Insight Out : Big Ideas for the Modern Entrepreneur

INSIGHT LIVE: Anything is Possible Brenden Kumarasamy is the founder of MasterTalk, a Youtube channel that helps people overcome the fear of public speaking so that they can use their voices to effectively communicate their ideas to the world. Today, Brenden and Billy discuss Brenden's new kids' program, empathy, Billy's onboarding experience on Tesla, and Brenden's tips to public speakers.  What...

David Meltzer is a three-time international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, the executive producer of Entrepreneur‘s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch, and host of the top entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook.  And he’s quickly tracking towards his mission to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! As if that’s not enough, he’s the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and former...

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF CLUBHOUSE AND SOCIAL AUDIO? Regular guest, Brenden Kumarasamy, breaks down why he believes the social audio platform Clubhouse is in danger of failing. Tune into this episode as Brenden and Billy break down the darker sides of social audio platforms, the concept of "Edutainment," herd mentality, and more. In this episode, Brenden and Billy discuss: [00:23] - What is a network...

7 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Public Speaking – Ravi Rajani Ravi Rajani is a storytelling coach, communication expert, and public speaker. His story starts at a young age as a dancer and actor. After a career in investment banking, he decided to go back to his roots and tap into his ability to perform through speaking. Today, he delivers unforgettable training events, boot camps, and...

Ram Castillo is a Sydney-based design director, author, international speaker, and career director. His hit podcast, Giant Thinkers, has charted #3 on iTunes in more than 5 countries and currently has over 250,000 active listeners. Ram has been helping designers find employment for almost a decade. Now, he continues to mentor all kinds of creatives through systems such as the Lightning Bolt Method...

At 23, Sean Michael Crane was sentenced to 7 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. With nothing positive to show for his life up to that point and a massive challenge looming he had a decision to make. Should he give up and let the rest of his life pass him by like the first 23 did or face his fears, fight through his pain and pursue the life he's always wanted.  From a small cement box he...

The Queen of Confidence, Erika Cramer, shares her inspirational journey of trauma to triumph and reveals her "5 C's of Confidence" to create confidence in your life.  Bio: Erika Cramer, The Queen of Confidence, is an international confidence coach and popular 5 star podcast host. The Cardi B of the personal development world, Erika is a full-flavoured, spicy inspirational speaker, with a large dos...

Tiffany Yu is on a mission to increase intersectional disability representation and democratize visibility. She’s a social impact entrepreneur, disability advocate, 3x TEDx speaker, and even spoke at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. At the age of 9, Tiffany became disabled as a result of a car accident that also took the life of her father. For 12 years she hid her disability and...

Mario Armstrong is Motivating people around the world to never settle. He does this by inspiring the human spirit, teaching lessons that matter, and by uncovering new perspectives. A two-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host and digital lifestyle expert, Mario has been on NBC’s TODAY Show, CNN, NPR, Steve Harvey, Inside Edition, Dr. Oz, and many more.  He's the host and creator of the Never Settl...

Andy Henriquez, the founder of Master Storyteller Academy, is pure passion. High-energy, thought-provoking, and from the heart. Andy delivers unforgettable experiences and has dedicated his life to helping people make an impact through the lost art of storytelling. Les Brown himself calls Andy "the great one." And for good reason. Andy entertains and empowers when he speaks. On this show, we talk...

Nidhi Tewari obtained her Masters in Social Work (MSW) and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), dedicating her career and life to helping children, adolescents, and adults who are survivors of trauma and those who struggle with anxiety. She is an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA) Certified Therapist with expertise in treating trauma and anxiet...

Having made her television debut at just 9 years old, Alessandra Torresani is well-known for her roles in The Big Bang Theory, Caprica, Arrested Development and Malcolm in the Middle. In our interview with Alessandra, she gets candid about navigating adult life as an actress after she was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 at the age of 22. Despite being discouraged from talking about her mental health open...

