Gratitude Through Hard Times

One of the benefits of gratitude is that it shifts our focus from ourselves to those around us; it makes us humble. Humility paves the ground for servant leadership, which is all about recognizing you're not a self-made person. Brent McCarty is the definition of a true servant leader. Brent is the President of ESET North America. ESET is the pioneer of antivirus protection, with the global vision...

Exclusion hurts, but we all encounter it in our professional and personal lives. Everyone seeks to belong to something greater than themselves, but how do we find this belonging in our exclusion-filled, chaotic world? Erik Day is the advocate we all need to overcome exclusion. Erik is the Senior Vice President, Small Business at Dell Technologies, and the Global Executive Chair of the PRIDE Employ...

There's a well-known quote that says, "Nothing great comes without risk". Our guest today knows this all too well. Christopher Gaeta has been pursuing his interests and turning them into his life's greatest passions since the age of 12. Christopher is a venture capital associate specializing in healthcare investments for VU Venture Partners. A contributor to CNBC, U.S. News & World R...

It can be hard to figure out what your dream is in life, and even harder to find the right path to take to achieve that dream. Chris McIntyre is the American Dream Maker. Chris's destiny is to help people experience their life's wildest dreams. Chris is the Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer of EagleRider. EagleRider is the world's largest motorcycle rental, tour, and membership company, carr...

The ebb and flow of life is something we all are subjected to. Like the tides of the ocean or the phases of the moon, things in life naturally come and go. Lynne Capozzi is no stranger to life's ebb and flow. Lynne is the Chief Marketing Officer at Acquia and one of their boomerang stories, first serving as Acquia CMO in 2009. Lynne left Acquia in 2011 to pursue her nonprofit work full-time. She r...

We all have ideas that make up our life's dream. But turning those aspirations into reality is the tricky part. John Miller is a master of making dreams come to life. John is CEO of Cali Group, a holding company focused on using new technologies to transform the restaurant and retail industries. Cali Group owns a global QSR restaurant chain, CaliBurger, and has major equity positions in Dive afDil...

Food and sales are the principal components of businesses and our lives. Mark Eggerding intertwines both of them in his life and career to spark learning, excellence, confidence, positivity, enthusiasm, creativity, and love. Mark is Vice President of Brand Activation at US Foods and the author of Mastering the Sales Recipe: Creating Memorable Customer Experiences and Sales Success. His love for se...

Everyone has unique qualities and characteristics. It's what makes our wonderful world so diverse and exciting. But understanding how to harness your unique attributes and use them to propel you forward is what determines our success. Chris Adams is an expert at utilizing uniqueness to create a strong and diverse company culture. Chris is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Park Place Tec...

Failure - It's something we all face and struggle with. How we overcome our failures define who we become. Jeremy Harbour took his failure and turned it into humility. He learned that when you fail, you realize the rope was only inches off the ground. Jeremy is a serial investor and expert in Mergers & Acquisitions. He is also the founder of Unity Group, on which he’s advised on more than 300...

We all go through difficult times when growing up, but how we react to those times determine how we show up as adults. Narine Galstian took her childhood challenges and grew into a driven, curious, and open minded leader. Narine is one of the most promising CMO's in the technology sector, at the helm of the 14x - Inc. 500 Company, SADA. SADA was named Google Cloud Reseller Partner of the Year for...

Representation has always been important, especially in this day and age. Many people see the world in black and white, but there is more to life than that. There has been a constant need for a role model that sees in between the lines and is able to use their privilege (and burden) for good. Lori Cornmesser is the perfect example that embodies all these traits. Lori is a successful biracial woman...

The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success. Stephen Hightower is the perfect representation of the American Dream. Stephen is an experienced Chief Operating Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. He grew up with humble beginnings but through per...

