Tech Pro Unicorn Podcast

Bob began as a numbers-driven, data-only style manager with the not-so-affectionate nickname in the workplace of “Robo-Bob.”  At age 52 he went back to college and obtained a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree both in Management & Leadership.  Then after much hard work and personal transformation, a colleague declared on LinkedIn that, “…he is one of the best leaders that I have ever had the privilege of working for.” Bob has also been a leadership instructor for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission for the past ten years.https://www.toptierleadershiptraining.com/Michael and Bob discuss key traits of successful leaders and share real life examples of their experiences to bring it to life.

Greg Wieting is a healer who helps leaders and entrepreneurs heal the anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and trauma they can't think or talk their way out of.He is the founder of PRISMA – a framework overlaying trauma, neuroscience, and energy medicine with somatic and mindfulness-based practices. He developed this while healing his own anxiety, depression, and chronic pain rooted in trauma. This included unraveling a severe spinal curvature and standing three inches taller today!Over the last two decades, Greg has helped thousands heal through his one-on-one practice and has certified hundreds of healthcare professionals in his methodology. His new online course and community now make healing practical and accessible to all.Greg has spoken at The Institute of Noetic Sciences about energy medicine, The California Institute of Integral Studies about trauma-informed touch, the California Academy of Sciences on neuroplasticity and brain health, and Hive Global Leaders on the intersection of healing, spirituality and entrepreneurship.He discusses leadership, healing and his journey with equity, diversity and inclusion on That's Not How That Works podcast. Greg's been featured in Elephant Journal and Gay In America and has appeared in Mantra Magazine and 24Life. He has presented and written about trauma-informed healing for The Breathe Network and has been interviewed by Montana Public Radio.https://www.gregwieting.com

Simon Severino is an Author, CEO of Strategy Sprints and Host of the Strategy Sprints podcast. He has interviewed powerhouse entrepreneurs like Rita McGrath, David Allen, Nir Eyal, Perry Marshall, Verne Harnish, Brian Kurtz and hundreds more on business, productivity and growth. He helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their company more effectively which results in sales that soar. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds. Simon leads a global team of Certified Strategy Sprints™ Coaches that help clients gain market share and work in weekly sprints which results in fast execution. As a member of SVBS (Silicon Valley Blockchain Society) he enables cross-stage capital flows and helps minimize execution risks in technology startups. His team is trusted by Google, Consilience Ventures, Roche, Amgen, AbbVie and hundreds of frontier teams. He is a TEDx speaker, and has appeared on over 500 podcasts. He writes for Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine about scaling digital businesses.https://www.strategysprints.comMichael and Simon talk about how you can adapt an agile methodology from product development to growing your business and multiplying profits. Simon who has authored the book "Strategy Sprints" shares great tips on leadership and profit making.Michael and Simon discuss examples and habit that you can leverage daily, weekly and monthly to change your business.

Antoni Lacinai, Workplace communication wizard, support conscious leaders and organizations who want to be world class communicators, have more fun at work and get better results. Quick facts:International keynote speaker and communication coachAuthor and co-author of 14 books Rated as the top 100 most popular speakers in SwedenBronze medalist in the Swedish championship of storytellingMember of National Speakers Association - Sweden and Virtual speakers association internationalhttps://www.antonilacinai.com Michael and Antoni share stories of how communication skills helps empower and change lives. Antoni shares skills and tools from his books and programs. A very informative episode to improve communication skills.

Arjun Rai is a serial entrepreneur, and Founder of HelloWoofy.com, a smart marketing dashboard. He holds fast in his mantra that every small business and entrepreneur should have an unfair advantage that allows them to compete with the unlimited marketing budgets of their corporate competitors. With HelloWoofy, he's used his skills to create a seamless, innovative, and efficient digital marketing experience that leverages the power of visualized data science and artificial intelligence—boasting more than 10,000 members and having raised more than $1.3 million in VC and crowdsourced funding. Arjun is on the forefront of the digital landscape and has been networking with some of the most influential entrepreneurs in the country since high school. His drive for helping the underdog began just a few weeks into his enrollment at the New York Institute of Technology with the startup fuelbrite, a social media agency specializing in supporting small businesses and startups. He has since been part of numerous ventures, collaborating with the creation of HelloWoofy. Arjun lives in New York City along with his dog Snoopy. Day-to-day, you can find him working from home, practicing carpentry, or zooming around the city on his e-scooter.https://www.hellowoofy.com

Chris Lalomia is a successful entrepreneur and change leader that has built on his experience working with the largest companies in America to start his own business from scratch.  He brings his unique style to leadership to build a culture of professionalism to the blue collar world of home renovations.  He left the corporate zoo and ventured into the entrepreneurial wild and started The Trusted Toolbox: Home Repair and Projects in 2008.  YES, he started a business right before the Great Recession, so timing the market is not his strength.  He survived through that time and has grown his business into a multimillion dollar handyman and remodeling company which has won numerous awards in Atlanta, GA.Chris is originally from Jackson, MI, and he does use his hand to show where he lived.  He went to college and earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Mechanical Engineering.  His path to business ownership was similar to most people's journey to their current position… spinning and winding… His first engineering job was at Curtiss-Wright Flight systems making airplane parts, but soon realized he needed to add some other business skills to his resume, he joined Accenture and began working with large banks to help them merge, which led him to SunTrust(now Truist) where he transformed the commercial loan operations department… That meandering path led him to make the leap into starting his own business, The Trusted Toolbox in 2008.  His company is focused on processes and training to deliver home renovations and earning customers trust each day.  The culture in the company is on continuous improvement and allowing the “artists” in the company to show off their talents as they are set up for success.  Chris appears regularly as a guest on WSB95.5's Home FixIt Show with Dave Baker, All Four Season Home Show, and TrustDaleTV providing advice on home projects for consumers and answering their questions.Chris resides in Johns Creek, GA and when not working on his business, he enjoys cooking, good wine and escaping with his wife, son and daughter to their mountain getaway with his wife.www.safaripodcast.comwww.thehomeserviceinstitute.comwww.zoo2wild.comwww.thetrustedtoolbox.comMichael and Chris talk about the importance of customer service and technology to empower small business ownership. How it can transform an industry!

