Many people believe that leaders need to be tough in order to succeed. On the other hand, others believe that leaders should be kind. But why choose when you can be both? Proving that this interesting paradox is the quality of being a high-level leader, Adam Markel interviews none other than Matt Sweetwood, the CEO of LUXnow and the author of Leader of the Pack—a memoir that tells the story of how he suddenly became a single father to five children and how it made him not only a better father but also a better entrepreneur. At the core of his success is sitting with the principle of both being tough and kind, especially as he moves across adversities and taking pivots throughout his career. He shares with us the trajectory changes he had to go through from being the CEO of Unique Photo for 29 years to becoming who he is now. He also breaks down the two important traits that mark a resilient leader, especially in our current COVID-19 environment.

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Adversity builds character but only if we know how to use them to empower ourselves to go further. Award-winning author, high-energy keynote speaker, real estate professional, and entrepreneur, Casanova Brooks is no stranger to adversity. Through his own battles across many stages in his life, including stage four Lymphoma cancer, losing his mother, job, and home in a matter of weeks, Casanova has learned to develop a bulletproof mindset that helped him thrive and succeed in life and business. In this episode, he joins host Adam Markel to share with us how we can develop that mindset ourselves to become our best version and thrive in our own lives. He then talks about how you need to respond to a situation based on your attitude, effort, and energy, and how you can build the resilience to go through the changes of the times.

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Human transformation is a science and a step-by-step process. In this episode, Angelo Poli, founder of MetPro, joins Adam Markel for the second time to dive deeper into Angelo’s life transformation and his fascination for human transformation that eventually translated to his work in nutrition and MetPro. Angelo talks about the severe injury that introduced him to neuromuscular reeducation and his experience doing a TEDx Talk. Adam and Angelo then dive into taking out the randomness in the equation and the algorithm MetPro is developing for metabolic profiling. Learn how AI technology is transforming MetPro by using exact science to come up with the most effective steps to help anyone transform.

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Very few people have the courage to pick up the standard of the fight against human trafficking, partly because it is such a difficult topic and a very stressful one to handle. How does an advocate for human freedom build the personal resilience that they need to get through the emotional burden of the cause they chose to fight for? Joining Adam Markel to share her own resilience tips and stories is Mitzi Perdue, a speaker, science and health writer, environmental columnist, entrepreneur and staunch advocate of the fight against human trafficking. In 2019, Mitzi founded Win This Fight! Stop Human Trafficking, an organization dedicated to raising funds for the global fight against one of the most lucrative and impervious criminal establishments in the world. Listen to this conversation and see what Mitzi has been doing and what she plans in the future to advance the fight against one of the most insidious evils of the world.

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From the pandemic to social unrest to political divisiveness, there is a lot to be outraged at in this day and age. How do we, in this age of rage, feels and freak outs build the emotional resilience that keeps us from falling apart along with the ruins of civilization as we know it? Psychotherapist, meditation instructor and author, Ralph De La Rosa, LCSW takes a deep dive into this topic in his new book, Don’t Tell Me to Relax. Joining Adam Markel in this episode, he explains the rationale and significance of the book and what we can learn from it in the context of everything that is happening around us today. They also share their insights on social unrest, inequality, the need for safety and security, trauma, and other social issues that may be keeping you awake as well. It looks like these things aren’t going away any sooner, so we might as well learn how to get grounded in spite of it all!

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Over the years, we have seen and gone through a lot of pivots. There was the financial crisis of 2008, then 9/11 happened, and now, this pandemic that seems to be, by far, the most difficult. Along with the way companies do businesses, we have also made some adjustments with the way we do meetings and touch basis with our teams and employees. Adam Markel’s guests for today’s episode are Richard and Angela Schelp from the Executive Speakers Bureau, a firm that delivers professional speakers and expert trainers to clients worldwide. Richard and Angela talk about the shift from filling up arenas to doing virtual events in the industry and other significant changes in the meeting industry. Don’t miss this episode as they dish out golden nuggets to help you succeed in the virtual world.

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Founded by fellow MIT graduates Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah in 2006, HubSpot is an American developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service. It is a modern software system that enables companies to transform the way they market, sell, and serve to match the way humans actually shop, buy, and consume. In this special INBOUND 2020 episode, Brian, its Cofounder and CEO, sits down with Adam Markel to talk about HubSpot’s beginnings and how, amidst the pandemic, the company has remained resilient. 

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How hard could it be to host events virtually? Rainey Foster, executive vice president and partner at Leading Authorities, Inc., is here with Adam Markel to tell us that there is nothing easy about it – but that they are doing it anyway. If we can find the right resources and the right people to work with, we might be getting close to getting the hang of virtual events production. Even the highest-profile speakers and entertainers have to eat and many are finding their careers drastically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual solution may not exactly have the same appeal as the “real” thing, but it is what we have. How do you turn it into a satisfactory experience for both the talents and their audiences? Rainey and her team are racking their brains and working hard to find the best solution that respects the needs of both parties. In this wide-ranging conversation, Adam and Rainey also trade their insights on jazz and life, grief and resilience, faith and hope, uncertainty and creativity, and the ability to pivot in the face of change.

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There are a lot of media out there that usually put lawyers in a bad light, causing a certain degree of misconception. To continue your practice and see things through in this tough industry, a lawyer needs to have resilience. This episode, Sam Glover, the founder of Lawyerist, discusses the changes law practice has gone through with modernization. His company focuses on extending a helping hand to lawyers in order to equip them with a better understanding of the industry and to usher in a new age of law practice. He touches on the mental health issues that surround a large portion of practitioners and how they cope. Sam also talks about what resilience should be in their field and shares how it’s possible to practice more efficiently.

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In this episode, Dr. Travis Zigler, the founder of Eye Love, joins Adam Markel as they talk about how they reinvented the business model to meet people's needs in different arenas through his foundation and heal dry eyes across the world naturally by providing transformational service through great connection. Dr. Travis shares the story of how their mission in life came into fruition and how they came from operating their own practice to having their own online selling business focused on providing a natural product to help dry eyes. Dr. Travis dive into their journey to conceive and how that ties into healing dry eyes through a shift in mindset. Learn how Dr. Travis and his wife found the courage to go all-in on their online business and the lessons they learned that you could use to pivot your own business.

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