The Entrepreneurial You

Lisa is an award-winning speaker who draws upon her 20-plus years of sales, marketing, and training experience to deliver business- and career-changing strategies and inspiration to her audiences. She is the best-selling author of eight books and a featured expert in two films, The Keeper of the Keys, with Jack Canfield of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” fame, and The Gratitude Experiment. She's been featured on Wall Street Select, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and more... Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Lisa “Would you rather be the most popular or the smartest person you know?” Her response, “Oh man, I’d rather be the most popular.” Of course, a little vanity never hurts. We went on to talking about some of the ways we can improve employee engagement by expressing gratitude. Some questions I asked Lisa throughout the interview are: What is the concept of ‘Grategy’? What role does gratitude play in our success? Why was there the need to start Grategy? What is the importance of having gratitude? What a

Jack is a serial entrepreneur, a business strategist with more than 23 years of international tax experience, a sales and marketing expert with over 20 years of under fire experience in sales, and an international speaker sharing his entrepreneurial messages in 4 out of 5 continents in the world.  He is the author of Amazon bestselling book Cracking the Entrepreneur Code: 7 Tips to Build the Business You Always Wanted. He has been featured on CBS News, Fox, ABC News and NBC News. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Jack, “When you were little, who was your favorite superhero and why?” He responded, “My superhero is a controversial figure; Mr. Donald Trump who is now the US President. Right before he became the US President, as written in my book, how I started my entrepreneurial journey has to do with him. I have been following ‘The Apprentice’ for a long time. His no-nonsense business strategies and how he picks himself up from bankruptcy, etc. I have learnt a lot from him.” We went on to talking ab

Kris Reid started out as a software engineer and worked for a variety of companies before he took a break from the corporate world to backpack and find his passion.  Ardor SEO is the ultimate multi-national backlink building company that helps businesses achieve  success in their respective niches by using the most innovative methods of marketing online, including search engine optimisation, search engine ranking and link building. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Kris, “If you were running for office what would your campaign slogan be?” He responded, “My digital marketing name is the coolest guy in SEO so I’d go with the coolest guy in government.” We went on to demystify the matter of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Some questions I asked Kris throughout the interview are: Your journey from being an Engineer to working in SEO What is SEO, Search Engine Marketing (SEM)? Which is better, SEO or SEM? The fundamentals of how Google works re algorithm, etc.? Keywords and link building st

Daniel Goodenough is the author of the recently released book, The Caravan of Remembering, A Roadmap for Experiencing the Awakening of Your Life’s Mission.  He is the Co-founder of The Way of the Heart, an international program of self-development. He is also a business coach, helping successful businesses to run on spiritual principles. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Daniel, if he were a fish, what kind of fish would he be. He responded, “I guess a dolphin isn't a fish. The level of consciousness that whales and dolphins demonstrate is what I'm going for. Since they never really sleep; the ability to be awake would be the principle behind that choice.” We talked about finding the authentic path that’s right for you. Some questions I asked Daniel throughout the interview are: What do we mean when we speak of spirituality? What does spirituality have to do with business? What is the typically the response to the question of “Why am I here?” What is the best way to tap into our talents a

John Vespasian is the author of eight books about rational living, including "When Everything Fails, Try This" (2009), "Rationality Is the Way to Happiness" (2009) and "The Philosophy of Builders: How to Build a Great Future with the Pieces from Your Past" (2010). Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked John, whether he’d rather skip Christmas for a year, or skip your birthday for a year. He responded, “Skip my birthday for a year. I love to get together with family and friends at Christmas.” We talked about rational behavior, discussed the SMART goal way of planning, and more. Some questions I asked John throughout the interview are: How do you define rational behaviour? Why are you fascinated with rational behaviour? What do you think about the five second rule of executing an idea? Are you debunking the law of attraction theory and setting SMART goals? What's your inspiration for writing on rational living? Rationality is the Way to happiness: What do you your readers to know when they rea

