Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond

A recovered addict and a former people pleaser Nick Pollard has lived the experiences of living someone else's life.   After years of self-transformation, training, and practice, he has coached thousands of people all over the world to transform how they establish boundaries, how they show up in the world, and how they live the life they want After nearly a decade, Lou and Nick reconnect...

Whitney Breer  is the CEO of Lebenskunst, a management consulting firm whose core team specializes in leadership development, change management and personal resilience. As a coach, trainer and motivational keynote speaker, Breer has been sharing her knowledge for over 25 years. Breer was born and raised in Florida and has since lived and worked abroad for the past 25years. After stints in Jap...

Ryan Hanley is the founder and president of Rogue Risk , a first-of-its-kind “human-optimized” digital insurance agency creating sustainability for small businesses through insurance and risk management. As a Creator, Strategist, and Speaker, he helps insurance professionals create meaningful and sustainable long-term growth in their career and business. Ryan’s got an amazing podcast , engaging bo...

Special episode of Thrive LouD. Two former guests return to share a very cool project One loves to tell jokes The other loves to make films. And funny enough the one that loves to make films wanted to make a film about a guy that loves to tell jokes. The film is a documentary called JOKE MAN . The episode features the film’s creator and director Ian Karr and the JOKE MAN himself, Jackie Martling ....

Jason Lennox is a professional speaker, author, healthcare executive, and founder and owner of two small businesses supporting organizations and individuals in healthcare,  He is the author of a Perfect Tragedy: A memoir that takes a raw look at how one of the deadliest diseases of our time brought him to his knees and how the tragedies that came with addiction brought him to a purpose-filled...

Chris Panagiotu is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™Professional and a Certified and a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS®, conferred by College for Financial Planning). He is absolutely obsessed with profoundly understanding what his client’s passions and dreams are. He is the CEO of CAPitalize your Finances and the host of the CAPitalize your Finances Podcast where he guides listeners thro...

CJ Stratte is the President and CEO at On The Move, Inc . On The Move, Inc. started in Dearborn, Michigan, on January 28, 1992. Its founder, Maury Westerdale, recognized the need for a commercial truck lease program for self-managed local rental trucks, allowing the owner/operator to set their own rates and advertise their company at the same time. The ingenuity of Maury evolved into a turnkey tru...

Tim Lupinacci is the CEO and Chair at Baker Donelson , where he leads over 1,300 individuals in 22 offices across the Southeastern US. Tim is presently leading the firm’s five year BakerVision 2028 strategy and its Diversity & Inclusion Compact. A life-long leadership student, Tim recently launched a nonprofit called Everybody Leads , focused on empowering individuals in underserved communities wi...

Josh Bernoff is an expert on how business books can propel thinkers to prominence. Book projects on which he has collaborated have generated over $20 million for their authors. His most recent book is Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters – A Comprehensive Guide for Authors (Amplify, 2023 ). Fifty successful authors have endorsed the book. Daniel Pink sa...

Paul Hutchinson is the Co-Founder of Bridge Investment Group with over $40 Billion AUM and 2000 employees. Paul retired in 2017 to focus his time and resources to philanthropy. Paul is well known for his inspirational presentations. He has been the keynote speaker to royalty and family office conferences on 6 continents. He is the founder of The Child Liberation Foundation  and has dedicated...

David Newman is a Certified Speaking Professional and member of the NSA Million Dollar Speakers Group. He is the author of the business bestsellers, “Do It! Marketing”, “Do It! Speaking” and “ Do It! Selling ”. He helps solo consultants, trainers, and business coaches grow their revenues by 50%-500% in less than 15 months. Because Nothing makes this guy happier than client results. ( Well except f...

Mark Silverman is no stranger to overcoming adversity and mastering his own overwhelm. When he was 27, he was homeless, 135lbs, and living in his truck. 10 years later he, he was a millionaire. Mark is on a mission to take the lessons learned along the way, paired with his business acumen, to help others define and achieve their own successes. Mark came to coaching after a successful career in tec...