Satyam Kantamneni, Chief Experience Officer at UX Reactor, to suggest him as a potential guest expert for the Tech Pro Unicorn podcast. Satyam can offer your audience a deep dive into innovative user experience design and a profound discussion on why so many companies lose their edge as they move towards solutions over experience.Prior to founding UXReactor, Satyam led various in-house design organizations such as Citrix and PayPal. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School. While at Harvard, Satyamrealized that most businesses aren't leveraging the full power of User Experience (UX) Design as an engine for strategic growth. So, he resolved to change that. Through UXReactor, Satyamdemonstrated that UX can and should drive enterprise-wide innovation and business outcomes. UXReactor has enabled its clients-partners to generate hundreds of millions in additional revenue from user-centered innovation. Satyam is passionate about user-centered innovation and he is authoring a book titled User Experience Playbook: A Practical Playbook to Fuel Business Growth, which was released in April 2022.www.uxreactor.comMichael and Satyam explore how UX matters at scale and in very complex arenas like Healthcare or Government.  How does one present complex data and information to such a wide variety of customers? Well Satyam shares his experience in working with some of the worlds top companies. Here how companies like Tesla and Apple are not car companies and tech companies but experience companies!

British-born CEO Marcus Sawyerr is founder of EQ Community, was an executive board member to Microsoft, former Head of Global Partnerships at The Adecco Group in Switzerland, and Senior Director at CareerBuilder. His latest tech platform is a unique online community that's cultivating and connecting multicultural professionals interested in tech— accelerating diverse and inclusive executive recruitment, globally.www.eq.communityMichael and Marcus discuss how to build a sense of belonging where employees thrive. How to inspire all employees as a leader is covered. Marcus shares the latest hiring trends in diversity, equity and inclusion as well as individual tips on managing your career path.

EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA) is a trusted global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics.We operate worldwide, partnering with governmental, commercial, and scientific organizations. The scope of the company's technologies embraces Earth observation solutions for smart decision-making in 22 industries including agriculture, mining, oil, and military.We are soon launching EOS SAT - the world's first agri-focused satellite constellationSuch constellation will be the first among companies utilizing remote sensing technologies, we are also among the few to provide a full cycle of satellite imagery data acquisition and processing in this industry, thus offering unparalleled agricultural experience to our customers.  https://eossat.com/Michael and Brijesh explore the $60B earth observation industry and hot technology and SaaS (Satellites as a service) empower the agriculture business. From the partner community to the every day farmer, satellite imagery and the resulting data, enable more sustainability.

Guy Powell is a global thought leader in marketing strategy and ROI. He provides marketers with the strategies, tools, and tactics to continuously improve their marketing ROI and exceed their company's sales and profit goals. He helps them build marketing machines to properly organize and collect their marketing data, connect marketing activities to sales, structure their operations for continuous improvement and make fact-based, strategic and tactical marketing decisions.Fellow podcast host of: The Backstory on Marketinghttps://marketingmachine.prorelevant.com/Guy and Michael discuss what shifted during covid that prompted him to write a post covid sequel to his book The Marketing Machine.

Anthony Nitsos provides proven scaling strategies for SaaS CEOs and Founders with best-in-class finance and stakeholder “ecosystems” that always produce the right numbers, save cash, protect assets, and free CEOs and Founders to focus on what matters most–growth. Anthony brings a unique mix of medical school training, Six Sigma Black Belt process expertise, and the financial skills of a CFO with two unicorn exits and numerous other start-ups to his credit to provide the world's most sought-after resource for B2B SaaS company financial strategy and operations.Michael and Anthony unpack the need for a CFO early in the startup process for SaaS companies and talk ERP setup. Why are process, tools and people important to consider in technology decisions? Find out in this episode.

Daniel Moss - Co-Founder of We & Goliath.We & Goliath empower organizations to host more meaningful, inspiring events online. Their full-service formula combines smart strategy, platform savvy and innovative video that captivates, awes and inspires. Whether you want just livestream production or full-service virtual event management including event planning, technology, and marketing strategy for a multi-day event ... they can help tackle your Goliath. Daniel Moss is a senior event strategist with over 20 years of experience leading and training agency and nonprofit teams. He's designed digital campaigns for large online and in-person events supported by lead nurturing automation, omnichannel retargeting, and conversion rate optimization. His clients have experienced 7X attendance online vs in-person, 5X monthly email signups, hundreds of #1 search engine rankings, and 53% conversion rate boosts increasing revenue by $43,000/mo.Daniel and Michael talk about the boost having an event in a hybrid fashion can make in attendance and revenue.  We & Goliath shares the secrets that are key to the event being both engaging for the audience and successful for the company.https://weandgoliath.com/

Donna Loughlin is the Founder of LMG PR known for her work with futurists and innovators.  She has launched more than 500 companies taking them from stealth to market leaders since forming her agency in 2002.  She is also the host of BeforeItHappened, a leading narrative podcast featuring visionaries and the moments, events, and realizations that inspired them to change our lives for the better. Donna excels in the realm of storytelling, and uses those skills to propel new companies into the mainstream. She reaches over 2 million per month through BeforeItHappened, and she would be happy to let her network know to listen in!Michael and Donna have a great conversation about the importance of storytelling for both companies and individuals. Learn what the difference between an acorn and a unicorn is. Donna speaks to the innovators changing our future, hear how she helps them.#pr #storytelling #growth

Nicky Billou is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book: Finish Line ThinkingTM: How to Think and Win Like a Champion,  The Thought Leader's Journey: A Fable of Life, and The Power Of Connecting: How To Activate Profitable Relationships By Serving Your Network. He is an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker to corporate audiences such as RBC, Lululemon, Royal LePage,  and TorStar Media. He is and advisor and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs in Canada. He is the co-founder of eCircle Academy (www.eCircleAcademy.com ) where he runs a yearlong Mastermind & Educational program working with Coaches, Consultants, Corporate Trainers, Clinic Owners, Realtors, Mortgage Brokers and other service-based Entrepreneurs, positioning them as authorities in their niche. He is the creator of the Thought Leader/Heart LeaderTM Designation.  As the host of the #1 podcast in the world on Thought Leadership, The Thought Leader Revolution (www.TheThoughtLeaderRevolution.com ) Nicky has interviewed over 300 of the world's top Thought Leaders, such as:  •Astronaut Chris Hadfield •George Ross of the Hit TV Series The Apprentice •Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank •Supermodel & Business Mogul Kathy Ireland •Ivan Misner — Founder Of BNI •Graham Weihmiller — CEO of BNI •John Maxwell — World's #1 Leadership Author •NYT #1 Bestselling Author Seth Godin •Marie Forleo — Oprah's Coach •Jack Canfield: Author Of Chicken Soup For The Soul •Scott Adams: Creator of DilbertMichael and Nicky have a great conversation about enabling dreams and how he has helped people move forward. They cover how to find a marketer that isn't a scam and will really empower your business.   How do you move out of your comfort zone and keep reaching your goals.#marketer #goals #positive

Gregory Offner is a globally recognized expert on performance; the Founder and CEOof Global Performance Institute; and an award winning, international keynote speaker.His Performance Agreement methodology has helped organizations around the worlddevelop the skills necessary to thrive under pressure, and create cultures ofhigh-performing, highly fulfilled people.In addition to his international business and leadership experience, he holds advancedprofessional designations in the fields of Risk Management, OrganizationalDevelopment, Lean/SixSigma, and Positive Psychology. Gregory is also anaccomplished entertainer; having performed professionally on five continents andnumerous countries as a solo artist, and dueling piano performer. He currently lives inPhiladelphia with his wife Kim, their daughter Francelle, two dogs, and a cat that makesGarfield look like an athlete.Michael and Gregory have a discussion on building a companies profits and growth by focusing on and investing in the people that work there. Gregory has a story involving piano bars, adversity and pivots that create an exciting and engaging story.Raise your company by raising your people!https://www.gregoryoffner.com/

Robert is the Founder and CTO of 3Forge, a tech company that works with IoT applications to provide data aggregation and modeling solutions. 3Forge is currently utilized by one of the world's largest crypto platforms as well as ranking #1 in data management for financial institutions. In addition, 3Forge is currently used by 3 of the world's 5 largest banks. With nearly two decades of experience in IT, Robert has a wealth of knowledge across the industry and would love to chat about: Why companies do not need to be spending 70% of their tech budget on maintaining legacy softwareHow firms can address annual IT increases and what can be done to bend the curveHow companies are using IoT to gather some of their most valuable dataHow will data become more of an asset than a liability?Hardware is faster than ever, how come my applications are not?How crypto platforms are using data management to prevent outages and stay available for tradinghttps://www.3forge.com

Justin is an entrepreneurially minded business leader with experience in software as a service. He co-founded three Silicon Valley startups and was selected by The Guardian as a rising star in AI and conversational commerce. Prior to startups Justin led product and marketing efforts for Fortune 500 software companies including Intel, Oracle, and Adobe.  Founder and CEO of Allset. Allset is a fully automated messaging platform for home service businesses. Our software leverages customers CRM data to automate communications after completed services. Hundreds of businesses using Allset see an increase of 300%+ revenue. Justin has studied, lived and operated in a variety of international locations including Singapore, China, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mozambique and New Delhi and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, French and conversational Hindi. He has been profiled by VentureBeat, Deseret News and Entrepreneur.com and is a frequent public speaker. In his spare time, Justin enjoys playing indoor soccer, tennis and mountain biking. Michael and Justin share real world examples of how technology through texting can increase tips to employees and revenue and reviews to companies.https://www.tryallset.com

Dave is the host of the Business of Tech podcast, and owner of MSP Radio.  Dave is regarded as a leading expert in the delivery of technology services, with broad experience in both technology and business.  He owned and operated an IT Solution Provider and MSP for over a decade, both acquiring other organizations and eventually being acquired.  This firm was a winner of multiple awards, including being a finalist for Microsoft's Worldwide Partner of the Year in the Small Business Specialist category.  After his MSP experience, he has worked for multiple vendors at such companies as Level Platforms, GFI, LogicNow, and SolarWinds, leading community, event, marketing, and product strategies, as well as several M&A activities.  “The Business of Tech” is a leading IT services focused news and analysis podcast and YouTube show, with thousands of listeners and subscribers.  He also co-hosts of the podcast “Killing IT”, and authored the book Virtualization: Defined.  He was a CRN Channel Chief, on the CRN UK A-List, a Channel Futures Circle of Excellence winner, one of Channel Pro's 20/20 Visionaries, and has a MSPmentor 250 member for multiple times.  Dave has been recognized as one of the top virtualization experts globally as a Microsoft MVP for Virtualization.  Dave has served on the executive council for Managed Services and Emerging Technologies, the Vendor Advisory Council, as founding Chair for the Mobility Community for CompTIA.Dave holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary. He is a dynamic voice within the IT community, a former member and facilitator for Heartland Technology Groups and passionate about collaborating with clients and peers on utilizing technology to advance organizations.  He lives just outside Washington DC with his wife and two cats.  His interests include travel and food, cheering the Washington Nationals and Capitals, smoking barbeque, enjoying craft beers, and collecting and playing retro and modern video games among others.  https://www.businessof.tech

