Podcast appearances and mentions of elizabeth mccormick

This week, I'm joined by my friend and audit pro Elizabeth McCormick.We chat about her unexpected path into internal audit, starting her own company Audit Forward, and how tools like Power Query and AI are changing the game. Elizabeth also gets real about growing up with congenital hearing loss and how it's fueled her push for disability inclusion in the profession.We cover fraud, ethics, embracing failure, and why showing up as your full self matters more than ever.

In this illuminating episode of the Practical Nontoxic Living™ Podcast, host Sophia Ruan Gushée and her niece Elizabeth McCormick dive deep into what they learned from holistic beauty pioneer Shiva Rose in the Ruan Living 40-Day Home Detox masterclass. Elizabeth shares her personal journey of transforming persistent skin issues with simple yet powerful natural changes. Together, Sophia and Elizabeth explore how skin conditions often reflect deeper health concerns, offering practical insights into healing from within. The episode then treats listeners to an inspiring excerpt from Shiva Rose's masterclass for the Ruan Living 40-Day Home Detox. Shiva, a renowned author, entrepreneur, and mother, reveals her favorite nontoxic beauty and self-care rituals tailored specifically for the busy, health-conscious woman. Motivated to heal her autoimmune issues, Shiva's been cultivating "kitchen medicine" ever since and addressing beauty and self-care as an "inside job." Discover Shiva's secrets to achieving radiant skin and a calmer mind through natural products, intentional rituals, and holistic practices you can easily integrate into your daily routine. Tune in for a conversation that will empower you to enhance your beauty naturally, embrace self-care rituals, and uncover the deeper messages your skin may be communicating. Key Topics: Simple, nontoxic changes to heal skin naturally The connection between skin health and overall wellness Shiva Rose's holistic beauty routines for busy lifestyles "Kitchen medicine" and beauty as an "inside job," slow beauty that's lasting Daily rituals for self-care, mindfulness, and radiant beauty You can learn more from Shiva Rose and other experts in Ruan Living's 40-Day Home Detox. Early Access Pricing for Ruan Living's 40-Day Home Detox program is available for a limited time. Click to learn more! ABOUT RUAN LIVING Grounded in the philosophy of Practical Nontoxic Living™, Ruan Living offers flexible ways for you to craft your Ultimate Home Detox™ to help you elevate your health and well-being—one thoughtful choice at a time. Specifically, we're zoned in on environmental influences—easy ones you can control—that can optimize your, and your intergenerational, healthspan and epigenetics through Practical Nontoxic Living™. Rooted in mindfulness over perfection, we guide you with empowering insights to detox your home and body of toxic chemicals, heavy metals, radiation, and stress. Ruan Living offers books, online programs, customized support, and free resources to help you create a home and lifestyle that nurtures healing and thriving. Learn more at www.ruanliving.com. ABOUT SOPHIA RUAN GUSHEE Sophia Ruan Gushée is the founder of Ruan Living and author of the critically acclaimed bestselling book A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures. Throughout her suite of Ruan Living Offerings, the diversity of Home detox paths that she has created are designed to welcome you to craft your Ultimate Home Detox™—rooted in the philosophy of Practical Nontoxic Living™, which protects your joy and convenience while guiding you to avoid toxicity. Learn more about Sophia here: Sophia Ruan Gushée. ABOUT SHIVA ROSE Shiva Rose is a renowned author, wellness expert, entrepreneur, and advocate for holistic living, widely celebrated for her inspiring journey into natural beauty and self-care rituals. After battling autoimmune issues, Shiva embraced kitchen medicine and holistic practices to heal from the inside out—a transformative path detailed in her bestselling book, Whole Beauty: Daily Rituals and Natural Recipes for Lifelong Beauty and Wellness. Shiva also shares her wisdom through her popular website, The Local Rose, and her luxurious skincare line, Shiva Rose Beauty. Her work empowers individuals—especially busy women and mothers—to cultivate radiant health, mindful self-care, and profound beauty by integrating ancient wisdom into modern lifestyles. OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Ruan Living's 40-Day Home Detox Elevate Your Snacking Habits: How to Make Collagen Marshmallows Traditional Chinese Medicine Helped My Daughter's Eczema Practical Nontoxic Living podcast episode 35 with Shiva Rose: Alchemy From Daily Rituals

Your home can be a powerful catalyst for healing and wellness—when designed thoughtfully and consciously. This engaging episode of the Practical Nontoxic Living™ podcast begins with Sophia Ruan Gushée and her Ruan Living colleague (and niece!), Elizabeth McCormick, sharing what they learned and loved most from Deborah DiMare's illuminating masterclass from Ruan Living's 40-Day Home Detox program. Then, hear firsthand how Deborah creates healing spaces. Named Top 200 Influencers in the Interior Design Industry 2025, Deborah DiMare, founder of DiMare Design and a leader in nontoxic and cruelty-free interior design, joins the conversation through a captivating clip from her masterclass. She opens up about her journey into designing spaces that heal, and shares her impactful experiences working with clients who are on the autism spectrum and have sensory sensitivities. In this episode, you'll discover: How your interior design choices directly influence physical, emotional, and mental health. Practical, easy-to-implement considerations from Deborah's expertise in creating healthier, nurturing home environments. She discusses how light, mirrors, primary colors, bedding, textiles, and textures can support overall well-being, including the nervous system. Deborah explains the difference between vegan design and cruelty-free design, and how she came to care about avoiding toxicity in interior furnishings. Personal stories that illustrate the transformative power of thoughtful interior design. Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights into creating your own healing spaces—and learn directly from Deborah DiMare herself. Early Access Pricing for Ruan Living's 40-Day Home Detox is available for a limited time—listen now to learn more! Subscribe to Practical Nontoxic Living to empower your wellness journey and create a healthier home. ABOUT RUAN LIVING Grounded in the philosophy of Practical Nontoxic Living™, Ruan Living offers flexible ways for you to craft your Ultimate Home Detox™ to help you elevate your health and well-being—one thoughtful choice at a time. Specifically, we're zoned in on environmental influences—easy ones you can control—that can optimize your, and your intergenerational, healthspan and epigenetics through Practical Nontoxic Living™. Rooted in mindfulness over perfection, we guide you with empowering insights to detox your home and body of toxic chemicals, heavy metals, radiation, and stress. Ruan Living offers books, online programs, customized support, and free resources to help you create a home and lifestyle that nurtures healing and thriving. Learn more at www.ruanliving.com. ABOUT SOPHIA RUAN GUSHEE Sophia Ruan Gushée is the founder of Ruan Living and author of the critically acclaimed bestselling book A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures. Throughout her suite of Ruan Living Offerings, the diversity of Home detox paths that she has created are designed to welcome you to craft your Ultimate Home Detox™—rooted in the philosophy of Practical Nontoxic Living™, which protects your joy and convenience while guiding you to avoid toxicity. Learn more about Sophia here: Sophia Ruan Gushée. ABOUT DEBORAH DIMARE Deborah is a renowned interior design consultant, author, educator and pioneer of the ethical/wellness design movement. She has been executing beautiful living and sensory environments that contribute to the mental and physical health and well-being of people and the protection of animals and the planet for nearly 20 years. Her company, DiMare Design, is the only 100% cruelty-free design consulting firm specializing in the creation of organic, optimal spaces, and sourcing vegan textiles and sustainable furniture that bear zero-to-low toxins Deborah also heads VeganDesign org, where she educates consumers and designers about humane & healthy design through virtual courses, a blog and a full online shop of cruelty free, vegan and low toxin furniture, décor & curated spaces. OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Andrew Pace Practical Nontoxic Living podcast episode 49: Sustainable Building Materials For Healthy Homes Ruan Living's 40-Day Home Detox EMF Detox Workbook: Checklists To Recover From Electromagnetic Exposure (Detox Deep Dive)

Before she wore a flight suit, she was working in a pizza shop with a degree she couldn't use. In this episode, retired U.S. Army Black Hawk pilot Elizabeth McCormick shares how she went from unexpected career detours to becoming one of the first 100 women to fly the Black Hawk helicopter in the Army. She opens up about what it took to survive Warrant Officer Candidate School, where women had to meet the same physical standards as men. Running in boots, carrying gear, and enduring grueling training whittled seven women down to just two. But the biggest battle was the mental one. As the only woman in her flight school class, Elizabeth faced open hostility from a biased instructor who tried to make her fail, but she refused to quit. Instead, she took the controls and rewrote the script, both in the cockpit and in her life. Now a disabled veteran and sought-after motivational speaker, Elizabeth has built a thriving career helping others tap into their potential. She shares how her PILOT framework — potential, implementation, leadership, optimal performance, and tenacity — empowers people to push past limitations, rise under pressure, and take control of their own path.

At one point I was out on the circuit giving 300 speeches a year in addition to my TV job at Fox Four, so I got to meet some top-notch speakers. I include my next guest as one of those people that I kept bumping into at different events. Elizabeth McCormick is in the studio. She's a keynote speaker. She's a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot, and she's my friend.

Rich talks with investigative journalist Ann Vandersteel, founder of American Made Foundation, about Kash Patel being sworn in as FBI director. We also take a look at President Trump's approval ratings with pollster Mark Mitchell, from Rasmussen Reports. Later, John Fawcett tells how he went from executive producer for Lou Dobbs to host of "The Great America Show." Former Black Hawk pilot Elizabeth McCormick gives her take on the recent collision of a helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Reagan National Airport. Plus, some scams to avoid this tax season, from personal finance expert Derrick Kinney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is truely to blame for the crash involving an American Airlines flight and an Army Blackhawk helicopeter? Was it DEI, or was control tower staffing the issue? Scott talks with retired Army Blackhawk pilot Chief Warrant Officer Elizabeth McCormick about what really happened.

What is truely to blame for the crash involving an American Airlines flight and an Army Blackhawk helicopeter? Was it DEI, or was control tower staffing the issue? Scott talks with retired Army Blackhawk pilot Chief Warrant Officer Elizabeth McCormick about what really happened.

Elizabeth McCormick, decorated former US Army Black Hawk Helicopter pilot who flew command and control, air assault, rappelling, top-secret intelligence missions, and also transported high level government VIPs including the Secretary of Defense. Topic: DC plane crash Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Elizabeth-McCormick/author/B06X975W1S?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/pilotspeaker/?hl=en https://x.com/pilotspeaker https://www.facebook.com/pilotspeaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth McCormick tells us about the difficulties of flying a Black Hawk and gives her thoughts on other factors that led to a midair collision last Wednesday in D.C..

President Trump addresses the tragic D.C. plane crash, calling it “a dark and excruciating night.” Father Frederick Edlefsen offers prayers for the victims. Former Black Hawk pilot Elizabeth McCormick provides insight into the crash. Plus, discussion on school choice and Gabbard's controversial nomination.

Elizabeth McCormick is Piloting a Speaking Career Elizabeth McCormick is a speaker and author who draws on her experience as a former US Army Black Hawk pilot to speak on leadership, resilience, and overcoming obstacles. For those of who are considering becoming professional speakers, you probably have a lot of questions. How do you get speaking engagements? How do you figure out pricing? How do you make the jump to full time speaker? So many questions, so let's see what Elizabeth has to say. To get in touch with Elizabeth, visit https://yourinspirationalspeaker.com/. __ TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Elizabeth McCormick  had a decorated career as a decorated US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot winning military awards including the coveted Army Aviator Wings, and the Congressional Veteran Commendation. She subsequently built a career in small business, named one of the top 30 motivational speakers in the world, and one of the top 5 Leadership experts to follow online.  She presents to her listeners the P.I.L.O.T Method which highlight the 5 elemental truths to being a better leader.

Are you chasing stages — or building a speaking empire? Listen in!In this episode, Jacqueline sits down with the unstoppable Elizabeth McCormick, who traded her flight suit for the spotlight. From soaring the skies to owning the mic, Elizabeth shares her riveting journey of becoming a top motivational speaker. She spills the beans on her transition from military heroics to corporate stages, the hurdles of imposter syndrome, and the six secrets every aspiring speaker needs to know. Buckle up as we dive into tales of perseverance, humour, the power of embracing new paths, and high-flying success that will leave you inspired and ready to take on your own challenges!Tune in, get inspired, and perhaps you'll find the courage to pilot your own journey into uncharted territories!WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:How school career days ignited this former Black Hawk helicopter pilot's speaking career (01:18)The game-changing moment when Elizabeth realised speaking could be a paid gig (03:38)The severance package that funded the early months of Elizabeth's speaking business (07:32)How Elizabeth landed a lunch with a speaker bureau rep (11:08)Why honing your message is the essential first step (14:51)How starting with just “one ripple” in marketing builds lasting impact (18:27)Why a website is essential for a speaker, plus tips for making it SEO-friendly and audience-focused (20:30)The importance of quality video to showcase your speaking and mitigate risks for event planners (27:33)Why your debut book could make or break your reputation — and boost your speaking career (28:35)Want to become a powerhouse speaker? It all starts with 100 gigs (30:11)Navigating imposter syndrome and reframing your mindset (34:22)Bringing the audience into your story and creating an experience that resonates (38:32)How one Tweet turned into a ripple effect and why all speakers have a role in building diverse stages (44:21)The power of referrals (49:24)Elizabeth's go-to strategy for leveraging LinkedIn testimonials (52:39)Rapid-fire questions with Elizabeth (54:10)If you are on a mission to amplify your message to make a more meaningful impact, and you'd love to join a vibrant community of people all harnessing the power of speaking we'd love you to join us in our private Facebook group. Here you will gain access to exclusive live trainings, free resources and the opportunity to ask Jacqueline anything. It's all designed to take the speaking game to the next level. We can't wait to welcome you. Join here : https://www.facebook.com/groups/paidspeakerbreakthroughTo connect and learn more about creating a Speaker Driven Business connect with Jacqueline on LinkedIn. You can also follow Jacqueline on Instagram and join our Facebook Group.Join the Speak More Collective. WHERE TO FIND ELIZABETH MCCORMICKWebsite: https://yourinspirationalspeaker.com/ LinkedIn:

Elizabeth McCormick came home reeking of tomato sauce from her pizza job, feeling miserable as usual. But that day, she resolved that if her then-husband could serve in the army, so could she. This bold decision led to a fulfilling career as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot. Despite a career-ending injury, she reinvented herself and entered the corporate world before transitioning into public speaking. In this episode, Elizabeth shares her incredible journey of breaking free from stagnation and taking action despite uncertainty. You'll learn important lessons about choosing who you want to be and overcoming the subconscious blocks holding you back.  Elizabeth McCormick is a former U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter pilot turned global motivational speaker. She is a recipient of the Congressional Veteran Commendation and a number one bestselling author of The P.I.L.O.T. Method. In this episode, Ilana and Elizabeth will discuss: - Elizabeth's journey from unemployed army wife to decorated helicopter pilot - Believing in yourself despite the nay-sayers  - The importance of visualizing success - Taking action despite uncertainty - Choosing how you show up - Surviving a helicopter crash - Elizabeth's discovery of speaking opportunities - How a career-ending injury became her best gift - Overcoming the subconscious blocks holding you back  - Confidence and energy management for personal and professional growth - And other topics… Elizabeth McCormick is a former U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter pilot turned motivational speaker. She is the bestselling author of The P.I.L.O.T. Method and has launched a series of business success books titled Soar 2 Success. Elizabeth is an award-winning sales consultant and a founding member of the John Maxwell Team of certified speakers. She has consistently booked 100+ engagements per year and spoken at the leadership, sales, and safety-related functions of renowned brands like Coca-Cola, Sherwin Williams, and Oracle, among many others. She serves on the Board of Directors for Grace After Fire, a non-profit organization empowering women veterans. In 2011, she was honored with the Congressional Veteran Commendation. Connect with Elizabeth: Elizabeth's Website: https://yourinspirationalspeaker.com/  Elizabeth's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pilotspeaker/  Resources Mentioned: Elizabeth's Book, The P.I.L.O.T. Method: The 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life! https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Method-Elemental-Leading-Yourself/dp/1629030082  The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential by John C. Maxwell  https://www.amazon.com/15-Invaluable-Laws-Growth-Potential/dp/1599953676 

Welcome to Episode 46 of More Than a Refresh! Join JD as he sits down with Elizabeth McCormick, a former US ARMY Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot turned Inspirational Speaker specializing in Leadership. In this episode, they explore the power of choice in dissatisfaction, the intricate relationship between confidence and self-worth, and the power of rhinestoned flak jackets.

