Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Cindy Ashton learned as a little girl that the cards were stacked against her. Casts on her legs, scars and pain drove home the point. But somewhere inside, she knew one day the world would hear her roar. After over 20 years as a singer and entertainer, she's now the TV host of Cindy Uncorked on e360tv, syndicated worldwide on 186 million screens.

Maddy Niebauer, founder and CEO of vChief, helps overwhelmed leaders spend time where they can have the most impact. Her virtual chief of staff service supports leaders from all sectors who are looking for high-level strategic support on a part-time basis. Maddy became an expert in the chief of staff role in her five years as a chief of staff at Teach for America, and has used this expertise to bu...

Christine McAlister was living a life of joy, success and service. Awaiting the birth of her first child, she suffered the kind of devastating blow psychiatrists rank among the worst. Gradually, she found and harnessed a fierceness she'd never known. Her company, Life With Passion, helps women start and grow online businesses out of their passions, to do the work they were created to do, replace t...

Ray Matz learned to be quick on his feet as a street kid in Philly. As the 2008 real estate collapse approached, he knew how to change his playing field and follow his passion. Instead of running from challenges, he figured out how to skate right through. Dedicated to motivating and encouraging husbands and fathers to lead, love, and live, Ray is pursuing his passion of coaching and developing mas...

Thomas Blackwell travels the world as a high demand speaker, inspiring people to become their best. He has given more than 1,000 talks and presentations to corporations, executives, entrepreneurs, sales teams, athletes, and students. He has owned and operated a successful seven-figure insurance agency with over 100 agents in three different locations.  In today's interview, he shares from his rece...

Regan Hillyer invested thousands of dollars in personal growth seminars, diligently applying what she learned. But change just was not happening. When her mentor asked her, "What are you doing to rewire yourself to succeed," she found herself staring back at him blankly. Today, as founder of Regan Hillyer International, she is dedicated to helping experts uncover their true message and launch powe...

Jesse Cole brought a new college summer baseball franchise to Savannah with high hopes. But people stayed away in droves. In a city with a pro ball team for 90-plus years, he had to do something very different—something bananas—to get their attention. Today, as the P.T. Barnum of Baseball, he has been a performer and showman for the past decade. His Fans First Entertainment owns and operates the G...

Andy Molinsky, professor of international management and psychology at Brandeis University and author, knows that stepping outside of one's comfort zone, both personally and culturally, is one of the hardest things people have to do. "But, you are probably going to have to step outside your comfort zone if you want to grow, learn, develop—to achieve your goals." That is what his work is about: hel...

Amel headed to a meeting on her university campus in Lyon, France, to start brushing up on her English-speaking skills. She soon realized she had stumbled into a meeting for recruiting students to sell encyclopedias in the U.S. Was this the "something exciting" she had been looking for? Today, Amel is a business and marketing coach, a speaker and the founder of Tandem Nomads, a podcast show and en...

Thomas Dixon lost most of his abilities to remember his own life because of a car injury. Rather than accept suffering, he decided there had to be a digital solution to his loss. He envisioned an artificial mobile memory app and enlisted technical help to build it. "ME.mory" now provides him and an increasing number of users around the world with rapidly-searchable, artificial memories.

Scott Alan Turner went from being a money moron at 22 to self-made millionaire 13 years later. An early retiree, he has been debt-free since 2009. He now helps others become financial rock stars through his best-selling book, talk radio show and podcast. He's been quoted in Forbes, Money Magazine, US News & World Report and more. His books are "99-Minute Millionaire" and "Money A to Z for Children...

Pamela Gold is a Yale University graduate, so she knows her way around books and learning. But it was a book that literally fell at her feet off a bookstore shelf that set her on a different path in life, a Path With Heart. In her current life's work, she teaches inner peace as the key to our greatest evolution and ultimately, world peace. She founded Gold Evolution and released her first book, "F...

