This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features rockstar media marketing guru Michael David Chapman, Co-Founder of LeadIn Social, out of Durham, New Hampshire.

Michael has gone on quite the journey in both his professional and personal life, working for 26 years across multiple industries, before taking a leap of faith and leaving his #2 position in the company without another job lined up. He eventually co-founded LeadIn Social to provide bespoke, human oriented marketing for companies. He also does coaching, teaching sales for people who typically aren’t in selling positions, as well as personal coaching to raise healthy, responsible men and women who share his experience of missing strong male role models growing up.

In this week’s episode, Michael and I begin by discussing the toxic work relationship he was in, how it was a taxing factor to his personal life, which was also deteriorating to the point of divorce, and how that all lead to him leaving his job without a new job secured. We get into how he learned to manage bullies in his life, as well as the absence of strong, healthy, male role models in our society that contribute to the proliferation of these toxic relationships. He expands upon that by discussing his own lack of role models and male relationships, and how he is breaking that generational cycle by resisting the pull of substance addiction, seeking out healthy male relationships, and mentoring others to help them change the pattern as well.

So, are you ready for more? Go ahead and grab your favorite ice-cold beverage and tap that play button, to tune in to this week’s edition of the #RockstarsRocking podcast.

Episode Highlights:

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

Connect with Michael:

Website: https://leadinsocial.com/

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend and broker client partner, Bret Brummitt, Founder, Generous Benefits, out of the Coppell, Texas area.

I was fortunate enough to meet Bret a few years ago and because we’re both huge baseball fans and avid car lovers – we hit it off immediately.

Bret describes himself as being lucky to have been born with a passion for problem-solving. He says that the question of “what if…?” is powerful and exactly what drives him. He says that he’s not usually the first to speak but is a voice with well-chosen words designed to uncover a better strategy for his clients. Bret has the unique ability to be a very calming force in the chaos and fast-paced evolution of Health Insurance, Employee Benefits, and the growing burden of regulatory compliance. When clients work with Bret, they develop the confidence to see beyond the problem at hand and start to re-imagine their goals. He believes deeply that whether with a client or a colleague, a successful interaction is one that allows everyone to dream a little bigger when they are done.

In this week’s episode, Bret and I begin by discussing how he was originally looking to be in law enforcement or the ministry and why that didn’t happen. We get into how the name and formation of his company, ‘Generous Benefits’ came about and how he manages his virtual team. We even answer some tough questions, like how COVID19 will or will not have a significant impact on an employer’s healthcare claims experience – as well as many more questions that revolve around the times we’re all living through, today.

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Episode Highlights:

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

Connect with Bret:

Website: https://www.generousbenefits.com/

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, Jessica Brooks Woods, CEO, Pittsburgh Business Group on Health and Founder, US Health Desk, out of the Pittsburgh, PA area.

Jessica prides herself on doing whatever it takes to do the right thing. Her current mission is to drive positive change in the health sector, an industry that she has had an innate connection with her entire life.

Jessica is the CEO of the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH), where she leverages education, advocacy, and partnerships to best serve PBGH’s business members and their greater communities. Each day she tackles challenges head-on to improve employee health, reduce employer health care costs, and secure a brighter future for health care.

In this week’s episode we talk about Jessica’s new business endeavors that tie in very nicely to her position at the PBGH, while getting personal in her feelings toward her DEI training and how she didn’t always appreciate her training as much as she does now. We even touch deeply into finding the balance between business and family and overcoming the mindset that you could be “failing” on either side of the coin.

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Episode Highlights:

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

Connect with Jessica:

Website: http://www.pbghpa.org/

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, Mark Metry, TED Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Coach, and Podcaster, out of the Boston, MA area. 

“I help shy, stressed, and anxious people be themselves confidently in front of anyone.” 

In a nutshell, that’s how Mark describes himself… let me tell you something though – Mark does far more than that. 

What you can’t tell by first glance is that Mark has suffered for his entire life. How might you ask? Try to imagine not being able to make direct eye contact with anyone and barely having any real friends. Imagine this shyness coming from mental health challenges, severe social anxiety, being a first-generation immigrant to the United States, and growing up impoverished, just to name a few. That’s Mark and that’s why Mark has dedicate his entire life to being of service to others by making an impact in the industries of mental health, careers, success, mindset, health and wellness, personal branding, speaking, and storytelling. 

Today, Mark is a Forbes featured keynote TEDx speaker, host of a global top 100 podcast, bestselling author and a documentary series cast member – he’s ONLY 24 years old! 

Since coming out of his shell, Mark has been featured on more than 250 podcasts and media outlets like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, The Huffington Post, and many others. Heck, his former podcast, Humans 2.0 (now Social Anxiety Society) has been viewed more than 50 million times and he’s had some of the most incredible guests on his show, including Gary Vaynerchuk and Tim Ferriss, just to name a couple. 

