Leadership Happy Hour

She's been a Pastor, a Vice-President and President of a College and now is the Assistant to the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for Executive Administration.  Her name?  Louise Johnson.   From my first meeting with Louise a little over a month ago, I knew that she was the kind of leader I could follow.  That's saying a lot because my expectations are pretty high when I'm following.  Louise's grasp on what it takes to build a team and then lead them through the challenge of change is a matter of record.  She and I discuss faithful leadership and innovation in these turbulent time...and listening to this episode will be worth YOUR time. More on Louise (in her own words)... I am an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and an experienced executive leader. I have a long and demonstrated history of effective innovation, change leadership, and organizational transformation. I was President of a struggling school in a downward trending industry. In less than five years, the school experienced the highest enrollment and fund raising years in its 165 year history. I am skilled in Communication, Strategy, Public Speaking, and Finance, but I am fundamentally a leader. I know how to build a strong team, work with a variety of constituencies, and drive toward mission. In addition to a Master of Divinity degree, I have a Certificate in Leadership and Management from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Contact Louise at:  Louise.Johnson@elca.org  

Stories are the cornerstone of civilization.  They are how we transmit norms and learn how to get along.  They are also how we can heal.  There are few things as meaningful or therapeutic as sharing one's story. On this episode I get to share in my guest's story and how she helps others share theirs in order to heal and understand God's love in their own life.  Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch was such a pleasure to have on the show that I know you'll come away with more than you thought you would. CHEERS! More on Mischelle... Mischelle Saunders-Gottschis the CEO/Founder of Altered Stories Ministry (www.alteredstories.org) and Chief Storyteller Host of the Altered Stories Show.  She is a Christian wife to Mark, mother to Tawny, Gigi to Bentley Rose and dog mom to Beau and Bella.   Mischelle is also a women's conference speaker, business leader and is passionate about helping women share their transformational God stories to help women around the world to heal from sharing them or hearing them.   The call on her life to help women share their  stories of redemption stems from her experience of emotional healing that resulted when sharing her childhood cult survival story and seeing how telling her story affected those who heard it.  Mischelle's business background includes a successful Senior management career in Corporate America working for large fortune 500 companies in Senior Management roles in Denver, Colorado.  She also worked for Focus on the Family and Compassion International, both large faith-based Nonprofit organizations in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  She currently does work as an Independent Senior Management Consultant in Nonprofit Development and Podcast Storytelling as well as Program, Project and Change Management.   Mischelle is a graduate of Colorado Christian University in Denver, Colorado and holds a B.S. degree in Organizational Management in Project Management. She is working on writing a book about her personal story and expects to launch her book at the end of 2022.

This past year has required everyone in church to learn how to pivot...especially leadership.  In this interview with Pastor Matt Short, we talk about success stories that he's seen and what you can do in the next year to continue to show God's love.  (Hint....it has to do with some listening).  I got a lot from our conversation and I know you will too! CHEERS! More on Matt.... I was born and raised in Lake Havasu City, Arizona; a town that often nabs the dubious honor of being the “hot spot of the nation” during the summer weather forecasts (our record set was 128 degrees in the summer of 1994!). After completing a Bachelor's in Sociology (Family/Gender/Race Studies), I travelled to Columbus, OH to attend Trinity Lutheran Seminary. It was there that I met my wife, Jessica Short, who is currently serving as the Campus Pastor at Marquette University.Our first calls were in Fargo, North Dakota, where we lived for three years before moving to the Greater Milwaukee Synod in the Fall of 2008. From 2008-2017, I had the honor of serving as the pastor of St. Luke Lutheran in Slinger. In May of 2017, I joined the synod staff as the Assistant to the Bishop for Evangelical Mission. Jessica and I live in Menomonee Falls and have two children, Charissa and Lucas. While I have a deep appreciation for the beauty of the Midwest, I am a Southwestern guy at heart. I share this because my upbringing in the Southwest has a deep impact on how I approach ministry. In the Southwest, no church or denomination has a stronger foothold than any other. My hometown is geographically isolated (a characteristic of Arizona), which means all the different congregations and denominations simply have to work together. This is still my default, and something that I bring with me into my work as the Director of Evangelical Mission (DEM) of the Greater Milwaukee Synod. I am excited for the work ahead, as I see the power and possibility of shared ministry that dismantles the barriers we create. My greatest joy is seeing the Church blur the lines between “sacred” and “secular,” between Sunday morning and the hopes, needs, and yearnings of the community. I am simply excited to be a partner in that work. Contact info: matt@milwaukeesynod.org 414-671-1212

Was this year a reset or a regress?  Regardless, it's never too late to start a new path. On this episode, I talk with coach Jess Ruggieri.  This woman has got the goods!  One (of many) things I took from our time together is how dedication and consistency always provide results.  Take the time to do yourself a favor and take a listen!   Vote for Jess! HERE! CHEERS! More on Jess (from Jess)... My purpose is helping people live better. My career is engaging employees. To me, feels like a perfect fit of personal & professional purpose. A few of the ways I do this: 1) have been the lead trainer & operations manager at the fun dept. where I had the opportunity to work closely with leaders, managers, and employee engagement teams teaching them a simple model of brief and all-inclusive activities to connect their teams and boost morale. 2) I utilize my Masters in Health Promotion and certificate of Health Coaching to work with individuals who are looking to establish healthy behavior change. 3) As a personal trainer and fitness coach, I take care of my own health and inspire others to stay active, stay connected, and stay inspired. 4) Working at UD with our Development & Alumni Engagement Staff creating a workplace culture that is the premiere place to work in the high education space. Top 5 StrengthsFinder: Individualization, Woo, Discipline, Activator, Arranger Predictive Index Profile: Altruist Integrator: one who thrives on implementing systems and processes to bring order to chaos...a great taskmaster and manager, good at holding people accountable, creating consistency, and integrating the leadership team's vision. What's fun for me? meeting new people, being active, the beach! What clients have to say about working with me: "I absolutely loved the program and small attainable goals each week. Knowing Jessica was meeting with me held me accountable to my weekly goals. Her openness, understanding, and coaching abilities truly impressed me." "Jessica is a really nice person. She expressed herself well and made the experience comfortable. I would recommend her for anyone who needs a health coach." "...the program was very beneficial and Jessica was great! It was especially helpful that [my company] allow the time during the work day...It was so convenient." "Jessica was welcoming and friendly and made me feel very comfortable discussion my health and objectives. She helped me set realistic and achievable goals." Reach me at jrugg@udel.edu OR cell (302) 383-9934 if you would like to further converse on engaging employees within your organization.

Have you ever been there?  Standing in front of a room and absolutely sure that the people you are briefing are going to figure out that you aren't qualified?  STOP IT!  YOU ARE! On this episode, I had the great pleasure to talk with Kelli Thompson and we talk about imposter syndrome (among many other things).  What's imposter syndrome?  Take a listen and find out...you won't be disappointed! More on Kelli.. Kelli Thompson is a leadership coach and speaker who helps women leaders advance with clarity and confidence so they can make impact in the rooms where decisions are made. She’s coached and trained hundreds of women to trust themselves, lead with more confidence and create a career they love. She is the founder of the Clarity & Confidence Leadership Masterclass, a nationwide, online leadership development program for women leaders. Kelli spent over 15 years in Corporate America before taking the leap into entrepreneurship to start her own leadership coaching practice. She holds over 10 years of leadership experience for financial services and technology organizations. As a speaker, Kelli is experienced in working with audiences from 10 to 1000 at all professional levels. Participants in her programs consistently give rave reviews of the wisdom Kelli provides that changed the way they lead and approached their personal and work life. Kelli was awarded the Training Magazine Emerging Training Leader award for her demonstrated leadership in leading and developing high-impact training programs. She earned her MBA and has served as Adjunct Management Faculty at the University of Nebraska – Omaha. She is certified in Reality-Based Leadership, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Enneagram. Her thought leadership can be found on Thrive Global, Introvert Dear, HR Daily Advisor, LinkedIn, and via her blog and social media channels. Kelli’s favorite roles are wife to Jason and mom to their teenage daughter, Hailey. Check her out!  https://www.kelliraethompson.com/  

Have you got some conflict at work that needs tending to?  Then get out your pen, paper and get ready to take some notes from the man who has got a plan! On this episode I had the great pleasure of talking with Jeremy Pollack.  Jeremy has been traveling the globe helping organizations and people effectively deal with the conflicts within their organizations so that they can move forward with peace and productivity!  I learned a lot from him and I know you will too!  Take a listen! More on Jeremy: Jeremy Pollack is a leader in the field of workplace conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He is the Founder of Pollack Peacebuilding Systems, an international conflict resolution consulting firm. Jeremy is a master coach, master trainer, mediator, and author. He coaches and trains executives and employees at a variety of levels and industries, from Fortune 500 companies to major non-profits. Jeremy has mediated conflicts between business partners, co-executives, and coworkers at all levels of organizations, aiming as often as possible to transform relationships and create Win-Win resolutions for all parties involved. Jeremy is a regular contributor on the topics of leadership and organizational conflict management to publications such as Forbes.com, Fast Company, Industry Week, and many more. He is also the author of the recently released book The Conflict Resolution Playbook: Practical Communication Skills for Preventing, Managing, and Resolving, Conflict by Rockridge Press. Jeremy holds a Master's degree in Evolutionary Anthropology from California State University, Fullerton and a Masters degree in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding (NCRP) from California State University, Dominguez Hills. Currently, he is completing dissertation work for his PhD in Psychology at Grand Canyon University. Jeremy is also a research fellow at Stanford University, where he leads research projects in social psychology and conflict resolution as an interdisciplinary effort between the Stanford Social Concepts Lab (Department of Psychology) and the Stanford Center on International Conflict & Negotiation (Department of Law). Website: https://pollackpeacebuilding.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1647399521 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremypollack1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pollackpeacebuilding/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3K6m_0bO31lD7JUc0th_vQ/playlists Twitter:   https://twitter.com/PollackPeace 

