Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance That's the famous 7Ps mantra that our guest today uses to be successful in his business. Lance Abernathy is the owner of the custom tactical knife company, Sniper Bladeworks. His survival field knife called MAMU appeared in Discovery Channel’s Man, Woman, Wild. Prior to making knives full-time, Lance's background was in law enforcement. His duties included being a sniper, SWAT team leader, detective and Deputy Sheriff. During this interview, you’ll learn…

• The significance of having an organized, disciplined and structured business and life
• Why you need to ask for help and don't do business alone
• Why marketing yourself is necessary

To find out more about Lance, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

Networking. It can boost your reputation and maintain personal and professional relationships. Our guest, Robert Gervais specializes in connecting like-minded professionals to expand their career development and grow their businesses. He serves as President of Corporate Connections, a global community of successful business executives and owners who are active in high-performance teams that focus on advanced referral, marketing and networking strategies. During this interview, you’ll learn…

• What is networking
• Why you need courage to change your path
• The importance of being true to yourself

To find out more about Robert, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

Subconscious patterns. It can hold us back from the life that we desire to live. Our returning guest, Adele Spraggon has a proven method on how to solve that and make the transition into becoming the best version of ourselves. She is a teacher, award-winning author, guide and Book Excellence Award Winner. She also has a Master of Arts in Humanities and years of experience as a Certified Meditation Facilitator – each of which have given her a deep understanding of the human condition. During this interview, you’ll learn…

• What is a subconscious pattern
• The importance of setting goals and achieving them
• How to overcome your subconscious beliefs

To find out more about Adele, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

Young leaders are essential to businesses because they have the passion and drive to achieve anything. Our guest, Chris Thomson is the head coach at Student Works Management Program which is dedicated to developing the practical skills of young students so they can become the next generation of visionary leaders. Student Works has a proven business model that supports hard-working students to market, sell, manage and lead their own service-based businesses in their hometown or around their school. During this interview, you’ll learn…

• Why heart leadership should be the centre of your business
• The importance of networking and connections
• Why you should improve your habits

To find out more about Chris, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

The power of branding makes you unique from your competitors.

Our returning guest, Raymond Aaron, will discuss how to create a successful brand and how you can use it to improve your business.

He has committed his life to teaching people how to dramatically change their lives for the better.

Raymond is a New York Times best-selling author and professional speaker.

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• How branding affects your business
• A step-by-step approach to branding
• How to impact people through podcasting

To find out more about Raymond, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

Markets and businesses might never be the same because of the 2020 pandemic. How are you thriving in this new reality? Our guest will give you a strategic advantage on how to lead your business on the path to success during this unique time in human history. Alec Stern is an entrepreneur, speaker, mentor and investor. He has become known as "America's Startup Success Expert" for performing hundreds of keynote speeches worldwide and for his popular sessions at top conferences like Secret Knock, CEO Space International, City Summit, Powerteam International and Habitude Warrior. He's been a co-founder or founding team member of 8 startups with 5 exits - 2 IPOs and 3 acquisitions. During this interview, you’ll learn…

• The importance of getting feedback
• How to get in touch with your clients
• How to pivot your business effectively

To find out more about Alec, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

Work culture is everything.

It can be the difference between having a booming business or it becoming a dumpster fire.

Emile Studham is the founder and director of Performance by Design which creates performance-driven cultures.

It helps improve leaders, so they can unite and achieve impact with their teams.

Today, Performance By Design delivers results for companies across the globe. During this interview, you’ll learn…

• The importance of strengthening your relationships with your staff & clients
• Why you should develop a level of self-awareness
• How to find your drive and passion

To find out more about Emile, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

An expert is a cover band while the thought leader plays original music. Today’s guest passionately believes and practices that mantra and it helped him become what he is today. David Meerman Scott is a top marketing strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies and author of Fanocracy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans. He's also the founder of the newsjacking movement which he has discussed with live audiences in more than 20 countries. During this interview, you’ll learn…

• The key tips on how to build a true leadership practice
• The importance of recognizing the patterns of the universe that you're seeing and no one else is talking about
• Marketing on the web is not about advertising but it is about publishing content

To find out more about David, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

You can battle back from adversity.

Our guest did.

Brian d’Eon was at the peak of his career then lost everything including his wife who divorced him. He had to look inward and decide what kind of life he wanted to have for himself. After realizing the answer, he worked his way back by transitioning from a lucrative career in management consulting to being a real estate investment professional. Now, Brian is the Co-Founder & Sr. Managing Partner of Canadian Real Estate Investment Club (CREIC).

During this interview, you’ll learn…

• Why you need to invest in yourself first
• The importance of surrounding yourself with like minded people
• The impact of having a mentor

To find out more about Brian, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.

It almost came about by accident. That's how our guest described the discovery of his famous developed technology in the knife industry. Ernest Emerson is an American custom knife maker, martial artist and edged-weapons expert. Originally an engineer and machinist in the aerospace industry, Emerson became a knife maker by producing knives for a martial arts class and making art knives early in his knife making career. With his patented wave blade opening design, his career soared from being a starving student with barely enough money to pay the monthly dues to being hired as a knife maker for a special unit in the US Navy SEALs and currently a leader in American-made production knives. During this interview, you’ll learn…

• The importance of having personal responsibility and how it can help you build a business
• Why you need to be disciplined to make it in the business world
• The significance of getting to know your knife

To find out more about Ernest, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.