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Pam Christian is a mindset coach, motivational speaker, author and influencer and host of The Juice podcast. Pam's work encompasses helping her clients transform their lives by eliminating self-created barriers, maximizing their full potential and dramatically increasing their effectiveness on both personal and professional levels. Pam's first book, I Hope You're Having A Great Day! I Know I am! recently won the coveted Readers Choice Award. Pam's book is a journey into self-help before self-help was even a thing. Pam has become a highly sought- after social media influence whose mission is to help heal humanity by inspiring and motivating others to live their best lives. Prior to coaching, Pam built a successful career in real estate where she was ranked among "100 Most Influential Realtors in New Jersey," earning numerous prestigious awards for her leadership skills and business acumen. https://thepamchristiangroup.com/

Libby Fischer Hellmann left a career in broadcast news in Washington, DC and moved to Chicago a long time ago, where she, naturally, began to write gritty crime fiction. She soon began writing historical fiction as well. Eighteen novels and twenty-five short stories later, she claims they'll take her out of the Windy City feet first. She has been nominated for many awards in the mystery and crime writing community and has even won a few.She has been a finalist twice for the Anthony and the Shamus; and four times for Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year. She has also been nominated for the Agatha, the Daphne, and she won the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in 2021. She has won the IPPY, Foreword Magazine's Indie Awards, and the Readers Choice Award multiple times.Her latest novel, Max's War: The Story of a Ritchie Boy, is the little known story of German Jewish immigrants to the US who escaped Hitler and joined the Army to fight Nazis.Facebook Page https://www.Facebook.com/authorlibbyfischerhellmannInstagram https://www.instagram.com/msthrillerauthorOther Social Media: https://www.twitter.com/libbyhellmannWebsite http://libbyhellmann.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

G.M. Malliet's first DCI St. Just mystery won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. The series was later nominated for Anthony, Macavity, and Left Coast Crime awards. Her award-nominated Max Tudor series will continue in 2023 from Little, Brown. Three of her short stories recently placed in EQMM's Readers Choice Award and her novella, "A Murder at Morehead Mews," was nominated for a Derringer. Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/g.m.mallietWriterTwitter https://twitter.com/GMMallietInstagram https://www.instagram.com/g.m.mallietWebsite https://GMMalliet.com*****************Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Welcome to “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey "Where the Dance World Connects, the Conversations Inspire, and Where We Are Keeping Them Real." Join host, Joanne Carey, Wednesday, March 8th, as she brings her popular Instagram Live series Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey , that began in December 2021 , to the podcast airwaves! Dance Talk® welcomes dance artists from around the world each week to sit down and share their stories, goals and dreams for themselves, the dance community and future generations. Listen in, as we take a peak inside the career of each artist who shares their enthusiasm, wisdom, insight and inspiration, leaving you, the listener, with the transformative power of dance through each artist's voice. Joanne Carey, dancer, author, artistic director, teacher, coach, entrepreneur, has been named one of the "Top 30 Inspiring Woman" two years in a row for 2022 & 2023 by Entrepreneurs Herald Magazine, is the recipient of the award "The Best of the Best Children's Dance Studio 2020", nominated for the "Readers Choice Award, by TCK Publishing in 2021 for her book, "The Other End of the Barrel, One Woman's Journey Back to a Life filled with Joy, Laughter and Love after the Tragic Loss of a Child, which rose to #2 on Amazon in one day for New Releases in the Psychology Reference Category. Joanne Carey has been in the dance industry for over 30 years. She began her career as a modern dancer, dancing with a modern company in NYC. Joanne spent 23 of those years as the owner and artistic director of a popular children's dance studio, where she brought dance to thousands of families in Central NJ and was one of the first local dance studios to implement a Special Needs Dance Program. She was a board member of Dance New Jersey for 5 years, representing the dance studio voice, successfully raising the level of conversation and collaboration between the neighborhood dance studio and the professional dance sector in NJ. Joanne is also a member of NDEO and the Le Conseil International de la Danse. Joanne holds a BA Degree from Rutgers College as a double major in French and Political Science, studied in the graduate program at NYU for Dance Education K-12, holds an AOA Degree in acting from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and received her teacher certification from American Ballet Theater in the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 and is an ABT® Certified Teacher. Welcome to the place "Where the Dance World Connects, the Conversations Inspire, and Where We Are Keeping Them Real." Let's get this Dance Talk® started! Tune in. Subscribe. Like us. And Share.

