Jacquie has spent over 30 years in mainstream consumer media. Working on iconic brands ranging from Country Life to FHM, and Grazia to The Sun and The Times. Jacquie’s expertise has covered trading, creative partnerships, sponsorship and affiliate deals. Jacquie has worked across different platforms – with the majority of her experience nestled in mainstream press, digital and events. Jacquie co-founded Visible Inc with Jane Evans in 2019. Their mission is simple – to unleash the power of midlife women. Easy to say – slightly more challenging to deliver.To know more about Jacquie visit her website:

www.visiblestart.com

Melanie Borden is the Founder & CEO of The Borden Group, where she helps Founders, C-suites, and Executives align their real-life expertise with impactful strategies to unlock opportunities and build meaningful relationships at scale. With a strong foundation as a marketing executive, Melanie has leveraged extensive expertise to bridge the gap between online marketing strategies and brand-building for both corporate and personal brands.Melanie's approach combines proven strategies, tools, and insights developed through a journey of personal and professional growth, along with extensive work with clients across various industries. Areas of expertise include marketing strategy and execution, building in-house agencies, budget optimization, strategic vendor partnerships, enhancing digital footprints through social media, reputation management, online monetization, and streamlining advertising processes for maximum impact.Melanie's work and insights have been featured in leading publications such as Entrepreneur, LA Weekly, New York City Biz List, New York Weekly, and The Wall Street Journal. Additionally, she is a proud member of the Forbes Agency Council.To know more about Melanie visit her website:

www.humantobrand.com

Ryan Lavarnway, a former Major League Baseball catcher, is now a sought-after leadership coach and keynote speaker. With a 15-year MLB career that included winning the 2013 World Series with the Boston Red Sox, Ryan also represented Israel in the World Baseball Classic and Olympics. A Yale standout, he set records and earned MVP honors internationally. Today, Ryan inspires audiences with his dynamic approach to unlocking leadership potential and fostering a winning mindset.

To know more about Ryan visit his socials:

Instagram: @rlavarnway

Linkedin: @ryanlavarnway

Lori Bush is a CEO, speaker and a woman committed to the science of skincare.  In 2007, Bush partnered with the founders of Rodan + Fields, to lead the company’s pivot out of department stores and into the direct selling channel.

As CEO, Lori took the company from re-stage to the largest independent premium skincare brand in the U.S. At the time of her retirement in 2016, the company was valued at $1.5 Billion with continuing high double-digit YoY revenue growth.

In May of 2020, Lori launched Solvasa, a new company and a new category in wellness she calls integrative beauty. The company, co-founded with leading Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Ritu Chopra, was inspired by her post-retirement experience with breast cancer and based on recognition of macro trends with unmet needs in the areas of beauty and wellbeing.

Bush is frequently asked to share her professional knowledge as a speaker and writer in the areas of beauty, wellness, women’s leadership and consumer commerce. She is co-author of the best-selling beauty and wellness book, Write Your Skin a Prescription for Change.

To learn more about Lori, you can follow her on Linkedin: ⁠

linkedin.com/in/lori-bush-1a5577a

Want to learn how to take your sales, investor, or elevator pitches from trash to straight CASH?  Or have your prospects throwing money at you every time you open your mouth? 

Then, it's time to learn how to convert conversations into currency with the Pitch Queen, Precious L. Williams. Her company, Perfect Pitches by Precious, teaches you the tools and tenacity to pitch with power, sell with storytelling, and develop a masterful mindset for communication.

Precious is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion. She has also been featured on "Shark Tank," CNN, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Essence Magazine, the movie "LEAP."

Her current clients include Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google, NBCUniversal, Federal Reserve Bank, Intuit Quickbooks, Yelp, Harvard University, and more. Precious is a dynamic international professional speaker, effective corporate trainer and 4X bestselling author.

