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Jennifer Hurvitz is the best selling author of the novella, One Happy Divorce​ and winner of the Best Television Episode Screenplay Award at the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival for her TV pilot based off her blog, The Truth Hurvitz​.

Jennifer’s readers describe her as “raw and in-your-face” and they’re right! She is thrilled to have published her first book, and can't wait to release her next in the spring. But right now, you can catch her coaching others on Doing Divorce Right Podcast​ a look at how to divorce happily and respectfully without destroying each other in the process.

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect With Jennifer Hurvitz:

Jennifer Hurvitz Website

Today on BOSS Academy Radio, we bring you bestselling author Jay Samit, a dynamic entrepreneur and intrepreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation.  Described by Wired magazine as “having the coolest job in the industry,” he raises hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, sells companies to Fortune 500 firms, transforms entire industries, revamps government institutions, and for three decades continues to be at the forefront of global trends.

Everyone from the Pope to the President calls on Samit to orchestrate positive change in this era of endless innovation.  Samit helped grow pre-IPO companies such as Linkedin, held senior management roles at EMI, Sony and Universal Studios, pioneered breakthrough advancements in mobile video, internet advertising, ecommerce, social networks, ebooks, and digital music that are used by billions of consumers every day.  Combining innovation with commercial success, Samit is the consummate dealmaker; his list of partners and associates reads like a who’s who list of innovators, including: Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Steve Jobs, Reid Hoffman, David Geffen, Richard Branson, Paul Allen, and Pierre Omidyar. A proven trend spotter, Samit accurately predicts the future because he is constantly working with those who create it.

            An adjunct professor at USC, Samit teaches innovation at America’s largest engineering school and is author of the best-selling book Disrupt You! Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation (MacMillan 2015). He is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and host of its documentary series WSJ Startup of the Year.  Samit frequently appears on ABC, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, NBC and tweets daily motivation to the over 100,000 business professionals who follow him on twitter @jaysamit. An expert on transformational corporate change, Samit has been quoted in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Businessweek, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Variety, Fast Company and TechCrunch.

Samit is a change agent, who combines his bold vision and humor, to motivate audiences to become disruptors within their organizations.  Samit gets people passionate about innovation, overcoming obstacles, and teaches them how to think bigger and embrace change.  Samit motivates and delights audiences from Moscow to Mumbai, London to Las Vegas, Phoenix to Philadelphia, Berlin to Beverly Hills, Toronto to Tokyo, Seoul to San Francisco, with compelling keynotes that leave the crowd wanting more.  Samit provides disruptive  solutions for such corporate clients as American Express, AT&T, Best Buy, Clinique, Coca Cola, Disney, Ford, GE, Intel, Linkedin, McDonalds, Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, Starbucks, Unilever, Zynga and dozens more.

            His keynote It’s Time to Disrupt You! is a high energy presentation on how to create and embrace change in any field.  Designed to be as entertaining and inspiring as it is informative, Samit customizes each presentation to highlight the sales, marketing, and leadership goals of the audience before him. Samit delivers a speech that stays with the audience long after the conference has ended.

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect With Jay Samit:

Jay Samit's Website

Today we're talking to Brad Hart. As an experienced entrepreneur, investor, trader, advisor, and mentor to people who want more from their life, Brad has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs and investors, built a hedge fund that returned 106% net of expenses in 2013, has been featured multiple times in Forbes (as well as several popular blogs like The Four-Hour Workweek). His articles have been read over 1,000,000 times.   Brad is a sought after speaker, thought leader, and exchanges radical ideas with heavy hitters in multiple industries. After building (and helping to build) several successful ventures in various industries (trading, real estate, etc.), he has refocused on what he loves most: Building businesses, managing wealth, mentoring entrepreneurs, and helping others to create abundance in all areas of their lives.   Driven by a belief that the “how,” or “strategy” behind achieving mastery and growth becomes clear only when you become clear on your outcome, finding your strengths, key emotional drivers, and purpose, Brad operates his business and life by the motto that “the right mindset produces the right strategy, but even the best strategy in the world can't help the person with the wrong mindset.”  

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect With Brad Hart:

Make More Marbles Website

Facebook

 

Today we have one of our favorite guests, returning for another interview. Author, speaker, and consultant, Dr. James Kelley, was born in Portland, Oregon. Following the completion of an MBA and a year of teaching English in Japan, James moved to Australia to pursue his Ph.D. in International Marketing. He is the host of the Executives After Hours podcast, where he states, “I care about who you are, not what you do. Because who you are defines what you do.” Kelley currently teaches at United Arab Emirates University, and resides near Dubai with his wife, Mary, and their four children. 

