The Cannoli Coach

Mop Bucket to Millionaire Join me and special guest Paul Martinelli, an internationally acclaimed speaker, trainer, mentor and coach who truly believes that if you can dream it, you can do it. Paul was ranked #1 Coaching Guru by Global Gurus in 2019 and he is one of the main influences in my own personal and professional growth. Paul has excelled at growing others to look beyond their limiting bel...

Title: Expert to Influencer Description: Listen as I speak with Divya Parekh, an in-demand motivational speaker, a leading influence architect and business leadership coach, and 10-Time #1 International Bestseller. Divya believes an “influencer” exists in each and every one of us. “If we have a genuine heart that takes action” we can influence others—small gestures to grand ones. Her river of life...

Live the Life You're Meant To Live, Not Expected Listen as I speak with Rachel Smets—a breakthrough coach, Tedx speaker, author, YouTuber, online course creator, and culture trainer. Rachel created the life she desired—location independent. She helps ambitious professionals change from feeling STUCK in a 9-5 career to their desired life of fulfillment and FREEDOM, however they define it. Rachel is...

Always Find Something to be Thankful For Listen in as I reminisce about Thanksgivings growing up and how I learned to not only give thanks for the good but to also give thanks in the difficult times as well. I believe if you take a pause in the bad moments, you will be able to find the good within them. Don’t believe me? Listen in as I share some moments from my life. (Link to podcast in comments...

See Value, Then Add Value Listen in as a I speak with Nathan Cook—an executive coach and speaker who challenges the status quo and has fun doing it. Our conversation is entertaining, informative, and full of laughs. Nathan talks about the impact of martial arts during his youth and how at 14 he was a martial arts instructor—mixing in life skills lessons into the training process. His love for coac...

Take the Leap to Transformation Listen as I speak with Chris Stoecklein, Chief Transformation Officer of Stoecklein Consulting. His successful career in Human Resources gave him experience with developing individuals for personal and professional growth. But his own transformation started atop a 30-foot telephone pole—when he took the leap forward—first for his team. Later his team members thanked...

Legacy of Leadership Excellence Listen as I speak with Chris Baker, a leadership expert who has built a successful career empowering teams and developing others. His vision is a world where leaders are developed and nurtured creating a legacy of leadership excellence. Chris received the Walt Disney Legacy Award—where peers and team members nominated him. The award showed him the depth of his impac...

#SteelToesRequired Listen as I speak with Dennis LaRue Jr., the founder of Leaders Develop Relationships (LDR). Dennis shares his purpose and passion to transform lives personally and professionally as a coach. He shares about his coaching and consulting experiences while in the US Air Force and how those transferred to what he is doing today. “I learned to be the honest broker and I also learned...

Know What You’re For: A Growth Strategy for Work, An Even Better Strategy for Life Listen as I speak with Jeff Henderson—an entrepreneur, speaker, pastor, and business leader. Since 2003, Jeff has helped lead three of North Point Ministries churches in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Prior to serving as a pastor, Jeff worked in marketing with the Atlanta Braves, Callaway Gardens, Lake Lanier Islands Re...

Title: Impacting Leaders Together For Bold Leadership & Increased Confidence Description: Listen as I speak with John and Antoinette Griffin—John Maxwell certified executive coaches, international speakers, and trainers, and Human Behavior Consultants. Antoinette specializes in leadership, confidence, and helping introverts successfully communicate in an extroverted world. Building on her own past...

Listen as I speak with Randy Ginsburg, a natural born entrepreneur, who released his first book this year: Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success. October is national bullying prevention month—we ALL need to be more aware of our own behavior and observe and help those who are being bullied. Randy’s framework, INVENT, helps others to leverage the pain from a...

The Cannoli Coach Turns One! Listen in as I talk about the first anniversary of the Cannoli Coach podcast! Wowza…can’t believe that it was about a year ago that I released the first episode. So many great conversations with amazing guests. Each one shared their stories that impacted and empowered them forward. Looking forward to our second year. The picture is of me a few days before my first birt...

