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Todays guest is a lady who can help all of us, who spend the bulk of our days sitting in front of a computer, to throw off the aches and pains that besiege us all. She admits to having a compulsion to straighten things in life, from the paper clips on her desk, to ensuring that her feet are in alignment with the tiles she is standing on and used to think it was an unhealthy obsession. But then found out as a Pilates teacher she could utilize all of her straightening skills and help her students get out of pain with better positioning of their bones, As she says " I love my job, I’m fascinated with the way the human body moves." But her journey to this point, started in quiet a different route, as she originally studied at the University of California where she got a BA in Drama. She began her career as an actor in Musical Theatre and doing voice over work, so her future could have been jazz hands, and performing. Which in a funny kind of way it is today, as she performs stretches and leaps in front of classes of eager students, and on her Pilates For Your Life online video course. Her mission is to help us experience as much joy in our daily lives as possible, and feeling great in our body will help us achieve that too. So what was it about musical theatre that made her change direction and move into something that she loves? And was it a struggle to get going and build her online profile, or did things fall into place unexpectedly? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Kristen Luppenlatz Grech

Todays guest on Join Up Dots is a man that I have wanted to have on the show since the beginning. I read these words on his personal blog, even before recording the first show and thought “Yep that is what I want the show to be about!” He says “I do what I love in life and do my best to cut out what I don’t. Loving what you do means you will do more than if you don’t, so I’ve accomplished a few things to high levels while enjoying the process. I’ve also made my life easy and fun. I think anyone can. In fact I think making life easy and fun is easy and fun, so love what you do while accomplishing more than you thought you could too.” And it certainly seems that he is a man of his word. But unusually, certainly in my experience, the education which has lead him to be a Professor at NYU, holder of five Ivy-League degrees, including a PhD in Astrophysics and an MBA, both from Columbia University, where he studied under a Nobel Laureate, helping to build an X-ray observational satellite orbiting the Earth as part of a multi-billion-dollar decade-plus mission led by the European Space Agency with NASA to name a few, doesn’t normally lead to having the word fun as a forerunner of life. But this is a man who is different. He challenges himself to be the best that he can be, even if he sometimes bites off a bit too much, like the time he decided with a friend to swim across the Hudson River in New York, and found the experience somewhat tough to say the least. People ask him “So what do you do?” habitually. and he doesn’t know how to answer them. But what he does know is he has had the best relationships and friendships of his life with the most amazing people he can imagine, and learned and kept active and healthy the whole time” Sounds pretty good to me. So without further ado, lets bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Mr Joshua Spodek

Todays guest is a lady who I have wanted to have on the show for quite a while, as she does something on a daily basis that so many people struggle with. She has learnt to beat the fear of reaching out to people that she doesn't personally know, and get to know them. She calls it networking, but other call it a step too far. It's the thing that can stop so many people in their tracks as they start to build a business. Why would this person respond to me? What have I got offer to that person? But it's true to say that she, has built a whole business around the right way to do this, and is an expert in making connections across the world, and now uses these connections to build a powerful basis to help her clients explode their incomes. Starting her education in New York, she gained both a Bachelor of Arts and a MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, which of course set her on the right track to where she is today But as we talk about time and time again it is great to have the education but nothing helps you more than flexing the hustle muscle on a daily basis. Add to that the ability to play to your natural strengths and you are cooking on gas. And that's what todays guest did, as although not considering herself as an entrepreneur she showed this hustle whilst still in business school, when she organised a conference to empower women, and in the process made lots off great connections in the media by doing so. She had found the thing that lights her up inside and makes her want to spring out of bed every morning, but like so many of us didn't realise that she had. Instead she went into the traditional corporate route and moved through a series of positions at Avon, Step Womans Network and Claudiachan to name a few, working for the Man or Woman and building her business experience. However, she came to the point when she knew that the path she was on was not the one for her. She had enough in her armoury to go out on her own and in 2013 created the S2 Groupe and made the leap. So how did she not realise back in business school that connecting people, and showing the world the best practices for networking was the thing she should be doing? And how did she know it was time to go out on her own, and was she as scared as all of us who decide to make the leap? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Selena Soo.

