Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond

Greg Larkin shares how bringing someone from the outside INTO an organization to can help companies innovate.  Plucked from their original interview , listen to Greg shares the importance of establishing the 'intrapreneur mindset' in this Thrive LOUD minisode.   *** Connect to Lou Diamond: www.loudiamond.net Subscribe to Thrive LOUD: www.thriveloud.com/podcast  

Michael J. Coles  is an Atlanta business executive, serial entrepreneur, education advocate, well-known public speaker, and the namesake of the  Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University . After almost two decades in the clothing business, he cofounded Great American Cookies in Atlanta in 1977 and grew it into the largest cookie store franchise in the United States. Coles’s...

Jimmy Choi is an endurance athlete, ultra marathoner and motivational speaker. If you’ve been watching TV the past few years… Odds are you’ve seen him on the amazing competition program “American Ninja Warrior” All of these thing Jimmy does came to be after he was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's back in 2003 Husband, Parkinson's Advocate and Fundraiser , Team Fox rockstar and father to at l...

John Storyk is a registered architect and acoustician, and co-founder of the Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG) .  He has provided design and construction supervision services for the professional audio and video recording community since the 1969 design of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios in New York City .   Throughout his career he has been responsible for over 3500 world-class au...

Hattie Wiener is as an Anti-Aging expert; Therapist; Writer; Media personality and Model. The grandmother of 3 and celebrity author of 2 groundbreaking books: RetroAge: The 4 Step Program to A Younger YOU! and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Looking & Feeling Younger! she is an inspiring role model for women around the world. Seen by millions internationally as Fox Magazine’s First Featured Senior;...

This must be some kind of a joke.  "Humor That Works"? Well, it's not a joke -- even though we launched this minisode on April Fool's Day - which ALSO happens to be the release date of (AN)DREW TARVIN 's new book aptly titled " Humor That Works: The Missing Skill for Success and Happiness at Work ". Click the link above to grab yourself a copy ! "The funniest business book I've ever read." sa...

Jordan Gremli graduated from Cornell University in 2008 with a Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science, but spent most of his time as an undergraduate at WVBR-FM, the school's independent, student-run commercial radio station. He is currently Head of Artist & Fan Development at Spotify . In this role, he manages a team responsible for building programs and tools that help artists build their audi...

In this minisode, we go back to a conversation between Mara Hoffman and Lou Diamond as Mara shares her focus on committing to creating a company and a culture that prioritizes sustainable within the Mara Hoffman designs. Enjoy this brief slice of brilliance from a Thrive LOUD favorite! *** Connect to Lou Diamond: www.loudiamond.net Subscribe to Thrive LOUD: www.thriveloud.com/podcast  

Jennifer Willey is a sought-after global Gender Equality Keynote Speaker and Content Creator.  She specializes in helping executives and entrepreneurs impact the bottom-line while enhancing culture, collaboration and personal development.  She has created numerous proprietary  training programs ,  keynotes  across topics and the  Fearless in 5 career-enhancing video s...

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences on topics at the core of the  Go-Giver  books. A former television personality and top-producing salesperson, Bob has shared the platform with some of today’s top business leaders, broadcast personalities, coaches, athletes, and political leaders, including a former U.S. president. In addition to coauthoring t...

Abby Walker is an entrepreneur, author, innovator, and a fan of the color Red, bubbly beverages and all things chocolate. She is the CEO & Founder of Vivian Lou Inc., a single-product company with multi-million dollar annual sales dedicated to helping women look and feel better in high heels. She’s written the book “ Strap On a Pair ” to inspire fellow middle-aged, middle-management, middle-class...

Thane Marcus Ringler is a former professional golfer turned writer, podcaster and entrepreneur. After competing for over three years on different tours all over the U.S. and the world, he is now taking the professional athlete's mindset to everyday people in everyday life.  Through the Collaboration Business he is building, Thane is coming alongside freelancers, business owners, and fellow en...

Over the past two decades, Jon Tota has established himself as a pioneer in online education for corporate training. He began his career on Wall Street in sales and technology positions at PaineWebber and UBS. Then after years as a business analyst to some of the largest firms in financial services, Jon co-founded Edulence in 2002 to develop online training solutions for corporate educators. Now J...

