In this special edition of "Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond," the mic is handed over to Isabel Escalante, a dynamic Cornell University student and Thrive LouD intern, who takes the helm to lead a thoughtful and engaging discussion with her fellow interns: Ben Jordan, Emma Alexander, Matthew Manno, Ashley Kim, and Mihir Madhumapantula. Join them as they navigate the complexities of transitioning into adulthood and college life. The interns share their personal journeys, challenges, and triumphs as they adapt to the academic and social demands of college.

From managing the pressures of perfection in virtual interviews to embracing opportunities for networking and personal growth, this episode dives deep into how these young individuals are striving to make a difference and carve meaningful career paths. They candidly discuss the influence of technology in the hiring process, the importance of personality and enthusiasm in job applications, and the invaluable lessons learned from their internship at Thrive LouD Productions.

Listen in as each guest provides unique insights into their academic interests, career aspirations, and the transformative experiences that have shaped their professional outlook. Whether you're a current student, recent graduate, or someone reflecting on their own path, this episode offers a compelling look at the exciting and sometimes daunting journey into adulthood.

Tune in for this inspirational intern takeover—because thriving is about more than just success; it's about the journey and the growth that comes with it.

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In this power-packed episode of Thrive LouD, Lou Diamond sits down with the dynamic and audacious Anne Marie Anderson (“AMA”). Anne Marie is a three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, keynote speaker, and author with over three decades of experience in sports television. From covering the Olympics and heavyweight championships to golf majors and Super Bowls, her illustrious career behind and in front of the camera is nothing short of phenomenal.

Anne Marie delves into her latest venture, authoring the empowering book "Cultivating Audacity." She opens up about her journey from overcoming rejection and doubt to becoming a leading voice in sports broadcasting and an audacity coach. Learn the true meaning of audacity, how to recalibrate your relationship with rejection, and why embracing bold risks can transform your life.

Lou and Anne Marie explore the barriers that hold us back—fear, time, money, and inner critics—and share actionable insights to overcome them. Discover the surprising gifts Anne Marie encountered while writing her book and how her unyielding spirit continues to inspire audiences everywhere.

Don't miss this engaging conversation filled with laughter, wisdom, and a few behind-the-scenes stories from Anne Marie’s extraordinary career. Tune in to get motivated and start cultivating your own audacity!

Listen, get inspired, and cultivate your own audacity with this episode of Thrive LouD!

Click the image above to grab a copy of AMA’s new book “Cultivating Audacity”

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In this insightful episode of Thrive Loud, your host Lou Diamond welcomes back the influential communication expert Stacey Hanke for her third appearance on the show.

Stacey, a hall of fame speaker known for her empowering messages on improving communication and influence, shares groundbreaking insights from her newly released book. The book, which is the culmination of four years of research, explores how influence has transformed in the hybrid work environment and provides actionable strategies for enhancing your communication skills across various platforms.

Join Lou and Stacey as they delve into the evolving dynamics of communication, addressing challenges such as virtual meeting fatigue, consistent influence across different mediums, and navigating the increased noise in work-from-home setups. They emphasize the importance of practical tips for connecting and engaging meaningfully, ensuring your influence remains elevated from "Monday to Monday."

Stacey and Lou also discuss effective leadership, the necessity of honest feedback for personal and professional growth, and the significant impact of empathetic listening. Stacey shares compelling anecdotes, including a financial company's commitment to leadership development and her personal experiences with influence in everyday interactions.

Don't miss this episode filled with valuable insights, actionable advice, and a touch of humor as Stacey Hanke and Lou Diamond explore the art of influence and effective communication.

Check out Stacey Hanke's new book available on Amazon and her website staceyhankeinc.com, and follow her on LinkedIn and Instagram for more resources.

The nine hundred and fiftieth episode of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond happened to fall right around the year-end holiday season.

With that Lou decided to do a very quick program on gratitude to share the many things he was thankful for this past year and what he’s very much looking forward to in 2024.

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The real folks that keep Thrive LOUD Thriving are the amazing interns from the Communication Department at Cornell University.  In this episode, the interns grab the mic and pull back the curtain to share their thoughts, ideas and suggestions about the show.

Allie Kemp, Michelle Kim, Ella Ekstrom and a special appearance by former intern Shirley Xu get  interviewed by Lou and have a very fun conversation.

Enjoy!

20 years of taking advantage of change to build strategies that make his clients' competitors jealous. Adam Pierno builds brands that relate to consumers and sell by side-stepping bullshit and finding what is meaningful.  Adam Pierno is the head of strategy at Santy as well as the founder of Instil Strategy Training.

Adam has worked with companies such as: Bona, Delta Air Lines, Domino's Pizza, Dunkin' Donuts, Harvest Snaps, Mercedes-Benz, Pocky, Verizon

His specialties are: Strategy, Branding, Consumer Research; Connecting integrated brand components in meaningful ways through Creative Direction, Digital Marketing, Media and Social.

