Your Spectacular Life

As the creative mind behind her “sit-down standup” style of humor writing Diane Dean-Epps has proven that comedy is just as effective from a chair—preferably one with lumbar support and a cup holder—as it is from a standing position. Her humor has found a home in multiple books, including Bangs ‘N’ Botox: My Aging Journey Near, Through, and Out of Denial and Botox, Fillers, & Human Preservatives,...

Paul Pape is a two-time TEDx speaker and the strategist creative entrepreneurs call when standard business advice has stopped working. After twenty years designing for Disney, Universal, Nickelodeon, Nintendo, and Broadway, earning him the nickname Santa for Nerds, he founded Gamify Business to help talented creatives, neurodivergent founders, and burned-out solopreneurs finally answer the questio...

For over 18 years, Shellee Howard has helped thousands of families navigate the college admissions journey with clarity, strategy, and proven results so their students get in and thrive. After seeing firsthand how confusing and overwhelming the college admissions process can be, Shellee made it her mission to change that. She left her role as an academic advisor to create College Ready, a company...

Eric Dingler believes the biggest thing holding most businesses back isn't marketing, sales, or AI. It's the founder. He has spent nearly 30 years building and leading teams across churches, non-profits, agencies, and businesses, and he's the author of Hire to Grow. His philosophy is simple: businesses don't scale because founders work harder. They scale because leaders build people who can lead w...

Linda Berger is the founder of Mission-Led Institute and creator of the Mission Activation Framework™. She has spent 27 years advising established business owners at organizational inflection points, the moment when what built a company starts to limit its next chapter. Her work is structural. She names the constraint holding a business back and the one move that clears it. In Fall 2026, she launc...

Dr. Michelle Millis Chappel is a Princeton PhD psychologist, world- acclaimed musician, transformative career coach, and top business consultant for companies such as Google and Intel. She specializes in showing people how to reclaim their hidden superpowers and succeed in life and work as their full, authentic selves. After discovering she could sing and write songs, she left a career as an award...

Lance Cayko stands out as a visionary architect, entrepreneur, and community leader, co-founding F9 Productions Inc. in Longmont, Colorado, in 2009 with Alex Gore. This acclaimed design-build firm, known for its expertise in residential and small commercial projects, has flourished under his guidance, earning a reputation for bold innovation and client-centered excellence. Since launching F9 durin...

Christian Komor is a climate innovation advocate and Independent candidate for Governor of Colorado, focused on scaling direct air carbon removal as a practical solution to climate challenges. His work centers on turning captured carbon into economic opportunity—creating jobs, new industries, and infrastructure while addressing environmental impact. He joins us today to talk about how climate solu...

Sarah Thomas leads Behold Retreats, a world-class platform guiding leaders, creators, and changemakers through transformational plant-medicine journeys. Her work has attracted high-profile clients, including NFL stars and featured in featured in ESPN, The New York Times, and Condé Nast Traveller as one of the world’s top luxury ayahuasca retreat providers. Sarah is on a mission to guide individual...

Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards is an author who explores the complexities of human behavior, relationships, and personal transformation. Through his work, including The Venus Flytrap, he examines how individuals can become emotionally and psychologically entangled in patterns that shape their lives, often without realizing it. With a focus on vulnerability, self-awareness, and accountability, he brings...

Andy Freed is Chairman of Virtual, Inc., advising global organizations including Microsoft, Meta, and Google and his company has been named a Best Place to Work for more than a decade. He is a leadership professional keynote speaker, and a business strategy consultant, leveraging my expertise to help organizations and people grow. In the last 35 years, Andy has guided candidates in their runs for...

After shutting down a multi-six-figure business due to life-threatening burnout and daily anxiety, Hannah O’Donovan rebuilt her work from alignment rather than survival. She is a Somatic Channel, Nervous System Specialist, and founder of the Untamed Divine Feminine™, a body of work helping visionary women release anxiety-inducing ambition and create success that feels aligned, embodied and financi...

Bob Violino has covered some the most momentous events in the information technology field, including the emergence of the personal computer, the growth of mobile communications, and the rise of artificial intelligence, over a career spanning more than forty years. Since 2002, he has worked as a freelance writer, producing articles, newsletters, and other content for print and online publications...

