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The Shoes, a brand strategy, research, and innovation boutique specialized in brand positioning and messaging, as well as strategy development. Ulli has developed a unique positioning development methodology, that is outlined in his book The Brand Positioning Workbook. In our conversation Ulli talked to me about The definition of a brand as all the associations we have with a specific offering Str...

Our guest in this episode is Daniel Hill, life coach, mentor and therapist. Daniel specializes in assisting others, mainly through online video, to master their psychology and their emotional well-being, using tools such as Enneagrams and NLP. In our conversation Daniel talked to me about Finding comfort in uncomfortability of the present moment; Creating stillness to bring clarity and a sense of...

Our guest in this episode is Carlos Diaz, founder and CEO of Uncut.fm . Carlos is a repeat entrepreneur. He created his first startup, Emakina, at the age of 23, and it IPOed in 2006. He founded blueKiwi, the first SaaS in France, moved the company to Silicon Valley in 2010 and sold it two years later. He ran a startup accelerator program for four years and continues to invest through his rolling...

Our guest in this episode is Matt Mueller who has over 20 years of experience in the retail & consumer packaged goods industry and has always been fascinated with one question; Why? This fascination led him to a role in corporate innovation helping him to bring structure, clarity & deep insights to the forefront. Spending thousands of hours in the homes of customers and shopping alongside...

the Chicago-based advisory firm Gray Rhino & Company and is a former media and think tank executive. Her four books include the influential global bestseller The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore and the recently released sequel, You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World. In our conversation Michele talked to me about th...

Our guest in this episode is Simon Robinson, the CEO (Worldwide) of Holonomics, co-founder of the Deep Tech Network, a Technology Magazine columnist, Harvard Business Review author and co-author of Deep Tech and the Amplified Organisation, Customer Experiences with Soul: A New Era in Design and Holonomics: Business Where People and Planet Matter. Simon is respected globally for his contributions t...

Our guest in this episode is Bryan Rutberg, Founder and Principal of 3C Communications. Through speaking, training, and consulting, Bryan and his company help leaders and organizations turn customers into Lustomers™ - increasing profits, referrals, and other key metrics. Bryan combines his passion for language, 20+ years with HP, McKinsey & Company, and Microsoft, and 11 years consulting to dr...

Our guest in this episode is Christy Maxfield, the founder of Purpose First Advisors. She specializes in helping business owners become more confident, capable and resourceful. Christy helps growth-focused business owners build sustainably profitable businesses. Purpose First Advisors believe that building a business should be a bold adventure that creates happiness and prosperity for individuals,...

Our guest in this episode is Jeremy Pope of Sales Call Overhaul. Jeremy is a former clinical and stage hypnotist who now helps entrepreneurs build scalable high-ticket sales departments. He’s been a top salesperson, sales manager, and sales trainer for international businesses, including the direct-marketing giant Guthy Renker. Now, he and his team at The Engine Room help build high ticket sales d...

Our guest in this episode is Dr Victor Manzo, a former practicing certified pediatric chiropractor who is now a business mindset coach, 3x book author, podcaster and speaker. Vic brings a unique perspective to how we can lead more fulfilled and soul-filled lives through understanding basic truths of one's mind, and how we can truly have your cake and eat it too. Vic has taken his studies of holist...

Our guest in this episode is Dr Ruth Mary Allan, an executive coach, trauma coach, professional speaker & trainer. She is the Lead Certified Brain Health Professional in the UK, trained by the Amen Clinics, a Certified Havening Practitioner & Certified High Performance Coach. She is also a Reservist British Army Officer, ski & mountain leader & Trauma Recovery coordinator. In our c...

Our guest in this episode is Ana Patricia Bourgeois, an Intuitive Business Coach, Podcaster & Published Author. Ana's mission is to help ambitious women entrepreneurs double their sales and increase their revenue without spending extra dollars on marketing or advertising. She believes every woman has the power to be financially free & be their own boss without burn-out, stress, & overw...

Our guest in this episode is Matthew L. Cox, the leading performance coach in Las Vegas. Matthew has extensive experience in personal development training. Matthew's simple to understand and follow framework has helped hundreds of his clients increase their awareness to their greater purpose, therefore, helping individuals, teams, and organizations reach new heights. Matthew has conducted intervie...