We kick off our 14th season with the iconic DJ Lady Ruck who comes on to talk about the reinvention of herself and career, being on Swayy in The Morning, being the first black person and first black woman to win the Providence Journal's Readers Choice Award for Event/Wedding DJ and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sparkupod/support

If you're a mom, you already know that Mom 2.0 is the premier summit nationwide to help connect mothers in marketing, media, and even the metaverse. I remember having a photo of Mom 2.0 on my vision board, so it was wonderful when I met the founders and was asked to be part of their rewned conference in LA after a hiatus during the pandemic and conduct interviews with Kelly Rowland and America Ferrera for their sponsors, March of Dimes and the White House. I'm honored to announce the masterminds behind it all - Laura Mayes and Carrie Pacini. About MOM 2.0 Owned by Mom Media Enterprises, LLC and founded in 2008 by Laura Mayes and Carrie Pacini, Mom 2.0 is North America's #1 organization for parenting content creators, marketers and media. It is home to compelling content, engaging relationships, and impactful campaigns. Laura Mayes is an Emmy-winning writer. She oversees influencer development, community management, programming, communications and content for Mom 2.0. Over the last decade, she has created numerous industry conferences, digital networks, brand events, product launches, exhibitions and nationwide programs for women. Her work has been profiled in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Ad Week, Mashable, The TODAY Show, Rachael Ray Show, Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, and Better Homes & Gardens Carrie Pacini runs business operations for all Mom 2.0 Properties, and is the experiential director for all Mom 2.0 events and client campaigns. She has launched and produced numerous industry conferences, campaigns, and digital networks. Carrie and her work have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Parent &Child Magazine, The TODAY Show, and more. She is also the founder of the For The Feast culinary website, which was the 2016 winner of Bon Appétit magazine's Readers Choice Award. Meet My Guest: WEBSITE: mom2.com INSTAGRAM: @mom2summit TWITTER: @ FACEBOOK: /mom2summit LINKEDIN: /mom-media

Welcome Libby Fischer Hellman to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. Libby and I had a fascinating conversation about writing in multiple genres and building suspense in each. Whether you're writing fiction or non-fiction, you can leverage suspense to create a satisfying experience for your reader, and this episode will help get those juices flowing. Libby Fischer Hellmann left a career in broadcast news in Washington, DC and moved to Chicago a long time ago, where she, naturally, began to write gritty crime fiction. She soon began writing historical fiction as well. Sixteen novels and twenty-five short stories later, she claims they'll take her out of the Windy City feet first. She has been nominated for many awards in the mystery and crime writing community and has even won a few. She has been a finalist twice for the Anthony and four times for Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year. She has also been nominated for the Agatha, the Shamus, the Daphne, and she won the The Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in 2021. In the past she has won the IPPY, Foreword Magazine's Indie Awards, and the Readers Choice Award multiple times. Libby also hosts Second Sunday Books, a monthly podcast where she interviews bestselling and emerging authors. Visit http://libbyhellmann.com Book purchase links: https://www.amazon.com/Libby-Fischer-Hellmann/e/B001HMMDZU

Ray Howell, founder of the non-profit Kicking Bear, and winner of the Outdoor Life Top 25 Readers Choice Award comes on the show today to share his story! Coming out of a foster home, to trouble with the law, to finding Jesus, (and doing a bit in the outdoors world along the way) this is one of the most impactful stories you will ever hear! 

Ray Howell, founder of the non-profit Kicking Bear, and winner of the Outdoor Life Top 25 Readers Choice Award comes on the show today to share his story! Coming out of a foster home, to trouble with the law, to finding Jesus, (and doing a bit in the outdoors world along the way) this is one of the most impactful stories you will ever hear! 