As a decorated former US Army Black Hawk Helicopter pilot  and one of the first approximately 100 females to become a Black Hawk Pilot , she flew command and control, air assault, rappelling, top-secret intelligence missions, and also transported high level government VIPs including the Secretary of Defense. These stories keep attendees on the edges of their seats, and the stories are turned into relatable lessons that any audience can put into immediate action. She has received many awards in the Army, and supported United Nations peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service. In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the US Congressional Veteran Commendation. She is such an inspiration to so many out there, especially of all the physical and mental challenges and she reminds people all the time this statement "your future is your responsibility" and it's so so true!! I hope you enjoy this episode because I sure did. Also check out WWW.SOARYOURLIFE.COM, for a free motivational class, once you sign in, you will get a notification. Double check you "junk" mail, once you confirm it you will be get some personal lessons from Elizabeth in Mastering your Motivation. Our music today is by some incredible musicians:   Jennifer Mlott- Will You Christmas with Me; for more about Jennifer check out her website, @ www.Jennifermllott.com   Also I have a song called “Voices” by Ewelina. She is a singer from Poland and I will have her on in January, also please check out her music at www.EWELINA.COM  We have the Meghanne Storey Project- I am sharing her song; “Thoughts.” Check out her website at TMSPMUSIC.COM   Also we have JOEL GIBSON JR. sharing his music call "Home", check out his website at JOELGIBSONJRMUSIC.COM Thank you so much for all my sponsors who have been a part of this amazing podcasting journey. I you are in the area here in Washington state, please check out these amazing businesses that are all locally owned and operated. Great customer service and awesome tasting foods and incredible service they provide. Lone Star Donuts: 360-204-5021 in Silverdale, 360-443-2600 in Port Orchard, 360-626-1164 in Poulsbo, Washington Taquiza 360-698-4335 Taquiza Street 360-200-7315 Alex Pablo; aldentedigitals.com, He helps create menus and helps design websites for restaurants. 19TH Hole Bar & Grill 360-813-3501 Chico Chicken & Pizza 360-550-4041 The Big Apple Diner 360-373-8242 Please check out WWW.CHITNCHATPODCAST.COM and you can check out each of these AMAZING businesses. And if you are local you could place you order for some very delicious food or connect with them to place an order of whatever you need. Eat Well, Eat Local. If you haven't subscribe or are following the podcast, please do so. You can find us on Spotify, I-Heart Radio, and many other podcasting platforms. You can also hear the podcast on www.totalmixxradio.org, Every Friday it's a great radio station that plays some amazing tunes and all kinds of genres. It's always fun, encouraging and uplifting. Thank you for joining, until next time... have a great day   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jody-shuffield/message

Elizabeth McCormick is not just a military spouse and a celebrated pilot, but also a compelling thought leader. She's an example of how one can pivot careers and still remain successful. After her momentous journey in the military, Elizabeth took her passion for leadership and turned it into a thriving vocation as a professional speaker and John Maxwell certified coach. Distinguished as an author, Elizabeth has penned 20 phenomenal books concerning leadership, reflecting her prowess in the field. Now, as the CEO of Soar to Success International, Elizabeth is helping leaders elevate their game, and she has earned recognition and respect across the globe for her dynamic motivational talks. In this episode, you will be able to:Uncover the latest leadership trends transforming the narrative in modern times.Gain insights into the shift from a traditional command structure to a more engaging and inclusive style.Realize the power of visibility and accessibility in reinforcing leadership roles.Discover Elizabeth's dynamic framework of Communicate, Aviate, Navigate and its influence on leadership development.Learn the art of trusting your team, letting go of control and the benefits of doing so in the workplace.//WHEN YOU'RE READY, HERE'S HOW WE CAN HELP YOU//TAKE THE FREE 5-MINUTE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ASSESSMENThttps://turningthecornerllc.com/hr/employee-engagement/assessment/DOWNLOAD A FREE SELF-ASSESSMENT:https://turningthecornerllc.com/free-assessment/SCHEDULE A CALL WITH A HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANThttps://turningthecornerllc.com/LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-turned-the-corner/id1637875430Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2S4sGuOSeXWXIKY7zMW1p5Google Podcast:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RldGl6ZS5jb20vcnNzL05lTUhWV0tSSQiHeart Radio:https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-how-i-turned-the-corner-100448118/HIRE KENDRA AS A CONSULTANT OR KEYNOTE SPEAKERhttps://kendraprospero.com/__________Say hello on social:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TurningthecornerllcJobsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TurningTheCornerLLCInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/turning_the_corner/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turning-the-corner/

Harness the Power of Genuine Connections and Avoid the Pitfalls of Spamming: Join Elizabeth McCormick, CSP, as she champions the speaker's journey, revealing the irony of relying on impersonal tactics to achieve personal success, while advocating for the creation of genuine relationships as the key to unlocking the doors of opportunity in the speaking industry. In this episode, Cheryl Knowlton and Elizabeth McCormick discuss how to: Maximize Your Success: Learn the importance of implementing systems in the speaking industry that can help you streamline your processes and increase your bookings. Elevate Your Speaking Business: Discover the benefits of using Speakerflow as a comprehensive system specifically designed for speakers, helping you save time, stay organized, and grow your career. Boost Your Bookings: Understand how CRM tools can play a crucial role in managing your contacts and securing speaking engagements, allowing you to nurture relationships and track your progress effectively. Master the Art of Outreach: Explore proven strategies for conducting thorough research and personalized outreach to potential leads, ensuring your messages stand out and resonate with your target audience. Cultivate Authentic Connections: Embrace the significance of building genuine relationships in the speaking industry, while learning how to avoid spamming contacts and create lasting connections for future opportunities.  Key Takeaways: The Importance of Implementing Systems: The significance of setting up and adhering to systems in the speaking industry is invaluable. It's likened to planting a tree - the best time was years ago, but the next best time is now. Implementing systems allows speakers to shift from outdated methods to using highly efficient platforms that offer automation and convenience, whether they're at the beginning of their journey or have been in the industry for years. The Benefits of Using Speakerflow Speakerflow is a comprehensive platform that provides integration, automation, and organization to speakers. This system allows speakers to operate professionally from the get-go, merging disparate tools like Dropbox, Google Drive, and digital signature services into one seamless platform. Its features, such as CRM, email marketing, social media management, scheduling, and invoicing, result in a streamlined speaking process that can significantly increase income. “Those with just a CRM make two to seven times more money than those without. Start acting like a professional business owner now.” -Elizabeth McCormick About the guest, Elizabeth McCormick: Elizabeth McCormick, CSP, is a highly accomplished keynote speaker and leadership expert. With a background as a former US Army Black Hawk pilot, she brings a wealth of practical experience and knowledge to her presentations. Elizabeth has delivered impactful speeches to audiences across the globe, including Fortune 500 companies and esteemed organizations. Her expertise lies in the areas of leadership, resilience, and achieving success. Elizabeth's insights on building genuine relationships and avoiding the pitfalls of spamming contacts offer valuable strategies for speakers in the industry. Through her dynamic speaking style and engaging storytelling, she motivates and inspires audiences to take action and reach their full potential. Elizabeth's reputation as a sought-after speaker is a testament to her ability to deliver powerful messages that resonate with individuals from all walks of life. CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH: Website: https://yourinspirationalspeaker.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6cDLZ4ZHwRIHYYgaDf3byQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Soar2Success/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pilotspeaker/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pilotspeaker LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pilotspeaker/   CONNECT WITH CHERYL: Website: www.cherylknows.com  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvWKXBC6fKn1dLGY11hxIg  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theknowltonteam/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylknowlton/    Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.   

 Dear Explorer, On June 10, 2021, I launched the Kathy Sullivan Explores podcast. Many of us were under some form of a lockdown back then, and the podcast has helped me connect in ways that were previously impossible to imagine. Through our journey together, we've explored science, art, space, and memorable moments in my life all while speaking to brilliant guests. It has truly been an incredible privilege to share stories, insights, and inspiring conversations with you all. In this episode, I want to express my deepest gratitude to you all for joining me on this remarkable journey of exploration via podcast. I also outline the different episode categories you can continue exploring on the podcast website and explain how you can stay connected and be the first to get updates on my future projects and endeavors. “This farewell doesn't have to be the end of our journey together. Continue on, Explorer, learning and sharing in the spirit of curiosity, adventure, and discovery.” - Kathy Sullivan This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores: ●     Charlie Bolden's pathway to space and other remarkable episodes in the “Space” category●     Conversations with creatives and how they forged artistic careers●     Exploring the sea and other oceanic gems from Helen Scales, Tim McDonald, Victor Viscovo, and others●     Career and leadership insights from Glen Maroney and Yvette McGee Brown●     Conversations on exploring the world with Elizabeth McCormick, Jeffrey Kingsley, and Alastair Humphreys●     Memorable moments from my life—from wearing a baked potato to presenting an Oscar to George Lucas from space Our Favorite Quotes: ●     “From business leaders, writers, artists, fellow explorers, scientists, divers, and astronauts, their wisdom and experiences have left an indelible mark on our collective exploration.” - Kathy Sullivan●     “Astronauts stand on the shoulders of many hundreds of other space professionals.” - Kathy Sullivan Explore the podcast by theme: ●     Space●     Creativity●     Sea●     Memorable Moments●     Career and Leadership●     Places Spaceship Not Required I'm Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean. I'm an explorer, and that doesn't always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action. In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required. Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores. Visit my website at kathysullivanexplores.com to sign up for seven astronaut tips to improving your life on earth and be the first to discover future episodes and learn about more exciting adventures ahead! Don't forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts! Spotify I Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google I Amazon Music.

Losing a job you worked so hard to get into and has defined a significant portion of your life can lead to a pervasive sense of loss and confusion. While the struggle to reconcile the person who you once were with the uncertain realities of the present exists, this also serves as an opportunity to discover truths to lead yourself and begin a new journey. In this episode of Frontline to Boardroom, I speak with Elizabeth McCormick, a decorated US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot who flew air assault, command and control, top-secret, intelligence, and VIP transport missions. She served in the 10th Mountain Division, including service in support of the humanitarian mission in Kosovo. Elizabeth's journey into and out of the military is proof that life is indeed filled with opportunities and having the right mindset and courage to go after these will always be rewarded. From the moment she decided to join the army, to the crucial decision to join corporate America and eventually ventured out to keynote speaking, these instances showcased that although things may take an unexpected turn, it may just be the transition needed to embark on a new chapter. Elizabeth's captivating story from soaring military success to achieving remarkable professional achievements tells about her commitment to resilient leadership that inspires others to seize the reins of their destiny and carve their own paths to success.

Ruth 4:13-17 This week's podcast features David and Elizabeth McCormick. David and Elizabeth are missionaries with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, serving as a mission advocates for the church's South Central Jurisdiction.  After David and Elizabeth's talk, you will hear an abridged interview with Dan and Kathy Dunn about their work with UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief). 

12/11/22   This week's Holiday book gift recommendations:   No Fear Allowed by Laura Herring: https://www.amazon.com/No-Fear-Allowed-Perseverance-Making/dp/1630474916/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670116644&sr=8-1    Take Control of Your Job Search by Lauren Herring: https://www.amazon.com/Take-Control-Your-Job-Search/dp/1735258512/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670117374&sr=8-1   The P.I.L.O.T. Method by Elizabeth McCormick: https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Method-Elemental-Leading-Yourself/dp/1629030082/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HGRAKD9ARV2R&keywords=the+pilot+method+elizabeth+mccormick&qid=1670117491&sprefix=the+pilot+method+elizabeth+mccormick%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1   Join the author conversation in Ink Authors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/inkauthors/   Learn more about YDWH and catch up on old episodes: www.yourdailywritinghabit.com    Learn more about me, “Christine Ink,” and how I support authors: https://christine-ink.com/   5 Things To Know Before Hiring a Book Coach: https://christine-ink.com/book-coaching-2/ 

The past month has proven to be most uncertain, but if you owned a business at the start of the pandemic and it's still running, then you have the tools to tackle the bumpy road ahead.From staying on top of accounts to keeping your staff front of mind and showing them that you care, the latest episode of The Dorset Growth Hub Podcast shines a light on the abundance of resources at your disposal that you need to take advantage of!Recorded at the latest Coffee & Catchup online event in October, Nick Gregory is joined by a wonderful panel consisting of Debbie Greenwood, Elizabeth McCormick, Andy Headington and Steve Bulley.This episode of The Dorset Growth Hub podcast covers:What we can do day-to-day that helps businesses and staff with current challengesStrategies to tackle the uncertainty aheadWhat a business mentor can offer youAn array of tools and advice available to business owners

Today's Sunday Story Time selection - "The P.I.L.O.T. Method: The 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life" by Black Hawk helicopter pilot, author, and professional speaker Elizabeth McCormick. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3ErN0f7 Join the author conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/inkauthors/ Learn more about YDWH and catch up on old episodes: www.yourdailywritinghabit.com

Elizabeth McCormick is an international inspirational speaker, author, and former US Army Black Hawk Pilot. Elizabeth flew missions such as Air Assault/Rappelling, Command & Control, VIP, and Military intelligence. She also supported United Nations peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service. She talks with LisaKay and Taylor about overcoming objections and bridging the skills she learned as a pilot into everyday life. Topics in this episode: How to become a virtual speaker Behind the scenes of US Army recruitment Elizabeth's newest book Elizabeth's support of the Fellowship Power Lunch Annual Veterans Appreciation Event How to get a free gift from Elizabeth McCormick at https://www.soar2success.com (Professional Development | Leadership Resources by Elizabeth McCormick (soar2success.com) ) Connect with Intentional Talk with LisaKay and Taylor at http://intentionaltalk.org (http://intentionaltalk.org) and https://tvwithtlc.com/ (https://tvwithtlc.com/). Subscribe to the show https://intentional-talk-with-l.captivate.fm/listen (https://intentional-talk-with-l.captivate.fm/listen) and join us for our Fellowship Power Lunch November Veterans Appreciation Event on November 16th in Frisco.  See our book and tech picks at www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-21767010 Support this podcast

On this week's podcast we have special guest Elizabeth McCormick, former US Army Blackhawk pilot and current motivational speaker and author. We discuss our passions for aviation and leadership, and the lessons we learned from the cockpit. I share a glass of Copper Chopper Amber Ale from Spindletap Brewery in Houston, TXAs a decorated former US Army Black Hawk Helicopter pilot, Elizabeth flew command and control, air assault, rappelling, top-secret intelligence missions, and also transported high level government VIPs including the Secretary of Defense. These stories keep attendees on the edges of their seats, and the stories are turned into relatable lessons that any audience can put into immediate action.She has received many awards in the army, and supported United Nations peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service. In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the US Congressional Veteran Commendation for her commitment to serving her country and community as a disabled veteran.An authority on Leadership and Veterans Issues with the media, Elizabeth has been seen on ABC, CBS, FOX, CW, MSNBC, and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and more. A best-selling author, her personal development book, The P.I.L.O.T. Method; the 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life, has sold more than 35,000 copies and is available for bulk purchase for your event attendees! Elizabeth also has more than 19 total books out; with her series of small format business success tip books: Soar 2 Success in a variety of Leadership, Culture, and Entrepreneurial topics.Learn more about Elizabeth at: www.pilotspeaker.comConnect with Elizabeth on Social Media @pilotspeaker

An Interview with Diana Min and Elizabeth McCormick - Determined to Win Against All Odds In this interview you will learn: How Elizabeth overcame incredible obstacles in order to achieve her goal of becoming a Black Hawk pilot. How determination and persistence can break down barriers and create incredible change. How giving yourself time to heal is crucial to finding your power again. How your painful mess can eventually lead you to your powerful message.

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You might be surprised to hear that the term “Mile High Club” dates back to 1914. Apparently a young aviator named Lawrence Burst Sperry invented the first prototype of the autopilot system.  Basically it made manual or “hand flying” redundant and it kept the aircraft steady for a long period of time, freeing up the pilot to turn his/her attention to other matters in the cockpit. Now hear me out...this is where the story gets a little bit salacious...  Just a couple of years later, Sperry made the news again when he and a female companion were rescued in the Atlantic Ocean after their small plane crashed. When the rescue team arrived on the scene, Sperry and his female friend were completely naked, and they alleged that all of their clothes (including the really tricky bits like underwear, socks and shoes) had been mysteriously ripped off when the plane hit the water. As you might imagine, the journalists had quite a lot of fun with their headlines and the "mile high club" was born. Now some of you might be thinking – well that's a great story but what does that have to do with our guest today.  And my answer to your question is “nothing... and yet, everything”.   Bio: Elizabeth McCormick is decorated U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot. She flew missions such as Air Assault/Rappelling, Command & Control, VIP, and Military intelligence. She also supported United Nations peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service, and was awarded the Congressional Veteran Commendation. Elizabeth McCormick not only shattered the glass ceiling in the military as a Black Hawk Pilot, she went on to do it again in her corporate career as a global contract negotiator and motivational speaker. She is also a founding member of the John Maxwell Team of speakers, coaches and trainers, and is a #1 best-selling author of The P.I.L.O.T. Method. Today I have invited Elizabeth here to talk about world best practices for setting up your organization to work without you – i.e. on autopilot. She's a leading expert on leadership and team building and I have a sneaking suspicion that the stories she is about to share will blow you away and her advice is going to be invaluable to you today.   Financial Foreplay® Highlights: People make it easy to know what makes them tick – they will reveal themselves to you if you take the time to really listen In a negotiation or crucial conversation, your primary role is to pay attention and listen – stop thinking about what you are going to say/do/react Trust is the core asset to create a strong team and having an organization that runs exceptionally well on autopilot It is easy to destroy trust quickly when you micromanage team members Hire competent people and empower them to do their best work Companies must stop make policies based on exceptions and start using more common sense and trust Your people are your greatest asset Empower your people by providing a clear path with succession planning Cross training and departmental skills are essential to creating a business that is capable of running effectively on auto-pilot   Special Offer for Listeners: Master your Motivation- get your complimentary online course at:   http://SoarYourLife.com   Get in Touch: https://www.Facebook.com/BlackHawkPilotSpeaker https://www.Linkedin.com/in/PilotSpeaker https://www.Twitter.com/PilotSpeaker https://www.Instagram/PilotSpeaker  

