Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond

Shellee Howard is a certified independent college strategist and counselor helping Middle and High School students (and their parents) by preparing them for the college admission process, helping them create a Stand Out Strategy, get into their best fit college without going into debt, and even how to succeed once admitted. She is also the host of the College Ready Podcast and the author of "How t...

Erin and Sarit , founders of EMUNAH STRENGTH, are on a mission to transform the lives of millions through the same movement, nutrition and lifestyle habits that transformed their lives. Don’t be fooled by their physiques when you see them because for a longer portion of their lives, they used to struggle with their weight, anxiety, depression, and a multitude of disordered eating patterns. These t...

In Ventures magazine calls her “The Reinvention Guru.” TEDx Navasink calls her “The Queen of Reinvention.” Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva  is a scientist, entrepreneur, and author specializing in resilience and reinvention. As a consultant and an educator, Nadya helped such companies as Coca-Cola, IBM, Cisco, L’Oreal Group, Danone, Kohler, Erste Bank, Henkel, Knauf Insulation, and Vienna Insurance Gr...

Mike Millner has been a high-level nutrition coach for almost 10 years. He has a gift for understanding the psychological and physiological needs of his clients, which has led to thousands of success stories. His personality-based approach with an emphasis on mindset has been featured in Thibarmy.com, Nutritional Coaching Institute, Ever Forward Radio, True Transformation, and many others. He is t...

Chris Smith is the cofounder of Curaytor (an Inc. 500 fastest-growing business) and is one of the four best marketers under 40, according to the American Marketing Association. His book, The Conversion Code, Stop chasing leads and start attracting clients is one that every sales person and marketer needs to add to their reading list. Chris and Lou cover the gamut on Thrive LouD: Small world connec...

Petia Kolibova is an alignment women’s coach who guides women to intuitively connect with their inner vision so they can experience personal and professional magnetism and become unapologetically abundant. Her mission is to empower visionaries who are on the path to embody their fullest self-expression to soulfully expand into a quantum leap in all dimensions of their lives. She is the host of her...

Mark Zides is the founder and CEO of CoreAxis Consulting, an award winning Learning and Development and Talent Management firm. He is also the founder of Katama, an agency specializing in sales strategy, marketing, and customer success for small-to-medium sized businesses, and Recipi, a digital marketing agency for rental event equipment companies.  Mark works tirelessly to ensure his clients...

Jay Baer is a customer experience and digital marketing pioneer, expert, advisor, researcher, and analyst. He has spent nearly 30 years helping the world's most iconic brands gain and keep more customers. A 7th-generation entrepreneur, Jay has written 6 best-selling books, and founded 5, multi-million dollar companies. He’s a Hall of fame professional speaker, creator of multiple award-winning pod...

Rajeev Kapur is a seasoned high tech and media executive with broad global experience leading and driving innovation and strategy for start-ups, midsize companies and large, global fortune 500 companies  He is the CEO of  1105 Media, Inc . a PE backed leading provider of B2B Marketing, Events and Media services where he oversees a diverse portfolio of five companies that range from Big D...

Rich Goldstein works with entrepreneurs to help them protect their ideas, products, and brands with patents and trademarks. Over the past 28 years he has obtained more than 2,000 patents for his clients. Rich is host of the “Innovations and Breakthroughs” podcast and is the author of the Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent , published by the American Bar Association.  Rich connects with Lou...

Rick Jordan is the CEO & Founder of ReachOut Technology, and has become a nationally recognized voice on Cybersecurity, Business, and Entrepreneurship. Rick takes cybersecurity to a new level with his transformative approach Using a combination of CIA training, criminal psychology, and his technology and business experience, saving businesses over 400 million dollars in the last ten years. He host...

Jeanette Bronée is rethinking self-care in the workplace as the foundation for peak performance, engagement, and a culture where people belong and work better together.  She shows us how to shift from a burnout mindset, operating in survival mode, to a Self-Care Mindset®, where we can harness our human advantage and create a Culture of Care® that’s built on Confidence, Agility, Resilience, an...

