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Todays guest is a man who in many ways is on a similar path as myself, he wants to change the world of the baby boomers. He wants to inspire the world to learn from the struggles and success of others, and take control of their own lives. Do things that they love and lead a spectacular life. As he says "I found it difficult to live a spectacular life while working for someone else. For the better part of 20 years, I worked in the hedge fund industry and wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. I met some great people who remain friends to this day, and I met some really smart people. The problem was that I was helping build someone else’s dream (as the saying goes, if you’re not building your dream, someone else will happily hire you to help build theirs)." And that is a huge problem, which for many never occurs but also for many causes them to struggle their way to a future that this 100% theirs. No boss. No time restraints. But their own dream existence. In looking at ways to create his spectacular life, he noticed a lot of people (often in their 20’s and 30’s) living the kind of life he wanted to live. A common factor seemed to be they engaged in some form of online commerce by selling a product, service or information. So he began investigating ways he could build an online business while continuing to work in the hedge fund industry. And in a matter of a few years, he transitioned from working for someone else to creating strong online presences for his various business ventures. He quickly learned what a powerful tool an online business can be in creating a spectacular life. And now with his top ranked podcast, coaching programmes, webinars and eagerness to help everyone that he comes into contact with, he is well on his way. But what ws it about his experienced in corporate that he wouldn't trade for anything? And where is his dream now, as everything he has been working towards starts coming together to give home the spectacular life? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, the one and only Charlie Poznek

Todays guest, joining us on the Join Up Dots podcast interview, is Brandee Sweesy, a lady who is the perfect one to hangout with...and although you maybe thinking that would be in a bar or pub, she likes to do it via Google. To be honest she might like bars and pubs too, but her expertise in Google Hangouts is taking her to the top and becoming the go to lady to find out how to make the most of this resource. Starting her career down in the heart of the Florida Keys at Marathon, Brandee Sweesy worked at the Jet Center creating contracts for pilots to use the facilities. And this is one of those brilliant Join Up Dots stories as her career seems almost random as she moved towards where she is today. But we see it time and time again, that its the myriad of experiences that help someone find their path in life and get to the top. And with a history encompassing real estate, Marketing, Public Relations, training and Event Planning she learnt the skills to go it alone and become an entrepreneur through all those roles. And when she did create her own company teaching the world about Google Hangouts, well Brandee Sweesy has never looked back. But did she always have the outgoing and passionate personality that made her such a natural in front of the cameras, or did she start to realise her passion when working as a trainer for Fred Pryor Seminars? And what was it about Google Hangouts that made her say "This is it....this is where my future lies?" Well let’s bring onto the show to start joining up dots, as we discuss the words of Steve Jobs with the one and only Brandee Sweesy

Todays guest, joining us on the Join Up Dots Free podcast interview, is Michelle DeSpain, a remarkable lady who over the last few years has been on quite a journey. As she mentions a few times on her blog The LateBloomerRevolution it would make a pretty good rom- com chick flick. She was in a rut. Her life was not really going anywhere, and one day bled into another. And one month lead into a year. It was the kind of existence that so many of us allow to happen. We have dreams as kids. We have passions as young adults. But hit the real world as adults, when we should be able to grasp the fact that dreams are good and its up to us to take action and we lose all sense of it. We slip into a weird kind of daydreaming state. Her biggest dreams – becoming a critically-acclaimed actress and a best-selling author – had been abandoned for more “realistic” endeavours. And Mr. Right was a no-show too. Then the big 40 hit, and she assessed her life and realised that she had to start creating the perfect ending to her movie. She started doing things her way. She created the Diary of a Late Bloomer and stretched herself, to launch a 365 day project within the blog called “The Year of Living Curiously”. Each day for a year, she lived one curious and soul-scinitillating mini-adventure and blogged about it. She had started to direct the ending of the film the way that she wanted it to look, and she hasn't looked back since So what was it about hitting 40 that made such amazing difference to her outlook? And would she now wish that she had got going and shifted into gear alot earlier? Well let’s bring onto the show to start joining up dots, as we discuss the words of Steve Jobs in todays Free podcast, with the one and only Michelle DeSpain

