From There to Here

In this episode, Hal Schild shares a childhood lesson in perseverance, tales when working for THE Agency, fixing it “in post���, easier vs. better, having nothing to do,  keeping the business simple, and looking at the bigger picture. About Hal Schild Hal Schild is an award-winning editor, producer, animator, and director with over three decades of experience in the video and post-production indus...

In this episode, Anthony Cudjo openly shares how childhood abuse, bullying, and fighting shaped his personality and taught him about people’s energy; he also talks about receiving messages, positive self-talk, alignment with the natural laws, mastering the present, and being an agent of choice. About Anthony Cudjo Anthony Cudjo is a transformational coach.  With over 37 years of experience in...

Barry Gleeson is a certified growth coach and business owner.  In this episode, he talks about being on-purpose, how your energy is moving, re-investing in yourself, perspective from coaching, and taking time to think. About Barry Gleeson Since 2004, Barry has worked with owners and leaders of privately held family businesses, helping them to focus strategically to outperform their competitor...

Joshua Aranda is a social entrepreneur.  In this episode, he talks about managing tension, choosing how you show up, later date returns, comfort with uncertainty, thresholds, and redistributing the weight. About Joshua Aranda As a passionate leader, lifelong learner, and social entrepreneur, Joshua Aranda is focused on making the world a better place and expanding his family with every person...

Brian Smith is a business transformation consultant.  In this episode, he talks about self-reliance, figuring it out, differing ethics, navigating legal matters, the four motivations, partnership selection, the drama triangle, and taking the hard path. About Brian Smith Brian Smith has an eclectic entrepreneurial background, including investment banking, real estate investments, agency work,...

Brian Piper is an author, speaker, and consultant.  In this episode, returning guest Brian talks about his recent shift into full time consulting, blending his background of content optimization, marketing, and strategy with the opportunities of AI.  We dive deep into building communities and how to be audience-centric, while leveraging AI responsibly to deepen connections. About Brian P...

Mahaveer Jain is an entrepreneur and author.  In this episode, he talks about good from every place, cultural influences, showing your presence, doing your job to the fullest, and finding your spiritual anchor. About Mahaveer Jain Mahaveer Jain has been successful in bringing Supply Chain concepts from the big businesses to small and mid-sized companies over a period of 25 years as the CEO of...

Eva Rose Daniel is a professional speaking coach.  In this episode, she shares about the roller-coaster of entrepreneurialism, being part of the magic, who you know, being audience-centric, having clarity in your content, knowing your unique perspective, and strategic boredom. About Eva Rose Daniel Eva Rose Daniel is the founder of The Speak Shop, where she helps CEOs and professional speaker...

Helmi is a Caribbean chef, culinary revolutionary, and author.  In this episode, she talks about defying the prescribed plan, meeting different people, avoiding boredom, when you are not having fun anymore, recognizing signals, and doing what you love. About Helmi Smeulders Helmi Smeulders left her day job to pursue her dreams.  Lawyer by trade and chef by choice, she is reinventing the...

Adam Wallace is a serial business owner, executive, and Board member.  In this episode, Adam talks about the value of obstacles and opportunities, translating disconnects, balancing economic value, what the consumer is actually paying for, investing your time, and finding the story within. About Adam Wallace  Adam Wallace has spent years unlocking pricing power for products and services....

Scott Couchenour is a life and business strategist.  In this episode, Scott talks about messing with the plan, dividing the work, the lesson in hubris, building a life by design, acknowledging your moonshine, and living a life true to yourself. About Scott Couchenour Scott Couchenour is a seasoned "fourth quarter" life and business strategist dedicated to empowering high-achieving individuals...

Lisette Keus is a lionfish huntress and entrepreneur.  In this episode, she talks about widening horizons, the awareness of differences, non-profit contradictions, adapting to the opportunities, being in charge of the whole chain, fixing the problems as they occur, and to keep moving. About Lisette Keus Lisette Keus was born in the Netherlands and grew up in the world, thanks to her adventuro...