We're discussing his exciting book, The Crucible's Gift, which shares 5 Authentic lessons from leaders who thrive in adversity. The Crucible’s Gift introduces you to lessons from 140 diverse leaders who demonstrated the art of living more authentically. Combining these rich, raw and insightful stories with his knowledge of business and psychology—as well as his candid accounts of what he has learned from his personal crucibles—Dr. Kelley shows how to transform what holds you back into traits that will propel you forward, encouraging you to step fully into your life.

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect With Dr. James Kelley:

[email protected]

Website

Sheri  Fitts has  more  than  25  years  of  experience  in  digital  leadership  and  brand  marketing.  As  the  founder  of  ShoeFitts  Marketing,  she  has  helped  thousands  of  advisors  and  industry  influencers  convey  their  messages,  create  meaningful  connections,  improve  sales  performance  and  scale  their  digital  leadership.

Ms.  Fitts  regularly  speaks  about  digital  marketing  and  social  media  at  financial  services  industry  events,  has  been quoted  in  numerous  publications  and  is  the  author  of  Deconstructing  Digital.  She  has  received  awards  and  recognition  from  the  Plan  Sponsor  Council  of  America,  the  National Association  of  Government  Defined  Contribution Administrators,  the  International Association  of  Business  Communicators  and  Pensions  and  Investments. 401kwire.com named  her  one  of  the  “most  influential  people”  in  the  defined  contribution  category.

Today, Sheri will teach us the essence of being authentic and “outcaring” to in the marketplace. She will also share insights regarding millennials and evolution of digital marketing. Lastly, she will give us interesting details regarding her book,  “Deconstructing Digital”.

[2:17] The Age of Authenticity

[3:50] The concerns in raising “millennials” today

[7:05] How does authenticity transform the workplace and entrepreneurial world

[9:05] How authenticity fits in a modern marketing plan

[10:33] Why being authentic attracts more people in marketing

[11:15] Sheri explains the concept of “outcaring”

[13:01] The importance of thinking how your clients feel and should feel

[14:21] How she applied the concept of  “outcaring” to her profession

[16:23] How disruptive branding affects the financial services market

[19:58] Sheri shares about her book, “Deconstructing Digital”, and her inspiration to it

[21:37] The impact to her life as far as social media & digital marketing are concerned

[24:15] Paul shares his experience on the old school way of digital marketing

[25:37] How you can connect with Sheri

[26:39] Wrap up

 

Tweetables:

“The more you that you are, the more people you attract because it’s refreshing to people.” - Sheri

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect With Sheri:

Sheri's Website

Sheri's LinkedIn

Sheri's Twitter

Sheri's Facebook

Sheri's Book

 

After 20 years of performing hundreds of improv comedy shows across the country, Travis Thomas has learned that the same principles that apply to improv comedy also apply to business, mental, and leadership skills. As an author, speaker, coach, improv comedian, and the Founder of Live Yes And!, Travis has been helping businesses and athletes apply the cornerstone improv mindset - “YES And!” - to succeed in life and business for the last 10 years.

In the world of improvisation, “YES, And” means accepting whatever is being given to you, and then responding and building on that reality. Most of us live life in denial – saying “no” to reality. This leads to a life unfulfilled and lived in fear. Living “YES, And” is about accepting and embracing everything that is happening – even the bad stuff! Why? Because good or bad, the only way to move forward is by facing it and moving through it.

As a professional public speaker and coach, Travis has trained thousands of people and dozens of organizations like the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, University of Georgia Football, US Soccer, Gatorade, PepsiCo., and Under Armour on the principles of improvisation and how developing a “YES, And” mindset will help create an engaged, creative, collaborative, and healthier life and workplace.

Today, Travis will open up our minds to improv world’s “Yes, And” mindset. He will educate us on the importance of having the values of trust & security in the workplace especially now in the millennial generation. Lastly, he will share with us some tips on how to turn around a toxic & unhealthy work environment.

[4:19] What brought Travis to the improv comedy world

[8:04] The “Yes, And” mindset and how to leverage it to coaching & working with clients

[8:45] The definition of “outcome”

[9:20] Improvisation is all about the relationships

[11:19] The concept of “leap and the net will appear” and how it applies to a business

[14:29] Travis shares tips on how to create a safe space for your team

[18:23] The importance of having a good communication amongst the team

[20:23] The Improv Mindset as explained by Travis

[22:49] Travis’ take on the millenials in the workplace

[25:27] “Game is about self-preservation.”

