The Pathways to Success with Julian Placino

On this episode, we discuss Kim's experience publishing her first book and how she became an Amazon Best Selling Author. Topics: The process of content creation: creating a book without "writing" it  The difference between publishing, self-publishing, and hybrid publishing Editing, formatting, and the importance of Beta-Readers Cover design and book distribution  Speaking engagements and authorshi...

Kim is a West Texas girl through and through still residing in her home town of Odessa, TX. Since 1991, she has been a steady figure in her community as a Fitness and Nutrition expert with backgrounds in twirling, dance, aerobics, figure body building, cooking, running, and 70.3 Ironman triathlons. It's been Kim's passion to help others achieve their fitness and health goals through  personal trai...

Hollen Meyer is a Doctor of Chiropractic. She's been an employee, a business owner – created a J.O.B. for herself, then expanded her practice with a team of doctors.  This has also allowed her to follow her passion and her calling to increase her reach for "exponentially healing."  She has since created an online health & wellness program ("Own Your Health Revolution"), she's the spokesperson for...

Jeff McManus grows things. As the Director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi, he grows plants...he grows people...he grows ideas. Jeff is a problem-solver, understanding that doing more with less is a 21st century mandate. Faced with a multi-million dollar landscaping beautification project, a demand for excellence, high productivity, and with a stagnant budget, Jeff knew that...

Dustin Joost is most passionate about how technology can empower individuals to achieve collective impact. As VP of Sales and Marketing for YourCause , he leads a team responsible for building the Global Good Network, partnering with companies to connect their employees to the causes they care about through employee giving, volunteering, and corporate philanthropy technology. Joining YourCause as...

Julian Placino is a Recruiting Professional with 11 years of experience in agency and corporate staffing. He's been instrumental in advancing the careers of hundreds of technology, creative and sales professionals around the country. Today, he leads talent acquisition for Bottle Rocket Studios, one of the premier mobile development firms in the world.  Julian is the Creator of the Pathways to Succ...

Donnie Boivin is Success Coach, Speaker, and an all-around good guy. He spent over 18 years as a straight-commission salesperson, executive, and ultimately sales trainer.  He has spent years motivating and inspiring thousands of people to get out of their own way and RUN LIKE HELL. He's known as the go-to coach for helping people achieve higher levels of success by discovering their passions and t...

Russ Riddle is a senior legal executive with 12 years of in-house and 14 years of law firm experience in guiding C-Suite leaders and senior managers through the legal gauntlets of modern business.   His law practice has served such notable clients as Barney® the purple dinosaur, Bob the Builder®, Thomas the Tank Engine®, the voices of Jimmy Neutron® and Larry the Cucumber®, as well as countless co...

Dylan Rafaty is the Founder & Chief Navigation Officer at DylanListed . DylanListed leads the way in providing Transition Support Services for Families of People with Disabilities and assisting Businesses achieve Disability Diversity & Inclusion initiatives. Dylan is also the Founder, Executive Director/Chairman of DylanListed Connect. DLC is a Texas 501c3 Nonprofit membership-based organization f...

Bryan Townsend is the Co-Founder of Trigger's Toys , a non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate the financial and emotional stress of sick children and their families.  Together with his wife and Co-Founder Stacey Townsend, have raised over a million dollars towards the mission of Trigger's Toys. Bryan would tell you that Trigger's Toys started because he needed to scratch a personal...

Jay Wong is a serial entrepreneur, business advisor, real estate investor and host of The Inner Changemaker; rated #1 Self-Help Podcast on iTunes. Jay's mission is to create empowering media that summarizes all of the great lessons covered in on his show by other successful changemakers, in hopes that these combined journeys will help business owners grow their business through online marketing an...

Andrew is the founder and CEO of Louder Co ., a company of Operations Specialists that are driven to help their clients operate more efficiently, experience higher profits, and achieve growth faster.  Louder Co.'s clients have coined them as their  Chief Improvement Officer where they've generated  over $100M in revenue, $100M in savings, and countless hours of operational efficiencies for those c...

From his home in St. Paul, MN Bob Stromberg travels continually performing his very unique blend of original story, standup and shtick. His work has left lasting impressions on Fortune 500 companies, raised multimillions for non-profits, garnered literary and theater awards and broken box office records in the US and Europe. The London Times said " He's a genuinely funny man". The Chicago Sun Time...