To learn more about Precious, you can go to her websites:

https://perfectpitchesbyprecious.com

https://perfectpitchgroup.com

or you can follow her on Linkedin: ⁠

https://www.linkedin.com/in/precious-l-williams/

Rebecca Ahmed is an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and an Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), which is an exclusive training in human energy and how we can experience, express, and expand it in ourselves and others. Rebecca is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

To learn more about Rebecca, you can go to her website:

https://energeticimpact.com

or you can follow her on Linkedin: ⁠

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-ahmed-802a9514/

How do you go from Undercover Prostitute to Empowerment Speaker and Trainer for leaders? After a debilitating accident that forced Diane to slow down led Diane to find her grit.  She had to shed her undercover persona both in work and in life and through a series of terrible experiences she discovered her true power. 

Diane is a consultant, speaker, podcaster, trainer and coach dedicated to helping people access everything they already have within themselves. Diane formed her own company called SPAlife-  Spa stands for Seek Power Always. She has a masters degree in HR Management and certification as a Life Coach.

To learn more about Diane, you can go to her website:

https://dianehalfman.com

or you can follow her on Linkedin:  ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianehalfman/

Morgan Ingram is a sales rep who happens to be a sales coach that coaches sales teams how to use modern-sales techniques that bolster pipeline, leverage social media, schedule net new accounts and cold call with confidence. He is the host of the podcast and YouTube Channel called The SDR Chronicles, with more than 100 videos providing SDRs and sales reps with motivation, advice, and tactics for their sales journey.

His work has been featured in Forbes, Sales Hacker, the Hubspot blog, and the Harvard Business Review. Morgan has trained top companies like Snowflake, Zoom and Salesforce to evolve their prospecting game to schedule meetings.

He was named a “Top Sales Voice” by LinkedIn in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.

To learn more about Morgan, you can follow him on Linkedin:  ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganjingram/

Erin Brown got her start in NYC pedaling Xerox equipment while moonlighting as a stand up comic. Four day jobs, a handful of TV & radio commercials, and countless comedy performances later, Erin headed to Hollywood and began crashing events with her personal red carpet doing tongue & cheek interviews.   This stunt evolved into an award-winning web series ‘Hot on the Red Carpet’ which featured some pretty famous faces.  

Today Erin is the CEO of her own company, Hot Red Carpet, where she helps people supercharge the vibe of their events with customized and unforgettable 'hot red carpet' experiences including  live and virtual emcee performance, Survey Sayz - a high energy and engaging team building game, one-on-one confidence coaching, and speaking appearances.   

Stress causes 80 percent of illness, so all of Erin's work centers on increasing the levity of any occasion adding value that feels good. She encourages everyone to stop and notice the daily Red Carpet moments.  

To learn more about Erin, go to her website:  https://hotredcarpet.com

Or you can follow her on Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-brow...

Rich “Trigger” Bontrager is all about making people shine on camera.  He works with speakers, entrepreneurs, coaches and business owners and teaches media skills, dynamic speaking, how to build engaging virtual events, building confidence, your brand and image.  Rich has been in broadcasting for 30 years and is the CEO of Rock the Stage Media.  He is the creator and host of How To Rock the Stage Show, airing live each Wednesday night. Rich hosts the National Speakers Association (NSA) podcaster, author forums, and the new NSA LIVE show Behind the Stage. Entrepreneurs, executives, and speakers hire Rich to unleash their brand authority by learning media-savvy skills that help them shine on camera and stage.

To learn more about Rich, go to his website:

rockthestagemedia.com/

Or you can follow him on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-trigger-bontrager-presentationcoach/

Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek is a Chief Marketing Officer, Speaker and Author.  As CMO, Michelle leads Skillsoft’s global marketing. Her brand evangelism is building a vibrant community of passionate learners. With 25+ years experience, Michelle’s personal mission is supporting women’s advancement in business. Prior to Skillsoft, she served as CMO of IBM Watson and the global head of marketing for The Weather Company. A prolific speaker and podcast host, she’s authored countless papers, championed DEI through free “Leadercamps,” and taught courses on the Pink Pandemic and Public Speaking. She’s currently a driving force as Skillsoft becomes an industry leader in sustainability and corporate responsibility. Michelle is also a founding member of CMO Huddles.
To learn more about Michelle, follow her on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellebb/

Jerry Bui is a Keynote Speaker, Expert Witness and Managing Director at a large consulting firm where he has over 20 years of experience assisting clients with technology-related aspects of investigations. He has testified in over 15 civil matters, and his clients include major companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and tech industries. Jerry specializes in leading complex electronic discovery efforts and conducting forensic examinations of computers. He also regularly helps clients respond to government subpoenas and requests from opposing parties, and has testified as an expert witness on topics including spoliation, e-discovery procedures, and theft of trade secret information.  Jerry was recently invited into the LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program and has a fantastic and funny TikTok and LinkedIn presence.

To learn more about Jerry, go to his website:

linktr.ee/4n6expert

or follow him on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybui/

Sara Davenport is an award-winning TV anchor, who spent decades on-air with different NBC stations across the US. While the Houston-based journalist loved being a TV anchor, she missed being home to see her children grow up. Sara knew in her heart that it was time to pivot and design a life that she loved. Sara is an entrepreneur, she freelances with various true-crime shows, She is a Linkedin Marketing Expert, an on-camera coach for Fortune 500 companies and business entrepreneurs.  On this episode, Sara talks about her experience of working in smaller and larger corporate environments, the treatment of managers and the effect on quality of life.  

To learn more about Sara, go to her website:  

saradavenport.net  

or follow her on Linkedin:  

linkedin.com/in/sara-davenport-journalist  

WGA, DGA, GOLDEN GLOBE nominee, and Emmy Governors award recipient, Greg Berlanti is the force behind some of the most creative and acclaimed works in film and television. He began his career in TV as a staff writer on the hit show Dawson’s Creek, becoming an executive producer and showrunner of the series after only one year on staff. Since then, Berlanti has served as a creator or executive producer on over 45 television shows including such beloved hits as You, Everwood, Brothers & Sisters, Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, All American, Found, The Flight Attendant and many others. Berlanti Productions has had as many as 15 shows on the air at one time — a record-breaking number of shows to air at one time for a tv producer and creator. He made his film directorial debut in 2000 with The Broken Hearts Club and has since directed several projects including the critically acclaimed film, Love, Simon. Berlanti has also produced numerous feature films including My Policeman, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed, Free Guy, and Red, White and Royal Blue. Berlanti’s most recent directorial project, Apple Original Films’ Fly Me To The Moon starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, was released in theaters July 2024. Berlanti was included in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020, received the PGA’s Norman Lear Achievement Award and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022 for his work in television. He founded the Berlanti Family Foundation which has raised millions of dollars for charities, non-profits, and cancer research. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his husband and two children. To know more about Greg visit his instagram: @gberlanti

Bobbie Carlton is the founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and Innovation Women, or, as she calls them, the day job, the night job and the dream job. Carlton is an entertaining, tell-like-it-is speaker who speaks extensively (and passionately) about public speaking. In this episode, she explains all the wonderful benefits and advantages that public speaking provides; as well as the opportunities available to the women in her community.

To learn more about Bobbie, go to her website:

innovationwomen.com

or follow her on Linkedin:

linkedin.com/in/bobbiecarlton

Will Fuentes is a co-founder of Maestro Group. Will focuses on teaching both hard and soft sales skills and identifies opportunities to improve sales efficiencies. He has been in sales for more than 20 years spanning retail, and tech. Will spent eight years with national retail chains training their sales staff and managing stores. He then built a retail SaaS company that was on the cutting edge of in-store personalization and assisted sales. He has been hired by multiple organizations to train their salespeople to close more sales, accelerate the sales cycle, and increase deal value.

To learn more about Will, go to his website:

maestrogroup.co

or follow him on Linkedin:

linkedin.com/in/will-fuentes-drivefastersales

Joanna Lohman is a leadership coach and youth sport innovator who elevates performance through authenticity and resilience. She is the author of, "Raising Tomorrow's Champions" and a keynote speaker for leading organizations. She is a former professional soccer player, member of the United States Women’s National Team, and the first player in Washington Spirit history to have her jersey retired. During her 16-year professional career, she built a platform for social impact. She continues her influence as a performance coach, human rights activist, and Sport Diplomat.

To learn more about Joanna, go to her website:

joannalohman.com

or follow her on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannalohman/

Leah Carr is the CEO of Tilr, a skills-first talent solution that enables HR and People leaders to measure and manage their team's skills, create strategic development plans and make-data driven talent decisions, has extensive experience in bringing new products to market, and hiring and growing teams. Her passion for workforce development is the reason she chose to join Tilr. Leah was employee 9 and the first senior hire at Coinsquare, Canada’s largest Cryptocurrency Exchange in 2017 where she launched two business lines while helping grow the team to 200 employees in under a year.

To learn more about Leah, follow her on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcarr/

Michael Mints is an International Speaker, Author, Coach and Executive Vice President of Sales for Grand Homes where he has worked for the last 25 years. His passion is to teach people how to be successful in life.  He took his practical lessons from his work as an executive and sales leader and has turned them into a coaching practice.  Michael exudes positivity and believes that having a mindset that is attracted to success can help you overcome fear, anxiety, limiting beliefs and negative habits. He shares his leadership mentality that helps top executives become the leaders they've always wanted to be.

Learn more about Michael, follow him on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mysuccessinlife/

Ashley Pereira is a brand and marketing leader and founder of Ivrygold, which helps businesses drive revenue through authenticity and value-added strategies. She also launched her own intentional skincare line in 2022 called, Free Skin Co., which combines her love and passion for skincare with clean ingredients that work for sensitive and acne-prone skin with her drive to improve mental health issues. She shares her amazing story of how she used her experience with abuse and PTSD to become a mental health advocate and help others.

Learn more about Ashley at the following links:

https://ivrygold.co/

https://thefreeskinco.com/

Shannon Bahrke is an American Olympic freestyle skier and entrepreneur. She's won two Olympic medals, she's a highly-sought after keynote speaker, and she's the CEO of Team Empower Hour. She shares her story of making the Olympics. She is now writing a children's book about her daughter. She talks about how her career has expanded and how she has stayed true to herself as a woman and a mother.

Learn more about Shannon here: https://www.shannonbahrke.com/

Sam Sells is the CEO at Wild Mountain Capital, a company on a mission to aid America's affordable housing crisis while helping others achieve financial freedom. He shares the work he does for others by creating affordable housing for low-income neighborhoods with a higher standard of living. Sam and Lyndsay share the best practices as a leader, who makes a great leader, and why not everyone needs to be promoted to manager. 

Learn more about Sam here: https://wildmountaincapital.com/about/

Tommy Breedlove is the author of the bestselling book "Legendary". He is a Keynote Speaker and a Business and Mindset Coach. He works with clients to live a life of significance and happiness without compromising their ambition. He pushes people to reach their full potential. Today on the podcast, he talks about how reframing your situation can lead you to find success. People often get trapped in a victim mentality that can hold them back. Through changing your mindset, you can achieve your goals with more ease.

Learn more about Tommy here: https://tommybreedlove.com/

Sabrina Stocker is a tennis player turned Forbes featured entrepreneur, international speaker, and a semi-finalist for the BBC One show, The Apprentice. Sabrina is the Founder of Two Comma PR, turning the stories of brands and blockchain projects into users using the power of public relations. After her own experience with a PR team post The Apprentice UK, she saw the issues that needed to be addressed and started her own company. She talks about how finding the gap in the market can lead to your success. She shares how she was able to go viral and maintain clout.