I had a VERY fun and informative conversation with this episode's guest, Roger Wolkoff (Mr. Authenticity).  Roger deserves this tag because he is, truly, one of the most genuine people you'll ever talk to (or listen to)! We hit on all things authenticity and Roger shares some insights that leaders want to consider during today's different times of leading in a pandemic.   Check it out!  CHEERS! More on Roger... Roger is a motivational speaker who helps you create teams and companies people don’t want to leave. You hire him for his expertise in emotional intelligence and appreciation. He doesn’t give up on people; he believes they will find a way to move forward and improve. How does he do it? Roger’s programs are high content and motivational in style and tone. He delivers stories, ideas, and keys to unlock what’s already inside you. Roger has over 20 years of expert interpersonal communication and team-building experience. Audiences rave about his two most popular keynotes, Step Outside Yourself™️: How to Survive and Thrive in Times of Uncertainty and Elevate Others to Elevate Others™️ with Appreciation. Roger’s core messages center around trust, communication, and emotional intelligence. He helps leaders and high-performing teams communicate with clarity, conviction, and positive intent. He is an advocate of Clifton’s Strength Finder, VIA Character Strengths, and everything surrounding positivity. Roger lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, Anne. He loves to travel, bike, and read science fiction. He is a big fan of baseball, pinball, and all things Tesla.   Website: www.rogerwolkoff.com Email: roger@rogerwolkoff.com Phone: 608.279.5160 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMpC3mVLpDc9bdhh0OVceuw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerwolkoff/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allaboutauthenticity/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allaboutauthenticity/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rogman888 Twitter: @rogerwolkoff, https://twitter.com/rogerwolkoff Instagram: http://instagram.com/rogerwolkoff

Stories are the cornerstone of civilization.  They are how we transmit norms, teach and let others know they are not alone.  However, sharing YOUR story can sometimes seem daunting...even impossible if you're worried about sharing too much.  But, sharing your story is a critical piece of taking charge of your life! On this episode, I talk with storytelling maven, Johanna Walker.  She shares the power of sharing your story and how you can make a difference...at work and in life.  It was a great conversation that left me thinking about what I can do different in sharing my story with those around me.  Check it out! More on Johanna... Johanna is the fear-blasting, storytelling maven for coaches, consultants, leaders and change-makers. As a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, she’s presented for corporations, non-profits, start-ups and community organizations, helping audiences develop authentic presence as speakers, find the ideas they want to be known for, and craft those ideas into compelling presentations. She’s also the founder of Craft Your Talk, a transformational speaker coaching program for emerging speakers, and The Speaker’s Playground, an unconventional training program where entrepreneurs and community leaders become confident and memorable speakers. She is the co-founder of Boulder’s Story Slam, where audience members come to the stage to tell true stories about their lives. In addition to her work as a speaker and coach, Johanna has written and performed solo theater pieces that she’s toured throughout the US and Canada. Check her out on her website here: https://www.johannawalker.com/  

If you're like me, you've had those experiences in your life where you were sure that something BIGGER was happening but it was difficult to wrap your head around it.  Those are the moments were AWE was a factor...it took your breath away...it made you think...it put you in the moment that you needed to be in (perhaps at that moment). On this episode, I talk to my good friend, Allen Klein, about his new book, The Awe Factor, and we talk about all of those moments.   More importantly, we talk about how those moments can contribute to a better life, better well being, and better relationships.  I LOVE THIS GUY...and YOU will too!  Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from a master...and garner your AWE!  Make it a factor in your life! More on Allen... Allen Klein, MA, CSP* (aka "Mr. Jollytologist®") is an award-winning professional keynote speaker and best-selling author who shows audiences worldwide how humor can help them deal with everyday trials and tribulations as well as triumphing over tragedy. Allen is the 2009 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. Klein's books have been published in eight different languages (English, Spanish, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hungarian, and Turkish) with over 500,000 in print. Get the AWE FACTOR HERE!  

Are politics, pandemic and the general overwhelm of life stressing you the heck out?  Have no fear!  On this episode of Leadership Happy Hour I talk with my very good friend, Eliz Greene, about her new book, Stress Proof Your Life!   What makes this book different from the rest is that Eliz has done the hard work of researching thousands of people to find out the systemic causes of their stress and then gives application based solutions on how to mitigate them.  Plus, she quotes me in it...which makes it double cool.  Check this out and buy the book!  You can get it HERE! More on Eliz.. She not only finds the chemical reaction in the body caused by stress fascinating, but stress is also her favorite topic to speak about, write about, or discuss in line at the grocery store. With a surgically repaired heart, Eliz also knows stress management isn’t a ‘nice-to-have,' but rather an essential survival skill. Surviving a heart attack at age 35 while seven months pregnant with twins propelled Eliz on a mission to share her story to inspire other busy people to pay attention to their health. Just days after her heart stopped and she endured open heart surgery and a cesarean section delivery, Eliz held both her daughters together for the first time. Amazingly, despite the pain and uncertainty, what she felt most strongly was contentment. Her priorities were crystal clear. She knew she’d been given a second chance at life and a unique perspective for a reason. For nearly two decades, Eliz has been on a mission to inspire busy people to pay attention to their heart health. Recognizing stress as an essential and often under-addressed risk factor, Eliz conducted a research study on job stress. Eliz is an author and writes a Top Health and Wellness Blog. She was named as a Top Online Influencer on Stress and Heart Health. She’s been seen on CNN, PBS, Lifetime, TNT, and many national and local news programs. A national spokesperson and advocate for the American Heart Association, Eliz received the Heart Hero Award in 2010. More recently, she has partnered on the Take Cholesterol To Heart campaign. Today, Eliz is a healthy 55-year-old living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her wonderful husband, Clay, their beautiful (now 20-year-old) daughters.  

Last year, my hard drive crashed and I thought this interview was lost but....I FOUND IT!  Lots of great information with my shipmate, Doug Ward. More on Doug... Douglas Ward is a retired military veteran with 24 years of distinguished service. During his time he held numerous leadership roles to include instructor and manager of over 500 personnel. Additionally, Douglas was the Troop Chief for a hand selected group of special communicators who supported and deployed into austere environments with Special Operations Forces. Upon retirement, he supported government agencies as a subject matter expert in non-standard communications and as a business development executive. These experiences have enabled him to pass on the knowledge and lessons of leadership under extreme conditions for companies needing management team building. Pulling from his past military experience and as an executive-level technology leader, he collaborates with those in charge providing unfiltered truths on the true state of a company. He specializes in encouraging the development of communication skills from the top down and bottom up increasing revenue growth, employee trust and ownership. Douglas has built many successful teams by helping them to navigate through rough seas and land on a foundation based on a steadfast vision. You can reach Doug at: https://anchorstrategiesllc.com/

2021 will be awesome if....you know how to maneuver quickly and have a team that can do it with you.  This isn't a chance encounter....it is the result of building a team whose cornerstone is TRUST! On this episode, I talk with innovation expert Kathy Klotz-Guest.  She earned her skills the hard way....in the board room and on the comedy stage (simultaneously)!  She shares some keen insights on how to keep it real, keep it moving, and keep in human! CHECK IT OUT! More on Kathy... Kathy Klotz-Guest, MA, MBA combines her business and comedy backgrounds to teach leaders, teams, and professionals how to use humor to enhance their business and personal lives. A former Silicon Valley marketing executive and improv comedian for over 20 years, she has been featured in Forbes and The Huffington Post. Inc.com named her last book, “Stop Boring Me!” a CMO must-read on improv and humor for storytelling and creativity. A bay area native who trained at ComedySportz and at LA’s Second City, Kathy has also performed stand-up all over the country (now on Zoom) including at The Improv, Funny Bone and Flapper’s. She teaches improv (virtually), and loves doing storytelling slams whenever she can.  Kathy still makes her kid laugh, though that window is closing rapidly. Socials: Twitter / LinkedIn: @Kathyklotzguest Facebook: fb.com/kathy.klotzguest Insta: @klotzguest

