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Season 3 Episode #15 Jerry Dugan is coming from Dallas, Texas 

You can find Jerry via his website beyondtherut.com, on Instagram @beyondtherut and via his podcast Beyond the Rut.

About our guest:

Jerry Dugan is the CEO and Senior Consultant of BtR Impact, LLC, a consulting and training company focused on helping leaders define success on their terms so they can live fulfilled, meaningful lives with impact and not lose their faith, their families, or their health. 
His work experience includes serving in the U.S. Army as a combat medic, corporate training facilitator, and organizational development leader. He has led in combat zones and corporate offices learning the ins and outs for building teams and trust through servant leadership.

Since 2015, Jerry has been the host and producer of Beyond the Rut podcast, a show that shares encouraging stories and practical advice to help pull listeners out of their ruts and into lives worth living. It's not enough to get out of a rut. He wants you to live beyond the rut.

Jerry currently lives in Dallas, Texas, enjoying the empty nester life with his wife Olivia. They have two adult children, three cats, a dog, and no car loans!

 TOTD – "It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. Serve and thou shall be served.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

The importance of family…

Define Success and has the definition changed as you have evolved?

How do you help your clients define success?   Does it change as we age?

Define TRUST

What does SERVANT LEADERSHIP look like?

What got you into coaching, leadership, podcasting…

Military background – perhaps have a different viewpoint of freedom…What is Freedom?

Congrats on becoming an author…I know your website offers a free download of your workbook…walk the listeners through the importance of the content in the workbook…

Any leadership lesson that stands out…3 M’s (money, meal,?

Talk about your podcast journey, I thought I read something about how you started your podcast career as a sound editor, behind the scenes work…

Legacy 

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Season 3 Episode #14 Gabe DeRita is coming from Boulder, Colorado 

You can find via his website https://effectiveconnection.com  and @funngabe

About our guest: Gabe DeRita is a goal whisperer and mushroom nerd who left his "fancy tech job" in 2017 to travel the world by bicycle.  While being on the road, lost in his own mind, Gabe realized he was meant for a different purpose – Gabe was meant to coach people to develop their best selves. 

Gabe’s work is rooted in neuroscience-based CoActive Coaching, Authentic Relating, and mindfulness, with a spoonful of Japanese philosophy on top.

Gabe is honored to work full time as a purpose alignment coach & leadership development facilitator. He helps individuals and teams align with what matters, and make effective connections with self and others.

Thanks for finding, developing, and sharing your gift with the world; welcome to the show.

TOTD – “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

                                                                                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

Being a forager… wild edible and medicinal mushrooms…what got you into mushrooms

What was your inspiration to do what you do…

Ikigai – what the world needs, what your good at, what you can be paid for, and what you love

Where do you start to find your authentic self…

Be Humble and Curious

How important is self-awareness, how do you define it, and how to do develop it…

I know you love being out in nature… what do you love and how have you incorporated that space into what you do to help people play to their strengths?

What is authentic relating?  (5 steps) Welcome Everything, Assume Nothing, Own our Experience, Revel our Experience, Honoring Self and Others.  What is needed here.. my needs, your needs, our needs…influences culture and team…

Dealing with conflict

Aligning Values to Daily Action…

Decision making – any tips for helping people not waste energy…

Creating Deep Connections

Legacy “The only thing you take with you when you are gone, is what you leave behind.”

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Season 3 Episode #13 Morgan Plascencia is coming from Dixon, California where she will most definitely (inform, inspire, & transform) your life!

You can find Morgan all over the place but the best way to contact her is via Instagram @morgankellyplascencia

About our guest: Morgan was a successful boutique store owner who realized a different path had been chosen for her.  She shifted her focus and talents into being a master mindset and empowerment coach, public speaker, first responder counselor, and motivational trainer.  Morgan is multi-talented including being an accomplished ballet dancer as and also obtained her law degree.   

Morgan can’t acquire enough knowledge to help her clients and is constantly seeking new certifications that will EMPOWER her to be the best version of her current self.   

 Morgan thanks for dedicating your life to serving and empowering others – WELCOME TO THE SHOW!

 TOTD – “The woman who does not require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.                                                        Mohadesa Najumi

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What do you love about New York and California?

The importance of family…

How has being a ballet dancer for over 20 years shaped who you are today?  