Learn more about Sabrina here: https://sabrinastocker.com/

Damion Lupo is a seasoned entrepreneur who has launched and grown over 70 companies from $0 to $100 million throughout a remarkable 25-year journey. In addition to being a prolific author with 12 published books, Damion is celebrated for his extraordinary achievements in building multiple companies from the ground up, many of which have reached seven, eight, and even nine-figure valuations. Despite a significant setback that saw him lose a $20 million portfolio at the age of 30, Damion's resilience and determination led him to not only overcome homelessness but also rebuild his wealth beyond 9-figures. Today, he is a driving force in transforming the retirement landscape with his groundbreaking retirement plan system and revolutionizing the home and apartment construction industry through his pioneering work with Frametec. To know more about Damion visit his website:

www.turnkeyretirement.com

Today's guest Karen Ann Bulluck is a transcendent leadership specialist and founder of Transcendence: Living A Life of Meaning, a boutique executive coaching practice. She works with leaders to discover what really matters. On the podcast, she discusses with Lyndsay the importance of a good work environment and when it's time to leave. They talk about the importance of prioritizing what has meaning to you and how you can find fun and bring a good energy into work.

Learn more about Karen here: https://livingalifeofmeaning.com/

Richie Contartesi joins Lyndsay on the podcast today. He is a former Ole Miss football player. His system Next Play™, is a step-by-step playbook to hold sales reps and leaders accountable to their potential every week without micro-managing. He talks about how his parent divorce when he was young led him to be depressed. He had a football coach who asked him “what are you focusing when the ball’s in the air”. This changed his mindset and brought him into the present moment, allowing him to focus on the problem at hand. 

Learn more about Richie here: https://richiecontartesi.com/

John Harrison is a Chief Strategy Officer, Mentor, Coach, Board Member,  Advisory Board Member and a Continuous Learner. He creatively solves business and human challenges with technology. John Harrison’s passion has been to focus on the customer and to develop talent which then delivers superior business results. He is highly effective at leading international groups and those crossing organizational boundaries, using a combination of leadership, strategy, and business acumen to guide teams to deliver exceptional results. He is passionate about developing talent through coaching and mentoring. John is a graduate of Texas A&M and has received his Executive Education from Harvard Business School and Wharton.

He joins Lyndsay to discuss working as an effective leader who listens and best practices when firing employees to maintain compassion.

Heather Moyse was going to grad school when she was approached to join the Canadian Olympic Bobsled team. She had never competed before but took the challenge. She made the team and competed in the Olympics. She discovered that she is pushed by challenge. She joins Lyndsay today to discuss how finding challenge can motivate you to achieve more than you ever thought possible.

Learn more about Heather on her site: https://www.heathermoyse.com/

Vince Walden is the CEO of Kona AI and is passionate about forensic data analytics and building leading, AI-driven compliance technology & anti-fraud/anti-corruption monitoring solutions.  Vince won the Certified Fraud Examiner of the Year in 2022.  He is a former Partner of Ernst and Young and an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School.  Vince is a regular columnist in Fraud Magazine writing on innovation in anti-fraud.  He is an author, podcast host and a former President of the ACFE Education and Research Foundation.

Cristina Mendonsa is an EMMY/Murrow award-winning multimedia journalist, producer, spokesperson, speaker, and educator. She hosts the podcast "A Fresh Agenda" and is the founder of Mendosa Media. Cristina joins Lyndsay to talk about leadership, mistakes bosses make with their employees, and work-life balance. 

Learn more about Cristina and find her podcast here: http://www.cristinamendonsa.com/

Esther Parks has been in the automotive business for 25 years.  She got her start as a salesperson and worked her way up to highly successful General Manager.  Her husband, Stephen got the most debilitating form of MS which forced them to reevaluate their work and Esther chose to step back from being a GM to care for her husband. Despite the horrible diagnosis, this provided the opportunity for Esther to create Your Auto Buyer which became- Stressless Car.  Esther works with dealerships all over New England and helps customers buy cars at no cost to them for using her service.  She has over 5,000 customers today.  Esther is also the Co-Founder of The Sales Tune Up. She joins Lyndsay on the podcast to talk about her journey of becoming a business owner and doing what she loves. 

