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Jennifer Hill speaks to Dr. Anthony Paustian about his new book "A Quarter Million Steps." Dr. Paustian shares what he learned from his experience in the Air Force and being friends with several of the astronauts from the Apollo mission. He offers insights about creativity and the importance of creativity in leadership. Dr. Paustian also provides tools for increasing creativity and leadership in your life.

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From his Air Force days on fighter aircraft to building national brands for companies like Rockwell Avionics and Miller Brewing, Dr. Anthony Paustian has decades of experience in strategic leadership. After developing a technology-focused college campus that was named one of the nation’s most innovative organizations, Dr. Paustian created the college’s annual Celebrate! Innovation Week (ciWeek), the largest speaker-focused, free event in the Midwest. ciWeek’s sole purpose is to inspire. Dr. Paustian is the multi-award-winning author of A Quarter Million Steps and a podcast host of A Step Beyond through iHeartRadio.

Jennifer Hill talks to husband and wife entrepreneurs, Robert Peterson (Bob-san) and his wife Yumi, about how they launched another chapter in their lives after 60 with Yumi’s beauty business idea. Yumi and Bob-san share how they created a successful product and success brought it to market.

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Ms. Mimiko (MM) is a Japanese professional make-up artist and skin care specialist from Tokyo, Japan. She created Toute Nuit facial wrinkle flattening patches. Mimiko is a Japanese word that means beautiful person as represented by the kanji characters ???.

An inspiration to women everywhere!

How many women in their 60’s wake up one morning and decide to return to their professional life after a 30 year hiatus by starting a new company, developing and launching a new brand based on a product idea that she has been thinking about for over 30 years? MM did this at age 63 and is an inspiration to women everywhere.

MM designed and developed Toute Nuit in Japan.

MM’s purpose in bringing Toute Nuit to market is to help women and men retain a more youthful appearance in a safe, affordable, natural way.

Robert Eric Peterson (REP) is a marketing and communications problem-solving professional who makes things happen. Bob is highly regarded for his energy, enthusiasm, curiosity, tenacity, sense of humor, entrepreneurial spirit, willingness to take risks and ability to get things done. His specialty is starting new projects and building new operations – or – taking on difficult situations, fixing them and turning them around. He has the ability to adapt quickly and easily to new working environments and cultures. He began his business career with Proctor & Gamble, moved to the advertising agency business in NYC, eventually spending 18 years at Saatchi & Saatchi before setting up his own consulting practice in 1999. He has lived and worked in NYC, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Brussels and Rome, and has traveled to 40+ countries on business projects during his career. He is constantly on the move. He has inspired the many multi-national teams and students he has worked with. He has unique knowledge of the Japanese market and experience working with Japanese clients, becoming widely known as Bob-san. He has worked with Toyota Motor Corporation HQ in Japan, its Toyota and Lexus regional offices and distributors around the world since 1982, and a wide range of clients over the years in Japan, USA and Europe. He is a graduate of Marietta College; in 2006, he was invited by the McDonough Leadership Center to be an Executive-in-Residence. In 2013, he started lecturing and publishing articles about Japanese companies and marketing and in June 2015 published his first book MAKE IT HAPPEN! REP is married with two sons, and splits his time between residences in Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan and Lake Wickaboag, West Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Jennifer Hill speaks with inventor, voice over actor and entrepreneur, Amy Leinbach, about how she was able to successfully bring two products to market on Amazon. Amy gives a step-by-step process to bring an invention to market and talks about some of the challenges she faced along the way.

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Amy Leinbach is the founder and owner of Big Bee, Little Bee—a manufacturer and retailer of innovative juvenile products. Through her brand, she has created two award-winning products for the family-friendly consumer products industry: the Snow Angel Cushioned Baby Bath Towel and the ScrubBEE Body Brush. In addition to running her business, Amy is a mom and a voice actor. She began her professional career in the field of education, first as a Special Educator and later as the Director of Product Management for Kaplan Virtual Education. She graduated from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor’s in Communication and a Master’s in Educational Administration. She lives in Huntington Beach, California with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.

Jennifer Hill speaks to author, speaker and attorney, Pamela Samuels Young, about how she followed her dream after age 40 and became a top fiction writer. Pamela shares her story of some of the obstacles she faced in following her passion and provides insights on what allowed her to achieve sustainable success.

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Attorney and award-winning author Pamela Samuels Young writes mysteries that matter. Her fast-paced legal thrillers tackle social issues such as sex trafficking, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment. Her most recent courtroom drama, Abuse of Discretion, examines a shocking teen sexting case. Anybody’s Daughter, which won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Fiction, provides an eye-opening look into the world of child sex trafficking. Pamela also writes erotic romance under the pen name, Sassy Sinclair. A former journalist, she received a bachelor’s degree from USC and also earned graduate degrees from Northwestern University and UC Berkeley School of Law. The Compton, California, native is a frequent speaker on the topics of child sex trafficking, fiction writing, and pursuing your passion.

Jennifer Hill talks to best-selling author & speaker, Dr. Mark Goulston, about his book “Just Listen.” Dr. Goulston offers tools for better listening and tips on being effective at interviewing. He also discusses how to live a life with no regrets and to help people feel “felt.”

