Your World of Creativity

Today's guest is Bill Small, a singer-songwriter and entrepreneur at ARTIST MIND, INC. in Austin, TX.A badass business and personal coach, Bill Small has helped hundreds of clients achieve new levels of success and fulfillment over the last 15 years.In 2008 Bill joined the coaching team at Northstar ventures which provided coaches for programs by noted authors Joe Vitale and Bob Doyle, both featured in “The Secret.” That same year Bill worked with Bob Doyle as his personal coach, and was featured in the documentary film, The Boundless Living Challenge.In 2016 Bill created Artist Mind Inc. to make coaching available to small business owners. In 2018 he was asked to join the consulting team at VIP Medical Consultants, and became a partner in healthcare start-up Advanced Clinical Management.Taking a break from touring and live music performances during the 2020 pandemic shut down, Bill created and launched the Awareness Advantage Workshop, a group training course in mindfulness. In 2021 it’s back to performing and launching a new podcast, The Subtle Art of Not Yelling with co-host Miles Hanson.In this episode, you'll also hear highlights from 3 of Bill's latest songs. In our interview, we talk about MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENTMarketingHealthcareBusinessMindfulnessCreativityCareer CoachingGrowing up outside of New York City, Bill honed his performance skills early in student workshops at the Whole Theater Company directed by Olympia Dukakis.After attending Berklee College of music, he spent the next 3 decades working as a performer, producer, recording artist, vocal coach, and songwriter. In 2006 he became a founding member of the Texas Americana group Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros, and over the next 15 years released 5 records with the band, 4 solo records, and toured the U.S. and Europe.Bill Small Bill 's Website Media Kit: https://kitcaster.com/bill-small/ @mindartcoach on Instagram Bill 's Facebook page Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.

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My guest today is Ian FraserIan is the Co-Founder and CEO at WEVE. Think about these sorts of team-building games, outdoor adventures, and trust-building exercises, but also in Ian’s background is in automated how do you digitize that experience? And then how do you bring in the remote teams. In the world now companies are trying to figure out loyalty and how people stay in touch and stay valued, and it's not about money and compensation and benefit. It's about how you feel about the company.For HR leaders, understanding that remote is okay, but you can go anywhere now and be remote, but valuing the work you do, the products you create, and the environment that you create are very important now, and companies are trying to figure that out.While many  C-Suite in the life science industry people have had to learn to communicate in a different way, it's not because their industry is dying or people can't come to work, or everybody has COVID it's because we still have a mission. So that the industry, pharmaceutical has a mission to create life-changing or life-saving products for the public or for the patient.Ian says communication that leaders have focused on in this post-Covid world is about sharing the message, sharing the mission, staying on target while also protecting your health and protecting your family, and trying to balance everything. So the actual communication statements have been different.In our HR practice, about 40% of our practices are with private equity, hedge funds, and those kinds of investors people. It turns out that whether it's a byproduct or whether it's just why we do this for a living, there is still really, really interesting cutting edge kind of work being done, whether it's in cell therapy or certain kinds of rare diseases or biologics that investors at various levels are funding. Their mission hasn't changed but they're very focused on their return. So they do what they need to do to keep people engaged. And, there is a great deal of money still flowing into life sciences, whether it's diagnostics because of COVID and other kinds of vaccine issues. In summary, Ian thinks that it's a generational thing as more women and minorities move up. Some of that will become a little easier, but I think that it's a hard slog for the next 10 years in lots of different industries. Company website: The go gameLinkedIn: Ian FraserIan Fraser Ian Fraser is the co-founder and chief executive officer of The Go Game, the leader in team-building and culture-driving games. Ian and chief technology officer, Finn Kelly, co-founded The Go Game in 2000 to bring fun to work through interactive games, events, and experiences that make employees feel connected and engaged. In 2020, The Go Game launched Go Remote which creates dynamic digital environments that enable real engagement that goes beyond the market standard video conferencing tool. As the CEO, Ian is responsible for The Go Game’s overarching business strategy and day to day profitability. He is also responsible for setting the general tone of the products and is deeply involved in the creative output. Ian also oversees the partnership and sales teams as they introduce Go Remote to the marketplace securing clients such as Google, LinkedIn, Spotify, and Amazon. Ian's Website Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

Vinnie Potestivo is an industry-leading media and talent innovator who is widely known for his inclusive and impactful approach to brand building and personal brand development. Vinnie was an MTV Talent Exec from from 1998-2007. I was the guy at MTV who helped artists and celebrities claim their brands and their narrative in the original wave of unscripted television. Traditionally, I hired the VJs and scouted the MTV News Correspondents for all of our networks. Then, because of those relationships, I began developing original programming with artists like Ozzy Osbourne and Jessica Jessica Simpson on The Osbournes and Newlyweds. Then with actors like Ashton Kutcher on Punk'd, Nick Cannon on Wild 'n Out, and Wilmer Valderrama on Yo Momma! I'm the guy who put pop royalty in their first tv films when I cast Mandy Moore in 2gether and Beyoncé Knowles in Carmen: A Hip Hopera.With over 25 years of experience, he and his teams have become well-trusted connectors who sell, develop, produce, launch, distribute, and amplify some of the most talked-about original series & talent brands in modern pop culture.Personal brands Vinnie has helped elevate through the use of original content include Mandy Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson, Tyrese Gibson, Lauren Conrad, Diane von Furstenberg, Rob Lowe, Danielle Fishel, Peter Thomas Roth, Kelly Osbourne, Kristin Cavallari, Nasir “Nas” Jones, Molly Sims, Vanessa Lachey, Susie Castillo, Damien Fahey, Quddus, Suchin Pak, Gideon Yago, Will.i.am, Ebro, DJ Clue, LaLa Anthony, Hilary Duff, and Leah McSweeney among others.Corporate brands VPE: Vinnie Potestivo Entertainment, Inc. (vpetalent.com) has worked closely with include Macy’s, Samsung, Nikon, MLB, Peter Thomas Roth, June Jacobs Spa, Naturally Serious Skin, Kiehl’s, Hope Fragrances, Ciroc, Dow, Lady Foot Locker, AARP, Prudential & Allstate.A conversation with Vinnie guides us to the fact that there is a process to being a successful recognized creative. That the notion of an overnight success is quite wrong. He shares the most insightful tips to help navigate the waters of a recognized creative.Vinnie insists that artists have to realize that awards are so important. And they are not just handed out randomly they need to be applied for. This means that you need to believe in your work enough and want to apply for an award. Be it the Oscars, the Emmys, or whatever award given to recognize you as a creative.Secondly, credits are equally as important. He observes that there is so much shame as a creative involved in asking for credit credits. And insists that you have to ask for an executive producer credit. Take credit for your podcast and create credit, for your podcast as well. The importance of credit sort of formalizes your production company. Second, It allows you to tag guests, which is a great way for discoverabilityThird, build a team so that even when you are asking for that recognition there are people who deserve it as well in that collaborative effort. So, it made it easy for him to show up and ask for an award for himself and his team to know that they all won together. And so that we reconcile the personal creative platform vision that we have for our work with the thought that if nobody sees it, then you didn't get your message out.Overall, Vinne gives creatives an amazing do list of valuable tips and tricks. From today's chat, we learn that as creatives we should take credit for our work, enter some awards, and find some collaborators, but also Vinne has encouraged us to tap into that inner mindset that inner creativity takes faith in our work."I Have A Podcast with Vinnie Potestivo," a collection of conversations with celebrities and creatives who aim to inspire us in our everyday lives, can be found on Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you listen to yours. IHAP’s companion video series I Have A Podcast on Television can be seen Thursdays on DirectTV, Distro TV, and Channel 285 on STIRR via bspoketv. For more information on viewing times, current episodes, and guest recommendations please visit ihaveapodcast.com.Vinnie can be seen on linkedin.com/in/vinniepotestivo where he shares business and brand strategies for people looking to inspire and impact with media. You can also find him at instagram.com/vinniepotestivo where he over-shares photos of his two mini-schnauzers @BeauWellington and @DudleyGreenfield.Vinnie Potestivo Vinnie's Website @Vinniepotestivo on Instagram Vinnie's Facebook page Vinnie on YouTube Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

Hailing from Georgia, award-winning music duo Banjii and Mayuri announce the release of "Uncommon Love Story," a compilation of original songs, with each track telling a unique story but linking cohesively with the other. Every song is accompanied by music videos shot in different scenic locations across the United States while diving deeper into the minds, spirits, and lives of Banjii and Mayuri. The seven-part video series "Uncommon Love Story" loosely follows the eastern concept of the seven chakras, which are centers of spiritual power in the human body. The first song, which premiered on September 29, "Copper Lines," focuses on the first and root chakra, representing survival and grounding. While the second song, "Ancient Lover" released on November 19, focuses on the second and sacral chakra, expressing sensuality. Banjii and Mayuri follow the flow of their day-to-day lives when choosing the filming location for their videos, and each video tells a powerful story. Filmed at the site of their wedding in Arizona, the first video, "Copper Lines," highlights their marriage ceremony, which was planned in 48 hours with the help of an elopement company in Sedona. Although initially in Sedona, to celebrate the harvest moon, the song's impetus, timing, and synchronicity seemed fitting to celebrate and shoot at the location that was the inspiration for the music."Ancient Lover," the second song featured on the album, explores their love story, a story of neighbors who met and eventually fell in love during the pandemic. The video features California spots the two explored during their honeymoon. The duo believes in living their life to their full potential by surpassing stereotypes and expressing themselves freely and fully. They hope to inspire others to do the same. Mayuri shares, “Together we can surpass systems, borders, boundaries, stereotypes, expectations, obligations that are holding us back from reaching our full potential as individuals and as a society. While we know this conceptually, sometimes this is hard to apply practically. We believe in being the example by living the example.”For more information about Banjii and Mayuri, visit their website and Instagram. Ancient Lover and Copper Lines are available on all major music platforms, including Spotify and YouTube. Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.

