The Self Aware Leader with Jason Rigby

Jon   Schram  is a husband, father, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of The Purple Guys, a Midwest-based information technology support company. The company has grown since 2001 to become the Midwest's premier IT support company with more than a 96% customer satisfaction rating.  Jon  and his wife, Jill, have three children and have founded two businesses.   Get in contact with Jon on F...

Sean Campbell is the CEO of Cascade Insights, a competitive intelligence and market research firm for B2B technology companies. A 20-year technology veteran, Sean establishes the company's strategy, drives the company's thought leadership efforts and maintains relationships with key clients. A popular speaker, Sean has discussed B2B competitive intelligence at over 250 events around the globe. He...

Drew is very active with New Mexico start-ups. Most notably with  Meow Wolf , serving as their first CFO, a New Mexico B Corp that creates immersive arts experiences to wow. His efforts there, among others, led to raising more than $125 million in investment, purchase of a new headquarters, and growth from 50 people to more than 400. He has also worked with Build with Robots and Electric Playhouse...

Lines are everywhere in our lives. They exist on roads, maps, walls, everywhere we look. Some of the most important lines are the ones that are in our minds. There are lines we draw between risk and reward, between what we see as beneficial to others or only beneficial to ourselves. Jason and Alex talk about how we view these lines and where we draw them has consequences not just for ourselves but...

Monique  Chavez, Owner of Southwest CannEvents, LLC has over 16 years of experience in harm reduction, event production, project management and anything legal. Born and raised in Albuquerque, NM,  Monique  is a two-time graduate from the University of New Mexico, earning both a BS in Biology and a Juris Doctor.  Monique 's passion for drug policy reform grew from her early experiences in the New M...

Mike   Begg  is an entrepreneur and expert in eCommerce, digital marketing and operational nearshoring.  Mike  co-founded AMZ Advisers with his two partners in 2015, and has grown the business to managing over $10M per year in ad spend and $100M per year in Amazon sales.  Mike  and the AMZ team also operate AMZ Courses, educating Amazon sellers on how to maximize sales on the platform.  Mike  love...

It is always impressive when you meet a highly successful entrepreneur who also somehow manages to be down-to-earth. Alex Caragiannides is that kind of entrepreneur. His upbeat attitude and grounded demeanor were handed down through his roots. Coming to America as an immigrant and growing up in a North Side Greek community in Chicago, Alex learned early on that if you work hard and make yourself i...

As CRI's Director of CyberAdvantage Services, Leo  Cuellar , provides  cybersecurity services from Assessment to Training, Managed Services to Consulting. We are familiar with government- and industry-related cybersecurity controls and associated services.  Leo  is an experienced Information Security professional focused in IT Security Operations, IT Governance, Secure Development, Compliance, Ris...

Keith was raised on 40 Acres in North Georgia by a mother who was a painter and a father who was a PHD in neuroscience, clinical psychologist and professional boxing coach.  At age 12 Keith 's health began declining dramatically for no apparent reason.  After 5 years of severe mental and physical decline he finally received a blood test that showed he had contracted Lyme Disease and he began exten...

Martin  Langelo  Lien  (25) is the Co-Founder and CEO of Respond Flow - The Mailchimp of SMS ( https://www.respondflow.com/ ) .  Martin  is originally from Norway but moved to America 5 years ago with a passion for startups and the ambition to start his own. He brings experience working with a wide range of high-tech startup companies across the US, building anything from AI Omnichannel Chatbots,...

As a Marine Corps Veteran, leaderships is very important to me. I spent 4 years as a Combat Engineer serving in California and Iraq. The Marine Corps taught me two very important skills : Lead by example and to be the hardest worker in the room. Those skills have helped me lead the #1 Agency within Farm Bureau Financial Services. We have a dedicated team of 23 Agents that are willing to do everyth...

Donnie Boivin is changing the game of business development. At the age of 22 right out of the Marine Corps, he struggled with what to do next. He landed his first straight commission sales job and has spent over 2 decades learning what it takes to be successful in sales, business & life. At the age of 40, he discovered he'd been living other people's dreams and not chasing his own. Launching his o...