What Speakers Can Learn From Miles Davis James Taylor interviewed Jeff Ponders and they talked about What Speakers Can Learn From Miles Davis In today's episode Jeff Ponders talked about, What Speakers Can Learn From Miles Davis. Jeffery Ponders is a keynote speaker, tech entrepreneur and jazz musician who helps organizations and individuals unlock their best performance. Previously he has led marketing and innovation strategy for leading brands such as Walmart, Campbell', and General Motors. Today, using a mix of live performance, real-world stories, and techniques from jazz masters, he helps teams develop underutilized talents, boldly tackle challenges, and collaborate more effectively to discover their big ideas and achieve results. What we cover: Reaction vs Response What speakers can learn from Miles Davis Phrasing and rhythm Resources: Jeff Ponders's Website Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/what-speakers-can-learn-from-miles-davis-sl094/ James Taylor Hi, it's James Taylor, founder of SpeakersU. Today's episode was first aired as part of International Speakers Summit the world's largest online event for professional speakers. And if you'd like to access the full video version, as well as in depth sessions with over 150 top speakers, then I've got a very special offer for you. Just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com, where you'll be able to register for a free pass for the summit. Yep, that's right 150 of the world's top speakers sharing their insights, strategies and tactics on how to launch grow and build a successful speaking business. So just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com but not before you listen to today's episode. Hey there, it's James Taylor. And I'm delighted today to be joined by Jeff Ponders, Jeff Ponders, is a keynote speaker, tech entrepreneur and jazz musician who helps organizations and individuals unlock their best performance. Previously, he has led marketing and innovation strategy for leading brands such as Walmart, Campbell's and General Motors today using a mixture of live performance, real world stories and techniques from jazz masters. He helps teams develop under utilized talents, boldly tackle challenges, and collaborate more effectively discover their big ideas and achieve results. my great pleasure to have Jeff join us today. So welcome, Jeff. Jeff Ponders Thanks so much, James. It's a pleasure to be here. James Taylor So share with everyone what's going on in your world just now. Oh, wow, Jeff Ponders there's a whole lot going on right now. So wrapping up into really kicking this speaking platform off using jazz to help others unlock performance, which is a ton of fun. For me, it's given that up and playing professionally. I'm kind of I'm not that old, but almost 30 years. James Taylor Early, what's what Jeff Ponders I have here back then I can tell you that about two feet shorter. Um, but so it's been a lot of fun to see the response to you know, bringing a saxophone on stage. And talking about the same concepts become proficient as a musician, not just not just proficient, but really become really good professional, as a musician, and how those same processes apply to the, to the professional world. And legitimately every professional. It's been a lot of fun. So watching that platform has been great. I'm releasing an album in the next two months. And that's been really exciting. So created an album called Spark, which is designed to actually spark creativity and performance, oddly enough. And so it's been an interesting journey. My family has been very supportive, because there have been a lot of late nights. That stated and also, my wife and I are expecting our third kid in a couple months. And so yeah, yeah, yeah, we are out here doing things. So you've got a lot, you've James Taylor got a lot going on just now in your life and your work. And let's take us back. How did you how did a jazz musician end up on stages as a keynote speaker, talk to us about that journey. And I split the interest as well, when you were making that transition into going on stages as a speaker as well, who are those mentors in your life? Jeff Ponders I guess, I think I can do an abbreviated version. So in 2007, I was watching PBS. Cuz you know, that's what guys do. We watch PBS Yep, which is when you're 24 years old. And so I'm watching PBS. And I see this guy playing jazz guitar. And like, just like playing the guitar. He's really good. Man. He went to Berkeley. And then turns out, he's an entrepreneur. He's running an agency and he's on a second startup, exit off the first one. I was like, that guy's amazing. I have to meet this guy. And literally the next week, unbeknownst to me, I end up in a rehearsal with him. And we and so for the last 11 years, we play music together. That guy is Josh Linkner, I think is actually on, on the conference as well. Josh is amazing. Josh is an amazing human being. And so literally, from the moment I met him, Josh has mentored me, through many phases of my life, everything from entrepreneurship to, you know, what does it mean, to be a good speaker wasn't mean to be a speaker who isn't just a professional. I've been an executive and agencies. And that's cool. And I've started companies. But I love music just as much as I love building value in a corporate setting. And what does it mean to bring all of yourself into whatever it is you do, and in finding ways to create value that don't leave you saying I left something on the table. So just been a great mentor. So that's that stated, I kind of went to the corporate world knowing that I wanted to play music, but also knowing that I was entrepreneurial. And so as I navigated the world of starting companies, making some money losing some money, at the same time playing music, it was always How can I find a way to merge my passions? And being a student of business models, and then obviously saying Josh's work and seeing folks like Michael gold, like, Hey, I can really take what I you know, that they're they're processing, there's science behind Music that has actually impacted who I am as a professional, I can even look back two lessons early in my career in marketing, where improvisation was a critical, critical component to being successful, you know, things never go exactly how you want them to go as much as you can plan. And I would never be shaken. Like, I could look at some of my teammates, just like, Oh, my God, this guy is fun. And I started recognizing that those those lessons were translating in ways that I just hadn't had paid attention to. And, you know, one of the things I think is really important is the idea of how do we how do we tackle failure? Because, you know, failure is anything in life that that that can throw us off. It's what happens when things go wrong. And I know as a musician, things may not be perfect, but they never go wrong. Yeah. And so how can I start from that? How can I take that if others do that, too, James Taylor it reminds me of there's a line which says, in jazz, there's no such thing as failure only opportunities is a very, is a very different mindset, because and knowing a lot of being involved, like you and I like being involved in jazz music for a long time as a jazz drummer, and having a father and a grandfather, both jazz musicians, there was there was always that sense of not only you know, did you learn from sleep, but sometimes you would actually put yourself in positions musically put yourself down avenues alleys, you weren't quite sure how you were going to get out of musically. And you were doing it live in front of an audience. So there was a there was a heightened sense of risk when you're Jeff Ponders doing it. Absolutely. Right. It's funny, Miles Davis has a quote, he said, fear no mistakes, there are none. And there's a really good story behind that with him and Herbie Hancock. And I believe that, you know, what we consider mistakes are really opportunities to create magic. I mean, imagine if you were talking about magic in real life, there's no, there's no, without suspense, magic isn't just somebody doing something. But it's that suspense that oh, my God, what's going to happen? On the embracing of risk that makes it real a powerful moment? It's, look, look what happened when we tackle this challenge. And then amazing things happened. James Taylor Now the audience can sense that as well. They can sense that whether you're a speaker, or whether you're a jazz musician, when you're taking those risks, and you're going, and it feels and it obviously is unique to every every performance. But I'm also guessing that you don't go in go into like a, like a speech, let's say you're giving a keynote or something going in there saying, I have no idea what I'm going to be saying today. You you have you have your you have your, your your ABA or your bridges, you have your thing. So tell me, I mean, what other things can speakers learn from how jazz musicians, they have this lightness of foot when they're when they're going into giving a performance? But at the same time, there's huge skill, huge practice behind there as well. And there is a structure even if you don't necessarily see it first. Absolutely right. It's Jeff Ponders funny. You know, I think there's a lot of fun, like white wall, calamity can kind of be seen by the audience, you never really know what's what's happening. I'm example, I did a keynote a couple of weeks ago. And when I started playing, my read crapped out. And so I listened back to the audio, and it sounded fine. But I know that I was handicapped in terms of what I was able to actually execute. But you never know that there were, there were bad things happening. And subsequently, as a musician, jazz musician at that, it was I see what's happening. I'm skilled enough to understand how to navigate these waters. So one of the cool things about improvisation, a lot of folks think that it's random action. And that's, it couldn't be farther from the truth. You can't be a good improviser without having a good basis of skills and techniques. In fact, improvisation is really the application of known skills and techniques and unknown circumstances. And so, you know, if you're an accountant, you you understand life or FIFO, and you understand how to navigate numbers. If you're a marketing person, you understand how to manipulate graphics or words. But what happens when constraints happen, that's effectively what a challenge is, there's a there's a new constraint. And when a constraint happens, you've got to be able to apply your skills, your experience and maturity mean, how you how you make decisions, in order to make the best decision in that moment to get to a better outcome. And in the James Taylor in those moments. Because I think about in terms of music and jazz, you're not really thinking it's it's there's there's difference between or you could be saying, I'm thinking I need to go to this next part. And I think you obviously see that with, with speakers, there's not really a they often are thinking but they're not thinking is a strange kind of, well, they're, they're, they're reacting. I don't know, I mean, what's your take on that? Because that feels like there needs to be this step beyond thinking that you need to get to in order to be able to express yourself. Jeff Ponders Absolutely. I mean, we could talk about muscle memory all day, but that's what I think about is the difference between reaction and response or reaction is, somebody happens to not flinch. Right. But a response that is a measure of thought behind it. You know, I think one of the things with music that's really powerful is this concept of listening. In fact, actually, I have a, I have a segment that I do about listening to the kind of talks about a variety of forms of listening, listen to yourself to understand what's happening with you, in the moment, listening to the folks around you so, so you understand how your team is, how your team what your team is doing. But also listening to the audience and see how they're responding to the product that you're presenting. And honestly, as a musician, listening is the most important skill. And so when you apply listening along with the actual skills that you develop, so what happens now is you're no longer reacting or you're not flinching. But there is thought that happens. It's just really, really fast. And the thought is based in experience, experience, knowledge and maturity, it's, I understand what this chord sounds like, I know, I naturally know because I've rehearsed enough, what types of patterns and scales work on top of that chord. And, you know, on one hand, because it's structure, I know what the chord progression is, I know where the music should be going. But because I'm listening, I know that the piano keyboard player who's actually laying the structure of the sound, he may do something different. And so I'm anticipating one thing, anticipation being thing, I'm, because I'm actively listening, I can hear when something else happens that allows that sparks a different type of idea. And again, because I'm responding, and I've got this, just Well, well founded skill set, I can in turn, go where the music is going to, James Taylor and that that unlike if you're playing in a jazz club with, you'll have a quartet, for example. So you've got other people on stage with you, a speaker is just you, usually, it's just you're on stage, so you're kind of having to use them the audience as, as your fellow band members is, it is a different relationship that goes on now. Jeff Ponders Absolutely. But it's funny, I will even look at it like this, that there's the audience and their meaning for this word, they're your best mirror. But there's also the technology, what happens when, when the slides go out? Right? I mean, you're you're, you're listening to your environment as well, what happens with the audio guy stops paying attention, and you can hear feedback or something like that. There's so many things are happening again, you're listening is just, it's your spatial awareness ultimately. And so you're pulling off of what you should be pulling off a lot of things not to mention me What happens if you're doing a speech and, and it's a huge, it's a huge ballroom and a bird is in there. Yeah. It's really random. But again, environmental, can you take that and make that and turn it into a magic moment? Again, it's not a mistake, but it's something that's happening and listening with your eyes at this point, and turn it into a magic moment for the audience. Because how often does the bird fly in your keynote? James Taylor Yeah, so there's other things I think about, like for speakers and jazz musicians. I mean, we hear you know, for example, I was I was, I think, in America, especially a lot of the great like, the zigzag was of this world of great speakers, I think of a lot of it comes from the frankly, the preaching tradition, the gospel tradition, in jazz obviously comes from gospel as it blues and gospel can have roots as well. So they use a lot of things like cold call and response gets used a lot with and musicians will use that between each other. They'll have little phrases that they'll copy. And then they'll take that phrase, almost like Mozart used to do a theme and variation. So it's not really impressive, but theme and so you can go in on one I've seen, I saw someone who actually was I think it was Oprah saying she did the the big awards ceremony. And she had this amazing speech that she gave, as part of I think it was the Golden Globe Awards. Last year, I saw. And she used a number of devices, which I think they have a lot of resentment to the music. And one of the ones I had it used to in particular, and I thought of one was that she was using 10 tension release. So it says, as musicians, I mean, we talked about how musicians do there's not really speakers. So that was one I heard you like 10. And then there was released. And the other one that uses incredibly well is pause, pausing breath, you know, like Louie Armstrong, for example, is very, very good at that. It's the spaces in between what you do and what you say and what you play is as powerful as actually what you say. So, I really like those two things like what we as speakers can learn from, like tension and release and what we can also learn from from intentional pausing. Jeff Ponders So tension and release is such a powerful tool. You know, if everything is good, you don't recognize how good it is. And so the idea of, again, we mentioned magic earlier, the idea of creating the oh my god moment, whether it's what's going to happen or I feel that pain, and then coming in and offering not just the release of it but truly the comfort and the restoration. One, it allows you to have good motion in your in your talk, but more importantly For the listener, it allows it creates a euphoric moments that make your make your sweets memorable. It's the idea that you made me feel good. And they don't think that it's but chemically, that's what's happening. You're making somebody feel good consistently. It's almost like dating it's, it's the flowers and candy that happened unexpected if you had an argument and then you had a makeup moment if you have and those things are powerful and they make they make things memorable. On the flip side, you don't make it I don't, I don't miss a second point. Essentially release. James Taylor Like pausing like the fall. I mean, I think about someone like something like Louis Armstrong is jazz musician. He used pausing this, it was almost like the space between the notes were more important than the notes themselves as well. So I'd like you know, how does that relate to speak? Yes, Jeff Ponders it's funny, there's Miles Davis had a cold, he said, sometimes the most important note is the note you don't play. And what's powerful about that is the idea that if you hit somebody with a wall of content, how much can they actually retain there's, you know, we talked about the magic number three there, three, you know, in any point in time, we're gonna remember three things from what somebody says to us. If you allow pause, you allow the listener a moment to stop and actually process what just happened, rather than hit them with 45 minutes to an hour worth of words. At that point, you can have the most amazing takeaways ever. But you just gave 25,000 words Yeah. How many can somebody really remember? James Taylor It's like one of the things with AC with with guitarists, which one of the downsides that in why more guitarists, I think should listen to a horn player sax players, and also singers is because as a sax player, you have to breathe. So unfortunately, get to get the guitar players haven't quite learned that. And so the it's just like this flurry of notes they're going on. And we're probably already experienced with speakers as like these, this flurry of information and no point do I get charged as the audience member to go there to breathe, take a pause. And it's great singers are good thing because they have to do this you as a horn player, you have to do this, you have to breathe, and it means you will play certain things. And there's also certain things that you can't do as well. So you have to find ways to kind of compensate for that. Jeff Ponders Oh, man, that was that was really well satisfying. We talked about you mentioned Oprah and using Zig Ziglar. And using, you know, preaching style. Yeah, preaching is part of this delivery style. So I grew up in a church and I'm not good at hooping anymore. there's a there's a technique that preachers use, and it sounds absolutely insane. But it gets audiences incredibly excited. It gives it forces them the it literally forces them to breathe. And after they get done, they have to stop and drink water because it's throat burning. Um, but again, so I referenced that one in terms of pause, but also the idea of recognizing what you do and what you don't do. I don't who, um, and so, as a speaker, I'm naturally excited. I'm easily excited as a human being. I'm high energy, but I'm not gonna I'm not the guy who's gonna yell at you. You got to do it. You can. That's not my style, probably. But even doing that right now. I feel a little tickle in my throat and I might pay for it. Yeah. But I recognize there are other things I can do that can just as effect that can just as effectively get somebody excited and get them to, to really embrace the passion of a moment, whether it's how I use my facial facial expressions, or my body language, or even the fact that I might use a saxophone and scat James Taylor that's one of the understand that doesn't you know, scatting What is scatting? Jeff Ponders So if you've ever heard somebody say DB Abba, Dabba Doo better about it ever. Did you get better, better, better, better, better? Bah, bah, bah. It's almost like it's singing like an instrument. Yeah. It's kind of fun. Everybody can do it. Come on. Yeah. James Taylor And in fact, funnily enough, where I'm speaking from Scotland. We have a tradition that similar to that because a lot of scouting has come from oral fish. India has the same thing like tabla players learn stuff orally, so you have to be able to sing it before you can. You can play it in Scotland, they had to it was an orchard nothing was written down. So you have to do that as well. But actually, it's almost like an art form in itself. Doing scattering. Jeff Ponders Absolutely. Is there are there folks who are masters getting elephants journal? Yeah. Amazing. If you look at Layla Hathaway in terms of modern singers, Laila Hathaway, her father was Donny Hathaway, amazing solo artists, Laila. She's, uh, she's she's like, she can sing chords by herself. It's crazy. But as as a vocalist, she's a better musician than most musicians. It's interesting. You talked about oral tradition and the idea of listening and listening to learn. Even going back to Zig Ziglar. And how how we borrow from folks, again, that that concept of listening as a musician, one of the things that's really important for us when we listen to our stuff, Listen to our bandmates. We listen to the audience, but we also listen to the greats. And as we are listening is education is the idea of not just what it's not what can I steal? But what do I hear? How do I learn the language of the of the art, just like with speakers, you know, if you're watching this, this, this this interview right now, this is you're studying this so you can learn the language of art form of speaking and motivation and inspiration and instruction. And it's how we intentionally apply our listening to folks who come before us or folks who have different perspectives, in order to enhance our skill sets and make ourselves better. James Taylor And sometimes it's not necessarily the thing that they say, you know, there's exactly a certain type of thing. And the spokesperson kind of thing is not literally what I speak about, or you speak about. But you can learn also things that I think about, like phrasing, and articulation, there'll be certain lines that he would say, where it would just, it would be like building upon itself, you'd use a lot of like classic rhetorical devices, in terms of repetition, musicians use all the time, they'll say a phrase, and then they'll repeat the phrase slightly different, and then repeat phrase slightly different as well. So sometimes you can learn from these people, even if they speak in a completely different topic from you, then there's always something there, there's something it could be in the way that they phrase something, the way they build up to something, it could be in their physical gestures, the physicality on stage. And it can also be, I mean, under some visitors, I've seen this, you can watch them with a musician or a speaker. And you say, that's what I don't want to do. Jeff Ponders It's so funny, you see this. So I went to a talk. So Les Brown gave a talk in my hometown a few weeks ago. And so, you know, les is one of the great speakers of our time. And so I went for the sake of I'm studying what he's doing. And so less than an amazing job with pause, he did an amazing job of calling response, how he leveraged his slides, if he wasn't selling on stage, which I'm not a I'm not a selling speaker. But he did a great job of providing really cool, next best action and calls to action for the audience to stay connected with them. That were, they weren't obtrusive, they were just subtle as Hey, sign up here for for free, you know, free daily inspiration, which is a lot in line with what he does. On the flip side, there were other speakers I've seen over the last few weeks, you know, one guy and one of them. And one of my one of my speaking coaches, he reiterates to me make sure you you find your base, and you plant yourself. And again, they don't paste the stage. And so there's a gentleman and the speaker, he paced the stage. And so I grew up with a WWF. We're not it's not a WWE WWF. And the way he paints the stage reminded me of a WWF wrestling, I was like, I get it, I don't want to do that, or is another speaker and he had really amazing content. But his body language, he kept his head down, his chin was buried to his chest. And again, delivery wasn't bad to use vocal inflection, even for his facial expressions. But because his head was down the whole time, it was hard to connect with him. And so listening, at that point, I'm listening to my eyes like you, I don't want to do those things. But I appreciate how you how he, how he leverages inflection to highlight important points. James Taylor And you can do this we had Elizabeth McCormick great speaker. And she, whenever she, her educated, didn't have any mentors around her where she lived at the time when she was becoming a speaker. So she just watched videos, your YouTube videos and other speakers and she had a yellow pad legal pad and she drew a line down the center. And on the left side, you put the things that she liked about a speaker, it could be the style or articulation or presentation where the thing was, but on the right she used to put things that she didn't want to emulate as well. So it can be useful, you know, to look at one thing I often think is, I think great musicians do this might we've mentioned Miles Davis, great speakers do this, their their presentations, their speeches, their music, it almost operates at different levels, you can even get into in different levels. So listening something like sketches of Spain, Miles Davis, you can you can listen to that background music, making dinner, really nice, very chilled, very relaxing, you could listen to another level up, where you could just get really like listening lives like that. And then there's a completely different level you can listen to if you're if you're a musician, especially a jazz musician, because you're listening in slightly different ways. And I think the great speakers, they can they can do this, they can appeal to that person is just new in an organization and speaking conference there. You know, the the new person has just gotten started, they could speak to that, that middle manager who has a different set of challenges and what they're trying to do, and they can speak to the CEO and the C suite. But the speech works, it works all different levels. I think that that requires real mastery to be able to do to do that. Jeff Ponders It's so funny to talk about mastery. I think that's one of the things that I think music teaches you that most professional Tracks don't teach you is the idea of mastery. For example, a part of the framework that I teach is practice rehearsing perform practices, development of individual individual skills. Rehearsal is how you apply those skills with teams. Performance is how you deliver those skills and talents to your marketplace. But the thing with music is that it doesn't stop with performance. There's literally a cycle of practice worse perform, you're consistently feeding your skill set, you're consistently learning how to work better with folks in consistently assessing your performance. So that example betters that go back, there's no such thing as perfect. It's always How can I be better, whereas in day to day, most folks, they go and they do their jobs, and they just do their jobs, and it's not consistent. They're not feeding that skillset, they're not feeding their ability to the capacity to perform better. And for me, that's a big deal. It's a huge part of the idea of peak performance is well, you have to keep feeding it keep beating in order to perform better. But that comes from music, because that's what we have to do. If you talk about the speakers. How we think it's one thing to say let's refresh our content. It's another thing to say, How can I How can I make myself more marketable? How can I reach broader audiences? Meaning How can I take one talk, and within this talk, have concepts that are, that are simple enough for a fifth grader to get it and find value, but have the depth and the depth of content, that if I present this to a CEO, you know, with some nuance, I think part of part of being a musician is also the idea of recognizing who your audience is, and making modifications to your setlist to fit to play the right to play the right stuff at the right gig subsequently, when we you know, as we look at our audiences of speakers, you may have your talk. But how did you talk needs to be tweaked in a way that's, that's natural, who you are and how you deliver to make sure that's appropriate for the audience. Because your sales folks don't need the same talk as your CEO. And it may be the same base talk. But how do you tweak your examples? How do you tweak your body language? Do you put on a blazer now instead of you wear a blazer with no tie instead of wearing the full the full tuxedo? Yeah, nobody was James Taylor nobody was thinking about, you know, that can relate to how you structure your your set, whereas music set or your your 15 minute keynote, or however long it is. And we think about something like Duke Ellington used to do, he would usually start a mid tempo like little dial in or something at that tempo. And then he would take the audience up that that's, you know, how you see he was doing it, because he was doing a lot of concerts. But if you were maybe playing a different type of venue, let's say be more of a, a club or something. You might start like hearing people right between the eyes blinking. Yeah, so that's right reactor. And I think then we also kind of get into like the audience is, is the is like a partner and what you're creating, but actually, I think a lot of times the venue, the place that you're playing in itself, you know that that small room that you're speaking to maybe 100 people is going to, you're going to give a different type of talk probably to the room that you're giving 1000 people like music musicians know this kind of instinctively, when you go and play in a jazz club, you know, certain things will work better than others, because it's a small place, low ceiling, the bass will carry very, very well. But if you're playing, let's say, if you're playing a church, like a big Cathedral type church, doing fast things just doesn't really work in those places, you have to be much longer notes, because you have the reverb in the place as well. So so you can also kind of apply those things about listening to the actual, the place where you're presenting also has an impact as well as the audience Jeff Ponders ask me that. That's a really, really, really good perspective and absolutely true. It's when I think about that, what I what I think about ultimately, as speakers, we're doing more than giving a talk, we're delivering an experience. And it you know, I come from a marketing background and experience design is a big part of what I've done in my life. And as a musician, as a speaker, as an entrepreneur, I think about what's the experience that I'm delivering right now. It's not what's the talking because what's the experience in delivering because it in real life, most folks don't remember most of what we say, but they do remember how we made them feel they remember, aesthetically what happened when they walked in. And it while we don't have control over all these elements, we can think about how can I craft a memorable experience. And that can be everything from for me, the fact that I might have a saxophone on stage is memorable, because most folks can't do that. Yeah, um, if we, if we create a song together, if I create a song with the small group, or I bring up five people and you're going to be the drummer, you're going to be the basis you're gonna play the melody and I'm gonna sit here and conduct you guys or better yet you're going to conduct us that's a memorable experience, whether you're a participant or an observer, and so becomes how can based off of your platform How can you take what you do and make it inclusive of your audience? And that doesn't mean that doesn't mean do what I just talked about in terms of bringing them on stage. But it's how can you create this symbiotic experience, that leaves somebody not only walking away with really, really valuable tangible points, but feeling like, but actually feel like, Hey, that was really good for me, I want to tell somebody what just happened, because that's how we ultimately build sustainable careers as speakers. James Taylor I think in order to do that, and this has me below, like mental thing that maybe some speakers have to go through, you have to essentially treat the audience like everyone in that room is equal, in the sense that everyone has something that they can they can bring in, frankly, if you're speaking to a room of any more than 20 people, there'll be someone in there that knows a lot, maybe a lot more about your subject than maybe you even think you know, so I think it's kind of being humble in that sense. But I think the other thing if you start to do that, and that's maybe not right for all speakers and all events, but you know, we think about someone like me, it's jazz as an example there. So jazz does require that the audience works a little bit harder than if they were going to list a rock concert, because the things are being said, it's like going to a poetry a little bit less of a Leanback is more of a lean end type of experience of going to jazz cake. So if you treat people in the audience, like everyone is my equal in that room. And, and also, I want to, I think there's people, the people in that room, I can make them work a little bit with their brain, too. So I'll give an example of this. Art Tatum, great jazz pianist, one of the amazing things that he used to do was, he made it sound like he was doing a lot more than he was actually playing. And he was able to do that by essentially making you as a listener, the audience member, fill in the blanks, using your imagination, he wasn't actually playing those. So you'd hear a lot of time, he would recall as a jazz musician, implying time, he wasn't playing, like exactly four beats to the bar or anything, he would be implying it by certain things he was he was playing. So you as the audience member, were essentially filling in the blank. So as a speaker, you might be as you're crafting your speech and working with an audience, they may be almost thinking, so you're saying something or, but you're not actually saying it. It's them. They're filling in the blanks, and people that do NLP and stuff of that are masters at this kind of stuff. And this week, I'm actually seeing Tony Robbins, he's gonna be speaking at something. And he's very good at that of essentially having you do workers as the audience member, is there anything like you know, on on that that topic, having the making sure that the audience are not just sitting back, but they're actually leaning into the experience, and actually an active participant in in, in the keynote, there's been given anything that we could be doing better speakers? Jeff Ponders And the answer is always Yes. We can all be doing things better. So this is a no, this is to me, this is really, how do you create engaged audiences? Or how do you stimulate engaged audiences? That that's the question to me. At least, that's the way I that process that and I don't think that there are, there's no cookie cutter for this. I mean, I can talk about jazz techniques for it. But the, you know, the technical that ultimately talked about is, Alright, hey, if you're Charlie Parker, you play fat. versus if you're a Coltrane, who's not in his bass playing state, and is really playing these more spiritually induced sounds. You're doing different things. And so first things first is understanding who you are, what you do, what you do and what you don't do, too. It's funny, I've got a model on my whiteboard over to my right here. I don't want to show it yet. I'm miked up, that I use to help help individuals really build their brand identity, individuals and brands. And so part of that is understanding what your mission is why what's Why are you Why are you here? Why are you talking? In our case? Why are you Why are you speaking to what's your message? And three, it's alright, what do you want somebody to feel? What are those brand attributes you want somebody associated with you? And how do you ultimately craft an experience that does that example for me? My big why's I want people to create lives that worth remembering. And that means when something's worth remembering, you write it down, you take a picture, you do something to record and that says you don't forget what happened. And so the brand attributes I'm hip smart and creative, meaning I'm cool enough that I'm relatable, but hip is like a little bit cooler. And so in a smart, which is, you know, makes sense and creative is, which is more than music is the idea that finding unique ways to do things example jazz to talk about professional performance is a unique spin on that. And so for that it gives me a lot of latitude to figure out how can I create hip smart, creative experiences for audiences. So really kind of digging into what your unique sauces and then outside it is awesome at that point else becomes, okay, I'm doing a talk for 100 people versus 5000 people 5000. audience participation is a little different, is a lot more risk and saying, Hey guys, let's make a song together versus with 50 people where I can say, hey, James, I can see your name tag. Yeah, James, can you help out. And, man, that's not always the right way to do it either. But it's understanding who you are, James Taylor that's important as well, because we can often feel like bigger is better playing the bigger venues is stadiums and things is the way to go. But in doing that, you also lose, you lose some of the intimacy and being able to try and try something. So I think I think every speaker kind of has to find this the I mean, we all probably sense it, this is our, this is my ideal size, this is I love speaking that side, if that is your ideal size, do you have photography on your website that has you speaking to audiences of that size, because that's so cuz you'll get more, you'll probably get more bookings or that kind of size, the kind of places that you want to be be speaking in planning. And I just want to as we kind of start to finish up this this interview as well I'm, I mean, treat what is in your, your speaker bag, what is in that bag you carry with you to all of your speaking engagements. So you obviously, you can have your saxophone, which is kind of an unusual thing to have in a speaker bags. But what else what else is gonna be in there, Jeff Ponders I don't think I have a whole lot honestly, my phone is there. Um, cuz I, I use my phone to take notes, I use my phone to take pictures, I probably get a better camera on my phone. But my phone is kind of like the center of life. And I'll even do website updates and stuff like that. So my phone is a big, big, big, big deal. Um, this is gonna sound crazy, in my speaker bag is space. And so the to take us to take them to take three minutes before talk, and just go and be quiet. And just, you know, hone in I I've ever been performing mind literally my entire life. And it's not butterflies always happen. But that three minutes before before talk is invaluable. Just to settle on, refocus, you know, I know my stuff. But having looked at the room and say, Okay, let me not spend too much time on this one. That that time that space is probably that's probably more valuable than my phone. But it's a big deal. Um, I keep lotion, because my hands get ashy. And I just, you know, that's the thing for me. I like my hands to feel softer. So that doesn't really matter too much of my talk, but it makes me feel James Taylor I think when you're traveling a lot as well, you know, those things are I mean, forget like this. We are an instrument our body is an instrument our voices we are we are our instrument in that sense. So if you see if you take your saxophone player sax to certain places, certain countries climates, ticker guitars, and it's going to react well or not so well in different places. And you need to kind of look at it you need to ensure just keep an eye on it. Same thing with our voice. So like, you know, those motion those look those kind of lotions, water, all that stuff is actually really pretty critically important because Jeff Ponders I'll click it too. I bring that up. Yeah, I do. I've definitely seen experience. It was like, Oh, this isn't gonna work out too well. And I'm the very, very first talk I gave. I try I tried to use one. There's a second one. I tried to use my phone and my phone was distracting. It was. Don't do that. Yeah, it's crazy. It looks so unprofessional. So that was like, Hey, I'm using keynote. I've got keynote on my phone. I'm like really trendy. Now, not it was not the thing to do. So I went and a good buddy of mine, Ryan foland. He made a recommendation for an amazing clicker. And I can't run anymore right now i can i can send it to you. But it's awesome. Just having James Taylor like, in some ways that there's an instrument there as well. So having that thing you feel confident in you know, Jeff Ponders I know it's gonna work, everything else is James Taylor maybe going to hell, but you have a couple of things. What about a book is there one book you would recommend to to maybe an aspiring speaker or professional speaker could be a speaking they can maybe I know your your background. You speak a lot as on marketing creativity as well. Jeff Ponders So there's a is a pastor in Atlanta named Andy Stanley. Andy Stanley's father's Charleston, Andy Stanley's a bad he's a bad dude. He's good. He wrote a book called communicating for change. And he wrote it. I guess it's designed to build sermons. But there's a really good framework there and smart science behind it. And it's a way of capturing attention relating to the audience, pulling them in, helping nail down the key insight and make it memorable, and then giving helping them walk away feeling like something changed. superpower. It was amazing. Wonderful. James Taylor We'll put that link here as well. What about a tool is that you mentioned you've taught your firm before? Is it an online app or like a mobile app or an online tool you find really useful for yourself as a speaker. Jeff Ponders I don't have one I don't have I don't I don't have like a go to tool as a speaker I've done. I've a example, I've used grant Baldwins platform. And that's been that was that was, I think he did a great job putting together a speaker platform form. There a couple of them testing out right now. But nothing was like that's the one you got to have. Though a smart CRM CRM system is a good thing, too, isn't one in particular you would recommend is is the one that a CRM that you tend to use. So I ran, and I'm using nimble. But I've seen powerful things with HubSpot as well. James Taylor Yeah, HubSpot is great, especially on the content, the content marketing side as well. What but I'm gonna kind of just finish up here. If you had to start again, tomorrow, I'm gonna let you imagine, choose whichever city you want to start in, you have to restart your career, you have all the skills you've acquired over the years, but no one knows you. And you know, no one, you have to completely restart. What would you do? How would you restart? Jeff Ponders I think it'll be it'll be, it wouldn't be that crazy for me. Only because I can take a saxophone somewhere and say, Hey, and I can make a kind of fun. So I'd probably pick a city that embraces jazz. So a New Orleans or Chicago, New York is huge. And it's like it'd be warm, but it's huge. And so it's easy to get lost there. But in New Orleans, or Chicago may be a Dallas. And so in Atlanta falling into, so I pick up so I'm a corporate speaker. And so I'd be looking at company areas with lots of corporations and a warm chassis. And I would leverage the musical experience in mind as well as about corporate relationships to, to kind of kickstart things. Um, that's it too. So the other thing that I would do, and it's actually it's, oddly enough, is we didn't talk about this before, but there's a so I'm big. I mentioned creating experiences, right. And so as speakers we we hustle hard to get beautiful relationships and to find relationships with event planners and conference planners to get booked. I've never been a believer in waiting, waiting on an opportunity to find you though. And so, for example, what I've done is I've created a lunch and learns workshop series where, where a company or you know, a client can buy a package that's a two hour experience with that includes launch live performance, and a workshop, a keynote in a workshop that I can take as a product and sell the experience. So part of what I would do is starting over will be outside of making friends and playing music would be develop a product that's easy to that's easy and warmly received and using that to kind of spark the next level James Taylor fantastic. And if people want to reach out to you maybe to refer you for a speaking opportunity or just do it can reach out with a really enjoyed what you've been sharing today. where's the best place for them to go and do that? Jeff Ponders Do you go to Jeff Ponders calm that is the center of my universe right now. If you look on social media, if it's Jeff Ponton, it's probably me. And as partners with an S so je FF er, je FF p o nd ers, you'll find me. Yeah, that would be the best thing. It'd be great. I'm looking forward to hearing feedback from you guys. And hopefully, this conversation has been helpful. James Taylor Well, Jeff has been a pleasure speaking with you today. I look forward to sharing the stage together. I don't know where it's going to be as musicians or whether it's going to be your speakers, but I'm sure will be Jeff Ponders a good idea. James Taylor We can combine them both as well. But thanks so much for coming on today. Jeff Ponders pleasure speaking to you. I wish you all the best with your new member of your family and all your speaking as well. James Taylor Today's episode was sponsored by speakers you the online community for speakers and if you're serious about your speaking career then you can join us because you membership program. 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On this episode of The Massimo Show Rod sits down with decorated former US Army Black Hawk Helicopter pilot and Motivational Speaker, Elizabeth McCormick.  Elizabeth flew command and control, air assault, rappelling, top-secret intelligence missions, and also transported high level government VIPs including the Secretary of Defense. She has received many awards in the army, and supported United Nations peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service. In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the US Congressional Veteran.  Elizabeth grew up in rural Michigan and went to an agricultural school with less than 50 students.  “I was a geek, shy just starting to play sports and trying to find out who I was.” Elizabeth recalls during her talk with Rod. “My mom worked 2 jobs and because I was playing sports, I would sometimes have to walk home 7 miles after practice.  At home, I would do my homework and read until early morning.” Because her school was so small, they needed people for almost every sport and Elizabeth stepped up where she was needed.  After being offered a volleyball scholarship for a D3 college - Siena Heights in Michigan- Elizabeth, an aspiring architect, went on to double major in art and math with an associates in engineering.  Eventually she had to stop playing volleyball because it interfered with her studies and subsequently gave up her scholarship as well.  In the last year of college Elizabeth met what she refers to as her “starter husband” a well-intentioned army bound young man whom she married in her final year of college. She followed him to small town Louisiana and found herself working in a pizza place. “That made me pissed off,” Elizabeth recalls candidly, “five years of college with student loans knocking at the door. I realized I couldn't change my circumstances so I had to look at what I could change.  I realized if my husband could go in the military, so could I.”  Everything she went through after that decision was a matter of self-motivation. “If I don't believe in me no one else is going to believe in me.” Elizabeth tells Rod. What seemed like a simple decision ended up being an extremely difficult life change. From the recruiter who didn't know how to do the paperwork, to the flight doctor who called her a “little girl”, to the crew at the MEPS station who told her the test was going to be difficult, she faced adversity at every turn. It wasn't until she got through the process and went through basic training to candidate school that she learned there were only 2 spots in the nation!  “If I had known that, I might not have been as confident.” she recalls. Despite her shy demeanor she was determined. “My mission to be who I wanted to be was more important than being shy... It is these situations that make you realize how much you have within you.” Elizabeth notes that she was then and is often now driven by four distinct words:  Do you want this?  If you don't believe this is going to happen, no one is going to. Life Lessons Learned from Piloting:  Every year as a pilot you have to prove yourself and show you are skilled in what you do.  After two years of flying you go to the pilot in command for a promotion. After my second year in Germany I was up for this promotion.  What you have to do is fly the map of the earth.   The instructor got lost.  I pushed myself because I realized you can't depend on other people.  You are in the pilot seat. No matter what role you are in there is no autopilot.  We have to lead instead of follow. 5 truths to Leading yourself in Life Potential Implementation Leadership (Communicate Aviate Navigate) Optimal Performance Tenacity Business after the Military  I would have still been in the military however, I was injured and offered a medical retirement and got out of the military right before 9/11.  This is when I got my first corporate job working as a warehouse inventory accounting and worked my way up to purchasing manager.  My last job I was a commodity and international contract negotiator.   I was broken.  I came out of the military physically and emotionally broken.  I was not ready to speak.    It was the community who found out I was a helicopter pilot that would ask me to speak at school or church events.  At every event I would speak at after I would get 5 more calls to speak elsewhere.  At this time, I am still working a corporate job so I am turning a lot of them down.  It wasn't until someone said we will pay you.  In 2009, I was laid off.  And that is when I realized what I was supposed to be doing.   Rod and Elizabeth round out the interview talking about the meaning of “SOAR” and how setbacks in life can lead to your greatest accomplishments in business ownership. 

