Denis explains why leaders need to leverage the impact of journaling on their lives and business.

Why Journaling is Helpful:

1. We retain things.
2. We take more information in.
3. Something you capture may be life changing for you or your organization.

How to Reflect and Review:

1. What went well?
2. Is there something you could have done better?
3. What will you do differently moving forward?

How to Build a Habit of Journaling:

1. Get a book, calendar, or tablet device.
2. Choose a consistent time to do it.
3. Review on a weekly basis.

Tweetable Quotes:

• Taking notes is important because we as human beings tend to forget things pretty quickly.
• When you journal, you’re setting yourself up with a toolkit for your future.
• The journal is your friend.

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Marie Katrien Gonce has 16 years of experience as an executive sales leader & marketing facilitator. She has a proven history in the sport & coaching industry. Marie is skilled in nutrition coaching, mindset-sports coaching, sales, entrepreneurship, and executive business coaching. She graduated from the John Maxwell Team Certification Program. 

On This Episode:

• Marie shares how her connections have been her strength during COVID-19.
• Find out why John Maxwell inspires Marie and Denis.
• Learn how to amass confidence as a leader.
• Discover how to connect through stories.

Key Takeaways:

1. Look past unexpected challenges to see opportunities.
2. You need to be quick to adapt to change.
3. Find ways like meditation to handle anxiety.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Distance yourself from negativity.”
• “The human needs human contact.”

Marie Katrien Gonce

• https://bdmkw.com/

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Trey Carmichael is 22 years old and is the host of the Virtually Limitless Podcast, right hand of the better leads agency, and co-founder of Naturally Limitless Wellness. Between 2017 and 2019, Trey went from a drug-addicted loser who didn't know if they were going to live to see 21 to working with some of the most incredible people and inspiring people like me to launch brands and change their lives. He barely graduated high school and was selling drugs and working every job you could think of for a few years. He prides himself on being a problem solver and has even been labeled as the connector due to his ability to plug people in with what they need. Trey's highest intention is to reach more people like himself and inspire them to be the best that they can be as well as providing them with resources no matter what their past is. He believes the more people he can impact the more people they will impact and Trey wants to see how big of a ripple he can create. Moving into 2020, Trey will be aligning hi brand with non-profit organizations that align with these causes and finding more ways to reach the masses.

On This Episode:

• Trey explains how someone reached out to him as a drug addicted teenager and led him through a journey of self-discovery and gave him his first job.
• Find out how younger leaders can impact their mentors.
• Discover how to cultivate leaders – not just followers.

Key Takeaways:

1. Don’t hang on to what you learn, pass it down.
2. Proper leaders build an ecosystem that brings people into one place and helps them grow.
3. Older leaders should accept reverse mentorship – new perspectives – from younger entrepreneurs.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “When you feed the people in your community, they’ll feed you.”
• “Stop selling people things that aren’t actually going to solve their problems.”

Recommended Resources:

• Outwitting the Devil
• Think and Grow Rich

Trey Carmichael:

• TreyCarmichael.us

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Denis explains how no one wants to work for a leader who lacks energy, and how to be confident, calm, and have a great presence upfront.

The Four Energy Tanks Mentioned in the book, The Power of Full Engagement:

1. Physical Energy
2. Emotional Energy
3. Mental Energy
4. Spiritual Energy

How to Renew Your Energy:

Exercise – Have activity to get the blood flowing and the brain working. Swimming, biking, etc. Consistency is key.

Water

• Drink 3-5 liters of water per day.
• Water boosts energy by delivering nutrients.
• Postpones muscle fatigue.

Sleep

– Helps you stay on your A-game. 

– Go to bed early and wake up early.

– Have a pen and paper by the bed so you can write ideas down and then set it aside.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Keep your energy tanks full.”

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

John Lee Dumas is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs who are truly ON FIRE. With over 2000 episodes, 1 million+ listens a month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, JLD is just getting started.

On This Episode:

• John shares how Benjamin Franklin inspires John Lee Dumas as a leader.
• Find out how you can avoid procrastination.
• Denis and John discuss how podcasting has transformed in the last decade.
• Recognize the importance of perspective.

