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There is no turning back – society has gone fully mobile. It’s now normal to move cities and change jobs with regularity. Unfortunately, changing doctors every time you do so brings with it a whole host of problems. Dr. Jay Parkinson created a high-tech digital interface with a human touch to give patients a consistent home no matter where they roam. It’s good old-fashioned healthcare, upgraded for today’s mobile world. Jay’s take on the healthcare industry has a whole lot to say about the creative process in general.

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH is a physician who trained in pediatrics and preventive medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Since 2007, Jay has redefined the doctor visit and challenged how doctors and patients communicate and solve problems together. He created the world’s first internet-enabled house call practice in 2007, founded and designed the first cloud-based electronic medical record in 2008 called Hello Health, and ideated and designed one of the most popular iPad apps for physicians, Omnio, through his design firm, The Future Well. Five years ago, he founded Sherpaa, the world’s first primary care-in-the-cloud practice that cares for the employees at some of the most well-known and innovative companies in the world.

He has given talks on the new frontiers that technology creates for health and medical care at over 50 conferences including TED, Google’s Zeitgeist, the Clinton Global Initiative, The Aspen Institute, and Pop!Tech.

Social media is one those things that everyone in business knows they have to figure out at some point to stay competitive. Yet it changes so quickly that by the time you figure out one aspect of it, it’s obsolete. Spencer Smith has a solution. Quite a few of them in fact. The Michaels have heard a lot of lip service over the years about social, but never have they encountered someone who made so much sense on the subject. They wanted to make sure you benefitted from making Spencer’s acquaintance as much as they have.

Spencer Smith has been called a “Digital Marketing Expert” by Forbes, and has been featured and quoted in Entrepreneur, Inc. Magazine, Law.com, New Jersey Law Journal, and dozens of other publications. He is also a regular contributor to InBusiness Magazine, The Huffington Post, Law Journal Newsletters, and the American Bar Association.

No matter how much access you have, it won’t amount to much unless you can convert your relationship into dollars. As the Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of The Selling Agency, Shawn Karol Sandy has developed moneymaking sales strategies for some of the nation’s biggest companies. Shawn is also a sought-after speaker and writer and the co-host of The SellOut Show. In today’s episode, Shawn breaks down the real difference between marketing and sales, shows us how to master the price conversation, and reveals the best ways to foster customer relationships.

Shawn Karol Sandy has earned many titles throughout her career: Market Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, Production Manager, Marketing Director, Development Director, Business Manager, Entrepreneur. At every step of the way, her success has come from redefining and re-engineering her roles. Her business, The Selling Agency, uses these experiences to create strong sales programs focused on Organization Selling and strategies that focus on the goal of every business – revenue growth.

Straightforward, practical and perhaps slightly cheeky, her innate gift is helping people find new ways to solve old problems, approach new ones, and help businesses re-invent themselves and their sales strategies. With bold and brave thought leadership and clear action plans, her impact on business is measurable and meaningful, and will lead your sales revolution to growth and revenue goals.

If Tony Dottino had only accomplished one of the items on his resume, he’d be recognized as a bona fide success. He helped develop the Six Sigma system, which is now used in companies around the world. He developed the standards for the Malcolm Baldrige Award for President Ronald Reagan. More recently, he founded the USA Memory Championship, which was the subject of the bestselling book Moonwalking With Einstein. Today Tony talks to us about how to hack our memories, and why improving memory leads directly to more success and better relationships.

Tony Dottino is the founder and President of Dottino Consulting Group – a unique management-consulting firm that specializes in leadership development and the sustainable transfer of problem-solving skills to frontline workers. He has worked with industry giants including Johnson & Johnson, British Airways IBM, UTi Global, JP Morgan CHASE, Con Edison, IBM, the Department of Homeland Security, and multiple locations of the Florida Hospital System. When Tony recognized inefficiency and poor performance in areas like medical care, his interest expanded from helping organizations to improving the quality of people’s lives. Working with organizations like MIT, Tony has researched how people use their brain and memory more effectively to improve their business and personal lives. Tony is also the co-author of two books of his own – The BrainSmart Leader and the critically acclaimed Grass Roots Leaders – The BrainSmart Revolution in Business.

Geoff Woods went from medical device salesman to successful entrepreneur by building genuine relationships with some of the world’s most powerful people. And he used podcasting to do it (at least in part). During our conversation, Geoff shares his story, reveals what it means to upgrade your five, and shows us how to overcome fears, embrace our vulnerabilities, and build the courage we need to ask for what we want. He also tells us how he became a partner of Gary Keller, one of the most successful real estate moguls of all time.

Geoff Woods is the Vice President of The ONE Thing, and the host of the top business podcast, The Mentee. After hearing the Jim Rohn quote, “you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with,” Geoff sought out to surround himself with high-level CEOs and successful entrepreneurs. Because he has been mentored by many of these heavy hitters, Geoff was able to quit his six figure corporate sales job and go full-time as an entrepreneur in less than ten months.

Geoff has been featured in Entrepreneur, and is considered the authority on building meaningful relationships with high-level influencers. He is driven by opportunities to help others accelerate their success by surrounding themselves with the right mentors and the right ideas. He is on a mission to teach others how to live a life of focus so that they can have more by doing less.