Henare Hona O'Brien was at a turning point and decided to attend a personal growth seminar. The speaker was dynamic, caring, inspirational and happy. It was clear he had achieved success, yet he was still helping people. Henare said to himself, "OK, that's my next step!" Today, he's an intuitive coach, spiritual teacher and breakthrough trainer. He and his wife, Kate, are a top transformational co...

Jeffrey Shaw says a keen eye is not just for what one sees. It's also for what one senses. A sought-after portrait photographer for 30+ years, he uses his honed intuition to teach entrepreneurs how to attract their ideal customers by speaking their Secret Language. He hosts the popular business podcast Creative Warriors, is a business coach for entrepreneurs, and author of the book, "LINGO: Discov...

Katie Cline never saw herself as an entrepreneur. But when the real estate bubble burst, right after she finished her MBA, she learned from personal experience how to spot a need and fill it. And she learned how to live out her values with each new successful venture. She began her career at Lockheed Martin Aerospace in communications and business development, and then in project management overse...

Simon Crowe had an early academic career that was anything but stellar. One Headmaster said he was "a bit of a waste of space." But when an admissions counselor saw his potential, it was absolutely fundamental to how his life shaped up after that. Seeing potential in others is the driving force of his life today. Has been taking leaders on life-changing adventures into their heart and soul for nea...

Derek Champagne is founder and CEO of a full-service marketing agency The Artist Evolution and author of the bestselling book, "Don't Buy a Duck." Through his work, he has reviewed more than 1,000 brand audits and identified five commonalities found anything from start-ups to household brands. Any one of the five can lead to bad business decisions, but when solved, lead to meaningful traction and...

Emma Nichols bought a medical dictionary with her own money as a teenager in London. "I don't know where that idea came from. There were no doctors in my family. Back then, I didn't even know medical writing was a thing." She also knew she wasn't somebody who could be told what to do. "That's a trait that has stuck with me, probably to my advantage." Dr. Nichols has worked in medical writing and c...

Bernie Swain had started his dream job as athletic director at a major university, when he and his wife discovered a major opportunity in an entirely new field. His wife convinced him to quit his dream job and start a lecture agency, with their headquarters being a friend's large office closet. Nine years later The Washington Speakers Bureau lecture agency became the largest in the world.

Mark Villareal is an International best-selling author, public speaker, business coach and expert guest on talk shows. He mentors clients through professional development plans and focused coaching. He's recently launched Speaker Stardom, which books qualified elite speakers for speaking engagements. Their membership program provides tools and resources to help speakers hone their craft and skills...

Elinor Stutz heard all the reasons other girls hear about why they couldn't do this or why it was dangerous for girls to do that. Early in life, she decided her best reply would be, "It doesn't have to be like that!" Her achievements through ignoring negativity include writing her international best-selling book, "Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building that Gets Results."

Ryan Stewman had served his time for a state crime in the 1990, and was succeeding on the straight and narrow. Or so he thought. Unbeknownst to him, a new federal law would ensnare him and pull him off course. Today, his Hardcore Closer and Break Free Academy help Type-A business owners rapidly grow their sales through strong marketing and advertising. His no BS, 'take action' approach helps high...

Teresa McCloy, a REALIFE™ speaker and coach, partners with clients to help them stop being productive and start doing what matters most to them. A recovering workaholic who was addicted to all the latest apps, software, and bestselling books on productivity, she's now passionate about helping business leaders and entrepreneurs assess their habits and execute a REALIFE™ process to take their everyd...

Naomi Hattaway knew about being an outsider. As a home-schooled child of a bi-racial couple—before it was socially acceptable—she had to learn how to make connections, form communities and discover the unique gifts and talents she could offer. She founded I Am a Triangle, an online community with thousands of globally located members with one thing in common: they've lived around the world away fr...

Michael McDonnell surprised everyone with his love of sports and active life, despite a disabling condition. "My parents saw that I was going to try everything." At 16, a coach offered him an opportunity to coach tennisthat made perfect sense. "It was an easy choice for me to take that road." Still a young man, he has gone from managing cystic fibrosis and diabetes to using the lessons learned to...