Key Takeaways:

1. There are no gatekeepers. You can be anybody, anywhere, who solves a problem better than anyone else.
2. The more niche the better.
3. Take action knowing nothing will be perfect, be comfortable chilling out.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Every master was a disaster.” – John Lee Dumas
• “People want to be lead by people.” – John Lee Dumas

John Lee Dumas

https://www.eofire.com/

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Vernon Sankey was born in France and educated in the UK. He graduated in Modern Languages at Oriel College, Oxford. He went straight from university into industry and spent the next 28 years in various countries, including France, Denmark and the USA, culminating as Chief Executive of a major international corporation in the UK.

He then became a non-executive director and chairman of several large and small international companies, and is still active in this field today. During this time he has also lectured on leadership and motivation at universities, schools and conferences.

In 1999 he co-founded a coaching and mentoring company where he further developed his knowledge of cognitive psychology to help mentor business executives as well as people in all walks of life.

On This Episode:

• Vernon explains how we can get out of disastrous cultural situations.
• Learn the importance of being willing to change your perspective.
• Hear how to be content in any situation.
• Denis and Vernon discuss how our beliefs impact our world.
• Find out how I.T. has changed.

Key Takeaways:

1. Recognize the impermanence of life.
2. Knowing we don’t know the answers allows us to explore and see things differently.
3. The quality of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

4 Types of Awareness that Modern Leaders Must Have:

1. Self Awareness and EQ
2. World Awareness
3. Business Awareness
4. People Awareness

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Security is detrimental to your ability to react.”
• “Leadership shows up in the inspired actions of others.”
• “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
• “Listen with the innocence of a child, not the conviction of an adult.”

Vernon Sankey:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernonsankey/

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Denis explains how leaders can successfully pivot in any situation.

Key Takeaways:

• Before you can pivot, you must take preliminary steps toward a new direction.
• By not pivoting, you run the risk of becoming irrelevant
• Step back and consider what you need to do to pivot successfully.

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Clare Morgan is a creator of business value and sustainable change through:

- empowering teams to create momentum,

- brand building through story telling,

- innovation and product development,

- sales, customer relationships & distributor management,

- global experience, most recently ASEAN,

- experienced in FMCG, liquor, apparel & consumer goods,

- combined with commercial rigour. 

On This Episode:

• Learn how leadership differs across different cultures.
• Clare explains why she believes Nelson Mandela is the most inspiring leader.
• Hear how business and customer relationship has changed in the age of social media.
• Learn how to connect with people even in an age where people are primarily utilizing tech.

Key Takeaways:

1. Leadership must constantly evolve.
2. Create margin to think about the future.
3. Manage team expectations and lead them strongly.

Clare Morgan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debingino/

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Debi Ingino's Bio:

WHAT I DO: I help businesses to optimize their team and results.

HOW I DO IT: Using my proprietary assessment, I map the employee collaboration style and mentor them into a high performance team.

WHY IT WORKS: Team goes through Information into Application for Transformation.

WHO I WORK WITH: I partner with the President, CEO, C-Suite, VP, HR, Mgr's and teams.

WHY IT MATTERS: Business growth comes from a team with a high level of collaboration.

WHY WORK WITH ME: I have created teams that now serve clients in 80 countries. With significant global operational experience, I understand the complexities of business and have the style that works well in the C-Suite as well as on the factory floor.

On This Episode:

• Deb shares about her 23 years experience helping startup teams develop a culture that allowed them scale to $500,000,000.
• Learn the key to reaching your potential by seeing beyond your present role.
• Find out why John Maxwell is such an effective leader.
• Unlock the keys to surviving and thriving in the “new normal.”

Key Takeaways:

• What you’ve done in the past is a history lesson. You need to adapt to the needs of the current situation.
• A leader determines the potential of a team and a product.
• Lean into change and master the ability to pivot.

Tweetable Quotes:

• Lead the change rather than letting the change lead you.
• Create opportunity from challenge.
• Change requires people to help deliver on the change.
• Own the contributions of the past and from the future.

Deb Ingino

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debingino/

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Denis explains the common questions about the distinction between mentorship and coaching, as well as provides 10 reasons that you should hire an Executive Coach:

1. Vision
2. A personalized success blueprint
3. Confidentiality
4. Goal-achieving
5. Develop your potential
6. Perspective and feedback
7. Time management effectiveness
8. Strategic thinking
9. Connection
10. Executive presence

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com