and helping them enjoy a great sexual experience with their partners (in her words to stop faking it).
Why she never wants to be known as a victim
Why parents need to be having age appropriate conversations with their children beginning at a very early age

René joins a growing list of strong powerful women who are proving that where you start does not have to determine where you end. Enjoy.

You can reach René:

Website: https://www.renemichele.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renemichele/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Rene-Michele Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/133-Rene-Michelle/

For five years in my twenties I was living a lie. From the outside looking in I had everything. The problem was my job was killing me. The stress was relentless, I was an absent father, a poor husband, and was abusing my body with too much alcohol and bad food choices.

In this episode of I talk about my thought process at the time, especially why I chose to stay in the job for so long. I also share with you lessons learned through time and from my interviews and discussions with so many others that have been in similar situations.

Mary Henderson is a personal branding specialist who helps coaches, consultants and corporate executives define and commercialize their personal brand using B2B selling strategies on LinkedIn. She is widely regarded as an expert in this area.

Mary believes that 90% of the “so called influencers” on LinkedIn are basing all their measurements on vanity stats. For Mary this is a problem because she also believes that vanity stats don’t put food on the table.

In this episode Mary talks about:

The strategies she has developed to build a B2B business on LinkedIn.
The limitations and obstacles she faced growing up in a family with traditional mediteranean values.
When and why she decided she was tired of being defined by labels.
Her experiences as an entrepreneur prior to the start of her current business and how that helps her advise her clients.
And so much more

This episode is all about learning and is jammed pack with great advice from one of the worlds best personal branding experts. Enjoy

You can reach Mary at:

Website: https://www.maryhendersoncoaching.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhendersoncoaching/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Mary-Henderson Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/132-Mary-Henderson/

Sehmat Suri has spoken on stages in Dubai, London (U.K.), Halifax, Toronto, and Vancouver. She helped launch and scale Square Roots, an innovative social enterprise that is taking on the challenge of food waste and food insecurity. She took on the challenge of finding a partner to turn carrots destined for the landfill into a craft beer and even a beer for dogs. People laughed. The beer sold out in record time.

You can also find Sehmat working part-time as a model where she combines her passion for fashion with her very long and beautiful hair (her instagram handle is semiwiththegoodhair so I guess I can get away with that comment).

What makes this even more impressive is Sehamt achieved all this while completing a Double Major in Marketing and Psychology at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. She even managed to survive a co-op work term working remotely for me. Yes folks, Sehamt was employee number one for Screw the Naysayers.

Sehmat’s journey to Canada is inspiring. Originally from Calcutta India, Sehmat chose Canada to pursue her University education.

In this episode Sehmat talks about:

the work she did with Square Roots, and other social enterprises as part of the Enactus chapter at her College. Enactus is a global organization working with college students in 38 countries around the world.
The challenges she faced coming to a new country
Why she decided to make Canada her permanent home
Her thoughts on finding your purpose
What it was like working for a crazy boss like me
And lots more

If you haven’t guessed, I’m a huge fan of Sehmat. She and so many other young people I’ve met through my podcast give me great hope for the future. Enjoy…

You can reach Sehmat at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semiwiththegoodhair/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehmatsuri/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.comiTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Sehmat-Suri Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/131-Sehmat-Suri/

In this Tim Talks episode I get reflect back on my decisions to walk away from one of the highest paying sales jobs in Canada. I was 31 at the time, married, with two children under the age of five. I was also the sole breadwinner. It wasn't an easy decision but it was absolutely the best decision I made in my life (with the obvious exception of marrying the love of my live).

Lucy Schalkwijk is a Women's Empowerment Champion and Founder and Chair of the Career Women's Network Kigali, in the African country of Rwanda. She also holds a senior management position for a German subsidiary where she is responsible for all Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) activities in Rwanda.

Born in the Netherlands Lucy has always been a person that attempts to break out of patterns. She moved to Belgium to do her studies and then began a career in finance. Then the financial crisis hit. After the birth of her first child she decided it was time to return to her original dream, which was to travel. So she moved to Burundi and started working in international development. Four years later, and pregnant with her third child, she moved to Rwanda.

She loved her work but a series of events made it obvious to Lucy that the workplace was not set up to work for women as it works for men. Instead of complaining about it Lucy founded the Career Women’s Network Kigali. What began as an informal monthly gathering has now grown into an organization with more than 400 members.

In this episode Lucy talks about the systemic barriers that are holding women back including unconscious gender bias. Lucy was speaking to me from Rwanda but the issues she describes are the same ones career women face around the world. Lucy is an inspiring, articulate, and passionate voice that needs to be amplified. Enjoy.

You can reach Lucy at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyschalkwijk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lucy_schalkwijk

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.comiTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Lucy-Schalkwijk Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/130-Lucy-Schalkwijk/

Anna Sabino is a personal branding/business building strategist, a career coach, an author, and host of Anna Talks, a daily video show.

Those of us that know Anna on LinkedIn have grown accustomed to seeing her smiling face on video each and every day. When I noticed that Anna Talks was coming up on its one year anniversary, I thought it would be cool to honour her work on Screw the Naysayers. That’s the cool thing about being a podcast host. I get to do things like that.

Anna’s story is fascinating on so many levels. Born in Poland, Anna set her sights on the Big Apple with dreams of working on Wall Street. Her lofty goal attracted many naysayers, but that didn’t phase Anna. Her first stop was France where she went to University, and then she made the leap across the pond. Anna didn’t know any better and started applying for jobs online. Much to her surprise her approach worked.

Then came the big let down. Her dream life didn’t live up to her big expectations. A restlessness started to stir in Anna, in many ways driven by her desire to control her own schedule. So she did the unthinkable, left her Wall Street career, and started her own business.

In this episode, Anna talks about her journey, explains how she made the transition from employment to location independent entrepreneur. She also share valuable tips on client attraction strategies, and even shares her strategies for getting spots on popular podcasts! Enjoy.

You can reach Anna at:

https://annasabino.com/be-podcast-guest.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.comiTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Anna-Sabino Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/129-Anna-Sabino/

In this episode of Tim Talks I bring attention to one of the most common mistakes new business owners make. They find the courage to start their own business, but then in an effort to avoid further risk, refuse to pay for advice. The truth is most small businesses will spend a minimum of $50-$75k in the first 2-3 years. Most of this money is spent on tactical short term activities, often with poor results. There is an alternative.

Tabitha Cavanagh a.k.a. Tab The Recruiter is a Sales & Marketing recruiter, public speaker, a colon cancer survivor and a kickass mom. Tabitha is determined to live life on her terms and to set the best possible example she can for her daughter.

At age 31 Tabitha was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. She had only been married for 4 months and her daughter was not even two years old. It’s the kind of news that can bring a lot of people to their knees. Not Tabitha. I could just feel the fierceness in her voice when she explained that there was no way anyone was going to take her away from her family.

In this conversation we went deep into the impact cancer had on her mindset. I’ll give you a hint. Tabitha makes it clear that cancer changes what we see as a problem. She also makes it clear that her focus is on enjoying every minute that she has, and not stressing over getting more time.

As a parent Tabitha knows that the best way she can teach her daughter is to live be example. You won’t find a disconnect between the advice she has for her daughter and the way she lives her life.

This episode is just a slice of real life from a truly inspiring woman. Enjoy…

You can reach Tabitha at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabtherecruiter/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.comiTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Tabitha-Cavanagh Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/128-Tabitha-Cavanagh/

Andrew Haley is a Paralympic Gold Medalist and two time World Champion in swimming. As a child, Andrew had cancer twice and each time was given a 35% chance to pull through. It was a battle to survive but survive he did. Andrew ultimately lost part of his right leg and part of his left lung. His life changed at the age of 15 when he joined the local swim team. To use Andrew’s words, that’s when he found his happy place.

That’s not to say that it was easy. In this raw and open conversation Andrew speaks about the many challenges he’s faced, including being afraid to show his body to the world and being disqualified at the paralympics. While still competitively swimming, Andrew began his business career in sales. He worked in sales for one of Canada’s highest profile sports team, never once missing his sales goal over a 13+ year stay. With that level of success Andrew thought he was insulated. He wasn’t. With a change at the top of management came a decision to eliminate Andrew’s department. At the time of this interview Andrew was still looking for work. It makes you wonder what a person has to do to keep a job these days.

Andrew is a champion on so many levels. He truly believes that anything is possible and that with hard work and determination you can choose your own destiny. As the father of 2 young children Andrew is adamant that parents need to step up and educate their kids to believe in the possibilities, while also instilling in them the continuous need to learn.

This discussion provides a fascinating insight into the mind of a Champion. Enjoy.

You can reach Andrew at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahaley1/ Website: https://www.andrewhaley.ca

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/andrew-haley Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/127-Andrew-Haley/

Sean Douglas is a prolific public speaker, TedX speaker, International Radio Show Host, Author, and a Resilience Coach. He is also active in the United States Air Force. It’s fair to say that Sean has a lot on the go.

This episode is going to resonate with Veterans, members of the military, as well as their family and friends. When Sean speaks you can feel his intensity and I believe his underlying anger. He has a strong emotional connection with his message, which is based upon his own experiences and friendships. Sean makes no attempt to “sanitize” his story. He openly speaks about his love hate relationship with the military, the impact that alcohol had on him, and how he used to put people down to build himself up.

He also talks about a specific Christmas Eve when he put a gun in his mouth and came ever so close to ending his life.

He shares how his becoming a drill instructor changed his life, and chilled me when he provided statistics about the average life expectancy of a veteran that retires after 20 years service. The number will shock you.

Sean is fueled by the naysayers that tell him he cannot achieve his goals. He uses their negativity to drive himself forward. People throw around the word impact all the time. Sean Douglas is too busy making an impact to talk about it.

You can reach Sean at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-douglas-a0890473/ Website: https://www.thesuccesscorps.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/sean-douglas Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/126-Sean-Douglas/

Alison Fischer is Senior Vice President, Business Operations & Strategic Planning for a leading B2B boutique design and publishing agency, a founding member and sitting President of the New Milfrod Education Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides annual teacher grants and student scholarships through fundraising efforts, President of the Board of Directors of the Atran Foundation, which is a philanthropic foundation formed in 1945, committed to supporting and providing substantial $1M+ annual grants to organizations that focus on the advancement of higher education, biomedical research and ethics, social justice/activism and human rights causes, and Jewish cultural life and the preservation of Yiddish language

She is also a prolific content developer on LinkedIn, a victim of domestic abuse, and I think she would say most importantly, a single mom of two amazing daughters. In this episode Alison explains:

Why being supportive to other people needs to be a 2-way street
Why she decided to share her experience with domestic abuse
How it feels to be the mom at school events that stands out for her professional appearance and her height (6’3” in heels)
Why she invests time encouraging young people to find their own path (and not simply follow their parents path)
Why corporations must learn to transform culture and demonstrate compassion
Why she feels driven to connect the dots and to live everyday of her life with purpose

This is one of the most honest and free flowing conversations I’ve had on this show. It’s a tribute to a special woman.

You can reach Alison at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisondfischer/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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History will not be kind to the baby boomer generation, especially those that live in developed economies. Under our watch the world’s population has done irreparable damage to planet earth, we’ve seen a massive consolidation of wealth in the hands of fewer and fewer people, and politics has become a blood sport fueled by hatred and self-interest.

Everywhere you look you can find evidence of boomers saying one thing and doing another. This is especially true when it comes to parenting. Sadly my generation has passed this legacy on to their children and grandchildren. In my opinion this is our biggest failure.

In this episode of Tim Talks I present to you my mock Academy Award Categories for Hypocritical Parents.

At 31 years of age 2 time American League All-Star Shea Hillenbrand walked away from baseball. Why did Shea decide to quit at the prime of his career leaving behind the potential of $50 million on the table? Shea goes deep on this in this interview but here’s a teaser. After he quit Shea bought a horse farm and opened a zoo.

A few years later Shea found himself divorced, broke, and living in a van. He shares that he made a serious attempt to end his life. Feeling shame the whole time, but still not able to stock. Shea woke the next morning amazed to find that he felt no side effects. In his words, “with the concoction of pills and alcohol I put in my system there should only have been two options. I should be in the hospital or dead.”

Shea shares his amazing story of recovery which began with his search to find the horse he had purchased when he made the big leagues. “Coors Light” had moved on when Shea lost his ranch. Remarkably this search led Shea to a woman who became his second wife.

Today Shea is on a mission to share everything he’s learned about overcoming the odds. He and his business partner Josh Clark work with high performing men who are stuck, or in his words suffering from WTF. Weary, Tired, and Frustrated

And of course I couldn’t help asking Shea about his time with the Toronto Blue Jays when then Manager John Gibbon’s challenged Shea to a fight in the clubhouse in front of the entire team.

Shea didn’t hold anything back and his passionate competitive nature is on full display in this interview.

You can reach Shea at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shinternational/Website: www.dontgetstuckwtf.com and http://sheahillenbrandinternational.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Vanessa Lane is an international LIVESTREAM Video Expert, President of #ViewItDoIt®, and #KitchenAmbush™, a Managing Partner in a real estate holding company, and Host of #viditips With Vanessa. She’s also a self described bad-ass woman working in a man’s world. What’s not to like about Vanessa!

Vanessa has faced some challenges in life. At the age of 12 she was a victim of a sexual assault. In a small community word soon got around. Her family didn’t want to talk about it and she was teased and picked on in school. Food became her coping mechanism and she ballooned to over 200 pounds. Then she fell victim to an eating disorder and by her senior year was 80 pounds. To use her words she wanted nothing to do with men and never intended to get married.

In her senior year at College Vanessa was held up at gunpoint and dragged to a car. And recently she was diagnosed with early stage MS. You’d think she’d be down, but get ready for a high energy discussion that focuses on the lessons she’s learned along the way. She talks about meeting the man who changed her life. He had lost his first wife. Imagine his surprise when 25 year old Vanessa told him she was still a virgin.

Then we get into the work she and her husband are doing in the world of video and live-streaming. Vanessa also shares her thoughts on the way augmented virtual reality will impact live video.

This is a fascinating, inspiring, entertaining, and informative conversation. Enjoy

You can reach Vanessa at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessallane/Website: Www.viewitdoit.com Or Ping her online at Vanessa Lane

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Are boomers still relevant? How about GenX? Has time passed them by?

Is it time folks like me stepped aside to make room for all those tech superstars that are ready to conquer the world?

Hell no! Look I’m a huge fan and supporter of young entrepreneurs. I wish them nothing but the best. But that doesn’t mean I’m ready to sit back in my rocking chair lost in memories of days gone by.

In this episode we talk about The Maturity Advantage™ and look at 7 advantages the grey haired crowd can use to create independence, income, and legacy.

Kyle Burt is the Founder of Catch Cloud Solutions. In layman’s terms that means that Kyle helps organizations make better buying decisions for a wide range of technology and services. This includes things like Cybersecurity, Compliance, & Audits, Cloud Computing, Contact Centers, Phone Systems and even Internet Access.

Kyle started Catch Cloud Solutions in 2016 after spending 10+ years in Corporate America. The year before he was recognized as a member of AT&T’s Diamond Club indicative of his being among the top 2% of AT&T executives ranked globally. With that background, starting his new business should have been easy, right?

In this episode Kyle:

Explains why he hates and loves his former employer
Gives us a peak into his personality when he compares Corporate America to the Death Star and Entrepreneurs to the World Federation
Tells us the moment he knew he had to quit
Gets real about why he knew that he had to quit
Explains how he handled the transition from Corporate Sales Star to Business owner
Admits he did a great job of making mistakes in his first year
Talks about the moment in 2017 when he almost lost his business
Exposes the myth of job security in the corporate world
And explains why he likes to set intentions in place of financial goals

Kyle’s entrepreneurial journey is a work in progress. For wannabe entrepreneurs there is a lot to learn from Kyle’s experiences.

You can reach Kyle at:

Website: https://www.catchcloud.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catchkyle/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Tima Elhaji is an entrepreneur, coach and mentor, public speaker, and host of Tima the Podcast.

After graduating with a degree in Business Tima embarked on a 15 year career in Financial Planning, including a four year stint running her own practice where she specialized in succession planning. Her first entrepreneurial venture, combined her love for fashion and business. Tima Designs fashion label, which operated for 4+ years focused on sophisticated, chic and elegant fashion pieces for the corporate and glamorous woman.

In May of 2018 Tima left the world of financial planning and launched her coaching practice.

In this episode shares:

That as a child she had little self-confidence
Why she chose a career in Financial Planning
How she came to be disconnected with her job
The impact multiple miscarriages had on her mindset for the future
The moment she knew that there had to be more to life
Why we should stop chasing our purpose and create one
Four words that still give her goosebumps
Her views on personal appearance as a key element of personal branding

This discussion just flew by. If you enjoy hearing from two people that believe there is greatness in all of us, this is a must listen episode.

You can reach Tima at:

Website: https://www.timaelhajj.com LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/timaelhajj Instagram: @_timaelhajj

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

For almost every entrepreneur the first sustained period of no growth is a time filled with frustration and anxiety. It kind of goes with the territory. It’s also the second most important time in the growth of any business (after the start-up). The entrepreneurial journey is never ending, but few things are more important than finding a way to continue growth.

In this episode Tim talks about 5 common mistakes that kill business growth, and tells you how to avoid or correct those mistakes.

Why would anybody in his right mind want to jump on a sled and hurl himself down an icy mountain at over 80 miles per hour?

At the age of 21, Ruben Gonzalez took up the sport of luge and started training for the Olympics. Four years….. and a few broken bones later, Ruben made his Olympic dream come true! But he didn’t stop there… Ruben kept training, and at the age of 47, he was competing against 20-year-olds at the Vancouver Winter Olympics! Ruben's the first only person to ever to compete in four Winter Olympics EACH in a different DECADE!

He’s still competing at the age of 55 and intent on trying to qualify for the 2022 Olympics!

