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Jeff Cady is a longtime student of Influential U; beginning his studies in 2018, he’s completed the Fundamentals of Transaction Program, Mechanics and Practice program, and is now completing the most prestigious of our programs – Mechanics and Practice 2: PSTI.

Jeff is an Enterprise Architect for Presidio in New Braunfels, Texas, and has a passion for how his clients use technology to transform their businesses. Today, he’ll tell us more about his journey over the last four years of study and how he went from being thoroughly naive to having a plan for many areas of his life.

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Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on October 19th, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Dallas Jackson is the Managing Director at Humaneering, where she improves business performances by fostering agility across all domains. She helps companies transform the way work is done by encouraging the right mindset and cultural change to align people, processes, and technology to maximize organizational health and performance.

Dallas draws from her experience as a Scrum Master and Agile Team Coach and trainer and is certified in Neuroleadership and Transactional Competence. She’s also completed the Fundamentals of Transaction, Mechanics, and Practice, Transactional Competence Across Teams, and is currently in our Thrive membership program and a mentor for the Fundamentals of Transaction Program.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on October 12th, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Crystal Evans owns Conejo Awards – a fifty-year-old promotional products, awards, business gifts, and signage company located in Thousand Oaks, California.

Crystal holds her bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from California Lutheran University and has completed the Fundamentals of Transaction and Mechanics and Practice programs. She is currently working through Mechanics and Practice two: Planning, Strategy, Tactics, and Implementation.

Crystal describes herself as ambitious, creative, disciplined, and eager to learn, and as you’ll hear in this interview, she had to face a lot of naivete in her thinking and is still doing the work to help her business thrive.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on October 5th, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Mathew Heggem is the Founder and CEO of 10kCreators.com, a social enterprise whose mission is to help ten thousand creators achieve financial freedom through mentorship, training, and access to critical resources. In his role, Mathew helps professional artists make and manage their money by serving as their business advisor, coach, mentor, and consultant.

In his eighteen-plus years in the accounting industry, he has served in leadership and growth roles at various firms, consulting with entrepreneurs and small business owners. He has been a member of multiple boards, including the Sage Accounting Advisory Council, Womxn Talk Money Advisory Board, the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, and Pentacle.

CPA Practice Advisor has recognized Mathew as a “Twenty Under Forty Superstar,” and he’s been a featured speaker at QuickBooks Connect and Xerocon. He also has published thirty-plus articles for the Accountex Report, SmartCEO, and Entrepreneur.com. He is an alumnus of the Goldman Sachs Ten Thousand Small Business Program and has completed the Fundamentals of Transaction program with Influential U; and is currently in our Thrive program.

As an artist, Mathew has eighteen-plus years of experience performing, choreographing, and teaching modern and contemporary dance and was the co-founder of two New York City-based Dance Companies. He has performed at arts festivals, cabarets, and theatres throughoug the mid-Atlantic region, including Dixon Place, the Tank, the New Dance Alliance’s ‘Performance Mix Festival,’ the Gloucester New Arts Festival, the Transmodern Festival, and DC’s RAW Festival.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

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The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on September 28, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Tiran is the living embodiment of inspiration. He became an entrepreneur because of difficult and challenging circumstances that you’ll hear about in this episode, and through this, he found his strength and resiliency. He’s a motivational speaker, real estate investor, entrepreneur, and engineer.

Tiran’s purpose is inspiring other through his personal experiences and helps his clients and anyone who hears his voice to manage and overcome their own personal crisis through his company, Reborn Resilient – and you can find out more about him at RebornResilient.com

He is a champion and consultant to small businesses and franchises looking to add structure and develop strategies on how they want to turn their visions into tangible products and has a background in engineering and was focused on product development, testing, and program management in the fields of aerospace, oil and gas, and energy.

