Relationships Rule

Dorie Clark is a modern renaissance person … author, speaker, business educator, podcaster, Broadway investor, lyricist, and all round entrepreneur. Dorie helps individuals and companies get their best ideas heard in a crowded noisy world. In this interview, Dorie talks about her journey to success through self-reinvention and persistence. We discussed her books, and in particular her new one, The...

Tallal Gondal is the author of TurboCharged Networking, a book which shares the message that care, value and service are the 3 key elements to building human connection and human connection is critical to networking and building authentic long-term relationships. He is passionate about spreading the word and it’s his mission to help people cultivate the mindset and develop the skillset to become w...

Michael Roderick is the CEO of Small Pond Enterprises which helps thoughtful givers become thought leaders by making their brands referable, their messaging memorable, and their ideas unforgettable. He is also the host of the podcast Access to Anyone which shows how you can get to know anyone you want in business and in life using time-tested relationship-building principles. Michael's unique meth...

Andrea Waltzis the co-author of the best-selling book, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There. For almost two decades, Andrea has been teaching people in virtually every business and industry how to think and feel differently about failure, rejection and the word “NO”, to achieve their goals and dreams. The Go for No strategy has been featured in online and offline magazines an...

When it comes to his bio, Dustan Woodhouse is a man of few words. 1,695 funded files Brokering from 2008-2018, to the President of Canada’s 5th largest Broker Network in 2019. When it comes to the Mortgage Industry in Canada, he is a sought after, well-respected, and most knowledgeable leader. Dustan has written a trilogy, Be The Better Broker series which is how many people learn and improve the...

Kimberly Crowe is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and speakers be seen and heard in a bigger way by getting them connected with the stages, the people and the opportunities they need to massively grow their revenue and reach. Kimberly is the founder of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel and co-founder of Speakers Playhouse. She is an award-winning international inspirational public speaker, best-sel...

When Monica started her business a decade ago, she tried the money mindset thing only to find herself doing mental gymnastics. It wasn’t until she understood that she did not have a mindset problem but an alignment problem that things began to change. Aligning her nervous system and her emotions with the cognitive mind is what made the difference. The body, mind and money connection that is The In...

Nancy Gaskins has been a serial entrepreneur since childhood. She is a small business ambassador and founder of the Meet My Referral Partners Global Network; a community of heart-centered entrepreneurs from around the world that gather each week to connect, partner, and profit. Nancy is always providing creative solutions for entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses and is the ultimate con...

David Nour is internationally recognized as the leading expert on applications of strategic relationships in profitable growth, sustained innovation, and lasting change. The author of ten books, including best-sellers Relationship Economics® (Wiley) and Co-Create (St. Martin's Press), as well as the current Curve Benders (Wiley). In our conversation we looked at the 15 forces he has identified tha...

What a powerful woman – she definitely practises what she preaches …listen and learn. AND check out the FREE gift below too – compliments of Colleen. Colleen Biggs is an Award-Winning Peak Performance Consultant with over 20 years of experience, has launched over 340 businesses, is an International Speaker, Author to a #1 International Best-Seller Anatomy of Accomplishment, and Step Into the Spotl...

David Bellamy is an innovator, advisor, and speaker on organizational culture and employee well-being. His current work involves the Happiness Lab – a tool that helps companies understand and improve their cultures and provides a mechanism for monitoring and safeguarding the well-being of their employees. David is also a Director and Trustee of the Churn Project, a community-based charity supporti...

Jon Morrison understands how tough it is to do outstanding marketing and still run a growing business.  Jon is the owner & lead consultant at Get Clear Consulting.  Located on the west coast of Canada, Get Clear empowers business leaders from all over the world by giving them tools they need to make their marketing simple and effective. As a business leader, husband, and father, Jon...

Hilary DeCesare is an award-winning entrepreneur, Transformational-Neuro Certified Coach, CEO of The ReLaunch Co., featured speaker in Silicon Valley and conferences nationwide, as well as a relentless philanthropist as seen on the hit ABC Show Secret Millionaire. She's made it her commitment to help women fire up possibilities mid-life, taking a time most try to bypass and instead turn it into a...