Our guest in this episode is Chad E. Foster, a motivational keynote speaker, sales/finance leader, and inspirational change agent who works at Red Hat/IBM. He was the first blind executive to graduate from Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development and has been featured with NBC, CBS, Forbes, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA Today, and Chief Executive Mag. “People are often...

Our guest in this episode is Chandler Walker, founder of Stone Age Fuel. Chandler started his entrepreneurial journey with a brick-and-mortar wellness facility. He then pivoted to an online health practice a year before the COVID lockdowns. After scaling both businesses to the 7 figure level and doing 3000-4000 sales consultations, Chandler was frustrated with the way the sales process was taught....

Our guest in this episode is Seth Silvers, Founder and CEO of Story On Media & Marketing, who help businesses increase revenue through strategic, story-focused marketing. Seth is host of the Small Business Storytellers podcast and his new podcast "The Business", which is being launched this year as a 10,000 piece NFT collection. Story On helps coaches and consultants become known in their nich...

Our guest in this episode is Kobi Leizerovich, the Director of Partnerships APAC, at Namogoo, the world's first Digital Journey Continuity platform, serving over 1,000 e-commerce brands like Dollar Shave Club, Eddie Bauer, and Asics to boost conversion rates and revenue through 'Customer Hijacking Prevention' and 'Intent-Based Promotion' tools. Kobi works alongside some of Namogoo's largest custom...

Our guest in this episode is Kasten Spethmann, of Your Startup Life. Kasten is a retired professional windsurfer, a recovering Venture Capitalist, a non-conforming, near death surviving, adventure seeking, lifelong learning, nomad entrepreneur that now coaches founders (with a focus on athletes that want to become entrepreneurs), with tactical advice, tough love and experiential insight with the h...

Our guest in this episode is Elle Ballard, a certified Leadership and Personal Brand Coach, best-selling Author, and Speaker and founder of the Women of the World Network, where she is building a legacy of powerful women and making a positive mark in the world to benefit all humanity. When Elle came to the U.S. she had to start everything from scratch while supporting her family at the same time....

Our guest in this episode is business and leadership coach, Craig Lomax. Prior to his career as a coach, he co-founded and directed Rock-N-Water, an adventure camp in California, for thirty years. Craig coaches high performers who want the results with less anxiety and more life. In our conversation Craig talked to me about The core of great leadership is really caring about the people you are ser...

Our guest in this episode is Mike Wittenstein, the founder and managing partner at Storyminers. Mike shepherds mid-market companies to higher operating results and profitable exits using Storyminers’ unique combination of Story, Strategy, Experience Design, and Technology. His robust story-driven process helps bring clarity to their stories, strategic plans, brands, reorganizations, customer exper...

Our guest in this episode is Amit Lakhwani, of Global Vision Technology, a marketing company focused on driving growth through core principles of innovation and AppuSocial, a social media scheduler for authentic engagement. AppuSocial can save 10+ hours of time for any Small Business Owner or Social Media Manager In our conversation Amit talked to me about Best practice tips for social media marke...

Our guest in this episode is Farzad Rashidi, the lead innovator at Respona, the all-in-one digital PR and link-building software that combines personalization with productivity. He also runs the marketing efforts at Visme, where he helped the company gain over 12 million active users and pass 2M monthly organic traffic. In our conversation Farzad talked to me about Building backlinks through partn...

Our guest in this episode is John Rossman, the author of The Amazon Way book series, a former Amazon leader and Managing Partner at Rossman Partners. John is an expert leveraging the Amazon leadership principles to help others innovate, compete and win in the digital era. One of the leading innovation speakers, John delivers practical techniques and strategies the audience can apply in their busin...

Our guest in this episode is Roy Osing, a former president, CMO and entrepreneur with over 40 years of successful and unmatched executive leadership experience in every aspect of business. As President of a major data and internet company, his leadership and audacious ‘unheard-of ways’ took the company from its early stage to $1 Billion in annual sales. He is a resolute blogger, keen content marke...