Chasing The Insights

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to storyteller Sara Lohse.

Sara talks to us about storytelling.

Sara Lohse is a storyteller, marketer, and brand architect with a knack for turning narratives into connections.

Through Favorite Daughter Media, Sara uses her passion and talent to help mission-driven brands amplify their impact, proving that authentic storytelling and strategic marketing go hand in hand.

Sara's work and expertise, featured on conference stages including FinCon, PodFest Multimedia Expo, and Speakonomics and in publications such as Authority Magazine, showcases her as a gifted creator fueled by passion and caffeine, dedicated to making a difference through powerful storytelling and marketing.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to growth consultant Jim Stevenson.

Jim talks to us about the aligning your organisation for growth.

Splitting his time between Los Angeles and London, United Kingdom, Jim Stevenson is the Founder and CEO of Bletchley Group, a renowned International Growth Consultancy with 24 years of expertise in strategy, transformation, and growth.

He established Bletchley Group with a fundamental belief that while technology is powerful, it should always serve a meaningful purpose.

Jim's unique value stems from his diverse background, having worked in numerous roles across various companies, enabling him to identify growth opportunities and achieve great results for his clients.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to investment guru Steve Selengut.

Steve talks to us about the five biggest mistakes investors make.

Steve Selengut is a 40+ year professional investment manager/advisor/RIA/IAR whose current adventure is coaching both individuals and other advisors in creating income independence for themselves and their clients. He is also promoting his 2nd book, Retirement Money Secrets.

Steve was a private investment manager for 44 years, personally managing around 325 individual portfolios in the USA and abroad.

One of a very few investment book authors who have directly managed other people's money.

He has shown many people how to generate more potential spending money than they or their clients need, quarter to quarter, year after year. This approach will allow them to say: "Neither a stock market correction, nor rising interest rates, will have a negative impact on portfolio income. In fact, either condition will help me grow the income even faster.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to sales and marketing expert Roger Martin.

Roger talks to us about persuasion and influence...the power of tonality, pauses, and silence.

Roger Martin has built a 30-year career in sales, marketing, and C-level leadership. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of two national franchise brands, RockBox Fitness and beem® Light Sauna, as well as various other businesses.

Roger has led teams as large as 500 people, and knows the importance of clear and high impact communication. He has extensively studied human behavior, persuasion and influence, and the psychology of pricing. Roger has trained thousands of people on how to communicate more effectively and inspirationally.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to marketing expert Jason Fisico.

Jason talks to us about the fact you're leaving money on the table by over-using AI.

Jason Fisico is a heavily sought-after marketing expert and consultant in the high-ticket coaching and online services space, helping countless business owners scale to their first 6 or 7-figures in monthly recurring revenue (MRR).

Jason has produced well over $100 Million in revenue for his clients as a freelancer before finally starting his growth marketing firm, Fizzi, a small but mighty group of specialists.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to author Kirk J. Schneider.

Kirk talks to us about life-enhancing anxiety.

Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D. is a leading spokesperson for existential-humanistic and existential-integrative psychology (specializing in therapies of depth, insight, and relationship), an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook University and Teachers College, Columbia University, and a co-founder and current president of the award-winning Existential-Humanistic Institute.

He was a 2022 candidate for president-elect of the American Psychological Association (APA).

He is also the author/editor of 14 books. His latest book is Life-Enhancing Anxiety: Key to a Sane World. Visit the public website: kirkjschneider.com

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to wealth management expert Chad Hufford.

Chad talks to us about choosing the hard right over the easy wrong.

Chad Hufford was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and grew up in the financial industry, but also developed a strong background in athletics, nutrition and performance psychology. He is a Best-Selling author, a Top Ranked Financial Planner and Dave Ramsey's SmartVestor Pro. Chad brings a coaching mindset and the heart of a teacher to financial planning and investing as he strives to both empower and educate his audience to not only become better investors, but to live more intentionally and create an abundant life.

Chad owns a boutique financial planning firm, Veritas Wealth Management, that manages $500 million dollars and serves several hundred families across the US. In addition to finance, he regularly teaches and speaks on fitness and faith, seeing these as all important aspects of living purposefully and in abundance.

Chad and his wife, Tiffany (also a life-long Alaskan), have been blessed with six wonderful children. Tiffany stays busy homeschooling the kids, and the whole family is very involved in their church and local community.

Believing that to whom much is given, much is expected, Chad strives to employ his knowledge and experience to serve and enrich the lives of those around him.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to master distiller Christopher Pellegrini.

Christopher talks to us about doing business in Japan.

Christopher Pellegrini is a shochu and awamori expert, author, podcast host, and die-hard Tokyo Swallows fan, incorporating his infectious enthusiasm and knowledge of Japanese spirits in all his professional endeavors. He launched Honkaku Spirits in March of 2020 with the mission of bringing intensely artisanal Japanese spirits to discerning American consumers, especially koji-based spirits including shochu, awamori, and koji whiskey.

Hailing from Bristol, Vermont, Christopher received his B.A. in Spanish from Wittenberg University and his M.A. in language education from University College London. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Bioresource Economics at Kagoshima National University in Japan.

After honing his skills as a brewer at Otter Creek Brewing Company in Middlebury, Vermont, Christopher became a full-time professor at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Following the launch of Honkaku Spirits, he now lectures at the university on a part-time basis.

Respected throughout the industry, Christopher is a judge of the Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition as well as Spirits Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. In addition to being a contributor to the award-winning "Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails," his extensive understanding of shochu inspired him to write the first non-Japanese book about shochu and awamori, "The Shochu Handbook." He also co-hosts two podcasts focused on the education of Japanese spirits: Japan Distilled and Sake on Air. Fluent in English and Japanese, Christopher's contribution to increasing global knowledge of Japanese spirits continues to shape opinion on the burgeoning category. Christopher was the first person to be certified by the Sake Service Institute as a Shochu Kikisakeshi (specialist) in Japan and as a Shochu Advisor by the Sake School of America; he is one of a select few that hold both accreditations. Christopher also speaks conversational Spanish and Korean.

Passionate about giving back, Christopher proudly supports the Minga Foundation, the Providence Saint Joseph Foundation, and the Ray Pellegrini 'Reach for the Stars' Scholarship.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to relationship expert Manj Bahra.

Manj talks to us about how relationships are a metaphor for life.

Manj Bahra is a transformation Coach specialising in using neuroscience and psychology to help clients create change.

Manj sold his soul to banking as naive graduate for 10 years, then reclaimed it with a move to full-time coaching in 2021.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to mother daughter legends Anne Dranitsaris & Heather Hilliard.

Anne and Heather talk to us about Peter Pan Syndrome and it's impact on entrepreneurial businesses.

Anne Dranitsaris & Heather Hilliard's unique expertise is in dismantling dysfunction in organizations and leadership behavior through a variety of approaches.

This mother-daughter team are owners of Caliber Leadership Systems, a boutique consulting firm working with leaders and organizations to achieve their potential.

Their approach incorporates their expertise in the neurobiology of human development combined with organizational systems.

They wear many hats – Consultants, Executive Coaches, Trainers, Speakers and Authors – creating solutions to meet the needs of their clients. They bring a unique depth and breadth of knowledge and experience that gives clients the benefit of all of our disciplines to help them achieve their goals.

As experts in human development and behavioral change, leadership and organizational transformation, interpersonal dynamics and the achievement of potential, Anne and Heather have worked with thousands of leaders and individuals from around the world, been featured in dozens of publications, spoken at professional conferences, and written several series of books on personality type and the brain based on the Striving Styles® and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®.