Have you been a little stressed as of late?  You're in luck!  On this episode I talk with expert Rhonda Williams on how you can stress less and lead better.  You'll like it...she's got the goods! More on Rhonda... Rhonda Y. Williams is a master coach, international speaker and author. With over two decades of leadership experience, Rhonda now uses the principles of emotional intelligence to help leaders define an action-oriented path to well-being, happiness, productivity and success. Rhonda believes hope is not a strategy and the desired manifestations show up in our lives when we gain clarity, courage and consistency. Rhonda holds a double master’s degree in nursing and business administration and her professional experience includes executive level roles as Chief Nursing Officer and hospital Chief Executive Officer. As a transparent and authentic leader, Rhonda is known as “The Stress-Free Leader” and some call her the “Dream Life Coach” because she is unapologetic about helping you transition from the life you live... to the life you love. She is a 4x author and her published books include: Are You Out of Your ______ Mind? A Modern Guide to Successfully Surviving Infidelity? The Dream Life Roadmap: 10 Essential Factors for Creating Your Dream Life, and The UCR Advantage: How to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence, Fast! The Stress-Free Leader: 5 Types of Stressed-Out Leaders and How to Be Stress-Free Rhonda is the founder and chief vision officer of the Dream Life Leadership Academy where, through several services, she coaches leaders and organizations to unlock their leadership superpowers by transitioning to stress-free leading. Rhonda is the host of The Coffee with Rhonda Show & Podcast where coaches and thought leaders share personal insights, strategies and resources to help you ROCK your life and be “stress-free and loving me.” Experience life with your full mind, body and spirit. Set sail and set course, navigating all obstacles that emerge. Embrace each experience and continually add navigational tools to your Journey of Life toolbox. When you do, you are truly leading & living. Rhonda Y. Williams, MBA, MSN, RN Dream Life Leadership Academy, LLC. Free Gift – eBook: http://www.stressfreeleaders.com email: info@loveleadingagain.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/coachrhondaywilliams1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhondaywilliams/ Podcast: The Coffee with Rhonda Show Podcast: The Stress-Free Leader (coming soon)

Looking to change the game plan for 2021?  If you want to succeed, then you have to listen to this episode's guest Jeff Harry.  He's got the goods! More on Jeff: Jeff Harry shows individuals and companies how to tap into their true selves, to feel their happiest and most fulfilled — all by playing. Jeff has worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon, and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day. Jeff is an international speaker who has presented at conferences such as INBOUND, SXSW, and Australia’s Pausefest, showing audiences how major issues in the workplace can be solved using play.  Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2020 for his organizational development work around dealing with toxic people in the workplace. His play work has most recently been featured in the NY Times article: How Do We Add More Play To Our Grown-Up Life - Even Now. He has also been featured on AJ+, SoulPancake, the SF Chronicle, and CNN.    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 your own nerdy genius — whatever that is — gives you the power to make a difference and change lives.  Jeff believes that we already have many of the answers we seek, and by simply unleashing our inner child, we can find our purpose and, in turn, help to create a better world.   SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES: Website: RediscoverYourPlay.com Instagram: @jeffharryplays Twitter: @jeffharryplays LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-harry-6991a94/ Medium: @jeffharryplays YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jchuche TikTok: @jeffharryplays

Whew!  I know this is the first episode up in a few months but I've been busy!  I've started my own new leadership journey in seminary and, as a result, I'll be publishing about once a month (versus every week).  On the plus side, this journey has  brought me into contact with incredible leaders like this episodes' guest, Dr. Terri Elton. Terri was one of my professors this last term for Christian Leadership and her insights blew me away.  Take a listen and, whether you're leading in a church or not, you'll be able to take some of her strategies and implement them right away! CHEERS!  More on Terri.... Dr. Terri Martinson Elton is Professor of Leadership at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN. Passionate about rethinking church in the 21st century, Terri’s work focuses on congregational leadership, innovative leadership, and reimagining faith formation. Her latest work includes Journeying in the Wilderness: Forming Faith in the 21st Century, research on confirmation ministry (Cultivating Teen Faith: Insights from The Confirmation Project), and discovering new organization structures for congregations and nonprofits (Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World: Platforms, People, and Purpose, a book she co-authored with Rabbi Hayim Herring). Prior to serving at Luther Seminary, Terri served as Associate to the Bishop in the Saint Paul Area Synod and at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville, MN. Terri’s published works include To Know, To Live, To Grow confirmation curriculum and What Really Matters, a book for congregational leaders, co-authored with Rev. Mike Foss, as well as several articles in the areas of congregational leadership, missiology, leading change, youth ministry, and faith formation. Terri has a MA and PhD, both in Congregational Mission and Leadership from Luther Seminary, and her dissertation studied missional leadership within ELCA churches. She lives in Apple Valley, MN with her husband Eric. They have two young adult daughters, Jordan and Elizabeth. Get more Terri here:  https://terrielton.com/  

I like to work AND I also like to play.  Given a choice between the two I'll usually pick the latter.  But.....what if we could do both simultaneously?  That's what we're talking on this episode with expert Marcey Rader!  Check it out! More on Marcey... Marcey Rader is an Amazon best-selling author, sought-after productivity coach, accredited health and wellness expert, and renowned keynote speaker. As the founder of Work Well. Play More!®, she helps individuals and businesses kick their lifestyles back into balanced gear – without sacrificing health. She packs presentations with actionable advice and real-world wisdom, decluttering the mind, body, and business, one habit at a time. Her speaking roster’s alive with engagements for Fortune 100 companies, startups, and everyone in between. Audiences from North Dakota to Dubai, manufacturing to biotech, learn to escalate their energy, conquer the calendar, master tasks, and extinguish email. To learn more, visit marceyrader.com.

Get strapped in!  We're talking million dollar ideas and leadership on this episode with Dane Maxwell!  Don't miss a minute! A little on Dane.... He almost didn't think there was a place for him to belong anywhere, but business saved his life and gave him a sense of purpose and significance. That kind of belonging gave him endless fuel because he had never felt it before. He started 16 business and failed a lot - 11 times. Each time he learned, figured out what worked and what didn't and has started 5 successful profitable businesses including The Foundation that specializes in training people to start a business from scratch, ‍Swipe My Ideas gives away profitable business ideas, ‍Paperless Pipeline a real estate transaction management software, ‍My Agent Base a real estate intranet software and ‍Fear No Feeling sells unique shirts designs.    He has gone on to create over 15 millionaires with his teachings. He specializes in helping underdogs start successful businesses. Dane also has a passion for singing and he is the author of the upcoming book Start From Zero which teaches entrepreneurs a new way to build businesses quickly, without the risk, from scratch.

Leading is NOT all cotton candy and lollipops.  Anyone that has led will tell you that.  It takes skill to move the team towards the goal....it takes a master craftsman!   On this episode I talk to the master craftsman, Dave McKeown, about how to get your team engaged and moving the right way! Dave McKeown helps individuals, teams, and organizations to lead with authenticity, purpose, and effectiveness. He has a wealth of experience in connecting individual and team performance to improved business results with a particular focus on fast-growing, complex organizations. As Founder and CEO of Outfield Leadership, Dave speaks, coaches and trains on the mindset, skillset, and toolkit needed to master the craft of leadership. His goal is to help organizations build a culture of real, authentic but ultimately results-driven leadership. He has shared his leadership strategies at the Inc. 500 and Growco conferences, Bank of America, for the British Government, Entrepreneur's Organization, Bamboo HR and countless others. He has worked with leaders at Spectrum Health, Renewal by Andersen, Akamai, NYSE and many smaller, fast-growing organizations. Check him out at: https://www.outfieldleadership.com/

Looking for the tools to make a mark?  Check out this episode where I get to talk "Badassery" with Laura Khalil! Laura Khalil is on a mission to teach business professions how to embrace their inner badass. Laura is a master storyteller, award-winning brand marketer and dedicated researcher of human behavior. She climbed the corporate ladder in her early 20s only to reach the glass ceiling when her boss warned her that she was “intimidating men in the boardroom” and was advised to “soften her language” and “smile more.” Fed up, she left to launch her own tech marketing consulting business. Laura soon found that the qualities that helped her to succeed were the same qualities she had been previously reprimanded for and quickly amassed a roster of clients including companies like Intel, Twitter, GE and more. Today, she provides keynote talks and digital training on issues that matter to women, people to color, and allies - she recently spoke at the Forbes 30 under 30 summit! Check her out at:  https://www.forceofbadassery.com/

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality." -Warren G. Bennis How are things in your state?  Are you running the streets (like Mel Gibson in Braveheart) screaming, "FREEDOM!"?  That's kind of been the feel here where I live....not by me but by many.  Regardless of where you are, we here in the studio hope you are healthy and well. On this episode, I had the awesome opportunity to talk with Greg Thomas about his new book, "Code Your Way Up."  It's not a book (or a conversation) just for coders.  Greg has leadership tips that can be used by all in their quest to lead better and do better for their teams.  One key thing he said to me in our conversation was to "follow your non-leadership style."  What's that about?  Take a listen and find out....that's why I titled the episode the way I did. CHEERS! More on Greg... Greg Thomas has seen (and done) it all – whether it’s been writing code, leading projects, breaking builds or developing and launching products – all while amassing an impressive wealth of experience as a team leader. In Code Your Way Up, Greg asks (and answers) the important questions facing leaders in the software industry that don’t get asked enough (or at all) in identifying what it takes to be a great software leader and what to do when things go sideways. If you’re new to software leadership or it’s something you aspire to, Code Your Way Up breaks it all down for you, pointing out the pitfalls and the joys, and providing you with a blueprint for excellence and success.  It’s the perfect balance of information and inspiration, imparted with humor, empathy, and clarity and it starts with taking the same approach to leading as you do to coding – jumping in. GET THE BOOK HERE!    

