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Christine Woodward supports, challenges, and empowers women for a living. Through her consultancy, 19th&CO, Christine and the team of consultants help businesses to grow beyond their comfort zones. Her focus is less about services and more about the partnership they deliver to their clients that helps unearth each need and pushes each clients' dreams over the finish line, over and over again. 

To further her mission of empowering women, her consultancy, 19th&CO launched The JuDi Project - a mission-driven training program for women to level up in their confidence. Confidence is a skill. A skill that each of us deserves. We simply need the tools to acquire it. 

Christine strikes the perfect balance of design-thinking with action-biased methods from her 15 years in advertising in New York and designing spaces as an architect and interior designer for some of the world's most luxurious brands. She holds a masters in Architecture, studies in management at Harvard, and is an MBA candidate at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. She lives in California and spends her free time with her husband and two kids.

CHRISTINE AND I DISCUSS:

• Hey business owners, make yourself obsolete!
• Let's get real. What does your business really need? 
• Why you never reach a finish line.
• What is the REAL function of a business owner? It's NOT what you think.
• How do you push new initiatives over the finish line when you can hardly keep up with the day-to-day?
• How to uncover your/your clients *real* needs? 

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Christine Woodward is the Founder and CEO of 19th&CO, a woman-owned and women-led consultancy known for its innovative approach to client needs and its entrepreneurial and empowering culture.

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Julio Gonzalez is a self-made business leader and CEO. As a member of President Trump's tax roundtable, Julio lobbied Congress for tax incentives to help small businesses and played an instrumental role in writing the tax credits in the first Stimulus Bill.

https://engineeredtaxservices.com/

Julio is also a National Tax Reform Expert, is the founder and CEO of Engineered Tax Services, Inc. (ETS) - the country’s largest specialty tax engineering firm specializing in federal tax incentives, IRS compliance and standards and tax issues for all business sizes from small businesses to Fortune 500 firms.  

Julio's take on the economy is honest and refreshing. He will break down the ways different economic policies can hurt Americans and hinder business growth. Julio is gonna speak to us on politics, economy and tax issues, small business plans and wealth creation.

IN HIS OWN WORDS

I grew up in Miami -  in a household of 18 family members, 4 generations, typical latino family where our community was torn apart by President Jimmy Carter and allowing many illegal and criminal immigrants in from the surrounding islands that brought massive drugs and crime to our neighborhood……surrounded in grade school and up with drug lords, massive crime and just trying to dodge it all with the support of my his grandparents to ultimately get out…most never did….and overcoming a high school counselor who thought I’d be great candidate for vocational school, not college although I had a A grade average…….waiting in line every week with my grandma for the fake cheese, powder milk and food stamps and having no clue that I  was poor but I had love…….I got good grades…and I got out…..went to college and started my business and moved to palm beach county when I started to become successful as it's safer.

JULIO AND I DISCUSS 

• How can I start a small business?
• What are some incentives Americans and small businesses have on their 2021 taxes?
• What are some of this year's tax changes?
• Let's talk about red states versus blue states and how economic policies effect income and wealth distribution
• How can I get my missing stimulus check?
• Will there be more stimulus money?
• How can I get a PPP Loan?
• How should I invest my money to get the most tax savings?

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https://engineeredtaxservices.com/
You can also find me on twitter under @taxreformexpert

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In addition to his leadership role with Extraordinary People LLC, Robert White is an Executive Mentor, author, frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader on organizational leadership, successfully handling rapid change, entrepreneurial success and being more personally effective.

Robert’s experience encompasses over forty years in the training industry.  He was President of pioneer personal growth seminar company Mind Dynamics Inc., and was founder and President of Lifespring, Inc. which he later sold to his team.  He founded and served as Chairman of ARC International from 1978-2001 and worked closely with its corporate and individual clients throughout Asia, South America, Europe and North America.  Lifespring and ARC International, graduated over one million participants from high impact experiential seminars and ARC International served over 1000 corporations.  

Living out his commitment to contribute toward a world that works for all people, Robert actively supports the Sarvodaya community development organization in Sri Lanka, The Kempe Center for Child Abuse and Neglect and The Adoption Exchange.  He also serves on the Board of Directors of Plant-It 2020 which has planted millions of trees worldwide.  Robert founded One World, One People Foundations in the USA, Japan and Hong Kong – non-profit organizations that have donated over one million U.S. dollars to charities doing environmental education and those working to end child abuse and neglect.  

Helping others to develop extraordinary personal leadership abilities, capacity and effectiveness is Robert’s personal mission.  His other interests include current events, reading history and philosophy, being with his eight children and enjoying many styles of live music.

