Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond

As Vice President for Safety & Airworthiness, Bobbi Wells is the Vice President of Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance at American Airlines . Previously she was responsible for the Air and Ground Safety, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Airworthiness Records programs of the FedEx Express fleet and air operation worldwide. Prior to that she is a 10-year veteran of the US Army.&nbsp...

Human Potential Expert and Author of “ Meant For More” Mia Hewlett is featured on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. In this minisode pulled from their original conversation , Mia shares with Lou how entrepreneurs can solve one of the biggest problems they face today through 'leveraged aligned action."   *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND AND THRIVE LOUD  

Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia. He’s developed new software languages, online marketplaces, new authentication systems, and tracked criminals and terrorists on the dark web. Mark helped create the Undergradua...

Breanna (Brea) Gunn is a messaging and funnel specialist, working with business owners and solo-preneurs to create messaging and processes that inspire loyalty, momentum, and action that leverages trust, authenticity, and profitability. Brea uses her more than 10 years of experience with customer service and marketing to uncover the gaps in messaging that lead to lower conversions and plugs them t...

Storyteller, Filmmaker, Consultant, (and now) author Jude Charles returns on Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond. His latest creation, Dramatic Demonstration , puts into the hands of leaders across the globe, how they can attract premium clients and scale your business with visual storytelling. Recorded LIVE on YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn - you'll learn how Jude has been battling burnout and changed t...

Kelley Earnhardt Miller is one of the most prominent businesswomen in NASCAR today. Kelley oversees the company’s race team, management team, and business ventures for her brother Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is the daughter of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt.  In this minisode, pulled from Kelley's original appearance on Thrive LouD, she shares with Lou the importance of the "WIN WIN" in...

Patrick Samy has always had a passion for pursuing knowledge. So when his passions led him from engineering to the intersection of healthcare and technology with Span, Patrick dove in headfirst. Patrick was building Skype consumer products for his job with Microsoft when he noticed that his 10-hours-a-day desk job was taking a toll on his physical activity and long-term health markers. Concerned f...

David B. Falk  is an American  sports agent  who primarily works with basketball players in the  National Basketball Association . Falk began his career representing professional tennis players for  Donald Dell 's  ProServ  and is best known for representing sports icon  Michael Jordan  for the entirety of Jordan's career. Besides Jordan, Falk has repre...

Mark Lachance is a serial entrepreneur, strategic thinker, and investor. He possesses a deep understanding of blitzscaling companies. Having owned and operated several businesses that have experienced hypergrowth through creative business development and lead generation, he is a master of sales and marketing and continues to apply and grow his expertise through current projects. Mark is currently...

Seyed Jafar Jafari is a coach, mentor, truth-seeker, and entrepreneur. He runs two highly successful companies: PSC Academy, Inc, and Buildgoal, Inc. Seyed Jafar, or known by his nickname Master Jeff, has had over twenty years of experience in training people to tap into what he calls "The Zone." Master Jeff and Lou dive deep into the Zone in this fun episode of Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond *** Co...

Two-time NBA All-Star, Olympic Gold Medalist and Philanthropist  Allan Houston is featured on THRIVE LOUD with LOU DIAMOND in an episode pulled from the "WHY THEY LISTEN" podcast.  Allan founded FISLL  - a social impact brand providing leadership training, legacy development and consumer products. FISLL exists to engage, equip and inspire people to  Live Better, Perform Better,...

Empowerment Strategist JJ Flizanes comes back onto Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond in a fun 'catch up' episode pulled from their LIVE interview on Groundhog Day. JJ's message is incredibly timely.  Stress right now is at an all time high for everyone yet we don’t seem to have many effective ways to reduce it. JJ has put together up-to-date ways to be better in all areas of life which she has pac...

Are you prepared to take the risks necessary to drive innovation and champion an environment of over-the-top invention? Cirque du Soleil Executive Vice Chairman of the Board, Daniel Lamarre shares with Lou Diamond on Thrive LOUD what it takes for anyone, regardless of position or industry, to embrace the value of creative leadership. Daniel Lamarre has mastered the ability to bring business and cr...