Soumyadeb is the founder and CEO of RudderStack. He started RudderStack in 2019 and recently raised a $56 million Series B round led by Insight Partners, with support from previous investors Kleiner Perkins and S28 Capital.RudderStack is Soumyadeb's 3rd startup. He sold his previous startup, a B2B ad-tech platform called MarianaIQ, to 8×8 where he then spent a year building customer data pipelines.While at 8×8, Soumyadeb's challenges collecting and processing customer data at enterprise scale inspired him to start RudderStack. He's now building RudderStack to address the pain points he became intimately familiar with at 8×8.Michael and Soumyadeb have a great conversation about the importance of focusing your data efforts on customer data. Soumyadeb explains his efforts with some of the largest names in retail and other industries and how Rudderstack helps them be successful.#MDM #CDM #data

Dave Farrow is the two-time Guinness World Record holder for Greatest Memory, a title he earned by recalling the exact order of 59 decks of shuffled playing cards using 'The Farrow Memory Method'. Dave has been a featured guest expert on over 2000 interviews in the media including multiple appearances on Dr. Oz, The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Steve Harvey, Discovery Channel, and many others. Today, Dave uses his keen understanding of the brain in the public relations and media sector. He is the founder and CEO of Farrow Communications, a full-service PR and marketing firm known for brain-based marketing and memorable messaging. Farrow Communications makes brands unforgettable representing a diverse range of clients across industry sectors and global markets. Dave's upcoming book, Brainhacker, which will help you to  “rewire” your brain and boost its power, will be released later this year, and newly edited versions of his audiobooks, 3x Your Memory in One Hour and Superhuman Speed Reading, are currently available at Audible.com. Michael and Dave have a great episode where within an hour Dave improves Michaels horrible memory significantly with tips anyone can use. Dave helps improve memory and has a communications company aimed at helping authors gain more exposure and thus profit.https://farrowcommunications.com/https://farrowmemory.com/

After working in enrollment management where she focused on strategic recruitment and marketing, Erica managed a team of online marketers at the largest digital marketing company in the Gulf South. There, she supported the web development, SEO, online advertising, and content marketing teams in executing strategies which elevated organizations to stand out and be seen amongst the chaos of the online marketplace.Now, as the COO of rasa.io, she gets to blend her love of digital marketing technology, partnership development, and customer support in order to support the incredible community of rasa.io clients.Michael and Erica have a great discussion on the importance of staying connected and in front of your customers adding value and things they are interested in. Rasa.io does just that leveraging AI to automate providing value to your customers.Erica shares her story as a woman leader of a tech company and how being the first woman at Rasa.io was.A great episode with a blend of sales, marketing, etc and most importantly her story is awesome.

Ruslan is the Chief Technology Officer of Filmustage, a technology company that is streamlining the film production process using neural network technology.With 10 years of development experience, Ruslan has been able to develop the Filmustage technology to automate the script breakdown process, a painstaking task that is necessary in the production industry. Also a lifelong musician, Ruslan is well-versed in sound design. He would be happy to discuss Filmustage in context of the changes currently happening in the global film industry!https://www.filmustage.com     DISCOUNT CODE: TECHPROUNICORN30 for 30% off!Michael and Ruslan have a great discussion about the power of NLP and how it is saving the Film industry time and thus money. Ruslan shares some of the current developments in this episode that are revolutionizing an industry that hasn't seen much innovation since Pixar.

Sarah Concannon is a Change Wizard at RPI Consultants - okay that is a title we gave her, but still she knows change management.  Prosci certified and a revering PM, Sarah can talk from both sides of the fence. She shares the difference in being a PM and a Change Manager, why they are both important.If you have any curiosity about change management - this is the episode that makes it all clear.

Malcom Hawker, the former Senior Director Analyst of Gartner is a thought leader in the field of Master Data Management and Data Governance. Malcolm has consulted some of the largest businesses in the world on their enterprise information management strategies. As the Head of Data Strategy for Profisee, his goal is to empower companies with the confidence and knowledge needed to become truly data-driven. Michael and Malcolm "geek out" over data - and define what master data management really is and why it is important. Don't focus on reports - the underlying issue is DATA and this episode helps explain why.

Fascinated by nature since her earliest memories, Tigrilla Gardenia turned that passion into her vocation.   Her journey began in a polyethnic childhood. She earned a degree in music and electrical engineering, entering the high-tech corporate world via RealNetworks and Microsoft in the early days of the internet.    The desire to escape the confines of the corporate world proved too strong, and Tigrilla soon began following her own spiritual path. She co-owned a circus, produced intentional dance events, taught Kabbalah, and even toured with Cirque du Soleil.    Today, she works as a Nature-Inspired Mentor, Leadership Coach, and studies Plant Intelligence and the Effects of Plant Music on Human Health.    Tigrilla has the honor of being a Damanhur citizen in Italy — one of the largest spiritual eco-communities in the world.    Her roots are firmly planted in the arts, communication, and the avant-garde. Tigrilla uses her expertise to empower mission-driven leaders to achieve personal and professional success by integrating nature-inspired innovation in order to bring meaning to Life and make an impact with work. She is an influential speaker and mentor, running courses and workshops on reconnection with the plant kingdom.   Always eager to learn, she studied with some of the greatest minds in bio-inspired sciences, gaining a masters degree in Futuro Vegetale (Vegetal Future): plants, social innovation, design under Stefano Mancuso, University of Florence. She has also studied Biomimicry for Social Innovation and Product Development.    Tigrilla is a World Ambassador for Plant Intelligence and champions connection to nature as the basis for long-term health, happiness, and success. www.tigrillagardenia.com