Adam is also the author of the book Under Think It and has a fun podcast show about Food & Restaurant Marketing.

Dr. Sharon Livingston is an amazing coach and thought leader.  She is President of The Livingston Center for Professional Coaching and Co-Founder of ICCA - The International Coach Certification Alliance

She has personally interviewed over 62,000 people from all walks of life on every topic you can imagine, with perhaps the exception of Deli Sandwiches.

Has appeared on TV and radio numerous times and published in many periodicals including CBS Radio, Ramblin With Gamblin, New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, NY Daily News, Delta Sky, Wall Street Journal, Success Magazine

Creator of Proprietary Creative Techniques for Helping Clients Attain Their Goals

Creator of IconiCards(R) system for understanding Personal Brand Archetypes.

Known for breakthroughs in Emotional Marketing.

Enjoy this fun conversation with the coach's coach!

Monique Nelson is Chair and CEO of UniWorld Group, Inc. (UWG), the longest-standing multicultural advertising agency in the world. Headquartered in Brooklyn NY with offices in Detroit, Atlanta, Memphis and Miami UWG works with numerous esteemed clients and global brands.

She is an inspiring leader not only at her company, but also with many charities, causes and groups she’s involved with within her community.

A leader, motivator and a true Thriver - listeners are certain to enjoy how Monique truly celebrates uniqueness.

Dr. James Kelley is today's global renaissance man.  He's lived all over the world and has taught, consulted, coached, lectured and motivated hundred of professionals in the roles as a professor, author, speaker and podcaster.

His book, The Crucible's Gift:5 Lessons from Authentic Leaders Who Thrive in Adversity, develops an Authentic Leadership Model, that will help you become a more authentic leader. Through the stories of 90-plus executives, you learn how these leaders use their own crucibles to become more self-aware, compassionate, relatable, and lead with integrity. 

Thrive LOUD listeners please enjoy this episode of the bow-tie wearin’, smooth talkin’ and an even smoother domed Dr. James Kelley.

Since founding Lotame in 2006, Andy Monfried has been focused on building the world’s leading data management technology. Andy led Lotame's successful ad network for several years, targeting thousands of campaigns valued at millions of dollars, all delivered and executed through the Lotame platform. In 2011 he shuttered the ad network to focus the company on its original vision: a full featured, SaaS based DMP. Under Monfried’s leadership, Lotame has grown into 100+ person company with offices in the U.S., E.U. and APAC.

An entrepreneur, leader, a spirited blogger, master connector, the father of two with an amazing wife and a huge fan of live music Andy appreciates LIFE and the spirit of Thriving LOUDLY like no other.

What happens when you put five podcasters in an online chat room and get them to talk about podcasting equipment???

You'll find out in this special edition of Thrive LOUD as Podcasting Hosts Doug Sandler, Nicole Holland, Caroline Tesone, Strickland Bonner and Lou Diamond get 'technical' and  discuss equipment, software and apps to help you sound like a pro while podcasting.

Lea Woodford is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of SmartFem.com and SmartFem Entertainment.  SmartFem was created as a result of her many years as a Publicist, columnist as well as a Radio & TV Personality.  She has extensive experience as a business consultant and entrepreneur but decided the only way she could make a difference for women was to create her own magazine that bridges the online community with the local community.  Her passion is connecting people.  Lea is often coined “ the connector “ due to her extensive network.

Lea authored an inspiring book called Lead...Share...Empower: My Strategies for Success in Life and Business.

Enjoy this very fun conversation as Lea always Thrive LOUD everyday!

Naphtali Hoff, PsyD, is an accomplished executive coach, organizational consultant, and sought after trainer and lecturer. He completed his doctorate in human and organizational psychology, which analyzes successful individual or organizational change and development, and holds two master’s degrees in education and educational leadership, respectively. Naphtali’s practical, action-oriented approach has endeared him to his many clients. His personal experience in the leadership field allows him to understand leaders’ needs and craft solutions to help them optimize their performance and success.

His new book "Becoming the New Boss" is a helpful guide to leaders and future leaders with great lessons on how to step into a leadership role.

Founder and Owner of Caffè Unimatic, Inc., a woman owned coffee company born of a family legacy and the surprise of a lifetime, Elisabeth Cardiello is changing the conversation at the breakfast table. Caffè Unimatic is the proud purveyor of the last original “Unimatic” coffee pots in the world that were conceived in Brooklyn and made in Italy in the 1960s.

While growing the company, Elisabeth started realizing just how much her Dad taught her all those mornings sitting around the family table drinking Unimatic coffee. She began using her own story as the basis for research around what gave her the confidence to start something with no guarantee it would succeed. This research and the methodology they created compelled her to co-found Legacy Out Loud, to pay forward this gift of confidence to young women everywhere.