ROBERT AND I DISCUSS

• How does the poor kid from Green Bay, WI with one semester of college end up retiring at 46 to a 15,000 sf home on 76 acres in Aspen CO?
• What is experiential learning and how do you do it?
• Living and working abroad for over 20 years is unusual for an American. How did that happen for you?
• Your book "Living an Extraordinary Life" contains a bold promise. How does the average person go from ordinary to extraordinary?
• What does it take to be a leader in this new century?
• You've experienced a major failure in business closing 15 offices in 7 countries and firing 240 people. How did that happen and what did you learn?
• I understand some readers of your book are disappointed that the book is not about YOU. What is it about?
• If a listener is thinking about starting his or her own company, what should they be considering first?
• Is there a common problem that people face when moving toward their vision, their goals?
• What has to happen for the average person to succeed?

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Barby Ingle is a best-selling author, reality personality, and lives with multiple rare and chronic diseases; reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), migralepsy, PALB2-var, endometriosis and other pain disorders. 

Barby is a chronic pain educator, patient advocate, and president of the International Pain
Foundation. She is also a motivational speaker and best-selling author on pain topics. Her blog, reality shows and media appearances are used as a platform to help her become an e-Patient advocate, and she presents at healthcare conferences, speaking publicly, sharing her story, educating and advocating for patients across the globe. 

Barby has received more than 20 accommodations over the years for her advocacy work including; 2012 WEGO Health Ms. Congeniality, 2012 NAF You Are Our Hero Award, 2013 International Inspirational Luminary, 2015 IDA Impact Award, and 2016 WEGO Health Lifetime Achievement. In 2017, Barby was named a Health Information Technology Top 100Influencer by HealthScene and Top 20 Health Influencer by Insider Monkey Magazine.

In 2018, Barby received the Reality All Star Reunion Superstar award for her Social Media efforts and Top 50 Chronic Pain Advocates. In Feb. 2021 Barby is listed in the top 75 social media advocates for RareDiseases. In 2020,Barby is listed in the top 50 social media advocates for Rare Diseases and top10 Healthcare Influencers for All Marketers to Follow, 2020 PharmaVOICE100, 2020 HITMC Patient Advocate of the Year.

BARBY AND I DISCUSS

• How did you get involved as a health advocate
• How can my audience save thousands on their medical bills
• What are a few tools people can use to better their access to proper and timely healthcare?
• What was the process to getting diagnosed with a rare disease
• What was being a head coach at a Division IA college like
• What is being on a reality TV show like
• Treatment options for those living with chronic pain
• How can you get the most out of your doctor appointments
• How pharmacogenomics changed my healthcare
• What are the pro's and cons of telehealth; the new trend in healthcare since the pandemic started

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Http://www.barbyingle.com

Featured in the media more than 1250 times with over 20 accolades to her name; Barby’s best known as being a Cheerleader of HOPE, author, and reality television personality. Ken, her husband and Barby provide motivation, inspiration and energy penny saving tips for better daily living. As an Extreme Time Saver, Barby lives life to the fullest despite living in chronic pain. Her books and additional info can be found on her website.

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Catherine is a tenacious connector and a recovering banker. She is a leadership coach helping high potential managers turn into senior leaders. And her sales program, for business to business selling, is creating exceeding results. Catherine is a wife and mom, and cares about closing the broadband gaps in rural communities

CATHERINE AND I DISCUSS

• How did you facilitate a $12.1 million public-private investment for a rural community to close broadband gaps?
• How do you use small wins to create change? 
• How do you  get started to close the broadband gap?
• Tell us about some of your first jobs...getting fired from Edward Jones, selling supplemental health care door to door, selling 21% mortgages? 
• Do you have a framework that helps you succeed with building influence and growing business?
• What are some of your favorite books?
• What is the difference between sponsorship and mentorship? Why does it matter?
• How did you go from corporate America to solopreneur? 
• What does your Resource Page include? 
• How are you still learning? And is is true you could not get into graduate school?

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https://www.catherinecantey.com
My clients have a 95% success rate of effectively becoming recognized leaders in their organizations.

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John Lee is the founder of custommobile.app, a first of its kind agency making custom-building, beautiful, branded mobile apps affordable to every content creator, everywhere. Plans start at just $6/month.

JOHN AND I DISCUSS

• How did you get into app development? 
• Tell us about some of the challenges you faced when starting your new business? Was this your first business launch? 
• Should my podcast have an app? 
• Why should podcasts have their own app? 

Send audience to:
https://custommobile.app/
We make custom mobile apps for podcasts and networks that nurture listener relationships and build member-supported content businesses. Plans start at just $6/month.

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This is my third interview with Brian Cates, a political columnist for the Epoch Times and UnCover DC. He entered the political arena following the death of Andrew Breitbart in March 2012. He makes his home in South Texas and is the author of Nobody Asked For My Opinion But Here It Is Anyway! and Tex Randle: Brotherhood of the Gun. He can be followed at his Telegram channel.