Guest, Dr Bruce Hartman and Patrick Wood ​Dr. Bruce L. Hartman is an author and Christian advisor committed to “walking with people into a brighter future” as they navigate life. Bruce’s first book, Jesus & Co., received the Readers’ Choice Award in the fall of 2018. Prior to entering the world of ministry, he was a Fortune 500 CFO where his skill with working with people created many changed lives. He graduated in 2013 with a Master of Divinity from Drew University Theological School, earning the Daniel P. Kidder Award for excellence in Pastoral Care, and received a Doctorate degree from Drew in May of 2018. Hartman’s passion for mentoring people throughout his career has enabled him to repeatedly develop talent into C-Suite executives, encourage employee engagement and development at all levels, and transform organizations into high-performing centers of excellence. He presently serves as President and on the Board of Directors of A Future with Hope, as well as serving on the boards of Drew University and United Methodist Development Foundation Patrick Wood is a leading and critical expert on Sustainable Development, Green Economy, Agenda 21, 2030 Agenda and historic Technocracy. He is the author of Technocracy: The Hard Road to World Order, Technocracy Rising: The Trojan Horse of Global Transformation (2015) and co-author of Trilaterals Over Washington, Volumes I and II (1978-1980) with the late Antony C. Sutton. Wood remains a leading expert on the elitist Trilateral Commission, their policies and achievements in creating their self-proclaimed “New International Economic Order” which is the essence of Sustainable Development on a global scale. An economist by education, a financial analyst and writer by profession and an American Constitutionalist by choice, Wood maintains a Biblical world view and has deep historical insights into the modern attacks on sovereignty, property rights and personal freedom. Such attacks are epitomized by the implementation of U.N. policies such as Agenda 21, Sustainable Development, Smart Growth and in education, the widespread adoption of Common Core State Standards. Wood is a frequent speaker and guest on radio shows around the nation. His current research builds on Trilateral Commission hegemony, focusing on Technocracy, Transhumanism and Scientism, and how these are transforming global economics, politics and religion.

RELIGION & CULTURE ANALYST: Dr. Bruce L. Hartman, is a culture, religion, and politics commentator and author of Spend A Year With Jesus: An Inspirational Journey of Finding Jesus and Faith. Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the pandemic, engulfing families in grief, filling newspaper obituary pages and testing the capacity of morgues, funeral homes and hospitals. Amid the resurgence, states have begun reopening field hospitals to handle an influx of patients that is pushing health care systems — and their workers — to the breaking point. Hospitals are bringing in mobile morgues. And funerals are being livestreamed or performed as drive-by affairs. Health officials fear the crisis will be even worse in coming weeks, after many Americans ignored pleas to stay home over Thanksgiving and avoid people who don’t live with them. PLUG BOOK: www.amazon.com/Spend-Year-Jesus-Inspirational-Christmas-ebook/dp/B08296W1VV/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1598720381&refinements=p_27%3ADr.+Bruce+L.+Hartman&s=digital-text&sr=1-3&text=Dr.+Bruce+L.+Hartman BIO: Dr. Bruce L. Hartman is an author and Christian advisor committed to “walking with people into a brighter future” as they navigate life. Bruce’s first book, Jesus & Co., received the Readers’ Choice Award in the fall of 2018. Prior to entering the world of ministry, he was a Fortune 500 CFO where his skill with working with people created many changed lives. He graduated in 2013 with a Master of Divinity from Drew University Theological School, earning the Daniel P. Kidder Award for excellence in Pastoral Care, and received a Doctorate degree from Drew in May of 2018. Hartman’s passion for mentoring people throughout his career has enabled him to repeatedly develop talent into C-Suite executives, encourage employee engagement and development at all levels, and transform organizations into high-performing centers of excellence. He presently serves as President and on the Board of Directors of A Future with Hope, as well as serving on the boards of Drew University and United Methodist Development Foundation WEBSITE: brucelhartman.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/BruceLHartmanMinistry TWITTER: @Bruce_L_Hartman

Our guest on this episode is Steve Farber – He’s the Founder & President of The Extreme Leadership Institute. His third book, Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson In Leadership, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge: Stoke Your Business, Amp Your Life, and Change the World, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership, is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. He’s the author of the newly released book, "Love Is Just Damn Good Business" More on Steve Farber here: http://SteveFarber.com or http://loveisgoodbiz.com or https://extremeleadership.com/

Steve Farber: Love is Just Damn Good Business! Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do: Steve Farber ......Our guest on this episode is Steve Farber – He’s the Founder & President of The Extreme Leadership Institute. His third book, Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson In Leadership, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge: Stoke Your Business, Amp Your Life, and Change the World, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership, is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. He’s the author of the newly released book, "Love Is Just Damn Good Business" More on Steve Farber here: http://SteveFarber.com or http://loveisgoodbiz.com or https://extremeleadership.com/......Because Unified meaning is the one single monolithic difference between mediocrity and greatness for all individuals and companies, today more than ever, it is time to upgrade your leadership. Find out how you can hire Dov Baron, "The Dragonist", as a speaker or strategist for yourself or your organization: DovBaron.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Curtis LeBlanc talks poetry, working on a novel, and his new poetry book: Birding in the Glass Age of Isolation. Andrew picks a poem about Free Willy from Curtis' book to kick off the episode. Everything goes swimmingly. ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. ----- Curtis LeBlanc is a poet and writer residing in Vancouver, BC. He is the author of Little Wild (Nightwood, 2018) and Birding in the Glass Age of Isolation (Nightwood, 2020). His work has appeared in Joyland, Geist, The Fiddlehead, The Malahat Review, EVENT, PRISM International, Prairie Fire, Grain, and elsewhere. Curtis holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. He is the recipient of the Readers’ Choice Award in the Arc Poem of the Year competition and has been shortlisted for The Walrus Poetry Prize. He’s also the co-founder and Managing Editor of Rahila’s Ghost Press. He is currently at work on his first novel. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University, and is pursuing an MA in English at UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

