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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Paul Sockett, a professional actor, storyteller and voice artist. Paul is a coach, holding space for others to explore the story their physical stuff is telling, and how they can claim their space in alignment with their truth. He helps people write bios and copy that they connect with and are excited to share, instead of ticking the terminology boxes and simply getting it out of the way.

Paul is a nomad, a writer, and a creator, exploring places and ways to invite curiosity and listening to intuition.

In our discussion, Paul talked to me about:

• How the stuff we collect and store defines the stories we tell about ourselves
• Gathering information vs answers and proof of opinion
• Choice is always available

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Pete Martin of AskMyBoard. Pete is a seasoned executive and serial entrepreneur who has worked in sales, operations, and executive management for over 25 years.

Over his career, Pete has been personally involved in the sales of over $1 billion worth of software, services, and technology to global companies, including Dow Chemical, Lockheed Martin, Goodyear, Eli Lilly, and Continental General Tire, as well as to small to medium-sized businesses. He started, scaled, and sold four out of four previous companies, including car leasing, systems integration consulting, business process outsourcing, and software distribution. His most recent sale was to the global auditing giant, KPMG.

Pete has personally advised hundreds of C-level executives and business owners across 26 industries to grow their firms, enhance their business operations, and improve their financial performance.

In our discussion, Pete talked to me about:

• Taking the customer experience to a new level through obsessive customer focus
• The role of the business owner as an "architect" rather than a "rainmaker"
• Hiring for culture and defining the ideal team member

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Arjun Sen, a former Fortune 500 executive, an acclaimed Brand Zen™ and one of the top growth drivers in the Brand and Customer Experience space. At Papa John’s, he led the 3,000-restaurant chain to 4-years of record growth. He is a celebrated author of the book “Customer Karma” and a highly sought-after international keynote speaker. His groundbreaking podcast series “Secrets to Win Big®” has a rapidly growing global following.

In our discussion, Arjun talked to me about:

• How we can Wow customers - it's about focusing on their feelings
• Learning from being a customer in your own business
• The key roles of a CEO in any business

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Stefan Smulders, SaaS Entrepreneur, co-founder of Expandi, the world's safest software for LinkedIn Automation. Expandi is an organisation he bootstrapped to $6M ARR in just 17 months Their software is a cloud platform designed to make automated outreach safe by using random delays, message frequencies, message limits (and much more) to make sure it works perfectly within Linkedin guidelines.

In our discussion, Stefan talked to me about:

• Key approaches to effectively connecting with the right people on LinkedIn
• How to do smart searches on LinkedIn
• The importance of good customer onboarding and support

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Stephen Berkeley, Director of Global Business at Flyntrok Consulting. Stephen has three and a half decades of experience at a leadership level in Australia, England, and India. His industry experience includes health, shipping, manufacturing, agriculture, IT, and law. He has worked with boards and senior leaders in the areas of change management, strategy development, governance, business improvement, organisation development, human resource management, learning and development, community building, and values-based management.

Stephen is an experienced group facilitator and executive coach and works with clients to identify opportunities for growth and help them make that a reality.

In our discussion, Stephen talked to me about:

• Creating a values-based culture in an organisation and moving values from posters on the wall to conversations in the hall
• Using stories to highlight and articulate values
• How to develop shared meaning around values

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Susan James, self-discovery trainer and Co-Founder, The Self Discovery Techniques & Life Mastery Process. Susan trains her clients in the most direct and effective experiential tools and techniques to develop limitless Self, Life and Business Mastery. They do that through the Workshops and one-on-one Personal Training that make up the Self Discovery Life Mastery Process. The Self Discovery Techniques and Life Mastery Process have taken self-empowerment to whole new heights. It has created an “Evolution Revolution”!

In our discussion, Susan talked to me about:

• How to quiet your mind and focus your attention

• Intuition and self-awareness

• The skills of the future.

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Patty Block of the Block Group. Patty founded The Block Group to empower women business owners who are experts in their fields. Her life journey - the good and the bad - allows her to course-correct clients by leading and advising with compassion, empathy and quiet resolve. The result is a partnership of unbiased accountability, helping women position their companies financially, operationally, and technologically for game-changing results.

Patty raised three fantastic kids, all of whom have launched their careers and also work in Patty’s company. Clients often refer to her as their “business therapist” and “secret weapon.” By establishing long-term relationships and serving as a strategic sounding board, clients experience direct benefits to create real and lasting change, turning roadblocks into building blocks..

In our discussion, Patty talked to me about:

• Differentiating between buyers and clients

• How to establish the value of services

• Being the guide for the buyers' journey

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Tommy Breedlove, featured keynote speaker, best-selling author of Legendary, business, career and mindset coach. Tommy serves clients and audiences everywhere by empowering them to build and live Legendary Lives. He guides people to discover a life of significance while building a lasting legacy. The simple tools he shares shows them how to work in their zone of brilliance, obtain financial freedom, and live with meaning and balance. The goal is to help everybody to become the person they've always wanted to be.

In our discussion, Tommy talked to me about:

• How to identify your purpose to serve

• Taking care of yourself first to lead others with courage, conviction, and passion

• Building positive habits in a sustainable way

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Christine Schlonski, a multi-talented leader in the field of Sales, Mindset, Motivation, and Strategies. She is the Founder of Heart Sells! Academy, Creator of Heart Sells! Members’ Community and the Host of Heart Sells! Podcast. She works with heart-centered, ambitious entrepreneurs who love what they do but do not feel comfortable selling their services and products. She shows them how to sell with ease, grace, confidence while being authentic and feeling great in the process.

In our discussion, Christine talked to me about:

• How sales is love when we focus on service and the transformation
• Why we should work with soul-mate clients
• Knowing the perceived value of your products and service

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley, the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators. He’s also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” and “Surviving a Startup”.

Steve launched Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Steve has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world’s largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.

In our discussion, Steve talked to me about:

• What innovators should do first, before they come up with any ideas
• The essential ingredients that innovation teams must possess
• Celebrating "failure" in a way that we learn from that

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