Everything Speaks

Joe Kashurba set out to create an easy to use web design platform. Unfortunately, the venture wasn't a success and after college Joe moved back in with his mom. Slowly Joe began gaining clients. Suddenly he was working so many hours it wasn't sustainable. Joe joins us to talk about the challenges and joys of starting your own business.

As an eagle scout, leader of the neighborhood gang, and head of his rock and roll band, Hans Finzel has been a natural #leader since day one. But Hans is of the belief that leaders aren't born, they're made. Now a bestselling #author and #coach, Hans chats with Lee about why if you stop learning today, you'll stop leading tomorrow.

In 2006 James Colburn was at a vacation home trying to relax on Christmas Eve. He had surpassed all of his financial goals and his career was thriving, but he couldn't stop thinking about what else he could be doing to achieve success. Author, coach and speaker, James joins us to talk about his book Resucceed and gives us his advice on how people can slow down and gain fulfillment both in their career and their personal life.

A startup told Phil Wilkins that he wasn't getting a position because he didn't have a college degree. Not one to back down, Phil pointed out that some of the most successful entrepreneurs didn't finish college. Years later Phil is a sales director and on his way to the top. What made the difference? He got a degree in baddasery and learned to condition himself to view mistakes as learning opportunities.

Erin Routzahn was happy working at Acceleration Partners but she was open with her supervisors that she was eager for a new challenge. Today, Erin joins us to share valuable insight into how you can make a smooth transition between jobs.

While sitting at a wedding in Florida, Heidi Krupp vocalized to her friends that she was interested in starting her own communications firm. Unfortunately, Heidi was in debt and her parents were scraping together money to help support her. Let's be real. Success is never easy. It requires perseverance and a willingness to ask for help. And there's no better example than Heidi Krupp, who joins us today to show us that there's no straight line to success.

Derek Volk is a Maine businessman, volunteer, philanthropist, softball coach and President of Volk packaging corporation. He chats with Lee about running the family business and shares the story behind the unexpected success of Chasing the Rabbit, his book about a dad's life raising his son on the spectrum.

After Linda Yates had a little run in with a manager at a restaurant in Detroit, she became hyper aware of her image. So aware that it haunted her for 18 years and resulted in a book, entitled, Beyond the Clothes. What Linda realized is that everything we do is broadcasted. How you dress, the language you use and how you carry yourself in a room are all contextual clues about who you are both as a person and a professional.

Jessica O'Neil is a vacationista at Disney. Yeah, it's a sweeeeet gig. But she didn't get her dream job right away. During the recession Jessica worked at a collections agency, calling people to ask for money they didn't have. But even during hard times, Jessica remained true to something she'd learned early in her career. Today she sits down with Lee to tell listeners how they can grow to find a career they love.

Fred Bateman and Lee Caraher are both CEO's of PR agencies based in San Francisco. On paper they might be rivals, but fortunately for us, they're good friends. Today they sit down to talk about running an agency and why they both subscribe to the philosophy that you should prioritize relationships over your bottom line.