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Tim Tortora started working in Hollywood over 30 years ago as a tape operator in a recording studio and worked his way up through the ranks to CFO by 2008. He learned a lot along the way and worked with some amazing people and some of the biggest companies ( Harpo Films, Mandalay Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Disney, TriStar Pictures, Columbia Pictures). He did it all having no family connection or friends who sat in key positions in the business.

Since he started working as a CFO in 2008, the industry changed substantially and his client list migrated to working with content creators who produce indie features, TV movies, feature films, branded content, blogs and online short form series.

During his career, Tim has served as Executive in Charge of Production and Finance for Oprah Winfrey's feature film & TV production arm, Harpo Films, in charge of all aspects of production on such films as "Tuesdays With Morrie" (Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria), "Amy & Isabelle" (Elisabeth Shue), "The Wedding" (Halle Berry), and "Before Women Had Wings" (Ellen Barkin).

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Connect with Tim Tortora on his website: https://timtortora.com/

Get Tim's book: https://timtortora.com/a_hollywood_accounting_its_a_swamp_its_thick_difficult_to_navigate_but_i_still_love_it/

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

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Brooke Chapman started her career as a television journalist before moving into corporate communications and public relations roles, advising leading brands across the mining, travel, property, recruitment, and not-for-profit sectors. Today, Brooke Chapman is the Executive Director for ThreeBy3 and 9Boxes.

Having worked within and alongside marketing teams for over 10 years, Brooke made the transition into strategic marketing roles and has led the marketing functions for leading plaintiff litigation firm Shine Lawyers, disability services provider Endeavour Foundation and most recently, Australia's largest privately-owned retirement village operator, RetireAustralia.

Brooke's expertise lies in working with boards and business owners, transforming underperforming marketing functions by transitioning organizations out of tactical lead generation and into a strategic marketing methodology aligned with broader business. Brooke has a proven track record delivering strong commercial results for large organizations in the professional services and not-for-profit sectors. She is skilled in marketing strategy and business growth, customer experience, brand development and team development & optimization.

Connect with Brooke on her website: https://threeby3.com/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookechapman1/

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my creative work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.

Bring me in to speak at your next event.

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The recent release of artificial intelligence apps like Lensa and ChatGPT are casuing a huge commotion across the Internet right now.

In today's episode, I focus on the ai photo app Lensa and its widespread implications.

Tons of interesting questions we all need to be asking. You won't want to miss this episode!

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my creative work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.

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Zack Booth is the Founder of Driving For Dollars Mastery, where he helps people replicate his success through real estate investing. Just a few years ago, Zack was a window cleaner. You can even find his window cleaning tutorial videos on YouTube with millions of views. He even ended up on the history channel because of those window cleaning tutorial videos. Although he achieved success with his window cleaning business, he always dreamt of being a real estate investor. Taking a leap of faith, he walked away from window cleaning, and within a handful of years, he was making over a million dollars per year from real estate investing. Zack now has his own company, a successful podcast and YouTube channel where he dedicates his time giving back and helping others get started in the competitive game of real estate. This year, Zack launched the Driving For Dollars Mastery podcast and it is already in the top 1% of podcasts in global popularity. Recently on his YouTube channel, he did a 40 day challenge. The goal was to turn $1,000 into $40,000, he was wildly successful, making $93,000 and also buying two rentals with over $100,000 of equity. When he isn't helping people make money through real estate, Zack can be found spending time with his wife and two children and hiking the mountains of the Western United States.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here >>> www.maryloukayser.com

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my creative work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

1. 1. Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.
   2. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader.
   3. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review.
   4. How's your writing these days? Is what you write and say more "ho-hum" than "oh ya!" Let's work on making your writing work better for you. Book a free call with me today!

Valerie Hayes is on a mission to help small businesses beat the odds and push through the roadblocks to become an industry leader. She helps overburdened entrepreneurs, small business owners, and CEOs run their companies like a high-performance sports car. Fast and effective.

As a Fractional COO, Valerie helps untangle everything that's not working smoothly, sorts it all out, and puts it back together. No more late nights stuck at your desk trying to figure it all out.

Valerie's background as a business owner, human resources professional in Fortune 500 companies, and coach/mentor for high achievers enables her to bring a multi-faceted, collaborative approach to every aspect of business, and she's passionate about sharing her actionable insights with audiences around the world.

Valerie is convinced that fewer businesses would fail if people knew more about how to run their business well and how easy it can be. Her direct, down-to-earth approach takes the mystery out of running a business.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here >>> www.maryloukayser.com

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my creative work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

1. 1. Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.
   2. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader.
   3. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review.
   4. How's your writing these days? Is what you write and say more "ho-hum" than "oh ya!" Let's work on making your writing work better for you. Book a free call with me today!

Jack Tompkins is the owner of a consulting firm with the best name ever: Pineapple Consulting Firm. Based out of Charlotte, NC, Jack absolutely loves helping small businesses become data-driven!

