Jennifer Hill talks to business and life coach, Doris Schachenhofer, about how shifting one’s perspective can lead to greater happiness. Doris shares an Access Consciousness technique to help better understand and accept oneself and others in life. Doris also discusses how seeing the world through a new point of view can expand one’s ability to have lasting success.

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Doris Schachenhofer is a business and communication coach, life mentor and facilitator for several Access Consciousness® special programs, including a pioneer for Joy of Business. She currently offers online workshops and consultations, serving clients all over the world. Drawing upon her nine years in social work, Doris seeks to break social paradigms around business, money and wealth creation. Follow Doris here and on Instagram.

Jennifer Hill speaks with Dr. Habib Sadeghi who is an author and speaker, as well as the founder of Be Hive of Healing. Dr. Sadeghi shares about how our health is directly related to what is happening in our lives. He offers suggestions for handling toxic people and situations.

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Habib Sadeghi, DO, FACEMIP, is founder of Be Hive of Healing Integrative Medical Center in Agoura Hills, CA.

He specializes in a multi-disciplinary approach to chronic illnesses such as cancer and auto-immune disease with comprehensive treatment protocols that incorporate a wide range of interventions. Some of these include osteopathic, anthroposophical, environmental, psychosomatic, family, and German new medicine. His success in integrating Eastern and Western treatment modalities has earned him a respected reputation resulting in a patient base that reaches around the world.

Jennifer Hill speaks with best-selling author, Frank Fiume II, about his new book “Running with My Head Down: An Entrepreneur’s Story of Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose.” Fiume’s new book became an immediate best-seller and is now available in airports around the world and on Amazon. Fiume shares his story of bankruptcy, loss and pivoting to find his life’s purpose. He discusses how a person can discover his or her life’s purpose and can become successful no matter what circumstances they find themselves faced with.

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Frank V. Fiume II is a pioneer in the youth sports industry and the founder of i9 Sports the nation’s first and leading franchisor of youth leagues and camps. Since 2003, i9 has generated over $300 million with more than 2 million participants in 900 communities across 30 states nationwide. A baseball fanatic and native of Queens, New York, Frank graduated from St. John's University and began a career as a medical equipment sales rep, though he was determined to pursue his life's true purpose. So, in 1995, he created his own adult men's softball league, ABA Sports. The start-up company quickly grew to over 900 teams in just six years, making it the largest adult sports organization on Long Island.

In 2003, Frank sold ABA in order to create i9 Sports, a business that catapulted him to national recognition and that Entrepreneur magazine ranked as the #1 children's fitness franchise. Frank has been featured on Fox Business News, HBO Real Sports, and in dozens of publications and national news media outlets, including USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and The Wall Street Journal. Frank sold i9 Sports in 2017 to a private equity firm, but remains a minority shareholder and member of the board of directors.

Fiume now resides in the Tampa Bay area with his wife of 25 years and their two children. For more information, visit Fiume’s website. Connect with Fiume on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jennifer Hill asks award-winning author, G. Brian Benson, for secrets from his latest book “Habits for Success—Inspired Ideas to Help You Soar.” Benson shares the five simple tools he used to stay balanced when going through a life transition. He also discusses tips for handling various life challenges.

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Brian Benson is the award-winning author of Brian’s List – 26 1/2 Easy To Use Ideas on How to Live A Fun, Balanced, and Healthy Life! This book won a Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Self-Help category. He also wrote Finding Your Voice, which was an award-winning Finalist in both the USA Book News and the Indie Excellence Book Awards.

His first children’s book Steve the Alien was an Amazon #1 Best-Seller and his second, Lucy and Chester’s Amazing Adventures! was an Amazon #1 New Release.

His new self-improvement book Habits for Success – Inspired Ideas to Help You Soar was an Amazon #1 Best-Seller and was selected as a Book Excellence Award Winner (international book contest) in the Motivational book category.

Jennifer Hill speaks to CEO and entrepreneur, Michael Contento, about how to optimize one’s time. Contento discusses what a person spends his or her time on, and how that can impact a person’s success. Contento also offers tips to create better time utilization.

