Gavin Preston, an expert from the UK, joined the show to talk about his new book "Survive and Thrive: How to Secure, Scale and Succeed in Business”. He also shared several strategies about growing your business and achieving personal success.

Here are some key moments from the show:

Gavin was very generous with his offer to give his book away for free, audience members simply pay for shipping and handling. You can get the book or find out more information below:

Book : www.surviveandthrive.cc

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Rob Oliver talks about dealing with change. This is another opportunity to hear Rob's perspective on how we handle the circumstances around us and come out better than we were before.

Here are a few key points:

You can learn more about Rob and his books and presentations using the contact information below:

Website: https://www.yourmotivationalspeaker.com/

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Host Rob Oliver shares his thoughts about using this pandemic as an opportunity for growth. No guest, no interview, just Rob Oliver wearing his "Your Motivational Speaker" hat and delivering some of the key points from his new presentation called "More than Mere Survival." This presentation was developed in response to COVID-19 and draws lessons from Rob's personal rehabilitation and growth following his spinal cord injury that apply to individuals, nations and our entire world as we all grapple with life during this pandemic.

Here are some points to listen for during this episode:

You can learn more about Rob and his books and presentations using the contact information below:

Website: https://www.yourmotivationalspeaker.com/

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Today's episode features 3 guests! The crew from 360-Access.com came by to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the ADA and the release of their new accessibility mapping tool. It was an honor to interview Joanne Peterson and Marian Neilson again along with Madonna Long. Joanne and Marian are the first return guests on the Learning from Smart People Podcast, I guess this makes them Very Smart…

Some of the points from the show:

In case you had not picked it up yet, the website for 360 Access is:

http://www.360-Access.com

Keep an eye out for their app which will be launching in the next 6-8 weeks.

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Tim Brant, the founder and owner of Brant's Driving School, joined the podcast to talk about finding, creating, and scaling a business that meets a niche need. Brant's Driving School works with individuals with disabilities to assess their needs and match them with the proper adaptive equipment in order to experience the independence of being able to drive.

Some things to listen for in this episode:

As much as I enjoy the conversation because I am passionate about the independence that driving gives to individuals with disabilities, I also appreciated Tim's perspective on being an entrepreneur, building his business and the Brant brand. Check him out on the web or connect with him on LinkedIn.

Web Site: https://brantsdrivingschool.com/

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Nick Davies, a business, career, and health coach, joined the show to talk about his journey, What he has learned from his experiences and how he uses that knowledge to help others in their journey.

Here are a few of the points we touched on during the interview:

Nick's personal journey that led him to quit his job in the financial services industry to travel the world

Here is Nick's contact information:

Email: [email protected]

Nick told me off air that he would offer LFSP listeners complimentary access to his ‘thinking’ tool. "We cant change anything in our lives without being aware of it. MindScan allows us to take a dive into what we can't see."

Here is the link https://www.proadvisorcoach.com/coachnick-mindscan

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Matthew Clark, cofounder of The Virtual Edge, joined us from South Africa to talk about The Rainmaker System. It is a 3 stage, nine step process that helps his clients generate 2 – 5 leads per day on LinkedIn. By the way, we have now had guests from Europe, Africa and North America.  If you have a guest suggestion from  Asia, Australia, South America or even Antarctica, I'd love to hear it!

Here are several of the important topics we covered:

Matthew mentioned the free videos and resources that are available on his website listed below. He also encouraged listeners to connect with him on Facebook (if you do, tell him that you heard him on Listening from Smart People!)

Website: https://thevirtualedge.com/

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Rick Jordan was our guest today and talked about his journey as an entrepreneur. After losing his job, he created and grew an IT Services firm with sales over 10 million dollars a year.

Some key points from this episode:

You can find Rick and his podcast using the links below:

Website: www.RickJordan.tv

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In honor of our 25th episode, we flipped the script! Josh Oliver guest hosts and interviews Rob Oliver about storytelling and book writing. It’s an interesting role reversal when Rob is answering questions instead of asking. This episode is for more than just aspiring authors, it’s about why stories are important and how to pass along wisdom, history and experience.

Here are a few things to listen for:

Rob also offered a free 20 minute consultation to anyone that is considering writing a book. You can sign up for your session at his publishing company’s website:

http://www.IX-Press.com

You can also find out more information about Rob, in his books and his speaking business at:

http://www.YourMotivationalSpeaker.com

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This episode features the "Rent the Chicken" people.  Jenn and Phil Tompkins (AKA Homestead Jenn and Homestead Phil) have a chicken rental business based just outside of Pittsburgh, PA. It was such a novel idea that I felt like I had to interview them. 

Here are some of the things we talked about:

You can find out more about their company and how you can Rent the Chicken for your family at the links below:

Website: www.rentthechicken.com

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