His bestselling books have sold over 100,000 copies and have been translated to over 10 languages.

In this episode Ruben:

Shares a big lesson he learned at the age of 12 that changed his life
Explains how a 21 year old bench warmer on his soccer team became an Olympic athlete in less than 4 years
What if felt like to compete at his first Olympic games
Why he quit the sport and why he returned after an 8 year absence
Talks about the 2 kinds of courage that are needed to succeed
Shares how he talked his 30 year old architect brother into trying out for and qualifying for the Salt Lake City Olympics
The importance of finding someone who has done what you want to do, and learning from them

You can reach Ruben at:

Website: http://ruben-gonzalez.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-gonzalez-olympian/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Izzy Lugo is the Co-Founder and COO at Urban Misfit Ventures, Brand & Content Strategist, Public Speaker and co-host of the Strange on Purpose Podcast.

Urban Misfit Ventures is a holding company that owns one of Milwaukee's fastest growing startups. IEEG, a Content Marketing firm as well as an events company called the mkemisfits.

Izzy is also a huge foodie, sneakerhead and sports fan.

In this episode Izzy explains:

What the term misfits means to him
Why we should not shame people for being employees
Why showing only the highlights on our entrepreneurial journey is a disservice to potential entrepreneurs
Why the Misfits continue to invest in giving out high quality free content
The importance of aligning yourselves with the right people
That at times the four Misfit founders couldn’t pay themselves
Why he feels they were damn lucky (note: they weren't)
Why you have to play the long game
How they select new employees
Why persistence wears down resistance
And the one thing the misfits are most proud of

This is a candid and unvarnished look into the entrepreneurial journey.

You can reach Izzy at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/israellugoiii/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

No business stays constant. A business is growing, plateaued, or declining. Learn why Tim says that a business that has plateaued is actually declining, and why millennial business owners are set to face unprecedented challenges.

After spending seven years on-air in radio in Salt Lake City, Utah, Damon Burton founded a successful search engine optimization agency, SEO National. Since starting the business in 2007 Damon has grown his agency to 7-digits.

Damon is a frequent public speaker and has been featured on BuzzFeed and USA Weekly. He clients includes an NBA team and businesses featured on Shark Tank. In 2018 Damon joined the Podcast world with his show called Learning From Others.

In this episode we had a candid conversation about the process he used to start his business - it began as a side hustle - how he knew it was time to go all in, the challenges he faced and the key breakthrough that allowed him to scale his business.

Damon also shared his views on work/life balance, the role parents play in preparing their children for the workforce of tomorrow, and teased us with news of an upcoming book which he plans to call “Ways To Rank.” He assures me a non-techy like me won’t fall asleep reading about SEO optimization!

Damon is a smart successful entrepreneur and shares some great wisdom and advice in this episode.

You can reach Damon at:

Website (s): www.Seonational.com www.Damonburton.com www.Waystorank.com

www.Learningfromothers.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damonburton/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Damon-Burton Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/118-Damon-Burton/

Jennifer A. Garrett is an author, entrepreneur, and a Judge Advocate in the Army National Guard. Along the way she has earned an astonishing 7 College degrees. Pretty amazing, especially knowing that as a teenager Jennifer became a single mom.

Her corporate career includes senior leadership positions with Fortune 50 companies.

Jennifer’s Book is titled Move the Ball: How the Game of American Football Can Help You Achieve Your LifeGoals. How cool is that guys. She came up with the idea for her book while watching her beloved Chicago Bears lose to the hated Green Bay Packers.

Today Jennifer, together with her organization, Feel the Push, provides lessons on how to play for success and how to step up the game in order to drive results and cross the goal line. She does this through a variety of methods, including using principles from the game of American football. Her organization also works with collegiate and professional athletes and veterans as they transition into new careers.

In this episode Jennifer drops great tips on getting the things you want in life. She also shared her views on public education and the concept that the only path to success lies through a 4 year college program. Her answers may surprise you.

This is a high energy, fun, and thought provoking discussion.

You can reach Jennifer at:

Website: http://jenniferagarrett.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/movetheball/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Jennifer-Garrett Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/117-Jennifer-Garrettt/

The year was 1984. Apple Computer launched the Macintosh Computer line, Michael Jackson’s hair caught fire while he was filming a Pepsi commercial, and American heavy metal band Twisted Sister’s released the iconic anti-establishment anthem titled “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”

The song hit a nerve with people of all generations. Parents and grandparents that wouldn’t be caught dead at a heavy metal concert, belted out the melody at house parties, around campfires, and clubs around the world. There is something so energizing about standing up, and screaming out “we’re not gonna take it”.

Dig a little into the lyrics and you wonder why all those parents and grandparents we’re singing along. We’re Not Gonna Take It is first and foremost an indictment of the American way of life (although the lyrics apply in most developed countries around the globe). You see phrases like

“Your life is trite and jaded, Boring and confiscated, If that's your best, your best won't do”.

I was 25 when this song came out. Lead singer Dee Snider was 27. This song was the voice of an entire generation coming down hard on our parents. It was our way of saying to our parents, we’ve seen your life, and you can have it. No thanks. No way. Not me.

WTF Happened?

A generation that screamed contempt for their parents focus on “keeping up with the Joneses,” turned into a bunch of money driven, workaholics. For most of us success was measured by our ability to purchase expensive toys and the status associated with our job title. Bonus points for being married with kids. This is what life is all about. That life came with a cost. Divorce rates skyrocketed, we spent more and more time stuck in offices, and we saw an explosion in heart related deaths. Still most of us kept the pedal to the metal. We may be tired, worn out, and unhealthy, but that was the price you had to pay if you wanted a better life for your kids. For many this was the ultimate form of keeping up with the Jones. A better life for your kids.

My Kid’s Smarter Than Your Kid

We’re coming up on the time of the year when young women and men will gather together, put on black robes, and prance across a stage in front of family, friends, and total strangers. The key moment comes when the Chancellor (another dude or dudette dressed in a robe with all sorts of colours added here and there) gives them a rolled up piece of paper and flips a tassel from one side of an upside down hat to the other. For the rest of the day, parents will rush to take photos of their children. Photos are obligatory because parents can display them prominently at home, the office, and on social media. The latter makes it so much easier to brag about what a great job they’ve done as parents. Many parents consider this moment to be the ultimate proof that they’ve done a great job as parents.

The Big Lie

My guest on episode 1 of Screw the Naysayers was Don Wettrick. Don spoke about the big lie. That’s the one where we tell our kids that the only path to success is through a four year degree program, preferably at a prestigious College. In most ways that is just a continuation of the systematic brainwashing that we’ve subjected our kids to since the age of 5. Go to school. Sit, down, behave, and wait for instructions. Learn to regurgitate information or processes on demand. These are the keys to good grades and you need good grades to get into college. You’ll have to borrow money for college, but don’t worry about it. When you graduate there will be a great job waiting for you. This great job will pay you so much money the loans will be nothing more than a mosquito bite. Then you can start climbing the corporate ladder, acquiring possessions, and saving money to help your kids go to college. And so the cycle continues.

Except the jobs aren’t there. Student debt in the United States now tops $1.5 Trillion. It’s a tragedy and a national (and international) disgrace. And that’s not even the worst of it. Today’s parents are talking about these issues. Most will speak loudly about the need for changes to our compliance based education system, and laugh at celebrities that are likely to go to jail for using illegal means to buy their kids access to big name universities. But here’s the rub. If you pull them aside and ask them about the plans they have for their own children, almost everyone starts naming off a particular college or degree program. Seth Godin, my guest in episode 100 says this is because parents are afraid to tell friends and family that their kids may not be going the college route.

So at this stage of my life I have one big question. Where’s Twisted Sister when you need them?

Kids, please stand up and raise your voice. The next time your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, driving instructors, and anyone else that asks you what your plans for the future are, tell them this:

“We've got the right to choose and there ain't no way we'll lose it

This is our life, this is our song

We'll fight the powers that be just, don't pick our destiny 'cause

If that's your best, your best won't do”

Twisted Sister- 1984

After leaving the military Eric “Doc” Wright wandered around in the job desert for 12 years. He chased degrees, certifications, and titles, amassing handfuls of each, piles of student debt, but always hearing he had the wrong ones, or not enough experience, to do what he wanted; to do what he knew he was capable of from reviewing the job descriptions!

Then he figured it out! He wasn't framing what he had done and what he was capable of doing in the new context of what he could do for a civilian employer he entered the world of project management.

Eric quickly realized that his new career provided much more than a paycheck. It provided what he had really been missing to his very core; a sense of purpose and identity.

In 2014 Eric co-founded Vets2PM, a company that helps Military Veterans become civilian Project Managers. In 2017 Eric founded Vet Stone (an intentional play on the Roseta Stone). Vet Stone provides Veterans with a modern, relevant, technology-based tool to capture and convey the immense value of their obscure, informal secondary military occupation experience.

This is an honest an open discussion about the challenges Veterans face in transitioning to the civilian workforce and also a fascinating glimpse into a tech startup that is still in its inception.

You can reach Eric at:

Website(s): https://militaryvetstone.com/ and https://vets2pm.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/docwright2012/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Eric-Wright Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/116-Eric-Wright/

This is another first for Screw the Naysayers. In 2006 today’s guest had a movie made about his life story. It was called INVINCIBLE and starred Mark Wahlberg in the role of Vince Papale. How cool is that.

Invincible packed theatres and is widely regarded as one of the most inspirational sports movies of all time.

It was 1976 Vince was a 30 year old teacher and coach at his HS Alma mater, part-time bartender and die hard Eagles fan. His life changed when he decided to act on a whim and a dare and entered the unprecedented public tryouts for his beloved Eagles. A ten year season ticket holder and former track star who did not play a down of college football, Vince made the team!

Having now added “cancer survivor” to his bio, Vince continues to hold the record for being the oldest rookie in the National Football League (kickers excluded). He was recently honored by the Eagles and their fans and was named “Most Outstanding Special Teams Player” during a celebration of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th anniversary.

Vince is married to former US World Team Gymnast, Janet Cantwell, and they reside in Cherry Hill, NJ, with their two children Gabriella and Vincent. In this episode Vince tells us what it was like seeing his life being told on the big screen, offers insights from his upcoming book, and will melt your heart when he tells you why he wishes he was born ten years earlier. Bring a kleenex for a happy cry.

Vince Papale is the real deal folks. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did speaking to Vince.

You can reach Vince at:

Website: http://www.vincepapale.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Vince-Papale Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g

I was the child with brittle bones who refused to listen when my parents advised me not to play contact sports.

My parents tried to ban me from playing sports. I just went a little further away from home to find a game of street hockey or flag football.

Eventually my parents figured it was better to give their permission. That way when I broke something, I was close by. By the time I turned 15 I had broken at least 15 limbs. It might have been more. I stopped counting.

In my mid teens I came to accept that I could no longer play the sports I loved. I didn’t like it but by then everyone else had gotten so much bigger and stronger. It was no longer a question of would I break a bone, it was a question of how many bones I would break.

That was a long time ago. I try not to think about all those broken bones, but some days it’s not easy. Turns out broken bones and osteoarthritis are regular companions later in life. The truth is pain has been a constant companion of mine for many years now. Today I want to share with you three things that broken bones and chronic pain have taught me about Mindset.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Scotty Schindler is the retired startup founder and CEO of ReNet. Widely recognised as a leading Aussie business identity, Scotty is also keen surfer who has won multiple Surfing Titles.

As a fan of entrepreneurial stories, this was a special treat for me. As CEO of ReNet, Scotty presided over the growth of a start up business that began in 2000 with just 1 single property listing advertised. On his retirement in 2017 ReNet managed over $1.125 Trillion Dollars ($1,125,771,059,045) in real estate across Australia and New Zealand, represented by 5,000 real estate offices and some 15,000 real estate salespeople.

In complement to his role as CEO, Scott is also a highly sought-after public speaker, trainer and thought leader within Australia, and around the world. A business mentor and sales trainer that can back up advice with proven results in his own life, Scott credits his ‘quintessentially Australian’ identity as a born optimist, and clear-cut straight talker, as key to his success in this arena.

In this episode Scotty takes us through his thought process from day one, explains that he was focused on the long term, and that he never saw his customers as sales. He saw them as partners he wanted to bring along for the journey. This is a slice of real life entrepreneurship executed with perfection. Get ready to learn because this is a good one.

You can reach Scotty at:

Website: http://www.scottyschindler.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottyschindler/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Scotty-Schindler Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/114-Scotty-Schindler/

Ria Story is an entrepreneur, a certified leadership trainer, public speaker, author and a podcast host. Rita holds a Master’s degree in Business, a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, and an Associates degree in Office Management.

What makes this remarkable is the start Rita had in life. Her father sexually abused her from age 12 – 19, forced her to play the role of his wife, beat her, raped me, and even trafficked her to other men. In her words, life was, at times, almost not worth living.

She met her husband Mack when she was 19. She left behind the father who had abused her, and a mother who blamed her for it all. When she left the house for the last time she had a couple of pillow cases stuffed with her clothes and a determination that her past wasn’t going to hold her back.

Ria started working as a waitress and earned her GED, so she could start college. She worked two jobs and attended college at night and on weekends in order to graduate.

Rita didn’t really know how to deal with what happened to her, so in her words she locked seven years of her life up behind a closed door in her heart. And then, she threw away the key. Thirteen years after leaving home she shared her story publicly for the first time.

Through years of writing, speaking, teaching, coaching, and training, and a nearly 20 year career in leadership and management, Rita realized women often hold themselves back because they haven’t learned how to increase their influence, overcome self-limiting beliefs, increase self-confidence, develop leadership skills, and maximize their potential to do more, have more, and be more. Or, haven’t learned how to overcome a past hurt or a present obstacle constructively. Her mission in life and in business is to change that.

You can reach Ria at:

Website: https://riastory.com/

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Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Ria-Story Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/113-Ria-Story/

In this weeks Tim Talks, we look at the key reasons why people stay in bad situations, and discuss the choices we have and the consequences of the decisions we make.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Somebody pinch me. In the last two months I’ve gone deep into the world of brand marketing with Seth Godin, Philip Stutts and now David Brier.

As the recipient of over 300 industry awards, David Brier is the Creative Director of DBD International, and to use his words, his job is to help brands defy gravity and rise above the noise. A branding veteran for over three decades, David has provided branding strategies, brand identities and package design for startups, retail, technology, and tourism brands. His work has been featured in ADWEEK, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, New York Times magazine, INC., Communication Arts and numerous other publications.

David is also the author of the bestseller Brand Intervention: 33 Steps to Transform the Brand You Have into the Brand You Need. Grant Cardone says "David Brier is a branding genius who will revolutionize the way you do branding." I agree. This episode is packed full of wisdom and practical tips.

You can reach David at:

Website: https://www.risingabovethenoise.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbrier/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/david-Brier Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/112-David-Brier/

Christopher Plowman is the CEO of Insight Timer, an online meditation app that is shaking up an industry that some would say is more driven by money than it is by consciousness. Easy to grab free trials that quickly convert to paid subscriptions with stealth auto renewal options is the industry norm. Christopher and his team at Insight Timer have taken a different path. Their free app gives the user access to 15,000 free meditation sessions. The paid version provides access to an online community. The optin free trial for the paid version includes two reminders to ensure that people are making a conscious choice. These differences explain why Insight Timer, with 7 million global users (tiny when compared to the industry giants in this space) account for 63% of the time spent listening to online meditation in North America! Think about that. Put simply, people that download this free app use it and use it a lot.

Full disclosure. After my interview with Christopher I cancelled my paid subscription with a competitor and started using Insight Timer. I love it!

I also love Christophers vision. The challenge for Insight Timer is simple. How do you build a profitable company when you’re committed to a free product which costs millions of dollars a year to run? The company is competing against big players with large marketing budgets. Insight Timer splits their revenues with 3,000 teachers who contribute online meditation sessions. The rest is used for administration. And the truth is, that is still not enough. To make this work Insight Timer needs to grow from 7 million meditators to 50 million.

This episode provides a fascinating insight into the development of a tech based business that seeks to be commercially viable while ensuring that online meditation is available to everyone in the world, regardless of their ability to pay. Christopher is a rare human being and this is a special interview.

You can reach Christopher at:

Website: https://insighttimer.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoplowman/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Christopher-Plowman Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/111-Christopher-Plowman/

In this episode Tim explains that when it comes to quitting a corporate job to start a business, most people are not framing the discussion properly. All this talk about freedom isn't reality. And even if it was, it would be a pretty unpleasant reality.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Vice Optimization as a life strategy. I confess that I never imagined I’d be using that phrase of a way of introducing a guest on my show. Benny Wallington is the founder and creator of a company called 101 tokens, that teaches people how to retrain their booze brains.

The business started with a New Years Resolution. Benny was sick of how drinking was cutting into his life, but he didn't want to give it up. In his words, abstinence throws people into panic and adds stress. So Benny decided to give himself 101 tokens he could use in the next 12 months. A token could be used for one drink or a night of binge drinking. The next day he would ask himself a simple question. Was it worth it? And he would write his answer down.

This simple idea has grown into a global movement of people who use 101 tokens to address any number of potentially harmful habits.

This concept is going gangbusters globally, he’s been on several major TV and radio stations promoting the community and the concepts. It’s even supported by health professionals because of the way he’s teaching people how to hack their drinking habits and providing support and powerful information during the process!

Even if you don’t feel the need to retrain your booze brain, you will get a lot of value from this episode as we dive into the business startup world, community perspectives, why Benny wears party shirts even on national television and he turns the questions on me at the end which is a bit of fun.

You can reach Benny at:

Website: https://www.101tokens.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennywallington/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Benny-Wallington Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/110-Benny-Wallington/

Nick Santonastasso is a medical miracle. Not only is he one of four people alive with the rare genetic condition, Hanhart Syndrome, this inspirational keynote speaker is an internationally known bodybuilder and fitness model – despite missing both his legs and one arm since birth.

