Tell Your Story – The Mentors Radio

In this episode, Host Tom Loarie talks with George Randle, former U.S. Army Company Commander and Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition at Forcepoint, one of the nation’s premier cyber-security firms. He is also co-author of “The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent” (find a link to this book in our Show Notes).

Randle understands firsthand the exceptional leadership training of U.S. military vets and he and his team match each individual’s unique skills, personality and career interests with companies seeking exactly that match. He’s been helping place vets successfully for 20 years!

In this interview, Randle takes us inside his operations. You’ll learn what he means by “the war on talent.” You’ll also learn the Nine Core Character Attributes of a NAVY SEAL, and why these attributes provide a solid foundation for great organizations and great businesses, large or small. Find Show Notes here. After Saturday morning’s airing, listen to podcast below. Even Better, don’t miss an episode and sign up for the FREE podcast here — on any platform from Spotify and iTunes to Google Play and much more.

In this episode, legendary chaplain Rev. Earl Smith talks with Host Tom Loarie about his life-changing experiences and what matters most in life. Earl Smith is the youngest person ever to be hired (in 1983, at the age of 27) to serve hardened Death Row inmates at notorious, maximum security San Quentin prison. He’s still serving Death Row inmates there — more than 38 years!

He’s also the long-time, much-praised chaplain for several Pro sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors. Rev. Smith is often asked to appear on radio and TV shows, including CNN, CBS Morning News, HBO, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel and more. He’s been featured in Newsweek, Ebony, Christianity Today, Time magazine, People’s Weekly, Guidepost, The African Americans and many more.

In 2020, Chaplain Smith was named “National Correctional Chaplain of the Year.” He was awarded two Angel awards for excellence in Media, to name just a few of many honors received.

But Earl Smith sure didn’t start out as chaplain material! In fact, raised in the town of Stockton, California, he spent his teen years honing his criminal drug activity….until one day he found himself alone and on the ground, having been shot six times and left to die. His father, a preacher and pastor prayed and loved him back to life in the hospital and prophetically told Earl: “You are a rebel, but you are God’s rebel and he’s going to use you to his glory.”

PURE INSPIRATION! Find Show Notes here (where you’ll also find a link to Earl’s book, Death Row Chaplain: Unbelievable True Stories from America’s Most Notorious Prison. 

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Sportscasters talk about “impact players,” those who really stand out in their athleticism and also their character, who make a team perform at their peak, take the lead, bring it home. But impact players don’t just exist in the realm of sports. They’re in every aspect of our lives, career and business.

Renown leadership coach, best-selling author and today’s Guest Mentor Liz Wiseman, talks with The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie about impact players, what sets them apart, what motivates them, the rewards they receive that keep them top of their game, and how you and I can become impact players in our own way and in our own environment at work, home and play.

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In today’s episode, The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie talks with our guest mentor today, Rob Barnett. After a career in broadcasting that included serving as president of radio programing for CBS, Barnett transitioned to become a top executive search professional who has helped many hundreds of individuals find a job they love. His powerful and practical book, Next Job, Best Job, provides a guide for anyone facing a career transition.

Yes, losing your job can be devastating. Nearly everyone has had to go through it at least once in their life, even top CEOs.

It results in a sudden change to your life, your relationships and your identity, and in today’s fast-changing work environment, it can be downright scary. Years ago, we could expect to change jobs three to six times in our life.

Now, young adults can expect not just to change jobs, but to change careers, three to six times, due to the structural changes that are underway now. Not to mention the structural changes over the past 20 years—in cable, in print media, transportation and more, in addition to the changes due and coming as a result of Covid. Our guest mentor today, Rob Barnett, has real-time solutions that have helped everyone with whom he’s worked. These solutions can help you or someone you know, too!

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In today’s episode, world-renown business advisor to Jeff Bezos and other corporate CEOs — the humble and brilliant Ram Charan talks with Host Tom Loarie about the new rules of competition today and how to stay ahead with YOUR business.

Ram Charan is a constant student of how to gain an edge in business and his principles work for every business, regardless of location, product(s) and circumstances.

