Human Impact

Ed Andrew talks to Jeff Lerner, founder of the leading entrepreneurial academy ENTRE Institute, a $50m+ business which has helped over 300,000 business owners. Discussing, how freedom is now his currency, how he failed 11 times before success, how mental freedom is more important than money and where our education system is failing entrepreneurs before they start. From broke jazz musician to award-winning entrepreneur… Jeff Lerner's story and teachings have inspired millions to get control of their future and reshape their life. After a decade of building 3 businesses to over 8 figures and landing multiple times on the INC5000, Jeff turned his focus to building the world's first global education platform forentrepreneurs. In 2019 he founded ENTRE, now one of the fastest growing education platforms in the world,with over 300,000 “ENTREpreneurs”. Entre is the world's first “whole life transformation” platform which combines

Humans will be extinct within 1,000 years. Ed Andrew talks to acclaimed neuroscientist and environmental activist Professor George Paxinos about how the future of our planet is in our hands though we are unlikely to do anything about it due to human evolution. He believes that the anatomy of our brain will prevent us from making the radical choices we need to preserve humanity. George was the first person to map the human mind and has over 50 published books. Though today he has just written his first novel A River Divided based on his knowledge of neuroscience, human evolution and eco-activism. He prefers to call himself an environmental activist rather than scientist as this is where his passion lies. We take a deep dive into the human mind, its never ending narrative and how only our relation to our personal environment can change our behaviour. 

Ed Andrew talks to former McKinsey partner Ashish Kothari about peak performance, human behaviour and discovering fulfilment after an otherwise successful corporate career which ultimately lacked internal depth.  Ashish is publishing his first book Hardwired for Happiness and we talk about where people get lost in their careers and how only a few organisiations have the courage to let their employees explore their true sense of meaning in a psychologically safe environment.   

Ed talks to Professor Erek Clacks, former US Army officer, academic professor, motivational speaker and bestselling author of Have the Courage to Try which Ed was honoured to write the foreword.  Erek came from nothing making the conscious decision to break every cycle into which he was born. Family dysfunction, poverty, uneducated and low self-esteem. Erek created a vision for his future and executed a strategy to achieve it.  Erek is a master of strategy with a deep sense of compassion.  Erek is the first client of Ed's to come on the podcast and discuss how he was able to transform his life taking the final steps to abundance breaking free of institutional limitations. 

On this episode of Human Impact Ed talks to returning guest multi million selling author John David Mann and his wife Ana Gabriel Mann about their collaboration, the Go Giver Marriage, covering relationships, communication, the psychology of surviving trauma, our identity as adults the more we stay in one career and forget our true happiness.  John is known as the King of Parables in New York so of course he also gives us a mini-masterclass on writing fiction and developing characters.

Ed Andrew discusses the first step of launching any coaching product or service to market as part of the coaching 101 series on Human Impact podcast.  He goes into detail about the customer experience while ensuring all the operations are set up technically to capture emails and payments so the first journey a customer has with you is one they want to repeat.    

Ed gives his 2 rules for managing stress and toxic people especially at Christmas and during the holidays. The main rule is walk away from any situation which is designed to hurt you or where you feel uncomfortable, if you want to stay then make sure you are protected and make your position is very well known to those who do not support you. There is no need to justify or explain, those are just control mechanisms, always be kind and grateful though be firm.    Calibrate your energy and mood state and act accordingly before you enter the situation.  Never expose yourself to harm, and if you are feeling off already then either recharge or walk away.  

How does the ripple effect maximise your business growth and reach?  How does it enable us to help the greatest amount of people? ​In this random episode with Ed Andrew I share insight into a coaching class with a student discussing the Ripple Effect, letting go of ego and control to hold space and guide people through transforming their lives and businesses. 

Do you want to create passive income, is it working for you, are you chasing fast cash? In this random episode with Ed he shares some insight into an issue which keeps coming up with his students and clients - how to create wealth and give yourself permission to do so while asking the right questions of the people selling fast cash so as not to fall into the trap of losing money rather than accumulating it. If that is you then tune in and hear Ed unpack the issues and provide some answers. 