In today’s episode Nic shares his amazing story, showing people that anyone can thrive if they have the determination and willpower to go after what they want.

When Nick was born, the doctors handed his parents a long list of things that he would never be able to do.” Nick’s parents politely thanked them and threw the list out. They raised Nick the same way they had raised his three able-bodied older siblings and instilled in him never to let the world tell him what he could or couldn’t do.

Nick tried out various sports before finding a passion for wrestling. As a varsity wrestler in his high school, he may not have been the district champion, but he did pack gyms and earn the respect of thousands of total strangers. At the same time, he rose to “Vine” stardom, with a series of zombie prank videos.

Nick has shared his life and thoughts on acceptance, positivity, and pushing your limits with millions, gaining the admiration of A-List Celebrities, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Tony Robbins, and Gary Vaynerchuk. He also partnered with Fox International to promote The Walking Dead via an epic prank on one of the show’s most popular actors, Norman Reedus.

This was easily one of the highest energy interviews I’ve had on this show. Nic has earned the right to be heard, and his message will inspire and challenge you to expect more from life.

You can reach Nic at:

Speaking: https://booknicksanto.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NickSanto534

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Full episode at: iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/Nick-Santonastasso Google Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6g Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRC Podbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/109-Nick-Santonastasso/

Our world is filled with people who say they want more. People who say they want to have more impact. People who say they want to have more income, and people who say they want to have more independence. You may be one of those people.

Today Tim shares with you 5 signs that your long term goals may just be goals.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Doug Thompson defy’s today’s norms in many different ways. For starters, in the last 30 years Doug has only had two employers. A rare achievement for those that work in the private sector these days. He’s also an Artificial Intelligence Ambassador for Microsoft (his employer since January of 2001. Not exactly a typical role for someone that’s catching up to me in years!

While at Microsoft Doug has also worked extensively in the public education space, helping them develop strategies to implement technology. The combination of these two jobs gives Doug a unique perspective on education. Like many of us, he’s tired of changes in the education system that can best be described as simply rearranging the deck chairs.

We also push past all the hype about AI and get into specifics about what the future might hold. Doug stresses that AI is already here. The goal moving forward should be to augment what humans do. He also talks about the need for all of us to be vigilant to ensure AI is used for the betterment of humankind.

This episode is a conversation between two guys who both believe the public education system needs a major overhaul. I think you’ll really enjoy hearing Doug’s insights. Enjoy

You can reach Doug at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedougthompson/ Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Rich Cardona proudly tells us that he scored 1060 on his S.A.T. exam in high school. He actually tried several times but the other scores were lower. Turns out it was easier to learn how to fly a light attack helicopter than it was to ace the S.A.T.

I’m tempted to go on a rant about our education system, but we saved that for the interview.

Fresh out of high school Rich joined the marines as a private in 1988. His plan was to serve four years, save some money, and hopefully be ready for college. He ended up staying in the marines for 17 years.

Armed with an MBA from USC- Marshall School of Business, Rich joined one of the largest corporations in the world. Hint- almost everyone has ordered something online from this company). It was a good paying job, work that he knew how to do, and a horrible fit. In his words he became disinterested, distracted, and ambivalent. He was meandering through life.

In June 2018 Rich uprooted his life (and his family) and started Flybys Media. Recently he also became a tribe member of Veterans in Residence. Rich’s entrepreneurial journey is still a work in progress. We had a great conversation about his time in the military, the challenges he and other veterans face in transitioning to the private sector, and his experiences as a new business owner. We also took a good kick at an education system that simply is not working anymore. Something for everyone. Enjoy.

You can reach Rich at:

Website: www.richcardona.net

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardcardona/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

As of today, I’ve been self-employed for 11,830 days. I’ve started multiple businesses from scratch, the largest of which had sales in excess of $10 million, and advised and mentored hundreds of my fellow entrepreneurs.

You’d think by now that launching a new venture would be second nature to me. It’s like riding a bicycle right? Once you learn to ride you never forget how. That attitude cost me a bunch of money and almost cost me my business. Here’s what happened and what I learned from the process.

Ep 106 The Big Lies Digital Marketers Sell | Phillip Stutts

Phillip Stutts is about to begin a one person clinical trial in hopes of curing an incurable disease. He is also on a mission to expose the lies that he says digital marketers use to take hard earned money from businesses of all sizes.

Phillip is the author of “Fire Them Now: The 7 Lies Digital Marketers Sell…”, an Amazon bestseller, and one of the masterminds behind the curtain of political marketing. With more than 20 years of political and marketing experience, Stutts has worked with multiple Fortune 200 companies, has over two decades of experience working on campaigns with billions of dollars in political ad spend, and contributed to over 1,200 election victories, including hundreds of U.S. House campaigns, dozens of U.S. Senate campaigns, and even three U.S. Presidential victories.

He is the founder and executive chairman of Go BIG Media (a political media firm) and the founder and CEO of Win BIG Media (a corporate marketing agency). Together, these companies have won more than 30 national awards for marketing and creative content, including Pollies, Reeds, and Goldies.

Stutts has made more than 200 national TV appearances and has also appeared on some of the world’s most popular podcasts including Gary Vaynerchuk’s The DailyVee, The James Altucher Show, The Dr. Drew Podcast, and of course Screw the Naysayers.

Phillips personal story is inspiring, but the real gold in this conversation are the marketing truth bombs he drops throughout the show. In my mind Phillip was as on point as Seth Godin was just a few weeks ago. Enjoy….

You can reach Phillip at:

http://phillipstutts.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

“I’ve always been one of those kids that didn’t fit in the box.”

No one will mistake Eugenia for a kid anymore, even if she did begin her adult career at the age of 13. Eugenia grew up in Russia at a time where food lines were the norm, history books were changing, and a lot of things didn’t add up. From an early age she questioned a lot of her teachers and started looking for truth, meaning, and a voice.

And then came modeling. Eugenia says it’s not something you can pursue, just the look you have and the Russian designer Slava Zaitzev thought she had a look for his brand and a few others. She was 13 years old.

At age 15 she became a true supermodel with contracts for Dior, L’Oreal, and Hermes. In her words she would wake up in planes from the Amazon Jungle to Shanghai, to the Sahara to New York”. Then at 23 Eugenis gave it all up to have a baby with a man she fell in love with.

Today Eugenia is a mother of 3, a Stand Up Comedian, and an actress. We had a honest discussion around the role that parenting played in helping her navigate an adult world at a young age. She acknowledges that she was offered shortcuts in return for doing certain things, but she always checked if it felt right and declined. She also offered her perspective as a mother of two sons. I didn’t mention it in the show but Eugenia is also the wife of the man who replaced Harvey Weinstein at Miramax.

The conversation hit on issues of stereotyping and had a laugh about her recent social media post titled “Blondes can read to.” Eugenia continues to defy efforts to have her fit in a box. As a stand up comedian she was strongly advised to dress down. She checked in with herself and that didn’t feel right. So fans of her upcoming comedy tour, Nobody’s Funny, can expect to see her glammed up.

This episode is all about the importance of creating a moral foundation for our children, finding the courage to defy conventional wisdom, and living a genuine life...a.k.a. Screw the Naysayers

You can reach Eugenia at:

Instagram and Facebook- Eugenia Kuzmina

http://www.eugenia-kuzmina.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email- tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Raise your hand if you’ve spent money on programs or services that provided little in the way of meaningful value to you or your business.

If you’re over the age of 30 and didn’t raise your hand I probably can’t help you. You’re either in denial or determined to do everything by yourself. The rest of us know what it feels like to see hard earned money slip through our fingers with no return. This reality is symptomatic of a huge problem with the digital economy.

In this episode I share with you 7 ways you can tell if you're being scammed. I draw my own experiences and insights from previous guests including Seth Godin, Corey Poirier, and Ron Malhotra.

Have you ever wanted something so bad you could almost taste it? You know the feeling I’m talking about. You feel like you’ve been walking in a desert sun for hours. You’d do anything for a cold glass of water.

Brian Keating can tell you about that feeling. In 2014 Brian was on a quest to unlock one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries. He was part of a team of astronomers wielding BICEP2, the most powerful cosmology telescope ever made, who thought they’d glimpsed the spark that ignited the Big Bang! As a scientists Brian and his associates were trained to follow a process which included publishing their findings for fellow scientists to review.

But this was different. A Nobel Prize hung in the balance, and they needed to be first. They went public with a definitive statement. Millions around the world tuned in to the announcement. Then the rumours began to spread. Had these cosmologists truly read the cosmic prologue or, driven by ambition in pursuit of Nobel gold, had they been deceived by a galactic mirage? The later proved to be true.

Brian joined me to talk about his book, Losing the Nobel Prize. He honestly admits getting caught up in the chase and taking shortcuts. But he goes on to say that losing the Nobel Prize was also a great gift. He also provocatively argues that the Nobel Prize actually hampers scientific progress by encouraging speed and competition while punishing inclusivity, collaboration, and bold innovation.

We also got into a fascinating conversation about legacy and changes Brian would like to see in the ways we teach children about science.

You may not learn about the origin of the big bang, but this is a real discussion that will challenge you to think about the lens you use to see the world.

You can contact Brian at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbriankeating/

Website: https://briankeating.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Jay Andrews knows a thing or two about defying the odds. Life was proceeding just as planned. He followed the traditional path and had a great paying corporate job. Then in a short period of time,Jay was diagnosed with an incurable disease, beat cancer, and was a miracle survivor of a car accident the doctors said should have killed him.

Back on his feet Jay made major changes in his life. Today Jay is a Mindset Coach and Author of Three Strikes And You're IN - the Story of Resilience." He is also widely recognized as one of the most positive LinkedIn content providers.

In this episode Jay:

Talks about the impact his near brush with death (times 3) had on his mindset
Shares his thoughts on backup plans
Dives deep on the consequences of listening to the wrong people
Explains why passion is a great place to start when seeking a meaningful career
And shares his thoughts on legacy

It was a lively discussion between two Mindset Coaches!

You can contact Chef Jay at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrandrews73/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Tim reflects on the first 100 episodes, highlights 3 key themes that emerged and shares his plans for the next 100! A short and sweet 10 minutes.

Haters are going to hate you. That was Chef Ryan Rondeno’s reply when I asked what comes to mind when he hears the word naysayers. He doesn’t strike me as the type of person that pays much attention to naysayers.

Like many highly successful people, Ryan is carving out his own path.

Born and raised in New Orleans he started working in restaurant kitchens in his teens. When he graduated from High School he moved on from his food service career and went to college to study Engineering.

After one year Ryan decided give up on engineering and instead to study culinary arts. Since then he has trained with numerous globally-renowned chefs including Emeril Lagasse and Mathais Wolfe. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Chef Rondeno moved to Atlanta where he continued to work for Emeril Lagasse.

In 2008 he made a bold decision and moved to Los Angeles, where he became a private chef for Will Smith and others. Ryan loved working for Will but also felt stifled. He was on a mission to blend the spicy flavours of creole cooking with LA’s healthier eating culture. It turns out that Will’s palette was not as adventurous as Ryan’s.

In July of 2014 Ryan founded Rondeno Culinary Designs. Today his entrepreneurial ventures include pop up restaurants, the Rondeno Spice Collection (Nola Creole Rub, Citrus Herb Rub, and Ancho-Chili BBQ Rub), and a gourmet meal prep service that combines New Orleans cuisine with grass-fed organic meats and locally-grown organic produce.

Ryan’s story is a great reminder that there are so many different ways to create a career that aligns with the things you care about. In this episode we talk about his journey, the challenges he faced in starting his own business, and his vision for the future. Enjoy.

You can contact Chef Ryan at:

Website: https://www.rondenoculinarydesigns.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Gian Marco is the president of CASCO Safety Group (Central America Safety Company), Central America’s leading distributor of specialized industrial safety and rescue equipment. He is the president of Café Las Flores, Nicaragua’s finest coffee company and leading integrated specialty coffee brand from plantation to retail.

He is also the author of LEGACY: How Leaders Transcend the Past, Balance the Present and Serve for Generations.

Gian Marco spoke to me from his home in Nicaragua, a tiny nation that has seen its fair share of troubles. Educated in the United States, Gian Marco returned to Nicaragua in 1998 and was part of the first generation that brought consciousness to young entrepreneurs in his country. It was like starting from scratch, rebuilding an economy that was completely destroyed during a Civil War in the 1980’s.

After years of rebirth, his beloved country is once again facing major challenges. The country is in the midst of a heavy economic crisis that saw a 19% drop in gdp in just 20 months. The economic crisis has been accompanied by political and human rights violations and atrocities. In his words, this crisis will have huge ramifications for now and for generations to come.

In this honest and griping interview Gian Marco talks about the challenges he faces as a business owner who is primarily focused on keeping the doors open and people employed. He has the income and wealth to leave. For now he stays. He uses the power of his story to talk about the importance of legacy. It’s a powerful message.

You can contact Gian Marco at:

Website: https://www.gmpalazio.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmpalazio/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Seth Godin is a teacher, an author, marketing guru, a podcast host and has one of the longest running and revered marketing blogs on the internet. He has written an astonishing 19 bestselling books, most of which have stood the test of time.

He’s in the Guerrilla Marketing Hall of Fame, the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame and, just recently, the plain old no-modifier Marketing Hall of Fame.

In this episode Seth explains:

How one bad decision cost him more than $1B dollars
Why advertising doesn’t work anymore
How to know when facebook sucking you and your money into a vortex
Why you need to target the smallest viable audience
The purpose of his famous Purple Cow (the answer may surprise you)
Why winners quit all the time
That his ability to write best selling books is not a gift
That if he wanted to tell untruths he could 10x the sales of his workshops
The relationship between the Cuban Missile Crisis and the myth of rational choice
That the chance of success for a company selling an average product for average price is zero
That private 4 year colleges are using tension, fear, and the myth of status to run a really huge scam that is ending now
Why parents that know its a scam are still encouraging their kids to go to college
Why parents should encourage kids under the age of 8 to participate in acts of non-compliance in service of the community
His ideas about the role of schools and parents in a child's education
Why Marketing is everything

You can contact Seth at:

Website: https://www.sethgodin.com/

Podcast: https://www.akimbo.me/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Has anyone ever told you to do something that doesn’t quite feel right?

I’m sure it has. It happens to everyone. Sometimes we listen to that gut feeling, and sometimes we don’t.

Cathlene Miner believes that only when all elements of life are in balance is possible to truly manifest a life of intention and allow your dreams to unfold. And one of the keys to making that happen is learning to listen to your inner guidance without doubts.

Cathlene is a Best Selling Author of The 30 Day Self Perception Makeover! She’a Public Speaker, Fitness Expert & Coach, and President of Non-Profit Helping Handbags, USA.

She also hosts a live radio show and a Podcast.

Cathlene’s story includes an unexpected teen pregnancy (her OBGYN told her she should give up her baby), a teenage eating disorder, as a single mom of two working 4 jobs at a time to pay the bills, followed by marriage and then two more children.

In this episode she talks about her journey, we go deep on the challenges parents face today, and she explains why she decided to home school her two youngest children. Cathlene also talks about a charity she brought to the U.S. called Healthy Handbags.

You can contact Cathlene at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathleneminer/ Website: https://www.cathleneminer.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Everything about Mark Steel screams success.

Twenty years experience in corporate sales with one of the largest tech companies in the world. Recognized as a High-Impact employee for 3 years in a row with a steady progression in roles where he played a part in adding more than $1.5B in revenue.

He’s delivered over 2000 presentations on productivity, collaboration, and employee engagement. Mark also has 15 years experience as a sales trainer. And in his spare time he has successfully summited two mountains.

In 2017 Mark left the corporate world and started his own company called Present Your Success. In 2018 he joined the podcasting world with his aptly named show titled Climb Every Day.

Mark has always been the picture of confidence. But you know what they say. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Throughout most of his time in corporate sales Mark suffered from what he calls imposter syndrome. Underneath the confident exterior was a man who felt like he didn’t deserve the success that was coming his way. Over time his internal narrative became more and more negative. It impacted his happiness, his marriage, and his health.

In this episode Mark opens up about his struggles with imposter syndrome, talks about the ways it impacted his life, the moment he realized that to be happy he had to leave the corporate world, and how he still struggled to find the courage to make the move.

This is an honest and unvarnished discussion. There are so many lessons to be learned.

You can contact Mark at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steelspeaks/ Website: https://www.marksteel.com/

Podcast: https://www.climbeveryday.com/

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Have you ever had an idea that is stuck to your head like velcro? And I mean really stuck. I have. It excites you, scares the hell out of you, frustrates you, keeps you awake at night and sometimes you wish it would just get the hell out of your head. If this happens to you be thankful. Those are the ideas that can really change your life.

Carey Rome is the CEO of Cypress Resource and host of the Caged Vision Podcast.

Carey explains that “Caged Vision is the feeling of having an idea. Not one that’s popcorn, meaning it’s just a fleeting idea. But an idea that will not leave you alone. And idea that you continue to build on. That will eat you alive if you don’t figure out a way, how to move it forward, how to make it progress”.

In this episode Carey:

Happily admits he had to take the State CPA exam 7 times before he passed
Talks about his struggles in school as an auditory learner
Explains why he chose to study accounting at College
Admits that when he launched his podcast he didn’t tell his wife for a few months
Tells us that 92.3% of companies do not have a system for pushing strategy down into their organization and for managing strategy.
Explains that only 1% of us can be happy making money on a product or service we don’t care about selling to customers we don’t care about
Says that when it comes to starting a business he doesn’t know any shortcuts. But insists there is a consistent path
Shares his thoughts on approaches parents can use to determine their kids don’t become a widget in a cog

You can contact Carey at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/careyrome/ Website: https://www.cypressresources.com/ Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Adam Wilber is an Entrepreneurial Wizard, Corporate Trainer, and a Master Magician.