(Elisabeth on Kathy Ireland's show)

Hear Elisabeth share her entire entrepreneurial journey since the age of 6 to today as how her Legacy Out Loud is Thriving Out LOUD.

Tanessa Shears helps entrepreneurs double their energy and focus so they can make more money in their business.

She works closely with business owners to eliminate brain fog and wake up well rested so they can get more done in less time, maintain consistent, stable energy throughout the day and feel better than they have in years.

Tanessa is also the host of The Becoming Limitless Podcast, sharing her expertise on optimizing health and focus for business success.

Listen, learn and sleep better as Tanessa connects with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD.

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Lee Humphreys is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University.

Lee studies the social uses and perceived effects of communication technology. Her research has explored mobile phone use in public spaces, emerging norms on mobile social networks, and the privacy and surveillance implications of location-based services. Lee is focused on how people integrate communication technology in their everyday lives in order to facilitate identity management and social interaction.

Her upcoming book published by MIT Press entitled, The Qualified Self: Social Media and the Cataloging of Everyday Life  is due out in Spring 2018. The book historicizes contemporary social media to help us reveal what’s really new about social media.

In this episode, Thrive LOUD brings you 'back to school' as Professor Humphreys shares some of her knowledge and expertise.

Apple Seeds is the all in one play space for children newborn to five years old and their families.  Located in New York, the Apple Seeds name reflects the city where it all started and a belief the founders hold true --> If you plant a seed and tend to it, incredible things will grow.  This principle not only applies to young children that flourish every day at their play space but also to this amazing business led by its four incredible founders.

Hear how Allison, Alison, Craig & Bobby launched a business over 10 years ago and 'keep moving forward' as a new franchise business model spawned from Apple Seeds called Songs for Seeds.

Enjoy this episode and click on either of the icons below to learn more about Apple Seeds or starting your own Songs for Seeds franchise.

Karen Briscoe is Principal of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group (HBC) and best-selling author of "Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day".  

As a highly successful broker, Karen has mastered the skills of managing you day.  She preaches that investing your first 5 minutes a day reading and sharpening your skills can put you on the fast track to success in your life and business.

Her recently launched podcast show "5 Minute Success Podcast" is chock full of insightful conversations with Top "Successpreneurs" and Business-minds on how they grow their business and achieve a higher level of success in life.

Hear her story on Thrive LOUD

Adam Frisch is the CEO of BIM - the Premier Payments and Consumer Engagement Platform.  Adam is leading a company that is changing the way consumers and merchants interact with one another.

BIM enables merchants to develop more meaningful relationships with their customers, generate incremental revenue growth, lower payment costs, dramatically reduce fraud rates, drive loyalty participation and create superior mobile and online buying experiences for their shoppers.

Prior to leading BIM, Adam was a top equity research analyst on Wall Street at both UBS and Morgan Stanley.  Adam was Institutional Investor Magazine's #1 analyst covering Payments and IT Services for several years.

Listen to Adam share his journey, his career and his desire to make a difference in his work.  Making him an innovator, disruptor and a true Thriver.

Ron Suber has played the role of financial technology guru, leader and executive throughout a very successful career.  He has been an active investor in over 21 FinTech Companies.  Ron has also been instrumental in the turnaround of numerous companies.

Ron is the former President of Prosper and was recently named Executive Vice Chairman and Board Member of Credible.

Listen to this really cool episode of Thrive LOUD of the man that's been dubbed "The Godfather of FinTech".

Hayley Foster has packaged a career in advertising and marketing (Wells Rich Green, Grey Advertising and Organic Inc.) and being a successful entrepreneur (co-owner Verge Marketing Inc.) to give back to her community and lead Foster Inc.

Through peer-to-peer advisory groups, one-on-one Fostering sessions, bootcamp workshops, masterminds and value-added networking events, Hayley works with women-owned businesses to help them either get started or take their businesses to the next level. When Hayley isn't Fostering the women in her group, you can find her mentoring and mothering her two young girls, skiing out west or training for a Tough Mudder or Crossfit event.

Marketer, Strategist, Entrepreneur, Energizer of Women Owned Businesses, Super Mom, and Chief Fostering Officer of Foster Inc. Hayley Foster Thrives LOUD every day!

For more than 20 years, David Mammano has been a serial entrepreneur.  Having started seven businesses from scratch, he thrives on starting and growing businesses.

David has started, sold, franchised, licensed, and taken on partners as well as investors with his companies. He’s done it all, and now Dave is helping others start or grow their businesses by infusing the latest entrepreneurial principles into their strategy through his company Avanti Entrepreneur Group.

