Alonso Chehade Now

My guest Rand Fishkin has been called the Pope of SEO. He’s is the founder of a new startup called SparkToro, and co-founder and former CEO of Moz, a startup he grew into a $47m per year profitable marketing software company. In his new book Lost & Founder, Rand shares a painfully honest memoir of his experience as a startup founder. He talks about depression, layoffs, failure, growth hacks, how m...

Jennifer Wong is one of the recipients of Forbes 2018 30 under 30 in Marketing & Advertising Jennifer Wong. She recently became VP of Marketing at a fast growing trucking startup called Convoy, and she’s also a digital marketing adjunct professor at the University of Washington. Before Convoy, Jennifer was the VP of Marketing at TUNE, a 350-person tech startup that she helped scale up by overseein...

Steven Clough is a behavioral economist, author, speaker. He's the founder of AVO—a Seattle-based consulting firm—and his clients consider him the experts’ expert when it comes to Marketing. Steven is an emerging voice in behavioral economics and business, and he has published multiple research and thought leadership papers. His work focuses on business strategy, consumer insights, product develop...

This episode is my first solo round. A series I’ll be experimenting with once in a while in between interviews with guests.  Alongside this podcast, I run a blog. In this episode, I share a couple of ideas I've written about before on productivity and performance. You'll learn how to deal with information overload, become a better learner; and an approach to setting long-term goals and achieving t...

Dr. Merry Harris is a Chiropractic Clinical Neurologist with over two decades of experience. She has a private practice in Woodinville, WA; and she’s the only active woman doctor of her kind in the state. Dr. Merry’s mission is to help others live to their fullest by helping their bodies function properly. In this episode, we talk about ADHD, anxiety, and depression; and how to overcome these diso...

My guest Manny Medina is the CEO of Outreach.io, a sales automation firm that has grown from six employees to over 230 in its first three years. Born in Ecuador, Manny moved to the US for college which led him to work at two of the most prominent tech giants Amazon and Microsoft before becoming a CEO. Manny has been featured on CNBC, HuffPost, and Entrepreneur.com. In this episode, I ask Manny abo...

My guest Margo Myers is a former award-winning TV news anchor. She has spent more than 20 years doing TV news at KOMO and KIRO TV in Seattle. Now she manages her own PR firm and is a communications expert, keynote speaker, and an executive coach. In this episode, we talk about her journey to becoming a news anchor and her transition to becoming an entrepreneur. I also ask Margo to share her best a...

My guest Beth Whitman is women’s travel expert and host of the Be Bold Podcast. She’s travel around the World mostly solo and has almost 30 years of traveling under her belt. Her mission is to inspire other women to pursue their travel dreams while becoming a better version of themselves. Beth’s travel blog has nearly 10,000 subscribers and she’s been featured in USA Today, CNN, MSNBC, and multipl...

My guest is one of Seattle’s favorite yoga teachers and one of my friends, Carina Terra. She has been practicing yoga since she was 13 and has studied with some of the world’s most respected yoga experts. She moved from Brazil to the U.S on her late 20’s, and owned and managed a yoga studio for ten years. Today she continues to spread her passion for yoga by holding teacher training programs and c...

My guest Jorge Barón is a national figure in the immigration debate. He was born in Bogota, Colombia and moved to the U.S. when he was 13. As the son of a TV legend in Colombia, it seemed like Jorge's destiny was to be in the entertainment business. But instead, his career took a different path. Now he’s the leader of one of the largest immigrant rights nonprofits in the U.S. In 2008, Governor Gre...

A local media legend stops by. My guest has spent four decades as a broadcast journalist where he’s interviewed newsmakers and celebrities—from former presidents to music icons. He’s the recipient of nine Northwest Emmy Awards. In 2003 The Seattle Weekly featured him as Best TV Host and in 2006 Seattle Magazine named him one of the most influential people of the year. Enrique Cerna is the senior c...

Niveen Heaton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Caracas, Venezuela. A mixed background that has given her a unique perspective that she brought to fruition by building a 7-figure swimwear company called Adicora, which she started in 2009. Niveen is also the fashion creative director of Metropolitan Fashion Week, one of the fastest growing fashion events in the United States. In...

Have you ever struggle with the question, “What’s my purpose?” For many of us, narrowing down on “the one thing” we’re supposed to be, is a never-ending challenge. That’s why I’m excited about my guest Justine Joslyn. She's a skilled therapist and life coach, and founder of the Self Empowerment Institute. For over 15 years—through her private practice and group workshops—Justine has dedicated her...

I had the opportunity to attend a fundraising breakfast event organized by The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship on October last year. And even though I was looking forward to the keynote speaker, Best-Selling author Angela Duckworth, the speaker that followed, former homeless turned UW scholar Mark Bennett stole the show for me.  Mark’s story is pretty incredible. At 17 he became a father,...

Seattle serial entrepreneur shares how he built a seven-figure consulting business under 30, the highs and lows of venturing into the world of startups, and more.  

Award-winning author and investor Jeff Lehman shares advice on buying or renting a house, saving and investing priorities, robo-advisors, and more.

A special episode in response to Trump's pledge to cancel DACA. Award-winning immigration attorney discusses risks involved, fighting deportation, and more.

A conversation with award-winning radio host Ross Reynolds. We discuss the future of radio, asking great questions, how to get people to open up, and more.

An undocumented student turned social entrepreneur shares life lessons on overcoming adversity, becoming a leader, the power of possibility, and more.

In this interview, sales training expert Ray Makela talks about sales grit, top characteristics of gritty salespeople—and how to hire for them!

Lloyd Ball is one of Seattle's top networkers. In this interview, we talk about networking, throwing $40k+ events for free, his morning habits, and more!

Keegan Hall is fast becoming a well-known artist. In this episode, we explore through his story, how passion is not something you "follow" but "cultivate" instead.

Learning and development expert Ilana Guttmann discusses how adults learn best, turning knowledge into new skills and behaviors, and measuring learning effectiveness.

In this episode of Beyond the Surface, I talk with keynote speaker and coach Omar Rivas to learn about the art of storytelling and how to develop this essential tool to becoming a powerful communicator.