EPISODES 201 - 220
EP 220: Don't Let Go Of Yourself For Anyone - Rock Icon Suzie Quatro
Rock Icon Suzie Q: Alter ego, persona and identity in the spotlight
Many of us grew up with rock legend Suzi Quatro. Suzie has sold over 55 million records worldwide. The iconic American female bass playing vocalist is also a recognised actor playing Leather Tuscadero with Henry Winkler and Ron Howard on Happy Days. She has a new album, and this fascinating conversation uncovers Suzie’s alter ego, the longevity to her music career, being on the road, her resilience and total belief in who she is and isn't.
Many of us grew up with rock legend Suzi Quatro. Suzie has sold over 55 million records worldwide. The iconic American female bass playing vocalist is also a recognised actor playing Leather Tuscadero with Henry Winkler and Ron Howard on Happy Days. She has a new album, and this fascinating conversation uncovers Suzie’s alter ego, the longevity to her music career, being on the road, her resilience and total belief in who she is and isn't.
EP 219: How Curiosity Makes You A Better, Stronger, and Smarter Leader - Warren Berger
Put ego aside; the true beauty of a beautiful question
Innovation expert and questionologist, Warren Berger, studied hundreds of the world’s foremost innovators, entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to learn how they ask questions, generate original ideas and solve problems. Author of eleven books, Warren also writes for Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Wired Magazine, and The NY Times. We delve into "A More Beautiful Question" to unlock the power of curiosity to help us better performer in every aspect of our lives. We explore the power of a beautiful question.
Innovation expert and questionologist, Warren Berger, studied hundreds of the world’s foremost innovators, entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to learn how they ask questions, generate original ideas and solve problems. Author of eleven books, Warren also writes for Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Wired Magazine, and The NY Times. We delve into "A More Beautiful Question" to unlock the power of curiosity to help us better performer in every aspect of our lives. We explore the power of a beautiful question.
EP 218: Create Your Own 'Whole LIfe Dashboard' To Outperform Each Day - Robert Glazer
Building a strong personal brand and identity
Robert Glazer Founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, helps companies build capacity to outperform. A columnist for Forbes, Inc., and Entrepreneur, Robert's writing on performance, entrepreneurship, company culture, capacity building and leadership, reaches over 5 million people globally each year. Acceleration Partners has received company and culture awards, including best place to work from Ad Age, Inc. Magazine, Fortune Magazine, and Boston Globe. Robert was named to Glassdoor’s list of Top CEOs of SME in the US. He shares his weekly insights in his blog Friday Forward.
Robert Glazer Founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, helps companies build capacity to outperform. A columnist for Forbes, Inc., and Entrepreneur, Robert's writing on performance, entrepreneurship, company culture, capacity building and leadership, reaches over 5 million people globally each year. Acceleration Partners has received company and culture awards, including best place to work from Ad Age, Inc. Magazine, Fortune Magazine, and Boston Globe. Robert was named to Glassdoor’s list of Top CEOs of SME in the US. He shares his weekly insights in his blog Friday Forward.
EP 217: Finding The Resilience To Overcome And Persist In A Crisis - Captain Martha LaGuardia-Kotite
Balancing life’s demands to achieve your dreams
Captain Martha LaGuardia-Kotite shares deep insights from 29 years in the US Coast Guard. She served ten years on active duty during two tours at sea where she was one of the first women to lead teams on missions in the Pacific Ocean. Today Martha writes and speaks on her experiences in leadership, diversity, resilient crisis management, and overcoming difficult challenges.
Captain Martha LaGuardia-Kotite shares deep insights from 29 years in the US Coast Guard. She served ten years on active duty during two tours at sea where she was one of the first women to lead teams on missions in the Pacific Ocean. Today Martha writes and speaks on her experiences in leadership, diversity, resilient crisis management, and overcoming difficult challenges.
EP 216: Learn To Thrive On Long, Boring Things, Develop Resilience, and Sustain Focus - Martin Parnell
How does an extreme athlete face an extreme personal event?
Martin Parnell an Englishman living in Canada ran 250 marathons in a year, and in doing so ran himself into the Guinness Book of Records. In 2002, at the age of 47, he started running, completing marathons, triathlons, ultra-marathons and setting four Guinness World Records along the way. This is a terrific story of a guy who found his why and set about achieving a true purpose. It’s a story of determination, ambition, resilience, service, compassion and love.
