The Nice Guys on Business

Henry DeVries is an author, speaker, publisher and weekly Forbes.com columnist. He works with consultants and business leaders who want to attract high-paying clients by marketing with a book and a speech. His company is Indie Books International and they take care of the preparation, publication, and promotion of a book that grows your business, puts money in the bank, and helps you make the diff...

Melanie Greenough has gone from a broke, homeless, single mom to transforming her life and Building An Empire through the power of intentional success. Her powerful consulting and coaching brand, Build An Empire, now empowers others to succeed at the highest levels. She has started five successful businesses and a charity that has rescued over 5,000 people from slavery and abject poverty. She has...

Natasha Hazlett is an inspirational speaker, business marketing consultant, attorney and author of the #1 Amazon best- selling book Unstoppable Influence: Be You. Be Fearless. Transform Lives. She empowers entrepreneurs around the world with the clarity, confidence, and strategies they need to boost their income and influence while working less. It's true we are all Unstoppable Influencers with gi...

At age 81, Dr. Ron Kaiser leads a lifestyle that would be considered super-active at any age. In addition to his full-time “day job” as Director of Psychology at one of the world’s leading headache centers, his other full-  time job is creating innovative positive approaches to helping people of all ages maximize their potential for success and happiness. He has developed The Mental Heal...

Joyce Dales is the President of Buzzagogo and the inventor of Cold Bee Gone, a natural remedy that you swab in your nose to fight cold, flu, allergies. Joyce is a mom to two beautiful girls through the gift of international adoption. She and her husband Jeffrey run their company, while homeschooling, as they travel the country in their 1972 Airstream. Their company just closed it's&...

They say “It's hard to see the label when you're inside the jar." Jane Atkinson's specialty is to help speakers see and work on what they can't see in their business. Having worked with professional speakers for nearly three decades, she understands the common challenges that speakers face. Those that are just starting to seasoned pros often struggle with three main challenges: positioning; brandi...

After a working lifetime going from nerdy engineer to financial services executive, Patrick Willis quit being a corporate drone to look for something better. Whilst working out how to put his business experience and coaching skills to better use, he found a bigger "why": Imagine a busy, working person walking out of the doctor's one day being told they have a terminal illness, there are not words...

With over 30 years of customer experience, Jill Raff grew up working with her parents, owner/operators of McDonalds #150. She truly learned how to apply Ray Kroc’s customer service philosophy that permeates their over 37,800 stores. Jill followed her dream to be a Fashion Designer taking her to work in New York, Italy and Hong Kong. She's fluent in 5 languages, trained as a Chef at Le Cordon Bleu...

Mahyar Rostami is a US Military veteran and, for the last 11 years, he has trained leaders, government agencies, and teams to develop the character, trust, and vision required to build influence and achieve their organizational goals. Mahyar supports people with their most important relationship first (with themselves) while equipping them with exact strategies to deal with any situation -- from m...

One of the most celebrated figures in the hospitality industry, Horst Schulze is a remarkable leader with a gift for creating a culture of service. As founding president and COO of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Horst Schulze ushered in a new world of elegance and personal service. He revolutionized the hotel industry, creating one of the most recognizable international brands, forever altering t...

Jennifer Lyall is an Intuitive Business Mentor and Authentic Living Guide. As a sought after spiritual development expert she helps you to expand your personal awareness and take responsibility for your energy and how you’re showing up in life. This expanded inner awareness helps you to confidently make decisions, be happier and more present in your relationships, work in a proactive manner r...

Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the founders of Barefoot Wine and co-authors of the NYT’s bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand. This conversation was held at their house in Sonoma, California in the middle of wine country. JJ, Doug, Michael and Bonnie, all dressed in robes, chat about business, relationships, wine...

Carsten Thiel - why does science make our lives better? Carsten is a leader in the biotech industry who has lived and worked in seven countries and two continents. He has been around for a while and has been a key driver in modern biotech - turning scientific innovation into benefits for patients in need.    Learn more how Carsten and EUSA Pharma are helping doctors diagnose and treat ra...

