Chasing The Insights

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to podcaster, marketer and PR strategist James Foo Torres.

James talks to us about building a solid marketing strategy.

James Foo Torres is a renowned Public Relations Strategist, a host of a top 1.5% of podcasts in the world, a bestselling author, and an international bestselling author.

He is best known as Foo, Founder & CEO of Imperium Authority. Following his service in the Air Force, Foo launches his company with the mission of amplifying the positive impact of exceptional leaders.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to inspirational CEO Mike Kaeding.

Mike talks to us about building an aspirational business.

Mike Kaeding is the CEO of Norhart. They design, build, and rent apartments. Mike and his team are transforming the way apartments are built and managed by incorporating technologies and efficiencies that have revolutionized other industries, and lead to high quality, cost effective projects.

Mike's parents started the family business. But just a few years after joining the business, Mike's dad unexpectedly passed away. All of a sudden, Mike had what felt like the weight of the world on my shoulders. He had to lead this business. He had no preconceived notion of "the way things are done" in this industry. Mike was struggling to the point where the city briefly shut them down. This shattered his world. But Mike just naively started to solve problems. And that was the magic.

They began changing the way construction is done. Starting with an attractive culture unique to the construction industry they hired the best talent. Together they solved chronic construction inefficiencies, applied techniques from manufacturing, and integrated traditionally unaffiliated trades. This resulted in higher quality and lower cost projects.

Mike's mission is to solve America's housing shortage by transforming the way apartments are built and managed. And in doing so improving the way we all live.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to the incredibly talented (and inspirational) Hilary DeCesare.

Hilary talks to us about the evolution of IQ to EQ to 3HQ.

Hilary DeCesare is an award-winning business expert, 3x internationally best-selling author, and founder of both The ReLaunch Co. and The Fired-Up Entrepreneur Signature Course.

This former Silicon Valley CEO is widely recognized for her work in neuropsychology and is on a mission to empower mid-life women to experience joy and reimagine what is possible both personally and professionally with her innovative framework, the 3HQ™. Through her signature courses, private coaching, and ever-growing community, Hilary has helped thousands of women reinvent their lives, businesses, and relationships so they can show up as their best selves every day.

Hilary's work and insights have been featured on ABC's The Secret Millionaire, as well as NBC, The Huffington Post, Forbes Coaches Council, The Hallmark Channel, Fox, and Yahoo Finance. She hosts both "The reLAUNCH Podcast" and Radio America's "The reLAUNCH LIVE" and is a frequent guest lecturer at Cal Poly San Luis Opispo.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to neuroscience expert Lisa Manyoky.

Lisa talks to us about the importance of "finding your fit" in life in terms of people, profession, environment, etc.

Lisa Manyoky is a firecracker whose impassioned speeches about the domino effect of presence are informative and entertaining. She has grit, an indomitable spirit and an acute understanding of the visible and invisible information exchange between people.

By integrating the neuroscience of communication dynamics into her messages, Lisa makes complex "brain matter" easy to understand and relevant to her audience. She insists that at the end of each presentation, every listener feels inspired to recognize their natural assets, identify what makes them tick, close the gap between intention and perception, and find their rightful place among family, friends and colleagues. The end game? Feeling comfortable in their own skin. Deeper connections. Improved performance. Business stability. And the list goes on…

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to international publicist Tracy Lamourie.

Tracy talks to us about all things PR.

Tracy Lamourie, a high-profile international award-winning publicist, is the Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media Inc.

Accredited by the iconic Cannes International Film Festival, Tracy is also a Universal Women's Network 2020 Woman of Inspiration Winner for the Women In Media award and the author of the upcoming book GET REPPED - Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations.

Featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, The Hollywood Times, NBC TV, and other major media.

Tracy works across borders and industries, from major entertainment projects to small businesses. She is also a well-known long-time advocate on a myriad of important worldwide issues, passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one.

Recognized by media around the world for her 20-year campaign that ultimately helped free an innocent man from death row to her work getting clients major media attention. In addition to her Women of Inspiration award, she is the winner of the First Place, Platinum award Hamilton Spectator ReadersChoice for PR 2018, and for Diamond 2019. In 2020 she was both a RBC Women of Influence Nominee and a nominee for the internationally prestigious 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize.

