The Conversational Podcast

What do chocolate milk, Chipotle, and Viagra all have in common? Find out in my latest podcast with the brilliant Ted Wright, founder of Fizz and word of mouth marketing master and pioneer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Conversational, the incomparable Nada Stirratt, current badass, philanthropist, friend and media sales icon was formerly VP at Meta, CEO at Verve Group, CRO at Acxiom and MySpace, EVP at MTV just to name a few, shares her immigrant story of overcoming #HoShiMo’s, and never ever taking “no” for an answer. #theconversational #csuitenetwork #csuiteradio  Learn more about your a...

In this episode of The Conversational, Mark Pattison, Former NFL Player, Speaker, Mountaineer & Sports Illustrated Executive shares how he’s overcome life threatening obstacles of snow blindness, a COVID outbreak, a cyclone plus ran out of oxygen on Mt Everest, YET still found the strength to conquer the highest point on earth to complete his Seven Summits goal all while raising funds to support h...

My Conversational podcast guest, Paul Caine, wowed me with his #HoShiMo's! The story of his childhood, meeting his wife, college journey (he lived in a lobby), career shifts, start-ups, death of a child, establishment of a program in honor of that child, industry awards, are just the tip of the iceberg. Be entertained, be inspired, listen in! #hoshimo #csuiteradio #csuitenetwork  Learn more about...

Michael Kassan is truly a man who needs no introduction complete with his #HoShiMo‘s memorialized in Frenemy by Ken Auletto. Truly the most “networked” man in the advertising industry, a lawyer, entrepreneur, visionary and friend. You will be enthralled by his story. #csuiteradio #csuitenetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacki Kelley, CEO of Dentsu (Americas) is the American Dream personified. Her family settled in Colorado in the 1800's from Scotland..and stayed. But not Jacki. She's blazed a trail from California, to Texas, to DC, to NYC via USA Today, Yahoo!, Bloomberg, Universal McCann, Martha Stewart and Dentsu all while raising a family that includes 25 foster kids. Smart, inspiring and truly one of the good...

Meet Mark Ford. A Cleveland native, from a steel mill family, had a big dream to be the CEO of JWT. Life’s #hoshimo’s (loving in his car, dyslexia ) turned him into the “turn around guy” and eventually THE guy at Time Inc. AND still as genuine as ever.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do a Harvard grad, a 20-year publishing legacy, Double-Click founder, Yahoo! Chief Sales Officer, Media Link, Martha Stewart, and James Beard have in common? The incomparable Wenda Harris Millard of course! Listen in to the story of her amazing rise to the top of every industry she touched. #csuiteradio #csuitenetwork #HoShiMo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shelly Palmer, described as an American television composer and personality, a "top voice" in technology, and a self proclaimed member of the "lucky DNA Club" was born to musicians and expected to take over his father's music store. His biggest #HoShiMo forever shifted his trajectory. Listen in to hear why he chose NOT to join Marty Scorsese on the west coast and how he has built his tech consulti...

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Michael Reinert, lawyer, actor, music lover, philanthropist, survivor. He's represented radio and music recording artists, was the first on the jukebox scene, and he also bravely fights multiple myeloma cancer. He turned his story into two plays and gives all proceeds to the mmrf.org to fight this rare disease that he shares with people like Tom Brokaw. Listen and be inspired. Learn more about you...

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Meet the “Dear Abby of Sex”, Susan Bratton. Her #HoShiMo’s are epic...divorced parents, closeted parents, child molestation, abuse, escaping to become a pioneer and leader in AdTech..then on the cusp of divorce she found her calling...Intimacy expert, great sex goddess...this story has it all! #hoshimo #csuite #csuiteradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Brzychcy, former US army infantry staff sergeant, three combat deployments, finally found his purpose. Then an injury and PTSD changed all that. So, he took his life's #HoShiMo's and turned them into a thriving business coaching leaders to be more robust, agile, via his consulting firm, Blue Cord Management. #csuite #csuiteradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merit Kahn wanted the American Dream. But #hoshimo’s changed that picture. Divorce, a gay parent, a year wandering the world, starting a business, life altering medical diagnosis culminating in a stand-up comedy act made a much more interesting story. Listen in! #hoshimo #csuite #csuiteradio  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet David Payne. Former Assistant US Attorney at Dept of Justice, turned lawyer for Atlanta’s pro teams, turned CEO for digital tech co, turned creator and host of Somebody Somewhere, solving cold cases. #HoShiMo’s throughout! You’ve got to hear his story! #hoshimo #csuite #csuiteradio  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Jeff Barnes become CEO of Angel Investors Network? Thru a series of unbelievable #HoShiMo’s: homelessness, baseball dream- ending injury, on a sinking submarine, death, divorce... but still, he rises. Listen in! #hoshimo #csuite #csuiteradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Smith's dad, an Air Force pilot during WWII, was born in1919. So it made sense that Brad had a dream to be a pilot or an astronaut. He met Allan Shepard and Neil Armstrong, found out he was colorblind so had to pursue a new dream. Ended up being the guy giving the go, no-go to the shuttle missions, parlayed that into a tech job, finally becoming the most interesting Customer Experience(CX) Ex...

Beth Comstock couldn’t say no when Jack Welch called. Listen in to hear Beth’s journey starting out as a quiet Southern girl all the way to the first female Vice Chair of GE and the #hoshimo she faced along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a town where the deer outnumbered the humans came a guy who got a law degree, joined a prestigious law firm, then left it, without a plan, created a start-up and eventually sold it and a few others for HUNDREDS of millions of dollars. Meet Dave Morgan, Founder and CEO of Simulmedia. #hoshimo #csuite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lightening struck Jeffrey Hayzlett, celebrity speaker and entertainment mogul, both literally and figuratively. Listen in to a riveting story about a cowboy from South Dakota. #CSuite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“You have 6 months to live..”. Those were the words that forever changed Indie Lee’s life and turned her into a self-made, natural beauty care product mogul... but it was anything but easy. Listen in as Indie shares her story. #hoshimo #csuite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Oestreicher, a PTSD specialist, Audie award-nominated playwright, performer, author and true survivor has made her mess, her message. Sexual abuse, literally becoming “gut” less, didn’t stop her from her dream... but it did transform it. Listen in to this episode of The Conversational. #hoshimo  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A short but special tribute to the wonderful, amazingly successful people who have made The Conversational possible in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices