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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Cait Donovan, one of New York City’s leading burnout experts, host of “Fried – The Burnout Podcast,” and author of the book "The Bouncebackability Factor: End Burnout, Gain Resilience, and Change the World". Her master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine enables Cait to combine Eastern wisdom with her natural practicality.

After performing more than 25,000 acupuncture treatments, Cait added 1:1 coaching, corporate workshops, and keynotes for companies such as PTC, Lululemon, Nexthink, Teradata, Vedder Price, Marsh and Mclennan, and Workplaceless – all with a focus on ending burnout culture. She is also author of Target Funding - a proven system to get the money and resources you need to start or grow your business.

She has been featured on podcasts and online magazines such as “Forbes”, “NPR”, “The New York Post”, “Thrive Global”, as well as quoted in Oprah Magazine.

In our discussion, Caitlin talked to me about:

• The three core symptoms of impending burnout
• Setting boundaries that are clear, kind and concise - external and internal
• The power of human connection

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Jess Dewell, Founder and CEO of Red Direction. Jess brings over 20 years of advising, consulting, and facilitation experience in operational strategy and organizational culture where values and purpose intersect. Both practical and unexpected, her views tune into the uniqueness of your organization. Companies working closely with Jess learn to ask the right questions and think effectively on their feet.

In our discussion, Jess talked to me about:

• Planning in a way that is fun (Ladder to the Moon)
• Conducting self-reviews and self-reflection in a constructive and powerful way
• What can we learn from Jess’ Winnie the Pooh story

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Monica Laurence, business and brand strategist, CEO of Venture Studio, serial entrepreneur and Creator of Quantum Surfing. Monica also owns and runs the Tavola Fiji Boutique Resort.

In our discussion, Monica talked to me about:

• Quantum surfing - what it is and how to use it to engineer luck
• Tapping into our intuition and strengthening our intuition muscle
• Playful experiments with no expectation of the outcome

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Khaled Ghorab who is known as "The Relationship Architect”. He is a Leadership & Business Coach, a Simplifier for CEOs & Leaders. He helps businesses and people envision their company’s growth and leadership enhancement.

His passion lies in bridging relationship gaps between leadership generations in the company, so that a legacy can seed, grow, and make the transition smooth whether at the Founder, CEO, or Family Business Owner, level.

In our discussion, Khaled talked to me about:

• Communicating in a way that creates the best result for everyone (communication is fuel to the team relationship)
• Creating practices that sustain growth
• Getting clarity about and emotional connection with our vision and our why

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Sheryl Plouffe, a video and content marketing strategist, former Canadian TV broadcaster, and the creator of Cash In On Camera live stream and video podcast. She has been seen by millions over the course of her twenty-five-year career in news media, has produced thousands of videos, and has broadcast over 20,000 hours of live television.

In our discussion, Sheryl talked to me about:

• The power of video and live streaming to engage your community and build content
• How to easily produce a lot of content from one conversation recording
• Building relationships through conversations

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Franklin Taggart, a career, business, and life coach for creative people and a professional musician for over forty years. His business is providing unconventional career, business, and life coaching for unconventional people - creators and artists, freelancers, DIY digital explorers, and accidental entrepreneurs.

Franklin leads people to take their creative spiritual gifts seriously and to put them into meaningful action. He also provides guidance and accountability for creative projects from idea to launch and produces and hosts his own podcast and video series called Your Own Best Company.

In our discussion, Franklin talked to me about:

• Attention as our greatest super-power
• Our unique gifts are not our actions or behaviours, but manifest themselves through our actions and behaviour
• The importance of community and finding communities where our gift is the missing link

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Donna Griffit, who is a Corporate Storyteller which basically means that she roams the globe helping people not be boring.

Donna has worked as a Corporate Storyteller globally for over 17 years with Fortune 500 companies, Start-Ups and investors in a wide variety of industries. She has consulted and trained clients in over 30 countries, helping them create, edit and deliver verbal and written presentations, pitches and messages. Donna says that she has a "filter" in her brain that enables her to magically spin raw data into compelling stories that captivate audiences and drive results. Through her guidance, her clients have raised over a billion dollars.

In our discussion, Donna talked to me about:

• Storytelling as a science
• Bringing benefits to life through the story of a user journey
• Connecting at a human level with stories.

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Phil M. Jones, a serial entrepreneur, business growth expert, and bestselling author of Exactly What to Say, Exactly How to Sell, and Exactly Where to Start. Phil started his first business, a car washing business, when he was 14 years old and hasn’t looked back since.

After years of being one of the most in-demand young sales leaders in the UK, including being awarded the “British Excellence in Sales and Marketing” award, Phil decided to dedicate his future to helping other people succeed by taking everything he had learnt and created a one-day workshop in which he trained thousands of people all about leadership, sales, and business growth.

Phil’s unique wisdom of using certain word choices in teaching his audiences on exactly what to say to impact other people and drive outcomes, made him one of the most practical and in-demand business speakers today.

In our conversation, Phil talked to me about:

• Understanding the context of conversations and being strategically curious
• The relentless quest for better
• Preparing for exactly what to say before the conversation

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Bethany Meadows, founder of Vertical Solutions Media, a full-service marketing agency helping small and mid-size businesses reach their growth objectives. Bethany also provides marketing training, coaching, and support for small and solo businesses through her monthly marketing membership TimeToThriveMembership.com.

In our conversation, Bethany talked to me about:

• Hiring for culture and philosophical fit over skills
• The importance of systems and processes
• Mapping the customer journey and all the touchpoints

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Heather Thorkelson, a Canadian dual business owner based in rural Sweden. She’s spent the majority of her life living abroad since her family moved to Costa Rica when she was 14, which contributed to a wanderlust that lasts to this day.

After working in corporate throughout her 20’s, Heather took the leap into entrepreneurship. She’s been a business consultant for incurable entrepreneurs since 2011, helping hundreds of small business owners grow livelihoods that honour their strengths and feed their bank accounts in equal measure.

Heather is the owner of Twin Tracks Expeditions, a polar expedition company, where she also is a polar guide who has been in the Antarctic over 30 times. On top of that, she co-owns a polar ship management company. She’s excited to share her expertise and experience to support a new wave of values-based entrepreneurs with her first book, No Plan B: A Handbook for Incurable Entrepreneurs and Other Rebellious Souls.

In our conversation, Heather talked to me about:

• Why working on yourself first gives you clarity and purpose
• Treating ideas to try as a scientific project
• How entrepreneurship is a vehicle for change

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