Know and build on strengths – The Mentors Radio

This week on The Mentors Radio, Host Tom Loarie talks with seasoned, certified career management coach and trainer Madelyn Mackie. Madelyn believes that your career should have as much meaning, purpose and happiness as the rest of your life… and she has helped hundreds of clients make that happened. But it started with her own career and her own passions and interests, which you’ll hear about in the episode. You’ll also learn what she shares with her clients, which have included many individuals as well as VIP clients including Twitter, Chevron, Novartis, Blue Shield of California and the Oakland Raiders, to name a few. You also might have seen her quoted in career magazines or heard her speaking. Put Madelyn’s selfless approach to life and to helping others, and her gift for life-changing career guidance to work for you.

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In this episode, Host Tom Loarie talks with guest mentor Clint Severson, the former CEO of Abaxis, who transformed a company from bleeding millions of dollars of cash each year to a Two BILLION Dollar acquisition.

Learn how he did it and apply to your own business and dreams. Clint Severson could be described as resilient, persistent, down-to-earth and practical. Little did he know as a young man starting out in business that one day he’d turn a publicly traded company from Death Spiral to a $2 Billion acquisition. It took radical focus, innovative problem-solving, teamwork and perseverance… but what a ride! 
The best part is that everything he shares—culled from past work experiences combined with new, on-the-spot and intense learning and focus, is immediately applicable to YOUR business, YOUR work situation and YOUR dreams and goals. Don’t miss it!

Listen to the Radio show live on Salem radio station 860AM (KTRB) on Saturday at 1pm Pacific Time, or live-streamed world-wide on the iHeart Radio or Tune-In apps. Listen below to the show’s podcast, or on ANY podcast platform, ANY time on ANY device HERE…

Are you too quick to make judgments about people? Then, I invite you to join Host Tom Loarie this weekend on the MENTORS RADIO SHOW. His guest mentors will be two prominent healthcare executives, Selene Burke, OD, and vice president of Clinical Affairs for Refocus Group, and Professor Michelle Williams, RN, MSN, who have cracked the code of success for women of color. Today they serve as an inspiration for thousands of women due to their consistent ethical leadership and dedication to serving others with excellence.

Dr. Selene Burke is a glaucoma-certified optometrist with extensive clinical experience in multi-specialty practices. With Refocus Group, she manages the organization, training and execution of all domestic and international clinical trials, working with other optometrists and ophthamologists worldwide. She received her OD from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN, her MS in Zoology from Auburn University, and her BS in Biology from Rust College.

Michelle Williams, RN, MSN is the MCH Director at Kaiser Foundation Medical Center in Los Angeles, and the Practice Leader for Nursing Innovation and Advanced Technology there, where she’s served—and excelled—for more than 30 years.

Listen to this episode below, or listen on any device, any podcast platform, any time, by clicking here. Find Show Notes below.

• BIO:
  • Selene A. Burke, OD
  • Michelle Williams, RN, MSN

Join The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie this week when Duarte Communication’s Patti Sanchez, author of Presenting Virtually: Communicate and Connect With Online Audiences shares her secrets of virtual communications with video conferencing platforms such as ZOOM.

Patti Sanchez, the Chief Strategy Officer for Duarte, has over 30 years of experience as a communicator and consultant. She has led transformative communications initiatives for many brands including Cisco, Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard, LexisNexis, Nike, Symantec, VMware and Compassion International, and has taught hundreds of leaders to become more empathetic and effective communicators.

She has delivered highly rated presentations for Distance Teaching & Learning Association, ISA, Association for Talent Development, Association for Change Management, Training Industries Conference & Exhibition, Thought Industries Cognition, Khosla Ventures CEO Summit, IABC, Marketing Profs, Presentation Summit, Salesforce Connections and Pioneers Festival, among other events. Her work has been honored by IABC, BMA, and Vital Speeches of the Day and her writing has been featured in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review.

Find Show Notes below, Listen to the Radio Podcast below and BEST OF ALL— please sign up for our radio show podcast and enjoy listening to the show ANY time, ANY podcast platform!! Sign up here.

• BIO: https://www.duarte.com/patti-sanchez/

• ARTICLES & TALKS:
  • Move Your Audiences with Speeches, Stories, and Ceremonies — by Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez, Harvard Business Review
  • The Corporate Folklorist’s Credo — by Patti Sanchez, Harvard Business Review
  • Why Marketing Needs to Hire a Corporate Folklorist — by Patti Sanchez, Harvard Business Review

• BOOKS:
  • Presenting Virtually: Communicate and Connect with Online Audiences — by Patti Sanchez, Duarte Communications
  • Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols — by Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez

Have you ever wondered how the Ritz-Carlton got started? Why has “the Ritz” an expression commonly used as an expression of excellence? TODAY on THE MENTORS RADIO, you’ll find out the answers to these questions and more in a one-on-one, in-depth interview with the Founder of the Ritz-Carlton, Horst Schulze, with The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie.

Horst shares his original vision, how he got started, the toughest nail-biting moments and more. Plus, you’ll be able to immediately apply what you learn to your own business or division. Find out how easily YOU can become “the Ritz” in your field of work, business and even in life!