How to grow a personal brand by manufacturing fame. Aaron Parkinson is owner of marketing and media agency 7 Mile Media who has worked with some of the most well known self development and business success strategists including Mike Dillard, Sam Ovens, Brendan Kane. Aaron is also Ed's go to marketing agency and having developed a friendship over the past few years Aaron talks about his own business journey, recovering from hitting rick bottom to growing one of the most successful media buying agencies and marketing strategy agencies on the planet.  Discussing manufactured fame for personalities and the assets needed to succeed at the global game of marketing.    

Owen Bennett-Jones one of the world's leading freelance investigative journalists, former Commonwealth Journalist of the Year and professor at Princeton and USC, has just launched Auddy a new podcast service. Owen talks to Ed Andrew about the latest podcast Make or Break and the decisions that either lead to success or disaster in some of the most well known businesses on earth.   We also get deep into when politicians and business leaders forget their audience and become only self-serving, and how the truth in media disappeared a long time ago.

Jim Harshaw is a TEDx Speaker, performance coach, former Division I All American wrestler and former Division I head coach. It took him 16 years to become an All American and he failed many times, often not just with a bruised ego but blood on his face. At age 26, I found myself as the youngest Division I head coach in the country.  He talks to Ed Andrew about success through failure. He has spent his life surrounded by elite performers – Olympians, CEOs, and millionaires. They’ve all struggled and failed on their way to success.  His mission is help people find success through the many adventures they have had before.

As an actress Debra has performed in theaters, screens and cabarets from New York to Los Angeles. As a talent manager She helped guide the careers of Hollywood A listers including Halle Berry and Antonio Banderas. A sought after speaker and author of The Resilient Actor: How to Kick-Ass in the Business Without it Kicking Your Ass was an Amazon bestseller.  Debra was one of the first Certified Bulletproof Human Potential Coaches, studying in a year-long program with the Bulletproof Human Potential Institute with Dave Asprey and Dr. Mark Atkinson.  Having worked as a professional actor and Hollywood talent manager, many of her clients are actors and creative types seeking a healthy lifestyle balance while maintaining an exciting, satisfying creative career.  

Blake Bauer is the author of the international bestselling book You Were Not Born To Suffer. Each year he helps thousands of people who cannot find effective support from conventional psychology, medicine, or religion. Blake is a world-renowned teacher and speaker with an extensive background in psychology, alternative medicine, nutrition, traditional healing, and mindfulness meditation. Based on both his personal experience overcoming deep suffering, addiction, and adversity, as well as his professional success with over 100,000 people worldwide, Blake’s pioneering work integrates what he’s found to be the most effective approaches to optimal mental, emotional, and physical health.

How to bring diversity, humour and emotional intelligence into workforce planning and recruitment.  US pioneer in assessments Criteria bought Australian AI and gaming based assessment company Revelian famed for its innovation in inclusion and diversity. Ed Andrew talks to Harvard PHD and Fulbright scholar Criteria founder Josh Millet and Revelian CEO Cherie Curtis about where the world of work, planning, recruitment and retention is going. We take a deep dive into the benefits and drawbacks of AI, how to assess those on the spectrum and showcase their talent, how to create better communication and longevity of employees and where emotions fit within great leadership.   

Rian Doris is the Co-Founder & COO at the Flow Research Collective, a research and training institute focused on decoding the neuroscience of flow states and training leaders to achieve peak performance. Rian lives at the intersection of entrepreneurship and academia —from starting his first business at age 18 to studying Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin and an MSc in Applied Neuroscience at King's College, London. On the academic side, Rian has lead research initiatives with Imperial College London, University of Southern California, the University of Zurich and Deloitte. On the entrepreneurial side, Rian has worked intimately with numerous world-leading experts in peak performance such as Keith Ferrazzi, Dr. Dan Siegel, and Steven Kotler, his partner at Flow Research Collective. Rian has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, TedX and Big Think.

