The Secret Art of Business

Dr. Mark Williams has worked with thousands of students, teachers, health professionals, and company directors keen to understand how their brain works. His new book, “The Connected Species: How Understanding the Evolution of our Brain Can Change the World,” is now available. He is a professor of cognitive neuroscience with over 25 years of experience conducting behavioral and brain imaging resear...

You will love this conversation I had with Bob Corff. For decades, Bob has been the authority on voice technique in Los Angeles. Bob mastered his voice coaching techniques during a long-lived acting career. The actor/singer played lead roles in many acclaimed stage productions, including Jesus in "Jesus Christ Superstar," Claude in "Hair," and Danny in "Grease." Bob started singing in a garage ban...

Keith Weightman is a business leader and Regional Vice President of National Accounts with Bullhorn. Guitars were his first love, and you can listen here to find out how that passion led him to great sales success by staying creative daily. And those brilliant notes that we talked about? Here is a link to his newsletter and how he takes notes: https://serve2sell.beehiiv.com/ . And you can contact...

Daniel Tolson is the Founder and CEO of The Tolson Institute, where, over the past 25 years, he has launched, managed, and helped turn around million-dollar businesses through better hiring. More than 20,000 business people around the globe are applying his ideas to make better hires by using science to identify the right person for the right job the first time. His adventures in life do not stop...

Kevin Rapp is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary creative director with vast experience ranging from start-up disruptors to Fortune 500 companies. He executes high-quality, eye-catching work ahead of schedule and under budget, building brand integrity with custom multi-million-dollar campaigns. He’s passionate about working with brands with a strong social mission and brings an authentically ene...

Claire Coder is one of my most favorite people AND through her entrepreneurship, she is making the world better... Period. She is the Founder and CEO of Aunt Flow, the first full solution to help businesses and schools stock their bathrooms with freely accessible tampons and pads. She developed a free-vend, wall-mounted dispenser that allows companies to provide 100% organic cotton menstrual produ...

Gresham Harkless is the CEO and Founder of Blue 16 Media which is based out of Washington D.C. and provides website design, social media, and SEO services for entrepreneurs, startups, and business owners. He is also the Founder of CEO Podcasts NOW which consists of the CEO Chat (CC), I AM CEO (IAM) & CBNation. TV (TV) podcast episodes. I felt some pressure with this interview due to his expert...

Karen Turner is the Owner and Transformation Sorcerer at Brain Dance Designs and has been making things with bits and bytes practically her entire life. She has experience across multiple industries working with some of the world's largest companies as well as small and medium businesses (SMBs) and startups. Karen has an insatiable thirst for knowledge, knows the words to practically every song ha...

Honored to be able to share the conversation that I had with Don DePerro, President and CEO of the Columbus Chamber. The shortlist of his honors is that he is one of Ohio's "500 Most Influential Leaders" and the "Power 100" of Most Influential Leaders in Columbus ... and there are even more accolades from when he was a newspaper editor at Business First. A true champion for business and business o...

Stephanie Nivinskus is the Founder of Sizzleforce Marketing. What is leaving me in awe right now is how Stephanie and her team are attacking the possibilities of AI. So while my conversation starts "business as usual" starting with a purple diary and journalism, stay tuned for the AI talk and see if Sizzleforce can help you. 

Shannon Brown is the Founder and CEO of CENTRIC where they pride themselves on adapting to each client’s culture and custom design each marketing campaign to reflect their brand. With over 30 years of experience in media promotions and outreach, her team has a proven track record of placing multimedia advertising dollars and developing business strategies, community awareness programs, events, and...

Vivienne Wagner is the Founder and CEO of Houndstooth Media Group. Her team is comprised of professional bloggers and content strategists across the country. The team members'​ efforts result in almost 3 million page-views per month on their collective websites and their combined social media reach is more than 3.3 million. They are constantly monitoring the digital landscape and leveraging their...

Jennifer Reynolds is the Founder of Sauce Goddess and she is also a big idea generator. Having always been connected to the arts and creativity, she started in printing. Then on a dare, started her company Sauce Goddess that has delicious gluten free gourmet foods sold nationally in the US, New Zealand and Denmark. Over the years she now has 25+ products in 4 lines and has collected over 23 awards...