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”   —Sir Winston Churchill I did it....after two months of not going to the gym and eating like there's a pandemic going on, I stepped on the scale.  I'd like to say it was good news but......it wasn't.  But, there is good news and it is in this week's episode! Are you struggling to change when change is the only thing that is going to keep your organization afloat?  Like I stated, there is good news and it comes from my guest this week, John Ferris.  John shares what he and his team do at Invisionedge to help organization embrace change, strategically move forward and keep innovation the name of the game.  Plus, he shares his favorite cocktail.  I got A LOT from our conversation and I know you will too! CHEERS! More on John... John Ferris is the founder of inVision Edge, a management consultancy focused on enabling innovation, clarifying strategy and growing businesses. He helps business owners who are experiencing growing pains push beyond the obstacles and achieve great things! Website & LinkedIn   

"We can change culture if we change behavior." - Dr. Aubrey Daniels Different isn't bad or good....it's just different.  None of us like change but it's our attitude that makes the difference in our ability to get the job done.  We're all living different right now and that may require a shift. On this episode I get to talk with culture expert, Shane Metcalf, on what culture is and how you can make the shift you need to in order to keep your team engaged and still on the team.  It was a fun conversation with TONS of take aways that you can use right now.  I know you'll dig it! CHEERS! More on Shane... Shane Metcalf is a keynote speaker who advises on how to build a world class workplace and is one of the world’s leading pioneers in the space of cultural engineering and positive psychology. His insights have been featured in Inc., Fast Company, Business Insider, Washington Post, Tech Crunch, and Bloomberg. As the Co-founder of 15Five, an 8 figure technology company, Shane and his team support HR Executives with data-driven people management. 15Five has won numerous awards for their company culture, including the prestigious Inc. Best Workplaces award and is ranked #3 in the U.S. on GlassDoor. 15Five has worked with thousands of corporations from around the globe like HubSpot, Spotify, and Citrix to systematically scale authenticity and create extraordinary cultures. As a keynote speaker, Shane can help any HR Executive with employee disengagement to maximize organizational health and create more cohesive leadership teams. Follow Shane on Twitter and LinkedIN, and listen to him co-host the Best-Self Management Podcast. Check him out HERE!

"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all." - Peter Drucker I need a shave and a haircut.  I can do the shave myself but have decided to not shave until this is all over.  I call my new look "The Urban Hobo."  I'm also tired of talking about COVID-19.  So...this week we are NOT!  Instead, we're talking strategy! On this episode, I get talk to the genius of Kim Bohr.  Kim is an expert in aligning people and strategy to increase engagement and productivity.  I had so much fun talking to her AND I learned a lot in the process.  It definitely was a WIN/WIN for me and I know it will be for you too! CHEERS! More on Kim.... Kim Bohr (B-or) is the CEO of The Innovare Group, a company renowned for diagnosing and repairing organizational and leadership disconnects. She works with companies and leaders to help them assess, align, and accelerate their strategic priorities that impact talent, execution, and business growth. As the founder and chief strategist of The Innovare Group, her mission is to make business better from the inside out. With over 20 years of experience as a cross-functional leader and executive advisor, Kim has worked with Fortune 1000 companies, mid-market growth organizations, and emerging startups to cultivate a holistic understanding of sustainable success. Kim is a sought after speaker on the topics of strategy execution, leadership, and business growth, Her book, Successes, Failures & Lessons Learned, is a 12-week guided professional journal designed to be a valuable tool for companies to put into their employees’ hands to foster ownership and accountability over performance, execution, and career development goals. The outcome for the organization is greater team alignment between people+process. Outside of The Innovare Group, Kim is an adjunct faculty for Seattle University where she teaches MBA and undergrad classes on business strategy, operations and leadership. Kim leverages her extensive professional experience into humanitarian work and volunteering. She’s served on the National Board of Directors for Susan G. Komen, and commits her time to several other worthy causes. Check Kim out on OUR special page on her website: https://theinnovaregroup.com/lhh/

"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don’t have time' is to say 'I don’t want to.'"  - Lao Tzu April has been the longest five years of my life.  Last week I actually (for the first time in my adult life) lost track of what day of the week it was.  Have you been having any times like this lately? Right now, we're all being challenged with thinking differently and doing things differently....including managing our time.  Time is a commodity.  Once it's gone, it's gone.  On this episode, I get to talk with expert Paul Casey about how to make the most of your time when your juggling multiple endeavors in a new environment.  I think you'll dig it as much as I did...and have some fun in the process.   CHEERS! More on Paul.... Originally from Chicago, Paul has now been a professional speaker for over 24 years (now giving over 65 presentations per year), and he is one of the leading authorities in leadership and personal growth—especially time management—helping people take back their calendars and restore sanity to their lives. He has spoken for organizations like McDonalds, Subway, Lamb Weston, Northwest Public Power, and Autozone—and among others, he coaches 20 leaders at Pacific NW National Laboratories and 15 leaders at Columbia Basin College. Paul has a Master’s degree in education, and has been an educator/administrator/Chief Operating Officer in 5 non-profit organizations. He is an ACC-certified coach with the International Coaching Federation, a Master Trainer, and is a member of the National Speakers Association. He was awarded Solopreneur of the Year by the West Richland Chamber a few years ago. Through his company, Growing Forward Services, Paul has partnered with his corporate and individual clients to transform their vision, their habits, and their lives.  Currently, Paul carries out his mission of sparking breakthrough success by contributing daily inspirational growth messages on local radio and via social media. Also, he has inspired thousands of individuals and leaders to grow forward through his seminars, team-building off-site retreats, one-to-one self-leadership coaching, and as a keynote speaker. Paul has written 4 books: The Static Cling Principle (on habits and mindsets), Maximizing Every Minute (on time management), Leading the Team You’ve Always Wanted, and Leading with Super-Vision. And he interviews local leaders in his podcast: the Tri-Cities Influencer. Paul is married to Lovely Laura, has a 21- and an 18-year old named after state capitals, owns a cat and a turtle, and has lived in the Tri-Cities, WA, for over 20 years. For fun, he enjoys golfing, hiking, and bicycling—and orange slices—and he reads about 40 books per year. You can connect with Paul here... www.paulcasey.org    https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldcasey/  https://www.facebook.com/GrowingForwardServices/     Time management book: https://www.paulcasey.org/maximizing-every-minute/

"It's your attitude, not your aptitude...that will determine your altitude!" - Zig Ziglar How are you holding up?  For me, life isn't all that different.  If I'm not on the road speaking, I rarely leave my office.  Even so, the fact that I can't go anywhere is starting to wear on me.  Just the fact that gas prices are so low makes me want to take a road trip....but there's nowhere to go! A lot of our future success depends on the mindset we adapt and that has never been more important than now.  Luckily, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Ryan Gottfredson who specializes (and wrote a book) about just that....having a success mindset.  He gives a lot of great info in our interview that is research based....so get ready to get blown away! CHEERS! More on Ryan... Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, trainer, and researcher. He helps improve organizations, leaders, teams, and employees by improving their mindsets.  Ryan is currently a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF). He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from Indiana University.  He has helped dozens of organizations (including CVSHealth, Deutsche Telekom, and Mondelez) enhance the mindsets of their leaders, managers, and employees to make sure they more fully capture their potential. Check out his website HERE!

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein How are you holding up?  Are you staying home?  Washing your hands?  Staying safe?  How's your leadership life going?  Are you finding that it's a little more difficult to do what you used to do without changing things up?  You are not alone! On this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with innovation expert, Chuck Swoboda, about his new book: The Innovator's Spirit.  This is a very relevant conversation for all of us as we are traversing through new territory. One key thing that Chuck shares is that in every crisis, there is also an opportunity.  Are you ready to grab your opportunity?  Listen and find out how you can with some great tips from Chuck! As a note:  The internet (due to increased usage in my area) has been a bit choppy.  There are a few areas where my voice got garbled and I tried to edit it out but there are a couple of places where I couldn't.  It all still works.   CHEERS! More on Chuck: Chuck Swoboda is Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, President of Cape Point Advisors and retired Chairman and CEO of Cree, Inc. He is co-inventor on more than 25 patents covering LEDs and lighting technology, and has over 30 years of experience in the technology business. Additionally, he is an author, speaker and host of the “Innovators on Tap” podcast. His new book is The Innovator’s Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible (Fast Company, May 5, 2020). Learn more at www.chuckswoboda.com.