Leslie Nolan is an entrepreneur, visionary artist & motivational speaker. She works with creative entrepreneurs who have lost their mojo and inspirational vision and helps them reclaim their power so they can find the courage to create their Great Work. She is a Contemporary Symbolist, whose visionary paintings have been showcased at The United Nations World Conference for Women Against Violence. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Leslie, whether she’d rather live under water and swim with the fish, or be able to travel through space and touch the stars. Her response, “That's so funny because I already feel like I've traveled to space and touched the stars and I live very close to the ocean and can swim with the fish. I'm deeply cosmic and as deep as the ocean so I will say both.” We talked about the creative vision, some practices to get your mojo back and more. Some questions I asked throughout the interview are: What would you describe as mojo? What are some of the things that can cause you

Chris Miles is the "Cash Flow Expert" and “financial advocate for the entrepreneur”. He is a leading authority, teaching entrepreneurs and professionals how to quickly free up and create cash flow TODAY spending time doing what they love most! He’s an author and podcast host of the Chris Miles Money Show that’s been featured in US News, CNN Money, Entrepreneur on Fire. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Chris, whether he’d rather swim in a pool filled with Kool-Aid, or go ice skating on a mountain of frozen lemonade. His response, “Lemonade. There is something gross about getting Kool Aid up in your nose. At least with lemonade, it may seem that you may have peed your pants.” Our conversation was based on all cash flow and how to increase it. Some questions I asked throughout the interview are: You have a high reputation for getting your clients fast, life altering results, how did that happen? When was that aha moment that people can't save their way to wealth? Tips to manage cash flow Br

Steven Aukstakalnis is an author, research scientist, instructor, and consultant to government and industry in the area of Augmented and Virtual Reality. For more than 20 years, his work has focused on the application of head-mounted displays, 3D sound, and tactile feedback devices in such areas as architecture, defense, oceanography, medicine, and entertainment. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Steven, whether he’d rather have a real transformer car, or have a space shuttle in his backyard. His response, “I'd rather have the space shuttle.” Our conversation was based on all things augmented and virtual reality. Some questions I asked throughout the interview are: What is augmented reality & virtual reality and the difference between the two? How have they been used in entrepreneurship? How expensive is this technology to implement? Why should I use AR/VR to expand my brand? What are some of the common mistakes that advertisers are making? How long have both forms of technologies bee

Ruth King is the Profitability Master, Founder and CEO of Profitability Revolution Paradigm. She is also President of Business Ventures Corporation. She has a passion for helping small businesses get and stay profitable. Her #1 Best Selling book, The Courage to be Profitable, explains how to get and stay profitable in less than 30 minutes a month - in English rather than accounting babble. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Ruth, whether she’d rather have many acquaintances and no friends, or have only one or two close friends? Her response, “One or two close friends.” We went on to talk about what every entrepreneur needs to have more of, profit, profit ad more profit. Some questions I asked throughout the interview are: How did it all start for you as the profitability master? What are the things we need to be looking out for in balancing the equation of profit and cost? What are some considerations business owners need to be making in order to grasp accounting? What's the reason busines

Rosalinda Randall Helps Businesses and Individuals find success through better Communication and Social Skills.  She focuses on communicating and interacting more effectively and with a lot less drama. She frequently appears on television and radio programs in the United States and publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, HARDI Magazine, The Muse, and Fast Company. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Rosalinda, whether she’d rather visit the doctor or the dentist. Her response, “The dentist. I love going to the dentist. I always make my appointment before the 6 months.” We went on to talking about business etiquette and how to remain calm in unpleasant situations. Some questions we discussed throughout the interview are: Why do we need to care about handling dilemmas? How important is cultural consideration when doing business internationally? Are we being discourteous if we decide to 'unfriend' someone who make offensive posts on their timeline? Do I have to shake hands with someone

