DESIGN YOU with Dr. Garrison Leykam

Elizabeth  Suarez holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania and Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University.  She completed the Executive Management Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and is a graduate of the prestigious National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) program, as well as the Center for Creative Leadership and Leadership Denver. Elizabeth has a new book out called, The Art of Getting Everything: How to Negotiate for What you Want. DESIGN YOU with Dr. Garrison Leykam is hosted by Certified Professional Career Coach Garrison Leykam

Marc Emmer is an author, speaker and consultant. He’s recognized as a thought leader throughout North America in strategic consulting and recently published his second book, Momentum: How Companies Decide What To Do Next. He founded Optimize Inc., a California-based consulting firm in 2002 and has grown an impressive client list that includes public companies and mid-market companies across a diverse range of industries including financial services, health care, technology and energy. Marc has facilitated strategy sessions for over 135 companies and is an accomplished speaker, having delivered over 225 key note speeches and spoken internationally for Vistage, the world’s largest CEO peer group organization. His recent article, “Why 2018 Could Be the Best Year Ever to Be an Entrepreneur," is a must read for anyone wanting to make a difference in their career, their business and the world. DESIGN YOU with Dr. Garrison Leykam is hosted by Certified Professional Career Coach, senior business leader, personal branding expert, author and TV & radio host Garrison 

"Bulldog ballerina” and attorney Avery Blank is an impact strategist helping individuals and organizations to achieve their business, career, and policy goals through advocacy and strategic positioning to unlock hidden opportunities. Avery has worked in industry, government, academia and non-profits and has appeared in journals and publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Forbes, TIME, Fortune, Lean In, and many more.  She speaks on women's leadership, millennials, strategy, careers, policy, and politics and has spoken at Campbell Soup Co., the U.S. Department of State, Oxford University’s Power Shift Forum, the Women in Strategy Summit, as well as for Harvard Law School. 

Two-time Olympic swimmer Ragga Ragnars has over 20-years of experience in competitive swimming and over 10-years as a professional swimmer. She is the current Icelandic record holder in several events as well as a successful actress, model and media manager dividing her time between Iceland and Los Angeles. Listen to Garrison’s conversation with Ragga about finding her passion for swimming, taking risks, turning the dream into a career, making the sacrifices to live her dream and using the Olympics experience as a springboard for acting and modeling. DESIGN YOU with Dr. Garrison Leykam is hosted by Certified Professional Career Coach, reinvention expert, author and TV Host Garrison Leykam. 

Mel Carson shares insights from his bestselling book, Introduction to Personal Branding on DESIGN YOU with Dr. Garrison Leykam. He discusses what personal branding is and how to take your first steps toward perfecting your personal brand. Mel Carson is Founder & Principal Strategist at Delightful Communications – a Seattle-based Modern Marketing and Digital PR agency. His mission is to help businesses and people be more discoverable, shareable and memorable. Personal Branding – Ten Steps Toward a New Professional You has been getting rave reviews on Amazon, Kindle and Audible. His recent article, “How to Craft a Personal Branding Statement That Endures,” has importance for job seekers and career reinventors alike. Follow Mel Carson on Twitter,  LinkedIn and Facebook DESIGN YOU with Dr. Garrison Leykam is hosted by Certified Professional Career Coach, reinvention expert, author and TV Host Garrison Leykam. 

Garrison's guest on this segment of DESIGN YOU with Dr. Garrison Leykam is Patrick J. McGinnis, author of The 10% Entrepreneur, who provides answers and how-to's to the question, "What if there was a way to combine the stability of a day job with the excitement of a startup enabling you to become an entrepreneur without losing a steady paycheck?" Patrick J. McGinnis is a venture capitalist and private equity investor who founded Dirigo Advisors to provide strategic advice to investors, entrepreneurs and fast-growing businesses. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Georgetown University, he has written for Business Insider, Huffington Post, Boston Magazine and Forbes. Check out Patrick's website and get your copy of The 10% Entrepreneur. DESIGN YOU with Dr. Garrison Leykam is hosted by Certified Professional Career Coach, reinvention expert, author and TV Host Garrison Leykam. Read his FREE online DESIGN YOU training, How-To Write a Resume that GETS RESULTS and check out his book, DESIGN YOU: Creating Your Most Successful Life Using the Principles of Industrial Design