The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business

America is a patchwork of cultures and nationalities, of immigrants seeking a better life.  Guest Mike Nguyen is a first generation American whose life has been shaped by the experiences of his parents and  ancestors from Vietnam.  Today Mike is the executive director of a non-profit in Houston, Texas created by his father called VN Teamwork, which provides outreach education, social services, and affordable housing for low-income and the underserved.  Listen in to incredible story of the Vietnamese Boat People and the journey that lead Mike to his current position.   

Connect with Mike Nguyen:

Www.vnteamwork.org

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Cancer is awful and negatively affects everyone it touches.  One group particularly affect are children whose parents have cancer.  In this episode, host Catryn Becker speaks with non-profit Executive Director Alicia Kabir about her organization Kesem which offers camps to support those children.  Additionally, Catryn and Alicia discuss some of the business challenges that come with running a non-profit.

About Alicia Kabir:

Alicia is Kesem’s Chief Executive Officer. She joined Kesem in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of Kesem’s Boston Board of Directors. Prior to joining Kesem, she spent over 20 years in environmental compliance and sustainability consulting. Alicia earned her BS in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her MS in Environmental Engineering from Tufts University. Alicia believes that every child affected by a parent’s cancer should have the opportunity to simply be a kid and be their best self. She resides outside of Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, two boys, and dog. Alicia loves to travel and enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, and road biking.

 About Kesem:

5 million children are coping with a parent's cancer diagnosis. That’s 5 million children at risk of experiencing increased anxiety, emotional isolation, loss of social interest, and/or feelings of hopelessness. And that’s why, at Kesem, we are committed to creating a world where every child who has a parent with a cancer diagnosis or has lost a parent to cancer is never alone. We support these children through and beyond their parent’s cancer with free, fun-filled creative programs and a lasting community.

Connect with Alicia Kabir and Kesem

Kesem.org 
Facebook
Instagram 
Twitter/X
LinkedIn - Alicia Kabir - @KesemNationwide 
Tiktok 

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Have you ever met someone who just bubbles over with enthusiasm and zest for life? If you haven't yet, get ready - you are about to!  Roland "Gib" Stewart has done so much during his 76 years that he shares with host Catryn Becker in this episode.  He touches on his time in the army to be being a young married couple to his health scares all on his quest for success.  

About Gib Stewart

Roland (Gib) Stewart grew up in apartment complexes in Portland Oregon, Mountain View California and Santa Monica. After serving in the Army he searched for years to find stable employment. In 1977 he and his then wife risked their entire savings of $10,000 and loans from friends totaling more than $18,000 to invest in real estate. He retired from state government service at age 50 and started developing dental/medical office buildings. By 2017 they had assets of $30 million and were managing assets of over $70 million. Gib is now 76 and already this year has started four new initiatives. He recently authored the book: Learn Apply and Grow Rich available on Amazon.

Connect with Gib Stewart

email address: [email protected] 
website: wilderwaymedia.com 
website: vpfranchises.com

Purchase his book "Learn, Apply, and Grow Rich" - https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Apply-Grow-Roland-Stewart/dp/B0BT733BX5 

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Do you like hearing the word "No"?  Particularly in the context of getting new business?  Very few of us have the mental and emotional resiliency to hear no over and over without giving up but it is a crucial step to master when climbing the ladder of success.  No is a word that guest Roy Lynam has become comfortable with in his dual career as an actor and realtor.  Listen in as Roy and host Catryn Becker discuss his experience in both roles as well as how to know when you've "made it"!

Connect with Roy Lynam

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roylynam_realtor_actor/ 
TikTok -  https://www.tiktok.com/@therealestatemovieguy

Connect with Catryn Becker: 

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Do you have a fear of public speaking?  If so, you are in good company because 3 out of 4 people experience anxiety or fear to some degree from the thought of speaking in front of a crowd.  But like many fears in life, there are people and tools that can help you to overcome those fears.  Guest Dayna Kneeland shares with host Catryn Becker how she overcame her own bout with stage fright and uses that knowledge to help others feel confident about stepping into the spotlight.

About Dayna Kneeland

Dayna Kneeland is a public speaking and storytelling coach. Originally a trained stage actor, she fell in love with helping people feel comfortable being in the spotlight. She helps professionals and entrepreneurs speak confidently so they can grow their careers and inspire their listeners. A passionate educator, she holds her Master's degree in Adult Education and has over 25 years of teaching experience. 