Justin Caffrey is a former hedge fund manager, who lost his son 10 years ago and committed to changing his life and getting off the hamster wheel of corporate life which was rapidly derailing him.  He now combines his life with ethical investing, advising and a daily practice of cold water immersion, meditation and plant based living. In essence he is now living his life on purpose.   A recognised thought leader in Mindfulness, Resilience and Wellbeing having delivered programs to over 100 corporate clients. A Proven Multi-Business Entrepreneur in differing sectors and countries. Justin has built and sold 8 Regulated Companies with Seven Figure Exits. He is the All Ireland All Star Thought Leader in Personal Development in 2019 & 2020.

Exploring cultural change, and the integration of Western and Eastern societies to build a sustainable future with author Jeremy Lent. Best know for the Patterning Instinct his writings investigate the patterns of thought that have led our civilization to its current crisis of sustainability. He is founder of the nonprofit Liology Institute, dedicated to fostering an integrated worldview that could enable humanity to thrive sustainably on the earth. After a career in business, eventually founding an internet startup and taking it public. After the death of his wife in 2005, Jeremy began an inquiry into the various constructions of meaning formed by cultures around the world and throughout history. His award-winning novel, Requiem of the Human Soul, was published in 2009. His most recent work, The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning, traces the deep historical foundations of our modern worldview. His next work The Web of Meaning: An Integration of Modern Science with Traditional Wisdom, which combines findings in cognitive science, systems theory, and traditional Chinese and Buddhist thought, offering a framework that integrates both science and meaning in a coherent whole. ​He holds regular community workshops to explore these topics through contemplative and embodied practices in the San Francisco Bay Area.  

John is an award-winning author, 3 x NY Times bestseller, he has written 30 books, in 35 languages and have sold more than 3 million copies. He won Nautilus Award, the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal), Taiwan’s Golden Book Award for Innovation, and the 2017 Living Now Book Awards “Evergreen Medal” for “contribution to positive global change.” John is the first writer I have interviewed, in the sense that he is not promoting his own brand with non fiction business books but is the writer behind many bestsellers. A fascinating insight into the mind of a writer, his practices, the world of publishing and how he collaborates with business leaders and celebrities. He is co-author of the international bestseller The Go-Giver (with Bob Burg), the New York Times bestsellers The Latte Factor (with David Bach), The Red Circle (with Brandon Webb), and Flash Foresight (with Daniel Burrus), the national bestsellers The Slight Edge (with Jeff Olson), Among Heroes (with Brandon Webb), Out of the Maze (with Spencer Johnson), and Real Leadership (with John Addison), and the Washington Post bestseller Take the Lead (with Betsy Myers), which was named Best Leadership Book of 2011 by Tom Peters and the Washington Post. His first full-length novel, Steel Fear (with former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb) comes out August 2021. 

DR Mamphela Ramphele has had a celebrated career as an activist, medical doctor, academic, businesswoman and political thinker.   Well known for cofounding Black Consciousness with Steve Biko in South Africa, she was one of only 4 Managing Directors of World Bank, stood for South African Presidential election in 2014, is a trustee of Nelson Mandela Foundation, and member of Club of Rome. Above all she is a humanitarian and activist for societal change. We talk about creating an abundant mindset by reconnecting to what we value as human connection and to our environment. That healing racial tension comes form acknowledgement, forgiveness, looking each other directly and creating a new value system.

David Korten is a former Harvard Business School professor, multiple author, activist, member of Club of Rome. His mission is to build an ecological civilisation, which is frankly impossible as no-one knows how but as he says we have to try. We talk about the Western destruction of Eastern values, sustainability, regeneration of land and community, how most CEO would be fired if they were truly aligned to their ethics. Why because their values do not represent the demands of shareholders. So it is our collective responsibility to start now as individuals building our community again.