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Dr. Mark Goulston is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, consultant, coach, speaker, mentor and crisis interventionist. He is regarded as a thought leader in the area of communication, cooperation, collaboration and empathy with his book, "Just Listen" Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone, becoming the top book on listening in the world and a topic he speaks on globally. That included a six hour, one day, sole presenter training to managers of the Russian Federation in Moscow last October and he is going back this October to do more.

Past or present companies or institutions, he has worked with or spoken to include: Harvard Business School, IBM, Mattel, Coca Cola, Toyota, Hyatt, Accenture, Ernst & Young, Sodexo, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Northern Trust, Northwest Mutual, YPO, UCLA, USC, University of Alabama, American Bar Association, NACD.

Including, "Just Listen," Dr. Goulston is the author of seven books. His most recent book is Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life and was an Oprah.com featured book and an Audie Award 2016 Finalist.

He writes for Biz Journals, Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Fast Company and Psychology Today and appears widely in the media including CNN, Wall St. Journal, NY Times, Fortune and Forbes.

Jennifer Hill speaks with author and speaker, Sally Helgesen, about her new book, co-authored with Marshall Goldsmith: “HOW WOMEN RISE: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job.” Sally discusses three of the habits that can hold women back from being successful in business including: Overvaluing Expertise, The Disease to Please and Expecting Others to Spontaneously Notice and Reward Your Hard Work.

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Sally Helgesen's work is widely regarded as the gold standard when it comes to women's leadership. Since the publication of The Female Advantage in 1990 (still in print), she has written five more books in the field and speaks to audiences all around the world about these issues. Clients have included Microsoft, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Prudential Financial, Pfizer, Textron, Hewlett Packard, The World Bank, and dozens more. She has led seminars at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Smith College, and her work has been featured in Fortune, The New York Times, Fast Company, and Business Week. She lives in Chatham, New York

Jennifer Hill speaks with past White House Social Secretaries, Lea Berman & Jeremy Bernard, about their new book: “Treating People Well.” Lea and Jeremy share the tips that had them be successful at the White House and beyond. They offer advice for landing an internship at the White House and the reasons why some people were not hired at the White House.

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Lea Berman served as White House Social Secretary from 2004-2007, was Chief of Staff to Second Lady Lynne Cheney from 2002-2003 and previously, Social Secretary to the Vice President. She has worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies at Georgetown University, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and ran her own fundraising and event planning business. She is the creator of the blog America's Table, and lives in Washington, DC.

Jeremy Bernard was the first male and first gay White House Social Secretary. He has been the senior advisor to the US Ambassador in France and also the White House Liaison to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). He has worked on various political campaigns, including the 1992 Clinton for President Campaign and the 1993 and 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committees, and was appointed by President Clinton to the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.

Jennifer Hill interviews Chief Behavioral Officer, Charlotte Blank, and speaks with her about tips to tackle work place biases. Charlotte discusses the science behind understanding our biases and offers procedures and systems so that employers can create a more diverse and unbiased workplace.

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Charlotte Blank leads Maritz’s practice of behavioral science and innovation. She forges the connection between academic theory and applied business practice, by elevating the use of field research to better make sense of human behavior in the evolving marketplace. Charlotte has led programs in consumer psychology and global branding during her ten years in the media and automotive industries, including various marketing roles for General Motors. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Charlotte is obsessed with experiments, ever-curious about what “makes us tick,” and a frequent contributor to PeopleScience.com.

Jennifer Hill speaks with author & influencer, Stacey Hanke, about her latest book: “Influence Redfined.” Stacey talks about the important of consistency when it comes to being an influencer and discusses how we are a walking brand. Stacey emphasizes the key drivers to influence. She says that we should treat our lives/careers like a professional athlete treats winning the game. It takes practice and constantly looking at ourselves and listening to ourselves to become more effective.

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STACEY HANKE'S passion is teaching others how to communicate with influence Monday to Monday®. As a keynote speaker and mentor to C-suite executives, she helps individuals see through the eyes and ears of their audiences. The result is career-changing insights. She previously wrote the #1 Bestseller, Yes You Can! Everything You Need from A to Z to Influence Others to Take Action. Hanke holds a certification as a Speaking Professional for the National Speakers Association, is a Member of the C-Suite Network Advisors, and a Member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Recognized as one of the National Speakers Associations “Top 6 Under 40,” Hanke has appeared in the New York Times and SmartMoney, has emceed TedX, and has appeared on the Lifetime Network and WGN Chicago.

Jennifer Hill talks to Business Development Analyst, Catherine Devereux, about the future of AI in recruiting. Catherine shares about how bots and other AI will help to streamline the recruiting process for job seekers and employers. She discusses the pros and cons of involving AI in recruiting.

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Catherine Devereux brings over 20 years of sales and marketing expertise, the last 10 years ?bringing disruptive technologies to large global enterprises ?at Adobe? and Sprinklr?.? In recruiting, she served as Executive Vice President, ?building high performance ?recruiting ?teams, at Culvercareers, one of the nation's largest, INC 500, search firms. She is currently a Business Development Advisor to early stage ventures? in IoT, and machine learning/AI, including on the advisory board of Nexleaf Analytics, a non-profit leader designing sensor technologies? to solve global challenges. ??

Catherine received her B.A. in English at UCLA, and is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, SEP program.