Business Minds Coffee Chat

Ben Azadi, founder of Keto Kamp, bestselling health author, keynote speaker, and host of the top-rated Keto Kamp podcast joins me on this episode. Ben is the world's leading expert on the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. He is known as 'The Health Detective' because he investigates dysfunction and he educates, not medicates, to bring the body back to normal function. Ben is on a mission to...

Jenn Drummond, mom of 7, the first female world record holder to climb the second highest summits on each of the 7 continents, a successful business owner, an inspiring speaker, author, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Jenn elevates others to master their own summit in life. She has been featured in popular media outlets including CNN, ABC, The New York Times, USA Today, and Outside Maga...

Pat Hedley, investor, advisor, author of Meet 100 People , and TEDx speaker joins me on this episode. For 30 years, Pat was a managing director at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. Before joining General Atlantic, she worked as a consultant at Bain & Company. Pat is a graduate of Dartmouth College and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. Topics we cover include networking and b...

Grant Baldwin, founder & CEO of The Speaker Lab, speaker, author, and host of The Speaker Lab Podcast joins me on this episode. Grant has spoken nationwide to audiences of just a handful to arenas filled with 13,000 people. He's been featured on the Inc. 5000 list, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and the Huffington Post. Topics we cover include starting a speaking career, the business of speaking, the SPEAK...

Urs Koenig, leadership expert, military peacekeeping commander, ultra endurance champion, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and founder of the Radical Humility Leadership Institute joins me on this episode. Urs has helped hundreds of leaders and dozens of executive teams unlock new levels of achievement across four continents. His message of Radical Humility in leadership has inspired teams at...

Steve Magness, a world-renowned expert on health and human performance, bestselling author, performance coach, speaker, and host of The Growth Equation podcast and The Science of Running podcast joins me on this episode. Steve has consulted on mental skills development for professional sports teams, including some of the top NBA teams. His expertise in elite sport and performance has been featured...

Payam Zamani, tech entrepreneur, CEO & founder of One Planet Group, investor, philanthropist, and author joins me on this episode. Payam and his brother, Frank, founded the first online car buying service, helped take the company public, and completed a successful IPO reaching a market cap of $1.2 billion. In 2015, Payam launched One Planet Group, a private equity firm that invests in mission-focu...

Jake Thompson, founder of Compete Every Day, leadership performance coach, keynote speaker, author, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Jake has been featured in Forbes and has impacted over 80,000 people directly with his messages on competing every day, and through his weekly top-rated podcast show for leaders. His clients include global brands like Titleist/FootJoy, National Breast Cance...

Jenny Blake, ideapreneur, bestselling author, international keynote speaker, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Jenny is the co-creator of Google's acclaimed Career Guru coaching program. She's given keynotes and workshops at top companies and universities including Google, Microsoft, Stanford, Yale, and MIT. And she loves helping people move from friction to flow through smarter systems....

Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa, award-winning adjunct professor of business at Columbia Business School, speaker, founder & CEO of Mentora Institute, and podcast host joins me on this episode. With a PhD in Management Science from MIT and a lifelong study of the world's mystic traditions, Hitendra's mission is to discover, codify, and teach the laws of success in life and leadership. His class on Personal Le...

John O'Leary, 2x bestselling author, inspirational speaker, coach, and host of the Live Inspired Podcast joins me on this episode. Following a tragic accident at the age of nine, John was not expected to live. Today, he teaches others how to truly live. John helps hundreds of thousands of people to live inspired each year, sharing his insights and inspiring message with emotional storytelling and...

Amy Morin, psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, award-winning podcast host, and keynote and TEDx speaker joins me on this episode. Amy's TEDx talk is one of the most viewed talks of all time – with more than 23 million views. She's been featured by popular media outlets including, Inside Edition, Fox News Health Talk, CNBC, Good Morning Am...

George Mumford, mindfulness and performance expert known as the Performance Whisperer, sports psychologist, author, and speaker joins me on this episode. George has worked with elite athletes, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and countless other NBA players, Olympians, executives, and artists. Michael Jordan credits George with transforming his on-court leadership, helping...

