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Happiest outdoors, Anna-Marie is a certified Performance Coach who loves to escape the confines of four walls and take conversations into nature. Former British Army Officer, she's worked in challenging environments from snowy Arctic tundra to hot & sandy deserts though currently resides within the rolling countryside of Wiltshire. She has an insatiable curiosity about the world and is a self-certified learning junkie with a Post Graduate Certificate in Applied Coaching from the University of Derby and a Master’s in Teaching from the University of Sydney; amongst other psychological and psychometric based coaching tools. Anna-Marie also has a severe ultra-running habit. She loves racing overseas and pre-COVID-19 regularly achieved podium positions on the international Ultra-Trail World Tour series, Marathon des Sables and other events. She is on a mission to encourage a different approach to work where our natural environment is valued and brought into the business world.

Ed Nottingham, Ph. D. (M. S. & Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology, Va Tech) is a licensed psychologist in Tennessee (Health Service Provider) and Mississippi (Clinical Psychologist). After 26 successful years as an independent practitioner in clinical psychology, Ed decided to move from private practice to corporate America. Since 2003, he has worked for large corporations in different positions including leadership consultant/trainer, learning and development partner, HR Advisor, and Leadership Coach. His current position in a Fortune 100 company (HR Project Manager) focuses on helping leaders be more “coach like,” develop a coaching culture and providing programs and workshops for leaders and team members designed to help build emotional intelligence (EI/EQ).

Drexwell Seymour is a Certified Public Accountant and is the managing partner and founder of the HLB TCI accounting firm. Perhaps more importantly, Drexwell is a man on a mission to inspire, encourage and influence others to overcome setbacks and systemic injustice and to find their purpose in life. He hosts a YouTube channel and Financially Speaking, a weekly radio show, and is the author of the internationally best-selling Rise Up And Take Your Position, as well as the creator of a short film by the same name. Drexwell grew up on a small island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where there were limited opportunities and terrible colorism, he strived and thrived, earning a full scholarship for a BA in Accounting to Wilmington College at the age of 16 and later graduating from Miami College with an MBA in finance. He built a successful accounting firm and a property management company from the ground up, he was haunted throughout his life by the low self-esteem and lack of confidence that he had been instilled with during his childhood. It was 4 years ago that he discovered his life's purpose, helping others to never feel the way that he had been made to feel. Drexwell and his wife, Joanna, live in the Turks and Caicos Islands with their 5 children.

Drexwell Seymour is a Certified Public Accountant and is the managing partner and founder of the HLB TCI accounting firm. Perhaps more importantly, Drexwell is a man on a mission to inspire, encourage and influence others to overcome setbacks and systemic injustice and to find their purpose in life. He hosts a YouTube channel and Financially Speaking, a weekly radio show, and is the author of the internationally best-selling Rise Up And Take Your Position, as well as the creator of a short film by the same name. Drexwell grew up on a small island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where there were limited opportunities and terrible colorism, he strived and thrived, earning a full scholarship for a BA in Accounting to Wilmington College at the age of 16 and later graduating from Miami College with an MBA in finance. He built a successful accounting firm and a property management company from the ground up, he was haunted throughout his life by the low self-esteem and lack of confidence that he had been instilled with during his childhood. It was 4 years ago that he discovered his life’s purpose, helping others to never feel the way that he had been made to feel. Drexwell and his wife, Joanna, live in the Turks and Caicos Islands with their 5 children.

Chris Shipley has documented, influenced, and predicted the impact of technology on business and society for more than 30 years. As a journalist, she covered the tech industry for leading publishing companies. As an analyst, she identified innovative startups and gave them a stage to launch their market-making products. As a catalyst, she has advised hundreds of early-stage companies on positioning, business modeling, and innovation practices. Today, Chris focuses her work on the human and organizational challenges in the face of technology-and economically-driven disruption. https://www.cshipley.com/

Chris Shipley has documented, influenced, and predicted the impact of technology on business and society for more than 30 years. As a journalist, she covered the tech industry for leading publishing companies. As an analyst, she identified innovative startups and gave them a stage to launch their market-making products. As a catalyst, she has advised hundreds of early-stage companies on positioning, business modeling, and innovation practices.

