In The Growth Space

For this week’s episode, we have John Vuong, the founder of Local SEO Search, a full-service digital agency, one of the top 50 SEO agencies in Canada.  With his burning passion for helping businesses succeed and his eagerness to chase his curiosities not just in his business but in his life, John’s success can be traced to the mistakes he made, the communities he built, and the working culture he...

John Johnson has been leading teams as a Servant Leader his entire adult life beginning with 7 years of military service. He was most recently the founder of MarketCraft, a manufacturing company focused on supporting the Experiential Retail, Trade Show, and Live events industries.  Customers included Nike, Adidas, Columbia Sportwear, The North Face, Dr. Martens, Whole Foods and many other premium...

In this week’s episode, we have the Founder and Development Director of Smile Project Louisville, Michael Ray. Michael has been spreading love and influencing attitudes and behaviors through random acts of kindness and smiles. It’s through filming these acts of kindness is where he made his impact and inspire others one smile at a time. Listen and find out how you can make others happy by being so...

We had a real ninja in this week’s episode, Author and Ninja Chris Warnky.  Chris’s ninja warrior journey started when he was 58 years old and has written a number of books about his journey ever since, titled “Heart of a Ninja” series. Let’s dive right into the episode in which Chris shared the life changes he underwent while training to be a Ninja and how it inspired him to write his books and h...

We are joined today by the host of The Whole Person Podcast, Evan Herrman. In this episode, Evan shared his series of unfortunate events last 2019 that led him to exponentially grow in all areas of his life despite the global pandemic  - Faith, Family, Finances, Friendship, Fitness and Fun. He also touched on the early struggles he faced during childhood years with his learning disability that for...

In this episode, we are joined by the author of the book, "The Potential Trap", Mark S. Benedetti. Together with David Mcglennen, they defined and discussed the potential traps in one's life that are invisible to the naked eye. Mark also shared his own journey in dealing with his limiting beliefs, clashing priorities and feelings of loss. They conclude the episode with an escape guide to finally b...

In this episode, we are joined by the Productive Ninja herself, Grace Marshall. She is an award-winning author and a recipient of The Commuter’s Read category at the CMI 2017 Management Book of the Year Awards for her 2nd book titled, "How To Be Really Productive: Achieving Clarity And Getting Results In A World Where Work Never Ends".   Today, Grace Marshall is the Head Coach and Chief Encourager...

In this episode, we were graced by John Ramstead. He is a former navy fighter pilot, well-acknowledged executive coach, and founder of Beyond Influence and an international Podcast Host for Eternal Leadership, named by Inc. Magazine as one of "The Top 12 Podcasts Leaders Need to Listen to". He is also the author of On Purpose with Purpose: Discovering How to Live Your Best Life. John empowers lead...

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Tracey C. Jones. Continuing the legacy of her late father, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, she is presiding over Tremendous Leadership as the organization's current President. Engaging herself in multiple industries and different careers throughout her life, she is now a former Air Force officer, war veteran, researcher, speaker, publisher and author of ten (10) c...

In the last episode, we heard from author, speaker and Undercover Millennial about what his research uncovered for people to say "I Love It Here" (also the title of his book!).   Today, I have a conversation with one of those kinds of leaders who is actually creating that kind of environment in perhaps the most unlikely of places - the manufacturing environment.   Listen in as Kevin Peters, Presid...

If you haven't heard about the undercover millennial, you're going to in this episode. Clint Pulver is an Emmy award winning speaker, author, musician and pilot who has worked with 181 organizations and interviewed over 10,000 employees as he did research for his new book. He found the common denominator and the keys to what led to employees saying "I love it here" and wrote his book with the same...

Emotional intelligence is one of those areas of growth that I've been working on in recent years and today I am talking with Teresa Quinlan who is a coach and consultant in the dynamics of using EQ in business and personal growth.   We explore her own growth journey of expanding her emotional comfort zone and then talk about how to be sure that everyone is aligned in company strategy so that we do...