[25:55] The Project Aristotle by Google -- to figure out the highest performing team

[26:47] The logic behind the Psychological Safety

[28:40] Travis shares tips on how to turn around a toxic & unhealthy work environment

[32:00] Paul tells his story when he applied the “Yes, And” mindset

[34:35] How you can connect to Travis

[34:55] Details about his book, 3 Words for Getting Unstuck: Live Yes, And!

[36:04] Wrap up

Tweetables:

“In life, no one knows what’s gonna happen. It’s simply how do you respond when life happens.” - Travis

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect With Travis:

Travis' Website

Travis' LinkedIn

Travis' Twitter

Travis' Facebook

Travis Thomas - Entertaining. Interactive. Inspiring!

3 Words for Getting Unstuck: Live Yes, And! By Travis Thomas

Adam  Anderson  is  a  long-time  small  business  owner  who  also  happens to  be  one  of  the  leading  authorities  on  small  business  cyber  security. He  is  a  serial  entrepreneur,  author,  and  founder  and  Chairman  of Palmetto  Security  Group  (PSG),  an  IBM  Premier  Cyber  Security Business  Partner.  He  recently  launched  Anderson  Security  Group. With  20  years  in  cyber  security,  and  13  as  a small  business  owner,  Adam  is  positioned  to understand  both  sides  of  the  cyber  security equation    in  a  way  most  aren’t.  Adam  got  tired of  answering  all  his  business  owner  friends’ questions  about  cyber  security,  so  he co-authored  a  book  and  created  some tools  for  them.  The  book  is  called Small Business Cyber  Security:  Your  Customers Can  Trust  You...Right? Adam  is  on  a  mission to  help fellow  business  owners  find  the answer  to  the  question,  “Should  I  even care  about  cyber security?”

Today, Adam will educate us about cyber security. He will give us pieces of advice on how to protect your small business from cyber attacks that would make you lose your time and money and would detrimentally affect your business.

[2:31] Adam will discuss the vulnerability of a small business owner when it comes to cyber security

[3:40] The rate of hacked small businesses and how to make that threat irrelevant

[4:20] Social Engineering as a primary attack factor

[5:46] Damages brought by cyber security attacks

[7:17] The Block Chain Development & how to protect your small business by not spending much

[8:29] Taking a risk to use the right safeguard provider to protect the security of your business

[9:25] The definition of “technical debt”

[11:46] What are the proper questions to ask prior to choosing your safeguard provider

[12:18] The National Institute of Standards & Technology Cyber Security Framework

[14:01] Getting a Cyber Insurance Policy and its benefits

[15:40] Adam’s tip on effectively securing your business

[19:50] What are the risks cyber security faces that is a surprise to Adam

[21:42] Who is the most powerful technology buyer in a large corporation

[22:19] How do we know which of the vendors to trust with cyber security

[24:41] Adam shares about his book, Built To Survive

[26:51] How you can connect with Adam online

[27:12] Wrap up

Tweetables:

“The number one thing that you can do to start protecting yourself as a small business owner is to modify your belief.” -  Adam

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect With Adam:

Adam's Website

Adam's Twitter

Adam's Linkedin

 

 

 

Scott  Alan  Turner  is  the  Financial  Rock  Star,  who  went  from  a  “money  moron”  at  age  22  to  self-made  millionaire  13  years  later.  Scott  is  an  early  retiree  who  spends  his  time  helping  people  get  out  of  debt  faster,  save  more  money,  and  retire  rich.  He  is  the  radio  and  podcast  host  of  the  Scott  Alan  Turner  Show,  and  best-selling  author  of  99  Minute  Millionaire.

Today, Scott will show us the pathway to better financial success. He will teach us strategies on how to handle your finances wisely. Also, he will give us tips on ways to be 100% debt-free.

[2:48] Scott’s entrepreneurial journey

[3:58] His strategies to handle money more effectively

[5:00] The 80/20 rule in financing

[6:10] His tips/strategies on getting out of debt

[7:31] The premise & juicy details behind his book, 99 Minute Millionaire

[9:04] The processes or starter packs to use as guide to better financing

[10:31] Tips for struggling small business owners on how to come out stronger

[12:10] Scott’s experience from being a money moron to 100% debt-free

[14:04] How he found the commitment to get out of debt

[17:13] 41K strategy & the tools to use to make long-term strategies for a business

[18:21] Scott’s favorite tool to for saving

[19:49] The logic behind Index Funds 

[20:38] How to minimize risks on investing on Index Funds

[23:03] Connect with Scott Alan 

[23:16] Wrap up

Tweetables:

“In a business, you have to prioritize the things that gonna keep the business running.” - Scott Alan Turner 

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

 

Connect With Scott:

Scott’s Website

Scott’s Facebook

Scott’s Twitter

 

 

 

By guiding individuals through frank self-evaluation, personal change, and the pursuit of extraordinary performance, Cort Dial creates All-In Leaders, high achievers who recognize the power of human connection. Living in Austin, Texas, he is the renowned author of the book that was named as the no. 1 business book of 2016 by The Globe and Mail, which is the Heretics to Heroes: A Memoir on Modern Leadership.

