Choose Africa

Jeff Hancher began his corporate journey as a blue-collar worker, and over 23 years, he rose through ten promotions to advanced leadership roles in a Fortune 500 company. Today, he is a leadership expert, executive coach, and keynote speaker focused on leadership development. In this episode of Choose Africa, Valerie sits down with Jeff for a discussion about the importance of investing time into...

Kathleen Day has always had a natural drive for simplifying complex situations. In 2011, she officially became a professional organizer. After years of refining her methods, Kathleen launched 5outa5 in 2017 with a clear mission: to help clients achieve peak performance without stress, using simple, effective methods that lead to lasting results. In this week's episode of Choose Africa, Kathleen sh...

Cahill Camden helps entrepreneurs and tech-founders build brand authority and influence with earned and owned media. He is the founder of Digital Vision Media Group, Press Jockey, and Echo Jockey, an AI podcast booking platform with 3M+ podcasts and 300,000+ new episodes added monthly. Today, we’re talking all about guest podcasting, which is one of my favorite things to do. Cahill and I dive into...

If you are an entrepreneur, you may have your business finances down, but what about your personal finances? Today, I am joined by financial Mary Poppins, Isis Latham. Isis is a financial advisor, teacher, networker, and marketing expert who is dedicated to finding the right solutions for every financial dilemma. In this episode, we talk about the seven areas of finance, replacing shame with empow...

With over 25 years of fitness training and nutrition expertise, Robert Tipinski's journey has included natural bodybuilding, professional cage fighting, and training individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and fitness levels. Today, he's focused on helping executives and CEOs build and maintain sustainable health habits. If you're looking to get fit, thinking about developing a corporate...

Whether you're giving a presentation in front of a big audience or talking to potential clients, today's episode is for you. Mary Van Dorn has been helping executive leaders master the art of communicating from the stage for the past three decades. Her coaching style, knowledge, and training expertise have helped countless leaders move audiences to their feet and line up to take action. Th...

We get a lot of questions from clients about working with virtual assistants, what tasks they can give them, and how to set it up. So today I wanted to share my personal experience working with my own virtual assistant. From onboarding to communicating to results, this episode will answer all your questions!

Dr. Douglas Scherer is a keynote speaker, professor, researcher, and bestselling author. His personal journey through the challenges of overcoming chronic pain and managing a global outage team led him to discover the transformative power of mindfulness and strategic thinking. With a passion for fostering trust, transparency, and collaboration, he illuminates the path to conscious leadership throu...

This week is a solo episode because I want to talk about one of our new clients who has had phenomenal results after only three weeks working with CRDLE. From interviewing to training to pivoting, I'm going to break down what good outsourcing looks like and why this client is doing so well.

Gregory Mohr is a former corporate climber turned consultant who has achieved financial freedom through franchising. Now, he helps clients find their own perfect franchise opportunity that allows them to create wealth, financial freedom, and security. In this week's episode, Greg shares some advice for entering the franchise world, what trends he has been seeing, and how franchises can utilize off...

In over 20 years of leading marketing and sales teams, Gary Schwartz has seen what bad looks like, but he's also seen what great looks like. Very often, there is a dysfunctional relationship between sales and marketing, in which sales relegates marketing to a simple service organization meant to deliver leads. In this episode, Gary shares his expertise on successful sales and marketing alignme...

Admira Adovic is an award-winning financial consultant with over 10 years of experience across financial analysis and change management with global institutions. Founder of KARE CFO, she is the go-to expert for small businesses in strategic financial management, quantitative analysis, and financial forecasting. She is also our amazing fractional CFO. In this episode, I get to sit down with Admira...

This week, I have the pleasure of sitting down once again with Nadiya Yohannes. The first time Nadiya was on, she was a guest. Now, she returns as CRDLE's very own Head of Account Management. Nadiya is an expert in building relationships with clients and team members. In this episode, you will hear just how important account management is, some common questions from clients, and our favorite s...

Karen Brown is an author, keynote speaker, CEO, and founder of Badass Inc., a revolutionary movement transforming leadership by putting boldness, authenticity, and fearlessness at the forefront. Karen's mission is to build leaders who don’t just raise the bar—they set new standards of excellence and maximize their impact. This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Karen to learn more about...

Jenna Piché is a time management expert who teaches business owners how to prioritize high leverage work, increase productivity, and intentionally grow their businesses without sacrificing their health or most important relationships. Her business, First Light Coaching, helps her clients find clarity, make meaningful progress in less time, and repurpose what they save to align their schedule with...

Most of our clients truly never knew that their best cold caller might be in Ethiopia or that their best virtual assistant was living in Zimbabwe. The African continent is full of talent, so why is this not common knowledge yet? Well, in this episode, I'm going to give you five reasons why most people, especially in the U.S., don't know that they should be hiring from Africa.

As a global entrepreneur, Kerim Kfuri has spearheaded numerous ventures that have significantly impacted the supply chain industry, all committed to innovation and excellence. Kerim is CEO of The Atlas Network, founder and co-host of the “Supply & Demand Show” on YouTube, and author of the best-selling book "Supply Chain Ups and Downs." There is a lot happening in the supply chain space right...

Elke Rubach is a sought-after speaker on wealth management, estate planning, and philanthropy. Her belief in the importance of financial planning was shaped early in life, when her father died at 50 years old with no plan or provisions for the wife and family he left behind. Elke founded Rubach Wealth in 2012 to guide and counsel her clients towards financial independence. This week, I got to sit...

Through his work as a board-certified clinical psychologist, scientist, educator, and author, David H. Rosmarin, PHD, has helped tens of thousands of people transform the way they experience and handle anxiety. If you’re a business leader or someone dealing with extra stress or anxiety, this episode is for you. This week, Dr. David joins me to talk about using anxiety in a constructive way, strate...

Catie Campbell is an emotional intelligence expert, keynote speaker, and executive coach. She works with her clients to integrate emotions, curiosity, and authentic connection to drive engagement and high-performance in the workplace. This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Catie to talk about what makes an exceptional leader, how to effectively lead a remote team, and making magic in t...

Today is a really fun episode because we’re going to be talking all about accents. What is the accent like? This is a question I get asked in every discovery call. In this episode, I play 3 different samples so you can hear for yourself. Let's get started!

Dr. Jill Schiefelbein is an award-winning entrepreneur, top-rated professor, and innovative AI researcher whose work sits at the intersection of communication, technology, and business growth. Her approach, Humanizing Automation, focuses on using AI not as a sterile, impersonal tool but as a practical way to enhance customer relationships. In this episode, I get to sit down with Jill and hear abou...

This week, I get to talk to you all about how outsourcing can help you better serve your customers, grow your business, and increase profitability. Investing in a good customer service team can make a huge difference in your business, but you need to know how to effectively set up that team. Tune in to learn how!

Angie Morgan is a highly respected author, thought leader, and Marine Corps Veteran. She teaches leaders and organizations how to take risks and build personal courage through keynotes and consulting and has coached hundreds of individuals to the next stage of their careers. In this episode, Valerie and Angie dive into the science of leadership, the process of writing three books, and replacing se...

Peter Risko has revolutionized the way entrepreneurs gain access to life-changing opportunities through his online sales training course, MCA Broker Bootcamp. He takes regular folks and turns main street into wall street by providing the training, skills, and knowledge to build a business they never thought possible. In this episode, Peter dives into the merchant cash advance industry, his bootcam...