There is so much about being able to grow our companies and even our own career path that takes negotiation.   In this episode, I talk with Laurel Johnson who has negotiated over $150 million in value for small businesses in her business brokering company based in Austin, Texas.   She shares what negotiation is and what it is not along with some stories of how to use negotiation and what it takes...

When you find a leader who believes in a humans-first approach to business and leadership, it is always an amazing conversation with a lot of learning. In this week's episode, I speak with Kiana Tralongo who believes that leadership is not about a title but is all about people.  Kiana has an amazing framework that uses GRIT for helping diverse C-Level leaders to grow and expand. You will come away...

In this episode, I talk with small business owner Jason Tracey who shares his story of overcoming poverty and abuse as a child and what it takes to overcome this kind of adversity.   It's a bit longer episode but Jason has a lot to share and there are some really great stories and also strategies to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.   Thanks for your feedback because it helps us to know that...

In this episode, I reflect on the last few episodes and the stories of growth.  I talk about what growth really feels like.    While it's always inspiring to hear about other people's growth journeys, to know how it feels when YOU are in it is helpful.   It doesn't necessarily make it easier, but it does help being aware of how it feels.   Growth is disorienting, it's uncomfortable and it is being...

This is truly a "laundry to leader" type of growth story in today's episode!   If you have ever wondered of you could truly grow into a new role and a different person, you're going to be encouraged by this conversation with Jeff Hancher from The Champion Forum Podcast .   Jeff shares how he started out as a truck driver and almost gave up on himself and his company.  Find out how important develo...

In today’s episode, I have a really great growth story.  From a high school dropout to a serial entrepreneur Shari Strong has an amazing story to tell and lessons for us all! Shari has been a facilitator, trainer, author and leadership/sales coach for the past 10 years.  She has a Masters in Pastoral Counseling and Leadership. Not only has she has coached 100's of people, but she has helped thousa...

You've probably heard the Simon Sinek TED talk titled "Start With Why" or have read his book.   What you may not have done yet is to truly discover your own personal Why.   This episode is a conversation with Dr. Gary Sanchez who was coached by Simon Sinek and mentored by John Assaraf (of the movie "The Secret" fame).   Dr. Sanchez is the CEO of the Why Institute and has created a Better Way to fi...

I've been waiting for this episode since last year and I am so honored to have author Eryn Eddy on the podcast.   Eryn has spoken on some pretty big stages and is the CEO of a lifestyle brand company called So Worth Loving with some of her work being featured on CNN and Oprah.     Her book, titled So Worth Loving, is being released on January 19th (the day after this episode airs) and there is so...

One of the most impactful ways to grow a company and stand out from your competitors in a commoditized world is to be very intentional about company culture.   Most CEOs say that it's the most important thing that impacts the bottom line results of the company.   Yet so many don't really know how to create an intentionally designed company culture.   In this episode, I share two steps of an eight...

I was a recent guest on the Live Life Rich podcast with my dear friend Marissa Nehsen and, after listening back to our conversation, I knew that this was the right episode to start the new year.   We talk about  How I teach culture and bring it together with values. The lessons of listening and speaking straight. The generational aspect of teaching culture. What kind of people are in my mastermind...

The future of any company depends on the people that make it up.  That's especially true where there are leaders who have tons of potential and the ability to have that potential expressed.   In this episode, Dr. Kimberly Hambrick and I discuss some of the lessons we heard from participants in the Emerging Leader Inner Circle Virtual Summit held in December 2020.   There are many ways that leaders...

This year has been a difficult one all the way around.    I know that many want to move past it as quickly as possible but growth can only happen when we look back and reflect on the lessons we've learned so that we can apply them to our future.   In this episode, I think through the different seasons of the year and what I experienced and learned throughout it.   I ask some questions for you to c...

Learning from other leader's journeys is something that I love to do.    In this episode, I talk with a fantastic leader from the UK and ask her about her own growth path.     Some of the things she mentioned as key lessons are: Being curious and Asking Questions Being a skilled listener Getting clear in communications and expectations   You're going to enjoy this episode and learn from the wonder...