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Our guest in this episode is Dr Ruth Mary Allan, an executive coach, trauma coach, professional speaker & trainer. She is the Lead Certified Brain Health Professional in the UK, trained by the Amen Clinics, a Certified Havening Practitioner & Certified High Performance Coach. She is also a Reservist British Army Officer, ski & mountain leader & Trauma Recovery coordinator.

In our conversation Ruth talked to me about

• Optimizing both the hardware and software of our brain.
• The five pillars of Brain Health - feelings, actions, connection to self, thinking, environment.
• Being curious (not furious) about ourselves.

Tom Ruwitch in episode 483 introduced us to Ruth.

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Our guest in this episode is Ana Patricia Bourgeois, an Intuitive Business Coach, Podcaster & Published Author. Ana's mission is to help ambitious women entrepreneurs double their sales and increase their revenue without spending extra dollars on marketing or advertising. She believes every woman has the power to be financially free & be their own boss without burn-out, stress, & overwhelm.

In our conversation Ana talked to me about

• Owning our gifts and showing up powerfully online to have impact
• Balancing structure (doing) and intuition (being) as entrepreneurs
• The impact of podcasting and an online presence on growing our business and network

Rita Roushdy in episode 526 introduced us to Ana.

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Our guest in this episode is Matthew L. Cox, the leading performance coach in Las Vegas. Matthew has extensive experience in personal development training. Matthew's simple to understand and follow framework has helped hundreds of his clients increase their awareness to their greater purpose, therefore, helping individuals, teams, and organizations reach new heights.

Matthew has conducted interviews with the world's leading influences and leaders in human behavior, business, and social change through his podcasts.

In our conversation Matthew talked to me about

• Having the courage to lead differently through purpose driven leadership and leading with values
• Creating human quality in the workspace and sustaining a vibrant, healthy culture;
• Why you have to have each of: a People plan | a Health plan | a Results plan

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Our guest in this episode is Chad E. Foster, a motivational keynote speaker, sales/finance leader, and inspirational change agent who works at Red Hat/IBM. He was the first blind executive to graduate from Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development and has been featured with NBC, CBS, Forbes, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA Today, and Chief Executive Mag.

“People are often surprised at what I was able to achieve in spite of being blind but to the contrary, I feel I am successful because I am blind, not in spite of it,” says Chad.

After losing his eyesight while attending college in his early twenties, Chad started at a top consulting firm, and has built a career in the technology industry where he has directed financial strategies and decisions resulting in more than $45 billion in contracts.

Determination, ambition, and resilience are the key drivers to his incredible journey. His first book, Blind Ambition: How to Go from Victim to Visionary, is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Bookshop, Books-A-Million, Google Play, and other fine retailers.

Today, Chad speaks to corporate audiences and professional athletes to help them develop resilience in the face of uncertainty and show people how to overcome their own blind spots.

In our conversation Chad talked to me about

• How our mindset and the stories we tell ourselves shape our words, actions and outcomes.
• Using our gifts, even if they’re wrapped in terrible wrapping
• Happiness is a choice, a state of mind inspired by gratitude

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Our guest in this episode is Chandler Walker, founder of Stone Age Fuel. Chandler started his entrepreneurial journey with a brick-and-mortar wellness facility. He then pivoted to an online health practice a year before the COVID lockdowns.

After scaling both businesses to the 7 figure level and doing 3000-4000 sales consultations, Chandler was frustrated with the way the sales process was taught. He was tired of the old-school objection handling, aggressive tactics, and salesy attitude taught by most sales trainers. So he looked back at what he was doing, combed through his notes, and created Compassion Conversations, a therapeutic-driven, psychological-based sales system centred around compassion and care.

Chandler has taught over 3000 people his system of Compassion Conversations and has the goal to change and redefine the landscape of sales altogether.

In our conversation Chandler talked to me about

• What he means by Compassion Conversations;
• Empathetic communication and the model of the challenging leader;
• Creating a Culture of Care.

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Our guest in this episode is Seth Silvers, Founder and CEO of Story On Media & Marketing, who help businesses increase revenue through strategic, story-focused marketing. Seth is host of the Small Business Storytellers podcast and his new podcast "The Business", which is being launched this year as a 10,000 piece NFT collection. Story On helps coaches and consultants become known in their niche through podcasting.

In our conversation Seth talked to me about

• Purposeful storytelling putting our customer at the centre
• Why podcasting is such an engaging and intimate medium
• Novel uses of NFTs as digital access cards

Franklin Taggart in episode 507 introduced us to Seth.

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Our guest in this episode is Kobi Leizerovich, the Director of Partnerships APAC, at Namogoo, the world's first Digital Journey Continuity platform, serving over 1,000 e-commerce brands like Dollar Shave Club, Eddie Bauer, and Asics to boost conversion rates and revenue through 'Customer Hijacking Prevention' and 'Intent-Based Promotion' tools. Kobi works alongside some of Namogoo's largest customers and partners across Asia and Pacific markets, and is an experienced sales specialist, with an extensive background in sales processes and customer management on a variety of platforms.

In our conversation Kobi talked to me about

• Using machine learning to understand customer purchase intention;
• Increasing revenue with intent based promotions personalised to each customer;
• Meeting each customer on their unique journey.

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Our guest in this episode is Kasten Spethmann, of Your Startup Life. Kasten is a retired professional windsurfer, a recovering Venture Capitalist, a non-conforming, near death surviving, adventure seeking, lifelong learning, nomad entrepreneur that now coaches founders (with a focus on athletes that want to become entrepreneurs), with tactical advice, tough love and experiential insight with the hope that she inspires others to break societal expectations, stop sacrificing their true identity/calling and live by their own rules as they build exceptional businesses.

In our conversation Kasten talked to me about

• Why athletes make good entrepreneurs and what entrepreneurs can learn from athletes.
• Why it’s important to differentiate between what you do and who you are.
• Building a career or business around your dream life.

Maxine Cunningham in episode 306 introduced us to Kasten.

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Our guest in this episode is Elle Ballard, a certified Leadership and Personal Brand Coach, best-selling Author, and Speaker and founder of the Women of the World Network, where she is building a legacy of powerful women and making a positive mark in the world to benefit all humanity. When Elle came to the U.S. she had to start everything from scratch while supporting her family at the same time. She completed her MBA in Marketing and built a successful marketing career. She left the corporate world to pursue her true passion of impacting and helping people realize their true potential. Despite all the challenges she faced, she always wanted to maintain her authenticity and who she is, this is a core reason for creating the Women of the World Network. Elle believes in developing diversity-aligned and happy women leaders who then positively impact future generations.

In our conversation Elle talked to me about

• The value in a community of like-minded people where you can share and talk openly about any issues in a safe environment.
• How running virtual meetings online has enabled rapid geographic growth of the Women of the World Network.
• Why it’s vital to take time away to recharge so you come back to regular activities fully re-charged, re-energized and joyful.

Lynn Howard in episode 467 introduced us to Elle.

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Our guest in this episode is business and leadership coach, Craig Lomax. Prior to his career as a coach, he co-founded and directed Rock-N-Water, an adventure camp in California, for thirty years. Craig coaches high performers who want the results with less anxiety and more life.

In our conversation Craig talked to me about

• The core of great leadership is really caring about the people you are serving.
• Why comparison to others may lead to insecurity or arrogance.
• Celebrating small wins is important to health and well-being, to growing and developing.

Arliss Dudley-Cash in episode 452 introduced us to Craig.

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