He also hosts a great podcast show called "The Avanti Entrepreneur". Listen to this episode and I think you'll agree that he's a great communicator and is as authentic as they come.

Mary Miller inspires people to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams.  An energetic and enthusiastic business leader, she is notorious for her positivity and desire to help others realize their uniqueness and personal power.

She is the CEO and owner of JANCOA Janitorial Services, Inc., an award-winning, family owned and operated commercial cleaning service in Cincinnati, Ohio founded by her husband 45 years ago.  Together, they created The Dream Manager program, popularized by the bestselling book under the same title written by Mathew Kelly,  to inspire and engage employees while improving business culture.

Mary is an associate coach for the Strategic Coach program working with fellow entrepreneurs on concepts to focus and balance their careers with life.  Her new book Changing Direction is a huge hit and when you listen to this episode you'll be more impressed with why she embodies the credo of Thrive LOUD.

After working at Ernst & Young as an international tax attorney in the International Tax Services Group in New York and London, Donald Scherer founded the first iteration of CrossBorder Solutions with his mother in her living room. As the CEO of the company, he was responsible from hyper-scaling the company from a 2 person operation to one of the largest independent transfer pricing firms in the world. After a brief stint at Thomson Reuters, he founded Ballyhoo Software and now AssemblySales.com.

Donald is an Entrepreneur, Innovator and Author of Assembly Required. His methodology of the sales process is changing the way businesses look at sales and how they can maximize results.

Enjoy this episode as Donald breaks down how Assembly builds up organizations most important measurement - sales!

Liz Diemer is part of the leadership team at the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research where she is the Director of TEAM FOX.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation's single and urgent goal is to ELIMINATE PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN OUR LIFETIME.

In her role at TEAM FOX, Liz works to support Team Fox's global community of members in hosting unique 'Create-Your-Own-Event' grassroots fundraisers on behalf of MJFF.

She’s fun inspiring – and unbelievable leader and has an absolutely spectacular smile.

After you listen to all of the things she and her team do you’ll understand how  TEAM FOX is helping the WORLD to Thrive LOUD!

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Dr. Jill Schiefelbein is an amazing human that thrives at the intersections of communication, education, technology and business.

She’s known as the Dynamic Communicator and is currently The Chief Experience Officer of Render. She is also a Thrive LouD OG!

She is fresh off earning her doctorate at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of business researching the interactions of customer experience, B2B Sales and synthetic media.

Jill’s work, paired with the very cool things going on at Render, are what she shares with Lou in her third appearance on Thrive LouD!

NOTE - You must watch the opening of the video production of this episode (see below).

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For those of you unfamiliar with "THE" Scott King – he is a life-long sales and marketing man who has sold bicycles, food, hardware, software and services. His career has helped him develop strengths to communicate with all types of people and to portray value propositions based on each role at each stage of the purchasing process.

Scott falls into the master connector category bringing together leading marketers and addressing the challenges and latest and greatest things happenings within the marketing community.

He has worked at ITKO, CA Technologies and Zimperium always with the focus of gaining customers and better marketing to them.

Scott resides in Dallas, Texas – and will often employ his kids to handle the dirty work of his popular CMO Podcast show.

Mark Birch is a builder of great communities.  He is an enterprise software tech entrepreneur, sales executive, and startup investor based in NYC.

As founder of the Enterprise Sales Forum he helps bring B2B sales professionals together through a network of global chapters to share ideas, network with peers, and learn from top sales operators & leaders.

He also keeps his skills sharp as an extraordinary enterprise sales leader @StackOverflow.

All while being a heavy metal acoustic guitarist, dumpling aficionado and incredibly funny (in that sarcastic sort of way) all-around great guy.  

Enjoy listening to Mark Birch on Thrive LOUD

Jesse Itzler is an entrepreneur, author, rapper, husband, father of 4, and one of the most passionate and adventurous people you’ll ever encounter.

He is the co-founder of Marquis Jet, the founder of The 100 Mile Group and an owner of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.  He is also a best-selling author of "Living with a Seal" (and soon to be released "Living with a Monk") where he demonstrates his incredible drive and zest for life.

Hear his journey and how through groups and initiatives like #WeDoHardStuff and 29zero29 he's continues to inspire those to achieve incredible accomplishments one step at a time.

Phil Gerbyshak is the Chief Digital Officer of Vengreso and is one of seven co-founders. He’s an award-winning speaker, an author and a technology geek who has been using digital to build business for nearly 20 years when he hand coded his first website dedicated to his favorite decade, the 80s (Phil actually owns a Pac-Man Blazer).

Since the early days of the Internet, Phil has built websites, communities and bank accounts using the latest tools integrated into the classic needs of sales and marketing. A teacher at heart, Phil has delivered programs for audiences of 5 to 500, for the Fortune 50 to the smallest businesses and he’s been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Financial Times, Daily Globe and Mail, Inc and Entrepreneur to name just a few places.