In today's episode, we chat with Alaura Lovelight. She's an R& B singer, songwriter, producer, published writer, and CEO who combines all her skills to empower people and make them feel better about themselves.Her journey to be an artist started when she was playing at little clubs, jazz bars & at different events. In addition to this, she also coached musicians and posted videos on the business side of music. All of these propelled her to a successful recording artist by getting rid of fake self-limits.Alaura Lovelight has a debut single entitled "Eroticy."  She wants her listeners to feel sexy, confident, and empowered. Alaura did not get her success overnight, it took her years to feel empowered, confident, beautiful, and well put together. She believes confidence is being focused on yourself and inner beauty, and not making other people feel that you are better than them. As a recording artist, it's not only about having a good voice and being able to sing, there are additional things like content that’s put together, but not all of it makes the cut, there are also collaborators and contributors who are included in the feedback.  As an upcoming artist getting feedback is important but you have to weigh this feedback and ask yourself, "Am I implementing this feedback from an industry novice or an individual who lacks background? Always filter the feedback you receive." Alaura is also CEO of Unseen to Young Queen, a mentoring & coaching program for teen girls. Through this program, Alaura not only trains their voices, but she gets to hold space for them, to let them know they are beautiful & valued for who they are even in their current journey of finding themselves.  As a result, she tells guardians, parents, and adults who are in these teens' lives to be accountable to themselves and to check their self-talk.  Alaura's plan for the future is to complete her album, do some live shows and go on tour In conclusion, Alaura’s advice to artists is you can learn from others’ mistakes so you can figure out what works and what doesn’t work. Apple Music : Eroticy Spotiy : EroticyAlaura Lovelight Alaura's Website Alaura on YouTube @alauralovelight on Instagram Alaura's Facebook page Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.Mentioned in this episode:THE ALAURA SHOWHey, it's Alaura Lovelight. And if you're enjoying "unlocking your world of creativity," make sure to check out my new show, "The Alaura Show" ... on Roku and Amazon Fire TV.

https://go.mysacredartistry.com/markI'm always looking for creative ways to pour into the industry and community. So I’m happy to announce that I’m giving an intimate interview at Art&Heart's Sacred Artistry Summit coming up on May 12, 13, and 14.And I’ve got a free ticket for you!This event was created by my friend, award-winning recording artist, and Sacred Artistry coach, Honey Larochelle. She and I will be talking about "Lessons Learned from 200 Creatives All Around The World." And I’ll be sharing some of my personal journey and how I ended up being who and where I am today. There's an incredible lineup of other artists, creatives and leaders in the entertainment industry on this show. The summit is chock full of juicy stories, inspiring nuggets of wisdom, and actionable steps you can take and use right now to increase your income, status, and creativity -- plus there will be MANY high-value giveaways. Sign up now and grab your spot right away so you don’t miss the downbeat.The whole intention of Art&Heart’s #SacredArtistrySummit is to remind artists and creative entrepreneurs that they are HIGH VALUE and sacred. The intention is to reignite their spark and give them a sneak peek at what's possible just beyond whatever limiting beliefs they may have. If any friends of yours need to know about this, please forward them this post and tell them to sign up!Consider this an exclusive invitation to a private party where all the keys to your success are being passed around on serving trays. Grab your free ticket here!https://go.mysacredartistry.com/markSee you there.Honey Larochelle Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

In today's episode, we chat with Doug Patton, an inventor, creativity expert, award-winning product designer and engineer, Founder & CEO of Patton Design, and Author of Conquering the Chaos of Creativity.   Doug is an esteemed industrial designer who was an inventor featured on ABCs American Inventor. He has created over 300 products in 20 international market categories and has received over 150 patents and international design awards. His clients include companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, and Disney. His mission to inspire others to live more authentic lives has led him to write  Conquering the Chaos of Creativity, where he shares his unique, creative problem-solving process and inspires readers to take their own path by giving them the tools they need to creatively problem-solve in their own lives. Doug sees chaos as a place of freedom. One which lacks rules and boundaries, therefore, giving individuals the free space to be as creative as they want. However, the mistakes people make when they are first trying out being creative is getting lost in the chaos. He cautions them  to keep it simple and build on their ability to create,  What is his creative process like when it comes to working on a project? For him, he looks intrinsically and externally, he explores how he will remain excited and creative through the project and how to communicate these creative ideas to various stakeholders. This has resulted in him coming up with the language of creativity. This means he is able to breakdown his ideas into simple terms so as to get buy-in from everyone  In addition to the principles in his book, Doug tells us about the mediative problem-solving method. Where he uses meditation to help with the creative process. In his book, he gives his readers processes to free their minds from any constraints where they can safely go off and explore new ideas and new ways of thinking. In conclusion, Doug believes that everyone is innately creative. and everyone has a great imagination. Additionally, he urges people to take the first step to expanding their creativity in any way they can. For experts and those at the top of their form, he tells them to expand on their creativity and never let it go. You can connect with Doug on the following platformsDoug's Website Doug on YouTube @dougpatton_ on Instagram Doug's Facebook group Doug's Facebook page Book: Conquering the Chaos of CreativityCopyright 2026 Mark Stinson  

Gabe Furtado brings positive vibes and self-love with his latest single, "Flowers."We stamp our creative passport in Los Angeles today with Gabe Furtado "Flowers" is the debut single off his album of the same name. Written as a love letter to himself, the essence of the lyrics and melody of the song depicts his evolution into positive self-acceptance and love. The track is packed with rhythmic sounds destined to make the listener get up and dance. Uplifting and healing in nature, "Flowers" transports listeners to a world of self-confidence that is certain to fill eardrums with positive energy and vibrations.  Produced by Hi5, Sandra Carletti, and Gabe Furtado, "Flowers" explodes with lyrics about staying true to yourself and was recorded in Gabe's home studio. The positive energy and upbeat vibe are Gabe's constant staple in his music. He states, "I feel so honored to be giving life to Flowers. The song and album talk about love, uniqueness, passion, faith, romance, and duality." Known for being the epitome of creativity, Gabe's most prominent qualities are optimism, a positive mindset, and faith. In his presence, you are sure to have a smile on your face. He ensures listeners will want to sing along and dance to the vibrant and self-assuring lyrics paired with the hypnotic upbeat melodies of his latest track. With his life orbiting around fun-filled experiences, Gabe states, "everything I have accomplished in life is because I am blessed, I believe in myself, and because I have amazing people in my life supporting me the way they're able to."  "Flowers" is available on all music platforms. About Gabe FurtadoGabe Furtado initially was studying communication with a focus on journalism. However, while in school, his Dad suddenly passed, and he realized life was too short not to live your best life. With his new mindset, Gabe decided to drop out of college to focus on his passion for music. He began in 2014 by releasing cover songs by Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Mika. By 2017, he released his first professional EP titled "Just Feelings." The album had three cover songs, including his version of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," his most streamed on Spotify, receiving 200k streams. Gabe started making homemade videos on his YouTube channel for two songs to accompany his EP. With the success of the videos, he decided to make his original LP. Gabe launched his original music with "Last Goodbye," a song about his Dad's passing. Accompanied by stunning visuals, the "Last Goodbye" video sparked the attention of the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. It was nominated for all the music video categories in the Los Angeles International Music Video Festival.   Gabe Furtado Gabe on YouTube Gabe Furtado initially was studying communication with a focus on journalism. However, while in school, his Dad suddenly passed, and he realized life was too short not to live your best life. With his new mindset, Gabe decided to drop out of college to focus on his passion for music. He began in 2014 by releasing cover songs by Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Mika. By 2017, he released his first professional EP titled "Just Feelings." The album had three cover songs, including his version of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," his most streamed on Spotify, receiving 200k streams. Gabe started making homemade videos on his YouTube channel for two songs to accompany his EP. With the success of the videos, he decided to make his original LP. Gabe launched his original music with "Last Goodbye," a song about his Dad's passing. Accompanied by stunning visuals, the "Last Goodbye" video sparked the attention of the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.

Theresa Destrebecq https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresadestrebecq/Theresa 's Website After spending over a decade in traditional education and education leadership, and another decade coaching individuals, Theresa Destrebecq now combines the two to create, lead, and facilitate book-centered learning communities. Her company, Emerge Book Circles, focuses on supporting organizations and individual leaders to move beyond consuming ideas. Instead, she supports them to read deeper, build stronger connections with themselves and others, and then to create new ways of living, working, and leading from the ideas they first read. She believes we can all be theorists, but not all of us will be practitioners. When she isn't kickstarting conversations, you can find her swallowed up in a good book (obviously), exploring the woods behind her house, playing board games with her kids, in some awkward pose on her yoga mat, or behind the stove cooking something yummy. She loves to laugh until her stomach hurts, and prefers to be around people who can make her laugh that hard.

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In today’s episode, we chat with Shefali Shah. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shefalishahchong/Shefali is VP of Commercialization and an Industry leader focused on evidence-based strategies for Digital Healthcare, BioTech & Pharma sectors. She is also a certified Yoga instructor. Digital health is a tech category that focuses on science and research to continuously develop new methods that empower humans to live their full lives, by making it easier and more accessible to people so that they can make informed decisions on their own on how to live better lives.  We asked Shefali about the creative process for generating new ideas in their different teams: For the product, the team is constantly working within the product teams to customize what the solutions look like based on where in the world they are and the needs of that region. For research,  they look at the areas that make the most sense, where the patients are going to meet the biggest bang for their buck. While at the same time they are constantly developing new digital biomarkers.  On the commercial side, which is her department, she uses a lot of emotional intelligence where her focus is on bringing everyone into the mix and listening to their ideas, seeing a different perspective on the issue.On a personal note, Shefali was born in India and came to the US for her undergraduate in Engineering where she was 1 out of 2 female students. Her ambition is inspired by members of her family who are Nobel prize winners, founders of big startup companies, and successful entrepreneurs. On the side, Shefali teaches a yoga class where she blends yoga and meditation with dance and music, this results in her students experiencing not just a yoga class, but also an education on the anatomy, physiology, and a creative flow from their brains to their entire body. You can connect with Shefali on LinkedIn: Shefali Shah

Our chat today is with a multi-passionate creative entrepreneur Allyson Hernandez. Allyson is the author of Ballad of Dreams, an actor, a singer, a composer, a Broadway star, and CEO of AH Coaching Group.Ballad of Dreams is a love letter to New York City and Broadway theater. The book, which had originally started out as a Broadway musical before Covid, was inspired by two strong women in her life:  her great grandmother who passed away at 96 years and was a mother to 13 children, and her great aunt Laura who lived a spectacular life, being married to a rich talent scout. The book is set in the 1940s and it tells the story of how their different life choices changed their life trajectories.   A few things we can pick up from Allyson's book and as a creative individual  includeImplement feedback when givenOpen your mind to what it could be. Let go of what you wanted something to be and focus on what the future could be like. The sky was the limit when it comes to creativity.Art doesn't have to be just one thing.Human beings are not just one thing. Your art can therefore be a book, a musical, a soundtrack, a stage play a Netflix mini-series. You have enough content for it to be all of those things.Take advantage of the InBetween. As a creative who lacks time, take advantage of the dead time you may have in between doing other things in your daily life. As long as that creative idea comes to mind in between doing other things, stop and take action for your creativity. it's taking that one step and being committed to and starting small.In summary, Allyson says as a creative you must be open to where your creativity takes you. You can reach out to Allyson onAllyson’s Website: Allyson HernandezLinkedIn: Allyson HernandezBook: Ballad of DreamsAllyson Hernandez Allyson Hernandez defines the word multi-passionate as a writer, performer, composer, executive coach, and mom. She wrote Ballad of Dreams to explore who her grandmother was and what she wanted before she became a mother, and, in the process, found the same answers for herself. As President and Founder of AH Coaching Group, LLC she empowers clients to embrace their extra and boldly follow their dreams. She has a BFA in Musical Theater from Syracuse University, is a member of Actors Equity Association, and holds her ACC credentials through the International Coaching Federation. Soul Stories, Allyson’s debut EP, can be found on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. She has performed at the acclaimed Apollo Theater and toured with the Gospel musical If This Hat Could Talk, directed by Tony award-winning director George Faison. On the weekends you can find Allyson singing at church and proudly cheering on the sidelines at her two sons’ soccer games. Allyson's Website @allysonhernandez_extra on Instagram Allyson's Facebook page Allyson on YouTube Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