What got you into coaching, mindset work, empowering women…

 Went to law school but realized that was not what GOD had planned for you… Was it difficult to let go of that plan or was a weight lifted and a path cleared to do what only YOU can do… EMPOWER WOMEN!

Being where your hands are… the importance of being in the moment 

Start with WHY…and why did you make the jump from owning your boutique to coaching and empowering women.

Finding fulfillment in life?  How do you define fulfillment and where do you personally find it?

Great coaches and mentors…highlight a few who have been instrumental in your life

Book or books you recommend?

Enhancing the skill of giving and receiving feedback… how do you do that for your clients

Best part of being MOM, WIFE…

Legacy 

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Season 3 Episode #12 Kevin Palmieri is coming from Worcester, Massachusetts         

Kevin is the CFO, Founder, Co-Host and Peak Performance Podcast Coach of Next Level Universe.  

You can find Kevin via his website nextleveluniverse.com – site has a lot of different paths – two podcasts, community section, group coaching platform, courses offered, upcoming events,  speaking opportunities, solutions, and a software offering… please make sure to check it out.

A little about our guest:  Kevin was determined to overcome anxiety, depression and to execute the life he’d always dreamed of – Kevin’s main impediment to his growth was HIMSELF.    Kevin researched different methodologies and decided to go all in on holistic self-improvement. 

He focused on learning what he didn’t know and letting go of ingredients that no longer served him.   When he did that, his life slowly began to shift.  Kevin kept reading, learning, stretching, and challenging himself to develop the best version of his current self.  

Years later and thousands upon thousands of hours of dedicated and focused work, Kevin is the host of Next Level University podcast that impacts hundreds of thousands of people in countries all over the world. 

Kevin has grown the podcast into a six-figure business, and has recorded well over 1,250 episodes. Kevin believes in a heart-driven but NO BS approach to holistic self-improvement, and wakes up each day looking forward to teaching people about what it takes to get to the next level!  

Kevin, thanks for developing your gift, sharing it with the world and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients! Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – ““Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”                                                                                                              – Mahatma Gandhi

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

I know you and Alan share a deep bond of growing up without a father figure, how has that influenced your life, your bond, and your work together at Next Level University?

What do you most appreciate and love about Alan?

What would Alan say he most appreciates and loves about you?

Next Level Hope Foundation, which is a charity created to give back to kids of single parents.

What got you into coaching, leadership, podcasting…

I love talking about Consistency, Commitment, Habits, Mindset, Confidence, Fear, 

What is leadership?

You talk a lot about anxiety…talk about how it has been helpful and harmful in your life…

What do you love about reading?

Legacy 

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Season 3 Episode #11 Susan Powers is coming from Sacramento, California

You can find Susan via her website sdpowersbooks.com.

About our guest:   Susan is a wife, mother, grandmother, author, and transformational life coach.  Susan’s first book Special Shoes for My Little Feet was written because Susan wanted to leave a positive and powerful legacy for her family.  According to Susan, "It's the little moments that, if we're paying attention, can create the biggest impact on our lives." 

That statement was inspired on a day when Susan's granddaughter was about two years old, she came into the kitchen wearing Susan's oversized high heels, proclaiming, "I'm Grandma! "It was one of those profound moments, as Susan watched her granddaughter proudly stomp around the kitchen in her shoes, that made her stop and consider the question: "Are you happy with the legacy you are leaving your kids and grandkids?" 

The answer was a resounding...No! Susan started to look at areas of her life that fell short, and she wasn't happy with the legacy she had created up to that point. So, she began to work on transforming herself. She declared that the legacy she was going to leave would create a positive ripple effect that would carry through for future generations! 

Susan, thanks for sharing your talents and gifts with the world and for possessing the desire to leave a positive legacy for future generations.  Susan, welcome to the show!  

TOTD – Albert Einstein – “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything  that can be counted counts.”

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your Life’s Essential Ingredients

What was your career before you became an author.

How great did it feel getting your authors proof?

Overcoming the voice in your head to take action toward achieving your dreams

Fear and how it can get in the way of living our best lives

How important is self-awareness?

What does transformation mean?

Was there something that triggered you to realize you needed some guidance

What made you want to write children’s books?

How did you come up with the story?

I know you are writing a second book, what is the story behind it?

Legacy 

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Season 3 Episode #10 Kevin Kepple is coming from Dallas, Texas (inform, inspire, & transform)

You can find Kevin via his website kevinkepple.us

About our guest: in 2019 Kevin took a leap of faith to speak to his truth and started his company Kepple Coaching.  Kevin has never looked back and is a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach who has helped thousands of professionals look inside themselves to find clarity, discover what they love, and live a life of freedom.  