They say that one of they keys to successful entrepreneurship is to find a person's pain points and create a solution for them. This is what Joe Scott's business Cankerboy does - literally. After suffering with canker sores his entire life, Joe created Cankerboy.com as a blog to post research and test and review products to serve as an information hub for people like himself. Over time, he discove...

After growing up in a small town, Joe Scott became an advertising copywriter by day and screenwriter by night, making the indie film Ocean Front Property in 2005, and serving as a screenwriter on multiple indie films. He eventually turned his attention to YouTube where he created a channel called Answers With Joe , which currently has nearly 75,000 subscribers. He works with businesses helping the...

Robert James Collier is the Founder of Entrepreneurs Dinner which hosts dinners for entrepreneurs, freelancers, models, artists, creatives and more, to share: What their business is What their biggest challenge is How they can help others These events are held at beautiful and exclusive private venues. The Entrepreneurs Dinner experience is complete with private chefs cooking delicious 4-course me...

Brandon Mersier is the Creator and Founder of DopeFit (Defying Other People's Expectations Forever Internally Training), whose mission is to inspire 1 billion pounds of weight-loss around the world. After losing 120 lbs, Brandon has set out to help others achieve their weight-loss and fitness goals. On this episode, we discuss Brandon's transformational journey and keys to losing the weight and ke...

Raj is an experienced business consultant and for over 20 years has been involved in business ventures across several verticals as a consultant, owner, investor and advisor.  He has a personal passion for strategy and vision building that has allowed him to lead successful strategic initiatives for both profit and non-profit organizations. And he is an evangelist for the Dallas startup ecosystem a...

Calvin Carter is the Founder and CEO of Bottle Rocket Studios, a multidisciplinary mobile studio that connects future-focused brands to their customers through sophisticated yet simple mobile experiences.    Prior to launching Bottle Rocket, Calvin ran a private equity and business development company that completed many successful projects and made equity investments into 16 companies, many of wh...

Digital Marketing Strategist and entrepreneur Joel Widmer understands how to help businesses systematize marketing success. He is the Founder & CEO of Dallas-based Fluxe Digital Marketing—a marketing shop that specializes in helping companies turn their best ideas into consistent content for lead generation and retention without writing a word.    Fluxe was started after Widmer saw too many brilli...

Jasmin Brand is President of DARBY JAMES, an experiential marketing agency and digital publisher dedicated to American cities and the people and brands that make them great. DARBY JAMES specializes in building continuous online and offline engagement using strategy, creative content, influencer management and strategic events. Jasmin's diverse clients have included: Dallas Convention & Visitors Bu...

On this episode of the Pathways to Success, we discuss how to bridge the gap between Millennials and Baby Boomers. Tony Fleo is the CEO of Social Venture Parters Dallas. He has more than 30 years of experience in assisting enterprises grow in organizational strength, funding, and staff and board development. His extensive background in psychology and systems theory, coupled with his hands-on exper...

Angela Wagner is a mom, wife, entrepreneur, Life & Wellness Coach, Certified Yoga Teacher, and podcaster. She founded her successful  power yoga studio, YogaSport,  in 2004, and in 2010 launched the  Spark  program – a guided program that helps busy people create time, stress less, and enjoy life more.  In her coaching work, she teaches women to go from overwhelm and exhaustion to freedom, joy, an...

Heather Ann Havenwood, is a serial entrepreneur and is regarded as a top authority on digital marketing, sales coaching, and online publishing business strategies. Heather Ann has been named  Top 50 Must Follow Women Entrepreneur's for 2017 by Huffington Post .  She is also called Chief Sexy Boss™ (from her Amazon BEST SELLER book  Sexy Boss™ How Female Entrepreneurship is Changing the Rule Book a...

Andy Costa is a world-renowned Emmy Award Winning documentary filmmaker.   Since he was a toddler, Andy was fascinated by storytelling. He would spend countless hours playing storytelling vinyl records and would constantly ask his parents to tell him, "just one more" story. He began his film storytelling journey at the age of 12 when he won a Super8 camera.    Throughout his 25 years in filmmaking...