Focus Forward Podcast for Business Owners

Manuj Aggarwal is a thought leader in AI, and startups who has impacted over 10 million lives and generated over $500M in value. With experience working with clients like Microsoft and IBM, he's spoken at the UN alongside the Secretary-General and Noble Peace prize winner and his work has been mentioned by President Obama and Bill Gates. With 4 patents in AI, he's the perfect person to learn from, about how AI can benefit us all.

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Evan Rudowski, with nearly 40 years of digital sector experience, has significantly contributed to the success of businesses worldwide. A key player at Silicon Valley pioneer Excite.com, he led its subsidiary City.net to become a premier travel website and expanded Excite Europe, generating over $30 million in annual revenue.

Co-founder of SubHub, a leading SaaS platform for profitable membership websites, Evan recently joined Digital DNA as a principal consultant, helping entrepreneurs build, scale, or fix their businesses. He has served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Rocketmakers and the Managing Partner of Atlantic Leap, advising major organizations on European digital strategy.

Evan holds a master's degree from the groundbreaking Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

For more about Sturdy, and his coaching, speaking, and programs for business owners, visit ⁠SturdyCoaching.com⁠.

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Jamey Schrier, P.T. is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Practice Freedom U, a business coaching and training company. He’s an

executive business coach and leadership trainer. Founder of Lighthouse Leader®, Jamey helps physical therapy owners create self-managing

practices that allows them the freedom they want and the income they deserve. He is the best-selling author of The Practice Freedom Method: The

Practice Owner’s Guide to Work Less, Earn More, and Live Your Passion A graduate of The University of Maryland Physical Therapy School, Jamey

specialized in orthopedics and manual therapy. He was the sole owner of a multi-clinic practice for more than 15 years.

Jamey’s passions are basketball, tennis, golfing, and reading. He and his wife, Colleen, and their 2 kids live in Rockville, Maryland.

You can reach Jamey at www.practicefreedomu.com.

For more about Sturdy, and his coaching, speaking, and programs for business owners, visit ⁠SturdyCoaching.com⁠.

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Christopher Salem is a seasoned CEO, Business Growth Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Award-Winning Author, Trainer, and Radio Show Host. His focus is on empowering business leaders to elevate their brands and businesses from ordinary to extraordinary. Chris helps businesses enhance employee engagement and retention, acquire more clients, improve customer experiences, and accelerate revenue and profit growth.

Chris brings a deep understanding of the challenges facing small businesses in today's volatile economy, guiding them in applying the right strategies to maximize their growth potential.

He achieved international best-seller status with his book "Master Your Inner Critic / Resolve the Root Cause – Create Prosperity" in 2016 and co-authored "Mastering the Art of Success" with Jack Canfield. His weekly radio shows, "Sustainable Success" and "Business Influencers," air on the Voice America Influencers Channel and Tal Radio respectively.

Chris has collaborated with organizations like JP Morgan – Chase, Ralph Lauren, Oracle, Raytheon, United Healthcare, and the NYPD Forensics Department, and spoken at renowned universities including University of Hartford, Westchester Community College, and Harvard University's Faculty Club.

You can reach Chris at https://sustainablesuccess.net and https://christophersalem.com.

For more about Sturdy, and his coaching, speaking, and programs for business owners, visit ⁠SturdyCoaching.com⁠.

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In this episode with Dr. Tiffany Shubert we really focus on the Physical Therapist space and some gaps in training and connecting with patients. Though we're discussing this specific niche, the lessons are good ones for anyone in professional services or really any business where you deal with people. :-)

She has her Master's in Physical Therapy from UC San Francisco and her PhD in Human Movement Science from UNC Chapel Hill, where she lead the national dissemination of the Otago Exercise Program, an evidence-based fall prevention program proven to reduce falls by 40% in high risk older adults. 

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Belle Walker takes organizations from Friction to Function, recapturing lost efficiency and engagement by aligning ways of working with strategic goals.  Her clients span tech, professional services, nonprofits, and more.
Prior to consulting, Belle built several successful teams for HERE Technology, including one responsible for the quality of maps for autonomous vehicles, and received two patents.  Belle began her career at Google, building a nation-wide aerial photography operation.  She has also built Product Management and Customer Service organizations.  

Belle has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Harvard and a Systems Engineering master’s from USC where her research studied organizations as systems.

It was a real pleasure talking with Belle.

For more about Sturdy's coaching, speaking, and programs for business owner operators, please visit SturdyCoaching.com.

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John Spence is widely recognized as one of the top business and leadership development experts in the world.

He was the CEO of an international Rockefeller foundation at 26.

He's a voracious learner who consumes a minimum of 100 business books annually. He has lectured at more than 90 colleges and universities, including MIT, Stanford, Cornell, University of Auckland, University of Kraków, and the Wharton School of Business.

John is the author of one of Sturdy's favorite books, Awesomely Simple. 

John has built his entire career on “Making the Very Complex… Awesomely Simple.”

You can learn more about John at JohnSpence.com.

I loved recording this episode with John. 

For more about my (Sturdy's) coaching, speaking, and programs for business owner operators, please visit SturdyCoaching.com.

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Susan Frew was a delight to speak with. She shares some incredible insights that you NEED in your business.

She has built her business around Competing on Awesome, Not on Price. And the ways she does this (and continually improves it) are simply genius. 

Susan is the Founder of Sunshine Home Services near Denver, CO, and loves helping and coaching business owners. 

You can learn more about Susan and her business at Susan Frew Speaks.

For more about Sturdy's coaching, speaking and programs for business owner operators, visit SturdyCoaching.com. 

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What separates the good leaders from the great ones is the 'inner game' or mindset of leadership. CEO Sensei, former BDO managing partner and martial arts blackbelt, John Fenton is one of the few who address this critical aspect of leading well. A passionate, experienced and articulate ‘leader of leaders’, John’s unique methodology brings clarity, pragmatism and encouragement for today’s professional firm managing partners, board executives and CEO’s.

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