The Secret Art of Business

Kent Johnson is the CEO of Highlights for Children and Advocate for Children, yes, that Highlights for Children. He has such a great story; he started his career as a scientist and joined the family business because he believes in everything they do. At Highlights, they believe that childhood is a short, sweet season and that season is critically important. Everything that Kent and his team do at Highlights for Children reflects this belief. Which makes Kent the perfect guest. https://shop.highlights.com

Alexander V. Johnson is a Founding Partner of Mixt Solutions, leading it to be one of the fastest-growing companies in America, according to Inc. Magazine. Alexander discovered early on that by pivoting the company in a completely new direction, they could grow quickly by helping clients achieve better results in Amazon sales. Since then, they have consulted and grown some of the largest brands in sports nutrition, health and wellness, grocery foods, and beauty. It is best described as a turnkey solution to manage sales, logistics, customer service, and marketing on various third-party platforms. Learn more about Mixt Solutions here: https://www.mixtsolutions.com

Donte Woods Spikes defines himself as a storyteller but is also an author, filmmaker, TEDx speaker, educator, and Founder of Empathize With Me. His perspective on education is from the front lines, and from that experience, he became the storyteller for education, the arts, and so much more. Tune in and stay tuned as he is soon leveling up to develop more content to share with the world and keep the conversation going on the value of the arts and the creativity within us all, not to mention topics on childhood hunger, toxic masculinity, homophobia, race and the challenges of educating children who are still processing severe trauma. Regarding the topics, Donte said himself, “Everyone is invited into this conversation.” https://www.dontewoods-spikes.com/ 

Corey Jones is The Safety Man. Corey started with a love for karate, then had a career in law enforcement, and now consults with multi-billion-dollar companies in safety, security, and survival, preparing them for emergencies. He will speak about anything that keeps you worrying, including how to keep your children safe when involved with law enforcement. How does a person like this disengage? Dogs, of course! You can learn more about Safetyman Consulting at https://www.safetyman.co/

Mario Bekes is the Founder of Insight Intelligence and acts as an architect and designer of solutions in corporate investigations, human intelligence, and surveillance techniques in government and corporate sectors. He may be the greatest Visionary I have ever met. During his childhood, he imagined a life beyond being a 14-year-old soldier and created one beyond his dreams. Mario's story is riveting and inspiring. Please listen to his amazing story, and you can learn more about Mario's companies here:

Dr. Mark Williams has worked with thousands of students, teachers, health professionals, and company directors keen to understand how their brain works. His new book, “The Connected Species: How Understanding the Evolution of our Brain Can Change the World,” is now available. He is a professor of cognitive neuroscience with over 25 years of experience conducting behavioral and brain imaging research focusing on our social skills. His work has been highlighted in the media both locally [e.g., Mirror Mirror (Channel Ten), Our Brain, Magic and the Brain, Music and the Brain, Making Australia Happy (ABC), Sunrise (Channel 7), Screen Time is Affecting Learning (SkyNews)] and internationally [e.g., The Guardian (UK), New York Times (USA), Economist, New Scientist, Leading Edge, (BBC: UK), Science in Action (BBC; International)].

You will love this conversation I had with Bob Corff. For decades, Bob has been the authority on voice technique in Los Angeles. Bob mastered his voice coaching techniques during a long-lived acting career. The actor/singer played lead roles in many acclaimed stage productions, including Jesus in "Jesus Christ Superstar," Claude in "Hair," and Danny in "Grease." Bob started singing in a garage band named "The Purple Gang," which eventually recorded with MGM Records. Soon thereafter, he began singing on Broadway and eventually started acting. He appeared in over 100 episodes of network television. He was 12 years into his acting career when the actors' strike hit in the 1980s. At that time, he ventured into coaching and became one of the most sought-after teachers in Hollywood. Bob has since taught hundreds of A-list celebs. If you want to be trained by "The One," you can reach him here: https://www.corffvoice.com. He also has audio courses you can download. His client list is amazing; you will see why they love him!

Keith Weightman is a business leader and Regional Vice President of National Accounts with Bullhorn. Guitars were his first love, and you can listen here to find out how that passion led him to great sales success by staying creative daily. And those brilliant notes that we talked about? Here is a link to his newsletter and how he takes notes: https://serve2sell.beehiiv.com/. And you can contact Keith through LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/kweightman

Daniel Tolson is the Founder and CEO of The Tolson Institute, where, over the past 25 years, he has launched, managed, and helped turn around million-dollar businesses through better hiring. More than 20,000 business people around the globe are applying his ideas to make better hires by using science to identify the right person for the right job the first time. His adventures in life do not stop here. Listen to the full story and check out his business at https://danieltolson.com/

Kevin Rapp is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary creative director with vast experience ranging from start-up disruptors to Fortune 500 companies. He executes high-quality, eye-catching work ahead of schedule and under budget, building brand integrity with custom multi-million-dollar campaigns. He’s passionate about working with brands with a strong social mission and brings an authentically energetic presence to everything he does. https://www.kevin-rapp.com. You can also watch the podcast here: YouTube