Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond

Derreck Stratton wants to educate the entrepreneurs of the world. He created the idea of Startup Syndicate, to enable entrepreneurs to break through the complexity, confusion, and the cost of turning great ideas into thriving companies.  Because in this world, it's execution...action...that counts. Paired with the "Kickass Sales Guy" Christopher Cumby,   Startup Syndicate  is a...

Charlie Gray is the President and Founder of Gray Scalable .  Charlie led the people operations for technology and media companies for more than 15 years before founding Gray Scalable in 2012, where he has consulted for dozens of industry-leading companies including BuzzFeed, SoundCloud, Greenhouse and Vimeo. Earlier in his career, he was instrumental in managing the growth of Google’s North...

Emerald GreenForest is one of America’s Premier Experts because she is a connector and catalyst for the Creative Age Leader™ - the Men On Purpose who have been called to be the Vanguard of the Creative Age. She has an international reputation as an author of 7 books & contributing author to another 15 and as an inspirational speaker having presented nearly 500 times in 8 years on both Live & “virt...

Strickland Bonner is the co-host of  The Nice Guys on Business  and co-founder of Turnkey Podcast . By day, he geeks out as a 9-to-5 data analyst and report expert (yep, he's a numbers guy who loves to crunch data and solve problems for his organization). Blessed with dynamic teenage triplet daughters, he's a proud father who loves his family dearly. When he's not busy producing new show...

In this quick out-take from the original interview, Mary Miller shares with Lou what the "Dream Manager" program is all about. Click here to listen to the full interview Thrive LOUD!   *** Connect with Lou:  www.loudiamond.net Subscribe to Thrive LOUD:  www.thriveloud.com/podcast  

Robb Holman is an internationally recognized leadership expert, executive coach, keynote speaker, and author who has a heart for authentic relationships and a true talent for equipping people with the skills and the knowledge necessary for their success. With passion and exuberance, Robb’s dynamic teaching style has successfully led countless business owners, executives, and leaders through his ex...

Brandon Bruce  is thriving on so many levels.  He's an endurance sports fan, cyclist, loves  hiking, camping, and building with Legos.  He's also the COO and Co-Founder of Cirrus Insight . Cirrus Insight is a plugin for Gmail and Outlook for salespeople. It's an all-in-one sales productivity platform with world-class Salesforce integration. 250,000 people use Cirrus Insight and...

Audrey Kent is a Certified Speech Language Pathologist and Private Therapist in NYC and New Jersey with an expertise in all pre-school, elementary and middle school levels. Mother of 3. And has seen Dave Matthews perform too many times to count. Melissa Feinberg is a career long educator, with more levels of teaching certification than I will ever be able to list here or ever be able to remember....

Special 100th episode of Thrive LOUD: Lou and the team at Thrive LOUD are so excited to hit this great milestone episode.  To celebrate we had a whole slew of guests and friends of the show return to leave their congratulatory messages. Thank you for the "thank you's".  In order of appearance on this special episode: Nicole Holland (#70) , Jason Brand (#25) , Hayley Foster (#34) , Adam F...

Dave Starman lives his passion each and every day.  He's a college hockey analyst for CBS Sports Network and ESPN.  He is an NHL scout for the Montreal Canadiens and a player and coaching development coordinator for the Junior NY Islanders. Dave is a development coach in USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program for the last 22 years.  He is a strong believer and supporter of the...

Stephen Dash is the Founder and CEO of Credible . He founded Credible because of sheer disbelief at the burden student debt placed on young Americans (a problem that does not exist in his native Australia). Stephen has led Credible’s strategy and execution since inception, raising more than $23 million in capital, launching the Student Loan Refinancing, Private Student Loan Origination, Personal L...

When it comes to forward thinking, brutally honest, witty, client-focused, well-connected and well respected leaders in the media marketplace – Evan Greenberg is at the top of the list and the partner you want to have helping your team. For almost 30 years he has led his firm Allscope by three key guiding principles: ‘connectedness’, ‘truthfulness’ and ‘making your business personal’ – treating ev...

