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The Empowerment Plan: It All Began with a Class Project

In this episode, Jon and Veronika discuss:

• How The Empowerment Plan came to fruition
• Breaking down the product itself and how it's impacting the world
• Knowing who your ideal client is
• The power of reputation

Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles:

• Tapping into who you are can guide you to what you're passionate about
• We tend to look at charity like a math problem… subtracting the compassion
• Give with integrity. And give so that the person receives it with dignity
• Many homeless people are smart and hungry for success. They just needed a break.

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"Yes, [the homeless] need warmth and shelter but at the same time, most people that are homeless are treated less than human… so this was about giving some pride and dignity back." - Veronika Scott

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Connect with Veronika Scott:

Website: http://www.empowermentplan.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronikascott/

Twitter: @empowermentplan

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpowermentPlan/

Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren

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Lisa Scott is a Senior Operations Manager with a Fortune 500 FinTech company where she leads a customer service organization of up to 250. She has grown her career with the company for the past 14 years, starting as an entry-level customer service representative, and held nine different positions with the company. Lisa is passionate in her role in bringing out the potential in people, inspiring others to bring their best every day, and thinking differently to achieve ongoing innovation. In addition to her leadership role, Lisa is active with her city's local Chamber of Commerce and leads an employee resource group for specially-abled employees.

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In this episode, Jon and Luanne discuss:

• Luanne's career journey
• Culture within a company
• What drives Luanne
• Where Luanne's motivation and drive comes from

Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles:

• It takes a very special person to work at the Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital
• Luanne's leadership style is all about first impressions
• Luanne personal statement is to 'help others, help others"
• 12 philanthropic women founded the Detroit Children's Hospital over 100 years ago… women power!

"What keeps us going is that the majority of children leave [the hospital] better and happier." - Luanne Thomas Ewald

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Connect with Luanne Thomas Ewald:

Twitter: @LuanneMarie

Website: https://www.dmc.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luannethomasewald/

Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren

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Jackie Kallen is known as the First Lady of Boxing. She is the inspiration for the movie, "Against the Ropes". Jackie is a motivational speaker who has been featured on The View, The Today Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the New York Times. A former journalist and a podcast host, Jackie is the author of "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and "Between the Ropes".

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Website: www.JackieKallen.net

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Equally educated in law and business, Sabrina Cronin has an extensive educational background that includes a B.F.A. from the University of Michigan (where she graduated with distinction), as well as an M.B.A. and J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy. She also spent a full year at Madonna University studying nursing home administration, regulations, and law. In more than two decades as an attorney, Sabrina has fed her curiosity and challenged herself to become intimately involved in multiple areas of the law. Her professional experience is distinctive and varied. She began as an associate attorney for Sullivan, Ward, Bone, Tyler, & Asher, P.C. where she focused on bankruptcy law, civil litigation, family law and medical malpractice defense. From there she moved to Garan, Lucow, Miller, & Seward where she continued to focus on family law and civil litigation, in addition to insurance defense and estate planning. She then went to the Pulte Corporation as a staff attorney focusing on business law, and the Strategic Group where she was General Counsel overseeing human resources, employment and outside litigation. Sabrina then took on the position of Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.

In the courtroom every day, Sabrina honed her trial skills representing both juveniles and adults in criminal cases. She also taught updated legal principles to experienced officers at the Oakland Police Academy. After building her distinctive resume she opened The Cronin Law Firm in 2011. Admitted to the practice of law in Michigan, Illinois and New York, Sabrina is a member in good standing of their respective State Bar Associations. She has received several awards, including a Distinguished Service Award for Oakland County and an American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy. Sabrina's unique background has given her an incredible wealth of knowledge and has greatly contributed to her development as an excellent advocate and a tough litigator. Her diverse experience has also given her the capacity to represent a wide array of clientele, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, individuals, and families. Regardless of who the client is, Sabrina offers the same tough, effective service and genuine concern.

Connect with Sabrina Cronin:

Website: www.CallCroninLaw.com

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Determine and discipline is the recipe for success!

In this episode, Jon and Maggie Cook discuss:

• Maggie's past life
• How She was able to start her business
• Getting into the marketplace
• Stepping stones for getting to your next adventure

Key Takeaways:

• Discipline helps you push through
• Helping others has a major impact
• Persistence is key
• Helping others is such a relief

"I believe that it's so important to understand and recognize what stage you're in in business because, you always have to have an exit plan." - Maggie Cook

Connect with Maggie Cook :

Twitter: @speakermaggie

Website: www.maggiecook.org

Email: [email protected]

Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here

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Show Notes by Podcastologist: Jessie Taylor

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A "free-from" food fanatic and nutrition consultant, Stacy Goldberg created Savorfull to help clients incorporate clean eating based, free-from foods into a simple and sustainable lifestyle.

Stacy passionately leads the Savorfull team as it sources outrageously delicious free-from foods for its online platform, which easily connects clients to discover and purchase the latest healthy food products, as well as to nutritional guidance and content. A member of the Quicken Loans Family of Companies, Savorfull also provides innovative nutrition programs for businesses, organizations as well as numerous professional and collegiate sports teams.

Stacy is a nationally recognized nutrition consultant and has worked with many teams in the National Basketball Association, including the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons ( Team Nutritionist). Stacy has been named the Official Health and Wellness Consultant/Nutritionist for the NBA Coaches Association. She is also a contributing writer and television personality, as well as serving as a nutrition expert for the NBC affiliate, Local 4 Detroit/WDIV. Stacy has been featured in publications including Sports Illustrated, Well & Good, Shape, Self, Fox News Magazine among others. Stacy recently launched her own column in the Detroit Jewish News titled "Eat Right Now". Stacy has been selected by D Business Magazine for "30 In Their 30's". Stacy was honored by The Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic as an Esteemed Woman of Michigan as well as Young Entrepreneur of The Year by the city of West Bloomfield. Stacy serves as an ambassador for many free-from food companies including KIND, Garden of Life, Siggi's Dairy and Simple Squares.

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Website: www.savorfull.com

Twitter: @Savorfull/@Stacygoldberg

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Brent Maxwell is a dedicated entrepreneur who believes in Detroit and its possibilities. His real estate firm, IPS Realty, brings real dollars to his hometown to rebuild neighborhoods one building at a time.

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Website: IPSrealty.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brentmaxwell313

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Stefana Hunyady heads Global Product Engagement & PMO at PayPal. She is responsible for integrating regional, financial, and product planning. Her role encompasses portfolio planning, global product marketing, product education, and program and launch management. Being passionate in helping others grow their careers, Stefana leads MOSAIC, PayPal's mentorship program. Stefana has also held leadership positions at FreeMonee, Yodlee and Cisco. As an entrepreneur, she also founded her own company to enable international gift delivery for underserved markets.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefana-hunyady-4a66962/

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Simon Thomas always knew he wanted to work in real estate. After he sold a house on his first day, he was hooked. After a year of working in residential real estate, Simon hasn't looked back. As his business continued to grow, he started a team to help agents grow, learn, and leverage each other. After a year, Simon decided to start his own brokerage--DOBI--where he and his team are implementing tools and support no other brokerages have.

Connect with Simon Thomas:

Website: wearedobi.com

Twitter: @simonthomas_mi

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