Lets Have This Conversation

Lets Have This Conversation

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  • Millennial Career Development Requires More than Just Motivating Concepts with: Jordan Willshear

    According to a U.S. study, commissioned by Work Health Life, 67 percent of Millennials feel “extreme” pressure to succeed, compared to 40 percent of Gen-Xers and 23 percent of Boomers. This has resulted in a new phenomenon: the quarter-life crisis.

    “Born in the Southwest of England, my name is Jordan Prior to my transformation, I was deep into the world of sport coaching, teaching, personal training, and IT. Like every career propelled individual, I spent all resources on maximizing my calling. I have been incredibly fortunate to have been able to coach and gain experience over the last 12 years.

    In my career, I thought I was in the ascendancy, only going up. I’d never expe rienced a crushing defeat in my career before, so I aggressively implemented all I could to preserve that record. When I valiantly tried something outside my comfort zone, I berated myself for not achieving a good result immediately. Therefore, I ensured I stuck doggedly to what I knew the most. As a result, my mindset was built on an unstable foundation and was easily susceptible to stress and overwhelm if challenged. I want my job on the planet to be a coach who can provide these high-performance habits for my clients. It made sense for me to include relentlessness not only as part of my new blueprint, but also my coaching philosophy. As a result, The Personalized Peak-Performance Blueprint for Career-Focused Millennials program you see today is embedded with teachings of how to build your own values embedded high-performance toolkit.


    Looking back now, I can clearly see I caused my own stress. I allowed my mind to create more incursive excuses. Unfortunately, this was left unchecked and corrected over a period of five months, and it resulted in developing mental and physical symptoms. All these thoughts in my head caused anxiety symptoms such as face tremors and panic attacks to appear. Without the awareness I needed, I fell deeper and deeper into this self-defeating mindset, became depressed, and blamed the environment around me for my perceived failures. It ultimately cost me any happiness I wished to have in my dream.

    Millennial career development requires more than just motivating concepts. You need proven actions that work. Jordan is a high-performance coach who works specifically with Millennials who are feeling stressed and overwhelmed because they’re still struggling with moving ahead in their career despite their best efforts to gain promotions and pay raises. Jordan’s content focuses on developing your high-performance mindset, and unlike other personal development guides, you will get information that allows you to develop your own personalized blueprint, which can be implemented to ignite your career to higher responsibility, impact, and income.” He joined me this week to tell me more.

    For more information: https://jordanwillshear.com/

    LinkedIn: @JordanWillshear

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    44 min
  • Creating Positive Conversations Around Mental Health with: Nick Bracks

    Mental Health America reports 19.86% of adults are experiencing a mental illness. Equivalent to nearly 50 million Americans. 4.91% are experiencing a severe mental illness.

    Nick Bracks is a storyteller who has dedicated his adult life to creating positive conversations around mental health.


    Nick’s early career in the fashion and entertainment industries ultimately led him to his ongoing work in mental health awareness. He earned international modelling contracts and made regular appearances on Australian television as a presenter as well as a personality. During his time on Dancing with the Stars, Nick publicly spoke about his experience with depression and anxiety for the first time.

    Nick has advocated alongside some of Australia’s, and the world’s, largest mental health-focussed organisations by candidly recounting the mental health issues he has struggled with since age 11, including a particularly difficult period when injury forced an early end to his initial career as a competitive athlete. He has spoken to audiences of 1,000+, personally delivered over 1,000 seminars at schools and corporate events around the world, and presented two TED Talks, one covering how creative and entrepreneurial drive can help combat depression, and another on the growing suicide epidemic.

    One of Nick’s creative outlets is acting. He has completed a full-time acting course at Film and Television Studio International, and has several film credits already to his name, including a two-year role on Australian soap, Neighbours, and other Australian productions, along with creating his own content. Acting, along with exercise and meditation, are Nick’s foundations for mental health. He joined me this week to tell me more.