In today’s episode, we chat with Seline Shenoy. Seline is a Digital content creator - a writer, a podcaster, and a journalist. Seline will share with us a lot of ideas on how to explore our own creativity, how to produce, how to research, how to write and how to look for new channels to express that creativity.  Seline is from Dubai, UAE, and has lived in the USA,  in Sweden, and has traveled to many countries across the world. Through these experiences, she has interacted with people from different countries, cultures, ethnicities, and different racial backgrounds.These experiences have enabled her to understand different perspectives and really take it in and figure out where she sees herself on the whole broad spectrum of all these different backgrounds and worldviews. she was able to figure out what she could do to relate and build a rapport with people who were different from her.What are some of the ways this can contribute to a person's creative process?Get out of your comfort zone, your social comfort zone, and reach out to people who are different from you. You will see that there are so many different ways to live and think in the world. By doing this, your creativity really gets stimulated.  the memorable interactions are with the people. Whenever you have the chance, interact with the people.What about these different channels you use as a digital content creator that stimulates you to share these messages in so many different ways?I experiment a lot so I can get to see what are different ways that I can inform people about different aspects of the world. People take in information differently, I want to make sure I reach out to everybody and their media diet should not be a hindrance for me to convey this information.Is there a protocol and a process you use no matter what the subject matter?First, it depends on how much you know about the topic, the less, you know, the more research you need to do.  After the research, you must figure out how can I craft this material in a way that people would resonate with it, what would make it palatable for them? What would make it interesting for them? And that requires you to understand who your readers are, who's consuming your content.Second, I always think about, what is my intention in writing this? What is it that I want people to take away from this piece? And that informs the approach that I take and the angle that I take on the topicWhat are some of the considerations for you when you sit down to write for different readers in different places?I try not to use too much jargon, I try not to use too many, terms that are very specific to certain cultures, also I try to make it as culturally neutral as possible because I want to reach everybody. Additionally, I use examples and anecdotes that everyone can understand.In summary, as a content creator, you must have a thick skin because sometimes, you get rejected, so you must get creative about how you reach people. You can find out what Seline is working on by visiting --Seline's Website: Selineshenoy.comSeline's Blog: Thedreamcatch

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iolani/In today’s episode, we focus on fostering inclusion and bringing diversity to our world. Our guest today is ‘Iolani Bullock.‘Iolani is a Diversity and Inclusion expert and an author of the children's picture book Lenox takes flight. She is also a trained ballet dancer. ‘Iolani was inspired to write the book when she was traveling to Thailand with her infant son and husband. While she was at the airport, she tried to find a travel book to read to her son. The books she came across didn't have very diverse characters. They didn't have very interesting storylines or, different characters, from different backgrounds. When she couldn't find the book that she wanted to read with her son, she decided that she should create it.After her decision to write her own book, ‘Iolani started by journaling and writing new ideas on her phone since she was still on holiday in Thailand. She would look at her son for inspiration. Since the majority of the book takes place in an airport, thinking back to when she traveled for the first time as a 13-year-old, really gave her inspiration. The book took a lot of iteration, not only when she was turning her bullet points into stories but through her collaboration with her editors. One thing that ‘Iolani focuses on in her children’s book is the diversity and inclusion aspect of it. In this book, she brings together the blind, children of color, and even black Americans who were in the world war. These images help normalize different cultures and people that they will see in the society as they are growing up.Having written this book while working from home, ‘Iolani gives us tips on how to have a successful work-life balance. These tips include:Spending time outside, moving your body. You don’t have to take your recurring calls inside the house, you can have that call when taking a walk. This helps you clear your mind and gives you space to be creative.Bounce your ideas off people you trust. Speak and write your ideas when your creative juices start flowing. In summary, Finding a community that inspires you and you can use to bounce ideas off also helps. The more you put into your creative process, the more you will get out. You can reach out to ‘Iolani on:  Website: Lenox takes flightCopyright 2026 Mark Stinson

In today’s episode, we chat with Valeria Aloe, the author of Uncolonized Latinas; Transforming Our Mindsets And Rising Together.  Valeria possesses over 20 years of experience in finance, marketing, and business development, she is also a trainer and public speaker. Valeria was born in Argentina and after getting her Business degree, she came to the US to get her Masters from Dartmouth University. Her grandmothers are her biggest inspiration because of the sacrifices they made.According to Valeria, the Latin American countries and Hispanic culture holds limiting beliefs about who they are and what achievements they can get when they go to the US.  The thesis of the book is for Latinos to become more aware of limiting cultural beliefs that hold them back, and then letting them go.  In her book, Valeria mentions systemic biases and the best way to overcome them is by working on yourself. Not waiting for the system to change, to become responsible for overcoming those limiting beliefs, not being afraid to speak up and ask for what you need to succeed. Once you  have identified your limiting beliefs, and have started working on yourself, you must take assertive action which involves two steps: Learning to create your own brand, to bring your full self to the table.  This is about finding your value, understanding what you bring to the table, knowing, knowing what makes you, YOU, and looking to the unique skillset and the values that have to offer. Creating and finding Allyship. Latinas need to do more by going out there and connecting with allies, and asking for what they need, whether it's asking for sponsorship, getting mentorship,  learning from others, observing what works for those who are non-Latino, navigating the system by learning and expanding your network outside of the Hispanic community. Valeria’s book writing process was new for her, having corporate background which had taught her to think sequentially but when she started writing her book, the creation process was messy and uncomfortable.  She learned that she had to sit and be open to receiving information without trying to put it into categories.  Her publishing company gave her a lot of support by giving writing workshops, coaching from other writers.In conclusion, the advice she would give to creatives is to pay attention to your instincts.  Don't try to silence the intuition that you have, follow the intuition in that messy process. It will guide you to the path that is important for people.As for the allies, offer Latinas help, be willing to lend a hand, to offer guidance,  since they don't speak up and ask for what we need. To other Latina women, her message is to believe in themselves, to realize the power they have individually and collectively as a community, and not be afraid to bring their full selves to the world because what they have to offer is needed. It matters. It makes a difference.You can connect with Valeria on LinkedIn: Valeria AloeBook: Uncolonized Latinas    Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

Anne Jacoby Anne Jacoby has spent over 15 years cultivating creativity in business. In her role as founder of Spring Street Solutions, Anne partners with leading companies to build innovative, connected and inclusive workplace cultures, offering custom workshops, executive coaching, business culture strategy and learning program development. She previously served as employee #7 at Axiom, a global leader in on-demand legal talent, which she helped launch globally across 14 offices. She has also served as VP of Learning, Development and Culture at RGP, a global consulting firm with 5,000+ professionals. Before her transition to the corporate world, Anne spent 15 years as a professional singer, actor, dancer and voice-over artist, developing a healthy obsession with storytelling. Anne's Website @annejacoby.author on Instagram Today, we ignite and unlock your own creativity, but also the high-performance culture, happiness of your own teams inside and out, clients, the whole sort of stakeholders.  In today’s episode, we chat with Anne Jacoby Anne is a professional keynote speaker,  author, entrepreneur, and Founder + CEO of The Spring Street Solutions Company. She’s on a mission to cultivate creativity at work, through corporate culture strategy, custom workshops, and leadership programs.    Anne grew up in the theater. She was a performing artist, a singer, an actor, a dancer, prior to getting into business.  She went to Northwestern University to study theater as she was determined to create a career out of the performing arts. When she went into business, she thought that her creative background was actually a liability she tried to hide it.  Later, she went to business school, where she realized creativity at work is essential. Through her company, she helps leaders and individuals build creative cultures to thrive in this new world of work.   When she’s working with companies or clients, she starts by finding out what the organizational purpose is, the why behind why your company exists, and what you're aiming to do in the world.  Everyone is creative at work, everyone has the opportunity to make incremental, positive change, to reinvent that, is essential in business across the organization. Thinking that only the marketing department is creative, is the kind of thinking that's blocking a lot of ingenuity and innovation that can rise within all parts of your company.   Some steps you can take in your company or even personally if you want to implement something new and different can include:Psychological safety and really getting a good read on whether your team members feel comfortable sharing their ideas.Forming those human connections across our organization.Belonging is a big lever for organizations to build community, to drive up employee satisfaction, understanding if people feel like they belong and, feel included.With the new way of work, it's now an opportunity for leaders to use this as not a liability but as a strength and a way to differentiate themselves and their organizational culture.  Research done on creativity and the benefits in the workplace include, increased productivity and increased feelings of belonging & improving the feedback loop which lets leaders understand what people are craving, what people want out of their work experience.For individuals trying to increase their creativity, they should build a connection with their audience, with the person that is consuming your art. It's about building that connection to really listen and to connect the dots.  keep at it, keep refining, keep getting that feedback from whoever the audience is, keep reinventing.  In conclusion, from working with leaders across many different companies, there's a change in leadership, they are starting to recognize what employees want out of their work experience and they're open to change, while now prioritizing employee wellbeing.  Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

In today’s episode, we travel to Akron Ohio, where we talk to Mattew Shields. Matt wears many hats including that of a Founder & CEO of Virtus Technology &  Co-Founder at Significan LC, a digital transformation process expert, the host of Pass the Secret Sauce Podcast, and an author of Sprocketize: An Uncommon Approach To Rapid Digital Transformation, Incredible Innovation & Building A Business You Love.In his podcast Pass the Secret Sauce, Matt has interviewed over 160 business leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs.  The main purpose of this podcast is to tell the story is of entrepreneurs. Because a lot of people want to be entrepreneurs or people that are thinking about business, think that they need some kind of some type of a connection or some type of a leg up, or, maybe they weren't born with a silver spoon in their mouth. So, they shy away from it. But his podcast aims to not only give good tips and good advice but also, encourage people to be able to move forward with whatever it is that they're looking to get involved in.In addition, these successful individuals also focus on personal development and how they look at their own lives and what they're doing in their own lives, and how they want to improve. While successfully running Virtus Technology, Matt also runs Significan LC a multifamily real estate company, where they are both owner-operators of the buildings. Significan LC’s approach is different in that they consider those that are leasing agents, to be membership coordinators, they break down the landlord-tenant dynamic and instead refer to them as members because at Significan LC they believe in building communities.  After interviewing these successful individuals a few things are common to what makes them and their businesses a successFrameworks - The way they break down their process and create frameworks to be able to make things more simple. and, creating that repeatable way that you can plug your business into this exterior tool that, you can use to track and, measure things and, make sure that you're moving in the right direction.Personal Development - these successful individuals also focus on personal development and how they look at their own lives and what they're doing in their own lives and, how they want to improve. Failure-if you're not failing then you are not trying. You must get out there and give it a shot and learn what sticks. Matt’s future involves working on a training program that will teach people the beginning levels of investing in multifamily real estate, having a deal room so that if you are looking to move into a new area as an investor, or you want to start investing in a new city and you don't have any connections there, he will be the connector. In addition, Matt is working on creating the synopsis of the frameworks and the learnings from Pass the Secret Sauce. You can connect with Matt at Podcast: Pass the secret sauceLinkedIn: Matt ShieldsInstagram: @Matthewshields   Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