In addition to inventing tricks and props for himself, Adam works in Creative Product Development at Ellusionist, a company that invents tricks for other magicians. With the creative capacity to think through both sides of the illusion, Adam not only fooled audiences, but he also stunned his fellow magicians. Today, Ellusionist is the world’s largest magic company with a line of must-have magic essentials.

He won the FU award on the hit TV Show “Fool Us” with Penn & Teller. He’s made appearances on Discovery Channel, SyFy, CBS and has racked up over 10 Million youtube views. He has 5 Patents to his name, is the author of 5 books including his best selling book Creativity: The Magic Formula, and has performed thousands of shows across the globe.

I think it’s fair to say Adam knows a thing or two about creativity. He takes all those skills, and the processes he’s learned to provide creativity workshops for corporate clients around the globe.

Adam used to believe some people are born creative and some aren’t. He acknowledges there are some freak geniuses out there who are born with something the rest of us don’t have. Beyond that he now believes that we are all born with the ability to be creative.

In this episode Adam:

Drills down on the creative process and explains some of the strategies and techniques he uses to help teams breakthrough limiting beliefs and create magic for their business.
Explains the differences between brainstorming, which he describes as vomiting up everything you can think of, and the process he teaches
Talks about the biggest pushback he gets from corporate decision makers. The answer might surprise you.
Explains why clarification of the problem is usually the biggest challenge
Emphasizes the importance of the right environment
Tells us what it’s like to create a magic trick that fuels other master magicians.Pen and pencil with me 24 hours a day
And even tries to convince me to put a waterproof notepad on the wall in my shower

You can contact Adam at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wilber Website: https://www.adamwilber.com/

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Marcus Aurelius Anderson turned 40 years old broke, divorced, bedridden, and paralyzed from the neck down.Today Marcus is a TEDx Speaker, Peak Performance Mindset Coach, and the Best Selling author of “The Gift of Adversity.”

Oh yea, he also studies martial arts under one of Bruce Lee’s proteges and is in the best shape of his entire life. If Marcus wants to talk to the world about the gift of adversity, we should listen.

His story began when he was preparing to serve overseas with the U.S. infantry and suffered a serious spinal injury. After dying on the operating table... twice, the surgeons saved his life, but told him he'd never walk again.

Resignation turned to anger with everyone around him, then anger he directed at himself for being so complacent about life. Fueled by a desire to get a second chance Marcus now found that the biggest naysayers came from the medical community.

In this show Marcus explains how he used the gift of adversity to overcome paralysis and pain and to ultimately find his purpose.

Marcus approaches mindset coaching with direct honesty. He says that for most of us the answer you want is in the adversity you’re avoiding.

He reminds us that our greatest enemies are comfort and complacency and laments that some people will go 75 years or more being complacent. He uses the power of his story to drive home the point that our life could end tomorrow. And he challenges all of us to do more.

We also talk about the importance of working with a coach. Our mind has enormous power. It can be used to justify just about anything, including complacency. If you want to take your life to the next level, you need someone to hold you accountable.

Our conversation also touched on the impact technology is having on our ability to create real relationships and encourages people of all ages to believe in our ability to make a difference.

Top 3 tips from this episode

Seek out adversity and run towards it
Invest in your happiness
If you want to be happy start right now

He also calls BS on all the people that say they practice gratitude but in fact just pay lip service to it. For Marcus his gratitude was radical and adversarial.

You can contact Marcus at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-aurelius-anderson
Website: http://www.marcusaureliusanderson.com/

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Twenty years ago Cory Warfield was homeless and living on the streets. He ended up in a small ski town in Colorado, sharing a garage with no running water.

He got off his butt and started washing dishes in pizza joints and ended up working in the restaurant industry for many years.

Today Cory is Co-founder and CEO of Shedwool, a fast growing Employee Scheduling SAS provider, a Semi-finalist in the Miller Lite / Daymond John Tap the Future 2018, a Brand Ambassador for Daymond John “Rise and Grind,” Co-founder/Mentor for You Global Consultants Network , and a Philanthropist / Volunteer (1% for the Planet, Turning Point, Malala Fund). In his spare time he recently launched an online business accelerator!

The amazing thing is Cory did all that in less than three years. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who could more plainly explain how to bootstrap a million dollar + SAS business. Combined that will Cory’s servant. In this episode we get down and deep on his entrepreneurial journey.

Cory:

Tells us how he came up with the idea for his business
How a guy that didn’t know anything about coding found his Shedwool co-founder through a Craigslist ad
How being homeless in the past fuels his promise to never again let himself get in that situation
Surprised me by sharing that he is also a performing artists with more than 100 recordings
What is was like rapping in front of Daymond John
Why he never listens to naysayers
How he knew he was onto something when for the first time ever his wife said he had a pretty good idea
Why he believes that google takes every excuse off the table for someone who says they don’t know how to do something
Why so many people fail at their adventure at almost exactly the same point and time
And tells us about his new pro-bono online business accelerator

You can reach Cory:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corywarfield/

Website: https://shedwool.com/

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Some people complain. Anthony Delgado gets on with solving problems.

He’s a serial entrepreneur whose latest venture has big goals. He wants Puerto Rico to become the Hong Kong of the Caribbean. His mission began in the aftermath of the hurricane damage in Puerto Rico. Anthony wanted to do something to help. His friends told him to send a donation or mail a letter to the Governor. Anthony bought a 1-way ticket to Peurto Rico and hopped on a plane.

The biggest problem was power. Being a tech guy Anthony looks at all the sunshine, and with the help of friends back home he gave away 300 solar panels with batteries. The next biggest problem was the damage to tourism, where a huge number of people had lost their jobs.

Anthony’s answer? Take advantage of the warm weather to host a major tech event. Then he decided to start a coding school in Peurto Rico that combines education with travel.

Anthony Delgado is the CEO and Co-Founder of Disrupt Digital, a full-service digital agency servicing SMB clients around the world. Disrupt is a technology innovation firm that specializes in using coding and technology to change the world.

He is also the Chairman of Disrupt University, an alternative education company that offers various coding bootcamps and online learning programs that educate underserved communities around the globe including Puerto Rico. He is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council and a writer for the online magazines technology topics.

In this episode he:

Explains how the worst tuna fish sandwich of his life led to something special
Shares his reactions in seeing the damage to Puerto Rico
Reminds us that children are our seeds...the leaders of our future
Takes us through the launch of his company and shares how his thought process evolved
Tells us to stop complaining. There has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur

You can contact Anthony at:

Email: Anthony@disrupt.digital
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-delgado/
Website: https://disrupt.digital/

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In what universe can a person consistently miss deadlines without facing serious ramifications?

This was the first question that popped into my head when Jolene Stillinger opened up about the way kids are being educated today.

Could it really be true that 16 year old students are in a system where there is no expectation to meet deadlines? Students can wait until the very last day of class and hand in assignments and still get credit for them.

In moments like this I really start to question if our public education system can be saved. Flash forward ten years and 50% of those students will be working in the gig economy. That means getting out there, getting your own work, doing quality work, and meeting deadlines. This is not some kind of optional skill.

When are we going to realize that our children base most of their decisions on the things they see us doing? Not the words or information we try to stuff in their head at school.

Full credit to Jolene for going deep and openly sharing her experiences as a mother and as a successful entrepreneur. She has two kids, one in High School and a 3 year old.

In her words Jolene had build her own support system. Her mother, and even her best friend doubted her ability to take a non-traditional route and to start a business. Thankfully Jolene believed otherwise.

Today she is a successful entrepreneur who has built a 7 figure business. She owns and operates FEEDFOXX a full service digital marketing agency, and is also the founder, producer and host of WiseChaseTV, which is an entrepreneurial video magazine and podcast.

In this episode we go deep on the challenges of being a mother with a daughter in HS and the changes she’s seen in the school system. Things like no homework, no study skills, and no deadlines. And she’s honest is talking about the challenges she faces in balancing her business career with her role as a mother.

You can contact Jolene at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolene-stillinger/
Website: https://wisechase.tv/

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Connor Gillivan is the co-founder of FreeeUp.com. He has built two companies to over $10 million in yearly sales within the eCommerce industry, is a leading voice for entrepreneurship and digital marketing, and is the author of Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies.

Connor started his first eCommerce business, Portlight, drop shipping on the Amazon Marketplace when he was 20 years old and still in college. Together with his co-founders he built a 60 person team located all over the world, partnered with over 1,000 US suppliers, and had total sales of more than $25 million of total.

He started his second business, FreeeUp, in 2015 when he and his business partner became frustrated with their online hiring experiences. They built a 60 person team with freelancers from all over the world, but it took years and endless amounts of turnover to arrive at that team.

Just over 3 years into the business FreeeUp has grown their user base to over 15,000 clients around the world.

In this episode Connor we dig deep into his journey. Connor

Credits his fast start in entrepreneurship to some of the people that surrounded him when he was growing up
Shares his thoughts on the importance of exposing children to the idea that entrepreneurship can be a viable career option
Talks about the things he learned working in South Africa during his time in College
Tells us how 2 College Sophomores built a business that sold more than $25 million on Amazon
Explains how frustrations in scaling his first company led to the creation of FreeUp
Offers tips for anyone that wants to be a freelancer
And so much more.

You can contact Connor at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connorgillivan/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/connorgillivan/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorgillivan/
Personal blog: http://connorgillivan.com/
FreeeUp: https://freeeup.com/
My calendar: calendly.com/connor-gillivan
My email: connor@freeeup.com

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HEADLINE: GREAT JOB! YOU’RE FIRED!

I hear stories like this every day. People get up every day, go to work, do everything that is asked of them and more, and then they’re on the street looking for work.

Bobby Umar knows what that is like. It turns out working 80 hours a week combined with poor diet choices has consequences. In Bobby’s case, at age 36 his doctor told him he had diabetes. Bobby asked for 2 weeks off to get his blood sugar under control, and suggested he cut back to 50 hours a week. Three weeks later he was let go.

During my stint in the corporate world, I was part of a management transition team put in place after a merger between 2 companies. The big boss calls a meeting, walks to the whiteboard and writes “MM” in big letters. “Anybody know what that means,” he asks? Silence. He gets a big smile and says “Meat Market.” More silence. “That means we can lay anybody off and we don’t need cause”.

Are all bosses like that? Of course not. But it makes a person think.

I’m no economist, but I can almost hear the corporate axes being sharpened. Mothers, fathers, husbands, and wives are going to be facing involuntary transitions. Soon.

In this environment Bobby Umar advocates building your own dream. How about you? Whose dream are you following?

Contact Bobby:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyumar/

Website: https://www.raeallan.com/

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JT McCormick shouldn't have succeeded. He was born the mixed-race son of a drug-dealing pimp father and a orphaned, single mother on welfare. He was raised in the slums of Dayton, Ohio, suffered incredible abuse and racism, and had multiple stints in the juvenile justice system. He barely graduated high school and has no college degree.

But succeed he did.

Starting by scrubbing toilets, JT hustled and worked his way into better opportunities, eventually hitting it big in the banking and mortgage industry.

And then the mortgage industry fell apart. He lost his job, and literally all of his money. In his words he was “negative broke.”

That setback sent JT on a journey of discovery that changed everything. He looked in the mirror and realized that the person he had become was in his words “a monster.” He was reminded of his father, the one person he never wanted to be like.

Flash forward 10+ years and JT is the CEO of Scribe Media, a company that in 2018 was acknowledged by Entrepreneur Magazine as having the best culture in America.

In this raw discussion JT:

Opens up about the details of his abuse as a child
Shares lessons that he learned from both his parents that he still uses today
Calls BS on the term Work-Life Balance
Points out that most of us have no idea what real poverty is
Explains why he feel blessed to have been born in the USA
Tells us that three letters (i.e. CEO) do not make you a leader
Explains his philosophy of Servant Leadership
And inspires all of us to put in the work to be the best version of us

Contact JT:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtmccormick/

Website: scribemedia.com

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Imagine you had a chance to interview women entrepreneurs from all over the globe, who are working in the digital space? What would you most like to know.

Candyce Costa is on a mission to get those answers for you. This ballet dancer/teacher, turned Social Media entrepreneur is also the Founder and Publisher of Digital Women E-Magazine. The magazine launched in 2018 and the early results include a reach in excess of 750,000, and interviews with 99 Women Entrepreneurs from around the world including Europe, Canada and the United States

In this episode Candyce shares with us:

Three common traits that stood out in so many of her guests
The three most important things she learned in dancing that she applies to her business career
Why watching her dance students perform made her more nervous than her own performances
Why she started Digital Women E-Magazine and what her plans are for the future
The thing she found the most challenging when she first became an entrepreneur (Hint: Most entrepreneurs will easily relate)

Candyce speaks 2 different dialects of Portuguese, Spanish and English, has lived in four different countries, owns two businesses, a house, and shares her world with her dog and her love of 20+ years.

You can reach Candyce:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candycecosta/

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Have you ever lost someone or something you really cared about because of miscommunication?

The truth is everyone loses when difficult conversations go wrong. And even if things are eventually resolved, we can’t erase the impact stress and conflict have on our bodies, or get back time that was wasted talking about things that didn’t matter.

Dawn Metcalfe is an author, public speaker, Managing Director of a Successful Training Organization, and the creator of Hard Talk. Dawn says that the reason so many people struggle with difficult conversations, is that they let the Homer Simpson in them come out. I bet you didn’t realise that we all have our own version of Homer Simpson hanging out inside out mind!

Homer does what feels good in the moment. So if someone says something that makes us feel threatened (in any way), our gut instinct is to defend our position and in many cases go on the attack.

Dawn says the person we should let control difficult conversations is Mr. Spock. The voice of reason that focuses on getting the outcome we want.

Look for more truth bombs in this episode including:

Her assertion that very few people are psychopaths
What we need to know about fundamental attribution bias (and why)
The importance of defining your purpose before starting a hard talk
How to recognize when your at risk of falling into the Spiral of Doom
The only 2 reasons people don’t change their behaviour

You can reach Dawn at:

Website: www.hardtalk.info

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnmetcalfe/

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How can we expect our children to succeed if we don’t teach them to use their minds?

Having grown up in the knowledge economy many parents still believe that the key to success is knowledge. What they don’t understand is that information is no longer the problem. Knowledge is no longer the commodity.

In this episode Ron Malhotra talks about the importance of teaching our children:

How their mind works
To manage their thoughts and ideas
To apply discernment
To understand the language of money and business
To be 100% accountable for the things that happen to them
The importance of respecting your body

He explains why wealth and success have become dirty words and why that is a bad thing.

He explains how he defines success and why he believes everyone should have purpose, strive to be the best version of themselves, and to use their potential to make a difference for others

He attributes rising levels of anxiety and mental illness to the reality that as we grow older we anchor ourselves to negative emotions, and over time the power of our brain to auto correct gets dimmed.

He shares with us the five foundational elements of life, and reminds us that all of the answers are within.

Ron is an Award-Winning Wealth Planner, Influence & Success Expert, Author of 4 Books, Radio Host, International Public Speaker, MD of Maple Tree Wealth, Founder of ‘The Successful Male Global’ & Creator Of The Success Blueprint Program.

Ron’s been featured in Australian Financial Review, Money Magazine, Smart Investor, Entrepreneur, ABC & more...

Contact Ron:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronmalhotra/

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A lot of people dream about starting over. Judi Fox did it.

At the age of 38 she took everything that would fit in her car, her son, and 1 cheque, and started a new life. The transition included a remarkable 4 year hiatus from Social Media Content Posts.

Remarkably she recorded a video blog with her young son, shooting video virtually every single day (those videos have never seen the light of day). Judi also threw herself into personal development, and in her words soaked up content and knowledge.

To pay the bills she continued her work as an environmental engineer, first as a consultant and then spent 2 years as an employee. In January of 2018, Judi had reached the point of waiting for the weekend. She puts the blame on herself. She’d had a taste of being on her own, and with all her new found talent she just knew that she had to try something radically different.

So she quit her job and turned to the world of LinkedIn video to make her mark. Nine months later she had accumulated a remarkable 3+ million Video and Content views.

In this interview Judi talks about the struggles many of us face when trying to find our real purpose and direction in life. And then the two of us get into a lively discussion about the do’s and don’t of posting video content on LinkedIn.

High energy, smart, and proving that change is always possible.

You can contact Judi:

Website: www.judifox.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judiwfox/

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“The only people who are going to get hurt are the ones wishing for a past that doesn’t exist anymore.”

Bob Sager is excited about the future driven by advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Automation. He acknowledges that some people are losing jobs, but says this is actually freeing people up to work at jobs that are more fulfilling and quite likely higher paying.

The trick is people need to focus on things machines can’t do. At the top of this is innovation.

Bob is the founder of Spear Point Solutions,an innovation specialist, and facilitator of Personal Achievement and Practical Innovative Thinking Training Workshops.

In this episode he shares:

Why he home schooled his youngest children
Why learning to think innovatively is no longer a nice to have
What he believes humans do that machines can’t do
Reminds us that Einstein said imagination is more important than knowledge
His certainty that companies are not employing people to their abilities
His understanding of Millennials that don’t see glory and fulfilment in working 30-40 years for one employee
Why people need to be trained to be adaptable
His view that age is not a barrier to innovation and change
Why his first job after college was the best thing that happened to him (because it sucked)
Reminds us that Innovation does not have to mean quantum leap

Contact Bob:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobsager/

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From the outside looking in Dheep Matharu had it all. She’d moved across the pond to New York and had hit it big in investment banking. Money, clothes, awesome apartment, and she was utterly miserable.

It reached the point where she started her day with cocaine, and the party kept going 7 days a week.

She felt lost, guilty. What was wrong with her. She had everything she’d asked for and it sucked.

She wanted to quit but said to herself, if I’m not happy here where am I going to be happy?

She kept it all inside, afraid to tell anyone because she was convinced she would look like a fool.