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Michael Contento is the entrepreneur whom other entrepreneurs consult for advice, in part because he achieved his success the old-fashioned way. The youngest boy in an Italian family of six children, Contento did not have the benefit of an MBA, or any post-secondary degrees. Instead, he worked his way up as an hourly worker making minimum wage to his current role as the CEO of My Blue Umbrella, a 40+-employee IT-services company with $12 million in revenue and a 15% compound annual growth rate. Today, Contento delivers simplicity in the form of tech management and consulting services to some of Canada’s highest-performing companies. His leadership of the Maple Leaf chapter of the Trust X Alliance, Ingram Micro's elite association of IT firms, won the group its first-ever chapter of the year award in 2014. Also the CEO of a chain of pharmacies located across the Greater Toronto Area, Contento owns and manages a large portfolio of real estate. His registered charity, Do Amazing Things, empowers the disadvantaged to fulfill their career ambitions. He was a EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. Find him on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/neverquitmc.

Jennifer Hill speaks with Dr. Mark Goulston about how people can learn to trust in a “don’t trust anyone” world. Dr. Goulston shares how deeper listening for something, can lead to more trustworthy and intimate relationships personally and professionally. Dr. Goulston discusses ways to listen to others in a more meaningful way.

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Dr. Mark Goulston is a UCLA trained psychiatrist and was a professor of psychiatry there for more than twenty years. He is the author of seven books including, "Just Listen," which became the top book on listening in the world and Talking to Crazy, the Russian edition of which was entitled: How to Talk with A-holes, and which went viral in Russia. He speaks globally including India, Great Britain and Russia where he recently returned from speaking in Moscow where he introduced a completely new approach to communication that he will speak to us about. He is the host of the podcast, My Wakeup Call, and is the co-creator and moderator of the multi-award winning documentary, Stay Alive: An Intimate Conversation about Suicide Prevention. His current mission is to bring trust back into a don't trust anyone world.

Jennifer Hill talks with best-selling author and TEDx speaker, John Livesay about his new book “Better Selling Through Storytelling.” Livesay shares tips from his book on how to get out of the “friend zone” in business and to become the person who gets the promotion or raise they deserve. Livesay also discusses the four elements to a great story and how those elements can be applied to all areas of business.

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John Livesay (aka “The Pitch Whisperer") is a highly sought-after keynote storytelling speaker and Forbes columnist. During his talks, he shares the life-changing lessons he’s learned from his award-winning sales career at Conde Nast to help people become revenue rockstars by forming emotional connections with clients through stories. Livesay is the host of “The Successful Pitch” podcast, which is heard in over 60 countries.

His engaging and energetic TEDx talk, “Be the Lifeguard of Your Own Life,” has over one million views. Livesay’s popular topic, "How To Ask For What You Want And Get A Yes" has also made him a sought-after guest on dozens of broadcast outlets including "Breakfast with Larry King."

Jennifer Hill speaks with Lindy & Tom Schneider about what college students can do to get the most out of their college experience. They talk about a different type of GPA that involves finding great mentors and people to surround yourself with during college.

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Lindy and Tom L. Schneider are speakers, authors, and independent college advisors who have helped thousands of young people for over two decades. Parents hire them to ensure their young adults navigate the dangerous decade of decision-making because most become lost, lonely, or left-behind between the ages of 18 – 28. The Schneiders help young adults create a plan of action for a great life, powerful relationships and lucrative careers with or without a college degree.

They are the founders of AmericasCollegeAdvisors.com and offer a leadership and success system for college-bound students. For their book, College Secrets of Highly Successful People: Keys to Launching a Great Life, the Schneiders interviewed and/or researched over 90 CEOS and celebrities. They discovered and reveal the surprising things that Denzel Washington, Carrie Underwood, Warren Buffett and others did when they were just college kids that launched their success, and anyone can imitate!