Todays guest is a man whose middle name is "Attitude" and works everyday on showing others how the A word is really the key to everything. Well to be honest I don't know if his middle name is Attitude. but it certainly should be. As he says "What’s The Value of Your Attitude? There is an old saying that “attitude is everything”. Is that true? I think Attitude is the START of everything! Attitude determines your thoughts and ultimately your actions." We can decide every morning if we are going to have a great day. We can literally choose whether we are going to achieve our goals just by choosing how we decide to think and start taking action. But of course that is more easily said than done, so how has he managed to build a life around not only thinking this way, but also helping others to turn their mind-set to a ten? Well one of the things which just happens to be the name of his second book is you have to "Be Yourself Improve Yourself" Find your authentic self, relax into who you were born to be, stop striving to compete against high achievers and enjoy life. Which is exactly what he has done. But how did he come to this realisation that this was the only way to operate whilst on this planet? And does he see common themes that run through all of us no matter where he finds himself presenting to eager dream chasers! Well lets bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr Matt Booth

Todays guest is one of those guests that I love having on the show, because they put so many of us old guys to shame. He is the founder of "Teenager Entrepreneur", an educational and empowerment online membership site that guides teenagers to discover their passions, and profit from them. Even though still a young man himself he realised early that self confidence was the key to teenagers finding their passions, and then believing totally that they can turn those passions into money making enterprises. By cultivating a profitable income, and focusing in on their futures, aspiring teenagers will foster self-confidence which then leads them to tackle bigger and bolder visions. Having networked with and learned cutting edge business strategies from New York City’s most influential, ranging from Mike Michalowicz to Patty Lennon and Ramon Ray, he offers years of business insight. Bu if you think that this is a guy who is sitting in his bedroom creating online capital and courses, then think again, as he is also the driving force behind the weeklong summercamps, whereby in person he will cover each segment of the online membership site and really help his students to success. Teenager Entrepreneur is built on the principle of helping teenagers to transcend their current state and become extraordinary. Wow I love this, talk about hustle. So where did he get his vision for the Teenage Entrepreneur? And why has he managed to do something so successfully, that so many people struggle with until much later, or sometimes not at all....find their thing in life. Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only, Mr Michael Guberti.

Todays guest is a lady who is rocking it bigtime as the President of Padron Social Marketing, which is a relationship-driven social media specialising in strategy, implemtation and analysis. If that doesn't mean anything to you then lets say she is the go to lady to help you build communitites of raving fans, clambering around your business by using social media. As she says " It's no longer optional to have a presence, but having a presence is just the beginning. " It is her true passion, and one that led to her taking the old leap of faith and going it alone. You see for many people our guest had already reached the peak, and was a Director of Marketing for the company that she was working for, but at the age of 28 knew that she had had enough experience, passion and understanding to take her vision into the world. And that is just what she has done, and with Padron Social Marketing going from strength, does she feel that she was fortunate to step into the field of play when most people didn't know a tweet from a like? And would she have done anything differelty as she built her company from the start? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Katrina Padron

Todays guest on Join Up Dots is a man who wants the world to buy into a simple statement "Stop Doing Nothing" He wants the world to improve their lives and change the situations that they find themselves in. And as we do everyday on the show, this guy has a wish that he could go back in time and share some great advice with his younger self in High School. As he says "There are so many life lessons I'd share with myself. But more importantly I'd lay down a good set of ground rules and beliefs to guide me for the next few decades. It is great when you learn how the world is structured. But sometimes it takes too long to figure out." Starting his career at the car hire company Hertz, he moved through a series of positions whilst working for the man, with many of them being linked to the development of others. He thrived as a trainer travelling the world for the software company Serena, but interestingly, and I love this about him, since 1990 he has been developing his own side hustle with his global mission "Stop Doing Nothing" at the same time. For over 25 years, whilst still working for other people, he has been building his own company that is on a mission to lift people to new levels of happiness and achievement. Their mission statement: “To work with individuals and help them plan and execute their ideal life so they wake up excited every day. They do this with online training, seminars, one-on-one coaching, and other tools to help us all build our actionable plans of execution.” So side hustle, talking to your younger self, inspiring the world to work towards their dream lives, let me introduce to you the new host of Join Up Dots! No, I'm not giving this gig up, but it is with delight that I bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only, Patrick Allmond.