Finally she found the courage to quit. Dheep says if she hadn’t quit she would be dead. She is sure of it.

Dheep is the bestselling author of ‘A New York Kind of Love’ memoir book series, is back home in England and is on a mission to help others beat addictions and find the courage to live the life they want.

In this episode Dheep shares her story, the lessons learned along the way, and her passionate commitment to help others.

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Rob Howze dreams of winning a Grammy and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in the same year.

The only person who has done that in the same year is Martin Luther King.

A big dream for a boy who grew up in the hood. In his youth he was shot, saw a cousin die from a gunshot wound to the head, and drifted onto the wrong side of the law.

Then he told himself that this can’t be it, there had to be more to life.

His first business (a moving company) failed mostly because he hired all his friends and paid them too much ($10 an hour in the 90’s was a big deal).

In 2008 he started World Wide Community a non-profit youth organization that allows children to experience sports, athletic and academic challenges in a positive and empowering environment

In 2010 his vision expanded to include an internet TV/Program reality show called Camp Fit. And in 2019 he co-launched Experts ON Stage, a platform the connects content producers, speakers, and coaching professionals that focus on self-development.

In this episode Rob:

Talks about his childhood experiences and the impact they had on his life
Stresses the importance of teaching our kids how to understand and handle their emotions
Tells us how he got Campt Fit onto Direct TV making it available to more than 200 million homes around the globe
Explains his mission to create 1 Billion Healthy Wealthy Human Beings
Tells us how Experts of Stage is based on his core belief that we all need other.
And explains why he thinks ROKU will become the Netflix’s of OTT (Over the Top TV used by cable cutters)

Contact Rob:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robhowze/

Experts on Stage: justexperts.com

Camp Fit: http://www.campfit.tv/

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Growing up we get used to people asking us what we plan on doing for the rest of our lives?

We get this question from our parents, grandparents, older siblings, aunts and uncles, teachers, guidance counselors, casual friends of the family, and in my daughter’s case even the driving test inspector.

Raise your hand if you said, when I grow up I want to be in sales!

Chances are you didn’t raise your hand. That’s because to a lot of people the idea of a career in sales feels icky, yucky and generally unpleasant. Images of Homer Simpson greeting a door to door gun salesmen (or something similar) pop into our head.

Truth is most sales people end up in sales by chance or because someone else sees something in them. That was the case for Jules White.

Jules is the author of Live It, Love It Sell It and her mission is to help everyone fall in love with sales.

It’s an important mission. The world is filled with entrepreneurs that have a great product or service who are terrified of sales. Most often these fears are associated with negative stereotypes or they’ve had a bad experience selling.

In this episode explains:

That we are all natural born sellers (ever seen a child negotiating with mom and dad for treat).
That the key is to make the sales process natural…effortless… and best of all… enjoyable!
Why she is thankful her earlier business went bankrupt (believe it or not the problem was too many sales)
The problem with most sales training programs is that they focus on tips and tricks that can be used to persuade or convince customers to buy
Why introverts and extroverts make great salespeople
How you can reduce the number of “no’s”
How to get past the fear of rejection and learn to love sales.

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Website: http://www.liveitloveitsellit.co.uk/

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When was the last time you left a facilitated workshop so pumped that you couldn’t wait to action the things you learned?

That should be the goal of any facilitator or teacher. So why is it that so few deliver this outcome.

John Hawley is the Founder and Corporate Facilitator at JWH Enterprise LLC. He’s also active U.S. Navy, a graduate of the Nuclear Power School, and is currently Fast Learning Advisor and Co-Creator of the illuminate Thinkshop Series.

John is in a unique position. He co-developed the illuminate Thinkshop series while on sick leave recovering from appendicitis. At the time he had already handed in his papers to transition out of the Navy. Instead he was asked to stay on to teach his workshop, and also given permission to launch his own business. (To be clear everything John says in this episode is his personal view and not related to his service).

In this episode shares:

Why fun and trust come first in teaching and facilitation
The need to focus on personal nature of your room
What it was like going thru nuke school and the things he learned about teaching
Explains that in real life you don’t solve everything yourself...why is it that way in school?
Why teachers facilitators have to expose vulnerabilities make it ok for everyone
Common pitfalls for facilitators
Why you must always make sure expectations are set in advance
That facilitators must always be open to learning better ways, and
Why facilitators have to love what they do

Anyone that delivers workshops or training, or that is passionate about the need to improve public education will benefit from this discussion.

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Rich “Trigger” Bontrager believes there is gold in everyone.

A lot of people say that. Rich lives it.

Rich knows that Addiction and Recovery crosses all boundaries; race, sex, age, financial status and more. With those that struggle with addiction there is often great shame, loss, and sense of worthlessness. From years of teaching, serving and coming along side of recovering addicts, and ex-cons Rich shares the amazing truth that, "There is still gold with you!" Learn how to "mine" for the gold that is thought to be lost, but is only hidden.

Rich is a motivational speaker, sportscaster, & Pastor on a mission to help people defy the odds of life. He draws on his personal and professional experiences and works every day to make this world a better place.

Rich also knows what it’s like to face adversity. Growing up he struggled with a bad stutter, physical differences with his eye, and was bullied brutally. Later in life he fell ill, and had to put his life on hold for three years while waiting for a liver transplant.

In this episode Rich bursts the myth that “sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt,” he talks about his experiences working alongside individuals and groups dealing with addiction and recovery, and his own recovery from near death.

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Some people just seem to have the natural ability to capture a room, the moment they walk in. Do you ever wonder how they do it? Wish that you could do the same?

Rachel Cossar, is the founder and lead facilitator for Choreography For Business, a consulting practice that focuses on embodying confidence and competence in the workplace. Ten years ago Rachel was dancing principal roles at the Boston Ballet. At one time she was also a member of Canada’s National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team.

Today she stands in front of corporate audiences and shares with them the things she learned about non-verbal communication.

Rachel’s story is fascinating on so many levels. Discussion topics include:

The power imbalance between men and women in the world of ballet
The reality that she never once experienced any kind of “Me Too” situation and why she believes that was the case
How anyone can use non-verbal communication to increase confidence and outcomes
How creative artists can use their natural abilities to create business opportunities
The key lessons she learned in her dance career and how she applies those lessons to business
How she created a life where she spends 80%+ of her time doing things she loves

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www.choreographyinbusiness.com

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At the age of 2, Kelly Woodhouse was severely burned over 75% of her body.

Her life was forever changed in that moment. It led to numerous surgeries and growing up she was bullied, shunned, and avoided by people that didn’t know how to talk to her.

Her teen years were the worst because she wanted the things her girlfriends had. She could have given up.

Today Kelly is an International motivational speaker, bestselling author x 5, and a divorced mother of three. She is the recipient of the Fierce Woman of the Year award, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal, and a YWCA Woman of Distinction.

In this episode Kelly:

Explains why she sees her scars as a gift
Talks about he experience as a runway model
Why she refused to be defined by what happened to her
Recalls the moment she realized that she didn’t need validation from others
Shares a great strategy for dealing with people that bring you down
Talks about some of the ignorant feedback she still gets on Social Media
And her new documentary “Still Beautiful” which reenacts her story and brings people hope and inspiration (her goalcast video trailer has been viewed almost 5 million times
And shares her favorite quote about dreams

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When Marnie Grundman was 5 years old her mother deliberately dropped her out of a 2nd story window.

As a teenager she spent years living on the streets where she experienced the worst of humanity first-hand. In her darkest hours while living in an apartment complex sauna, she was sure that everyone who knew her had forgotten that she even existed. It was in those desperate hours that she decided she was paying up front for a better life that lay ahead.

Marnie’s determination to find that better life was fueled by a promise she made to her guardian angel. She swore that she would never sell her body for money and would never take drugs. She kept her promise.

Today Marnie is a mother of 3 and a tireless advocate for the missing, working to change the perception of runaway children so they might finally get the help they desperately need. Her TedX talk, titled “Nothing Bad Happens Behind Pretty Doors” dispels the myth that all runaways come from the wrong side of the tracks. The facts tell us otherwise.

There are so many lessons for us in this episode. Marnie is proof that our current circumstances do not have to define our future. We learn how a simple act of guidance by her guardian angel saved her life. It might surprise you to know her guardian angel was a prostitute.

And perhaps most importantly Marnie challenges all of us to be kinder, to carry coins in our pocket to give to the homeless, to make eye contact. To do otherwise is to reinforce their belief that they are worthless.

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Brian Breen sent in a wildcard application to run in the World Ironman Competition knowing that most people have to apply 10-15 times before they are accepted.

When he learned he had been entered in the competition he trained 25 hours a week for four months. Brian achieved his goal because he had a powerful cause. He wanted to shine the lite on Jon Blais, who the previous year completed the World Ironman event while struggling with ALS. A year later Jon was at the finish line, in a wheelchair, waiting to greet Brian. Catch the Youtube Clip here.

Brian is a Career Strategist and Mentor who has worked with hundreds, if not thousands of students. He uses his Ironman experience to explain the importance of attaching yourself to something important. When we do that, we win. Because we never quit. If what we’re chasing is attached to something monetary or tied to someone else’s expectations, when times get tough, most people quit.

This episode is full of advice for anyone questioning their direction in life. He challenges us all to look for the things in life that fill our souls, and to commit ourselves to moving forward. Always forward.

Brian knew he wanted to teach, but he didn’t want to teach math or history. He wanted to share with young people tools and knowledge they can use to take control of their own career path.

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“You’re either a Doctor, a Lawyer, or a Failure.”

And to avoid confusion, Doctor means one that can write prescriptions.

Like many children of middle eastern immigrants to the United States, this is the message that was conveyed to Yoseph Elkaim when he wa growing up..

Yoseph went the lawyer route but soon decided that business was where his heart was. So he found a way to carve out a highly successful career.

Along the way he was fortunate enough to work for Leon Panetta, who shared with him 6 secrets to success in life. Yoseph shares those secrets in this episode and so much more.

He explains why he loves to be underestimated. How some people crumble when a wall stands between them and the things they want in life. Yoseph breaks down the walls.

He recalls the time he was at a client meeting, felt a little strange, then woke up 2 days later in the hospital. When his business partner told Yoseph that he’d had a heart attack, Yoseph’s first question was “did we get the deal?” He was 38 at the time.

And he talks about how that moment changed his life. This is a riveting discussion from one of the smartest and most articulate guests I’ve has on this show.

And to think I played hard to get when Yoseph first reached out to me to be on Screw the Naysayers!

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At the age of 21 Randy Brown set three goals; become a Div. I assistant, become a Div. I head coach, and coach in the NCAA Final Four. A nail-biting loss in the 2000 Elite Eight to Michigan State kept him from achieving his final goal. 12 NBA players have resulted from Randy’s college coaching, including Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

That’s not Randy’s story.

In 1992 Randy was dragged off the basketball court, not told why, and arrived at the hospital to be told his his 4 year old daughter died suddenly.

Six years later a second daughter (also 4) passed in the same way.

His Book is called “Rebound Forward” and in it Randy talks about a big question.

What do you do in the throes of life changing adversity?

He was lost. Didn’t know how to grieve, so he worked longer, drank a bit more (leaning towards comfort and away from grief and family) and without knowing it started a cycle of running from adversity. That path saw him spend 24 months in Federal Prison.

Today Randy is a Published author, public speaker, and Mentors Basketball Coaches.

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This week I’m calling BS on all the adults who keep telling their kids that they can do anything they want when they grow up.

Not because the words are wrong. They’re spot on. The problem is most of these adults are guilty of telling their kids to do as they say, not as they do.

Here’s the thing. Kids aren’t stupid. And if the adults around them are part of the 87% of employees in this world who are disengaged from their work, then you can be assured the kids can tell. We’re living in a world full of actors. People that say life is great, when their actions and demeanor say something different.

In this episode of Mind Games I talk about lessons I learned from the actions of my Aunt (The first woman to reach the executive floor at Labatt’s Brewery) and my Mom (She graduated 3rd in the 1947 Business and Commerce Class for the University of Toronto. The announcement of her graduation in the local newspaper, noted that she had graduated from Business and Commerce, “a subject usually considered difficult for women.”

I grew up surrounded by adult role models who refused to let societal norms determine their career or life trajectory. It’s not something we talked about. It was just there.

Parents, if you want your kids to believe in the possibilities, then you’d best start believing too. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Corey Poirier is a multiple-time TEDx, and sought-after Keynote, Speaker. He has spoken on MoMonday’s and PMx stages, has shared the bill with everyone from John C. Maxwell to Deepak Chopra to Stephen MR Covey to General Hillier and has presented to hundreds of thousands of attendees since he began his speaking journey.

Host of the top rated ‘Conversations with PASSION’ Radio Show, For The Love Of Speaking Show, and the founder of The Speaking Program, he has been featured in multiple television specials, and he has been featured in/on CBS, CTV, NBC, ABC, and is one of the few leaders featured twice on the popular Entrepreneur on Fire show.

A columnist with Entrepreneur and Forbes, he has also interviewed over 4,000 of the world’s top leaders. In this episode Corey:

Explains how he went from a failed entrepreneur and afailed stand up comic to the life he lives today as one of the most in demand public speakers in North America
Key lessons learned from the more than 4,000 guests he’s interviewed
Tells us about his upcoming book
Gives real life advice for anyone that is interested in or pursuing a career as a paid speaker

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Website: http://thatspeakerguy.com/

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Rich Rowley and his colleagues at the Mind Lab in Auckland, New Zealand are on a mission to revolutionize the way kids are taught. The Mind Lab is part of a unique private/public sector partnership that each year engages with more than 40,000 students (making it, in theory, the largest school in the world).

These elementary school age kids take Mind Lab Classes in topics such as:

3D Design & Printing Animation Coding Creative Innovative Web & Graphic Design Electronic Engineering Science & Engineering Robotics Film Making

But Rich says these topics are just the vehicle. The real goal is to teach 21st century skills.

In this episode, Rich talks about the project and why he is so committed to it (hint: he has a school age daughter). He also opens up about his own struggles at school as a student with A.D.H.D. (undiagnosed) and the journey that lead him to one of the world’s most unique and high tech education projects.

Along the way, he shares his thoughts on the value of traditional grades, and the future value of University degrees. He doesn’t pull any punches.

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Website: https://themindlab.com/

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Our world is filled with people telling us they are “Doers,” the kind of person who gets things done.

Most of these people believe it is true. You may be one of them.

But have you ever taken the time to define what a “doer” is?

Some people think it’s all about being busy. Dev Gadhvi used to think that way. The son of a truck driver from a small town in India, Dev was raised to belief that the key to success was hard work. His father instilled this work ethic in Dev at an early age, and in the traditional sense it served him well. Dev started at the bottom and worked his way up the corporate ladder. But something was missing. He found himself waiting for Friday’s knowing the weekend was coming. After thirteen years of doing what he’d been told, Dev decided there had to be more, so he quit his job and started his own business.

Today Dev is a best selling author (his book is called 80% Mindset 20%Skills), a TEDx Speaker, and bills himself as India’s 1st and #1 Passionpreneur.

How did Dev do it? He realized that being a doer was about more than hard work. He started by investing time and money in his own personal development. He read vociferously, purchased professional development programs from people like Grant Cardone and Dab Lok, a created a Doer Mindset.

In this episode Dev shares with us the things he’s learned on his journey and why he believes anyone can create the life they way.

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Do you remember the first time you went to a funeral?

For me it was for my Grandfather. The day before the service we went to the funeral home for the visitation. The family drove right to the front door. The line of people waiting to pay their respects went all the way around the block. Some people waited for more than an hour, just to get into the home.

I didn’t understand at the time. My grandpa was a retired small business owner. He sold coal which in those days people used to heat their homes. Hardly a glamorous business.

Who were all these people? Why were they here?

Then the stories started to flow. Everyone had a memory of my grandpa. But the tears came from people that had worked for him (he kept everyone on during the Great Depression), and from the families he kept warm by giving them free coal to heat their homes. I later learned that he never made any effort to collect for the coal. If people came in he accepted payments, but those that couldn’t, or chose not to, were never embarrassed.

After his funeral, I hear a woman say to another, “If Ford Wilson had worked at hard at his business as he did at helping his community, he would’ve been a rich man.”

IMHO my grandpa was the richest man I’ve ever met, and it has nothing to do with his success in business. Who is the richest woman or man you know?

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During his high school years Quentin Allums used to play music on a street corner to help his mom pay the power bill.

Today Quentin Allums is an entrepreneur, LinkedIn video creator, storyteller, keynote speaker, and a personal branding and content strategist. He and his fellow misfits travel the world creating compelling, visual stories that create an emotional connection between their corporate clients and their target audience. Known for his distinctive all black wardrobe, “Q” as he is affectionately known is inspiring creative souls around the globe to pursue their dreams.

With a reach of over 1 million monthly video views (and growing), Quentin is emerging as one of the top influencers of his generation.

How did this self described social misfit do it? “Q” explains how he did it in this 3 minute mini episode. If you like what Q has to say check out Episode 24 Quentin Allums

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You need to pass an introductory language test in Japanese (a language you don’t know), and you have two weeks to prepare!

That’s the situation a young Adrian Shepherd found himself in. He was scheduled to do a spring term in Japan, but without notice the prerequisite language requirements were changed. Most people would have given up.

Adrian hired a tutor, went down to the language department at his University, ignored the professor who told him he would never be able to do it in time, and easily passed the entrance exam in Japan.

As fate would have it, Adrian fell in love with Japan (and his future wife), and is now a best-selling author, Asia’s #1 Time Management Expert and the creator of the One-Bite Time Management System.

