Thought Leader Life

A space where leaders can grow to leave a legacy. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Teresa De Grosbois http://aha.pub/TeresaDeGrosbois, head of the Evolutionary Business Council (EBC), a global community of speakers and influencers dedicated to teaching the principles of success.

Teresa is the number-one international bestselling author of “Mass Influence — The Habits of the Highly Influential,” which is now a bestseller in seven countries. A four-time international bestselling author, Teresa teaches marketing courses around the globe to business leaders and entrepreneurs on how to create massively successful word-of-mouth campaigns.

To learn more about Teresa De Grosbois, go to http://aha.pub/TeresaDeGrosbois. To learn more about the EBC, visit http://ebcouncil.com/apply, where you can also connect with a senior member to discuss your situation.

Here are a couple of AHA messages from this episode:

* People join the EBC because they want to change the world. They want to leave a legacy in their life. They want to make sure their life means something. https://ebcouncil.com/ @TeresaDee

* The EBC is aimed at thought leaders and people who run Impact-based businesses. We teach them to use education as the primary way of driving word-of-mouth marketing. https://ebcouncil.com/ @TeresaDee

* The EBC creates a safe space for thought leaders to do their own work. It’s important for them to have a safe place where they can ask questions they can’t ask elsewhere. https://ebcouncil.com/ @TeresaDee

* As a leader, we have our own crap to deal with in order to be authentic, congruent, and powerful. The EBC is a place to go to deal with that crap. https://ebcouncil.com/ @TeresaDee

* As you grow as a leader, social proof becomes your credibility. The credentials you have no longer matter. https://ebcouncil.com/ @TeresaDee

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit https://thoughtleaderlife.com.

Accelerate your business growth by closing bigger deals with bigger companies through B2B marketing. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Barbara Weaver Smith (http://aha.pub/BarbaraWeaverSmith), Founder and CEO of The Whale Hunters, Vice President of Entrepreneurs in Education, LLC, business consultant and coach.

Barbara conducts B2B marketing consultation and coaching for business owners from small to midsized companies. She helps them learn how to effectively land bigger deals and transform their companies. Barbara is passionate about helping her clients gain explosive results in their sales.

To learn more about Barbara, go to (http://aha.pub/BarbaraWeaverSmith). To get in touch with her, visit https://thewhalehunters.com/.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* The pain point of many business owners is that they struggle to sell bigger deals to bigger companies. #B2BMarketing https://thewhalehunters.com/ @BWeaverSmith

* #B2B marketing is a great help for many business owners to sell bigger deals to bigger companies and, in turn, grow their businesses. http://aha.pub/BarbaraWeaverSmith

* Are you working with an expert who knows about #B2BMarketing? Knowledge about B2B marketing can give a person the expertise to help business owners grow on a fast track by learning how to make big sales to big companies. https://thewhalehunters.com/ @BWeaverSmith

* #B2BMarketingStrategies can help business owners learn how to scout and #CloseBiggerDeals. Choose to work with an expert who can equip you with effective B2B marketing strategies. https://thewhalehunters.com/ @BWeaverSmith

* Doing #B2B marketing can give someone the credibility to help business owners get their companies to make big sales and #CloseBiggerDeals. Are you getting help from someone who knows about B2B marketing? http://aha.pub/BarbaraWeaverSmith

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, subscribe to the channel: http://youtube.com/user/thoughtleaderlife.

Turn your team into self-motivated individuals in order to grow your organization. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Kevin Wayne Johnson http://aha.pub/KevinJohnson, founder and CEO of the Johnson Leadership Group.

Kevin’s mission is to train, coach, and mentor the current and next generation of leaders. Through workshops and seminars, he teaches leaders to visualize, create, and execute a customized leadership strategy to best fit their organizations’ needs.

To learn more about Kevin Wayne Johnson, go to http://aha.pub/KevinJohnson. To get in touch with him, visit https://thejohnsonleadershipgroup.com/.

