The Game Changer

The Leadership Secrets of Oz: Strategies from Great and Powerful to Flying Monkeys – Unleash Some Magic in Your Management by BJ Gallagher. This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews BJ Gallagher. The original live interview was 4/28/17. When Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion approached the great Wizard of Oz they assumed that their leader would wave his magic wand and solve their problems, leaving them off on their merry way. But that's not how a leader inspires a team, and that's not how a team finds success in the wonderful land of Oz. Instead, the Wizard guides them on their journey, reminding them of their own unique skills and abilities so they can accomplish their dreams. These unique and easy-to-use tools lay the foundation for great teamwork and inspiring management. You'll create a more effective workplace using the Wizard's easy-to-follow leadership principles, inspiring and encouraging both leaders and team members alike. BJ Gallagher is a Sociologist, best-selling author, dynamic workshop leader and charismatic keynote speaker. BJ is the former manager of training and development for the Los Angeles Times, where she was responsible for management development, sales training, customer service seminars, diversity training, specialized programs for women, and the development of high potential managers. Her website is http://www.bjgallagher.com/ To purchase the book click HERE

Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld Get the inside scoop on what venture capitalists want to see in your startup. This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Brad Feld. The original live interview was 4/14/17. Venture Deals provides entrepreneurs and startup owners with a definitive reference for understanding venture capital funding. More than an overview of the process, this book delves into the details of the term sheet, the players, the negotiations, the legalities, and more, including what not to do. This new third edition has been updated to reflect the new realities of today's intricate startup environment: you'll learn how the decisions are made, what every item on the term sheet means, what's up for negotiation, and what's not. You'll see the process through the eyes of the venture capitalist, the angel investor, the syndicate, and the lawyer, and develop a strategy that makes funding your company a win for all parties involved. Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Brad is also a co-founder of Techstars. To order the book click HERE Brad's websites are http://www.feld.com/ and http://www.foundrygroup.com/team/brad-feld/

 Year By The Water by Sam Horn This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Sam Horn. The original live interview was on 3.31.17 What if you played hooky for a day?  What would you do?  Where would you go? After her 20-something son told Sam Horn, “You've created a life where you can do anything you want and you're not taking advantage of it,” she realized he was right and there was no present like the time – and no time like the present – to take her business on the road and combine her work and recreation in a YEAR BY THE WATER. What she experienced along the way disrupted everything she thought she knew about responsibility and the value of  “hard work.”  Many of us are taking responsibility to an extreme by working ourselves to death and taking care of everyone else but our self. The good news is, you don't have to quit your job, win the lottery, take off on a road trip or walk away from your responsibilities to lead a life you love.  All you have to do is get crystal clear about what matters to YOU and start bringing more of that into your work, career, relationships and life.   Sam is founder, and CEO of the INTRIGUE AGENCY- http://www.intrigueagency.com/ helps people create respectful, collaborative, compelling, one-of-a-kind communications and projects that scale their income and positive influence – for good. Sam's websites are  http://samhorn.com/, http://serendestiny.com/  and http://www.intrigueagency.com/ This show is a preview- Sam's book will be published in 2018.

 Influence Redefined: Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday by Stacey Hanke This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Stacey Hanke. The original live interview was 3/17/17. Your team is only as strong as your influence, and many leaders today are mistaken about what it means to be influential. An outdated influence paradigm, along with technological devices and distractions, is making it increasingly challenging for leaders to reach those they need to influence in order to be successful. In fact, many leaders are unwillingly and unknowingly sabotaging themselves and their influence. In her thought-provoking Influence Redefined, Stacey Hanke introduces her powerful Influence Model, a step-by-step method for improving communication and producing the ideal type of influence—one that moves people to action long after an interaction is over. She dispels the most common influence myths and instructs leaders on how to stop sabotaging themselves in order to leave a positive, lasting impression. Stacey is an  Author, Communications & Influence Expert, Executive Coach & Mentor, Keynote Speaker,  New York Times, and  TEDx Emcee. Stacey's website is http://staceyhankeinc.com/ To order the book click HERE    

 Slicing Pie: Funding Your Company Without Funds by Mike Moyer This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Mike Moyer. The original live interview was on 3.10.17. Slicing Pie is not complicated. It is a simple formula based on the principle that a person's % share of the equity should always be equal to that person's share of the at-risk contributions. At-risk contributions include time, money, ideas, relationships, supplies, equipment, facilities or anything else someone provides without full payment of it's fair market value. Every day people contribute more and more to a company in hopes that it will someday generate a profit, go public or sell. Because contributions are constantly being made, the model is dynamic. It self-adjusts to stay fair. Slicing Pie is used by entrepreneurs all over the world?. The books, videos and content provide detailed instructions on making the model work for your company. Slicing Pie is the fairest way to split equity on the planet! Mike writes books, teaches business, invests in early-stage companies, and helps people make money. His websites are mikemoyer.com / slicingpie.com  and pitch.ninja To order the book click HERE

TEXAS TENACITY: A Call For Women To Direct Their Destiny by Susan Combs This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Susan Combs. The original live interview was on 2.24.17. Susan Combs, perhaps best known for serving as Texas state comptroller from 2007 to 2015, has been called energetic, determined, and innovative. She draws on all these attributes in her new book TEXAS TENACITY: A Call For Women To Direct Their Destiny to encourage, motivate, and show women everywhere they should never give up. Women need to create and pursue their own goals and reality – whether at home or the C-Suite, at the seat of political power or in a socio-economically challenged community. Part memoir, part manifesto for inspiring others, Combs shares the details of her life – the good, the bad, and the ugly – from family history and her upbringing to her escape from an abusive marriage, from her first jobs to political powerhouse, from rancher to author of TEXAS TENACITY to founder of Herdacity, an organization where the tagline is “Where Women Dare.” “Let's make up our collective minds that we aren't going to sit here and be silent anymore,” Combs says. “We are going to grab our share of the spotlight, because we deserve it and because we are here and present and ready to be counted.”  Her website is www.SusanCombs.com To order the book click HERE

