🎙️Storytelling for Real Life with Doug Thompson🔥🚀

In this final episode of Season 3 we get to meet Terry Tucker.In this he relates the story of his life and how he went from graduating from the Citadel to working at Wendy's to being a 37-year-old rookie soon to be undercover narcotics office to a girls' basketball coach. Most importantly he talks about how he lives everyday as a gift as he fights a rare cancer since 2012.Terry has been an NCAA Division I college basketball player, a Citadel cadet, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, an undercover narcotics investigator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, a motivational speaker, an author, and most recently, a cancer warrior. He is the author of, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Living Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. Terry and his wife have lived all over the United States and currently reside in Colorado with their daughter and Wheaten Terrier, Maggie. In 2019, Terry started the website, Motivational Check to help others find and lead their uncommon and extraordinary lives (www.motivatioalcheck.com). You can also find him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-tucker-9b5605179/

This episode too 3 meetings and technologies to finally complete. We had hardware failures, streaming failures, and finally a failure of the host to hit Record on time. Anyway it turned out to be a great Episode with a wonderful person who starts the story with how it took 6 months to get a replacement door for her car.She is a self-described "people collector" but don't fear she really is a master connector of people. Hey I have a guy/gal for that.Born with a vivid imagination, Bari has been crafting stories since she was 6 years old, to help her win friends and influence people. Her love of storytelling inspired her study of literature, where she cultivated her writing skills and power of observation, through classes and participation in theatrical productions. Bari's life lessons from Beantown to Hollywood and back to the East Coast are all insights that informed her professional development and led her to the diverse career she enjoys today. Becoming the consummate storyteller established her confidence, empowering her to leverage her skills in corporate America. With a keen eye, she reads her audience. Then Bari utilizes engaging storytelling to connect with people, educate and provide solutions. She is passionate about working with companies that improve the quality of people’s lives.https://www.linkedin.com/in/barirubin/

Mark is one of the best storytellers out there and he credits his mom for most of his skills.

He shares how a moment of standing up for himself changed his relationship with his dad forever.

How a story about a taxi driver stopping by a store to pick up coffee and smokes changed an entire call center and its leader.


Mark Villareal is the author of 8 published books with his most recent release A Script For
Aspiring Women Leaders: 5 Keys To Success. Jack Canfield recommended the book to his tv
audience with Villareal's guest appearance on Hollywood Live. Villareal spent 35-years in
Corporate America with 21-years at the C-Level reporting to the CEO or President. His passion
is leadership and soft skills, in addition to helping individuals develop for long-term success. He
is a 3-time International-Best Selling Author with his first book, Shortcuts Get You Lost! A
Leadership Fable On The Dangers of The Blind Leading The Blind the first to achieve the status
followed by Leadership Lessons From Mom, and The Millennial Factor: 10-Steps In Managing
Millennials To Success. Villareal wrote Mission, Vision, and Values Resource Tool Kit, and
Leadership Crisis Management: Understanding The 3-Stages of Crisis Management as
workbooks to assist businesses to manage and build the proper culture for success. He also
authored a children's series titled The Adventures of Park Ranger Brock Cliffhanger & His Jr.
Park Rangers as he has a passion to encourage youth to always dream big.
Villareal has been a guest on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Hollywood Live with Jack Canfield,
Sandy and Friends, and many other morning TV Shows, as well over 70-radio or podcast shows.
His motto is great leaders pay it forward as he teaches in all of his writings.
Villareal enjoys encouraging youth to always dream big. This is the theme behind his Children's
Series titled The Adventures of Park Ranger & His Jr. Park Rangers. His enjoys teaching
children to always dream big, follow the right role models, and to learn about our great State &
National Parks

[email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markavillareal/
http://www.markvillareal.com/

Do you own a business?
Do you plan to live forever?
Do you have an Exit plan?

If your answered Yes to the first but no to the other questions this episode is for you.


Marvin L. Storm has founded, acquired, scaled, and exited several businesses. After his recent exit, he realized that sitting on the sidelines wasn’t his style.
He felt his decades of startup, operational, and C-suite experience as well as the experiences of profitably exiting businesses could help entrepreneurs create enterprise value and then monetized all their hard work by teaching them how to execute a highly profitable exit.
With this in mind, he launched the Business Exit Stories Podcast Interviewing M&A Advisors, Investment Bankers, Business Brokers, Wealth Managers, and other transaction professionals inviting them to share war stories of their good, bad, and ugly deals for the benefit of entrepreneurs who are in the early stages of thinking about their exit. Also, he is writing a book: Pack Your Parachute – How to Double the Amount of Money You Put in Your Pocket When You Sell Your Business. He also serves on multiple boards of directors, consults, and lectures on business exits.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinlstorm
http://www.businessexitstories.com/
https://twitter.com/MarvinLStorm

The is a very Joyful episode.

You may see a theme of Joy here.


It is all around us, but we are often too focused on the handful of things that didn't work out as we expected (Isn't that always the case) that we miss the abundance of joy in our lives.