Here's a great Thrive LOUD minisode - where we went back to Lou's original conversation with Denise Albert - co-founder of The MOMS.   This little gem highlights how she connected with her business partner, Melissa Gerstein, and how the famous duo paired up and recognized they had a common message.  The two continue to grow their brand and community each and every day. Thrive LOUD, liste...

Can a hypnotist really help you grow your business? Jason Linett has hypnotized more than 250,000 people. He used the principles of rapport and modeling to track what top business performers and professional athletes do differently to build his own million-dollar brand. As a master of the micro-niche, he speaks to groups around the world and offers hypnotic-success-coaching to share how people in...

Style. Psych. Marketing. Rose Jubb attacks all the issues her clients come to her with from multiple angles. She’s an image consultant and wardrobe stylist by trade (she knows ALL the tricks) with education in design, psychology, and counseling (which helps you explore your goals and find a confident mindset). Along with 17-years marketing and sales industry experience, she holds her Masters in So...

Frank Rizzieri is a visionary.  As the president of Rizzieri Salons and Rizzieri Management, Frank has won the most sought after hair award, known as NAHA which is the highest honor bestowed to a hairstylist in all of North America (it's the equivalent of an Oscar Award). And Frank has won it three times!! After years of styling hair for photo shoots, fashion shows, and celebrities, Fran...

Michelle Tillis Lederman is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, and author of four books, including the internally recognized The 11 Laws of Likability . She was named by Forbes as one of the 25 Professional Networking Experts to Watch. A former NYU professor, financial executive and recovering CPA, she now works with organizations and individuals to help them build real relationships for gre...

Chris White is the founder and CEO of ViableMkts & BondCliQ . His 20 year career in finance has been almost exclusively dedicated to fixed income market evolution and has included roles at MarketAxess, Barclays Capital, and most recently, Goldman Sachs.  While at Goldman, Mr. White develop the first client-to-dealer dark pool for corporate bond trading ( GSessions ) and the first corporate bo...

Michael Levitt brings people back to life. Focused on helping individuals and leaders within corporations (Re)Learn BOUNDARIES in their work and personal lives – So that they can accomplish more, by doing less, which will save their careers and possibly their lives. Michael is an author, inspirational speaker, podcast host and master connector.  He lost his health, his job, his car, and his h...

Nancy Addison CHC, AADP – shatters the stereotype about healthy eating.  She is the founder of Organic Healthy Lifestyle LLC. Award-Winning & Best-Selling Author, Organic Healthy Life Expert, Keynote Speaker, Raw Food Chef, Environmentalist.  This unique nutritionist cuts through the myths and misinformation about health and nutrition. If you want the straight and honest truth, with easy...

Have you ever climbed the ladder of success only to find it leaning against the wrong dream? Are you only existing in the space between Who you are, What you do and WHY you do it? Do you wake up each and every morning only to meet someone else’s expectations for your life? Evans Duren is the person to help you #rEDefine Success in your personal life, professional career, community service and rela...

Stacee Mandeville  is the founder of  Red Leaf Coaching , specializes in engaging, practical, and refreshingly no-nonsense executive communication skills workshops and keynotes. Part presentation skills coach, part emotional intelligence mentor, part motivational speaker and times part actor or stand-up comedian – we’re just not quite sure!! 😉 Stacee reminds us that no one car...

Dr. Darria Long Gillespie is a Yale-and Harvard-trained emergency physician, author of the book MOM HACKS (Hachette Book Group, which launches February 19, 2019), and a regular TV expert on HLN, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, and Fox News. She’s a mom herself and she is quickly becoming the national ‘go-to’ doctor for women and parenting health  -Dr. Oz refers to her as the "make-life-bet...

In this 'inside look' edition of Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond, Lou sits down with Thrive LOUD Intern Khala Hurd.   As a Communications major at Cornell University, podcast editor, producer and voice artist Khala has really helped the Thrive LOUD podcast to evolve to amazing new heights. Khala and Lou chat about how the forum of podcasting is helping to connect the generations. Khala also...