Josh Lannon, Warriors Heart President and Founder and Co-Author of "The Social Capitalist", had a vision to open a healing center for our warriors / protectors so they could heal with the peers only. After getting sober in 2001, Josh and his wife Lisa Lannon opened 6 healing centers to help others "get loved ones back". In 2013, the Lannons joined forces with Former Special Forces Tom Spooner to o...

Half of my face and jaw are fake from an attempted murder on my life. I've been shot at, stabbed, kidnapped, and kicked in the face. This is just part of the story of Rocky Singh Kandola a successful   Entrepreneur & Businessman. We all need to be appreciative of our lives and what each hardship teaches us and motivates us to success .  Here is Rocky's About Me.  I am a 31 year old successful Indi...

Well Life ABQ Founder C-FNP KC Devine Raver and I went over my test results. Amazing hormone test and everyone should get this!!! About the DUTCH TEST : The Dutch Complete™ is our flagship product. This test is a comprehensive assessment of sex and adrenal hormones and their metabolites. It also includes the daily, free cortisol pattern, organic acids, melatonin (6-OHMS), and 8-OHdG. About Well Li...

Zane Landin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PositiveVibes Magazine sought to provide a space for people having a hard time dealing with mental health problems, experiencing being lonely, and feeling overwhelmed by the pandemic.   Zane is currently an undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona in California. Spring of 2020, he was taking a copy-editing class. Their final assignment was to design thei...

Stop trying harder and start changing the process! Self-discipline and willpower will not get the job done! Only a strategic process can.  Here is the link to the book I talked about: 12 Week Year Please go to www.abqpodcast.com where you can get show notes, resources ,and links to everything we talked about today to help you navigate your journey as an entrepreneur and business owner in ABQ. Foll...

I did a special interview with Cailan.  We got into his extraordinary life and his unique gifts. Warning: If your skeptical or don't believe in Spirituality I would encourage you to listen to get a new perspective and different view of life. We should always be willing to disagree or agree and be open minded to listen to other people that we in our limited perspective deem different. I always like...

My personal reading with my numbers and my past lives...Was skeptical but was extremely accurate! Cailan was very patient going through my current life and explained allot about "ME". This is unique episode as I opened up, and was extremely intimate in my conversation about myself.  Cailan Robinson is a  crystal  healer, numerologist, past lives expert, and actor currently living in Albuquerque, N...

We cannot dispute the scientific studies that suggest being grateful, and practicing gratitude lends to a happier life physically, mentally, and spirituality.  How do you practice it and why is it so important?  Please go to www.abqpodcast.com where you can get show notes, resources ,and links to everything we talked about today to help you navigate your journey as an entrepreneur and business own...

Lil and I had an amazing conversation about how Small Businesses are getting the short end of the stick in all this craziness. We also got into how to build your team properly and what it takes to lead in these crazy upcoming months.  More about Lillian Roberts | Founder & CEO, Xendoo A South Florida native, Lillian Roberts prides herself on building customer-centric companies that are built on te...

9,000 participants were studied for 6 years and they found the link to risk of depression, and it was fast food, alcohol, processed sugars, and commercial baked goods. So stop eating the UNhappy meals peeps! In this podcast I go into specific ways I personally help myself with my depression, and what I do daily that keeps it away. I also talk about the things I unfortunately do that brings it on....

Sometimes when you interview someone you can see they are genuine and have gone through the fire.  Vinnie is a student of leadership and the Master as well. The heart he has for his people and ability to be open and share his mistakes and triumphs during the show resulted in a very special interview that I know will speak to all of us in how we can serve our people with a heart and be compassionat...

Terrell dissected finance and accounting to make it easy for business owners. We went in detail of what you should look for in your business finances. I encourage you to follow and watch his podcast videos he produces a lot of helpful and informative content in the world of finance. Terrell Turner is a Certified Public Accountant and the managing partner of the TLTurner Group ; a firm focused on p...

How are you going to react as a leader to another lockdown? What does your family, employees, and business need from you right now? Quick deep hitting podcast to go over specifically what you need to do during a lockdown.  Please go to www.abqpodcast.com where you can get show notes, resources ,and links to everything we talked about today to help you navigate your journey as an entrepreneur and b...