Warrior vs Zombie Podcast

Doug Grady – Is an incredible Warrior! Through his journey of over 30 years in business he has become an author, international speaker, transformational leader, mentor and teacher. Doug has helped thousands of people reclaim their focus and grow toward their personal potential. As a speaker he has been on the TEDx stage and delivered countless keynotes. He is the author of The Ripple Effect which has been widely read and highly endorsed. He also developed the life changing program 40 Days of FOCUS.
Doug also invests a significant portion of his time and money to local and global causes. He has been on several mission trips, including to Ecuador where he was part of a twelve-man team building homes for the poorest of the poor.
His companies, writings, trainings, and music are designed with one purpose: to help people reach their God-given potential.

David Roberts – Is in his 50th year on his Warrior journey with 45 years of business and personal transformation as his focus. He is a father, grandpa, author, speaker, podcaster and coach. Today he is known worldwide as The Vision Warrior and has dedicated his life to Changing the World One Dream at a Time and building communities of servant leaders. He is the author and creator of the Vision Challenge, the Host of This podcast Warrior versus Zombie.
Dave “retired” in 2005 and began pursuit of his Vision of “Impact and Making a Difference”. Since that time he has consulted with many for-profit and non-profit businesses including a 3-year stint as an Executive Director and Executive Pastor. Today he is still retired, living his ideal day as CEO of My Vision Warrior, Co-Founder of the Business Growth Network, Vision Warrior for My Wellbeing Compass, Leader of Richardson/Plano Networkers, Founder of Men’s Breakfast Network and Founding Affiliate of BeeKonnected

Dr. Annika Sorensen – is an incredible Warrior. She is a Swedish MD, a primary care doctor specializing in health and stress strategies focusing on preventative care. Her over 30 year warrior journey in the Swedish Public Health Care system was primarily focused on disease but today her focus has shifted to health, wellness, stress management, and workplace health. She is an international speaker, including certification from Big Talk Academy, and 2 TEDx Talks “Unlock Your In-Born Power to Beat Stress” and “Beating Stress is easier that you think”. She is the author of two best-selling books on stress management “Take Stress from Chaos to Calm” and “De-Stress Diary”. When she’s not speaking and writing Annika offers workshops, individual mentoring services and shortly will be launching her on-line stress management program.

Cheryl Ginnings – is an amazing Warrior. She is an international best-selling author, a teacher, radio host, and international speaker. As a warrior she lives her philosophy to "burnout," not "rust-out." In addition to being a radio host she guests on many podcasts, writes articles on sites like pray.com, and Quora expert. She has written two solo books, and parts of 16 other books with other authors. Cheryl developed a course for NYU Continuing Ed on Caring for our parents. She was featured on two magazine covers. She was a radio host weekly, live show interviewing others for 133 shows. Cheryl was a top Realtor for years. She is a certified coach, copywriter, teaches Bible classes, has led Women's Retreats, formed a Network for Minister's wives, spoken on several college campuses, and produced a video used at two Universities and broadcast on TV.

Tonya Hoffman – is an incredible Warrior. She is the co-founder and CEO of BeeKonnected. She was the founder & former CEO of the Public Speakers Association. 8-time international best-selling author and has been on the cover of 5 magazines. As a Warrior Tonya created her first million dollar+ per year business at 25. She is a globally sought-after speaker and trainer receiving yearly awards from international organizations and media companies.

Alison Arnoff – is an incredible Warrior. She is a former nationally ranked division 1 swimmer, triathlete, entrepreneur, executive coach and start-up strategy consultant. Her over 30-year corporate journey began in the tech industry as an engineer advancing to sales, marketing, management and leadership. She worked for industry giants and seven startups resulting in 5 acquisitions and 2 IPOs. Alison has always been a trailblazer and received her Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in Engineering in the 80’s at a time when women were rare in those degrees.
Over 4 years ago Alison left corporate life to dedicate herself to helping women leaders in tech have the support she wished she had in her journey. In 2020, she was blindsided by open heart surgery and subsequent complications resulting in loss of the ability to walk, hold a phone, feed herself and as well as a dropped foot and damaged eyes. After 3 surgeries and stays in the hospital she had a miraculous recovery and is now rebuilding her life and business. Alison now uses her fearless living to inspire and challenge her clients to find new levels of success.

Lauri Schoenfeld - is a mother, author, speaker, mentor, writing instructor, and entrepreneur. Her journey through childhood trauma, abuse, and Scoliosis led her to a very dark place of depression, suicidal thoughts and tendencies, and panic attacks. Five years ago, the laughter of her children on the other side of the wall saved her from ending it all. Now she's the Owner of Inner Enlightenment and a Creativity Coach helping those who struggle with PTSD, anxiety, and feelings of being trapped or stuck within their life. She's the Host of the Inner Enlightenment Show, Author Edition Show, and The Author Research Edition. She's a frequent guest on podcasts, panels, and business groups talking about the value of self-expression, resilience in the face of darkness, connecting to your inner child, and learning to love yourself after abuse.

Reinhard Klett – Is an awesome Warrior! He is an engineer, pilot, entrepreneur, coach, and author. His 40-year warrior journey includes working in Germany, South Africa, and the US. During his time as an engineer in the corporate world he was primarily focused on the automotive industry. In the past several years after leaving the corporate world Reinhard is helping his clients transform their lives, by being more successful in their work or business, as well as leading fulfilled lives with good health and happy relationships.
The foundation of his coaching is his first book “Letting Go Saved My Life” which is based on his personal life and death experience. This book and his coaching challenges readers and clients to let go of whatever slows them down or distracts them from becoming their best self.

Renee Reisch – Is an incredible e Warrior! She is an entrepreneur, coach, mentor, trainer, speaker and best-selling author. Her 35-year warrior journey began with 25 years in the corporate world and like many warriors decided to begin her entrepreneur journey and start her professional training and speaking as an instructor at WHW (Women Helping Women). Encountering the Zombies of a devastating illness that took away her voice, then the loss of her best friend and then her father, Renee decided to live the rest of her life helping others when they feel life is closing in on them.
She is a four-time #1 international, Best-Selling Author for her book Finding Your Voice: Unlock Your Chains and Unleash Your Greatness. She is a Speaker, Ambassador for ChemoBuddies4Life, Founding Member of BeeKonnected, Influencer, and Transformational Coach using her V.O.I.C.E Blueprint, she works with women struggling with limiting beliefs

Jeff Weaver – Is an awesome Warrior! He is marketer, leader, mentor, trainer and speaker. His 35-year warrior journey began in Iowa after graduating from Iowa State University. His success has been based on a foundation of creating and developing mutually beneficial professional and personal relationships.
His journey has included challenging sales and management roles in: technology, retail, advertising, real estate, modern barter exchange, and now, marketing.