Todays guest entrepreneur, joining us on the Steve Jobs inspired business podcast is a man whose name came up in conversation on a previous episode of Join Up Dots. And not in a "there's this man that I know", kind of way but like "Wow, there is this amazing man who is brilliant at what he does" kind of way. And so I sought him out and I am delighted that he agreed to come on the show and start joining up his dots. Hefirst found the motivation to begin working on building his careers, as a 14 year old, in his hometown Pittsburgh, when he was hired to do a community news column for "The Signal Item," a weekly newspaper. And his life has been intertwined with both the written and spoken word ever since. He received dual degrees in Journalism and Radio-TV-Motion Pictures at the University of North Carolina and also served as news editor and anchorman which meant that by the time he graduated from the University, he had already logged over 1,000 live television broadcasts. And this all occurred before joining the military as still a young man, and tackling another big dot in his life, serving his country. Although much happened in his life leading today, you can now find him tutoring speakers, in the nuances of voice control and speech writing, or presenting keynote presentations across America and enjoying himself. He has found the freedom to create his path in his life that plays to his natural talents, and brings enjoyment to himself and everyone that he comes in contact with. And that of course is the best way to build success in your life. So what is it about being a wordsmith that appeals to him on a daily basis? And is there a thrill to performing live that he doesn't get anywhere else in his life? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only expert wordsmith todays entrepreneur Lou Heckler

Todays guest is a master at helping people become entrepreneurial and create businesses that not only work, but flourish. He learned from an early age that he had the ability to see a larger vision and that everything is an opportunity. This was the foundation on which he built his reputation as an International Entrepreneur, growing successful companies across six continents. But it also helps massively when you come to the realisation that "You cant work for anyone else" and that realisation certainly is a huge part that has made our guest flex his hustle muscle, and start swinging. He started his career in probably one of the most inspirational, positive environments possible, as for eight years he worked in the Anthony Robbins Companies in San Diego, where he trained, coached and inspired people everyday. And from that point onwards two things seemed to come together massively. Firstly he realised that he had an amazing talent to helping people grow their businesses, and love what they are doing at the same time, and secondly he found that he loved doing this more than anything else. And that seems to me to be a common trait to achieving great success. Find the thing you love doing most, which fulfils the largest need in others. And now as a keynote speaker, coach, mentor and author of the bestselling book The 7 Stages of Small-Business Success: From Startup to Seven Figures in Three Years or Less where he makes the thought provoking statement "The personality of a business will mirror the personality of its owner." he is a man on a mission So when did he realise that he was unemployable and couldn't work for anyone else again? And did he boldly go into the unknown, certain of success, or did he carry the same fears that we all have striding out on our own? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Carl Gould.

Todays guest has a fascinating tale that has lead to a success that many adults might stop for a moment and ponder why and how has that occurred? She is the owner and founder of a skipping club in New York city, whereby she arranges groups of people to get together and go on skipping adventures. And when we say skipping, yep it is as you might be imagining. It's the type of hopscotching, kid type of skipping which is going down a storm around the streets of New York, but you may not have done it for years. Each outing, which includes a few pit stops along the way, is centred on a topic of the week, such as the Beatles or Valentines Day, and a bit of dressing up to match that theme is required. And this for many would sound dreadful, but for others (me included) sounds fun, enjoyable and a fear smasher. Skip your way around New York and literally change your life whilst your doing it. Don't be worried about what other people think, but just do your thing, and love doing it. And that statement really empashises what todays guest is doing through to her core. From working at Vogue and Saks, to creating an online game, to help her experience every amazing thing NYC had to offer, to wearing an afro for months on end and writing about it . She is a lady on a mission, doing things her own way, and loving it. So did she always have this energy of creative fun in her life? And why does she think that the world is by and large frightened of enjoying themselves, and looking for ways to enjoy themselves whilst earning at the same time? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Michelle Joni.