In this episode, we talk with best-selling author and speaker, STEVE FARBER, who is also the Founder & CEO of The Extreme Leadership Institute. Named by Huffington Post as the #1 Business Speaker to See, Steve is also known as one of the Top 50 Leadership Experts in the U.S.THOUGHT #1When you get some tough feedback, whether you agree with it or not--assume that it's right and see where that takes you.THOUGHT #2Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Winston Churchill.CONNECT:Website: www.stevefarber.comBusiness/Website: https://extremeleadership.comBook: Love is Just Damn Good BusinessBook: The Radical EdgeBook: The Radical LeapFacebook: www.facebook.com/stevefarberLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevefarberTwitter: https://twitter.com/stevefarberYouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXvKzbWTmm2VWCTI47hsvgInstagram: www.instagram.com/stevefarberMedium: https://medium.com/@stevefarberBRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:Tom Peters - https://tompeters.com360-degree assessments/performance appraisals - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/360-degree_feedbackCorvirtus - https://corvirtus.comMyers-Briggs - www.myersbriggs.orgFranklin-Covey - www.franklincovey.comStrengthsfinder - https://www.gallup.comCHI (Collaborative Harmony Index) - https://collaborativeharmonyindex.comWinston Churchill - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_ChurchillBanding People Together - www.bandingpeopletogether.comMike Kneidinger - www.darden.com/our-company/executive-leadership/michael-kneidingerYardhouse (Darden) -www.yardhouse.com/homeBennighans - https://bennigans.com1976 Cadillac El Dorado - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Eldorado"Best Places to Work" - https://fortune.com/best-companiesBig Kettle Drum - www.BigKettleDrum.comHard Rock International – www.HardRock.comRock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – www.RocknRollWithIt.comCulture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – www.CultureThatRocks.comCannonball Kids’ cancer – www.CannonballKidscancer.orgKeppler Speakers - www.KepplerSpeakers.comCertified Rock Star - www.CertifiedRockStar.comThoughts That Rock – www.ThoughtsThatRock.comSpectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – www.spectaclephoto.comJeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - https://www.facebook.com/jtkeelSTEVE FARBER BIO:Huffington Post has named Steve Farber as the #1 Business Speaker to See. Listed as one of Inc.’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, Farber is a Leadership Pioneer, Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author on Extreme Leadership.His expertise is in creating organizational cultures where leadership is not just an opportunity and obligation for those in authority, but for everyone at all levels. Former Vice President of the Tom Peters Company, Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. Farber has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them. Steve is the author of the new book Love is Just Damn Good Business. His third book, Greater Than Yourself, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap, is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. His column, The Extreme Leadership Chronicles, runs frequently on Inc.com.Steve has worked with Johns Hopkins, Cisco, Intel, TriNet, Hyatt and hundreds of other organizations large and small. He has spoken to or worked with virtually every industry there is--from the tech sector to financial services, manufacturing, health care, hospitality, entertainment, public education, retail, and government.ORGANIZATIONS HIRE STEVE TO: Deliver practical, inspiring and entertaining keynote speeches Embed the practices of Extreme Leadership in the DNA of the organization Provide significant on-going leadership learning and development Create and amplify deep employee engagement Work personally with executives or teams as an Advisor, Coach, Guide & Confidant   

This week in the pharmacy we have the poet SANDRA SIMONDS! Sandra Simonds is the author of six books of poetry: Orlando, (Wave Books, 2018), Further Problems with Pleasure, winner of the 2015 Akron Poetry Prize from the University of Akron Press, Steal It Back (Saturnalia Books, 2015), The Sonnets (Bloof Books, 2014), Mother Was a Tragic Girl (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2012), and Warsaw Bikini (Bloof Books, 2009). Her poems have been published in the New York Times, the Best American Poetry 2015 and 2014 and have appeared in many literary journals, including Poetry, the American Poetry Review, the Chicago Review, Granta, Boston Review, Ploughshares, Fence, Court Green, and Lana Turner. In 2013, she won a Readers’ Choice Award for her sonnet “Red Wand,” which was published on Poets.org, the Academy of American Poets website. She lives in Tallahassee, Florida and is an Associate professor of English and Humanities at Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia. Here are the poems we discuss in the episode: I Know a Man by Robert Creeley https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42839/i-know-a-man Sonnet by Bernadette Mayer https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49729/sonnet-you-jerk-you-didnt-call-me-up