 BUSINESS IS BUSINESS: Reality Checks for Family-Owned Companies by Kathy Kolbe This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Kathy Kolbe. The original live interview was 2/17/17. According to Harvard Business School professor John Davis, family-owned businesses (FOBs) account for approximately 66 percent of all businesses around the world, yet they provide 70 to 90 percent of the global GDP or productive results. They are much more productive than publicly financed corporations and they are also more likely to donate time and talent to philanthropic activities. In their new book, BUSINESS IS BUSINESS: Reality Checks for Family-Owned Companies, award-winning advisors Kathy Kolbe and Amy Bruske provide a common-sense roadmap through the complex terrain of family businesses. Kathy Kolbe is the global leader in discovering and accessing the power of human instincts. She has done the brain research to prove the relevance of her Kolbe Theory of Conation to individual and organizational success. Kolbe was the first person to connect conative behavior to instinctive drives, which she postulated as the source of the patterns of mental energy commonly known as a person's MO. Amy Bruske is the president of Kolbe Corp and leads seminars for business leaders throughout the world. She was recently named Business Owner of the Year by the Phoenix chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Their website is http://kolbe.com/ To order the book click HERE  

All In: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, Build Sustainable Businesses, and Change the World by Stephanie Breedlove This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Stephanie Breedlove. The original live interview was 2/10/17. Are you all in as an entrepreneur in business and in life? Stephanie Breedlove took a leap of faith, left the corporate world, and answered the call of entrepreneurship. Over the next few years she built a thriving business while simultaneously raising two young children, eventually selling her start-up for more than $50 million. In All In: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, Build Sustainable Businesses, and Change the World, Breedlove fills a gap in the lack of role models as she outlines the hows and whys behind the decisions that led her towards success. Her inspiring message empowers readers to be all they are called to be, to set the bar higher, and to grow businesses with economic impact and power. All In explores the current status of women in growth businesses, debunks myths surrounding entrepreneurship, and gives practical advice and support for women who want to start or grow their own businesses. Using research, case studies, and transparent insights from her own journey, Breedlove gives her readers the information and authentic guidance they need to take the leap and bravely make tough choices on the road to success. Her website is stephaniebreedlove.com/ To order the book click HERE

21 Money Habits That Can Stabilize Your Business and Keep You Sane: A Guidebook by Nancy Rae Evans This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Nancy Rae Evans. The original live interview was on 2.03.17. Are you stressed out by income fluctuations? Does keeping up with your bills feel like a game that's stacked against you? If you've ever questioned your original decision to own a business, read this book! Making more money is rarely the solution to our money challenges. The only lasting solution comes from applying new habits for managing money. In 21 Money Habits That Can Stabilize Your Business and Keep You Sane, Nancy Rae Evans teaches us simple ways to get quick results, stabilize our cash flow, and protect ourselves for times when our income streams dry up. Nancy Rae Evans, Founder of Embracing Money, has over twenty years of experience helping business owners improve their cash flow. Her website is http://embracingmoney.com/ To order the book click HERE      

Superbosses:How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Sydney Finkelstein. The original live interview was 1/27/17. What do football coach Bill Walsh, restauranteur Alice Waters, television executive Lorne Michaels, technol­ogy CEO Larry Ellison, and fashion pioneer Ralph Lauren have in common? On the surface, not much, other than consistent success in their fields. But below the surface, they share a common approach to finding, nurturing, leading, and even letting go of great people. The way they deal with talent makes them not merely success stories, not merely organization builders, but what Sydney Finkelstein calls superbosses. After ten years of research and more than two hundred interviews, Finkelstein—an acclaimed professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, speaker, and executive coach and consultant—discovered that superbosses exist in nearly every industry. If you study the top fifty leaders in any field, as many as one-third will have once worked for a superboss. Sydney's website is www.superbosses.com/ To order the book click HERE

Finding the Wow: How Dreams Take Flight at Midlife by MJ Marggraff This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews MJ Marggraff. The original live interview was 1/20/17. Are you going through your life on autopilot? Are you doing the day-to-day things that need to be done, but not doing what your heart is telling you to do? Finding the Wow is the uplifting story of a mom who realizes that she's not happy, just busy. When MJ and her friends—the Chicks in Charge—fight to redefine their second acts, they discover their strengths as they face their individual challenges—a failing marriage, long-forgotten dreams, and illness. MJ shares her own moments, harrowing and wonderful, great and small, on her journey to becoming a pilot. On these pages, you will find tales of humor, tragedy, excitement, disappointment, vulnerability, and the friendship of the invincible Chicks who battle obstacles, find courage, and triumph! Like the Chicks, you may find purpose in unexpected ways. But whatever your airplane is, fly it! MJ Marggraff is a commercial pilot, author, and a project leader who has created a unique and new space experiment which is currently on the International Space Station. To order the book click HERE MJ's website is http://mjmarggraff.com/

Legacy of Wisdom by Gabrielle V. Taylor This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Gabrielle V. Taylor. The original live interview was 1/13/17. Join the author on a journey into the development of wisdom, and the path of that legacy through generations, as seen through the lens of a profound relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter. Practical scientific research and multi-generational family stories come together to offer a complex look at what the word "wisdom" truly represents, how individuals develop it, and how we pass it on. The world's greatest thinkers and the world's greatest grandmas are on the same page when it comes to the impact of applied wisdom in our lives. Those two worlds now come together in Legacy of Wisdom. Gabrielle V. Taylor leads a strategic management consultancy based in Littleton, Colorado. To order the book click HERE Her website is http://www.gabriellevtaylor.com/

