Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond

Geoffrey M Cooper is the author of The Prize.​​ What does it take to win a Nobel Prize? Deceit? Fraud? Maybe even murder? When she finds a drug that has the potential to treat Alzheimer's disease, Pam Weller is certain she's made the discovery of a lifetime. But her success threatens the supremacy of Eric Prescott, a leading figure in Alzheimer's research, who sees his chances at a Nobel Prize sli...

Recognized as one of the top "Embodiment Coaches" Holley Mignosi has helped over 250,000 "Embody" their message with passion and dynamic stage presence.    Speaker, Speaking Coach, Storyteller, and Body Language Expert, she  is also the CEO of The Dynamic Dream Life Group, INC.  She helps speakers, experts, and leaders master the art of hypnotic body language and neuroscience o...

Mike Volkin  is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, trainer, Army veteran, and author of 5 books (one bestseller). He has built and sold 4 companies. As a marketing leader, he specializes in building company value through great branding.     Throughout his career, Mike has worked with over 400 small and mid-sized businesses and has a tremendous track record of driving company growt...

During this very unique time with the global pandemic of the Coronavirus...there's not a lot of 'fun' things going on right now. And with social distancing and efforts to better contain the spread of COVID-19 - there's almost not live sporting events taking place anywhere in the world. We at Thrive LOUD needed a change of pace and something ELSE to talk about. Evan Money (an upcoming guest on Thri...

This was initially going to be an episode focused on the NCAA basketball tournament; however, things change. Due to the spreading of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe - many events, meetings, sporting activities, classes, conferences have been either cancelled or postponed. At the time of this recording, the NCAA Basketball Tournament was to be played with no fans in attendance; th...

Marina Qutab, a.k.a. the ECO GODDESS , is a lifestyle blogger passionate about the earth, people, warm blueberry muffins, animals and everyday magical moments. She is all about providing her followers tips for living zero waste, soulful wellness inspiration, and gluten-free vegan recipes. Thrive LOUD listeners are sure to enjoy this episode where Marina connects with Lou Diamond. *** CONNECT TO LO...

Gabrielle Hartley is a leading elite divorce strategy and wellness coach, mediator, attorney, consultant, speaker and author.   Gabrielle is known for her unique, non-toxic approach to divorce that she has developed over twenty five years. She keeps 99% of her cases out of the courtroom and at the negotiating table, as she effectively supports her clients to create a healthy, uplifted post-di...

Last time we had JJ Ramberg on Thrive LOUD - she was hosting a show for NBC News called Your Business, a podcast called Been There Built That and a series on BBC World News called Follow the Food. She also partnered with her brother on Goodshop , an online coupon site which has donated more than $13 million to charity. With all of that...JJ needed to kick her feet up and listen to some podcasts! A...

Danielle Girard is the USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author of  Chasing Darkness , The Rookie Club series , and the Dr. Schwartzman Series— Exhume ,  Excise , E xpose , and Expire, featuring San Francisco medical examiner Dr. Annabelle Schwartzman. Danielle’s books have won the Barry Award and the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award, and two of her titles have been optioned for movies....

University faculty-turned-entrepreneur, Jill Schiefelbein is an award-winning business owner, author, and recovering academic. Jill focuses on providing custom communication training and strategies for her clients —through workshops, keynote speaking, consulting, and virtual training. She travels, she leads, she connects, she’s freakin awesome..and I’m so glad I get to catch up with THE DYNAM...

Yasin Abbak is a born leader. An engaging and inspiring personality he's also blessed with deeply analytical intelligence, street-smarts, and a indomitable can-do attitude. After earning his chops on Wall Street - he ventured off to a career filled with entrepreneurship, startup investing and an eye for success. He is currently the CEO & founder of the Fantasy Life App -- the must-have application...

Jack J. Hersch , Dave Hersch's son, is an expert in the field of troubled and distressed companies.  He is a strategic advisor to investment institutions and corporate managements, has served as a corporate board member, and has guest-lectured in the business schools of M.I.T., U.S.C. and U.C. Berkeley, among others. He is also the author of DEATH MARCH ESCAPE - The Remarkable Story of a Man...

