Time to Reset

Do you feel like you’re always running out of time? We all have the same twenty-four hours in a day. You just have to make sure you’re spending it on the things that matter. Join your host Penny Zenker as she sits down for a conversation with today’s guest Dr. Amanda Barrientez  on how you should shift our mindset into creating more time and money for personal and professional growth. Dr. Ama...

Is Work-Life Balance a myth? Penny Zenker's guest today is David McNeff , the President & Founder at Peak Consulting Group  and the Author of The Work-Life Balance Myth .  David explains to Penny why he believes that work-life balance is a myth. Why? Because your life doesn't just revolve around work and family life. Rather, it revolves around seven aspects : professional, family, pe...

Do you want to know what makes Olympians, Astronauts, and Nobel Prize Winners extremely successful? The 4 Factors Of Success! Penny Zenker introduces Dr. Ruth Gotian , the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Ruth talks with Penny about how success is about mindsets, not habits. Meaning, everyone can make it! It's just a matte...

Is your business not growing at the rate that you thought it would? It’s time to level up and discover effective methodologies that could help you scale. In today’s episode Penny Zenker is joined by Jim Barnish  to discuss value creation and business growth. Jim is a strategic change leader with over 15 years of leadership experience in global and integrated operations, M&A, and strategic...

You are the authority of your story. But you won't achieve maximum clarity of your story until you put it in a book and practice storytelling. Penny Zenker presents Michelle Prince , the CEO of Performance Publishing Group . The Performance Publishing Group is a "partner" publishing company dedicated to making a difference, one story at a time. Michelle explains how writing your story helps you ga...

When you are overstressed and about to reach that burning point, remember to breathe. By taking deep breaths, you will be able to bring yourself back to being calm. You need to be resilient and learn how to control your stress levels. Join your host, Penny Zenker and her guest Jodi Woelkerling  on how to control your stress. Jodi is the owner of Jodi Woelkerling Enterprises  where she co...

Do you struggle to find clarity in your life? Take back control and be the author of your own story. Join this conversation with Penny Zenker and Michelle Prince  as they discuss how you could do that and make a difference in the world. Michelle is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, publishing expert, leadership coach and CEO of Performance Publishing Group , a publishing company ded...

If we want to be productive, we must aim for continuous improvement. We need to realize that digital initiatives should be part of your continuous improvement plan. Digital IQ is very important, and our guest, Sam Gupta , explains why. Sam has been an ERP thought leader in the digital transformation space for nearly two decades, primarily focusing on financial systems and ERP. He spends his time c...

Once you become the leader of a company, you are no longer in charge of delivering and producing. You are in charge of creating a vision, a strategy that will help everyone in your company. Learn how to enable the people around you as a leader and create that singular vision. Join your host Penny Zenker and her guest Alex Brueckmann on how to find your business vision and foundation. Alex is a str...

As more and more promote their businesses online, it has become even more crucial to stay on top of your Search Engine Optimization game. Helping you navigate across the changes in the SEO landscape is J oey Myers , the man behind the blog, HittingPerformanceLab.com , where he shares his expertise on the ins and outs of SEO. In this episode, he joins host Penny Zenker to provide us some tips and t...

People need to understand their relationship with money. Money is their scapegoat when something bad happens. When you can't afford your dream car, you blame money because it's getting in the way of your dreams. This money can be your monster, and it can destroy you if you're not careful. Learn how to have a stable relationship with money with your host, Penny Zenker, and her guest Morgana Rae . M...

How do you get your message across? How do you go about sharing it? In this episode, we answer these questions as our host, Penny Zenker, sits down for a conversation with HSE Professional and public speaker, Sean Taylor Foley. Sean tackles the techniques of sharing your message and discusses health, safety, and efficiency in the workplace. A great place to start your journey in learning to share...

Burnout can undermine workplaces and relationships. So how do we avoid burnout and help others find meaningful work? We find out in this episode as Penny Zenker talks to David Shar , the founder of Illuminate PMC . David and Penny talk about burnout, its origins and what factors influence burnout. They also examine how to motivate employees, design meaningful work and figure out how to avoid burno...