BRIAN AND I DISCUSS

• Trump's lawsuit against big tech and how he gets around "these are private companies who can do what they want" arguments
• Are these actual First Amendment violations and can that be proven?
• Who should join this lawsuit?
• How the timing of this lawsuit coincides with the release of audit results starting in AZ and GA and soon PA
• What are the penalties for elected officials who collude with technology companies to violate citizens First Amendment rights? Are these penalties different or more severe when it comes to censoring the President of the United States?
• Lin Wood's astonishing claims about SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts and former Vice President Mike Pence
• Avoid getting sidetracked into conspiracy theories
• Diverting time, energy and money into the wrong candidates hurts conservatives nationwide
• Some possible scenarios if Election Fraud is proven to be large enough that it would change state by state outcomes

Check out Brian's books Nobody Asked For My Opinion But Here It Is Anyway! and Tex Randle: Brotherhood of the Gun.  Brian can be followed at his Telegram channel

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From being 6000ft underground in a mine, to starting an education business (that grew to have 4000 + students) to spending years working in venture capital, Rael Bricker has seen it all. He has listed companies on multiple international stock exchanges, and his financial services group has settled more than $3bn in loans over 19 years. He has a diverse work history combined with unique global research interviews with companies in more than 25 countries. Taking this knowledge and experience makes Rael perfect to advise people on growing and achieving excellence, as he has experienced the rollercoaster himself, and knows how to navigate the twists, turns and loops.

Rael holds two Masters degrees; an MBA and MSc (Engineering) and he is currently a Fellow of the MFAA (Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia), a Certified Speaking Professional  (CSP)  (Professional Speakers Australia) and a Member of AICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors). Additionally, he is the first inspirationalist in Australia with Integrus Global and a Mentor with both Mentored With Mark Bouris and Mastermind.space

We talk about his Book : Dive In – Lessons Learnt since business School , which was published in May 2018, and was intended to be a guide for people to take his  experiences and be able to put the lessons into practice. As the blurb says:

“Business does not have to be complicated. Business can be simple. Take a breath, dive in, and adjust the course while you are moving. This book looks at 30+ years of work and business on two continents through startups to listed companies. It is a collection of business principles that underline the idea of sometimes just taking a leap of faith and Diving In is all you need to succeed”

RAEL AND I DISCUSS

• Business Excellence and everything around good business
• What is excellence? 
• Why excellence?
• Dive in - lessons learnt since business school 
• From 6000ft down to Professional speaker - the journey 
• The future of Work / Culture 
• The ethical Crossroads 
• Selling in full colour 
• The Excellence Podcast

Send audience to:
https://www.excellencepodcast.com/resources-page
[email protected]
https://www.raelbricker.com

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Wade Galt teaches Entrepreneurs & Professionals to create an abundant & sustainable 3-Day Weekend / 4-Day Work Week lifestyle so they can better enjoy their family, friends, and life.

He's a 20+ year Software Company Founder, Business Growth Coach and Author of books on business growth, finance, personal growth, parenting, & spirituality.
 
Wade and his family have lived ocean-side in North America and South America.
 
He enjoys 3-day weekends and Friday's at the beach playing volleyball with friends + weekends with his family.
 
It took Wade 7 years (after graduating college) to start his own business, and 15 more years to create an abundant & sustainable 3-Day Weekend / 4-Day Work Week Lifestyle.

So - Wade is gonna help us do this much quicker! 

WADE AND I DISCUSS

• Should people do what they love for living or do their soul work as a hobby?
• Why do so many financially rich people fail to make time to enjoy life?
• What's the best way for an entrepreneur to start profitably delegating tasks?
• How long should it take to create a sustainable 3-Day Weekend Lifestyle?
• How can I best align my Spiritual & Family values with my work?
• How can employees negotiate a 4-Day Work Week agreement at work?
• What's the simplest way to attract, motivate, afford & keep great employees?
• What's the most effective way to build a team of high-quality freelancers?
• How do I know when it's time to scale & grow my business?
• How can I attract & filter my most ideal clients without wasting my time?
  
  

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Dr. Morissa Schwartz is the owner of DrRissysWriting.com – a marketing and writing company ranked as the number one for social media experts in NY by Thumbtack, and GenZPublishing.org – a publishing company, which has produced six Amazon bestsellers.

DrRissysWriting.com is a marketing and writing company ranked #1 in PR and top ten in Social Media and SEO for New York and New Jersey on Thumbtack. GenZ Publishing is a publishing company that has produced six Amazon bestsellers.
 
Dr. Morissa holds a doctorate in Literature from Drew University and has a Master’s in Communications.

She has been featured on Forbes, MTV, broke a Guinness World Record for creating the World’s Longest Chain of Bracelets, is a bestselling author, speaks professionally about inspiring others through words and entrepreneurship, and was named the “Voice of Generation Z” by Community Magazine. She seeks to inspire others through words and a positive attitude.

DR. MORISSA AND I DISCUSS

• How has setting goals helped you in your life and businesses?
• How did you get started at such a young age (her first book was published in high school) and grow your business?
• How do I know what my clients need?
• Tips to be the best writer?
• How to keep a team motivated?
• How to do effective SEO?
• How to have a great impact on social media?
• What is a 360 service?
• What was it like to break a Guinness world record and be featured on MTV?
• How can others follow through with their dreams as you have? 
   
  Dr. Morissa Schwartz
  Phone: (732) 306-5995
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