Here are a couple of AHAmessages from this episode:

* The pain point of leaders in organizations is that the people they hire are not always motivated and encouraged to do a phenomenal job. Is your team inspired to work? #MotivateYourTeam http://aha.pub/KevinJohnson

* Are the people in your team self-motivated? Or is it taking a number of times to give direction for them to be motivated to move forward? #MotivateYourTeam http://aha.pub/KevinJohnson

* Self-motivated people in an organization can create the right atmosphere that is conducive for building a great team. Are your employees fulfilled? #MotivateYourTeam https://thejohnsonleadershipgroup.com/ @Writing4theLord

* Influence and not authority may be the key to successful leadership today. #MotivateYourTeam http://aha.pub/KevinJohnson

* Improving your attitude and understanding how it affects you and those around you can be the key to your leadership success. #MotivateYourTeam https://thejohnsonleadershipgroup.com/ @Writing4theLord

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, subscribe to the channel: http://youtube.com/user/thoughtleaderlife.

Effectively address diversity to create a positive change in your organization. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Doug Harris http://aha.pub/DougHarris, CEO of Kaleidoscope Group.

Doug helps organizations create customized strategies that address their specific and unique diversity needs. In our changing world, where differences are normal in every organization, Doug does a visionary work assessment to get to the core of these differences and turn them into something positive.

To learn more about Doug Harris, go to http://aha.pub/DougHarris. To get in touch with him, visit https://kgdiversity.com/.

Here are a couple of AHAmessages from this episode:

* The pain point of some organizations is that they have a hard time navigating and maximizing the differences in their workplace. #DiversityAndInclusion https://kgdiversity.com/ @DougHarrisKG

* The world is changing, and differences are a normal part of all organizations. Are you handling the differences in your workplace well? #DiversityAndInclusion https://kgdiversity.com/ @DougHarrisKG

* Some people may make the most out of the differences in their organizations, while others may not. Are you turning the differences in your workplace into something positive? #DiversityAndInclusion http://aha.pub/DougHarris

* Through in-person meetings, surveys, and group conversations, the organization can assess and understand its current state around #DiversityAndInclusion. This may help you create a roadmap to your desired business outcomes. http://aha.pub/DougHarris

* When you have a holistic approach to addressing diversity in your corporate environment, you can impact the workforce culture positively. #DiversityAndInclusion http://aha.pub/DougHarris

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Reach your sales target through an effective sales enablement system. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Bob Britton (http://aha.pub/BobBritton) who builds and leads teams and companies so that they have an effective sales enablement function within their organizations that will hit their revenue targets.

Bob helps sales organizations and teams with sales optimization, cross-functional knowledge of management systems, integration of organizational development, leadership development coaching, performance improvement and paradigm alignment.

To learn more about Bob Britton, go to http://aha.pub/BobBritton. To get in touch with him, visit https://sesherpas.com/.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* The pain point of sales teams and organizations is that they have trouble meeting their top line revenue because selling has become harder in today’s sales environment. #ReachYourSalesTarget http://aha.pub/BobBritton

* Many sales organizations look at selling as climbing a ladder, but it can be more like making an ascent up a rock face, and moving left, right, and sideways. How do you #ReachYourSalesTarget? http://aha.pub/BobBritton

* Being a salesman and being in sales leadership positions for many years can give one the credibility to help organizations reach their sales targets. Consider getting an expert to help you #ReachYourSalesTarget. https://sesherpas.com/ @SherpaBob

* Sales enablement is an organizational system that can take disparate functions and make them work together. Is your sales team working together to #ReachYourSalesTarget? http://aha.pub/BobBritton

* Sales enablement is the activity of reducing the friction which can impede sales. Recognizing and addressing these friction points in sales leader behavior and messaging can help you #ReachYourSalesTarget. http://aha.pub/BobBritton

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, subscribe to the channel: http://youtube.com/user/thoughtleaderlife.

