Chasing The Insights

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to podcast host Jim Thompson.

Jim talks to us about what to do when you've done everything right, and it still hasn't happened.

Jim Thompson spent decades as a journalist and media exec until he realized the greatest accomplishments in life are sparked by the right person, at the right place, at the right time.

For Jim, it was an occupational therapist who he prayed would help his son, who was diagnosed with autism. But she did something more amazing. She helped Jim grow into the person that his son needed.

Jim hosts a podcast called "The Great Unfamous", and his mission is to uncover the everyday legends who shape our lives ... to recognize them, to share their lessons and to encourage others to do the same.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to the content queen Pamela Wilson.

Pamela talks to us about 3 simple ways to get strategic about content.

Pamela Wilson is a marketing advisor, executive coach, keynote speaker, and the founder of PamelaWilson.com.

She's the author of two popular books on content marketing: Master Content Marketing and Master Content Strategy.

Pamela is moving into her fourth decade in business for herself and is very pleased to have chosen marketing as her focus because there's never a dull moment!

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to co-authors of the Go-Giver Marriage, John David Mann and Ana Gabriel Mann.

John and Ana talk to us about their journey and learnings writing their book.

John David Mann is coauthor of more than 30 books, including four New York Times bestsellers and five national bestsellers. His classic 2008 parable The Go-Giver (coauthored with Bob Burg) earned the 2017 Living Now Book Award's "Evergreen Medal" for its "contribution to positive global change."

Ana Gabriel Mann, M.A., earned her degree in clinical psychology before going on to serve as an educator, therapist, corporate trainer, speaker, and coach. She currently coaches Go-Giver Marriage clients and leads the Go-Giver Marriage Coaches Training Program, training coaches from around the globe.

John and Ana have been dreaming about writing "The Go-Giver Marriage" together for nearly two decades.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to serial entrepreneurs Elma and Dov Levy.

Elma and Dov talk to us about their partnership in business and life.

Elma amd Dov Levy are serial entrepreneurs who know firsthand how to build, scale and develop a company.

They founded and built Dovel Technologies Group LLC, a US Government IT company, which was sold to private equity in 2019, with revenues at the time exceeding $200M.

They co-authored a book about their experiences as immigrants, partners in business and life (they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary last year), and their love for adventure travel.

Elma and Dov are immigrants from The Netherlands and Israel; they came to the US together in 1982 and have realized the American Dream. They have two adult children, two grandchildren, and a 9-year-old Golden Retriever named Rosie. They are avid hikers and adventure travelers, and didn't hesitate to summit Kilimanjaro, visit gorillas and grizzlies, and, together, did the polar jump in Antarctica.

They currently reside in Bethesda Maryland and spend their time coaching and mentoring leaders of start-ups, and serving on Boards (Elma), and advising a large IT Government program as Sr Advisor (Dov). They established The Eldov Group, a boutique investment firm with the mission to support early startup with IT solutions in Health IT.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to behaviour change coach Tony Winyard.

Tony talks to us about: What does health mean, and how does it affect our lives?

Tony Winyard is a behaviour change coach in health & lifestyle, helping people to do more of the behaviours they want and less of the ones they don't want!

Tony has a podcast called Habits & Health which has been running since 2018.

He has also lived in 12 countries and visited another 80+

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to the founder of Eat My Words, Alexandra Watkins.

Alexandra talks to us about the science of Brand Names.

Alexandra Watkins is the Chief Executive Boss Lady and outrageously outspoken founder of Eat My Words, the only branding firm on the planet that specializes in creating brand names that make people smile instead of scratch their heads.

Clients including Amazon, Google, Twitter, Disney, Coca-Cola, and Colgate have tapped her to come up with creative and engaging names that move people and move products.

Her own name hall of fame includes the Wendy's Baconator, Neato robotic vacuum, Burger King's Mac n' Cheetos, Spanish language school Gringo Lingo, and frozen yogurt franchise Spoon Me.

Alexandra's breakthrough creativity book, "Hello, My Name is Awesome: How to Create Brand Names That Stick," was named a Top 10 Marketing Book by Inc. Magazine. She is a former NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center Author in Residence. Currently she is Author in Residence in her San Diego, California pool house.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to the incredible Adam Lucero.

Adam talks to us about his amazing journey and Superhuman Performance (energy, mental alertness, focus).

Adam Lucero runs a business around his passion to empower driven men & entrepreneurs to become the most powerful versions of themselves & make more money.

He helps entrepreneurs accomplish more in 1 day than they usually do in 4 days.

As well as helping people to relentlessly conquer life & become proud of who they see in the mirror.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to exercise guru Shea Fox

Shea talks to us about Channeling your frustration, pain and anxieties through exercise and programming your internal self talk at low frequency states.

Shea Fox is 31 years old and lives in Noosa on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, he helps people live a better life by showing them, through his own actions and with a process of removal each day, that people can develop themselves physically and mentally to better understand themselves and give a better more effective self to the world.

By adopting habits that regulate and routinise their emotional and mental states he proves to people that through consciously facing the things that we fear we become stronger and more resilient.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to innovative business coach Austin Blanchfill.

Austin talks to us about his methodology to get from 1,000 to 100,000 followers on Instagram.

Austin Blanchfill is an innovative Business Coach committed to helping you achieve high-value influence, impact, and income in your online business.

His successful marketing strategies are rooted in his decade of experience in leading, coaching, and consulting.

He is an Instagram Influencer who has developed an online organic marketing strategy to go from 1k followers to 100k followers in 100 days with simple viral content. In less than ten months, he has reached 30M+ Accounts online with 200+ viral videos.

His mission is to help as many entrepreneurs define their calling and unleash their full business potential online in a powerful way that generates consistent leads for their transformational services. Austin is also a traveling speaker, worship leader, and soon-to-be author.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to two-time award-winning author JJ DiGeronimo.

JJ talks to us about the power of no as an entrepreneur.

Two-time award-winning author JJ DiGeronimo helps women raise their frequencies and empower their future impact through tried-and-tested strategies, mindfulness, and energetic practices.

Formerly a leading woman in the tech industry, she now passionately strives to help women gain more seats at more tables by sharing the key findings that have helped her and countless others illuminate a path forward.

Featured in publications such as Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Thrive Global, DiGeronimo is regularly an invited speaker for events and conferences.

Her work includes three books, two podcasts, two global online communities, and in-person experiences.