Christina is not only a podcast host of mindset to manifestation, but she is also a real estate broker, a sales professional, and a Reiki master. Christina tells us how her background in art has helped her creativity in selling real estate within New York.Christina is the phoenix that rose from the ashes. Having grown up from extremely humble beginnings with teenage parents who later exposed her to an environment of drugs, getting married then divorced, and then being one of the oldest students in her undergraduate class, she started doing yoga and meditating. Through this spiritual journey, Christina has emerged as one of the best real estate agents in New York, selling high-end properties and signature developments and with a successful podcast. Christina incorporated all these in her real estate business where she shares with us some creativity tips she has used in her industry including:Christina believes that 95% of sales is the energy you portray to people as it reflects what you're feeling. It's about how you’re making this person feel when they are around you. When working on the developer/ seller side, you're selling a product, you're meeting new people with every appointment, you must really use those creative juicesFollowing her Coaching background, Christina is teaching people how to transfer that energy in sales and real estate sector by making them unlearn some things and then build it back up because people have this preconceived idea of what sales is. This has led to teaching these habits on her Mindset to manifestion podcast. What lies ahead for Christina after she has finished reassessing and reinventing herself, and taking time to reflect on herself and what she wants to give back to herself, she wants to make an impact more on a big corporate level because I feel like those leaders in those companies need to have that awareness  Bio:Christina Medina is a certified life coach, blogger, and podcast host who is passionate about teaching others how to use the power of manifestation to uncover their inner magic. As the founder and CEO of Mindset to Manifestation, she provides one-on-one coaching, workshops, and other services to people who are serious about wanting to transform their lives.Christina overcame several obstacles as a child, including growing up with family members who struggled with substance abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Determined to see more of the world and make it on her own, Christina moved out of her family home at the age of 17 and worked several jobs to support herself.She worked her way through university studying visual art, and in 2007 made her dream come true by moving to NYC. In 2009, feeling the impact of the recession, Christina lost her dream job in an art gallery. Because she was determined to make it work in a city she always dreamed of living in, she started bartending at night to support herself. It was during this time that Christina also started working at a yoga studio by day, where she learned more about yoga, meditation, and Reiki. It was then that she had the epiphany that she wanted to help people for a living as a life coach. She received her coaching certification in 2011 and worked with several clients who needed guidance. However, Christina realized that she wasn’t generating enough income to replace her bartending job so she decided to try her hands at real estate too in order to fund her coaching business and expand her services. There she applied her mindset techniques to real estate to attract more abundance, and this is where she truly transformed her life. It wasn’t long before Christina quickly rose to the top of the industry due to her people skills, fierce ambition, and ability to manifest her deepest desires. Despite attaining a high level of success and prestige, she realized that she wanted more and missed helping others break through mental barriers.Christina decided to merge her two passions (manifestation and real estate) and organized frequent mindset workshops for real estate agents who wanted to learn how to meditate, develop an abundance mindset and overcome their fears. Confident that she’d found her calling, Christina launched the official Mindset to Manifestation podcast in 2018 to connect with others who wish to bring more abundance into their lives. Now Christina is passionate about helping others develop the right mindset and dive within so they can make their dreams a reality through the power of manifestation.You can follow Christina’s work and connect with her on:FB Group:  https://www.facebook.com/mindsettomanifestationIG: https://www.instagram.com/christinamedinanyc/https://www.instagram.com/mindsettomanifestation/Official Page: https://www.mindsettomanifestation.com/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinareneemedina/

Dorothy Kolb After a foundational start at Deloitte and building a 20+ year career in media finance & operations across notable companies including CBS Sports, FOX Sports, NBC & HGTV/Food Network, Dorothy launched dk east associates to bring her world-class background to emerging businesses to help them grow to their fullest potential through outsourced CFO, accounting strategy and HR services. To date, she has helped clients increase their profitability by as much as 85% year over year and hit 7-figure revenues through innovative processes, structure and strategy. She has overseen several horizontal industry acquisitions, making her clients major players in their industries. Dorothy understands the importance of balancing things in life! She became an entrepreneur while raising her 4 teenage sons (including twins!) as a single mom! Part strategist, part basketball coach, part founder! Questions Dorothy is always ready to answerWhat in my business do I need to look at today in order to be succeed in 6 months from now?How do I make sure my business is profitable?What made you finally realize that staying in your marriage would cause more harm than leaving? How did you find the strenght?How did you prepare for the divorce knowing you would have zero financial support?Dorothy's Website Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

Sam Waines Sam Waines is a podcast producer and travel content creator. After years of moving from one minimum wage job to the next, he decided to take the leap and moved to Asia, eventually transitioning into a full-time digital nomad. Using only a GoPro and free editing software, his YouTube channel "Nomad With Us" gained over 10,000 subscribers in its first year. In his day job, he secures interviews with CEOs and produces a live show and podcast (How We Solve) that helps start-ups solve their growing pains. Sam is a creator, teacher, problem solver, go-getter, and tech lover. He produces and edits shows that help people solve their toughest business problems. Sam's Website @samwaines on Instagram Sam on YouTube Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson

michelle clarke Michelle is an energy maverick, mindset queen, public speaker, author, and intuitive business coach who shows soul-led entrepreneurs how to harness and leverage their energy for quantum business results so they can set themselves free and live in abundance, joy, ease and flow. She is obsessed with showing women how powerful they really are, because together we are rising to change the world. Michelle speaks on how to tap into soul, harness quantum energy, and apply her Success Triangle method to get massive business results in ease and flow. michelle's Website michelle's Facebook page @energymaverick on Instagram @empowermentempi on X michelle on YouTube Mark Stinson Copyright 2026 Mark Stinson Your World of Creativity website

Katie Chonacas is an international actor, author, environmental activist, and women empowerment advocate. A Modern Day Renaissance Woman, indeed. Katie is ever-imaginative. she is an artist who uses her profession and the arts to spread hope and love. She empowers others to improve their lives and reach their full potential.Dreamland 1111 Album - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/saintkyriaki/dreamland-1111Dreamland 1111 Merch - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/93662139?asc=uSaint Kyriaki - Miracles go to Marz (Official Music Video) - https://youtu.be/XjZDlwNU0Ac Saint Kyriaki - Dreamland 1111 (Official Music Video) - https://youtu.be/9IjNGcgVCmIKatie Chonacas SocialsWebsite: https://www.chonacas.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiechonacas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyriakiChonacasInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chonacas/Twitter: https://twitter.com/katiechonacasTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chonacasSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2iTpKMr57KoIqdp92xLQb7?si=5Hi9uIcnSxe05XrpNtDL8wPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/chonacasYoutube: https://bit.ly/youtube-KatieChonacasIMDB: https://imdb.to/3b2OQG3OpenSea NFT Artist: http://bit.ly/opensea-NFTKatieChonacasKatie's "A Lover's Fairytale" poetry book on LoveWebsite: https://www.aloversfairytale.comBuy the book: http://bit.ly/amzn-ALFTbookBuy merch here: http://bit.ly/ALFT-merchWe hope you enjoy this celestially arousing music of Saint Kyriaki!Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.

Today we have a "mini-global summit" on personal branding. Our featured guests are Rachel Tapscott and Greg Monaco.Rachel Tapscott runs a video production and training business called That Camera Girl.“I help people shake off their nerves and overcome a fear of the camera so they can get their message out into the world to the person who needs to hear it. I also host my own podcast called Mindset Mastery, interviewing people who live their life by design and the practices they incorporate into their daily lives. I’d love to offer myself as a guest to talk about building confidence to put yourself and your brand out there on video. I noticed the same patterns and limiting beliefs pop up with dozens of different clients, and I was able to formulate a process for helping people feel more confident and look natural on camera. I believe that anyone can be great on camera, you just need the self-belief to start.Rachel says you're not "too old", "too inexperienced", "too introverted", or "too-anything else." You're exactly where you need to be to start growing your business with video.Rachel talks about:how using video in your business strategy can help you attract the right customers and clientshow to identify the limiting beliefs you may have about talking on camerahow to kick fear in the butt and create videos you're proud to shareRachel’s background“I studied a degree in film, TV, and radio, and like most people who go through film school, I wanted to work on massive blockbuster productions and become a Director of Photography. My first job was as a regional news camera operator and editor before moving into corporate video production. Originally these roles were a stepping stone to build up my camera skills to get closer to that movie-making dream. But my focus completely changed when I saw how video could change people's lives. With video, I'm able to help clients take their years of experience and package it into a product that can reach people all over the world. This is even more important where lockdowns, restrictions, and uncertainty mean that online teaching is the only option for many businesses.”YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFi0izf8O9PXQARNJfTX5_Qwebsite: http://thatcameragirl.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/that_cameragirl/We also are joined by Greg Monaco, Brand and Story Coach.Greg says, “I help people tell magnetic stories so they attract the work they love. I work with authors, entrepreneurs, executives, and artists to refine their voices, build their presence, and attract dream opportunities. My online network, Fearless Brands, is helping people in their pursuit of getting paid to do the work they love. If we do the work we love, we have more love to give.”Previously, Greg was a Founding Partner of Monaco Lange, an independent global brand consultancy, and was a Senior Copywriter at Ogilvy helping tell stories for clients like Girl Scouts of the USA, American Express, AT&T Wireless, SAP, and IBM to name a few.You can see Greg’s ideas featured on Entrepreneur.com, Advertising Age, and Human Resources Executive.He also hosts branding and storytelling courses and workshops.“Beyond branding, I have also enjoyed many pursuits as an architectural photographer, professional soccer player, and filmmaker. I live in Connecticut with my wife, Jill, and our three children Aidan, Cameron, and Kylie.”Website: https://www.letsgomonaco.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregpmonaco/

In today’s episode, we chat with Marc Sellouk, an entrepreneur CEO changing the aviation industry by bringing an on-demand air taxi to the skies called Flewber to the world. Flewber connects travelers to hundreds of private aircraft throughout the Northwest region. They leverage their own aircraft along with a vast network of partner operators, to deliver on-demand, private and regional flights. Marc spent almost 20 years in the technology industry where he upon selling his company, made a good fortune from it.  His passion had always been to get into aviation as an aviator. but he needed to figure out how to take that passion and turn it into a business. Taping into the existing frustrations of frequent flyers, his passion met his entrepreneurial spirit. His journey in the past 4 years since he started Flewber, has included: First-year to identify the void and build that proof of concept. Second-year was about building revenue. Third-year was about putting those two together, putting it out in the marketplace, and getting customers to bite- to buy into the product.Marc tells us a couple of things he has learned from being the CEO of a groundbreaking company such as FlewbersIt's important to be able to pivot. As an entrepreneur, you have to be able to be dynamic enough to be able to shift, to acknowledge this isn't working and this is not going to be able to scale.Set your objectives by: Surrounding yourself with the right people, executing what you've laid out, and being confident in the product to actually put it out thereYour sign that whatever product you have built will be a success is when you take that product and put it out in the marketplace and people bite, people are subscribing to try it out, people want to be involved in the initial try out, people are talking about it then you know your product will be a success.You have to be able to adapt to scale properly, there are two things Marc considers when scaling: People and how people affect the growth of the company, and systems, how systems play into effect that growth.  Team collaboration is very key in any companies growth.  You have to be able to bring on new people and delegate, take on suggestions, listen to people, listen to what they have to say. Flewber's focus moving forward into 2022 is customer-centric. Getting right customer experience, customer satisfaction, and customer service. Marc and his team are listening and making those changes and showing the consumers that we're listening to them. In addition, Marc and the Flewber team want to take this model and expand not only nationwide, but globally, across various markets. Resources Flewber Website: Flewber.comFlewber on ios Flewber AppFlewber on play store Flewber AppFacebook  FlewberTwitter FlewberAir                             