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."           - Albert Einstein We are living in some crazy times, aren't we?  There is so much information out there but there are still so many questions about what the future may hold. On this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Joe Nieusma about COVID-19.  He had some startling assertions about where the virus came from and some great tips on what you can do to protect yourself and your family.  It was a great interview that I know you'll be surprised by and also get some value from. CHEERS! More on Dr. Joe... DR. NIEUSMA is our fearless CEO/Chief Toxicologist here at Superior Toxicology & Wellness, an international scientific consulting firm that he founded. For the past 30 years, Dr. Joe has been active in toxicology research. He has been able to improve water quality and remove carcinogens from treated water. He has assisted private clients to review their medical records and help them to eliminate unnecessary prescription drugs from their profile. As a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Vitro Biopharma, Dr. Joe helped market stem-cell related products for diabetes research to scientific, pharmaceutical, and ultimately medical markets. With the overwhelming options for better health, we are often left confused and with more questions then answers. Dr. Nieusma provides solutions to our medical questions, giving us back the power of our own health. Links mentioned in the show and how to reach Dr. Joe: superiortoxicology.com purebellavita.com livelongerlabs.com

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." – Hippocrates I love to eat!  What can I say?  Most days, I wake up thinking about what I'm going to eat the rest of the day and (quite possibly) tomorrow!  And, right now (on lock down), food is on my mind even more! I'm really excited to share the interview with this episode's guest, Dr. Glenn Livingston.  Glenn shares his own journey with food addiction and binge eating and how you can get past that to never binge again!  I know you'll love Glenn as much as I did! CHEERS! More on Glenn... Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. is a veteran psychologist and is the Author of the hugely successful book Never Binge Again, with over 600,000 Amazon Kindle downloads. Glenn hs incredible leadership experience, he was the long time CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm which has serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer overweight and/or food obsessed individuals, Dr. Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with his own patients and a research program with more than 40,000 participants. This has transformed the lives of many individuals. He is not promoting a specific diet, rather helping people to develop a mindset that allows them to overcome what leads to overeating and avoid it! Having himself once been obese, this is a journey Glenn knows well.  Glenn is has a daily bloggers post with Psychology Today and you've likely seen his work in many major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The Indiana Star Ledger, The NY Daily News, American Demographics, ABC, WGN, and/or CBS radio, or UPN TV and many more. Connect with Glenn here:  http://www.NeverBingeAgain.com

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ― Albert Einstein Right now, it's easy to get caught up in the cycle of worry with all that is going on in the world.  If you're like me, your whole world has been turned upside down and you're trying to figure out what is coming up next.  Instead of worry, could there be another strategy? On this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Zach Thomas of Leader Farming.  Zach shares some great insights on leading but also shares some keen strategies of what kind of season you might be in right now and that, instead of worry, we should be looking at growing. I had a great time talking with Zach and know you're going to get a lot from our conversation! CHEERS! More on Zach... Zach Thomas is an entrepreneur, published author (order Leader Farming), blogger, business/life coach, public speaker and most importantly, follower of Christ, husband, and father of seven children. He was Eagle Scout of the Nation in 1995, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served his country as an Airborne Ranger Infantry Officer. He has started multiple companies and been featured in Newsweek Magazine and on Good Morning America. He married his high school sweetheart and they homeschool their seven children on their family farm where he grew up. His varied interests include studying leadership and entrepreneurship, farming, riding his Harley, working on old cars with his sons and dad, camping and spending time with his family. He is the Owner/Operator of a Chick-fil-A franchise in Rockmart, Georgia where he is very involved in his community.  Zach is a graduate of Lead Polk and a member of the board of directors for the Polk County Chamber of Commerce.  He also serves on Congressman Tom Graves’ Service Academy Selection Board for District GA-14. He serves as the President of the board of Life Impact, Inc., a non-profit ministry, where he volunteers his time to coach Christian Vetpreneurs (Military Veteran Entrepreneurs). To sponsor a Veteran submit your request to Life Impact. Zach accepts a limited number of speaking engagements each year and speaks on the topics of leadership, lean, and entrepreneurship. As a self-proclaimed Lean6Ninja and lean evangelist, he serves on the Lean Operator panel for Chick-fil-A, Inc. and is a co-creator for the Lean365 program. Submit your speaking request here. Having served as a life coach and executive coach prior to Chick-fil-A and an Operator Coach for new franchisees for Chick-fil-A, Inc., he accepts a limited number of coaching clients outside of Chick-fil-A.  He is a graduate of the Coach U and a certified facilitator of RighPath Resources. If you are interested in hiring Zach as your coach, find out more here. Follow Zach’s leadership blog at leaderfarming.com and subscribe to take a free quiz to determine your natural leadership style. Follow his personal blog at thomasfamily.farm where he writes about his faith, family, and farming.  Download a free preview of his next book, Pioneer Parenting: A Guide For Raising Kids in Uncharted Territory, at pioneerparenting.org.  

"Desperate times call for disparate measures." - Chip Lutz Yes, I quoted myself....but I don't, who will?  We are living in very different times.  Two weeks ago life was semi-normal and now most of us feel like we're diagonally parked in a parallel universe! It's fine to be worried but the only remedy when things are falling apart is to take some action.  This week on the show, I have "America's Legal Coach" Scott Reib, JD.  Scott has been helping businesses do what they need to stay afloat for over 20 years.  It's not too late to take some of his advice so listen up and take action! CHEERS! More on Scott.... As the official Zig Ziglar Small Business Lawyer and a Ziglar Legacy Certified Trainer, it’s no wonder that Scott Reib is known as “America’s Legal Coach.” For the last two decades, Scott has been helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and coaches “shatterproof” their businesses by implementing specific strategies for structure, growth, and protection. Over the last three years, Scott has been sharing these strategies with business owners and coaches, and watching them grow and succeed! Even with 20+ years of legal experience, Scott is a rm believer that legal advice doesn’t have to be expensive or intimidating. His passion lies in changing the way we view legal counsel: from “emergency” situations to “primary care provider” relationships. Scott is shifting this perspective via Access Plan, his groundbreaking subscription-model legal service, where he helps clients understand their legal questions before they nd themselves in a legal emergency. Connect with Scott HERE!

“Leadership is service, not position.”  -Tim Fargo I used to have a boss that would warn me about the world and that, in order to succeed, you sometimes had to be cut-throat.  That kind of thought process was beyond me and I never thought his advice to be very good (about that and many other things). On this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jonathan Keyser.  Jonathan is the author of the book, You Don't Have to Be Ruthless to Win, and we talk about a different model of succeeding in today's tough environment.  A model of service towards others and helping them achieve.  It was a great conversation with a guy that not only talks about service to others, he walks it everyday!  I had so much fun talking with him and I know you'll love it too! CHEERS! More on Jonathan... Jonathan Keyser is the founder and thought leader behind Keyser, the largest occupier services commercial real estate brokerage rm in Arizona. Through sheer determination and focus on selfless service, Jonathan is disrupting the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, and beyond. An Inc. 5000 company, Keyser has rapidly become one of the fastest growing firms of its kind in the country, serving companies and their real estate needs globally. Award winning and nationally recognized, Keyser is an active member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, voted Top 10 Best Places to Work multiple years running, and is a proud Host Company for Conscious Capitalism. When Jonathan entered the cut-throat, dog-eat-dog world of CRE brokerage, he became the worst version of himself and hated himself because of it. Then one day, Jonathan decided he’d had enough. He realized he was sacrificing his values in pursuit of success. He abandoned his ruthless ways and reinvented himself as a selfless leader, which skyrocketed his brokerage firm to eight figures in five years. His selfless service approach to business has resonated with corporations and individuals seeking a competitive edge to acquiring and maintaining clients. Jonathan's best-selling book You Don't Have to Be Ruthless to Win and online Keyser Institute courses inspire others to activate selflessness in their life and see how and why this counterintuitive strategy can create extraordinary, long-term success. On the personal side, Jonathan prioritizes family first. Alongside his wife Susanna, he is a loving and devoted father to his four children. Jonathan is extremely committed to personal development and self-improvement and stays active with mountain/water sports, spin, and hiking. Connect with him (AND BUY THE BOOK) HERE!

“Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it.”  -Donald Rumsfeld I love talking with like minded people, don't you?  They can add to some depth to the concepts you already hold dear or even help you in shifting a perspective long held.  That was my conversation in this episode! On this episode, I had the honor of talking with Chris Palmisano, the Chief Operating Officer of Rocket Dollar.  Chris is a former Marine Corps Officer and we hit the full spectrum of leadership topics.  Chris shared some of the lessons he learned the hard way but also shares some great tips on delegating and goal setting to keep your team on point and at their best.  I know you'll love the conversation....I sure did! CHEERS! More on Chris and Rocket Dollar... Rocket Dollar, Inc. helps people unlock their retirement accounts to invest in alternative assets such as real estate, private companies, crowdfunding/lending, and many others. I've been a sales/revenue, marketing, and operations executive for SaaS, cloud, fintech, and health tech. On the technical side, my experience is in cloud solutions/services, public cloud, hybrid cloud, cloud computing platforms, enterprise software, mobile apps, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, cloud management, fintech, and continuous performance management. On the business side, my experience is in sales, sales engineering, account management, business development, channels, strategic partnerships, business analytics, team leadership, people management, goal setting/alignment, development, coaching, and mentoring. ​ Connect with Chris here: HERE! Find out about Rocket Dollar HERE!  