In this week’s episode, Mark and I chat about his battle with severe social anxiety, depression, and the suicidal thoughts he once had, and how he was able to overcome his lifelong battle. We dive into how varying communication styles play a role in either helping or hurting folks who’re going through what Mark once did, his best-selling book, and how Mark transformed his “Top 100 Podcast” into a podcast that would be much deeper and more meaningful to his current mission in life. 

So, are you ready for more? Go ahead and grab your favorite ice-cold beverage and tap that play button, to tune in to this week’s edition of the #RockstarsRocking podcast.

Episode Highlights: 

–        Lifelong battle with severe social anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts

–        How television’s ‘Big Bang Theory’ depicts social anxiety – offensive or accurate?

–        Communication styles with social anxiety – face to face vs. digital

–        How coping with social anxiety in your “real” life can also help online

–        Exposure therapy and how wearing ridiculous outfits in crowded places helped

–        Relaunching his “Top 100 Podcast” to become even more meaningful to him

–        “Screw Being Shy” his first book that he wrote during quarantine

–       His interactive coaching program for those who don’t want to read another book 

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

Connect with Mark:

Buy The Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085T7D1X4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, Trey Taylor, Managing Director, Trinity Blue Consulting, CEO, Taylor Insurance Services, and Best-Selling Author, A CEO Only Does Three Things, out of Valdosta, Georgia.

“Trey’s the smartest guy in the room…”

~ Grant Cardone

Trey has spent his entire career in the finance, insurance, and technology industries where he has leveraged his law degree, skill at negotiations, and relationship acquisition to build value for employers and clients.

In this week’s episode, Trey and I dig into how he decided to write his first book during the pandemic and how the idea was spawned from a keynote speech that I’ve had the privilege of seeing him deliver live. While we’re chatting, we dive deep into what Trey describes as the 3 psychological mindsets that make up people and how he believes most CEOs don’t delegate properly. My favorite part of our chat was when Trey started talking about corporate culture and how he’s working as a consultant to consultants and teaching them to unlink their pricing from their self-worth. Oh, and I did mention that Trey has been called “the smartest guy in the room,” not once, by two times, by Mr. 10X himself, Grant Cardone?!

So, it’s about that time where you should probably go grab your favorite beverage of choice, tap that play button, and tune in to this week’s edition of the #RockstarsRocking podcast.

Episode Highlights:

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

Connect with Trey:

Buy The Book: https://www.amazon.com/CEO-Only-Does-Three-Things-ebook/dp/B08L8FRQQ8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=187PGHPO81DSB&dchild=1&keywords=trey+taylor&qid=1629760067&s=books&sprefix=trey+taylor%2Caps%2C174&sr=1-1

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features the one and only legendary rockstar herself, Heather Monahan, CEO, Boss In Heels, Keynote Speaker and Ted Speaker, Best Selling Author, and Podcast Host, out of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL area. 

With more than 175,000 Linkedin followers at the time these show-notes are being written – Heather Monahan has quickly become one of the most influential voices on all of Linkedin. Like most of us, I first discovered Heather online through her consistent social media posts and I was immediately intrigued with her story of how she climbed the corporate ladder, broke through the glass ceiling to land herself in the C-suite, embracing being fired, and then starting her entrepreneurial journey in August of 2017. Flash forward to 2018 where she became an immediate best-selling author of her first book, Confidence Creator, and by the end of 2019, she was delivering her first TedTalk. Since launching her podcast, named after her best-selling book, her show debuted in the Top 200 on Apple podcasts and she’s been able to land some of the most influential rockstar guests – including the likes of Sara Blakely, Gary Vaynerchuk, Ryan Serhant, John Ruhlin and many other noteworthy celebrities and entrepreneurs. Her second book, Overcome Your Villains, is due out in November of 2021 and is being published by Harper Collins Leadership. Heather has been featured in USA Today, CNN, Forbes, Fast Company, Gary V’s Audio Experience and The Steve Harvey Show.  

In this week’s episode, Heather and I dig deep into how she got her start in the business world and how she believes the #MeToo movement stopped short of going after “the most evil villain”. From there, we chat about her first TedTalk, how she had just launched her coaching business when the world shut down and then we wrapped up by discussing her new book, Overcome Your Villains. 

What? You want more? Great! You’re in luck because this week’s episode goes much deeper than what I shared above. How do you find out what else we discussed… well… grab your favorite cold beverage and tap that play button, to tune in to this week’s edition of the #RockstarsRocking podcast. 

Episode Highlights: 

–       Learning sales from bartending

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

Connect with Heather:

Buy the Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZMDB6ZM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, Chris Wolpert, Founder, Group Benefit Solutions, and Best-Selling Author, NextGeneration Healthcare, out of the Greater Seattle, WA area. 

I’ve known Chris for many years now and he’s on a mission to eliminate employee out-of-pocket costs while guiding them to the highest quality healthcare. 

I love how Chris asks the following of his prospects and clients… how would they feel if they could remove financial stress for all their employees, improve their ability to attract top talent, end cost-shifting for future healthcare renewals, all while reducing their administrative burden… oh yea, and he always says “just one more thing”… the best part about what he does is that he guarantees the results he promises by putting his own compensation at risk – he only wins when he helps his clients win. 

