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Nov. 4, 2022

Episode 99: Pivot To Your Passion with Dr. Angela Mulrooney

In today's episode, Mike talks with Dr. Angela Mulrooney. Dr. Mulrooney is a retired dentist turned personal brand-meaning expert.
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Nov. 2, 2022

Episode 98: Why Is Play So Important … Especially Now With Jeff Harry

While we spend most of our time pretending to be important, serious grownups, it’s when we let go of that facade and just play, that the real magic happens. – Jeff Harry Jeff Harry’s Biography Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces, help teams build psychological safety and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work. Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers and ha...
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Oct. 19, 2022

Episode 97: Social Media with Marc Apple Founder of Forward Push

Get back your personal and professional time by letting us do what we’ve spent years learning and perfecting. – Forward Push Marc Apple’s Biography As a kid, taking drum lessons from the same teacher who taught Bruce Springsteen’s longtime drummer was pretty cool. It also set me on the path to running the nationally recognized, award-winning digital marketing full-service marketing agency, Forward Push. Beyond the beats, what I learned at that drum set is that if you want to produce your best...
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Oct. 12, 2022

Episode 96: Common Mistakes That Startups Often Make With Tanya Osensky

Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. He helped to start MIT’s “Career Success Accelerator,” where he teaches annually.
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Oct. 5, 2022

Episode 95: The Career Toolkit with Mark Herschberg

The Career Toolkit has been described as a multivitamin for your career. Mark Herschberg’s Biography I’ve been doing fractional CTPO work while I did a virtual book tour. I’m continuing to do fractional CTO/CPO work but would be open to the right CPTO opportunity full-time. My preferences are for cybersecurity, healthcare, or IOT, but I’ll consider others (just not adtech or cryptocurrencies). Seasoned executive and cybersecurity expert who can bridge the divide between business and technology...
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Sept. 28, 2022

Episode 94: Easing Your Employees’ #1 Stress with Gordon Stein

Cashflow Cookbook includes more than $13,000 of monthly savings ideas. Yes, monthly! Will all of them work for you? – Gordon Stein Gordon Stein’s Biography Gordon Stein, BESc, MBA, CSC, CFEI Gordon Stein is an international keynote speaker, blogger, personal finance expert, and author of Cashflow Cookbook – $2 Million of Financial Freedom in 60 Easy Recipes. He delivers transformational talks that help people crush their number one stress – their finances. His mission is to improve financial ...
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Sept. 21, 2022

Episode 93: How to use Storytelling to Land your Ideal Job with Gina Riley

Gina Riley is an authority in career transition. She is the creator of the trademarked Career Velocity SystemÔ – a comprehensive solution that helps leaders & executives map out a transition strategy to last throughout their career. Gina Riley’s Biography Gina Riley is a Human Resources professional who sits at the powerful convergence between Career Coaching, Executive Search and Interview Skills Training. She is an authority in career transition and is the creator of the CareerVelocity System...
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Sept. 14, 2022

Episode 92: Ditch the Pitch & Start Connecting! with Laura Templeton

It’s time to “Ditch the Pitch & Start Connecting!”™ Laura Templeton Laura Templeton’s Biography Laura Templeton is the Founder and Chief Instigator at 30 Second Success, a company helping coaches, consultants, and service providers make better connections and obtain more business in 30 seconds or less. As a Global Speaker, Author of 30 Second Success: Ditch the pitch and start connecting! and Brand Communications Consultant, Laura educates in-person and virtual audiences on value-based communi...
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Sept. 7, 2022

Episode 91: Client Success – Providing Customers with Best in Class Service with Heather Williams

Heather is the VP of Client Success & Broker Development for Chattanooga-based Steam Logistics. I met Heather at the Annual Meeting of the International Business Council. Heather Williams’ Biography Heather Williams is an Experienced Customer Experience Manager with a history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry. Skilled in Training, Processes Improvement Methodology (SOP), Microsoft Suite, and Sales/Marketing Presentations. Her passion is to develop a strong business relations...
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Sept. 1, 2022

Episode 90: Helping Women Increase Their Revenue by at Least $30K in a Year with Mia Smithson