When Phil isn’t teaching digital sales transformation, creating content, or reading the latest business book, you can find him playing pinball, walking on Florida’s beaches or enjoying one of 57 craft breweries in the Tampa Bay area.

He hosts a great podcast show called "Conversations with Phil".

Enjoy this "conversation with Phil and Lou" on Thrive LOUD.

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Jason Brand is President of Brand Industrial Group, Owner of Kunia Country Farms -- one of the largest aquaponic farms in Hawaii, and Co-Founder and Manager of Manulele Distillers -- home of Kohana Rum.

Kō Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum is meticulously crafted from farm to bottle. Hand harvested and pressed to juice.

At Manulele Distillers, home of Kō Hana Agricole Rum, their all about celebrating the Kō which they have the privilege to plant and grow. They cherish sugarcane just like a winery loves the grape. – Truly celebrating the juice.

Jason's journey from Wall Street to Kunia Country Farms in Hawaii helping to bring Kō Hana to life is an amazing story.  Listen, learn and enjoy!

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Judi Shils has spent the last 15 years of her life spearheading grassroots community projects. While attending a Marin County Supervisors meeting in 2002, she listened to concerned citizens pose questions about the high cancer rates in their neighborhoods and express thoughts as to possible cause. The dearth of answers led Shils to form the Marin Cancer Project: Search for the Cause, and then the youth-driven movement for sustainable change, non-profit, Turning Green.  In 2013 she created the first organic/non GMO-school lunch program called The Conscious Kitchen. In 2015, with two kitchens opened for business, the Sausalito Marin City School District became the first organic non-GMO school district in the nation.

For 25 years Judi had an Emmy Award winning career with both ABC Sports and Oxygen TV.  She currently resides in Northern California and is working with powerful young people to turn the world green one day at a time.  She is passionate about making our world Thrive and why she’s on Thrive LOUD today!

How to Connect to Bernie & Lou:

Bernie:  Twitter: @Swain_Bernie  // Site: bernieswain.com

Lou:      Twitter: @ThriveLouD     //  Site: loudiamond.net

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Bernie Swain is the founder & chairman of the Washington Speakers Bureau – one of the pre-eminent lecture agencies in the world – and author of  “What Made Me Who I Am“.

Bernie is a humble man that embodies much of what the American dream is all about.  From starting his Agency out of a closet, making every deal with just a hand shake he turned his business into one of the more respected global companies.

Hear his story.  Learn about the mentors that have helped him along the way.  And learn about some of the incredible ‘clients’ he’s represented throughout his career.

This episode is a special treat — enjoy the authentic Bernie Swain.

**Quotes from this episode**

“Passion is a lot more important than talent”

“There are no short cuts to long term success”

“When an old person dies it’s like a library burning” – Alex Haley

“Pay attention to the people you represent, as each one of them is a learning opportunity”

How to Connect to Mary & Lou:

Mary:  Twitter: @ TennisChannel

Lou:    Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net

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Mary Carillo is widely recognized as one of the most talented and opinionated network television broadcasters.

She has covered tennis since the mid 1980s on NBC, CBS, HBO, USA Network and the Tennis Channel.  Since 1997 she's been a correspondent on HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel, the network's monthly magazine-styled sports journalism program.  She's won a Sports Emmy Award and the George Foster Peabody Award for work at HBO.  She's also covered numerous Winter and Summer Olympics and is heading to the upcoming Olympics in Korea this winter.

She's thrives each and every day with her wit, provoking comments and keen analysis and was marked as one of Lou's MUST HAVE GUESTS on Thrive LOUD.  And for YOU the listener -- this is a MUST LISTEN.  ENJOY!

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How to Connect to Anna & Lou:

Anna: e-Portfolio: http://ajminnes.wixsite.com/website

Lou:   Twitter: @ThriveLOUD  //  Site: loudiamond.net

More about Anna

Anna Minnes interned this summer at Thrive LOUD and has been integral in helping the show grow so quickly.

Anna is currently a communication major at Cornell University with a film minor. When not in class or in the library, she can be found rehearsing with the famous improv group on campus called The Whistling Shrimp, for which she is the general manager.

Anna believes there are two fundamental truths to life: 1) laughter can cure almost anything, and 2) you can never truly fail so long as you treat others with kindness.

She is a passionate, driven individual with a hunger for challenge and a thirst for adventure. Which is why she's had such a great time as an intern at Thrive LOUD.

