Relationships Rule

I haven’t known Damian Reid for long – but we hit it off right away and he was a perfect guest for my podcast – similar values – believes in showing appreciation, spreading kindness, and helping people be their best selves. Most of all he is easy to talk to and has lots of great advice for entrepreneurs. Damian Reid has been an entrepreneur since 13, a third-generation entrepreneur in his family....

Once told by a voice teacher that she couldn’t sing, Orgena Rose not only became a powerful transformational singer, but she is also accomplished in so many other areas of her field.  She is a songwriter, an award-winning vocal coach, a speaker, playwright, best- selling author, and is known as the first online Entertainment Producer.  With her powerful and transformational energy, she f...

Hugh Culver is a Certified Speaker and Facilitation Professional, Best-selling Author, has built and exited 3 businesses, and co-created the world’s most expensive tours (to the South Pole). He researches, writes, and speaks on how to THINK better, PLAN smarter, and ACT now - helping others grow their business. Hugh has presented to over 1,200 audiences, and his blog at hughculver.com reaches 250,...

David Gouthro is a seasoned (but not too spicy) speaker with many years’ experience. His wit and sense of humor are second to none. He is best known for his creative presentations, playful demeanor and relentless focus on delivering value to his clients, colleagues and community. The main focus of his current business involves working with individuals and groups who have “no one else to point to”...

Helping people recognize and maximize their full potential has always been Meredith Bell’s passion. Meredith is the co-founder and president of Performance Support Systems - a global software company that provides assessment and development tools for the workplace. She’s also an author, host of the Grow Strong Leaders podcast and an expert in leader and team communications. In this episode, Meredi...

Be inspired by the ‘near-death to success’ story of Kelly Falardeau, a burn survivor since the age of 2. A documentary about her life story called "Still Beautiful" has over 10 million views. Kelly is a TEDX speaker, 7x International Best-Selling Author, Fierce Woman of the Year, recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal & YWCA Woman of Distinction, Award-Winning Virtual Speaker a...

Janine Bolon has been a serial solopreneur since the age of 10. She is the owner of The8Gates, LLC, which produces 4 podcast programs, 15 online coaching classes and markets her 10 books. Janine’s programs and classes are all designed for one purpose, to help solopreneurs and business owners have abundant cash flow while enjoying the family and friends surrounding them. In this episode, Janine joi...

When I first met Heidi Dunstan, I could feel her calmness. She came to her business from personal experience, and has made it her mission to help others navigate the rocky waters of grief. Heidi is a grief advocate and educator. She is a speaker and author whose mission is to support grievers in those first few years when the crazy train of grief is toughest. The sudden, unexpected death of her co...

A passionate champion of fearlessness, author, trusted advisor, coach, speaker, writer, singer and a global nomad, meet your catalyst of change - Jacqueline Wales. Jacqueline is an astute observer. She has explored human behavior and asked tough questions to discover hard truths for more than 35 years. She’s helping people break through fears & limiting beliefs, explore their full potential, t...

Today’s amazing guest, Robbie Samuels, is a multi-passionate entrepreneur. His work covers so many areas: professional speaker, business coach, virtual event design consultant, executive Zoom producer, emcee, podcast host, author and virtual presentation skills trainer. Robbie’s new book is launching RIGHT NOW (Oct 31 2021) and is called: Small List, Big Results. It is a very practical and story-f...

Meeting new people, experiencing life to the fullest, traveling the world and helping business people build better relationships in both their personal and professional life is what Callie Teegardin is passionate about. Callie is an author, entrepreneur and speaker. She left the corporate world after about 13 years to pursue an entrepreneurial path so she could create a lifestyle and a business th...

My interview with Jordan Kipnes, VP Student Works Painting, has so many nuggets about what you can learn from a summer job and how you can turn it into a career. Jordan is a true entrepreneur, getting his business degree at Simon Fraser University in just that. He ran a painting franchise for 8 summers and worked his way up the corporate ladder to now being one of the two VPs running the company o...

Lynette Hoy, a successful publicity campaign expert for many years, has returned to the podcast to share her new revolutionary program, PR with H.E.A.R.T. After interviewing 100 CEOs about their employees and clients she built a program to teach them how to improve communication with both more effectively. She teaches how to leverage who their clients and employees really are and how to ignite the...

Digby Leigh is a lawyer with 40 years’ experience practicing the law. He brings a practical, cut-to-the-chase, people-oriented approach to any solution. He founded Digby Leigh & Co. over 15 years ago, and recently launched “Frank Fee” - an innovative new approach in the legal industry, eliminating hourly billing to agreed upfront pricing. He always knew that the current status quo needed to sh...

Jennifer Tamborski is a digital marketing strategist who loves teaching business owners the skills and strategies needed to create, build, and grow profitable online businesses. In this episode, Jennifer & I talk about “marketing with a matchmaker’s personality”! Jennifer takes us through the phases of marketing as if we are dating our prospect. She thinks like I do – building and nurturing th...

As founder of Gain The Edge, Jim Padilla is known in the personal development and business coaching world as the Go-To-Guy for all things SALES. In this episode, Jim shares his story with me and how he has built his successful sales system and sales force. He is a master collaborator whose purpose is to help others scale their businesses so they can impact the world the way they intended. Jim is l...

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...