Todays guest joining us on the Join Up Dots free podcast interview is Mr Matt Hamm, the author of the book “Redefine Rich A New Perspective On The Good Life”, who believes that we really need to look at what path we are on to achieve our goals. Are we looking to earn a million pounds per month, and suffer burn out, anguish, failure of our relationships and other similar issues. Or do we take a close look at the true riches that we in the main ignore: Good health, happiness, rewarding relationships, Security, and spending more quality time with the ones that we love. Is there a deeper, more complex meaning of this commonly misused word; rich? Well our guest was certainly on the standard corporate path, starting as an insurance agent with Farm Bureau Insurance in 2008 and was recognized as a “Top Rookie Agent” in 2009, and has consistently been recognized as “Best of the Best”, earning the designation as “Honor Agent” in 2013; an award given to the top three agents in his state of North Carolina. He currently manages over 800 clients and nearly $3 million dollars in insurance premium, and with his three boys and wife Liz, alongside the writing, presenting, training for Ironman competitions and inspiring everyone who comes in contact with him, how does he define his own wealth? Well as he says in his own words “After chasing the world’s version of richness in my own life, I found myself empty. Regardless of my material well-being or my financial prowess, I felt a longing for more. Truthfully, I lived a life rooted in comparison; I was trapped in what I call, The Good-Life Crisis. Life was good, but then again, it wasn’t.” So is he someone who talks the talk, but actually is on the conveyor belt like the rest of us? Or does he have ways of operating that can give him everything that he wasn’t in life, when its right for him? Has he become truly rich. The kind of rich that has a powerful effect on our well being. Well let’s bring onto the show to start joining up dots, as we discuss the words of Steve Jobs in todays Free podcast, with the one and only Mr Matt Ham Todays guest is the author of the book "Redefine Rich A New Perspective On The Good Life", who believes that we really need to look at what path we are on to achieve our goals. Are we looking to earn a million pounds per month, and suffer burn out, anguish, failure of our relationships and other similar issues. Or do we take a close look at the true riches that we in the main ignore: Good health, happiness, rewarding relationships, Security, and spending more quality time with the ones that we love. Is there a deeper, more complex meaning of this commonly misused word; rich? Well our guest was certainly on the standard corporate path, starting as an insurance agent with Farm Bureau Insurance in 2008 and was recognized as a "Top Rookie Agent" in 2009, and has consistently been recognized as "Best of the Best", earning the designation as "Honor Agent" in 2013; an award given to the top three agents in his state of North Carolina. He currently manages over 800 clients and nearly $3 million dollars in insurance premium, and with his three boys and wife Liz, alongside the writing, presenting, training for Ironman competitions and inspiring everyone who comes in contact with him, how does he define his own wealth? Well as he says in his own words "After chasing the world’s version of richness in my own life, I found myself empty. Regardless of my material well-being or my financial prowess, I felt a longing for more. Truthfully, I lived a life rooted in comparison; I was trapped in what I call, The Good-Life Crisis. Life was good, but then again, it wasn’t." So is he someone who talks the talk, but actually is on the conveyor belt like the rest of us? Or does he have ways of operating that can give him everything that he wasn't in life, when its right for him? Has he become truly rich. The kind of rich that has a powerful effect on our well being. Well lets find out was we bring onto the show, to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr Matt Ham

Todays guest on the show is a lady who is an author, speaker, passionate trainer and philanthropist and believes that the way to a flourishing business is by working as hard as she can on the relationship building side of things. And believe me she really works hard on the bit that so many people forget about nowadays the offline personal touch, writing anywhere from 1000 to 2000 personal notes a year. If you have a great relationship with people, not only will they trust you, but they will tell their friends about you too seems to be the order of the day.. She has been in the promotions industry since 2000, going on to establish her own company in 2002 when she realized that there was a definite gap in the industry. She didn't see that the training that was being provided to companies across America was achieving the results that she would have expected. She called it “hit and run mentality” training and knew when she published the bestselling book Relationship ROI that she had to teach companies to make the most of what they already had. Sure go looking for new sales leads, but for god sake do everything you can with the customers you already have. Nurture the relationship, build the trust, and make sure that they don't want to go anywhere else But can you take these same strategies into your personal lives, and build better and stronger relationships with partners, friends and colleagues? Can you look at gaining ROI in whatever field you focus your energies in? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, the one and only Nikki Pett

Todays guest is a lady who has a journey to where she is today that could be turned into a movie. She first arrived in the United States from Slovenia not with a dream to make it on the corporate ladder, and rise to the top of the business world. Instead she was recruited by an NCAA Division I basketball coach to bring her vast knowledge of basketball to the states, and so she left her home town of only 10,000 and landed in New York Well that for many people would have been scary enough, but just imagine doing the same thing when you can't really speak the language of the country you were aiming to flourish in. Well this didn't stop her at all, and in one season she led her team to one regular season title, first WNIT appearance and a conference championship game. Wow!! And now she has taken that attitude of becoming a champion, and moved into the world of business where she helps other business owners realize their business goals and guide them to success as a virtual business manager and business consultant. Her life has run the gamut of both setbacks and successes. She has had the highs of winning streaks, the lows of unemployment. She has struggled to build a business and succeeded in creating one that is not only thriving but has helped other achieve their business goals. And now with her book "BOLD! Helping YOU Unleash The Hero Within” she is helping the world to become a champion and all become heros. But how did she first get found in Slovenia with the job offer from the states? And did she have the same self-doubts that stop so many of us from trying something new? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show, to start joining up dots, with the one and only Sara Speicher.