Elite Minds: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success by Dr. Stan Beecham This on demand audio is a part of the Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Dr. Stan Beecham. The original live interview was 12/9/16. Discover the winning secrets of the world's most successful people. As a top-level sport psychologist and performance consultant, Dr. Stan Beeham knows what it takes to succeed?on the playing field, in the board room, and in all aspects of life. This award-winning book takes you inside the minds of major-league athletes, Olympic medal winners, and world-class business leaders to reveal the key motivators and mental processes that drive people to victory. Filled with power-boosting mental exercises, positive attitude adjusters, and inspiring true stories of individual success, the book provides all the tools you need to set your goals, sharpen your focus, and achieve your personal best. It's like having your own private coach cheering you on every step of the way. If you can think it, you can do it?with the game-changing power of Elite Minds. Dr. Stan Beecham is a sport psychologist and director and founding member of the Leadership Resource Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Since 1998, Beecham has been helping organizations maximize performance. Senior executives utilize Dr. Beecham's expertise to guide them through the process of selecting and developing high performance teams. The website is: http://www.drstanbeecham.com/ To order the book click HERE  

Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace by Barbara Mistick This on demand audio is a part of the Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Barbara Mistick. The original live interview was 12/2/16. You know you can do more with your career. And the future is going to demand more of you. The problem is you are so busy keeping up with the day-to-day that you can't prepare for tomorrow. This book gives you the confidence and knowledge you need to achieve your goals in an ever-changing world. Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick—established experts and the collective winners of dozens of awards in the field of personal development and learning—offer evidence-based guidance on obtaining the skills you will need to thrive in tomorrow's workplace. Built on solid, global research and dozens of personal interviews with people who have achieved new and inspiring goals, Stretch offers advice, valuable insights, anecdotes, and recommendations to make achieving your goals practical and within reach. Currently Barbara is the president of Wilson College where she is also a tenured professor of business. She recently led the college through a change process to create the nation's first loan buy-back program. Karie is a Workplace Futurist at SuccessFactors, an SAP human capital software company. To buy to book click HERE Their websites are http://www.wilson.edu/office-president http://tinyurl.com/z2zy7bu

Keep It Simple: Unclutter Your Mind to Uncomplicate Your Life by Joe Calloway This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Joe Calloway. The original live interview was 10/28/16. “I'm making this way more complicated than it needs to be.” Do you ever have that thought? We all do. We live in a world that becomes more complex everyday, and cluttered processes and complications are the enemies of control in your life and your business. But with simplification and focus as your pillars, Keep It Simple teaches you how to take charge of your goals and your life. By gaining clarity on what is truly most important, you can streamline your life, reduce stress, and achieve the personal and business results that you desire. With over 30 years of experience as a consultant and coach to top performing businesses and individuals, Joe Calloway is an expert in how to focus and simplify. Simplicity is a choice that creates positive growth and change in your work, home, and day to day life. When you make things simple, you can move mountains. Joe is Executive In Residence at Belmont University's Center For Entrepreneurship, which has been named as a national Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program by the Princeton Review (for five consecutive years). The program was featured by Fortune magazine as one of five schools to consider when studying entrepreneurship. His website is http://joecalloway.com/ To order the book click HERE

Caring for Our Aging Parents: Lessons in Love, Loss and Letting Go by Michele Howe This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Michele Howe. The original live interview was 10/21/16. In "Caring for Our Aging Parents," Michele Howe provides practical and necessary guidance to help readers navigate the uncertain and emotional territory of caring for elderly parents. This book addresses the mental and emotional aspects of growing older, and offers sound biblical advice on how to care for your loved ones with positivity and respect. "Caring for Our Aging Parents" will guide adult individuals who are facing the obvious and subtle changes that take place as their parents age. It addresses a variety of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual areas of decline. Readers will learn how to deal more effectively with their own emotional responses to these ever altering shifts in their parents personalities with good grace and by utilizing sound biblical principles. Michele Howe is a reviewer for Publishers Weekly, FaithfulReader.com, Retailers + Resources, Foreword Magazine, TeenReads.com, KidReads.com, among many others national and international publications. She has published over 2500 reviews/articles and has been featured on numerous radio shows across the country speaking on topics such as parenting and a diverse range of women's health issues. To order the book click HERE Her website is http://www.michelehowe.wordpress.com/

GOOD AUTHORITY: How to Become the Leader Your Team is Waiting For by Jonathan Raymond This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Jonathan Raymond. The original live interview was 10/14/16. Imagine a world where personal and professional growth are one thing, where improving your relationships and owning your strengths at work translate directly into the rest of your life. In this provocative and timely new book, Jonathan brings together what he has learned over a twenty-year journey as an executive, entrepreneur, team leader and leadership trainer. After twenty years of not being able to decide whether he was a business guy or a personal growth teacher, Jonathan stopped trying to figure it out. He's the owner at Refound, an advisory firm that shows leaders how to have a new kind of conversation at work, making the personal growth of each employee the starting point. Creating a company culture like that is not a dream. Through personal stories and real-life conversations, Jonathan takes you into the room with managers and employees where real culture change happens, and shows you a new kind of employee mentoring where each person gets the real-time feedback, support, and clear boundaries we all need to get beyond the patterns that hold us back. Jonathan's website is http://goodauthoritybook.com/  and https://refound.com/ To purchase the book click HERE

Find Your Writing Voice: How to write more like your amazing self, for books, blog posts, and email by Chris Brogan This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Chris Brogan. The original live interview was 10/06/16. Writing isn't simply about the mechanics. Learn how to distill your unique writing voice for any of your projects, from sending an email to blogging to writing your own book. Come get practical and step-by-step action to take you from “want to” into the realm of “just did.” Learn how to develop topics, how to be bolder in your writing, and how to say what you mean. This works for fiction as well as non fiction, so don't give yourself that excuse, either. Short, sweet, and to the point, this book is designed to give you new skills and get you back out there writing again. Written by the New York Times bestselling author of eight books (this is his ninth) and a internationally sought after blogger and keynote speaker. Chris Brogan is CEO of Owner Media Group , providing business systems for personal leadership. He is also a highly sought after professional speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of eight books and counting. He's working on a new book right now about what you can learn about business from video games. Chris has spoken for or consulted with the biggest brands you know, including Disney, Coke, Google, GM, Microsoft, Coldwell Banker, Titleist, Scotts, Humana Health, Cisco, Sony USA, and many more. To order the book click HERE Chris' website is http://chrisbrogan.com/