Charles Byrd is a human lead magnet 🧲  and super-connector with a deep background in joint ventures, leadflow, and is a frictionless systems expert.  He is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, trainer, and strategist. Charles Byrd CEO and founder of www. CharlesByrd.com specializing in joint venture strategies. Master connectors UNITE on this fun episode of Thrive LOUD as Lou and Charles c...

Part strategist, part storyteller, part English-to-English translator, Tamsen Webster helps experts drive action with their ideas. Tamsen honed her trademark Red Thread approach in and for major organizations like Johnson & Johnson, Harvard Medical School, and Intel, as well as with hundreds of individual founders, academics, and thought leaders. She's a former TEDx Executive Producer and current...

Charmaine Hammond has been in the business of changing lives for more than 25 years. This former Correctional Officer (yup! She worked in jails) and Corporate Dispute Resolution Expert now travels the world teaching the principles of leadership, business success, and collaboration. In business 21 years, she has owned several businesses in Canada and the US. She is a co-founder of the Evolutionary...

Sonny Melendrez is in the business of making people happy. Inspiring others has always been an important element in the life of this dynamic radio and television personality, author and speaker. Twice named Billboard Magazine's "National Radio Personality of the Year," Sonny was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall Of Fame, The San Antonio Radio Hall of Fame and included in the Rock & Roll Hall of F...

Amer Kaissi is a professional speaker and a certified executive coach. His most recent book is “ Humbitious: the power of low-ego, high-drive leadership .” Amer is an award-winning Professor of Healthcare Administration at Trinity University, a Top-15 program. He is also the author of the book “ Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders ,” which has won the 2019 Amer...

Cited by Oprah Magazine as “one of our favorite creative thinkers…”, improvisor, comedian, coach and Army veteran Dion Flynn , is best known as Barack Obama (and other characters) with over 100 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. If Dave Chapelle and Eckhart Tolle had a son who did improv, it’d be Dion. An expert in fun and innovative ways to help people connect with themselves...

Jessica Mead  is the Founder and CEO of Brandlync , a managing partner of Drivonic, and the co-founder of The Epek Companies and Mead Holdings Group. This all has a combined valuation toppling 100 million and a portfolio of angel investments that encompasses more than 20 companies. With offices in California, Washington, Indiana, Arizona, Brazil, the Netherlands, and India, Jessica is a non-t...

Fresh off producing our record breaking Thrive LOUD 700th Episode , we, the incredible interns of Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond, took over the reigns from Lou and put together a very timely and important episode. The last two years have been challenging for everyone.  Whether you've lost someone near and dear or you've missed out on a milestone event, we all have had to mourn, adjust, adapt an...

Tom McCarthy is a father of two, husband of 30 years, CEO or Board Member of 8 companies, early stage investor in over 40 companies and worldwide philanthropist. After a successful career with a Wall Street firm, Tom found his true passion in the field of helping people in business, athletics and life, breakthrough their limitations and step into their full potential. Tom has been the peak perform...

On June 18, 2015, Frank Kitchen was fired by his employer at a Lunch Meeting.  His son was 2 years old and his wife was 7 months pregnant with their second child. It was Father's Day weekend! That weekend, he got hungry and committed to living the Professional Speaking Dream he had been "talking" about for years. He founded his own company, Frank Kitchen Enterprises and developed the “I Live...

Pamela (Pam) McCord got a late start in writing, but has made up for it with several published novels and at least one more on the way. ​ A serendipitous conversation with a writer friend launched her literary career, and the fact that she might never have had that particular conversation is enough to make her believe that fate played a hand in sending her down her best path. She’s lived in Southe...

Maria Romano is the founder of True Love Knots , a program she created specifically to help those looking to find their passion in life by performing Wedding Ceremonies. An ordained minister and highly sought after professional speaker, she has performed over 3000 marriages. Since she has a passion for love, she has created a course on how to become a Rockstar Wedding Officiant. In addition Maria...