Embracing Uncertainty

Judy Pearson is a serial entrepreneur and innovator in the insurance industry. Listen as Judy describes herself as a natural fixer, seeing problems, and finding solutions to fix those problems. Judy's career didn't begin as a founder. Like many, Judy started her career in traditional employment, navigating the boardrooms in male-dominated corporate America.

Her jump into entrepreneurship came when she needed to leave corporate America for personal reasons. Eventually, that led to her career in insurance, underwriting title insurance for fine art, and important collectibles. Listen as Judy describes the 6-year journey and the obstacles in her way, before eventually exiting the company.

Connect With Judy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pearsonjudy/

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Michael Guidry and Paul Hatcher of the Guidry Group join us on this episode. The Guidry Group is a global leader in kidnap and resolution security services and crisis management. They have worked on cases in over 100 cases and Michaels interest in kidnap resolution started when he was a state trooper in 1977.

In 1981, he left law enforcement and went to work for himself because of the experience he gained as a hostage negotiator. Listen as Michael explains the lean early startup days where potential clients had mistrust for him because of his youth.

Eventually, he was invited to be interviewed on a television network, which eventually led to a life-changing opportunity.

Michael also shares how his success has led him to give back, starting with his foundation. Listen as Michael shares his meaning of living a life of significance!

Connect With Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theguidrygroup/

Work With The Guidry Group: https://www.guidry.com/

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Alex Cavalieri is the Co-Founder at Seven Group, a marketing company for financial advisors. Alex recognized that most digital marketing platforms were lacking in the financial services industry, Alex and his partner discovered an uncovered need in a traditional industry.

However, while the business is clearly defined, his pathway to reaching that success was hardly defined. Listen as Alex discusses his difficult start after leaving college without a job and how one tweet at his first job, would change his life forever. He knew that social media was just beginning and that it was about to catch its wave.

Listen to Alex's excitement as he describes his opportunity in the marketplace, as well as his North Star!

Connect With Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexcavalieri/

Seven Group: https://www.thesevengroup.com/

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Breck Rice is the Executive VP and CRO of ServRX. ServRX helps community pharmacies get reimbursed on the medications they dispense for workers comp patients. Not only do they improve patient care, but they also improve workflow and profitability of the pharmacies that work with them.

Listen as Breck explains how the return to work is rapidly changing because of Covid-19. ServRX has developed new technology that accurately detects employee health.

Breck shares how his entire career has been a David vs Goliath mission and details his meaning of living a life of significance.

Connect With Breck: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breckrice/

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David Schaub is a serial entrepreneur who built multiple 6-figure businesses from the ground up before he was 27. However, David did not always have it easy. He faced many levels of adversity on his way to success.

David started the WNY Podcast just over a year ago. His podcast is a movement aimed to help local Western New York business owners take the next step in their own businesses.

Connect With David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-schaub-32ba3847

Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveleclair/

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Aslyne Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Empower Bus. EmpowerBus provides transportation for low-income families to and from work. On this episode, you will learn how Aslyne found her business partner and how they used a business accelerator to launch a successful company.

She also shares how state and community initiatives helped EmpowerBus grow.

At the end, Aslyne shares the impact of the government-mandated quarantine (Covid-19) and the current state of EmpowerBus.

Learn more about EmpowerBus: https://www.empowerbus.com/

Connect with Aslyne: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aslyne-rodriguez/

Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveleclair/

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David Blatt is the CEO of CapStack Partners and a Real Estate Capital Markets expert. CapStack partners help people finance distressed commercial real estate.

In this episode, David shares his humble background and how he bootstrapped the company himself. He shares how he took a job as a receptionist to get his foot in the door and learned the business of real estate, before eventually starting his own firm.

David achieved initial success, which created extreme pressure for his business. Listen as David describes what he means by "Limitless Opportunity."

"Being right is one thing, but you also need cash, legal advice and the knowledge of regulations to succeed in this business"

At the end of the episode, David shares how he pushes himself each day to live life to its fullest potential!

Connect With David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidblatt-capstackceo/

CapStack Partners: https://www.capstackpartners.com/

Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveleclair/

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Daniel Burrus has built an illustrious career as an author, teacher, entrepreneur and consultant for organizations such as Google and the Pentagon. Daniel is the founder of Burrus Research and has delivered over 3000 keynotes.

Dan is a futurist and is well known for his work titled the Anticipatory Organization. Over the course of this episode, Daniel teaches us how to lay out our fears, how to fail fast and embracing the duality between uncertainty and certainty.

He also shares how to thrive in difficult times, while others are merely surviving. At the end, Dan gives us his thoughts on what it means to live a life of significance and stay tuned for a gift at the end!

Connect with Daniel: https://www.burrus.com/

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

Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveleclair/

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Darryl Dunn is the CEO and GM of the Rose Bowl, he joins Embracing Uncertainty to discuss his experience with hosting one of the most significant events in all of sports.

Much like many in the entertainment industries, Darryl has had to deal with competitors and new stadiums across LA in order to stay ahead of the competition.

Darryl discusses passionately the importance that the community of Pasadena has on the Rose Bowl and why the community is essential for their success.

Connect with Darryl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darryl-dunn-637a79a7/

Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveleclair/

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Jeff Kasper has worked as an employee, manager, company founder and entrepreneur.

After starting his career in banking, his entrepreneurial itch pushed him to start a customer satisfaction company. They revolutionized the industry by handing out $100 bills to employees and customers for a job well done.

After that, he challenged himself again by attempting to start a game based application, that didn't go as planned. He shares costly lessons of an unsuccessful venture.

This minor setback led Jeff into starting another family business, before eventually finding happiness and success through his voiceover work!

Connect with Jeff: https://www.voices.com/

Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveleclair/

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