    For more information: https://nickbracks.com/

    Instagram: @nickbracks

    LinkedIn: @NickBracks

    Find out more: https://move-your-mind.mn.co/

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    35 min
  • Helping Business Leaders Get Their Groove Back with: Holly Jackson

    Strategic clarity is the ability to clearly define, quickly adapt, effectively communicate, and properly implement the company's business strategies. It is the opposite of strategic ambiguity. Strategic clarity as a modern term or phrase most likely arises from a very real problem.

    Holly Jean Jackson is a Holistic Business Coach, Speaker, Podcast Host, Author, and founder of Business Builder Throw Down. “My career spans from technology to communications as well as organizational change, public relations and content strategy.

    I have dedicated over 12 years helping business leaders get their groove back physically, mentally, and emotionally. I led a Local to Global Policy Initiative to influence future leaders' impact on communities. Fun Fact: Played in Carnegie Hall first chair clarinet and am a Black belt in karate.

    In my Transformational Coaching Method, I look at a holistic and logistical approach to success. After all, one can’t have massive success in business without a life of equal or greater success.

    Business owners hire me to master the art and science of real success because most lack direction, action, and results. So, I help define and design a business roadmap for impactful visibility, intentional profitability, and endless sustainability.

    Bottom line, without action nothing changes and if nothing changes, why do it?”

    She joined me this week to tell me more.

    For more information: https://hollyjeanjackson.com/

    LinkedIn @HollyJeanJackson

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    32 min
  • Examining the Black Experience with Reggie Johnson

    Black Americans' self-reports of being treated unfairly in a variety of situations are generally steady or higher rather than declining. This includes a new high of 35% who say they personally were treated unfairly while shopping during the past 30 days, up from 24% last year. In five other situations, reports of recent unfair treatment are similar to a year ago and range from 17% to 21%.

    In general, Black Americans are no less likely to report being treated unfairly in any of the five situations now than they were when Gallup first asked the items in 1997. The healthcare item was first asked in 2004.

    Reggie Johnson used to do a show on the radio on Star 92.3 in Mississippi named Tech Talk which was about tech info. In 2016 after moving back to Atlanta he wanted to get back into radio but a friend of his suggested he start a podcast instead. Fast forward to 2018 and he finally did. He does a show named "Reg in ATL" and a sports show named "Just the Stats" with his co-host Eugene Morton. He’s been doing it consistently every week.  He joined me this week, to have an in-depth conversation about the black experience in America. How far we’ve come and how far we still need to go, to achieve prosperity and an equitable future for black Americans

    Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reg-in-atl/id1395472333?uo=4

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    32 min
  • Building Relationships & Developing Trust Through Basketball with: Chris Kreider

    According to the NCAA less than 2% of Division One college Men’s Basketball players and athletes go pro, making it imperative their athletic influences do everything in their power, to develop the whole athlete both on and off the court. Especially considering there athletica lifespan is fleeting at best. no one knows that more then Chris Kreider. He’s one of the new assistant coaches for SMU Men’s Basketball.

    Chris Kreider was named an assistant coach by Head Coach Rob Lanier in April of 2022. Kreider brings 20 years of coaching experience to the Hilltop, including the past three seasons as an assistant coach for Lanier at Georgia State.


    In his three seasons at Georgia State, the Panthers went 53-30, winning the Sun Belt Tournament in 2022 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers also made the Sun Belt Tournament final in 2021. Additionally, he led GSU to a victory over Georgia Tech, the program’s first win over an ACC opponent. The Panthers also claimed the 2019-20 2K Empire Classic Riverside Regional.
     
    He was previously at Rice from 2017-19, where he helped recruit classes ranked fourth (2018) and third (2019) in C-USA according to 247 Sports. Guard Chris Mullins was named to the 2018-19 C-USA All-Freshman Team by both the league’s head coaches and media. Additionally, eight Owls were named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll in each of his two seasons on staff. Guard Connor Cashaw capped his junior campaign in 2017-18 earning a spot on the C-USA All-Academic Team.
     
