Extraordinary America

John Jervert is the founder and CEO of Black Point Standard Consulting Group, a strategic advisory firm that specializes in developing high-performance teams for CEOs, venture capital, and private equity firms. John shares lessons learned from his 10 years of experience in human performance improvement, coaching, and consulting. 

John has helped clients access the most elite talent and high-level networks on the planet. He is known for his ability to inspire and motivate people to push beyond their comfort zones to reach their goals. He is an avid surfer, extreme sports enthusiast, and outdoor enthusiast who leverages his passion for adventure to enhance human performance.

Highlights:

{02:00} Jon’s Journey to Become a performance coach.

{07:00} How to find your path.

{09:30} When you are afraid to leave your comfort zone.

{16:25} Your fear is excitement.

{18:00} Biggest lesson Jon learned.

{21:45} Pursing the state of happiness (embrace the suck) 

{27:00} America moving from greed to a more positive win/win scenario.

{31:20} Overcoming the challenges to find the American dream

{37:20} Black Point Standard

Jon Jervert Bio:

Jon Jervert is the founder of Zerkers Academy. As a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and "Conscious Human Performance Strategist", he specializes in teaching human performance techniques, and strategies that game-changing CEO's, Executives, and Entrepreneurs can use to immediately increase performance, engagement, leadership, health, and high-value connections.

An experienced coach, consultant, facilitator, and creator of high-impact coaching and training solutions, Jon has a passion for evolved educational experiences that impact human performance. His true enjoyment comes from helping others push and challenge themselves to step outside their comfort zones, pursue their legacies, and tap into what makes them feel alive and awakened inside.

Connect with Jon:

Website: http://blackpointstandard.com https://zerkers.com

Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-christian

John Jervert is the founder and CEO of Black Point Standard Consulting Group, a strategic advisory firm that specializes in developing high-performance teams for CEOs, venture capital, and private equity firms. John shares lessons learned from his 10 years of experience in human performance improvement, coaching, and consulting. 

John has helped clients access the most elite talent and high-level networks on the planet. He is known for his ability to inspire and motivate people to push beyond their comfort zones to reach their goals. He is an avid surfer, extreme sports enthusiast, and outdoor enthusiast who leverages his passion for adventure to enhance human performance.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, April 20th}

Talia Jacqueline is an entrepreneur, speaker, investor, and business psychologist expert. She is the CEO of the company, Visceral, which helps business owners, and their teams bring words to life and bring life to their companies. Talia shares her expertise in business psychology and communications. She has worked closely with entrepreneurs and leadership teams to create positive company cultures, increase new client relationships, and put an emphasis on ownership from the bottom of the torrent flow right to the very top. Her advice will help your company generate the recognition, traction, and growth that they deserve.

Highlights:

{01:30} Talia’s journey into entrepreneurship

{07:55} The biggest obstacle

{12:00} Growing out of pain.

{21:20} Advice for people who have experienced trauma.

{24:10} Overcoming national trauma as a country, the American identity, and the dream.

{30:55} Seeking Happiness vs Consumerist.

{32:35} Communication in Life and Business

{34:30} Visceral Communication

{36:00} Intrepreneurship 

Talia Jacqueline Bio:

Talia Jacqueline was just 21 years old when she learned the most valuable lesson in business: Your value cannot be realized until you learn how to communicate it. A year earlier, at the age of 20, Talia started her own trauma therapy practice. It wasn't gaining much traction. Just calling herself a "personal coach" or "consultant" wasn't going anywhere.

But after studying communication and business psychology, Talia realized that titles and labels put you into a box. To truly stand out, your message must be communicated with the right emotion, tonality, and strategy.

That's how Visceral Communication was born. Talia dived deep into the intimate connection between psychology and communication, and she has spent the last several years cementing those bonds after establishing Visceral in 2016. Working with business leaders, entrepreneurs, and their most valuable team members, Talia has helped companies generate the recognition, traction, and growth that they deserve.

Talia currently lives in Austin, Texas, with her partner Max and their cat, Beau. She regularly travels to Los Angeles, where she was born and raised, and to countries around the world to visit friends and family. Outside of her business ventures, you can find Talia hiking around the flat landscape of Austin -- AKA walking -- as well as painting, dancing, and convincing friends to start their own businesses.