His book is a compelling hybrid of personal narrative and professional manual. Through riveting storytelling, the book presents a dramatically different approach to achieving peak business performance, including embracing heresy as the natural precursor to progress, and placing people at the heart of every decision.

Today’s episode, Cort’s coaching skills will guide you on the steps of becoming a better version of yourself as a leader not considering if you are in a small-scale or big-scale business. He accentuated the importance of constantly considering your team’s welfare and instituting in their mind the mission of the organization to keep one and all undivided and committed.

[2:34] The differentiator of Cort's Business Model

[3:14] What helps a leader stand out and be successful today

[3:20] Pinaccle Leadership

[3:54] The Big Game

[4:26] The importance of developing a team in an organization

[4:52] Confidence & Commitment in a Team

[4:59] The concept of Self-Advocacy and its 3 elements

[6:23] How to re-assemble a fragmented team together

[7:22] The substance of having a VISION

[9:23] Essentiality of forming a COMMUNITY to keep a team informed & intact

[9:46] The mistakes which leaders make & the cure to it

[9:51] What is the role of the Leader and the Leadership Team

[12:27] Driving force in writing his book

[13:33] How leadership can be of great impact to a team/organization

[14:03] The Big Wheel Theory

[17:08] The Importance of sticking to the mission of the team/organization considering the inevitability of change

[19:04] Tips on becoming a Better Leader for a "solopreneur"

[21:15] How to recover a team in times of struggle

[23:38] Cort Dial's Website

[23:51] His encouraging advice to leaders aspiring to be a better version

[24:24] Wrap up

 

Tweetables:

“If you want to grow as leader, find a CHALLENGE to take on, find the BIG GAME to take on.”

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect with William:

Cort's Website

 

 

 

 

Summer Felix was born Summer Ann Singagliese in July 1977 to a pair of hippies turned yuppies. After 12 years of trying to conceive, Summer’s mother went to study with the Maharishi and her new enlightenment with Transcendental Meditation was all that was needed to finally get pregnant with what would be her only child, Summer.

Summer grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles, and graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in Communications and Creative Writing. She later received her Masters in Juggling Child Tantrums and Divorce.

Summer currently resides in San Diego California with her 8-year old techy, wanna-be surfer son, her 6-year old My Little Pony obsessed daughter who’s discovered lipstick makes her eyes pop, her 10-year old bonus son, 8-year old bonus daughter, 1 Dutch man and a hermit crab.

Summer Felix, author of Lost and Profound and The Right One series, can also be found over on SummerFelix.com & TheDrawShop.com.

[1:02] Summer’s tailored approach to working with clients and her edge with the rest of companies

[3:59] Having a touch of being a bit ‘cheesy’ and the fun part of business winning with clients

[4:37] The ebb and flow side of business

[5:20] The learning curve and dangerous spots to be aware of

[6:32] Their process when they put up the business

[7:40] Tips on simplifying processes and expanding the team

[9:02] What tool stands out in terms of productivity

[9:46] On being a part of a couple of Masterminds

[10:11] Some lessons she has learned through Masterminds

[11:12] The incredible perspectives from the group              

[12:02] How to get good at something

[12:36] The power of Masterminds

[12:57] Some advice when looking for a Mastermind group

[15:05] The importance of surrounding yourself with people who are further along the path

[15:57] “There’s no harm in wanting more and accomplishing more”

[17:06] How to engage and build relationships through videos 

[18:43] ONE important thing to bear in mind when creating videos

[19:23] “Driving good content creates value and earns you the trust of your audience”      

[19:42] Strategies to help build relationships with clients and prospects

[21:58] The importance in speaking your audience’s language

[24:25] How to connect with Summer                       

[25:07] Wrap up

Tweetables:

“It’s really caring about what you do and caring about the results that people are going to get.“

Resources:

BOSS Academy Radio

Connect with Summer:

Summer's Facebook Page