Everyone wants to be the change they want to see in the world. To do that, you have to be a catalyst for your own growth, as well as for the people around you. Don't know where to start? Ozzie Nelson has the answers you need. Ozzie is an accomplished Chief Executive Officer and chairman of Nelson who has applied entrepreneurial skills to the design, architecture, and planning industry. Even though...

Everyone wants to have someone they look up to, someone who inspires them to become the best versions of themselves despite difficult circumstances. Jeff Bush is one of those people you can look up to. Jeff is a highly motivated, goal-oriented Operations Executive with an established history of exceeding goals in many areas. Despite growing up with his odds stacked against him, he was able to lear...

Claude Silver is VaynerMedia's Chief Heart Officer, the capstone of a career focused on guiding client relationships, global brand strategies, operations, and management. An abiding passion for creating spaces in which people can thrive defined her previous leadership positions at JWT London, Publicis London, SAYMedia, and Organic, among others. Connect with and find out more about Claude at: http...

Ryan is a three-time entrepreneur who’s previous technology companies were successfully acquired by USA TODAY and Groupon. Now as the founder and CEO of Electric, Ryan is leveraging data and automation to deliver enterprise-grade IT services to small and midsize companies all over the US. Since founding in 2016, Electric has raised $39M and employs a team of 150 full-time employees across four off...

As CEO of Toffler Associates, Maria taps into deep experience with strategy development and execution, customer experience, business performance management, acquisition integration, and organizational transformation. Before joining Toffler Associates, Maria was a managing director at North Highland, overseeing media, entertainment, and communications industry. As the division president, she led th...

Lena Trudeau is CEO of U.Group, an advanced technology and creative design company committed to creating customer-centric innovation in the public and private sectors. An early advocate for government modernization, Lena spearheaded the creation of 18F, an in-house digital services team at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and brought a similar model to the Canadian Digital Service (...

In 2010, Bryan and Shannon Miles felt a stirring from God. After experiencing the virtual assistant (VA) model for themselves, the couple was inspired to start their own business providing virtual support to busy leaders. After much prayer and due diligence, Bryan and Shannon followed God’s call and founded Miles Advisory Group. Within two months, they had signed four contracts with leaders in Ten...

As a Bahnsen Group Managing Director/Partner, Kimberlee specializes in personal wealth advising and oversees financial and retirement planning solutions for high net worth individuals and multi-generational families. She creates, and guides implementation of, cohesive strategies that incorporate all aspects of clients’ financial lives. Kimberlee’s proficiency also includes helping individuals tran...

Michael Farber is a social entrepreneur and founder of Breakout. Through his work with Breakout, Michael organizes transformative and powerful events in cities across the country to celebrate and give a voice to local change makers who lift up their communities. Find out more about Michael at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-farber-851a927/

Mark Rothschild is the founder and CEO of Right at School.  Prior to that, he was  COO of the JCC of Chicago and CEO of the Cincinnati JCC. Mark has held senior-level posts at Fastweb.com, Knowledge Advisors, and the Human Capital Research Corporation, has been a consultant in workforce development, training, and communications with McKinsey and Company and Arthur Andersen, and has taught at sever...

Stuart, is the Chair and CEO of Audubon, a membership group of St. Louis area civic-minded investors. Its 3 pillars are increasing wealth management knowledge, encouraging collaboration to make St. Louis area philanthropic efforts more effective and growing the vibrant St. Louis area start-up scene. Find out more about Stuart at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuzimmer/

James earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Miami University in 2000. Before joining Wealthquest, James spent five years with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network as a Financial Representative. He spent most of that time training other Financial Representatives in financial planning techniques. James earned the right to use the CFP® mark in 2004. James is married with three ch...

Over his 25 years as a technology entrepreneur, Tom has built and led several highly profitable, industry-defining companies. Always a passionate champion of disruptive technologies, Tom began his career as an associate at BCG, where he was immersed in the shift to “big box” retail. He later served as president of Ticketmaster.com (LYV), where he helped lead the transition to online ticketing. The...