Ryan Triplette, former Chief IP Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee is the founder of Canary Global Strategic, a strategic consulting firm focusing on the policy and regulatory needs of emerging / disruptive technologies operating in the US (Washington, DC) and Europe (Paris, France) Devon White is the co-founder and CEO of Field, a cutting edge brain optimization company specializing in personalized, precision-based neuro-enhancement experiences. He has over 20 years in performance coaching and human systems design. Devon is a master trainer in multiple communication systems and a global speaker on the intersection of technology and wellness Global Brain Data Foundation was established in 2020 as a charity to serve the public interest by ensuring the development of the neurotechnology industry in a manner that supports human flourishing and data empowerment. Built functionally as a data repository and best practices clearinghouse for the proper and ethical collection, accumulation, licensing and use of neurodata.

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. He talks to Ed Andrew about his latest book Touching the Jaguar, and creating a life economy.

Mark Victor Hansen is probably best known as the co-author for the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series and brand, with over 500 million books sold. He is also a prolific writer with 307 books authored or co-authoredMark also worked his way into a worldwide spotlight as a sought-after keynote speaker and entrepreneurial marketing maven. He is a charismatic speaker having spoken to 7,000 audiences in 78 countries. His wife and co-author of Ask!, Crystal Dwyer Hansen is a business strategist and successful entrepreneur, speaker, and author in the US and China. Crystal, also known as the “celebrity coach,” is a certified life coach and wellness/nutrition expert. They talk to Ed Andrew about their own journeys to transformation, based on asking questions and taking action, letting go of the ego. We talk about Albert Einstein and the power of radiant energy, his work with Buckminster Fuller and the process of transformation which we have learned from thousands of years of teaching.

Week eight of our Mindset Mastermind series with Ed Andrew, Tim Alison and Scotty Schindler host Mindset Mastermind, a weekly live Q&A on business, entrepreneurship, careers, work and life.  Tim and Scotty are regular guests on Human Impact. This week we focus on building a coaching business, getting a business started and taking lessons from elite sports into business.  ​Tim Alison is host of the Screw the Naysayers podcast interviewing leaders such as Seth Godin, Jack Canfield and Evan Carmichael. He has an incredible story leaving his highly paid sales career in Toronto at 30 with a young family to settle in small fishing village in Nova Scotia where he built an education software company to $10m in revenue. For the past ten years Tim has mentored and coached business owners, he has given talks at Harvard and is on the Amazon Prime docuseries on reshaping education. Scotty Schindler is the founder of ReNet a real estate software business responsible for managing $1.25 trillion in listings. He grew this with no mentors.  Scotty is also a world champion amateur surfer, business mentor and coach.  Scotty is also the pioneer of the 1357 sales systems and Business Judo methods.

Mitzi Perdue is a prolific author, recently published "How to be up in Down times - 40 Tips" with Chicken Soup for the Soul co author Mark Victor Hansen. A well known public speaker and savvy entrepreneur, and farmer owning one of the biggest wineries in California. The daughter of the founder of Sheraton Hotels and wife of Perdue Chicken the largest global organic chicken producer. She is an acclaimed host and science, agriculture writer with over 1,600 syndicated articles to her name and over 400 TV interviews as host.  In addition, Mitzi the author of more than 1600 newspaper and magazine articles on family businesses, food, agriculture, the environment, philanthropy, biotechnology, genetic engineering, and women’s health. Mitzi talks to Ed Andrew about wealth, being frugal, legacy and holding money for the future, we also take a deep dive into agriculture and the keys to her business success which are built on research and study.   

Week seven of our Mindset Mastermind series with Ed Andrew, Tim Alison and Scotty Schindler host Mindset Mastermind, a weekly live Q&A on business, entrepreneurship, careers, work and life.  Tim and Scotty are regular guests on Human Impact. This week we focus on building a side gig during a crisis and looking at local opportunities. ​Tim Alison is host of the Screw the Naysayers podcast interviewing leaders such as Seth Godin, Jack Canfield and Evan Carmichael. He has an incredible story leaving his highly paid sales career in Toronto at 30 with a young family to settle in small fishing village in Nova Scotia where he built an education software company to $10m in revenue. For the past ten years Tim has mentored and coached business owners, he has given talks at Harvard and is on the Amazon Prime docuseries on reshaping education. Scotty Schindler is the founder of ReNet a real estate software business responsible for managing $1.25 trillion in listings. He grew this with no mentors.  Scotty is also a world champion amateur surfer, business mentor and coach.  Scotty is also the pioneer of the 1357 sales systems and Business Judo methods. 

