Shock Your Potential

Hayley Burgin runs Haylo Wedding & Events, an event design company dedicated to you. With a special focus and passion for creating memorable weddings, Hayley reminds us of the importance of creating a seamless and stress-free environment. And doing so often means rolling up her sleeves!

Our talk encompasses the how mutual respect and open communication positively impacts every interaction, and definitely can make a couples' "Big Day" one to remember with ease and joy. Her points are applicable in many other arenas of our lives and businesses, and gave me some pointers to ease tensions.

Learn more about Hayley and her company at http://hayloevents.com today!

Jan Vincent is President & CEO of JV Consulting Human Asset Management, a company that is focused on building a better workplace. I was fortunate enough to use Jan's firm many years ago when they created a customized performance model to help my company make smarter and more appropriate hiring decisions.

Our conversation today talks about the keys to hiring and retaining top talent in a methodical and objective manner. Her tools and resources are developed based on data in a world where hiring is still often a subjective and emotional decisions.

Learn more about JV Consulting at:

http://jvconsults.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvincent23

A chance meeting at Good Morning America brought Kyle Dillingham to my attention. Considered the Oklahoma Musical Ambassador, Kyle has traveled and played his fiddle all over the world. But what is most important to him is how music ties us together.

Our talk highlights Kyle's musical trajectory, but also highlights how his story provides sales and leadership lessons that we can all take away.

Kyle is a true joy to experience in person, but his personality and zeal for life shines through in this episode of Shock Your Potential.

To learn more about Kyle and his band Horseshoe Road at: http://www.horseshoeroad.net.

My interview with Andrea Risch, Director of Marketing for Mobile Apps for Charity, highlights a unique marketing tool that meets needs for both small businesses as well as charitable organizations.

Mobile Apps for Charity develops mobile solutions for nonprofits at no cost to them, partnering with local small businesses for mutually beneficial relationships. This symbiotic relationship furthers the missions of both entities and provides a foundation for growth.

Founder Dave Mullins has created a business that takes social responsibility to new heights in a media-driven world.

Morton Williams is a beautifully organized store, using every inch of space like a work of art.  Cereal boxes are all perfectly aligned, and you have the sense that if you took down one bottle of salsa, it would be replaced without you knowing before you turned around.  The selection of foods at the "deli" is feast for the stomach, eyes and definitely the nose.

Watching the team flow effortlessly through their jobs made me admire the training plan.  This business is smooth and I had to know more in my interview with owner and VP Steve Sloan.  Our talk covered their real business challenges, the focus for growth and a commitment to keeping brick and mortar stores strong.

Morton Williams is a family-owned and operated food retailer of fifteen stores in New York Metropolitan area, in business since 1946. Each store is designed to reflect the needs of the individual neighborhood.

Learn more at: www.mortonwilliams.com

Kelly Hogan is a force to be reckoned with, and not just because she can kick your butt. Literally.

As part owner in 3 of the I Love Kickboxing franchise businesses in the Pacific Northwest, Kelly is an up and coming leader in a highly competitive business landscape. Personal fitness.

During our interview, Kelly shares her unique journey from stage to gym and opens up about leadership challenges that so many others will find immediately applicable.

Learn more about I Love Kickboxing at: https://www.ilovekickboxing.com and follow Kelly's locations via FB at: https://www.facebook.com/LKBTacomaWA.

Jason Brenner is a bit of a Renaissance man. Responsible for LIS Enterprises, a specialty parts company that meets niche needs, Jason works with many global partners to make some small US companies competitive. In his spare time he handcrafts amazing art from unique woods. And he has been known to do a yoga handstand on a net on a moving catamaran!

Jason tackles real-world challenges that will make us all continue a healthy debate, and shows his commitment to life balance through his art. Journey with us while we discuss some interesting topics that will certainly get you talking!

Learn more about LIS Enterprises at www.lisenterprises.com and see the beauty of his art at www.jasonbrenner.com.

Ivy Why Designs is a specialty jewelry company. A one-woman show, Lorisa Campbell creates beauty out of rocks and crystals, but her story is so much more. Taking the chance to leave a secure job to be home with her children, she also found a way to build a business from her own self-discovery. A slower paced podcast, getting to more personal questions of how we can do what we love...

Learn more at www.ivywhy.com and see her creations at https://www.instagram.com/ivywhydesigns/

Lisa Nelson-Haynes in the Executive Director of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, a unique and dynamic organization which taps the potential of youth and inspires learning through playwriting. My conversation with her highlights the impact that creative writing can have with our youth, providing them with greater confidence and tools to impact their communication skills.

About Lisa Nelson-Haynes: Having spent 15 years at the Painted Bride Art Center, Nelson-Haynes brings to PYP a deep knowledge of the Philadelphia arts-education community, coupled with hands-on experience with nonprofit management and educational programming. In her role there as associate director, Nelson-Haynes ran the Center’s educational outreach and residency programs, marketing and communications departments and managed contractual relationships with artists. Most recently, she has worked with the Bride’s executive director Laurel Raczka and University of the Arts dance director Donna Faye Burchfield to shepherd the ambitious project, Re-PLACE-ing Philadelphia -- an 18-month initiative to expand the archive of the city’s cultural memory through multiple histories that “re-place” established narratives with new perspectives. She is also a nationally recognized expert in digital storytelling through her work as a facilitator with Storycenter, which uses the art of first-person narrative as a tool for education, advocacy and community-building.Nelson-Haynes is a graduate of Hampton University and a candidate for a M.F.A. in film-making at Temple University.

Learn more at: https://www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org/

Michael Dahan is the CEO of Sports Zone, a premium sneaker retailer in the DC area, where the craze for basketball shoes started in the 80's. He and his team are working hard to prove that a small specialty brick and mortar retailer can survive in this very difficult retail environment, seeking partnership with emerging labels, creating the buzz and reinventing the training and management of sales performance of a sales force that is often overlooked.

My interview with Mr. Dahan was both a joy and a great education, especially about sneakerheads!  Niche business meets retail experience in a company focused on winning.  There was no doubt in my mind which of my original podcast tapings would be Episode 001.

Learn more about this fun company at: www.spzn.com