Martin Parnell an Englishman living in Canada ran 250 marathons in a year, and in doing so ran himself into the Guinness Book of Records. In 2002, at the age of 47, he started running, completing marathons, triathlons, ultra-marathons and setting four Guinness World Records along the way. This is a terrific story of a guy who found his why and set about achieving a true purpose. It’s a story of determination, ambition, resilience, service, compassion and love.
EP 215: Profound Strategies For Selling Without Compromising Our Integrity - Stan Peake
How to become patient yet tenacious in the customer sales process?
Without customers willing to pay for your product, you have no business. Canada’s leading business coach Stan Peake co-wrote "How to Sell in ANY Economy” to show leaders how to sell like never before. After thousands of hours of research into consumer behaviour, we discuss a simple strategy to sell without compromising our integrity. We cover simple tactics to help us improve strategy, habits, psychology, mindset and how we go about maximising every sales opportunity.
Without customers willing to pay for your product, you have no business. Canada’s leading business coach Stan Peake co-wrote "How to Sell in ANY Economy” to show leaders how to sell like never before. After thousands of hours of research into consumer behaviour, we discuss a simple strategy to sell without compromising our integrity. We cover simple tactics to help us improve strategy, habits, psychology, mindset and how we go about maximising every sales opportunity.
EP 214: Standing In The Position Of Defeat, The Physiology of Success - Greg Amundson
Attract greater prosperity, happiness and fulfilment into your life
Greg Amundson is a former SWAT Officer, DEA Special Agent, U.S. Army Captain, Krav Maga Black Belt and the original Crossfit Fire Breather. He is a renowned speaker, and bestselling author of The Warrior and The Monk: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Potential and Finding True Happiness. We talk about Greg's experiences at CrossFit, his time in the military, and life in law enforcement. He discusses courage, faith, commitment and leadership to show how we can live a more fulfilled life with real purpose.
Greg Amundson is a former SWAT Officer, DEA Special Agent, U.S. Army Captain, Krav Maga Black Belt and the original Crossfit Fire Breather. He is a renowned speaker, and bestselling author of The Warrior and The Monk: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Potential and Finding True Happiness. We talk about Greg's experiences at CrossFit, his time in the military, and life in law enforcement. He discusses courage, faith, commitment and leadership to show how we can live a more fulfilled life with real purpose.
EP 213: Creating High-Performance Work With Purpose - Jen Jackson
Leaders go beyond mediocrity in the workplace.
Jennifer Jackson is the owner and director of award-winning employee experience company, Jaxzyn. Jen helps leaders go beyond mediocrity in the workplace and is a regular presenter at conferences and workshops, sharing insights from her work around the world. She has guided strategy, change, culture and leadership programs for Nestlé, McDonald’s, Mattel, Origin Energy, and Coca-Cola. We talk to Jen about her successful new book, How to Speak Human.
Jennifer Jackson is the owner and director of award-winning employee experience company, Jaxzyn. Jen helps leaders go beyond mediocrity in the workplace and is a regular presenter at conferences and workshops, sharing insights from her work around the world. She has guided strategy, change, culture and leadership programs for Nestlé, McDonald’s, Mattel, Origin Energy, and Coca-Cola. We talk to Jen about her successful new book, How to Speak Human.
EP 212: Overturning the Myths of Creative Genius for Better Business Success - Allen Gannett
Uncover the science of achieving creative success in any business.
Allen Gannett overturns the myths of creative genius and shows that it's not the province of genius - of those select brilliant few whose moments of insight arrive in unpredictable flashes of inspiration. Allan explains the science to achieving success in any creative field - from writing a novel to starting a successful company. Based on his book, The Creative Curve, you’ll forget everything you think you know about creative genius and find that everyone can better engineer success.
Allen Gannett overturns the myths of creative genius and shows that it's not the province of genius - of those select brilliant few whose moments of insight arrive in unpredictable flashes of inspiration. Allan explains the science to achieving success in any creative field - from writing a novel to starting a successful company. Based on his book, The Creative Curve, you’ll forget everything you think you know about creative genius and find that everyone can better engineer success.
EP 211: How To Reinvent, Accelerate and Future Proof Your Career - Michelle Gibbings
Have you future-proofed your career in the new world of business?
The way we work is changing. The rise of freelancing and the gig economy means flexibility and independence, but it also means living with less security. Or does it? While you can’t future-proof your job, you can future-proof your career. Our guest this week Michelle Gibbings shows us how. In this episode, we examine how leaders get fit for the future of work, prepare for the inevitable tides of change, and develop the confidence to take decisive action in our working lives.