Today, Chris focuses her work on the human and organizational challenges in the face of technology-and economically-driven disruption. https://www.cshipley.com/

Steve Shenbaum is the founder of Game On Nation, a nationally recognized communication firm that employs game dynamics and improvisation to teach high-performance teamwork as well as communication, story-telling, public-speaking and presentation skills. Game On Nation provides authentic and down-to-earth courses, keynotes, and custom training programs that are widely accessible and extremely successful. For over 27 years, Steve and his company have helped people at the highest level of every sphere in the country, including leaders at Fortune 100 companies, college and professional sports teams, all branches of the military, NASA, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Steve gained notoriety for his early acting career, with featured roles in popular comedy films and shows such as Space Jam, Will & Grace, and American Pie 2. He understands the immense power of positive humor, and his professional success allows access to high-level audiences and clients. Notable clients Steve has worked with include Yao Ming, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carmelo Anthony, Sydney Crosby, Abby Wambach, and the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, to name a few. One of those notable clients, Alex Smith, the #1 NFL draft pick in 2005, shared this testimonial: Steve has had a major impact on my career by giving me tangible techniques to improve my communication, leadership, and overall development both on and off the field. He's also an incredible encourager and one of the funniest people I know." Steve's authenticity and knowledge of team building and experiential learning have not gone unnoticed; he created and oversaw the communication, leadership, and media training program at IMG Academy from 2003-2012.

How do we handle a COVID Holiday? This holiday time is full of

high expectations and we are often let down. Why do we become

our worst selves during the holidays? There are four reasons why

this happens and four actions to go from holiday hurts to

happiness, which we will highlight.

Today 42.6% of us in the US are feeling either anxiety or

depression because of COVID consequences. Now with the

holidays here our emotions are even more intense. Add in

loneliness, sadness, boredom, isolation, irritability, and more

alcohol and drug use into the emotional cocktail from 9 months

living with COVID. It’s a recipe for feeling empty, unfulfilled, and more depressed and

hijacked where we become our worst version of ourselves? As we

are limping forward to a hopeful happy time; is easy to project our

disappointment on others. So, what are Four Holidays actions from Hijacks to Happiness to best manage this time? Join Cathy and Relly to explore tools to be

more brilliant.

We have recent great examples of both emotional reactions of losing control and IQ points with devastating effects and demonstrating Emotional Brilliance – doing just the right think at the right time.

Over 16 million people watched the Academy Awards on March 27th. It was a phenomenal exhibit of the power of emotional awareness and management at the moment. These are the foundations of emotional intelligence.

We saw Will Smith lose it, and Chris Rock stay calm and professional. This is an opportunity for Dr. Relly Nadler and Dr. Cathy Greenberg to unpack some of the learnings and highlight some elements that you can use to prevent losing it and the negative consequences that may follow.

We will explore some of the Hijack First Aid prevention tools we have in our Emotional Brilliance: Living a Stress Less and Fear Less book, including the NAME process, The Emotional Audit, Trigger Trip Ups, and Recharging Rituals to name a few. Tune in to tune up your performance and also Get your 11 Reasons Why You Need Emotional Intelligence ebook at www.emotionalbrilliance.com

Have you ever thought your digital marketing and online presence might actually be hurting your business and your life? Maybe you are not “breaking through the noise”, you are just adding to it? Perhaps you are not “one funnel away”. Maybe that funnel is stopping the big fish you want. Our guest today has a refreshingly new view of how authentic conversations can lead to a better life and business. Tom Schwab asks you to consider that you are just One Conversation Away. That’s his observation based on the experience and that data from working with over 1,000 leading brands as the Chief Evangelist Officer at Interview Valet, the premier podcast interview marketing agency.. If you want a rich life and a profitable business, Tom believes you are just One Conversation Away. https://interviewvalet.com/