Screw the Naysayers

Denise Alison is an Entrepreneur, Live Video Creator, Social Media Strategist, Comedienne, and a Public Speaker. She is also the host The Art Of Online Branding, a weekly Facebook Live Show that has been running for more than two years.

Denise eats, drinks, and sleeps social media. We had a wide ranging conversation that touched on:

• The impact of changes in the job market on her generation

Denise also shares her entrepreneurial journey, which included earning a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Public Administration, a 4 month internship in government which convinced her that was not the place for her, and a return to her hometown, a small fishing village in NS Canada. Flash forward 6 years and we find her running a thriving Social Media Strategy company. And in case you haven’t guessed, yes Denise is my daughter. Enjoy..

You can reach Denise at:

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

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

Thomas Miller is an Entrepreneur, Coach, Public Speaker, Therapist, and a dad who practices what he preaches.

Thomas has been a licensed Therapist since 2002 and his work experience includes being a 

Clinical Director of a Wilderness Therapy Program for teenagers, Director of a Mental Health Clinic, & being the Family Wellness Director at an Addiction Treatment Center for adults. 

In 2016 Thomas and his wife made the leap into entrepreneurship when they purchased a building to house their own business and also provide rental income

We had a free flowing conversation about a wide range of social and mental health issues including:

• Parents hitting the eject button and using technology to replace their own attention

Thomas hits on topics that have touched every family. You’ll also enjoy his easy to understand communication style. Enjoy…

You can reach Thomas at:

Website: https://thomasmillercoaching.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.

Reesy Floyd-Thompson is an entrepreneur, professional storyteller, and the founder of a support group called Prisoners Wives Girlfriends and Partners.

Ressy’s story is inspiring and educational on so many levels. It begins in 2005 when she stood in a Pennsylvania courtroom where her husband, a Desert Storm Veteran, was sentenced to prison for 12.5 to 25 years. To use her words, for better or worse, she was now a married-single woman legally separated by the Department of Corrections.

In that moment Reesy lost all sense of personal identity. She began to call herself Mrs. GE6309. People around her saw Reesy as just another African American woman with her husband in jail. Shock turned to reality when a UPS box arrived at her doorstep with all of her husbands belonging. Then the bills started to pile up. A 15 minute collect call from an out of state prison ran around $20. Going to see her husband involved a 10 hour trip.

For the first few years Reesy operated on auto-pilot. She began to do side hustles to pay the bills (her minimum wage job wasn’t enough). In this episode Reesy shares:

• The defining moment that snapped her out of her slumber

Reesy’s story is a reminder that people are not statistics and more importantly that your current circumstances do not have to define where you will end up. Reesy is a strong, powerful, articulate woman. Enjoy.

You can reach Reesy at:

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

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

Rocky Romanella is blue-collar guy who rose through the ranks at UPS and at one time oversaw an operation with more than 78,000 employees. He then became a CEO and Board member of a small telecom company. These days he is the Founder and CEO of 3SIXTY Management Services and the author of a killer leadership book titled Tighten the Lug Nuts. I know that you will enjoy hearing the story behind the title.

This episode is packed full of advice on leadership, living your life with purpose, and legacy. Rocky shares with us:

• His views on naysayers and how he deals with them

Rocky is a humble, articulate, ordinary guy who’s done amazing things. Enjoy….

You can reach Rocky at:

Website: https://www.3sixtymanagementservices.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.

“Only dead fish go with the flow. I direct the flow. I swim upstream.” This one sentence less than a minute into my interview with Jordan Paris set the stage for a discussion between two kindred soles, even if there is a 40 year biological age difference.

At the tender age of 21 Jordan is a published author and Host of the Growth Mindset University podcast, ranked #26 on Itunes in Education and #3 in Training. He’s been featured in Yahoo Finance, NASDAQ, Market Watch, Men's Health, and many high profile podcasts. His guest list includes the likes of James Altucher, Dan Lok, Mark Manson and many more.

This episode is reminiscent of episode 1 of Screw the Naysayers when Don Wettrick talked about the big lie, being that the only path to success is through a four year college program. Jordan is heading into his senior year (his parents insisted on College) but pulls no punches in calling out a system that is bankrupting an entire generation while in his words simultaneously enriching College Presidents and bloated administrations. Some of the examples he shares about is own college experiences should give every parent reason to reflect.

Along the way he shared stories about his podcast, the importance of deferred gratification, and why he has pledged never to work for anyone else again.

Prepare for a high energy, thought provoking, discussion. Enjoy.

You can reach Jordan at:

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

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]   

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