Learn more about her company Stressless Car: https://stresslesscar.com/about-us/

Cicely Simpson is seasoned public operative, having served as Legislative Director for two Congressmen, and veteran of the C-suite, formerly as Vice President of Government Affairs at Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., formerly as Executive Vice President of Public Affairs for the restaurant industry, and now as Founder & CEO of Summit Public Affairs. Her experience at all levels of government and expertise in the boardroom allows her to speak with authority on the public and private sectors as well as their countless intersections. She joins Lyndsay on the podcast today to talk about the importance of having a coach and how women can make their voices heard more at work. 

Learn more about Cicely here: https://cicelysimpson.com/

For the past 20 years, Kim Daly has been helping people realize their dreams of business ownership through franchising. While helping thousands of other people to live their dreams of business ownership, she has been living her own. Today, she is recognized as one of America’s top franchise consultants. She is an international best-selling co-author of Franchising Freedom and the founder and host of KimDaly.tv. Before becoming a franchise consultant, she was an entrepreneur and highly sought-after consultant in the health and fitness industry working with brands such as Denise Austin, Dr.Denis Waitley, Gold’s Gym, and eDiets.com.  She is the creator of “The Daly Plan” – a millionaire mindset coaching program that enabled her to build the largest franchise consulting business in the history of franchise consulting in 2012.  She aspires to be the most influential and motivational voice in the franchise industry. Kim is a mom of two teenage boys. She is passionate about fitness and nutrition. She loves to work out and ski, and she lives on the beach in southern New Hampshire.

Kim shares her tips for getting the outcome you want rather than focusing on the business. She talks about how she brings joy into her work which has ignited her passion for her business. Learn more about Kim on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUJB6d4Efu5-DUFXraRdAIA

Catherine Solazzo, Chief Marketing Officer at Syntax, is a seasoned executive with more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry at companies like IBM Corp and TD SYNNEX (previously Tech Data). Prior to joining Syntax, she served as the SVP of Marketing at TD SYNNEX where she built the first integrated marketing organization with an industry-leading organizational design, a digital-first approach and led the marketing organization through a transformative merger.

Throughout her tenure, she has built expertise across the disciplines of performance and product marketing, branding, digital business, ecosystem development, and communications. She has held roles both domestically and internationally, having spent 3 years on assignment in Japan.

Catherine has a proven track record of organizational transformation. She is hyper-focused on delivering growth through high-yielding marketing programs, building delightful brands, end-to-end customer experiences, and high-performing teams. She believes that a growth mindset and servant leadership style motivates her teams and accelerates lasting outcomes. The greatest passion in her daily work is leading people and building cultures that last.

In today’s episode, Catherine and Lyndsay talk about work/life balance and how to give yourself some grace in your day-to-day.

Denise Brosseau has the unlikely expertise of being a thought leader…about thought leadership. She is the bestselling author of Ready to Be a Thought Leader? (Wiley) and the CEO of the Thought Leadership Lab, where she works with executives and their teams on their journey from leader to thought leader. Her clients have included executives at Genentech, PayPal, eBay and many other Fortune 500 companies. Denise began her own ‘accidental' thought leadership journey as the founding CEO of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE), the first trade association for women building venture fundable businesses. She grew FWE to 7 cities across the US and she also co-founded Springboard, the first venture capital conference for women entrepreneurs which has since led to over $39 billion in funding for women founded and led businesses. For this work, she was recognized as a Champion of Change by the White House. Today, Denise is an international keynote speaker and workshop leader and her LinkedIn Learning courses on thought leadership have been viewed by more than 200,000 people around the world. She also founded and runs a diverse community for women authors. Denise began her career in the technology industry where she led product teams at Kensington, Motorola and Broderbund Software. She received her MBA from Stanford Business School and her BA from Wellesley College. To know more about Denise visit her website:

www.thoughtleadershiplab.com

Siri Lindley is a triathlon coach and former athlete. She’s a cancer survivor. She’s a life coach, and she has her own horse rescue. On today’s episode, she shares her story of coming out as gay in college and her father rejecting her, empowered her to live fearlessly and authentically. Soon after, she became involved in the triathlon community. When she did her first triathlon, she didn’t even know how to swim, but she committed to training and working hard.