Mark young has a résumé steeped in business startups and entrepreneurial ventures, Mark Young joined the Zona Health team in 2016 with a single purpose: to make the Zona Plus a household name. To say that Young's background is diverse would be an understatement, but “one consistent thread ties it all together,” he would say, “and that is a passion for education … delivering practical solutions in a way that invites people in.” And, at Zona Health, education is the key to engagement. Although Young's credentials are impressive on their own (holding a variety of graduate degrees), he says that it is experience that matters most. Credited for the launch of previous tech startups, Young is no stranger to the world of compliance, marketing, and scalable growth.The Zona Plus – The Blood Pressure BiohackThe Zona Plus continues to be the biohacker's choice for full-body cardiovascular conditioning. The Zona Plus uses the proven science of isometric therapy to lower blood pressure and increase nitric oxide throughout the body – naturally.Using the science of isometrics, the Zona Plus combines hand grip exercise with a series of algorithms to trigger the body's parasympathetic response, responsible for such functions as heart rate and blood pressure. It is the ultimate biohack with a systemic benefit.I am amazed to learn of the science behind his healthcare tool to lower blood pressure without pills! Mark and Michael discuss the science, why insurance companies are slow to adapt and reimburse, etc.USE CODE grace100 to get $100 off!www.zona.com

James is the Head of Business Development at SubQuery, a data as a service platform that speeds up querying and extracting blockchain data so anyone can take the data off-chain and build Web3 applications of the future.Since its launch in 2021, SubQuery has raised $10.8M, and the platform is serving millions of Polkadot data queries daily.James is also the Head of Business Development at OnFinality, a SaaS platform that supports blockchain teams worldwide by providing critical infrastructure so they can focus on building the next dApp. OnFinality's API service receives 700M+ daily API requests from blockchain developers.James takes the complex technical worlds of data, security, blockchain and Web3 and de-mystifies them! It was a pleasure speaking with James about how all this technology is moving the world of internet forward.https://subquery.network/

In 2006 Tim was dating a girl in graduate school and wanted to introduce her to his family across the country. He had just heard of a website called YouTube and figured videos would be a perfect way to do it. Today we would call them vlogs, but back then it was just being awkward in public with a camera as he went out to dinner, to the park, and hung out playing video games with his girlfriend.But then other people started watching, which freaked him out a bit, so he started digging into YouTube to figure out how these people were finding his videos, why they were watching, and what kept them coming back for more.At the time he was a youth pastor because he loved seeing people's lives changed. Few things energized him as much as seeing relationships thrive between teenagers and their parents, marriages healed, people leaving destructive habits behind them, and people's faith deepening.Later that year, Tim married his girlfriend and they quickly grew their channel to over 1 million people a month. He was seeing more stories of life change coming from what he and his wife were doing online than he had ever experienced in his full time job. He regularly heard stories of people who didn't commit suicide because of videos he had made. Teens were changing their standard for the kinds of people they were dating and would one day marry. Others who were already married were heading towards divorce, but saved their marriages because of videos Tim and his wife had made. He loved it!Tim thought, “I'm reaching my million people a month with a message that's changing lives, but what kind of impact could I have on the world I could help others reach their 1 million people a month with their message to change lives?”So, in 2011 he became the first creator to start training YouTube creators how to reproduce his results.Today his company, Video Creators, has been featured by FOX, Forbes, BBC, and even by YouTube themselves. He's done YouTube strategy for brands like Disney, HBO, Budweiser, eBay, Warner Brothers, Dave Ramsey, television stars, and new creators alike. His team at Video Creators has helped their clients organically earn over 14 billion views and 61 million subscribers!Sometimes I get to fanboy over a product I have used and this is one of those. Tim has a great community and well laid out programs that I am proud to personally recommend. Tim is the leader in the YouTube space and you will learn a lot in this episode from his wisdom.https://www.videocreators.com

Shuo is the Co-founder and CTO of Moving Analytics, a digital health company that reduces a large number of heart attacks through digital cardiovascular disease prevention programs.They work with a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, nurses, nutritionists, and exercise physiologists to create personalized rehab programs for heart attack patients, which they can access anywhere through their mobile phones.The programs help patients to manage their medication, exercise daily, and create healthy habits like giving up smoking while reporting their activities to their doctors and other caregivers. This cuts by half the risk of a second heart attack and doubles the likelihood that a heart attack survivor will live for 5+ years.Moving Analytics has raised $11.5M, and their digital health programs, developed in partnership with Stanford University, serve 1M+ people annually. The company works with several high-profile partners, including the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic, and Allegheny Health Network.Shuo grew up in China and he earned his computer science degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, the top engineering institute in India. He moved to the US in 2013 for his master's degree in computer science, which he received from the University of Southern California.https://www.movinganalytics.com

Often referred to as the "Media Darling" -- Tanya Targett Camacho is a former investigative news journalist turned financial & business development strategist.  She created 6-figure revenues in her first 6 months, and then multiple 6-figures in revenues within her first three years.  Tanya's students span 12 countries and have generated over $7.4 million in free publicity appearing in the New York Times, Forbes, Huffington Post, and on CNN, BBC World News, and FOX — to name a few.Michael and Tanya discuss how to address your budget, finances, and investments. How do you use life insurance correctly to protect your assets like high wealth individuals. How do you create a Million Dollar Baby Fund?Lots of great tips and you can start where you are at with no pressure.https://www.tanyatargettcamacho.com

Christopher Tarantino is an award-winning entrepreneur, investor, and international speaker on resilient innovation. He has worked with thousands of high-performing leaders from startups, enterprise, and government organizations like Google, FEMA, Cisco, and other recognizable brands across the globe.  With past roles at every level of government as well as growing businesses beyond 7-figures, he is sought after by leaders from both the public and private sectors to transform how they leverage team resilience to drive innovation. He is a leader in the Entrepeneurs' Organization and the Young Entrepreneur Council and his insights have been featured in Inc Magazine, CBS, NBC, as well as a variety of industry publications.  As the CEO & Founder of Epicenter Innovation (awarded #762 in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies), he leads a team focused on human-centered, resilience-focused innovation before, during, and after disaster incidents.