Life keeps happening to us. We can either let it run us off the cliff or take control of the steering wheel.  Francois Lupien , dynamic coach, speaker, and presenter, joins Penny Zenker to talk about the importance of taking responsibility for what happens to us so we can create the reality we want. He discusses how we need to look at our relationship with our results and how it informs us to...

The reason why people get overwhelmed is they are 1,000 steps ahead of themselves. To overcome overwhelm, take a deep breath in, come back to the present, and ask yourself, “What’s my next step?” Penny Zenker’s guest for this episode is Robert Riopel , an international bestselling author, app designer, entrepreneur, and trainer. Robert shares how knowing himself better helped him conquer stressful...

If there's one thing the pandemic taught us, it's that adaptability is essential. Millions of people had to unlearn what they already know to stabilize their business. It's important that we have all the components of adaptability. Learn what those components are in today's episode of Take Back Time with your host, Penny Zenker. Join Penny and her guest,  Ira Wolfe , the President and Chief G...

We give our body a 16-hour window to cleanse itself when we do intermittent fasting. Penny Zenker’s guest today is Dave Sherwin , the Founder of Dirobi  and a certified fitness nutrition coach, entrepreneur, and practitioner of mindfulness and meditation. In this episode, Dave discusses with Penny how the two biggest processes in our body are running our brain and running our digestive system...

Many businesses spend a lot of resources on advertising and building their brand. But without knowing their dream buyer, their effort will be all for naught. Delving into smarter buyer sales strategies with Penny Zenker is musician-turned-CEO Amanda Holmes . After taking over Chet Holmes International with her father's passing, Amanda learned the proper way to connect with the right market that wi...

Corporate culture can make or break any organization’s path towards success. Now more than ever, it is becoming a serious topic of conversation that transcends industry boundaries and employers and leadership teams are increasingly paying attention to its importance. Joining Penny Zenker is Flipp ’s Chief People Officer, Sandy Scholes , who explains how good leaders motivate their people and how c...

Life is so full of ups and downs. Navigating uncertainty may not be that easy, and therefore one must always be ready to face unexpected twists and turns. Penny Zenker talks with coach, facilitator, and TEDx speaker Brenda Reynolds  about the right way to build resiliency and utilize energy to prepare for anything that comes up in your life. She uses the analogy of driving in the middle of a...

As the famous saying goes, no man is an island. This resonates true to every business owner and how they could achieve success and freedom by simply delegating work. Penny Zenker talks with Brett Trembly of Get Staffed Up to share how his virtual staffing company taught him the importance of working with the right people. Brett discusses the right strategies to make any delegation successful and y...

If you want to be a great leader, consider going through leadership coaching to hone your skills. Penny Zenker's guest today is Jennifer Chapman , the founder and president of Ambition Leadership . In this episode, Penny and Jennifer discuss the importance of communication. When done right, communication increases the productivity of the team. Asking questions is a great way to make sure you under...

Some people say email marketing is dead. Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, email has become more nuanced as a marketing platform and it remains the single best way that you can reach the people who want to listen to what you have to say. Dean Dutro  explains this in more detail in this conversation with Penny Zenker. Dean is the co-founder of Worth eCommerce , a marketing f...

When working from home, it’s easy for everything to appear urgent. Constantly trying to stay on top of all these can lead to burnout. How can you manage urgency so that you can take care of what needs to be done while keeping a healthy work environment? Penny Zenker talks about this with Brandon Smith , an executive coach, author, and speaker who is on a mission to eliminate workplace dysfunction...

Time management can differ from person to person, especially in the creative space. Today's guest Wayne Mullins , the Founder of Ugly Mug Marketing , shares how he would get frustrated with himself because he couldn't fit his time management strategy into Zig Ziglar's planners that he bought on a yearly basis. Not until he began experimenting with himself to find out which time management tools wo...