Counsel Culture with Eric Brooker

Today my guest is Dr. Caroline Brookfield. Caroline is a Creativity Speaker, Veterinarian, and Author! Caroline believes that if everyone took small, unconventional actions to embrace their inherent creativity, we could change the world. Caroline dances on the line between art and science, thrilled to discover that we don't have to choose.  Veterinarian, researcher, and stand-up comedian, she deli...

Sunny Lawrence is my guest today. Sunny is a Utah native and is married to James Lawrence, AKA, the Iron Cowboy. Together, they have 5 children. Today we talk about the journey she has taken with James and the sacrifices she has made to support his journey. More specifically, the leadership it took to support James along the way in the 50/50/50 as well as the Conquer 100. Learn more at www.ericbro...

Tammy Heermann is an award-winning leadership expert sought out by some of the world's top companies for her programs that accelerate women's advancement. For over twenty years, she has helped change thousands of mindsets around what it takes to lead, both self and others. Today, we talk about her journey as well as her book; Reframe Your Story: Real Talk for Women Who Want to Let Go, Do Less and...

Our guest today is Karin Hurt, co-author of Courageous Cultures.  The book and her practice help human-centered leaders resolve workplace ambiguity and chaos, so you can drive innovation, productivity, and revenue without burning out employees. I know. You've brought in leadership consultants before. You and your managers learned some theory, but then everyone got sucked back into the whirlwind of...

Our guest today comes to us from the UK. Colin Hunter is an Author, Mentor, Coach, and the Founder and CEO of  PotentialSquared , an international business that specializes in Leadership Development, creating playgrounds of innovation and disrupting the way people are led.  Find more at www.ericbrooker.com or www.https://www.potential2.com/  

On today's show, we discuss The Great Resignation and how to turn it into The Great Opportunity with Tim Dumas.  We also discuss the 3; F's. Faith, Family, and Football His mantra: Love Unconditionally; by Serving Generously; while Dreaming Audaciously; to Grow Purposefully! Learn more at www.ericbrooker.com or www.servusleadership.com

Kate O'Neill is the leading experience strategy expert and thinker top organizations turn to  for solving human problems at scale Kate is CEO of  KO Insights , a strategic advisory firm committed to improving human experience at scale. The organizations she has helped have included the likes of IBM, the United Nations, Yale University, and the city of Amsterdam. They're organizations with storied...

The one common denominator of the world's most successful people is that they have all failed . They all took risks and flopped. They've created businesses nobody cared about, made films nobody wanted to see, wrote words nobody wanted to read, and made music nobody wanted to listen to. And yet, each and every one of them became the successful people they are, not in spite of, but because of those...

Dave Ramsey calls my guest today, "our generations Mark Twain" Zig Ziglar says he, "is the best speaker I have ever seen." Hailed by a  New York Times  reporter as "someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America," My guest, Andy Andrews is the author of multiple  New York Times  bestsellers including  The Traveler's Gift  and  The Noticer . He is also an in-demand spe...

Joe Foster is the co-founder of Reebok . He shares the same birthday 18 May, with his grandfather, also Joseph William Foster. Joe's grandfather was the founder of J.W. Foster and Sons  and the pioneer of the  spiked running shoe , and also developed the sneaker. Joe joins the show today to discuss his journey as well as his book, Shoemaker. Joe shares some of the highlights of his career as well...

A best-selling author, speaker, producer, and entrepreneur, Ron Tite has always blurred the lines between art and commerce. He has been an award-winning advertising writer and creative director for some of the world's most respected brands including; Evian, Fidelity, Hershey, Kraft, Intel, Microsoft, Volvo and so many others. Ron joins the show today to discuss topics from personal brand to the im...

Business leader, author and cancer survivor Robb Hiller joins Counsel Culture today to discuss The Power of 3, beating adversity, finding authentic purpose and living a better life. Robb shares his journey with us a businessman to his cancer diagnosis and some incredible leadership lessons his dog Bentley taught him. You are not going to want to miss this episode.   Find more at www.robbhiller.com...