In today’s episode, we're talking with singer-songwriter. CerVon Campbell.  Cervon is an artist known for what has been called a soulful sound and venting lyrics. Cervon’s music is about day-to-day experiences that he faces in his life. Cervon gets his inspiration from bands like Lumineers, Go West, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. One of the great songs he has written, created, performed, and produced is a collaboration with John Oates called DND, which inspired him to take a different approach on beats, and even rapping over a ukulele.As a creative, we asked Cervon what his approach to creating music, where he gets his new ideas and new songs from?He says writing is a major part of the process. He will start with a line or two lines, or sometimes there's a word somewhere in his discography. Then little by little, he’ll put the lines together, put the words together and come up with a little bit written down. Once, he has a song like this is his verse, this becomes his hook. When he’s ready to record, he will find all the music, find a bunch of instruments and, put them together.  How did he and John connect so as to work on DND together?  He and John connected through Instagram when John liked a couple of his posts. When Cervon jokingly told him if he liked his music so much they should make music together, to his surprise John DMed him his contacts and the collaboration took off from there.  Cervon says John brings a more organic feel, more realness to it, by bringing in real instruments, How has that collaboration impacted or rippled into some of his other newer music?All the music he has made since then has had real instrumentsHe wants at least 80% instrument in his songs.When performing, he intends to fully perform with a band.John changed Cervon's perspective of music in that he was able to look within himself and think about his image and who he was as an artist.In summary, Cervon believes by exposing people to new music, it will stimulate some new creative thinking for writers and musicians and people will be more open and appreciative of this music.  You can find Cervon at the following handles:Apple music: Cervon CampbellSpotify: Cervon CampbellSoundcloud: Cervon CampbellTwitter:@vervon campbellInstagram: sexymonkeylimodriverWebsite: https://beatcha.in/cervoncampbellCerVon and I discuss his collaboration with John Oates from Hall & Oates on his latest release DND. Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.

In today’s episode, we chat with Hemanth Padmanabhan, Executive Director, Global Brand Launch Lead, who shares his passion for innovation and collaboration in biotechnology at Dicerna Pharmaceuticals. Hemanth brings experience as a Marketing professional with Product Management, Market Research, Consulting, and Business Analysis experience. We talk about some of the creative things that he is seeing in the life sciences and biotech industries. Today, Hemanth tells us about the rare disease business, the number of rare diseases there are, the millions of dollars invested in it, and the process of working on a rare disease drug which they are trying to get this drug through clinical trials to apply to the FDA and get it approved. However, before that is achieved the question they need to answer is how do they diagnose these patients effectively in a timely manner? The solution is sponsored genetic testing. This is where they help patients get access to free genetic testing so that they can get themselves tested if they have certain symptoms. Finding a balance between speed and diligence is one of their challenges. Hemanth and his team are using education to solve this. They are educating the marketplace to, get those physicians to, diagnose quicker, through their website which has information on rare diseases like uncovering PH.  Team collaboration is key in this industry, as there are many moving parts. Team alignment in their thinking is of utmost value to building the drugs and listening and meeting the needs of their patients.  One of the cutting-edge methods the Dierna team has come up with is self-injection. This is where the patient can get this drug shipped to their home, as well as injected themselves. The patient does not have to go into the physician's office. This saves them from having to get insurance or traveling on a monthly or a quarterly basis to go into a physician's office.As a professional leading such a team, Hemanth gets his inspiration and creative solutions from Nature. He is always hiking and going for runs. These activities help him make connections mentally, that he wouldn't have made if he was sitting in front of a computer or actually working. Cause you have some focused thinking to do there. In conclusion, Hemanth believes in strengthening relationships with people. “I think you need to be open to helping people. When you start with helping people at some point in your life, they get back to you and they help you when you need it.”  His future plans include working on a project that will have a real impact on the happiness level of people by writing a book.   Company Website: DicernaLinkedIn: Hemanth Padmanabhan

Rebecca De Ornelas is the Director of Storytelling at Pioneering Collective­ where she develops the various narratives of C-suite executives. She is an expert in creating an unforgettable story while driving impact.  We discuss creative topics like: Capturing an Audience: How to connect when you are not connecting. The mindset for every successful storyteller The allure of authenticity. Is it elusive? Why acting is 99% listening Rebecca’s latest film, The Sleepless premiered at the 2020 Big Apple Film Festival and was named Best U.S. Feature by the New York Independent Cinema Awards. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Rebecca has appeared on several New York stages, including as part of Alice Spivak’s On The Road repertory company. She holds a BFA in Drama from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Visit her page on IMDB.Most of all, Rebecca introduces a new podcast: "The Waystation is a podcast powered by Pioneering Collective, wherein every episode, we explore first-person stories, each told on a common theme but sourced from vastly diverse perspectives. We’ll introduce you to people whose lives are seemingly different from yours… or are they? Through these stories, you may even find that you and me and he and she and they and them are more alike than sometimes we’re willing to admit. Plus, why not share a few laughs and tears, and be entertained along the way to wherever you’re going? Our goal with The Waystation is to provide you with a not-so-subtle reality check that YOU… are not alone."Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4P7VrPuOqeIA937n5iw9y5LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-de-ornelas/

Meet our guest, Sarah Stapleton, an account strategist in marketing for life sciences and medical clients.Sarah is a marketing professional with experience in traditional and digital B2B marketing in the life science/biopharmaceutical industry. Her background includes drug discovery, drug development, drug manufacturing (CMO/CDMO), and clinical research (including specialty and patient populations).She says, "For the past 12 years I have led the marketing efforts of several of the world's top biopharmaceutical CRO/CMOs, but have recently moved into the marketing agency side at SCORR Marketing. I collaborate closely with teams of marketing and business development professionals as well as C-suite and scientific business unit directors to help my clients achieve their business goals through marketing."Sarah add, "I’m always interested in hearing from former colleagues, managers, or just interesting creative folks. Feel free to contact me if you’d like to connect."

Today we're taking our global travels to Miami Beach, Florida, and we're talking with Joanne Butcher. Joanne is a business mentor, counselor, and advisor to filmmakers, especially independent filmmakers that need to get funded, produced, and distributed.  Joanne contributes to the creative space by helping creative people get their work up and out into the world, Joanne helps filmmakers plug the gap between making a film and ensuring the film reaches its intended viewers aka the distribution gap. Her clients include artists who have gone to the very best film schools and those who followed their lifes’ purpose and went down the film path without any formal training.  Joanne has been in this industry for the past 25 years. Her career & point of view of budgeting and fundraising began when, as a starving artist, she ended up running a film school and a cinema. It was a nonprofit organization but the cinema was a first-run cinema. While still doing that, she trained filmmakers and had to learn how to raise money because she had a $500,000 organization to run.Although the most common way new filmmakers think about distribution is getting into film festivals, there are a couple of different ways filmmakers can ensure they get their film before the right views and make a profit. Joanne tells us how:The first step is to think of the final stage-distribution-first. Otherwise, Joanne equates this process to a painter who might paint a beautiful piece but wants to hang the painting in a bathroomThe budget determines the channel you will use to distribute your film. The bigger the budget, the more famous people you will have in your movie, the more well-known distribution houses will want your film.Pitching is the most significant skill for any film producer to have. Where filmmakers learn to shorten their storytelling drastically  and get to the business/ returns which are what investors want to seeAs filmmakers, we must keep improving the craft which will automatically result in an improved business sense. Joanne Butcher has worked with international filmmakers for 20 + years. She has worked with 100’s of international producers, writers and directors particularly from the U.S., the UK, Brazil, Cuba and the Caribbean.While directing a cinema and film school in Miami Beach, Florida, Joanne developed and created the Florida Feature Film Competition which led to the completion of several feature films. Entering the Competition put producers through a process that up-leveled their business and marketing packages while competing for a $200,000 prize.For the past 5 years, Joanne has been a business owner and business coach to 100 filmmakers who now have 7 feature films in distribution with 5 more coming out in the next 6 months. Her current clients have 70+ films in various stages of development from script to distribution. Her specialty is helping filmmakers raise funds to get their projects made and distributed globally.In conclusion, Joanne is ready to move her business to the next phase where she is meeting and working with filmmakers who are already solidly in the industry.  In addition, she wants to meet more people who have access to money so that she can learn more from them, and expand her network.Joanne’s Website:  Filmmakersuccess.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KJGNRo4P6u26KKpsIEBJwEmail  [email protected]

Julie Broad, founder of self-publishing services firm Book Launchers and Amazon Overall #1 Best Selling Author, knows what it takes to be a successful self-published author. Through Book Launchers and her popular YouTube channel, BookLaunchers.TV, she helps subject matter experts write, publish, and promote nonfiction books that will boost their business.Julie’s titles include More than Cashflow, which topped Amazon, and The New Brand You, winner of the Beverly Hills Book Award for Best Sales book. Her latest book, Self-Publish & Succeed captures her leading tactics to write, publish and market a nonfiction book.A recognized real estate investor, successful entrepreneur, and notable speaker, Julie also received the Top 20 under 40 Award for her business and community contributions. She’s been speaking on stages across Canada and the US since 2009, sharing her strategies to write a book that builds your business and have more impact and influence with your brand.An expert on writing a book with marketing in mind, Julie teaches the best approaches to get results, make an impact, and ultimately, make more money. Julie always leaves people inspired, excited, and with clear steps to take action immediately. Her advice for authors and investors has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Yahoo! Business, CTV, the Toronto Sun, Medium.com and many local and national TV shows. Born and raised in Canada, Julie currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and son. When she’s not busy with Book Launchers or her family, you’ll find her at CrossFit or playing poker.connect:www.booklaunchers.com FB: /booklaunchers/IG /booklaunchers/LinkedIn /juliebroad/

My guest, Dr. Chris Earnshaw, has such a wide portfolio of creative pursuits:BA in Japanese and Chinese from London University, S.O.A.S.PhD in neuroscience and CEO of a medical device manufacturer, living in Tokyo, Japan - amateur cellist.Lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, Waseda University, TokyoFormer Professor of Asian Studies, Daito Bunka University, TokyoBioMagnet therapist helping people living with Parkinsonism have a better QoLPast Grand Historian and 33° FreemasonAuthor of books on pharmaceuticals, Tarot, Japanese art and Freemasonry; neuroscientist; cellist; Cordon Bleu licensed cookChris says, "I help run an organization that is 300 years old, but is always reinventing itself: Freemasonry. Our vision is to spread Light, and to teach “a system of morality,” but the bottom line is that we make “good men better,” by getting involved with their communities, charitable work, and education. About Chris: "I have written extensively on the relationship between Freemasonry and spirituality - my four books are in a series titled 'Spiritual Freemasonry.' Freemasons are a select community of people who are truth seekers, and yet at the same time devote time and money to support charities around the world."Dr. Earnshaw’s curious mind is his driving force. He is not content getting answers given to him by someone else but he prefers feeding his own curiosity of wanting to know and understand things at a deeper level.  While at University, Dr. Earnshaw studied Japanese, Chinese and ancient Chinese literature with a focus on philosophers such as Confucius, Menzies, and Lao Tzu. The in-depth knowledge of these philosophers, and others like  Menzie, Edgar Cayce, Bruno Groaning, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.  Have inspired his creativity. Coming from a  freemason practice and having lived and traveled to China, since his retirement 8 years ago, Dr.Earnshaw has completed his quadrology on  Freemasonry called Freemasonry initiation by light, which he writes four books from the angle of  Freemason is based on Chinese Daoism.According to Dr.Earnshaw, creativity doesn’t stem from one part of the brain, the brain has no demarcation. The brain is like the Chinese ying-yang symbol, they look like two fishes, one's black and one's white and they're connected, but inside the black, there's a little circle of white, and inside the white, there's a circle of black. Dr. Earnshaw’s creative writing process look like when writing this book -He first jots down his thoughts and ideas on paper, then he uses Microsoft word to put his written words into an electronic format which enables him to restructure, and arrange the information chronologically acceptable, which translate into a book. You may wonder how Dr. Earnshaw solves any creative challenges he comes across. He recommends: Stimulating or studying or thinking about a problem in-depth for at least an hour, a maximum of two hours, and then let it go and then going for a walk. You will find while you're walking, all sorts of ideas, pop into your mind.In conclusion, In your creative space, whether it’s in the middle of the day or at 3 am in the morning, the creative brain is able to put you in a state of flow. Don’t fight it, just embrace it, because that’s when your inspiration is being delivered to you. Dr. Earnshaw’s Book:Freemasonry Initiation by lightChris Earnshaw Website: Chris-earnshaw.comTwitter: @authorearnshawYouTube: Spiritual FreemasonryTuneIn:Freemasonry in seven minutes or less