As a sought-after keynote speaker, Elizabeth teaches from her professional life, sharing stories about her time spent as a decorated Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot and Chief Warrant Officer 2 for the US Army. She has received many awards in the army, and supported United Nations peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service. In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the US Congressional Veteran Commendation for her commitment to serving her country and community as a disabled veteran.   An authority on Leadership and Veterans Issues with the media, Elizabeth has been seen on ABC, CBS, FOX, CW, MSNBC, and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and more. A best-selling author, her personal development book, The P.I.L.O.T. Method; the 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life, has sold more than 35,000 copies! Elizabeth also has more than 19 total books out; with her series of small format business success tip books: Soar 2 Success in a variety of Leadership, Culture, and Entrepreneurial topics.   In this podcast, Elizabeth and Cindra talk: Why we need to FLY – First lead yourself How she keeps service front and center in her work The 5 elemental truths in the PILOT Method 3 lessons she learned in the military about mindset How you can find your message in your mess You can find out more about Elizabeth’s free course here: www.soaryourlife.com HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/Elizabeth HOW TO ENTER THE PODCAST GIVEAWAY TO WIN $500 CASH: www.drcindra.com/giveaway FB COMMUNITY FOR THE HPM PODCAST: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2599776723457390/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong Love the show? Rate and review the show for Cindra to mention you on the next episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-performance-mindset-learn-from-world-class-leaders/id1034819901    

