Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond

Dawn Harris Sherling M.D. is an internal medicine physician and author whose work calls out the rampant diet-related misinformation out there and simplifies the real science and latest medical advancements that can not only heal a host of digestive related illnesses, but also make eating easier and more joyful again. After struggling with IBS herself, Dr. Dawn Harris Sherling’s symptoms seemingly...

Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence expert, speaker, author and the host of the Speaking to Influence podcast. Her Speaking to Influence Brand is all about Mastering Your Leadership Voice and uncovering Communication Secrets of the C-Suite. She knows that in today’s world It’s not enough to be the brains behind the operation; leaders have to be the face and the voice in fr...

Robert Kerbeck is the author of the true crime memoir, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street is a thrilling look into the world of corporate espionage and his career as a secret spy. Robert’s essays and short stories have been featured in numerous magazines and literary journals. One story was adapted into the award-winning film, Reconnected. A lifetime member of The Actors...

Erin King  is the world’s leading digital persuasion expert, a 2x bestselling author, and the founder of Get More Yes Media, a sales and leadership training firm. SUCCESS Magazine named Erin one of the "Top 10 Must-See Motivational Speakers of 2022" along with Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty. Erin has helped clients ranging from The Academy Awards and Disney to The US Navy and VISA communicate mor...

Solo artist Dan Rose is an exciting songwriter and performer, who puts his thoughts on things such as sustainability, climate action and a minimalistic approach to life, into words using only his acoustic guitar and his characteristic DIY approach. Rose’s songs could be called modern protest songs, and he is never afraid of sharing his feeling of inadequacy or his frustration about the state of th...

Jeremy Utley is one of the world's leading experts in innovation. As the Director of Executive Education at Stanford's renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka "the d.school"), his courses have been experienced by nearly a million students of innovation worldwide. He advises corporate leaders on how to imbed the methods and mindsets of design thinking into their organizations, and works wi...

Ulrik Nerløe , is a renowned mentor, international bestselling author, podcaster and public speaker. With a proven track record of success, he has helped leaders, leadership teams, and organizations transform their culture and leadership. He is one of the founding fathers of heart leadership, a philosophy that emphasizes the power of the heart in leadership. ❤ His unique approach combines knowledg...

Nina Verkoeyen , called "the modern female Buddha" by LA Weekly, is the founder of Meta Spirituality - an emerging spiritual tradition taking America by storm.   A former psychologist and spiritual teacher, she has 20 years of experience in human consciousness and hundreds of thousands of students worldwide.  In 2016, Nina went through a spontaneous spiritual transformation (enlightenmen...

Donna Griffit has worked globally for 2 decades in over 30 countries with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and investors in a wide variety of industries, helping them create, edit, and deliver powerful presentations, pitches, and messages. She magically spins raw data into compelling stories that captivate audiences and drive results. Through her guidance, clients have raised over $1.5 Billion. He...

Cait Donovan , the Burnout specialist, speaker, author and podcast host returns to Thrive LouD. Since her initial appearance on the program, Cait’s show Fried, the Burnout Podcast continues to grow its listener base and is THE #1 PODCAST ABOUT BURNOUT. Listen in as Lou catches up with Cait as she continues to spread awareness about burnout and shares how she’s helping companies deal with it w...

Jeff Corle is a unique combination of a seasoned country songwriter and farmer.  After growing up on the farm, he spent his formative years in Nashville, plying his trade as an Outlaw Country style singer-songwriter.  After experiencing "Nashville burn-out" he went back to his roots, returning home to run his family's dairy farm in rural western-Pennsylvania.  But when economic fact...

Kevin Sorbo received international stardom when he booked the lead role in “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys”, which became the most watched TV show in the world. Following that success, Sorbo had the lead role as “Captain Dylan Hunt” in “Gene Roddenberry’s, Andromeda”. The independent film “What If” was nominated for Best Family Movie of the Year by the Movie Guide Awards. Sorbo also received the...