In this episode, we talk with Anne Michaud, Author of "Why They Stay"As a political journalist and a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Anne Michaud covered Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign, Anthony Weiner's 2005 mayoral bid, and Eliot Spitzer's rise and fall as New York's governor from 2006 to 2008. Few folks have had the front row seat to the spectacular fall from grace of these politicians and the women who endured the cataclysm with them.Which got her wondering--as so many of us have--why did most of these women stick it out--or stay for as long as they did? Were they simply doing the Stand By Your Man blues, or did they have other motivations?Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agenda of Eight Political Wives is the result of her musings and her deeply researched and fascinating analysis.Anne chose to look at eight couples and explore the similarities between them -- how the women responded to the crisis and its aftermath. These women made bold decisions that revealed their own agendas. · Hillary & Bill Clinton: One masterful decision launched her political career· Jackie & John F. Kennedy: Coping in bed and all the way to the bank· Eleanor & Franklin D. Roosevelt: A lifeless marriage sparks a social champion· Marion Stein & Jeremy Thorpe: Riding out British scandal to provide for her sons· Wendy & David Vitter: Married to the Party versus married to a man· Silda Wall & Elliot Spitzer: Real-life drama spawns TV show The Good Wife· Huma Abedin & Anthony Weiner: How to win against a man and the Media· Melania & Donald Trump: A foreigner's desire to live the American dreamAnne found some interesting correlations between all of them and Elizabeth Woodville, the "White Queen" of English history. A widow, she married Edward IV for love, endured his promiscuity to stay and wield power, and ultimately, outlasted him to build the Tudor legacy through engineering her daughter's marriage to Edward's successor.Anne looked at 5 factors in her books­--how deeply are these women committed to being the family emotional caretaker, how patriarchal values drive their actions, how motivated are they about building a family legacy, the degree to which financial and emotional security drives their actions, and do they have a sense of patriotism that inspires them to overlook the misdeeds of their husband for the greater good. She assigned each a "White Queen Quotient" measured against Woodville's iconic role as the ultimate political spouse in the face of scandalous male behavior.While we as spectators can only speculate about what drives them, Why They Stay makes a great case for what causes each of these women to play out their roles as stay-beyond-the-embarrassment wives. If Hillary Clinton had left her marriage, she might only be known as the spurned wife of a retired politician. Instead, she became the first woman to run for U.S. president on a major party ticket, a U.S. Senator and Secretary of State. These political wives aren't powerless pawns. They are shrewder than you expect. Why They Stay pulls back the curtain to reveal why women throughout history stand by their man...for better and for worse.In addition to her reportage at the Wall Street Journal, Anne previously wrote a nationally syndicated op-ed column for Newsday from 2008 to 2018. She has won more than 25 writing and reporting awards and has twice been named "Columnist of the Year," by the New York News Publishers Association and the New York State Associated Press Association. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Newsweek, BusinessWeek.com, Crain's NY Business, Cincinnati Magazine and more. Anne has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, including WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show, NY1's Reporters' Roundtable, and Fox 5 News WNYW.LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaudanne/Websitehttps://annemichaud.com/

Meet Ho Yin Cheung , founder and CEO of REMO.He has 7+ years of experience building remote teams and has worked with Fortune 100 companies like Nike, Best Buy, TJ Maxx, SunGard, Cardinal Health, and Kaiser Permanente.His new venture is Remo, the next-gen video-first virtual space for event organizers and distributed teams. Check it out if you want to grow your revenue, and connect with your audience in the most interactive way online.He says, "I am passionate about humanizing technology to create authentic conversations that drive meaningful relationships in the most human way possible."Remo is an interactive virtual event platform that humanizes the online event experience.Today, Remo has grown from 5 to over 100 members, all working globally.Whether people use Remo for work, virtual, or hybrid events, we know that meeting people online can be a daunting task.Our events bring communities together built on purpose and common interests. We provide opportunities to grow and facilitate trust, thus leading to organic relationships in the virtual space, as well as offline. These common factors create comfortable networking settings, setting the stage for real human interaction and creating deep connections that can last a lifetime.We’ve been honored to host virtual and hybrid events for webinars, higher education institutions, alumni associations, job fairs, and professional associations. We also provide poster sessions for students presenting their dissertations.We believe this process is the most humane way to bring people together. Our clients use Remo to come together for different ways to build communities—whether that’s through interactive webinars, workshops, games, or simply getting together with friends to connect in a welcoming and human experience that feels as authentic as possible.For a free demo, please stop by Remo.co.

Meet Dr. Rob Carpenter, author of The 48 Laws of HappinessSince graduating college, Dr. Rob Carpenter has become an author, filmmaker at the 2x Emmy Award-winning USC Media Institute for Social Change, and Creator at DrRob.TV, among other things. He advises celebrities, pro athletes, and everyday people on how to live their best lives, and has been published in The Oxford Business Review and The Harvard Journal for Public Health, among others. Dr. Rob’s debut self-help book, The 48 Laws of Happiness, is a mixture of science, advice and stories a la Chicken Soup for the Soul that will not only inspire readers to discover their happiest self, but will also give them real, scientifically researched tools to do so. The book can be found here:https://www.amazon.com/48-Laws-Happiness-Revealed-Becoming/dp/1736615505

In today's episode, meet Ed Hartman, a film producer and composer.Ed Hartman is an award-winning composer, who has scored music for film, T.V., radio, and even a planetarium. (see credits below)Performance: Ed Hartman has recorded and performed with numerous bands, orchestras, dance and theatre co’s including: Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel, Tickle Tune Typhoon, and Ellipsis. In the Northwest, he has become a top freelance percussionist and recording artist. As a soloist, Ed has performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in NYC. His own bands The Olympic Marimba Band (World) and Northwest Passage (Jazz) perform music from around the world. Ed also performs as a solo one-man-band at concerts, fairs, festivals, schools, colleges and events of all kinds.Education/Teaching: Originally from Evanston, Illinois (near Chicago), Ed started his music career studying with Fred Silver (jazz drummer), and Al Skinner (mallet performer - a student of Claire Musser). He was also influenced by percussion instructors from nearby Northwestern University, Dan Spaulding and Randy Hogancamp. One other exceptional compositional influence was Don Owens (jazz band, contemporary music ensemble, and electronic music instructor).  Ed received his degree in percussion from Indiana University, studying with Richard Johnson. Ed Hartman has written articles, sheet music and books about music for Olympic Publications. His albums "The River", "Northwest Passage", "Wood and Metal Music", and "Marimbells of Christmas" have received national critical acclaim.As the Earth Turns information: (links to Amazon, Google Play, Youtube Movies)https://www.astheearthturns.com/It Gets in Your Blood Documentary:https://edhartmanmusic.com/it-gets-in-your-blood-richard-lyford-documentary-filmedhartmanmusic.comastheearthturns.comhttps://edhartmanmusic.com/it-gets-in-your-blood-richard-lyford-documentary-filmhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm3047539/ facebook.com/ed.hartman1https://twitter.com/edhartmanhttps://www.instagram.com/edhartmanmusic/https://www.youtube.com/user/edhartman1https://www.stage32.com/profile/92125/abouthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/edhartmanmusic/https://www.patreon.com/edhartman8th Sense Productions:https://8thsenseproductions.com/https://www.facebook.com/8thSenseProductions/https://twitter.com/8thSenseProhttps://www.instagram.com/8thsenseproductions/“As the Earth Turns”https://filmfreeway.com/projects/1572007https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9203354/ https://www.facebook.com/As-the-Earth-Turns-263227414382750/https://twitter.com/astheearthturnshttps://www.instagram.com/astheearthturns/“It Gets in Your Blood”https://filmfreeway.com/projects/2180885Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.

Today's episode features Bob Berry, a principal at AnswerLab, where he’s guiding Google, Amazon, Facebook, and many others to create new, optimal online experiences in this age of coronavirus. He’s also the founder of The Human-Computer MasterMind Academy.As the world goes virtual to survive COVID19, I guide Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon to create superb online experiences that drive results."I’m now leading concurrent online transformation projects with major global brands. In the early 90s, I led the teams that designed the first-ever e-commerce, e-learning, social media, and cloud services. I led a multi-channel business overhaul at Deluxe Corp. that drove $3.2M in new business - during the Great Recession. I designed and launched new learning systems that have guided 37,000 youth in all 50 states to prepare for life," Bob says"To ensure my clients can successfully conduct business remotely, I’m currently designing and implementing new remote processes and methods, evaluating platforms, tools, and technology, and training teams and personnel how to succeed in this new business climate," says Bob.* For most businesses, entrepreneurs, ventures, and professionals, COVID19 is driving the world to digital in a big way.* We have new ways to win with digital and virtual - and we must figure this out, our survival depends on it. The key is Experience.* In this new digital world, all outcomes, all winning or losing, will occur only as specific choices made by individuals within the experiences we provide them. Those choices drive all individual businesses and the entire global economy.* Experiences launched digital business models and systems, and experience drives them now. There have been world-changing events driven by digital, and we are now in the midst of the next one: the global pandemic and the economic collapse.Bob regularly speak at client events and present research methods and results on user experience, technology interfaces, human-computer interactions, mobile applications, e-commerce, and related.He presented the results of a national research study on data privacy at the 2019 User Experience Professionals Association Conference.http://ItsTheUsers.comhttp://answerlab.com LinkedIn URLhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bobberrycoppercreek/Twitter URLhttps://twitter.com/_bobberry