Emilio & Rachele, co-founded Relationship Renegades to help solve the loneliness epidemic and create a movement to inspire a world where healthy relationships are the new norm. Relationship Renegades is rebelling against social norms and traditional media to change the narrative, and raise the bar when it comes to what’s possible in life and relationships.  They believe in a proactive, playfu...

Kristina Mand-Lakhiani is an international speaker, entrepreneur, artist, philanthropist, and mother of 2 kids.  She is the co-founder of  Mindvalley, a leading publisher in the personal growth industry,  In her book, "Becoming Flawesome", Kristina shares her own journey from being on top of a personal growth empire like Mindvalley to stepping aside, conscious uncoupling from her hu...

Chef Matt Basile spent over a decade disrupting the food industry as the founder of Toronto’s most recognizable food truck brand, Fidel Gastro’s, and popular gastropub, Lisa Marie. Today, as the co-founder of Alchemy Grills, he’s taking on a new frontier — disrupting the barbecue and live-fire cooking landscape. In an industry steeped in tradition, Basile is always striving to do things differentl...

Consider this: 100% of business owners will leave their business one day. But few are prepared. Laurie Barkman , the business transition sherpa, is the former CEO of a $100 million revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50. As a mergers and acquisitions advisor, Laurie provides a structured process for business owners to plan successful transitions of their companies. Laurie is the author of "...

Alex Melone, Andrei and Alex Marin all saw a wide opening in the email marketing world for an agency that truly cares about its end product and each client it serves. After performing in-depth market analysis, they each were surprised to see that no other agency out there had effectively done this - all the others had been cranking out canned designs, templated strategy and analysis in order to ma...

Sylvie di Giusto is an international speaker and best selling author that organizations around the globe trust to help them make the right decisions that grow their brands and bottom lines. Building on her five cornerstones of Modern Emotional Intelligence—visual, behavioral, verbal, digital, and social intelligence—Sylvie gives her audiences ‘The Power of Choice’ a conscious decision-making frame...

Author, Catalyst, and Executive Coach Laura Gassner Otting inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo by helping audiences think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their current, limited scope of belief. Laura’s secret superpower is seeing your greatness and reflecting it back on you, so that you can get “unstuck” — and achieve extraord...

Laban Ditchburn is known as The World’s Best Courage Coach, he has been through self-discovery, and conquered the full gamut of addictions—alcohol, sex, gambling, drugs, and negative self-talk.  His unique methods and message continue to help so many people on this planet. His debut and internationally acclaimed book “ Bet on You ” is a “can’t put down” must-read with its raw, real, hilarious...

Stephanie and Ethan Bull have found the perfect balance in their marriage and company they co-founded, ProAssisting. Over the last 5 years, ProAssisting – which provides remote executive assistants on a fractional basis for top CEOs, Board Directors and entrepreneurs – has grown exponentially to the 7-figure revenue level. Their family, which began with marriage in 2007 and now includes 12- and 8-...

Joe Mull has spent thousands of hours shaping managers into strong leaders with his decades of experience, compelling content, and dynamic delivery. In demand as a speaker and trainer, Joe has attracted audiences of all sizes from all sectors from all over North America. Prior to launching his own firm, Joe was head of Learning & Development for a Top 10 U.S. healthcare organization where he manag...

Helen Dayen is an executive coach with over 15 years of experience in leadership development, relationship management, business development, and executive coaching. She specializing in elevating influential leadership, honing executive presence, building teams and fostering stronger professional relationships. Helen works with professionals in high stress/high demand industries such as finance, te...

(An)drew Tarvin is a proven businessperson and engineer, having delivered exceptional results at companies large and small. Prior to starting Humor That Works , Andrew was a global project manager at Procter & Gamble where he successfully led initiatives for a $350 million business. It was there that he developed, tested, and refined many of the examples in this book so you know it s not just fluf...

Anjel B Hartwell is an internationally known artist, author & evolutionary alchemist. Honored as a Be The Change “Movement To Watch” Award Winner and considered one of America’s Premier Experts, she has appeared multiple times in major media and is the Creator, Executive Producer & Host of the 8X Award Winning & Apple #1 Internationally ranked Wickedly Smart Women Podcast . Her book Be Heard By Mi...