Learn the brain science behind confidence so you can be happier and more productive. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Alyssa Dver, (http://aha.pub/AlyssaDver), who teaches CEOs, leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals how to use brain science to pitch and be confident in front of investors, customers and employees.

Alyssa teaches tactical and practical tips that enable her clients to have sustainable confidence that allows them to deliver a compelling, persuasive and influential message.

To learn more about Alyssa Dver, go to http://aha.pub/AlyssaDver. To get in touch with her, visit http://www.americanconfidenceinstitute.com/.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* The pain point of many CEOs, leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals is that they worry about work because they feel that something’s not right with them or with the people around them. #BeConfident http://www.americanconfidenceinstitute.com/ @AlyssaDver

* When you are not confident, you may want to have a new job, or you may feel stuck in your current job, or you may worry that you will lose your job, which can cause stress and less productivity. How do you handle this challenge? #BeConfident http://aha.pub/AlyssaDver

* There can be a tendency for smart people to be horrible at pitching because they may have fear inside – fear of failure, regret and rejection. If you want to succeed, #BeConfident. http://aha.pub/AlyssaDver

* Learning the brain science behind what motivates people to do things can give one the credibility to teach others how to use confidence to succeed. Consider getting someone who knows brain science to help you. http://aha.pub/AlyssaDver

* When you are confident, people trust you more. This can contribute to you becoming a successful leader or professional. How confident are you? #BeConfident http://aha.pub/AlyssaDver

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, subscribe to the channel: http://youtube.com/user/thoughtleaderlife.

Empower your speaking career by mastering the 5 M’s to become a successful speaker. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Brian Olds (http://aha.pub/BrianOlds), who equips, connects and inspires the next generation of black professional speakers to achieve success in their speaking journeys.

Brian helps black professional speakers connect to their target audiences by providing access to training, speaking opportunities and resources that will help improve and grow their speaking businesses.

To learn more about Brian Olds, go to http://aha.pub/BrianOlds. To get in touch with him, visit https://www.blackspeakersnetwork.com/.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* The pain point of black professional speakers is that they have a passion to speak but they struggle to connect with the audiences they are called to serve. #SuccessfulSpeakers http://aha.pub/BrianOlds

* There may be no prerequisite to becoming a professional speaker, but you can miss out on a lot of knowledge, expertise and the resources needed to stay booked consistently. Are you having a hard time getting booked? #SuccessfulSpeakers http://aha.pub/BrianOlds

* Learning about a competency model that addresses the core areas needed to be a #SuccessfulSpeaker can help you rise up in your speaking journey. Are you learning to grow and succeed? http://aha.pub/BrianOlds

* You can have a better chance of becoming a #SuccessfulSpeaker if you get clarity on these 5 M’s – your mission, message, marketing, monetization and management of your speaking business. https://www.blackspeakersnetwork.com/ @BrianJOlds

* Engaging in constant speaking engagements for many years can give one the credibility to lead other speakers on their speaking journeys. Consider getting the help of an expert to help you become a #SuccessfulSpeaker. http://aha.pub/BrianOlds

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, subscribe to the channel: http://youtube.com/user/thoughtleaderlife.

Update your educational programs to suit the needs of the 21st-century children. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Carole O’Brien (http://aha.pub/CaroleOBrien), who helps educators evaluate and update their curriculums to ensure their alignment to a school’s objectives.

Carole assists educational institutions in designing, developing and implementing training materials and educational programs which meet, support and incorporate an institution’s objectives and the new challenges of teaching children of the 21st century.

To learn more about Carole O’Brien, go to http://aha.pub/CaroleOBrien. To get in touch with her, email her at [email protected].