Vanessa Ferlaino, Author of HUMAN. Small book, big mission: challenging what it means to be human.Vanessa has done many things, and has been many people; she has been an award-winning corporate innovator at a national telecommunications company; she has been an executive at a gene therapy company, and she has also done investment and portfolio strategy for medtech companies. She has also watched her father lose his battle to brain cancer at the age of 49; took too long to realize how a man had taken her voice away, and has made many other questionable choices that forced her to address the trust and value she places on herself.“But are these the things that define my person? My being?” she questioned. "I have had to be many people — but have I had to be these people for myself? Or for others?With a new lens, Vanessa sees the system we live in, but thankfully, as an artist, she also sees beyond this framework into the larger world we exist with. She puts these two visions together to share what being #beinghuman means and how the movement was born.“To me, being human is about our truth — and standing tall when our truth, our voice, is challenged. #Beinghuman is about putting all of these pieces of ourselves together so they can co-exist inside of us.I founded Vienna Studios to tell true stories of darkness to light and address human nature in this system. And this starts with my debut book, Human, which takes you through a humbling journey of human ignorance of both ourselves and others, and how it can blind us from all that is truthfully in front of us.” (Listen for the fun story behind the name "Vienna Studios")Website: https://vanessaferlaino.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ferlaivaInstagram: @vanessaferlainoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessaferlaino

Today's guest is Stephen AltmanStephen is an author with a hankering for the old world and poetry. He fell so deeply in love with poetry from John Keats that he went to Rome to visit his grave where he was inspired to write an entire novel… in verse.Blues for the Muse: Visiting the grave of the immortal Romantic poet John Keats, Hollywood smoothie Tom Jerome spies the Woman in the Azure Dress—the muse he’s been longing for. But Viña Fumento is married to the mob and Jerome has his work cut out for him. Blues for the Muse is a hilarious meditation on life, love, and movie magic, all told in rhymes that go down smoother than a glass of Spumante.Website: https://www.bluesforthemuse.com/A ROMANCE IN ROME...Blues for the Muse, a comedy-adventure set in modern-day Rome, is an unpredictable blend of film-noir danger, roller-coaster romance and sweet depths of feeling, with an aging, risk-taking hero who should know better and a fetching Italian siren who definitely does. The story touches chords of love and crime and the redemptive power of art, all done in sonnets that are a breeze to read and chocked with pleasures.“With the grace of Keats—whose poetic presence gives this volume its lively force—Altman whips lusty and literate sonnets into a sweeping, scary, and sensational masterpiece!” – William Lanouette, author of The Triumph of the Amateurs and Genius in the Shadows.The story opens and closes in the Roman cemetery where John Keats is buried. In between, it features Italian mobsters and American conmen, Hollywood moviemaking, an unforgettable femme fatale, a high-stakes love affair, concealed identities and unanticipated revelations, the eternal glories of Rome and—almost magically—the presiding spirit of the young English poet who wrote “Bright Star.”Blues for the Muse is a hilarious meditation on life, love, and movie magic, told in whip-smart rhymes that will make you smile with surprise and delight.Bookhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BTQRHVD

Today’s guest is Matt Mitcho, CEO of Gemelli Biotech. In this episode, we will focus on the creativity behind the medical research innovation, the developed medical product, how Matt has creatively developed a model to build a company, and his own creative process of hiring and building out his team.Matt has a degree in Public Affairs and a master’s in business. He has spent over 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry. For him to succeed, Matt attributes this to his upbringing. He was never afraid to fail because his parents assured him he was loved no matter what. This encouraged him to take more risks in life. He is also surrounded by great mentors, collaborators, and colleagues who work together to push the company forward and pivot even during Covid. Key things from the conversation with Matt:Gemelli means "Twins," but for Gemelli Biotech, it means having a “Twin purpose” and for Gemelli Biotech their twin purpose is by doing well, you can do good.Matt and his company have developed mail-in testing for people suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) one of which is a blood test and the other a breath test.Collaboration is key in this industry.  A lot of people, on the outside looking in, don't really appreciate the combination of this science thinking, the real bench research, and the commercialization mindset that it takes, to invent something. At Gemelli Biotech, Matt has ensured that Culture trumps Strategy. The dual purpose of the company leads to culture. This culture leads to us being able to recruit great people first that happen to be talented at what we do for a living, and then to build off of that.Unapologetically sharing your story leads to people caring about what you're doing, as long as you have good intentions.What’s on the horizon for Gemelli Biotech?   According to Matt, Gemelli Biotech is at the expansion stage and is looking for a variety of partners to go along on the journey.  In conclusion, Matt says from his experience of successfully pivoting during covid, you must always trust yourself, your gut. If somebody is sitting on an idea, do the work, see whether or not there is a path forward, if there's a path forward, do it. You'll never regret trying if there's no path forward, In addition, part of making connections is don't make a connection to see what you can get out of something, make a connection just to be there for someone else. People can see through selfishness. So make a connection to be a giver, not a receiver and things will work out.Gemeli Biotech Website: Gemeli Biotech

Today's guest is Annemarie CrossCEO and Founder of Industry Thought Leader Academy, Annemarie Cross is a Personal Branding Strategist and Business Coach, Speaker, Author and Host of the Internationally syndicated award-winning podcast – The Ambitious Entrepreneur Show.Recently cited as one of the Top 20 Business Coaches in Melbourne – Australia, Annemarie works with ambitious entrepreneurs, consultants, and coaches helping them create compelling messages and program offerings so they can build their reach, reputation as a Trusted Authority, and their revenue.Legendary among Annemarie’s diverse client base are executives securing elusive interviews, fast-tracking job offers, and maximizing salaries for their dream jobs, with one client reporting a 70% boost to his salary—a direct result he cites through working with Annemarie.Another one of Annemarie’s clients – an entrepreneur, doubled her income (for the entire prior year) in just four months after implementing key steps that Annemarie teaches on how to transform hours-for-dollars coaching and consulting into lucrative information products and packages through her Core Business Foundations Program.Annemarie is also the Founder of The Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast Network and author of Industry Thought Leader: How to go from Invisible to Influential (and profitable) with a Podcast.Dubbed ‘The Podcasting Queen’ Annemarie is an award-winning podcast host and is recognized as a pioneer in the podcasting space having started her first co-hosted podcast in 2008.Over the last 13 years, she has interviewed thousands of guests, won multiple awards in both podcasting and personal branding, has been listed among the Top Podcast Lists for Entrepreneurs and small businesses worldwide, with her podcasts being syndicated on both National and International Radio.As a Personal Brand, Business & Podcast Strategist she continues to work with businesses that feel like the world’s best-kept secret. She helps them cut through the noise, build their reach and their reputation as an Authority, as well as their revenue as they begin to nurture listeners into leads, inquiries, and ultimately paying clients from their very first episode.

Today’s guest is Diego Pulido. Diego is a senior interaction designer at Google, before that he was at Adobe, JP Morgan Chase & General Assembly as an Instructor, and what used to be Rackspace Technology. Today we will talk about the importance of how interactivity with the content leads to developing great content.  Diego has always considered himself an early adopter. Back when mobile phones were coming up, Diego did his degree in Psychology but the Computers in Psychology class cemented his love for technology and people at the same time. This led him to discover Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) which he did a Master’s Degree in. His career took off from there.  Diego grew up in Bogota  Colombia, has lived in France, Italy, and South America. His experience of feeling like an outsider in these countries has enabled him to gain a level of understanding and empathy for users, making him a great interaction designer. How does the creative process of an interaction designer look like? Diego speaks a number of languages and as a result, he is always translating from one language to the other depending on which part of the world he is in. It’s the same when it comes to work.  Whenever he gets a request for a screen to do X or an App must do Y, he is able to translate those into things ordinary users can see, touch and interact with. Therefore making interaction designers -interpreters. According to Diego, it’s not just about the interactivity of an app or screen or process but a lot to do with the flow of that experience, keeping in mind that as human beings, we are interrupted a lot in the middle of what we are doing, so interactive designers make sure that whatever your interruption, the user is able to continue flawlessly with the process. Collaboration is critical for an interactive designer because of the different teams that come together to create the final product. For it to be successful, communication is at the core. Communication is not just within the company but also you need to communicate heavily with the users/customer. Although there is a lot of market research you can find on the internet, you must bring in the human aspects of this research. This means bringing your potential users onboard and getting their feedback. Human communication.  In conclusion, Diego thinks that the future for interaction design is in Mixed Reality- a combination of Augmented reality & Virtual reality, and designing human experiences. Diego’s Website: Diego.soyLinkedIn: Diego PulidoTwitter:DiegoPulidoInstagram: DiedoPulido

After three decades at Idaho’s leading news organization, KTVB News anchor and journalist Mark Johnson is retiring from television broadcasting. In his storied career, he’s been the face of Idaho news on KTVB’s top-rated evening and late newscasts and a champion for countless community nonprofit organizations. He’s covered a Super Bowl, a World Series, Fiesta Bowls, NCAA basketball tournaments, and five Olympic games, winning a national Edward R. Murrow award for his work involving the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. Johnson became something of a national sensation earlier this year when he updated his bio and the station released a tweet with no information other than his name, picture, and a link to the bio. The mysterious Tweet spawned online memes, one showing two pictures of Johnson claiming he created the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. Stephen Colbert noted the sensation on his Late Night show in April, showing a doctored picture of Harry Truman holding up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the headline “Mark Johnson.”A constant in the lives of generations of Idaho families, Mark Johnson has watched 30 years of Idaho history unfold from his spot in the KTVB studio. Viewers tuning in knew from the smile on his face or his calm, measured tone what kind of day Idaho was having. And on some days, he let Idaho know what he really thought by “Just Sayin’” what was on his mind. “It has been a blessing and an incredible honor to serve our region while working at the most amazing station in America for the better part of my life. I never imagined I would go to so many places around the country and the world to cover events and stories that mattered to Idahoans. More importantly for me, being able to live and raise a family in such an amazing community while working with hundreds of colleagues who have been more like a family to me has been the greatest gift,” said Mark Johnson. “It’s time for me to start enjoying the next chapter of my life with my wonderful wife, four amazing daughters (2 of them headed to college), and my first grandson. Though I will miss the daily rush of the newsroom and the front row seat to the news of the day, I look forward to taking a step back and enjoying all of the wonders Idaho has to offer.” During his tenure as lead anchor at KTVB, the team has earned multiple awards for broadcast excellence, including regional Emmy® awards for the News at 10. He has also served a number of local non-profits, including The Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers - Big Sisters, United Cerebral Palsy, United Way, Salvation Army, First Tee of Idaho, Make-A-Wish, the Boise Rescue Mission, Dress For Success, and others. “It has been an honor and pleasure to work alongside Mark both personally and professionally over the decades. He puts his whole heart into his journalistic work and support of community service events. His immense contributions to the success of KTVB and his colleagues is immeasurable,” said Lisa Chavez, Director of Content. “Mark has provided our audience with steadfast, trustworthy, authentic news coverage with a personality all his own. Please join me in thanking Mark for his dedication and congratulating him on an incredible career and new chapter of life.” Mark Johnson’s final broadcast on KTVB will be on December 23, 2021.