Dawn Cermak is passionate about helping female entrepreneurs with their businesses. Dawn is an international business and success coach.  She has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years, and is currently on businesses #9, #10, and #11.  She has also been in the Network Marketing Industry for 14 years, and is a multiple 7-figure earner. Her current passion is Hey Taxi, a company in which s...

Ranked on Inc.’s listing of the Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts in the world, and #1 on Huffington Post’s 12 Business Speakers to See, Steve Farber is a bestselling author, popular keynote speaker, and a seasoned leadership coach and consultant who has worked with a vast array of public and private organizations in virtually every arena. AND with all those accolades he is so down-to-...

As a successful entrepreneur, trainer and real estate investor, Deborah MacDonald knows what it takes to be successful. Her background and experience in franchising, corporate training, human resource management and real estate investing supports her mission of financial freedom for women. Deborah shares with us how she leads and inspires others to be in charge of their own lives, live their dream...

LuAnn Buechler, known as the Little Spark, is a Certified Facilitator of the Passion Test and the Passion Test for Business, which she uses in her coaching practice to ignite SPARK in you and your business. LuAnn is the co-author of Exceptional Care for Your Valued Clients , and self-published author of ihug: My Journey as a Hugger . She is an avid networker, BNI Director Consultant and...

Blaney Teal is a successful serial entrepreneur who impacts the lives of countless entrepreneurs and business owners with her vibrant, energetic, and magnetic personality. She is passionate about helping business owners implement strategies and systems to shorten the learning curve and save time and money. She is the ultimate connector and hosts unique online summits, conferences and exp...

Sales strategist, leadership expert, Certified Speaking Professional, and award-winning author, Meridith Elliott Powell wants today’s businesses to stop viewing uncertainty as something that prevents them from being successful. This is why her virtual programs, leadership coaching, online courses, and keynote presentations leverage her  9-step formula for making uncertainty your company’s str...

Dr. Scott has business experience, academic credentials, and entrepreneurial scars, allowing him to effectively serve others. Oh, and did I mention he is a proud Navy vet too. He was a former Big 8 (now Big 4) licensed CPA, holding multiple degrees including a UW-Doctorate (DBA), Wharton-MBA, Boston U.-Bachelor’s in Accounting/Business, and Education Masters (MAE) in Ed. Tech. He has founded,...

Jake Anderson is an award-winning entrepreneur with more than 10 years’ experience in building start-ups. Today, Jake’s mission focuses on helping podcasters develop in-house podcast management systems using his Tripod Method, systemizing all areas of podcasting: management, booking, production & marketing. We had a great conversation, in which Jake’s superpower – being able to effectivel...

Chris Wildeboer is the CEO of Balance Central, which she formed in 2009.  She has been a finalist for business and charity awards, co-authored a best-selling book and is passionate to create engagement, connection and communication. Over the past 10 years Chris has worked globally with clients in the U.K., Middle East, U.S., and her home country of Australia … teaching programs and workshops to in...

Matt Johnson is a marketing agency founder, podcaster, and musician.  Matt runs a podcast launch & production agency based in San Diego.  His team helps business coaches, consultants & thought leaders to use done-for-you podcasting to attract an audience, build influence & become MicroFamous. Matt is the author of MicroFamous and currently hosts the MicroFamous podcast. Matt says: “We don’t have t...

Sopheia McMorris is an executive wisdom mentor, certified professional transformation life coach, author, and founder of Wisdom Speaks Life.  Her clients hire her to help them create and implement their one-page Secret Success Strategy Plan for an integrated, harmonious, fulfilling life.  Sopheia’s personal journey and how she found her calling is very powerful.  Today Sopheia offers various coach...

Sheryl Plouffe is an entrepreneur, international speaker, and former Canadian broadcaster.  She has been seen by millions over the course of her 25 year career in news media, has produced thousands of videos, and has broadcast over 20,000 hours of live television.  She was the video strategist who convinced me (with her on camera presentation) that I can indeed do video. Sheryl knows her stuff – a...