The Whistling Shrimp Info:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhistlingShrimp/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
Website: http://thewhistlingshrimp.weebly.com/
Email: shrimp@cornell.edu
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhistlingShrimp

How to Connect to TWB & Lou:

Taryn:  Twitter: @twbrill 

Lou:  Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net

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Taryn Brill has been just about everywhere on TV as an informative, fun, energetic and amazing Correspondent.  Taryn currently hosts Best Seller TV, seen on C-Suite TV, interviewing authors of the world’s leading business books. You can also catch her interviewing Hollywood’s A-list as a host on NBC’s 1st Look /LXTV, as well as hosting medical segments for WebMD.

She began her broadcasting career as a contestant producer/writer for Regis Philbin on the original primetime hit Who Wants to be a Millionaire and as an intern for The Late Show with David Letterman.

TWB (as called by her friends and colleagues, Winter is her middle name) was the in-house Correspondent for Everyday Health working alongside Dr. Sanjay Gupta.  She worked in network news as a Correspondent for The Early Show on CBS.  She was the Features Correspondent on Good Morning America.  She hosted What’s the Buzz, a LIVE daily entertainment show as well as Chef’s Table.  TWB worked in California where she was the Weekend Anchor/Weekday Features Reporter for Good Day Sacramento, the host of the Emmy-nominated cable channel AOL Music-on-Demand, and a reporter for Channel One News.

She enjoys stand-up comedy and has performed at the legendary IMPROV in Los Angeles as well as clubs throughout NYC, including Gotham.  TWB's one sharp cookie too as she is  a summa cum laude graduate of The University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Spanish, Communication and Marketing.

Enjoy listening to TWB answer the questions for a change in this fun interview on Thrive LOUD.

Cheryl Hunter is a bestselling author, speaker, and media personality who shares her message worldwide on outlets including People Magazine, Goalcast, Dr. Phil, NBC News, Dr. Oz, CNN, Fox, PBS and more.

Cheryl didn’t set out with a message to share, but while traveling abroad as a teenager, she was kidnapped and held captive by criminals who eventually left her for dead.

Cheryl survived this life-changing event and used her experience to help people rise after adversity. Today, in addition to writing and producing for HBO, CBS, Paramount Pictures, and NBC, Cheryl helps established experts become world-renowned by leveraging the power of major media.

In this epic conversation, Cheryl shares with Lou her personal story, her journey and how she helps others today in this engaging episode of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond.

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How to Connect to Blake & Lou:

Blake:  Twitter: @BlakeIan   //  Site:  tawkers.com

Lou:     Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net

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Blake Ian is an entrepreneur, technologist, singer-songwriter, meditator and relentless dreamer of dreams!

Ian got his start at Apple, before taking a role as CTO at a leading NYC/LA branding agency. There he launched a social media division in 2009,

In 2012, he used his keen understanding of both software and user behavior to launch his biggest effort to date: Tawkers, a fast-growing B2B conversation platform that marries texting & content creation as a powerful marketing tool for brands and publishers .

As a recording artist and performer Ian has released 3 full-length albums and 5 singles of his own original work. He has toured the country and opened for Donovan, Kenny Loggins, The Animals, Chris Daughtry, Steve Miller Band, Gin Blossoms, Duncan Sheik, Jeffrey Gaines and Christopher Cross.

Whether it’s in his work as Tawkers CEO, or in his music, Ian’s life is driven by the desire to create compelling, quality content.  Everything he does is meant to start and spread a conversation that’s worth having.

How to Connect to Ken & Lou:

Ken:  Twitter: @KenDavidoff // Site: http://nypost.com/author/ken-davidoff/

Lou:  Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net

More on Ken: 

Baseball Writer and Columnist at the New York Post Ken Davidoff joins us on Thrive LOUD.

Enjoy a great conversation where Ken shares his journey and career as a sports journalist, New York Yankees beat writer and how he thrives covering the sports he loves.

If you want to read some of his features stories, email Ken, or check out his latest column — Check out him out on his New York Post page.

How to Connect to Denise & Lou:

Denise:   Twitter: @themoms    //  Site: themoms.com

Lou:       Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net

More on Denise:

Denise Albert is an award-winning journalist and television producer and a  #fulltimeworkingstayathomemom #HappilyDivorced, #FutureCancerSurvivor (and #Survivor) "independent" mom of two boys.

She is the co-founder of the mulit-platform brand, The Moms. Denise was the Co-Host of The MOMS on SiriusXM Stars and Founder of The MOMS brand of Mamarazzi® events – a unique event that brings together celebrity moms with moms across the country for a conversation about motherhood.

Denise and her partner Melissa Gerstein also serve as “spokesmoms” for many national household brands and Denise currently speaks and moderates panels at many Breast Cancer related events including Susan G. Komen, Lolly's Locks and worked with Ford's Warriors In Pink.

Denise is the 5th member of her family to enter the world of broadcasting, following father Marv, uncles Al and Steve, and brother Kenny.  Denise is a better mom because she works and a better worker because she’s a mom (and able to do it all because of her mom, Benita) Denise lives in NYC with her two boys, Jaron and Jaylan.