In this episode Adrian we talk about::

His near death experience when a Tsunami hit without warning, and he shares with us the impact it had on his mindset.
His progression from an English teacher in Japan, to a Franchise owner, Multi-Level Marketer and then,
How he became a self-taught time management expert by reading and then applying his experience as a teacher to simplify things
The value of teaching our children about respect, discipline, and letting them learn that hard work pays off

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Website: https://adrianshepherd.com/

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Beginning in 1880, the Government of Canada removed Indigenous children, beginning at the age of 4, and forced them into residential schools. Believe it or not, this practice carried on for 100 years! In some families five generations of children were separated from their families, in what Macleans Magazine called “a flat-out mission of assimilation into white society.” https://www.macleans.ca/society/why-our-kids-need-to-learn-about-residential-schools/

I consider myself to be socially aware and educated. I mean I do have a degree in History from the University of Toronto. Canada’s largest and one of the most respected universities in the country. How is it possible that I didn’t know about this until very recently. It’s impossible to believe, but it is true.

Finding a path to reconciliation between an indigenous community that has been so badly wronged, and the broader Canadian population, including a growing number of immigrants, is a seemingly impossible task. Not for Sandi Boucher. Sandi talks about the importance of everyone understanding the social lens we use to view the world, and is on a mission to educate people on boths sides of the equation and help them contribute to and find reconciliation.

Sandi Boucher is an indigenous Engagement & Empowerment Facilitator at SandiBoucher.com.

Sandi is an internationally recognized and much-loved speaker, thought leader, television host, seminar facilitator and best-selling author who has dedicated most of her life to Indigenous inclusion, empowerment, and engagement. Now her "puzzle pieces" have come together in "The PATH", Sandi's newest book that outlines the path Indigenous and non-Indigenous must take to get us to and through reconciliation.

Named both the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year and the Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund Business Woman of the Year in 2016, Sandi is committed to her audiences, leaving an impression wherever she speaks.

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Gallup reports that a staggering 87% of employees worldwide are not engaged. Of those, 17% are actively disengaged (translation- these employees are deliberately trying to sabotage the company they work for).

For Dave Clare, this is evidence that leadership around the globe is in crisis mode, or as he puts it, leadership is broken.

In a world where the only certainty is uncertainty organizational structures are under attack. There's a lack of trust in corporations and big shot CEO's and old hierarchies are being challenged with the changing nature of work.

Dave says the answer is simple (not easy). Dave argues that a shift from a business model to a model business is not only desired, but required to ensure longevity. Business is a long-game. Building an invincible culture that unleashes creativity and innovation is paramount for continued success. Leaders I work with understand that they are responsible to create more leaders, not followers.

Dave Clare is a leadership coach, public speaker and the author of Simplified: Leadership Is Simple. You Lead People. Dave gave up a hard earned 6 figure corporate income to chase his goal of creating and inspiring 90 million purpose-driven leaders. He wrote a book that calls BS on the leadership industry and says we have over-complicated things and are wasting billions on leadership training that is outdated.

Contact Dave:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prophetforpurpose/

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How do you define success?

As a teenager or young adult, how many people asked you that question?

My guess is not many. There is a reason for that. In a society that values conformity, the definition of success has already been given to us. Get an education, get a job, start at the bottom, work your way up, accumulate assets (house, car, etc.), or some version of that.

It’s all about personal achievements. The speed at which you achieve these milestones is the measure of your success.

It’s important that we buy into this concept. Can you imagine the chaos that would emerge if we encouraged every child to create their own definition of success? If we stressed, from an early age, that you, and only you, get to decide what is important to you. The logical next step is to build your life around those things.

Listen in as I tell you how to do that in this short clip.

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After a decade+ experience in the non-profit world and hitting the CIO level, Estie Rand voluntarily left her job. Internal politics had turned her workplace experience toxic. Quitting was not easy since she was the main supporter of her growing family.

Her job search got off to a rocky start when she told an experienced head-hunter that her dream was to work as a small business consultant. This “professional” laughed and told Estie she needed another 20 years business experience and that no one would ever take her seriously.

Luckily for her 427 clients (and growing), Estie didn’t let that uninformed opinion discourage her.

In this episode Estie talks about the path she took to transition into a full time entrepreneur and explains why:

Marketing is a lot like going on a first date
Client education often comes before client acquisition
Why she listens first and speaks third (she listens 2nd a well)
Taking a strategic approach to online branding and marketing is so important.

Estie has a down to earth communication style, and an obvious passion for helping her fellow entrepreneurs.

Contact Estie: https://www.estierand.com/

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Website: www.mattcubbler.com

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Fraser Cameron is an Epic Dad. That’s wasn’t always the case. The wake up call came for Fraser when his son Will met him at the gate one evening, and said “Dad why are you always so grumpy?”

That jolting moment was the wake up call Fraser needed to make big changes. He quit his job, and embarked upon his journey to become an epic dad and to make a massive impact.

You see Fraser believes that you can have it all. He says there is no such thing as work-life balance. It’s all about integration and getting simple and specific about the things you really want in live.

For the parents out there, he also reminds us that time with our children is finite, especially when they are at an age when we can influence them and prepare them for the future.

This short clip will inspire and challenge. By the way, Fraser tells us that an #EPICDAD is a dad that creates choice and opportunity at home, work and play. Making a massive impact along the way. It’s about creating time, freedom and fulfilment. Its about being an amazing father, husband, colleague and man! Truly having it all. When we do this, we show our kids how to create new possible.

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The myth that winners never quit is an oft repeated and harmful falsehood that is responsible for so much pain.

If you don’t believe me, ask Seth Godin. In 2007 he wrote a book called “The Dip” that in his words, teaches you when to quit. He goes on to explain that winners quit all the time.

He was right then, and he’s right today.

So why has the concept that quitting is bad become ingrained into the belief systems of so many people, and why should you care?

It gets there because we hear stories of successful people, often entrepreneurs or celebrities, who achieved their goal through sheer perseverance. Or so it seems. So when we’re having a tough go of it, it’s easy to tell ourselves that all we have to do is put our head down, keep doing what we’ve been doing, and wait for things to get better.

This is a dangerous belief system because it flies in the face of common sense. Persisting in doing the same thing can take us closer to or further away from the things we want. We have to learn to distinguish between the goals that we’re chasing, and the path that we’re taking to get there. So how do you do that?

Well first of all it's helpful to know why you believe that persistence is the right approach. So I share with you 3 reasons why many of us are in denial. And I also give you five key questions you can ask yourself if a part of you is questioning the path your on.

Name one time when quitting something was the right thing to do?

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Growing up Matt Cubbler’s purpose was clear. His job was to protect his “mentally retarded” brother (that was the term in use at that time for a child with autism).

When Matt was 18 his brother died in a car accident. It was as if a part of Matt also died that day. He went on to serve his country with honor (he was highly decorated), in 2001, following 9/11 Matt was one of the select few who were selected to be an Air Marshall. Even the birth of his daughter did not save Matt. He knew he would protect and care for her, but he still felt broken.

After the birth of his son, his grandmother handed Matt a homemade quilt made from some of his brother’s clothes. She kept them for 13 years before deciding the time was right. On that day Matt began to rediscover his purpose.

That very night he went down into his office and wrote a 26,000 word book as a tribute to his brother. He published the book and donated proceeds to the special needs school his brother had attended. Bad knees and all he ran across the state (3 consecutive marathons) and raised another $25,000. He opened a fitness facility to work with people with neurological diseases. And now Matt has decided he knows how to change the mindset of an entire generation of children. Based upon his past track record I wouldn't bet against him.

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When word got out that 22 year old Rachel Chang had quit her job as an architect, a former classmate called her in tears saying, “If you can’t make it, what chance do the rest of us have.”

In Rachel’s words, she had always been held to a very high standard. People outside of her firm thought she was leaving the profession because she couldn’t handle it. Her boss knew better. He knew Rachel would be quitting even before she did. Make no mistake here. Rachel was very good at her job. It was just obvious to everyone around her that she was not cut out to be stuck behind a desk. As her boss put it, “if you’re this good at a job you hate, then I can’t wait to see what you’ll do when you find something you’re passionate about.”

For Rachel the hardest part about quitting were the mental blocks. The fear that she was going to disappoint so many people if she changed careers, or she was going to disappoint her parents, or that she would never find something that she was this good at again.

These fears held her back, until one day she realized she was ready to take back control of her own life.

Are you living your life, or one that you fell into by chasing other people’s dreams?

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Would you step into the ring with Rocky Balboa (a young Sylvester Stallone to anyone that hasn’t seen the Rocky Movies)?

If I had a choice in the matter, I know I wouldn’t. And I bet you wouldn’t either, unless you’re a UFC fighter or professional boxer.

But sometimes life doesn’t let us decide what battles we have to fight. Take Zaheen Nanji for example.

At the age of fifteen she left her parents behind in Kenya and moved to Canada. She brought with her a stuttering problem that started at age seven. At university Zaheen tried keeping it secret by dodging class activities that would reveal my repetitive sounds, drawn out syllables, and pained silences.

But failing college wasn’t an option, so Zaheen decided to get speech therapy. No change. Finally her therapist told Zaheen that she has two choices. Stay where she was in life or use the resources she’d been given to face her fear...and practice doing life differently.

So she practiced asking strangers the time even if she knew it. She ordered food with her broken words - not by pointing at the menu.

Today Zaheen is a professional speaker, entrepreneur, and a breast cancer survivor. She is also the author of the Amazon Best Seller “The Resiliency Reflex.”.

In this episode Zaheen explains:

That resilience is not an inherent trait - it’s an earned one.
How she overcame a speech impediment to become a public speaker
Why asking for help is not a weakness
How she drew on her inner strength to battle breast cancer
The importance of using language of intent
The Seven Universal Cycles of Change
Four questions you should ask to help you overcome fear

Contact Zaheen

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Website: www.zaheennanji.com

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“I think I’d be a great fit for your show.”

These are meaningful words for a podcast host, but not in the way you might think. For me it’s a bit like waving a red flag in front of my face. You’ll have my attention, but you better be prepared to tell me why, in a short concise statement. Sadly most often people that lead with this claim can rarely walk the talk!

My guest on today’s show is Corey Poirier, otherwise known as That Speaker Guy. Corey is a busy guy. He is a much in demand public speaker who gives keynote addresses at events around the globe. He is also a best selling author, creator of the Speaking Program where he helps people learn how to tell their stories on stage, and the host of For The Love of Speaking Podcast.

Each week Corey gets between 20-40 unsolicited requests to be on his podcast. Here at the Screw the Naysayers Podcast I get 10+ each week.

The good news is we want to say yes. The bad news is there are only so many slots we can fill, and like any podcast host we’re looking for specific things. In this mini episode Corey and I talk about the do’s and don'ts of pitching yourself to be a guest on a podcast (or any other new media show).

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Website: thatspeakerguy.com

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What have we done to our children?

And why do we human’s keep doing the same thing over and over somehow expecting a different result? (I’d credit Einstein but it turns out he never said this).

These were the first thoughts that went through my head when I was talking to Sina Fak.

The answer to the first question is we’ve done to our children what our parents did to us.

They put us into boxes (schools), told us to memories textbooks, and most of all to follow rules.

The outcome was predictable. As young adults most of us didn’t have the slightest idea of what really mattered to us. So we ended up making decisions without any direction, attaching ourselves to outcomes that we’d been told were important, only to end up feeling empty, confused, and frustrated.

For some of us things changed when we were shaken by an infrastructure rattling event like a heart attack, a divorce, or the death of a loved one. Sadly many others will go through life suffering through dull pains without ever addressing them.

Sina Fak is on a mission to help those people, and in June 2017, he became a partner at The Passion Centre. Founded by Kira Day, The Passion Centre a is a social venture that focuses on self-discovery and personal intelligence models as the foundation for driving participant personal and/or professional ventures forward.

In this episode Sina drills down on processes you can use to figure out who you are and what you want.

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LinkedIn:Sina Fak

Website: https://thepassioncentre.com/

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Parents with teenage children are in uncharted territory.

Forbes Magazine reports that student debt has reached $1.5 Trillion.

Stats tell us that 50% of Americans under the age of 30 are underemployed or unemployed.

The Conference Board reports that 53% of workers in the United States are unhappy (Forbes).

Kids (and that’s what teenagers are even if they don’t believe it) are facing intense pressure to figure things out. Many are living in fear of making a bad decision.

What is the parents role in preparing their kids for the future?

Brian Schulman advocates a keep it simple approach.

“What’s important is to support our kids, to foster creativity, to let them know it’s okay to fall. And to support them when they do fall, and to support them when they do fall, dust em off and push them on their way, and be there along the way just like a marathon, and let them know hey you can do this. You’re doing a great job. It’s okay to fall, learn from that, remember for next time and keep going, just keep pushing forward, because when you keep pushing forward, no matter what it is, you will always succeed.”

I’d love to hear from parents of teenage kids. How are you handling the discussion about the future?

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“An estimated 1 million workers are absent every day due to stress. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work reported that over half of the 550 million working days lost annually in the U.S. from absenteeism are stress related and that one in five of all last minute no-shows are due to job stress”. https://www.stress.org/workplace-stress/

For too long many employers have treated employees like disposable assets. Keep turning up the demands until the employee burns out and quits (or is fired). Advertise the position knowing there was a huge surplus of underemployed, debt burdened, college graduates waiting for a chance to prove they know how to hustle hard.

The good news is that employers that are still utilizing this strategy are entering troubled waters.In Episdoe 36: The People Revolution my guest Judd Borakove talked about the challenges companies are having in attracting and retaining top talent. Many have simply opted to work for themselves.

In today’s episode Omozua Ameze Isiramen and I talk about the importance of rest. Omo, as she is affectionately called knows of what she speaks. She iis an Emotional Mastery, Executive & Neuro Leadership Coach dedicated to helping executives, mid and top-level professionals and entrepreneurs live a life that feels good. Employers would be wise to listen to her message.

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Autism is challenging parents, families, schools and communities in ways few could have ever imagined. The CDC tells us that 1 in 59 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism, and that boys are 4 times more likely to be diagnosed. Research also shows that the cost of caring for Americans with autism reached $268 billion in 2015. In the absence of more-effective interventions and support those costs are projected to rise to $461 billion by 2025. https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-facts-and-figures

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg? The real costs are much higher in terms of emotional stress and lost economic opportunities.

It is a BIG problem.

Shaji Nair’s son was diagnosed with Autism at the age of three. Shaji and his wife went on a journey to educate themselves on Autism and look for solutions. They realized that the medical profession, for good reasons, is heavily regulated, and that one of the unintended consequences of regulation is that it stifles innovation.

Both parents have IT backgrounds, and so they decided something needed to be done. He left behind his corporate career and funded the Future In Technology Summit. The organization hosts Future of Technology Summits around the world. One of the big goals is to create a bridge between the autism community and technology leadership, to jointly identify challenges to help improve the lives of people with autism around the world.

In this episode Shaji talks about his mission to improve the lives of individuals and families living with autism, gives us the run down on the upcoming Future of Technology Summit in Washington DC (February 2019), and shares his views of the potential impacts of technology on the coming decades.

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To some, he's known as "that kid" who ran an ultramarathon down the slopes of Mt Everest. However, to most, he's known as one of the world's youngest thought leaders on Practical Resilience and developing a Peak Performance Mindset.

Tofe Evans has completed over 60+ endurance events and when asked: "Why do you put your body through such torture?" he, with a smile, responds with "It can't be any more painful than what I have had to overcome."

Tofe understands what it means to fight through adversity after barely making it out of his early twenties with his life. It was a losing battle for Tofe as depression and anxiety fuelled by drugs and alcohol abuse became a staple of his early life.

After a terrifyingly close call, Tofe figured out how to channel all of his pain, anguish, and despair into a back-to-back series of insane physical challenges that many would consider impossible.

In 2018, he released his first book 'Everyone Has A Plan Until Sh!t Hits The Fan,' which instantly became a bestseller and saw him travel around the world to speak at international conferences including SXSW.In just a few short years, Tofe went from his absolute lowest point in life to share and teach his methods for developing an UNBREAKABLE mindset. He calls it Practical Resilience.

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Have you ever wanted something so bad, that the thought of not getting it made you want to kill yourself?

Logan Nelson wanted to be an actor, and did everything within his power to make his dream come true. He went to college and studied his craft. He prioritized going to auditions over his work commitments, and spent hours memorizing lines that many people could have memorized in far less time. Then one day Logan realized there was a good chance life was not going to give him what he wanted. He started thinking about all the sacrifices he’d made in pursuit of his dream. With the goal of being an actor seemingly beyond his reach, Logan walked to the top of a 3-story parking garage and jumped. His first thought when he realized that somehow he had not broken his neck, was to think that there must be a better way to end things.

Today Logan is a much loved Podcast Host and LinkedIn Video Creator. His willingness to open up about his own struggles, past and current, resonates with people of all ages and all walks of life. He may not see it, but the skills Logan developed as an actor are on full display in his videos and on his podcast. Viewers and listeners can feel his pain, his honesty, and his underlying optimism (although at times he goes to great lengths to hide it).

Logan Nelson has a special gift and the world is a better place because of it. This is a thought provoking episode which will cause many of us to reflect on the goals we’re chasing and reflect upon our own special gifts.

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the Mind Games solo series on the Screw the Naysayers Podcast.

Today’s episode is titled, Whose Dream are You Chasing?

I start with a short reading from my book (with a couple of tweaks). It talks about a time in my life when I was living a lie. From the outside looking in I had it all. Inside I was dying. I was killing myself with destructive habits, an absent father and a lousy husband, and right on the verge of a complete mental breakdown. Looking back, had I continued on this path, I sincerely believe that I would have been dead or divorced within five years. Probably both, and probably sooner.

People often ask me how I let things get this bad? Truth is I was confused about what was causing my unhappiness. Most of the time I thought there must be something wrong with me. I had everything I’d set out to achieve, so if I wasn’t happy I must be defective in some way. And even when I did figured out what the real problem was, my mind kept telling me I must be wrong. I couldn’t have been that stupid.