Connect with Dayna Kneeland

http://assessment.daynakneeland.com/assessment 
http://daynakneeland.com

Connect with Catryn Becker: 

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Would you be able to starting a company in an industry that you nothing about in a country where you don't speak the language?  For most of us, this is a nonstarter but not for guest Luciana Passeri.  She shares with host Catryn Becker her journey to do exactly that when she founded slow fashion company Passeri Footwear which encourages its customers to "Step into your power & come walk with us"

Join Catryn as Luciana explains the process and purpose behind slow fashion and how wearing natural materials may just give you an extra pep in your step!

MEET LUCIANA PASSERI

Dr. Passeri is an energy worker, entrepreneur, and author. She has been doing Light Body energy work for thirty years helping over 1000 clients connect with their highest selves, identify and clock disempowering narratives, and design and live the lives of their dreams. One of her specialties is as a dream coach. She believes that helping people connect with their dream space, and even become lucid dreamers, can connect people with parts of their highest self’s that is otherwise seemingly inaccessible. 

As an entrepreneur, Luciana founded and is CEO of PASSERI, a slow fashion company that makes hand-made shoes and bags. Her company’s pillars stem from her personal work connecting with her highest self and navigating a difficult childhood but also from her work with clients which she claims is always a beautiful reciprocal sharing of lives. Her company’s pillars are: Be Beauty, Live Compassionately, Love Everyone, Know Peace, & Be Kind. 

Giving back is important to Luciana. More than 20 years ago she started two nonprofit foundations, La Paz International and HumanKind, that are designed to support the marginalized and disenfranchised in our world. As part of her philanthropy work, Luciana led over 100 small and large groups on journeys to Thailand, Tanzania, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, India, and parts of Europe. She believes that expanding ourselves is sometimes best achieved as we humbly travel to cultures, free ourselves from the constraints of everyday life and support us in spiritually, emotionally, and intellectual expanding.

Most recently, Dr. Passeri has authored her memoir, "God's in a Box on my Dresser: An Inquiry into the Human Capacity to Thrive" where she takes readers through her relationship with God and religion as she traverses childhood abandonment and abuse, family secrets, and an eating disorder that almost took her life. She finds the secrets to healing and thriving while living 30 days on a little island deep in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle.

Connect with Luciana

https://www.lucianapasseri.com/ 
https://www.passeri.today/

Connect with Catryn Becker: 

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Do you live full out?  Do you know what it truly means to be authentic?  For most of us, there is safety in blending in to the crowd but not for this episode's guest.  Jaymes Buckman is the lead singer and front-man for rock band Hot Apollo lives full out as one of the most authentic and unique person I have ever met.  

In addition, we discuss how being in a band is like working for a corporation and what you can learn about branding and marketing.

About Jaymes Buckman: poet, performer, frontman of Hot Apollo, the sparkliest rock-and-roll band in the galaxy

Connect with Jaymes Buckman:

• https://hotapollo.com/ 
• https://linktr.ee/hotapollo 
• https://www.instagram.com/hotapollo/

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"You can't skip the things that don't work" - wise words from author and creativity coach Eric Maisel. In this episode, Eric and host Catryn Becker discuss the idea of creativity and the differing needs of the creative mind as well as heavy subjects such as bullying in the home.   You definitely want to listen to this episode!

ABOUT ERIC MAISEL

Eric Maisel is the author of 50+ books. His recent books include The Coach’s Way, Why Smart Teens Hurt, Redesign Your Mind, and The Power of Daily Practice. Among his other books are Coaching the Artist Within, Fearless Creating, Rethinking Depression, The Van Gogh Blues and The Future of Mental Health. He has sold hundreds of thousands of books over a variety of titles and actively markets his books through his personal newsletters, his blogs for Psychology Today, The Good Men Project, and Fine Art America, and through blog tours, conference appearances, and other marketing strategies.

In late 2023, a new edition of Why Smart People Hurt will appear, and in 2024 Parents Who Bully will appear. Also happening in 2023 is a new Creativity Coach Certificate and Diploma Program, which Dr. Maisel has created and designed in collaboration with Noble Manhattan Coaching, the world’s leading life and corporate coach training company.