Part of Kepple Coaching is the Unlock Your Freedom podcast which is ranked in the top 3% of all podcasts globally. Through weekly episodes, Kevin provides step-by-step training, coaching and accountability to leaders who want to take their life & business to the next level! 

 Kevin, thanks for sharing your gifts with the world and for helping thousands of people do the same.   Kevin, welcome to the show!

TOTD – “To put the world in order we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.”                               Confucius

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What do you love about Texas?

The importance of family…

I know you love being out in nature… what do you love and how have you incorporated that space into what you do to help people play to their strengths?

What got you into coaching, leadership, podcasting…

How have sports helped shape who you are today?  

What is Freedom?

Start with WHY…and why did you start your podcast…

Humbleness and Curiosity – how can they be the keys to unlock our passions?

Mastermind Group – what is it?

Playing to your strengths – please describe the methodology of Gallup-certified strengths coach…Clifton Strengths Assessment – renamed a few years ago

The importance of self-awareness and self-love…

Great coaches and mentors…

What do you love about reading?

Last book or books you recommend?

The danger of comparison and entitlement?

Enhancing the skill of giving and receiving feedback… how do you do that for your clients

Legacy 

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Season 3 Episode #9 Mary Henderson is coming from Melbourne, Australia

You can find Mary via her website maryhendersoncoaching.com, via her podcast  - Industry Expert, or via LinkedIn (83K followers) – Mary is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Authority 5.0 Magazine – and it is only available via LinkedIn so please check it out.

About our guest: When clients engage Mary, they access 40,000+ hours of experience, knowledge and wisdom in Personal Branding, client profiling, lead generation strategies, online course development, sales leadership, content development and digital acumen.

Mary is a heart centered, compassionate and tenacious entrepreneur who thrives on human transformation and witnessing people fulfil their dreams.

Mary helps Service Based Business Owners, Coaches and Consultants systemize, digitalize and commercialize their knowledge, wisdom and skills into a scalable & profitable online business and brand so they become an authority in their niche or industry.

Mary has 20+ years’ experience building 7 & 8 figure businesses & building high-performance sales teams in the IT sector and 15 years delivering online solutions for large and small businesses. She has been featured in many publications and is regarded as a thought leader in the Digital sector.

If that was not enough, Mary’s is also the founder of Lights.Cameras. Action an end-to-end coaching program that delivers tangible outcomes.  

Mary, thanks for developing and sharing your talents and gifts with your clients and people all over the world, Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – TRUST is Confidence born in two dimensions:   Character and Competence.  

Dr. Stephen Covey

 In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your Life’s Essential Ingredients

Helping people identify THEIR VALUES…

Decision Making…

40,000 hours of specialization

getting the correct feedback 

The Importance of Self- Awareness

Self – Confidence and how do you maintain it…

COURAGE, MINDSET… to STAND and DEMAND what you are WORTH… 

HOLDING SPACE (getting the right people on the bus…) to elevate your game…

Difference between reacting and responding – removing the emotion aspect of the decision

The importance of BRANDING…

MASTERCLASSES – marketing yourself without selling…

Gaining confidence to put yourself out there… how do you help your clients take that first step..

TRIBE

Legacy 

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Season 3 Episode #8 Brandon Leibowitz is coming from beautiful Santa Monica, California

You can find Brandon via his website https://seooptimizers.com/ 

About our guest – Brandon received his Bachelors of Science in Business Marketing from California State University of Long Beach.   Brandon is the founder and CEO of SEO Optimizers, a digital marketing company focusing on helping small and medium-sized businesses achieve more success.   Brandon’s company wants to drastically increase awareness of his clients businesses and are experts in SEO, Paid Advertising, Social Media Marketing, and Website Analytics… all resulting in bring your business to the world.

Brandon has an informative website, blog and offers a free consultation of your website.  Brandon thanks for doing what you do, for helping businesses share their hopes and dreams and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients.  Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “I think skateboarding is hugely challenging – it teaches you self-confidence, it teaches you self-motivation, and it can be something that helps you throughout your life.”   Tony Hawk

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What do you love about skateboarding?   Are there parallels between skating and running a business

What is the best thing you do for yourself…

How do you keep balance in your life

What do you do to stay on top of your game

Latest book recommendations

Best thing you do for your clients

Greatest success story…

Helping your clients achieve their hopes and dreams…

Above the Fold… what does that mean

Call to action…

Value Proposition…

Ways to get Google to find you?