Todays guest entrepreneur joining us on the Join Up Dots free podcast interview, is Thom Singer an entrepreneur who it seems can have a go at most things and make a success of it. From authoring ten books, presenting across the world, hosting his own wildly successful podcast, and generally being a very nice chap, he has the world at his feet. Its fair to say that his lifestyle has become very pleasant indeed. But it has been a slow journey to where he is today, and one that has crossed many different areas of commercial industry. He has built his careers by working in Law, Banking, litigation and a myriad of other organisations which has certainly helped him become the expert in branding, positioning and networking. He has trained thousands of professionals in the art of building professional contacts that lead to increased business. It's not what you know, its who you know is the order of the day, and he believes that valuable business relationships will be something that will continue to provide value and opportunities to us for years and years. If we only do it in the correct way. Thom Singer speaks regularly at business and association conferences around the United States and beyond – and has presented to over 350 audiences during his career as a speaker. But although he is now loving his life, and the success that he has worked so hard to gain, where did it all start? Where did his fascination with presenting the art of networking begin? And did he struggle himself to find the magic key to open the doors to communication and impactful interaction when he was on the first rungs of his career? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, the Host of the Cool Things That Entrepreneurs Do podcast, the one and only Mr Thom Singer.

Todays guest is a truly remarkable and nothing short of inspirational lady for sure. Born without arms due to a birth defect, and fighting every day to live a normal "if there is such a word as normal" she touches the world with her passion and spirit for adventure and life. As she says "Despite being born without arms, I live a normal life. I have had to overcome the inherent challenges and limited perceptions of other people. I have never let fear stand in my way in any aspect of my life. I don't believe in I cant" And how man of us can honestly say the same thing? From a small child wanting desperately to jon the other kids climbing on the monkey bars, to gaining entry into the Guinness Book of World Records as The first woman to fly an airplane with her feet, she has received recognitions and achievements from across the world due to her ability to not give an inch. Even obtaining a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and developing a love of scuba diving From her home in Tucson Arizona she is a on a mission to change all of our minds as to the true meaning of disability, believing in the words life is "10% of what happens to you, and 90% of how you deal with it" So how did she overcome the self-esteem issues that haunted her as a young lady? And has she found anything that has stopped her in her tracks? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots. the one and only Jessica Cox

Todays guest entrepreneur, joining us on the Join Up Dots Steve Jobs inspired career podcast is a man who throughout his working life as a financial advisor and stock coach, began to have a dawning realisation that the world was lacking something in financial education. He realised that the industry was not showing their clients the way to become quickly and safely financially prosperous. They show us how to invest into accounts, stocks, bonds and for the main part go the safe and slow route. And best of all by finding this information he has built career success that is leading him into a world of freedom and content production that works. As he says in his own words "I'm not your stale, boring, suit-wearing financial guy telling you to give me your money. Instead, I am THE financial advocate for the entrepreneur teaching you how to free up cash to put back into your businesses, and make a boat-load more money than what the lame, traditional financial "experts" teach." But if you think that this is a story about a guy, who found his thing early on in his life and then crushed it worldwide, then think again. From leaving high school after graduating in lots of sports and classes that he never studied for, he moved through a series of customer service, advisory office positions until the light shone above him and Money Ripples started creating waves across America. So what was it about his colleagues and the industry methodology that really started to show him his path to success? And is he surprised still, at the amount of financial leaks that individuals and businesses have that they are not aware off? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, the man who says you cannot go full throttle without the right parts in place, the one and only Mr Chris Miles.

Todays guest is a man who for over twenty years has remained a trusted advisor to brands and personalities on marketing, positioning and business growth, with special expertise in health and personal development. During his career, he has directed some of the largest campaigns ever executed, with several acquiring in excess of 250,000 new paid customers. He knows the words to use, and the stance to take if you wish to separate yourself from the masses and give yourself the best possible chance to find the success that you deserve. Finding the thing that well as we say everyday makes you authentic and much more appealing to everyone But according to him before you even think about expanding your universe, you need to fully understand what your market is and how your product fits into it. You need to dig down before you push out and conquer the world. But that is understandable if you are a business, but how does he create a path of success for individuals and personalities? What questions are needed to be asked to give yourself the best chance of success, especially when starting a new business or developing a new idea? Well, lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots the one and only Michael Fishman.