    Prior to his tenure at Rice, Kreider spent two seasons (2015-17) at Virginia Military Institute, serving as the recruiting coordinator and post coach. Kreider’s career also includes four seasons at George Mason (2011-15), where he helped the Patriots to a pair of 20-plus win seasons and a run to the CBI championship series in 2012 before the program transitioned to the Atlantic 10 in 2012-13. The 2011 incoming class was ranked the No. 10 mid-major class by ESPN.com before the Patriots inked one of the top recruiting classes in the A-10 in 2014.

    He’s in the trenches every day developing athletes, their character, and helping them to see that there is life after basketball.  He joined me this week to have a conversation about the coach athlete relationship, developing trust and maximizing athletic and personal potential in his players.

    Follow: @CoachKreider

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    38 min
  • Helping People Build Wealth Through Real Estate with: John Mendez

    In the first quarter of 2022, investors made up a record 28% of single-family home sales, according to a report in June, by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. That's up from 19% in the first quarter of 2021.


    Born and raised in Stamford Connecticut, John Mendez has seen the city emerge, first-hand, as one of the fastest growing and most dynamic in Connecticut. This expansion, coupled with his passion for helping people, ignited John’s interest in real estate where he specializes in buyer, seller, and tenant representation for residential and investment properties. John grew up on the football field and basketball court where discipline and integrity were instilled earlier on and have carried over to everyday life. He brings proven client experience, being recognized as a Top 10 salesperson in the district as a luxury jewelry representative.

    John further refined his communication and interpersonal skills during his time in the restaurant industry. John takes much pride in his Dominican and Guatemalan heritage having been heavily influenced by the Latino and Black community and contributing to his fluency in Spanish.

    John has taught seminars for realtors across the U.S & Canada that had over 400 sign-ups each. He's been interviewed on how to market yourself in Spanish for "Command en Español" and taught a class on TikTok for his office.

    John has generated over 300,000 views YTD on reels alone. John has a passion for enlightening the unenlightened and posts multiple short-form videos daily. He joined me this week to tell me more.

    For more information: https://linktr.ee/johnmendezrealtor
    Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1603023398?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=lt_p
    Instagram: @johnmendez_realtor

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    38 min
  • Helping Female Coaches, Consultants Increase Revenue & Save Time With Lanisha Thadison

    According to American Express, since 2014 the number of women-owned businesses grew by 21% to nearly 13 million in 2019. That’s 42% of all companies at least 51% owned, controlled, and managed by one or more females.

    When you add over 2.3 million companies owned equally by men and women to that, it represents 49% of all businesses and employs 14% of the workforce.

    Plus, part-time female entrepreneurs or sidepreneurs increased by 39% between 2014 and 2019, suggesting that a growing number of women see part-time entrepreneurship as a way to pay bills, build wealth, or follow a passion.

    With more than double the annual growth rate of all other businesses, female founders are steadily breaking down barriers to start and run successful companies.

    Lanisha, Thadison is the owner of B.E Crowned. She’s  a Systems Strategist and Online Business Manager. “I have over 10 years of experience as a Registered Nurse which includes creating workflows, automation, and processes. I currently run my business on 3 hr/day due to the automation I have created.

    I am a mom of three girls, a spunky labrador, and a husband of 10 years. I love a good cup of coffee and a Disney Classic.

    I understand the struggle of growing a business and feeling like you have to be the one DOING EVERYTHING. When I added systems and automation to by business, it changed everything. I created my business to help owners do the same.” She joined me this week to tell me more.

    For more information: https://www.becrownedvips.com/

    Instagram: @becrownedvips

    Follow:  @LanishaThadison

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    18 min
  • The Courage to Say "I CAN'T" Will Set You Free with: Simone Giangiordano

    According to the CDC, 61 million adults across the U.S. identify as having a disability of some kind, and about 10% of those are invisible disabilities.