Mike and Mia discuss how she founded "The 30K Program" to help people who identify as women earn an extra $30k in 12 months.
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Aug. 25, 2022

Episode 89: A lifetime of Work Leads to This: How to Navigate your Retirement Nest Egg with Ben Francis

For the last 15 years, Ben has helped clients plan for and realize their retirement goals. This makes Ben the perfect guest to help us better understand retirement matters, Social Security in particular. Ben Francis’ Biography Ben Francis is the Director of Retirement Income and Investment Operations with Bryce Thomas at Northwestern Mutual. With over a decade of experience helping clients plan for and realize their retirement goals, Ben works with Bryce to address the specific challenges that ...
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Aug. 17, 2022

Episode 88: There Is Life After Failure with Jim Swan

Mike and Jim Swan talk about how there is life after failure. Jim tells us about how he used his professional and personal failures.
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Aug. 10, 2022

Episode 87: The Red Chair Experience: Daily Inspirations for Success in Life & Business with Chris Michel

Mike and Chris discuss how he helps business owners in the home services industry increase their sales by creating processes, metrics, and KPIs.
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Aug. 3, 2022

Episode 86: When Leaders Encounter Grief: Professionally & Personally with Jinnie Lee Schmid

In today's episode, Mike and Jinnie Lee Schmid discuss how grief can be caused by literally any change, loss, or ending in our lives.
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July 27, 2022

Episode 85: Tips for Managing a Multigenerational Workforce with Rhonda Beard

In today's episode, Mike talks with his colleague Rhonda Beard about some of the best tips on how to effectively manage a multigenerational workforce.
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July 20, 2022

Episode 84: Interviewing Tips for Professionals with David Adams

In this week's episode, Mike talks with a former podcast guest David Adams. David gives us interviewing tips from a headhunter's perspective.
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July 13, 2022

Episode 83: Lessons on Starting a Small Service-Based Business During a Time of Extreme Upheaval With Scott Zoll

Mike and Scott talk about how he and his business partner launched their company in late February 2019 - just as COVID hit.
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July 6, 2022

Episode 82: Improving the Customer Onboarding Experience With Cristina Samoila

Mike and Cristina discuss how she helps motivated entrepreneurs build strong foundations to allow them to scale to 7+ figures & beyond.
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June 29, 2022

Episode 81: The 7 Biggest Challenges Most CEOs Face With Glenn Gow

Joining Mike is Glenn Gow. Glenn coaches CEOs to perform at their highest level to achieve both success & happiness.
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June 22, 2022

Episode 80: Recalibrating & Resetting: Navigating the Next Normals with Rachel Druckenmiller

Mike and Rachel discuss how in the midst of so much change and uncertainty, the need at a certain point to sort of press a pause button.
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June 15, 2022

Episode 79: The ONLY Reason Relationships Change

Mike and Cody talk about what we do that makes our relationships change. Cody also touches on where things start to kind of go awry in a marriage.
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June 8, 2022

Episode 78: Here Comes the Judge … Your Master Saboteur with Suzanne Taylor-King

In this week’s episode, Mike and guest Suzanne Taylor-King discuss how we all have an internal dialogue and that’s really what the judge is. It is that internal voice in your head that makes you self-sabotage. Let’s learn more together. Suzanne Taylor-King’s Biography Since 2009, Suzanne has supported individuals and small businesses to grow personally and professionally. She is a resource genius, and a master certified coach (10,000 + hours) with a unique coaching background of fitness, nutrit...
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June 1, 2022

Episode 77: How to Grow Mental Muscle with Julie Bronsteatter

Mike and guest Julie Bronsteatter discuss how to grow your mental muscle and define what it is and how you grow it? That is a niche that we’ve not seen.
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May 25, 2022

Episode 76: Get Results with Referral Partnerships with Thomas Gilman

In this week’s episode, Mike and guest Thomas Gilman discuss how to get results by using referral partnerships. Thomas is a strategic partner with Schooley Mitchell. He helps clients manage their costs on an ongoing basis in the areas of utilities, telecom, fleet management, merchant services, eSignature, small package shipping, and waste disposal. Thomas Gilman‘s Biography Thomas is a Strategic Partner with Schooley Mitchell. He helps clients manage their costs on an ongoing basis in the areas...