Jesse Itzler shares how his amazing group "#WeDoHardStuff" got started - combining Fitness with Charity - and how the group, the causes, and the momentum to workout for different charities has taken off.  Learn more about 'Fitlanthropy" in this short-quic Thrive LOUD minisode. AND to hear Jesse's entire interview with Lou Diamond -- CLICK ON THIS LINK *** Connect to Lou:  www.loudiamond....

From Blow Pops to Forbes Best Small Companies! Rob Dube started his first business in high school selling Blow Pops out of his locker. For the last 27 years, he’s served as President and Co-founder of imageOne , ranked as one of the Top 25 Small Businesses in America on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants . Throughout Rob’s entrepreneurial journey, he’s developed an unwavering passion for deliver...

Dug McGuirk is an accomplished entrepreneur, musician, producer and inspirational speaker. Having run his own production company for 10 years, a partner in an international hardware and software computer company, toured the United States as musician and a top speaker/trainer for Tony Robbins, co-authored Multiple Streams of Inspiration with Jack Canfield (author of Chicken Soup for the Soul) and a...

JJ Ramberg is the host of msnbc's “ Your Business ,” the only television show dedicated to issues affecting small business owners and co-author of  It’s Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business .   Ramberg is a regular contributor to the TODAY Show on small business and financial issues.  She is also msnbc's small business expert and occasional...

Enjoy this Thrive LOUD Minisode of a Thrive LOUD fan favorite Elisabeth Cardiello Identifying the exact moment that everything NEEDS to change is when true 'Thriving' begins.  In this out-take from the original Thrive LOUD episode with Elisabeth Cardiello - she identifies the very moment, at her dad's funeral, when she began to kick off building HER own 'LEGACY'.    **** Connec...

Pamela Wasley is one of the founders and CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors. She is a serial entrepreneur who has personally sold two companies and led a management buyout of Cerius. She has advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value, served on several private boards, and is a frequent national speaker and is published on the topics of mergers and...

  In the near future, the confluence of automation, artificial intelligence and offshoring may render a significant portion of the American workforce - Economically Obsolete.   Obsolescence is defined as the process of becoming outdated or no longer useful.  When we think of being obsolete, what we think of is old technology, rusted machinery, cars that no longer run.   John Ro...

Donna Valente is a sales strategist and fearless certified Co-Active coach.  She has a focus on enterprise sales, leadership and management communication, mindset and motivation, managing deal cycles, negotiation, lead sales teams, dealing with conflict, to name a few. Donna is the co-founder of The Enterprise Sales Institute , a uniquely different sales academy because it focuses o...

Dan Waldschmidt talks with Lou about how "being awesome" requires you to NOT "play it safe" in this out-take from his ORIGINAL Thrive LOUD appearance.   **** Connect with Lou:  www.loudiamond.net Subscribe to Thrive LOUD:  thriveloud.com    

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 Mandeville is the founder of Red Leaf Coaching , specializes in engaging, practical, and refreshingly no-nonsense executive communication skills workshops and keynotes. Oh you're in for a fun one on Thrive LOUD.

Josh Linkner – who started his career as a jazz guitarist - has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He is also a deeply experienced business leader, venture capitalist, top-rated keynote speaker, and author of four books, the New York Times bestsellers: Disciplined Dreaming and The Road to Reinvention, as well as his latest book, H...

Jeanne Stafford is a Speaker, Trainer, Author, Improv Junkie and Devotee of YES! Her mission is to help people find greater joy at work and in life by arming them with usable and compelling communication skills. Her soon to be released book Think. Drink. Eat. Move:  4 Steps to YES is a MUST READ for 2018. Her mission is to help clients and audiences find greater joy at work and in life by arm...

Taryn Winter Brill shares with Lou about key lessons she learned from her mom about taking chances and to try as many things in life as you can. Click Here to listen to the full episode of Taryn's interview with Lou. *** Connect with Lou:   loudiamond.net Subscribe to Thrive LOUD:  thriveloud.com