Travis Steffen is a serial entrepreneur with 8 successful exits to date across a variety of industries. He's gotten companies onto the Inc 500, is a published business author, and has either written for or been written about in the top business publications on earth. He is also a doctoral candidate in marketing, and serves as a growth mentor for Silicon Valley's top accelerators. Prior to entrepre...

Paula Faris is the founder and leader of CARRY Media™ , an organization that champions, advocates, and celebrates working mothers through content, resources, and storytelling. She is an Emmy Award–winning journalist, speaker, bestselling author of “Called Out,” and host of The Paula Faris Podcast . With over two decades in broadcast television, Paula started her career with TV affiliates in Chicag...

Tony Martignett i is a trusted advisor, coach, experience creator, author, podcast host, and speaker. He brings together over 25 years of business and management experience, formal training, andextreme curiosity to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. He loves guiding people to find clarity in their lives so they are energized, f...

Darcy Luoma , author of Thoughtfully Fit® , is a Master Certified Coach, dynamic facilitator, and inspiring motivational speaker. She has worked as director for a U.S. Senator, deputy transition director for a governor, and on the national advance team for two U.S. presidential campaigns. As the owner and CEO of Darcy Luoma Coaching & Consulting, she’s worked in forty-eight industries with more th...

Travis King helps people achieve their dream of financial freedom with land Investing! Together, his wife he has personally completed hundreds of land flips.  Their coaching and educational services for land investing have helped many others create their own highly profitable land investing ventures.  ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Mark Hunter , CSP is recognized as one of the top 50 most influential sales and marketing leaders in the world. He is author of three books, “ High-Profit Prospecting ” and “ High-Profit Selling ” and “ A Mind for Sales. ”  Mark can also be heard on two podcasts, The Sales Hunter Podcast and Sales Logic. His integrity centered sales strategies are used daily by companies such as American Expr...

Scott Love believes that business is a game and connects game theory and success in sales.  Scott is a popular speaker at business meetings and is the author of "Why They Follow", and co-author of "Rainmaker Confidential".  He is the producer of The Rainmaking Podcast and has been quoted in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Huffington Post, Selling Power Magazine, and dozen...

Jordan Mederich (Jordo as he’s known) is the founder of one of the fastest-growing marketing platforms online, DropFunnels . Garnering attention from top entrepreneurs and marketers online, DropFunnels is the world's first only tech-free platform to easily build your entire website, sales funnels, SEO-powered blog, courses, and more… built on the world's most powerful and fast infrastructure, Word...

Dr. Christine Coughlin is the designer, author, visionary, and “heart” of Thrive Dental and Orthodontics and multiple fastest-growing seven-figure dental practices in the Dallas, Fort Worth area. With a passion for empowering the next generation of servant leaders, she faithfully leads her Thrive Team to transform smiles and lives. With a heart of service, Dr. Christine is an advocate and global a...

Bart-Jan Leyts founded Loreca , an innovative start-up which created an algorithm to maximize hotel revenue by optimizing visibility on online travel agencies. Bart-Jan shares with Lou the problem he sought out to fix and the inspiring growth Loreca has had in a very short time. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

As founder and CEO of The Speaker Lab , Grant Baldwin has helped thousands of people build successful and sustainable speaking businesses. Over the last 15 years, Grant has become a sought-after speaker, podcaster, author, and accomplished entrepreneur. Featured on the Inc. 5000 list, Forbes, Inc. Entrepreneur, and The Huffington Post, he has committed his expertise and insight to equip others to...

From an extensive and successful career in the Wireless Industry, to founding an upstart Event Marketing company, to being a versatile and successful consultant… Cody Adent is the results-oriented leader that has the ability to bring a team together to achieve incredible results. His new book – Winning the Moment: A Blueprint for a New Mindset and Focus  just launched at the top of this year...

Eric Starr has been an entrepreneur for the better part of 30 years, living at the nexus of data, technology and humanity. He has been a pioneer and innovator as a quant hedge fund founder at Starr Capital Management and as a partner at CapX Partners, a middle-market lending company. After a successful exit to Accord Financial (ACD:TSX), a public company and acquirer of CapX, he remained as the ex...