Shock Your Potential

What do you see in your Career View Mirror? Have you achieved your career objectives? If not, our guest today will inspire you to new heights, and remind you to “Raise Your Voice to Raise Your Value.” Joyel Crawford “grows leaders for a living.” As a Certified Professional Career Coach, Certified Virtual Presenter and Leadership Development Consultant at her own practice-Crawford Leadership Strate...

Some people believe that every human not only has a birth right, but a responsibility to themselves to pursue what they love and reach their full potential while doing it. Elijah Peterson is one of those people. Elijah Peterson is  a songwriter and entrepreneur, and the founding member of Endless Potential Studios. He uses his songwriting as a tool to connect the dots on situations he goes through...

On average, we can only handle 6 seconds worth of silence before someone has to speak. But in that silence, we can learn so much. Our guest today is Rita Burgett-Martell, an organizational change consultant to Fortune 500 clients and career coach to more than 11,000 individuals. She is also the author of two books: Change Ready https://amzn.to/3kP6YG4 Defining Moments https://amzn.to/3hZbCiF In ou...

Opioid Epidemic. What do those words mean to you? Is it something you have heard about on the news but has never touched you or the lives of anyone you know? Our guest today once felt the same way. We tackle a serious issue today, hearing from one mother who has two sons, one of whom she lost to opioid addiction just over a year ago. Dawn Trout is an accomplished professional who never imagined he...

Can you learn fast and achieve more? Our guest today knows you can! From the classroom to the boardroom, Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP knows how to bridge the organizational learning gap. She provides unique solutions that transform performance by teaching people how they learn. She helps leaders understand the motivation drivers that engage their employees and works with organizations by helping thei...

Why you should buy a business. Yes, even now. Our guest today, Carl Allen, is a world-class entrepreneur, investor and corporate dealmaker who has worked on more than 330 transactions worth close to $48 billion. Carl first earned his reputation during his 16 years on Wall Street working for Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard, Forrester, and Gartner. There he advised some of the world’s largest corpo...

Will your elevator pitch leave you stuck on the ground floor, or will it take you to the C-Suite? Our guest today can tell you in a matter of seconds. Chala Dincoy is known as The Repositioning Expert, and she helps professional service companies change their messaging to attract more decision makers. In her former life Chala was an award-winning marketer at companies such as Pepsi, Pizza hut, Fri...

If you’ve ever had to bring down the hammer, you need to learn how Amber Hurdle brings down the Velvet Machete. As a dynamic professional speaker and CEO of Amber Hurdle Consulting, a multi-award-winning talent optimization firm, she pioneers using both science and marketing principles to strengthen brands and leaders from the inside out. In this episode we learn about her Velvet Machete® Brand St...

Is there an artist within you? Our guest today believes there is and can show you how to let it shine. Teresa is the embodiment of the modern artist/entrepreneur. She’s the owner of Teresa Funke & Company and Bursts of Brilliance® and has authored seven award-winning novels for adults and children set in World War II, including Dancing in Combat Boots and War on a Sunday Morning. Teresa Funke beli...

It all began with a postcard of a dog dressed like famous painting of The Girl with the Pearl Earring. Our host Michael Sherlock was wandering through a street art festival in Philadelphia when one of the exhibitors caught her eye. A rack of postcards with portraits of pets made to look like works of art. They were hilarious and incredible, and a part of their company called Regal Beagle. But that...

What do the contents of your closet tell about you? Could you make a business out of what is in them? Our guest did just that! Francie Brumley began working in retail when she was 16, and learned she had a real knack for sales and sales leadership. But like many who have spent decades in the industry, often missing holidays to cover shifts in busy malls, she was ready for a change. Francie, also k...

We are empty nesters! The kids are gone from home, their careers are underway, and they have finally begun “adulting.”  But from the get-go they must now face investing questions. How do they avoid getting ripped off or doing something dumb with their money? Our guest today, Wes Rutledge, served over 27 years as an investment professional with the same regional investment firm. He worked with hund...

Fear of public speaking is the most common phobia ahead of death, spiders, or heights, according to the National Social Anxiety Center. Yet we all want to have a way with words. Our guest today, BRENDEN KUMARASAMY, is the founder of MASTERTALK, his YouTube channel dedicated to helping the world master the art of public speaking and communication. He coaches purpose driven entrepreneurs on how to m...

What is holding you back? Whether it is going after your dream job or simply changing your mindset, you’ll only get there when you start taking the steps that move you towards it. And as you take those steps, be confident in the fact that the steps you’ve taken thus far have taught you more than you may know. Carrying your skillset from one job to another is what our guest is all about. Wayne T Tr...

Are leaders born or made? Today, we talk to Katie Anderson, an internationally recognized leadership coach, consultant, and professional speaker, best known for inspiring individuals and organizations to lead with intention. She founded her consulting practice in 2013 to work with leaders at all levels and organizations of all sizes to achieve higher levels of performance. In this episode, Katie t...

Job searches are tough. It can get frustrating waiting for a call to get an interview, especially when you know you are qualified for the job. But it’s quite possible that there is a good reason the phone isn’t ringing. Your resume. Our guest today is today is JACQUELINE HAYES, who helps us understand why your resume is your most powerful and critical marketing tool. Written correctly, it can open...

Mark Black doesn’t just teach resilience. He embodies it. Born with a life-threatening heart defect, Mark underwent two open-heart surgeries before the age of one. He battled his condition and its limitations for twenty-two years until he was forced to deal with the biggest obstacle of his young life. His heart was failing. He would not see his 25th birthday without a rare and dangerous heart and...

How creative are you? As human beings our minds are hard wired to be creative, but how do we capture that creativity and optimize? Natalie Nixon, PhD is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker and the president of Figure 8 Thinking. She helps people & organizations apply wonder and rigor to accelerate growth and business value. Natalie is the author of The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosit...

Do you have a side hustle that you would like to make a full-time business? It’s not easy to put in the time and energy while also working another FT job, but if you do, you certainly have the makings of an entrepreneur. Our speaker today is a living testimony who has turned her side hustle into full time business. Taryn Demestry of Viveltre Gourmet Confections was a behavior therapist and a teach...

Today is the first time that we have seen 5 generations in the workplace at once. And each generation has its own characteristics. How can any leader navigate this incredible number of multi-generational collectives and harness this powerful opportunity? Our guest of today is Mona Delsole who helps leaders and their multigenerational teams transform performance, engagement, and culture.  She prese...

Are you actively involved in managing your own health care? When we become actively involved in our personal health care management, as opposed to just being told what to do, we have the opportunity to lead and live a dynamic healthy life. The more we know, the more we can control. Adam Kesslman, SVP Corporate Development, Health Union, talks to us about the need for and resources available to hel...

Ready to go paint the town, but you are in serious need of a manicure? Our guest today lets us in on a secret.   Betsy Roberts is an Independent Stylist with Color Street, a revolutionary nail polish strip. This convenient, extremely affordable manicure with no dry time and no wait allows you to truly speak with your hands. As a part of our Side-Hustle Room series, we also dive into why Betsy deci...

Are you as financially fit as you want to be? Are you willing to be uncomfortable? Are you willing to do the work to get you there? Our guest today offers us the necessary resources and tool to financial empowerment.   Bob Wheeler is a man of true integrity with infectious energy. He is on a crusade to help us create a new approach to mastering our personal finances by helping us understand how ou...

Many people ponder questions like “Why am I here? Does my life matter? And if it does, how am I supposed to matter?”   Our guest today is JENNIFER LONGMORE, leading authority on what she calls our SOUL PURPOSE. Jennifer is also an Elite Business Coach to enlightened entrepreneurs, a sought-after media personality, and a 3-time bestselling author. She is world-renowned for her laser-like clarity in...

Vets transitioning from military to civilian life face many challenges, especially when entering the job market. Yet their very training and experience provides them with competitive advantages that they don’t always recognize. Our guest today is ROB LOUGEE, a service-connected disabled veteran of the Persian Gulf War, and Assistant National Employment Director for the more than 1 million-members...