A New Direction

Is Your Business Telling the Stories that Sell and add Value? In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s not the best ideas that win—it’s the best stories . This week on A New Direction , I sit down with strategist and author Gavin McMahon to discuss his powerful new book, Story Business: Why Stories Rule the World and How They Can Reinvent Your Business . Gavin reveals why every leader, CEO, and sa...

The 10 Commandments to Marketing and Persuasion I’m pumped to bring you an interview with Dr. Yaniv Zaid — the guy known around the world as “ Doctor Persuasion ” and the author of The 21st Century Sales Bible . If you’ve ever felt like you’re shouting into the void with your message, or you’re undervaluing your work, or you’re trying to build a community but can’t quite crack the code — this conv...

The Opposite of Leadership…Wait for it…It’s Drama I’m really excited for this week’s episode of A New Direction , because I’ll be sitting down with best-selling author Charlie Sheppard, whose work jolts us out of the endless cycle of workplace drama and into — you guessed it — leadership by choice. In his book Save Your Drama for Your Mama: Drama or Leadership is a Choice , Charl...

Help Others Find What They Don’t Know What Their Needs Are Join me on A New Direction as I sit down with Bill Shander , author of Stakeholder Whispering: Uncover What People Need Before Doing What They Ask . Bill’s premise is bold and true: most customers, clients, and bosses don’t actually know what they need; they only know what feels familiar enough to ask for. Our job isn’t to take the o...

Lead by 3 – Leadership with Simplicity A New Direction brings you an in-depth conversation with retired Naval Academy alum Steven Mays , author of The Power of 3: Lessons in Leadership. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the endless “leadership frameworks,” this episode is a breath of clarity. Steven cuts through noise using a foundation rooted in three—three pillars, three practices, three...

Becoming More Requires You Becoming Different Join me live on A New Direction as I sit down with best-selling author, business leader, and transformational coach Dianna Kokoszka to talk about her incredible new book Becoming More: You Can’t Get Better Until You Get Different . If you’ve ever felt stuck in your routines or wondered why progress feels just out of reach, this conversation will inspir...

Leading with Hospitality is Not Going to Be Easy… But it will be Effective What does it truly mean to lead with heart? This week on A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso, we welcome Taylor Scott , author of Lead with Hospitality: Be Human. Emotionally Connect. Serve Selflessly. In a world where leadership often gets reduced to strategy, numbers, and bottom lines, Taylor brings us back to the c...

Can Empathy Drive Productivity and Profit? Yes! What if the greatest leadership superpower wasn’t authority or strategy—but empathy? On the this episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso, my guest D r. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller unpacks her book The Empathic Leader and explains how empathy, when connected to Emotional Intelligence (EQ), is transforming leadership in ways that boost profit, p...

7 Strategies to Build a Better Now in Life and Business In this episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso I have a powerful conversation that could change the way you experience every moment of your life and your business. My guest, Greg Bennick, speaker, humanitarian, and author of the inspiring new book Reclaim the Moment: 7 Strategies to Build a Better Now , joins me to share how to stop l...

How Peer-to-Peer Networks Will Surpass the Best CEO Driven Companies What if your smartest move as a leader is to stop trying to be the smartest person in the room? Join me on A New Direction with Coach Jay, as I sit down with Rod Collins , author of Nobody Is Smarter than Everybody: Why Self-Managed Teams Make Better Decisions and Deliver Extraordinary Results . We’re diving into the playbook tha...

26 Jerks in the Work Place…Are You 27? Your workplace should be a place of growth, teamwork, and purpose—but what happens when one person throws it all off track? In his new book The One-Minute Jerk at Work , Rich Salon —better known as “Rich the HR Guy”—shines a bright light on the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways toxic behaviors can creep into your office and derail your career. On this epi...

Business Start Your Engines with 5 Flags to Enhance your Sales and Strategy Why do so many companies struggle to grow—even when they have talented sales teams and visionary executives? On the next episode of A New Direction , I, Coach Jay Izso, sit down with Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author Scott Edinger to discuss his latest book, The Growth Leader. Scott’s research uncovers a costly disco...