Long-time friend, a former colleague and best-selling author Steve Farber joins me as a Guest on LeadersGetReal.  His fourth book, Love is Just Damn Good Business, will be released on September 6th. Steve has been named one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts. He’s currently an Inc.com  columnist as well as a sought-after speaker who was named Huffington Post’s #1 business speaker to listen to for 2017.   Steve is also the author of Greater Than Yourself and The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership, which received Fast Company’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time.  Steve brings a rare blend of refreshing humor and compelling thought leadership. In our chat, Steve shares stories, examples, and insights about love as a hard-core business principle.

Discover the treasures of the world on PONANT Cruises, named Travel + Leisure Magazine 2018 World’s Best for BOTH Mid-Size Ship AND Small-Size Ship and Conde Nast 2018 Readers Choice Award for Small Size Ship. With more than 200 cruises every year, 100 countries, 400 ports and 100 different routes, Edie Rodriquez, Americas Brand Chairman is with us today to invite us to escape from the everyday and enjoy exotic experiences as we travel with PONANT Cruises to all four corners of the world.

PONANT Cruises is named Travel + Leisure Magazine 2018 World’s Best for BOTH Mid-Size Ship AND Small-Size Ship and Conde Nast 2018 Readers Choice Award for Small Size Ship. With more than 200 cruises every year, 100 countries, 400 ports and 100 different routes, Edie Rodriquez, Americas Brand Chairman is with us to invite us to escape from the everyday and enjoy exotic experiences as we travel with PONANT Cruises to all four corners of the world.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” is a live, biweekly, talk show for those who are motivated to step out with the bold actions necessary to reunite this country and reclaim our democracy. “Be Bold America!” is for those who want to understand the unique challenges ahead, and who are curious to learn what they can Keep doing, Stop doing, and Start doing to reclaim our democratic republic. We have big things to do. Jill Cody,MPA, is a political activist, author, and radio show host. Her first book, America Abandoned: The Secret Velvet Coup That Cost Us Our Democracy, won two international awards, the “2017 Next Generation” Indie Finalist Award and the “Best Books” Finalist Award. Jill was editor and contributor to her second book, Climate Abandoned: We're on the Endangered Species List, that became a #1 Amazon Bestseller, won the “2019 Living Now” Bronze Award, and has been nominated for the 2020 Readers Choice Award. Jill now is producer and host of KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!,” that discusses how to reunite this country and face the challenges ahead to save our democracy with Keep/Stop/Start activities presented by interview guests. Our future depends on it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this month's podcast, we talk to communications experts Dale Ludwig and Greg Owen-Boger of Turpin Communications about their leadership development work, and how they work with leaders to train and coach them on improving their "executive presence" Greg Owen-Boger is the Vice President of Turpin Communication, a business communication training company in Chicago. He started with Turpin as a cameraman in 1995 and quickly moved on to instructor/coach, project manager, account manager, and now VP. Over the years he has coached countless employees and leaders to be more effective presenters, facilitators, and trainers. Prior to joining Turpin, he was a Project Leader for a boutique consultancy that uses live theatre to initiate the leadership development process. Prior to that, he was an actor. Greg was the 2015 President of ATD, Chicagoland Chapter. He is a frequent blogger, popular speaker, and the co-author of two books: “The Orderly Conversation: Business Presentations Redefined” and “Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning.” He is among many thought leaders who contributed to the book “Master Presenter: Lessons from the World’s Top Experts on Becoming a More Influential Speaker.” In his spare time, he works as the Executive Director of Turpin Cares, which provides food, hygiene, and comfort items to the homeless on Chicago’s south side. See here for Greg’s blog, LinkedIn profile, and Turpin Commiunication Facebook page. Dr Dale Ludwig has a Ph.D. in Communication and, prior to founding Turpin Communication in 1992, taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He started Turpin with the mission to provide the best presentation and facilitation skills training possible. Since then he has worked to do just that. In addition to being one of Turpin’s lead instructors and executive coaches, he also serves as Chief Learning Architect when tailoring learning engagements for clients. Dale is the co-author of “The Orderly Conversation: Business Presentations Redefined” and “Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide to Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning.” He also wrote the Readers’ Choice Award-winning article “Let’s Get Serious about Live, Instructor-Led Training” for Training Industry Magazine. He spends his spare time as the Board President of Turpin Cares, the philanthropic arm of Turpin Communication, where he leads efforts to supply food and comfort to those experiencing homelessness on Chicago’s south side. See here for Dale’s blog, LinkedIn profile, and Turpin Commiunication Facebook page.  

Our host for this episode of West Virginia University's Marketing Communications Today is Nathan Pieratt. His guest is Joseph Jaffe, CEO and Co-Founder of Evol8tion. Some of the topics they may be covering in this interview include:  ----more---- What is Survival Planning? Why do you believe everyone is in the survival business? 4 reasons why companies are “Built to Suck.” Can you list and describe them? Why do companies struggle so much with the concept of “failure”? A real interesting approach is this idea of embracing your heresy? What does this mean? Can you give some examples of “heresy marketing”?  About our guest, Joseph Jaffe - CEO and Co-Founder, Evol8tion One of the most sought-after consultants, speakers and thought leaders on innovation, marketing, new media and social media, Joseph Jaffe is Founder and CEO of Evol8tion, LLC, an consultancy that helps corporations with digital innovation and transformation. Evol8tion’s clients include Nestle, Purina, Steelcase, Colgate-Palmolive, Mondelez International and Doctor Pepper Snapple Group.  In 2006, Joseph founded and ran strategic consultancy, crayon, until it was acquired by Powered in January of 2010. crayon's clients included The Coca-Cola Company, Panasonic, Kraft Foods and H&R Block. Powered’s clients included Target, Verisign, Anheuser-Busch InBev and General Motors/Onstar. Before that, Joseph was Director of Interactive Media at TBWA/Chiat/Day and OMD USA, where he worked on Kmart, ABSOLUT Vodka, Embassy Suites and Samsonite. Jaffe’s popular blog and audio podcast, "Jaffe Juice”, provides daily and weekly commentary respectively on all things new marketing. You can join the conversation at jaffejuice.com. His podcast was voted a Readers’ Choice Award as “Best Marketing Podcast” by MarketingSherpa. You can subscribe via iTunes. In 2009, he launched his first foray into video in the form of JaffeJuiceTV, in an effort to prove once and for all that he does not have a face for radio.  

Our host for this episode of West Virginia University's Marketing Communications Today is Nathan Pieratt. His guest is Joseph Jaffe, CEO and Co-Founder of Evol8tion. Some of the topics they may be covering in this interview include:  What is Survival Planning? Why do you believe everyone is in the survival business? You mention 4 reasons why companies are “Built to Suck.” Can you list and describe them? Why do companies struggle so much with the concept of “failure”? A real interesting approach is this idea of embracing your heresy? What does this mean? Can you give some examples of “heresy marketing”? ----more---- About our guest, Joseph Jaffe - CEO and Co-Founder, Evol8tion One of the most sought-after consultants, speakers and thought leaders on innovation, marketing, new media and social media, Joseph Jaffe is Founder and CEO of Evol8tion, LLC, an consultancy that helps corporations with digital innovation and transformation. Evol8tion’s clients include Nestle, Purina, Steelcase, Colgate-Palmolive, Mondelez International and Doctor Pepper Snapple Group.  In 2006, Joseph founded and ran strategic consultancy, crayon, until it was acquired by Powered in January of 2010. crayon's clients included The Coca-Cola Company, Panasonic, Kraft Foods and H&R Block. Powered’s clients included Target, Verisign, Anheuser-Busch InBev and General Motors/Onstar. Before that, Joseph was Director of Interactive Media at TBWA/Chiat/Day and OMD USA, where he worked on Kmart, ABSOLUT Vodka, Embassy Suites and Samsonite. Jaffe’s popular blog and audio podcast, "Jaffe Juice”, provides daily and weekly commentary respectively on all things new marketing. You can join the conversation at jaffejuice.com. His podcast was voted a Readers’ Choice Award as “Best Marketing Podcast” by MarketingSherpa. You can subscribe via iTunes. In 2009, he launched his first foray into video in the form of JaffeJuiceTV, in an effort to prove once and for all that he does not have a face for radio.

In this episode, I had a chat with author Nikesh Shukla. You may have heard him in Season 1 where the two of us looked at a listener’s first page. If you’re not familiar with his work he’s written three novels so far: Coconut Unlimited which was nominated for the Costa, Meatspace and his latest, The One Who Wrote Destiny. He’s got a fourth, a YA title, called Run, Riot coming out in June of this year. He also edited a collection of essays called The Good Immigrant which, after a successful Unbound funding campaign, went on to huge critical acclaim, sold a bunch of copies and won a Readers’ Choice Award. As Nikesh mentions at the beginning, we’re both sleep-deprived dads so, it takes us a little while to get to the punch but I think you’re going to get a lot out of this talk. He’s modest and self-deprecating but we talk about craft and finding what a story’s really about and the story of his latest book is a journey that’s taken nearly 20 years. Really inspiring. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know: - what are different ways I can approach a character's 'voice'? - how can I decide what to write about? - what's the best way to approach a writing routine? - who should I be writing for? THE ONE WHO WROTE DESTINY: https://wordery.com/the-one-who-wrote-destiny-nikesh-shukla-9781786492784#oid=1908_1 MEATSPACE: https://wordery.com/meatspace-nikesh-shukla-9780007565078#oid=1908_1 COCONUT UNLIMITED: https://wordery.com/coconut-unlimited-nikesh-shukla-9780704372047#oid=1908_1 THE GOOD IMMIGRANT: https://wordery.com/the-good-immigrant-nikesh-shukla-9781783523955#oid=1908_1 THE ART OF THE NOVEL: https://wordery.com/the-art-of-the-novel-nicholas-royle-9781907773655#oid=1908_1 And of course you can get my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Aired Monday, 7 August 2017, 1:00 PM ET Retrain Your Brain and Get IMMEDIATE Results Have you ever set realistic goals but for some reason could never reach them? What is it that stops you? Could it be your brain? Do you have programs running in the back of your mind sabotaging your success? On today’s show we find out just how powerful our subconscious mind is and how we can retrain our brain to align with our most desired goals. About the Guest: Rory Sheehan Rory Sheehan is the Senior Trainer at Positive Strategies Inc., and is well known as a respect trainer and author Rory has trained thousands, and thousands, of independent business people from a wide variety of businesses to structure their business activities, increase their sales, and manage their finances. Rory’s unique and effective approach to training has been featured on radio and television, and many articles that Rory has written have been published in magazines and newspapers. Rory Sheehan has also written several books, including the bestsellers, Beyond Conscious Awareness, The Magic of Sales and Marketing Revealed, and Turn on Your Brain For Learning. Rory is a five times winner of the prestigious Readers’ Choice Award as “Trainer of the Year” for his success as a professional educator. *Positive Strategies has had more than 40,000 clients through their programs and is still growing.

Long-time friend, former colleague and best-selling author Steve Farber joins me as a Guest on LeadersGetReal. Steve’s first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership,received Fast Company’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” His third book, Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson In Leadership, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. Steve has been named one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts. Steve is currently an Inc columnist as well as a sought after speaker who combines quick-witted humor with poignant leadership truths. Steve’s Radical LEAP framework is widely used across business, non-profits and education. He has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them. In 1989, after having run his own financial services company, Steve became a director at TMI, and then worked for 6 years as Vice President and Official Mouthpiece (that’s what it said on his business card) of The Tom Peters Company where he met several of his mentors including author / gurus Tom Peters, Jim Kouzes, and Terry Pearce. In 2000, Steve established his own company, Extreme Leadership, Inc, where he is president and CEO, as well as founder of the Extreme Leadership Institute. He and his wife Veronica live in San Diego, California. He is proud of his “dubious achievement” of raising teenagers for 25 straight years.

Listed as one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, Steve Farber is a Leadership Pioneer, Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author on Extreme Leadership. His expertise is in creating organizational cultures where leadership is not just an opportunity and obligation for those in authority, but for everyone at all levels.Former Vice President of the Tom Peters Company, Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. Farber has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them.His third book, Greater Than Yourself, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap, is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time.Learn more:www.stevefarber.comInfluential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

Listed as one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, Steve Farber is a Leadership Pioneer, Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author on Extreme Leadership. His expertise is in creating organizational cultures where leadership is not just an opportunity and obligation for those in authority, but for everyone at all levels.Former Vice President of the Tom Peters Company, Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. Farber has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them.His third book, Greater Than Yourself, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap, is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time.Learn more:www.stevefarber.comInfluential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