How to Connect to Dan & Lou:

Dan:      Twitter: @danwaldo    //  Site: danwaldschmidt.com

Lou:       Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site: loudiamond.net

More on Dan:

Dan and his team at Waldschmidt Partners help companies all over the world arrive at business-changing breakthrough ideas by moving past outdated conventional wisdom, social peer pressure, and the selfish behaviors that stop them from being high performers.

The Wall Street Journal calls his blog, Edgy Conversations, one of the Top 7 sales blogs anywhere on the internet. He’s been profiled in Business Week, INC Magazine, Business Insider, and on dozens of radio programs and some really cool podcast shows as well.

Hundreds of his articles on unconventional business strategy have been published.

If you want to catch up with Dan, you’ll probably need to lace up some running shoes and hit the road. He’s the crazy dude running against traffic.

Entrepreneur, Leader, and true Thriver…Thrive LOUD listeners – I bring you Dan Waldschmidt

Notes from this episode:

"Awesomeness"

"Eliminating Meetings"

Ultra Marathons - The importance of the mental game

"In a 100 mile race, you don't run 100 miles.  You run 100 one mile races"

Movie clip & quote from Unbroken: "..If I can take it, I can make it.."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buLSVm47_xY

The Cloze app :  www.cloze.com

All time FAVORITE MOVIE:  REMEMBER THE TITANS

How to Connect to Stacey & Lou:

Stacey:   Twitter: @staceyhankeinc  // Site: www.staceyhankeinc.com

Lou:       Twitter: @ThriveLouD       //  Site:  www.thrivepartners.net

More on Stacey:

Stacey Hanke (‘Hun-Key’) is author of the book; Influence Redefined…Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday®.   She is also co-author of the book; Yes You Can! Everything You Need From A To Z To Influence Others To Take Action.

Stacey is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. She has trained and presented to thousands to rid business leaders of bad body language habits and to choose words wisely in the financial industry to the healthcare industry to government and everyone in between. Her client list is vast from Coca-Cola, FedEx, Kohl’s, United States Army, Navy and Air Force, Publicis Media, Nationwide, US Cellular, Pfizer, GE, General Mills and Abbvie. Her team works with Directors up to the C-Suite. In addition to her client list, she has been the Emcee for Tedx.

She has inspired thousands as a featured guest on media outlets including; The New York Times, Forbes, SmartMoney magazine, Business Week, Lifetime Network, Chicago WGN and WLS-AM.

Audiences have referred to Phil M Jones as the “World’s Leading Sales Trainer” and having reached more than two million people with his “Magic Words”, authoring four best-selling books and scooping multiple awards, they might just be right.

Having spoken to audiences in more than 56 countries across five continents, this cheeky London chap known as “Mr Magic Words” will be sure to a put a smile on your face whilst sharing his hard-hitting sales expertise.

Phil connects with Lou and shares some of the magic of those words as well as a personal poem with a powerful message

***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Highlights from this episode:

• His journey as an entrepreneur since the age of 13 
• Learn about 'The Magic Words"
• Hear some inspiring poetry on how Phil keeps Thriving Onward!

How to Connect to Doug & Lou:

Doug: Twitter: @djdoug        //. Site: www.dougsandler.com

Lou:   Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site:  www.thrivepartners.net

More on Doug:

Doug Sandler has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business owner and leader. His book Nice Guys Finish First which is an Best selling book.

Doug has always had the mission of making communication his focus in life. And while he’s known as “Mr. Nice Guy,” Doug is anything but a pushover…His speaking and consulting business is geared towards improving relationships and making connections through his time tested Invest, Inspire and Execute system.

He, along wit his zany co-host Strickland Bonner, run their top ranking Podcast called the Nice Guys on Business Podcast. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, a fellow c-suite network advisor, and writer for the Huffington Post.

Thrive LOUD listeners I bring you THE Doug Sandler

In Late June 2017 – 5 podcasts hosts got together to do a Podcast roundtable….a true "Podcast Forum"

Listen to a great conversation on how to Be a Great GUEST on a podcast show.

The Quintet was comprised of

Phil Gerbyshak @PhilGerb – host of Conversations with Phil

Jeff Gibbard @jgibbard – host of Shareable

Doug Sandler and Strickland Bonner  @NiceGuyonBiz from the 

Nice Guys on Business Podcast

And yours truly Lou Diamond @ThriveLouD from Thrive LOUD

If you’re ever planning on being a guest on a Podcast show OR you’re a podcast host yourself… or just love to listen to podcasts…. This discussion is fantastic and a really insightful, fun, honest and a great listen.