Public Speaking Tips from The Feisty, Focused And Fearless Speaker Public Speaking Tips: James Taylor interviews Pegine Echevarria; The Feisty, Focused And Fearless Speaker In today's episode Pegine Echvarria talks about Public Speaking Tips from The Feisty, Focused And Fearless Speaker. Be powerful! Be You! Make a positive impact! These are Pegine's calls to action. She goes by her first name, Pegine. Hey, if first names are good enough for Oprah, Beyoncé and Shakira it's good enough for her. Pegine is the only Latina and one of only eight women inducted into the 60-member Motivational Speaker Hall of Fame, others include Anthony Robbins and Jack Canfield. Her training company received the extremely rare US Department of Defence rating of EXCELLENT for quality, service and success for contracts over a million dollars. A former Bronx gang member kicked out of her first high school, she is a true American success story. Her life story and wisdom is featured in over 15 books on success including "The American Dream Revisited" by Gary Sirak and Powerful Self-Confidence: Developing Unshakeable Confidence (Made for Success) with Zig Ziglar. She's been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Forbes among others and is the author of 'Sometimes You Need to Kick Your Own Butt', Days' and 'I've Got the Power To Lead & Think Big' among others. What we cover: Seminal moments in a speakers career Power Women of NSA Chants, Mantras and Theme Songs Resources: Pegine's Website Tamsen's Free Gift For You: The Affirmation Book for PowerPlayers - Lead and Think Big Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/public-speaking-tips-from-the-feisty-focused-and-fearless-speaker-sl071/ James Taylor Hi, it's James Taylor, founder of SpeakersU. Today's episode was first aired as part of International Speakers Summit the world's largest online event for professional speakers. And if you'd like to access the full video version, as well as in depth sessions with over 150 top speakers, then I've got a very special offer for you. Just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com, where you'll be able to register for a free pass for the summit. Yep, that's right 150 of the world's top speakers sharing their insights, strategies and tactics on how to launch grow and build a successful speaking business. So just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com but not before you listen to today's episode. Hey there it's James Taylor and I'm delighted today to welcome Pegine Echevarria. Be powerful be you make a positive impact. These are Perkins calls to action. She goes by our first name Peggy. Hey, it first things a good enough Oprah for Beyonce for Shakira, then it's good enough. patina is the only Latina One of only eight women inducted into the 16 member motivational speaker Hall of Fame including Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, some incredible names. They're part of that grouping. Her training company received extremely rare US Department of Defense rating of excellent for quality, service and success for contracts over a million dollars. A former Bronx gang member kicked out of our first High School, she's a true American success story. Her life story and wisdom is featured in over 15 books on success, including the American Dream revisited by Gary sirak and powerful self confidence developing unshakable confidence that made for success by Zig Ziglar. She's been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Forbes, among others and is the author of sometimes you need to kick your own butt days. And I've got the parrot to lead and think big amongst others. And it's my great pleasure to have begin joining us today. So welcome, Pegine. Pegine Echevarria I'm so excited to be with you. This is antastic I love it. People like you that take the spirit and say we're going to show it to the world and expand. So thank you for making an impact. This is fantastic. James Taylor So share with everyone what's happening in your world just now Pegine Echevarria just happening right now in my world. So yesterday I got to speak to a group of military buyers, federal government buyers, international buyers for large groups, plus small businesses that want to sell to them. And having been in that world, being able to get them to know something really important. So you and I are going to talk about chance. So the message yesterday was add his side and add of mine, I'll make sure you remember mine count off one, two. So imagine hundreds of people singing that because that's what we do is make it memorable. So that's been great in putting writing some books and doing coaching and opening a new membership site that just started for professional women's speakers. So I'm very excited. James Taylor So tell me how how did a Bronx gang member end up as probably one of the top keynote speakers in the world? What was take me through that journey? how you ended up, you know, getting on stage? Pegine Echevarria Well, I will tell you what, the one thing that got me on stage, not live this life. And I'll tell you a little bit about that. But really the the moment was I had been on Montel Williams, which is a famous talk show host had a big talk show on regular TV went all over the world. And I, he had heard about my life, and he had heard about my work. And I was on his show for 32 times. And one day he took me into the green room. And I was always on right. He took me in the green room and said, girl, why aren't you out there speaking? And I said, I don't know what you're talking about. You know, he could get really into your face and that's what he was like radios. You should be out there speaking nobody talks away. You talk you got to be out there. And I said, Montel, I don't know what you're talking about. And what it turns out is Montel had been a professional speaker in the youth market for years and years and years. And that is how he got his TV show. Before that he had been in the military and doing rallies, but for the military, but he didn't know that there was professional speaking until he left. So now he's passing it on to me, and you are passing it on to everybody else. Now, James, is somebody said, you can do this. And you've got to learn. And that day, he did two things for me. One, he signed me up. He paid for my union membership in the afternoon, which is the TV union to be on TV, talk TV, so I got paid, rather than doing it for free. And then the second thing that he did was tell me about the National Speakers Association. And that's really the beginning story of how I got into professional speaking mind you I had been president of direct sales company. I had been a national sales manager. I'm going backwards, right? I had been a Director of Operations for a company. I had sold two businesses in Spain. By the time I was 23, I had been a gang member, I had left the states to get out of the game. But in all those processes of my life, it never dawned on me that there was this that people would pay you to speak. And I did love to speak. You know, my, my BA is in children's theater, and theater and an improvisational theater, basically, because it was the easiest ba to get, you know, college degree. But all of those techniques that I learned then now I use my work, so I guess it was divine, that I was supposed to be doing this and it's actually James Taylor quite strange. I didn't realize the Montel Williams can But there's another connection that you and I have, because I'm very good friends with a gentleman who served with Montel, in the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. And so if I was with him last month and and we would actually, we were actually having a conversation because I just been speaking in Baltimore, and I was chatting to my friend who'd run the US Naval Academy band. And he said, Pegine Echevarria Oh, yeah, I said years ago that there was a guy that was here, James Taylor you know, and, you know, he was getting into speaking through the, through the military, he was going out and training and speaking in terms of promoting the work of the military and schools and colleges. And then he said one day, you know, I think I'm gonna do this more and it's a TV show. Nothing was his name is his name is Montel Williams. So you and I have that that little circuitous connection there as well. And that's because I've presented Pegine Echevarria at the Naval Academy several times they want me in to, to educate them to be you, right? I mean, uniquely you and to that the military is a diverse component of all people. And that's worldwide. Right? So it's so that's so funny. So that connection. So I love that. Exactly James Taylor as you were starting to build your, your, your speaking career your speaking business, who were those other key mentors for you people that maybe took you under their wing really can help support support you taught you the tricks of the trade and things to maybe to avoid and things to focus on? Pegine Echevarria Well, I mean, that's those are all awesome questions. And it was a combination. So I am very involved in the in it net National Speakers Association, which we call NSA, which is not the National Security Agency, but National Speakers Association. And there were a combination of courses that I took from two perspectives because I think that what happens with speaking industry is everybody thinks the business is the speaking That is true. But there is a larger part of the business than 90% of the business to get you on the stage, which is the business. So for me it was taking courses on entrepreneur ism, taking courses on sales, taking courses, even though I had a national salesperson, it is a little bit different to sell a something than it is to sell yourself. Because sometimes you don't realize how magnificent you are. Most times that's what I find from speakers. Most times they don't realize their true brilliance and what they bring to the stage and what they bring to to be able to make a difference in people, businesses and people. They love to speak but they don't love to sell. And honestly if you want to get paid for speaking you have to love to sell and learn to love To sell yourself, you know only and that's really an important piece. I think that for me, that's what I had to do is learn how to run the business. Right? Learn how to do the financials, learn how to do the sales, learn how to do the packaging, learn how to do the social media, and all of it is joyful. If it's not joyful, make a joyful because you live this stuff, you are a living brand, and I talk about that a lot. James Taylor So can you remember a time as you were building your speaking career? When things finally started to click, you know, they start you suddenly can Okay, this is it feels like it's happening now. A number of things are starting to come together was it was kind of seminal moment like that in your speaking career. Pegine Echevarria They're always seminal moments. Because what happens in the world of speaking, is you you start at what you have a level right and then suddenly go, Oh, look at that. I'm getting that level. It feels amazing. You know, that when I started going to libraries, and somebody was gonna pay me five hundred dollars to speak on the topic I was speaking was like, Oh, right. And I didn't realize what Montel was talking about was a whole different number. Right? And so then I was moved that I moved to the next level. And I realized that first time that I hit the five figures for a 30 minute speech. And that moment that I was like, Okay, what, here's a check what so amazing. So that was the firt. One of the seminal moments. A huge moment for me, of course, was when we closed million dollar deal, and I was able to bring it to my mother. And I had a copy of the check. And I bought her the copy and I framed it for her and that was like, a huge deal. A huge I don't mean what was a huge deal, but I mean, a huge amount. To say, Mom, this kid from the Bronx, this is what I was just paid for this event that we were doing, which is pretty extraordinary, right? But in through that I when I want to mean is I don't want people to think that it's always like that because it's not it's levels. So you have a seminal moment when you reach this level of fee, which was, every time I do it, it's extraordinary. When you raise up, there's a seminal moment in terms of the products that you produce. So your first book, your first membership, your first time that you're on a stage and and it's all lit up, and it's huge. And you're on the iMac, that's a seminal moment in the speaker's life. There's a seminal moment when you're amongst your peers. And they This is a seminal moment. This is a seminal moment for me, because here I am with you, and we're talking about the hundred speakers and it's like, I'm just doing My job doing what I was placed on this earth to be and to be amongst my friends, this is a seminal moment. The challenge if I can talk about the challenge, the challenge for a lot of speakers is sometimes we are growing and expanding and we don't realize that we are. So it's like if you get you were a little kid and you got a sneaker, and you started growing out of your sneaker and your mom buys you a slightly bigger sneaker so your foot can grow into it. And those first couple of days the sneaker is flopping around because it's too big. And then suddenly, one day you don't even notice that now the sneaker is too small for you and you have to expand. And sometimes we get professional speakers get stuck because we're wearing too small sneakers. It's time for us to expand. And we don't have a mom to tell us that it's more we need friends like you to say you need To change your sneakers, it's time to make it big. So James Taylor one of those groupings of obviously you can have coach coaches that can help you with that journey. But one of the things that you started was a grouping a community within a community for the National Speakers Association, which was the power woman of NSA, which is people have told me about this before and I have been limited. I didn't know too much about it. But some of my some of my friends who are members of it at Sydney got huge value from being in this group. And so first of all, tell us what was the reason for starting this group within a group? And then what does it really do for the members? And how does, how does it help those women? Say, tell them maybe one woman tell another woman Okay, you need to go into some bigger sneakers here. Pegine Echevarria Great question. So the reason I started the group was that there are issues that women's speakers don't get to talk about in the larger thing in when we're with men and women. A guy can go on and this is a Perfect example a guy go on camera in the morning, after he's worked out rain, the sweat is there, he's coming, he puts on a T shirt, he's just boom, he's on no problem. A woman doesn't get to do that. Because the moment that she does it, then somebody will say, you know, could have gotten your hair done could have had this stuff. That's just it's just different. It's just different. It's a perspective that goes on. So there's a little bit more things or things that we can talk about that we have to talk about that are not the kind of things you would want to talk about mixed company. James Taylor Tell me Give me an example then to that Pegine Echevarria Ross draws and where to put your, your lavell ear mic, for instance. Yeah, uh, being on a huge, huge camera and that day wearing a white bra but you're wearing a black shirt and there you just have two big white circles on this huge I'm egg It's, it's really deep. I mean, it sounds silly. No, I tell you that. James Taylor As you're saying this, it also reminds me of my days in the music industry when I used to manage bands and one band, well known band that took Platinum sellers, 6 million albums. And it was a it was a male and a female from people from persons. And I always felt bad concern for that for for her, because she felt like she had to deal with a lot more stuff. When we were kind of doing these shows, and it was you Yes, big screens, and it was a whole bunch of other things as well. So I, I can understand that. And also, my wife is a jazz singer. So as someone who is she's up on stage all the time. I also know I can get to see that behind the scenes stuff as well and her saying exactly the kind of things you were saying brahs and things of that Pegine Echevarria level. So So here's a great here's another example. So a lavalier mic, right that you clip on. Yeah. is made for men. Yeah. It's made for men. It's supposed to be on your tie to hit your Lauren. It's not So even it wasn't even made to be on your lapel it was made to put on your tie to capture your lonex well guess what we wear jewelry. We wear our our materials are more flimsy. So we have to wear headsets or other things because when we move around, you're hearing the jingle. That's a women's issue. The other piece that's fascinating is to create some vulnerability. We have some we have 800 890 women, experts, authorities, speakers, Olympians, New York Times bestselling authors, all of that. And so we look at how can we support them as females to be on the grander stage. There tends to be more men on the grand stage than women. Why is that? So I am. I help reporters. We have a dear friend who's a reporter from the Forbes man And he found out that while he wanted lots of women, he thought he had lots of women at being interviewed. When he really looked at the numbers, he only had 25% of his interviewees were women. And he was conscious, right? So we had a whole talk. And we found out that women need to be asked more. James Taylor So what so explain that because actually, this is a point of even doing this summit the very first time I ran this summit, and I just went out to people when people recommended other people, and then I looked at by the time we finalize the this would be I think, 60 in the first year. And I think I figured out it was like 30 or 35% women, and the rest were men and it was one of things I wanted to change. So it was more it was it was more even and I did kind of question is, I might do I have an unconscious bias that's kind of going on here. And as I start to drill into it, for me that felt like there was a number of reasons why I ended up not 5050 and we can go into can go into those Meet event organizer. I'd be interested to know from your perspective, why do you think that so many of these events panels and things ends up being is not? I'm not saying just male and female, but let's say it's not diverse. Pegine Echevarria Absolutely. I mean, heck, hey, as a Hispanic woman, I'm like one of the rare out there and part so I've learned a long time I can change people places, things or situations. I can only change myself in that and and educate people about what the changes that I've had to do to be more of a player to be more there and to be more bold and I think that's a speaker bureau the other day said something really interesting. She said, You're one of three women that I know that boldly promote themselves boldly put themselves out there, you know, and I think that's one of the the bigger pieces. So you here you had this international summit, I would guarantee that you got lots of guys emailing you put me on put me on. I'm a great speaker to write. I would guarantee that if you looked at all the people that asked that weren't even big speakers weren't even, you would see, you would see tons of guys saying, Pick me Pick me Pick me, I want to be here. I want to be here and you would see very few women doing that. That's very few women saying, me, me, me, Pick me Pick me. And this is part of something that we've learned, you know, you go to school, remember the guys in class? That would be I know the answer. I know the answer. I know the answer. And you rarely and sometimes you got a girl doing that. I got the answer. And everybody who thought thought she was a nerd, right? Because she knew the answer, but she wasn't held in high esteem about it, right? That kind of taught we we think about that. I don't want to be too pushy. I don't want to be too brash. I don't want to be too bold. I want to know, you know, if I'm good enough, you will notice me. And that is not how it happens in this world of both speaking and sales right? There is no guardian angel that's gonna go you're not going to James, you're going to not have the time and effort for yourself to go and keep on asking the same people over and over. It really takes a lot of effort to say, I want women. All right, who knows woman? Nope. Don't want you guy. But can you recommend me women? Nope. Don't want you but recommend a woman. And so from a network perspective, do the people that you ask have a network of strong women? That's one of the reasons that I did pw NSA. So people like you and everything? No, these are vetted women who are professional speakers who get paid to speak, live by ethics, and call us up because we have somebody to fit your need. So an easy way for people to reach out to us. We're not a speaker's bureau. We don't get any commission boundaries. We're just helping out right. The second thing is to educate women to pitch your proposals, so If, if anybody's out there and they're looking for women to be interviewed, we will. I will post in our group saying here's some people that are looking for women to be interviewed. And I become a little bit of a mosquito and an egg. I do I do to my group, you know, did you submit Did you submit right now for NSA there's this thing submit two minutes of your best tip well I know that there's been tons of guys has not been to tons of women so I become a nag I'm holding you up. Come on, girls. You've just submitted don't start complaining. You've got to submit two minutes. You are brilliant. You are smart. You all have you run magnificent business. Share your two minutes. It's got to be now so that is what does James Taylor that mean? That's great. I mean, one of the cuz I have no in some way. I have no vested interest creating this. This summit is not affiliated with any particular Speakers Association, or CPP or anything. So one of the things I I can do in this business is I can sometimes ask uncomfortable questions of things because I don't have to, to align something. So one of the ones I was thinking like, one of the questions that no one is asking about this industry. And for me coming in as an outsider, I can quite happily asked what seemed as a dumb questions because I'm a newbie, you know, new person kind of coming into it. So I can ask those questions, because these are questions I want to know. But one of the ones I've been thinking about a lot recently, and I don't if it's gonna be a dirty little secret in this business, but if I look, let's say the music industry, I come from all the entertainment industry, the film industry, there's been big seismic changes in the past two years, in terms of pay for men and women actors, it could be on the same film, the woman could be actually the face the star of the movie, but the guy ends up getting paid more than that. Now thinking about the speaking business. The speaking business is also one of those industries which is not transparent when it comes to what people earn what people make on To speak of fees. So is there any way of being able to kind of like drill down? Because I do wonder if I look at if I'm speaking at a conference, and I'm the closing keynote speaker, and there's a woman, that's the opening speaker of how it is? Am I getting paid less? assuming we're on the same level in terms of speaking careers? Am I getting paid the same as that person? I mean, is she getting paid the same as me? And is any way of drilling into that? Pegine Echevarria So here's a really great, the best way I can say so I have referred. I'll get asked my clients, you know, my clients by our very large companies, right? And they'll ask me, you know, you have people that you could recommend, and they'll ask me for a fee range. So, you know, I can find low fee speakers, right, and I'm trying the under 2000. Then I'll have my five to seven k speaker, and I'm talking about women, right? And I could get a robust group of that. Then I go to that. 11 to 15 15,000 becomes much shorter. But then we go to the 15 to 35 for 35. professional speaker not celebrity, okay, there's a distinction there. So these are professionals, people, it is a, it is a handful, right. And the reason for that is for a couple of reasons. bodacious pneus being able to say I'm worth it, here's my fee, and to being in the network of other men who are in that figure who said, you're better than me, be at that fee. Or now it's becoming a thing, which is kind of cool. For me. I'm happy about it word guys. Want to show I support women, so they will tell. So let's say you're doing this speaking job, and you'll look at Add the list and go, Oh man, you need some diversity. You want to look like a superstar. Like I get this, I know this and say to the planner, listen, I have a couple of people that I want to recommend that have you need some more women you need some more color here you need some something else, let me recommend them. So you create a roster of people that you can refer to right, that makes you elevated and me seen as a player in a different new world because the world is changing. Definitely. And it goes also back to what's happening in entertainment and you haven't been an agent and been involved in the entertainment ages. You know, you you I know that you saw some of the difference of what a guy was saying, this is all I'm going to be. This is what I'm going to charge I don't take anything less. And a woman be more prone to say, Well, you know better than me, you ask. You know what I could get you ask. And now Being as determined to get the higher fee, right and you as the agent are going to go back and you're going to do it but it comes back to confidence. Can you? Does the person confidently say, I am worth this? I'm absolutely worthless. I'm at as good or I'm not even compared. I don't even compare myself to anybody because I'm so uniquely me. And I'm so valuable that you have to buy me Take me bring me at my feet, that you don't hear that languaging I'm sure you've heard more than people that that languaging is oftentimes not from a female's voice, James Taylor but I think is good to listen to see listen in team world actors like Jennifer Lawrence. Now saying, actually, you know, she, you know, puppets shame on me because I need to be pushing much further now in terms I know. I'm worth this And but what what what just wasn't shown before was just the huge disparity. And now in corporate boards, they have to show the difference only here in the UK, they have to show the difference between what male executives are as pros, female executives are making, for example. So I guess then we're going to start seeing that more generally in society. Pegine Echevarria Well, I will tell you having worked in that field for a while, is knowing that other countries are leading far ahead than the US in terms and so the some of the rules regulations, being able to say, Hey, here's transparency, here's what I'm earning. Here's what I'm earning and having that going up. Certainly having some international stars be more vocal about their demand. India, some of the Bollywood stars, they realize that they are the stars, they are carrying those movies so they're demanding more and that is influencing their peers in this state. Being able to say, wait a minute, I could actually talk about this. I can actually speak up about this. Uh, certainly in the world of speaking there's now these, you know, white male panel websites where they're putting pictures on my James Taylor sequel, someone said to me the code manuals now. Pegine Echevarria Nanos Oh my god, it's becoming it's becoming a huge issue. And it's becoming a huge issue for two reasons. Right now they're having women facilitators, which they're getting backlash because stop making me a facilitator. I'm an expert. I know this stuff I could, I could crush these other guys. You know, you have to be there and make you a keynote. I'm fine with that. Hey, you want to bring me in because you suddenly realized, oops, bring me in. Let me close it down. And I'll show you what a powerful woman on stage can do. That's the most important message that's going on and so power women of NSA is Definitely to, to recruit women who are leaders, experts, authorities, speakers, who are ready to play a bigger game and want to, to to create a safe space where we can have some some of the real conversations like asking for money, like, promoting yourself like brahs. Like managing, you know, we're, we have issues about caregiving, you know, leaving your sick mom when you got to go do a speech and that killed OCE can really affect them, things like that, as well as this depth. Oh my gosh, of, hey, I've got this contract and I'm trying to work through it. Can you help me through it? We have real vulnerable conversations about business. I'm trying