The Author-to-Income Formula: How to Turn Your Book into a Money-Making Empire by Tamara Monosoff This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Tamara Monosoff. The original live interview was 9/30/16. This is Book One in a two-book series. It is a content-rich, short-read that shows authors, experts and entrepreneurs how to build a high-profit business as an author. It includes proven step-by-step strategies on how an author can stand out from the crowd, gain media attention, become an Amazon bestseller and generate multiple streams of income by leveraging his or her expertise and book. The Author-to-Income Formula training shows authors, experts, and entrepreneurs how to build a high-profit business as an author. Tamara is a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author. She has written seven business books for authors. She may be best known for founding, Mom Invented, a dynamic company with a dual mission to “Inspire, Inform & Boldly Promote Courageous Women in Business” and “Celebrate the Creativity of Moms by Launching Innovative Mom Invented® Products Around the World.” To order the book click HERE Tamara's website is tamaramonosoff.com/

This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Joelle K. Jay. The original live interview was 9/9/16. According to a recent study released by the Peterson Institute for International Economics and EY (formerly known as Ernst & Young), women in leadership positions are linked to stronger company profits. THE NEW ADVANTAGE shows business leaders how to take advantage of the full richness of their talent pools to improve their business, develop effective leadership, and become best places to work. Based on interviews with more than a hundred senior executives – both men and women – Morgan and Jay describe ways of breaking through to new levels of leadership. The authors call these breakthroughs the advantages: powerful ways women lead the way toward a better future. In many organizations, women are not advancing. Despite an appreciation for talent and diversity, the representation of women dwindles at each level of leadership, causing a loss of talent, a lack of balance on the leadership team, discouragement among women, attrition, and poor public perception. Howard J. Morgan is a Managing Director of Leadership Research Institute and co-founder of 50 Top Coaches. He specializes in executive coaching as a strategic change management tool leading to improved customer/employee satisfaction and overall corporate performance. Dr. Joelle Jay is a principal with the Leadership Research Institute, as well as an executive coach, keynote speaker, and author. Joelle specializes in the advancement of executive women. To purchase the book click HERE Joelle's website is http://www.joellekjay.com/   Howard's website is http://www.howardjmorgan.com/

STAND OUT: Tools To Master The 8 Fundamentals Of Standing Out In Business by Winnie Brignac Hart and Lorrie Brignac Lee. This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Winnie Brignac Hart and Lorrie Brignac Lee. The original live interview was 8/26/16. In today's complex business environment, having a superior product or service is not enough to distinguish a company from its competitors, nor can advertising alone command the attention and loyalty of customers. What's needed is a consistent and genuine message that communicates the company's core values, beliefs, and purpose – in short, a brand. As identical twin sisters, the authors have developed a heightened awareness of the importance of perception and reality. From their first-hand experience of dealing with misperceptions and working hard to refine their individual identities, they've honed the ability to perceive differences in other people, companies, and brands. In STAND OUT, Hart and Lee have distilled this ability to help companies see themselves more objectively into a set of tools and exercises, such as the Brand Traffic Control Radar Tool, the Brand Traffic Control Assessment, the Brand Positioning Assessment, and the One-Page Marketing Plan. Ultimately, a company's product or service becomes an obvious choice as an extension of its story. The key is authenticity – aligning what an organization communicates about its products or services with what it truly is. Hart and Lee are founders of TwinEngine, a Houston-based strategic marketing and creative agency. Their website is twinengine.com/ To purchase the book click HERE  

The Start-Up J Curve: The Six Steps to Entrepreneurial Success by Howard Love This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Howard Love. The original live interview was 8/19/16. A start-up unfolds in a predictable pattern; the more aware entrepreneurs are of this pattern, the better able they will be to capitalize on it. Author Howard Love calls this pattern the start-up J Curve: The toughest part of the endeavor is the time between the actual start of a new business and when the product and model are firmly established. The Start-Up J Curve gives entrepreneurs the tools they need to get through the early challenges so they can reach the primary value creation that lies beyond. The book outlines the six predictable stages of start-up growth and details the activities that should be undertaken at each stage to ensure success and to avoid common pitfalls. Instead of feeling lost and confused after a setback, start-up founders and investors can anticipate the challenges, overcome the obstacles, and ride the curve to the top. Entrepreneurs who have read early drafts of The Start-Up J Curve responded, ''I wish I had this book years ago.'' Howard is an Entrepreneur, Author, and Angel Investor. His website is www.howardlove.com/ To purchase the book click HERE

 Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace: Building Effective Relationships in Your Organization by Michelle Reina, PhD This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Michelle Reina, PhD. The original live interview was 8/12/16. Trust is non-negotiable for high performing people, teams, and organizations. Yet, trust is fragile and commonly misunderstood. Ninety percent of the behaviors that break trust down and derail relationships and teamwork are subtle, fleeting, and unintentional. In the new third edition of the business best selling Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace, Michelle Reina, PhD provides the awareness, knowledge, and tools people at every level of responsibility need to build and sustain high trust relationships at work. Michelle's approach to trust building is backed by 25 years of scientific research and proven results inside global, industry-leading companies. Michelle, together with her co-author and business and life partner Dennis Reina, PhD, is co-founder of Reina, A Trust Building® Consultancy, a global firm specializing in transforming workplaces through trust. For more than two decades, the Reinas have supported leaders, teams, and entire organizations to build trust and achieve business results through consulting, workshops, speaking, and coaching. Their suite of valid and reliable trust assessments help people take the guesswork out of trust. To order the book click HERE The website is http://reinatrustbuilding.com/

