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In this episode, I sit down with Fei Wu – the creator and host of Feisworld Podcast and the Founder of Feisworld LLC. Listen in as we discuss her journey of building a popular podcast, connecting with amazing and fascinating guests, and leaving a “steady” job to follow her dream.

Fei Wu is a bilingual podcaster (English and Mandarin Chinese), the creator and host of Feisworld Podcast / 菲的世界播客, which attracts 75,000 downloads and listeners from 40 countries. Fei left her job in marketing and advertising to build a company of her own called Feisworld LLC, with a mission to help small businesses and people tell better stories, find more customers, and create new revenue streams. She was born in Beijing, China, educated in Boston, and has a 3rd-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. She also worked as a DJ for the China National Radio Station (CNR) at the age of 16.

In this episode I sit down with Jo-Ná Williams, an attorney and business advisor who has a lot of great information to share. If legal information feels overwhelming, you’ll want to take some time to listen to this episode because Jo-Ná has a talent for making the complicated completely accessible.

Jo-Ná A. Williams, Esq. is an attorney, advisor, founder, and mentor who founded J.A. Williams Law – The Artist Empowerment Firm in 2011 to provide artists entrepreneurs and thought leaders with ways to successfully navigate their careers and provide assistance with business and intellectual property matters. She is dedicated to issues regarding the rights of content creators because she believes they are a population highly vulnerable to exploitation without proper knowledge. Jo-Ná founded Artist Empowerment in 2013 to advise artists on entrepreneurship, branding and sales. Some of her clients have written bestselling books, created award-winning blogs, been nominated for Grammys, listed in the Billboard Top 100, Amazon and iTunes Top Album Charts, and received local and International acclaim.

Jo-Ná has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Black Enterprise, Marie TV, and The Root, and has spoken at Facebook, LinkedIn, NYU, and Rent the Runway, among others. She was recently named one of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 in the country by the National Black Lawyers. She’s also a certified Reiki Master and yoga Instructor. She’s licensed to practice law in New York.

Today I sit down with Cory Huff, a serial entrepreneur and digital strategist for creative people. Listen in as Cory and I talk about his latest project of exploring niche businesses and how creatives manage their creativity and money. He also shares his own personal best ways of developing relationships.

Cory Huff is most well known for The Abundant Artist, where he helps visual artists learn how to sell their art. He is also a published author, sought-after marketing consultant, stage actor, and foodie. His friends and colleagues describe him as an enthusiasm specialist.

In this episode, I chat with Milana Leshinsky (the founder of Simplicity Circle) about her invention of telesummits, the changes in the industry, and what she’s up to now. Listen in as we discuss the world of online learning and much more.

Inventor of telesummits and founder of Telesummit Academy, Milana Leshinsky is teaching everything you need to know about hosting profitable online summits and virtual conferences. Milana originally came up with this idea in response to having two small kids and being unable to travel to industry conferences and events, so she decided to create her own. Since then, thousands of telesummits have been hosted in hundreds of industries, bringing peers and experts together to learn from each other.

A telesummit allows you to build your list, become a celebrated expert, get into the big leagues, and accelerate your business growth like no other marketing strategy out there. As the “queen of simplicity,” Milana simplifies the entire process of organizing a telesummit so that anyone, even a complete newbie, can hold one successfully.

In this episode, I sit down with James Williams, a certified high performance coach and business partner in I Heart My Life with his wife Emily Williams. Listen in as we discuss the relationship-oriented story of how our interview came to be and get into the mindset one needs to adopt in order to do their best work.

In this episode, I chat with both Jumana Abu-Ghazaleh and Shaina Stigler of betwixt.us – a company that is taking on the massive challenge of helping teams work together and still maintain humanity in our digital times. Listen in as we discuss what it’s like to bring a new offer to a new age and the importance of empathy when it comes to our work together.

Jumana Abu-Ghazaleh is the Founder and CEO of betwixt.us. She’s got mad credentials from working in strategy for 20 years, but her “uncanny ability to stick her finger in the wound,” as one CEO once put it, is what makes her the right person to pioneer ‘the feely Internet.’

Shaina Stigler is the Chief Empathy Officer of betwixt.us. Trained in the art of improv comedy, she has applied the tenets of improv to the worlds of marketing, innovation, and HR. She has been recognized for creating deeply empathic user experiences, like transporting New York City commuters back in time to the 1980’s.

In this episode, I get a chance to chat with Dov Gordon (of The Alchemist Entrepreneur) about his own journey as a coach and consultant and the lessons he learned while building his business. Listen as we discuss entrepreneurial traps, the path of the charismatic guru, and what it means to connect with your ideal client.

Dov Gordon helps consultants, coaches, and experts get their ideal clients. Consistently. There are millions and millions of consultants, freelancers, and coaches who are really good at what they do. They LOVE their work, and all they want is a consistent flow of clients who value who they are, their expertise, and are willing to pay them well for it. Dov and his small team help you build a simple, repeatable, client-getting system that best fits YOU and your strengths.

In this episode, I chat with Daniel Stillman, conversation designer and host of the Conversation Factory Podcast. Listen in as we discuss what it means to design a conversation and what we can all do to design better ones.

Daniel Stillman is a leading independent design facilitator who helps organizations unlock new ways of thinking and better ways of doing. He crafts powerful workshops and transformational learning experiences to help teams work better, together. He hosts The Conversation Factory Podcast, discussing the edges and corners of conversation design.

In today’s special episode, I’m reaching into the archives to look at one of my favorite concepts – the reciprocity timeline.

What is it? How does it work? And how can it help you make major career moves and connect with influential people? My former co-host Michael Schein and I answer all of these questions and more.

In this episode, I chat with Dave Labuda (the Founder of Matrixx Software) whose first company was purchased by Oracle in 2006. He then went right on to founding another company tackling the problems of technology infrastructure. Listen in as Dave takes us through his story, teaches us about building a world-class network, and reveals how one leads a fast growing company.

Dave Labuda is the Founder, CEO, and CTO of MATRIXX Software. His revolutionary vision is making it possible for every Telco & Digital Service Provider to realize the benefits of digital transformation. Dave also co-founded Portal Software in 1994, creating the first real-time billing and revenue management solution for internet and communications service providers. As CTO, he led the architectural design and product strategy of the company.

After stepping into the CEO role in 2004, he successfully sold the company to Oracle in 2006. Dave then served as CTO of Oracle’s Communications Global Business Unit until February 2008, providing architectural vision for the new organization and acting as a key advisor on several strategic acquisitions. He started his career at Sun Microsystems working for 8 years in the UNIX Operating Systems group. Dave also serves as a board member for Aria Systems. He holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and has 13 patents issued with several more pending.