Erin McCullough is a thought leader, coach/mentor and guide that teaches people how to create Impenetrable Joy in their life so that they can be calm, have peace of mind and meaning in their life, NOW! There were 3 defining moments in her life that led to the work that she does. The first was an anxiety disorder that had her holed up in her home for nearly a year. The second was an accident in which she nearly killed someone, and the third a divorce, which leveled her, even though she had spent years and 10s of thousands of dollars on self-development. Through these experiences Erin learned how and why they happened and developed strategies to overcoming and preventing anxiety, stress, worry and overwhelm, and that is what she teaches now. Erin mostly works with entrepreneurs and leaders, and will and wants to work with anyone that is seeking to live a purpose filled life now. She has been an entrepreneur for 21 years and consulting businesses and business leaders for 16 years. She has specialized on Impenetrable Joy for the last 4 years.

https://www.erin-mac.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-mac-600b86178/

I am in AWE this week as I speak with Deborah Johnson. She is a Singer Author Musician Coach Storyteller Composer Entrepreneur many times of and multiple Grammy Award nominee.

The discussion is as ranging as her expertise and the conversation flows as smoothy as the music she creates.

And if you are at halftime in life you need to hear this podcast to learn what you can do to set up a Superbowl worthy second half.

Also check out her new book available on Amazon now. https://www.amazon.com/Summit-Journey-Hero-Mountain/dp/1733348425/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1640001363&sr=8-1


Deborah Johnson, M.A. has not only written multiple books and albums, but hundreds of songs, three full-length musicals and is the producer of the popular podcast, Women at Halftime. Her fifth book, The Summit: Journey to Hero Mountain, an allegory, came out fall of 2021. She relishes the creative process and has focused on helping those at mid-career or the halftime of life maximize their skills, talents and resources to make their second half better than their first. Deborah was past president of the National Speakers Association, Los Angeles and has written & produced multiple online courses. She enjoys being outside and traveling with her husband and also loves spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Up for multiple GRAMMY Awards and spending over 20 years in the entertainment industry, she's built multiple self-driven businesses and is an expert on how to constantly reinvent yourself in a gig-economy. Deborah speaks and performs for both live and virtual events.

https://deborahjohnsonspeaker.com/
https://goalsforyourlife.com/
https://djworksmusic.com/
https://goalsforyourlife.com/womenathalftimepodcast/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahjjohnson/

I have the great pleasure of chatting with Rob Elliott. Coach, Speaker, and fellow Podcast Host.

We talk about how to overcome that fear of public speaking,

Great Texan and Aussie stories and why can't you be a loaner at a bar in Australia.

Walk the stage before a talk will calm your nerves.

(We are more alike than different)

His love of charities and how he helps them become better at selling their cause.

And some great tips for all speakers and sales people.

Being brought in the family hospitality business exposed Rob to sales and the importance of community at an early age. Watching his parents navigate difficult customers and the expectations of people while at the same time run a profitable business ensured that when he moved to full time sales roles he had all the tools needed. Those same tools have enabled him to become very skilled in public presenting, training as well as giving back to his community through volunteering and raising much needed funds for charities close to his heart. Robert's
mantra is “Just be you”

You can get in touch with Rob

Website - Robelliott.com.au
Email - [email protected]
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-elliott-b6a8b913/
http://thesaleschain.com/

In this episode I talk with Patrick Lin about artificial intelligence, its impact on society to date and which future is most likely. The Skynet/Terminator one of the Jetson's one. We also discuss why the normal person needed to inform themselves so they can help encourage policy makers to make informed decisions about the future of AI.Patrick K. Lin is the author of Machine See, Machine Do, a book about how artificial intelligence encodes human biases and discriminatory policy decisions in the U.S. criminal justice system. He is the Vice Curator of the Global Shapers Hub in Queens, New York, a World Economic Forum initiative. Patrick has also worked for a variety of public interest organizations, including the DNA Unit at the Legal Aid Society, NYLAG's Special Litigation Unit, and the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Machine See, Machine Do will be published in December 2021. https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickklinhttps://www.patrickklin.com/