Carl Hunter is an artist, entrepreneur, transformation coach and subconscious mind programming expert. He is also the creator of the amazing new MindPower Acceleration Technology™ called MindFlavors®. Carl invented a revolutionary technology that has trumped all of his previous techniques for harnessing the power of our subconscious minds.   Connect with Carl Hunter: Faceb...

With a background in Mental Health Therapy Simone Allison, has always been driven by her love for helping others.  As a Female Empowerment Coach and International Bestselling author Simone has written Disempowered No More: A Spiritual Journey to Discovering Purpose, Power, & Passion After Divorce, Simone chronicles her harrowing journey in separating from her husband of 17 years and the d...

For over 20 years Ed Squire was a top-tier business consultant providing strategic business solutions for Fortune 500 and global companies in the US, Canada, and Europe. But by the end of 2016, he was terminated and on disability with complex PTSD and depression. In 2015 he began speaking openly about the sexual abuse he suffered as a child and how it was affecting him as an adult, but he wasn’t p...

Jesse Harless, M.A., is an author, trainer, Life and Recovery Coach, group empowerment facilitator, motivational speaker and Entrepreneur in Recovery™. Jesse recently released his first Amazon Best Selling book called Smash Your Comfort Zone with Cold Showers. Jesse is the founder of Entrepreneurs in Recovery™, a platform that empowers people in addiction recovery reach their full potential. He wo...

Jon is a well-respected author, teacher, and advisor in HR tech and specifically, agile talent. He's been an early investor and advisor to fast growing startups like Toptal and Jolt, has helped take two companies of his own to the public markets, is a mentor at Talent Tech, a contributor to Forbes writing about the future of work, and the author of five books including Agile Talent, HR From the Ou...

Michelle Tillis Lederman, one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of four books including the internationally known, The 11 Laws of Likability, and her latest The Connectors Advantage. Michelle is a connection creator and CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized communications and leadership programs for fortune 500, non-profit, university and government clients. ...

Chronic Tacos is known for their authentic food using third generation recipes and their playful and edgy décor using Day of the Dead themes throughout the restaurants. There are more than 60 locations across three countries including the US, Canada and Japan. Today we chat with Randy Wyner, Chronic Tacos Founder, and Mike Mohammed, Chronic Tacos CEO.    Connect with Chronic Tacos:...

Dianna Anderson is the CEO and creator of Cylient’s unique, comprehensive system for instilling coaching cultures in organizations. Forbes calls Dianna a pioneer in the creation of coaching cultures. She recognized the transformational power of coaching as a leadership style early in her career and has worked since then to scale coaching-based leadership and realize her vision of making coach...

Domenic Rinaldi of Sun Acquisitions specializes in helping the owners of privately held companies (with enterprise values between $2 and $30 million dollars) scale, acquire and sell businesses. He has been personally involved in over 300 business transactions across a broad range of industries and is considered an expert in his field.   Domenic is passionate about mergers and acquis...

Michael Botts is a success coach, best-selling author, and keynote speaker.  In his best-selling book Escape Average, Go for the Big: It's Time to Break through What's Stopping You, Michael brings an effective approach in helping business owners to succeed. His philosophy is you are born genius; You are born "ENOUGH!" Get the question “Am I Enough?” out of your head and start facing your fear...

Kimberly R. Kelley is originally from Ohio but calls Hawaii home for more than a decade. She received her Medical Degree from Wright State University, Dayton Ohio. She received her MBA from the University of Knoxville, Knoxville TN. She specializes in anesthesia, acupuncture, acute and chronic pain management, and medical simulation. She is board certified in anesthesiology and board eligible in a...

Yann Ilunga is a podcasting consultant and systems strategist who helps you drive prospects to your pipeline through podcasting and systems. Dubbed "Podcasting Advocate" by Forbes and "one of the undisputed unicorn-level marketing experts" by Inc., he's the host of The Podcaster Lab and The Jazz Spotlight, and the founder of the Podcast Growth Mastermind.   Show notes by show produc...