Just Stories with BT

Just Stories with BT

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Just Stories with BT episodes

  • Breaking the Mold: The Laurie Torkaz Story
    Season 2 of “Just Stories with BT” features all Female Executive guests in the mattress/furniture space or other underrepresented industries!
    These episodes focus on getting to know the amazing woman behind these roles and giving a platform to talk about getting our male dominated industries more balanced out!
    Episode #1 has an unbelievable guest in Laurie Tokarz, who not only is the President of Restonic, but also such a motivational human.  We talk in depth about the struggles she faced as she came up in the furniture industry and how she overcame and shined!
    Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and never miss an episode
    48 min
  • Episode #34 - CEO + Author April Sabral "The Positive Effect"

    In my last interview highlighting Authors, I end with a phenomenal guest, April Sabral, the CEO of RetailU and author of "The Positive Effect".  

    April started her career as a part-time sales associate, having moved out of her home at 16. She worked her way through the ranks with over 30 years in the retail industry. Working for brands such as; Starbucks, Gap, Apple, Holt Renfrew, Paul Smith, culminating as a Vice President of a national retail chain in North America of 250 stores. She took that knowledge and created one of the most cutting edge training platforms for retail teams in the Retail U platform. 

     This episode covers so many incredible topics and I was bummed when I realized that we had already been talking for an hour!  Don't miss it...

    51 min
  • Episode #33: "The Underwear in My Shoe" with Brett Russo

    This week's episode features the incredible author and storyteller Brett Russo, who's book "The Underwear in My Shoe: My Journey Through IVF, Unfiltered" uncovers the not often talked about world of IVF in a funny, and raw way that you NEED to read.  

    Brett not only shares my name, but also my passion for telling transparent and unfiltered stories so that people can actually feel heard and know what really goes on in difficult situations.  Her struggle and ultimate triumph with IVF is motivating and real, and her episode is both funny and heartwarming.

    38 min
  • Episode #32: "The Champion Advantage" with Hernani Alves
    This week's episode features my good friend Hernani Alves. Hernani is an Amazon Best Selling Author With Over 20 Years Experience As A Sales Executive For A $3+ Billion Company and the CEO of Balanced IQ. He Has motivated executives, sales professional, and teams throughout the United States, and had a HUGE impact on my life! 
    I may be biased since I am actually in the forward of his new book, but his second title called Champions Advantage is such a great read, only surpassed by the author himself.  Hernani's personal story is next level and so worth your time if you want to be motivated to be a better version of you!
    51 min
  • Episode #31 "Culture Infusion" with Author Kerry Wekelo

    Kerry Alison Wekelo is Award-Winning Author, Chief Operating Officer at Actualize Consulting, Founder of Zendoway, and Creator of Zendoway Cubes.  She released her best selling book "Culture Infusion" which highlights 9 Principles to Create and Maintain a Thriving Organizational Culture.   

    What I love about Kerry's personal story is how she started writing with a kids book prior to her corporate books and combines business and wellness in such an inspiring way.  This episode will motivate you to make moves at your organization, guaranteed!

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    38 min
  • Episode #30: "Little Black Book of Social Media" with Author Dr. Stefanie Boyer

    Sales, debates, role plays, teaching, writing...Dr. Boyer definitely brings the heat in the episode!  She is an incredible professor with an even more amazing back story.  We get into her book, her AI bot created college sales training debates, and the ways in which you can push through to finally write that book you've always wanted to.

    This show has so many take aways, I almost needed to break halfway through to take notes.  Enjoy getting to know the person behind the words this week with Dr. Stefanie Boyer.

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    42 min
  • Episode #29: Overcome Your Villains with Author Heather Monahan

    Heather Monahan just released her second best selling book this past week, and you will not want to miss out on getting the behind the scenes insights and personal story from Heather!  She is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Boss In Heels. 

    Having successfully climbed the corporate ladder for nearly 20 years, Heather is one of the few women to break the glass ceiling and claim her spot in the C-suite. As a Chief Revenue Officer in Media, Heather Monahan is a Glass Ceiling Award winner, named one of the most Influential Women in Radio in 2017 and Thrive Global named her a Limit Breaking Female Founder in 2018. 

    In this show we get into the behind the scenes stories that shaped her life! Learn more about her here: https://heathermonahan.com/

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    43 min
  • Episode 28: "Retail Pride" with Author Ron Thurston

    This week's episode is AMAZING for anyone who has ever worked in Retail!  Which by the way is 50% of the country : ). Author Ron Thurston wrote in an incredible book called Retail Pride that has caused a movement to form behind it as it transforms the way we should all look at retail.  

    Season Three of the Just Stories with BT podcast features amazing authors who come on to give us an insight into the incredible minds of the people behind the words.

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    52 min
  • Episode 27: "Addicted to Perfect" by Author Vitale Buford

    Season Three of the Just Stories with BT podcast features amazing authors who come on to give us an insight into the incredible minds of the people behind the words.  

    This episode is a MUST listen for anyone with high school and college kids, or anyone dealing with perfectionism as it dives into Vitale's story and memoir about her 10 year long addiction to Adderall.  Her transparency and her breakthrough story is unreal and now as a coach she helps businesses move away from their perfectionism to a place of execution.

    Learn about her phenomenal coaching business, her story and her book here: https://vitalebuford.com/ 

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    🎙Listen Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-stories-with-bt/id1559107285

    🎙Listen Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6LnHdWP1I3SOyOpQU6ZpSi

    41 min
  • Episode 26: "Screw Being Shy" with Author Mark Metry

    Season Three of the Just Stories with BT podcast features amazing authors who come on to give us an insight into the incredible minds of the people behind the words.  

    This week TEDX speaker and best selling author Mark Metry comes on the show to talk about his book "Screw Being Shy" and how to get over being a social introvert! From suicidal to massive success, Mark really gets transparent in his personal journey and tells us gripping stories from his path.

    Check out his story and his remarkable book here: https://www.markmetry.com/screw-being-shy-book 

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    🎙Listen Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-stories-with-bt/id1559107285

    🎙Listen Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6LnHdWP1I3SOyOpQU6ZpSi







    47 min

About Just Stories with BT

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Welcome to “Just Stories” with BT, a show that brings you remarkable stories of success, comedy, failure, and redemption—directly from the people who’ve shaped the landscape of our professional worlds!