Don’t confuse Human Hacking with Manipulation…Like Everything there can be a Dark Side, but Now When It Is Used for Good What if you could ethically influence others, build instant rapport, and create lasting positive impressions—just by understanding human behavior more deeply? On the next episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso, we welcome Christopher Hadnagy , world-renowned...

Never Give Up on Your Dream… How Baseball and More can Teach us Lessons That Can Encourage Us to Keep Pursuing our Dreams in both Life and Business. What if the path to your biggest dreams wasn’t found in swinging for the fences, but in mastering the little things? On the next episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso , we welcome Joel Goldberg , Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, televisi...

Get Your Aging Career Car Back in Shape to Take On the New Roads Is your career running out of gas? Maybe it’s time for a tune-up—and this week on A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso , we’re pulling into the garage with author, career expert, and former pastor Chris Fontanella . His latest book, Overhaul Your Career: Seven Tips for Restoring Your Classic Model for New Roads , offers a powerful roa...

Leadership Lessons from the Legends: Pat Summitt and John Wooden This week on A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso , get ready for a masterclass in leadership, personal growth, and lasting impact as we welcome back breakthrough coach and best-selling author Brian Biro . His latest book, Lessons from the Legends , dives deep into the coaching brilliance of two of the greatest leaders in sports histo...

In Business or in Life, How YOU handle Crisis will make the Difference In this powerful episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso, we sit down with global legal and compliance expert Fabiana Lacerca-Allen to explore the mindset and tools needed to lead through the most challenging moments. As the author of the thought-provoking book Crisis Capable – Building Your Capacity to Survive and Succe...

Knowing Your Identity Coupled with Strategy Will Leave a Lasting Legacy A New Direction welcomes Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author Alex Brueckmann for a live, game-changing conversation about his latest book, The Legacy Strategy. In a world desperate for direction and authenticity, Brueckmann delivers a powerful message: true leadership isn’t about chasing the next goal—it’s about defining w...

8 Keys to Becoming a Learn It All Leader In this episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay talks with Damon Lembi — two-time best-selling author and CEO of LearnIt — for a powerful conversation that will reshape the way you think about leadership, growth, and learning. Damon joins us to dive deep into his newest book, The Learn It All Leader: Mindset, Traits, and Tools , a must-read for anyone ser...

The Third Side of the Coin: Unlocking “Bempathy” Communication is the foundation of every relationship—personal, professional, and everything in between. But what if the way we’ve been taught to communicate is only giving us part of the picture? In this episode of A New Direction , I interview the dynamic Jill Robin Payne, as we dive deep into the revolutionary ideas in her new book, “Bempat...

Overcome Fear and Live Courageously What if fear wasn’t something to conquer—but something to work with? In this episode of A New Direction we go deep into the science of fear, courage, and personal transformation with Dr. Mary Poffenroth , author of the groundbreaking book “Brave New You: Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day.” Whether you’r...

Be an Inspired Leader through the Science of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership What if your greatest leadership tool isn’t strategy, but spirit? This week on A New Direction, we sit down with Dr. Yosi Amram , a pioneering psychologist, executive coach, and author of the groundbreaking new book Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired. Dr. Amram invites us to rethink wh...

10 Keys to Success that Anyone Can Do Are you truly prepared for success? In his book Prepping for Success: 10 Keys for Making it Big, Anmol Singh lays out a practical roadmap for achieving greatness. From mastering self-discipline and emotional intelligence to developing an unshakable mindset, Singh provides actionable strategies to help you break through barriers and reach your highest potential...

Success and Happiness Start with Your Thoughts… It’s Time to Change the Way You Think! We all probably recall some version of Proverbs 23:7 So as one thinks, so he/she is… And Best-selling author Andrew Matthews takes us on a journey to demonstrate it, through research and common sense. The fact is we choose our thoughts, and what we dwell on (even unintentionally) we will gravit...

Slow Living Doesn’t Mean Nothing Gets Done Are you feeling overwhelmed by the never-ending hustle? Do you crave a slower, more intentional way of living? Then you cannot miss this episode of A New Direction! I’m sitting down with best-selling author Stephanie O’Dea to talk about her latest book, Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle-Driven World. Stephanie has mastered...