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We're going all the way over to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, some of you may know it as Saigon. Today will be talking with Boris Meshkov, a producer, director of music videos, film commercials, and currently working on a film series called Saigon 3000. He’s been around the world and he expresses a world of creativity in his own work, in his own travels. Boris was born in Russia and is now living in Saigon and in between, he's traveled to over 20 countries, where he's lived and worked. Boris began his travels back in 2014 when he got a scholarship to travel as an exchange student to the US. While there, Boris got a 3 months job in Idaho Sun Valley, and in between work, he visited the city of Boise, which he found to be absolutely beautiful. When his 3 months work was done, he moved to Los Angeles Hollywood to pursue his film-making dream. A year later, when that didn’t work Boris returned home to Russia. According to Boris, when traveling, don’t travel alone. So Boris and his girlfriend made the decision to hitchhike across Europe where they slept in tents during their visit to 20 countries, 6 months later, Boris still had this deep desire to travel, he decided to travel east to China, before getting to Vietnam. After 3 years of living in China and teaching English as an expatriate, Boris made his way to Vietnam. Two years later, he shares with us lessons he has learned in pursuing his journey of film making and his progress in making his movie Saigon 3000.Vietnam's growth over the past decade and a half have made it an excellent country for the film industry due to an increased number of film studios and production companies. The lifestyle, reduced competition, and less bureaucracy make it easier to break into the film business compared to Hollywood. Making connections as a foreigner wasn’t easy, however, by sharing his ideas about the movie he wanted to make with everyone he met, before long people in the industry started reaching out to him.Boris tells us about his experience pitching his film and how he has to incorporate feedback into making this film. For success in the film industry, Boris says it is about your network, who you know. The key in filmmaking is quality and to find good quality, you require teamwork and collaboration. By sharing the love on the set in pre-production and post-production. you can make something really great.In summary, Boris says when he started to travel, he was looking forward to discovering the world. But when he finished traveling, he realized that he discovered himself. So it's not the adventure of searching. It's the searching of and revealing yourself.Boris Facebook: Boris MeshkovBoris Website: Saigon 3000

Today we talk with Steve Cleere, Nexxt Level Marketing for CPG BrandsSteve shares his insights in working with thought leaders and entrepreneurs in the Food, Beverage, and CPG Industry.Up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the CPG industry and people who have an idea for a product or service can learn a lot from our interview. Steve's emphasis is on disrupters and thought-leaders, but also tips from veterans and key suppliers that would help CPG professionals achieve their goals.Steve's NexxtLevel Brands Podcast touches on all aspects -- from retail, to production, sales, and marketing. Listen to why his title is Chief Pot Stirrer

Lee Tomlinson had a life many would have considered charmed. A successful world-trotting tennis pro, international businessman, marketing genius behind the American Film Institute's 10-year long 100 Greatest Movies CBS TV specials and multi-million-dollar fundraising campaign, major Hollywood film studio owner, loving husband, and near scratch golfer.Until the world crashed down, and he was subsequently diagnosed with Stage III+ throat cancer, and subjected to months of life-threatening, debilitating chemo and radiation, and extreme pain--so extreme he could not eat or even swallow.Towards the end of his grueling treatment, while hospitalized for a severe infection, a never-ending stream of insensitive, unkind acts totally lacking in compassion by the hospital staff, sent Lee into an abyss of emotional despair that made him choose suicide over life.Fortunately, another doctor, a dear friend, stopped him by deeply apologizing on behalf of a healthcare system that had failed to provide him-and so many others, with even a hint of compassion. And with one simple suggestion--inspired Lee to use his gifts as a speaker, customer service expert and leader to restore compassion to healthcare--not only for patients, but also for all the overworked, under-supported, burned-out healthcare professionals who've literally lost the ability to provide the compassion that got them into medicine in the first place.Lee's powerful crusade is documented in his new book Compassion Heals: From Self-Care to Healthcare. But there is a message here for more than healthcare professionals (HCPs). There's a message for all of us about the power of compassion to heal others' mental, emotional and physical pain - but to also love and heal ourselves - and in doing so, help heal the world at a critical time in our history.Lee's book presents the evidence that compassion heals by sighting numerous scientific studies, books and resources. But the most telling statistic he cites is that more than 50% of Americans believe that healthcare and healthcare professionals totally lack compassion. Data shows that people die because of compassionless care, not just from medical errors. Compassionless healthcare has become more the norm over the past 25 years. Left unchecked, the future of healthcare is unthinkable.And that's why Lee is driven to make a difference. He has taken to the stage as "Patient Lee" dressed in nothing but a hospital gown, and presented his mixture of humor, compassion, urgency, encouragement and call-to-action at more than 200 venues, including keynote presentations to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering, UCLA Medical Center, Eli Lilly & Co., Providence Health & Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, Bristol Myers Squibb, Siemens Medical Imaging, City of Hope Cancer Center, Adventist Health, and national conferences for the Oncology Nurse Society (ONS), Academy of Oncology Nurses and Patient Navigators (AONN), Association of Integrated Health and Medicine (AIHM) and Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA).The problem, as Lee discovered when speaking with members of his audiences, is that HCPs are totally spent themselves, bereft of energy and emotional sustenance. More than 60 percent of them are suffering from burnout and, as such have zero compassion to give anyone because they're not given themselves enough to stay healthy and able to do so.So much of Compassion Heals is a recipe for self-care. Ways that healthcare workers can step off the treadmill and restore themselves, so they can freely give from a well of wellbeing and compassion within.Far from being punitive, Compassion Heals is in itself a healing balm. Filled with understanding and kindness for those who are falling short, along with those who are in their hands, this book is just the tip of Lee's mission. The Movement is designed to reconnect America's healthcare professionals with the compassion that got them into healthcare in the first place. Lee has also launched the Compassion Heals Challenge in which he invites his audiences on stages, podcasts and beyond--not just HCPs, but all of us--to commit to purposely providing one additional compassionate act daily, for themselves or others, for 7 days and share them on the www.challenge.leetomlinson.com website.Lee's only just getting started. He's still got 20 million HCPs to reach! Continuing to speak on major stages everywhere in his hospital gown, he is also developing a feature-length documentary based on his experiences and research titled Compassion Heals and promoting the book.Says Lee, "My goal is to make providing compassion a priority, a natural habit, rather than something we think of as a chore, or worse, a waste of time. Not only for healthcare professionals in the course of treating patients and dealing with colleagues but for themselves and everyone."

David Nour is internationally recognized as the leading expert on strategic business relationships. The author of ten books, including best-sellers CO-CREATE (St. Martin’s Press) and Relationship Economics® (Wiley), as well as the newest Curve Benders (Wiley, 2021).Nour serves as a trusted advisor to global clients and coaches corporate leaders and rising entrepreneurs. He is an adjunct professor at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, was named to the Thinkers50 Radar Class 2021, and Global Gurus Top 30 Leadership Professionals lists.A Forbes Leadership contributor on the Future of Work, and an Inc. contributor on Relationship Economics, Nour’s unique insights have been featured in a variety of prominent publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fast Company, Huffington Post Business, Entrepreneur, and Knowledge@Wharton. Nour is also the host of the growing and intellectually stimulating Curve Benders Podcast, sharing unique insights at the intersection of future of work and strategic relationships.Born in Iran, Nour immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager with $100, limited family ties and no fluency in English. He found that in Iran, as well as in other parts of the world, it's customary to build relationships before doing business, but in the U.S., the opposite is true. This led him to become fascinated with building strategic business relationships, and became the foundation of his first book.Nour speaks on a wealth of topics, including:Curve Benders: The intersection of the Future of Work, Strategic Relationships, and Non-Linear Growth. How will the way that we work change in the next 20 years? For most people and businesses, growth is linear, but some relationships can dramatically change our direction and ultimate destination in a non-linear manner; these relationships are our Curve Benders. How do we find them? How do we become one? Where do we have to be in our lives, and how do we open ourselves up to this? In his latest book, Nour shares the research and findings of how to build relationships with Curve Benders, and how to become a Curve Bender in the lives of others.Relationship Economics: how to build more intentional, strategic, and quantifiable business relationships and transform everyday relationships into business relationships.CO-CREATE: Your success won't be created by you alone, it needs to be correlated with others that demonstrate vested interest in success. Learning to co-create well fosters innovation while the economy is strong, so that when the next down-cycle occurs, you're able to recession-proof your business. Why Change, Creativity, and Collaboration will continue to be drivers of problem-solving and of changing technology. How to foster creativity in your business thinking.How to create and sustain a culture of innovation.How to make lasting change in your organization beyond charismatic work.

Ed Evarts is the founder and president of Excellius Leadership Development, an organization focused on coaching mid- to senior- level leaders and their teams in business environments.With over twenty-five years of innovative leadership and management experience, Ed possesses the ability to build awareness, create action, and deliver results.Known for his business acumen, his ability to resolve complex human relations issues, and his enthusiastic, accessible, and responsive style, Ed partners with managers, leaders, and business teams to explore clarity and communication, and traverse conflict and change.TAKE THE WHEEL AND STEER TOWARD SUCCESS!You’re ambitious, talented, and ready to take your career to the next level. It’s time to step into the driver’s seat and set a path for success, with DRIVE YOUR CAREER, this illuminating guide from leadership coach Ed Evarts.You’ll learn the nine principles of career success, and how to implement them in your own working life. From creating great relationships with your superiors, to using the power of empathy in your employee interactions, you’ll be empowered with the knowledge and personal insight to steer your career to where you want it to be.Find out:• How to create a positive relationship with your boss• The essential questions you need to ask yourself• The power of curiosity• How to deliver more effective presentations• The most important relationships to cultivate at work• How slowing down can get you to your goals faster• How to lead with empathyFilled with real-life examples and practical exercises, Drive Your Career will give you a clear sense of where you are now, what may be holding you back, and how to get to where you want to go. If you have a vision for yourself and you’re struggling to get there, don’t stay sitting in the passenger’s seat. Grab the steering wheel and start driving your career.Ed's company is at https://www.excellius.com/

From Lieutenant Commander to CEO!Nita Kasan's professional career has ranged from serving as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve Nurse Corps to Chief Nursing Officer roles, and currently is the President and CEO of Innovative Excellence, LLC. Innovative Excellence supports the Consulting and Interim Leadership CANDIDATE needs of multiple organizations and clients.Nita is also the Principal, Chief Nursing Officer, and VP of Recruitment for Nautilus Evolutions, LLC. She was previously the Vice President, Interim Leadership and Chief Nursing Officer for NHS Solutions, Inc. as well as the Chief Nursing Officer / VP of Interim Services for CTL Consulting and the Chief Nursing Officer for The College Network.As a Master’s Prepared Registered Nurse, Nita has served in the United States Naval Reserve Nurse Corps, has represented Region II on the Board of Directors for the Florida Organization of Nurse Executives, and has supported the coaching/mentorship of Nursing Leaders nationwide.Nita’s visionary approach and ability to lead, facilitate and shape organizational change, has greatly impacted the operations of multiple organizations, while championing the creation of innovative patient/family care-focused environments.The facilitation of both internal and external recognition efforts has also resulted in the creation of centers of excellence for innovative nursing practice and professional development. Ketone Highlights:Why being a happier, healthier version of yourself all starts with ditching dieting techniques that make you feel like a failure (and how to be your best - in a way that feels like self-care)How to skip the Keto flu, so you can avoid the irritable stage of dieting and enjoy the benefits of an energy boost from day one.The secret to improving your energy levels, sleep, and brain function, so you can lose body fat and keep it off (hint: it’s what NASA, Navy Divers, and Professional Athletes are doing…)How Nita’s background as an executive in the Nursing industry guided her decision to go all-in with a consumer brand in the health industry.https://www.legacyofexcellence.pro/keto4life