Originally from Connecticut, Jack spent years after college in Corporate America with roles ranging from analyst to partnership manager, but moved down to Charlotte and started his company, Pineapple Consulting Firm.

Now he and his team help small businesses become more data-driven by creating KPI (Key Performance Indicator) dashboards with visual representations of their performance along with analytical support to fully tell the story of their business.

My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available now! Grab your copy here >>> www.maryloukayser.com

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my creative work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

1. 1. Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.
   2. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader.
   3. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review.
   4. How's your writing these days? Is what you write and say more "ho-hum" than "oh ya!" Let's work on making your writing work better for you. Book a free call with me today!

When you think about a work environment, what immediately comes to mind?

For many people, their work environment is a physical place -- an office, a renovated closet, even the kitchen table.

My guest today talks about another kind of work environment -- our digital spaces, where many of us spend considerable time as well.

Ian Robinson and his team at Enliven design and build highly functional, collaborative web apps for expert operational and project management processes. Ian works with established professional services firms - from construction to accounting - which have a unique worldview and proprietary operations to build a sustainable and healthy culture of expertise through the ongoing practice of product development.

While Ian's natural bent toward process improvement and the development skills he has cultivated over the years make him an astute leader, it is his genuine desire to help companies create healthier workplaces through custom software that sets him apart from a largely sterile sector. For Ian, a successful project is one that uses software as a means of making people's daily lives and jobs more enjoyable.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- will be available later this fall wherever books are sold. Be sure to check it out and get a copy!

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

1. 1. Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.
   2. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader.
   3. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review.
   4. How's your writing these days? Is what you write and say more "ho-hum" than "oh ya!" Let's work on making your writing work better for you. Book a free call with me today!

Content Anxiety Syndrome is the name of a disorder I made up to explain what's happening to a lot of people. It is yet another unnecessary and heartbreaking side effect of the Internet Age plaguing far too many amazing people who have fallen into the trap of thinking they must "make more content" or else risk irrelevance. If you are experiencing too much time on your laptop or phone making content to share on the social channels; if your kids are telling you to get off the computer; if you have headaches about or fears that somehow you aren't putting out enough content compared to everyone else, you will want to listen to this episode.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- will be available later this fall wherever books are sold. Be sure to check it out and get a copy!

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

1. 1. Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.
   2. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader.
   3. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review.
   4. How's your writing these days? Is what you write and say more "ho-hum" than "oh ya!" Let's work on making your writing work better for you. Book a free call with me today!

Carol Sanford is an award-winning business educator, summit Producer, podcaster, and author. She is a consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, multi-award-winning books, and human development work, Carol works with executive leaders who see the possibility to change the nature of work through developing people and work systems that ignite motivation everywhere. For four decades, Carol has worked with great leaders of successful businesses such as Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G, and Seventh Generation, educating them to develop their people and ensure a continuous stream of innovation that continually deliver extraordinary results.

Carol is the author of The Regenerative Business, The Responsible Entrepreneur, The Responsible Business, and No More Feedback: Cultivate Consciousness at Work. Her books have won over 15 awards so far and are required reading at leading business and management schools including Harvard, Stanford, Haas Berkeley and MIT. Carol also partners with producing Executive Education through Babson College, Kaospilot in Denmark and University of Washington, Bothell, WA, and The Lewis Institute at Babson. For 40 years she's collaborated with clients to develop people to realize their inherent capabilities. Google's Innovation Lab uses her Responsible Business Framework. Learn more at CarolSanford.com and the Business Second Opinion podcast.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- will be available later this fall wherever books are sold. Be sure to check it out and get a copy!

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

1. 1. Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.
   2. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader.
   3. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review.
   4. How's your writing these days? Is what you write and say more "ho-hum" than "oh ya!" Let's work on making your writing work better for you. Book a free call with me today!

Dirk van Reenen is the founder and CEO of BERGflow, a company that specializes in helping small and medium sized businesses build better teams to grow faster, with higher profits, and more time freedom.

Dirk is an award-winning entrepreneur, international consultant, trainer, and former CEO of an $800 million a year sales organization. After a decade of experience in building fast growing companies by focusing on building strong teams, Dirk made some huge life changes in 2017.

Since 2017, Dirk has been focused on his real passion with BERGflow in working with ordinary small and medium sized business owners that really want to elevate their business and life by focusing on their people.

Learning how to hire the right people based on company culture, values, and vision, and then building collaborative teams in the workplace. It's the X Factor of growing and scaling successful business today, and it's what he specializes in.

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My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- will be available on October 30, 2022. Be sure to check it out and get a copy!

Thanks so much for listening and for your ongoing support of my work and this podcast!

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The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and life on your leadership journey.

Here are a few ways I can help you:

1. 1. Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today.
   2. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader.
   3. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review.
   4. How's your writing these days? Is what you write and say more "ho-hum" than "oh ya!" Let's work on making your writing work better for you. Book a free call with me today!