    Simone Giangiordano, better known as Simone G, is a lifestyle and business coach. An encourager. A lover of the ocean. She believes the courage to say “I CAN’T” will set you free.

    Simone brings hope to those with invisible health challenges impacting the quality of their life and their business success. She gives voice to the idea that societal and cultural norms are far more limiting that any limitation we have, and that by sharing compassion, we can overcome many of the misconceptions and much of the stigma around chronic health challenges.

    Simone’s transition from her corporate career of nearly two decades to entrepreneurship was the direct result of her health challenges. As she figured out how to manage a business alongside several illnesses and injuries, she shut down her first business three times in the first five years of her entrepreneurial career. It was during these years that saying “I CAN” nearly broke her. Thankfully, the last shutdown was back in 2012!

    In caregiving for her father, she learned what matters most is the impact we have and the love we share. That experience gave her the courage to be silent no more and to author the Building Balance to Empower programs, which were created to guide others struggling with compromised health in building a business and creating a lifestyle that supports their work and well-being. Today, she uses her Signature Program The Power of I Can’t® alongside her business coaching to help her clients transform their lives, their businesses and their well-being. She joined me this week to tell me more.


    For more information: https://www.simoneg.net/
    LinkedIn: @Simone(LindaSimoneD'Angelo)Giangiordano
    Connect For Coffee: https://meetwithsimoneg.com/

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    37 min
  • Identifying Ideal Careers for Women with Anna Runyan

    New data from the American Community Survey found that among married, heterosexual couples in the U.S., a quarter of wives, or about 15 million, are the primary breadwinners in their family. Anna Runyan is the creator of CLASS: The Love Your Work and Life System and CEO of Classy Career Girl International. She’s a former corporate consultant turned entrepreneur and her website was picked as one of Forbes Top 100 Websites For Women and one of Forbes 35 Most Influential Career Sites.

    She’s been featured on Fox, The Wall Street Journal and People StyleWatch magazine. Anna was nominated as San Diego Magazine’s Woman of the Year and her podcast was named as Yahoo’s 10 Best Podcasts. She helps millions of women design and launch their dream careers, businesses, and lives through her website, online courses and social media channels.

    You can connect with Anna’s story because she is someone who once had over $80K of debt as a new mom and was very unhappy in her work. Anna knows the importance of providing people with action steps for how she quit her stressful day job and transitioned into full-time work she loved (with a baby on her lap) in 90 days and she can’t wait to teach it to you too. She joined me this week to tell me more

    For more information: https://www.classycareergirl.com/

    Instagram: @classycareergirl

    Listen: https://www.classycareergirl.com/podcast/

    Twitter: @classycareer

    LinkedIn: @AnnaRunyan

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    35 min
  • Brian Kelly: "Entrepreneurs Hire Me To Stand Out In the Marketplace"

    39% of business owners use their own cash to start their companies.


    On the other hand, 10% ask their friends and family for financial help, and 24% rely on various loans and credit. Crowdfunding was the least interesting option for entrepreneurs in 2021, and it was only used by 1% of businesses in 2019 according to https://www.smallbizgenius.net

    Entrepreneurs hire Brian Kelly to stand out in the marketplace & attract a steady stream of ideal clients because most are extremely frustrated since they simply can’t figure out how to do it.   

    So, he helps entrepreneurs to saturate the marketplace with their message through live video shows, combined with proven automation strategies to get them more exposure.

    Bottom line - Brian helps them showcase their true professionalism and gain massive exposure while saving them both time and money, guaranteed. He joined me this week to tell me more.

    For more information: https://themindbodybusinessshow.com/

    Facebook: @BrianKelly

    Twitter: @BrianCarlKelly

    Sign up https://masterclass.reachyourpeakllc.com/

    Find out more: https://themindbodybusinessshow.com/

    LinkedIn: @Brian🎬Kelly

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    33 min

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Multimedia Journalist and Motivational Speaker Kevin McShan brings you a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional YouTube Podcast called: “Let’s Have This Conversation. The intention is to provide a large…