Connect with Talia:

Website: https://taliajacqueline.com https://www.viscomm.ca

Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/talia-jacqueline-17317b13b

Talia Jacqueline is an entrepreneur, speaker, investor, and business psychologist expert. She is the CEO of the company, Visceral, which helps business owners, and their teams bring words to life and bring life to their companies. Talia shares her expertise in business psychology and communications. She has worked closely with entrepreneurs and leadership teams to create positive company cultures, increase new client relationships, and put an emphasis on ownership from the bottom of the torrent flow right to the very top. Her advice will help your company generate the recognition, traction, and growth that they deserve.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday April 13th}

Max Sutherland is the president and CEO of the World Trade Center Atlanta. Max talks about his commitment to expanding global trade by uniting and connecting the international business community across the region and around the globe. Max has worked for over 25 years on Wall Street. He explains how wealthy nations need to interact with developing nations to raise their wealth levels.

Highlights:

{02:00} Max’s journey 

{04:25} The biggest lessons learned from wall street.

{09:30} How macroeconomics work

{19:30} How the change to the workforce has affected the American worker.

{28:30} Inflation surpassing wage growth.

{41:35} The transition needed to move from the old jobs to the new world.

{50:00} The World Trade Center Organization

Max Sutherland Bio:

Max Sutherland is the President and CEO of the World Trade Center Atlanta, the gateway to a vibrant and formidable international business community across the region and around the globe. With headquarters in New York and more than 325 sister-centers strategically located around the world, the WTC Atlanta promotes and facilitates international trade and investments, providing the commercial environment, industry and government access, trade services, and educational programming that bring executives, entrepreneurs, governments, businesses, and markets together. Max has been on WTC Atlanta’s Board of Directors since 2017, is Chairman of the Executive Board, and has a seat on the World Trade Centers Association’s Global Trade Advisory Council.

Complementing his commitment to the WTC Atlanta, Max is a frequent Keynote Speaker and Panel Moderator at Business Forums and Trade Conferences to share insights, considerations, knowledge, and resources to strategically expand into new markets, domestic and international. Max is also Chairman of the Board for Universal Broadband & Technology Services International (UBTS International) and sits on the board of the American Nigerian International Chamber of Commerce.

Following a once-in-a-lifetime experience, Max redirected from a long-planned career in foreign service to pursue global responsibilities in the corporate world as a better way to “get things done and make a difference” to improve the lives of others, strategically choosing opportunities that built on his international studies, family background, and passions. However, a family tragedy nearly derailed a promising career; but through introspection and asking one question after another, this tragedy became a key motivation to “give back and pay-it-forward”, which only added to his breadth of knowledge, insight, and understanding and bring his dream full circle. 

Prior to joining the WTC Atlanta, Max worked over 25 years on Wall Street at Citicorp, The Chase Manhattan Bank, UBS, and Bank of America and in Big 4 Consulting at KPMG and Deloitte, specializing in solving company executives’ most challenging issues: M&A due diligence and integrations, global growth strategies, enterprise-wide turnarounds, investment funding, and strategic international CEO initiatives. His global experience and responsibilities span six continents and multiple cultures and industries, providing insights and alternative practices to broad business challenges and investments. 

Max holds a double-major Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Indiana University. His concentration was on International North-South Relations and Sub-Saharan Africa. He earned his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and sits on the Atlanta Business School Alliance Board representing Fuqua.

Max is a trained equestrian and loves all things horses. He also enjoys a relaxing baseball game and recently discovered the thrill of hockey games.

Connect with Max:

Website: https://www.wtca.org

Text: 914-374-1250

e-mail at [email protected]

Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxsutherland

Max Sutherland is the president and CEO of the World Trade Center Atlanta. Max talks about his commitment to expanding global trade by uniting and connecting the international business community across the region and around the globe. Max has worked for over 25 years on Wall Street. He explains how wealthy nations need to interact with developing nations to raise their wealth levels. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday, April 6th}

David Roden is a 31-year-old health and fitness entrepreneur and podcaster. By the time he was 18 he weighed over 400 pounds and was pre-diabetic. And had high blood pressure. At 22, he made the decision to transform his life. Nine years later David has lost more than 200 pounds and competed in two bodybuilding competitions. He has also published a book called Drop the Baggage from suicidal obesity to a life of health and happiness. He shares his tips with us today. 

Highlights:

{01:22} David’s journey to obesity and then to health

{07:00} The mindset that changed everything.

{10:35} When you are facing overwhelming defeatism.

{14:10} How to not give up.

{19:10} When you don’t have a support system

{26:20} Overcoming the biggest challenge.

{30:05} Advice for America

{38:35} The biggest obstacle to the American dream

David Roden Bio:

By the time he was 19, David was a 400+ lb, pre-diabetic, suicidal, teenager with dangerously high blood pressure. He drank 15-20 diet cokes and would eat a Costco-size bag of Reese's EVERY DAY. David was depressed on the inside but pretended to be happy on the outside. 