Turns out I was doing what so many of us do. I was chasing goals other people had set for me. In this short episode of Mind Games I’ll share with you three lessons I learned during this process.

How about you? Did you ever find yourself chasing goals that you didn’t really own? What did you do to change that?

Share your stories so we can all learn from it. Get in touch.

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Have you ever had a job where you started watching the clock the minute you walked in the door, or sat down at your desk?

If the answer is yes, you’re not alone.

Conference Board surveys tell us that 53 percent of Americans are currently unhappy at work (Forbes). Truth is the number may even be higher. Gallup reports that a staggering 87% of employees worldwide are not engaged. Can you be disengaged at work and happy with your job?

Kristen Sherry is a career consultant with 1,000+ clients, a public speaker and the author of three career books. The numbers don’t surprise Kristen. For years, her first waking thought was, "What day is it?" If Monday, her stomach churned. If the weekend, a flood of relief. Like so many people Kristen thought this was part of life.

But is it? We don’t grow up dreaming about getting a job that will make us miserable. And logic says that if your job sucks, you should look for a different job. Easy, right?

It should be, but it’s not. And Kristen says she knows why.

People don't know WHY they're unhappy at work or what fulfillment looks like.

On the surface, this seems hard to believe. But Kristen has proof. Kristen takes notes when her clients say they’re unhappy. Then she takes them through her YOU MAP process that reveals the true reasons they’re unhappy. The answers are not the same.

In this episode Kristen talks about her new book, “YouMap: Find Yourself. Blaze Your Path. Show the World”! and explains the process she uses to help her clients achieve career clarity and execute a winning job search.

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The holiday season is upon us, and this time of the year often brings unwelcome guests - stress and depression.

According to the New York Post 31% of Americans describe the holiday season as frantic (Festive Stress is Ruining America’s Holiday Season). It’s no wonder.

The holiday season comes with a dizzying array of demands - parties, shopping, entertaining and cleaning, just to name a few. This is a time of the year when money, or lack of money, leaves people frustrated and often times feeling helpless. And how about the general expectation that everyone must be in the holiday spirit, 24 x 7?

Stats also show that thirty-five percent of American workers report an increase in work related stress (Safety and Health Magazine) during the holiday season. Balancing holiday events and work obligations, having fewer people around to share the workload, and knowing that time off often means returning to a heavy workload in January are just a few of the reasons.

Feeling stressed? Ed Andrew’s says the first thing you should do is get unplugged and get outdoors, adding that there is scientific evidence to support this suggestion.

Ed Andrew is the founder of The Human Consultancy, an International Guest Speaker, Career and Life Coach, and Host of the Ed Andrew Podcast.

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www.thehumanconsultancy.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edandrew/

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Goldie Chan’s LInkedIn video channel (#DailyGoldie) is LinkedIn Top Voice 2018 with over 4M+ content views.

“Engagement and Community Give You the Platform.

The Platform does not give you Community.”

There is so much noise on the internet these days, and a lot of it is coming from people who don’t understand this basic concept.

More than 50 years ago, Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “The Medium is the Message.” For many people the idea was as strange as experimental format of his book- collage style with text superimposed on visual elements and vice versa. Some pages are printed backwards and are meant to be read in a mirror. Some are intentionally left blank. Most contain photographs and images both modern and historic, juxtaposed in startling ways.

In the context of today’s world, McLuhan’s message is more easily understood. Spend less time worrying about making a perfect video, and more time on communication authentic messages that provide real value. Engagement and community will follow. Goldie drills down on this message.

Goldie Chan is Head of Strategy and Creative at her social media agency, Warm Robots. She also writes for Forbes on Personal Branding and Storytelling in the Digital Age.

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www.instagram.com/goldiecylon/

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Avery Konda is an Entrepreneur, Podcast Host, and and Angel Investor in 18 startups. Not bad for a guy who is only 23 years old.

Avery thinks big. He’s seeking opportunities to make large scale social impact, and in his words is driven to being very disruptive. That means taking on traditional systems or legacy projects that have build generations of distrust and generations of missed opportunity or inequality.

Avery does that an Angel Investor and through his work as Chief Community Engagement Officer at Tandempark, the first online volunteer ecosystem of its kind. Avery is not hesitant to state that Tandempark will the biggest disrupter that industry has ever seen.

Avery credits much of his fast start to the opportunities provided him when he was student at Georgian College, the first ChangeMaker College in Canada certified by Ashoka. While still in College, Avery managed a budget of $250,000.

In this episode Avery shares with us:

His definition of Social Impact
How he was able to become a Angel Investor at such a young age
Why he likes to use Republic as a Crowdfunding Platform
His views of the role Blockchain technology can play as a social disruptor
His thoughts on the state of public education and how programs like Ashoka and ChangeMaker Schools are at the vanguard of change.
The importance of embracing Indigenous cultures and the need for reconciliation and understanding by non-indigenous communities.

You can reach Avery at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averykonda/

Tandempark Website: https://www.facebook.com/tandempark

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When you’re going 200 mph (320 kph) the choices you make can be the difference between life and death. Or at the very least, between finishing the race safely and having your car towed off the track.

Kevin Bulmer knows a thing or two about car racing. Kevin was once the General Manager of a place called the Delaware Speedway, the first-ever Nascar sanctioned track in Canada.

He also knows first hand that the choices we make in our life have consequences. In his case those choices led to problems with alcohol, a divorce, and poor health that resulted from his drive to climb the corporate ladder. To use a racing analogy, Kevin was going in circles, running someone else’s race.

Today Kevin is Business Marketing and Mindset Coach. He shows people how to run their own race, and challenges them to make choices that align with the things they care about.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbulmer/

kevin@kevinbulmer.com

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https://www.instagram.com/noscheduleman/

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Twenty years before the start of the Technological Revolution, English author Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World. Largely set in a futuristic World State of genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that are combined to make a utopian society that goes challenged only by a single outsider.

Huxley foretold a wildly creative and wildly pessimistic view of the future of mankind. Flash forward 85 years and once again there are all sorts of predictions of coming doom. Are they justified?

Mark Metry doesn’t think so. In fact Mark believes that the future is infinitely bright.

In fact, he believes that fifty years from now people are going to look back to today with amusement.

“Man those people were so confused, and oh my god, do you believe that people were walking around without augmented reality interface that was directly connected to their optical nerve? Man, how were they living life? They must have been barbarians.”

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This is Episode 1 of the Screw The Naysayers podcast, solo series, Mind Games. Today is just you and me, and it’s called “The Voice.” The voice I’m talking about is the one that gets inside your head and tries to stop you from making positive changes in your life. Especially if you’re thinking about making a big life transition.

In todays episode I explain why I decided to start this solo series, share a short reading with you from my book Screw the Naysayers, explain five things that you should know about the voice and close by sharing 3 things you can do to start using the voice to your advantage.

Do you let the voice in your head stop you from doing things you really want to do? Or do you use it as a compass to point you in the right direction? Share an example so we can all learn from it.

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“Every time the time was right all the words just came out wrong.”

Has this ever happened to you? You’re speaking with a person who could change your life, but you just can’t find the words to say what you want to say.

If you’re a musician, like Jim Croce, you might break into song and save the moment. The rest of us have to learn to Say Things Better.

Meet Lila Smith.

Lila is the Creator of #SayThingsBetter, a Strategic Communication Mentor for Tech Startups, and a much in demand global public speaker.

Yes, she is a bit of a word geek, but Lila is not your average shy librarian. She’s a trained actress who spent many years working on the stage.

Now you might be asking, what does communication have to do with acting? But then, if you’re like me, you stop and realize that communication is the essence of acting.

In this episode Lila shares with us the approach she uses to help entrepreneurs say things better. You’re going to be shocked at the simplicity of it.

She talks about one of the unexpected impact of her decision to start her own business and move to Dallas Texas, and that is the strains that it's put on her relationships with family and friends.

And if you want to see Lila in action, stick around to the end. Lila actually coaches me through an exercise to bring clarity to my own communication. (Free coaching. Yea!).

Contact Lila

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilasmith/

Instagram: @lilalasagna

Twitter: @saythingsbetter

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Devina Kaur is the creator of the Sexy Brillian Global Revolution (#sexybrilliant)

Devina is a fun-loving, flamboyant, straight-talking author, entrepreneur, filmmaker and inspirational speaker. Born and raised in rural India, she fought to reconcile her traditional upbringing with her ambitions. After a lifetime of being told she was too fat, too loud and too ambitious, her world fell apart in her 30s when her arranged marriage ended. Thirty years of desperately trying to be the person everyone else wanted had resulted in loneliness, depression and confusion. While looking for purpose and meaning, Devina embarked on a journey of self-discovery that led her to start the Sexy Brilliant Global Revolution.

Seeking a genuine connection to real people, she would meet potential dates, friends and business partners in unconventional places. Fearlessly jumping into new educational and business ventures, she built on every success and failure as an opportunity to learn more about herself and her many talents. Daring to step out of her comfort zone, Devina quickly learned that the dating scene was just another superficial construct where potential dates portrayed themselves as they knew others would find attractive, not as their true selves.

Finding the superficiality of traditional online dating a bore, Devina turned to Craigslist for more genuine connections. She committed to deconstructing the formality of dating and “keeping things real.” When meeting a new person, Devina would always affirm that she was not just, “Okay.” She was, “Always sexy. Always brilliant.” The words she spoke would determine her frame of mind, and ultimately, the kinds of people she would attract. With every new connection and adventure, Devina uncovered her true self, and she realized that the only way she would have true and lasting love in her life was to love herself first! Thus, the Sexy Brilliant ideology was born, developed and shared around the world.

Too Fat, Too Loud, Too Ambitious is Devina’s first book, and possibly the world’s first ever X-rated self-help book with an expected date of release early 2019. In TFTLTA, she shares her self-discovery, spiritual and sexual awakenings along with life empowerment in a candid, soul-searching way. Devina, although gifted with expression, is also ADD and writing a book did not come naturally to her. She is best described as an accidental author. Devina is a full time single mother and lives with her family in Montreal, Canada.

Devina is also the first immigrant Indo-Canadian guest on the Hollywood Reality TV Show, the Millionaire MatchMaker

Contact Devina:

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LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedevinakaur/

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“I’m more impressed with my grandfather than anyone else and the reason why is because when he was 13 years old in he was in a concentration camp in Auschwitz and he actually went into 18 concentration camps in total. He was on 3 death marches. Both of his parents were murdered. His siblings were murdered. He was shot and buried alive at one point and climbed out when it was safe. He was hung twice and sirens went off, false alarms, and he escaped. And when he was liberated finally at 18 years old, he literally had nothing. And when I say nothing I don’t mean low wifi or the battery died on his cell phone.”

Daniel’s grandfather went on become the owner of a successful hotel in Switzerland. He is remembered by the big smile he had when greeting guests. As Daniel put it, “and this was a man that had gone through hell.”

Daniel Gefen is the bestselling author of Self Help Addict, a top rated podcast host with over 250,000 downloads, has interviewed over 100 influential leaders, including Billionaires, Bestselling Authors and World Class Athletes. He’s been featured in major publications including Forbes, INC and CIO and been a guest on over 50 podcasts.

In this episode Daniel:

Will challenge you to choose your hero’s carefully
Opens up about being bullied in high school
Takes on some big names that are pushing young people today to 10X everything
Talks about acceptance, and the perils of trying to impress people that don’t care about you
And We get into a lively discussion about what it means to have a “why” behind our actions

Daniel is a great storyteller. This is easy listening with profound ideas for you to contemplate.

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“Here in America, the average African American Family has average income of $17.600. The average white family in America has income of $171,000. That is a huge gap and I for one believe that it’s based off of the lack of resources and opportunities and years and years of discrimination and things that have held back other minorities down. And I want to allow color to not be something that determines your status or your income status. I want everyone to have an even playing field where there is resources available to succeed and to earn wealth.”

The son of a Jamaican immigrant, Darrel D. Frater grew up in an entrepreneurial home. From an early age he understood that the combination of education and entrepreneurship presented opportunities to address the racial wage gap in the United States (particularly in urban communities).

Today Darrel is host of the Urban Entrepreneur Podcast, co-owner of Advance Homes Kitchen and Bath Cabinets (with his father), Founder and CEO of Sharpshooters Global, and a partner in a new startup venture called The Urban Entrepreneur Centers of America.

The latter two organizations are geared towards helping youth in urban communities see entrepreneurs as a career path.

Sharp Shooter Global is a consulting company that directly mentors and assists young entrepreneurs bring ideas to the marketplace. The Urban Entrepreneur Centres of America will be physical locations where young entrepreneurs can meet and participate in entrepreneurial education programs. Much of the programming will be aimed at high school age students.

In this episode Darrel talks about the lessons he learned from his father’s entrepreneurial journey and gives us the low down on his plans to support the growth of entrepreneurship in disadvantaged urban communities.

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Ep 56: Growth Hacks for New Ventures | Ali Mirza

Ali Mirza is the Founder and Digital Marketing Strategist at iSocialYou, a data driven social media agency based in Dallas, TX.

Originally from Pakistan, Ali moved to the United States shortly before 9/11. To make matters worse, his birthday is on 9/11. Let’s just say he had an interesting introduction to life in his new country.

After spending 10 years in corporate America, Ali noticed that having an awesome product or service was not enough. It’s actually the marketing that helps build engaging relationships with ideal customers. He also observed a change in marketing landscape with the shift towards digital and social channels.

Over the years Ali has worked with several mega brands like Chevy, AA, Lexmark, GE, Lennox, as well as many SMBs..

Today Ali works with several business clients and 1000s of students get results from his online courses.Ali is also a marketing advisor for new startups in the Dallas area. In this episode Ali offers growth hacks for new entrepreneurs including:

How to filter out all the noise when choosing from online learning resources
The importance of learning from practitioners. People who are currently doing what you want to do
How to get paid to learn (before you start your own gig)
The importance of looking at the goals and challenges that are right in front of you
Tactics freelancers can use to get early clients
The importance of asking potential customers for money early on in the process
Why you should share your idea every chance you get
Don’t talk back when people are giving you feedback (just listen)
How joining existing FB groups can help you build an audience
How to deal with fear of failure

Contact Ali at:

Email: AliMirza81@gmail.com Facebook: fb.com/alimirza IG: instagram.com/alimirza2k

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Tony Whatley is a Business Strategist, Public Speaker, host of the 365 Driven Podcast, and author of the Side Hustle Millionaire: How to build a side business that creates financial freedom.

Tony put himself through college by working full-time as a pipefitter and welder, attending school at night. On weekends, he also worked in restaurants to help pay bills. It took Tony 7 years to earn a degree in mechanical engineering.

After graduation he began working his way through engineering design roles, and then into Project Management (including stints in Europe and Africa.

Alongside his oil career, Tony became an expert at creating part-time “side-hustle” businesses. He’s created both 6-figure and 7-figure online businesses, that were managed 1-2 hours a day. The latter one generated multiple six-figures of yearly income, far more than his oil career at the time. In 2007, at age 34, Tony became a millionaire when he sold that company. All of this was accomplished in his spare time.

When Tony turned 40, he began to question his real purpose in life. He decided that he wanted to teach others how to become the best version of themselves. In May of 2017, Tony decided to step away from his career in Oil and Gas, and founded 365 Driven.

In this episode Tony talks about growing up in a lower middle class family and the impact it had on his early view of the world, the myth that all new businesses need to high tech or feature some amazing new invention that will change the world, and shares the strategies and tactics he used to create his side hustle businesses.

You can contact Tony at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonywhatley/

Website: https://365driven.com/podcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/365driven/

Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonywhatley/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ynotdv8

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Jake Melton is a Forbe's featured keynote speaker, mindset coach, productivity and simplicity expert, author, father, and husband. He is also a Mental Health and Tourette's Advocate.

Jake was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome as a teenager. He has experienced depression, anxiety, OCD, ADD, and was diagnosed with PTSD at one period in my life. According to the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) 79% of persons diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome have also been diagnosed with at least one co-occurring mental health or neurodevelopmental condition).

Growing up, Jake thought he would never get married and have a family because of his neurological disease. He struggled focusing in school and wasn't sure if he'd be able to succeed academically. Hise dream was to become a public speaker, but didn't think it was possible with a challenge as outwardly-evident as his.

Today Jake is a married father of two, has a master's degree, and has his own business. He was able to become a public speaker despite his Tourettes. Jake believes that nothing can stop us if we don't allow it to.

In this episodes Jake opens up about his story. He tells us what it was like growing up with Tourettes (before and after the diagnosis), the effect that early attempts at medicating Tourettes had on him, how scared he was when he told his girlfriend (now his wife) that he had Tourettes, how turning to minimalism changed his life, and how he was able to write the first draft of his book in five hours!

You can pick up a free copy of "Minimalize to Maximize Your Happiness: Cut the Crap" at https://www.jakebmelton.com/ . Jake can also be reached on

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakebmelton/

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Emerald GreenForest has every reason in the world to hate men. Many would see it as a logical reaction from a woman, who for most of her life, has had toxic and abusive relationship experiences with men.

Her father was an alcoholic and a string of boyfriends and husbands were abusive. Two years ago this pattern even included her own son. He ended up in jail after locking Emerald in the basement and threatening to cut her up into little pieces when he was high on homeopathic nasal spray.

At the time Emerald’s was working as a coach and mentor for women seeking to create positive change in their lives. The episode with her son was the “final slap on the side of the head.”

She took some time to reflect and recover, and found a new calling. Intellectually she knew that not all men were bad. She also believed that men needed to step up and do more to create positive change, for themselves, and for society.

Thus was born Men on Purpose. As an executive coach, public speaker, and host of the Men on Purpose Podcast, Emerald has shared the stag, in person and online, with luminaries like John Assaraf a star in the blockbuster movie “The Secret” and NY Times Best Selling Authors like Sark and Marianne Williamson.

Emerald’s message to the men she works with is simple.