Yes, Ram holds a doctorate in corporate governance from Harvard Business School, along with other degrees and studies, but it his humility, his ongoing and incisive observations and his seasoned ability to identify changes and trends—in economies, corporate transactions and productivity, and principles of consistent success—that really set him apart.

The world changes constantly. Ram notices.

Fortune Magazine calls Ram Charan “the most influential consultant alive,” thanks to a reputation earned through more than thirty years of wise counsel to the top companies, CEOs, and boards of our time. 32 books, more than 4 million copies and 4 best sellers.  

His 32 books have sold more than 4 million copies and include 4 of the best-selling business books of all time, one of which he co-authored with Larry Bossidy, Execution. His latest book “Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age” is destined to be another best-seller.

Today, the rules of competition are changing, and changing FAST. This is a historical pivot for business. How do we succeed, ride the wave and prosper? Ram Charan delivers six new rules to prosper in today’s digital age, regardless of the size of your business.

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Join Host Tom Loarie this Saturday as our Guest Bruce Greyson M.D., the doctor renowned as being “The Father of Near-Death Experience Research” and the author of AFTER, shares his insights from 45 years of extensive Near-Death Experience (NDE) research and what this research and his findings tell us about life and beyond.

Dr. Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He is also the co-founder of The International Association for Near Death Studies, the author of the book AFTER (mentioned above) and co-editor of The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences.

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In this episode of The Mentors Radio, host Tom Loarie talks with famed photographer Michael Collopy about his renown portrait photos, his business, and the art of telling someone’s story — speaking “a thousand words” — through photography. Collopy tells his experience learning from and working with Ansel Adams, how he grew his business and continually listened and improved, plus how he embraced opportunities and persevered through challenges. For Collopy, it’s not mere “technique,” instead you’ll hear how humility and continually sharpening his ability to listen, observe and receive the subject of his photography is an ongoing learning for him, and essential to his award-winning achievements with the camera. Artist and entrepreneur, what are his tips for success?

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In this episode, “LOONSHOTS” author Safi Bahcall—a second-generation physicist, bio-tech entrepreneur, and former public company CEO—absolutely inspires entrepreneurs as he talks with Host Tom Loarie. Safi is known widely beyond the world of biotech as the author of LOONSHOTS, which was the #1 most recommended book of the year in 2019, has been translated into 18 languages, and has since sold more than 250,000 copies…Find out why the subtitle of his book is ““Nurture the CRAZY IDEAS that win wars, cure diseases, and transform industries,” how he ended up creating the company Synta, his Five Rules of LOONSHOTS, and how all of his learning can be directly applied to your business, your ideas, your situation and put YOU on a path to achieve breakthrough results.

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In this episode, Host Tom Loarie, the pioneering CEO of Bryologyx, talks with Award-winning Entrepreneur and Mentor Sabrina Horn. With only $500 in her pocket and five years of work experience, Sabrina founded Horn Group, a public relations firm that for a quarter century, advised thousands of executives and their companies—from the hottest startups to the Fortune 500. She was one of few female CEOs in Silicon Valley in the early 1990s. Sabrina has learned over the course of her career that INTEGRITY IS NOT OPTIONAL… and she not only lives this principle, but seamlessly integrates it into everything she does, including her work mentoring start-up founders and others. Sabrina’s new book, MAKE IT, DON’T FAKE IT, highlights the “why” and “how” behind the truth that authenticity is CRITICAL for true success in life.

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On today’s episode, our three initial Mentors — Founding Hosts of THE MENTORS RADIO program — talk about WHY we launched this radio program, their three unique backgrounds and journeys as CEOs, the importance of mentorship in their very successful careers, and why each of them continue to put Ethics and People First in everything they do. You’ll also learn some of their biggest challenges and how they endured, their individual recipes for success in ANY endeavor, and why they have mentored others throughout their careers and continue to do so on this program. Find Show Notes here… Listen below to the radio podcast (posted after the first broadcast airing on Saturday morning) … and BEST YET, Sign up for our FREE podcast and never miss an episode!!