"There's a way to do it better....find it" - Thomas Edison What is that special place where team members aren't afraid to step out and try something new?  It can be hard to create but it's the space where we'll enjoy more success. On this episode, I had the great pleasure to talk with Dr. Tim Clark.  LET ME TELL YOU....THIS GUY IS FREAKY SMART AND FREAKY AWESOME!  I've been researching leadership and innovation (as well as living it) for many years and Tim taught me a few things about creativity, culture, and creating a space where people can feel safe to succeed.  Check it out!  I know you'll dig it! CHEERS! More on Tim... Timothy R. Clark is founder and CEO of LeaderFactor, a consulting, coaching, and training organization. Dr. Clark is an international authority in the elds of psychological safety & innovation, large-scale change & transformation, and senior leadership development. He is the author of Epic Change: How to Lead Change in the Global Age (John Wiley/Jossey-Bass), Leadership Bones (Bradmore Road Press), The Employee Engagement Mindset (McGraw- Hill), Leading with Character and Competence: Moving Beyond Title, Position, And Authority (Berrett-Koehler). His new book, The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation (Berrett-Koehler) will be released March 2020. He is also the developer of the EQometer emotional intelligence assessment. Dr. Clark is a highly sought-after advisor, coach, and facilitator to CEOs and senior leadership teams. He has personally coached over 100 CEOs and executives and trained many senior teams around the world. Some of his clients include Accenture, American Express, CIGNA, Columbia University, Disney, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly, Environmental Protection Agency, HCA, Idaho National Laboratory, Honeywell, Intel, Internal Revenue Service, John Hopkins University, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Motorola, NASA, Riverbed Technology, Sprint, Stanford University, U.S. Department of Treasury, and Wells Fargo Bank. Dr. Clark earned a PhD in social science from Oxford University, and was both a British Research Scholar and a Fulbright Scholar at Seoul National University in Korea. He also earned a master’s degree in Government and economics from the University of Utah. As an undergraduate at Brigham Young University, he was named a first-team Academic All-American football player where he completed a triple degree cum laude. Dr. Clark was previously President and CEO of Decker, a consulting rm based in San Francisco, and CEO of Novations SDC, a consulting and training rm based in Boston. Prior to these assignments, Dr. Clark spent several years in manufacturing and as a vice president of operations and plant manager at Geneva Steel Company. He began his career as a survey research project director for what is now Harris Interactive in Washington D.C. Check Tim out here:  https://www.leaderfactor.com/

”Your journey has molded you for the greater good.” – Asha Tyson I've worked a LOT of different places and had a lot of different bosses.  Within each team, the team tended to take on the personality of the person in charge...good and bad.  It was a strange phenomena but it happened....this is just ONE of the great things I got to talk about with my guest this week! Andrea Fryrear is the focus of my interrogation this week and she shares it all!  Her leadership journey is much like many of us who have been suddenly thrust into being in charge of people....a little messy with a huge learning curve.  Andrea shares her journey...very honestly and with great insights that you can use to make a difference for your own team.  I know you'll like Andrea as much as me! CHEERS! More on Andrea.... Ah, marketing. When it’s good, it’s “singing, dancing, kittens, and rainbows” good. When it’s bad, it’s mind-numbingly, soul-crushingly bad. An early convert to the ways of Agile marketing, Andrea Fryrear knows that Agile teams do better work in less time with less stress, and she loves nothing more than seeing a team evolve from chaos to high performance. Agile marketing represents a huge shift in how marketers have historically managed their work -- and, like any change, this shift isn’t easy. Through education, training, and coaching, Andrea and her team at AgileSherpas work to make this shift easier, guiding marketers along the path towards greater agility while always on the lookout for new and better routes. In June 2020, Andrea will be hosting the first-ever Marketing Agility Summit to provide a hands-on experience to energize marketers to take their agility to the next level. In addition to being a Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC), a Certified Agile Leader (CAL-1), a Certified Scrum@Scale Practitioner, and an ICAgile Authorized Instructor, Andrea is trained as a Scrum Master and Product Owner. She shares her findings (and failures) regularly as an international speaker on all things Agile marketing. Andrea is a content marketer by trade and functions best when she’s writing regularly. Her most recent book, Death of a Marketer, chronicles marketing’s troubled past and charts a course to a more agile future for the profession. When she’s not on a plane or at a keyboard, Andrea spends as much time as possible outdoors in her Colorado home training for triathlons and playing volleyball. Connect with Andrea here: https://www.agilesherpas.com/

"When you're going through hell....keep on going" - Winston Churchill As the James Taylor song goes...."I've seen fire and I've seen rain" (and I know you have too).  In life, we all go through trials and tribulations...what do you do with them? On this episode I had the privilege to talk with Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco and we talk about taking life's sucker punches and leveraging them to do better and be better.  Mike shares his personal story that has pushed him to greater successes and shares some great tips on how you can do the same. CHEERS! Michael “C-Roc” Ciorrocco is a mortgage and real estate marketing expert with 15 years of experience in the industry... but his insight and expertise extends far beyond real estate. “What are you made of?” That’s the question that helps C-Roc push through the tough times, and the question that leads him to even higher levels of success and satisfaction when things are going well. That’s the question that sparks the ultimate accountability: a challenge he extends to himself. That’s the question that drives C-Roc to inspire others as a motivator, facilitator, and dynamic public speaker, as well as a fierce friend and coach. C-Roc uses this question as a motivational tactic to grow his branch, team, and business. It helps him know his team and build up each individual member. Sure, they’re in the mortgage industry, but one thing he realized when he got to a certain point as a manager is that he’s really in the people- building business. After 15 years in the mortgage business, this question evolved to become more than a question. It became a tool to help C-Roc and those around him excel at individual tasks. Over time, this question made him a stronger, wiser, more complete person. Today, he’s on a mission to inspire others to see the greatness inside of themselves using those same 5 words, using past life events to fuel their fire. Connect with Mike at: https://www.themikecroc.com/

"If you place kindness and compassion as the heart of what you do, you will create a ripple effect that will benefit the 'individual' and the 'company' in equal measure." Glen Hall One of the most basic of our needs in the workplace is to feel valued as a human being...that what we do matters and provides some difference to the end result.  At least, that's been my experience (both as a worker and a leader). This week's guest is Dr. Nate Regier and we're talking about the compassionate mindset.  What is that?  You'll have to listen to the episode to find out but Nate and I hit on a lot of different topics during our conversation.  We talk about dealing with a toxic work environment, how to deal with turnover and also how to decrease workplace drama!  Nate is the BOMB!  I think you'll love him as much as I do! CHEERS! More on Nate... Dr. Nate Regier is the co-founding owner and chief executive officer of Next Element, a global advisory firm specializing in building cultures of compassionate accountability. A former practicing psychologist, Regier is an expert in social-emotional intelligence and leadership, positive conflict, mind-body-spirit health, neuropsychology, group dynamics, interpersonal and leadership communication, executive assessment and coaching, organizational development, team building and change management. An international adviser, he is a certified Leading Out of Drama master trainer, Process Communication Model® certifying master trainer and co-developer of Next Element’s Leading Out of Drama® training and coaching. Nate has published two books: Beyond Drama and his latest work, Conflict Without Casualties.

"No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens." - Michelle Obama In my 30+ work career, I've worked with some amazing women!  My first Executive Officer in the Navy is a woman that I still rely on for solid advice in my current life events.  So, when I think that we are still fighting gender bias in the workplace, it kind of pisses me off.  Doesn't it you? My guest this week is on a mission to correct all of that.  He, alongside his wife, are fighting the good fight in trying to get rid of gender bias in the workplace and help organizations create atmospheres where EVERYONE can flourish!  Al Harris is his name and getting rid of discrimination is his game!  I had a great time talking with Al and I know you'll be able to take his advice and make an immediate difference in your culture. CHEERS! More on Al... Al Harris is an inspiring author and gender equality advocate, as well as a founding partner at Chicago law rm Ungaretti & Harris, where he met his wife and co-author, attorney Andie Kramer. Throughout his career as managing partner at Ungaretti & Harris, Al also served as a member of the rm’s Executive and Compensation Committees. In these roles, he had extensive experience observing his female colleagues as they moved up the career ladder. Over the course of his career, Al grew increasingly concerned about the barriers and biases women face in the workplace, particularly in traditionally male-dominated career environments. These concerns moved Al to begin his work mentoring and advising female professionals, focusing primarily on the communication skills needed to advance in their chosen fields, despite the prevalence of negative gender stereotypes. Al and his wife Andie co-authored It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: Women’s Conflict at Work and the Bias That Built It (their second book together a er Breaking Through Bias). This power couple provides organizations with concrete, non-disruptive suggestions for workplace changes that will make women’s career opportunities more comparable to men’s. Check out Al and get the book here: https://andieandal.com/

“YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A MOMENT AND A FEW SINCERE WORDS CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON A LIFE” ~ ZIG ZIGLAR Leading today is much different from leading 20 years ago.  Don't get me wrong, the concepts are the same but the people are different and we, as leaders, need to adapt to those changes.  The biggest difference is in how we deliver a message. On this episode, I had the great pleasure to discuss the complexities of making an impact with a message with a master craftsman, Joe Williams.  Joe KNOWS what he is talking about...he's spent a lifetime moving people from one place to another through communicating it well.  I know you'll dig this conversation as much as I did! CHEERS! More on Joe... Joe Williams helps coaches, consultants and entrepreneurs become world class communicators! He is an internationally-known speaker, strategic expert, and consultant who has spoken to tens of thousands of people around the world. Through his personal experience as an entrepreneur and as a top performing salesperson, Joe has developed a worldwide reputation for his ability to electrify audiences and move them to action. His new book "The Impact Awakening: How to go from having a calling to changing lives", focuses on how to master your message, communicate it powerfully, and scale it into an Impact Business. Joe is the Founder of Creative Performance Group, where he helps people get their message out to the world in the most powerful way possible through virtual programs, live events, one-on-one VIP trainings, private mentoring and corporate consulting. Joe’s super power is in helping entrepreneurs, executives, and experts become powerful communicators - helping them create a movement with their message, maximize their income, become a recognized authority in their field, and most importantly make an impact for their clients, companies and communities. Connect with Joe at www.joewilliamsonline.com  

"The human brain is a most unusual instrument of elegant and as yet unknown capacity." - Stuart Seaton One of my New Year's goals was to spend more time in the present.....but my brain keeps getting in the way!  How about you?  Do you want to be mindful, meditate or just calm the monkeys in your head?  If so, this episode will get you there! This episode's guest is Ariel Garten.  She is the creator of a product called, Muse, and it can help YOU train your brain.  Ariel and I talk about Muse but we hit a lot of other reasons you should train your brain.  Take a listen...she's amazing! CHEERS! More on Ariel... Ariel Garten is probably one of the most interesting people you will meet. She is a psychotherapist, Neuroscientist, mom, former fashion designer, and the female founder and visionary of an amazing and highly successful tech start-up Muse. Muse tracks your brain during meditation to give you real-time feedback on your meditation, guiding you into the “zone” and solving the problem most of us have when starting a meditation practice. Muse lets you know when you are doing it right. When Ariel is not reading brains (literally) or investing in, inspiring and advising other start-ups and women in biz, you can find her on stages across the world, from TED to MIT to SXSW. She inspires people to understand that they can accomplish anything they want by learning what goes on in their own mind. Check out MUSE and get a discount with the Ambassador club here:   https://muse.getambassador.com Connect with Ariel here: www.choosemuse.com  

“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.” – Warren Bennis So....there you are....working diligently on your company and then you're in charge of people.  WHAT!?  People don't come with instruction manuals and leading them can be hairy! In this episode, I had the opportunity to talk with Mike McDerment, the big cheese at Freshbooks and his journey was very much like my opening statement.  Mike shares about his journey as a leader and how we've got to get around ourselves in order to create a place where people want to be.  I really enjoyed Mike's sense of humor and his candor and I know you will too! CHEERS! More on Mike.... Mike McDerment is the Co-Founder and CEO of FreshBooks, the world’s #1 cloud accounting software for self-employed professionals. Built out of frustration after accidentally saving over an invoice, Mike spent 3.5 years growing FreshBooks from his parents’ basement. Since launching in 2003, over 10 million people have used FreshBooks to save time billing, and collect billions of dollars. A lover of the outdoors, Mike has been bitten so many times it’s rumoured he’s the first human to have developed immunity to mosquitoes. In January 2003, Mike was running a four-person design agency and using Microsoft Word to create invoices. One day, he accidentally saved over an old invoice, and something in him snapped – he knew there had to be a better way. Over the next two weeks, he coded up a solution and eventually turned that side- project into what is now FreshBooks. To keep the lights on, he moved into his parents’ basement for 3.5 years and completely revamped how he ran his design firm to the point where he only worked 19 days in one year — while generating over $200,000 to bootstrap the company that would become FreshBooks. Today, Mike has grown FreshBooks to nearly 300 people serving more than 10 million users in 160+ countries. To help self-employed professionals set better rates, Mike also co-authored Breaking The Time Barrier, which has been downloaded more than 300,000 times.  Check out Freshbooks here! 

“ Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.”– Allen Ginsberg Here we go!  A new year!  Are you ready?  I'm excited to start a fourth year of the Leadership Happy Hour Podcast with you and know I'll learn a LOT from my guests...just like you do.  And, this episode is a great way to kick off the season! On this episode, I had the great privilege to talk with David Rendall.  He's the author of four books and, although we don't talk about just one in particular, he shares his philosophies that are intertwined in them all.  If you've been told to be something you're not, you have to listen to this episode.  Be you and shine! CHEERS! More on David... During the last fifteen years, David Rendall has spoken to audiences on every inhabited continent. His clients include the US Air Force, Australian Government, and Fortune 50 companies such as Microsoft, AT&T, United Health Group, Fannie Mae, and State Farm. Prior to becoming a speaker, he was a leadership professor and stand-up comedian. He also managed nonprofit enterprises that provided employment for people with disabilities.  In between presentations, David competes in ultramarathons and Ironman triathlons. David has a doctor of management degree in organizational leadership, as well as a graduate degree in psychology.  He is the author of four books: - The Four Factors of Effective Leadership - The Freak Factor - The Freak Factor for Kids - Pink Goldfish Connect with him.... David Rendall +1 919 222 6295 dave@drendall.com

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. — Jim Rohn So the server asked me what I wanted and I said that I'd take a full order of happiness.  It's what is on today's menu! On this episode, I had the great pleasure to talk with Sean Webb about his books on mind hacking happiness.  I won't bore you with my version of what we talked about because it PALES in comparison to the actual interview.  But....you can take this to the lavatory, it is pretty awesome.  He has done the research and we get to benefit from it! ENJOY! More on Sean... As the author of a book that was used to influence millions of voters in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election through social media disinformation campaigns (without his knowledge), Sean Webb probably knows the human mind as well as anyone can. From his work in logically modeling human emotions for the world of Artificial Emotional Intelligence, to his real-world practice as an author, speaker and guide to helping individuals supercharge their minds and lives with the knowledge of how their mind works, Sean pushes the bleeding edge of mind sciences to the next level.  Over the last 20 years, Sean has become one of the world’s leading experts in how the human mind works, particularly in the area of human emotions, the driving force and motivation of all human actions globally. His work is used by universities and engineering firms to teach emotional intelligence, the foundations of artificial emotional intelligence, and his discoveries have proved so effective, that his work is currently being turned into programs to address addiction management and the mitigation of PTSD after early amazing successes within those applications. As an alumnus of Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technologies Development Center, Sean has spent years solving complex systems problems for cutting edge technology and supercomputing companies. His latest complex system solve is associated with the mind; how to model mind processes, how to manipulate mind output, and how to use those disciplines to our collective human advantage. His heart lies in this last portion of the project; teaching individuals about our minds so as to understand the thought processes that steal our happiness and block our ability to enjoy life. He loves sharing the practical neuroscience of how to hack the mind to generate happiness from within without any strings attached, and without changing any of life’s external conditions. He has indeed discovered a new door into the deep mind manipulation, where only practiced meditation and psychedelics have been able to take us before.  Sean has spoken at Science of Consciousness, Science and Nonduality, UNC, UGA, ASU, Emory, Georgia Tech, for numerous multinational corporations, and at NASA. Check out Sean’s work at MindHackingHappiness.com. Sean and his wife are licensed foster parents, and are active in numerous children’s and animal charities. Check Sean out HERE!

"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." --Ernest Hemingway If, as a leader, you're always the last to know what's going on or no one is asking you hard questions....there might be a problem.  Can they trust you?  Do they know you have their backs? On this episode I get to talk with Micah Rowland, the Chief Operating Officer of Fountain and we talk about creating a culture where....the questions I posed above get answered and he shares some great strategies for creating a culture that gets stuff done.  I know you'll dig him as much as I did. CHEERS! More on Micah... Micah Rowland isn’t your everyday builder. Maybe because he doesn’t build homes, cabinets, or even the software that he built during the earliest stages of his career. As Chief Operating Officer of Fountain, Micah builds people, teams, and processes that have taken multiple companies from 50 to 300 people and beyond, and $5 million to $35 million in revenue. After starting his career as a software engineer, Micah earned a Stanford MBA before switching tracks to management consultancy. This unusual path from engineering to business led him to roles with industry leaders, such as McKinsey & Company and Starbucks, where he worked in global strategy and brand management before gravitating toward startups in the SaaS space. Over 17 years, Micah has worked with companies ranging in size from 30 employees to over 100,000 and multiple startups from Series A to Series D funding — companies he helped take from $5 in revenue to $35 million. Through this journey, he has learned how to solve problems in everything from leadership and organizational development to operations, strategy, and pricing. With Fountain, the Series A-funded startup providing hiring automation software for today’s high-velocity service economy, Micah now helps to solve problems on a different scale. He credits being allowed to make mistakes and learn from them for sharpening his leadership, coaching, and human development skills. In fact, developing those skills has led him to discover what he most enjoys about his work — helping people grow both personally and professionally through the rewarding friendships he's been able to build in the workplace. Check out Fountain:  https://get.fountain.com/