Beck Besecker is the co-founder and CEO of 3D Cloud by Marxent. Previously, Beck spent 13 years building interactive marketing solutions for Fortune 500 retailers and brands, including Target Stores and Tesco. In 1999, he founded Copient Technologies (now NCR AMS), which was acquired by NCR in 2003. Beck then served as EVP of New Business at Catalina Marketing.www.marxent.comMichael and Beck dive into the 3D technology and how it is changing how shoppers buy. They talk about the future of the technology and specifically how the Metaverse is creating opportunity. The technology has many uses from measuring and sizing to decor and is benefitting both consumers and retailers alike.Learn about this exciting technology in todays episode.

With more than 20 years experience in learning and development, talent management, performance and career coaching, and public speaking, Karen is proficient at facilitating workshops, engaging audiences, and fostering environments of open communication, self-discovery, and creative thinking.   She has created training programs; is certified in several training programs; understands the learning transfer and how to measure the success of a development plan; and has coached employees at every level in an organization.   Some of her greatest strengths are building relationships; gaining and maintaining trust; assessing individual's skills and gaps; seeing the big picture for people or organizations. Karen is a Mater Trainer with Real Colors where we met and also President of Crescendo Leadership Development. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4BNGTQBKaren and Michael discuss the book and some key lessons around:Formulate Your ThoughtsReinvent YouEngage with OthersEnergize YourselfMichael and Karen discuss coaching and the value of:Career CoachingExecutive CoachingOrganizational ConsultingMichael and Karen also share stories of Real Colors and how that instrument can transform project teams.https://www.realcolors.orghttps://www.crescendoleadershipdevelopment.com/

Since 2010, Dr. Emily has been on a mission to help problem solvers become 6 Figure Developers to create software & apps that can transform the world. After spending over a decade teaching in academia as a professor, Emily now teaches students faster, better and cheaper inside the Joy of Coding Academy. Emily enjoys balancing work and family life with her husband & 4 children.www.sixfiguresoftwaredeveloper.comwww.facebook.com/groups/joy.of.codingMichael and Emily talk tech education - specifically a pat to make a six figure income without spending 4 years in a high cost college. How about you spend 6 months and then get a job, how does that sound? Emily comes from the background of college professor and it is great to hear her passion for creating world class software developers that go on to a successful career.#sixfigureincome #softwaredeveloper 

Aaron Bare's life purpose is to create One-Million Exponential Leaders. He is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author of Exponential Theory and the Creator of the XMBA (eXponential Mindsets, Beliefs, and Attitudes - Group Coaching Program), and the "XX Podcast; Two Exponentials in a Flat World." Beyond traveling to over 90 countries and all 50 States, Aaron has facilitated innovation and strategy at over 500 companies and appeared on 20 of the top 250 podcasts. He is highlighted as 10 Leaders to Watch in 2022, listed on 50 under 50 Leaders, 40 under 40 Leaders, 35 under 35 Entrepreneurs, and one of his companies has been awarded “Most Innovative Company in the U.S.” His award-winning digital strategy firm had clients such as Google, Council for Foreign Relations, Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson, Dannon, Emerson, Comedy Central, Telemundo & Dell, where he built over 100 software projects focused on growth hacking leveraging the viral loop.  Aaron is also a Certified Big Historian, Certified Professional Philosopher, and was the creator of the Oxford Leadership Online Certified Coach, which is closing in on over One-Million participants. As a former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (Ranked #1 in Innovation, 7 years in a Row) and Singularity University at NASA Ames campus in Mountainview, California, Aaron has been exposed to some of the most repeatable, predictable, scalable, and sustainable business models. He currently focuses on helping individuals explore Ancient Wisdom, Repeating Histories, and Modern Science through his XMBA program that focuses on Unlearning, Reprogramming, and creating the Growth Mindset to ultimately create an eXponential Mindsets, Beliefs, and Attitudes. He also helps companies through customized solutions to scale their Exponential Leadership and Business Models.  Aaron Bare holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management and an MA from Indiana University. He lives in Arizona.  Learn more about Aaron Bare at http://www.aaronbare.com. Michael and Aaron had a great discussion of what being an exponential leader looks like.  An expert in leadership, consulting to many of Americas companies, Aaron share his experience and stories on how to be a better leader.#exponentialtheory #exponentialleadership

Todd has spent the last 25 years leading and instructing in the US Air Force. I've taken what he learned through the military and through years of personal development studies and created a coaching and consulting business. For the last year and a half he has hosted Todd talks: Design Your Best Life! Podcast with the goal of helping people design the life they desire through mental, physical, emotional, leadership and spiritual growth!Michael and Todd have a great discussion of self improvement - tips dropped constantly as Todd shares his story and how he now helps others!#selfimprovement #bebetter

Limor has been a mentor for women in tech for over five years and a former director of engineering. For over 20 years, she worked in tech as an engineer, manager, and director of engineering.She was always passionate about supporting women in tech. She knows firsthand how it is like being a woman in a male-dominant field and all the challenges women face in the tech industry.Two years ago, upon her return to Israel after nine years in the US, she decided to follow my calling and support women's career growth. Women she works with tell her that working with her enabled them to continuously tear down "ceilings" by challenging them to think bigger.They also say that she opened their eyes to an entirely new way ofcontributing to their careers. Women she works with can achieve the goals and more in 1/3 of the time they thought it would take them. https://limorbergman.com/Michael and Limor cover so many issues relevant to companies building a strong culture, women leaders in tech, women working in tech and folks managing their personal brand. In this episode whether you are a people manager, leader or working on your career, there is something for everyone in this episode.

