Screw the Naysayers

Leonard Kim is an entrepreneur, social media strategist, and the coauthor of Ditch the Act published by McGraw Hill. In 2013, Leonard got sick and tired of being overworked and underpaid.  So he made a decision to start writing. By the end of 2014, Leonard had more than 10 million reads.

In 2015, he started working in academic medicine and launched an executive branding agency on the side. The healthcare site went from having 80k page views to 500k+ a month, and the number of social followers increased from 10k-250k. 

Through his agency Leonard has worked with Fortune 500 execs, NYT bestselling authors and founders of 8 figure+ businesses. Along the way he picked up over 500k social followers. 

Leonard is recognized by Forbes as a Top Marketing Influencer, Inc. Magazine as a Top Digital Marketer and Top Youth Marketer and by Entrepreneur as a Top Personal Branding Expert. In this episode Leonard:

• Explains why decided to write about all his failure

Leonard is wise beyond his years. Enjoy

You can reach Leonard at:

Website: https://leonardkim.com/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Matt Newman is a senior executive in the financial services industry, a cancer survivor, a public speaker, and a best selling author. His book, "Starting at the Finish Line” recently made it to #2 on Book Authority’s Best Brain Cancer Books of All Time.

Matt was 39 years old and a father to 3 when he was diagnosed with grade three astrocytoma (brain cancer). His memoir chronicles the journey that he and his entire family took together which got him to a place of clarity, understanding and appreciation. His own father-in-law Larry had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three years before Matt, leading the two men to find support in each other and their combined family as they worked to find normalcy in an abnormal situation. Matt:

• Shares the emotions he went through when he learned he had brain cancer

Matt is inspiring, well spoken, and a voice that I am proud to amplify.

You can reach Matt at:

Website: https://matthewsnewman.com/ 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email-  [email protected] 

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Meghan Fialkoff is an Event Producer, Artist & Humanitarian. In 2006, after graduating from College, Meghan and her father founded the Americas Chapter of the non-profit, Foundation for a Drug Free World. 

Beginning with the mission to reach all of NYC schools with the drug-free, healthy living and dream-making message, the chapter spread like wildfire throughout the entirety of New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and subsequently into Central America where she co-directs chapters in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and French Guiana. 

Meghan also created and manages the annual Drug Free Heroes Awards Gala and the Drug Free World Ambassador program. In this episode Meghan:

• Discusses the impact of family culture on her world views.Her grandparents left Russia just before the holocaust, moved to Cuba where her father was born, and then moved to the U.S.

Meghan is a remarkable human being who is making a big impact on the world. Enjoy..

You can reach Meghan at:

Website (for materials): www.drugfreeworld.org

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email-  [email protected] 

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Sabrina Runbeck is a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant and a Life Performance Consultant. After working 80+ hours a week in healthcare, Sabrina noticed that there were people in the healthcare arena who love their work and yet were always able to always make it to their workout class or go to brunch or happy hour with family and friends. This while Sabrina and the rest of the professionals were grinding away. The issue became more important to her when she encountered a patient, a man with a wife and two young children,  who was facing major health challenges. Realizing that we don’t get time back, Sabrina set out to in her words, crack the code of doing important work while still having time for self and family.

Sabrina still works in medicine but has found a new passion in helping professionals with high-demanding careers to live the lifestyle they deserve, so they can enjoy their success. She believes everyone has the inner ability to gain more control and find life's satisfactions, and is on a mission to help them. In this episode Sabrina:

• Reflected on the friction that can be created when we make transformational life changes

Sabrina is bright, energetic and a rising star. Enjoy...

You can reach Sabrina at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinarunbeck/ 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email-  [email protected] 

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Steve Anderson is an Entrepreneur, a trusted authority on Risk Management, a Futurist, and a public speaker. His speaking portfolio includes presentations on the future of technology, the influence of social platforms, how businesses can leverage the internet, and how they can assess and use risk to their advantage. Steve was chosen as one of the original 150 LinkedIn Influencers and has over 340,000 followers.

With  over thirty-five years of experience in the insurance industry, Steve is also the author of  The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon. An Amazon best seller, The Bezos Letters has also appeared on The Wall Street Journal and USA Today list of bestsellers. The book is a Steve’s deconstruction of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' annual review letters to shareholders and focuses on the steps Bezos took to test, build, accelerate, and scale Amazon.

