I've owned my firm for 15 years, and at my heart, I'm a storyteller. So when you meet a fellow storyteller, it's just instant. I met my next guest at an EO event about a month ago, and we instantly clicked. Hannah Smith with Boost Your Brand is in the studio.

I'm honored that I became friends with the late great Zig Ziglar. One of his favorite sayings is that you can have anything you want in life as long as you help everybody else get what they want first. Somebody who's in the studio today has that same value. Donna Bender is the author of The Art of GIVE-ology.

I spent 25 years in TV news, and I know how TV news can sometimes scare people. When the Fed started raising interest rates a couple of years ago, there was a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth that this would mean the end for commercial real estate. And, of course, that did not happen. To discuss that today is Mick Hawton, Chief Strategy Officer at Headwater, joining from our Austin studios.

I am so blessed. I have a thank God it's Monday company. The team all gets together in the conference room daily to have lunch, laugh, and discuss relationships. One of the sweetest sounds I hear all week long is the sound of employees laughing. But that's not the case in all companies. That's why I invited my next guest to the show. McKenna Curtis is the Dallas Manager of Four Day Weekend.

I love disrupters. I like to think that I'm a disrupter. A couple of weeks ago. I was invited to be on a panel at UTD in their entrepreneurial program, and I met a young man who I was blown away by. He is reinventing what we believe to be ice cream with a different recipe that has been in his family for 100 years. Aman Singh with Kaurina's is in the studio.

You will agree that being in law and law enforcement these days is a somewhat thankless job. These days, it's more than often that the media second-guesses them about how they handle the situations. Somebody who knows about that is a guy who spent a lifetime in law enforcement. Eric Jackson, a Retired Senior Executive with the FBI, is in the studio today.

I'm so excited about this show because I am incredibly passionate about extreme customer service. In fact, our receptionist's title is Director of First Impressions. I have this theory that everybody wears the same T-shirt, and it says, make me feel special. Not everybody can see that, but my next guest can see it from a mile away. Kathleen Twetten is with Wall to Wall Garage Solutions.

Everybody knows about Farmers Branch, but if you're one of those people who hasn't visited it in a while, it's time you checked it out again. Mayor Terry Lynne, the mayor of Farmers Branch, is in the studio.

Who would you pick if you had to narrow down all the presidents to the top eight regarding leadership? My next guest is Talmage Boston. He is an author, lawyer, and historian, and he wrote this book that comes out in a couple of months titled How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents.

I think you'll agree with me that we've never lived in a more connected world in terms of technology but a more disconnected world when it comes to authentic communications and connections. I know a lot of people who say they have 12,000 followers on Linkedin, but they can't name 10 of them. That's no real connection, and to talk about that today is my friend Renée Marino, an international speaker, connection expert, and bestselling author.