Chris LeBeau is the owner of Decoding Cocktails, a cocktail education business.  In this episode, he talks about being a dreamer, doing it for yourself, big thoughts, the understanding of motivation, and knowing your pain thresholds. Notes from Chris LeBeau I’m Chris LeBeau and I run a cocktail education business. I didn’t enter this industry until I was 38. Before that, I spent years in jobs...

Ron Story Jr. is an entrepreneur and speaker coach.  In this episode, Ron talks about having an athletic mind, selling the intangible, learning from the inside, the problem-pain spectrum, buying the next solution, and the value of persistence. About Ron Story Jr. Born and raised in East St. Louis, IL, Ron Story Jr. is an entrepreneur, speaker coach, and CEO of SpeakerHub, the world’s largest...

Julian Scadden is the President and CEO of Nexstar, a member owned organization fostering growth for businesses in select trades.   In this episode, Julian openly shares about the challenges and lessons of a tougher childhood environment, being who you are, the way we treat each other along our journey, change coming from experience, understanding the operations, the racehorse vs. the mule, m...

In this episode, Eric Pratum talks about a lack of attachments, using the time paid by others, the ease of pain with exposure, a complicated relationship with social media, learning empathy on the job, encouraging the feeling of insight, becoming what you spend your time on, and recognizing people (and their mindset) as the foundation. About Eric Pratum Eric Pratum is a marketing strategist and po...

In this episode, John and I talk about storytelling and why you tell the story differently, using stories in your own story, the importance of humility, the future state of your story, the pitfall of telling people who you are, the story behind business strategy, asking your audience, and knowing the take-away you want. About John Knicely High-growth companies and those navigating transitions, suc...

Dr. Kate Lund is a clinical psychologist.  She shares how a medical condition in her youth taught her empathy, her clinical focus on adaptation, the human side of injury, the importance of hope, maximizing potential in one’s unique context, her focus on parenting, strategy to help more people, and focusing on the possibilities. About Dr. Kate Lund Dr. Kate Lund is a licensed clinical psycholo...

Glenn Akramoff is an organizational rehabilitation consultant.  Glenn generously shares his stories and his lessons learned; including to care about what is important to you and those you care about, preparing for the worse, not applying yourself and the impact on others, the importance of recognition, lessons on empathy, recognizing a miscast, the awareness of your emotional intelligence, an...

Terri Spencer is an agency VP of Creative.  Terri talks about working hard for what you want, finding the right people, experiences with early “influencers”, the pressures of identity, chasing titles, learning to figure it out, knowing your value alignment,  and remembering what matters. About Terri Spencer Terri Spencer has always been creatively inclined, building a career that spans g...

Jose Tejada is a mortgage banker and Hispanic community leader. On this episode, he shares about growing up in a revolution, being in a constant state of survival, the contribution of every family member, the power of equity, the empathy of doing business, transferring grit, growing carrots, generational changing activities, and perspectives on mental health. About Jose Tejada Jose Tejada studied...

Shea Peffly is a coach and EOS implementer. On this episode, she shares the impact of music on her life, doing the work, listening to our elders’ stories, real world applications, defining your core values, practicing what you teach, the importance of self-care, and we have a high-level discussion of EOS and the entrepreneur. About Shea Peffly Shea Peffly, the CEO of Menagerie Coaching, is dedicat...

Patrice Bonfiglio is a Leader in the Investment sector.  On this episode, she discusses childhood resilience, boundless curiosity, territorial-ism, building on enthusiasm, opening the doors for others, and the value of small acts of service. About Patrice Bonfiglio Patrice Bonfiglio is the President of Sarissa Capital Management LP, a registered investment adviser focused on shareholder activ...

Dan Reus is an innovation advisor and ecosystem curator.  In this episode, he shares how he learned to pull strategy, science, and art together, the desire to just show up and learn, making everyone else feel like they are changing the world, seeking those who are active creatives, stewardship of other’s potential, being the most curious person in the room, and choosing to be part of the futu...

In this episode, Jami and I discuss how to identify, navigate, and leverage significant inflection points within an entrepreneur's journey.  We talk about the driver of behaviors, understanding the levers, participating in all the forums, knowing a business therapist, getting a solid assessment, and vetting your advisor. About Jami Wolfe Jami Wolfe is an Organizational Psychologists and Manag...