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Donald Thompson is CEO and co-founder of The Diversity Movement. He is the author of Underestimated: A CEO's Unlikely Path to Success. Donald is an entrepreneur, public speaker, author, podcaster, Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), and executive coach. He serves as a board member for Easterseals UCP, Vidant Medical Center, Raleigh Chamber, TowneBank Raleigh, and several other organizations in the fields of technology, marketing, sports, and entertainment. Click here to purchase Underestimated.

24 Okt 20221h 1min

Mark Havenner is a marketing and communications strategist with a specialized focus on brand and executive thought leadership, strategic content development, and corporate communications strategies. He has more than 20 years of experience aligning messages with business goals and developing myriad communications vehicles and message strategies for a lengthy roster of clients. He started a consultancy in 2021, focusing on industry leadership communications and marketing.

20 Okt 202259min

Bryan Gillette is a former executive, an ultradistance athlete, and the president and founder of Summiting Group—a consulting firm that helps leaders and teams reach their peak performance. For more than 25 years, he has held senior roles in companies of all sizes, leading teams of hundreds of people and managing multimillion-dollar budgets. Through Summiting Group, he has taught or consulted with leaders all over the world and facilitated executive strategic planning retreats for startups and Fortune 100 organizations. As a lifelong endurance athlete, Bryan has cycled across the US, completed a 300-mile ride in one day, and finished many 50- and 100-mile ultradistance runs. At age 47, he ran 205 miles around Lake Tahoe— that's 8 back-to-back marathons. Now, he is the author of the new book, EPIC Performance: Lessons from 100 Executives and Endurance Athletes on Reaching Your Peak. Click here to purchase EPIC Performance Lessons.

17 Okt 202259min

Former BBC journalist CJ Grace is the author of My Wild Ride: How to Thrive After Breast Cancer and Infidelity, just released in October 2022, a candid comic memoir and cancer survival guide. CJ dealt with the double whammy of discovering her husband’s infidelity and shortly after being diagnosed with breast cancer by refusing to be a victim and keeping her wicked sense of humor. A lifelong Monty Python fan, an eye for absurdity pervades her writing and public speaking work. CJ's humorous self-help book, Adulterer’s Wife: How to Thrive Whether You Stay or Not, was an international bestseller. When Arianna Huffington received a copy, she invited CJ to be a HuffPost contributor. After leaving the BBC, CJ worked as a broadcasting advisor for China Radio International in Beijing, China. She's currently based in the United States. Her mission is to help women transform adversity into opportunity. Click here to purchase My Wild Ride.

13 Okt 20221h

As CEO of Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch has the unique ability to transform the misunderstood process of “selling”. With 25+ years of selling experience, entrepreneurs and small business owners now hire Nikki to show them how to sell successfully and authentically. Nikki has written 3 books, all available on Amazon. And she has a podcast called Sales Maven which you can find on your favorite podcast platform. Click here for a special gift Nikki has for our listeners!

10 Okt 20221h

Michael Haynes is a SMB Business Growth Specialist. He is the founder of his consulting firm, Listen Innovate Grow. His focus and passion are empowering CEOs of Small and Medium sized service-based companies to acquire larger business (B2B) clients and achieve the growth they seek through a combination of strategic marketing, BUSINESS innovation and sales. Michael is also author of the book, Listen Innovate Grow: A Guidebook for Start-Ups and SMEs to Acquire and Grow Business (B2B) Customers. Michael is originally from Toronto, Canada. He is based in Sydney Australia and works with companies globally. Click here to purchase Listen Innovate Grow.

6 Okt 20221h 1min

Joel Green is CEO of Pro Level Training, the National Director of Nike Sports Camps, a former professional basketball player, and a renowned motivational speaker. Unfortunate circumstances as a youth helped to groom and refine Joel into adulthood, giving him a unique differentiator in business and as an individual to see life objectively from multiple vantage points. His messages deliver tangible advice for others to attain their desired outcome, and many of these messages are conveyed in his first book, Filtering: The Way to Extract Strength from the Struggle. Click here to purchase Filtering.

3 Okt 20221h 1min

ProAdSpec, Inc. opened July 1, 1990 and is owned Dan and Terry McIlroy. Dan is a strong believer in educating myself about our industry and marketing in general. He currently holds a MAS (Master Advertising Specialist) designation degree from the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and has served on 3 national committees. Dan enjoys the challenge of helping clients meet their marketing goals through the use of promotional marketing. Each day brings something different and new ways to use the thousands of products they have at their disposal.

29 Sep 20221h 2min