Men, let's be clear. You have the position. You have the respect. You have the influence. You have the wealth.

You are called to be a vanguard, a leader in this creative age.

If you enjoy a bit of banter, you will love this episode. We get into topics that make some men uncomfortable. Trust me, Emerald doesn’t back down. Her challenge to us men is straightforward. Be impeccable in your behaviour towards women and you have no reason to worry.

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Website: https://www.emeraldgreenforest.com/

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Sandi Boucher is an indigenous Engagement & Empowerment Facilitator at SandiBoucher.com.

Sandi is an internationally recognized and much-loved speaker, thought leader, television host, seminar facilitator and best-selling author who has dedicated most of her life to Indigenous inclusion, empowerment, and engagement. Now her "puzzle pieces" have come together in "The PATH", Sandi's newest book that outlines the path Indigenous and non-Indigenous must take to get us to and through reconciliation.

Known for her passionate and empowering speaking style that speaks "to hearts, not minds", Sandi's audiences include elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools; colleges and universities; First Nation communities and agencies; mainstream municipalities and businesses, along with countless national, international, and regional conferences.

A proud member of Seine River First Nation in northern Ontario, Canada, Sandi has made Thunder Bay, Ontario her home for more than 25 years, a city nationally recognized for its anti-Indigenous racism. In Sandi's mind, this makes Thunder Bay the perfect place for "The PATH" to start.

Named both the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year and the Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund Business Woman of the Year in 2016, Sandi is committed to her audiences, leaving an impression wherever she speaks.

In this episode Sandi shares a part of Canadian history that many people have never heard about, and most that have, don’t understand what really happened. Beginning in 1880, the Government of Canada removed Indigenous children, beginning at the age of 4, and forced them into residential schools. Believe it or not, this practice carried on for 100 years! In some families five generations of children were separated from their families, in what Macleans Magazine called “a flat-out mission of assimilation into white society.” https://www.macleans.ca/society/why-our-kids-need-to-learn-about-residential-schools/

I consider myself to be socially aware and educated. I mean I do have a degree in History from the University of Toronto. Canada’s largest and one of the most respected universities in the country. How is it possible that I didn’t know about this until very recently. It’s impossible to believe, but it is true.

Finding a path to reconciliation between an indigenous community that has been so badly wronged, and the broader Canadian population, including a growing number of immigrants, is a seemingly impossible task. Not for Sandi Boucher. Sandi talks about the importance of everyone understanding the social lens we use to view the world, and is on a mission to educate people on boths sides of the equation and help them contribute to and find reconciliation.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandiboucher/

Website: https://sandiboucher.com/

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Nika Moeini is the director of operations of the Gen Z Foundation, CEO and Founder of Moeini Marketing, CEO and Founder of the Positivity Boss, a published author, and recently became the youngest ever Recipient of Canada’s Future Foreign Policy Makers.

At first glance this energetic young woman is doing a bit of everything. But there is a method to her “madness.” Nika likes to think of her work as focused on two kinds of impact: larger global impact and more individual level impact.

For global impact, she recently finished a term at Global Affairs Canada as a gender equality policy analyst. She also hosts the Seven Trillion dollar podcast, which focuses on innovative solutions to address the funding gap in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In case you can’t guess, Nika doesn’t think small.

She is also the author of International Relations for young worldchangers, a book all about how youth can create careers in international affairs, the Ottawa lead with league of Innovators, a hootsuite backed charity that promotes entrepreneurship to young people 15-25. As the Founder of The Positivity Boss, Nika helps young entrepreneurs develop the right mindset for success by overcoming their limiting beliefs and rediscovering their sense of self worth. She does this through individual coaching and, yes, another podcast, called the Young & Ambitious Podcast. Her show features the personal growth journey’s of inspiring youth. In business she’s also a high ticket closer helping coaches and influencers close their high ticket packages on the phone, and a digital marketing strategist helping entrepreneurs generate leads on LinkedIn and YouTube.

I caught up with Nika a few months ago, although I have no idea how she had the time to speak with me!

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moeini/

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Amy Mohr is the Founder and CEO of All Elements Wellness where she helps individuals and organizations transform their relationship with themselves, one audience at a time.

She is a professionally trained meditation Instructor, wellness Consultant, and Psychotherapist. She is also a survivor of severe and long term childhood trauma. Amy was physically, mentally, and sexually abused by multiple family members for 18 years. Growing up in a tiny, remote community, Amy did not even know what child protection services were.

The first time she tried to run away, she fled to her Aunt in a nearby city. Her Aunt listened to her stories, and returned her to her “family.” At the age of 18 Amy walked away from that destructive world, and never went back.

Now 36, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.

Amy believes, and knows first hand, that it is truly through some of our greatest adversities that we can discover great strength within ourselves to overcome and walk toward the things that matter, while letting go of the things that don't.

She found the good in her struggles in overcoming her childhood trauma (she calls it a gift) and has developed a deep understanding of human behavior, of what works (and what doesn't). It as also helped her to deepen her ability to be present and attentive to herself and others, and to ultimately understand the differences between what enables systems (individuals, relationships, communities, and businesses) to be well as opposed to breeding dysfunction.

She has been a self-employed psychotherapist for 8 years and utilizes innovative approaches to treat complex issues related to trauma, addictions, eating disorders and grief and loss. Her unique style blends complementary healing techniques with traditional psychotherapy modalities and is focused on attending to and treating the whole person: mind, body, emotions and spirit.

In this episode she explains how her personal experiences and her expertise in treating individual clients as a psychotherapist apply to doing work with businesses and restructuring company culture.

“Well, to put it simply, they aren't much different. Yes, how businesses and employees operate outwardly may be different, but the internal mechanisms and drivers for individual behaviors in businesses are all the same. Your employees are driven by their thoughts, feelings, and urges (all internal processes). For instance, if we allow ourselves to be driven by fear in a personal relationship, we may withhold information that could be vital to the development and strength of that relationship. If an employee is driven by fear of his boss' rejection of their proposal and withholds this information, the business could suffer from the innovation, creativity and potential benefit of the idea.

It is all about what energy (via our thoughts, feelings or urges) we allow to be drivers in our actions as individuals, employees, and businesses. A business entity itself could have unintentionally been founded on control, fear, greed, power...which inherently will perpetuate and construct those drivers in workplace culture, productivity, and service delivery if not deconstructed and addressed. Energies like fear, anger, greed, control, pride will only lead to destructive results on a small or larger scale, albeit they still are powerful forces. Managers driven by pride, fear and control to lead their subordinates will not produce constructive results. We know this. What we struggle with is how to deconstruct this negative and get to the root issues that are manifesting it, resolve those issues, and invite and implement constructive energies.

Energies like courage, compassion, neutrality, reasoning will lead to constructive results and there are ways we can learn to embody and act on these forces to support a functional workplace system. These concepts are supported by a variety of sources, one of which is in David Hawkin's research in the book, "Power vs Force".”

In her work with individuals, families and businesses, Amy is focused on identifying and addressing the root issues to problems, not just treating "symptoms". There are many approaches and modalities that just treat symptoms and surface level issues. That’s not Amy’s style.

You can reach Amy:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylohr/

Website: https://allelementswellness.com/contact/

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Julian Smit is the Director and Senior Producer at J.D. Nevins Communications Inc., a virtual digital communications agency with expertise in emerging sales and marketing strategies and technologies.

He is also the Executive Director and Host of BIYF Marketing which is a YouTube channel and iTunes Podcast, dedicated to providing weekly sales and marketing advice for businesses and marketers.

After working in a number of different jobs, Julian found his niche in digital marketing, and spent almost 10 years working in the corporate world. Changes in the corporate structure of his employer, left Julian and many of his co-workers looking for a job. His transition to the freelance job market happened almost by chance. He was not able to find full time employment, but he did find a number of short term gigs. Along the way he started to appreciate the benefits of working from home, on his own schedule.

Seeing a bigger opportunity Julian created a virtual digital marketing agency where he draws on his growing network of global experts to provide top notch service to a growing list of clients, including Bank of Montreal.

In this episode Julian shares he thoughts on the future of the digital marketing sector, offers advice to anyone interested in taking advantage of this growing opportunity, and the rationale behind his podcast.

When he lost his job, Julian could have become discouraged. Instead he ignored the naysayers that view freelancing as a poor substitute for a real job, and eventually created his dream business, career, and life.

I know you’ll enjoy Julian’s honest, direct, communication style and his obvious joy of life.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to connect.

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Born in The Netherlands and living in Paris, Lousin Mehrabi was on the fast track to success in the world of finance, when the 2008 subprime crisis changed her perception of career success in a big way.

There was a suicide in the company she was working for, and she saw first hand how quickly employees could become disposable assets. (According to OECD the number of unemployed persons in the OECD area increased from 34 million in 2008 to 42.1 million in 2010 – the most rapid rise in OECD unemployment since the early 1990s. And according to the New York Times job losses in the U.S. increased by 2.6 million people in 2008 alone).

She continued her career in finance for several more years, but found herself longing for more in life. And in 2016 she made a brave decision. She quit her well paid job, invested some time and money in professional development and and started her own coaching practice

In her words she was living her dream life and career. Then life hit her with the biggest hardship she have ever faced when she learned that her six year old son had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The doctor told her “ this is a 100% fatal disease for which there is no cure”. She was told her son would be in a wheelchair somewhere between the age of 8-12, and that the average lifespan was between 25-30.

When she asked the doctor what they could do, he replied, “there’s nothing you can do.” Lousin didn’t accept that answer.

She knew that a warmer climate would be good for her son. The warmth of the sun, being able to go to the beach, would improve his quality of life immensely. So without hesitation, the family moved to Dubai, where she now lives. I caught up with he this fall when she was back home in the Netherlands for a visit. This is an inspiring story about facing adversity head on, taking control of your own destiny, and ignoring the naysayers. Contact Lousin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lousin-mehrabi/

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Lloyd Yip is the Director of Sales at Growth Genius, where he helps business leaders build relationships with ideal prospects, and ultimately drive more sales. He is also the founder of Early Bird Careers where he empowers people to land their dream jobs, make more money, and feel more fulfilled at work. Lloyd is well known in the LinkedIn community for producing short, interview-based videos packed with practical business and life advice.

In this episode, Lloyd talks about common mistakes young people make when trying to decide on a career, and stresses the importance of trying different things and learning from your experiences. He also offers great advice to entrepreneurs who consider themselves to be reluctant sales people.

You can reach Lloyd on LinkedIn

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Natalie Sisson has traveled to seventy countries to date and lived on five continents, won a gold medal in World Championship Beach Ultimate Frisbee and smashed a World Record in Dragonboating with the Sisterhood.

Natalie Sisson is the bestselling author of The Suitcase Entrepreneur, and a sought-after speaker, having spoken at TEDx Royal Tunbridge Wells, Problogger, FinCon, Social Media Marketing World. She is a contributor to Forbes and the Huffington Post and has been featured in many other publications and media outlets including 60 Minutes, Yahoo Finance, The Guardian and The Sydney Morning Herald. The Huffington Post named her one of 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs in 2017.

Natalie left the corporate world in 2009, and after co-founding a tech startup decided to focus on her blog, The Suitcase Entrepreneur. She turned it into the thriving multiple six-figure lifestyle business she can run from just a laptop and her smartphone.

Her new book, The Freedom Plan provides step by step advice for anyone that wants to live the life they desire, while running a profitable business they love.

You can reach Natalie at www.nataliesisson.com

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Ryan French is a technical sales leader for a Fortune 200 company (in automotive) and, to use his words, has been trying out his technical selling skills on some very fortunate customers for over a decade.

Ryan’s entrepreneurial career began at the age of 17 when he started a wedding photography business that he used to pay his way through Detroit’s premier engineering school, fulfilling a promise to his parents that he’d get the degree.

Affectionately known as Ryan from Detroit, he is also a top LinkedIn video creator, and is quickly being recognized as a go-to source for sales tips and advice.

In this episode, Ryan talks about the importance of his faith, dispels a number of common myths about selling, and offers practical advice for entrepreneurs that are thinking about hiring a “rock star” sales rep to increase revenues.

You can reach Ryan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanfromdetroit/

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Sonny Tannan is the Founder and Co-Host of the Unlearn Show, Co-Founder of Real Life Brand, a LinkedIn video creator, an in demand public speaker, a Veteran, and according to his 3 year old son, an awesome dad.

With over a decade of experience in Business Development, leading U.S. Marines & traveling the world, Sonny believes that we can all maximize our potential by humanizing our brand messaging.

He also opens up about his journey from the corporate world, to a full time entrepreneur, and shares a poignant story about a family trip that was darkened by the passing of his father-in-law..

If you are uncertain about what comes next, you’ll enjoy this episode. Sonny is a fan of keeping it simple and offers some great advice

You can reach Sonny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnytannan/ and http://reallifebrand.com/

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Madeleine Black is a public speaker, psychotherapist, and author of Unbroken. Madeleine has experienced more trauma in her life than most ever will.

She was violently gang raped when she was thirteen years old, and raped three more times before the age of eighteen. Living in a state of shock and self-loathing, it took her years of struggle to confront the buried memories of that first attack and begin to undo the damage it wrought, as men continued to take advantage of her fragility in the worst possible way.

Yet, after growing up with a burden no teenager should ever have to shoulder, she found the heart to carry out the best revenge plan of all; leading a fulfilling and happy life.

Madeleine believes that if we choose to, we can get past anything in life, and sums it up this way - “It’s not what happens to us that is important but what we do with it.”

You can reach Madeleine at enquiries@madeleineblack.co.uk Buy her book UNBROKEN

Unbroken: One Woman's Journey to Rebuild a Life Shattered by Violence. A True Story of Survival and Hope

Matt Gagnon is the Founder and President of Lifestyle Coaching Development, where he works with a wide variety of clients, from work-at-home moms to NBA executives. He helps people achieve what they really want in life.

In this episode, Matt explains how persistent follow up got him an internship with the San Antonio Spurs, and how he used this same strategy to get his first big opportunity in retail management. He also opens up about his ongoing struggle with mental health, including an failed suicide attempt, and the moment he realized that he had been selling his soul to a corporate lifestyle that had no boundaries.

Today Matt describes himself as a bullet proof optimist, and is in the middle of a year long family trek across America in a borrowed RV.

You can reach Matt at LinkedIn

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Jaime Cohen is the Founder and Branding Strategist at Jaimbalaya, where she has helped hundreds of clients find their tribe and build brand equity through digital storytelling. Jaime’s diverse background includes stints as a salsa dancer, comedian, Spanish interpreter, and a dill pickle booth attendant. She stresses the importance of getting all of the ingredients in your story right, just like the perfect recipe for jambalaya.

In this episode, Jaime drops truth bombs about topics such as the importance of brand consistency, how being diagnosed with arthritis at the age of ten has shaped her life, her approach to digital storytelling, and shares with us her thoughts on the importance of engaging with empathy.

You can contact Jaime on LinkedIn on Instagram and Facebook

Mark Metry is the Host of the Top 50 Self-Help iTunes & Spotify Top Charts podcast, Humans 2.0. In total, his thoughts, views, podcasts, and videos have been viewed over 1.3+ million times. And that’s a good thing because this is one smart guy. By interviewing some of the world’s most successful thought leaders - people like Seth Goden, Neil Patel, Jay Samit, and David Meltzer - Mark seeks to educate and empower others to upgrade to the human version 2.0 that is inside all of us.

As a young teenager, Mark founded PPMC, the #1 Pixelmon Minecraft server. Mark grew the company’s website to reach over 2 million visitors and 10,000 registered premium members. Mark is also the founder and operator of VU Dream, an innovative virtual and augmented reality marketing & advertising agency based in Boston.

In this episode, Mark shares wisdom learned from his journey. He speaks about the importance of being clear, the reality that there have always been bad people in this world, and makes bold predictions about the coming impact of new technologies.

You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Twitter and https://www.markmetry.com/

Ramy Gabal is everything Blockchain. He is a Strategic Advisor at Coinseason, Canada's fastest growing digital currency exchange platform, CTO at Blockscart, an online marketplace powered by Blockchain, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at BlockRake Inc., a business consulting firm specializing in an end-to-end company development model for Blockchain technology, Architect and Strategist at the Camelot Foundation, which uses Blockchain alongside several degrees of artificial intelligence and human cognition to, in his words, expose oppressive monopolies, and CEO of United Restaurants, a 30,000 restaurant consortium that uses Hyperledger technology to revolutionize the entire food industry, farm to table.

In this episode, Ramy gives us a unique insight into the potential for blockchain and distributed ledger technology, and takes on the myth that it’s all smoke and mirrors hidden behind criminal elements.

You can reach Ramy on LinkedIn

Ty Crandall is the CEO of Credit Suite. He is an internationally known speaker, and author of two best-selling books, Perfect Credit and Business Credit Decoded.

Credit Suite helps business owners get money when traditional bank loans are not an option. Ty’s company fills a unique niche in the business credit market, by connecting business owners with his network of more than 2,000 private sector lenders.

In this episode, Ty gets into the specifics when it comes to securing business credit from alternative lenders, and explains why you only need one lendable source of credit to get money. This is a must-epsiode for any business owner, even if there are no immediate needs for financing. The wisdom Ty shares may be the thing that saves a business down the line.

You can reach Ty at www.creditsuite. and on LinkedIn

Colin Morgan is the Host of The Daily Grind Podcast and VP Operations at The Plan2Profit Group, a company that specializes in creating business plans for clients who are investor-ready.

In this episode, Colin talks about his decision to give up on his dream of making the PGA tour after giving it a shot, lessons he learned through three failed entrepreneurial ventures, and the decision he made to join forces with his father at Plan2Profit. He also shares with us the five things lenders say should be in every business plan, and gives us his views on the role of a business plan. It’s an interesting discussion in an era when many startups are forgoing the traditional business plan.

You can reach Colin at:Plan2Profit and on LinkedIn