It may not immediately seem like elections make a difference in our daily lives, but we couldn't be more wrong about that! Sharp lawyer and real estate developer and investor Tim Strader talks with Host Ric Brutocao about why and how elections—Every. Single. Election.— has consequences for you and me. Tim and Ric do not agree on all points, but they do agree that every election has consequences and their lively discussion includes real-world examples and perspective.  Find Show Notes here. Listen below, or subscribe to The Mentors Radio podcast here.

Most family companies don't last beyond three generations, instead they sell out or die off. So when a family-owned company endures through the Great Depression, other recessessions, ups and downs, through more than five generations, it's a rare and beautiful thing!  Guest Bob Verdin of The Verdin Company—an East Coast company that has been and repairing bells and tower clocks for a very long time—talks with Host John Phillips about his passion for the business after all these years, and for what his role is. Bob reveals some of the secret sauce that will likely keep this five-generation (going on six-generation) business alive and thriving. You'll also learn about some of his most interesting projects, including restoring a bell originally cast by Paul Revere!  Find Show Notes here, including fascinating short videos. Listen to episode below or sign up for podcast on any media.

How do you find happiness amid pain and chaos? Megan Metcalfe, a vibrant young sales and development professional, has some answers. She should know.  Just 10 years ago she was struck down with Stage 3 cancer, lymphoma, during her junior year of high school. It turned her life upside down. But that life-threatening journey of ups and downs made her strong and wise beyond her years, and she continues to apply the lessons she's learned—lessons she will share with us—to her daily life and professional career.  Once we recognize that limited time is remaining, Megan says, we are less driven by ego or by what other people think of us. Instead, we are driven by what our hearts really want. It frees us to abandon fear and to instead find greater purpose and satisfaction in the time we have remaining.  Find Show Notes here.  Listen to radio podcast below or sign up for podcasts - any platform or device!

Timothy "Tim" Strader, the founder and Chairman of a robust real estate development and investment firm, Starpointe Ventures, talks with The Mentors Radio Show host Ric Brutocao on real estate, core economic principles and real-world success.  With more than 43 years of real estate and development expertise, Mr. Strader has seen just about everything possible in the market and he has plenty to say about what he sees looking forward. In addition to serving on several boards and foundations, Mr. Strader is an Adjunct Professor at the University of California Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business, teaching a graduate course entitled Management of the Real Estate Enterprise.  Find Show Notes here.  Listen to the radio podcast below.

Former SPRINT CEO Dan Hesse discusses a new value-based metrics that will improve your career and life, with The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie. This new way to value and rate companies aims to make work and life better for everyone—not just the educated, skilled and lucky, and not just the "C-suite." This  new approach is already impacting companies, their customers, shareholders, employees and communities. Find Show Notes here.  Listen to the show podcast below.

In this special episode, host Ric Brutocao talks with his son Andrew, whose long and varied career behind the scenes in film and broadcast media, working with media entertainment giants, has given him an exceptional vantage point to observe and learn the business of show business.  His insights are especially useful for anyone interested in some aspect of film-making or broadcast media, or what it's like to work for some of the biggest media empires in Hollywood.  On a personal note, Andrew has even done stand-up comedy, which is not easy, so get ready for some good mentoring and some good fun as father and son question and discuss the business of show business. Listen below or subscribe to podcast - FREE!

Actress Sherry Alberoni Van Meter "launched" her film and TV career as a Disney Mouseketeer with a 5-year-old lisp, a smile, an enduring love of entertaining others, and a boatload of dancing, singing and trumpet-playing talent for her age. Her career took off, but her anchor in how she lived her life stayed strong throughout, and that's made all the difference.  In this personal, candid, and often funny interview with good friend, The Mentors Radio host Ric Brutocao, Sherry shares her secrets--and the remarkable benefits in good times and bad--for doing what you love, staying anchored, and always giving back.  You'll hear some untold remarkable stories of other big name actors who gave back in truly inspiring ways yet quietly, and much more.  Find Show Notes here and Radio Podcast below.

The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie talks with Allan Cox, who is a seasoned master at leading CEOs, teams and business leaders of all types to unlock their hidden potential and soar forward.  In this episode you'll learn tips and resources to uncover the critical impact of discovering what pulls YOU forward, and how understanding this component can radically change and improve your trajectory, and ultimately your sense of fulfillment and happiness in life and in work.  Find Show Notes here.  Listen below....

Named one of the Top Ten most inspirational turnaround leaders of all time, former SPRINT CEO Dan Hesse shares his hard-earned insights gained by leading SPRINT from the edge of the abyss to being ranked #1 in shareholder return for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in a candid interview with The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie.  Find Show Notes here.  Listen to show episode below or via podcast (podcast available on the right).

"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional," says today's guest mentor Roger Crawford, the NCAA Division I Hall of Fame and International Tennis Association award-winning tennis player whose first handicap is, literally, having no hands. Now one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the world, inducted into the International Speakers Hall of Fame, Crawford pulls no punches when mentoring others to achieve their highest goals and dreams. In this interview led by The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie, you'll learn the reasons behind Crawford's life-long path for success in anything he chooses to do: Believe. Execute. Achieve.—even amid the failures we may experience along the way. Find Show Notes here.  Listen below (or via podcast).