Performance Breakthrough: A Radical Approach to Success at Work-Part II by Cathy Salit This on demand audio is a part of The Game Changer series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Cathy Salit. The original live interview was 7/29/16. This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Cathy Salit. The original live interview was 6/17/16. In Performance Breakthrough Cathy Salit presents the revolutionary approach to learning and growing that she and her company Performance of a Lifetime have been using for twenty years to help American Express, Nike, Pfizer, the United States Olympic Committee, PwC, 3M, and Chanel, among a Who's Who of other brand name clients. Salit's core idea is that all humans have an innate ability to perform, pretend, and improvise. It's what helps us develop as children and continue developing as adults. You may not have been on a stage since you played a tree in third grade, but the reality is that you're performing all the time. Performance Breakthrough shows how you can use ideas and techniques from theater and improvisation, along with the new science of performative psychology, to enhance your performance at work and “become who you are not yet.” In addition to being the CEO and co-founder of Performance of a Lifetime,  Cathy Salit is an accomplished social entrepreneur, actress, director, improvisational comic and singer. To order the book click HERE Cathy's website is http://performanceofalifetime.com/

The Art of Authenticity: Tools to Become an Authentic Leader and Your Best Self by Karissa Thacker This on demand audio series is a part of The Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Karissa Thacker. The original live interview was 7/22/16. Having a successful, rewarding career can be challenging, especially in today's ever-changing business dynamics. Your company's culture may shift, or you may land on a new path that puts you in unfamiliar territory. Maybe you're at a crossroads with how to get to the next level. Regardless, what worked for you yesterday may not work for you tomorrow. How do you successfully navigate and thrive? How do you stay true to yourself while leading others? Authenticity is the best way to lead, and an effective way to maintain success as an organization. This practical guide shows you how to find your authentic self and leverage it into an effective leadership training strategy. Karissa Thacker is founder and president of Strategic Performance Solutions Inc., a management training and consulting firm dedicated to elevating people to reach their highest potential and career satisfaction.  

How to Speak Gooder: Brand-New Rules for Public Speaking in a Digitally Distracted World by Liz Goodgold This on demand audio series is a part of The Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Liz Goodgold. The original live interview was 7/8/16. Everything you know about speaking is wrong! If you want to get noticed, get ahead, or get the business, you must throw out the old rules and embrace a new way of speaking. How to Speak Gooder is a rapid-fire plan for what works in today's techno-centric and multi-tasking world. Liz dishes the dirt on delivering presentations that entertain and inform. She shares her insider secrets on everything from harnessing your nervous energy to interacting with your audience to dealing with Q&A. In short, this is your guidebook to succeeding in front of a boardroom of 15 or a crowd of 500. Liz is an author, coach, consultant, and motivational "speecher" who shares how to brand out, stand out, and cash in on your business. In fact, her clients typically boost their income by at least 40% after working with her! To order the book click HERE Liz's website is RedFireBranding.com      

Whale Hunting with Global Accounts: Four Critical Sales Strategies to Win Global Customers by Barbara Weaver Smith, Ph.D This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Barbara Weaver Smith. The original live interview was 7/1/16. Nothing grows your bottom line faster than new business with your global sales accounts, yet companies like yours are leaving billions on the table. Your customers are going global — are you? In Whale Hunting with Global Accounts, Barbara Weaver Smith takes business owners and executives, national and global sales leaders, and large account sales reps on a deep dive into the four critical sales strategies that will make you winners in competition for global accounts. Dr. Barbara Weaver Smith is founder and CEO of The Whale Hunters® and co-author of Whale Hunting: How to Land Big Sales and Transform Your Company, based on the collaborative culture of the Inuit people who engaged their entire village to hunt whales. To order the book click HERE Barbara's website is http://thewhalehunters.com/

Performance Breakthrough: A Radical Approach to Success at Work by Cathy Salit This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Cathy Salit. The original live interview was 6/17/16. In Performance Breakthrough Cathy Salit presents the revolutionary approach to learning and growing that she and her company Performance of a Lifetime have been using for twenty years to help American Express, Nike, Pfizer, the United States Olympic Committee, PwC, 3M, and Chanel, among a Who's Who of other brand name clients. Salit's core idea is that all humans have an innate ability to perform, pretend, and improvise. It's what helps us develop as children and continue developing as adults. You may not have been on a stage since you played a tree in third grade, but the reality is that you're performing all the time. Performance Breakthrough shows how you can use ideas and techniques from theater and improvisation, along with the new science of performative psychology, to enhance your performance at work and “become who you are not yet.” In addition to being the CEO and co-founder of Performance of a Lifetime,  Cathy Salit is an accomplished social entrepreneur, actress, director, improvisational comic and singer. To order the book click HERE Cathy's website is http://performanceofalifetime.com/

 Green Giants: How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion-Dollar Businesses by Freya Williams This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Freya Williams. The original live interview was 6/10/16. What do Brazil's top beauty brand, America's second-fastest-growing restaurant chain, and the world's third bestselling car have in common? They are shattering the myth that acting sustainably and building a billion-dollar business are mutually exclusive. Packed with eye-opening research, exclusive interviews, and enlightening examples from Chipotle, Toyota, Unilever, Tesla, General Electric, and more, Green Giants serves as a blueprint for sustain able success that anyone can follow. E. Freya Williams advises organizations including Coca Cola, Unilever, the United Nations, Estee Lauder, Waste Management and many others on how to turn sustainability and social good into competitive advantage for their business and brands. Cofounder of OgilvyEarth and former lead of Edelman's Business + Social Purpose practice in New York, today Freya is the North American CEO of Futerra, the global sustainability change agency. To purchase the book click HERE Freya's website is www.greengiantsbook.com/ Futerra's website is http://www.wearefuterra.com/