Tamara Kleingberg is the founder of LaunchStreet, the online innovation program and community and creator of the proprietary Innovation Quotient Edge, the only assessment able to help you discover your unique Innovator Archetype so you can innovate on demand. She has been featured in INC Magazine, New York Times, TODAY Show, radio and podcasts across the globe. Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Tamara, whether she’d rather be an apple or a banana? Her response, “Oh my gosh. I would rather be an apple, I love apples. I don't think there is anything better than biting into a crisp apple”. Tamara told me all about innovation and how to execute on ideas succesfully. Some questions we discussed throughout the interview are: What is the greatest barrier to innovation? When you say innovation what are you actually talking about? Why do most ideas die before leaving the conference room? What is the innovation quotient edge and how can we use it to get results? What's the one thing I can do right now to up

Kim Lambert is a multi-award winning author of more than 30 books as herself and under pen names for her fiction, (more than 20 times Amazon number one category bestseller). She is the creator of the 'Business Book Quick Start Kit', the 'Product Creation Launchpad' course and the 'Zero to Book' three day writing intensive workshop. Show  Notes: I asked Kim an ice-breaker question, whether she’d rather make headlines for saving somebody’s life or winning a Nobel Prize? Her response, “I'm not sure I care about making headlines at all. It would depend on what I was getting the Nobel prize for, maybe it is something that would save millions of lives”. Kim and I spoke about getting published in the 21st century and the tools to writing a book in 3 days. Some questions we discussed throughout the interview are: How did you get started in writing and publishing? What did you write about in your first publication? Why was her first piece selected for publication? Are you more comfortable writing fiction or

Anmol Singh started trading during his early college years without much luck. After a year or so he discovered a pattern that allowed him to go from 0 to a profitable trader. He is also an avid real estate investor with a large portfolio and has funded two other tech based companies. He now spends most of his day managing funds and working with students of Live Traders which he co-founded in 2014. Show  Notes: I asked Anmol an ice-breaker question, whether he’d rather always be cold or always be hot. He responded, “I'd much rather be cold than hot.... but I would like to be in Jamaica”. Anmol and I spoke about all things investing in stocks. Some questions asked throughout the interview: What are stocks and how are they valued? What are the different types of stocks that you're engaged with? Why should entrepreneurs choose stocks as an option to invest? On average, what is the rate of return vis-a-vis money in the market? What are some of risks associated with stocks? What piece of advice do you h

Terry Wildemann guides entrepreneurs and intuitive leaders to business success by helping them spring back from the brink of burnout.  Her Shiftology™ business and leadership systems offer leaders solutions to tap into their "Inner Business Game" to discover and implement untapped strategies and actionable ideas. Show  Notes: I asked Terry an ice-breaker question, whether she’s ever locked herself out of the house. Her response, “Oh yes! And I've climbed in through my share of Windows”. Terry and I went on to talk about intuitive leadership and explored the myth of work-life balance. Some questions I asked Terry: Definition of work life balance What to do when you feel like you've lost control of your life? How should we deal with guilt about neglecting your different roles? How should we deal with guilt about neglecting your different roles? Intuitive leadership and the shiftology technique, what's that? Main Take-Aways: Work-life-balance is a myth. The goal is to integrate both and make them

Carolyn is a Forgiveness Guide and Coach, Award-winning Author, and Speaker. At fifty-eight, she overcame the anger and bitterness she’d lived with her entire adult life when she discovered forgiveness and gratitude. #PeakPerformers, Carolyn @carolyncjjones talks forgiveness and gratitude on #TheEntrepYou today! Click To Tweet Show  Notes: I always like to start things off on a light note.  I asked Carolyn, “Would you rather be three inches taller or three inches shorter?” Here response, “I wondered what the world looks like from a higher height. I'm rather short so I would like to be 3 inches taller.” Then I jumped into the issue of forgiveness. Here are some of the questions I asked Carolyn. How did you grow up? How did that cause you feel when you were going through that? How did you make the transition into who you are today? You found a way to forgive your parents, how did that happen? How can forgiveness help us to live our best lives as entrepreneurs? Forgiveness becomes easier when we bec