LaKiesha Tomlin is an investing and trading mentor who helps busy professionals learn to trade in just 30 minutes a day. As a Yale MBA and former aerospace & defense engineering leader, she turned to trading after being laid off - growing $20K into ~$100K twice and funding two extended sabbaticals. Through her YouTube channel Chart Confidence, she shares practical strategies with fixed dollar risk...

Sunaina Mehta is the founder of Design your Next, a strategic small-group program where ambitious women at a crossroads discover their purpose and design what’s next on their terms. Her work is rooted in a truth she's lived her entire life: choosing yourself is the most graceful act of rebellion. Over 20 years, Sunaina built a powerhouse corporate career, serving as an award-winning Strategy head...

Hussein Hallak is a founder, entrepreneur, and strategist dedicated to helping people and organizations find clarity in complexity and build lasting impact. As CEO of Next Decentrum, he guides teams and leaders worldwide through digital transformation, innovation, and values-driven growth. His latest book, The Dark Art of Life Mastery, is a blunt, honest invitation to confront your illusions, recl...

Larry Kesslin is a speaker, author, and purpose-driven coach best known for his new book The Joy Molecule. After a decades-long entrepreneurial journey, including a life-changing trip to Africa, Larry now helps high achievers redefine success, reconnect with who they truly are, and create lives filled with meaning, connection, and joy. Through his frameworks around identity, purpose, and conscious...

From career reinvention to navigating three waves of menopause including rage and a host of wild symptoms, Angela Burk holds nothing back in her Angela Burk's brutally honest, deeply passionate book, “Real Girls Guide to Midlife.” After divorcing at 45 with three young sons, she torched the script she'd been following for decades and rebuilt her life from scratch, complete with a long-distance lov...

Hanna Bauer is the Founder & CEO of HEARTnomics™, a leadership and organizational transformation firm helping leaders rebuild trust, alignment, and resilience in times of pressure and change. A Maxwell Leadership Faculty Member, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Baldrige Examiner, she blends human-centered leadership with practical systems to help organizations eliminate burnout and unlock their full...

Alfredo is a former educator turned social entrepreneur and systems thinker working to make entrepreneurship accessible and regenerative in every community. He spent the last 25 years building at the intersection of education, workforce, and entrepreneurship, from teaching in the South Bronx to launching a statewide capital fund for underrepresented founders. He co-founded ESO Ventures, which has...

Autism mom, Nichole Daher, became frustrated when her daughter aged out of her ABA program. She desired a place that would accept children of any age, of any ability, and a center that would provide transparency to parents. In 2015, Nichole founded Success on the Spectrum— a complete Autism Treatment center that provides ABA therapy, Speech therapy, and Occupational therapy to children with Autism...

Chris March is a world-class executive coach, former COO, and leadership strategist. He helps senior leaders and high-potential managers sharpen their clarity, influence, and executive presence, delivering measurable business results while leading with confidence. With leadership experience across Australia, the UK, and Canada, and clients spanning multiple continents, Chris brings a rare global p...

Andrew Ackerman has launched 2 startups and invested in over 70 startups over the past 2 decades, first as an angel and then in an accelerator/VC context. He has created a number of unique investing and innovation platforms for funds like Dreamit Ventures and Second Century Ventures where he currently runs REACH Labs. He's literally written the book on what it takes to build a great startup. Publi...

Anne Marie Engel is a third-generation attorney and a fierce advocate for restoring integrity to the legal profession. With deep expertise in employment law, contracts, and regulatory compliance, she helps medium to large businesses, in healthcare, corporate, and government sectors navigate today’s complex legal landscape without compromising their values. Anne Marie is the creator of the “Account...

Bill Goodwin has over 30 years of leadership experience in growing and building individuals and teams with proven leadership training and dynamic speaking for growth. As a Maxwell Leadership Executive Team Member, Bill is a speaker, leadership coach, and author. He is also the Founder of Priority Living Consulting Group. His new book, Priority Living: Seven Pillars to Make Your Life Count derives...