Driven by Difference How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity by David Livermore This on demand audio is a part of the Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews David Livermore. The original live interview was 6/03/16. Today's workforce is more diverse than ever before. But despite new perspectives and talents, the promise of increased innovation rarely materializes. Why are so few businesses seeing results? Studies show that diverse teams are more creative than homogenous ones–but only when they are managed effectively. The secret is to minimize conflict while maximizing the informational diversity found in varied values and experiences. To do this, both leaders and team members need a high level of cultural intelligence, or CQ. Driven by Difference identifies the management practices necessary to guide multicultural teams to innovation. David Livermore, Ph.D., is President and Partner at the Cultural Intelligence Center, a consultancy at the forefront of CQ assessment and development. The author of Leading with Cultural Intelligence, he has been cited by The Economist, Forbes, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. To purchase the book click HERE David's website is http://davidlivermore.com/blog/

Meetings Matter: 8 Powerful Strategies for Remarkable Conversations by Paul Axtell This on demand audio is a part of the Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Paul Axtell. The original live interview was 5/27/16. Meetings have become a pain point for millions. Many see them as useless sessions that take time away from meaningful tasks. But one consultant with more than 30 years of experience has a different perspective: that meetings matter and they can be mastered. In Meetings Matter, Paul Axtell emphasizes the importance of meetings, and he redesigns them using the vital foundation of conversation. Paul Axtell provides consulting and personal effectiveness training to a wide variety of clients, from Fortune 500 companies and universities to nonprofit organizations and government agencies. A large focus of his work is how to run effective and productive meetings: to turn them from the calendar items that so many dread into useful, productive sessions with measurable results. His website is http://paulaxtell.com/ To order the book click HERE Paul Axtell has generously offered a copy of Meetings Matter as well as his other two books, to our listeners (while supplies last). To receive the book, contact him at paulaxtell@mac.com  or contact Margaret Kingsbury margaret@cavehenricks.com      

This on demand audio is a part of the Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Carey Lohrenz. The original live interview was 5/20/16. The cockpit of an F-14 is one of the most demanding environments imaginable. The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is one of the most complex industrial work-sites there is. It's here that Carey Lohrenz learned what fearless leadership means. Her teams had to perform at their peak, or lives were on the line. Added to that intensity, she was breaking new ground for women in the military. Since leaving the Navy, Lohrenz has worked with thousands of business leaders, from Fortune 500 executives to middle managers, helping them and their teams flourish. She's distilled her extraordinary career down to this hypothesis: high-performing teams require fearless leaders, which has been proven again and again. In "Fearless Leadership: High Performance Lessons From the Flight Deck," she walks readers through the three fundamentals a leader must possess to exhibit real fearlessness: courage, tenacity, and integrity. Lohrenz then reveals what fearless leadership looks like in action, offering advice on how to set a bold vision, bring the team together (as wing-men, not Top Gun mavericks), execute effectively, and stay resilient through hard times. Whether they're stepping into their first leadership role or looking to get out of a longstanding rut, readers will find this resource to act like an afterburner, rocketing them to ever-higher levels of performance. To order her book click HERE Her website is http://careylohrenz.com/

This on demand audio is a part of the Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Joan O. Wright. The original live interview was 5/6/16. At its core, life is all about relationships. We all know the benefits of close and loving relationships between grandparents and their young grandchildren. What we often overlook, however, is the incredible richness and significance of these relationships for adult grandchildren and grandparents. And further, these relationships are not, and should not, be limited to those with only biological ties. These mentoring relationships can function just as well outside typical family boundaries. This book brings together stories about real-life connections that will move you. These stories are followed by some simple ways and tools to help kick-start these relationships. It is the author's hope that this book will inspire and encourage people of all generations to pursue these kinds of relationships, termed "SOULinks." Prior to founding O'Sullivan Wright in 2000, Joan was head of executive leadership development at Wachovia (Wells Fargo). Her broad understanding of individual leadership and organizational development comes from 21 years in Human Resources Management roles with Philip Morris, Citicorp, and GE Capital. To purchase the book click HERE Joan's website is www.osullivanwright.com

This on demand audio is a part of the Game Changer Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Bryan Kramer. The original live interview was 4/29/16. Technology continues to evolve and make our lives busier and more complicated, but it can never replace true human connection–our fundamental need to share information, stories, and emotions. Sharelogy explores the history, art and science of sharing, and illustrates why sharing is what gives us a unique competitive advantage as individuals and brands. It is meant for entrepreneurs and marketers who want to make their content more valuable, shareable, and for individuals who want to understand the power of sharing to grow their personal brand. Bryan Kramer is one of the world's foremost leaders in the art and science of sharing, and has been credited with shaping the #H2H human business movement in marketing and social. He is the President and CEO of PureMatter a content, social and digital marketing agency in San Jose, CA.  With over 300,000 social fans and followers, and an intimate understanding of the intricacies and interworking of both social technologies and social behaviors, Bryan is both a practitioner and authority on the subject. Bryan's websites are  http://bryankramer.com/  and  www.purematter.com/ To purchase Bryan's book click HERE

The average person consumes approximately 30 gigabytes of data every single day, but has no idea how to interpret it correctly. Everydata explains, through the eyes of an expert economist and statistician, how to correctly interpret all of the small bytes of data we consume in a day. Readers will become effective, skeptical consumers of everyday data. Dr. Johnson reveals that while everyone is talking about “big data,” the truth is that understanding the “little data” (stock reports, newspaper headlines, weather forecasts, etc.) is what will help you make smarter decisions at work, at home, and in every aspect of your life. Dr. John H. Johnson, IV is an expert witness who has testified and consulted in cases involving how one uses and interprets data in a wide range of settings. As CEO and co-founder of Edgeworth Economics – a leading consulting firm with offices in Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Pasadena – John heads a data-driven company that has been featured on NPR, the Washington Post, USA Today, and HuffPost Live. Co-author Mike Gluck is president of Gluckworks and an award-winning writer and marketer who has written for leading organizations nationwide. Dr. Johnson's website is http://www.johnhjohnsonphd.com/ The book website is http://www.everydatabook.com/ Mike Gluck's website is http://gluckworks.com/ To purchase his book click HERE

Charting Change: A Visual Toolkit for Making Change Stick by Braden Kelley This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Branden Kelley. The original live interview was 4/08/16. Research shows that up to seventy percent of all change initiatives fail. Let's face it, change is hard, as is getting an organization on board and working through the process. One thing that has been known to be effective is onboarding teams not only to understand this change, but to see the process and the progress of institutional change. Charting Change will help teams and companies visualize this complicated process.  Kelley has developed the Change Planning Toolkit™ and the Change Planning Canvas™, which enable leadership and project teams to easily discuss the variables that will influence the change effort and organize them in a collaborative and visual way.  Braden Kelley is a dynamic, engaging innovation speaker with experience training and consulting with some of the world's leading organizations. He speaks at conferences and corporate events around the globe about innovation, change management, organizational agility, and digital transformation. His website is  http://bradenkelley.com/     To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

MASTERING THE NEW MEDIA LANDSCAPE: Embrace the Micromedia Mindset by Barbara Cave Henricks and Rusty Shelton This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Barbara Cave Henricks. The original live interview was 4/1/16. The giant brands that once dominated the media landscape—Oprah, the New York Times, NPR, CNN—have seen their monopoly on public attention smashed by the Internet and now find themselves competing with individuals and brands in a sea of micromedia: websites, social media, blogs, podcasts, and more. Ace publicists and marketers Barbara Cave Henricks and Rusty Shelton show that to navigate through this modern terrain, you need to think more like a media executive than a marketer.  The key lies in mastering three crucial categories of media—earned, owned, and rented—and knowing how to integrate each for maximum success. By using this proven strategy, you can create a positive feedback loop that will generate massive momentum and grow a large, loyal audience for your message. Barbara is President & CEO of Cave Henricks Comunications. Rusty is Founder and CEO of Shelton Interactive. The websites are  about/barbara-cave-henricks and https://sheltoninteractive.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Be Bad First: Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future by Erika Andersen This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Erika Andersen. The original live interview was 3/25/16. We are operating in a world defined by constant connection, rapid change, and abundant choices. News that once took months, even years, to spread now reaches across the globe in seconds. Advances in medicine and science are pushing boundaries with gene therapy and stem cell transplants. And decisions about where and how to work and live are nearly endless. As new knowledge—and the possibilities that arise from that knowledge—propels us forward, leadership readiness expert and renowned author Erika Andersen suggests that success in today's world requires the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills quickly and continuously—in spite of our mixed feelings about being a novice. Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building that are custom tailored to her clients' challenges, goals, and culture. Her website is  http://erikaandersen.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Take The Lead, the organization I founded as a result of No Excuses and Strong Female Lead/How our idea of strong women unintentionally hurts female leaders with Gloria Feldt This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Gloria Feldt. The original live interview was 3/18/16. Gloria Feldt is co-founder and president of Take The Lead, the new women's leadership movement to prepare, develop, inspire and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025. A world changer who helped pave the way for women today, she believes this is women's moment to achieve parity. Her passion is to remove the last remaining obstacle: women's learned resistance to embracing their own power. It's why women are stuck at 18% of top leadership positions and why the loss of high-performing female employees keeps organizations from optimal success. Once women “stand in their power and walk with intention,” they can lead unlimited lives and reach parity from the boardroom to the bedroom for good — their own, and society's as well. The site is http://www.taketheleadwomen.com/   Gloria's site is http://gloriafeldt.com/ To order her book click HERE    

Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work by Liz Wiseman This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Liz Wiseman. The original live interview was 3/11/16. In a time of constant change, success depends on seeing the world through rookie eyes, and in this essential guide, the bestselling author of Multipliers explains why we are often at our best when we are doing something for the first time—and how to reclaim and cultivate this curious, flexible, youthful mindset called Rookie Smarts. Leadership expert Liz Wiseman argues that the most successful rookies are hunter-gatherers—alert and seeking, cautious but quick like firewalkers, and hungry and relentless like frontiersmen. Most importantly, she identifies a breed of leaders she refers to as “perpetual rookies.” Despite years of experience, they retain their rookie smarts, thinking and operating with the mindsets and practices of these high-performing rookies. Her website is  http://rookiesmarts.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

52 Small Changes for the Mind: Improve Memory * Minimize Stress * Increase Productivity * Boost Happiness by Brett Blumenthal This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Brett Blumenthal. The original live interview was 3/04/16. In this practical book, wellness expert Brett Blumenthal reveals how to hone in on the mind as the foundation of overall health and well-being. She presents one small, achievable change every week—from developing music appreciation to eating brain-boosting foods, practicing mono-tasking, incorporating play, and more. Backed by research from leading experts and full of helpful charts and worksheets, 52 Small Changes for the Mind provides a road map to a better life—and proves that the journey can be as rewarding as the destination. Brett Blumenthal is bestselling author of A Whole New You: Six Steps to Ignite Change for Your Best Life, 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You and Get Real and STOP Dieting! Her website is  http://sheerbalance.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