Today’s guest is Madeline Mann, an HR and recruiting leader who has spun her technique into a coaching service called “Self Made Millennial”. She teaches people how to get the career they want. She shares her advice on how to work for the company you want. Madeline tells Lyndsay her tips on applying to jobs and what to avoid.

Learn more about Madeline on her website: https://www.madelinemann.com/

Craig Dowden is PhD and a certified Positive Psychology Coach. He holds a doctorate in psychology with a concentration in business. He’s an engaging and inspiring coach who partners with leaders and executives to tackle their most important challenges. On today’s episode, Craig and Lyndsay talk about the importance of branding yourself so you can excel in your business. They also discuss receiving feedback, talking to your team, and how your approach can positively affect your team.

Learn more about Craig and his work on his site: https://craigdowden.com/

Dan Goodman is a seasoned executive with bringing over 25 years of experience in compensation verification remuneration. He has consulted with top performing salespeople in successfully reclaiming hundreds of thousands of dollars from their employers.

Prior to founding TruCommish, Dan successfully led Acuity Link through the startup phases to result in funding and execution of milestones. Dan has held senior positions in the Internet Security, Networking, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software and Management Consulting industries.

He has an MBA in Entrepreneurial Studies with Magna Cum Laude distinction from Babson College and a BBA in Finance with Cum Laude distinction from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Dan and Lyndsay talk about the importance of tracking your pay and how to bring up inaccurate payments to your boss. top-performing

Andrew Phelps is an award-winning designer and entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of IncentivePilot, an enterprise gamification and incentive platform responsible for over $200 million in new revenue in 2021.

Andrew Phelps was named one of the Arizona Republic's 35 Entrepreneurs under 35 list for good reason. He is a House of Genius PHX participant, SEED SPOT Content Matter Expert of the Year, and regularly is asked to speak about design and entrepreneurship. He is well-versed in the challenges of the small business and startup world while also assisting large corporate clients like GoDaddy and Panasonic. An expert in digital design and execution, he understands that every client is different and everyone needs a return on their investment.

Today’s guest Anne Gannon is an entrepreneur, a former pro golfer turned CPA, a college professor, and the author of the book “Never Again”. Anne talks about learning business by watching her father’s business fail. She started as an accountant and gained experience that led her to become a CPA. She discusses leading her business through the pandemic.

JM is an international speaker and author of the best-selling book “Lets Go Win: The Keys to Living Your Best Life”. He talks about how changing your mind frame can change your approach to life. JM shares the story of how his relationship with money created limiting beliefs that held him back. He now has an abundance mindset that allows him to excel.

Michael O’Donnell got into the workforce in high school when he learned the value of his earnings. From there, he started to make more money and found that desperation is what drives success. When he had to support his family, he knew he had to make a certain amount of money to keep his family going. You can buy his book "No Matter Watt"on Amazon.

Everybody always focuses on the negative and is fearful of taking action, of being unworthy, of failing. But Omar poses the question, what if it did work? Omar Medrano joins the Heartbeat For Hire podcast to share his perspective on the importance of shifting your mindset and reinvesting in yourself to crush your goals. This conversation focuses on the difference between a boss and a leader, putting humanity back in the workplace, and teaching children these important soft skills.

Omar Medrano is a highly-successful entrepreneur and business coach for people who are ready to crush the fear that’s keeping them from their potential. Medrano became a serial franchise owner over the past two decades and after putting in the time, he’s become what his fans call “The Vacation CEO”, known as the expert in outsourcing and taking your time back, Medrano has become an example and mentor to many. Medrano wants to help you shake up your approach to launching your next business, keeping your happiness and life in mind, as well as your bottom line, which he enjoys doing through books like this, online coaching and speaking regularly.