With a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Oscar is the Co-Founder of Nyckel, a no-code platform that allows developers with no machine learning experience to quickly develop and integrate ML functionality into their applications.In January 2022, Nyckel was one of the 414 startups selected out of 17,000 applications from founders around the world to be part of the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch.Oscar is also the Senior Director of Machine Learning at Motional, a leading autonomous vehicle company. At the company, he works on ML products, research, and platform for their fleet of vehicles.Before joining Motional, Oscar was the lead developer at Hövding where he helped develop the AI for the world's first airbag bicycle helmet. He also developed CoralNet, the largest AI platform for coral reef image analysis.Michael and Oscar break down what is the difference between machine learning and artificial intelligence. How do you use machine learning in your business today? Why is machine learning so consumable but yet folks don't know about it - get educated today.https://www.nyckel.com #nyckel #machinelearning #ML #AI

Rob is a thrill-seeker, self-professed nerd, question asker, voracious reader, competitor, keynote speaker, and business builder.  When he first got his Wall Street job as a sell-side equity analyst out of college, he thought he'd made it. After buying everything he wanted on his wishlist, he realized that he still wasn't happy. He listened to his deep-down desire to help more people by leaving finance to eventually own three Anytime Fitness health clubs and four uBreakiFix cell phone repair stores.   As someone vulnerable to technology's addictive hold from a young age—video games and Facebook in particular—Rob is on a mission to help individuals and companies reduce burnout and get back time to master their careers and lives. He founded Humans First to provide a one-of-a-kind coaching experience that analyzes and coaches people's efficiency and energy by paying attention to their mindfulness with technology.   Rob thinks there is always something to be learned from everyone, and he lets his curiosity guide his conversations. In his spare time, he likes to do CrossFit, better himself through reading, travel, and spend time with his wife Niki.https://www.humansfirst.usRob and Michael talk about this pressing trend to overuse technology. How do you find a balance? Rob shares tips on how to limit technology use and even become more productive in your job. In mental health awareness month, this topic is especially important! Technology use left unmonitored can have a negative impact, especially to children.#technology #mindfulness #limittechnology

Omar is a former pharmaceutical General Manager (GSK, Allergan), Intent Consulting and Tympo.io founder, motivational speaker, and bestselling author, with over 20 years' experience building high performance organizations on 4 continents.  Having managed multibillion dollar brands and led extensive organizations while working in the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the US, he innovated blueprints for J.E.D.I. Leadership (leading with justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) and servant leadership and 20 Team Performance Acceleration Principles (TPAPs) that can be applied by leaders at all levels of professional experience.https://www.omarlharris.comMichael and Omar discuss J.E.D.I. Leadership and why NOW is the time to move to this. Leadership in general is the primary topic of this episode with Omar sharing tips and advice from his other best selling books as well.#JEDI #leadership 

Steve Preda is a Leadership Team Coach whose passion is to help emerging privately owned businesses grow and thrive. He pursues it by simplifying and teaching management and strategy concepts used by large companies, and elite consulting firms. His new book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain is coming out in May. https://amzn.to/3MsOetDMichael and Steve really break down the five principles and even dive into the 3 sub components and how they make it all happen. Yes there are 15 focus points to support the five principles. It is so well laid out in the book and this episode gives a glimpse into how business can grow through strategy and a roadmap over a period of time. This is additionally supported through Pinnacle Business Guides that lead organizations through the process. In all the episodes, I have never seen a system so well thought out and deployed.

Tanaha Hairston is the Founder of Axismeta. She's a successful Tech Investor and business strategist who specializes in methods and tools to increase business valuation and lead generation. Over the span of 15 years as a serial entrepreneur, Tanaha has started and sold multiple businesses in various industries including SaaS software, eLearning, and consumer products. Tanaha helps investors and business owners to reduce the risk of failure and be consistently profitable while doubling the bottom line, without additional hiring. Her proven strategies include incorporating a comprehensive digital strategy based on customer journey eCommerce principles, strategic acquisitions, AI, and SOPs, all with the focus on communicating to convert. https://www.axismeta.coMichael and Tanaha have a great discussion about the importance of eCommerce in your business, why the right agency can help you evolve, how to have a strategy, what is a digital strategy. Tanaha shares her entrepreneurial journey and what led her to success.

A highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph.D.,” Dr. Danny Brassell has spoken to over 3,000 audiences worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, Leadership Begins with Motivation. He is the co-founder of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the world's top reading engagement program.  https://www.freegiftfromdanny.comAmerica's Reading Ambassador!Michael and Danny get into the importance of reading and how it can change your perception of it. Whether you are an avid reader or someone who prefers to skim, this is your episode. Danny uses great examples to showcase how we move reading from a "have to" to a "want to".