The importance of a SITEMAP and then send it to Google to index it

Best practices for a business who has been in the dark and now with your help – can see the light… WHERE DO THEY START?

Google Analytics + add traffic code to website…

The importance of data…

Google Search Consult – free tool and details about SEO

Offer free gift of website analysis – thanks

Biggest change you see coming in digital marketing

Dealing with Change…

Legacy 

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Season 3 Episode #7 Coach Frank Allocco is coming from the SF Bay Area

You can find Coach Allocco via his website frankallocco.com.

About our guest - Coach Allocco was born and raised in New Providence, New Jersey.  While in high school, Coach Allocco lettered in three sports and always had the dream of playing football at Notre Dame.   Coach achieved his dream and played on the 1973 National Champion team.  Coach was a great athlete and also lettered in basketball and played for the legendary Irish Coach – Digger Phelps.   Coach graduated with his degree in Sociology and in 1976 wised up and moved to beautiful and sunny California.

In 1981 Coach founded Excel in Basketball.  Coach has done just that (EXCEL) and has helped thousands of young players do the same on and off the court.   Coach won a State Championship at Northgate High School in 1995, and won two more as Head Coach at De La Salle High School (only coach in California state history to win a state championship at 2 different schools.  

In 2012 Coach was inducted into the Sports Faith Hall of Fame.  Coach Allocco is a National and International Motivational Speaker and Clinician and currently works at the University of San Francisco as the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director.  

 Coach thanks for dedicating your life to the game of basketball and more importantly, to the thousands of student-athletes you have helped along the way.   Coach, Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “The object of painting a picture is not to make a picture – however unreasonable this may sound. The picture, if a picture results, is a by-product and may be useful, valuable, interesting as a sign of what has passed. The object, which is back of every true work of art, is the attainment of a state of being, a high state of functioning, a more than ordinary moment of existence.” Robert Henri

In this episode:

Quick story of how we met and the generosity of Coach Allocco.

What was life like growing up

What are your Life’s Essential Ingredients

Legendary FOOTSTOMP….

Playing for Legendary and Ara Parseghian

1973 National Championship – what made the team so special

Playing with RUDY

Won 600 games faster than any other coach + three state titles… left De La Salle in 2015 to coach at USF- why?

Coach John Duggan and his 5 decades of giving back

The importance of gratitude

Getting Reps and learning how to practice the right way

Leadership – define it and how do you develop it…

Excel – vision of why you started in and the success of it and the importance of serving others… 40 years later – selfless focus – change the world one player at a time…

MORE THAN JUST A GAME

Diocese of Oakland - President of East Diablo CYO League

PG for Digger Phelps and was a NIT finalist in 1973

Legacy

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Season 3 Episode #6 A. Garcia is coming from undisclosed location

You can find Garcia via her websites beyourincredibleself.com or confrontingdv.org

About our guest -  Garcia’s personal mission is to lead others in transforming their survival of Domestic Violence (DV) into Post Traumatic Growth.  Sharing her personal testimony has empowered Garcia to teach her powerful combination of Situational Awareness and Emotional Intelligence to her clients; guiding them to take control of their lives.  

Garcia has dedicated her life to developing transformational programs, various forms of coaching, life-long learning through various certification courses and establishing a nonprofit to help victims of domestic violence. Her commitment is to provide lifelong transformational habits to restore a powerful internal sense of control. Garcia learned that extreme independence is a trauma driven response and a natural one which can be defeated through focused, self-awareness and intentional control. 

 Garcia thanks for dedicating your life to help others and thanks for having the courage to endure all you have and then share that pain with others – with the hope and belief you can guide a victim to a new life.   Garcia, welcome to the show.

 TOTD – “Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.  Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy – the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.  Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”   Brene Brown

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients

Best thing you do for yourself

Life threatening car accident… what did you learn from being in that space…

Inner voice…

The importance of self-awareness, emotional, situational awareness

Warning Signs/RED FLAGS – how to identify whose flags they are…

3 phases in the domestic violence cycle – tension building, violent episode, remorseful/honeymoon

Types of violence – physical, sexual, psychological, economic

800-799-7233  National Domestic Violence Hotline

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