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, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include Make Elephants Fly, and Surviving a Start Up. Hoffman was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television’s Interactive Media Group. While in Hollywood, Hoffman worked as a TV development executive at Fries Entertainment, known for producing over a hundred TV shows, acquired by MGM. He 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 and provided consulting to many of the world’s largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom

Week six of our Mindset Mastermind series with Ed Andrew, Tim Alison and Scotty Schindler host Mindset Mastermind, a weekly live Q&A on business, entrepreneurship, careers, work and life.  Tim and Scotty are regular guests on Human Impact. This week we focus on protecting your brand, pivoting your business, leading an emerging industry or captaining a dying one? ​Tim Alison is host of the Screw the Naysayers podcast interviewing leaders such as Seth Godin, Jack Canfield and Evan Carmichael. He has an incredible story leaving his highly paid sales career in Toronto at 30 with a young family to settle in small fishing village in Nova Scotia where he built an education software company to $10m in revenue. For the past ten years Tim has mentored and coached business owners, he has given talks at Harvard and is on the Amazon Prime docuseries on reshaping education. Scotty Schindler is the founder of ReNet a real estate software business responsible for managing $1.25 trillion in listings. He grew this with no mentors.  Scotty is also a world champion amateur surfer, business mentor and coach.  Scotty is also the pioneer of the 1357 sales systems and Business Judo methods. 

Michael has led the strategy, design and development of over 150 mobile, Salesforce and digital or marketing automation projects. Michael is the author and podcast host of Automate & Grow and founder of Founders Pack, an innovation start up community built on the Japanese business principles of Keiretsu. He talks to Ed Andrew about the 6 exponential technologies and how they fit into todays world of start ups, how to choose the right technology automation, how to decide what you should automate and outsource, and what founders should be focussing on themselves. 

Jack Canfield, known as America's #1 Success Coach, is the coauthor of more than 200 books, including, The Success Principles™:  How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, The Success Principles Workbook, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes 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 trainings 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 shares with Ed Andrew his insight and advice on doing business during Covid 19, and how to embark on a transformational journey. 

Week four of our Mindset Mastermind series with Ed Andrew, Tim Alison and Scotty Schindler host Mindset Mastermind, a weekly live Q&A on business, entrepreneurship, careers, work and life.  Tim and Scotty are regular guests on Human Impact. This week we focus on consumer behaviour, marketing and advertising. ​Tim Alison is host of the Screw the Naysayers podcast interviewing leaders such as Seth Godin, Jack Canfield and Evan Carmichael. He has an incredible story leaving his highly paid sales career in Toronto at 30 with a young family to settle in small fishing village in Nova Scotia where he built an education software company to $10m in revenue. For the past ten years Tim has mentored and coached business owners, he has given talks at Harvard and is on the Amazon Prime docuseries on reshaping education. Scotty Schindler is the founder of ReNet a real estate software business responsible for managing $1.25 trillion in listings. He grew this with no mentors.  Scotty is also a world champion amateur surfer, business mentor and coach.  Scotty is also the pioneer of the 1357 sales systems and Business Judo methods. 