In this episode we learn that Richard is waaaay more than a Ghost Writer.His first book was written when he was 17 and was based off his Grandfathers Journal and included his memories of being one of those in the Bataan death march.He's been a photographer of over 1500 dancers and models that taught him how to overcome his shyness after his wife passed.I'll let Richard describe himself as only a writer can.How do I describe me? How do I put the essentials of this person known as Richard Lowe into a short profile? How does one publish the essence of self into a few paragraphs? That is the puzzle and here is the answer.In 2013, I decided to leave my job of 20 years and start a new career as a professional author, ghostwriter, blogger and copywriter. I’d been managing a team of IT professionals as the Director of Technical Services and Computer Operations for Trader Joe’s for almost 20 years. I was on call 24×7, managed the Just In Time merchandising and warehousing systems, and my team operated the disaster site. The job was stressful and I was tired all the time. It was time to go, move to a new place, start a new career, and build a new life.Richard Lowe Jr, professional author, ghostwriter, blogger and copywriter. My lifelong dream has been to be a professional author. I fell in love with books when I was just five years old and I discovered an illustrated Grimm’s Fairy Tales on the bookshelf. My mother noticed my interest in books and encouraged me to continue reading. When I was six years old, we visited a public library for the first time. I felt like I’d gone to heaven, surrounded by thousands and thousands of books. From that point forward, we’d visit that magical place once a week and I’d bring home six books, the maximum, to read. I dreamed of magic castles or spaceships, and I set my goal to write stories just like this when I grew up.The goal of becoming a writer got put on the back burner as I worked my way through school, left home at 19 years old, and struggled to support myself in a career in the computer industry. I kept telling myself that someday I’d find the time to write, but today required focusing on work. Time became even more constrained after getting married to a wonderful woman named Claudia, who suffered from a chronic illness for 8 years until she passed away in 2005. I don’t like grief, so decided to get out and be with people, becoming a well-known photographer.By the time I was in my early 50s, I’d almost forgotten about that goal that I’d set so long ago. The dream remained, and in 2013, it was time to move on and begin a new life. I quit my job, said goodbye to all my dancer friends who put on an incredible birthday/going-away party, packed up my belongings, and moved clear across the country to Florida.I love writing books, and now it was time to fulfill that dream. I started work on a novel, which I published under a pseudonym, and wrote dozens of books about management, leadership, computer security, surviving disasters, and so on. I began ghostwriting and quickly realized this was a way to fulfill my passion and earn an income at the same time. What could be better?Since 2013, I’ve written and published 27 nonfiction books (each with their own audiobook), 20 coloring books, a series of puzzle books, and several novels, short eBooks, and other miscellaneous things – all available on Amazon. I’ve also ghostwritten over 40 books, written over 300 LinkedIn profiles, completed in excess of a dozen case studies, and published several hundred articles on blogs. One of my books, Focus on LinkedIn, sold over 10,000 copies and another, How To Sell on eBay, sold in excess of 2,000 copies – both of these reached Amazon bestseller status.You can reach him on LinkedIn or his website

I have the great honor to talk with Mark Metry. We talk about a lot of things.How he overcame a paralyzing fear of talking to people to becoming a Top 100 podcast host.Nutritional Psychology - I didn't even know that was a thing.The peace he feels finally being at a point where he can share his tales of struggle and ultimate success over social anxiety.Some of Mark's accomplishments:1997 - Mark comes to this planet July 22nd, in a hospital in Cambridge, MA2004 - Mark begins experimenting with entrepreneurship at the age of 7.2007 - Mark moves schools and begins to face racism & bullying. Also begins to develop autoimmune health conditions & social anxiety, insomnia.2008 - Mark goes on the internet and begins creating ventures like websites & apps, after saving up enough money to buy a phone from a summer job.2010 - Mark starts a Youtube channel about Video games that eventually has 35,000 subscribers.2013 - Mark eventually starts the World's #1 Minecraft server and turns in a 6-figure business by age 16.2015 - Mark goes to college and faces rock bottom via depression, obesity and social isolation.2016 - Mark step by step, day by day begins to gain control over his life and mind, also starts a marketing business.2017 - Launched his Humans 2.0 podcast.2018 - Apple ranks Humans 2.0 in the global top 100 and Mark gets invited to start speaking on stages and interviewing successful people.2019 - Mark speaks in almost every major city in America about his mission, and gets invited by Forbes to do a 2 hour interview...2020 - Mark launches his first book "Screw Being Shy" & TEDx talk2021 - Let the adventure continue :)Mark Metry is a 23 year old entrepreneur, author, creator, mental health advocate, coach, teacher, keynote speaker, podcast host, and loving human being.Mark has interviewed over 300+ top leaders around the world from billionaire philanthropists, to neuroscientists, professional athletes, New York times bestselling authors, philosophers, and innovative disrupter’s on his Top 100 Humans 2.0 podcast, which NASDAQ, and Yahoo Finance placed in the "Top 21 Growing Podcasts you must listen to..”Now, Mark hosts the Social Anxiety Society podcast, and is the bestselling author of Screw Being Shy: Learn How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone!Mark has been featured in Forbes, TEDx, HuffPost, Mindvalley, Inc and many more. Mark‘s been mentioned alongside Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and can be found speaking at Universities like Rutgers to Nonprofits like Coptic Orphans, to conferences and high schools across the nation.Mark has spoken alongside Olympian Athletes, New York Times Bestselling authors, and Fortune 500 CEO’s. Mark's story has been featured in 3 books, including Ditch the Act by McGraw Hill, Standing O! alongside Billionaires and other mavericks, and We're All Marketers. Mark has also been a guest on over 250+ podcasts, radio stations, and television.Additionally, Mark advises startups, and volunteers his time as an advisory board member at an education based nonprofit.https://www.markmetry.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/