Work From The Inside Out

Dave Sanderson is a survivor, inspirational speaker, and author. His thoughts on leadership have made him a nationally sought-out speaker. He has worked in the restaurant business, as a top sales performer and provided security for Tony Robbins. Currently, he is an executive coach, consultant, and speaker.

When US Airways Flight 1549, or "The Miracle on the Hudson," crashed on January 15, 2009, Dave Sanderson was the last passenger off the back of the plane that day, risking his own life to help others off the plane. Sanderson emerged from the wreckage with a mission: to encourage others to do the right thing. After the incident, the lessons and strategies that he learned throughout his life, were instrumental that day and the days following, he started to realize that one can actually grow from traumatic life experiences, and set out on a path to not only share the lessons from that day, but practical and implementable strategies anyone can use to not only survive their moment but grow and thrive.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Dave credits a mentor he had early in his career as being a big influence on his choices.
• The role Tony Robbins seminars played when he was building his career in sales.
• How he achieved volunteering for Tony Robbins and eventually became Tony’s Head of Security, traveling with him extensively.
• His decision to keep his “day job” while volunteering with the Tony Robbins organization.
• The plane crash, and how Dave went back to work, and the encouragement from Tony that led to him establishing his own speaking and consulting business.



Links:

• Dave Sanderson on LinkedIn and Twitter.
• https://davesandersonspeaks.com
• Dave’s TEDx Talk “Bouncing Back: An Experience with Post-Traumatic Growth Syndrome”

Books mentioned in this episode:

• “Moments Matter: How One Defining Moment Can Create a Lifetime of Purpose” by Dave Sanderson

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Merryn Roberts-Huntley started Made To Hire in 2017. With 17 years of business experience and 10 years of career coaching, she knows how to help you land your dream career. When Roberts-Huntley isn’t running Made To Hire, she’s doing marketing strategy or business development consulting through her firm, FIXX Consulting. FIXX works with sports-focused companies to better connect them with their target consumer. She teaches marketing at the graduate level at the University of Oregon. She has a BA in sociology from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Oregon.

Merryn started her career in the sports marketing industry. She tells her story of how she cold-called her way into the field after getting a degree in sociology. Today, she runs the career coaching firm Made To Hire. She says the average American spends $80,000 on their education yet receives little or no real-world training on how to maximize that investment to land a job in their field. Made To Hire has a book and an online course to help you get noticed, get hired, make more money, and reach your career goals faster.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Merryn got started in the Sports marketing arena.
• Her decision to leave her role at Adidas to earn her MBA in Sports Business with a specific objective to work at Nike, known for being the top company in the market at the time.
• Merryn’s grad school experience, applying for an internship at Nike, initially getting rejected, and ultimately making the decision to keep going.
• How Merryn learned that a Nike executive would be at her school for a women’s advocacy forum and then offered to ‘host’ the executive for the day, giving her the opportunity to connect.
• The amazing benefit she received for hosting, earning her an internship, and then being hired at Nike full-time after she graduated.
• How Merryn used her experiences to write her book and how she connects with others through relationship-building.
• Her specific advice on how to get a job you really want.

Links:

• Merryn Roberts-Huntley on LinkedIn and Twitter
• www.madetohire.com

Books mentioned in this episode:

• “Made to Hire: How to Get the Job You Really Want” by Merryn Roberts-Huntley



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Dr. Luis Velasquez is an entrepreneur and fitness enthusiast who helps leaders better understand what their organizations need to communicate in order to be successful. A former scientist, his academic career was interrupted by a brain tumor that he survived, not once, but 3 times. He is currently writing a book, Beyond The Fear, an autobiographical account, and research-based guide for overcoming fear, finding strength, undergoing change, finding passion, and building relationships.

