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Jennifer Wong is one of the recipients of Forbes 2018 30 under 30 in Marketing & Advertising Jennifer Wong. She recently became VP of Marketing at a fast growing trucking startup called Convoy, and she’s also a digital marketing adjunct professor at the University of Washington.

Before Convoy, Jennifer was the VP of Marketing at TUNE, a 350-person tech startup that she helped scale up by overseeing global marketing, public relations, and planning and hosting premium events. Under her leadership, TUNE was awarded $34M in venture capital funding, launched six international offices, and experienced a 714% increase in revenue.

In this episode, we’ll explore Jennifer’s beginnings, how she became a top marketing executive so fast, her biggest lessons learned as a marketer and leader, and her outlook in life as she continues to grow.

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/btsep024

Steven Clough is a behavioral economist, author, speaker. He's the founder of AVO—a Seattle-based consulting firm—and his clients consider him the experts’ expert when it comes to Marketing.

Steven is an emerging voice in behavioral economics and business, and he has published multiple research and thought leadership papers. His work focuses on business strategy, consumer insights, product development, branding, entrepreneurship, and social responsibility. 

In this episode, Steven shares his journey to starting a boutique marketing firm and his approach to doing meaningful work and solving problems. I also ask Steven about how he works and the tools and tactics behind his professional success.

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/btsep023

This episode is my first solo round. A series I’ll be experimenting with once in a while in between interviews with guests. 

Alongside this podcast, I run a blog. In this episode, I share a couple of ideas I've written about before on productivity and performance.

You'll learn how to deal with information overload, become a better learner; and an approach to setting long-term goals and achieving them. 

Finally, in the end, I share my answers to a series of rapid-fire questions I usually ask my guests on how they work and their outlook on life. 

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/btssolo1

Dr. Merry Harris is a Chiropractic Clinical Neurologist with over two decades of experience. She has a private practice in Woodinville, WA; and she’s the only active woman doctor of her kind in the state. Dr. Merry’s mission is to help others live to their fullest by helping their bodies function properly. In this episode, we talk about ADHD, anxiety, and depression; and how to overcome these disorders with proper stimulation.

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/btsep021

My guest Manny Medina is the CEO of Outreach.io, a sales automation firm that has grown from six employees to over 230 in its first three years. Born in Ecuador, Manny moved to the US for college which led him to work at two of the most prominent tech giants Amazon and Microsoft before becoming a CEO. Manny has been featured on CNBC, HuffPost, and Entrepreneur.com.

In this episode, I ask Manny about his journey from employee to entrepreneur, how he got started using automation to increase his first startup sales productivity, and the challenges and lessons learned as a CEO of a fast-growing company.

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/btsep020

My guest Margo Myers is a former award-winning TV news anchor. She has spent more than 20 years doing TV news at KOMO and KIRO TV in Seattle. Now she manages her own PR firm and is a communications expert, keynote speaker, and an executive coach.

In this episode, we talk about her journey to becoming a news anchor and her transition to becoming an entrepreneur. I also ask Margo to share her best advice she gives her clients on personal branding and getting ahead at work.

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/btsep019

My guest Beth Whitman is women’s travel expert and host of the Be Bold Podcast. She’s travel around the World mostly solo and has almost 30 years of traveling under her belt.

Her mission is to inspire other women to pursue their travel dreams while becoming a better version of themselves. Beth’s travel blog has nearly 10,000 subscribers and she’s been featured in USA Today, CNN, MSNBC, and multiple lifestyle magazines.

In this episode, I talk with Beth about her love affair with travel, her journey as a lifestyle entrepreneur, and the tools and tactics behind her career as a tour guide, author, and speaker.

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/btsep018 

My guest is one of Seattle’s favorite yoga teachers and one of my friends, Carina Terra. She has been practicing yoga since she was 13 and has studied with some of the world’s most respected yoga experts.

She moved from Brazil to the U.S on her late 20’s, and owned and managed a yoga studio for ten years. Today she continues to spread her passion for yoga by holding teacher training programs and classes in the Seattle Area.

In this episode, we’ll be talking about yoga and meditation, and how you can use these to bring steadiness, peace, compassion, and self-acceptance into your life.

Full show notes: bit.ly/btsep017