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Part CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, Thom King is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur. While his favorite book list contains many success-oriented and personal-development classics, the traditional definition of achieving success (e.g. make a lot of money) is not what inspires or motivates King. He follows more of a "you aren't doing well unless you're also doin...

Commander Dave Sears, USN (ret.) served 20 years of active military duty within the United States Special Operations Command as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer. Commander Sears served on multiple east coast SEAL Teams, Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Joint Commands, and Headquarters USSOCOM. Dave has participated in a number of conflicts and contingency operations in Latin America, Europe, Afric...

Here is the recap of the eleventh season of the CHARGE Podcast. Check out our show notes at CHARGEPODCAST.COM  for more information. 

Jason's success as a leader has spanned more than two decades throughout the private sector, nonprofit sector, and public sector. Building high-performance teams has been his silver bullet to propel multiple seven-figure businesses. His practical and systematic approach to building business through happy, healthy, loyal teams, is now wrapped up in the High Performance Team Effect. Jason is also th...

Jennifer Longmore, Leading Authority on Soul Purpose, and Elite Business Coach to enlightened entrepreneurs, is a sought-after media personality, 3-time best selling author, is world-renowned for her laser like clarity in seeing into the depths of your soul and bridging your connection to universal consciousness. For more than 15 years, she has served clients in permanently shifting the limiting b...

Rick proudly serves as the CEO of CH&M. CH&M is a family of businesses with a focus on PEOPLE over PROFITS. All too often, companies have neglected to see the synergies of a healthy work-life balance. An overworked, unappreciated employee brings that home with him/her, putting stress on important personal relationships. However, employees that are treated with the decency and respect they deserve...

Tim is the founder of Angiepalooza and Red Slipper Warrior Project.  He is a 32 year veteran of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tim founded Angiepalooza and Red Slipper Warrior Project after the death of his newlywed bride, Angie to colon cancer.  He continues the mission today, promoting the empowerment of women and young girls fighting cancer.

A native of St. Joseph, MO, Stephen Minnis received his Bachelor's degree from Benedictine College in 1982. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Washburn University in 1985 and Master's of Business Administration degree in 1993 from Baker University. Minnis began his legal career in the county prosecutor's office for Johnson County, Kansas. Then at Sprint Corporation, he held the position o...

Grant founded OnlineDegree.com with a purpose-driven mission: make college more accessible and affordable for everyone. After graduating college with an overwhelming amount of debt, he was determined to change how students embark on their college education. Grant has spent his entire career working in startups with nearly 15 years of experience and 2 prior exits to a publicly traded company. He ha...

Dr. Larry Linthacum is the superintendent of Jefferson City Public Schools. Dr. Linthacum has been in education for 26 years, 12 of those as a superintendent, and the last 5 in the Jefferson City Public school district. This brings his education career full circle in that he began as a Business teacher and Coach at Jefferson City High School.  Dr. Linthacum received his BS from the University of M...

Mitchell is COO of Discover Praxis – a startup bootcamp and job placement program for entrepreneurial young professionals who want more than college. He's the author of Don't Do Stuff You Hate, and frequently writes about how to navigate life and careers. He's radical about creating a better future and helping others do the same.

Michele is an Executive Confidence Coach & Rapid Rewire Expert and Founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting Inc.  Michele uses brilliant techniques to shift mental blocks and enhance the capacity of leaders, helping them build high performing teams and exponentially increasing bottom-line results.

Bio:  Jeff Mains is an expert at turning ideas into enterprises. He has built five companies generating over $200 million in combined revenue. He is the founder and CEO of Intelligent Contacts, a software company which fixes one of the biggest problems in healthcare . . . billing. Helping healthcare providers extend the same great patient experience of care onward through a patient-friendly billin...

Wilhelmina lives to be outside; a dream to influence and educate led to Digital Marketing. Wilhelmina started her career working with equestrian entrepreneurs nationwide before moving home to Las Vegas. While in Las Vegas she began working with creatives, lawyers and medical device companies utilizing social media for sales acceleration, maximizing organic reach and earning up to $2.6 Million in s...

Here is the recap of the tenth season of the CHARGE Podcast. Check out our show notes at CHARGEPODCAST.COM  for more information. 

MICHAEL A. BONVENTRE  Former Undercover Consultant to Citizens & Law Enforcement, Entrepreneur / New & Struggling Business Motivational Speaker / Author / Consultant / Business Coach   Michael Bonventre has consulted federal, state, county agencies, small businesses, large corporations, private groups, and families since 1982. Mr. Bonventre began speaking to business owners, corporations, and educ...

Vikram Rajan is the co-founder of Videosocials.net, a community of everyday professionals who HATE being on camera, but overcome their excuses to get marketing results by "video blogging together, fun & done!" Vik has been on dozens of podcasts, has hosted Presenters Podcast, and presents often at regional Bar Associations & CPA Societies.

Earl is an accomplished corporate executive, entrepreneur and author. He is currently the Founder and Managing Partner of Richer Life, LLC.  Earl forged a successful and rewarding 34-year corporate career as a Systems Engineer, Project/Program Manager, and Corporate & Technology Executive. He has held senior technical and leadership positions within Fortune 100, Mid-market and Venture companies.  ...

Roderic Yapp is an experienced speaker, facilitator, and coach who specializes in developing leaders by changing the way people think and behave. A former Royal Marines Officer, Yapp was fortunate enough to lead Marines on operations around the world. The highlights of his career include leading thirty Royal Marines into combat on the front-line in Afghanistan and the evacuation of civilians from...

Tom Morris, is a "Real World" Motivator that works as the Senior Director of Athletic Performance at Indiana University, He specializes in strength and conditioning for Olympic and collegiate athletes. He is not a "motivational speaker". He is a motivator that takes time away from his full-time job to share his story to show people that anything is possible. For a large part of Tom's life, he took...

Chris Chura is the owner of Chura Consulting LLC - St. Louis, Missouri. Chris grew up in St. Louis and lived there most of his life. After graduating from Missouri State University, he worked for companies like AT&T, Wireless Retail and RadioShack which gave him the "real" education in direct & retail sales, sales management and sales coaching.  For most of his career he has worked with small busi...

Nathan Akpan is a speaker, life/ business strategist, and subconscious behaviorist who is passionate about helping people unlock the greater potential and free them from the shackles of mind conditioning. Dubbed the "young Wayne Proctor" by some of his peers (which is a play on being a hybrid of the Late Dr. Wayne Dyer & the Iconic personal growth teacher Mr. Bob Proctor) due to his marriage of hi...

Megan Dyer is a highly regarded digital marketer, social media & brand strategist, and sales trainer. She has been helping businesses and individuals grow their brands online (and off-line) for over a decade. As the CEO of Prosper Media, host of The Prosper Podcast, and a mom of 7, Megan brings something a little different to the table than the average digital marketer- she brings the Bible. In a...

In 1987, John O'Leary was a curious nine-year-old boy. Playing with fire and gasoline, John created a massive explosion in his home and was burned on 100% of his body. He was given less than a 1% chance to live.   This epic story of survival was first showcased in his parents' book, Overwhelming Odds, in 2006. Originally printing 200 copies for friends and family, his parents have sold 60,000+ cop...

Jack Randall challenges people to ask themselves a simple question each day: "Am I working on the important things that matter most to me?" With an extensive background in insurance and reinsurance, Jack is CVO and Co-founder of Randall Resources International. He works exclusively with people and organizations who want a clear picture of success and a road map to get them there.  As a professiona...