Luis started his career as a scientist in fungal genetics and plant genomics until a brain tumor affected his cognitive capacities. He now calls himself a ‘recovering scientist’ who has dedicated his life to his family, endurance athletics, and, to coaching leaders to achieve positive, sustainable, and measurable results at interpersonal, and organizational levels. He also facilitates the Interpersonal Dynamics class at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and writes for Harvard Business Review Ascend.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Luis was raised in Guatemala during the Civil War and what life was like for him as a child living in poverty.
• His educational journey that began when he had a scholarship opportunity to attend college in the United States, then returned to Guatemala for three years and was later able to return to the US to earn his undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. degrees.
• Luis’ experience with his first brain tumor, feeling like he failed miserably after recovering from it, and how he had to make significant career changes as a result.
• How Luis’ entry into the coaching profession occurred serendipitously during a job interview and how he has since been helping people adapt and thrive reflecting on his own experiences and his science background.
• His unique and positive perspectives on the challenges and experiences he has encountered.
• How his drive to succeed comes from his desire to raise his two children to be kind, strong, confident, and “to bloom where they are planted.”

Links:

• Luis Velasquez on LinkedIn and Twitter.
• www.beyondthefear.com
• www.velascoaching.com



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Tara Bradford is the CEO and Founder of Rae Media Group, a strategic marketing communications firm, and sought after Communications Coach who works with everyone from startup founders to Inc 500 executives to help them be seen as trusted experts. She helps leaders communicate more effectively, both online and offline, so they can maintain their incredible reputation, stay top of mind for their ideal clients, and improve their bottom line. She lives in New York City where she strives to connect with at least one new person every day (even as an introvert).

Tara started her career as a critical care nurse. After a successful ten year career, helping patients and their families, something was tugging at her. She saw her older colleagues doing the same things year after year and told herself, “I do not want that to be me”. Tara considered her options and made a few different moves, eventually landing in New York City where she has her own communications firm. She credits her ability to move through her fears as a pathway to experiencing joy and expressing herself creatively.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Tara spent a decade working as a critical care nurse for people on life support and how she helped families communicate with each other and helped doctors communicate with family.
• Her life in New York City and her goal to connect with at least one new person every day, even though she’s an introvert.
• A random encounter Tara had with a stranger who was truly fulfilled and joyful, and how that conversation played into her decisions for the future.
• How she credits her ability to move through her fears, viewing them as a pathway to experiencing joy and expressing herself creatively.
• The journey Tara’s career took from nursing to coaching in which she helps leaders communicate more effectively to maintain their incredible reputation, stay top of mind for their ideal clients, and improve their bottom line.
• Her thoughts about being authentically who you are and sharing your voice with the world to make an impact.

Links:

• Tara Bradford on LinkedIn and Twitter.
• www.tararaebradford.com



Other Resources:

• Learn more about Oprah.
• Learn more about Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

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Jordan Gross is a Northwestern and Kellogg School of Management Graduate. He's also a writer, a coach, a speaker, a self-proclaimed multipotentialite, having experienced positions in large banks like Merrill Lynch to small startup companies. He is also the best selling author of a book called Getting Comfy, Your Morning Guide to Daily Happiness. He's a TEDx speaker and has founded multiple companies.

Jordan Gross refers to himself as a ‘multipotentialite’, a word you will not find in the dictionary, yet it means a person who aspires to be many things. Most people aim for a profession in their lives even if they eventually change careers, but few start out stating they want to be more than one and Jordan is one of those people. By the age of 24, he has written a book, drafted a novel, delivered a TEDx talk, started several organizations, worked in the corporate world and is in the midst of being on 90 podcasts in 90 days. Jordan is a trailblazer for positive change, optimism and the belief that our daily actions can help us all overcome stress and anxiety.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Jordan was a top-ranked soccer goalie in New York during his high school years and wanted to become a professional soccer player.
• How his interests in human potential and business, led him to get his MBA and become a certified coach through the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching Program.
• His belief that our daily actions can help us all overcome stress and anxiety.
• The acronym he developed, C.O.M.F.Y., what it means, and how he uses it to teach mindfulness.
• His upcoming book about living a ‘cloud nine life’ and what each of those clouds represents in living a fulfilling and meaningful life.

Links:

• Jordan Gross on LinkedIn.
• www.journeytocloudnine.com

Books mentioned in this episode:

• “Getting COMFY: Your Morning Guide to Daily Happiness” by Jordan Gross
• “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie
• “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill



Other Resources:

• Learn more about Tony Robbins
• Learn more about Mitch Albom
• Learn more about Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Coaching Program

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