In this week’s episode we dive deep into his entrepreneurial journey and how he’s working hard to silence the noise and myth that healthcare can’t be affordable and high quality, at the same time. We even dig into his new book, a comic book, of all things – to help bring a creative new way to educate consumers about control their healthcare costs. 

So, what are you waiting for? Grab your favorite cold or warm beverage and tap that play button, to tune in to this week’s edition of the #RockstarsRocking podcast. 

Episode Highlights:

 –        Transitioning from one side of the insurance industry to another

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, Kevin Trokey, Founding Partner and Coach, Q4intellignce, out of the Greater St. Louis, Missouri area. 

I met Kevin many years ago and have been fascinated with his marketing mind and how he applies it to the exciting world of insurance and employee benefits. 

Kevin believes deeply that when employee benefit advisers do their job the way it needs to be done, there is no strategic partner a business owner has that makes such an overall impact on their business – not their financial adviser, not their attorney, and not even their CPA. 

Kevin prides himself on brutal honesty and even likes to paraphrase the famous line, “if you can’t handle the truth, I ain’t your guy.” 

Being a sought-after national speaker, writer, coach, adviser, strategist, and accountability partner – benefits advisers from all over the country count on Kevin and his firm, Q4i, to help bring them a more impactful marketing presence, help reach their sales goals, help deliver a more impactful client experience through their service, and to help grow their leadership skills. 

In this week’s episode, I question why Kevin refers to himself as an “insurance industry antagonist” and his thoughts on profitablity, even smaller profits, vs. being out of business entirely. We then dive feet first into marketing, which was a true pleasure for me, since I believe Kevin has one of the top marketing minds in this space. 

So, it’s about that time to grab your favorite delicious beverage of choice, sit back and relax, and tap that play button, to tune in to this week’s edition of the #RockstarsRocking podcast. 

Episode Highlights: 

–        Being a self-proclaimed “Insurance Industry Antagonist”

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, Dale Scott, Former 32 Year Major League Baseball (MLB) Professional Umpire, out of Eugene, Oregon. 

It all started with a “Cameo” request I made to have Dale cheer up my father who was diagnosed with C19. Dale was kind enough to send an incredible get well soon video to my dad (full recovery) and from there, I reached out to see if he’d be open to coming on the show. 

In today’s episode, we dig into the ins and outs of umpiring as a professional in MLB, his views on all the recent changes with umpiring, and him deciding it was time for him to come out as the first openly gay umpire/referee in all of major league sports. Dale’s been an inspiration for so many and he’s got the best “strike-3” call that I’ve ever seen! 

So, it’s about that time to grab your favorite iced beverage and tap that play button, to tune in to this week’s edition of the #RockstarsRocking podcast. 

Episode Highlights: 

–        32 years umpiring professional MLB (Major League Baseball)

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

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This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, John David Mann, Multi-time International Best-Selling Author, out of the Zephyrhills, Florida area. 

There would be no ‘Go-Giver’ series of international best-selling books without John David Mann and his equally brilliant co-Author, Bob Burg. I, and millions of other loyal fans around the world, are so grateful to both rockstars for writing the literary gold that became my favorite business books of all time. 

I was so pumped to have Bob on the show late last year and I was thrilled when Bob introduced me to John. When I learned about John’s newest project that he was working on – I knew I had to have him on the show, too. 

John is an award-winning author whose writings have earned the Nautilus Award, the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal), Taiwan’s Golden Book Award for Innovation, and the 2017 Living Now Award for its “positive impact on global change.” 

He is co-author of the New York Times bestsellers “The Red Circle” with Brandon Webb, “The Latte Factor” with David Bach, “Answer” with John Assaraf and Murray Smith, and “Flash Foresight” with Daniel Burrus, and the global bestseller “The Go-Giver” with Bob Burg. 

His books are available in three dozen languages and have sold more than 3 million copies. His 2011 “Take the Lead” (with Betsy Myers) was named by Tom Peters and the Washington Post as “best leadership book of 2011.” 

“Steel Fear,” our primary focus for today’s interview, is his first novel (coauthored with former Navy SEAL sniper Brandon Webb) that is scheduled to be released in July of 2021. The iconic “Jack Reacher” author, Lee Child, called it “sensationally good — an instant classic, maybe an instant legend.” 

In today’s episode, we dig into ‘Ghost-Writing’ vs. Co-Writing, the “Go-Giver” series of books, and how he met his co-writer of his first novel, “Steel Fear,” and where the story idea came from. We also talk about mind-set with respect to how John didn’t believe he could ever write a novel and then we tackle the dreaded, ‘writers-block’ that many of us face from time-to-time. Also, spoiler alert… the next book in the “Go-Giver” series is set to be released in March of 2022 – you’ll have to tune in to hear the details! 

So, now it’s time for you to grab your favorite ice-cold beverage of choice, tap that play button, and tune in to this week’s edition of the #RockstarsRocking podcast. 

Episode Highlights: 

So, I only have one question for you…? 

Are you ready to rock…?!

Connect with John David:

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