to promote my book and I'm getting slammed by the publisher. What do I do those kinds of? I think the biggest piece about pw NSA is we are willing to be vulnerable and share Our truth in that it sucks when we get turned down from a speaking engagement, and we can write that and everybody else will say, been there done that know that so you're never alone. This is a hard strong amazing James Taylor business well it's great i mean i'm so it's such an amazing thing that you've created. I know it's not just you there's other other in terms of team members now that they're responsible for making them so I commend you for having done this is I just hear amazing things about about what you do there. So if anyone's watching this just now you should and you're not a member of you know, power and of NSA, you should definitely be checking this out. Pegine Echevarria Yeah. And I started a separate group called feisty, fearless females and biz, a speaker's group for women who will never join NSA or aren't can't meet the requirements but want to speak. So it's called feisty, fearless females in biz, and they could go to feisty females.com to hear information. I'll share that with you later on. But the other thing I just want to share, yes, it starts With me, but then Gina card, Karen Jacobson, Liz green came later together and said we got to do this. We have listened to this 120 volunteers that do work just for pw NSA. James Taylor That's it was actually interesting. I was I was interviewing Mary Lou Peck as part of this new CEO of the NSA. And we were actually having this discussion we said, you know, we're probably all in our in our careers will be members of different associations, trade bodies, associations or in our industries. But but the NSA is one of those ones, where you definitely get a sense is a very strong sense of engagement in it amongst their members of kind of supporting each other, which is not necessarily the case in all associations. If we're, if we're truthful, we speak to associations as well, it's not always the case. So that's great you have and I know the NSA itself is very engaged, but then you have this additional level, which is very engaged as well. And let's start to move on because one of the things that you and I were speaking about, which just kind of blew my mind, and I I've been telling loads of people about it was, you know, we hear that it's important to have mantras in our in when we're speaking though, you know the the phrase that pays things that people will remember they'll go out that room they remember the weeks and the months afterwards, you took it kind of one step further in terms of the music, the walk on music view do so, first of all, tell us the the story of if anyone goes and sees you on stage, that they're going to be before you kind of actually come onto the stage, they're going to hear something. Pegine Echevarria Tell us that story. You know, you go on stage and he and everybody chooses songs, you know what song you talk to the AV guy and they do it. And for me, it was like, that is so wrong on so many races for me because if I'm going to be a professional speaker, if I'm going to be the celebrity, create that experience, and I should have my own song and most importantly, the song serves to protect One is, obviously to bed in people's mind, Who is this woman pegging? Power pegging power, you know, we have this whole song. And to, to help them understand who I am three to make them dance in the aisles. And for for me to hear it, because I gotta tell you, when I am backstage or in the aisles, I'm going to come down, and you start hearing your own song that you made a commitment to, this is who you are, this is the line in the sand. As you're walking up, you start motivating, inspiring yourself about the work that you do. And it becomes a really ying yang kind of experience. And I told you that I have people now that have my song as their ringtone. So, it's a continual message of be feisty, be fearless, be focused, have fun. It's a whole other attitude about who you are. And so I believe that every single speaker should have a song to not have one just means you're being a personally, you're taking it for granted that people get you. And having a song allows you to replicate yourself going out. I mean, people go to my YouTube on YouTube and they go, the motor piggies motivational song. And they, you know, we added a new stance, so if people could choose themselves, it's my power. But it makes it important to the experience of speaking before, during and after. It also is I pulled out or I had the producer pull out just the instrumentals so that when I'm doing a video, it's my song that's playing subliminally, underneath. I want people to recognize the tune the rhythm, the message. So when they hear they go, I know that song, I know that song. I know that song because, you know, branding is critical in this business. James Taylor And actually, so if anyone that's watching is just beginning that sounds great, but that sounds really expensive to have to have your music. They have your own theme tune. I mean, we must be doing like thousands of high musicians and know people to write it and produce it and all these kind of things. What was your experience? Pegine Echevarria So when I first started going down this path? I did ask somebody how much it was going to cost and they gave me some, like, big number was like, yeah, that's not gonna happen. And then then I went to a local university and I found some college kids that were musicians. And here's what I did. I wrote a poem of my message. So my stance is be feisty. Be fearless. be focused on pegging power piggie power. This is when Say when I'm walking down the street, I got the power, you got the power, we got the power, you know this whole thing. So first you write a poem. What is it the message and what is the chant or stanza that's repeated. Then I gave it to a local group of musicians that cost me 50 bucks. And they interpreted through music what I was saying, I got singers, and I use that for about a year. But what was missing was, I wanted some more of a beat. So I love the song Happy by Pharrell Williams. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I love the beat. I loved what they did. So then I went on to my favorite one of my favorite places, which is fiber. And I found first a producer, music producer, electronic and I said, and I talked to him before and I said, This is what I want. I love this music. I'm making my own song. Can you create a background but it's got to be it's got to get give me a little bit of flavor. It's got to get me moving kind of like this. And And so he did an a cost me about $150. Right for that bottom line, right? Then he's when they told me he says, Okay, now you need to go to a singer who will riff with the music of this, the sound who says all you have to do is listen to the sound and kind of you sing sort of what you want. I am not a singer, right. But I sort of knew what I what I wanted. So then through fiber, I found a phenomenal female singer. And she then ripped and sang the song, and they went back to the produce and we put it all together the whole thing cost me $300 even theme, but that $300 song has made such a huge difference to me personally, when I've gotten down when I've gotten in that mode because we all get there. I listen to I'm like, Oh, yes. Bigger, you know I am. Oh, yeah. And then number two is my audiences, dance to it, relate to it, play with it. And then three those there are I have set almost 1000 people that I know of who use the song as their ringtone or their daily mantra. What more could I ever ask right to to that gift and it was $300. So there is no excuse. James Taylor And actually, I, as you told you told me this the story and one other thing, and you may not have thought about this yet, but if you were, if you were doing let's say a lot of if you're based in Europe, and you were doing mostly public talks, workshops, as opposed to more corporate ones. The way that it works in Europe is that any event organizer has to pay 3% if they're using music in the background, background, music and other things they have to pay 3% of the ticket price into this font. And if yours is the music that's being used on that, that money will end up coming out of that money will end up coming back to you. So and the reason I know this is because I'm ready to go fishing and I mean, this sounds like really strange. This is my kind of previous life I guess. But so I I own the company, I was the publishing for the theme music for a number of children's TV shows, all and other incidental music. And one point in that tour of that TV show decided to go on tour and go and do like thousand seater been venues around Europe. And so if you imagine you have thousand people spending $25 and you're doing they're doing 100 shows a year, and you as the as your music is being used on that, then that's 3% of that, it can actually become quite a profitable thing for you to do as well. So it's only only really works if it's public. If it's a If it's people are paying to come to that particular event, it doesn't really work. It was a corporate type event. Slightly different rules are kind of going on there. But but that's just I just I thought I'd mentioned that because who knows you might have a nice nice big check if you've been doing a lot of European work Pegine Echevarria well, I love that and and here in the States, right? planners have to have a license to play music similar to what you're saying. And that was one of the things that was for me is I I was getting with my contract people saying, you know, are you going to be music? We can't do this. Do you own the music? It makes it so much easier for me I own the song. I wrote the song I produced the song It is my song. And it's my property that makes it so much easier for planners because it fills their need and, and honestly, just like you feel part of your unique selling part is I have my own song. Yeah, it was written for me. Oh, you have a home so I don't need to tell them that I wrote it. But the fact that somebody wrote a song for me, I must be a celebrity. James Taylor I know so you so you use use theme tunes, you use theme music there as well. I know, mantras are very big part of what you do. I mean, you work a lot with the military. So mantras are used all the time in the military is something is very well established. How do you use mantras in terms of your your events, Pegine Echevarria so I use mantras and every baby so every group that I speak to women's groups, men's groups, business groups, and I do it a couple of ways. One is I have certain mantras that goes to my, my, my speeches, so so why would I do big women's groups? Right? I have one that's be feisty. Be fearless, be focused, have fun. Or remember, imagine thousands of women all standing on. Be feisty, be fearless, be focused, have fun, and I incorporated throughout so they're saying it was fascinating when they walk out and in the car and he A year later, they can repeat it back to me. I have another one then goes, know it, own it, share it. Uh huh. That when I do business groups, you know, know what you're talking about, own what you're talking about and then share it to the world. But what happens is a lot of times, we as speakers do great, fantastic, emotional, magnificent job of educating inspiring people. But six months down the line, they might not remember what you said. They might remember the emotion that you have, but they might not learn. Learn your key points for me and your children's theater, children's jingles. The whole world of commercials and children's jingles is to have it replicated and embedded like it. Like in your mind. You can't get it out of your mind. My job is to make it so they can't get Add their their mind. So I use mantras and chance to get it stuck. So I was invited to speak to a very large organization, there was over 4000 people in this particular group, many of them couldn't attend. But they wanted to institutionalize this sense of everybody's together one, so they asked me to write a chain and was one do law. One, one do law. I said it, I'm in it. I'm here to represent it. Well, that's now taught, and every one of their business meetings and their customer service because they wanted it embedded. And that's what the power of of mantras and chance to it. It's embedded and they remember it. And really, I learned it from watching children's TV commercials, watching Sesame Street. Which Sesame Street has tons of them watching every jingle, that if you watch TV, I bet you I could go to an English audience and say, sing me a song from a commercial and everybody would know that commercial. James Taylor It just is embedded it kind of and it's it's working on a deeper level with people I think when you have mantras when you have musical things as well, kind of going on there because, you know, when the what without same as patients with dementia patients, and often they, sadly, in the later stages of their lives, they can't remember a lot of things, but play them that theme tune, play that music and then immediately they go back to that moment. So it's working a very, very deep level that we have as human beings Pegine Echevarria it is and I like love the word resonance. Because what happens in audience when as speakers we're supposed to be creating an experience for them. And oftentimes he experiences us we're talking they're feeling it. But we're not being memorable when they walk away from it. And the only way they can feel it is if they're physically involved in some way to create resonance. So if I have them doing the call back, if I have them doing know it, own it, share it. It's their voice, such rumbling, it's their words are coming. It's their energy that's being that experience is being memorized within. And my job is, as I see, my job is to provide the tools for people that when they're in those tough situations, in those moments, that they're searching for their toolbox, that that will rise up for them, and they can use it immediately. And, and it's so important to me, because I think that what we are given and what we're blessed with is the art of speaking and being professional but what our job is, is to give people the tools to be effective. sessile in their lives as leaders or salespeople or just individuals growing great moms, great dads. But if we don't give them the tools in a way that they can use it when the baby's crying, and they can't remember that to do if you had a mantra, that would make a difference for them, you know, and I think that's important James Taylor and that's what they do in the military obviously they they get those so when you're under the in those moments of high stress, that these things that they just they just come it almost feels instinct, it feels instinctive or you do you remember those those things? And because you're operating at a much deeper level, you're not not necessarily thinking when the intellectual or this is why I should do I should use this model. Pegine Echevarria The thing is, you're looking at different level. So yesterday, for instance, at my speech, 10% of the audience were military and former military 90% were corporations, small business and all that. But I came on say this was fascinating. I was set it aside and add a mine. I'll make sure you remember Mine can't count out and the audience on one two, k does count 12341234 I decided and Adam I, and it was by the time you know, when I did my speech, but they walked out as our group saying it Yeah. Which I didn't make them do. It was infected. It was embedded in their minds and how cool is that? Right? vary the meeting planner to feel it. I can I just I know we're in town, but I can share something with you and I would relate to you in terms of how people I think should be looking at their speeches. James Taylor I love that. I'm Pegine Echevarria too often lately. So I think that people are not looking at speeches and the way that people are receiving the speeches in today's world. Music, rock shows people will spend a lot of money to go to those entertainment experiences right of hearing music. And it's because they they take them on a trip of emotions and feelings and thoughts. And too often as speakers, we are not creating a rock and roll experience. And what I mean by that is a rock star when they're setting up their set, they're really only singing for about an hour, right? They're setting up their set into three to five minutes segments. What is the song? What will the lighting look like? What will staging look like? Where will I be to have this ballad? And then Okay, we need to move them up to some joyous experience. And so what's gonna happen in those three minutes we how are we going to change the lighting? How are we going to move and we move so far in an hour, there's really three minute segments to take the audience. This role in speaking we become lazy. We're not doing what they want, James Taylor because we're coming often from from listening and speaking from like, almost a teaching perspective where a teacher is giving one hour, let's say, a presentation to an audience, which is a different form. It's a very valid form in a classroom environment. But maybe doesn't work when you're talking about dinner, that type of audience. Pegine Echevarria So So our audiences now our audiences that have been grown have grown technologically. A lot of our audiences, if they're under the age of 40, have been very accustomed to social media. They've been very accustomed to fast pace. They were raised on Sesame Street. Three Minute transitions are the norm for them. It's how they learned why they going in they get distracted. You're boring me, okay, I'm going to go here, but if you created it, most people that go to a rock concert or any kind of concert aren't on their phones, texting They're on their phones taking pictures. They're on the phones sharing that. And I think as speaking professionals, we have to take ownership of the experience we're creating. So I say, you break up your speech to look at what's happening in these three minutes. How are they feeling? What am what's happening these three minutes? am I bringing them up? What's happening? Three minutes going down? If I were going to be putting music and lights, what would that look like? Of course, we don't get the funding to do that, like you might get an Iraq show, but we certainly can do it from our own speaking ability. So what is your three minute transition? What is the How are you setting up your song set, so that those in the audience are connected, feel memorable, learn something, and that you've spent the time and energy to really tap into their emotional state. I'm passionate about that. James Taylor No, I think that's a great I mean, I that's actually one of the How I can build my speeches. Because I always think in terms of in that way, I think in terms of an opening, I think of a closing. And then I'll often the way a musician thinks there's usually two or three songs that work very well together. You know, the, so that's like 15 minutes, let's say you're 10 minutes. And so I'll kind of be thinking, well, that's the kind of relate to that type of feeling that type of emotion, that type of thing, as you start to play with it, and I played with it on cue cards, and I can assess it and move it around on cue cards, and I'm looking and seeing that, okay, well, that bit there. Well, that's a bridge. Well, I know that emotionally, we're going to be at that point, oh, I'm missing this thing here. And you can you can really start to play Pegine Echevarria with it. And, and it's James Taylor not to see if you study musicians or comedians act like that as well and look at how they do it. And you'll notice that they use different forms, they're doing it so if you know, Duke Ellington, always started with a mid tempo, do like that kind of tempo and then this Come on in would be like race right up to the top where other people rocks more rock stars will do like right from the start, they'll hit you right between the eyeballs, and then they'll bring you down, both completely valid, because they knew who their audiences were. They knew what the audience wanted. So they would they would play with that Pegine Echevarria total and that's the thing is, you know, this world that we're in a professional speaking you know, I go back to being powerful, be you. It is where you uniquely shine of who you are. And how do you express yourself at the highest best level so that you're memorable and so that the audience resonates with what you're saying. And I think that every speaker everyone that's watching your your show right now, this experience a summit is benefiting from the diversity of thought perspective idea. This is a never This is not a one size fits all. experience. It's it's Long Term business. It's one of the few businesses that you could keep on doing until you're 100. until you die, literally, you know, you can be speaking and getting paid for it. But it's also one that requires an investment of you in the process. Yeah. And you. Yeah. James Taylor So this we start to finish up here. A couple of quick fire questions for you. First of all, what is that speaker bag what is in your bag that you carry with you to all of your speaking engagements you never leave home without Pegine Echevarria never will leave home. So funny. I was gonna have it next to me and I just went to the speech right? It's there. So I always bring my own headset, I have my own headset that I bring with me. And in that headset kit. I have six different adapters so that it doesn't matter what the pack is that people have where I'm speaking, I can adapt in them and if I go to Europe, I can adapt into it. So my what my headset has those adapters The second thing that I always have is cherry chapstick. Because Terry chapstick I could put on even before I go on stage or on stage, and my lips will still stay red but it won't look like I just was a clown painted on. I recommend it. I definitely recommend cherry chapstick for men because they tend not to make their lips bright and that will that will make it bright without looking like lipstick. I always always always carry black eyeliner in my bag. Because on iMac you need to see so I have in there. I always always, always, always call carry throat coat tea bags, and it's specifically called throat coat. And I have a throat code before I speak because it soothes my throat. It keeps it very moist and doesn't irritate it and I think every speaker should always have throat coat with them. I also put in my my kid, aspirins big time safety pins. safety pins will save you in ways you can't imagine because it happens just before you go out. So you always bring that I always carry duct tape, black duct tape. Pegine Echevarria Go ahead ask me why, James Taylor why and I as someone who's worked on the road a lot, I know. But tell me why. Pegine Echevarria So I use it for a bunch of reasons. One, if I'm on stage and the staging isn't fitting together, yeah. I'm not going to wait for a roadie to come. I'm going to stage because my heels can get stuck in that stage. I put it there. I use black tape because I often wear black. And if they if the wire stuck, we could stick black tape they'll never see it going on. I use black pay for everything. The other thing that so that's always on my kit, always, always always my clickers. And I like Sally I saw her she said to I carry clickers and I always get them I always lose them. I put my name on everything. I always, always always carry a hard drive. And this one doesn't have it. I have a bunch of them with my name, address and phone number. Because I give this to the AV department for your video making punchy so they immediately capture the video and I don't have to wait to ask them. I always always always for the AV department I in my kit are a little gifts. So it's I think I go into mom world I give them candy and things that they'll like they love rich Twizzlers. I put rich Twizzlers in it on the each get one because the bottom line your ad is the one that makes you look good. And if they love you, they will work with you. If they hate you all mg, you got a problem. So that's what's in my speaker kit. Is there anything else in there? There's a couple of other things that I just put in there. You know, I put powder for my feet. I bring flat shoes. I have been known to wear really high shoes and the middle this middle of a presentation my feet kill me. So I'll say do you all like the shoes? I say yes. You're Love the shoes. Yes. So good. Now you take them off. And James Taylor then what about if you do recommend one on maybe a tool or an app that you find really useful for yourself as a speaker and also a book that you find really useful for the speakers maybe to read? What would those be? Pegine Echevarria Oh, my gosh. Well, the newest book that hold on a minute, I have it right here. Oh, the newest book that I'm reading, which I love. It's small. It's called the book ability factor. Yeah. It is by Elizabeth McCormick, who right now is killing it in the speaking world. But she wrote it with these very simple, like chips. So it's easy, easy, easy. I love the power. The book by NSA. I love the two books that they do, they've done. I always love Lewis Kramer stuff but more business always follows Her stuff. I also read a lot of Do you know Vicky Sullivan? No. Oh my gosh. So Vicki Sullivan is a high end speakers coach. Vicki Solomon is a mistress of marketing high end. And so she works with very high end speakers to look at the marketing perspective. So I love getting her blogs. I love reading her stuff. I've hired her a couple of times and she's kicked my butt James Taylor great. We'll put those links here as well about tool is an online app or online resource you find very useful. Pegine Echevarria So we live by and I've lived on bi for 20 years more for speakers. I can't imagine not working with speakers. And I use that to to upgraded a lot so so I am always mark. So the speakers piece comes up from a social media piece break everybody thinks about it just from a calendar perspective, but also, they show up in SEO for me. So I make sure that everything is up to date. I go in and update and upgraded You know, it also helps that they will do marketing for you like your other 5050 top speakers over the world and I grab that graphic I'm taking the other piece that I won't can't live. Oh God now you're making me go crazy canva.com you cannot really live without Canva I'm on there all the time. I cannot live with promo calm, which is videos, promo videos. So I had that membership. I've been loving working, just doing little things with them. And I do Hootsuite now everybody else's the Hootsuite the high rise is my CRM. That's great. James Taylor What we'll do is we'll put a link to all these here as well picking a final question for you. I want you to imagine that you woke up tomorrow morning and you have to start from scratch. So you All the skills that you've acquired over the years, but no one knows you, you know no one you have to restart things. What would you do? How would you restart Craig Pegine Echevarria Christian, if I weren't going to restart I would have recognized how, how experienced and skilled I was in what I knew that I'm not a beginner. I bring expertise that nobody else has had. And I would have really market that, like crazy. The second thing that I would have done was really listen to the high end pros that you connect with, and not listen to people who are not there yet. It was one of my biggest mistakes in the speaking world. I was blessed with meeting jack Canfield was my first person I ever met at NSA. The second person was Zig Ziglar and augmentee. Know and they gave me amazing advice. was already on TV I had all the stuff right but then I quickly got in to connect with people who were not really big time speakers and where you can charge that you can do that and I wasted time so stay with the winners right that's the biggest thing is really stay with the winners I'm picking thank James Taylor you so much for coming on today it's been absolute pleasure connecting with you and speaking learning about your journey as a speaker as soon as I finished this I'm going to start working on my theme theme song that's what I like to do now on my to do list as well but thank you so much for also for all the incredible work you do with power woman of NSA. Pegine Echevarria Thank you so much. This was so fabulous you I'm taking you bringing you much love yeah James Taylor Today's episode was sponsored by speakers you the online community for speakers and if you're serious about your speaking career then you can join us because you membership program. I'll speak as you members receive private one on one coaching with me hundreds of hours of training content access to a global community to help them launch and build a profitable business around their speaking message and expertise. So just head over to SpeakersU.com to learn more. #speakersU #speakerslife