Roy Osing is a former president, CMO and entrepreneur with over 40 years of successful and unmatched executive leadership experience in every aspect of business. As President of a major data and internet company, his leadership and audacious ‘unheard-of ways' took the company from its early stage to $1 Billion in annual sales. He is a resolute blogger, keen content marketer, dedicated teacher and mentor to young professionals. As an accomplished business advisor, he is the author of the no-nonsense book series ‘BE DiFFERENT or be dead.' He is devoted to inspiring leaders, entrepreneurs and organizations to stand apart from the average boring crowd and achieve their true potential.https://www.bedifferentorbedead.com#bedifferent #audaciousleadership

Dr. Julia DiGangi is a neuropsychologist who shows you how to expand the power of your nervous system to hold more emotional voltage. As a brain scientist, Dr. Julia knows that your nervous system is your portal to power. She will show you how to take the pain in your life--your stress, your struggle and your suffering--and transform that energy into your power.   Dr Julia brings tremendous expertise and decades of applied experience serving leaders at the highest levels of power, including The White House, top leadership at global companies, and Special Forces. Having worked with leaders who've endured some of the highest-stakes, highest-stress situations on the planet, Dr. Julia will show you what it takes to unlock new dimensions of your emotional power as you face defining challenges in your own life. She is regularly the keynote speaker for corporate, healthcare, government and educational audiences. She has published extensively in the scientific literature as well as in popular press outlets, like Harvard Business Review, The Chicago Tribune and Psychology Today.  She is presently writing a book for Harvard Business Review, the pre-eminent publication for business leaders. The book is titled “From Pain to Progress: The Neuroscience of Smart Leadership in Tough Times” and is due out in Fall 2021. https://www.neurohealthpartners.com/Michael and Dr. Julia have a really great talk about the brain and how it affects leaders. Great concepts include power and pain, drive for connection and drive for choice, and so many more. Dr. Julia has a great way to take the way complex and make it consumable. 

After a long career as an engineer and project manager in Corporate America (Telecom, Medical Device), Tom is now an Entrepreneur in the financial/insurance industry.  Tom Basey, is the owner of Basey Insurance. He helps people and small businesses find cost-effective health insurance options and employee benefits. It's his pleasure to serve customers in the DFW area and across the state of Texas, whether in person or online.What's more important than health? Health insurance may not be the most important thing out there, but it's up there.He works with major health insurance companies and healthcare providers to provide insurance options to individuals and small businesses. Because he work with many major carriers, he is able to tailor solutions in terms of both features and costs—finding the best solution for each client. https://basey-insurance.com/Michael and Tom talk about the confusing world of insurance - medicare specifically.  Tom talks about how he helps seniors and others choose the right insurance. He makes this complex world very understandable and you can just sense that he cares. He shares why even if you have benefits from your employer, you should speak with an independent broker to see if you have all the coverage you need.

Kim is a daughter of poor immigrant parents, that hung with the wrong crowd & drove them a lil crazy. The first company she launched was a dismantling company because she was good at breaking cars apart. She decided she was too smart for hard labor & started building her online business.  She is the  founder of Group Convert & Creator of the G.O.L.D. rule of group sales method resulting in GroupLaunch Legends. She has since made over 2 million in online sales, helped others make millions & won several awards for her efforts including the 2 comma club award from Click-funnels.Michael and Kim discuss how to create, build and leverage Facebook groups to sell your high ticket offerings. If you don't have one - that is okay, Michael and Kim talk about how she can help you develop one. Kim has a heart of service in helping others grow their business.https://www.groupconvert.com

Chandler started his entrepreneurial journey after graduating from the University of Nevada Reno with a degree in Biochemistry and forgoing a medical pathway to pursue a brick-and-mortar wellness facility. He then pivoted to an online health practice a year before the COVID lockdowns.  After scaling both businesses to the 7 figure level and doing 3000-4000 sales consultations, Chandler was frustrated with the way sales were taught.  He was tired of the old-school objection handling, aggressive tactics, and salesy attitude taught by most sales trainers.  So he looked back at what he was doing, combed through his notes, and created Compassion Conversations.  A therapeutic-driven, psychological-based sales system centered around compassion and care.  Chandler has taught over 3000 people his system of compassion Conversations and has the goal to change and redefine the landscape of sales altogether.  Chandler also regularly invests in the crypto markets and bought Ethereum when it was $15, obtaining a 20,000% increase and turning $250 into 50k. https://www.9step.cultureofcare.lifehttps://www.crypto.cultureofcare.life

Lewis is a TEDX Alumni, Award winning speaker, Photojournalist and Director with an extensive background in Television News, Entertainment News, Commercial Advertising and Independent Film. He has trained over 100 journalists and photojournalists and worked with everyone from the homeless to the rich and famous.Michael chased Lewis to the ends of the earth to bring his message to you (okay not really but we did reschedule a few times). We have a great episode on tips to better communicate, use storytelling and better manage your meetings. www.gettothedamnpoint.com  It was one of my longest episodes, as Lewis is my spirit animal and speaks about a topic near and dear to my heart. Through his work he helps train folks to be better at something we do all day - communication.  It was an absolute pleasure to have Lewis as a guest.

www.braddaltongroup.comAuthor, #1 Best Seller, DNA of A Winner  Life Coach, Culture Consultant, Personal and Team Transformation, Success Road Specialist Brad has a great story of helping people build a winning lifestyle. Most people attribute this to a great career or money, but Brad helps you redefine this. The host of "Best Self" podcast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b-e-s-t-self-podcast/id1509299746 Brad has you work in consumable increments to just be 1% better today.Through his coaching and guidance you build a To Be list vs. a To Do list. He has so many great analogies and stories that help lead you on a path to just being better.

Mitadru is a pro bono career coach who helps early to mid-career professionals (typically with less than 10 years of work experience) achieve their professional goals. He is a tenured Vice President in a top global financial services institution with 16 years of experience managing people and guiding them to success.He has authored many articles on professional development, few of which have been published on various websites globally. He has also featured on podcasts across US, India, and UK to talk about career management in today's world.https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitadru-dey/Michael and Mitadru talk about careers and how folks can find success. He gives great tips on work, and finding a balance. He has a great story where he has overcome lots of barriers such as immigration, cultural identity and acceptance. Such a powerful and helpful episode.