He felt stuck. Deep down, he wanted to be healthy and happy, but for some reason, he couldn't get myself to change. David knew what he needed to do but couldn't get himself to do it. He wanted to change, but never could. Then, one day, EVERYTHING changed. Fast forward a few short years, and now David is participating in bodybuilding shows and feels like he can HAVE, BE and DO ANYTHING HE WANTS IN THIS WORLD. 

After going through his personal transformation, David found his calling is to help others who feel trapped and powerless just like he did. His mission is to show people it’s possible and provide them with a proven blueprint, which, when followed, will inevitably lead to results. Most people think having a 100+ lbs transformation is all about your body, but your mind is just as important if not more. 

Connect with David:

https://linktr.ee/fit_drock

David Roden is a 31-year-old health and fitness entrepreneur and podcaster. By the time he was 18, he weighed over 400 pounds and was pre-diabetic. And had high blood pressure. At 22, he made the decision to transform his life. Nine years later David has lost more than 200 pounds and competed in two bodybuilding competitions. He has also published a book called Drop the Baggage from suicidal obesity to a life of health and happiness. He shares his tips with us today.

{You can year the full episode on Thursday, March 30th}

Mary Lynn Ziemer is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, columnist, Master of Advanced Life Concepts, and former corporate executive. She teaches her clients how to create the life of their dreams by using the power of their minds. Her clients achieve sustained performance and well-being in all aspects of life, both professionally and personally.

Highlights:

{02:17} Mary’s journey to finding her joy.

{05:10} Why corporate America can be unfulfilling.

{09:55} How to run a start-up while still working in corporate America.

{11:45} How to find happiness while you are still in the corporate world.

{18:45} The biggest obstacle to the American Dream

{24:30} Moving from a profit-driven America to a spiritually-driven America 

{31:30} How to pursue happiness.

{39:00} How average America should perceive the world.

Mary Lynn Ziemer Bio:

Mary Lynn Ziemer is a Master of Advanced Life Concepts, a Certified Life and Business Coach, Author and Speaker who teaches her clients how to create the life of their dreams by using the power of their minds.  Mary Lynn’s dynamic and authentic coaching style creates trust, motivates, and moves people toward positive change with tangible results. She assists her clients in finding their deep inner happiness, helping them define and achieve goals as they consistently live a more joyful life.

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Before pursuing her current passion as a Life and Business Coach, Mary Lynn spent more than 25 years as a successful international senior executive with two Fortune 100 companies.  She lead organizations ranging in size from 700 to 5,000.  Faced with her own personal crossroads in 2007, Mary Lynn took the leap and found her purpose and passion had shifted from the corporate environment to helping others realize their goals and create the life of their dreams.  She now uses her unique skill set as a Master of Advanced Life Concepts, Certified Life Coach, and Business Coach. She is passionate about enhancing the quality of life for her clients, both professionally and personally, and helping people overcome roadblocks that may be preventing them from achieving dreams and goals.

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Mary Lynn specializes in “Emotional Intelligence,” teaching people how to integrate feelings and thoughts (engaging in both the head and the heart) to create a calm mindset.  Her clients achieve sustained performance and wellbeing in all aspects of life, both professionally and personally. She inspires hearts and opens minds to leading edge new discoveries about how the brain works, using techniques that teach people to become positive, success-based thinkers. 

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In her coaching programs, Mary Lynn unveils the secrets of life that “we were never taught in school.” She provides useful tools that have been proven by Harvard University research to be more important than IQ and technical skills combined. 

Mary Lynn helps her clients understand that when we are truly happy, feel love, and create calm in our lives, EVERYTHING is possible!  Whether the goal is to create improved personal or business relationships, to have more joy, more passion, increased financial wealth, more calm, improved health and well-being, enjoy a better career/home balance, or simply to find greater purpose in life, Mary Lynn is helping people achieve these on a daily basis.  She is internationally known for her tools and techniques that have helped thousands of individuals, families, and organizations of all sizes, see tangible results.

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Connect with Mary:

https://www.livingajoyfullifenow.com

Mary Lynn Ziemer is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, columnist, Master of Advanced Life Concepts, and former corporate executive. She teaches her clients how to create the life of their dreams by using the power of their minds. Her clients achieve sustained performance and well-being in all aspects of life, both professionally and personally.

{You can hear the full episode one Thursday, March 23rd}