For this week's Sunday Story Time, an excerpt from a client book - "The Pilot Method: The 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life!" by Black Hawk helicopter pilot Elizabeth McCormick. The lesson is about how to use fear to your advantage rather than as an obstacle between you and your goals! Click the episode link to learn more about Elizabeth's book.

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Our guest today is ELIZABETH McCORMICK, a decorated US Army Black Hawk Pilot, who flew air assault, command & control, top-secret intelligence missions and transported high-level government VIP’s.THOUGHT:First, Lead YourselfCONNECT:Website: PilotSpeaker.comBook: The P.I.L.O.T. MethodBook: Bookability FactorBook: Soar 2 Success SeriesLinkedIn: Elizabeth McCormick, CSPFacebook: @Soar2SuccessInstagram: @PilotSpeakerTwitter: @PilotSpeakerYouTube: Elizabeth McCormick Black Hawk Pilot SpeakerBRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:Phil Gerbyshak - PhilGerbyshak.comBurger King - BK.comMarvel - Marvel.comWomen's lacrosse - WikipediaSuzy's Swirl - SuzysSwirl.comBlack Hawk Helicopter - Military.comDemi Lovato - DemiLovato.comKeith Overton - LinkedInNavy S.E.A.L.S. - Navy.comBig Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.comHard Rock International – HardRock.comRock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.comCulture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.comCannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.orgKeppler Speakers - KepplerSpeakers.comCertified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.comThoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.comSpectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.comJeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT KeelELIZABETH McCORMICK'S BIO:As a decorated former US Army Black Hawk Helicopter pilot, Elizabeth flew command and control, air assault, rappelling, top-secret intelligence missions, and also transported high level government VIPs including the Secretary of Defense. These stories keep attendees on the edges of their seats, and the stories are turned into relatable lessons that any audience can put into immediate action.She has received many awards in the army, and supported United Nations peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service. In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the US Congressional Veteran Commendation for her commitment to serving her country and community as a disabled veteran.An authority on Leadership and Veterans Issues with the media, Elizabeth has been seen on ABC, CBS, FOX, CW, MSNBC, and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and more. A best-selling author, her personal development book, The P.I.L.O.T. Method; the 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life, has sold more than 35,000 copies and is available for bulk purchase for your event attendees! Elizabeth also has more than 19 total books out; with her series of small format business success tip books: Soar 2 Success in a variety of Leadership, Culture, and Entrepreneurial topics.Elizabeth has consistently booked 100+ engagements per year, and has spoken to a variety of audiences at some of the world’s leading brands including Coca-Cola, Sherwin Williams, Boston Scientific, Rockwell Collins, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Intuit, Oracle, Hitachi Vantara, Pharmacyclics, Celgene, Prudential, Mass Mutual, Charles Schwab, and more for their Leadership, Sales and Safety related functions. As well as a many Associations’ conferences in the USA and internationally, including male dominated industries such as RETA (Refrigeration Engineers & Technicians Conference), IAAI (International Association of Arson Investigators, and ESICA (Eastern States Insulation Contractors Association).As an in-demand renowned motivational business success speaker, Elizabeth inspires audiences with her pioneering aviation experiences and shares her lessons learned in a dramatically memorable keynote presentation. As a premier leadership trainer and top performing founding member of the John Maxwell Team of speakers, she is a dynamic and energizing entertainer sought after for events around the world. 

In this week's episode we have a very special treat for you! Shesha the Cuddler dipped out to visit family for the holidays so Darrious the Destroyer sat down with Founder of Black Girls Fight Fire, actress, firefighter, and very close friend; Elizabeth McCormick. In this episode we talk becoming a firefighter, balancing work with art, cultivating Black women in all ways possible, and establishing BGFF. Special thanks to you Elizabeth for joining me and don't worry! The Cuddler shall return next week! #BlackGirlsFightFire #HereForTheCarbs #Firefighter #SpecialGuest #NewEpisode

In this episode of The OffBeat Business Show, American Business Women's Association District 2 Vice President Rebecca Dollinger sits down with Host Susan Hamilton to promote the July 20 Emergent Leaders Conference in DFW. District 2 is one of 6 national districts, covering Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana to support working women whether or not they own their own business. Rebecca shares her vision for Your Voice Matters, her tagline as she runs for a national seat as Secretary Treasurer in October of 2019.The Emergent Leaders Conference is a national conference hosted by the local Dallas chapter of ABWA. Hear from Kathryn Childers, Esteemed US Presidential Secret Service Agent, Freda Powell, the First African American Amarillo City Councilwoman, and Elizabeth McCormick, Decorated US Army Black Hawk Pilot - and participate in breakout sessions following their presentations.Local ABWA chapters are in every community, and it's possible to connect weekly with these fine women to grow your network and develop relationships that take your career or business to the next level. ABWA is all about leadership skills, education and advocacy, and Rebecca Dollinger's vision to bring in the next generation is front and center of all she does. It's a perfect fit!Get in touch with Rebecca on Facebook and LinkedIn, and ABWA Dallas on Instagram. Email Tailored2You@RebeccaStylewriter.com or give her a call at 214-729-6307.OffBeat Business Media is dedicated to supporting local family businesses with media that helps them make money. Talk to us to find out how better choices with your business media can make you more money now, and bigger money in the future. OffBeat Business Media uses a focused, strategic approach designed to amplify everything you’re doing now.Enjoy the OBBM Network business talk show format on 24/7 OBBM Radio, or subscribe to the OBBM Network Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Google Play Music. Download the Offbeat Business app for iOS and Android to get it all in the palm of your hand, and get OBBM Network TV programs on Roku and Fire TV! Call 214-714-0495 to learn more.Credits:Location Sponsor The Trade GroupOBBM Corporate Office at Camera Ready Studios in Farmer’s BranchVideography / Audio by Bill Brock, CPO OBBMVoice Talent by MelanieMurphyVO.comMusic by Danny Skinner, DannySkinner.comCEO, Host, and Program Direction, Susan HamiltonSupport the show (https://offbeatbusiness.com/discountmembership/#join)

Former Army helicopter pilot Elizabeth McCormick talks about the awesome (and sometimes not so awesome) realities of being a trailblazing woman. You'll hear how Elizabeth became a pilot at a time when there were few other women in that role and the lessons she learned in the process. “Everything I do today either takes me closer to [my goal] or it takes me further away because there is no neutrality to momentum.” – Elizabeth McCormick Learn more about this episode of Awaken Your Inner Superstar at http://blog.superstaractivator.com/71

"My advice for parents (of dyslexic children) is to learn how your kid think." -Elizabeth McCormick

Elizabeth truly shattered the “glass ceiling” in the military when she became an Army Black Hawk Pilot.  Elizabeth has flown a range of missions and supported the UN peacekeeping operations in Kosovo receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for excellence in service and in 2011 was awarded the Congressional Veteran Commendation. Since retiring from the military, Elizabeth has a corporate career as a global contract negotiator and motivational speaker.  Today she shares with us her experiences as a pilot and the actionable lessons that are part of her PILOT method to help you lead your life, team and increase your productivity to soar to success.