Tiran holds his Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee State University, Has his MBA from the University of Indianapolis – School of Business and a Master’s in Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He’s completed the Influential U Fundamentals of Transaction, priority and practice, and is currently in our “Thrive” program. Tiran live in Woodstock Georgia with his wife Kaye, and son, Cameron.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on September 21, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Todd Brossart is the founder of Mental Events, a company that offers mindfulness-based therapy and workshops that allow his clients to connect with what’s important. Todd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board-Certified Diplomate who worked for over ten years for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

He specializes in providing cognitive-behavioral therapies, including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. He helps people change their relationship with their emotions and thoughts, learning to relate to them as ongoing and changing experiences so they can respond more flexibly to life events and challenges in the moment.

He has over twelve years of post-master’s education and experience working in social work. He holds his Master of Social Work from the University of Denver and a Bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University. He graduated from the Fundamentals of Transaction Program and is currently in the Mechanics and Practice Program. Todd lives in Denver with his wife, Danielle, and son, Jack.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on September 14, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Today, we have Summer Lynn Anderson, the author of her new book, “Start Within: Better ROI Begins with You,” on the Influential U podcast. Her study with Influential U gave her a foundation to understand that small replicable habits can create outstanding results. Summer is a graduate of our Fundamentals of Transaction and our Mechanics and Practice programs. One thing we can say is she is a brilliant thinker, so grab a pen and get ready because when she starts to speak, something valuable is about to be said! Summer is the managing director at ZRG Partners, LLC; she holds her BA in Sociology from UC Berkley and, as you’ll hear in this podcast, is a life-long learner and avid reader. She has over twenty years of global experience in shaping retained executive-level recruiting strategies and delivering results for companies such as Allergan, Booz Allen Hamilton, and various Fortune 500 Technology and fast-growing eCommerce companies. She’s been married to her husband Tom for over 26 years and has three daughters, Ella, Lily, and Ava. Today she is coming to us live from Newport Beach, California.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on September 8, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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In this episode, we speak with Liz Smiley, and if you study with us, you know her well, but for those who haven’t yet – Liz is a partner at Influential U, the Director of Admissions, and serves as our registrar. She has over 25 years of experience in the personal and business performance space. As you’ll hear today, we rely on her to make things happen. And most of the time that our faculty introduces her, you hear her say, “She’s the glue around here.” And she really is. She has managed, and coordinated training for thousands of people internationally and has been responsible for the training, development, and management of hundreds of leaders, managers, and mentors. She lives in Ventura, California, with her Husband, Son, and Chickens.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on August 31, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Today we’re speaking with Jennifer Caldwell, the Chief Development Officer of FoodShare of Ventura County. You’ve heard her story before, as she was on our podcast before the Covid-19 Pandemic and it’s a favorite episode of many of our listeners. She’s been a morning show co-host and producer, 40 Under 40 Recipient from the Pacific Coast Business Times, Young Professional of the Year with the Ventura Chamber of Commerce and is the current Chair of the Board of Directors for the Ventura County Leadership Academy. She had some amazing results in her Fundamentals of Transaction Program and lives in Ventura County.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on August 24, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Jennifer Caldwell on LinkedIn

This episode’s guest, Sean Gillespie, is an award-winning sculptor who’s known for illuminating the innate beauty of wood. Sean is an excellent example of a solopreneur who found new freedom, productivity, and significant financial wins by assembling an effective team. He’s completed Influential U’s entire course curriculum, is an esteemed alumni, and a powerful advocate for what we teach. He’s been on the podcast before but today, he’s back to share new lessons he’s learned. Sean lives in Colorado, and you can learn more about him and his art by visiting SoulfulObjects.com.

Each week the Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our website, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with others. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or any place you get your podcasts. Don’t be shy. Give a rating or review. We want to know what you think.

Check out our show notes for links to connect with our guests – plus links to websites, books, or special downloads we talked about. This podcast is made possible by the Influential U staff, mentors, and members around the world. Special thanks to our executive producer, Tyson Crandall, and video and sound by Michael Teehee and Darryl Anderle.

The Influential U Podcast is produced by Influence Ecology, LLC in Ventura, California. This episode was recorded on August 17, 2022. The podcast theme is by Chris Standring and titled ‘Fast Train to Everywhere.’

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Sean Gillespie on LinkedIn

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