In this episode, Eric Brooker looks back on September 11th, 2001 from the lens of 2021. We are more united than we are divided. Let's use this, the 20th anniversary to reflect on how we can unite as a country the same way we did 20 years earlier. Find more at www.ericbrooker.com  

From illiteracy to gang activity, Andre's childhood prepared him for nothing less than a life of crime and violence. This behavior eventually led Andre to be sentenced to over 100 years in prison. As a natural-born leader, he quickly rose to the top of the prison gang system where he managed gang activities from within the confines of a maximum security prison. During his two year stay in solitary...

On today's show we have founder of non-profit Every Monday Matters, Matt Emerzian join the show. Every Monday Matters is committed to helping individuals and organizations understand how much and why they matter themselves, the community, and the world. They provide the platform and programs that inspire and mobilize people to create this positive change… one person, one Monday, one action at a ti...

In all things Jesse Iwuji does, there are two constant elements: his devotion to service and his inspirational nature to many. Jesse went from competing at the top level of Division-1A college football to rising the ranks of the military as a Lieutenant Commander, and is now the only current driver in all of NASCAR at the national levels that actively serves his country as a US Military member. It...

Dr. Jermaine , a motivational speaker and  keynote speaker  was raised by a single mother in the Henry Horner Housing Projects on the West Side of Chicago. Although he endured the tragic loss of six family members to violent deaths, including his youngest brother Greg, Dr. Jermaine was determined to change the direction of his life. Living in the midst of violence and frequent loss of life, Dr. Je...

Once expected to die, John now teaches others how to live. Decades after the fire, John now holds one of the greatest gifts of all: perspective. As an accomplished speaker, author and podcaster, John shares his perspective to awaken you to your life's potential and energize you to live more thoughtfully, more boldly and more inspired. John's debut book, ON FIRE, is a #1 national bestselling story...

Meet Annie Meehan , keynote speaker, award winning author, and  Exceptional  Life expert.  As a keynote speaker, Annie is committed to transforming achievement from good to great by teaching people to rewrite their excuses into successful accomplishments.  Speaking internationally as an expert on living an  Exceptional  life, she will motivate, inspire, and teach you  to remove the road blocks tha...

Joe Schmit is an author, award-winning broadcaster, community leader and popular keynote speaker. His book  "Silent Impact"  Influence Through Purpose, Persistence and Passion is now in its second edition.  His new book is titled  "The Impact Blueprint," A Step by Step Journey to a Life of Significance. Joe was recently honored by the National Speakers Association (NSA) with the Certified Speaking...

This is a continuation of last week's conversation with Liane Davey regarding her book; The Good Fight: Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track. This discussion reflects on the, "bonus chapter", conflict at home.   More information at: www.ericbrooker.com   www.lianedavey.com & The Family Meeting Reference: https://bit.ly/3jLjHMF

Liane has never climbed Mount Everest (and probably never will). So far, she's never been in space. She doesn't even have an Olympic gold medal (although she did win the grade 9 Physical Education award). But the prize for solving the most difficult team challenges is named after her (no, not really, but someday it probably will be). For the past 25 years, Liane has researched and advised teams on...

Self Esteem Brands has grown from a vision to one of the largest and most respected names in the fitness industry. Their most notable logo, ANYTIME FITNESS has nearly 5000 locations on 7 continents.  How did they do it? How does a company set out to, "improve the self-esteem of the world" and are they succeeding? Today we are joined by my friend, Dave Mortensen. Dave is the President and Cofounder...

Swen Nater is a Dutch former professional basketball player. He played primarily in the ABA and NBA, and is the only player to have led both the NBA and ABA in rebounding. Nater was a two-time ABA All-Star and was the 1974 ABA Rookie of the Year. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins under coach John Wooden, winning two NCAA titles. Today, Swen joins The New Norm with Eric Brooker to ta...

Dan Pontefract is the founder and CEO of Pontefract Group, a firm that improves the state of leadership and organizational culture. "Full potential is possible." He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business. Dan is the best-selling author of four books: LEAD. CARE. WIN. How to Become a Leader Who Matters (2020), OPEN TO THINK: Slow Down, Think Creatively,...