Sit back enjoy – this special episode of Thrive LOUD – Podcasters Roundtable

How to Connect to Lisa & Lou:

Lisa    Twitter: @FearlessLisaM 

Lou:   Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site:  www.thrivepartners.net

More on Lisa:

Lisa McDonald wears many hats. A successful author, motivational speaker, tv and radio host, blogger, personal development coach, mentor and mother of two. Prior to her life in the public eye, Lisa had a successful 25-year career within the social services sector.

Lisa is the author of three bestselling children’s books: Little Boy Gan: From Passion-Filled Everland; Reimburse the Universe and Planet Pome-Granite. She is also a contributing author to the International nonfiction bestsellers, 365 Moments of Grace and 365 Life Shifts, and the soon-to-be-published, Shine Your Light. Lisa has just finished her first nonfiction manuscript, a memoir, due out in 2018.

On her weekly radio talk show, Lisa interviews a variety of newsmakers, leaders, authors and celebrities – and really cool people. Recent guests have included, Deepak Chopra, Leeza Gibbons, David Suzuki, Dave Pelzer, Jay Shetty, Lolly Daskal. Sesame Street’s Bob McGrath among many others

This year, Lisa became a blogger for Arianna Huffington’s, Thrive Global, a website dedicated to offering readers sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance both well-being and performance.

Lisa earned degrees from McMaster University and Mohawk College — In her personal and professional life, Lisa walks the walk and talks the talk, by exercising daily gratitude, paying it forward and being of service to others. She shares the message that the key to success and happiness comes through learning how to LIVE LIFE FEARLESSLY!

How to Connect to Analogous & Lou:

Analogous Twitter: @HelloAnalogous // Site:  https://www.studioanalogous.com/

Lou:   Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site:  www.thrivepartners.net

More on Fanny & Josh:

Analogous’ digital products and services bring ideas that matter to life.

Fanny advises business leaders on the power of design, technology and brand to deliver business and social results. She has served clients such as: Museum of the City of New York, Real Simple, Inter-American Development Bank, National Immigration Forum, Songdo and PunkinFutz.

Before Analogous, Fanny was Senior Vice President of Experience Design at Schematic (now Possible) Executive Creative directors at RENEGADE AND ORGANIC.

Fanny studied design at Instituto de Diseño in Caracas, Venezuela and holds a degree in Graphic and Typographic Design from the London College of Communication. Her work has been published and exhibited in Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Josh Goldberg has 20+ years experience setting business and marketing strategy, translating vision into digital products and services and coaching businesses through the transformation. He has built strategy, client service and project management teams for pioneering digital agencies such as Organic and Schematic (now Possible) and now at Analogous.

Oscar Trimboli is an award-winning author, host of the Apple award-winning podcast Deep Listening and a sought-after keynote speaker.

His third book is how to listen – discover the hidden key to better communication – the most comprehensive book about listening in the workplace.

Along with the Deep Listening Ambassador Community, he is on a quest to create 100 million deep listeners in the workplace.

Under the category of “must listen” this would be one of them as Lou listens to Oscar from across the globe (he’s from New Zealand) on Thrive LouD.

***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

How to Connect to Jackie & Lou:

Jackie Twitter: @JackieMartling‏ // Site:  https://www.jokeland.com/

Lou:   Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site:  www.thrivepartners.net

More on Jackie:

Jackie for eighteen years was a fixture of radio & television’s Howard Stern Show

Jackie left the Stern show in 2001 after a fifteen-year run as head writer of the radio show, four television series, and three Pay-Per-Views. He’s released six joke CD’s … five joke books and countless joke gadgets of all kinds, for children as well as adults.

From 2007-2014, Jackie wrote and performed his own radio show on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, “Jackie’s Joke Hunt,” and he wrote the joke page for Penthouse magazine for 17 years.

He has a new book coming out this October called “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern”.

He is still performing around the country…making people laugh every day…and he’s right there laughing with them.. and in a way that most wouldn’t think..he is a true entrepreneur and Thriver!

Listen to Debbie Forth, the Love Architect, shares how LOVE is the #1 motivator in life and business.  

How to Connect to Debbie & Lou:

Debbie: Twitter: @DebForthTexas ‏ // Site:  https://www.debbieforth.com/

Lou:   Twitter: @ThriveLouD  //  Site:  www.thrivepartners.net

More on Debbie:

Debbie Forth is a passionate, dedicated leader, transformational speaker, and advocate of love. She believes the journey of her soul is meant to be shared, to align beautiful hearts for healing and creating techniques to transform lives.

From homeless to celebrities, sorority row at UCLA to business executives, sales gurus to pastor’s wives, Debbie has mentored/coached countless lives into healthier selves and healthier relationships. She now shares her passion around the world as a Love Architect / Love Coach / Speaker for individuals, couples and companies.

She is a C-Suite Network Advisor and simply put a rockstar.