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

Anil Gupta – Is a Warrior on many levels! After considering suicide in 2008 he instead, formulated the Happiness Formula! Anil has spoken on Fox News, Harvard, Sky TV, Tedx, written a best seller book, Immediate Happiness and founded The Happiness Score. He has created his Perfect Partner Program without Dating for singles struggling in relationships, and performs his relationship and mindset workshops in over 18 countries and translated in 8 languages, with audiences of over 10,000 fans. Anil has a unique intuitive gift to remove the blockages that prevent people from living fulfilled lives, in just a matter of hours. Anil is on a mission to inspire 1 billion people and is always available to share his unique and powerful content.

Lon Ricker – Is a Warrior on many levels! As CVO of Ricker Dynamics he has been a driving force behind the growth of numerous nonprofit and for profit organizations throughout his 34 year career. After graduating college with a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology in Michigan he worked with 5 different Telecom companies in various technical leadership and consulting which led him to Texas where he discovered his true passion to serve and empower companies and organizations seeking to make a difference in their community and the world while volunteering at Soupmobile, Inc. in Dallas. He quickly became immersed in the growth and development becoming Director of Development for over 5 years. He then became Development Director at Frisco Family Services, Chief Development Officer at American Fallen Soldiers Project, and finally as CVO of Ricker Dynamics has been the Chief Dream Builder of Team Up to Fight Hunger. Lon is a passionate Networker and one of the most generous and servant leaders I know!

Jill Lublin – Is a Warrior on many levels! She is a CEO, Speaker, Author and Teacher. Her Warrior journey spans 25 years serving over 100,000 people. As an international speaker she inspires leaders on the topics of Radical Influence, Publicity, Networking, Kindness and Referrals. She is the author of 4 Best Selling books including Get Noticed...Get Referrals (McGraw Hill) and co-author of Guerrilla Publicity and Networking Magic. Her latest book, Profit of Kindness went #1 in four categories. Jill is a master strategist on how to position businesses for more profitability and more visibility in their marketplace. She is CEO of a strategic consulting firm and is known across national and international media. Jill teaches Publicity Crash Courses as both live events and live webinars and consults and speaks all over the world. She also helps authors to create book deals with major publishers and agents, as well as obtain foreign rights deals. So, strap in for another awesome Warrior vs Zombie journey with Jill Lublin

Ed Trinkle – Is a Warrior on many levels! And most importantly He’s a Warrior for Christ! Ed started his journey in ministry at 24 when he and his wife Kim move to Missouri to attend seminary with 2 babies in tow. They now have 4 daughters and 3 grandkids. He’s pastored in Philadelphia, where he also coached basketball, volunteered in public schools and ultimately built a youth camping network with 75 churches and led camps of over 1000 students. He has been a missionary to students in the Philippines. He pastored and grew a church in Jacksonville Florida and then moved back to his home church in Philadelphia to resurrect a dying church from 2008-2015. In 2015 he finally found his way to Texas and DFW where his Warrior skills were needed to successfully “land the plane” of a 45 year Church and school ministry that was in an unsustainable financial position and in 2017 launched Warehouse Church in Plano where is Senior Pastor (my Pastor) today and in his spare time he was able to finish his PHD in 2019!

Susan Kirsch – Is a true Warrior on many levels! She’s an author, teacher, facilitator, consultant, California political organizer and mother. She is the founder of Livable California which strengthens local decision-making and protects communities from over development. Over her journey of several decades she has applied her Warrior skills in education, research, non-profit management, fundraising and community organizing.
Her education experiences have impacted numerous company boardrooms, high schools, universities, and maximum-security prisons. She has been a Nonprofit Strategy and fundraising consultant, Executive Director of the American Sports Institute, a professor at Golden Gate University, Case Western Reserve University and High School English and speech teacher.
Her latest book is Simply Go*d: Praise Poems Celebrating the Divine in Daily Life follows her first book What to do Between Here & There

Randy Sablich – Is a true Warrior! As CEO of R Sablich & Associates he continues his 40 years of success in helping to grow under-performing businesses by helping them bring new products and services to market or increase market share. He began his Warrior journey as a Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy student and after graduation spent his first 15 years at Grumman Aerospace. After which he had VP and General Manager roles at General Defense, GTE Government Systems, GTE Video on Demand, Dynamics Research Corporation, and Metrigraphics, LLC where he ultimately became CEO and Board Member. Randy began his consulting journey at Advanced Core Concepts as VP of Operations which led to founding Arlington Associates in Massachusetts which he moved to Texas in 2015 and spun off R Sablich & Associates where he generously works with entrepreneurs and Warriors from all types and sizes of business enabling them to identify and capitalize on opportunities for growth!

Tom Prikryl – Is a true Warrior! As a star high school football player he received an appointment to the US Coast Guard Academy where he was a star linebacker and he experienced a devastating knee injury that ended his football career. His B2B advertising & marketing career spans more than 40 years. He has partnered with clients in a wide range of industrial and technical markets. He led the industrial division of Dallas’ well-known Berry-Brown Advertising following his Operations management of Popejoy and Fischel Houston. In 1994, Tom founded and became President of Triad B2B Marketing Agency (Over 25 years ago!). Along his journey, his unique value is found in his understanding and appreciation of the sales process along with his outstanding marketing savvy. Tom’s belief in the value of teamwork is evident in the internal operation of Triad, as well as the strong bonds he enjoys with his clients. As Triad’s president, Tom is intimately involved in the strategic direction of all the agency’s clients and he is one of the region’s most accomplished and experienced business to-business marketers and he has been recognized as DFW’s Sales and Marketing Executive of the Year.

Rickey Gene Wright – Is a true Warrior! He’s a Texan and Americana singer-songwriter. He writes and sings acoustic ballads that travel down the road between Folk and Country Music. If you listen to his music you may notice influences from Bluegrass, Acoustic Blues, and those Hymns/ Inspirational Music. Along with his duet partner, Denise Owen, Rickey Gene has three released albums, singles and on the ongoing fourth album in process. Rickey Gene has been involved in numerous music adventures including the “Country Opry Circuit” in Texas and Oklahoma in the 1980’s when he first received recognition as a songwriter with his song titled “Frank and Jesse James”. In 1990’s he led contemporary worship music at two different churches for over 15 years writing songs, the most notable “Your Mercy Is A Blessing” recorded by a worship leader who currently leads worship at a church in Austin, Texas. He is also an experienced networker through which he became friends with a Grammy award winning musician, producer and recording engineer Mr. Brad Davis who has worked with Rickey on a number of projects and become one of his biggest fans. Finally, Rickey’s networking led to our relationship and him writing and recording the theme song you hear every week “It’s Not The Gettin’ There” for this podcast.

Lisa Head – Is a Warrior on many levels! We know her as The Fun Broker. Like many Warriors She started in and graduated from Corporate America with roles in marketing, business development and financial planning. However, as we sit here today Lisa has been an Entrepreneur for over 20 years! She is a World Traveler, adventure seeker and full-time Network Marketer and is known for her leadership and mentoring. She has built teams around the globe in excess of 40,000 people and helped many other entrepreneurs build businesses yielding 6 and even 7 digit earnings!
She is passionate about traveling and sharing the best kept secrets in the travel industry, training, speaking and inspiring others to fulfill their God-given Vision while leaving a lasting legacy!