Making Elephants Fly | Conversations with High Octane Leaders, Dreamers, & Creatives

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Ricky Debler LIVE from The Thing Orlando 2021. Ricky is the Managing Director of Palmas Restaurant Group based in Orlando, Florida. Where they operate San Angel Inn Restaurant, La Cava del Tequila, La Cantina, and the La Hacienda Restaurant in the Mexico pavilion at Epcot® World Showcase at Walt Disney World. They also run the food and...

On this episode of "Making Elephants Fly," Terry sits down with Mike Brennan. Mike is a New Jersey-based designer and illustrator. His artistic journey began as a boy in New York, where he would construct heartwarming greeting cards which lit up the faces of his family and friends. From an early age, he understood the importance of serving others through his art and bringing them value, an ethos s...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Julia McCoy. As a content marketing influencer, educator, and author, Julia is committed to helping people break out of the content ruts that stop success. After failing out of college by trying to do things "the right way," Julia followed her dream to write for a living at 19 years old. In 2011, three months after teaching herself onli...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down again with Liz Wilcox. Liz is an online entrepreneur & copywriter who specializes in email marketing. She helps freelancers and professionals alike package up their magic and turn it into emails that convert. In a previous life, Liz was an education major and – like so many before her – never actually got a teaching job. Instead, she found h...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Leslie Weaver, who also happens to be his wife. Have you ever read the children's story Corduroy? It's a story that uncovers the idea of kindness, friendship, courage, and hope. Stories open the door to adventure, new experiences, and dreams. Words leaping off a page to tell a story to an audience is the driving force behind Leslie Weav...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Mike Kim. He is a marketing consultant, communications strategist, copywriter, and all-around fine human being. Mike ditched his comfy C-suite marketing job as the CMO of a successful multi-million dollar company near New York City in pursuit of career freedom. He now hosts the #1 ranked podcast on personal branding in iTunes, The Brand...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down for a conversation with himself. Yes, you read that right. No guest or interview on this episode. Be careful because you're going to be hearing Terry's inner dialogue. On this episode, Terry wrestles with this idea:  You should stop doing that. Life is full of people that tell us what to do and yet what's standing in between us and the thing...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Harris III. Harris began his career at a young age, traveling the world as an award-winning, professional illusionist. He has performed for and spoken live to more than two million people in more than 30 countries on five continents. His performances have been televised to millions more on the Travel Channel and ABC Family. After travel...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with JJ Barrows. JJ is an artist, writer and stand-up comedian who spends much of her comedic energy devoted to making comedic YouTube videos about her life's foibles. She's performed in comedy clubs, conferences, churches and awkward dinner parties all over America. Her refreshing story-telling style relates to anyone who's experienced the...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Brian J. Olds Identified as a "curator of collaboration", Brian specializes in empowering rising professional speakers to create clarity, streamline systems and cultivate the relationships needed to reach the unique audience they are called to serve. His passion for speaking, diversity and building relationships led him to create Black...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Ray Edwards. This is arguably one of the most important episodes of this show! Ray Edwards is a Communications Strategist, Copywriter, and author of the Amazon Best-Seller How to Write Copy That Sells. He is also the host of the top-ranked iTunes Podcast, The Ray Edwards Show. Ray has worked on copy and marketing with some of the most p...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry shares his thoughts on one of the darkest days in the history of Disney. On a day when the Walt Disney Company announced that they would be laying off 28,000 us employees at Disney Imagineering, Disneyland, and the Walt Disney World resort Terry breaks down questions he would be asking and what he would do with his team if he was in the shoes of Disne...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Josh Pies.  Josh is a Film, TV & Advertising expert who teaches small-medium businesses to leverage their own tools and skills to create content and build relationships with their customers. In his 20's his hobby became 360TV, a TV Show we helped start at a local church. Little did he know that video production on a large scale was his...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Cathy Heller. She's the host of the popular podcast Don't Keep Your Day Job, which was given the #1 spot on iTunes recommend list of shows for the New Year in 2018 and 2019. Each week Cathy encourages thousands and thousands of listeners to find more purpose in their life and get paid to do what they love full time. She started out as a...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Nick Cavuoto. Nick is a speaker, entrepreneurial mentor and personal brand expert who specializes in content marketing, sales, and transformational leadership. He's been hired by some of today's most influential Fortune 500 brands including Microsoft, Pandora, Paychex, in addition to top business experts like Todd Herman, Scott Oldford,...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down again with Dan Cockerell. Dan is the former Vice-President of the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Florida. Upon graduation from Boston University in 1991, Dan moved to Florida and worked as a parking attendant at Disney's Epcot Center. Subsequently, he joined the Disneyland Paris Management Trainee Program as part of the opening team and m...

On this BONUS episode of Making Elephants Fly I share with a conversation about inequality and justice. On June 8, 2020 I hosted a conversation with a few of my friends on Facebook LIVE. I wanted to share that with all of you. We focused on how we are better together and how we can actually do something when we stop letting the narrative divide us without ignoring the current reality of what it me...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Damon Oates. After leaving a career as an engineer in the oil industry Damon took his hobby and turned into a portfolio of successful businesses.  Damon is one of the few instructors to specialize in both e-commerce and content-based businesses. He built his first five-figure business at 17. Throughout his life, Damon has thrived as an...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Stephen M Shapiro. Steve Shapiro started his innovation journey by founding and leading a 20,000-person process and innovation practice during his 15-year tenure at Accenture. Since leaving the consulting firm, he has authored six books on the topic, including  Best Practices Are Stupid , and has become a regular columnist for Inc.com....

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Andy Storch. Andy is a consultant, Coach, speaker, and leading Podcaster. Andy Storch is a Talent Development Consultant, Facilitator, and Connector. He is the host of two podcasts including The Talent Development Hot Seat and The Andy Storch Show as well as the founder and host of the Talent Development Think Tank conference and commun...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Nick Unsworth. Nick is the Founder of Life on Fire.com is an internationally known seasoned speaker & author with deep expertise on Business Coaching & Facebook marketing. He has spoken to audiences from 30 to 1,500 around the world. With his authentic charisma, unique ability to make learning fun, and ability to deliver result generati...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits with Laura Quick. Laura grew up in a small town just outside of Savannah, Georgia. She attended college at Florida State University where she discovered her passion for people. With this knowledge, she pursued a fruitful career in sales and marketing for nearly 10 years, finishing her career as an international sales and marketing director before...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits with David Brier. Even if you've never heard of him, you've seen his work. The biggest names in business and entrepreneurship are shouting his praises. David's been called a "mad genius" by the incredible Claude Silver of VaynerMedia, "brilliant with branding" by Shark Tank's Daymond John and "a branding genius" by Mr. 10X, Grant Cardone. If that...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down for the third time with Leigh Holt. This time the conversation focuses on the high cost of success and why saying no to poorly timed amazing opportunities is what opens the doors to perfectly timed life and career-changing opportunities. Terry and Leigh unpack what happens when opportunities are met with an abundance mindset and you really b...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Jon Gordon. Along with his wife Leslie Weaver as co-host talking to her favorite leaders and authors. Join us as we dive deep into leadership and the mind of the leader. Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 compani...