We are often not taught effective and compassionate leadership. The body is wired to keep you within your comfort zone so you'll need unwavering confidence in order to step into empathetic leadership.

My first guest for the Heartbeat For Hire podcast is Chuck Garcia. Chuck aligns with my values in the importance of leading with empathy and compassionate leadership. He coaches based on the foundation that leadership competencies can be taught. Join us in this conversation where we discuss the ABCs of stepping out of your comfort zone, the importance of giving and receiving feedback, and his take on EQ (emotional intelligence).

Chuck Garcia is the founder of Climb Leadership International and Executive Coach on leadership development, public speaking, and emotional intelligence and executive presence. Chuck's clients include the world’s largest financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Bloomberg. Chuck is a professional speaker and has given keynotes in over 20 countries. Chuck is also a mountaineer and has climbed some of the world’s tallest peaks, including Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Elbrus, and the Matterhorn, as well as mountains in Alaska and the Andes.

Laura’s secret superpower is seeing your greatness and reflecting it back on you, so that you can get “unstuck” — and achieve extraordinary results. A regular contributor to Good Morning America, the TODAY Show, Harvard Business Review, and Oprah Daily, Laura is the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of three books, Wonderhell, Limitless, and Mission-Driven. Laura’s 30-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; left a leadership role at respected national search firm to expand a tech start-up; and founded, ran, and sold her own global search firm, partnering with the full gamut of mission driven corporate and nonprofit executives. Laura is turned on by the audacity of The Big Idea and that larger-than-life goal you just can’t seem to shake. She’s an instigator, motivator, and provocateur, and she’s never met a revolution she didn’t like. Just ask her enduringly patient husband, two almost-grown sons, and two troublesome pups with whom she lives outside of Boston, MA. To learn more about Laura, go to her website:

www.lauragassnerotting.com

Welcome to the flagship episode of my podcast, Heartbeat For Hire. My whole reason for doing this and for founding Heartbeat For Hire is to help build strong and rich sales culture. When people are given the opportunity to rise up, share their ideas, and be heard, they'll not only form new best practices, but they'll start to lift each other up as well. When you have happy employees, the revenue will always follow. If you're ready to make some changes and be a better leader for your people you're in the right place. This episode shares small nuanced ways to make your people feel seen and heard, tips for building a long lasting sales culture with permanence, and how to start with the easiest thing to fix:  language.

Rebecca is the founder of Tactical Harmony, an online business dedicated to mentoring ambitious professionals and businesses on holistic leadership and mindset strategies. She is also the host of the “Tactical Harmony” podcast, in which she shares game-changing, transformative tactics supporting her community to gracefully navigate their career and homelife, while enjoying freedom, abundance and bliss. Over the last two decades, Rebecca served as an NCIS Special Agent and as a senior leader at a technology company. Throughout her global experience living and working around the world, 9+ years of which were in the leadership ranks, Rebecca saw first-hand how holistic leadership was the answer to every challenge. And now, it is Rebecca’s mission and pledge to share these lessons and blessings with the world.

To learn more about Rebecca, go to her website: www.tacticalharmony.com

Dan's journey is a testament to the power of passion and entrepreneurship. Growing up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, he spent his summers at Camp Takajo in Maine, where he developed a deep love for the camp experience. Little did he know that his hobby of creating a Dave Matthews Band Tour Archive website in high school would lay the foundation for his future career. In 2001, while still a college student at Emory University, Dan's ingenuity led him to create a system to streamline Camp Takajo's staff hiring process. This project evolved into CampMinder, a company that now serves nearly 1,000 of the world's best summer camps. Dan's unique blend of computer science knowledge and economic understanding has been instrumental in CampMinder's success. His leadership style, deeply rooted in Takajo's Arch Ideals, emphasizes people-first principles and creating a supportive work environment. Beyond his professional achievements, Dan is a devoted family man, living in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and 9-year-old twins. He's an avid guitarist, songwriter, and ski enthusiast. To learn more about Dan, go to his website: www.campminder.com