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In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie knocks it out of the ballpark in an absolutely inspiring interview with multiple award-winning boxing champ Hector Colón as Hector talks about his remarkable journey from the boxing ring to the board room. You’ll hear first-hand, real-world experience on the power of self-discipline, focus, having a higher “why” and purpose, and on always—ALWAYS—putting others before yourself.

Now president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (LSS), even though he’s not Lutheran or Norwegian—a rarity in the organization’s leadership. Under Colón’s visionary and innovative leadership, LSS has adapted new models and business strategies to increase relevancy and operational efficiency. In a nutshell, Hector Colón took the organization from a deficit of $1MM to a thriving profit which has enabled the organization to invest in further outreach. ALL he learned in leadership tracks back to an amazing boxing coach and his own willingness to be teachable, to listen and learn, to act always with integrity and self-discipline, and to put others first.

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SHOW NOTES:

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In this episode, The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie talks with Guest Mentor Gorick Ng, who is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right. Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard College, specializing in coaching first-generation, low-income students. He has worked in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group, investment banking at Credit Suisse, and is also a researcher with the Managing the Future of Work project at Harvard Business School.

Listen on Salem Radio San Francisco, worldwide on iHeart Radio live-streaming, to the radio podcast below (posted after first airing Saturday), or anytime—on literally any device—here.

• BIO: https://www.acewomenscollective.com/speaker-bio/gorick-ng
• WEBSITE: http://www.gorick.com
• BOOK:
  • The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right, by Gorick Ng

The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie today talks with legendary San Quentin Death Row Chaplain, the Rev. Earl Smith. Rev. Smith has been on our show before, but in case you didn’t notice it in his interview, we replay it for you today – Thanksgiving Weekend – because every part of his life and story echoes a life of Gratitude.

Even though his father was a preacher, Earl Smith chose a different path, for reasons you’ll hear in the interview. Got involved in gangs, in drug selling, and… eventually… was shot 6 times and left for dead.

That’s when a real-life miracle happened. He survived, but it wasn’t thought he’d pull through in the hospital. The miracle took place in the hospital — nothing outstanding or “showy,” but rather something interior, something deep, something he knew without doubt was beyond this world, which he credits to the prayers and faith of his father.

You’ll learn about all this and more — the surprising way he became the youngest Death Row chaplain EVER in history, the common sense ways he’s influenced and impacted inmates on Death Row as well a other prison chaplains… And more — Rev. Earl Smith is also the Chaplain of two well-known pro-sports teams the San Francisco Bay Area—the Golden State Warriors and the San Francisco 49ers. You’ll learn how he’s used his breadth of listening experience and prayerful wisdom to build and, in a sense, cross-polinate between pro athletes and Death Row criminals such fledgling virtues as Hope, Gratitude, Focus, Humility and a sense of Higher Purpose.

Don’t miss the personal story, journey and insights of Rev. Earl Smith as he talks with The Mentors Host Tom Loarie! Find Show Notes here. Listen to the radio podcast below. Listen on ANY podcast platform, on ANY device, including TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Google Play, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, etc. etc, — Chose your podcast platform here.

In this episode, Host Tom Loarie talks with George Randle, former U.S. Army Company Commander and Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition at Forcepoint, one of the nation’s premier cyber-security firms. He is also co-author of “The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent” (find a link to this book in our Show Notes).

Randle understands firsthand the exceptional leadership training of U.S. military vets and he and his team match each individual’s unique skills, personality and career interests with companies seeking exactly that match. He’s been helping place vets successfully for 20 years!

In this interview, Randle takes us inside his operations. You’ll learn what he means by “the war on talent.” You’ll also learn the Nine Core Character Attributes of a NAVY SEAL, and why these attributes provide a solid foundation for great organizations and great businesses, large or small. Find Show Notes here. After Saturday morning’s airing, listen to podcast below. Even Better, don’t miss an episode and sign up for the FREE podcast here — on any platform from Spotify and iTunes to Google Play and much more.

In this episode, legendary chaplain Rev. Earl Smith talks with Host Tom Loarie about his life-changing experiences and what matters most in life. Earl Smith is the youngest person ever to be hired (in 1983, at the age of 27) to serve hardened Death Row inmates at notorious, maximum security San Quentin prison. He’s still serving Death Row inmates there — more than 38 years!

He’s also the long-time, much-praised chaplain for several Pro sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors. Rev. Smith is often asked to appear on radio and TV shows, including CNN, CBS Morning News, HBO, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel and more. He’s been featured in Newsweek, Ebony, Christianity Today, Time magazine, People’s Weekly, Guidepost, The African Americans and many more.

In 2020, Chaplain Smith was named “National Correctional Chaplain of the Year.” He was awarded two Angel awards for excellence in Media, to name just a few of many honors received.

But Earl Smith sure didn’t start out as chaplain material! In fact, raised in the town of Stockton, California, he spent his teen years honing his criminal drug activity….until one day he found himself alone and on the ground, having been shot six times and left to die. His father, a preacher and pastor prayed and loved him back to life in the hospital and prophetically told Earl: “You are a rebel, but you are God’s rebel and he’s going to use you to his glory.”

PURE INSPIRATION! Find Show Notes here (where you’ll also find a link to Earl’s book, Death Row Chaplain: Unbelievable True Stories from America’s Most Notorious Prison. 

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