#Forward in Your Career Listen as I speak with Chris Morga, a Certified Professional Career Coach, who is marrying the two worlds of recruitment and career coaching with his Coaching Development Life Cycle Framework. A turn of circumstances about five years ago put his professional career in jeopardy and ruined him financially. During this time, his wife told him “move forward” and that is when #F...

Battle Scars are Beautiful Listen as I speak with René Michele, a trauma recovery coach for adult survivors of child abuse. Rene talks about “unpacking the trauma: trauma is not the event, but how our body and mind make sense of the event.” René released her own journey of survival and recovery in her memoir, Battle Scars are Beautiful, From Victim to Victory. Read how René transformed herself fro...

Listen as I speak with Ben Schwipps and Shelia Merkel as they share details about Ben’s suicide attempt and recovery. The quote in the title is how Ben described the day “that didn’t go as planned.” The two are co-authors of the 5-star rated book on Amazon- Live to Tell, a story about a Suicide Survivor’s Struggle with Depression and Anxiety. The book was written and published within 90 days of Be...

Let’s Grow Together! Listen as I talk about personal and professional growth. I am a strong believer and product of ongoing growth. I have shared before, we have two choices: evolve or repeat! If you decide to evolve, you need to be intentional about it. Growth doesn’t just happen. I am using and working with my clients on a proven system of growth. Transformation is happening. Link to podcast in...

Listen as I speak with Heather Manzano. Her work is focused on leadership and communication development, professional skills, and personal growth. Heather shares how a traumatic family event impacted her to live everyday with purpose. We talk about her professional journey and her transition into her own business. Her husband and mentor—both are “serial entrepreneurs”—believed in her potential and...

Listen in as I speak with Jason Stoughton, an international speaker and trainer, who resurrected himself from the fray of a dysfunctional home and a rare debilitating pituitary disease. A disorder that prevented him from experiencing puberty until the age of 21. Jason shares a turning point in his life—hearing John C. Maxwell on his way to church at the age of 15. For the first time, he truly had...

On this episode of The Cannoli Coach I talk about how I bet on myself and went “all in” to exit my corporate career and start my own company. I work with professionals who want to escape the everyday nonsense of the corporate grind with minimal risks. I shared a bit about the proven system that I am using…and it is the same one that a CEO of 7 multi-million dollar corporations uses. I don’t know a...

Listen as I speak with James Divine, an author, musician, teacher, speaker, and PROUD Italian. Talk about a guest meant to be on The Cannoli Coach podcast! The title for this episode is the title of his forthcoming book! James uses his humor to share stories of forgiveness, encouragement, and inspiration. He talks about the impact of music in his life and how it was a catalyst to build his self-es...

Listen as I speak with Jesse Smith, a sales and leadership trainer, who works with entrepreneurs and sales pros to increase their effectiveness through a different approach to sales—one focused on the customer. Bullied as a child, seeing his record deal crash, and struggling with his own self-worth, Jesse followed the stepping stones in his path to create a life where he truly understands his “wor...

Listen as I speak with Teresa Quinlan, an alchemist who transforms organizations, teams, and individuals by fostering opportunities for sustainable behavior changes that lead to exceptional results. The key to this is understanding your Emotional Intelligence! She shares her expertise and experience working with others to gain awareness of their emotions, understand how the emotions make them feel...

Listen in as I speak with Mariana Thomas—a self -proclaimed junky of self-leadership and growth. Born in Colombia, South America, and losing her Mother at age 13, Mariana was raised and greatly influenced by her Grandmother. She credits her with giving her the knowledge and expertise to find her own path and “beat the odds”. She came to the United States around 21 years ago—knowing one person and...

Following the Platinum Rule Listen as I speak with Candace Gruber, CEO of Candace Mae Training and Services. Candace is a “personal growth junkie” since the age of 13. Daily she betters herself so she can make a stronger impact while working more effectively with her clients—meeting them where they are at. Since finding her voice at the dinner table, as a young girl, Candace continues to be her au...

Stress—the Black Plague of Our Time! Listen as I speak with Anton Chumak Andryakov, CEO of Coaching Hub and Oak Tree Consulting, as he talks about how we need to better address issues of stress to create sustainability for humans. From his upbringing in the Ukraine, to the illness and death of his father when he was 8, to coming to the United States and entering the Marines, Anton has been on a mi...