Aaron McHugh is an executive transformation coach, writer, podcaster, adventurer, author of Fire Your Boss: Discover Work You Love Without Quitting Your Job and career liberator who is learning to master a sustainable work-life play rhythms woven into his every day routine. He hosts the fast-growing podcast “Work Life Play,” leads Reboot Your Life experiential weekends, speaks widely, and is an Affiliate Advisor for Aberkyn, a division of McKinsey & Co, helping drive large culture transformations in North America. When he’s in his happy place he’s on road trips in their 1974 VW Bus, aka The Joy Bus, catapulting them into many father-daughter adventures together. He and his wife Leith live in Colorado Springs, CO. They are celebrating twenty-seven years of marriage in December. Their marriage survived the death of their twelve-year-old daughter Hadley in 2011. Their twenty-four-year-old son Holden lives in Costa Mesa and is thriving in recovery five years clean and sober. Their youngest daughter lives in Orange county with her brother. In 2015 they rebooted their lives, sold their house and all of their belongings to reboot their life and start their life over again. It hasn’t been easy, but they would do it again. They love traveling, drinking box wine and spending time with their creative, hilarious and courageous kids.

Week three of our Mindset Mastermind series with Ed Andrew, Tim Alison and Scotty Schindler host Mindset Mastermind, a weekly live Q&A on business, entrepreneurship, careers, work and life.  Tim and Scotty are regular guests on Human Impact. ​Tim Alison is host of the Screw the Naysayers podcast interviewing leaders such as Seth Godin, Jack Canfield and Evan Carmichael. He has an incredible story leaving his highly paid sales career in Toronto at 30 with a young family to settle in small fishing village in Nova Scotia where he built an education software company to $10m in revenue. For the past ten years Tim has mentored and coached business owners, he has given talks at Harvard and is on the Amazon Prime docuseries on reshaping education. Scotty Schindler is the founder of ReNet a real estate software business responsible for managing $1.25 trillion in listings. He grew this with no mentors.  Scotty is also a world champion amateur surfer, business mentor and coach.  Scotty is also the pioneer of the 1357 sales systems and Business Judo methods. 

Josh Felber is a podcast personality hosting top 20 show Making Bank, Emmy award winner The Visioneer, The Peter Diamandis story, Inc. 5000™ winner, best selling author, contributor to Forbes magazine, loving husband, father of three, serial entrepreneur, tv producer, featured in television & movies and more Josh Felber is the definition of a busy entrepreneur! Josh also runs the paleo driven skin care and wellness brand Primal Life Organics with his wife.  Josh and Ed Andrew talk about pivoting your business, how to recover after a failed project, removing your own identity from your business, Organic food and wellness, and how to amplify your brand message by being omnipresent.  We also talk about home schooling. 

Each week Ed Andrew is joined by fellow long time entrepreneurs Tim Alison host of Screw the Naysayers podcast, and Scotty Schindler founder of ReNet which managed $1.2 trillion of real estate listings. Scotty is also a world champion amateur surfer. With over 100 years of experience in running our own businesses around the world, and we are all business coaches and mentors from high growth tech start ups, family companies to global enterprises.  Join us each week on zoom at https://bit.ly/2Uhg6sC and have your questions answered. 

Rutledge Long is the co-founder of Parachute Bridge an experiential learning provider and education disruptor.He previously served as the Associate Director of Admissions at Perkiomen School and as a coach and teacher at the secondary level. He holds an M.Ed in Independent School Leadership from Vanderbilt University, a certificate in Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College.  Co-founders Rutledge Long and Patrick Schuermann (his professor) connected over their shared belief that the four walls of a classroom could not deliver all that students needed to be successful. Steeped in research and educational best practices, Parachute Bridge was designed by educators to ensure that students succeed not just in school, but in life. 

Each week Ed Andrew is joined by fellow long time entrepreneurs Tim Alison host of Screw the Naysayers podcast, and Scotty Schindler founder of ReNet which managed $1.2 trillion of real estate listings. Scotty is also a world champion amateur surfer. With over 100 years of experience in running our own businesses around the world, and we are all business coaches and mentors from high growth tech start ups, family companies to global enterprises.  Join us each week on zoom at https://bit.ly/2Uhg6sC and have your questions answered. 

