Listen as I speak with Jesse Smith, a sales and leadership trainer, who works with entrepreneurs and sales pros to increase their effectiveness through a different approach to sales—one focused on the customer.
Bullied as a child, seeing his record deal crash, and struggling with his own self-worth, Jesse followed the stepping stones in his path to create a life where he truly understands his “worth is from birth”!
Jesse is fueled by his heart and passion to help others see their potential and achieve their dreams. And he continues to use his dance and music background to create relatability—he understands the desire to want something so badly and allowing space for the vision to happen.

CONTACT INFO: Here are my social media profiles
FB: https://www.facebook.com/imjessepaulsmith
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessepaulsmith/
IG: @jessepaulsmith
Website: www.inspiredmotivatedleadership.com

Listen as I speak with Teresa Quinlan, an alchemist who transforms organizations, teams, and individuals by fostering opportunities for sustainable behavior changes that lead to exceptional results. The key to this is understanding your Emotional Intelligence!

She shares her expertise and experience working with others to gain awareness of their emotions, understand how the emotions make them feel, and then to respond in a logical way—not in an emotional way.

We also discuss the application of Emotional Intelligence to leadership. “The whole person comes to work. Leaders need to notice, ask, and accommodate” their team.

Contact info:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.iqeqtq.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/teresaquinlan12

Listen in as I speak with Mariana Thomas—a self -proclaimed junky of self-leadership and growth. Born in Colombia, South America, and losing her Mother at age 13, Mariana was raised and greatly influenced by her Grandmother. She credits her with giving her the knowledge and expertise to find her own path and “beat the odds”.
She came to the United States around 21 years ago—knowing one person and no English. But she made it her mission to let people know who she was. This involved her own personal growth.
Today, she uses her experience in human resources, along with her passion for health and fitness, to work with others to increase their awareness of who they are and to live their best life.
Picture: She included a headshot, said we can crop as needed.

Contact info:
www.marianathomas.com
Facebook: Mariana Thomas, LLC
Instagram: @coachmarianat
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianathomasllc/

Following the Platinum Rule
Listen as I speak with Candace Gruber, CEO of Candace Mae Training and Services. Candace is a “personal growth junkie” since the age of 13. Daily she betters herself so she can make a stronger impact while working more effectively with her clients—meeting them where they are at.
Since finding her voice at the dinner table, as a young girl, Candace continues to be her authentic self and focuses on becoming even more aware while also helping those in her life become more aware to be their best self.
The Platinum Rule says to treat others the way they want to be treated, rather than the Golden Rule which says to treat others the way you want be treated. This simple yet profound mindset shift is a core component of her training and leadership development services.
Communication through genuine connection is one of the foundations of growing high performance teams. Connection lets others know they matter, allow individuals to work in their strengths, and augment holes with other team members who have the strengths needed.

Contact:
CandaceMae.com/Info
CandaceMae.com
[email protected]
LINKEDIN.COM/CANDACEGRUBER
(951) 565-1318

Stress—the Black Plague of Our Time!
Listen as I speak with Anton Chumak Andryakov, CEO of Coaching Hub and Oak Tree Consulting, as he talks about how we need to better address issues of stress to create sustainability for humans. From his upbringing in the Ukraine, to the illness and death of his father when he was 8, to coming to the United States and entering the Marines, Anton has been on a mission to better understand all the inputs that affect our health, happiness, and productivity.
We discuss a wide-range of topics, but all are held together by a common thread—his selfish desire to help others improve ALL aspects of their lives.

Pictured are Anton’s parents, Anatoliy and Valentina, taken around 1986—the year he was born.

Contact info:
[email protected]
www.oaktree.live
Cell 480-495-4883

TITLE: The Journey to Cloud Nine
DESCRIPTION: Listen in as I speak with Jordan Gross, a Northwestern and Kellogg School of Management graduate, a two-time startup founder, a TEDx speaker, and a #1 best-selling author, talk about his upcoming book The Journey to Cloud Nine.

Jordan’s work is focused on assisting others with “finding the little spots or pockets of good even in the most unfortunate circumstances and challenging days.”

His upbeat, positive attitude has been strengthened by life’s challenges and his curiosity fueled by his desire to choose the life he wants to live, rather than the one others think he needs to live.

Contact info
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-gross-8271905b/
Website: https://www.journeytocloudnine.com/
Medium: https://medium.com/@jordan.c.gross2016
TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGB-KmRhmBo&app=desktop

Create Your Own Independence Day! -
Listen in as I speak with Andy Hall, a leadership and business coach from England, on this episode of The Cannoli Coach podcast. Andy shares how his risk taking mentality made him a little different from his upbringing, which was quite protective. “Opportunity is on the other side of fear and risk.”

His history for taking risks led him to work in the United States for a while and to walk away from the corporate world and create his own company over 6 years ago. And his biggest stretch out of his comfort zone is happening in July when he hosts the Strategies for Success: Create Your Own Independence Day event in London, July 3-4. Andy will be joined by Paul Martinelli and Roddy Galbraith—two extraordinary speakers.

Andy’s purpose is about adding significant value to others and this episode is full of value!

Contact info:
Email - [email protected]
Website - andyhallcoaching.com
Website for Strategies for Success - https://andyhallcoaching.com/strategiesforsuccess4july/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyhall2710/
Twitter - @andyhallcoach
FB - https://www.facebook.com/andyhallcoaching/

Leadership Behind Bars
Listen as a I speak with Tuan Nguyen, He is a Transformational Coach and Speaker and a voice for Prison Transformation. His early search for significance led him down the wrong path. He uses his experience to reach others still incarcerated and to set our youth on a path forward where they see their strengths and how better to use them. “The only way to make an impact is to make yourself more valuable."

Photo Description: Tuan joins Mark Cole, CEO of the John Maxwell Enterprise, on stage at the International Maxwell Certification conference.

Contact info:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Intentional121
Business Pages on Facebook- Movement21 Empowerment, Prison Transformation Initiative
Instagram: @intentional121
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tuan-nguyen21
John Maxwell Team- www. johnmaxwellgroup.com/tuannguyen

“It really does matter who you expose your brain to!”

Listen in as I speak with Boyd Hamlin. For the past 25 years Boyd has helped people EXCEED their current capacity by Encouraging, Equipping, and Empowering them to be the best version of themselves.

And throughout his journey, he has lived with cavernous malformations of the brain and has endured two surgeries. Boyd was called early in his life to youth ministry. This calling lead him to create the other CIA—Christ in Action—Youth Center and ultimately to develop The HERO Builder—a character development program for youth.

Picture: Pictured with Boyd, on the left, Scott Brigeman (3rd year resident at Barrow Neurological Institute), who he dealt with on the phone and who was with him throughout the entire experience. On the right, Dr. Michael Lawton (CEO and President, Chief Neurological Surgeon at Barrow), his neurosurgeon.

Contact info:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyd-hamlin-470b8030/
https://www.facebook.com/boyd.hamlin
www.theherobuilder.com
johnmaxwellgroup.com/boydhamlin

Listen in as I speak with Graham Frost, an inspiring speaker from the UK. Graham’s life story—from growing up in a fundamentalist cult, to serving time in a young offender’s institution, to surviving cancer—weave together a journey of living the life he knew he was destined to live and wanted to live.

His story focuses on decision making, authenticity, resilience, and positivity.

CONTACT INFO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grafrost/
[email protected]
www.grahamfrost.com