Former Black Hawk Pilot Elizabeth McCormick has been seen on ABC,  FOX, CBS, NBC, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal.  She was named one of the Top 10 Leadership experts to follow on Twitter #5 on the list of Leadership experts to follow online, and is a best selling author with more than 18 published books. In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the Congressional Veteran Commendation.  She flew command and control, air assault, rappelling, and top-secret intelligence missions, and also transported high level government VIPs including the Secretary of Defense.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you could shave a year or two off your learning curve of building a profitable keynote speaking business? You don't have to be a former Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot, or flail through trial-and-error exercises to learn what Elizabeth did that allowed her to propel her keynote speaking career from play to pay in the shortest amount of time possible. Because of her speaking success, she's also been seen on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CW and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal. Although keynote speaking is her main platform, she also shares her knowledge as an author with more than 19 published books. Buy your copy of Bookability Factor Learn more about Elizabeth McCormick

Guest Speaker Rev. Elizabeth McCormick bringing the message From the Pastor's Pulpit on 04-15-2018.

Guest Speaker Rev. Elizabeth McCormick bringing the message From the Pastor's Pulpit on 04-15-2018.

Today I'm speaking with former US Black Hawk Helicopter pilot Elizabeth McCormick about how, against all the odds, she managed to get through her toughest times in her career and went on to become a leading motivational speaker and author. With her empowering, energizing delivery, Elizabeth McCormick inspires audiences with her experiences and stories from her years as a Black Hawk Helicopter pilot and turns them into valuable lessons that any audience can put into immediate action with the right mindset. A No. 1 best-selling author with more than 10 books to her name, Elizabeth has recently launched her 'Soar 2 Success' series of business books. Elizabeth’s first personal development book. Recorded in San Diego at the Business Excellence Forum 2018 Find Elizabeth here: http://yourinspirationalspeaker.com http://www.soar2success.com/ -------------------- CONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAH: -------------------- http://www.Boolkah.com https://www.facebook.com/Boolkah https://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkah https://twitter.com/boolkah -------------------- ABOUT PETER BOOLKAH -------------------- Peter Boolkah (AKA The Transition Guy) is the World’s #1 Business Transition Coach whose main passion in life is to work with talented and high performing business owners who are in the process of creating exciting, high growth businesses. Peter helps you to navigate and transition through the crucial growth pains that all growing businesses experience making it as painless and exciting as possible. It is important to remember that businesses do not just grow and develop on their own, it is up to us and our teams to make this happen by making every day purposeful. As businesses grow some parts of the journey will be easier than others and most owners do not have all the answers. Starting a business is one of the most exciting things we get to do and we all have aspirations of achieving great things. In fact Peter is yet to meet someone who started a business with the intention of failing. Peter’s ultimate life goal is to inspire and empower over 100,000 Entrepreneurs to create long term thriving businesses resulting in the creation of 1,000,000 jobs. So if you are scaling up your business, you’re in a business transition period, and want to know more then connect with Peter at Boolkah.com -------------------- THE TRANSITION GUY -------------------- Peter Boolkah is the World's #1 Business Transition Coach and also known as ‘The Transition Guy’. This YouTube channel and his podcast is where he shares his unique and direct approach to taking back control of your business (and your life) while growing and transitioning your business from one level to the next. As a business owner, transitioning your business is all about setting and reaching your goals as well as business transition planning and process. Do you want to accomplish what you set out to do with your business? Do you have dreams of doing things other than running your current business? Could you do with some honest help and guidance to make it happen? If you answered YES then The Transition Guy is for YOU!

Black Hawk helicopter pilot (RET), author, & speaker, Elizabeth McCormick talks about creating confidence, productivity, & achieving your potential. Achieve your full potential Get more done Burn your to-do list Build your confidence Silence your inner critic How to be more productive Book: The PILOT Method For more info on this episode: http://relaunchshow.com/568 Podcast tips: http://relaunchshow.com/PodcastTips 972-885-8384

Join us today for Women Lead Radio as Bethany Kelly, your host of Amazing Authors and Brilliant Books, interviews Elizabeth McCormick, Motivational Leadership and Success Speaker, Author and Former US Army Black Hawk Pilot. Elizabeth is the author of The P.I.LO.T Method - The 5 Elemental Truths To Leading Yourself In Life and the Soar 2 Success series of Success Tips books. Elizabeth and Bethany discuss her book The P.I.LO.T Method - The 5 Elemental Truths To Leading Yourself In Life! Elizabeth shares how your story and experiences provide you the opportunity to take command of your leadership and soar to success! Our guest has been seen on ABC, FOX, CBS, NBC, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal.  She is a #1 best-selling author, with more than 12 published books, traveling the globe as a professional speaker.  In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the Congressional Veteran Commendation. She flew command and control, air assault, rappelling, and top-secret intelligence missions, and also transported high level government VIPs including the Secretary of Defense. Bethany Kelly is your host for Amazing Authors and Brilliant Books, a show that highlights authors with a unique message, who are using the experience of becoming an author to step to the next level—in leadership or in their business. 

Boring, she's not. Former US Army Black Hawk Pilot, Elizabeth McCormick shares the inspiring story of overcoming obstacles and becoming a pilot, then corporate leadership, now Motivational Speaker and leadership expert. She teaches you how to FLY- first lead yourself so you can better lead others in life and business. Elizabeth McCormick persevered and received one of two spots in the nation for Army Warrant Officer School. She was one of the first 100 women to fly the Black Hawk, and served while less than 1% of all the pilots were women. Learn what motivated Elizabeth McCormick to become a Black Hawk Pilot. How success happened for her and the simple framework of leadershipi that helps everyone succeed.

Former US Army Black Hawk pilot, Elizabeth McCormick was told "You can't do this"  by plenty of people on her way to reaching one of the top 2 spots in the nation for Army Warrant Officer school and being of the of the 100 women to fly the Black Hawk.  Following a medical military retirement due to an injury, Elizabeth took the corporate route with an international business until a massive layoff gave her a blessing in disguise. Soar 2 Success International is the premier speaking and training company for high quality professional speakers.  Learn about Elizabeth McCormick's exciting up or out experience as a military leader, corporate negotiator and professional speaker. BE BOLD * BE CONNECTED * BE UNSTOPPABLE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

134: Following her career in the Army as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot Elizabeth McCormick became a motivational leadership speaker and founded Sour 2 Success.  She has been seen on ABC, FOX, CBS, NBC, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal.  She is a #1 best selling author with more than 12 published books, traveling the globe as a professional speaker.  In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the Congressional Veteran Commendation.  She flew command and control, air assault, rappelling, and top-secret intelligence missions, and also transported high level government VIPs including the Secretary of Defense. http://www.pilotspeaker.com Soar 2 Success was founded by Professional Motivation Speaker Elizabeth McCormick in 2012  with the sole intention to “Inspire Your Success- Your Way” But what Elizabeth found is that there isn’t one path or way to success.  She first combined her out of the box, big picture thinking, with her helicopter piloting skill for checklists into Soar 2 Success the Tip Book Series.  Where Elizabeth utilized her own expertise as well as the skills of other talented speakers and trainers to bring actionable tips to Soar 2 Success readers. As Elizabeth delved deeper into the world of publishing, she learned, and then learned more, and saw the need for an easier to navigate publishing process.  And in 2014 the Soar 2 Success Publishing Division launches offering an Entrepreneurial Publishing Solution. Self Publishing with a publishing company organization, name, and logo standing behind our authors. Project Management to help authors get their books completed Translation services to get books into larger markets in the US and Overseas E-Book listing, even if the original book was self-published, Soar 2 Success Publishing can get the book into Kindle, Nook, and Kobo formats Done for you service- Soar 2 Success can create your tip book from start to finish. Promotional services for authors Speaking training And more… Need a training course developed? Have content like orientations, company policies and procedures that you need presented by a professional at your event or for an online course? Need leadership, communication, team-building online courses developed for your company? Want a website developed with online courses just for your employees or staff or event attendees? You’re in the right place. The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship:  Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, Itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.

Discipline, Discernment, Perspective, Speaking, Goals   Episode 19: High Level View URL: http://www.julieannsullivan.com/elizabeth-mccormick-high-level-view/   On this episode of Mere Mortals Unite, we interview Elizabeth McCormick, a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot who is disciplined, discerning, and delightful. Elizabeth learned a number of  great life lessons while serving our country. One of the important is how the high level view gives you a broader perspective. Elizabeth will inspire you with her message of not getting bogged down in what’s right in front of you, and how this helps with the decisions you need to make to be successful both at work and at home.   You’ll discover:   How Elizabeth describes her superpower. The benefits of having a high view of life. Why in a helicopter, and in life, you consume more fuel when hovering than when you’re moving forward. The first step Elizabeth took when she decided to become a professional speaker. The difference between living on autopilot and being proactive in accomplishing your goals. Elizabeth’s system to become more discerning: BBFD (bigger, better, faster, different). Why comparing yourself to others is never a good idea.   Interview Links & Other Resources   Soar 2 Success Free training to increase your confidence Follow Elizabeth McCormick on Twitter Connect with Elizabeth McCormick on LinkedIn Connect with Elizabeth McCormick on Facebook iTunes - Subscribe, Rate & Review

Listen to some of the top professionals around argue topics with host Craig Price in a special speaker roundtable. For his 3rd annual speaker roundtable from the National Speakers Association  convention in Washington DC, Craig invites past guests Avish Parashar, Patrick Maurer and newcomers Shannon Oleen and Jill Schiefelbein discuss a variety of divisive topics. They cover issues like speaking for free, fee integrity, selling or not selling from the stage, what should you strive to be more motivational as a speaker or a true expert? Opinions are expressed, disagreement abounds yet all in a fun and interesting conversation that any speaker, new or experiences will learn from.   Huge thanks go to our sponsor for this episode Elizabeth McCormick with PilotSpeaker.com. Without her there wouldn't have been a podcast. Thanks Elizabeth! You can learn more about these speakers at their websites: Avish Parashar (@avishp on twitter) - http://www.DingHappens.com Patrick Maurer (@PatrickMaurer on twitter) - http://pmaurer.com/ Shannon Oleen (@ShannonOleen on twitter) - http://shannonoleen.com/ Jill Schiefelbein (@dynamicJill on twitter) - http://www.thedynamiccommunicator.com/

Elizabeth McCormick is a former Black Hawk Pilot who has reinvented herself several times. After the military she went into corporate America, but following company layoffs she struck out on her own. Today she is a successful speaker and entrepreneur. In this episode she shares advice on business and life. www.pilotspeaker.com

Join Dr. Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews Black Hawk pilot and international mmotivational speaker, Elizabeth McCormick on the publishing of her book, The P.I.L.O.T. Method, 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life. Author Elizabeth McCormick is a Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient in the military. After a disabling injury, she had no option but to go accept medical retirement. Elizabeth now travels the world as a speaker, inspiring people with her dynamic opening and closing keynotes. She draws from her experience as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot and Chief Warrant Officer of the US Army to relate true-to-life stories with powerful and actionable lessons. Elizabeth discovered that there is more than one path to success and her tips can be found in her Soar 2 Success the Tip Book Series. Read more and get the transcript here: Elizabeth McCormick on the Author Incubator.

Workshop Wednesdays with Tony Gambone with his guest Elizabeth McCormick As seen on ABC News “20/20,” CBS News, MSNBC, on FOX News Radio, on the front page of the Dallas Morning News and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth McCormick has empowered audiences all over America with her action-packed speaking. As a Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot Elizabeth has Flown: Air Assault/Rappelling training missions VIPs like Generals, Governors and Congressmen and women Command & Control battlefield management operations Military intelligence missions (Don't Ask- Top Secret!) Elizabeth supported UN peacekeeping operations in Kosovo as the S-4 Logistics Officer in Charge at the Battalion level, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service. A decorated pilot and officer, Elizabeth was awarded the Army Commendation Medal twice, Army Achievement Medal two times, National Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the coveted Army Aviator Badge. A disabled veteran, Elizabeth was medically retired  as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 after a career ending injury. She was honored with the Congressional Veteran Commendation for her commitment to duty and community. Elizabeth is a founding member of the John Maxwell Team of speakers, coaches and trainers, as well as an award-winning sales consultant teaching her nationally acclaimed sales training: “It's Not Stalking, It's Follow-Up”. With her empowering, energizing delivery, Elizabeth is a sought-after keynote speaker.. http://www.yourinspirationalspeaker.com/elizabeth-mccormick/

Marsha Wright - is a world-renowned TV Business Expert, International #1 Bestselling Author, Elizabeth McCormick - As seen on ABC News “20/20,” CBS News, MSNBC, on FOX News Radio, on the front page of the Dallas Morning News and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth McCormick has empowered audiences all over America Caryn Chow - is a writer, speaker, media personality, and founder of Flight My Fire. She has dreamed of flying since she was 8 years old, and at 52 had her first stick and rudder experience. Maria Gamb - is Founder and CEO of the coaching and training company NMS Communications. As a former Fortune 500 executive, she spent more than twenty years in the trenches of corporate America directing and managing successful businesses valued in excess of $100 million. Michele Scism - My beliefs are strong.  I believe that you treat people the way you want to be treated and then some.  I believe that going the extra mile is a way of life that is not to be questioned!  Doreen Rainey - My goal? To shake things up – to empower you to create a RADICAL Revolution in your life and business! - See more at: http://doreenrainey.com

As seen on ABC News “20/20,” CBS News, MSNBC, on FOX News Radio, on the front page of the Dallas Morning News and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth McCormick has empowered audiences all over America with her action-packed speaking.   Elizabeth supported UN peacekeeping operations in Kosovo as the S-4 Logistics Officer in Charge at the Battalion level, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for her excellence in service. A decorated pilot and officer, Elizabeth was awarded the Army Commendation Medal twice, Army Achievement Medal two times, National Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the coveted Army Aviator Badge. With her empowering, energizing delivery, Elizabeth is a sought-after keynote speaker. She inspires audiences with her experiences and stories from her years as a Black Hawk Helicopter pilot and turns them into relatable lessons that any audience can put into immediate action. http://www.yourinspirationalspeaker.com/ www.christopherrausch.com   

Please join Dr. Sweta (filling in for Anna K.) while she interviews Elizabeth McCormick... As seen on ABC News "20/20," CBS News, MSNBC, FOX News Radio, on the front page of the Dallas Morning News and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth McCormick has empowered audiences internationally with her action-packed speaking. As an Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot, Elizabeth flew missions such as Air Assault/Rappelling, Command & Control, VIP, and Military intelligence and supported UN peacekeeping operations in Kosovo. She retired from the military as a Chief Warrant Officer 2, after a career-ending injury. Elizabeth was honored with the Congressional Veteran Commendation for her commitment to duty and community. A No. 1 best-selling author, her 4 book launched a series of business success tip books, Soar 2 Success, and her own Publishing Company.  Elizabeth's leadership development book, The PILOT Method, is due out October 2013. An energizing entertainer, Elizabeth is a sought-after keynote speaker. She inspires audiences with her experiences and stories from her years as a Black Hawk Helicopter pilot and turns them into lessons.  Find out more here!  

Join us as we'll discuss:Create a greater belief in yourself to accomplish your goals with focus and drive.Be driven to lead yourself and others to a higher level of success.Ignite your desire to do more, be more, achieve more. As seen on ABC News “20/20”, MSNBC, CBS News, and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth McCormick takes the challenges she faced in her years as Black Hawk Pilot and Chief Warrant Officer for the United States Army, and shares empowering stories with valuable lessons. In 2011 Elizabeth was honored with the Congressional Veteran Commendation and travels the country as a professional inspirational speaker. A #1 Best Selling Author in Succeeding in Spite of Everything, Elizabeth is currently writing her 4th book, The PILOT Method. To learn more about Elizabeth go to www.YourInspirationalSpeaker.com..

Tim Gillette is America’s Rockstar Coach.  He shows people how to live their dreams.  Working with Entrepreneurs, helping them to build a life they love and achieve Rockstar status in life and business. The Rocker Life Coach Radio Show introduces you to people who make Dreams happen in America.  Learn from the struggles and the joys that made them a Rockstar. Join us this week for another story of living the dream This weeks Guest: Elizabeth McCormick 2011 Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, Elizabeth McCormick has traveled the country as an inspirational speaker. Taking the challenges faced in her years as a female Black Hawk Helicopter pilot and Chief Warrant Officer for the United States Army to everyday obstacles is what makes her presentation exceptional. Elizabeth is a founding member of the John Maxwell Team and a certified coach, trainer and speaker, as well as an award-winning sales consultant. She has facilitated trainings at many national conventions and been featured as a main stage keynote speaker. Elizabeth has co-authored two books: Women Entrepreneur Extraordinaire and Succeeding in Spite of Everything and has her own book due out in October 2012, Soaring Further.

In this 4-part series on job loss, you will hear from men and women who have experienced the loss of a job. Their stories are very different and quite inspiring. From medical reasons to downsizing, age issues to energy levels there are so many reasons, excuses, mindsets, and issues surrounding the two words Donald Trump has become famous for saying... "You're Fired!" Whether some is laid off, given a pink slip, their company has closed, or the like, the end result is the same. You no longer have a job. So now what? What is God showing YOU through this time of transition? How have you reacted to your company downsizing? What has changed in your living arrangements, relationships, and yes, YOUR FAITH? Today's episode features Elizabeth's story. Former military personnel who has an amazing story of trials, tribulations and faith! Listen today to hear what God has brought her to and through, and how she continues to overcome and cope. I know it will be encouraging for you! http://ExcellenceWorx.com 

In this 4-part series on job loss, you will hear from men and women who have experienced the loss of a job. Their stories are very different and quite inspiring. From medical reasons to downsizing, age issues to energy levels there are so many reasons, excuses, mindsets, and issues surrounding the two words Donald Trump has become famous for saying... "You're Fired!" Whether some is laid off, given a pink slip, their company has closed, or the like, the end result is the same. You no longer have a job. So now what? What is God showing YOU through this time of transition? How have you reacted to your company downsizing? What has changed in your living arrangements, relationships, and yes, YOUR FAITH? Today's episode features Elizabeth's story. Former military personnel who has an amazing story of trials, tribulations and faith! Listen today to hear what God has brought her to and through, and how she continues to overcome and cope. I know it will be encouraging for you! http://ExcellenceWorx.com