Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Trudi Pavlovsky's teacher told her, "You're just like the rest of your family–useless. You're never going to be anything." Today, she says, "Sometimes I think I'm living a fairy tale; not a traditional fairy tale, but I wouldn't change it! I feel lucky, but I know it wasn't luck. I was willing to do the work and I'm now in a place where my soul feels satisfied." A quirky, creative woman, she's on...

Shellee Howard is the owner and president of College Ready and a Certified Educational Planner. She has a son who recently graduated from Harvard in the spring of 2016 debt free! She has traveled around the world helping other students plan for their "perfect match" college. She knows what it takes to compete in the Ivy schools, as well as how to find the best fit for a B student. In College Ready...

Aaron Hendon never got his photography studio off the ground. He was waiting tables in New Mexico because, "That's what you do with a fine arts degree." Then his entrepreneurial gene kicked in, and he was up to his elbows in bagel dough. A real estate investor, author, educator and speaker, he is managing partner of Christine & Company, a Seattle Magazine awarded, 5-Star Real Estate Agent, winning...

JJ Flizanes passed the test to be a certified physical trainer. But she knew how much she did not know, like how to use the exercise equipment. She looked at other trainers and said, "I want to know what that feels like, not just what it looks like!" Today JJ is an empowerment strategist and host of The Fit 2 Love Podcast Show. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness and an Amazon best-selling au...

John David Mann is an award-winning author whose books have sold more than two million copies, including the bestselling classic, "The Go-Giver," which was rejected 22 times by publishers in New York. Not until its 23rd submission was the book published. "A lot of my books that I love the most have never found large audiences. Even on this path of writing that has worked out so well for me, I keep...

Phil worked with people's vision for more than 20 years as an optometrist. Although the medical side of his life never harnessed his passion, he had an eye and heart for relationships that changed the path of his career. Today he is a nationally certified marriage coach, the director of Renegade Gentlemen Men's Ministry, and author of "Habits of Heroic Husbands." At a marriage retreat 10 years ago...

Lindsay Kinder returned from France filled with a knowledge of cuisine from farm to table. But she did not yet know how she would use it. She needed time. Would she be lulled back into the comfort of a 9-to-5 job? She had left a stable career in life insurance to pursue her lifelong dream of learning to cook in France. She spent six months backpacking solo on a quest to discover where great food c...

Michael Hahn is a culture expert, leadership speaker, and author of his new book, Hero Habits: The Guide to Thriving in Corporate America and in Life. "There is a polarity inside each person, with the hero on one end and the villain on the other," he explains. Recently featured in INC Magazine, Chicago Business Journal and Startup Magazine, Michael has led the culture movement for Allstate Insuran...

Lou Diamond was doing well on Wall Street, working in the fixed income area to bring stability back to the 2008-2009 market. But something was missing that he couldn't put a finger on. Could his teenage memories of a jewelry store in Brooklyn point to an answer? He has been a top producer at every firm where he's ever worked, led sales teams at Accenture, Deloitte, Omnicom, Merrill Lynch and Bank...

Lynn Marie Morski had recently co-founded a health tech startup on medical tourism. "All of my cylinders were firing at the same time. But the sinking feeling in my stomach told me something wasn't right." She faced the hardest quit of her life. Today she is a physician, attorney and lifelong quitter. Through her "Quitting by Design" website, she helps people carve out successful lives through str...

Mark Villareal is an international best-selling author, keynote and motivational speaker, coach and consultant. He is an expert on leadership, culture, business development and strategy and mentors leaders, aspiring leaders and managers in development, management and business teams. He has more than 35 years of experience in building teams and achieving C-Level status. He also hosts and teaches we...

David Itkow faced a crossroads at age 50. His trusting nature turned to gullibility, costing him his investment of $350,000. His choice: stay stuck and shut down, or use it as an opportunity to catapult himself forward. Some difficult days lay ahead, but using his natural ability to connect people, David embraced network marketing to showcase cutting edge products such as Healthy Socks and Superio...