In this episode Steve:

• Tells us why he decided to write The Bezos Letters

This episode is packed with practical advice for any entrepreneur or wannabe entrepreneur. Enjoy…

You can reach Steve at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevetn/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email-  [email protected] 

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At the age of 19, Evan built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15m. He now runs a YouTube channel for entrepreneurs with 1.8M+ subscribers and over 300,000,000 video views. 

Evan wants to solve the world’s biggest problem, which he believes is untapped human potential. He’s set 2 world records, uses a trampoline & stand-up desk, owns Canada’s largest salsa dance studio & has a giant Doritos bag in front of him all day long to remind him that he’s stronger than the Doritos. Evan dropped so much gold in this conversation including:

• Real advice on dealing with loved ones who are naysayers

Evan’s enthusiasm for life and the future is infectious. You don’t want to miss this episode. Enjoy 

You can reach Evan at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evancarmichael/

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email-  [email protected]

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#screwthenaysayers #Believes #timematters

Greg Graham is the COO of the Cardel Group of Companies and President, Cardel Homes Ottawa. Cardel is a land development and residential home builder with operations in Ottawa, Calgary, Denver, and Tampa.

I connected with Greg when I learned that Cardel Homes had become the National Sponsor for the Women of Inspiration Awards, founded by Screw the Naysayer guest alumni member Monica Kretschmer. Now in its fifth year the Women of Inspiration Awards has recognized the achievements of more than 600 women and men in 23 Diverse Award Categories. I’m proud to say that I received a WOI award in October of 2019 in recognition of the role this podcast has played in shining the spotlight on strong women leaders and gender inequality issues.

In this episode Greg:

• Explains why Cardel decided to become a national sponsor

This was an insightful and informative discussion. Enjoy.

You can reach Greg at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-graham-pro-dir-501946/ 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

Email-  [email protected] 

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Shinjini Das, The Go-Getter Girl! ™, is on a mission to bridge the content gap between intellect and pop culture in the media. She is the CEO and Founder at The Das Media Group, an empowering media production company, engineer, TV personality fluent in Spanish, and digital entrepreneurship expert with the U.S. Department of State.

Her media company has built thoughtfully innovative global digital and live experiential brand experiences, driving millions of digital impressions in brand awareness for partners such as Chase for Business and Intuit.

Shinjini is also the author of Unapologetically Shinjini. How many people do you know who have written a memoir at the age of 26? Shinjini’s Forbes interview, published when she was 24, has been viewed more than 200,000 times and garners 7 million views per month from her following of 200,000+. In this episode Shinjini:

• Tells is that she has been fighting against the guys for years and admits that she had to learn aggression

This is a deep dive into the launch of a media company by a woman who says she’s always had a hunger not to be normal. Enjoy 

You can reach Shinjini at:

FB, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn: SpeakerShinjini

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

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Ron Klabunde is the Founder and CEO of Generosity Feeds – a national for-purpose organization that mobilizes thousands of volunteers in cities around America to address the local needs of hungry children through meal creation events. Generosity Feeds is igniting a movement of generosity. Since its inception in 2012, the organization has empowered more than 60,000 volunteers across America in 28 states and has created more than 3 million meals to help sustain more than 120,000 students. In this episode Ron:

• Shares the mustard seed that was the starting point for Generosity Feeds

Ron is an articulate impassioned leader. Enjoy

You can reach Ron at:

Website:  https://generosityfeeds.org/ 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV

Larry Broughton is an award-winning hotelier and entrepreneur, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and former US Army Green Beret. As Founder and CEO of California-based broughtonHOTELS, CBS News has called Larry “the nation’s foremost expert on leadership and entrepreneurship,” while the host of Travel Channel’s hit show, Hotel Impossible, says he is “among the top hospitality experts in the country.” His upbeat, creative approach to business and life has been featured in newspaper and magazine articles across the country and he has been a recurring guest expert on news and TV programs on every major television and cable network, including MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, CBS, and Travel Channel.  

Larry has interviewed dozens of the world’s top CEOs, presented to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at The Pentagon, and consulted at Fortune 50 companies. Larry:

• Tells us why he tries to stay away from naysayers, but also surrounds himself with people that don’t always agree with him

Larry is straightforward communicator. Enjoy

You can reach Larry at:

Website: https://larrybroughton.me/  

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection.

iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPV