Shock Your Potential

It can get very lonely at the top. And the higher you rise in business, the harder it is to know where to turn for help. You could have the best team that works for you, yet you can’t turn to them for answers about your own challenges. Our guest today, Linda Ruffenach, is an entrepreneur committed to helping business owners achieve their vision of Total World Domination. Her 20+ years of C-level e...

Have you felt nervous walking into an interview? Do your palms sweat, and your stomach gets butterflies?   Or maybe you felt confident walking in, but once in the room you find it hard to think clearly and answer confidently. suddenly something happens to your mind, Paula Oleska is a thought leader, award-winning brain coach and a bestselling author. Women leaders hire her to unleash fearless acti...

What is the value of trust? People will not buy something from someone they don’t trust. As a salesperson, building trust with your customers is critical, and it may even allow you to sell at a higher price when trust is established. Dr. Yoram Solomon is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, a TEDx speaker, and an adjunct professor at SMU and Hadassah College in Israel. He is...

What is the perfect job for you? What is the difference in a job and a career? Our guest today, Mary Ann Faremouth, founder and CEO of Faremouth and Company, wants you to truly dive into what interests you and to understand where your passions are so that you can tap into them to unleash them. As a leader in the national recruiting community and a placement specialist, Mary Ann knows what it takes...

Do you or someone you know have a child with special needs? Do you ever wonder how to reach them? This episode will open your eyes and your heart. REBECCA DUVALL SCOTT is passionate about helping others gain a deeper understanding of sensory processing disorder (SPD) and how to improve the quality of life for those with SPD, attention deficit (and hyperactivity) disorder (ADD/ADHD) and autism spec...

Gessie Schechnger considers himself the laziest salesman in America. And he is proud of that self-imposed title. He is also, strangely enough, the Chief revenue officer for OnCourse, a sales engagement platform designed to help companies accelerate sales growth with the power of automation. Which makes it the perfect tool for Gessie! OnCourse has built-in email marketing, SMS sequencing, task mana...

Even though great leaders always rise to the top, they all also need development and training along the way. Balance requires constant calibration. Our guest today is Rocky Romanella, Founder, President and CEO of 3Sixty Management Services, LLC, and author of the book Tighten the Lug Nuts. https://amzn.to/3iYwW92 3Sixty Management Services is a complete management services company with seasoned p...

We all need a certain help becoming a high potential employee in our companies. Carol Lempert who is a Performance Coach and Virtual Trainer/Speaker, shows us how to increase and execute presence in our work environment. Getting the stability to maintaining and owning the energy of the room with idea of communication and making it contagious from person to person to person. Carol Lempert started h...

Hari Kalymnios is an expert on resilience, mindset, self-leadership, health, and best of all, how to feel ‘SUPERHUMAN’. After spending over a decade for Accenture and The London Stock Exchange, Hari now helps people discover how to be the best leaders they can be.  He teaches simple, unique and powerful practical philosophies on health and wellbeing. Hari challenges people to become the best self-...

What kind of confidence do you need to be an exceptional leader? Our guest today, Jackie Cleary, of Cleary Coaching and Consulting, gives us her top 11 (not top 10!) tips for becoming a more empowered leader. Jackie offers executive coaching to professional businesswomen who are embarking on career change and challenges them to embrace their inner awesomeness, the need for psychological safety in...

Do you believe that “Mindset Matters”? Our guest today, Robyn Hatcher, believes that yes, it certainly does.   For you to manage through a crisis or other challenging situation, you must train your mind to be positive. But three communication obstacles often stand in our way. How we cope, connect, and communicate. Robyn Hatcher is a dynamic keynote speaker, trainer and coach on communication, pers...

Are you ready to dress for success? How do you make a great first impression to your potential employer? Your clothes speak volumes about you and say who you are. Our guest today will help you to make the right decisions. There are two critical things that job seekers should take into consideration before deciding on what to wear. Feel good and have fun. The multi-talented Dannielle Bourgeon is a...