In the first quarter of 2022, leading resource for the news industry QWOTED named Tracy one of The Qwoted 100 - a quarterly ranking of the best PRs working in the industry today - "communications professionals with the best stories to tell and the most compelling way of telling them." Tracy was also recognized as the "Most Influential International Media and PR Specialist - 2022" by the Corporate Excellence Awards Tracy has guested more than 200 times on panels, TV, radio and high profile podcasts around the world speaking on leadership, empowerment, and entrepreneurship as well as all aspects of media and publicity. Tracy also speaks to diverse corporate and academic audiences (recent appearances include the Pennsylvania PR Association and Ottawa's Algonquin College).

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to entrepreneur and parent coach Kellie Ann Peterson.

Kelly talks to us about how to be an entrepreneur with a disability.

Kellie Ann Peterson, MDiv. has a Marriage and Family Therapy Bachelors degree and is a Family Intervention Specialist. Her experiences include teaching, reunifying families, working with at-risk youths, families in crisis, and as a parent coach. She has worked in preschools, correctional facilities, and social work agencies.

She is a co-author with Dave Farrow, a two-time Guinness World Records holder for greatest memory, and she is the creator of an online parenting curriculum. Her new book, an upcoming memoir, "Wounded Heart, Graceful Warrior" is her story of overcoming domestic violence.

Kellie Ann is unique in every way, and her life story attests to that fact. As a teen mom, adoptive mom, and foster care mom, she has had many great experiences. But there is even more. Just one year after she gave birth to her daughter, she became a great-grandmother.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to self-development expert Shai Tubali.

Shai talks to us about how to relinquish "The Thinking Machine.".

Shai Tubali is a leading authority in the field of self-development and self-empowerment.

In his writings and teachings, he skillfully combines psychology, philosophy, Yogic traditions, and Eastern thought and practices into powerful processes of inner transformation.

A PhD researcher in philosophy at the University of Leeds, UK, Tubali explores 35 meditation techniques from all over the world in his newest book, "Llewellyn's Complete Book of Meditation," published in January 2023.

Tubali's numerous books have appeared internationally for the past two decades in 11 languages and have been published by major publishers.

His most prominent writings have won awards in the United States and in Israel. Several have become bestsellers, inspiring many thousands on their inner journeys of mental, emotional, and spiritual transformation. Shai has also developed several meditation-based therapeutic methods, one of which has been researched by the Charité, the largest university hospital in Europe, and its significant effects on mental health have been medically proven, outlined in a paper to be published in March 2023.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to mindset expert Alicia Cramer.

Alicia talks to us about breaking free from Impostor Syndrome to accelerate your business growth.

Alicia Cramer is a renowned mindset expert, an author, coach, consultant, and a serial entrepreneur.

Having worked with hundreds of private clients for well over a decade - from startups to owners of multi-million-dollar companies, Alicia has an intimate understanding of the mindset pitfalls that affect entrepreneurs.

Her clients include successful business professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs who are driven to take their personal and professional success to the next level

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to podcaster and strategist Kelly Mosser.

Kelly talks to us about the top mindset blocks for visibility.

Kelly Mosser is a strategist and coach for entrepreneurs.

If Dumbledore and Bethenny Frankel had a baby, and that baby magically had red hair, it would be Kelly. She is a values-driven strategist, speaker, and host of the global top 2% podcast, The Aligned Success Show.

Kelly is on a mission to help you embody your highest potential as the CEO of your life and business.

She helps big hearted experts move through mindset drama and internal resistance so they can evolve into purpose-driven LEADERS.

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to sales guru Jeremy Chen.

Jeremy talks to us about the power of cold calling.

Jeremy Chen helps B2B Sales Leaders significantly increase their profit margins and net new business conversion rates

Jeremy has been with Jeremy Chen Sales for almost a decade now, as a Business Development and Customer Retention Strategist, helping B2B technology companies adding to their bottom line revenue using stress-free prospecting methods and transform their sales strategies.

Jeremy and his team have only relied on cold calls as a primary way of getting new business. Whenever the chips were down, they were able to count on business development by way of phone calls to brighten their future.