In Conversation with the dynamic Jerry Lee, X-Googler and Co-Founder of Wonsulting.  He is from Torrance, California and graduated summa cum laude from Babson College.   After graduating, Jerry was hired as the youngest analyst in his organization by being promoted multiple times in 2 years to his current position.   Outside of work, Jerry partners with universities & organizations (100+ to date) to help others land into their dream careers. He's amassed 30,000+ followers and has reached 10M+ professionals.In this episode, Jerry shared his journey as a self made career professional; the power of harnessing mentorship to fast track your career; imposter syndrome; and the future of work. I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion and

Connect with Jerry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jehakjerrylee/

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In Conversation with the dynamic Ryan Berman is the founder of Courageous: a change company that develops Courage Brands™ and trains organizations to challenge norms, think bolder and take action on courageous ideas. Working with brands like Google, General Mills, Major League Baseball, PUMA, Charity Water, Subway, and Caesars Entertainment, Ryan believes courage is a competitive advantage. Berman is the founder of his own Courage Brand: Sock Problems — an altruistic sock company “socking” problems in the world.

In this episode, Ryan shared his journey and career pivots as a serial entrepreneur, who started in advertising; faced a huge set-back and overcame it with courage, so facinating. We talked extensively on what it means to develop courage in your life; finding a mentor to set you up on a successful career track instead of just searching for a job and what exactly what it takes to build your internal courage system to go for your career dreams.

Golden Nuggets on Courage and Creativity

1. Courage and Creativity are relative;

2. Either you drive change or change drives you;

3. Courage has a place in your daily life;

4. Start with knowledge; faith (i.e. inner belief in yourself), action to build courage.

5. Surround yourself with people who want to stretch just like you and are aligned with your values; and

6. Keep your focus to the things that you value most in your life.

Reference made to Ryan’s book: “Return To Courage”, check out his website for details below.

To continue the conversation with Ryan connect with him here: http://www.couragebrands.com

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In Conversation with the dynamic Nick Dimitrov who lives in Seattle, WA, USA, and is the founder and CEO of Amazon Bound.  In 2013, Nick joined Amazon and co-founded Amazon Game Studios in a series of direct pitches to Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos. Amazon has since invested more than one billion dollars in the gaming space, by acquiring the game-streaming platform Twitch, developing its own 3D game engine, and building top-budget games in its internal studios. Nick also became an Amazon Bar Raiser, one of that small number of Amazonians, who decide whether the company should hire a job candidate or not. In his three-year tenure as a Bar Raiser, he interviewed more than 350 job applicants and determined whether they raised the Amazon hiring bar. In 2018, Nick left Amazon to start Amazon Bound, a company designed to help prepare job applicants to interview effectively with Amazon and other tech companies that practice behavioral interviewing techniques. The future is now. This is the time to be a dragon.

I am super excited to bring you season two!! Another jam packed season with dynamic guests from around the world.

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I invite you to head over to the sister podcast, the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast to check out the fantastic Canadian guests. Thank you for your support as always. To be a guest on this podcast connect with me here .

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In Conversation with the dynamic Mike Robbins living in Carlifornia, USA. He is the author of five books, including his brand new title, “WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust and Belonging.”  For the past 20 years, he’s been a sought-after speaker and consultant who delivers keynotes and seminars for some of the top organizations in the world. His clients include Google, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Genentech, eBay, Harvard University, Gap, LinkedIn, the Oakland A’s, and many others.  He and his work have been featured in the New York Times and the Harvard Business Review, as well as on NPR and ABC News.  He’s a regular contributor to Forbes, hosts his own podcast (called We’re All in This Together), and his books have been translated into 15 different languages.

Meet the dynamic Dee Bowden, Creator and Author of Collect the Cash living in Maryland, USA.  Dee founded BCS Solutions, a revenue recovery company, from a personal desire to see small businesses make big-money impact.

In this episode we discuss the importance of managing finances; her career pivots including starting her first business, closing it down after learning valuable lessons and how she came back stronger on the next venture. We also explored smart money management and key strategies for companies to collect revenues especially during an economic downturn. You are going to absolutely love this episode.

To continue the conversation with Dee Bowman connect with her here: https://collectthecash.biz

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In Conversation with the fabulous  Ginger Burr, President of Total Image Consultants living in Boston, Massachusetts. For thirty three years, Ginger has helped women around the world create a wardrobe they love by connecting with their inner essence.  She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the author of That’s So You! Create a look you love with beauty, style and grace.  Ginger has been interviewed by Worth Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Fox News and Bloomberg Business.

In Conversation with the fabulous Reena Dayal. Reena is an international leadership Coach living in the United Kingdom who is on a mission to 'transform the world one leader at a time'.

In this episode we discussed the importance of leadership; her career pivots from India to the United Kingdom and her exciting journey into becoming an entrepreneur. We also talked about graduating students and the types of preparation one should make especially in present day’s virtual world and the importance of mentors in our lives. This was a fun and exciting episode with many mic drops and great lessons.

References made in this episode were:Reena’s book: The Brilliance Quotient  - You can access it here : https://www.thecollaborators.org/brilliance-quotient

To continue the conversation with Reena connect with here : https://www.reenadayal.com

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In Conversation with the fabulous  Steph Mclligot Essary, Business Coach and Former Real Estate Agent; and mum of five kids. She lives in  Texas, USA.  Her is to help women over 40 create a business they love; in order to live the life they desire.

In this episode we discuss her big career pivot from Real Estate to becoming her own boss and the importance of story telling. She was very open with us to share her epic fails and how she overcame them; the importance of mentors and smart money management and helping others in women in business to set them up for success.   There are several mike drops in this episode which is going to just blow you away.

You are going to absolutely love this episode.

Connect with Steph here : https://www.facebook.com/stephessary/

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In conversation with Joree Rose, a licensed marriage and family therapist; mindfulness and meditation teacher; coach; author; speaker and she also leads mindfulness retreats around the world. Joree lives and work in Carlifornia, USA where she works closely with a  variety of individuals to live happier and more fulfilling lives through living with greater awareness and compassion, allowing them to decrease their stress, anxiety and shed unhealthy habits, patterns and mindsets.   

Joree is host of the podcast ‘Journey Forward with Joree Rose’ and has authored 2 mindfulness books, Squirmy Learns to be Mindful, Mindful, It's Elementary and has been featured in Oprahmag.com, NBCnews.com, Business Insider, KTLA News, and more! In this episode we discuss her life journey and career pivots, mindfulness and simple ways to cope with tough times as well as all that jazz that makes life so exciting.   Dive in and give yourself time to reflect because you have it now.

To continue the conversation with Josee connect with her on instagram @joreerose

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