Connie Pheiff Show

When do you know when to pivot?  What to do you do when you're ready to progress to the next level?  What is more important to you, fame or fortune?  This week, Connie answers listener questions and addresses how to pivot your profession or business to get where you want to be by leveraging some of the same principles that drive her success.

For any organization, people are both your greatest asset and sometimes your greatest source of frustration.  Today’s guest is speaker, coach and author, Jennifer Ledet.  Jennifer shares her expertise in identifying the biggest, ugliest and most common people problems your organization may have.  As someone whom finessed her people skills as a human resources director, Jennifer has helped several businesses solve their people problems by cutting through the BS.  A lively guest, Jennifer is never afraid to ask the tough questions to ensure leaders and teams get tot he heart of the matter in their “people problems.”

Have you ever looked in the mirror and asked yourself "who is that person staring at me"?  What happens when you get derailed from the life you wanted to have?  Ruth Ross reached that point in her life and had to turn it around to get re-engaged.  Ruth Ross shares her 5 steps in how to become re-engaged with your passion.  

The future of small business lies in connections and collaboration.  In order to succeed and thrive in business, you’ll need the clarity of finding the right person or people that can answer your questions, solve your problems and help you move to the next level.  Danielle Storey wants to remind you that great leaders are thinking years ahead, and your small business has ways of closing the gap in plugging away to survive vs. finding ways to thrive.  Hint, connections and collaborations will solve many of your small business woes.

What would you say to a kid who dreamed of being a stand up comedian, but wasn’t funny? Would you encourage him? Or discourage his comedic dreams? His friends called him crazy.  He is Darren LaCroix.  With out a funny bone in his body, and a willingness to fail, Darren pursued his childhood dreams.

Hear Darren's success story from being crowned the 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking to leaving his day job of 11 years to become a world renowned keynote speaker, trainer and founder of Stage Time University.

Learn to hurdle your adversity and create your new normal with Silver Medalist, keynote speaker and adversity overcomer John Register. 

John Register, CEO and Inspirational Catalyst, Owner of Inspired Communications International, LLC will teach you that you have the power to create your new normal and that we DO NOT overcome adversity.  You have to hear how John explains these truths this week on Up or Out: It's Your Time to Shine with Connie Pheiff.  www.uporout.com   

Your brain’s primary purpose is to protect you, not to realize your potential. It helps you create masterful rationalizations for keeping you stuck and safe. We will talk about the common excuses people give for not acting on their desires and what steps you can take to “outsmart your brain.”

What is the magic you want our listeners to takeaway?  How to discern if your life decisions are based on myths or truths.

Dr. Marcia Reynolds visits Up or Out with Connie Pheiff to share her expertise in outsmarting your brain.

Elaine Pasqua, author of Mom I Got This: Building Your Legacy in College and Beyond discusses how to take the pain from our past to positively influence the lives of others.  Failures are learning experiences, and you have the power to re-invent yourself.  Topics include: sexual assault, alcoholism, overcoming adversity

This week's episode features speaker, author, musician and member of the National Speakers hall of fame, Jim Cathcart.