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Leslie Danford is the founder and CEO of Vitaminis, a clean-label functional food and beverage brand. She has always been passionate about nutrition, but she is not a foodie. For her, it's like a math equation, and it's important to cover all of your nutritional bases. In 2020 she combined her personal interests with her formal business training to launch Vitaminis. Previously, she worked in beverages and consumer products at large corporations. She earned her MBA from Harvard University and her BA from the University of Chicago.

27 Juni 202459min

Eileen McDargh is the CEO and Chief Energy Officer of The Resiliency Group. Since starting her consultancy practice in 1980, Eileen has become known as a master facilitator, an award-winning author, and an internationally-recognized keynoter/trainer and executive coach. Clients have ranged from global pharmaceuticals to educational institutions, from hospitals to the U.S. Armed Forces. She’s the author of seven books, including Your Resiliency GPS, A Guide for Growing Through Life & Work. Her newest book was released to great acclaim: Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters. For the last six years, Gurus International, a British-based provider of resources for leadership, communication and sales training, has ranked Eileen in the top five of the World’s Top 30 COMMUNICATION Gurus following a global survey of 22,000 business professionals.

24 Juni 202459min

Rod Collins is an author and a leading expert on the self-managed organization and the future of business. He is a regular blog contributor on Substack where he explores how technological innovations continue to transform the rules for how successful businesses work. His latest book, Nobody Is Smarter Than Everybody: Why Self-Managed Teams Make Better Decisions and Deliver Extraordinary Results, highlights the innovative tools and practices used by a new breed of business leaders who understand that peer-to-peer networks are far more effective than top-down hierarchies. Rod is the former Chief Operating Executive of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, one of the nation's largest and most successful business alliances. Under his leadership, the business experienced its greatest five-year growth period in its 60-year history. Click here to purchase Nobody Is Smarter Than Everybody.

20 Juni 20241h 2min

Heidi Schalk is a business strategy coach, best-selling author, speaker and host of the Be S.H.E. Podcast (Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Empowered.). She has been featured on FOX, ABC, NBC, CBS, and The Daily Herald and has been named One of the Top 30 Inspiring Entrepreneurs to Look Out for in 2024 by The NYC Journal. She helps women be seen and grow their brand visibility build six figure businesses they love through her M.O.N.E.Y Mastery System. Heidi works with female entrepreneurs and gives them the tools and strategies to confidently build successful, online businesses, on their own terms, so they can create their dream life for themselves and loved ones. She believes every woman who wants to have a six and seven figure business gets to have it. She empowers women to be seen and heard so they can make a lasting impact on others in the world with their message and story.

17 Juni 20241h

One of the most in-demand Customer Experience speakers and consultants in the world today, David Avrin, CSP, Global Speaking Fellow, has shared his content-rich, entertaining and actionable presentations with enthusiastic audiences across North America and in 26 countries around the world. David helps organizations better understand and connect with their changing customers and clients to help future-proof their businesses. David is the author of several business books, including the recently released Ridiculously Easy to Do Business With. Click here to purchase your copy.

13 Juni 20241h 1min

Scott Beebe is the founder of MyBusinessOnPurpose.com and author of Let Your Business Burn: Stop Putting Out Fires, Discover Purpose, And Build A Business That Matters. Scott founded Business On Purpose because he saw there was a need to help business owners who were weighed down by chaos to have a clear vision when it comes to the success and future of their business. He created the Business On Purpose Roadmap to liberate businesses from the chaos of working IN their business and help them get their lives back. Scott walked on to a Division-1 SEC football team with only one year of High School football experience and earned a full scholarship during his final two years. Moving to Texas after college with his new bride Ashley, Scott attended and graduated Theology school, then worked as a legal drug-salesman for Pfizer selling Lipitor, Viagra, and other well-known products. Scott and Ashley planted two churches, pastored one of them, and have been working in rural Nigeria since 2005 building a platform for sustainable partnership with Nigerians through a variety of sectors including business, finance, and agriculture. Scott, Ashley, and their three children live in Bluffton, SC (outside of Hilton Head) and spend most of their time on the water! Click here to purchase Let Your Business Burn.

10 Juni 20241h 1min

Michael Karlfeldt, ND, PhD, has been in clinical practice since 1987 and runs a busy integrative medicine center, The Karlfeldt Center, in Boise, Idaho. Dr. Karlfeldt and his staff pride themselves in being compassionate cancer warriors focusing on cutting-edge integrative cancer therapies, working with international leaders to provide metabolic, genetic, and nutritional solutions to cancer while triggering cancer cell death through targeted oxidation. His drive to investigate and implement effective, restorative, and safe cancer therapies was fueled by losing his father to colon cancer in his twenties. His passion to promote Natural Health publicly has led him to be a sought-after lecturer, writer, and educator. He is the author of A Better Way To Treat Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Most Effectively Treating Our Biggest Health Threat. Click here to purchase A Better Way to Treat Cancer.

6 Juni 20241h 6min

Frederick Cary, a powerhouse entrepreneur and CEO of IdeaPros, a company that guides qualified entrepreneurs through the complexities and pitfalls of the startup world. With his entrepreneurial spirit, Fred started many businesses in different industries, created many successes, and acquired thousands of lessons along the way. His desire to give back to a community of like-minded eccentrics led him to create IdeaPros, the world’s first super venture partner – a company that could roll up its experienced sleeves and provide every entrepreneur with the opportunity to see their vision become a real company with a real product. He also produces a weekly show for entrepreneurs that has been viewed by over 4 million people. As a Top 1% Business Professional, Who’s Who in America, and top-ranked attorney for several years, Fred's personal brand can best be described as: “F *CK Average, Be Legendary.”

3 Juni 202459min