Dr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today, with 3,000,000 + views, and is the creator and lead editor for the Ethics International Press Critical Psychology and Critical Psychiatry Series. He has created a series of wellness journals (90 Days of Hope, 90 Days of Inner Peace, etc.) and produced a line of webinars on subjects like The Art of Creativity Coaching and Mastering Creative Anxiety.

A retired family therapist and active creativity coach, Dr. Maisel provides workshops, webinars and keynotes nationally and internationally, trains creativity coaches, and facilitates support groups for writers. He has taken his Deep Writing workshop to London, Paris, Rome, Prague, Dublin, New York, San Francisco, the Esalen Institute, the Omega Institute, the Kripalu Yoga and Retreat Center, and many other destinations worldwide.

Connect with Eric Maisel

http://www.ericmaisel.com

http://www.ericmaiselsolutions.com

http://www.thefutureofmentalhealth.com

Amazon- http://bit.ly/RedesignYourMind

Chapters-Indigo- http://bit.ly/RedesignYourmind

Bookshop- http://bit.ly/RedesignyourMind

Barnes and Noble- http://bit.ly/redesignYourMind

Indiebound- http://bit.ly/redesignyourmind

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When you think of sales, what comes to mind?  For many of us, it is the image of the sleezy used car salesman.  But why is that?  In truth, most of us are selling something all the time.  Sales are really what makes the world go round yet the profession can really get a bad rap!  Listen in to this episode as guest Steve Gavatorta and host Catryn Becker discuss all kinds of selling but maybe the most important one, the art of selling yourself!

About Steve Gavatorta

Steve Gavatorta, owner of the Steve Gavatorta Group, specializes in empowering individuals and organizations in identifying, developing, and exceeding performance goals. Steve’s had the privilege of coaching and training thousands of high performers across an array of industries. From small businesses on the move to Fortune 500 companies, Steve collaborates with organizations to build foundations, set goals, and eclipse their highest potential. 

Steve is a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA) and Certified Professional Values Analyst (CPVA), a certified Myers-Briggs practitioner, and accredited to coach and train for Emotional Intelligence (EQ). He is a two-time published author, and his new book In Defense of Adversity: Turning Your Toughest Challenges Into Your Greatest Success won Richter Publishing’s Amazon Best Seller Award for 2018.

Video:

• Topline Capabilities & Credentials: https://youtu.be/Jl6SAa0niWs
• Consultant Vs Vendor:https://youtu.be/SXX5YvK5sNs
• Customer Engagement – Harley-Davidson:https://youtu.be/ZrSqFyOAjIk
• Leadership Optimal Thinking: https://youtu.be/8lFW7SAUBeU

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Should the "hospitality industry" only apply to bars, restaurants, and hotels?  Hospitality is defined as "the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers" so why do we only think about it for one sliver of business and not every aspect?  Author Neil Rogers believes that everything he learned about business and sales he first learned from behind the bar, so much so that he put his nearly four decades of sales and marketing experience into his book "Bar Tips: Everything I Needed to Know in Sales I Learned Behind the Bar"

Neil shares great strategy and tips on how to build relationship that can really help you in business and in life.  Buy his book here - https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Tips-Everything-Needed-Learned/dp/B0BZ1V85T1 

About Neil Rogers

Neil Rogers has over 37 years experience in marketing & sales, generating revenue and guiding clients through highly effective & result-oriented marketing campaigns. Working with a wide spectrum of clients from pharmaceutical and biomedical, to manufacturing and logistics, to government defense contractors and financial services companies, Neil and his team have developed a client retention & growth model that delivers tangible results to clients—regardless of industry vertical.

Neil has been Owner and VP of Marketing & Sales at Rogers Marketing for nearly 26 years. He serves as lead marketing consultant, business development manager, and trainer & coach on the Positive Activity 11-Step Process.

Neil built his career & business leveraging both old school and new school marketing & sales techniques in a personal way that makes every prospect feel important. At Rogers Marketing, he has been making those same techniques available to clients, who, in turn, have followed the process and developed their own marketing & sales success—getting new clients, keeping clients they already have and growing within their current client base.

Rogers Marketing has been recognized for leadership & results in the Adventures in Advertising franchise with several years of Million Dollar Sales awards, the Velocity Award for growth, and Heavy Hitter Awards for large accounts. Neil launched his career at athletic apparel and shoe company Kittredge & Associates and was twice named the Salesperson of the Year. 

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