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Oct. 14, 2019

Episode 82: How a StrongAssMindset can overcome colon cancer and othe…

On this episode, you'll meet Tabitha Cavanagh, creator of the #StrongAssMindset hashtag on social media, and a co-chair of the Never Too Young Advisory Board for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. After facing an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis...

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Oct. 7, 2019

Episode 81: Ajay Prasad – Lessons in Serial Entrepreneurship

After working as a corporate marketing executive for over twenty years, Ajay Prasad decided to become his own boss. In 2004, he left the corporate world and started GMR Web Team, a digital marketing agency. After switching the focus of …

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Sept. 30, 2019

Episode 80: Marsha Guerrier – Women on the Rise NY

Marsha Guerrier is a bestselling author, speaker, trainer, business analyst and coach, and CEO of Women on the Rise NY, Inc., a small business consulting agency. Marsha also has a full-time career in Financial Technology spanning over 20 years working...

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Sept. 23, 2019

Episode 79: Forrest Schaffer – One Strong Herd

Forrest Schaffer is a “9-to-5er” at a digital marketing company and the founder of One Strong Herd, a fitness apparel and accessories brand and startup company. Forrest talks about the twists and turns in his career path, which included leaving...

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Sept. 16, 2019

Episode 78: Gail Tolstoi-Miller– Busting unconscious bias in hiring

On this episode I talk with Gail Tolstoi-Miller -- an award-winning dual CEO, experienced recruiter, author and global keynote speaker -- about unconscious bias in hiring. Having personally felt the impact of unconscious bias early in her life, she...

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Sept. 9, 2019

Episode 77: Michelle Tillis Lederman – The Connector’s Advantage

Michelle Tillis Lederman, one of Forbes’ Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of four books including the #1 new release, The Connector’s Advantage. She is also the CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized...

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Sept. 2, 2019

Episode 76: Jenny Watzka – Building a profitable consulting firm whil…

Jenny Watzka worked at a Big 4 consulting firm for three years before ditching her 9 to 5 (or in her case, 9 am to 10 pm) after the sudden death of her father. Surrounded by doubters and naysayers, she …

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Aug. 26, 2019

Episode 75: Rachel Werner – Consulting, Motherhood and Entrepreneursh…

After working for years in the corporate, nonprofit, and public sectors, Rachel Werner founded RBW Strategy, her women-owned consulting firm based in the Washington, DC Metro area. She’s an expert in the full lifecycle of grants activities, and...

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Aug. 19, 2019

Episode 74: Bryan Wempen – Sober Is Better

Bryan Wempen is a speaker and an author. His latest book, “Sober Is Better, My Note to Self,” describes Bryan’s journey into daily drinking and finding his way to living a sober lifestyle. In this episode, Bryan walks us through …

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Aug. 12, 2019

Episode 73: Jordan Gross – The Journey to Cloud Nine

Jordan Gross is a Northwestern and Kellogg School of Management graduate, a two-time startup founder, a TEDx speaker, and a #1 best-selling author. His upcoming book, “The Journey to Cloud Nine,” provides a new approach to the personal development...

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Aug. 5, 2019

Episode 72: Emily Winston -- How the perfect NY bagel came to Califor…

This week I'm doing a podcast "episode swap" with fellow podcaster Heidi Bennett, the host of the Vibrant Visionaries podcast (and my guest from )! This means that Heidi is publishing my interview episode with her on the Vibrant Visionaries...

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July 29, 2019

Episode 71: Matt LeBris – Legacy over currency

After graduating college, Matt LeBris spent three years working with Daymond John of ABC’s Shark Tank. Now Matt is the founder of 1B Branding (a branding agency in NY City), the host of the Decoding Success Podcast, and speaks in …

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July 22, 2019

Episode 70: Scott Miller – Management Mess to Leadership Success

Scott Miller is the EVP of Thought Leadership at FranklinCovey. He is also the author of the #1 hot new release on Amazon, “Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow.” A self-described “management...

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July 15, 2019

Episode 69: Maria Pesin – Helping fashion entrepreneurs build success…

Maria Pesin is a fashion industry consultant and senior apparel industry executive with more than 25 years of field experience. She is the author of the e-book “14 Essential Truths Everyone in the Fashion Business Should Know” and the CEO …

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July 8, 2019

Episode 68: Heidi Bennett – Bringing multi-creative dreams to life

How do you build a life and career that fulfills your passion, if you’re passionate about multiple things? This is a question that Heidi Bennett helps people answer. Heidi is a business and wellness coach for multi-creative professionals –...

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July 1, 2019

Episode 67: Justin Nguyen – Breaking with tradition to uncover career…

Justin Nguyen is the 22-year-old CEO of GetChoGrindUp and Co-Host of the Young and D.U.M.B. (Dedicated, Up-and-coming, Motivated, Bold) Podcast. Justin’s mission is to uncover the blueprint to career success for college students, and educate them...

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June 24, 2019

Episode 66: Amir Bormand – "What if" doesn’t work here

Amir Bormand is the Co-founder of Elevano, a candidate-centric technical recruitment company. On this episode, Amir and I talk about how he quit his job to start Elevano right when he got married, and how his wife’s support and belief …

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June 17, 2019

Episode 65: Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy – Helping dreamers become doers …

Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy is an execution strategist, serial entrepreneur, community builder, speaker, author and diversity in tech enthusiast. She loves helping businesses and people become more productive, find creative solutions to their problems,...

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June 10, 2019

Episode 64: Nikhil Pampati – Educating students about their career op…

Nikhil Pampati is a high school senior at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in New Jersey. In his free time, he serves as the cofounder and CFO of the national nonprofit Jobscopia, which runs programs...

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June 3, 2019

Episode 63: Marc Mawhinney – How to bounce back from adversity and de…

Marc Mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur who helps coaches get more clients (without paid advertising)! He achieves this with his coaching programs; his two podcasts (Natural Born Coaches and The Marc Mawhinney Minute); his Facebook group The...

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May 27, 2019

Episode 62: Mike Lemme -- A comedy tour of European conference rooms

At the end of 2018, New York City stand-up comedian Mike Lemme traveled to London, Paris and Rome to perform in some unusual venues – conference rooms that he rented in local office buildings – while documenting his experience on …

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May 20, 2019

Episode 61: Kevin M. Yates -- From layoff to dream career

What happens when you’re a high performer at work, with decades of success and upward progression in your career, and then you get laid off for the first time? That’s what happened to Kevin M. Yates. When his role working …

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May 9, 2019

Episode 60: Charlotte Underwood – Mental health writer and advocate

Charlotte Underwood is a mental health advocate and writer in the UK with a passion for preventing suicide and providing support for those in need. On this episode, Charlotte shares how her own personal experiences inspired her to write about …

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May 6, 2019

Episode 59: Jeff Weisbein – The evolution of BestTechie, a 15-year-ol…

Jeff Weisbein is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at BestTechie – a company he started when he was 13 years old and grew it into a digital media company that makes technology easy for everyone to learn about. He also hosts …

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