Doug Ward is a former Special Operations veteran with 24 years military experience. He held numerous leadership positions to include instructor and manager of 500 personnel to Troop Chief of a hand selected group of special communicators tasked with supporting and deploying into austere environments with Special Operations Forces. Pulling from his past experience as an executive-level technology leader, he built numerous successful teams based on building a common vision that is understood and predicated upon impact and purpose. Doug brings the leadership principles from his time in Special Operations and as an executive in the corporate world to coaching companies and their leaders   

Liz Kislik has helped clients such as American Express, Orvis, The Girl Scouts, Comcast, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Highlights for Children solve their thorniest problems while strengthening their top and bottom lines. Her specialty is developing high performing leaders and workforces. She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes and Entrepreneur, a TEDx speakerand has served as adjunct faculty at Hofstra University and New York University. She has also written for the European Financial Review and the Forward. Liz’s articles have been included in Harvard Business Press books Guide to Motivating People and Dealing with Difficult People and in the Wall Street Journal, and she has been interviewed for The Muse, European CEO magazine, and The Financial Times Liz talks to Ed Andrew about mindful leadership in times of crisis, how to manage your boss, hire the right person and make sure you choose the right employer.

Bob Burg author of The Go-Giver (coauthored with John David Mann) is a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller, has sold over 950,000 copies. Bob talks to Ed Andrew about the essence of influence, and how money is an echo of value. He also gives a mini masterclass on Endless referrals and the art of networking.  Since its release it has consistently stayed in the Top 25 on Porchlight’s (formerly 800-CEO-READ) Business Book Bestsellers List. 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. Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales approaching two million copies.

Casanova Brooks is an award-winning real estate agent, investor, speaker, and CEO. Host of Dream Nation podcast. Who would have thought that a man who once had no home to house his family in and no job to earn income, would’ve locked in 46 real estate deals in his first year as a real estate agent and earn the rookie of the year award in a brand new city with no family, friends, or network? Casanova is foremost a Relationship Builder cultivating and transforming young and old minds into productive ones. Nurturing the ideology – It Starts With Your Mindset – Casanova Brooks held up strong when he hit rock bottom.  “As long as it’s a calculated risk, take it, don’t look back”.

Corey Poirier is a multiple-time TEDx, the host of 3 top rated interview shows, founder of The Speaking Program, and he has been featured in multiple television specials. A columnist with Entrepreneur and Forbes magazine, he has also interviewed over 5,000 of the world’s top leaders while building a multiple-six figure business in a very niche market. He is also the founder of the newly launch bLU Talks LIVE. His 11th book, the Book of Why and How explores how to find your calling, with 400 motivational quotes it is a complete guide to why you should find your calling, how to and to be inspired by those who have done so. 

Jennifer Hurvitz is known for her no-nonsense approach to dating after divorce. She’s a relationship coach, best-selling author of Shoulda, Coulda, Wouda, and host of the Doing Divorce Right (or Avoiding it Altogether) PODCAST. Happily divorced since 2014, Jennifer lives in Charlotte with her two teenage boys, one of whom has autism.  Jennifer has been featured by Oprah Winfrey, is a multiple author and one of America's leading Divorce coaches. She talks to Ed Andrew about the difference lens that men and women view marriage and why that causes so much pain, being accountable for our own behaviour and listening to red flags.   

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 6,000 locations in 26 countries. Also the Chairman of Lift Brands which serves 165 million workouts and counting. In 2010, he 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. Peter talks to Ed Andrew about his life as entrepreneur, scaling using systems and process, philanthropy and being fearless.  How he was the loneliest he has ever been while also being worth over $100m. 

After conquering habits and addictions that nearly took her life, Dotsie Bausch rode onto the 2012 Olympic podium as the oldest athlete in history in her cycling discipline, a remarkable feat powered by her plant-based diet. Now retired from competition, she pours her passion into compassionate missions to change and save lives. Dotsie is the founder of Switch4Good and won eight US national championships, two Pan American gold medals and a world record, she has become a powerful influencer for plant-based eating for athletes and non-athletes alike. Named by VegNews in 2019 as one of the top 20 most influential vegans in the world, and one of the stars of Game Changers Movie. Her popular TEDx Talk, “Olympic Level Compassion,” has garnered over 275,000 views and has been a catalyst of change for thousands of people. Dotsie shares her journey and passion as a plant based activist and humanitarian with Ed Andrew.