The CEO of Executive Essentials,  Michelle Tillis Lederman (a.k.a. " Lou Diamond's Connecting Sister from Another Mister ") is back on a special "Catch Up" episode of Thrive LOUD. It's Michelle's book "The Connector's Advantage" BOOKIVERSARY -  and Michelle has a special offer for Thrive LOUD listeners.   ** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND: www.loudiamond.net SUBSCRIBE TO THRIVE LOUD: www.th...

Deke Copenhaver currently serves as Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, LLC, a niche consulting firm in Augusta, Georgia serving the needs of businesses, nonprofits and local governments. In May of 2019 he published his first book “The Changemaker: the Art of Building Better Leaders” with Advantage |Forbesbooks. Deke served as Mayor of Augusta, Georgia from 2005 through 2014. Since leaving office...

A quick thought piece from Lou Diamond as he shares an experience he recently encountered that falls under the category of "what not to do" when trying to connect with others. *** Connect to Lou Diamond: www.loudiamond.net Subscribe to Thrive LOUD: www.thriveloud.com/podcast  

Kim Sakwa  is the best selling author of the time travel romances  THE PROPHECY  and  NEVER SAY GOODBYE .  Hoping on occasion to fall through time herself, she settled on creating these stories instead. When not writing, you can find her with coffee in hand, walking the hills of Michigan subdivision, listening to the soundtracks that she creates for her novels.  Hopel...

Passionate about personal development, Laurie Gerber has been coaching individuals and groups for over 15 years. She specializes in relationship and marriage coaching and is the #1 marriage and relationship coach based in NYC.  She spreads her message of empowerment through public speaking events, such as the 2019 TedX Brooklyn , live international events, one-on-one coaching, virtual coachin...

Jennifer Yan is the founder and online marketer at SEO Symbiosis, LLC . Fueled by her experience in technology and work in marketing research for organizations such as Youtube, Facebook, Linkedin, and Google, she developed a foundation in consumer psychology and how to market products and services in a manner that resonates with a specific audience. She helps business owners struggling with lead g...

Melanie Deziel is a keynote speaker, award-winning branded content creator, lifelong storyteller, and now the author of “ CONTENT FUEL FRAMEWORK ”. She is on a mission to share the power of compelling and credible content with others.  She is the founder of StoryFuel, teaching marketers, publishers, creators and companies of all sizes how to tell better brand stories. Her new book The Content...

Paul Michaelenko is the CEO at the Listen App a company that can be best described if you imagine voice-chat and podcasts had a baby. Paul believes the future will be voice-centered. Audio interfaces will replace screens and we will prefer listening over reading where Airpods are the new iPhone. You’re truly going to appreciate what you’re going HEAR as you listen to one of more intriguing en...

Entrepreneur, global speaker, best selling author and king of the SMART HUSTLE NATION -- Ramon Ray is featured in a Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond Minisode. Plucked from their ORIGINAL INTERVIEW , Ramon shares with Lou how small business is where his heart is and where huge opportunities exist. *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND: www.loudiamond.net SUBSCRIBE TO THRIVELOUD: www.thriveloud.com/podcast  

Jeanne Blasberg is an award-winning, bestselling author of Eden and The Nine . She has won the the Beverly Hills Book Awards for Women’s Fiction and has been a finalist for both the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best New Voice in Fiction and the Sarton Women’s Book Award for Historical Fiction.   She is the founder of the Westerly Memoir Project as well as a board member of the Boston Book...

Brian Wallace is the founder and president of NowSourcing , an industry leading infographic design agency based in Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH which works with companies that range from startups to Fortune 500s.  He also runs #LinkedInLocal events nationwide, and hosts the Next Action Podcast .  He has been named a Google Small Business Advisor and joined the SXSW Advisory Board in...

Christine Kloser has trained more than 70,000 entrepreneurs, leaders and authors to write their books through her inside out approach. She has written and co-authored twenty books and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, FOX News, Forbes.com, Huffington Post and Entrepreneur.com, and is a regular columnist for the award-winning PUBLISHED Magazine. She coined the term...

Dominican born / Dallas Texas raised - Jaye Watts was born with a drive to succeed.  She’s followed her passion to New York City to sign a record deal under Motown Records (as " Letta J ") and become a GRAMMY Award nominated singer songwriter having written songs for and performed internationally with living legends. Searching to merge her creative  love of music and her Stanford enginee...