Remember when letter writing used to be a thing?  Today, David Wachs talks about Handwrytten, a platform he created to bring back the lost art of letter writing through scalable, robot-based solutions that write your notes in pen. Handywrytten lets you send notes from your CRM system or the Handywrytten web site. Used by major meal boxes, eCommerce giants, non-profits and professionals, Handywrytt...

Having to be on the other side of an interviewing panel is not easy. You have to convince the potential employer that you are the best for the job. So how do you do this? Do you persuade or manipulate? Today we want to know how to unleash our superpower with persuasive conversation and communication strategies. Mr. Persuasion himself, Jeff Tippett will today focus on the job seekers perspective. H...

  Are you getting Zoom Fatigue? Are you tired of this new world of virtual meetings, and find yourself more interested in the backgrounds of your fellow participants than you are about what the speaker is saying? You are not alone. Today,  speaker ,  trainer , and  coach , Dave Bricker gives us his top ten tips on being your best in virtual meetings. Covid – 19 has changed how we do things globall...

Jennifer Eggers is the founder and president of LeaderShift Insights Inc.. Her company helps leaders dealing with disruptive change to increase their organization’s capacity to adapt so they can emerge stronger and more effective faster. With over 20 years of Coaching Experience, Jennifer has coached entire leadership teams as well as officers and directors of many Fortune 500 companies. She is a...

When we see the beauty and precision in presentation that hospitality and culinary arts presents, we are oblivious of what actually happens behind the scenes. Today we talk to Maria Campbell who has worked tirelessly over the years in the food industry. Being very well aware of the burnout culture in this industry, the rampant stress-induced dependence on drugs and alcohol, she tells us on how she...

Lynn Holman-Quail began her personal CrossFit journey in 2014. She continues to be a lifelong learner when it comes to her own health and fitness, and loves to influence the lives of others along the way in their own journey. Over her 30-year career as an Elementary and Adapted Physical Education Teacher, she stood out amongst her peers as being unique and innovative in her lesson designs focused...

From start to finish, job interviews are performances. They can be memorable for all the right reasons (perfect dialogue, amazing timing, a charismatic lead) or all the wrong ones (unconvincing speeches, awkward pauses, a lack of passion). How do you make your job interview stand out? In this episode, we talk to Phil Wrzesinski who begins by telling us how he helps retailers succeed by teaching th...

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...

Dave solves mysteries! We’ll find out how. David (Dave) Dragon is the President of Dragon Management Consulting, an operations and technology consulting firm based in Tampa, FL focused on manufacturing and distribution companies. Dave’s manufacturing background includes Aerospace/National Defense, Automotive, Aviation, Chemicals, CPG, Energy and Industrials.   In this episode, he talks to us about...

Do “self made millionaires" really exist? Tom Beal gives us four things to consider that shed light on this question. In this episode, he talks to us about how he worked hard to be where he is now, and the lessons that he learned along the way.   From today’s talk, you will be surprised that you don’t have to work as hard as he did to come as far as he has! Click the play button!   Connect with To...

What ‘wow factor’ comes to mind among your customer experiences? For Dawn Mushill, it was a negative customer experience that prompted her to do what she does. Dawn started providing customer service training after one memorable moment made her realize that most employees are not trained to understand and value the lasting impression, they leave their customers with.   Dawn has spoken to audiences...

Until cancer hits you, or a family member, you may never understand the trauma and the shift that it brings to both the victim and their family members. When Catharine’s younger sister was diagnosed with breast cancer, all the noise and stress in her life had to disappear in order to help Catherine’s sister. The doctor advised an alkaline diet, and this simple mandate sparked Catharine’s drive of...

When death hits home, it takes our loved ones from us, rids us of spoken promises and leaves us clawing for and clinging to cherished memories. Today, we talk to Dr. Kelly as she shares with us her top ten tips for surviving the sudden loss of a spouse. Dr. Kelly Willenberg, LLC, DBA, BSN, RN, CCRP, CHRC, CHC is the owner of Kelly Willenberg, a company that specializes in healthcare research compl...