Dr Gleb Tsipursky is known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert and  author of Never Go With Your Gut, an acclaimed professor and academic in cognitive bias, behavioural economics and neuroscience. His cutting-edge thought leadership was featured in over 400 articles and over 350 interviews including Fast Company, CBS, Time, Inc, Psychology Today, Business Insider. Gleb is an in demand speaker and business coach on the international stage and he talks to Ed Andrew about cognitive bias leadership, intuition, the two mind systems and the 5 questions we should all ask ourselves to avoid common disasters at work and home.      

David Burkus talked to Ed Andrew about the art of networking. David is recognised as one of the world's leading forward-thinking business leaders, his ideas and bestselling books are changing how companies approach innovation, collaboration, and productivity. As a skilled researcher and inspiring communicator, Burkus is one of the foremost minds shaping the future of business. The bestselling author of three books, Burkus’ latest work Friend of a Friend explores the science of how networks and relationships drive business—both inside and outside of the organization. By blending the most current research in psychology, sociology, economics, and network science, Burkus offers a fresh perspective on how to improve our networks and build key connections. Burkus’ award winning books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. By making cutting-edge organizational research accessible and applicable, Burkus pushes audiences to reconsider how they work both individually and in teams and unlocks the methods top performers use to thrive at work and in life. A renowned expert, Burkus’ writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, and more. He’s been interviewed by NPR, the BBC, CNN, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the world’s top business thought leaders by Thinkers50.

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 he did succeed. Starting by scrubbing toilets, JT hustled and worked his way into better opportunities, eventually finding incredible success in the banking and mortgage industry. He was on top of the world. And then the mortgage industry fell apart. He lost his job, and literally all of his money. He had to borrow from his friends to make rent. He was nearly back to where he started: with nothing. But this time, he had something that he did not have growing up in the slums of Dayton: the knowledge of what it takes to succeed. JT used this setback combined with what he learned as the springboard for him to reach even bigger heights--eventually becoming President of two multimillion-dollar companies. JT talks to Ed Andrew about education, taking responsibility, the 5 pillars of life and his success formula. Currently, JT is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, the worlds largest self publishing platform. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Megan, and their four children; Ava, Jaxon, Elle and Jace.

Currently living in Los Angeles Anarkalli is a proud Sri Lankan tv host, actress and former politician. She made her first commercial aged 2 and for the past 30 years she has been immersed in tv and film. She grew up on film sets. Her parents Indrani Jayatilaka, fashion designer and father Jayantha Jayatilaka, location manager and film producer, worked in over 50 Hollywood movies including Indiana Jones, Bridge on the River Kwai, Tarzan. The lead in 22 films Anarkalli won the prestigious Sarasaviya Film Award making her the youngest actress in history to win the most popular actress award. She also won the National Presidential Award for her performance in the movie Anjalika. Anarkalli shares her journey with Ed Andrew including her kidnapping at 19, entering politics at 22 and being a former Miss Sri Lanka. Anarkalli talks about separating celebrity from you from identity and developing resilience, faith and community to manage life's challenges. Today in LA she interviews social media influencers and virtual reality starts to showcase the journey they made rather than the rewards they flaunt, she helps aspiring actors to develop good mental health, resilience and to take responsibility for their lives and choices.

Marc Champagne, entrepreneur and host of Behind the Human podcast talks to Ed Andrew about closing his app KYO which had 87m impressions and 200,000 subscribers. In this humbling and honest conversation Marc details for the first time the closing of his business and the mental and emotional strain that goes with it.  Really diving into where it went wrong, letting go of ego, finding his identity again and what the future offers. A sobering and real episode of a founders journey through start up world.