The way we work is changing. The rise of freelancing and the gig economy means flexibility and independence, but it also means living with less security. Or does it? While you can’t future-proof your job, you can future-proof your career. Our guest this week Michelle Gibbings shows us how. In this episode, we examine how leaders get fit for the future of work, prepare for the inevitable tides of change, and develop the confidence to take decisive action in our working lives.
EP 210: A Tribute To The Rebels, The Dissenters, and The Troublemakers - Prof. Charlan Nemeth
No! The power of disagreement in a world that wants to get along.
We like to get along at home and in the workplace. We don't want to offend anyone. Many view harmony, cohesiveness, and agreement as the building blocks for a great work culture, effective decision-making, and creativity. But they are wrong. Professor Charlan Nemeth, the world's leading expert on dissent, uses 35 years of research to show us why we need rebels. She explains how people with minority opinions need space to express themselves with no compromise. This is a show for the rebels.
We like to get along at home and in the workplace. We don't want to offend anyone. Many view harmony, cohesiveness, and agreement as the building blocks for a great work culture, effective decision-making, and creativity. But they are wrong. Professor Charlan Nemeth, the world's leading expert on dissent, uses 35 years of research to show us why we need rebels. She explains how people with minority opinions need space to express themselves with no compromise. This is a show for the rebels.
EP 209: How Successful People Manage How They Think and Feel - Kurek Ashley
The personality traits of the most successful people in life.
Kurek Ashley is one of the most in-demand success coaches in the world. As an expert in personal and professional development, he works with Fortune 500 companies and major brands like Apple, Schwarzkopf, Westin Hotels, The Australian Military, Hollywood stars, Olympic Gold Medalists and professional athletes. This episode will ensure you finish your year on a high and get set to rock a new chapter for what’s ahead.
Kurek Ashley is one of the most in-demand success coaches in the world. As an expert in personal and professional development, he works with Fortune 500 companies and major brands like Apple, Schwarzkopf, Westin Hotels, The Australian Military, Hollywood stars, Olympic Gold Medalists and professional athletes. This episode will ensure you finish your year on a high and get set to rock a new chapter for what’s ahead.
EP 208: Programming Our Minds For The Marathon Of Life Ahead - Deena Kastor
How to understand, define, and deal with disappointment.
American long-distance runner, Deena Kastor, won the bronze medal in the Olympic women's marathon in Athens. She was an eight-time national champion in cross country and won both the Chicago Marathon and the London Marathon. Deena has defied the odds over and over again to achieve her dreams and smash through barriers. This episode helps us reprogram our minds for the marathon of life ahead.
American long-distance runner, Deena Kastor, won the bronze medal in the Olympic women's marathon in Athens. She was an eight-time national champion in cross country and won both the Chicago Marathon and the London Marathon. Deena has defied the odds over and over again to achieve her dreams and smash through barriers. This episode helps us reprogram our minds for the marathon of life ahead.
EP 207: How Do We Find And Foster Our Inner Warrior? - US Navy Seal Ray "Cash" Care
Don't make excuses, make solutions
Ray “Cash” Care is a 12-year veteran of the US Navy, ten years of which were spent serving as a member of the SEAL teams. Today he works with first responders, professional teams, and athletes. Ray infuses his direct, honest, and to the point training with real-life experiences which cannot be learned from books. In this show, we cover the physical and mental fortitude of a SEAL. Ray is the motivator, educator, and decimator. He believes that together we can do anything we set our minds to and lives by the motto "don't make excuses, make solutions."
Ray “Cash” Care is a 12-year veteran of the US Navy, ten years of which were spent serving as a member of the SEAL teams. Today he works with first responders, professional teams, and athletes. Ray infuses his direct, honest, and to the point training with real-life experiences which cannot be learned from books. In this show, we cover the physical and mental fortitude of a SEAL. Ray is the motivator, educator, and decimator. He believes that together we can do anything we set our minds to and lives by the motto "don't make excuses, make solutions."
EP 206: Making Your Passion A Profitable And Successful Business - Jess Koncz
What it takes to dream and create as an entrepreneur
Jessica Koncz created the app Crave, the Tinder for foods. It's a cool way to discover cafes and restaurants, as well as access deals. Jess grew Crave from an Instagram page and early on acted as the brains, photographer, and rep for the brand. She started the Instagram page as a hobby to showcase local cafes and restaurants. This is a story of enterprising thinking, a desire to succeed, doing what it takes, envisioning the future of food. Here's what we discuss this week with Jess.