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* The pain point of educators is that they have a difficult time looking for meaningful and updated professional development opportunities that deal with 21st-century children. http://aha.pub/CaroleOBrien

* Parents want to make sure that educators are up-to-date with everything that’s happening today. Are your educators trained to handle the students of today? #UpdatedEducatorsTraining http://aha.pub/CaroleOBrien

* Providing staff development training to schools for many years can give one the credibility to teach #UpdatedEducatorsTraining to school instructors and teachers. Consider getting an expert to help you effectively teach children today. http://aha.pub/CaroleOBrien

* Most children these days are likely to spend a large amount of time with electronic gadgets. This can present a challenge to educators as to how to effectively teach students. http://aha.pub/CaroleOBrien

* It can be challenging to communicate with children these days when they have this wonderful magical pocket-sized instrument that is right there for them. How do you effectively communicate with children nowadays? http://aha.pub/CaroleOBrien

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, subscribe to the channel: http://youtube.com/user/thoughtleaderlife.

Accelerate your startup progress by removing your mental chokehold on your business. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Ande Lyons (http://aha.pub/AndeLyons) who helps founders of startups to accelerate toward their objectives through efficient and scalable strategies.

Ande comes to the rescue of newbie startup founders in times of emergencies and disasters by giving them quick tips and strategies to build momentum and maximize their successes.

To learn more about Ande Lyons, go to http://aha.pub/AndeLyons. To get in touch with her, visit https://andelyons.com/.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* The pain point of many startup founders is that they are usually in a panic mode because of the mind-numbing uncertainty of their journey, which causes a mental chokehold that hinders them from reaching the next level. http://aha.pub/AndeLyons

* The mental chokehold of a startup founder can develop because of the frustrations, disasters and wrong hiring decisions that usually accompany the #StartUp journey. https://andelyons.com/ @AndeLyons

* Some of the common problems of #StartUp founders can be failed pitches, cash flow crunches, bad hires and failed customer acquisition attempts. How are you handling these problems? https://andelyons.com/ @AndeLyons

* Many newbie #StartUp founders feel that their friends and family look at them as if they are a train wreck that is about to happen which causes pressure. What do you to relieve this pressure? http://aha.pub/AndeLyons

* Having a deep understanding of #Startup life and an innovative problem-solving skill can give one the credibility to create startup strategies and solutions. Consider working with an expert to help you achieve #StartUp success. http://aha.pub/AndeLyons

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, subscribe to the channel: http://youtube.com/user/thoughtleaderlife.

Increase your self-awareness to boost your performance at work. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Beth Masterman (http://aha.pub/BethJMasterman), who helps accomplished professionals improve their self-awareness in order to maximize their likelihood of success.

Beth facilitates conversations with her clients that lead to a better understanding of themselves so they can achieve authentic and self-sustaining changes that boost performance, outcomes and communications.

To learn more about Beth Masterman, go to http://aha.pub/BethJMasterman. To get in touch with her, visit https://www.mastermancoaching.com/.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* The pain point of some professionals is that they suddenly feel that things are not what they are used to and it hinders them from becoming their best at work. Do you know what keeps you from achieving your goals? #IncreaseYourSelfAwareness http://aha.pub/BethJMasterman

* Your personal issues are likely to affect your professional life the same way that your professional issues can affect your personal life. #IncreaseYourSelfAwareness https://mastermancoaching.com/ @BethJMasterman

* When you know yourself well, you can control your emotions, maintain composure and choose the best response even in a stressful situation. How well do you know yourself? #IncreaseYourSelfAwareness http://aha.pub/BethJMasterman

* Being a trial attorney and a psychologist can give one the credibility to dig deep into what’s being said and facilitate conversations that increase self-awareness. #IncreaseYourSelfAwareness http://aha.pub/BethJMasterman

* When you open up your mind to address the here and now, you can use it as a springboard to create a desirable future. What kind of future do you want? #IncreaseYourSelfAwareness https://mastermancoaching.com/ @BethJMasterman

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, subscribe to the channel: http://youtube.com/user/thoughtleaderlife.