Every November for 1 week, there are thousands of events and competitions in close to 200 countries to inspire millions to engage in entrepreneurial activity while connecting them to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors. In 2017, the week is observed during November 13-19. I’ve reached out to 6 global entrepreneurs to share their thoughts on collaborating for success. They are Richard Branson, Amy Porterfield, Kirk Anthony Hamilton, Chris Ducker, Michael O’neal and Malcolm MJ Harris. @richardbranson @kirkanthony_jm et al talk about collaborating for success. Click To Tweet Show  Notes: Richard Branson, Virgin Group -To execute an idea, you need to be a leader of people. -Lots of people have the same idea, it is about how you execute that’s critical. -Can you motivate, inspire and bring out the best in people? -I’d much rather invest in someone that is good with people. -What we need in life are people who look for the best in people. -It is not easy to be an entrepreneur. Chris Ducker, Youpr

Leslie is the Empowering Story Whisperer, an Internationally Known Spiritual Teacher, Guided Meditation Master, International Speaker and 3 times Author.  She helps people create empowering stories to live and love by. #PeakPerformers, Kay @ConfidenceBldr talks spiritual empowerment on #TheEntrepYou today! Show  Notes: Here's how I started out the conversation with Leslie, would you rather not hear or not see? Just as I thought, she responded, "I would be fine not seeing because I see a lot with my eyes closed." Here are some of the things we spoke about... What does letting go of baggage have to do with entrepreneurship? What do we need to let go of baggage? How do spiritually driven entrepreneur move past these fear for example the fear of failing? What does it mean to live a spiritual life? Why does every story matter? Why are so many people afraid of telling their story? For persons facing fear because of trauma, how can they open their hearts again to let it all out and be ok with being vulner

Kay Sanders is a United States of America nationally-recognized Business Coach and Consultant and Bestselling Author. Her specialty is helping coaches, consultants, and other service professionals, to Grow their businesses with the right Systems and Strategies to put their sales and lead generation on autopilot. She has been featured on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and other media outlets and she truly believes that everyone, not only deserves, but also has the ability, to live a fulfilling life full of success and achievements. #PeakPerformers, Kay @coachkaysanders talks about systemizing your business on #TheEntrepYou today! Click To Tweet Show  Notes: I love to start things on a light note, giving my guests a chance to relax a bit. This conversation started off exactly the same way. I asked of Kay, “Would you rather go with television or fast food for the rest of your life?” She retorted, “All that fast food is bad for you. I need my TV, that's my relaxer.” I then moved on to talk making money with an awesome

Paul O’Brien is a bootstrap entrepreneur who took something he loved and turned it into an online business that attracted over 10 million registered members. He sold the company in 2007 for millions of dollars and has since authored three books, including a modern version of the ancient I Ching — called, The Visionary I Ching. He is a sought-after speaker, raconteur & philanthropist. #PeakPerformers, Paul talks perfect timing on #TheEntrepYou today! Click To Tweet Show  Notes: Paul and I started off with some fun before we get into the thick of things.  I asked…Which bad habit of other people drive you crazy?  People who don't keep their agreements. That is vital to any relationship whether business or personal. The idea that you can just say "oh sorry something came up" and think that's good enough, drives me crazy. I want you to say, "sorry I missed your appointment, how can I make it up to you" and then I can ask for a foot massage and I'm going to feel a lot better. Some of  the questions I asked: Y

Peggy Sealfon has a PhD in reinventing herself and is a serial entrepreneur. Over the last 15 years, her focus has been devoted to the field of Health and Wellness. Today she is a successful Personal Development Coach, Motivational Speaker and is an internationally-known expert on helping clients overcome chronic stress, fear and anxiety. She is co-author of The Change: Insights Into Self-Empowerment, one of the fastest-growing personal development book series in the world with Tony Robbins’ former mentor Jim Britt and others. She has a best-selling book, Escape From Anxiety—Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies From A to Z. She’s just published Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone, a compilation of the teachings of world-renowned spiritual master Yogi Amrit Desai. #PeakPerformers, Peggy talks escaping anxiety on @TheEntrepYou today! Click To Tweet Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Peggy…If you could go back in time with whom would you like to spend a day with?  She responded, “I w