When you meet someone you immediately trust, that is rare. But that is what happened when I met Maranda Joiner. Like many of my recent guests, we connected through the power of Clubhouse! I instantly felt that I will always get honesty from her, which sadly isn’t as common in today’s world. Maranda is a brand strategist and helps entrepreneurs find their purpose, clarify their brand voice, and con...

When my friend Brenden Kumarasamy said I had to meet his business partner Vamsi Polimetla I jumped at the opportunity.  Brenden spoke glowingly about Vamsi and for good reason. Vamsi is both a student and a teacher. He has invested time, money, and hard work improving himself by working with just about every personal growth legend on the planet. This care and attention to self-mastery has led him...

Designer... Entrepreneur...  Director... YouTuber... Teacher... All of these words can describe my guest today, but "teacher" is the one he says is the best fit at this point in his life. Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO & Chief Strategist of Blind, a brand strategy design consultancy, and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the BIG mission of teachi...

Amy Stanton is always been the driver type. The type of person that's always been a high- achiever. Whether it was her role as a Head of Marketing and Communications for NYC 2012 (for New York's Olympic bid), or is the Chief Marketing Officer at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, or even more recently as a Founder and CEO of her PR Agency Stanton & Company, Amy is always been badass! After self-refl...

Dr. Yvonne Ator is a physician, coach, facilitator, mom, and founder of Thriving Physicians and Thriving Idealist. She is a life-long learner and certified Personal and Executive Coach in positive psychology, Daring Way Facilitator, Dare to Lead Facilitator, and Unbeatable Mind Coach.  Yvonne has struggled with the pitfalls of being an overachiever. She shares that when living out of alignment wit...

Jim Britt, an internationally recognized keynote speaker and one of the world’s top 20 success coaches, is a true example of rags to riches. Believe it or not, this self-made millionaire and best selling-author started off by working at a gas station.  After seizing an opportunity for a business venture with only nine dollars in his pocket, Jim came out the other side with an eviction notice and n...

Angie Cole hates bios. But she’s done quite a few cool things like coaching and mentoring at Untaming the Wild, graduating from 5 colleges, creating and contributing to countless projects and programs, and fulfilling her mission to help Responsible Renegades and Rebellious Rule Followers create a life that keeps them lit up and well-paid.  In this episode of the Insight Out Podcast, you’ll get to...

International keynote speaker Dr. Joe Perez shares how to make data actionable through impactful and memorable public speaking Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=23010497) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden Kumarasamy wants to create a world where no one is scared of public speaking. He is brilliant, funny, incredibly gifted with the art of public speaking, and advocates public speaking as a fantastical element to scale your great ideas. He's also on a mission to solve the problem of access to safe drinking water. In this episode, we continue to interview Brenden Kumarasamy, an excellent spea...

Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he’s known in Silicon Valley, is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading incubators and accelerators. He’s also an angel investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of the award-winning book Make Elephants Fly. His career began in Hollywood, producing over a hundred TV shows. He went on to pioneer interactive television with his venture-fund...

Mike Bayer, or Coach Mike as he is commonly called is not your typical personal development coach. Far from it. With over 40 appearances on Dr. Phil, his New York Times best-selling book Best Self, and his just rebased book One Decision, Coach Mike brings emotion and authenticity you rarely see. Yes, authenticity is a buzzword these days, but Mike has made his life’s work to help people find their...

We are living in the Age of Influence.  After learning about my guest through fellow podcaster and friend Dan Nestle, I became deeply curious about how and why influence matters in today’s world. Neal Schaffer is the author of Age of Influence and for the last decade has become a globally recognized leader in the social media and digital marketing space. Having written multiple books on social med...

Check out this week's episode of Insight Out with my guest Mark Schaefer! One of my favorite episodes of Insight Out is my conversation with John Espirian. During that interview, he mentioned his mentor was a guy named Mark Schaefer. Since I respect John so much, I decided to read Mark’s book Known, and invite him on the show. Fortunately for me (and you)…he said yes. This episode is our conversat...