Jeff Lerner, founder of ENTRE Institute, keynote speaker, author of Unlock Your Potential , podcast host, and musician joins me on this episode. Jeff is a 3-time INC 5000 CEO with over $100M in sales. He's been featured in a variety of publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., and The Wall Street Journal.   Topics we cover include Jeff's backstory, identity, being different and better, a...

Jeff Fenster, award-winning serial entrepreneur, speaker, investor, bestselling author, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Topics we cover include strategies to change our mindset, moving through fear, reframing failure, removing negativity from our lives, the success formula, core values vs aspirations, mentorship, and more. Jeff's entrepreneurial success is vast - ranging from Everbowl,...

Judy Robinett, business thought leader, bestselling author, TEDx and keynote speaker, advisor, investor, and startup funding expert joins me on this episode. Judy has served as the CEO of both public and private companies and in management positions at Fortune 500 companies. She was ranked #9 on Global Gurus list of the World's Top 30 Startup Gurus, and she's been profiled in popular media outlets...

Henna Pryor, workplace performance expert, executive coach, bestselling author, and an award-winning 2x TEDx and keynote speaker joins me on this episode. Henna was named a SUCCESS Magazine Woman of Influence and has spoken to global organizations including Google, Johnson & Johnson, and JPMorgan Chase. She's been featured in popular media outlets including Forbes, NBC, the Washington Post, Busine...

Tom Morris, one of the world's top public philosophers and pioneering business thinkers, bestselling author of over 30 books, keynote speaker, and advisor joins me on this episode. Tom holds two master's degrees and a double PhD in philosophy and religious studies from Yale University and was a Professor of Philosophy for 15 years at the University of Notre Dame. His work has been profiled on NBC,...

Mollie Eastman, behavior specialist, sleep coach, creator of Sleep Is A Skill, and host of the Sleep Is A Skill podcast joins me on this episode. Topics we cover include Mollie's personal story of suffering from insomnia and sleep anxiety, hitting rock bottom, the impact of daylight saving time on our sleep, circadian misalignment, light dark management, natural melatonin production, sleep challen...

Kevin Miller, former pro cyclist, a respected peak performance and inner drive guide, author, and host of the wildly popular podcast, What Drives You joins me on this episode. Topics we cover include discovering what drives you, setting boundaries, the importance of getting clear on your values, healthy and unhealthy drives, and more. Get connected with Kevin: Website: https://www.kevinmiller.co/...

Jefferson K. Rogers, owner and CEO of JKR Windows, inspirational speaker, bestselling author, coach, mentor, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Broke, directionless, and irresponsible, Jefferson had hit rock bottom and had no idea what it could look like to turn his life around. While growing his business from $0-$18MM in four short years, Jefferson learned many valuable lessons the hard w...

Philip McKernan, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, philosopher, filmmaker, coach, and enlightened hooligan joins me on this episode. Philip works with entrepreneurs, leaders, and athletes around the world, who in one form or another want to live a more courageous life. He helps people connect with their truth, uncover their unique gifts, and use them to impact the world. Topics we cover i...

Rita McGrath, bestselling author, professor at Columbia Business School, sought-after speaker, and strategic advisor joins me on this episode. Rita is a recognized expert in leading innovation and growth, one of the world's top 10 management thinkers, an award-winning academic researcher, and was named by Fast Company Magazine as one of the 25 smartest women to follow on Twitter. Rita's list of cl...

Tim Storey, acclaimed culture influencing thought-leader, life strategist, author, speaker, counselor, and Worldshaker joins me on this episode. Whether one-on-one or in groups of more than 20,000, Tim connects on a personal level with people from all walks of life, from entertainment executives, celebrities, business moguls, and professional athletes, to adults and children in neighborhoods throu...

Mike Michalowicz, the serial entrepreneur behind three multimillion-dollar companies, bestselling author, and one of the world's most popular speakers on small business topics joins me on this episode. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and business makeover expert for MSNBC. He regularly travels the globe as an entrepreneurial advocate. Topics we cover include P...