Steve Farber is listed as one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts. He is a Leadership Pioneer, Strategist, Keynote Speaker, and Bestselling Author on Extreme Leadership. His expertise is in creating organizational cultures where leadership is not just an opportunity and obligation for those in authority, but for everyone at all levels. Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. He has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them. His third book, “Greater Than Yourself,” was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, “The Radical Edge,” was hailed as a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit. And his first book, “The Radical Leap,” is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company magazine’s Readers Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time.   What you’ll learn about in this episode: Defining “Extreme Leadership” What an extreme leader does Love in the business place Putting in more energy into your business than you take out Why leaders need to be audacious and willing to fail What agency owners can do to become more audacious How a business that embraces extreme leadership looks different Steve’s book “Greater Than Yourself” How to become one of the greatest leaders by lifting others up What agency owners can do right now to start working on the ideas from this episode Ways to Contact Steve Farber: Website: www.stevefarber.com Twitter: @stevefarber LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevefarber Book: "Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership" Book: "The Radical Edge: Another Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership" Book: "The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership" We’re proud to announce that Hubspot is now the presenting sponsor of the Build A Better Agency podcast! Many thanks to them for their support!

  Yejide Kilanko was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, the daughter of a university professor and his wife. She married a computer programmer, and immigrated to Laurel, Maryland. Kilanko is now a social worker in children’s mental health and lives in Canada. Daughters Who Walk This Path is her first novel. Daughters Who Walk This Path: Spirited and intelligent, Morayo grows up surrounded by school friends and family in busy, modern-day Ibadan. An adoring little sister, their traditional parents, and a host of aunties and cousins make Morayo’s home their own. So there’s nothing unusual about her charming but troubled cousin Bros T moving in with the family. At first Morayo and her sister are delighted, but in her innocence, nothing prepares Morayo for the shameful secret Bros T forces upon her. **Daughters nominated as a top-ten pick for the Giller Prize's Readers Choice Award. **Nine straight weeks on the Globe and Mail Canadian Fiction Bestseller List http://www.yejidekilanko.com  

Iris Bolling, author of The Pendleton Rule, was born in Richmond, Virginia, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management. She is currently a Workforce Development Trainer with the Commonwealth of Virginia, providing management training and professional development consultation for the state workforce. In an effort to combine the areas in her life she enjoys the most, education, politics and romance, she penned her first manuscript, Once You’ve Touched the Heart, which was release in March 2008.  Since that time she has released books 2-5 of what has become The Heart Series which includes, The Heart of Him, Look Into My Heart, A Heart Divided, A Lost Heart and her latest release, The Heart.  In May of 2011, Iris introduced her new novel, Night of Seduction/Heaven’s Gate. In April of 2010, Iris was named Debut Author the Year, at the Romance Slam Jam conference. Her novel, Once You’ve Touched the Heart was voted the Readers Choice Award with Shades of Romance Magazine for, Romance Book of the Year. Iris was voted Romance Author of the Year and Author of the Year. Her novel A Lost Heart was nominated Romantic Suspense Novel of the Year, at the 2011 Romance Slam Jam. In 2012, she has been nominated at Author of the Year. Her latest novel The Heart has also been nominated for several awards. Her passions are reading (especially romance novels), writing, sports and politics.  An active proponent of state and federal educational issues, she continues to encourage young adults to pursue their education.  She also volunteers with her local registrar’s office, promoting voter registration in the African-American community. For more information please visit; www.irisbolling.net, www.sirient.com or email at irisb@sirient.com. Click here to listen to Iris' interview with That Literary Lady on iTunes or click here to listen to the interview in your browser. 

Special Guest and Best Selling Author, Jacquelin Thomas - Jacquelin Thomas is an award winning, bestselling author with twenty-nine titles in print. Her books have garnered several awards, including two EMMA awards, the Romance In Color Reviewers Award, Readers Choice Award and the Atlanta Choice Award in the Religious & Spiritual category. Jacquelin was a 2005 honoree at the Houston Black Film Festival for the movie adaptation of her novel, Hidden Blessings. She was the first recipient to receive the Writers Achievement Award at the North Carolina Book Festival in Winston-Salem. Although Jacquelin initially published in the romance genre, she decided to follow the call on her heart to write Christian fiction because she seeks to write books that will touch your heart and uplift your spirits with tales of characters who yearn to have an intimate relationship with God. Committed to writing books that glorify God and her growing teen audience, Jacquelin published the first of her Young Adult Inspirational Fiction series titled Simply Divine in October 2006. Her second book in the series, Divine Confidential was nominated for a 2008 NAACP Image Award. She has since gone on to publish two more books in the series. When asked why she is so passionate about writing teen novels, Thomas shares that teens are confronted with so much—sex, drugs, violence and abuse, physically and mentally. They need to not only listen to what the world says about these things but also to what the Bible says.