Tom and Lindy Schneider have been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox the CW and Inside Edition. Lindy is also a contributing author for ten books in the New York Times bestselling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Jennifer Hill asks award-winning author, Hilary Jane Grosskopf, “What makes a great leader?” Grosskopf shares strategies from her books on how to become a better leader and discusses key principles in leadership. Grosskopf also discusses how she applies yoga principles in business.

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HILARY JANE GROSSKOPF is a leadership strategist, award-winning author, entrepreneur, and yoga teacher. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hilary began her career as a systems engineer in the corporate world of retail supply chain. Hilary soon realized that leading a team is often the most challenging aspect of working in a company and modern leaders are not equipped with the leadership skills and mindset they need to truly succeed. As a leader, Hilary developed essential systems and exercises to guide and motivate her team toward greater productivity, progress, and engagement. Hilary’s company, Awake Leadership Solutions, helps leaders build the teams of their dreams, reach their objectives, and strengthen their leadership skills. She is known for her unique workshops and original techniques for team alignment and engagement, including Role Mapping and Team Vision Mapping. Hilary is the author of two leadership guidebooks, Awake Leadership: A System for Leading with Clarity and Creativity and Awake Ethics: A System for Aligning Your Action with Your Core Intentions. Hilary holds both an undergraduate and graduate degree from University of Pennsylvania. Hilary is based in the Bay Area of California but travels around the world to lead workshops, speak, and coach leaders.

Jennifer Hill speaks with mediation and conflict resolution expert, Lee Jay Berman, about how to approach various types conflicts in one’s life. Berman offers suggestions for negotiating raises and promotions. Berman also offers solutions to workplace upsets through using particular language. Berman discusses how to understand the different types of personalities and how each personality type may approach conflict differently.

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Lee Jay Berman began as a full-time mediator 24 years ago, and has successfully mediated over 2,300 matters. He specializes in business and partnership disputes, both in and out of the litigation setting, with an emphasis on family-owned and closely held businesses, and in the entertainment business, where he has been called the “Band Whisperer” for keeping successful performing acts together and working smoothly as a high performing cohesive unit. As a mediator, he is a national panelist with the American Arbitration Association, a Distinguished Fellow with the International Academy of Mediators, a Charter Diplomat with the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, certified by the International Mediation Institute, and a Dispute Resolution Expert with the United Nations Development Programme. He was Mediator of the Year for the US Bankruptcy Court in California, California’s Daily Journal twice named him “Top Neutral”, Acquisition International Magazine awarded him “Mediator of the Year – California” in 2012-2018, and he has been voted by his colleagues into the Who’s Who of International Commercial Mediation in 2012-2018. The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals awarded him “Distinguished Neutral of the Year” in 2017. He has also received Corporate Insider 2017 Legal Awards for Mediation Firm of the Year – California. Recently, Acquisition International Magazine awarded him “Leading Mediator of the Year – the USA” in 2018. He has also been named “Mediator of the Year 2019” by Corporate Insider Magazine, “Leading Conflict Resolution: Training Provider of the Year 2018” by Acquisition International Magazine, “Most Outstanding Mediator and Executive Coach 2018” by Acquisition International Magazine, and “Excellence in Mediation Services 2018” by Corporate Insider Magazine. As an executive coach, he carries a roster of 20-25 executives that he is coaching at any time. His coaching work has spanned from the highest levels of the world’s largest professional service firms (strategic consulting firms, accounting and law firms), to c-suite executives in fortune 500 businesses, to chief justices at the highest levels of state courts. A respected trainer, he founded the American Institute of Mediation, leaving his position as Director of Pepperdine Law School's Mediating the Litigated Case program after seven years. In addition to lecturing and training at Pepperdine, he has also done so at many other academic institutions around the globe. Lee Jay has trained judges, attorneys and business leaders in India, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the Middle East. As an author, he has published numerous articles on topics including mediation, negotiation, ethics, and leadership. Along with his blog Eye On Conflict, the ABA will be publishing two of his books in 2018 and 2019