Zev Halpern helps couples refresh their marriage by learning to explore, experiment and play again. A licensed psychotherapist and marriage coach for over 25 years in Brookeville, Maryland, he also coaches couples online across the United States and the world. He is the host of the TV Show and Podcast "The Raw Marriage Show" on The Montgomery Channel and on YouTube, iTunes and iHeartRadio.

Bobby Albert had just graduated from college at age 20 when his father died suddenly, leaving him the family business and $70,000 of debt. But advice his father had given him in junior high taught him lessons that paid off sooner than he had expected. As president of Values-Driven Leadership, LLC, his passion is to help other leaders build inspiring workplace cultures through values-driven leaders...

Carrie Wilkerson, daughter of a pastor, sang in her father's church almost every week. At age 10, her dad told her, "It's time for you to introduce your song and tell a story, not just sing and sit down. It's time for you to stop performing and time for you to start leading." She protested. "I'm a singer, not a talker on stage!"  Today she leads with her words as a best-selling author and speaker,...

J.J. Flizanes is an empowerment strategist and the host of The Fit 2 Love Podcast. She is the director of Invisible Fitness, and an Amazon best-selling author of "Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life," and author of "Knack Absolute Abs: Routines for a Fit and Firm Core." She was named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by E...

Adam Hudson was on top of the world when he took his company public. But the economic slide of 2008 hit hard and he eventually found himself selling text services to small businesses door-to-door. He wondered if he would ever have the courage to be an entrepreneur again. Adam has built several multi-million dollar companies in Australia and the United States. He owns an Amazon marketing service fi...

Evangelia Leclaire was only 13 when her parents separated, each one struggling with mental disabilities. She faced a choice: act out some typical teenage foolishness or chart a course toward her own health and wellness. She chose wisely and became career coach at The Muse and founder of Career Ready Set Rock, consultancy for millennial women and moms who want more meaning in their lives and career...

Tim Sanders spent most of his early career on the cutting edge of innovation and change. His hands-on study shows the awesome power of collaborative success through wise inclusion. "It's not about how many bodies are in the room; it's about how many perspectives." He was an early-stage member of Mark Cuban's Broadcast.com, which had the largest opening day initial public offering (IPO) in history....

Jayne Warrilow's company was succeeding, but she wasn't happy. Then, a health crisis nearly killed her. "I'd reached the limit of medical knowledge, but it didn't have to be the end of my story." Her healing would reshape her approach to work and life. She founded JW International, a global coaching and development company with a focus on resonance as the key driver of individual and organizationa...

Phil Randazzo applied for a commission-only job selling fire extinguishers. The interviewer startled him by asking the last personal development book he'd read. When he couldn't think of one, the man threw a Jim Rohn cassette at him and said, "Get out of my office and don't come back until you learn to work on yourself!" Years later, he owns Text Safe Teens, an app to prevent people from using cel...

Terra Winston, Ringleader of inTerractions, has dedicated her life to helping clients navigate successful careers that drive fulfilling lives. She's a leadership consultant and executive coach with more than 20 years of consulting experience. She creates results for companies and individuals, from boardrooms to plant floors. As a coach, she helps leaders make meaningful impact on their organizatio...

Betty Rae had musical talent and a voice like Julie Andrews, but her true passion was teaching. She also knew early on she had a special spiritual gift, but it couldn't flourish until a strong negative force was out of her life. An artist, best-selling author, speaker, teacher, and mystic, she has an ability to communicate with angels. She taught vocal music and English for nearly 30 years. After...

James Miller had earned a psychology degree and taken an assignment in a psychiatric hospital. He soon found himself in exactly the spot where he had vowed at age 17 to help teenagers get the best care possible. It was a prophetic dream coming true! A licensed psychotherapist for 20 years and a piano composer, he is pursuing the next chapter of his life by creating James Miller Lifeology, where he...

Lynn Marie Morski is a physician, attorney and lifelong quitter. Her "Quitting by Design" website helps people carve out successful lives through strategic quitting. Her goal: to destigmatize quitting and show what a useful tool it can be.  When not helping people to and through their quits, she's a doctor at the Veterans Administration, an adjunct professor of health law at Thomas Jefferson Schoo...