From Embers To Excellence™

Lisa Marie Platske has moved from the front lines of law enforcement to becoming an award-winning certified master coach, leadership expert, speaker, and international best-selling author recognized by the White House and Small Business Administration. Her mission is to transform lives through leadership by teaching mission-driven and service-based entrepreneurs, consultants, and corporate leaders how to live out their big mission in the world.

You can hear her story and more by listening to this episode of From Embers to Excellence. To connect with Lisa, order her books, or learn how to employ her services, visit her website here:

https://www.upsidethinking.com/

William Attaway is a Leadership Coach for Catalytic Leadership, LLC, a company he founded to help leaders INTENTIONALLY grow and thrive. He has served in local church ministry for nearly 25 years, and is currently the Lead Pastor of Southview Community Church, a church in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.) where he has served since 2004. He holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament (with an emphasis in Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology), and he loves to read and speak about leadership, organizational change, archaeology, and building up people and teams. His newest book is Catalytic Leadership (January, 2022).

To learn more about Dr. Attaway, visit his website here: https://www.catalyticleadershipbook.com/

Sami is a mindset coach, mindfulness teacher, and entrepreneur, he helps people overcome their anxiety and self-doubt, so they can live with relaxation, mental tranquility, and as their authentic selves. Over the last 13 years he's worked in the startup, corporate, agency and nonprofit worlds. He founded a social enterprise, conducted and facilitated countless entrepreneurial and personal development workshops, and mentored young professionals in navigating their careers and lifestyles. He's fascinated with philosophy, mindfulness, and neuropsychology, and wishes to share this knowledge with the aim of helping others attain inner balance and peace of mind. He is a certified health & well-being coach and pretty much obsessed with helping people become their true selves.

To learn more about Sami or to connect with him on social media, check out these links:

https://www.instagram.com/mind.resilience.training/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samikhoury1/

https://www.mindresiliencetraining.com/

Tracee Lydia Garner is an international best-selling author

of 17 books, speaker, writing coach, and dynamic course–creator. She writes

fiction and nonfiction depicting African-Americans triumphing over adversity

and meeting success whether that be in love, or life pursuits. Tracee loves

public speaking, teaching workshops, and talking about the craft of writing at

every opportunity. She is the creator of Garner Solutions, LLC coaching new and

aspiring writers through finishing the book and publishing process, as well as

helping people with disabilities reach their independent living goals. Tracee

holds a BS in Communications and resides outside the DC metropolitan area with

her family.

If you or someone you know has a form muscular dystrophy or

just interested in learning more. Here is your chance to learn from someone who

not only advocates for those with disabilities, but also thrives in-spite of

her form of MS. Tracee is one of the funniest guests I have had on my show. As

detailed above, she is a prolific writer and speaker with accolades that only

scratch the surface of her genius and generosity.

To learn more about Tracee or to connect with her, please

visit her website here:

https://traceegarner.com/

For additional resources that Tracee and I discussed in the

interview, visit here:

https://www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory

Jon is a business leader, bestselling author, speaker, and podcaster. He is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a premier manufacturer of critical components for electrical utilities. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War. Prior to starting Peak Demand, he led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies. He is the author of two bestselling leadership books, I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following and All in the Same Boat: Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner. He is the host of the Deep Leadership podcast. Jon successfully brings his unique navy leadership experience to the business world. On a submarine crew, officers and sailors work together in cramped spaces and challenging conditions to accomplish complex missions with no room for failure. Jon learned quickly that the basic underlying principles for success at sea also led to high performing teams on land.

This is such a great conversation with one of United States Navy’s premier leaders. If you’d like to learn more about Jon, please visit his website here: https://jonsrennie.com/

Dannie De Novo is a happiness coach and international bestselling author. After having battled depression and anxiety for most of her early life, Dannie set out on a course to learn what true happiness was for her and for the sake of her baby girl. Now, Dannie regularly appears on ABC, Fox, NBC, and CBS TV news and talk shows as an expert on creating happiness, combating loneliness and depression, and managing anxiety.

The conversation Dannie and I have is for everyone who has had a bad day and couldn’t find a way to shake the funk. She is such an accomplished human being with so much to offer the world and I am so thankful that she agreed to share some of it with us. Trust me, this isn’t all woo-woo stuff. These are practices that have research supporting their efficacy. All you have to do is give it a shot and experience it for yourself.

For more about Dannie De Novo, visit https://www.danniedenovo.com/

Jeff was born and raised in Gainesville, FL where he graduated from the University of Florida.  He is a fifth generation Floridian and carries tremendous pride in being a true Florida Pioneer.  He tells me that he has been in sales for as long as he can remember because his father owned a toy store, Toyland (eventually changed the name to Hobbyland), in Gainesville. When Jeff’s father passed from cancer in 1991, he and his mother were the proprietors until he graduated from UF in 1997. He and his mom made the decision to change directions by closing the doors and pursuing other ventures. He had a short stint in computer technology and networking and then in 1999 started in healthcare sales (pharmaceuticals, laboratory and diagnostics sales, training, marketing, and leadership). In December of 2021 he was downsized.

He wrote his book in 2020 titled, Unleashed Potential, and started a business coaching and consulting company, Conquer It Consulting, where he partners with individuals and organizations to find and unleash the hidden potential within.

He is building a strong presence in the Central Florida real estate market partnering with other agents to help them unleash their potential. Jeff’s vision is to positively change lives through meaningful partnerships with homeowners, buyers, agents, vendors, and communities.

To connect with Jeff or to purchase a signed copy of his book, please visit the following links:

https://linktr.ee/ActiveFutures

https://www.instagram.com/jeff4ester/

Simone Knego, best-selling author of The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You, is a speaker, entrepreneur, and mother to six multi-cultural children. Sharing her journey of adopting three of her six children in foreign countries, her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise cancer awareness, and all of the funny, scary, and inspiring stories that came along the way, Simone instills in her audience the powerful lesson that what you do matters. And it’s the little things we do each day that make the most difference.

Visit Simone’s website to learn more about her or to connect: https://simoneknego.com/

Dylan Sessler is a mental health coach, professional speaker, podcast host of The Dylan Experience, entrepreneur, combat veteran, and author of the book, Defy the Darkness: A Story of Suicide, Mental Health, and Overcoming Your Hardest Battles. In January of 2020, Dylan began speaking on Tik Tok about mental health and trauma. By 2022, he has accumulated more than half a million followers supporting his daily content centered around having a realistic conversation about things like mental health, abuse, trauma, self-harm, and suicide. His relentless pursuit has allowed him to impact the lives of millions while also developing a platform to help society rethink human connection and mental health.

http://www.dylansessler.com/

Chief Freddie spent 32 years with Miami Fire Rescue. He held every civil service rank, spending his last five years as the Deputy Fire Chief. Chief Freddie’s extensive teaching experience includes training firefighters, police officers and corrections officers.

Since 1999, Chief Freddie has specialized in test preparation courses for entry and promotional level public-safety candidates. He’s facilitated, prepared and assessed hundreds of examinations, conducting seminars and private training sessions for all ranks.

To connect with Chief Freddie Fernandez or to learn more about the courses that he provides, visit the following links:

https://www.fireassessmentcenterprep.com/

https://www.facebook.com/FireAssessmentCenterPrep/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiCoJql6gw_KGQ7ZIS4fHfQ