Jessica Koncz created the app Crave, the Tinder for foods. It's a cool way to discover cafes and restaurants, as well as access deals. Jess grew Crave from an Instagram page and early on acted as the brains, photographer, and rep for the brand. She started the Instagram page as a hobby to showcase local cafes and restaurants. This is a story of enterprising thinking, a desire to succeed, doing what it takes, envisioning the future of food. Here's what we discuss this week with Jess.
EP 205: Lessons From A SWAT Point Man - Dave Acosta
What makes the elite -- elite?
Dave Acosta is a mental fitness coach and speaker on elite leadership. A former point-man on the Las Vegas SWAT, he works globally with elite military and security forces. Dave studies what makes the elite -- elite. In this show, we discuss the formula Dave created that includes four common denominators that every elite performer possesses. Here’s what we cover in this show with Dave.
Dave Acosta is a mental fitness coach and speaker on elite leadership. A former point-man on the Las Vegas SWAT, he works globally with elite military and security forces. Dave studies what makes the elite -- elite. In this show, we discuss the formula Dave created that includes four common denominators that every elite performer possesses. Here’s what we cover in this show with Dave.
EP 204: How To Gain Clarity And A Deep Understanding Of Our Body And Mind - Dr Gabrielle Lyon
A strategic wellness plan to get our healthy life back.
Dr Gabrielle Lyon is an elite performance physician who works with Navy SEAL’s, Wall Street executives, and professional athletes. Dr Lyon discusses how to restore our metabolism, balance our hormones, and gain clarity of what aspects of our body, mind and health need healing. Dr Lyon gives us a strategic plan so we can take our life back. A Fitness America finalist, professional fitness model and national figure competitor, Dr Lyon is at the top of the wellness industry. Here's what we discuss with Dr Lyon in this episode.
Dr Gabrielle Lyon is an elite performance physician who works with Navy SEAL’s, Wall Street executives, and professional athletes. Dr Lyon discusses how to restore our metabolism, balance our hormones, and gain clarity of what aspects of our body, mind and health need healing. Dr Lyon gives us a strategic plan so we can take our life back. A Fitness America finalist, professional fitness model and national figure competitor, Dr Lyon is at the top of the wellness industry. Here's what we discuss with Dr Lyon in this episode.
EP 203: Be The Boss Of Your Mind And Take Back Control - Giovanni Dienstmann
How do we take back control of our attention to perform at our best?
Are you the boss of your mind or is your mind often the boss of you? Giovanni Dienstmann is an author, meditation teacher, and coach. He writes the popular LiveAndDare blog and has helped thousands of people get clarity and inspiration on the topics of meditation and personal growth. Giovanni inspires people to apply mindfulness, meditation and mindset engineering to create a better version of themselves.
Are you the boss of your mind or is your mind often the boss of you? Giovanni Dienstmann is an author, meditation teacher, and coach. He writes the popular LiveAndDare blog and has helped thousands of people get clarity and inspiration on the topics of meditation and personal growth. Giovanni inspires people to apply mindfulness, meditation and mindset engineering to create a better version of themselves.
EP 202: FBI Agent Joe Navarro on Observation, Curiosity and Reading People
How to optimise what we do, say, see and feel day-to-day.
Joe Navarro spent 25 years at the FBI working as an agent and supervisor in the areas of counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Joe is internationally recognised as an expert in the study of non-verbal behaviour and has written many best selling books on human behaviour. He is frequently featured on programs such as The Today Show, Fox News, and Good Morning America. In this episode, we discover how to truly optimise what we do, say, see and feel day-to-day.
Joe Navarro spent 25 years at the FBI working as an agent and supervisor in the areas of counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Joe is internationally recognised as an expert in the study of non-verbal behaviour and has written many best selling books on human behaviour. He is frequently featured on programs such as The Today Show, Fox News, and Good Morning America. In this episode, we discover how to truly optimise what we do, say, see and feel day-to-day.
EP 201: Power Forward By Slowing Down - Carl Honore
Slow down to connect more, create more, focus more and achieve more
Carl Honore believes western society's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. Carl an award-winning writer, broadcaster and TED speaker is the global spokesman for the Slow Movement. He travels the world teaching people how to power forward by slowing down. In his words, "when you use the slow gear, everything falls into place. You connect more, create more, focus more and achieve more. You become more.” Take a moment and savour this special show.
Carl Honore believes western society's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. Carl an award-winning writer, broadcaster and TED speaker is the global spokesman for the Slow Movement. He travels the world teaching people how to power forward by slowing down. In his words, "when you use the slow gear, everything falls into place. You connect more, create more, focus more and achieve more. You become more.” Take a moment and savour this special show.