Ted McGrath is a theater performer, speaker, and best selling author. He has created 5 household brands and made millions teaching Coaches, Speakers, and service-based Business Owners how to turn their life story and life experience into a lucrative business that impacts millions and makes millions. In addition, he’s got a smash hit one man show Good enough . Ted connects with Lou on all the ways...

Faisal Hoque is an accomplished entrepreneur, noted thought leader, technology innovator, advisor to CEOs, BODs, and the US federal government, and an author with more than 25 years of cross-industry success. He is the founder of SHADOKA , NextChapter , and other companies. They focus on enabling sustainable and transformational changes. He is currently a #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best...

Bill Ottman is the co-founder and CEO of Minds , a decentralized social networking app with 6M+ users focused on censorship resistance, global dialogue, privacy, and creator monetization with both traditional payments and cryptocurrency. He is also the co-author of "The Censorship Effect" . Lou Diamond dives deep into the mind of Bill Ottman in a riveting conversation about social media and creati...

Sarah Olivieri is a nonprofit business strategist, #1 International Best Selling author, and former Executive Director. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and online trainings and has been a featured expert on more than 50 podcasts. Sarah is the creator of the Impact Method™ - a framework that helps nonprofits simplify their operations, build aligned teams, and make a bigger impact without...

Jackie Botelho is setting the standard for the word ‘hospitality’ in New York City. As an industry veteran, Jackie took her expertise and paired it with her entrepreneurial flair and founded Above and Beyond VIP Concierge ( ABCVIP ) - a concierge services and event planning company that takes a proactive approach to anticipating their guests needs. Learn all about how it as Jackie shares on Thrive...

Liz Grausam is the head of IEX Cloud - a business within IEX that is giving startups and emerging fintechs the edge they need with technology that’s leveling the playing field. Liz joined IEX Cloud in September 2021, bringing her passion for strategy to the world of data technology. She is responsible for building and operationalizing the IEX Cloud strategy, including the product roadmaps that can...

From an immigrant to Canada over 50 years ago to launching his 5th startup that is working with small biz lenders providing access to fair credit for small business owners globally, Rob Benegbi is a special entrepreneur. Ron is the founder of Uplinq , the first, global credit assessment and scoring platform for small business lenders. Uplinq empowers lenders to approve and manage risks on loans th...

David Weaver has a diverse and comprehensive entrepreneurial background to draw on as a FranChoice consultant. Having honed his business skills in a variety of ways, he now looks forward to sharing his knowledge and experience with others interested in business ownership. One of his most valuable career stops spanned over six years and included analyzing and underwriting franchise systems across t...

Phil M Jones is a master of influence and persuasion – the author of the best-selling “ Exactly What To Say ” with over 1 million copies sold – producer of the “Most Listened To” non-fiction Audiobook of all time – a trusted advisor for some of the world’s biggest brands – entrepreneur since the age of 14 - and a hall of fame professional speaker. While Phil and Lou have been known to sip a few bo...

Melanie Deziel is a keynote speaker, best-selling author and award-winning branded content creator. Melanie is also the Co-Founder and VP of Marketing at The Convoy , a B2B marketplace that helps small and independent businesses save money on their everyday expenses so they can invest more in themselves and their communities. Prior to co-founding The Convoy, Melanie was the founder of StoryFuel an...

Michael Bungay Stanier (“MBS”) is the author of seven books which between them have sold over a million copies. He’s best known for The Coaching Habit , the best-selling coaching book of the century and already recognized as a classic. He’s also got a new book coming soon, How to Begin, helps people be more ambitious for themselves and for the world. Michael was a Rhodes Scholar and plays the ukul...

An entrepreneur, speaker, and best-selling author, Ron Tite has always blurred the lines between art and commerce. He has been an award-winning advertising writer. He is founder and chief creative officer of Church+State , host and executive producer of the hit podcast, “The Coup”, and executive producer of the documentary film, Fresh Water. He has written for television. Wrote and performed a hit...

Jeff Gibbard is a strategist, consultant, coach, speaker, trainer, author, and podcaster. He is also the founder of The Superhero Institute , a coaching certification program specializing in a methodology that unleashes human potential in service of making the world a safer, kinder and more equitable place. Jeff is also the author of the soon-to-be-released book The Lovable Leader: Build Great Tea...