Melissa Wong is the co-founder of New Women Space – a community-driven event space that celebrates and empowers women by giving them the resources and venue to combat social inequalities. In today’s episode, Melissa reveals how she transformed her passion for connection and community building into a burgeoning business. She also talks about the best outreach strategies, shares the important role labels play in society, and reveals what it really takes to generate revenue in a venue business. 

Melissa Wong spends her time thinking about how best to bring people together for shared learning and support. She loves facilitating meaningful conversations and designing curricula that inspire connection and new perspectives. Her current project – New Women Space – focuses on providing wellness, skill building, professional development, and community events to women from all experiences. Rooted in active membership, volunteerism and community-driven event programming, this project is intended to hold space for the women in our city in a safe, open and highly intentional manner.

Melissa believes that people are happiest when their actions align with their values, which was motivation to start her organization Up Speak: a professional workshop series for women to benefit from the support of a small group of peers who help them set and move toward their goals. She has been fortunate to work for disruptive companies including Kickstarter and SoundCloud, where she supported creative communities and managed projects to improve member experiences.

Justin Krane is a Money Strategist, public speaker, and author of the hit book Money. You Got This. His insights into all things money have been featured on CBS, Fox Business News, and MSNBC. In today’s episode, Justin breaks down the harsh realities of entrepreneurship, talks about the power of accountability, and shares his unique approach to building relationships with powerful people.

Justin Krane is a money strategist for business owners. As a Certified Financial Planner, his mission is to help entrepreneurs understand the money side of their businesses so that they can grow their enterprises. Justin isn’t about cutting back and living a frugal life – he is all about getting the shoes, doing sushi, and living the best life today while saving for the future.

Michelle Ann Owens has one cool career. She’s an award-winning songwriter, voiceover artist, and the founder of Ladyfox Entertainment. She’s also the host of Nothing Off Limits – the podcast that covers absolutely every kind of topic…as long as everyone else is afraid to talk about it. Today she reveals what it really takes to produce a hit podcast and why not choosing a niche has been integral to her professional success. She also talks about how music and creativity helped her find true fulfillment, and reveals why life’s best opportunities – and relationships – take place when you start living with a curious perspective.

Michelle Ann Owens is the founder of Ladyfox Entertainment. She is also a voiceover artist, session vocalist, BMI songwriter, and live performer. Her voiceover work ranges from commercial VO work for brands including Hyundai, Lime-A-Rita and Barbie Games, to long-form narration projects for corporate clients such as IBM, Cisco Systems, and 3M.

One of her biggest creative assets is her background in music via original song placements, television & film music, and vocal credits including The Apprentice, CSI: Miami, America’s Next Top Model, Jersey Shore and many others. She’s recorded session vocals and shared the stage with music legends The Doors, Quiet Riot, Deep Purple, Yes, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, The Monkees and Bad Company. Michelle has earned both an LA Music Award for her past original funk-rock project Ladyfox and a Billboard Songwriting Award for her original soulful, rock & blues-based music and vocals.

She’s a regular show host and content creator for several ongoing international, exclusive interview series’ focused on male confidence, health & fitness and more with Fairlight Scientific. In addition, she launched her own original podcast in June 2016, called Nothing Off Limits. The show covers topics as diverse as society & culture, business, music, health, relationships and sex. From the taboo to the trendy, it is a series with the ultimate goal of helping listeners view life, love, and struggles through a different set of eyes.

Mariah Coz is a punk rocker turned serial entrepreneur. Not only did she build seven successful businesses before she turned 25, she’s one of the select group of people who have truly cracked the code to generating passive income on a regular basis. Now as the Founder of Femtrepreneur, Mariah empowers other people to turn their passions into profits by helping them build their own online enterprises. Today she spills her secrets. She also shows us how to turn disadvantages into strengths, and reveals what being in a touring punk band taught her about building relationships and perusing success. 

Mariah Coz has been building businesses since 2008. After being in a touring punk band for a few years, she decided she wanted to make some money in between tours and got started online. She started out selling vintage clothes and sunglasses she would find at thrift stores, and flipping them online. She then purchased and renovated vintage camper trailers for a few years. She became a public speaker, developed a proprietary curriculum for high school girls that she toured around the country, and even did freelance museum curation. Then, after burning out on selling physical products and her crazy speaking–teaching–travel schedule, she began to pursue “online courses” to get some real freedom back. She succeeded in a big way.

Scott McMahon built his entire career by blurring the lines between business and art. Not only is he a successful filmmaker and marketer, he was one of the first content creators for Sony PlayStation. Now as the Director of Content Marketing at Film Trooper, Scott helps other independent filmmakers achieve creative freedom through entrepreneurship. Today he shares his story. Scott also talks about why it’s important for artists to harness an entrepreneurial spirit, takes us behind the scenes at Sony PlayStation, and uncovers everything Internet marketers can learn from Hollywood producers.

Scott McMahon has created film, video, and cinematic content for a wide range of clients, including video game producers, CPG companies, and educational organizations. He spent 12 years at Sony PlayStation as the Cinematic Supervisor overseeing a department of amazing artists and technicians, where we produced high-end cinematic movies for many of the first-party PlayStation titles. Scott worked closely with clients who required production services that involved animated 3D/CG content, 2D motion graphics, conceptual art and design, live action film and digital production, and editing and compositing services. His career has expanded into web design, content marketing, and online marketing strategies, and he currently oversees a business and marketing resource for independent filmmakers.