"Action is the key to all success."  - Pablo Picasso I always appreciate people who make me think a little different.  It's easy to get in a rut in life....just going along always doing what you've always done.  Get set....this episode is going to challenge your thinking! I had the great pleasure to talk with Dr. Joshua Spodek.  He is a super smart guy that will challenge you to think a little different, be a little different and, most importantly, act on what matters in doing so.  I had a great time talking with him and I know you'll dig our conversation.  Get ready to shift rudder! CHEERS! More on Josh... Joshua Spodek PhD MBA, has taught, practiced, and coached leadership and entrepreneurship at Columbia, NYU, and private corporations for nearly two decades, to teaching awards and stellar student reviews. He wrote the bestselling Leadership Step by Step, hosts the award-winning Leadership and the Environment podcast, and writes a column at Inc. He and his projects have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and most major broadcast outlets. Connect with him at: http://spodekacademy.com/

"The task of the leader is to get their people from              where they are to where they have not been."               -Henry Kissinger We're talking generational diversity on this episode with Phyllis Weiss Haserot.  We talk about all of the generations and what you can do to connect, communicate, and care!  Take a listen, Phyllis  has a lot to share! CHEERS! More on Phyllis.. Phyllis Weiss Haserot is the foremost workplace multi-generational expert speaking with a cross-generational voice. She champions the power of cross-generational conversation and collaboration to solve the urgent problems and nuances of attracting and retaining clients and employees of different generations, knowledge transfer, and succession planning. Phyllis brings an unusual combination of marketing, conflict resolution, and organizational effectiveness expertise to solve sensitive challenges that hinder productivity, client relationships, efective teamwork, and business development results. Check her out here: https://www.youcantgoogleit.com/home

"Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent." ~ Bill Gates What's worked in the past isn't always going to work in the future.  Our ultimate success as leaders depends on our ability to move, pivot, and rethink how we do things on a continual basis.  Easy to say....much harder to do! On this episode, I learn the secrets to being able to do just that....be agile and I'm learning it from the master, Jeff Gothelf.  Jeff is an author, speaker and all around super smart guy.  He shares what you need to do to be continually evolving in an ever changing world.  I know you'll love this conversation as much as I did. CHEERS! More on Jeff (in his own words)... I believe too much time and money is wasted on ideas that don’t work. The world, driven by technology, is changing too fast for us to reliably predict what will work. Today’s leaders must inspire and collaborate, not micromanage, to drive agility and innovation in their orgs. I believe humility and learning are in short supply. To improve that, I teach executives and teams — through remote advising & coaching, workshops, keynotes, & books — to focus on their customers, learn from mistakes and create an agile culture that continuously improves their products and services and the way they work. I am the co-author of Sense and Respond, Lean UX and Lean vs Agile vs Design Thinking. Recently, I co-founded Sense & Respond Press, a publishing house for modern, transformational business books. Connect with him on his website: https://jeffgothelf.com/

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” -John Quincy Adams Even though I haven't missed any weeks in putting up an episode of the podcast, I did take the Summer off from doing new interviews because I had such a back log of quality guests to get out to you but....this one is NEW and the first of the current batch and I'm excited to get it out to you! Rick Lindberg is the guest and he's sharing his (self proclaimed) nerdy brain with us on this episode.  He's super smart and you'll dig his laid back attitude and leadership acumen!    I got a lot from out interview and I know you will too! CHEERS! More on Ric (in his own words)... Half of me is extremely analytical. I’m scientifically minded with the ability to interpret data for change. The other half of me is focused on interconnectedness. I see the best in everyone around me and strive to inspire on a person-to-person level.  These dual sides work together to create my combined analytical-personable approach to business. I have a knack for transformative leadership, business intelligence, and organizational behavior. I orchestrate business workings from a high altitude while understanding that success, in a company or in everyday life, comes from a deep personal understanding. It’s through this synergy that I’ve been able to generate meaningful sales for global retail companies, turn data into communication, and connect with customers around the world to drive results.  Check him out at: http://www.riclindberg.com/lhh

"It's never too late to be what you might have been." - George Elliot Is that all there is?  Seriously!?  Is this it?  I thought there was going to be more.  Not that I'd be in the history books but, certainly, that there would be more than this.  Have any of these questions ever scampered through your mind?  I know they have mine and I know I'm not alone. On this episode I'm talking with reinvention strategist, Kirsten Bunch, about how to take a new look at your life and go a new direction.  It was an appropriate conversation at an appropriate time in my life.  Many of us want to step out into something new but don't know what that first step is....and Kirsten is here to help!  I know you're going to dig it as much as I did! CHEERS! More on Kirsten.. Kirsten Bunch is a coach, strategist, speaker and bestselling author. Kirsten helps mid-career professionals reinvent their careers to align with how they want to show up in the world. Her clients, which range from a neuroscientist to a celebrity stylist, start new careers and businesses that are good for them and good for the world. Before starting her own business in 2016, Kirsten spent 25 years traveling to over 50 countries for game-changing organizations like the Rainforest Alliance and VisionSpring. She helped fundraise over $20 million and designed and managed social change programs in 10 countries. Kirsten lives in New Jersey and works with clients all over the world. Connect with her at: https://www.kirstenbunch.com/

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." -Sam Levenson We're all selling something.  Last night, I tried to sell my wife on my need for a new motorcycle....I'm almost ready to close.  What are you selling? On this episode I had the great pleasure to talk with Andy Paul of the Sales House.  He is the man!  Such a fun interview with useful information.  Not just from a sales perspective but also from a leadership perspective from a guy who has been doing it a while.  We hit the full spectrum of topics so hold on to your hat! CHEERS! More on Andy.... Over a successful sales career spanning four decades, Andy Paul has sold everything from women’s shoes to complex communications systems that sold for tens of millions of dollars. Selling well over half a billion dollars’ worth of products and services to companies ranging from small businesses to some of the world’s largest enterprises, it’s safe to say Andy knows sales. Drawing on 18 years of experience as a consultant helping CEOs transform their companies’ sales efforts, and from his interviews with more than 700 CEOs, founders and world-class thought leaders on the biggest challenges facing sellers today, Andy launched The Sales House in late 2018. The Sales House is the first all-in-one personal development program for the modern B2B seller. Where sales training fails, The Sales House enables sellers with the skills and confidence to sell with Impact; to build e effective relationships that engage the interest and trust of buyers; and to serve the needs of buyers with value, insights, and acumen. Connect with him at andypaul.com  

“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities”  - Stephen R. Covey Like most of you, I've been on a lot of teams.  I've been on big teams, small teams, teams that have done very little and teams that have done a lot!  Teamwork might make the dream work but, this is a fact...a lack of teamwork is a nightmare! On this episode I had the great privilege to talk with the CEO of Woven and the former CIO at Facebook, Tim Campos.  Tim is as down to earth as leaders get and he shares his experiences on how to build a great team and how to leverage culture in getting it to run at its optimum.  It was a fascinating conversation.  Not just about the Facebook stuff but about real strategies from a leader who has actually been in the trenches.  I know you'll get as much from it as I did. CHEERS! More on Tim... As the former Chief Information Officer at Facebook, Tim Campos doubled overall productivity to $1.8 million per employee - making it the most productive company in the world. Now, as CEO of Woven, he's taking those lessons to reimagine how people use their calendar, so they can spend time on what matters most to them. Two weeks after Tim started as CIO of Facebook in 2010, Mark Zuckerberg summoned him to his office for an urgent meeting. Once there, he met with Zuckerberg’s Executive Assistant, who lambasted the company’s internal calendar app and urged Tim to fix it. From that moment, Tim set to work designing creative tools that would help Facebook employees easily find optimal times and places to meet. It was so successful that it helped Tim double Facebook’s productivity from $900,000 to $1.8 million per employee over his tenure — five times more than most tech companies. Tim’s experience managing productivity for the entire Facebook workforce helped him realize that traditional calendars are broken. In 2016, he left Facebook to co-found Woven, an intelligent calendar that helps busy professionals maximize their most valuable asset - time. Connect with Tim Here!

“Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful.” — Buddha Do you hold on too long?  I know I do.  I have trouble quitting.  In some respects, that tenacity has been helpful in me progressing professionally.  In other places, it's hindered my growth. How about you? On this episode, I'm talking with Dr. Stanley, Robertson, The Quit Doctor.  He's a fascinating guy with a lot of letters behind his name and we talk about his new book, Quit! The Last Principle of Success. Dr. Robertson talks about the book and his four step method of letting go and moving forward in your life.  He changed my perspective and I know he'll change yours too! CHEERS! More on The Quit Doctor... Dr. Stanley G. Robertson grew up in a project building on the south side of Chicago. He pleaded temporary insanity and joined the Marine Corps; then trained as a lawyer and earned a doctorate in business. Jack Canfield, creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul, calls Dr. Stan the coolest person he knows; and predicts that Dr. Stan’s new book Quit will be a bestseller. Dr. Stan has come to be known as “the quit doctor” because of his relentless determination to heal the world of the stigma and shame associated with the concept of quitting. He is an author, coach and speaker. Connect with him (and buy his book) HERE!