The Focused Organization: How concentrating in just a few key initiatives can dramatically improve strategy execution by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez. The original live interview was 2/26/16. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, professor and best-selling author of the book on strategy execution "The Focused Organization".  Antonio has been featured in several magazines, including Singapore Management Institute, Strategy Business Review and The Economist. He is the founder of the largest LinkedIn group in Strategy Execution (StrateXecution) which has more than 5.000 experts worldwide. The author introduces a new way of looking at a company through two very different and often conflicting dimensions: running-the-business and changing-the-business. What you add to one dimension you have to subtract from the other one. Finding the right balance between these two dimensions represents one of the major challenges to successful strategy execution. His website is  http://www.antonionietorodriguez.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Provoking Greatness: Unleashing Hidden Potential by Misti Burmeister This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends' Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Misti Burmeister. The original live interview was 2/19/16. When complacency and survival have overtaken a thriving and effective team, you have three choices: ignore their gifts, address them poorly, or leverage the gifts that are shared in Provoking Greatness and discover how to unleash the hidden potential in your team when it matters most. A greatness coach for leaders, business motivational keynote speaker, and author, Misti has dedicated her life to helping leaders find and strengthen their V.O.I.C.E., improving communication, collaboration, and commitment. Misti also serves on the board for MissionFit, a non-profit dedicated to creating a safe space for at-risk youth to discover their greatness through weightlifting and community. Her website is  http://mistiburmeister.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Tape Breakers: How to Maximize Your Impact with People You Love, Teams You Lead, and Causes that Stir Your Heart by Jim Akers This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Jim Akers. The original live interview was 2/12/16. Every day people get up and decide what type of race they are going to run. They want their race to matter they desperately desire impact.Impact is an interesting phenomenon.  In some ways we all impact each other. But the more important question is what type of impact are we creating? And is that impact big or small positive or negative? Author, speaker, and leader Jim Akers founded ImpACTful Notes in 2013. ImpACTful Notes is a web based service that delivers a unique text m essage to your smart phone five days a week. Each note is crafted to encourage, inspire, and motivate recipients to live with passion in everything they do. His website is  http://jimdakers.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

DISRUPT YOURSELF: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work by Whitney Johnson This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Whitney Johnson. The original live interview was 2/5/16. Consider this simple yet powerful idea: disruptive companies and ideas upend markets by doing something truly different—they see a need, an empty space waiting to be filled, and they dare to create something for which a market may not yet exist. As president and co-founder of Rose Park Advisors' Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Whitney Johnson utilized the theory of disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and private early stage companies. Her website is  http://whitneyjohnson.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Doing the Right Things Right: How the Effective Executive Spends Time by Laura Stack This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Laura Stack. The original live interview was 1/29/16. Doing the Right Things Right details precisely how today's leaders and managers can obtain profitable, productive results by managing the intersection of two critical values: effectiveness and efficiency. Effectiveness, Stack says, is identifying and achieving the best objectives for your organization-doing the right things. Efficiency is accomplishing them with the least amount of time, effort, and cost-doing things right. Laura is the President & CEO of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a boutique consulting firm helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Her website is  http://theproductivitypro.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Stuck or Positioned; It's Your Choice by Gail McWilliams This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Gail McWilliams. The original live interview was 1/22/16. Stuck or Positioned; It's Your Choice will help you see life from a new vantage point. Gail McWilliams' outlook will inspire you to live life with vision and see the potential you once overlooked. In the course of having children, Gail gradually lost her eyesight. This has become the backdrop to her life message of vision that sees no limits. She has an instinctive ability to capture and lift the spirits of people everywhere and empower others to reach toward their dreams and purpose they once thought impossible. Her audiences are “troops” on the frontlines of life who need a word of encouragement. With a grin on her face, Gail says she still travels with hope, because hope always sees. Gail is a speaker, author and national radio host and has also been a television co-host, recording artist, teacher, and life coach. Her website is  http://gailmcwilliams.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Pilot to Profit: Navigating Modern Entrepreneurship to Build Your Business Using Online by Lisa Larter This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Lisa Larter. The original live interview was 1/15/16. Seatbelts fastened. Business dreams in the upright position. Entrepreneurs, prepare for takeoff.  Ready to generate sales, build brand buzz, and watch your cash flow soar? "Pilot to Profit" clears up the confusion of modern entrepreneurship---so you can build a smart, successful and sustainable business with sky-high returns. Lisa is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, teacher and business coach who founded The Pilot to Profit Success System to help businesses navigate modern entrepreneurship so that they can increase sales and profits. Her website is  http://lisalarter.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com    

Contagious Culture: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization that Thrives by Anese Cavanaugh This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Anese Cavanaugh. The original live interview was 1/8/16. CONTAGIOUS CULTURE is much more than a leadership guide. It's a complete cultural mind-shift that embraces infectious energy and enthusiasm at all levels and functions of an organization in order to elevate the capabilities of all leaders and all employees to spot new opportunities and to see their day-to-day work in new ways. Calling her work “powerful and transformational,” clients say Cavanaugh “builds creative leaders,” “gets people having honest conversations,” and “unlocks potential.” Her website is  http://www.anesecavanaugh.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com  

X: The Experience Where Business Meets Design by Brian Solis This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Brian Solis. The original live interview was 12/18/15. In his new book X: The Experience When Business Meets Design bestselling author Brian Solis shares why great products are no longer good enough to win with customers and why creative marketing and delightful customer service too are not enough to succeed. Brian Solis is a principal analyst at Altimeter Group, a Prophet company. He is also an award-winning author, prominent blogger/writer, and keynote speaker. His websites are http://www.briansolis.com and http://www.xthebook.com To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

 I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life by Brad Formsma This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Brad Formsma. The original live interview was 12/11/15. When you choose to live a generous life, you start to change and so does the world around you. Something incredible happens when giving becomes your own idea, not something you do out of duty or obligation. When you move from awareness to action, miracles happen. As you make giving a lifestyle, you'll realize you're not only loving life more, you're also creating a more generous world— a better world for all of us. I Like Giving is about experiencing the joy of giving. We all have something to give. Giving goes way beyond money or things. It can be a listening ear, a touch, or simply the gift of time.  Giving is living. Brad's story began at a young age, inspired by his grandfather to open his eyes and see the needs of the people around him. Fast-forward a few years, and Brad has committed his life to making the world a better place, one giving story at a time. His websites are http://www.bradformsma.com/ and  http://ilikegiving.com/ To order the book click HERE For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com