Presenting Aaron Murphy. Aaron Murphy is the Owner of ADM Architecture and Founder of ForeverHome. That is not all, he is also a B2B Coach, Consultant, Speaker, and Author. ADM is an award-winning architecture firm for business and residential including redesigning your current home for aging in place. I think you will really enjoy this brilliant discussion with Aaron. https://adm-architecture.com...

Presenting Dianne Kelley. Dianne Kelley has got your back. As CEO of Sandbrook Group AND FreshVue Business Solutions, she is preventing disaster for business owners and their families by providing financial security through comprehensive planning. Not only is Dianne creative and innovative, but she's also got some stories! You can find out more about her companies at: https://www.sandbrookgroup.co...

Presenting Faizun Kamal. Faizun is an award-winning CEO, 100 Influential Women in Franchising, best selling author, keynote speaker, and Forbes coach. Whew! She is successfully making an impact in helping people franchise all while staying in touch with her creativity. As the head of The Franchise Pros, a full-service franchise consulting and development firm, Faizun can help you invest in a franc...

Presenting Mellissa Tong. Mellissa is the Founder/CCO of DuckPunk Productions, Inc., an award-winning creative marketing and content production company. Mellissa's history includes being in front of and behind the camera on television. This was the perfect environment to kick off a business that required story-telling, as she understood how businesses can be more effective with excellent content a...

Presenting Darci Congrove. Not a mad hatter, but this accountant can throw a tea party that you will not want to miss! Darci Congrove is Managing Director of GBQ Partners, LLC and incredibly creative. She embraces all of the beauty involved in getting the numbers right but also is a pro at events, food, and even wins at cake decorating. Really, her events and cakes are amazing. If you think you ar...

Presenting Wendy Rivera. Maybe we can all be a little jealous of Wendy Rivera as she is the owner and founder of Muttigans, a place where you can grab a cup of coffee or a smoothie or a frappe, spend time on our porch swings or rockers while your furry family member enjoys snacking on a bully stick! It was also named one of America's Coolest Pet Stores. Of course, Wendy is creative, too, and she s...

Presenting Julie Delucca-Collins. Julie Delucca-Collins has the pep talk that you didn't even know that you needed. Julie is the Founder, CEO, & Podcast Host of Go Confidently Services. She helps entrepreneurs increase confidence and gain clients. She is passionate about helping women and organizations find success in personal branding, strategic planning, leadership, business development, sal...

Presenting Simone Moreau. Simone is a Professor of Marketing, a marketing coach, consultant and advisor for entrepreneurs, versed in customer-centric perceptions and digital marketing strategy. Simone researches and teaches about digital marketing and consumer-centric strategy, innovation, creativity and design, and tech-forward teaching in the Marketing Management and Business Administration Mark...

Presenting Angela Meleca. Angela is Executive Director at Creative Ohio and a true thinker-doer and visionary. With an education in journalism, she has remained a storyteller. Add on experience in communication strategy, strategic thinking, government relations, public and media relations, and business development and you have a true L+R powerhouse. Please enjoy this conversation with a true advoc...

Presenting Bessie McIntosh. Bessie McIntosh is "The Maker" at Merkabody in Wasatch, Utah. Merkabody is a line of potent biohacking remedies to help women and their families find relief from symptoms and feel badass. And she doesn't stop there! When she can, she turns the creativity ALL of the way up as a frequent "burner," also known as a participant at the Burning Man Festivals. I could talk to B...

Presenting Tanner Link. Tanner is the Founder of Link Asset Management located in Soldotna, Alaska. Alaska. Very excited that he is part of the conversation because his secret creative thing is storytelling. It started with adventures as a child that evolved into how he masterfully explains each story to his clients in how they are going to manage their financials. Listen in on how he keeps his st...

Presenting Francie Henry. Francie Henry is Regional President for Fifth Third Central Ohio and is passionate about improving the lives of their clients. She enjoys learning about every client, their lives, goals, and aspirations. Relationships have always been key. And she has a curious, creative, and innovative side that she shares with us. You will enjoy this conversation. https://www.53.com/